" rs = ae Frain : merit : = Pe La cited = a “as Aa « : - a eo ee —eearoy tl eect set PDS be Ane) cig a Me rae Bae EAD SS Ripe arenes tou tt eer ator ~ ‘ 3 ‘ 2 7 eet - Ppt ~ Saptches of a : : : ee Paar ee re ers are pay eet LO Ee a pre ee RET cope oe Santee ee lea ak tater none Ee NST Pee ea na aetna iateaae 5 are Mery erie ae Supaat _ eyewear eS Sar pe a aie 7 — . - i, se 0 : neue sangninna pen I ° 7 Re vegies . ty Journal of the Rod and Gun. ANGLING, SHOOTING, THE KENNEL, PRACTICAL NATURAL HIsToR., FISHCULTURE, YACHTING AND CANOEING. AND THS ICULCATION IN MEN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST ae IN OUTDOOR RECREATION AND STUDY. VOLUME XLVIII. JaANuaRY, 1897—JUNE, 1807. PUBLISHED BY THE FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW VORK. 1897 INDEX---VOLUME XLVIIL EDITORIAL. Adirondack Forests....ccscececsevcussesrecvccsers Adirondack Guide ASSOCI@tION,.....csccesvcceees LOL Andersen, Capt. George S...cccccvcesnesceeenvess QOL Bendire, Major Charles ......csscscsescccsessns vas tel Bird Day ..... Sonos aoo ews! Birds and Reptiles in the Air,..cccccessvoeesvenes JUL Boone and Crockett CliD....cassescorevccscesvcoes Ol Boy And ROG wy savovsaverecens> os 461 Camps....... 361 Cherry Tree Perennial. .....scesescoe cooreccesess AOL See eeeveneeesacseeeessoone peoeeeeeeseanion oe cee SCCHFOE LSS Cs GH BeTEEDEBeHHEODOET Coloring Of ANMiMAIS,.....ccccencesseesvevencssees 141 Cope, E D.seeeee- pant nsec! €oyote.... BE Od oe Snob aaaHen ooocthtase?! Decoration Day..... 421 Deer Jacking RecCord.....csecsssceseserseesesnevesdal Farralon Bird Preservation......ccssseecessrerss lol 81 HishespSloopaseee raheem LL war eeeoeeosoesseereecers epacne seoverce Bee Re ee eHeeeeoeoRasecsesonsee Fishes’ Memory SeRBESOUDEOCoS ES DeseRHo EH RoH HSE ETES Fish in Private Waters ...cccccsccveccccvevesssnees 4h Florida Lion and Uaicorn ......essensecvovceseess At Forest Lake Club House...scsssssereereosssescnene 40d Forest Preserves.,......+0+ sevens 41, 141, 181, 221, 281 Game Introduction,.....scccsscecoscersecesneeesss GOL Game Laws in Arizona,...cccecssceesecccovessees 461 Government Game PreserveS,..csssseccesessesses 441 GUM OF PAPEL, .45. Gaevesie cesses sesva a scosseeers sgeoel Halford, Sir HeNry...cscsscecevsevsnscsencccssvnee SL Hallock Code...... vee 241 Hawaiian Island Fish,....csscccsececsssssccsceere 41 seecevereesecescensesossoes Kites in Life-Saving Service.....cesssesscscsseesss OL Labrador Lost Man.... 301 Land Of Memory...s.cccsscere savsevescsscvsesnss044l Cee A eeegrecess soeHHeTEHOe Leap Year for Game, .)css.eccccceeseescesverseees 421 141 21 1 Maine Game License...sscsscscnsversccscosecsesens OL Maine Guide Law........ssccssscecsereoeseeeed4l, 401 Minnesota Tag System Te enh On eAbornonp teen Miincbhausen,....scesssecsscnnssssveroonscceseeeen 20h New York Association....cccsccscsscerccveesseses 40h New York Game LAW. ..sssccvesescccsnscesnreeers120L New YOrk Zo0jssscssesseccrcevssersscvecsceusredly 231 Non-Resident Game Laws. ...secevssvsssrerereeese LOL secvercrccssecs coorpenesone License System....... Maine Black Game,......sessesees ee rpnesoreesveeee® Maine Game Law. ..cescsscsscccvcccsscsnerenssnces Quananiche Enthusiasts .,.ccscserescsessssveroees- Ol .a8l 401 Quebec Leasing SYStCM.....s.+seeeseeeeees coors Ol abo 201, 281 41, 221, 441 .461 501 Phillips, WX. H...ccccssvccsucvcsvecesevsee epeeer Potomae Bass Case.... Seeceoeest serene eeoegesesae Rights and Privileges......sccsesccsesees Sale of Game........ Salt Lick Season and Birds pes. ceensscersenns bene rene eroeecvreseoonemaeseaneneeoee sone cteves eveeereneossesesseuacss Sewell, Henry HOpe,....sccccscvecccrrsecns S. F. P.O, A. and Dogs....csscccevcecesssaes cesses bal Sportsmen, Genuine and Imifation.,.......+. ee neene eeeee jobntinopneooncutn! 3801 21 Spring Shooting,,.........0. oncant Spring Time.......... Thousand Island Park Venez:.e2lian Plume Birds,...... wecvce woueee eee sesass soear Sees eonooaeseseneesesee eoebeesenne Yachting Union.... Baseeosesssvesses Yankee and Hoosier ....cssseccccnssessne coess Yellowstone Park......... oaamasercdly, HUH Yellowstone Park Grand Cafion,..cscssecosess pescoan Yellowstone Park Poachers.....cccscssecsacereess 141 SPORTSMAN TOURIST. aieirorem eieie siettisie sian Oey N oO 324 Adirondack History.,......: After Dinner Talk. ,........ccce0cce0es Alligator Drilling...... ty eit cee Saeed Antoine, Letter from.,.....cscsscecusreseessasrsee Bohemian Highland......-.cessesseveccseescesnes B02 Beeeeeeus ee eaes HamMiliar SCONES. ive wcesevascverensrenvecsceceyesnuled V Magtamithe Wield. i) casaicespelewsnespecciecs easels Page. | J fot R MUTE Ee on pope olan nogbboobodhooodbaoanoannen.s Lee) British Honduras Fishing ......,....0esscee2s0800.082 Butialop Wilt tcc ys iccwsnessieleckistenech stains sae mrcsisencoe Camp-Fire Tales.............242, 262, 282, 803, 323, 344 Chestnut Ridge... .scccscrcconsscncsocceesces.d2e) 442 Curlew’s Second Cruise..,.......0sceeeeeseeeeseeeee 42 . 22 Ducking in Great South Bay...cccsscccesssesscees 42 Egypt, Quail Shooting im,..ccessscesees cecesccees 202 CUrle Wa ViOVALO ton eeecenctinan cts erieme neeester ete 22 MIOTIGAIOYStOLsy 10.5, «/csls eiois sisi bivlslsialeceislsie sisisieiastviersiaes ee Flying Fish Ple@ti......00c000scssseceess vevereess slo HOES HE LESERVES Anise rusia deiteaalcn anasto tates ead Hrontier [ncidents...ccseccesesevcessescecsccsceess 144 Fur Traders’ JOUrDal,....scccesseseeccncecvnrerses 444 Georgia Game and Fish..,,.....-..eesecsesssasesss O2 Gran Chaco, On the Edge of. .......422, 442, 462, 482 ELON LETH Ge farete atcha tad itatapetats tensions sraleiciase’s agra niasest ieee: LOIS RVMOOUS. tamistetiisinnssnesiensiieitissce rae OUS Hot Springs Adventure... ....10 ec vcersscvcrsesces 402 House by the Lake ,...csccccerevcetevccesncecsenes coe Idaho Mountains........ssseeses peveeesecs esse 14d, 243 Indians, Experiences wWith.....ccsssesesrsceseseess 2% Towa Recollections.....0,,s+e00+s+000+202, 222, £43, 263 Islands of the Pacific,......ecc-seccessesevessences 62 ‘ .. 242 22. .008, 343 Maintareereterelaeentreoes . 382 Scmonaehsy veees 002 Moonshiners, Among the......sscccerssaceccs Mud Turtle.........- Muzzleloading Days ....,..secsscosvcsevevcsevesees Northwest, SPOrt due yc eee aa seals s aeicins + aise e esiate nee OF Podgers’s Commentaries..,........28, 48, 102, 222, 323 POOL Shots nseetes ie naiasiele tate cess Pautiasictsitecnmesnecoe 12... 203, 262, 362, 462 Reynolds, Charlee woacavtees vee qedeencesiys see aesae co SJVITICSEMIVCT: dieleretalcioreseretslojerereleieiehe bar tes) Hialeructeraierelerensts Labrador Lost Man........ Long Island Day... Lumbermen, Life Among ........++ Maine Stream, Story of,,......ss005 petereshsiiaapoesrets Matanzas, Story Of ,,.cecorsercsvvsccesveses Missouri, Adventures Along the......csecsss 2 Potomac, Along the.,...csessevee Sam LOvells.cecscacesevyeesanebeanen vanmsveiiecs tang Gee School House Cover......scocesessesecnsccesesess 043 Seminole, AMONG the ......sseceecvccovsecsvesess «200 . 482, £03 Sou’west CaMpS,......eesveeersssvecessvessaveress OB sosceecesessl 42, 162 Stories of an Heroic Age@....ccesccveecsccescsssece OF Tim My Tutor ......... Fat wee neces eg bia, tLe Treasure Hunting..,.......++. ; 83 Sheep and SNOWSHOES ...cccsssscscccssessers Spanish Main... apeootceeeaseenaneoee Valley Pleasant Remembrances........++0s Walton ClUD...2.seesevevceeees eeceeceeoseeecenanece NATURAL HISTORY. Adirondack Moose, Panther and Wolf......:.+.0. 3:5 Adirondack Wolves.......0++ 804, 363 African BirdsS.....ecssesevuenceseccssnsveceesss se sQ0d Animal Instinet of Direction ... 145 Antelope and the Great Storm.,.. Antelope in Montana,.....sseeeeeesecrace beoeesetovectaeene Antelope Range ....cccscceecessenere Antelope Range if 1895, ....cevsscsecnsceverees oes Audubon Society .,..... Bear, Tamed......... Bendire’s Life Histories of Birds........cscssseees 84 Birds and Bird Music.... vee AB4 Birds of Colorado........+esvssyee Birds, Year With......ccecesssenssccesrerecsesecs 324 Bobolinks in Florida..... waceee 405 Bounty System of Extermination......+..-222-.. 363 Brunnich’s Murres in Northern New York .....,- 146 wae veneseesarctreessorenoe eens ee eeowear- seve ehEEEE SOO ee ee tooosenotaseecse ecw eetesaeseseees Page. Buffalo of Losi Park ..... ejeieinincniaceis,sisiebernieite 204 Bit Alo; WING) devine retest seers ceepies Ree neste sees ceOe Burls and the Cause of Them. ......secsseeseeeere s+ 165 (Cine ERE W-sogncocedhupecocpb auc oonetponbbne. ucts Carrier Pigeon and Hawk....ccccecsssccceeseesss0403 Carrier Pigeons’ Pate .....ccsecceeceve ssesevesessd0d Cat and Door Latcb......cc.scenesccesesesenscoeeesdGd Collisions in the Air. ...,..seccessceesssessece saeneetdt WOOTSTAWIHICOR nar statcisechsielerateintelcivietciols pieeisieeisie ss vines sO Coyote Hunting in Bands.........ccercseseee serene 204 Crocodiles of Nicaragua....c..sseveee+++ 0284, 345, 364 Doe, Forned.......secevesscevccvcevevessesssost20, 204 Ducks Uousual io Currituck Sound ,.,. ..00ss+.+.-165 Elk, Domesticated ......... ELE, Horned! Cow 7. cc. cwseccsves cued duaceveceseseeL40 Plorida Plumed Birds ........sccsccccrcecrecesecerse Hl yan 2 PHISb atactecaite sashaenmmesteacasee mre arenel ele Galapagos Birds...vc.vecvcvsvuss sesevn coe celesciequcstod Gibraltar Monkeys..........sscsescccecsecevsesoese400 Golden Plover, Audubon’s Portrait......ceseeeveselOd Goshawk in Michigan scence amongst) Grouse Nest Photograph......ecccccvceccescsrses +2000 Hesperornis PLUMAge.....s.ceccsscccccessens Abbarnay Adirondack Deer Pacts,....cscscvesescssassereray Adirondack Game Interests.........sssessesseese Adirondack Game iy ie TS, Alabama ASSOCIATION .....0ccecveescesscencnsenes Arizona Quail ,.......0.-- ATK AOSASOUGIN Ess aces ve oie leceane se bar wetettan atin ser eeserasereesereeseae ATMICSSISPOTESMOEN .y pa scecesseunnewunesisscn etal BG ATEVAUBIIUY cca + aya) s.c oath a orest elejeibcatbiatale e)erara/a|sToietneensy Pei WN EE iis nteod ea nobunrbodenncoonooreonmanit: Bit Of GOOd COVEr. .....cescnenccnssscsenecsssvess Blue Jay CaMp 0). .iecsssscccssstevssovsoevsv nent Boone and Crockett Club,...csseesseensesseccesnh Breechloader First.......+sesscsasessvanneceseneal Hovde Vaceete i etealess ets Brownie’s Revenge (poetry) ....s..seesecssessaers SUCKS RAMU rs ir nan bierereie'e seeescend a aise a etiam Buffalo Reminiscences,......scisesecessscsussceal Camera Hunting yes sacececsaeeesesccuesanneney Camip Bouillon... ......cccsevosscccsssercnvssess j Cascades) Insther awacevavcem cess ccriesenteys Come Cheat Mountain Club, ....0.ssecesssecverersssoes! vceetecescecce (CHIT oon cannntoreactnciarcrmincredma sory ngerergerissr! Dakota Screenings .issscsessusssesseseesscoseess Days Aflelds (acsse dea etcveayusreneeceeeke em) Decoy StorieS....ccsssccccssccesecessecss es 146, 204 Deer, Watehin sarees stasis css cee siersieett sive peeets 405 Instinct and REASON .......ssccn ceececseceestees: «404 6 Intercommunication of Animals .64, 204, 224, 24!, 363, 423 Kildeer Protective Instinct ....cccescssecenccceses a4 veee Hummingbird Phantasies......sssecrsecorecne Instinct, Rommants OF .......cccceccsccessneevcecese Deer Hunt in the Peninsula ,.....cccsscessconnedl District of Columbia Law.......sssssesseseusees Duck Bee VAVUMINe wes sicnssevasnamecesctec cect Duck Hee aiy cee ccesinas cece satesiesiaddadesscU ee 443, 485 | Wield Incidents...cscsseeeecoverecssessseceoss seesl voce e204 Florida Game and Fish..,,...cssssecsssssessselel Moose Antlers Locked ....0c.sesseeserseeresseeees--593 | Wlorida Quail Fields ... vaya nesses e ties ClsoUs 184 Forest Fire Lames. ..eccevevsrseeconsveenscccest nel Horest Reserves: «sss seiesjsise saies mine's tins one nig ied eae Mice, SINZINE coves cececccnccessescusrveuinses Montana Wild Life...... .ccvccsecveccceeeess eonene ee Moose, Giant,.....cecvecse- Moose Heads, Giant.... Moose in Maine, Size Ch.......cccsecsccescrccee ses lO4 ctcteht « siiaou nin wah seas leleeiney=sOOS Forestry Commission Recommendations... Mountain Sheep, New SpeciesS...,.sscvessassesees O00 Music and Caged Animals... ..ccrecesescssrsceecess:404 | Forty Years in Game Countries......:.ss..0 : HOXES TMEV INE Aa ey tpeeetenere nee ieee nieluiaree ere nieceser eral Muskrat Pets .......ssssessceascasseessoeeyeeseess+-208' Game Protection ss eee eek beedee ta eoeeeresas es New Jersey Wild Atniiva ssl seepecateiictsialeies tletais sence 20 Geese, Twelve Hours with thos risascbeges . - 1 North Carolina Birds Notes.....ccecessceeee- seen e244 | Genessee Valley Association Otter and His WaAyS...cccsccccsensserseinesscese44; 85 Se seeonecaas German Quail in Michigan......c.csssscrscsens Owls and Game Birds. ...sc.scecseeeeevescessees +146 Germany Game SySteM......seseseveveesseees | Panther in British Columbia...sessereeeeeeeeer++++184 | Golden Plover DayS.cerseeseseseessseensseenee | Philadelphia Z00....,..ceseessearseeraeeresosesees 424 | Government Game Preserves. .+s.+:.+++:446, 4 | { Prairie Dogs on the PlainS.....csssseeeeosevenerss 164 Graggy Lake ClUb.,...sccscsecssenscceesssanseny | Rabbit, Curious NOW... ccuscsccepstensesstsacerasy« 14 Rattlesnake Poisoning .....c.ccecctecscevesseeeeeselad Reasoning of Dogs and RabbitsS...ccssssesenecesss Aenea) Robins Wintering in New YOrk...ccccoccevessssees 44 Sandy Hook Wild Life........ccccseseseseceeenees «184 Sewellel....... . acnases Pema tn aistercteainnateiainelaiviancte gee Ore Snake, Double Headed .,....scsscvesecceseeseeesss400 SMakKemUONC assists ajsisels sl inenicesci.veiiseterss yeeros] Song Birds, Foreign, in Oregon, ...ccsecceeseveeess 403 Soul in Ani Cals and Plants.,.sisesevesseceesesnes A04 uaa RACY SARs a ACR Squirrels, Carnivorous........cecessereesssees 500, 364 5 WibASe lich cub sense ote teres csae iin onan e ates e40e Wolves, Intercommunication Of.....c..ssseeceoess 64 Woodcock’s Night SONE...scssersseeecescesees tet, 463° Wo0dcockh’s SOng.....-:cesscescseesensreerereess 9 1888 Woodcock’s Whistle......c1++ sse+++ +65, 146, 223, 484 85 ACER EWES oonocnnGaenboces saeorcsoaedéar | | Guide and Game Killed..........sese0ecee+0125 | Guides and Sportsmen eT ree ees) Robins Wintering in New Jersey ...cccrss.s Guns and Things...........-. Hillsboro ASSOCIAtION, +. case pnusss esse) tate” Hog Isla aayaaeiyes ses ¢4-2 spinels s'a)s) a wares Hogs as Duck Hunters ......ecscesseeesss Hours in the Blind,,... ““Hunting’’., soe se erstenaeyss 5200; 220, 24) bem eee os Oe eHoot estes ersareneeheaneo! Idaho Mountains,,..,........ Pek Oe eaedeeeeeeenaae Jacksnipe Pasture,.........205. Lake Le SaulMer..c+peosssecceseeessvona«s- eee Life Among the Lumbermen,.......... Squirrels Bred in Captivity z) eeoneaee VeyMAan, WO..ssiccrveccescsessccsccesvecscnssenm Maine Game and Fish Reports.......... Hebe... | Trade Rats and Coyotes... .ccccsceeseccsevrrsecsses VCE hao 8 anaes Maine Game Law Vagaries,.......+:: Maine Guide Law, ..ssssesseeeees Senor Maine Guide License.,.........69, 69, 107, 127, 18 Maine Guide's Song. .....s.scessesessassnveseen, : « * Maine Moose Prote2tion.,....esssrosscsssseeoun eeersoonral Wolves and Coyotes..... eeeses Maine Outings... ..ccccrcncsesssvvescesessecessal Yellowstone Park Map ..cccccesvcassssscnesscete-- Maine Protective Measures ...cecsscevs covvcce - i Maine vs. WisCCSIN, ..-.4ss.sssssececereeerenes| GAME BAG AND GUN. ACCIPGNES,, ., cc aceccacsccteteaccntsesrscevs secs Adirondack Deer Dog Training ........+++. babe} y Mallard in Ice HoleS.,.....ccssceescsvccnventeee! Maryland Assoviation........ Maryland Week.... oneness Boer onssassueeseseeeaee - Massachusetts Trappers Fined,......-. Page, | Massachusetts ASSOCiQtION ....00¢syeeessasrnsenees 65 20 Mississippi FIOOdS.,.....ccecepes ceesseersseceses 5405 Mongolian Pheasants.....scesesesseessssevseesees 2200 Moose Head Confiscated.,.,.cssseevcasessasseeres 329 Moose Huntiog in New Brunswick,....:1s.0e0e%..200 National ASSoCiIation.......ssessseevsseseseeeclet, 147 National Park Extension ,...cccusveresssesesrees- 46 New England Fox Hunt,..... New York Association ,...icceccssesesesseenssscees 06 Northern Hunting Grounds... .cccavsurrvevesee0¢00403 yeomucresce Ebapelsudedesiedwereeni tor One Man's Influence.,.....e0ceres coveyeseseneess 5300 ‘Gatario Game Law RESCrved..isassvssseteeceees 9.00 ‘Oatario GAG TAWet, praises ou cesecstsatieroecskGT Ontario Water-Killing Deer... ,cccrssecerrssss 89 Orszon NOLES). is.cwesdeecewlsevteviisensasansvecast0t Parry Sound Deer Hunt, ...ccsceecessecctesnesnay 1186 Partridgs SHOOUME,,...cccctsvvevesesseevteeee 021200 Pennsylvania Game LAW. .....0.102t, 248, 286, 307, 349 Pheasant Management ...crseevesscsetsecsccvseesslO0 Platform Plank. sch. ¢ceccascecvvvessensessse10 2500; 448 Possums in Georgia Legislaturé.,.....:ssecensenss 20 aomye > Prairie Chicken Divid@....ccsccseseesveversssess+ +400 ‘Proprieties, Some Of them ...-sescercsseeseeeenes 446 Q iebec Hunting Leases, ,...ccsesssssseseavrerse ceeds Reveries and Realities... sscacessressescescessess-347 MRIGH ANd POOL insecccase ass vesnsdeesassuersneses co0D Rod and Guo Club of Massachusetts,,......:.....406 Ruffed Grouse WAYS....cscccstevesvecesseroevenses 8 Runway and Water,... sevssesecceesseneess e300, 407 Sale Of Game, ...iccceccscadsveussssssecsensesecess SUS School House Cover... ccsscccerstsesessnenessess B00 Shooting on a Western Stream,......s2000 seeees 408 Shooting Privileges and Trespasses ,,....285, 329, 343 Spring SHON... cer sseveeseseessenes 249, 447, 486 Squirrel Shoo ing at Night. .,...ssscsessersseerers 08 STUMP Boa... .crveskv ssi Csviseebdgsansaeveeacnss OF "Tale not Often Told ,.icccscvivevsvessrssseceeees 2-048 DH STUrATLIRN Win. cee e PEAY ONE Sod gley eipialecs erate oy, ole nce eo OAStOHM OL Eee noes vp dle dw uid'sia clo/a/elsce o-eieie 88 ‘Tragedy of the WOOGS..ccessessensscs gress sseess 00 ‘Turkeys ia the Flood Country, .....enerereees- 407 Utah Game Laws.... Vermont Gamers ..vesetc-nsetseess este eseesew sun S00 Vermont League... cccesersescrssnnreessossesens O4F eeee es Wirginia Shore Birds... ccc ssceeesssessseceneeses 405 Wadleigh Brook... .ssesccenevecaesereees 2:00; 105, 125 ‘Wall Still Blank ,,.....«.+6 Western Guides and Outfits... ,.,..0sssocese esses: 304 “Wisconsin Indians add GAME, .eeeseesvereeeseees 167 WIC Hagvli wiacteeveee a hsvehd (a sages kes tewsarnsnelsD Wolf IntercomMuNiCation,,......0.00seceeseveere 168 -1€8 187 ' [73 rida artic lec tcetuctch feta 228 Wolf POIsOnINg, ..... sen ccc ceneyaeasssrecenecece- Xie PIACC Ss donde eee ee oO ee SEA AND RIVER FISHING. Adirondack Guides’ Association. ,....,...ecsse+0++108 American Trout in Hurope.,..ceussenevscerssceeess 100 Ang ing, Poetry Of, ...csverenenrevsnttpeseseessseee OO PAPLERTI CALA Spe sag C4: ehh eel ain hasta pan PwLLy 6 ecenor a eretelote ce Ak Black Bass and Bass LAWS.....yereseeesssessnecessd0t Black Bass Culture.....ccnceencnnvaecsrsecesssen0s400 Black Bass for Rhode Island ,.,.csceservsseeee.eee110 Black Bass in the Adirondacks,..,..csecssseseseses Ol Black Bass cf the Trent ,..csssvceessssecersescsses 400 Black Bass RECOrGS. ...c.cssecnertsnareueeuveceneenkOe Black Bass Season in New York .......06.5++-312, 302 Black Bass Through the 1C8,,.,ssepscoesresesereeslor Blue Ridge’.,..... Rent (aes stipe tiene y Sau British Columbia Holiday Brown Trout ...... Saree Spe nratrincdnan coboodeliel Camping Reminiscences by'sp dapiuie st tart gr OOo SAH An AR Choace Mote aadenallatly Tish WaLDiee a. - Castalia Club Catskill Mountain Trout..,...jssersereerceeedev ees e469 waeseeunne = renee SmMs ety sldela(ey Uelawnied comes Senole Cedar River,.......... BURT AGSOUE HOPE hate Upto cy Clackamas River .,. eh gehaear pn ards a-c-aain ep ae eA Color Variations in Fishes.,...,.25.scecseee+e-449, 488 Cut-Throat Trout....... Syn ert Mo ddutrceas se poetics PV KMOLM wean aie done aie eat eae Deel natsste ret t cone Fo Wish and Fishing.,.... Fish and Pain......-2c2 005 Fisherman’s Luck,..... Sa a) Prizes, Challenge,.c.sssssssreesssscsvvevesrenss9ey 112 Property in Dogs...sssesserecccsecssvecssesereeess DLL Reason,..; 333 Review, 1896 _—...... Schooling the Dog,..<.ceceees+++ 431, 452, 469, 490, 510 113 Sportsmen’s ASsOCiation,.....sscecessrevsnaseeesss OF 218 Strychnine, Action OF 1. wsecersvsessssesceseresse 08 32 113 Unknown Hero, .cciesecnscvcevecsescssereeveceresslta U SF. T. GC. Trials,.....cccseecccseenessereees 92, 110 Westminster Kennel Club.....escsecensseecenee 0s (0 Ba) Snap... OPO Hse oe seHeroeHeseHH HDFT HHH HEHEHE EERE Sb. OUiSs SHOW. wos cece svccescsssnvevcucrvesscsyes TAXALION.,....ccorececcscssscocscsssesseesecsess segs TOhO....s.00- Geneon eee areeeseesaasesseueeeseuoaoase Winnipeg SHOW,...cccsessesensersesvesesenonces YACHTING. (Illustrated Articles Marked *.) IAGICNNE se eueaine abies cstivieaie tense sie seated sap noUssooO AICISUAN CAN fel mare dtarras seraaiitela siaistengssls sielearetaye stg mplelsleie SOO Amateur Building.,,....ccsevesescscssecansesevens e010 AMePica’S CUD... .ececcnceescoestecsesses:enecesdldy O90 AVADCE .ccccecsvctecsececcescstesssoucrssennss 2404, 456 7 Rate 2 ena ner E OR SL RT A OE) BEHAIHAS Wetec series dese etatenn er etts Tose tlc THEI on coondbon onbonadnnacode causutiondnsanesanntet OMA saeg tienminunnaeaeinet apie sessiitaeunienetem cea NOs a bray, S. C., One-Design Class ....ssucseens eeseeee 94 Burne mys CiCOmmen des sess elrasscsivssieneiinne cee coC Canada=VenCedOr..sesccscosrcccsecevecececeseel4, 154 Choctaw Penguin Case .....ssercssessscescsssanses 94 WOCKALOOM eeeenaietssncatemisasnnenerenttenrssseeO0o G@ohasset 15f6, CASS torcce ces sete ortictsannserees cst" CalleentClassmishauwee mcr lecsidelte teeter’ erase loc Compartments in Vessels.......s.sesvesreveesrees llO Constellation-Idle wild. .csscseseeessecerevrenseseys l94 Gos Sun OnmUseee ts tart rss clelcmisaseate a vasitaivlelslafeiee stots Crowninshield, B. 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Sob Saga pogboousadse oud asods oben GoDTGeh sl | BNEEIe haga oaunddsacuonndab boooGhasoo sonqUaUnooDe BEL || LUPO Souae soau0e Ree Suh eae s.0.e0216, 392 | “With Berry in the Bow”..........-....-«. San eoae ss MNEEOPe wawiip ease hiacitee Hoar es contin eanenie se 400s475 ePimn Aull eekae cancel teem mene: inven sora eels Ben (O ue BUNCH ELC ubveal> aersrerersyeltie(eiayasia sietererertereietaiectoles vee O15 VOWELS Fe ce incacttaverelotane ottielaverertsroeiaic omelet eere eppe es % FOREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. TERMS, ye A YEAR. 10 OTs. A Copy, | Six Monts, $2. if NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897. 5 VOL. XLYVIII. —No: | No, 346 Broapway, NEw Yorn. For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iii. TERRA ® Forest and Stream Water Colors We have prepared as premiums a series of four artistic and beautiful reproductions of original water colors, painted expressly for the Foresr anD Stream. The subjects are outdoor scenes: Jacksnipe Coming In. 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In these days there ‘are “quite } fas. many hunters as deer in the woods; andfit isja heavy, wearisome job to pack a dead or Rounded man ten ot twelve miles out to a clearing, NESSMUK, YELLOWSTONE PARK AFFAIRS. Ar the close of the summer of 1894, a War Department order placed the work of improvement in the Yellowstone National Park in the hands of the Superintendent. Up to that time the care of the roads and bridges had been in charge of an engineer officer, stationed here for this purpose. During the summer of 1895 a road was surveyed from the Gibbon Falls to the Fountain Hotel, one down Snake River to the southern boundary of the Park, and one from the Grand Cafion to Yancey’s over Mount Washburn. On the first of these, eight miles of road was built in 1895 and a con- nection made with the proposed road down the Madison Cafion, and eight miles of road down Snake River was made passable for wagons, but was not completed, Much work was done also on the road from the Grand Cafion to Yan- cey’s, as well as other minor work of improvement and re- pair. The construction and improvement of the approaches to the Park from the east—Cooke City—from the south— through the timber reserve—and from the west—up the Madison Cafion— have occupied Capt. Anderson’s attention during the past season. These roads have been located and graded, and a number of bridges have been built on them. Measurements have been made and plans drawn for an iron bridge over the Yellowstone River above the Upper Falls, and a short road is proposed on the east side of the cafion as far as a point opposite Inspiration Point, Steps have been taken for properly surveying the boundaries of the Park and marking them with suitable monuments, The most easterly and most southerly point of the Yellow- stone Lake have been established and marked by cut stone monuments, and this has been done also for the most west- erly boundary of Shoshone Lake. Points on the eastern, southern and western boundary lines have been determined and marked, This work has been done by Lieut, Charles 5. Bromwell, Corps of Engineers, who reported for this pur- pose to Capt. Anderson last summer. While much has thus been accomplished since the care of the roads and bridges was turned over to Capt. Anderson, much more remains to be done The appropriations for this work are small, and their insufficiency adds to the ex- pense of the work and delays itg completion, Capt. Anders son has asked for an appropriation for the next year of $100,000, with which he believes a long stride can be made toward completing the roads in the Pr-x. This sum ought to be provided, if these improvements are to be pushed on, so that the public can get about the Park with the greatest ease and comfort, The early advent of an unusually co'd and stormy winter has been severely felt in the Park. November was the worst known there for along time. Harly in the month snow fell to the depth of about two feet, and as there was no wind during this storm, the snow completely covered the ground, leaving no bare places, Two or threedaysof warm weather, with rain, put this snow in a state of complete saturation. Tt then turned cold, and Jeft the ground entirely covered with a deep, hard crust of snow. Since that time it has continued cold and stormy. The large herd of antelope that has always wintered on the flat near Gardiner was driven out during the first severe storm after the crust formed. They passed on down beyond Gardiner and Cinnabar, and many of them have been killed. Some, however, have returned, and a large bunch, numbering about 200, was on the flat in the middle of De- cember. Elk have also been driven out of the Park in large num- bers, and cover the slopes of Bear Gulch and Crevasse, where ' they also are being slaughtered. Besides the heavy loss which they must suffer from this killing, they are confrented with the danger of starvation during the long winter, and the chance of their survival over the spring does not seem bright. About a month ago there were three or four thousand elk in the Hayden Valley, where they can probably get along very well on the warm ground there. The country between Yan- cey’s and Soda Butte is believed to have its usual herd, which will probably remain there, and be better off than any other bunch in the Park. The news concerning the buffalo is not at all encouraging. They are seen in small bunches in widely separated districts, and some are reported to have gone into the mountains in s veral different parts of the Park. Since the slaughter of 1894 they have never gone into the Hayden Valley. About the middle of November, four men were arrested on Hellroaring Creek, caught red-handed killing elk m the Park. They were tried and fined $25 each. Two of them paid their fines, the others at last accounts were still held in custody in the guard house, A week before Christmas two more were brought in, and now await trial. It is to be hoped that they will not get off so easily. SNAP SHOTS. Miss Merriam’s notes on the coyote as he appears in Cali- fornia are interesting and are graphically told. They are _also timely, as following up the article on this species which appeared last week, and which has brought out other notes on wolvesand coyotes, to be published before long. As was yemarked by the writer of the article on this subject in FOREST AND STREAM of a week ago, there must be in the memory of our readers a great mass of unrecorded observa- tions on these animals, all of which would be interesting and some no doubt new. The ways in which wolves cap- ture their food, and in which they act in concert when hunt- ing, are of especial interest. In a general way, we know that they used to kill buffalo and to run down deer, caribou, antelope and moose; but the detail of all this, related by eye- witnesses, is lacking. Yet among our readers there must be men who have seen all these things, and who, if they would take the trouble, ceuld tell their fellow sportsmen what they have seen. Commissioner Carleton, of Maine, made a tour through the Maine woods last summer and found out for himself that moose were killed before the open season. We are not advised as to any figures he has given out to indicate the relative numbers of moose killed in close time and in the open season; but from such facts as we have information of we should say that five out of ten moose killed in Maine were killed illegally. It is passing strange that so many men who are respect- able and law-abiding members of society at home go down to Maine and there both violate the game laws and induce the natives to join them or to anticipate them. For it is a common expedient to engage one’s ‘‘guide” to kill the game in close season that ii may be in readiness for the sportsman to bring out after the law-is off. What travesty is this on _ sportsmanship, or om imple manship; heaven saye.the sport. part of it. And what an empty braggart, imposter and charlatan does he know himself to be who spins his yarns and amplifies his lies about his close season guide-slain trophy. Commissioner Carleton has come to the conclusion which we have expressed, that imprisonment must be made the penalty for such offenses if the law is to have any restricting influence upon the class which now swaggers defiance, secure in their confidence that if they do not escape with their booty scot free, they can at most get off with the pay- ment of a paltry fine. Even this harsher statute will have little restrictive influence if the laxity of law enforcement shall continue to prevail in Maine, Whether the penalty be fine or imprisonment, it will have no terrors for those who are beyond the reach of the wardens, or who are in collusion with the wardens; and as for the extension of the close time to November, that will mean only a prolonging of the hanging-up season, during which the guide’s slain moose head will be kept in readiness against the coming of the man who is going to killit. He little recks of game seasons who does his hunting thus without a gun; a new law would not. affect him in any degree, save that his visit for the pur- pose of bringing out his purchased trophy would be deferred for a few weeks. This notion that better game protection may be secured by changing off one set of unenforced statutes for a new dead-letter code is a delusion which has been indulged so long that it has become intrenched as firmly as tradition, It knows neither longitude nor latitude, but holds sway from Maine to Florida. Here is the Jacksonville Zimes- Union, one of the most consistent advocates of game pro- tection among all our exchanges, suggesting that ‘‘a strict enactment providing for restricted seasons and limited kill- ing by one sportsman or party upon one occasion would meet with the approbation and indorsement of a large ma- jority of the citizens of the State.” The fact is that there is already a Florida statute precisely of that very nature; it - restricts the season and limits the amount which an indi- vidual may take, and the sportsmen approve and indorse it. And there is the end, No one pretends to observe the law; it is of so little account that the leading journal of the State evidently knows nothing of its existence. What Florida needs is not a new law, but some little enforcement of the law already on the books. The change essential to improve- ment is not in the statute, but in public sentiment. To awaken the citizens of Florida out of the fatuous compla- cency with which they are permitting the wanton ruin of their game supply is a mission to which we trust the Times- Union may devote itself. -The protection of game re- sources is one of the public interests with which a progres- sive newspaper legitimately may concern itself. There are in this country 600,000,000 acres of vacant pub- lic lands, exclusive of Alaska, and yet we are complaining that there is not enough unposted shooting country to go around, and that the game range is narrowing, Moreover, from all this vast area the Government derives not a cent of revenue for shooting and fishing privileges. The single Province of Quebec took in $20,828 from fish and game privileges in 1896. They have invented in Holland a machine which makes sounds audible at a distance of five miles. The sounds ‘emitted by it are of such a quality that the direction from which they come may be determined to a nicety, and it is practicable to modify them into a signal code. The inventors claim that the device will be of priceless advantage to sea- men, who may ,thus communicate with one another from their ships. It will also be a priceless boon to the duck shooter on the shore, who can call his game in from the horizon. A German expedition in Africa has discovered a new “‘gportsmen’s paradise.” The route was from Mossamedes to Pert Alexander, through the Chellu Mountains to Humbe and to Kitere, and down the Kunene to its mouth. They re. port the country literally swarming with lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, buffalo, antelope, gnus, hippopotami, crocodiles, pigeons, ducks, flamingoes, parrots and other things lumped in acomprehensive ‘‘etc.,” which in such cases means whatever one’s fondest fancy may paint. It is to be added also that they found gold in the paradise, which means that it will not remain a paradise for long. Gold and game do not exist together after the precious metal has been discovered. A rush to the gold fields follows, a population spripgs up, and the game is quickly exterminated, Die Sportsman Conrist. SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I HAVE been preatly interested in reading Mr. Mather’s articles. Some of theincidents he relates are very similar to some things in my own experience. I well remember my first eating muskrat with Indians, - When I was seventeen years old I went hunting very early in the spring with an old Indian named Polis Stan- islaus, I wellremember him as being the only Indian ‘whom I ever saw wearing a beard. We had started in our Canoe early in the morning to look our traps, Noon found us at the head of some falls in a blinding snowstorm, Polis sent me down stream to look some traps, while he attended to some nearer by, On my re- turn I found him in a sheltered place among some low pines, He had built a fire and made a partial shelter by spreading hia oiled jacket on two poles, and was roasting a& muskrat on a stick. While it was cooking he ate the liver and lungs, which he had broiled on the coals, When he thought the muskrat done, he stuck the stick if was on in front of him and with his fingers tore off a hindleg with the black foot attached, and offered it to me, saying, ‘Here some one good piece,” It smelled good, and I was very hungry. It is said, ‘‘As it was in the beginning so it has been and ever shall be.” The In- dian tempted me and I did eat. Having tasted once, I wanted more, and he kept pulling off pieces, eating some and handing me some, with the remark, ‘‘Here some *nother one good piece,” till all was eaten except the head and tail, which he reserved for himself, carefully picking every particle from the bones, Although a muskrat roasted on a stick and eaten without salt or anything else would not look very tempting to me now, my greatest trouble then was that we had not more of them, Some years after 1 was hunting in the spring with an Indian named Lswie Tomah. The second day out we overtook a party of seven other Indians and camped with them, After we had looked our traps in the morning Lewie volunteered to get breakfast, while I skinned and stretched our catch, At length I heard the usual Indian call néhé-kesatben, pronounced nay-hay-kays-art-been— cooking f’ready. Going to the tent, I found that Lewie had made tea.by putting some of the hemlock boughs on which we had slept into the kettle, and had made a stew of musquash, putting in the head, legs, feet and tail, It was literally thickened with bits of moss and fir needles, which, singed off by the fire, had fallen into the open ket- tle. The water for this compound he had dipped from a little nook where we all had been washing our bloody hands, in addition to which I found considerable of black hair much larger than grows on a muskrat, The noted scout, old Jack Long, used to say, ‘“You ain’t a pastry cook or a hasty cook, nor a tasty cook, but for a dog- goved nasty cook I'll back yer ag’in the hull Pacific slope,” but I would back Lewie against any cook old Jack ever saw. lremember when on an expedition in 1861, where our cook was not over neat, that Prof, A, §, Packard one day said to him: “‘Cook, cook, you are the nastiest man I ever saw. Tell about a man’s eating a peck of dirt, I've just finished my fifth peck.” I certainly thought that I had eaten all I needed of my peck at this one meal, and after that I did the cooking myself, till I exchanged Lewie for his nephew, who was a nice, neat fellow, Although Indians eat the heads, feet and tails, they are neater in dressing musquash for cooking than most white men. In skinning they never take them between their knees, as white men do, but cut a stick as large as one’s finger, which hasafork, This they cut so as to leave an inch of each branch at the fork, and sharpen one fork, They cut off this stick 18in, below the fork and sharpen theend, This is called a skinning stick, In skinning a rat'they stick this up in the ground between their legs as they sit flat on the ground, and hang the rat on it by the gambrel cord, so that the nose is just clear of the ground, and so kéep the meat perfectly clean, When the rat has been skinned and disemboweled, they not only remove all the musk glands, but cut into the thick part of the inside of the thighs and forearms, and take out a small white substance which resembles the treadle of a hen’s egg, and which if cooked would impart a strong musky flavor to the meat, They are also careful to remove the eyes and a yellow substance at the inner corner of the eye, which would give a musky flavor, Indians prefer muskrat to almost any other meat except beaver, and will always exchange partridge for nauskrat, as they say, “Pa’tlidge too dly.”- If asked if muskrats were good I should say yes, in the abstract; but having once been obliged to live on them several days, I have not for many years eaten them unless no other meat could be obtained, Mr. Mather tells of his nearly firing at an Indian which he thought wasa bear, I once had a similar experience, I was looking up traps ona dull day late in November, It was cold and spitting snow, although the ground was bare. I was traveling in some quite thick spruce and fir growth where there was no path, Suddenly I thought that I had seen a glimpse of something black disappear be- hind a low fir windfall, as far in advance as I could see, perhaps 25 or 30yds, I brought up my rifle and waited till tired; and not see- ing anything, advanced softly, holding my rifle ready for a quick shot. AgainI saw it, and was sure that I saw coal black ‘hair, such as no animal but a bear could have, Again it disappeared, and I advanced. The next time I could see the hair plainly, as I was not ten paces off; but the thing looked as it had done before, smooth and rounded, but showed no trace of ears or the brown nose, which I felt sure I must have seen if it had been a bear. I was now so close that it had very little chance to escape, but I was more than before puzzled as to what if could be. Creeping up carefully, 1 looked over and Was surprised to see a very small old Indian known by the white people as Little Poses, but known among the Indians as Pah-dook-seh, or Very Sleepy, On my saying “Que’ (how do you'do?), his head flew up as if it went with‘a spring. He told me that he had come there to dig a particular kind of root for medicine, for an Indian doc- tor with whom he lived, and did not know of anyone being néar him till I spoke, He was sitting flat on the ground, digging with his fingers, and when he bent forward to his work his head ‘was below the windfall, but whenever he rose to take a rest the top of his bare head could be seen above it, I FOREST AND -STREAM. had first seen him just as he was bending forward, I should certainly have shot him if I had not long before resolved never in any case to fire at anything until 1 was certain what it was, One never knows where he may meet men who may be sitting or lying down to rest. I have known a number who were shot in this way, and the only safe way is never to fire unless absolutely certain what one is firing at. . H, Maryn, THE DAYS OF THE MUZZLELOADER: Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman. Iv is always a pleasure for the veteran to fight his bat- tles o’er again, and the more so when from age or illness the beloved gun becomes a burden and one is no longer able to follow the pleasures of forest and field There also comes & time when the sportsman’s recitals begin to ‘tire with repetitroy. among his friends and even in the home circle, and he feels obliged to seek fresh listeners, So I wish to trust my early experiences to those of my fellow sportsmen who are in sympathy with the pleas- ures of outdoor life, and who look back with the keenest pleasure to the days when no tramp was too hard and no journey too long to take in search of sport. In those days the deadly and destructive breechloader, which is responsible, more than anything else, for the decrease of our game supply, had not yet been invented, the percussion system had only just replaced the flint lock, Then every bit of cover held its quota of game and it was not necessary to travel hundreds of miles to killa few birds oradeer. An hour or two’s drive into New Jersey or up to Westchester county would land one where fair sport could be enjoyed and the sportsman be enabled to return home the same day. Railroads were in their infancy, and market gunners with their breech- loaders had not swept the covers of Rockland, Orange and Sullivan counties bare of game, My first recollection of sport was way back in the fifties, when, asalad just out of boarding school, I be- came the delighted owner of a little 20-2ange German double-barrel muzzleloading gun, with all the delightful accessories of Dixon’s pouches, flasks, cardboard wads, etc, This little weapon was sufficiently deadly to kill a chipmunk or red squirrel at 20yds, distance. A few years later I became the proud owner of an old-fashioned rifle carrying 120 balls to the pound, and I began to feel that I was already a mighty hunter, particulurly one day whenI accomplished the slaughter of my first ruffed grouse early one morning when just starting out for a squirrel hunt, and with which I promptly returned home, too proud and happy to hunt any more that day, The woods and coverts around Canandaigua, where we then lived, were well stocked with game. Ruffed grouse, quail and woodcock were fairly abundant, and squirrels and wild pigeons could be found everywhere, I remem- ber well an English snipe whichT found on the low ground in front of my father’s house; day after day I fol- lowed that tantalizing bird, which knew the range of my little gun toa foot. Ido not know how many pounds of shot I fired at that snipe, but it must have been many, I never hurt him, and, as far as I know, he may be alive yet. From these youthful sports I soon graduated, how- ever, and with my father’s 12-gauge muzzleloader began’ to do some execution, An old companion of Frank Forester, one Andrew L, Williams, of Newark, then residing in Canandaigua, took pity on my ignorance and began my education as a sportsman, He was an excellent and thoroughly good sportsman himself, and under his tuition I rapidly im- proved asa wing shot, Our principal game was ruffed grouse and woodcock, though now and then we would run across a bevy of quail or a wisp of snipe, but the quail were to me the hardest bird to kill on the wing of all game, and after an experience of over thirty years I stick to that opinion, At least twice a week during the season Williams and I would drive to all the good cover within a radius of five or ten miles of Canandaigua. In this way we picked up many a good bag of birds. Wil- liams scorned to shoot pigeons, squirrels or hares, but now and then a stray wood duck or mallard would be brought to bag, much to my delight. Those were happy days when, accompanied by our brace of spaniels or setters, we tramped from morning until night through the beautiful autumn-tinted forests and fields of Ontario county, stop- ping at every promising bit of swamp and cover and gen- erally taking our share of whatever game it contained. Jolly were the lunches we ate under the shade of the trees and lovely were the drives home in the frosty, cool moonlight evenings, enlivened with pipe and story, and the cheerful welcome home and delightful game supper after our hard day’s work added greatly to our enjoyment, The scene of my next sporting trips after leaving for New York was Barnegat Bay. How well I remember my first -visit to dear old Squan Beach, the home of Bill Chadwick and innumerable wildfowl and bay birds. Visited in those happy days by such famous sportsmen as Uncle Gil, Davis, Known as the Governor of Coney Island; Robert Barnwel Roosevelt, Benjamin Lilly, Bob Robinson, Staples, Palmer, Rodman and a host of others, many of whom, alas! have joined the great majority in the happy hunting grounds, Billy’s old ranch was built chiefly of wreckage cast up on the beach, which at Chadwick’s is only a couple of hundred yards wide, and frequently during the fall storms the ocean makes a clean breach - over to the bay, and the house becomes an island. The big flash light at Barnegat can be seen blinking away down the bay, and it was not unusual for visitors to get a shot from the end of Billy’s old piazza. Here during the summer and early fall I had glorious sport with the bay _ birds, and later in the season with the wildfowl. I hope no sportsman will be tempted by these lines to now visit Chadwick’s in search of sport. An infernal, screeching railroad now runs past Billy’s hotel. Chadwick has sold enough sand lots to cottage builders to become well off, wears a plug hat, and no longer calls the passing broadbill to stool, The old-fashioned, smoky, low ceiling barroom is gone, and the glory of Squan Beach has departed for- ever, and with it the jolly crowd of sportsmen who used to make it lively there. The ocean still pounds and cracks on the beach, and Barnegat light still flashes out its warning; and now and then some unhappy city sports- man worries down a poor unfortunate sheldrake and im- agines he is having sport. Heaven savethe mark! About this time I accidentally visited Mansfield Center, the home of my father-in-law. I was agreeably surprised to Tn fact, [Jan, 2, 1897, find an abundance of quail there and a fair sprinkling of ruffed grouse. I immediately sent for my dog and gun, made the acquaintance of the village gunner up at the grocery store for thesake of his knowledge of the grounds aie once more managed to enjoy some very good upland shooting. This local village sportsman was quite a character, and owned the wildest of wild dogs, but he knew just where the birds were located, and between us we managed to make some very good bags. My headquarters were then at my dear old mother-in-law’s, and a right comfortable old-fashioned home it was. Right pleasant it was to re- turn to the old house after a long, hard tramp and find it a blaze of light, and to sit down to a New England sup- per; and everyone knows what that means, especially the pumpkin pies, and hers were unequaled, I shall always look back to those peaceful days among the Con- necticut hills as among the happiest of my life, The stock of game about Mansfield Center soon began to diminish. Every man and boy owned a breechloader, - and between the shooting and snaring for market I found I had to look for fresh fields. These I found around my own new home in Hackensack, N. J. In the 70s the sport in northern New Jersey was by no means to be despised; of course it was not to be mentioned with that described by Frank Forester in his days, but I know very well we should be mighty glad to have as good now, Hackensack was then small and old-fashioned, and there were not over three or four sportsmen in the place, but it was near New York and growing rapidly, and presently there were ten gunners to every bird, and it was the same old story over again. My next experience was in the Southern States, partic- ularly Virginia and North Carolina, Here certainly I found game enough, but of course it was far from home and home comforts, and everyone who hag visited the South knows that while their hospitality is beyond ques- tion, their home comforts and conveniences are not to be comparrd to ours in the North. Quail and wildfowl are to be killed there in great abundance, also a few woodcock, but no ruffed grouse. Now and then the lucky sportsman will happen on a wild turkey, but quail is the principal game, and as there is no shooting for market allowed the supply of game is likely to last for years to come, WaKEMAN HOLBERTON, AMONG THE MOONSHINERS. In the fall of 1883 I was detailed by the general super- intendent of the company to go to an isolated little settle- ment in the wilds of Somerset county, Pa., to look up a former employee, whose knowledge of certain facts in a case then pending in court was considered of great im- portance, It was not certain that his testimony would be favor- able to the company, and I was instructed to sound him and act upon my best judgment ag to his value as a wit- ness; nor was it certain that I would find the man, but my instructions were to exhaust every effort to do so, and to go to other places where he might be if necessary, Thus it was that I came to be landed at a lonely watch- man’s shanty at the intersection of a still more lonely mountain road about 4 o’clock one afternoon in Septem- ber. From the one-legged watchman, whose simple duty it was to flag trains in the event of a landslide where the bank was cut away, I learned that the settlement was five miles away, and the only way for me get there was to walk, which fact was not less cheerful than the thought that I was in a moonshine district, where stran- fers were cautiously watched, and sometimes murdered on suspicion of being Government spies. But there was no remedy, and after lighting my pipe I proceeded. The day was beautiful and the road quite romantic, which to some extent served to dispel disagreeable thoughts; and before my journey was half over without meeting any one I began to enjoy it, and was almost sorry when a little before sundown I arrived at the summit, and beheld the little settlement but a short distance below. It was a typical backwoods settlement of not more than a dozen scattered houses and a small tavern beside the road. Here I arranged for food and lodging, which I found both clean and comfortable, Upon inquiry I learned that my man still resided in the place, but was away from home, and the time of his return was uncer- tain, although he might turn up at any moment. I retired early that night; the exercise of the walk and a good bed combined to bring peaceful and dreamle3s | slumber. I waited patiently all the following day, passing the time in getting acquainted with the natives, who, though tude in manner and appearance, seemed mostly hospita- ble and good-natured, The front room of the tavern contained a small bar over which was served to occasional customers a light- colored liquor, which I rightly guessed was moonshine whisky. ‘The price was five cents a drink, the glasses large, and I saw nothing else sold. In the evening I loafed in the barroom, hoping my man would turn up, as that was said to be his customary resort, but he did not, I amused myself by watching and studying the various characters and listening to their desultory gossip, which interested me, and the presence of a stranger seemed also to interest them; for I frequently detected sly glances cast in my direction, and once two men who stood apart appeared to notice me more particularly, for one said something to the other which caused him to look quickly at me, and after a few earnest words they de- parted in company. One old man whom I had treated with a drink at the bar during the day in return for his sociability, probably in expectation of further favors gave me his attention, and from him I learned that game, especially ruffed grouse and wild turkey, was quite abun- dant in the neighborhood, and [ wished for my gun, The next morning my men had not returned, and the thought of spending another idie day in that monotonous place made me cast about for some means to while away the time. I had noticed a good-looking double muzzle- loading gun behind the bar, one barrel over the other, the top barrel a rifls and the under one for shot, which, after a good deal of persuasion, I induced the landlord to ~ loan me for the day, and, when fully accoutred with powder horn and pouch slung over my shoulder, I gallied forth, feeling much of the delight of the days when as a boy I went into the woods similarly equipped, but not until I had received the mysterious caution to keep on the right side of the road and by no means go into the woods on the left, I thought nothing of thé words at the time, . [1Jax.2,%1897.] and left word for my man to wait for me should he return while 1 wasaway. Following directions, my course took me up the road a little more than a mile to the top of the mountain, where I discovered a thickly wooded and comparatively level country. There I turned in to the right as directed and began my hunt, 1 had not gone far when L flushed a large covey of grouse, but, unaccustomed to the heavy muzzled gun and the under hammer of the shot barrel, they were out of sight before I could shoot. Marking the direction of their flight as well as I could, I followed stealthily, prepared to shoot if any arose, three or four more, which flaw back in the direction of the road, and as the woods and undergrowth seemed to be getting thicker the further I pene- trated the woods, I turned back, but without find- ing anything until Il reached the road again. Bolieving thev had crossed to the other side, 1 went over and with- in 50yds, flushed another covey larger than the first, but again did not shoot because the underzrowth was so dense I could not have raised my own lighter gun before they were out of sight, I followed them, however, deeper into the woods, hearing one get up now and then with- out seeing ib until I bezan to despair of getting a shot at all. nen, recollecting that I was in a strange country, I bethought meto get back to the road, for I did not want to take chances of gatting lost; but, after going twice as far as I thought I had come, I could not find the road, and soon realized that I was lostindeed. I knew that the road ran nearly north and south, but the day was Cloudy and I could not tell which way that was. [ brought all my limited knowledgs of wooderaft to bear, but without satisfactory conclusion. I could net see far enough in the dense woods to tell which way the moun- tain sloped, for here it was entirely level, and I tried to make out the north side of the trees by the bark, but could see no difference; and I finally decided to take a straight course, in the hope that it would bring me to some sign of habitation, I found by my watch that it was past noon and J hurried on, worrying over the pros- pect of spending the whole day and possibly the night in the woods. : ; After I had walked a mile or moreI thought I heard the snapping of adry stick on my left and stopped to listen, but heard nothing more, At first I was inclined to go toward the sound, but con- cluded to follow my plan to keepa straight course and try to find my way out of the woods. In a little while I heard the sound avain, only a little nearer, but could see nothing, and I determined to. investigate. The thought of finding game made me forget my situation, and, mark- ing my position, 1 crept stealthily in the direction of the sound, but could find nothing, and turned to yo back, when I was startled by a gruff voice from behind a large tree which I had just passed, demanding: ‘‘Say, mister, what you want yere, anyway?” Quickly looking up, I beheld one of the two men who had noticed meso particularly the night before, and at first [ was glad, but his attitude was menacing, and an ugly look in hiseye alarmed me, I almost stammered that I was lost and was trying to find the road. “Well,” incredulously, ‘what ’d ye come yere fur?” he demanded, A little nettled at his impertinence, I replied that I thought I had as much right to be there as any one, and did not consider myself bound to account for my presence to him, but if he would direct me to the. road [I would thank him for the favor. Without reply he placed his finger in his mouth and gave a loud whistle, then stepped forward, keeping his eye steadily upon me and his rifle ready. I began to have misgivings as to his intentions, and involuntarily drew my gun closer, for I had heard of men mysteriously disappearing in this country of moonshine, and the words of the landlord flashed through my mind on the instant, but he saw the movement and quickly said: “Keep yer gun down, mis.er, Noone ’ll hurt yeii ye’r’ tellin’ the truth.” At the same moment footsteps in the Tear announced the approach of another, who proved to be his companion of the night before, but who remained silent while the first gave him my story. Then to me he said: ‘‘Ye may beall right, mister, ’n’ we hope ye are. If ye ain’t, thé sooner ye git out o’ yere the better fur @.7 , I assured him that nothing would please me more, and all I wanted was to find the road, Then I told him my business in the settlement, and how I came to be huating in the woods, which seemed to satisfy him. ‘Well, that’s all right, mister, but we don’t allow hunt- in’ on these premises; we been watchin’ yeall day. The road’s over you,” pointing in almost the opposite direc- tion to which I haa been traveling, ‘ ’n’ it’sa purty good stretch “til ye reach it; ye better git there ’s quick ’s ye kin, ’n’,” significantly, ‘‘don’t- ye git lost ag’in.” Thanking him,I lost_no time in going, and found it was as he said ‘‘a purby good stretch,’ and I was con- scious of being followed all the way. When | reached the tavern and returned the gun to the landlord he seemed to notice something in my appear- ance which he fully understood, but saia nothing, nor even inquired of myluck, My man had returned and was waiting for me. As an old acquaintance, he was pleased to 8ee me, and we ate an early supper together in the tavern, while 1 related to him my experience. He expressed no surprise, nor made any comments further than to say it was not safe for stranzers to go cut in the woods alone, After supper he accompanied me the whole distance to the railroad station, and if neéd not be said that his com- pany was agreeable. The interview was favorable and he made a good witness. While attendimg court he in- vited me to visit him for a hunt, and assured me that in his company I need have no fear of being warned off the premises,” but I never went, It is a game country, -and the moonshiners are pretty well raided out now. Duly last year an acquaintance returned from a shoot- ing trip there with more wild turkeys and rutted grouse than 1 have seen together in a good many years, and I am now anticipating a trip with him next fall, J. 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THe 3:30 train from Hast Thirty-fourth street that Mon- day had at least one happy man aboard, I had been scheming for at least two weeks to get atry at quail, and finally, when about discouraged, I saw a loop-hole which IT could squeeze through without entirely rupturing my conscience, ; No use trying to read my paper, for visions of flying quail at every conceivable angle danced before me, so that I at least gave myself up to a daydream of bliss—by the way, that’s a great habit of mine, and is frequently the only way and time when I really get good shooting, My destination—Bellport—being finally reached, I landed my gun, my bag and myself in the village stage, and was soon under way for the Bell House, a mile distant. A chat-with the stage driver showed that the conditions for duck shooting were unfavorable, although a few were being killed—mostly redbeads, black ducks, broadbills, coots, with an occasional canvasback—but that quail were abundant, Arriving at the hotel, I was cordially welcomed by Mr. Kramer, the proprietor, and with a heartiness that it seems to me is to be met with solely between eunners—I mean the firm handshake and gen- uine look of pleasure in the eye that makes one’s heart glow, and sinks all the mean pettiness of business aims and strife out of existence for the time being. Friend Bill hustled around and stirred up the great logs in the open fireplace until they snapped and cracked, throwing a glow of warm light about the room and making things se6m doubly comfortable by the contrast formed by the dark gray of the sky and landscape showing from the windows, “Well, so you thought you'd havea try at them, eh? What's it going to be, ducks or quail?” ‘Why, Bill, I guess Pllsee how my pup will work on quail to-morrow. Charlie is talking pretty big about what he can do, and I’d like to see for myself whether he’s preaching or telling a true story,” “T guess from what I hear you'll be more than satisfied,” said Bill, ‘‘butat all events you'll know to-morrow, and Charlie generally drops in of an evening, so you can ar- range your programme for the hunt to-night and let me know what you'll need in the way of eatables, horse and wagon, etc,” “Oh! by the way, Bill, do you remember that redhead you had cooked for me last fall? I'd give considerable to have another feast like that, but I’m afraid there’s no such luck for a fellow twice in a lifetime. My! but the thought of it makes my mouth water—cooked just right, dressing and plenty of crisp celery.” Bill's eyes twinkled and he answered, ‘‘We’ll see; per- haps I can scrape up an old coot or sheldrake and help you out,” And with that he picked up my bag and led the way tomy room. Now, one word about roughing it: I am only too glad to rough it if it’s neccssary to do so to get where game is, but I must confess when I looked around at the large, well-furnished and home-like room friend Bill had assigned to my use, with its comfortable, clean-looking bedding, and turned from them to get the warm water sent up to me for washing, I felt that I wasn’t called upon to do much ‘‘kicking” because some more fortunate gunner was going to sleep under the gray sky, cook his own food and wash in water that numbed one. To a certain extent the Bell House cfiice partakes of the nature of a country store, inasmuch as during the fall and winter it is the general meeting place of the vil- lagers. After supper one by one they came dropping in with a howdy, generally followed by silence if a stranger was present; but I knew and was known by most of them, and a general chat ensued. ‘‘Well, Jay,” said one sea, Captain, ‘I hear yer goin’ to try yer pup on the quail to-morrow. Charlie thinks a heap of him, and I guess he’s a pretty good one from what they tells me. Say, boys, did you ever hear about the time Jay and me had awhile ago, shootin’ snipe? No? Well, ’twas this erway. Jay here had an idea that he could everlastingly kill snipe, even if he couldn’t hit much else from his say so; so one day we started out early, and first we set decoys, and when they didn’t show up we finally calculated we'd hunt for’em; so we tramped and tramped till we were about tuckered out, when Jay spied a couple of creekers a-settin’ on the medder. ‘Now,’ says I, ‘let me see you make a clean double on em.’ So he walked easy like till he got closer and closer, till by ’m by we wasn’t more than ten feet from them, when up they got, one up wind and I guess he tried trap shootin’ style on ’em, for he emptied both barrels at’em before either had got off twenty feet and clean missed ’em both, Well, he did look tired, He never said a word, but marched straight home; and the reason I’ve told of it is I've never hearn him say nothin’ about it when he’s been tellin’ any of his huntin’ yarns, and I thought maybe he’d forgotten all about it,” A general laugh followed cap’s yarn at my expense, By 8 o'clock Charlie M, Jim R, and Charles R., who were to constitute our party, came in.and we planned for the morning trip. Charlie M. was to furnish a horse and two-seated wagon, bring my pup Sport and an English setter dog, Brad, of his. We arranged to be off by 6:30 A, M., 80 as to get the early morning shooting, especially as we had some five or six miles to driveto Yaphank, near which place we expected to find the best shooting, We were under headway on time, with the dogs scam- pering and barking around us, for they were to have a run first to take the wire edge off of them. Now for a word or two of our party. First, Charlie M,, a bright, active young fellow of about thirty, quiet and earnest, a native of the place, a carpenter by trade, and one of those men who command respect no matter where they are and among whom; one of the best quail shots in the section and a man second tonone in handling a bird dog. Second, Jim K,a right royal good fellow and a first-class duck shot, but with little experience on inland birds. Third, Charles R., the most mischievous imp and best company going, but new to quail shooting. And fourth, the Scribe, a city man, one who delights in gun- * ning above all things, but particularly for quail, wood- cock and grouse over a good dog; whose time is too lim- ited to do more than steal away a day at a time two or three times during the shooting season, and whose suc- cess with a gun so far hasn’t been such as to make him conceited. Sport, my pointer pup, is fourteen months old, and al- though quick, is one of the most careful dogs on game I’ve ever known, and I think he is a wonder considering his age. Brad, the English setter, is finely bred, strong, eager, quick, but apt to get too near his birds and conse- quently at times flushing them, © With what a thrill of expectancy we watched the dogs quartering the first stubbie on the road, Brad, high: headed, was going like the typical field trial dog he is; his broad flag handled with a vim showed his strength and eagerness to firat find the birds; his white body with bold orange markings certainly constituted a beautiful picture as he made his long tacks to windward, and then his training and instimct showed in his careful working of the hedge along the fence, Sport runs a little stilty; his strong point is not his beauty and grace while quartering his ground, although his work is rapid and thorough; but when birds ate winded, with his careful, almost cat-like, approach, his eager feeling of the air, followed by his stanch point— then, oh, then is when he seems beautiful to me—for he can be relied on implicitly, The field, the hedge and nearby woods failing to pro- duce birds, we returned to the wagon; the next two or three fields proved equally barren, Arriving at last at the Yaphank station, we hitched the horse to a nearby tree and struck south throuzh a couple of fields toward a woods where we had heard several gun shots, There we ran across the station agent, who had a buach of quail scattered and was quietly picking them up one at a time by means of very close careful work on the part of his Gordon setter. He greeted us pleasantly and invited us to try our luck on the birds. No game hog he, but a man well worthy of the name sportsman, We divided; Jim RK, anti Coarles R., with the setter, bearing slightly to the west; while Charlie M. and I, with the pup, went slightly eastward, We were in dense brush of from 2it, to 2.0. bin. high, with here and therea bush from 8 to 10ft, high and trees rather widely scat- tered, Suddenly whir, out wenta quailto myright, I turned quickly and had butasnap shot as he slipped around a big bush. I saw him pitch, but knew he was only wing-tipped. We searched diligently for him, but without success, as everything was as dry as powder and gave the dog no chance; it was some twenty minutes later when the reports to our left showed us Jim and Charles R, were onto them, We hailed to them and said we’d work toward the wagon and look elsewhere for birds, as we didn’t care to impose on our friend the station agent’s good nature, On meeting, we found Jim had one bird to his credit, while Charles R, had asked too much of his gun, the bird he shot at being out of range. We tried two more stubbles, the dogs working well, but failed to find birds. It then being nearly noon, we had lunch and stood westward for a couple of miles, Here again we hitched the horse and worked a couple of fields, We were just getting over a rail fence, the dogs to one side, when [ heard the report of a gun, saw what I supposed to bea large hawk pitch to the ground, and at the same instant friend Jim took a tumble from the fence and fell headlong into the sweet- est tangle of green cat briers you’d wish to see, In an instant up he came, smiling, his face and handsscratched, but with a look of wonderful satisfaction on his face; and why not? He had killed his first partridge (grouse) in a thoroughly sportsmanlike manner. We hurried for- ward and found the grouse to be a male and one of the largest ’d seen in some time, We shook hands with Jim, heartily congratulating him, and told him there were two things unusual in his case: one being that it very sel- dom happens that a person kills the first grouse he ever fires at; and second, it was not considered absolutely nec- essary for a man to turn a back somersault and shoot be- tween his legs. Jim certainly was happy, and showed it; but turning to me he said, ‘‘Jay, there’s one thing would make me feel better,” Being asked what, he answered, “To have seen you kill him)!” , Now, what do you think of that for generosity? I’m afraid not many of us who lay claim to the name of aero are up to it, It’s a pretty high standard, friends, We walked on a short distance further and came toa cider mill—one of the old-time kind— wandered around, and finally cams across one of the women folks, who showed us where to find the best cider. Charlie M, syphoned it into a measure and handed us each a glassful, when we drank to Jim’s further success and another one to ourown. We were by this time in a comparatively hilly country, with wild wastes of pasture land here and there, patches of woods, and again stubble and meadow. Starting once more, we crossed the road and walked through an old orchard. When halfway through I was startled by the report of a gun, and turned in time to see Charles R. with a grin on his fat, roguish face; he had shot at a cottontail just as it was going through a fence, but failed to connect. ‘lll get the next one if I get a ghost of a show, you can bet a dollar,” said he, We laughed; but sure enough, in the very next field up jumped another, only to be stopped by a clever shot from Charles, to his evident satisfaction, We separated once more. Cnarlie M,, the pup and I started tarough the corner of a field over the fence, and had just got in the road when I saw what looked to me like a pariridge silently disappearing among the trees. I asked Uharlie if he had seen it, and he said he thought he had caught a glimpse of a partridge, but wasn’t sure. The trees through which the bird flew formed a hedge of from 50 to 1U0rt. across, and ran parallel with the road, and there were open fields on the other side, We decided to shoot even if the bird aruse outof range, 80 a5 to make him lie close the next time, I kept the road, while Charlie M, and the pup searched the woods. Before long I heard a shut and Charlie reported the bird as huying flushed some ten rods ahead. Finding the bird so wild, | went well along the road to wrere a cart path intersected it leading into one of the fields. I took a stand here and made up my mind at least to burn some gunpowder if she triea to run across the road. Soon I heard Charlie working his.way through the trees, when with a whir up went the partridge from among the bush and trees on the opposite side from where I expected her tostart. I yota momentary glimpse of her form disap- pearing, took a snap shot and had the satisfaction of see- ing her strike with a thump in the open fisid on the other side, and roll over, but to my utter astonishment take winy again instantly, when she gave me a somewhat bet- ter shot, and with the second barrel I succeeded in finally stopping her, Delighted as I was at killing the partridge, nevertheless 4 FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan 2, 1897, 5 it was a disappointment tome not to haye had the pup have a chance of pointing or trailing her, Charlie came up and after letting the pup nose the bird for a moment I stowed it away in my pocket. Charlie was wonderfully pleased at my good fortune and acknowledged that he was about getting disgusted at our hard luck in not find- ing more birds, for he knew they were plentiful there- abouts, but couldn’t seem to find them. We s00n came up to Jim and Charles R., who in fact were coming our way, thinking from our having fired three shots that we had found a bunch of quail. Jim was delighted when he learned of my getting a partridge. ~ We then started somewhat spread out toward the wagon, then distant about one and one-half miles. We went through some bits of woods and stubble, but failed to find abird, Ona nillside a bunny cottontail started from under my feet. I covered it foran instant, felt how easy it would have been to shoot, decided the little fellow wanted his life more than I wished to take it, and let him go. When within a short distance of the wagon, where we had arrived without any further luck, a rabbitslipped off through some rather heavy underbrush, making a somewhat difficult mark, a hasty sight, a bang, and poor bunny had rolled ina heap, It was now after 8 P. M., and our sum total of game killed was two partridges and two rabbits and one quail—among four persons and the day nearly gone, But we weren’t discouraged yet, Quail lead into the stubble about this time and feed until time to roost; and we were in hopes of running across them yet. So into the wagon we climbed, taking the dogs with us for a rest, and headed the old horse for home, intending to visit the stubbles that lay on our route. A. drive of a couple of miles brought us to the next stubble, and this not being a very extensive one Charlie M, alone got down from the wagon, and with the pup had worked well across it before the dog began to road on birds. Weclimbed down as quickly as possible, but before we had gotten half way the birds had flushed wildly a long gunshot ahead of the pup. Charlie managed to catch one as it was topping & bush, « The flock divided, some going north and the rest south. “We started after the birds that had gone north; here we Saw some very pretty work, roading and pointing, on the part of both dogs, but particularly the pup. We got three birds and made-a couple of misses, for the brush was very thick, Finally the pup began working on one and located it at the edge of the woods, Charlie M, and ‘Istood almost over the dog, and when the bird got up it hadn't got more than 10 or 15ft. south before it swung sharply to the north and west, We had both fired just as it turned, and consequently had shot ahead of it; then in our hurry to better matters both snapped at it, only to record a clear miss again. We looked at each other for a second in silence, when Charlie remarked, “Lll be darned,” when we both laughed, I now started for the wagon with the setter, Jim and Charlie R,, as I was anxious to catch the 6:28 train from Patchogue, as there was no train from Bellport to take me to the city that evening. Charlie M. said he would skirt the edge of the woods in the stubble with the pup and we could pick him up with the wagon a little further along; he was in hopes of finding another bird or two. We had gotten to the wagon and Charlie had worked -close to 1,000ft, south when he called to us and pointed to the: dog, who was standing rigid. We hastily loaded “again, hurried the horse to the nearest point, leav- ing him unhitched, and went on a run to where Charlie and the pup were. The pup looked over -his shoulder as much as to say, ‘“‘Well, are you here at last?” and began roading the birds, which were run- “ning by this time. We followed them some distance, when the dog left the field and went overinto the under- growth, where Charlie finally flushed them, He got one when they rose; and just then two started to swing across me; one fairly close, and the other considerably further. I pulled on the nearest and had the satisfaction of seeing him wilt, and looking hastily around for the other, saw it some 40yds. or more distant disappearing among the trees. I took a hasty snap at it, and felt if I didn’t hit I wasn’t far off, when Charles R. sung out, ‘‘Got it, by thunder!” The prettiest double of the season, Charlie M., said the same thing, but acknowledged afterward that he also had fired at the first bird, so we called honors easy, on it. To say I was pleased but faintly expresses it, ~ We drove now’ rapidly back to the hotel, where I had time to eat a little supper before Charlie M. was at the door with his fast mare, who took us in short order to Patchogué in time for the train, - I found that the-boys had tied their birds up with mine —to make it look decent, theysaid. Aftera hearty hand- shake, and expressing my thanks to Charlie M, and the boys for the pleasant day they had given me, I got aboard the train and was once more headed for the city and - work, me In summing up I found it had been a mighty pleasant day, and notwithstanding our hard luck in finding but few quail, a day that had been to me entirely satisfactory, and | think a fair bag for so near New York, considering the short time used. Next day I divided my birds among my friends, and set to work with renewed zest in consequence of my day’s outing. Jay DEE, ‘ _ A good story is told at the expense of a well-known Leominster sportsman; it runs something like this: A _ few days ago he and another fellow went gunning; while , walking side by side through a patch of woods they . flushed a large flock of quail. Both emptied their guns in short meter; a bird was seen to fall. The Leominster sportsman picked the quail up and claimed it, from the fact that he ‘always picked out his bird to shoot at when a flock went up;” the other fellow admitted that he “‘fired point blank into the bunch,” and as he had no means of knowing whether or not his shots took effect, laid no claim to the bird. * Meanwhile the dog scurried around and to the utter astonishment of the gunners retrieved four more dead quail, -‘All right,” said the other fellow, ‘‘if the bird tnat we saw fallis yours, these four must be mine,” and he straightway stowed them away in his game pocket,— Unknown Ha. _ The FOREST AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended jor ‘publication should reach us at the latest by Monday, and as much earlier as prasticable, HOLLAND.—IV. [Concluded from page 510.) Occasionally a few birds were found among the birches near where we left the team, but it was rare that we found more than two or three. Returning from, this cover, we take the first left-hand road and keep on about a mile, when we turn to the right and soon come to an old orchard on the right-hand side that is one of the most unlikely looking plac2s for woodcock that could well be imagined, Nothing but a few scraggy apple trees, plenty of rocks, both large and small, without a bush for cover, made of this an ideal spot for woodcock to shun, but they were here nevertheless, and I have often seen from six to ten birds flushed in the small space within these stone walls. Upon one occasion, when here with M-ssrs, Ashmun, Bowles and Sabin, we gathered in ten of the beauties, and as we finished at the corner next the road Mr, Ashmun sat down at alow p'ace in the wall, Mr. Sabin taking a seat near him on top of the wall and Mr. Bowles occupied that rock, while I stood just behind him leaning against that crooked ash tree, then scarcely big- ger than my arm. Mr, Ashmun was discussing with Sabin the reasons that induced the woodcock to tarry here, when Mr. Bowles, with a merry glance to me, whispered, “Yellow jackets,” and pointing to Sabin, around whom several of the pretty insects were buzzing, as calmly as he could awaited events. Some wise old duficr has put down in black and white that -‘it is the un- expected that happens.” When you disturb a yellow jacket’s nest itis not the ‘‘unexpected” that happens; therefore, as we expected, the fun soon began. Mr. Ashmun started the racket by jumping to his feet and giving a vigorous slap on his thigh, while Sabin, with three or four whacks at his legs, flopped off the wall squarely into the nest, from which the infuriated inhabitants swarmed around his ears in such numbers that he took t) his hee!s, and with wildly gyrating arms and heartfelt grunts he floun- dered over the stones and left us to our fate. Although Mr, Ashmun was decidedly busy in hitting out at the foe, he appeared to rather enjoy the general results, and I never heard so hearty a laugh from him as when, a moment later, Mr. Bowles’s wide open jaws came to- gether with a snap as he made a vicious whack at the back of his neck, and with a jump that would have done honor to an athlete he also deserted us, In the mean- time I had received a fair sample of what was going in the shape of a slight one under the ear and a full fledged one considerably lower down; but as I had, as quietly as was possible under the circumstances, mashed the tor- ments, I flattered myself that my companions had not noticed that | was more than a spectator; but that even- ing, after giving a circumstantial account of the affair to our friend, Mr. Herring, the safe manufacturer, who had called to spsnd the evening with us, Mr. Ashmun quietly remarked 1n his inimitable manner, ‘‘A well told tale, but our friend has omitted two very striking points, One you will find just under his right ear, and the other about eight inches below the belt, This last is a red-hot one if I am any judge of the workings of the human counte- nance,” After leaving ‘‘the orchard” we drive a short distancs to where the road turns sharp to the left. Hitching our team to the right-hand barway, we cross the road and are on the ground known as ‘‘the old place,” When or for what reason it obtained this patronymic all my researches failed to discover; it was a good old place, however, and many delightful hours have I passed among the boun- teous supply of woodcock and grouse that were nearly always to be found here, That tangled thicket of tall birches in the cover in front of us was then of young growth and a favorite spot, where we often enjoyed a rare bit of sport; while this open pasture to the right was then a dense alder thicket, where ‘‘eye of faith and finger of instinct” were very necessary adjuncts to successful sport. Bstween these two bits of cover, and extending for quitea distance along the lower edge, was a strag- gling growth of alders and birches, occasionally a dense patch a rod or two in extent, but generally open shooting clear down to the timber, whera we turn to the right along the gently sloping hillside among the witch hazel, always a capital place for birds. Up the ascent a few steps, just at the head of that little hollow, where you : see that large clump of witch haz3l, old Trump once came toa point, Mr. Ashmun took position on the south side, Mr, Sabin by the dog, and I stood on the north side in that open place. Mr. Sabin stepped in ahead of the dog, a brace of woodcock rose, one turning to the left past Mr. Ashmun, while the other went straight away, both of them collapsing at nearly the same instant. At the crack of the guns two more sprang, one came my way and the other to Mr. Ashmun. The old dog still held his point, and we proceeded to load. No sooner were ramrods returnel—for this was in the day of the muzzle-loader—than I moved forward a step or two, when, from the upper edge of the clump, three were flushed, Sabin making a beautiful double, while Mr, Ashmun doubled up the other. This we thought to be good work, seven birds from one point and all of them accounted for without a miss, as Mr, Ashmun well said, “Something to remember, with quickening pulse, when our shooting days are over.” Kindly fate vouch- safed me yet another souvenir of this red-letter day, that is still one of the chief treasures of memory’s store. We had beat out all the cover, except a small patch of alders just over the wall at the beginning of the dense alder thicket that I have previously mentioned, when Trump found a woodcock at the far edge of the patch, and Sabin went to him and flushed the bird, which came partly toward me, but turned at the edge of the thicket and went straight away. Just as I raised my gun a grouse— started by a rabbit dog in the woods to the left—came by like a winged thunderbolt. I did not see the msteor until it was about crossing the line of the woodcock, but as soon as [ caught a glimpse of it, with an inspiration born of my great love for the royal bird, I threw my gun well ahead and cut loose; then again covering the woodcock, I let drive and both birds struck the ground alniost at the same instant. The memory of this day doubtless adds much of luster to the halo which surrounds the pleasant spot, but other days of most enjoyable sport also have their share in the pleasant emotions that swell my heart as often, very often, upon the pinions of thought I again revisit the well-remembered slopes and shady nooks of the dear old place. After working ever this cover we return to the team, * worth hearing, I asked him, ‘*What luck?” and passing through the barway just to the left of the horses’ heads we follow the old road down the hill until we come to the reservoir, or rather to an arm of it that forms a little bay, surrounded for the most part with quite a growth of weeds. Atthe upper end of the bay on that little knoll there was then a scattering growth of birches and witch hazel, and we usually found three or four birds there, while the border of the bay often held a number of grouse, Beating out this cover down to where the bay joins the reservoir, we turned sharp to the left and worked out all the cover, finishing it at the alder thicket close by the team, generally picking up a few woodcock and a grotise or two. Once when here with Messrs. Patten and Sabin we drove Mr, Kin- ney’s horse old Isaac, a staid old fellow, perfectly trust- worthy in every respect, at least so Mr, Kinney said. Just as we were about to return through the barway to the team a grouse started from the cover below us and flew back along the south edge. Sabin and Patten went for the bird, while I took the team to meet them at the top of the hill. When I arrived there Isaw a large hawk coming directly to me, and as le was passing over I cut him down; then the fun commenced, abt least it was fun for the spectators, so far as I could judge from the ill timed shouts of laughter that I heard above the roar and clatter of steady old Isaac and the big farm wagon, as at breakneck speed we fairly fi-w down the steep and crooked road, and it was not until we had rattled over the bridge and struck the deep sand that I succeeded in mod- erating the wild speed of the perfectly trustworthy Sir Isaac. Casting a retrospective glance over the scene of action, I noted, without a particle of surprise, that with the exception of myself there was absolutely nothing remaining in the wagon, not even a feather; but scattered in picturesque groups all along the road were the various articles that made up our cargo, while at the top of the hill were my two friends, still in convulsions, Sabin mak- ing ridiculous signals with our best blanket, while Patten was insanely waving the hawk above his head, and both making such a hideous racket that it was all that I could do to keep old Isaac—and small blame to him—from jumping into the pond, We have now explored all the principal woodcock covers in this immediate vicinity; there aré, however, many little nooks and corners scattered along the differ- ent highways and byways that were capital places to pick up a bird or two, and well worth looking over when, as it sometimes happened, the main covers were not quite _ up to the mark, Two such covers I must not forget. Across the road from the house just at the top of the first rise was a sparse growth ot witch haz2l where I have frequently gathered in two or three birds before breakfast, and just south of this, down by the brook below the Butterworth cover, is quite a growth of alders at the edge of the woods, which was also a sure place to find a stray bird or two, and nearly always one or more grouse could be found, Oae morning upon my return from this locality I met Mr, Kinney at the door and told him where I had been, when he remarked that the only time he ever went bird hunt- ing was several years before down near the brook, Judg- ing from the twinkle of his eye that there was something Well,” said he, ‘I had mowed the brush after haying, and along in the fall when there came a good dry time I went down there armed with arake and began to put the brush in piles ready to burn, I had been at work a short time when I saw a flock of quail flying toward me, and I kept perfectly quiet and they lit within 4ft. of me, and were out of sight in an instaht under a few scattered brush and leaves; but I knew that they were there, as many as twenty of them, for I saw them light. I had nothing but the rake, and I made up my mind that I would whack it down upon them and’ get at least half a dozen; but just then a happy thought struck me, and I made up my mind to take hold of the skirts of my coat and throw myself right on top of them and catch the entire lot. So I braced myself, meantime thinking that we would have seven of them—one api+ce for the family—on toast, and the others [ could give away, as I had read that, although quail on toast is nice, too mich of itis too much. So, as 1 had them ali disposed of and was good and ready, I made my spring, and with coat tails well spread to take them all in I landed equarely on top of the little brush heap.” ‘‘Well,” said I, as he came to a full stop and drew a long breath, ‘‘thow many did you get?” With a queer look and most expressive roll of his eye he said, “Well, I didn’t haye any to give away and none of us had any on toast, nor have I seen a single feather of one of them since; but,” added he, ‘‘I’'ll tell you what I did get, Istuck a stub in my side which laid me up ‘most a month, and ever since that time I can’t bear quail on toast.” Such was Holland in the good old times, and pleasant memories of the glorious days enjoyed in the well re- membered and dearly loved spot will remain while life shall last to cheer my waking hours and bless my slum- bers with blissful visions of rarest sport. Although the chief attraction of this beautiful resort has in a great measure taken flight to other scenes, there is still left to the sportsman a fair share of the once beautiful supply of game; and if he be a lover of nature in its rugged wild- ness, and can enjoy the peaceful, calm and quiet beauty of woodland slope and sylvan dell, the weird music of babbling brook, and the restful calm of the still waters, there is yet left to him a wondrous store of rarest gems, adorned with nature’s choicest setting, spread before him at every turn with lavish hand, pleasing the most fastid- ious eye with picturesque beauty, and soothing the troubled spirit with balm more potent than most favored town or proudest city can boast. SHADOW, At Chipmunk Lodge. : From his summer cabin on the Platte, thirty miles | from Denver, Mr. Wm, N. Byers last summer sent us the charming picture which is reproduced on page 5, Iteis from a photograph by Mrs, W. F. Robinson. The chip- munk, a wild one, had from association become trustful of humankind, as chipmunks are quite ready to do if their confidence be not betrayed, The photograph isa clever bit of amateur work with the camera, | The Forrst AND STRBAM is put fo press each week on Tuesday Correspondence intended for publicution should reach us at the latest by Monday, and as much earlier as practicable. , Jo Jan, 2, 1897,] giiutnyal History. - TRADE RATS AND COYOTES. BY FLORENCE A. MERRIAM, Onz of the animals one hears most about in the San Francisco Mountain region of Arizona is the “‘trade rat,” an original character noted for strong commercial pro- clivities. His one idea of happiness seems to be to trade, He helps himself to whatever takes his fancy, provided it is not too big for him to handle, but with scrupulous hon- _esty he brings back something to replace it. From some points of view his trades may not be quite fair, but they - seem to satisfy the consciente of the rat, The log house wheres I boarded during the summer had an outdoor cel- lar excavated in the side of the hill a few rods away, and almost every day when the ranchman’s wife went out _ there she found freshly cut goldenrod or lupin blossoms scattered on the cellar floor, a spray here and a spray there, brought in trade for such useless articles as a lemon, or the cord by which the butter pail was hung. Some- times the rats come into the house at night and carry off towels and socks, replacing them with valuable pine chips and cones, The ranchman thought they had no object in their col- lections, but traded just for mischief, and brought in any- thing that was handy for them, although he considered them ‘‘partial to lupins when they make their trades,” He once took up a floor and found the whole space be- tween the ground and the boardi—a space Gin, to 12in, deep, under a room 14ft, square—filled in tight withlupin. Hetold me of his surprise, *T took up one board and found quite a wad of it,” he said, as he sat down beside the kitchen stove. “7 didn’t expect to find any more, but as I took up the boards I found it -covered the whole floor, packed in tight between the joists and close up to the floor; you couldn’t have wad- ded ig in there as tight with your hands; there was all as much as a good sized haycock, over 100\lbs. of good cured hay lupins, not disturbed, no leaves eaten off. I didn’t see them at it, but I know it was their work, They might haye put it in to eat and then been ketched,” he con- cluded. While the rats were storing Jupins under the floor they came into the cabin and piled the fireplace full of trash—chips, cones, papers and rags —carrying away beans, blocks of matches and whatever lay around in the bunks—even old suspenders and buttons, Atnighthe could hear them “come draggin’ those weeds across the ceiling,” _In the camps of the men who were chopping railroad ties—the tie chop- pers’ camps—the ranchman had often seen the rats. H3 said: ‘I've saen them sneak in. They’re cunning and sly. They'd come and - lay down what they had in their mouths and look around to recon- noiter. They have avery intelligent look when they come to look around, and if they thought their way was clear they’d grab up what they had and run, Sometimes they’d cruise round the boxes. They’d carry out anything except what they’d brought in—a darning needle with thread in it, spools of thread, bits of candle, pipes, pens, and I’ye found a package of coffee out in the middle o£ the room and could see where they had hold of it with their teeth. “During the time they were annoying us so much they were making a pile down in the bottom of the cupboard— chips, stems of dry weeds and twine. We had nothing in the cabin they’d eat, you know; they did it just for mischief, They’d just come to ransack round and carry away trinkets. They took a pack of cards and put it among their trash, “They never destroyed books or papers and never injured anything in any way—just piled it up, Some- times they’d make a pile as big as a bushel basket—pile it upinaheap. They'll take anything they can carry when they get one of their trading streaks.” : ' The rats seem to be particularly fond of anything that glistens, such as nails, razors and spoons. One of the ranchwomen told me she had found neariy 200 bright metal cartridges up in the hay mow, whers the rats had deposited them in a mat of cotton and gunnysack. She spoke of their habit of moving things, One of her friends had been kept awake nights by their trundling the Eindlings from one part of the fioor to another, and a Colorado woman she had known had had a whole baking of cookies carried from the kitchen table up on the can- vas that was stretched under the peak of the roof. Wood rat is another name for trade rat, and the kind we had about the mountain does not occur outside of the the timber. Jn the cedar woods our farmer had found rats’ piles made of dry cedar boughs, cedar bark, Spanish daggers, handsful of juniper berries and pinon cones, and assured me that “they never miss a cone of any kind,” A Texas neighbor told me he had seen nests of the desert rat made of cactus and Spanish bayonets, Trade rats, rabbits, prairie dogs, badgers and antelope were the only mammals I saw while at Mount Wing Ranch; but coyotes had been plenty in the neighborhood a few years before. The farmer’s wife told me she had heard the dogs barking at dusk one night, and on going to the door found three wolves standing by the barn, The ranchman came in while his wife was talking, and broke in: _ “They used to come round here and howl—they’d set up cackling like an old hen, and just bark and bark, To hear one you’d think there was a whole drove of them. They are great for makin’ a noise—barkin’, especially before a storm and during a storm.” -When I asked if they had ever done any harm, as farm work was not pressing that morning, the ranchman took off his hat and sat down good-naturedly to tell me what he could remember of his experiences with the wolves, He began: FOREST AND STREAM. 5 ‘We used to miss our pigs when they were a month or six weeks old, and one day when I was carrying on the piling business I come out to the ranch and the hogs were up here, and I rode along, and as I got on to the rise where that black stump is,” pointing out of the window toward the pasture fence, ‘‘I saw one of the old hogs chase a coyote, I thought it was a dog first, and stopped to see, Then I saw another coyote and the other hog after him,’ Two coyotes commonly work together, it is said, one to decoy the guardian of the young while the other does the stealing, “The little pigs was scart,” the ranchman went on, “and they stood themselves up in a little pyramid pile while the old hogs was chasing the coyotes away. One coyote would come up and the hog would chase him, but the coyote would keep a-going to get the hog away from the pigs; bother and tease him to get him away. The other coyote would be dodgin’ round close where the pigs wete. Then the coyote that was furthest off he run and skipped by his hog and run as fast as he could forthe pile of pigs and got one. By the time the wolves.killed the pig, the old hogs were back after them, but they maneuvered round till one got the pig and dragged it off, Then the old hogs went after the other little pigs and took them to the hill,” ‘‘Have you ever seen the wolves chase a calf?” I asked the ranchman, “Seen them?” he ejaculated, “I’ve seen them right there on that flat,” pointing to the meadow below the house, “There were two coyotes andacow andacalf, The PHoro sy Mrs. W. F. Rosrnson. AT CHIPMUNK LODGE. coyotes would both rush up together and the cow would take after one and he’d run off, and while she was chas- ing that one the other one would slip up and kill the calf, If a coyote attacks one cow with a calf, when she sets up a-bawlin’ ali the cows within sight or hearing will come to the rescue, all bawlin’ and bellerin’ to drive you crazy.” The cowboys are greatly troubled by coyotes and the farmer explained the reason by saying: ‘You know the cowkoys here take a cow’s hide and slit it up into strips and twist up a lariat for lassoing, and put a drag hon- doo—a block of rawhide or wood—on the end, They picketed their horses out with them years ago when things was new, and often had their horses cut loose at night, The coyotes never bother rope, but I’ve seen raw- hide lariats cut up into short pieces by them as slick and smooth as if cut witha knife, Hverybody always looks out for his lariats when they are off on theranges, A coyote would slip right up and cut them. I’ve been told of it by a great many horse men and haye heard of it out in the deserts here,” ““They’re a sneakin’ animal,” the ranchman declared, stroking his beard, and then went on to tell his experi- ences around the sheep camps. “If they get round the bed ground thésheep will bunch up. I had a bunch of sheep, about 2,400, on the desert near the Grand Cafion, The coyotes was thick there. You could hear them bark- in’ in eyery direction, such gangs of them all barking and howling at the same time, On a dark night like this they’d make night hideous. We were doctorin’ the sheep for the scab.and had them all in a corral, and at night could hear them surging back and forth from one side to the other, The sheep men say coyotes never get inside a corral to get the sheep, but get close to the outside, When they get inside an inclosure they haven’t much show to get out with anything—they’re a sensible animal, But they’re awful bold in the daytime when the sheep are outintheherd, They'll run up to one and cut its throat, Then there’s a grand scatterin’,” he concluded, as he reached for his hat and went out to hitch the bucking broncho, [There are people who have grave doubts about the honesty of the trade rat, and this doubt expresses itself in one of the names given to the animal—camp robber. Other names are mountain rat and bush-tailed rat, In the Rocky Mountains this species is regarded with deep hatred on account of its trading or stealing proclivities, It will take anything, from a cartridge—as Miss Merriam says—to a butcher Enife, from a needle toa tin plate, hen a family of these animals take up their abode in a house, the practice of the ranchman is to stop work and hunt them until he has Killed them all. ] The Forrest anb STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday, and as much earlier as practicable, RANGE OF THE PRONGHORN ANTELOPE IN 1896, IN response to my request to readers of FoREST AND STREAM for notes on the [distribution of the pronghorn antelope, which was printed in FormsT anD STREAM of Oct, 3 with a provisional map, I have received a number of letters which add several localities to those earlier given, and extend the range of this species beyond what I gave it on the west and on the south, I bring up the matter again at this time in order to thank my corre- spondents for their kindness, to print the revised map, and to repeat my request to readers of FOREST AND STREAM to send me any notes on the range of the prong- horn. Prof, L, V. Pirsson, of Yale University, in 1896 ob- served antelope along thestage road between Fort Benton and Lewistown, Mont., and about ten miles out and south from Fort Benton in the open country between Fort Ben- ton and the Highwood Mountains. These antelope stood quietly and watched the passing of the stage at about "5 or 100yds. A tame antelope was seen at a ranch on the south side of Judith Mountains, not far from Fort McGin- nis. He was caught in that country and reared there, There are still a considerable number of antelope in that country east of Cone Butte and Black Butte, and they were hunted there thissummer. The animals spoken of as seen were observed in July and August, 1896. In 1894 antelope were seen by Prof, Pirsson in the open broken country south of the Highwood Mountains and in the bad lands of Arrow Creek. There are no doubt still some there, In 1893 antelope were seen in the open country between the South Fork of Smith River and the head of Shield’s River, a trib- utary of the Yellowstone. Prof. Pirsson concludes by stating that ‘‘In the central part of Montana, namely the Judith Basin country and contiguous parts, the antelope still has a wide but very sparse. distribution. They are not very plenty anywhere, and travel a good deal. The general sentiment of the cattle men is against killing them, and I am inclined to be- lieve that it will be some time before they are entirely exterminated there,” Mr. C, L. Herrick, in reply to an inquiry from me asking him for de- tails concerning a statement made in a paper which he published in 1892 in the Bulletin of the Minnesota Geo- logical Survey, in which he stated that the antelope formerly occurred in southwestern Minnesota, very kindly wrote me as follows: “I can only say that during a personal ex- amination of the southwestern part of Minnesota in 1886 or so I found ’ settlers agreed that the antelope form- erly ranged considerably east of the Big Stone Lake region, and probably nearly to Lake Shetek, I have no data and cannot at this distance of time and place refer to the person from whom the information was re- ceived.” Lake Shetek is in Murray county and not more than forty miles from the boundary line between Iowa and Minnesota, If the antelope ever actually ranged as far as Lake Shetek on that parallel, it is altogether prob- able that at the same time they were found in Iowa as well. As against this, however, I may quote paragraphs written me by Mr. Orin Belknap, of the State of Wash- ington, in which he says: ‘‘My father moved to Potta- wottamie county, Iowa, twenty-five miles east of Council Bluffs, in the spring of 1854, forty-two years since, No trace or tradition of the antelope was ever found by us at any point east of the Missouri River, and I am inclined to doubt their existence at any point in Iowa, I remember very distinctly how the starch was taken out of my boy- ish ambition when, Tom Sawyer like, I struck a boy from Council Bluffs who coolly informed me that across the Missouri, in Nebraska, where he had hunted with -his uncle, there were animals entirely different from the deer, called antelope, harder to hunt, swifter, had to be flagged, etc. ‘Another thing, too, you will remember, the grass on the Iowa prairies was double the height of buffalo grass on the Nebraska plains, and the antelope never seemed to like the tall grass, Of course there is a tradition that buffalo grass once grew on the right bank of the Missis- sippi, and if this is true it is quite probable that the prong- horn flourished there; but that must have been long ere my time.” Inquiry among two or three people who traveled across Towa in 1855 shows that they have no memory of having seen antelope, and the question of their existence in Toney use be left doubtful until further evidence is ob- tained, Mr. W. RK. Hall, of Nebraska, has kindly given me some notes in regard to the existence in northeastern Col- orado and western Nebraska of the antelope at the present time. He sends me a marked map and says, ‘That they are still ranging around the cross marked in northeastern Colorado, I had ocular proof no later than May this year, having seen two bunches, one of six, the other of nine, Those of northwest Nebraska I have not seen lately, but have information from sources which I con- sider as reliable that they are still there. It is estimated that there are in the neighborhood of 200 in this section,” Mr, C. W, Evers, of Ohio, advises me that he saw ante- lope during the month of February, 1896, in Texas, in the western part of Pecoscounty. This carries the range about two degrees of latitude further south than shown on the first map. Mr, Evers says, ‘‘First we saw about daybreak from the train a single individual, a large buck, He ran near the train in fleeing, and but for his white hips and the peculiar jump or canter I should have al- most been deceived into the belief that it was a deer in the misty morning gray. A passenger fired a revolver from the window, and the brute changed its course at ones. Ten miles or so further on I saw far away a bunch of seven antelope near the foot of a bluff, These also took to their heels at the report of a revolver, and their bobbing white sterns reminded me of other days on the _ Little Missouri in Dakota,” FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan. 2, 1897, t fl INDIAN TERR) | PROVISIONAL MAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE ANTELOPE IN 1896. As amended Jan. 2, 1897. The range ts indicated by the black dots. Mr, C. H, Blanchard, of western Utah, gives me a local- ity south of the western part of Salt Lake, in Utah. He says: ‘‘This spring I was interested in an expedition that went out on the desert to examine a deposit formed by an extinct geyser, and from which now flow warm springs, This deposit is about thirty-five miles northwest of Oasis, Millard county, Utah. The gentleman told me that he saw two bunches of antelope, one of six, the other of eight, by actual count; and he was told by the man who drove the team, and who had been familiar with the country out there as a cowboy for years, that there must be at least 100 antelope in that vicinity, They are very wild, and my informant told me they could not get within what would be considered shooting distance of them, although they had no suns with them.” ‘ Mr. Ripley Hitchcock, of New York, writes me that he believes that there are still plenty of antelope in Arizona. He says: ‘In 1883 I was camping in the San Francisco forest in northern Arizona, and hunting antelope. The forests are very open, as you know, and there are many natural parks where the antelope found food. They were then very abundant, and as that country is not very thickly settled, I cannot believe that the antelope have been entirely killed off in 1896.” Confirmatory of this opinion is an article in the Los Angeles Daily Times of Aug, 15, 1895, which says: ‘Herds of 50 or 100 antelope are still easily met with on the grassy foothills of the White Mountains, They are quite timid.” This article purports to be written by some one who is familiar with the antelope at the present time. Mr. Lester B. Hartman, of Oregon, writes me that dur- ing this summer he found antelope quite plenty, having seen several hundred in two days, on the Pumice Stone Desert at the head of the North Fork of the Umpqua River, south of Diamond Peak, in that State. The ante- lope which inhabit this desert during the summer go down into the Upper Deschutes Valley to winter. Mr, Hart- man advises me that antelope are also abundant in the open country about Stein’s Mountain in southwestern Oregon, Dr. C, Hart Merriam’s records for Oregon are given be- low and are shown on the amended map printed with this, Dr. Merriam remarks ina letter to me: “I have no doubt that the antelope still occurs in California, both on the Mohave Desert and on the Oolorado Desert, though none of our men have visited these localities dur- ing the past year.” Daring a recent trip to the West, at which time I spent some weeks in Wyoming and Montana, I passed through Nebraska and Dakota, and made some few observations and inquiries with regard to this species, In Wyoming, in the bend of the Piatte, I saw, in one day, I think 1.000 antelope. They were exceedingly tame and I openly rode within 20 or 30yds. of a dozén or fifteen different in- dividuals. I had nu gun, as I was riding for stock, and used no caution in approaching the antelope. They are used to feeding among horses and cattle and see range riders frequently, and besides this they were just bunch- ing up into the winter herds, If I had wishea to, I could have easily gotten a wagon load of them in aday. As it was, I did not fire a shot. In southwestern South Dakota and in northeastern Wyoming, south and west of the Black Hills, there are still some antelope, though they are very wild and only sparsely distributed. Hast of Tongue ‘River, between that and Powder River, there are also a few, I repeat my request to any reader of the paper familiar with the range of this animal, to give me any notes that he may have on it for the years 1895 and 1896 GEO, BIRD GRINNELL, In FoREST AND STREAM for Oct, 3, 1896, Dr. George Bird Grinnell published an interesting article on the pres- ent distribution of the antelope, accompanied by a map showing the localities at which the animal is known to have been observed during the present year. Such data as those here recorded are of the utmost im- portance to naturalists, and it goes without saying that the more complete such records are, the more valuable. As stated by Dr, Grinnell, we have a general knowledge of the general facts of distribution of the large game ani- - mals of North America, but when one attempts to com- pile the available information he finds very little of posi- tive character which will enable him to map out the range of any particular species for a particular period— much legs for a particular year. Since our large game is becoming less and less common each year, since many kinds have already disappeared from vast areas over which they formerly roamed, and since the areas now inhabited by the different species are shrinking with appalling rapidity, Forest AND STREAM could hardly have taken any step of more permanent value to the science of natural history than the step it has taken in attempting to ascertain and record exact data on their present limits of distribution. It is hoped that all persons who can contribute additional informa- tion will do so, in order that the records may be made as complete as possible. It would seem to be worth while to ask for specific information in advance of publishing each article, in order to make such article as full as may be at the outset. With a view to completing the antelope map already published, I hereby contribute my mite, In July, August and September of the present year (1896) I found ante- lope in greater or less abundance in Arizona, Oregon and the Province of Assiniboia in Canada, In addition to my personal observations a few notes are contributed by my assistants, Vernon Bailey, HE, A. Preble and Clark P. Streator. In each case the initials of the observer are added to the record. RECORD OF ANTELOPE IN 1896, Arizona: San Francisco Mountain region, early July— H, M ‘Oregon: Steen Mountains, July 23—C. H, M.; Guano Creek, twenty-one seen July 30—C. H. M, and V, B; Paulina_Creek, small bunch seen Aug, 28—C, H. M.; Upper Des Chutes River, three seen in woods near the crossing at East Fork, Aug. 27—C. H. M. and V, B.; Curry’s Spring on Silver Creek, between Prineville and Harney, end of June—V, B. and E. A. P; Catalow Val- ley, middle of July—C. P. 8.; Barren Valley, Malhuer county, Aug. 10—C. P.S.; Tuamtum Lake, Harney county, Aug, 22-29, common—C, P. 8.; Honey Creek, Lake county, June 25-July 83—C, P. 8S. Nevada: Noted at Deep Hole, Flowing Springs and Badger, 4 the northwest corner of Nevada, May 13-June _Assiniboia: Between Swift Current and Lake Chaplin, three bunches of antelope seen Sept. 26—C. H. M. and Y, B. C, Hart Marrim, REMNANTS OF INSTINCT. INSTINCT may he broadly defined as an unreasoning prompting to action, and is a quality possessed by ani- mate nature in its wild state. It is true that the mental operations of wild animals sometimes approach very close to reasoning, but it is certain that most of their actions are governed by that keener and finer sense known as instinct. In proportion, however, as a wild creature becomes tame it loses this subtle faculty, is less alert to danger, grows more dependent, and after a few generations changes not only its character, but also its physical structure. The wary wildfowl of the Orient becomes the dull, clumsy bird of the barnyard; the sly denizen of the trackless mountains degenerates into the witless sheep, and the swift and clean-cut steed of the desert becomes the plodding, heavy-limbed cart horse, Nevertheless I firmly believe that the old instinct is never entirely lost, and that on occasion it reasserts itself in spite of centuries of repression. The little dog that runs snapping at the heels of the cow seems to inspire that huge animal with a panic, Why? Thecow could kick the dog’s brains out or toss him over the fence with her horns, Is it not because of an hereditary dread brought down through long genera- tions from the time when all wild horned cattle were the prey of coursing wolves, to which this cur’s ancestry could readily be traced? There is little of the deer or wolf left in these creatures, but the old instinct of flight and pursuit has never been fully eradicated, This same dog, having more food than he can eat, still furtively buries his bone. Sometimes he digs it up again, but more frequently he does not, and this habit is per- . haps a relic of that old instinct of self-preservation, “the firat law of nature,” which prompted his wild progenitor to secrete a partof the spoils of the chase against the time of need. Four-footed as well as two-footed hunters have their unsuccessful days, and it behooves them to know where they can find a cold lunch to sustain life, Most of us have noticed that on certain windy Noyem- ber days some strange excitement suddenly seizes the domestic fowls. They squawk and hop and run about, extending their wings as if about to fly. What does this grotesque exhibition mean, and what prompts this lame and impotent attempt to do something out of the ordi- nary line? Simply, I imagine, the fact that certain wild- fowl a thousand years ago used to emigrate about this. time of the year, and their degenerate descendants are. suddenly touched with a spark of the same old intelli. gence. But it is only a glimmer of inspiration, and the.. abortive attempt to quit the earth and cleave the upyer- air leaves them more dejected than before, If given an opportunity, however, it often happens. that- tame creatures relapse, to a certain extent, into. 3. wild, state. Gilbert White noticed that, if left to themselves, | tame fowls soon learn to roost as high as their wild ances-- tors did, although the necessity for this pregaution no. longer exists. It is worth noting in this connection that, although tame things do occasionally revert toa wild state, wild creatures never voluntarily become tame. * The farmer’s boy, driving his cows home through the: dusk, sometimes sees the sheep preparing to lie down for: the night, and it is certainly a very interesting process... The father of the flock trots round them, driving them, closer and closer together, until they are a solid mass,, - into which he finally insinuates bimself. When they are. all down it will be noticed that those on the outside all have their heads pointing outward, presenting a circle of: watchfulness, so that the approach of danger from any; point would be quickly discovered. Now all this occurs: in regions where large predatory animals have long been, extinct. and such wariness is uncalled for. It is there- fore but an inherited instinct, and all the more remark— able on that account, | t f The chicken hatched ‘and raised in the city coop, that never saw a hawk or owl, scurries for cover when a pi- geon flies overhead, Tne new-born colt exhibits as much fear of man as if its dam had never known a whip or rein, The sow deserts her pen previous to giving birth to her pigs, and makes a nest for herself in some out-of-the- way place, carrying straw and leavesin her mouth for the purpose, just as the wild hogs do. The domestic turkey once a year quits the farm buildings and seeks some wild, secluded spot in which to lay her eggs and raise her brood. It would be easy to multiply instances of this outcropping of instinct in all the domestic creatures, But the most interesting manifestation of this subtle. sense is in man himself. There comes a time in every- boy’s life when he wants to live in caves, and subsist on. what he can catch or kill or dig from the ground; to play: Indian and talk in some half-coherent jargon. He feels: a prompting to turn wild and savage, just as the par- tridge hatched under a hen and brought up with his do- mestic fellows is always ready to fly away to the waods and be free again; or just as the bees will swarm and leave the hive to seek a home in some maple or basswood, forgetting they were ever tame bees. Who shall say what primitive influences are at work upon the boy in these days spent in the woods and fields. And when the boy becomes the man, what then? I believe that in hunting and fishing there is something be- sides the sport itself that lures us, It is not the mere pleasure of killing, it is not the admiration of our friends when the well-filled bag or*basket is displayed, not the breath of the woods, nor the sights which please the eye, that, alone or collectively, draw us—aye, drive us—to the forest and brook with gun and rod. It is the instinct born within us—old as our oldest ancestors—of taking life to sustain life. The conditions have changed and we are no longer our own providers; but this instinct is still with us, and lends an earnestness and tenacity of purpose to that which we call sport, but which to primitive man was a matter of life and death. To hunt and fish is to get back to first principles, and a man is never nearer a savage than when on the track of game. How he adapts himself to his surroundings, sheltering himself behind rocks and trees, stealing along silently, peering this way and that; crafty, relentless, absorbed, alert. For the time being he has become a wild thing; instinct takes the. place of reason, and the hereditary craving is satisfied, Is it all a fancy, or have we still in us a residuum of old’ savagery which can only besatisfied by the fierce delighta: of the chase and the shedding of blood? ‘S; ABRTHUR F ‘RICE, ‘AN, 2, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 7 Antelope and the Great Storm.. WE are permitted to print some extracts from a private letter written by Dr, Edward L., Munson, of Fort Assin- aboine, Montana, which show, among other things, how - the bitter cold weather of the autumn and early winter has affected the antelope in northern Montana, Dr. Munson says: “The snow and intensely cold weather have made antelope—never seen here in years— a drug on the market. A competent observer told me that between Havre and Glasgow, 125 miles, there were probably 40,000 antelope in Mild River bottom alone, a bunch every half mile. Every ranch has two or three hanging up, and in Havre they were stacked up in front of the market like cord wood. One man killed fifteen in tenminutes; another got twenty-seven in a morning; an- other, twenty-two in a day. The Indians are killing- them by the thousands over the Fort Beck and Fort Bel- knap reservations to the east of here, They have evi- dently drifted south from a long distance, probably from the Sascatchewan, country, and few would have gone back had not the weather become warmer. Nothing like this has ever been known here. There are plenty of deer within reach of the post, but no one has gone for them.” Game Bag and Gun. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. A Question in Cookery. Cuicaeo, Il., Dec. 19.—To-night about 10 o’clock, when I went down to my club, L asked the cook, or rather tbe cookess, for it was a girl, to broil me a chop, As I leaned carelessly over the counter I noticed the cook, cookee or cookess, whatever title suits her, put the chop on top of a long iron slab which rested over the gasoline fire and which served as a stove top to carry all sorts of cooking vessels, from a frying-pan to a tea kettle. I asked the girl whether that was going to be a broiled chop or a fried chop, and she seemed to be puzzled by my question, “Oh, I guess it’s a broil,” said she, the way we make a broil.” ‘‘But the fire never touched it,” said I. “That's so,” said she, ‘‘I guess it must be a fry,” “But no butter ever touched it,” said I, s ‘That’s so,” said she, ‘‘I never thought of that. I don’t know whatitis.” I have been thinking it over since then, and I can’t tell what it was either. But it reminds me of all sorts of good chops, different from this one, which I have seen cooked flat down on the coals out of doors, And think- ing of those makes me rebellious, Sometimes I almost think I would rather live where they cook things flat down on the coals than at my club. A Sporting Mayor. Mayor Swift, of Chicago, is a red-hot sport. He goes to Wisconsin and Florida, and all sorts of places, and comes back and tells bigger stories than anybody about fish and game, His honor is just back from East Florida, where he had a successful trip after alligators and other shell- fish. Others of the party, all of whom are of Chicago, were: Judge Kohlsaat, Corporation Counsel Beale, Health Commissioner Kerr, G, H. Wheeler, S. B, Raymond, John C, Spry, Clay Mark and D. F. Flannery, and Assistant Chief of Police Ross. Mortality among Small Fish, There was this week a singular instance of the fatality which sometimes attends small fish. The’ whole shore of Lake Michigan for nearly half a mile just off Lincoln Park was lined with dead minnows, which appeared to have died in untold thousands, from cause unknown, though probably from getting too near the Chicago River. Thousands and thousands of sea gulls came in upon the shore and fed upon the dead fish, making a wild and up- roarious scene of it all. Ptarmigan In Chicago. T append from a local daily paper a review of the South ‘Water street game market, from which it appears that ptarmigan are among the delicacies of the season, though we may be allowed to doubt whether they came from Nova Scotia, ; “White ptarmigan or grouse from Nova Scotia, and mountain quail from the Rockies, are among the Christ- mas novelties in the game line which South Water street men have on sale this year. The ptarmigan are a rarity, and only one importation will be made this season, The birds are plump and beautiful from their diet of spruce buds and tender pine shoots, and their flesh is regarded as a great dainty. The mountain quail is a trifle smaller than his brother of the Mississippi Valley, and is crested, but not so beautifully marked. The difficulty in getting them here in good marketable condition makes them scarce. The English pheasant is the handsomest bird in market, but he has ceased to be a novelty. Next to the wild turkey, he is the largest game bird outside of water- fowl that reaches this market, Wild turkeys sold at wholesale yesterday at 11 to 13 cents a pound; while Eng- lish pheasants brought $12 per dozen, Nova Scotia ptar- migan $9 per dozen, and mountain quail $1 per dozen,” Chicago an Opossum Center. A Chicago hotel keeper had four fat possums sent to him this week, and one of them got away and ran down «Anyhow, that’s the alley. As the possums were intended for the Sunday ~ dinner of the hotel (the Auditorium), the escape created great excitement, It chanced that the animal was seen by several colored men, From that moment the case was hopeless for the Auditorium, } Ethics. Last week I mentioned the fox hunt of the Germania Club, which was to occur to-day. The agent of the Hu- mane Society says: “If itisa drag hunt, that is, if the hounds only chase foxes already killed and dragged by horses, we shall not interfere, Butif there is any chas- ing of live animals we will enter the hunt ourselves and be in at the finish with warrants for the whole party. We have been assured that it will be a drag hunt, but we will take no chances and will be present with our depu- ties,” If I were a fox I would rather have a run for my life than to be clubbed to death and then dragged, with po chance for my life, after I was dead, as it were. . How Wild Turkeys Feed. A friend who is an old turkey hunter tells me some- thing which may not be familiar to all hunters of that matchless game bird. He says that during the day the gobblers and hens never feed together. They all roost together at night, but soon after they fly out from the roost and go to feeding, say after 10 o’clock in the morn- ing, the hens and gobblers straggle apart and remain sep- arated till evening. This is their habit from the month of October on through the winter, From Florida. Mr, Byron 8. Swearingen, of Tallahassee, Fla., is good enough to write as below in regard to the sport in his sec- tion of the world. A great many sportsmen goto Florida each winter from Chicago, and all speak of it as a land of beauty, peace and loveliness. Mr. Swearingen says: ‘ Sportsmen in this vicinity are hunting a great deal, with splendid success, Guail, woodcock, snipe and doves are very plentiful this year, and ducks are abundant on the many beautiful lakes in thé surrounding country. A two hours’ drive will take one to good turkey shooting, and at a distance of twenty miles deer are easily found. There are a great many splendid dogs owned here, and they are not only good show dogs, but good, hard workers. There are a number of Northern sportsmen Beraene a good many more are expected after the holi- ays. : The Fox was Dead. Dec, 20,—The Tribune, of Chicago, prints this morning the following description of the fox hunt of the Germania Club, to which earlier reference has been made, The re- port shows alike the humaneness of some humanity and the sportsmanlikeness of some sport: ‘At 2:30 P. M. the Germania Riding Club, the Garfield Park Equestrian Club, the Chicago Hussars, and other riding organizations in uniform, left the Sheridan Drive club house at North Clark street and started for Dymond Farm, west on Montrose Boulevard about a mile, Rey- nard was carried in a cage in the band wagon, and the thirty hounds kept up an eager barking from an adjoining wagon, “At North Leavitt street the progress of the cavalcade was interrupted by an accident. W, C. Mortimer, of the Germania Club, lost control of his horse. Two bicycles were run into and their riders thrown, oneof whom, J. I, . Smith, No, 1744 North Halsted street, was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to a neighboring house, The horse then dashed into a carriage and threw therider into a ditch. The horseman, however, sustained no in- ury. ; “On arriving at Dymond Farm reynard was taken from his cage andthe hundreds of people who had assem- bled waited breathlessly for the start. But what was their surprise and disappointment on seeing the little ani- mal quickly dispatched with a blow on the head from a club, the Humane Society deputies critically watching the operation, As the dead fox was tied to the tail of a horse and galloped across the prairies a derisive shout was sent up. did not take the scent, They ran in all directions and dodged the riders as they came on eager for the glory of winning the brush. The horse, with its dead fox attach- ment, made a circuit of about two miles, the riders fol- lowing far behind, being delayed by their efforts to coax the hounds to keep the scent, Only two dogs out of the pack were found near the finish, and as no one had caught up with the fox a controversy arose as to who should have the brush. It was finally awarded to A. M, Booth, who bid $30 for it. “For several hours the country was scoured for the scat- tered hounds. When they were brought in all the party rode back to the Sheridan Drive club house and ban- queted in hunters’ style, “J. M, McGarigle declared to a Tribune reporter that the party had had more fun than if-a live fox had been chased. ‘Wenow have a brush to show for the chase,’ he said, ‘but if the fox had been alive he would have run into the woods, where we never could have caught him,’” St. Paul Wolf Hunt, Sportsmen of St. Paul, Minn., are making plans for their annual wolf hunt, and a local paper of St. Paul says: “A party of gentlemen interested in getting up a wolf hunt for this season had a meeting at Kennedy’s ves ere afternoon. KR. G. Brooks, one of the bast nown deer hunters in the city, is taking a lively inter- est in the matter, and interested with him are W. H. Ebner, Captain Gibbs and several other equally well- known shots. Letters have been received trom several points in this State and Wisconsin requesting the hunters to visit these points for the hunt. The last of these came porby from Ernest Reinins, State game warden at Aitkin, inn, ‘‘Reinins begins by assuring the projectors of the wolf hunt that they will get all the game they want by hold- ing their big hunt in Aitkin county. He says that in the great swamp wilderness, on range 22 of that county, and about twenty miles west of Moose Lake, the wolves are so thick that it is hardly safe for a human being to travel the territory in daylight, and at night parties caught in | the strip are comp lled to light fires ali round them to keep the timber wolves away.” E. Houaa, 1206 Boycr Boitpimne, Chicago. The Failing Game Supply. Comox, B: C,, Noy. 30.—Editor Forest and Stream: I have been so much occupied by official duties of late years that I really have almost forgotten how to shoot the old rifle. I was up among the Islandsof the Gulf a short time ago, but the weather had been so fearfully dry that hunting was paralyzed quite. I got a couple of small deer, very poor. Grouse were scarce, and what with the dry weather, duties and being restricted to time I did not have any sport to speak of. Neither did I come across any live mastodons, which I notice Mr, Hallock claims still exist in Alaska. Would not mythadons be a better name for the beast? L have read with great interest the efforts. at game pro- tection in the United States in Forest anD STREAM. How important this is we can judye out herein the farthest if not the woolliest West. Here, where shooters are few indeed compared with the hordes of the effete Kast, game of all kinds is getting alarmingly scarce, Geese and ducks, in localities which a half dozen years ago fairly The hounds were set loose a moment later, but — swarmed with them, are now exceedingly scarce and be- coming scarcer every year. . Pn The ruffed grouse a few years ago were as plentiful here as chicks in a barnyard. Lucky the man who gets six Couple nowadays under the most favorable of circum- stances and in the very best and least hunted ground. Deer of course still hold their own, having the great ranges of hills as reserves to draw from. Coons don’t count, Cross ring-neck pheasants we introduced here some years ago are doing remarkably well, California Valley quail we tried, but they did not succeed. : I hope the foreign birds introduced in the United States, capercailzie, black game, etc,, will succeed. It seems that otir poor ruffed grouse are doomed. Let us hope that they may be replaced by some worthy species, though from a gastronomic point of viaw that is impossi- ble, W.BA BOSTON NOTES. Boston, Dec. 19.—Messrs, Walter lL, Hill and James Bailey have gone on a duck shooting trip to the home of the Ragged Island Clubin Old Virginia, They are the guests of Mr, Woodward, a prominent friend and member of the club, and several years its president. BE, M, Gillam and Frank W,. Hallowell were out in the woods of Reading Friday forenoon after partridges. They had remarkably good success, secitring four birds. They were back in Boston again by noon, The Wayne H. North party, including Dr, Frederick Freeman, Bert Atking and M, D, Cressey, is back in Bos- ton after a successful big-zame hunt in Maine, Their camp was at Big Fish Lake, Aroostook county. They secured seven deer and thres caribou. Mr. North, who had the misfortune to badly strain the lizaments of his knee the first day he hunted, is very enthusiastic concern- | ing the game in that section. He says that it is no trick at all to get deer, while the caribou are very plenty, They also located moose several times, but were prevented from securing them bv snows coming in the night, fol- lowed by crusts. Mr, North’s hunting trip was completely ruined by his accident. He could scarcely step at all, but would not permit of the party breaking up to get him out. He stayed the whole ten days in camp, with nothing te enjoy but the pain in his knee, It was all done by step- ping over a log on to what looked like firm snow, but was in reality but the covering of one of those treacherous holes the hunter has to avoid MItisabout three daysfrom Boston to that favored hunting yround, The Magaguadavic Fish and Game Club gave a recep- tion and dinner to Thomas A Sullivan, their superin- tendent and general manager, who is in Boston on a visit. Mr. Geo, D. Loud is secretary and treasurer, The club is popular, with its list of membership about full. Dec, 26,—Mr. Walter L, Hill is back from his shooting trip to the home of the Ragged Island Club, He was ac- companied by James A. Bailey, Jr., late Senator-elect, Mr. Hill was the guest of C. A. Woodward, formerly president of the club, and Mr. Bailey, though invited at the suggestion of Mr, Woodward, was taken in hand by Mr, Davis, the present president of the club. That the Boston gentlemen enjoyed the shoot thoroughly goes ‘without saying. They got six or seven canvasbacks and other ducks without number. They shot four days in all. Wednesday is a closed day to all shooting—a ‘‘rest day” it is termed there—according to the laws of Virginia, and also Saturday and Sunday, This gives the birds time to rest. It seems that wild goose shooting is not considered quite up to the mark by the sportsmen of Currituck Sound, but the geese were remarkably plenty. Mr. Hill remarks that a boy was out in a boat just below them.and in less than half a day he had twenty-one geese, loading the boat almost full. Mr, Bailey desired to shoot a goose or two and Mr, Davis fixed him out with decoys, In half a day he got seven geese. This he considers remarkable shooting for a Boston sportsman, Both gentlemen are greatly pleased with the shooting and the courtesies of the Ragged [sland Club, President Cleveland was shoot- ing not far below them a part of the time. ; I hear a great deal of dissatisfaction expressed among sportsmen in this vicinity at the bare thought that the Maine Commissioners suggest, according to reports, the changing of the legal open season on deer to from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15. Such a law will leave no chance whatever for deer hunting on snow, since there rarely is any snow in that State before Nov. 15. Sportsmen say that if deer were scarce and on the decrease there would be good reason for such a law, but so long as the reverse is true there is no need of shutting off the last of Novem- ber. Making the open season end with D°c, 1 would be far better and would seem to afford the deer ample pro-. tection. The opening of the last of September is looked upon as avery safe move, so far as the deer are con- cerned. So dense is the foliage all through September and well into October there is little chance of finding deer. Water hunting is forbidden in that State, and hence few deer would be taken in September, provided the laws are enforced. Mr. J. S, Clarke, Jr., is back from Billy Soule’s Pleas- ant Islandcamps. Hs is much pleased with that region, though not particularly successful in getting big game, Active measures are being taken to remove the dead trees from the shores of the lake there. SPECIAL, Effect of the Game Laws in Michigan. A CORRESPONDENT in Datroit, Mich,, says in a recent let- ter: ‘Partridge and quuil shooting has been very good’ and the birds are on the increase, thanks to the good law that prohibits theirsale, This law has been in forces two years. I went north of Bay City the week after election and bagged sixty-eight partridges and thirty quail; and’ you must bear in mind that that is not a quail country, I have never seen quail in that section before, I had cne dog, a young pointer, that had never worked on partridges before; but he did fairly well. I had a fine shoot, but being alone did notenjoy myself as well as if Thad a good companion along with me.” Louisiana Quail. . OPELOUSAS, La., Dec. 6 —The fields are alive with quail. N.ver before in tue history of the country has there been such an abundance of them, The open season began on Nov, 1, but the cover was then too rank to permit of nice shooting. The cattle are now in most ficlds, and it is much more pleasant now to hunt. We are enjoying fine weather, mild and pleasant. Last week we were treated to severe freezes, the first of the season, T, A, J; FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan, 21897, TWELVE HOURS WITH GEESE. I WROTE some time ago about a goose hunt at Silver Lake, but beside the one we have just taken the first was nothing. I have told you about Widgeon Point, and the persons who run it; but since then I have found there are others interested, namely, Cary, Keith and Potter, all good fellows, making a club hard to beat. On the afternoon of Nov. 15 Charles and I went to the lake with our traps. On the way we met William, the crack shot, and were told by him that the boys had killed eighteen geese that morning. Our blood was up at once, for we had not forgotten the last hunt. As we went into the stand we were met by our shorty friend Addison; he looks the same as when we saw him last fall; same pleasant smile and hearty grasp of the hand, and always ready for geese. Oliver and Old Sleuth were there, but rather under the weather. Millard will sit and sleep with eye-glasses on his nose and they never drop. You can’t tell whether he is asleep or not, and it makes little difference, for at any time it takes only a word and he is wide awake and ready for business, Herb and George are in the stand. After greeting them and un- _ packing our guns, we hear George say, ‘‘Boys, we will get some geese now, Fred and Charles have come.” Lit- tle did he think how true this would be. We got fixed after a while; looked the decoys over, about two hundred of them; paid our respects to old One Wing, Scituate. Johnson and the rest, and then found that our friend Thomas had just arrived and was getting into his shooting togs. Thomas is the same fat, jolly fel- low, and everyone who knows him unites in saying he is allright. He thought I was a little hard on him in my last yarn, when I told of his infirmities. He still says I am the only one who ever accused him of snoring, After supper we stood in the stand, when from out the sky came the faint long honk of geese, There they are, and George stirs up the decoys. Old One Wing hears the call and straightens out for work. Soon the whole point isin one grand roar. The wild geese swing over us and we can just make out the line of black rushing through the air. They wheel out over the lake, honk a few times and we hear them no more. In a little while, as we look up the lake, we see a flash, then three or four, and then come the reports of the guns, They have shot at a stand on the east side of the lake, and now the air is full of geese. We try tostop some of them, but it is of no use, so this ends the fun for the present, It is now about 12 o’clock. Add, Tom, Herb and I are in the stand. George has turned in, having been up two nights. There is a light ripple on the water. The moon shines brightly and we are saying that it is an ideal night for birds, when Herb says: ‘‘What is that just inside the block?” Tom looks with glasses and says ‘Ducks, about fifteen.” They come nearer and are almost near enough to shoot when there comes honk, honk, honk right over — us, There are fourteen geese with wings crooked scaling to our decoys. Have you ever seen them? and didn’t your blood tingle? Something startles them and they whirl to the north, going toward the place where the other shot was fired. ‘Our chance is gone,” said Tom, *fand Iam going to turn in.” As the boys had been up nearly all of two nights, I offered to stand watch to-night. As I stood there looking at the water it came to me why this place was called Sil- ver Lake, The moon shining on the water, which was stirred to a little ripple by the breeze, made it seem like a lake of silver, and I thought it well named. The geese _ decoys had settled for the night, with only now and then the low growl of an old gander, which would be quickly answered by one of his goslingson the hill. The faint hoot of an owl comes to me from the eastern side of the lake, while from the southern end I hear the quick quack, quack of some ducks which have just lit. Then the soft call of the decoys at the new stand comes to me from afar off and startlesme from my dreams, causing me to stir-up the decoys and almost sending me in to wake the boys before I knew what it was, As I get over my excitement and find that my heart is not in my mouth, I hear the boom of a volley of guns at Oldham Pond, then in a short time another, and right upon it three reports from the new stand. I go into the air about a foot, and see Oliver, and Herb close at his heels, bare-headed and hair standing on end, although it would be hard work to make Oliver's hair stand onend, ‘Great Scott! Have the British landed?” from Oliver, while Herb is saying, “What's the matter, Fred; are you trying to blow us up?” I explain matters, and as it is after 3 we decide to turn in and let the lake take care of itself. Nothing thus far. But our time is coming, In the morning about 8 o’clock, after Thomas and Mil- lard had gone home, George said, “I am looking for a large flock of geese to-day.” He had gone to feed the de- coys, when Gene said, ‘‘There are geese.” We pressed the button, and ina minute allwereinthestand. ‘There ry LIVE DECOY GHHSE 7AT SILVER LAKE, they are,” said George, ‘‘I never saw so large a flock be- fore. As they came out over the lake the new stand let out their flyers, then Gunner’s Point let theirs go; and when George and Herb pulled on them, the way those goslings went from the hill was a caution. The wild ones see the flyers and hang, then crook, and then scale toward the water. They head into the wind, then wheel and come up in the wind, then settle into the lake, and there they are. ‘‘Four acres of them,” says George. I shall never forget how those geese looked coming in, Talk about pictures, it was the prettiest one I ever saw. Such a large flock of wild ones, with about 300 decoys flying around the three stands, was enough to open any sportsman’s eyes, The gunners at Gunner’s Point break about a dozen from the bunch, but do not shoot at them; the rest come toward us. George says, ‘‘They can’t help it.” We get fifty near enough to shoot; then another flock of twenty came, and eight lit with our decoys. Charles and I were going to attend to these, but they swam away before George could get the rest as he wanted them. We rushed up beside Add and George, and as George said, ‘“‘Get on to them,” we rose up over the stand. Geese everywhere, where shall I shoot? I see four together, with some more in range. I hold on the four. ‘Are you ready? Fire!” What a roar from the guns, and also from the wild geese and decoys. Twenty-seven dead and wounded geese. We are not to shoot flying, but William from force of habit shoots and says he knocked his goose. Well, the world was full of them and some must have flown into it, They circle around the lake and light every- where. Ten come with our decoys. We ‘‘get on to them” and kill nine. In a few minutes six light with the decoys at the north end. We go up there and kill them all. Now they shoot at the new stand, then at Gunner’s Point, and about a hundred light in the lake in front of us. Weget out the boat and pick up the game, then hustle after the flyers. As we are driving them in we see one among them looking rather wild. ‘‘Close in on them, boys, that is a wild one,” says George. It proves as he says and we have driven in a wild one. He will make a decoy another season. After we got the flyers in I hear Add say, ‘‘Here comes a single goose; nail him, Fred.” I grab a gun, shoot twice and the goose flew on. ‘‘Razzle-dazzle,” Add is saying; ‘“‘you are a pretty shot; I think you had better take a few lessons from Bill.” When we got cleared up after the shooting we took ac- count of stock and found we had thirty-eight. I hear some one saying ‘‘Well, well; good boy,” and Thomas is beside me. We had wired him the news and he could not stay at home; but what a shame he could not have been in it. It is a cold day, however, when his luck goes back on him and it was not going to play him false to-day. After dinner we try for the flock, which is in the lake in front of us. Tom sees a flock of seven coming; they light with the others. After a time thirty-six start to come on; they get almost near enough to shoot when they turn and swim away as fast as they can, What's the matter? We are no longer in doubt, for a man comes into the stand, having walked around the shore, He must have had an idea he was goose hunting in the Frog Pond on Boston Common, Soon we see another large flock coming, fully as large as the first. They come over and we throw on them; it does the business, and they light. I would like to know how many geese there are in the lake now. We drew about sixty, but could get only twenty-two together, Thomas gave the word, George not being there. We killed twenty-one. George came into the stand just as we fired, and we had the laugh on him. By this time it was dark. Geese were honking all over thelake, We drew on six and killed them all, I would rather not say anything about the next shot, but perhaps it will be as well to give the bitter with the sweet. There must be some hitch, and here it was: Hleven geese near enough; all hands in the stand, and as George said ‘‘Get ready” some one shot, We all fired at the break of the gun, but only got three. George was mad, and the way he talked left no doubt in any mind what his opinion was of the man who shot. Put yourself in our place and see how you would feel, It was too bad, but could not be helped. We find that we have made a record for the stand, sixty-eight geese in twelve hours being the most ever killed in the same time at any stand at the lake. One amusing incident at one shot was of a young fellow who had never shot from a stand before. He was standing beside his father when the word was given. After the ail he said, ‘I, fixed one on the wing, Dad, I saw him rop. He did not think that five or six guns were shot on the wing and perhaps they were fired at the same bird that he saw drop, His chance was as good as the rest, but it made his ‘‘dad” smile, Charles and I picked up our traps and very reluctantly \ 4 went home, If we had not been obliged to go it would have taken a yoke of cattle to have drawn us, Millard went to the stable with us, and as we harnessed we heard a nice flock strike into the lake. We told Millard to go back, and as we drove away we would stop and listen for the volley, which we knew would come sooner or later. We had the pleasure of witnessing two sights that day that the oldest gunner in the crowd said he had never seen before and probably would never see again. Two such large flocks of geese coming into the pond, I would have liked everyone who enjoys a trip with dog and gun to see this sight; as we saw it. It was certainly a picture and it will be in our minds for many a day. < The boys say that we brought them good luck, and we say ‘Hurrah for Widgeon Point and the boys who run it,” Does Thomas ever get lefi? We guess not. May we all live to have another day together is the wish of F, E, Woopwarb, © WAYS OF THE RUFFED GROUSE. In ForREST AND STREAM of Dec. 12 Mr, G. 8. Ellis, of Maine, does me the honor of bestowing some kind words’ on my paper devoted to the ruffed grouse, taking excep- tion, however, to my statement that that bird seeks its habitat apart from the abode of man. Mr, Ellis cites his experience in Oxford and Cumberland counties, of Maine, wherein he found many birds on the skirts of the woods near farmhouses, I feel quite sure that had Mr, Ellis” noted carefully all the pertinent local circumstances he would have found local conditions which forced the birds near the haunts of man in those counties; that is to say, their food supply was in those places wherein the birds were found, A forest may be both dense and secluded, yet if it con- tains insufficient food it is not an available habitat for the birds, In my experience, which covered many a day in pursuit of the ruffed grouse from dawn till dark, when I found them near dwellings they were in such cover as gave them a ready refuge and a certainty of protection, it always being the best cover in the vicinity available for that purpose, the abode of man near by being but an incident irreleyant to the bird’s existence, In such sec- tions as have is a dearth of food and cover, or where the competition for food and cover is great owing to the num- bers of birds, they must make the best of what is available, and some birds must necessarily be foreed to content themselves with the less desirable places, If their food is not in such places as they fancy, they must compromise by going to the best places where it and a certain security may befound, And each bird may venture into the open betimes, though rarely far from cover, % Pellets, in FOREST AND STREAM of Dec. 19, also differs. from me on this point, though there is such a serio-comic tone in his objection that it is difficult to determine wheth- er it is really an objection or the relation of a rare inci- dent, The single circumstance of finding three birds at the edge of an opening near some cottages could hardly be advanced as proof that such was a habit common to the species, Once in North Carolina, while shooting with Mr, S. T, Hammond, a charming companion and a gkill- ful shot, we found a bevy of quail in an abandoned log. barn, yet that one circumstance would not warrant a con- clusion that all quail sought and used barns as a part of their habitat. In severe winters, when the snow covers their food, birds are forced to approach the dwellings of man, that they may glean such food asis accessible, Cause and effect then being so apparent, there is no difficulty in readily understanding them, but the intermediate stages of green fields and forests and yet a dearth of bird food are not so readily understood by the superficial observer. But if either one of my critics will consider the difficul- ties of writing a monograph on this subject, abounding as it does in such an infinity of detail, they will find, if they confine their writings to a certain amount of space, that only the traits common to the species can be con- sidered; to note the individual exceptions would make a task as endless as it would be unprofitable to writer or reader, B, WATERS Proposed League of New York Counties. BINGIUAMTON, N, Y., Dec. 27. Editor Forest and Stream: Ihave just finished reading the Christmas number of your valuable paper and can find but just one fault with it: I very much miss your motto, “Stop the sale of game,” I doubt not that there is not another thing that is so ear- — nestly desired by so great a number, and has so little said in its favor, as this one thing, Among the shooters of my. acquaintance the ratio is at least ten to one in fayor of prohibiting the sale of game. Those of the minority are a class of men who, asarule, would be on the wrong side of most any question, and not one of them go shoot ing for the sport derived. I have just finished what I consider a very r JAN, 2, 1897.] conservative estimate of the number of ruffed grouse killed in this county alone during the present season. I caleulate that at least 10.000 have heen killed. When I see sure extermination going on at this rapid rate ii makes me feel as if I must try and help do something to put a stop to it. As I have remarked, it is not a Jack of numbers of those desiring further protection, but rather a united, con- certed action We see public-spirited individuals and associations expending money and time liberally to intro- duce and acclimate some foreign game bird, which is very commendable, but Jet us suppose that all should bend their energies toward protecting one alreddy accli- mated. Give him enough close season in which to get his growth and strength of wing; remoye the 25-cent bounty from his proud, defiant head, and we shall always have him with us, the king of them all. New York isa very large State, and the interest taken in some particu- lar kind of game varies much in different sections, With us ruffed grouse shooting is our chief sport, Very natu- tally we wish to see him protected. What we would like to see would bea law to make the open season Oct, 10 to Dec, 15, and to prohibit the sale. Our present plan is to get some of the adjoining counties, whose interests are identical with ours, and form a five-county league (or whatever the number of counties may be) We feel that we can accomplish more this way thau any other. To this end I would be pleased to hear from all sportsmen in adjoining counties who take enough interest in protec- tion to write me that I may be able tosubmit plans to them looking toward the formation of county league. We recognize FOREST AND STREAM 4s our only medium and earnest ally in this work, H. W. BRown. Maine’s Indian Guides. WoRCESTER, Mass , Dec. 15 —Hditor Forest and Stream: Inacopy of FOREST AND STREAM published some time about Nov, 1 I noticed an article by Mr. A, L. Turner describing how he got even with his Indian guide. The tone of the article reflects on Indians in general, and has caused a great deal of indignation among not only the Indians, but among the people in general in the Penob- scot country, It is a gross injustice to the Indians to pub- lish such an article, and I hope you will publish this to show the true facts. I spent two weeks among the Indians at Debsconeag dead water this fall. My guide was Joe Francis, the best - guide and keenest hunter [I know of. He would see more game, and give the sportsman more opportunities in a » given time than, any guide I ever knew, During my first week out I shot at no Jess than six or seven deer, missing every one, I then discovered that the sights on my gun were wrong. On Monday of the second week I killed a spike buck; on Tuesday, a beauti- ful buck deer with fine head; and on Wednesday by 8 o'clock in the morning I had killed a caribou weighing some 400 or 500lbs, The weather was not favorable to moose hunting, so we only hunted one day. Oa my return [ had the thrilling experience of travel- ing eleven miles over ice so thin that constant care was necessary to avoid going through. Air holes on every side were a constant reminder of the danger, and no man in the party felt willing to release his hold on the canoe, which was carried on a hand sled. The uniform kindness and courtesy of the Indians, their untiring efforts to please, and the conscience dis- played in their work and charges command my highest respect, and I condemn the man who would maliciously disparage them. E. A. C, BECKER. [This being Christmas week, and a proper time for pro- moting good feeling, we cheerfully explain that we never fora moment thought of the article complained of as casting general reflections upon the Indians of Maine, and we regret that it should have been so interpreted by the people of the Penobscot. We know Joe Francis; and if all the others are like him we cannot imagine that any- body would wish maliciously to disparage them, | Boone and Crockett Club Meeting. THE annual meeting of the Boone-and Crockett Club will be held at the Metropolitan Club in this city on Satur- day, Jan. 16, at 6:30 P, M,, and will be followed by a dinner, The business of the meeting will be the election of a president to succeed the late Gen. Bristow, election of officers and committees for the coming year, and the con- sideration of measures for the more effective protection of big game in certain parts of the country where it is most seriously threatened. This meeting will inaugurate a new plan which it is in- tended to carry further in the future, and which is likely to result in making the meeting still more attractive as rele age significant of the purposes and interests of the club. Mr. A. P. Low, of the Canadian Geological Survey, will - be the guest of the club at this dinner and will read a paper, to be illustrated by stereopticon pictures, upon his recent explorations, made for the Dominion Government, in the interior of the Labrador Peninsula. Mr. Low’s ex- plorations, one of which occupied two years, are the first ever undertaken in aregion which until then was un- known. His paper deals with those portions of the pe“insula which are of most interest to sportsmen, Connecticut Game Birds. HAMDEN, Conn., Dec, 14,—Birds and other game have been more plentiful this year than for a number of years, and some excellent bags have been made, The Mongo- lian pheasants, however, which were introduced in this vicinity during the past three years and which seemed to be doing so well last summer, appear to have been exter- minated.. Whether they were killed by~shooters before the law was off, or by other enemies, it is hard to say. It is to be regretted that the efforts of such public-spirited sportsmen as J, B. Robinson and others, who have un- selfishly given both time and money in order to introduce this bird here, have been crowned with such discouraging success. It is said that Mr, Robinson alone has spsnt more than $500 in an attempt to make the introduction of this bird successful. While snaring has nearly becume extinct in this im- mediate neighborhood, still another lawbreaker is very much in evidence; I refer to the Sunday shooter. I have had it from very reliable authority that {these Sunday FOREST AND STREAM. shooters, some of them at least, are loud howlers for the observance of the game laws and against the snarers through the week, but that when Sunday comes they quietly slink with dogs and guns into the woods and break the laws themselves. There is ove thing certain, anyhow, and that is some one is breaking the law regu- larly, as the reports of guns can be heard in the woods every Sunday. | WILLIAM H, AVIS, Camp-LSire Slickerings. “That reminds me.” Ducking Air-Ship. Boston, Dec. 17 —Hditor Forest and Stream: Dur- ing the heated debates on the proper caliber of a rifle for big game, I suggested a contrivance for the rapid exter- mination of it (the game, not the debate). I have waited patiently to hear from somebody who wants such a thing, and now I have given up all hops of ever hearing from anybody. Why don’t Deerslayer apply for one? It would be much surer than a shotgun, Now that the duck-shooting season is at its height, I thought it would not be out of place for me to offer to the sporting public the latest improvement in that line. The inclosed sketch speaks for itself. It has several advan- tages over the sunken barrel, hole in the mud or icsway, viz : No cold or wet feet; no danger of tide rising and you having to swim for shore; no decoys. If the birds feel indisposed to come to you, why, all you have got to do is to go to them. Now, there is a great field for improvement even in this method, Take, for instance, a suitable net or some- thing else to cateh the killed birds in. We have often heard of showers of toads, but unless some inventive genius contrives some way of catching the birds after they’re shot, showers of ducks will not be an uncommon occurrence in the future. THE SLAUGHTERER, How to Keep your Clothes Dry in a Shower. By the by, some of your readers may like to know how the Indians mansge to keep their clothing dry in a heavy shower. A good many years ago, when south- western Michigan was a newer country than at present, a friend of Aatler’s went out there to look for a home. He “met up” with four or five more men on the same business, and together they tramped across alarge prairie. A heavy shower came up, and they ‘“‘pulled foot” for the timber, but when they reached it were thoroughly drenched. They halted, built a large fire and stood around it to dry their steaming clothes, when they saw approaching asmall party of Indians, whom they had passed at speed on the prairie. It was a conspicuous fact, and one not to be forgotten, that every Indian was at that time attired simply in his native modesty (which with an Jndian is generally an unknown quantity), and further, that each sat upon a tightly rolled bundle of clothing, thus protecting it in a great measure from the pouring rain. When they passed the whites, the shower had passed, and they were once more duly attired in dry clothing. The rehites: afte: some hours passed in attempting to dry their duds, moved on, saying among themselves that after all there was something to be learned from an In- dian. KELPIE. “Fezzunts” and: their Ways. O1n City, Pa., Dec, 22.—l extracted so much pleasure and comfort from reading Mr. Waters’s able article on the ways of ruffed grouse that I feel like trying to add my little mite to the literature that treats of the noblest game bird that flies. With that idea in view I have clipped the following from the Oil City, Pa., Blizzard, being an essay on ‘‘fezzunts” from the pen of a small boy: 2G don’t no much about fezzunts only what i hav hurd my patel. he hunts after them rite along but I never see eny of them only what hangs in frunt of the mete shop pa sez the fezzunt is quite taim when trout is in see- zun but thay keep gettin’ smarter rite along til fall and then thay areto smart to shoot. Thay must be offul cute. Pa says thay will preten not to see him and get behin a tree an pa wil shoot whare he thot thay wuz. Sum- times he cums home reel mad. He sez if he only had a good settur dog he could hav plenty of fezzunts to eat for the mete is very wite and nice only i never had eny. Sumtimes pa blaims it on the kind of shott and powdur in his gun and then ma lafis wen pa is gone. She says pa used to talk that way befour i was borned; i think i will buy him a fezzunt for crismus from the mete shop; i know that wil make ma laff too.” A Goop Sxot. Mrs. Younghub: for vou?” Younghub: ‘You have, love?” : Mrs. Younghub: ‘‘Yes, dear, See this sweet little dog I bought for us—only $20, and the dog-seller war- ranted him to be a pure mongrel!”— Puck. “Oh, Ferdy! Ihave such a surprise sea and Rwer Sisking. MEN | HAVE FISHED WITH. XXVil.—Kenneth King. THOSE who have followed these sketches may recall meeting ‘‘Ken”’ King in the story of Capt, Stephen Mar- tin, three months back. In the spring of 1860 King was a man past middle life, broad of shoulder and built like — an athlete, He was an Englishman of the genial, com- panionable kind that love dogs and gun, keep road houses just out of town where the bar is hung with guns, fishing rods and trophies of the hunt, while the talk is mostly on dogs, a good bit o’ snipe ground or the prospect of a change of wind that would start the ducks up the river. — When you see his full ruddy face, with its closely-cropped beard, and note that he always wears a suit of brown cor- duroy which has charged through many an abbatis of - brush and chevausx de friese of briers that have left their scars, you know the man thoroughly. It was the first mild day in spring after the ice had left the Hudson that I walked down the Bethlehem road which leads from Albany along the river and dropped into his inn, for there were inns and taverns then and every country house with a bar and a bed was not a *thotel. “Hello, Ken,” said I, “how are you? Haven’t seen you in some time,” He took the proffered hand while about a dozen point- ers of different ages took a sniff of the stranger’s legs, “Good morning!” he said, and then to another man in corduroy: ‘You use the whip too much on that dog, ’e’s lost confidence in you an’ in ‘imself. Let up on the whip: I know un an’ ’e’s a good un, but none o’ his breed ’]] — bear much whip.” The man went out and King turned to me and re- marked: ‘It’s a nice morning.” ‘*You don’t seem to know me, Ken,” and I mentioned my name. He put one hand on the bar and lightly vaulted over, ‘Havens! Lad, is it thee come back, an’so pale an’ sick- lookin’; I'd never’a’ Knowed thee. Aye! I remember well the day when I sold ye that pointer puppy Nell, that you spoiled in the breaking; but Mr. Raymond has some grand dogs from ’er; why not? Ther’s no better pointers in America than her stock. Here, Click, Sally, Wads, Jim, come ’ere, you rascals. Look at that lot; feel o’ their ears; ever feel silk softer n that? Look a’ them strong legs, straight backs, an’ then gaze at the heads Ever see anything like it in the Wesi? No; I'll answer fur ye, ye didn’t.” After I had sufiiciently admired the really fine animals Ken asked: ‘‘But what's a matter o’ ye? Ye aint a bit like yer old self. Yer pale an’ peaked an’ thin; never ’d *a’ knowed ye in the world.” After I had explained that living for some years among decaying prairie sod had resulted in a form of ague that . had pulled me down, he said: ‘*What ye want is to keep out of doors. Come an’ live wi’ me an’ shoot an’ fish for a month and stop taking medicine and you'll be all right. I’m goin’ down to the mouth of the Normanskill in the morning to spin for pike or perch an’ I'll give ye a bed here if yell go. I want to. talk over old times. What d’ ye say?” al [arranged to go back for my tackle, and as I didn’t | care to spend the evening at the inn, I turned up about 11 P, M. and went to bed. The morning was foggy, and as the current took us down the river we talked of the old-— time pigeon shoots at the Abbey and out at the Bull’s ~ Head, where the West Albany reservoir now stands. He asked: ‘‘Dn ye remember the day at the Bull’s Head when Lige Simmons killed twenty-five birds straight and was tied by Hank Webb? Well, that was a large day, an’ when they shot off the tie ye remember that Hank won by a bird? Well, Pll tell ye; I loaded for Hank an’ put a leather wad, with a hole in the middle, over the shot, an’ the scatter fetched ’em ev’ry time. Lige missed on his fifth bird an’ Webb killed.* “Vige got a hint of this before he left the grounds and asked about it. I showed ’im the wads an’ he laughed an’ said: ‘I'll have to get some o’ these for trap shooting.’ Bring the boat inshore here at the mouth of the creek.” Pulling up the creek until we found its current strong’ enough to spin a minnow, we tied up to the limbs of an overhanging willow and used a primitive gang of hooks, ‘a flight,” Ken called it, consisting of alip hook fas- tened to the gimp snella couple of inches above the larger hook, which was inserted in the tail of the bait so as to bend the latter and make it spin in the current. Our rods were plain ash and lancewood, stiff, as bait rods should be; and here for the first time I used a reel, a poor, cheap one, but still a reel, The most common fish in the upper Hudson in those days was the yellow perch and they were always plenty. We took a score of perch be- fore I had a good strike, and under Ken’s advice let the — fish run until he stopped and the word was given to strike him, and I reeled in a pickerel of about 4lbs. This was a new form of fishing to me, and a little higher kind than any of the methods of boyhood, We had our guns, a thing which to-day I dislike to have on a fishing trip, on the principle that made the old darky throw a big perch overboard, saying, ‘‘W’en I goes a-cattin’ I goes a-cattin’, an’ I leaves dese yer’ fellows till I wants’em.” But Ken King was primarily a gunner and only incidentally an angler. I was watching the cur- rent alternately bring the spinning minnow to the surface and then take it below, while speculating if the swivels were working properly so as to avoid twisting kinks in the line or unlaying it, when a kingfisher suddenly came upon us and gave its whirring alarm, and at the same in- stant Ken shot without warning. I wondered why he shot at the Kingfisher; the bird went on unharmed, while I looked at the old man, whose back was toward me, and. no game in sight. ‘Cast off, quick!’ he said, and in a minute I was at the oars, pulling as hedirected. His gun spoke again, and he picked up a fine mallard which had — *T know nothing of using this sort of wad on top of shot. -Never heard of it before nor since, and give itas ‘twas told to me over thirty-five years,ago. It was not necessary to put a card wad over the leather because in those days a man could go to the score with the muzzle up. Ihave killed many a squirrel with no wad over the shot when he was above and time was shart. Old Aibanians will re- member Hlijah Simmons as one of the greatest horsemen of his day in the State, and also Hank Webb as the most formidable rough and- tumble fighter of Albany’s yolunteer fire department when fighting was the inost important qualification of a fireman, ‘ of caution, 10 dropped at the first shot, and which I now saw for the first. time. The fog thickened after we had gone back and fished unul time came to eat, for our very light breakfast needed reinforcement early; few men not accustomed to ising before daylight can eat much at that unseemly hrur. As we finished eating the fog was so thick that a man couldn’t see over 50ft,; but we could hear the ducks near the mouth of Normanskill, some distance below, and even the whistle of their wings and splashings in the water, as well as the loud greetings to the newcomers. “Cast her off again,” said Ken; “this is too much to. stand, I never could waste my time fishing when such a | lot of ducks as that are calling out for some un to come and shoot’em. You won't get such a day for ducks in a month o’ Sundays. Steady now; don’t make more noise than you can help. Stop here on the pointand make fast to that bush.” Ducks on the wing could not see us until within good distance, and we banged away for an hour with our muz- z\e-loaders; and then a south wind rolled up the fog, and we started to pick up the game. A bed of eel grass pre- vented the dead from being carried down the river, and also hid some cripples, a few of which wegot. Wehad about twenty ducks, mainly mallards and black ducks, with an cdd whistler, bluebill or teal, and a half bushel of perch and a few pickerel. It was one of those days that a fel- low runs into by accident when all the conditions are. favorable for a big day’s sport, and which he couldn’t re- neat in a whole season. Every sportsman knows how this is, and also knows that if he wishes to give a friend a good day’s sport and promises it to him it is sure to be a blank day on his favorite ground, which never before failed him, And then how mean you feel! I can im- ugine a veteran sportsman reading this, and with a “that’s so” go cif into a remembrance of the chagrin he “elt when he invited a friend to join him on “the best bit of «codcock ground in the State, and but few know of it.” A blank day for himself would be nothing; he is troubled by what his friend may think of the disappointment. and his friend realizes this state of his host’s mind and grieves for him, The suffering is mutual, that is if the persons are men of fine sensibilities; other people have no ‘such sorrows, nor have they the keen pleasure of seeing a friend have a grand day—but this is not what I was going to say, and I’ve gone off moralizing instead of tell- ing you ahout the fish and the ducks. At the inn we received a grand welcome from the whole kennel, some of which had felt hurt at not being invited to go when they saw us take puns; but we were forgiven for that, and they tried to divine where we had traveled by the odor of our boots and trousers, and the pile of ducks was sniffed at in order to determine the species, just as a scientific fellow would count primaries and measure tarsi. Then their heads were rested on our knees, and great, intelligent eyes would look reproach- fully at us because they had been left behind; and at the same time a number of waving tails assured us of a wel- come home, and a forgiveness for all neglect. A man who does not love some dog must be incapable of appre- ciating the truest friendship that exists on this earth. In sickness or in health, in the depths of poverty and misery the most faithful friend of man sticks to him when ail others have left him. I said ‘‘some dog,” for there are dogs that are not lovable: mongrels, snappish curs, and ladies’ lap-dogs. But the dogs of the sportsman, setters, pointers and terriers, are intelligent companions who know more than some entire families, I except hounds from this category, for they have been bred to be of ser- vice in the hunt, but not companions of man. Shakespeare, who knew more of all things than any other man who ever lived, always excepting Ignatius Don- nelly, realized that dogs were no more to be classed alike se men are, for Macbeth says to the professional mur- erers: z “Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men, As hounds, and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs, Shoughs, water-rugs, and demi-wolves are ‘cleped All by the name of dogs; the valued file Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtile; The housekeeper, the hunter, ev'ry one, According to the gift which bounteous nature Hath in him clos‘d, whereby he doth receive Particular addition from the quill That writes them all alike; and so of men.” ' Life was assuming a new aspect; hitherto it had been “one grand, sweet song.” ‘True, there had been a few minor discomforts and discords which were forgotten in a week and only remembered to be laughed at, but to be asemi-invalid for over six months caused some serious thoughts. Before the trip West “‘ague” was merely a word without meaning, like many medical terms, but on acquaintance with people who had it, or said they had it, it seemed only a synonym for laziness, Theshakeand the fever were indulged in behind closed doors, and a poor, spiritless creature devoid of ambition was all that was visible, and these had mostly been a lot of long-legged, sal- low specimens that fed on bacon and hot saleratus bread, “No, sir!” said one from the swamps, ‘‘1 never was poor enough to eat cold bread; we allers have it hot and yaller asa gold ring.” Aman from Posey county, Ind., saw me eating a muskmelon in Kansasand remarked: “I kin eat one o’ them things and set in the sun an’ git up a shake any time.” But I thought there was better sand in my gizzard; yet here I was. King sent up for me to come and shoot snips over some of his dogs; somehow the invitation did not awaken any of the old-time enthusiasm, but there was an awakening when we met in the evening. The chill and the fever had given my liver a song and dance that morning, and to-morrow would be a ‘‘well day” as far as they were concerned, but there would be that lethargy which had seemed to be merely laziness in the saleratus-eating men, On entering the inn in the evening every dog wagged recognitiun as to an old friend, although they had met me but once. Ken had his opinion of doctors, and after retiring he brought up a little pitcher’of some decoction that was hot, sweet and strong, and not only prescribed it, but in order to prove its good qualities actually drank a whole tumbler himself, The morning was young when we left the inn with Click and Sally, two handsome, well-broken liver ani white pointers, whose eagerness required frequent words A bit of springy ground between the river and the road, near the Abbey, was to be looked after first, Ken warned the dogs to go slow, for they were hog fresh and eager, and Hable to run in and flush apy FOREST AND STREAM. birds which were lying close after hearing our voices, The dogs quartered the ground beautifully, and: after ranging to the left turned at the signal; and then Sally suddenly became a statue, and Click backed her point, Being on the left of King, I flushed the bird. The first barrel sent its messengers behind the bird, but the second brought it to grasa; the dogs dropped to shot, for they were not retrievers, and they were sent on toward King, while I sought the bird and wet both feet before it was picked up. By this time King bagged a bird off to the right, and we took four out of that bit of bog. The working of the dogs, the rapid beating of the heart a8 a snipe rose and cried scaipe! scaipe! but didn’t *scape, was of more benefit to an ague-burdened man than a feast of quinine, It was sundown when we reached the inn witha goodly bag of snipe, and as we parted Ken said: “It’s done thee good, lad, ther’s a color in yer face that shows it, When ye want another day with the snipe or with birds let me know.” In the fall came a desire for a day with woodcock, and King said: ‘Wait until the first good frost and there'll be a flight from the North.” So after a few light frosts, when the moon was near the full, the evening was clear and cold, and gave promise of a hard frost before morn- ing and a good day for “birds.” “Just in time,” said King, as I dropped in on him, ‘‘there’ll be a hard frost to-night and a good prospect of finding birds plenty in the morning.” He introduced me to a gentleman from Virginia who would accompany ts on the morrow. The name is hopelessly lost, but ha was a slender man of about forty-five years, rather reserved and dignified, and: with one stiff knee, which, from something he said after- ward, might have been a relic of the Mexican war. He had a fine fowling piece, a Joe Manton, which had been altered from flint to percussion locks. His family was at Saratoga, and he was on a visit to Albany to sea the famous kennel of pointers owned by Ken King, We were afoot early and on nearing the tirst bit of bog heard a shot. ‘‘No use,” said King, ‘‘some fellow is ahead of us,” and we went on. A single wild pigeon crossed the road and the Virginian dropped it at a sur- prising distance, ‘‘A good shot that,” said Ken, ‘‘an’ a good gun. I shouldn’t wonder if I traded you some good dogs for it before you leave; I have several good guns, ‘an’ two of ’em are Manton’s, but there’s room in the racks for more.” Our friend looked up and said: “If you get it I should wonder, sir! That gun was a present to my father, gir, and he gaveit tome, My father was a good wing shot when but few men in Virginia thought of shooting at a fiying bird, and the old gun may rust out, but it will not besold or traded. There must be birds back there in that marsh, that man has shot several times, sir.” We entered a bit of marsh well filled with brush, swamp alders and the like, but not very wet now. The dogs were eager and at first disposed to range widely, but continued caution from their master corrected this. The Virginian was in the middle, and as King managed the - dogs we were necessarily close together. I had wondered why theold dogs, Click and Sally, had not been taken on this trip instead of the puppies Spank and Trot, King jet his friend flush and kill every bird that-the dogs found on his sids, while I took a share of the others.. And so it went until the sun was long past meridian and we turned homeward. King had not killed a bird. He had made those puppies back each other's points, drop to shot and come to heel when there seemed no necessity for the latter order. And it was a mystery. At the inn it was all plain, I had been interested only in the sport, while King was displaying the perfect work- ing of his young stock for commercial purposes. We counted out of our game bags twelve brace of woodcock and an odd snipe or two. sportsman of to-day has probably never seen one, They were elegant and expensive but—must I confess ii? a nuisance. perce ke ncey ody Wrote 80.770 Third mile........ ett tees 1 596 — 30120 Fourth mile../....... ete aeela 1 o6lg 30.840 Mifth THUGS. S. essa ssseaaessa sees! 1 58hy 80-380 Sisthomiles. 20)... 0e.. pettus! 218 1 58 30:510 The mean steam was 216lbs. and the mean speed 30 508 kmots, Mr. Welsh and Mr, Ball attended on behalf of the constructive branch of the Admiralty, and Mr R, Ratsey Bevis and Mr, J. W. P: Laird of the contractors. The vessel! subsequently completed the ancher trials satisfactorily at the Tail of the Bank, The. torpedo boat destroyer Furor, lately launched by Messrs. James and George Thomson, Limited, Clydebank, for the Spanish Government, has completed her trials on the Clyde. Themean speed on a three hours’ run was 28.25 knots, ora quarter of a knot ih excess of the guarantes. During the drial the Foror had the full load of seventy-five tons on board, which is considerably greater than the load carried by the destroyers of the British and otber Governments. His ®xcelleney, Com, CAmara, chief of the Spanish Royal Naval Commission in London, and a staff of assistants were on boari repre senting the Spanish Goyernment.—Hngineering. : After the mess dinner of Dec, 19 the members of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. to the number of about forty spent the evening m an in-- formal discussion of the subject of clouds, fof and moisture On Saturday evening, Jan. 9, the topic will ba ‘Ship Avgiene.”* with a paper by Dr. Frederic BE. Sondern. In consequence of the holiday in- terruption, the “Talk” announced for Dec. 26 was postponed to Jan. 16. Topic, “Winds, their cause, various kinds, density, effects, how to interpret changes in, etc.” _ The annual meeting of the Rochester Y. ©. resulted in the follow- ing officers heing elected; Com., A. G. Wright; Vice-Com.. Dr. J. W. Herriman; Fleet Capt., Edward Sehirck; Ree, sec’y, FR, T Uhristy: Cor, Sec’y, H. B Leary; Treas., George H, Clarks Fleér Surgeon, Dr. Sumner Hayward; Meas., W. H. Pillow, Jr.; Directors—+, 8. ‘Todd. Dr, W,.J. Herriman. J. W. Robbins, A. T. Hageo; Delegates to Lake Yacht Racing Association—Dr, W. J. Herriman, J 1, Burroughs, Dr. ©. BH. Nicholson. 7° : The toliowing record of races and prizes for {he year was read: May 30-Class A, Cinderella, flag, First class, Iris $15; Nox $10, Magel $8, Amelia $5. Second class, Zanita f10 : Juoe 24—First class, Iris 15, Facile $10, Weno 95. Second class, Nydia $12, Nixyi $8, Zanita $4. Third class, Priscilfa $10, Chic) $7, Zenobia Fd, Viola $3. : ei Sale 3 July 18—first class, Nox $18. Second elass, Priscilla $10, Zenobia $7, Quella 5, : July 30—First class, Iris $15. Second class, Ami’a $12, Nixyi $8. Third class, Chic $10, Zenobia $7. re : Aug, § —First class, Undecided $13. Second class, Nydia $12, Nixyi $4, Zanita $4. Third class, Priscilla $10, Zenobia $7, Chic $5. _ : Aug. 27 First class, Facile $1360, Kelpie $8 60, Trig #2 60, Second class, Nydia $12, Zanita $8, Althea #4> Third class, Zenobia $10. The total amount of priz+ money awarded was £458; saved by not filling, $53; extra awards, #53. - The prize flags were presénted together with the prizs money; the colors for the prizes were as follows; Yellow, first; rea, second: blue, third; white, fourth. Sapphire I., steam yacht, originally Cleopatra, has azain been re- named, and isnow Penelope. This Jast change has been made by her new owner, H. HE. Cunverse, of Boston, whi) recestly purchased her from A. L, Barbour, giving the steam yacht Calypso in part pay- ment, Nourmahal, steam yacht, J J. Astor, is refitting at the Brie Basin and will start this month on a eruise fe Buenos Ayres with Mr. and Mrs, Astor and a party of friends. The yacht’s bridge has been eu- larged and & number of alterations made!’ : May, steam yacht, Mrs. Sarah Drexel Well, arrived at Malta on Dec. 11 from Tunis, and sailed next day for Alexandria, Columbia, steam yacht, J. H. Ladew, arrived at Nassau on Dec, 11 and sailed for San Domingo on Dec. i6, ' The nominations for the annual meeting -of the Atlantic Y. G., on Feb. 8, ara as follows: Com., George J, Gould, steam yacht Atalanta and cutter Vigilant; Vice-Com,, frederick 1, Adams, ‘scbr,' Sachem; Rear-Com, Benjamin MW. Whitlock, schr. Hildegarde;- Sec’y, David H, Austin; Treas., George 8. Church; Meas,, George Hill; Trustees, J, Rogers Maxwell, Philip G, Sanford, Alexander P. Ketehum, New- bury D. Lawton, Thomas L. Watson and Henry B. Howell; Member- ship Committee, Louis F, Jackson, Spencer Swain and Henry W. Banks, Jr.; Regatta Committee, Newbury D, Lawton, David H. Aus- tin and George W. McNulty. : Tt is now announced that the Prince of Wales and Mr. A. Barclay Walker have reconsidered their determimation to omit the Mediter- ranean races this year, aud that bota Britannia and Ailsa will fit out soon for the voyage. Mr. Walker has presented the Club Nautiqnede Nice with 1,000franes for the international regatta, which will take place on March 12 next. A numberof smal] yachts, including Sam- phire, will be sent out from Hngland. } ; The following nominations have been made for officers of the New York ¥.0.: Com., J. Pierpont Morgan, steam ‘yacht Corsair; Vice- Com., Lewis Cass Ledyard, schr, Montauk; Rear-Goin,, Perry Bel- mont, steam yacht Satanella; Sec’y, J. V..5. Oddie; Treas.. F. W.J. Hurst; Meas., John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Morris J. Asch, M@ D-; Regatta Committes— Theodore GC, Zeregza, Dr. J.C. Barron and Dr. W, Barton Hopkins. House Committee—Kdward H. Chase, J. Y. 8. Oddie, C. Alfred Grymes, Frank M. Cronise and William L, Stow. ~ Arcturus, steam yacht, Rutherford Simyvesant, has been at Fay’s yard, southanrpton, for alterations, being converted from a three- masted schooner toatwomaster. She is now fitting ont.: The Almy boiler has recently beeén the subject of a‘series of ex haustive tests as to its evaporative powers by George H, Barrus, the Boston expert. The result is summed up as follows in the report of Mr. Barrus: “In point of economy the boiler compares fayorably with the best types. An evaporation of 11.922lbs. of wa.er per pound of combustible, which was obtaimed in the tesi of November, israrely exceeded by any form of hand-fired water tube boiler, whatever its size. One of the noticeable features in the operation of the boiler was the dryness of the steam exhibited on all the tests. Hyen with conditions of forced blast, when over 7lbs. of water was evaporated per square foot of surface per hour, the moisture was less than 1 per cent. The heat balance piven in table No. 2 shows that practically all of the heat units ayailable in the coal were accounted for, either in useful evaporation, or in chimney and other wastes? .. | Varuna, steam yacht, Hugene Higgins, reached Bermuda on Dec. 16 aiter an exceptional passage of 48h, 10m. from New York, sailing from there for Madeira. = Mr. VN. L. Stebbins, of Boston, has just issued another of his inter- esting yacht books, the ‘Yachtsman’s Album,” with heliotypé por- traits of 240 yachts of all classes. Phe book isa complete list of the more notable American yachts, from the 15-footers upward, the portraits being supplemented by the dimensions, list of owners, de- Jan, 2, 1897.) signers, ete. Through it the yachtsman may post himself thoroughly concerning the many yachts knowa to him by reputation, but not by sight. The Boston kaockabouts are yery fully represented. Wanoving. Brooklyn C. C. THE annual meeting of the Brooklyn C..0. was held at the residence of Percy F. Hogan, No. 202 Jefferson street, on Dec. 8 There was a full and enthusiastic attendance. The reports of the officers and committees showed the finan- cial condition to be good and theclub property ample for the members-and in good repair. The regatta committee reported the holding of five sailing, five paddling, four tan- dem paddling races and a combined sailing race during the season. F, L. Dunnell won the all-round record trophy eup and gold bar, R. J. Wilkin the second prize and silver bar, and James #’ Hastmond the third prize and bronze bar. F. L, Dunnell won the Budington sailing trophy twice and now holdsit, and R J Wilkin the Rudd paddling trophy. The average number of starters was four in each race. The election of officers resulted in the selection of the following: Com,, M. V. Brokaw; Vice-Com., M. M Davis (re-eleted); Parser, ¥. L. Dannell; Meas., W. N. Stanley, and member of Board of Trustees, W. McK Miller, in place of R. J. Wil- kin; Regatta Committee, R. J. Wilkin, W. McK. Miller and Paul EH. Vernon; House Committee, P. F. Hogan, D. A. Nash and J. F, Hastmond. The annual dinner of the club ma ee pele at Rolfe’s, in John street, New York, on Jan, Rifle Range and Gallery. Cincinnati Rifle Association. Cixcixnati, O , Dec. 13,—The members of ‘he Cincinnati Rifle Asso- ciation were out in force to-day. Captain Gindele spoiled one excel- lent chance for making 96 by putting in a 6 instead of a 10; thigsis but & Sample of the ups and downs of riflemen when atthe score. Condi- tions were as usual: 200ydz., off-hand, standard target, 7-ritig black. Scores: Gindele. 10 9 91010 81010 6 10—92 98 53 2 810 710 7 9—86 10 8 6 910 910 910 8—s9 9 9 8 810 9 9 6 9 9 86 : Payne. 8 8 7 8 7-9 91010 9—85 9979 9 9 6 810 7—82 7 9 7 7 610 9 710-81 7 8 710 6 7 910 9 6—79 Trounstein. 06967 8 6 9 9 9-79 79 6 8 6 710 710 7-77 39 9 49 8 4 6 G 6-65 8 6 8 4 2 610 8 5 6-63 ; Heidkamp. 4 > 8 6586 8 5 7 7 867 586877 8 5 o 8—66 5b 9 o-2 1 5 8 9 5-6) 510 5 6 8 6 8 3 9 5-60 : Roberts. ° 8 6 7 6 71010 8 9 7% 9 8 4 9 6 710 9 5 10—78 tr = + = Ay sr 89610 7 6 8 8 6 8—T76 Topf. C re eee. OSs verte eae 50 784439 9 8 4 B—59 7466564477 7 4—56 6365 8 5 7 7 5 7—55 Weinheimer. 8 7 8 6 8 6 910 6 7-75 9389 78 6 5 7 10-72 910 7 7 7.6 8°56 6 6—71 810 7 58 5 7 5 8 Bw 4, Lux 7957 56 7 4 5 710-66 788 % 38 8 6 8 8 8—66 6 510 7 6 9 6 6 5 5-65 610 5 6 9 4 7 2 7 560 Strickmeier. 9 610 56 7 610 7 6 6—72 9868 8 6 5 5 8 871 108684918 6 9-69 8869 7 69 4 7 5—69 rube. 9109 8 7 8 8 6 9 610-81 5 6 6910 8 8 7 9 9-77 988 9 6 8 6 610 7—77 9610 5669 6 7 872 Calumet Heights Riflemen. Cuicaao, Il,. Dec. 19.—The rifle shooting memhers of the Calumet Heights Gun Club shot to day undtr conditions of weather fayorable for good scores: clear atmosphere, with only a slight wind, Under such conditions Dr. J. O. Hobbs made the excellent totai of 48 out of e possible 50, making a new record for the 200yds. range of this club. cores: 200yds., off-hand, standard oval army qerget, 10 shots: 0.1 nile No, 2. Dr J O Hobbs... cc ccccccceccecees. 4543544455 —48 5544555555. -48 Dr CU, HObbS..... cece ete seers ee 4944444554 —41 3554449454 —41 GW Spalding, ....ccsscccceree serene 2494444445 —40 4384443454 —38 SD BEWIN wi ee ceg esses sec sete cesses ye. 8330844434 — 34 pres ewer Parry, _.= Zettler Rifle Club. New York, Bec. 26,—At a recent meeting of the Zsttler Rifle Club the following officers were elected: President, Bernard Walther; Vice-President, H. D. Muller; Recording and Financial Secretary, Gus Schurman; Corresponding Sesretary, Fred C, Ross; Treasurer, Obarles G. Zettler; shooting Master, Bernard Zettler. Gray-Shoating. If you want your shoot te be announced here send In notice like the following: FIXTURES. Jan, 9-10.—Prescorr, Arizona,—Fourth aunual tournament of the Arizona State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices-of the Prescott Gun Club, Roy Hill, Sec’y. : Jan. 11!-14.—Burrato, N. Y.—Audubon Park first annual midwinter tournament, Ficst three days, targets; last day, live birds. Jan, 12-14.—Hrin. Pa.—Clover and Pope's midwinter tournament at Massassauga Point. Jive birds and targets. Added money and merchandise prizes. For programmes address Seth Clover or A. P, Pope, Erie, Pa. . Jan. 20-21,—INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Tournament of the Limited Gun Club. Sparrows. Royal Robinson, Sec’y. é Jan, 23 —HACEENSACK, N. J.—Shoot for the B, ©. cup. C. O. Gard- ner, Sec’y. ; : Jan. 25-29,—San Anronio, Tex.—Second Texas Midwinter tourna- Ment, Targets and magautraps. $2,000 added. Under the manage- ment of J. M. George, Albert Steves and O. GC. Guessaz, at San Pedio Springs grounds. Op3n to the world. , Feb. 8-20—Hor Springs, Ark.—The Arkansaw Traveler's first grand annual live-bird tournament; $10,000 m purses aud saded Thioneys, Souvenir programmes ready Jan 1. Address all communi- cations to John J. Sumpter, Jr., Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark. | Feb, 10.—HackrnsAck, N. J.—Second contest for the Keereation cup, det the xuspices of the Bergen County Gun Club. GC, 0, Gard- ner, Sec’y. Mareh 18-17.—BAyonester, N. Y.—Second annual tournainent of the Cobweb Gun Club; live birds and targets. Cobweb hanaicap at aye birds, $400 guaranteed. Mareh 23-25.—New York Crry.--The Interstate Association's fifth annual Grand American Handicap at live birds. April 14-16. Aronison, Kan.—Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers’ amateur and fourteeuth open-to-all tournament. April 1517,—San Antonio, Tex.—Tournament of the San Antonio pete: Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman x, Com, ebraska state Sportsmen's Association. Added money later. April 21-23,—San Antonio, Tex.—Second aunual meeting and tour- lament oi the Texas State Sportsmen's Association. QO, C. Guessaz, ecty. Alay 5-7.—NewsuRrGH, N. Y.—Annual spring tournament of the West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association, Wirst two days, targets; third , live birds. $10 average money to three high guns in all pre- pramme targebevyeuts. Open to all, April 20-23,—_Lincoty, Neb,—Twenty-first annual tournament of the | FOREST AND STREAM. May 17-22.—Kansas Crry, Mo,—Annual tournament of the Missouri State Game and Wish Protective Association. Fred T, Durrant, Sec’y, June 16-17.—F arco, N. D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Sportsmen’s Association, Targets. W.W. Smith, Sec'y. June (third week) —CunveLAnp. O.—Pourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. ‘ June 22-25.—O1n Orry, Pa.—Seyenth annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 zuaranteed. Send entries to H. C, Reeser. Sec’y. Oil City, Pa. Oct, 6-8,--NEwBURGH, N. ¥:—Annual fall tournament of the West Newburgh Gunand Rifie Association, First two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 svyerage money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited. to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may cure to have printed. Ties in. all events aré considered ds divided wiless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 3.6 Broadway, New York. The circuit of the Interstate Association for 1897 will probably be somewhat on these lines: Grand American Handicap in March, fol- lowed by target tournaments as below: Baltimore, Md ; Richmond, Va.; Mobile, Ala,; Monroe, La.; New Haven, Conn.; Lewiston, Me,; Montpelier, Vt.; the eighth tournament being given, if possible, at some point in New Hampshire. From the recommendation made to the manager by the Interstate Assuciation’s classification and tour- nament committee, it seems probable that Nashville, Tenn,, will be substituted for either Monroe, La., or Mobile, Ala. The Association wanted to give a tournament at some point in New Hampshire last season, bub no club came forward with a request for the Associ- ation’s services. Is there any club in that State that wants it this year? Don’t all speak at once. Write to the manager, Klmer B, Shaner, 122 Diamond Market, Pittsburg, Pa. f Tf is the intention of the Interstate Asscciation to make all events shot during the Grand American Handicap touruament high gun events. The Nitro Powder Hendicap, 15 liye birds per man, will be a feature on the first day, a8 usual, but it will not be clays shooting, as in the past, The number of moneys, high guns too, will be gragu- - ated according to the number of entries, on a plan somewhat similar to that adopted for the Grand American Handicap. This tournament is a shoot for shooters, and we are glad to see that the Interstate As- sociation is cutting away trom the old system of diyiding purses ou the 50, 30 and 20 per cent. plan—a plan by which it was possible for a manto ‘kill them al?’ and yet come out of the contest worse off than a friend who had dropped one or two birds. The programme for the Graod American Handicap week of 1597 will be well worth studying - Platt Adams, of the New Utrecht Gun Club, and also of the Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J.,is a hard man to handicap, This double win of the Glass A badge and the Hegeman medal at the New Utrecht,Gun Club’s grounds this seas n shows that he is about on top in that company. On Christmas Day at the Boiling Springs ground, with a handicap of 2 extra targets to shoot at, he succeeded in making his score one of 30 out of 32, scoring a highest possible. As a matter of fact, take him day in and day out, he is just as néar an 85 per cent. man as you'll find anywhere round about, He has im- proved at least 10 per cent. during the past twelve months, and is a shining example of what pluck and perseverance will do when it comes to. trap-shooting, The Brooklyn Hagle of Dec. 26 had the following item in regard to @ proposed shoot at Bayport, L. 1.: “At the pigeon shoot at the Bay- po't House yesterday afternoon Bergh officers foroade the shooting of Jive birds. The society notified Mr Harris some days ago and the officers were on hand to enforce the law. There was quite a discnus- sion as to whether it was more Cruel to shoot live pigeons from tne trap than quail or other game in the fields. The sportsmen who came to take part in the match had to content themselyes with shooting at clay pigeons The live pigeon match willtake place on New Year’s.Day under the auspices of the Sayville Olub, as it is un- derstood that this club is exempt from the law.”’ The aunual meeting of the New Utrecht Gun Club. of Brooklyn, N, ¥,was held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 23,in the rooms of the Fountain Gun Club, 361 Flatbush ayenue, Brooklyn. About twenty members were on hand to take part in the proceedings, the most in- teresting portion thereof being the discussion as to the club’s future trap shooting home, It was decidsd, atter considerabl- discussion, that a committee of three, appointed by the chair, should select a suitable piece of property ‘and report back tothe cluo. Hor the present the club’s Jive-bird shoots will be held semi-monthly on the Dexter Park grounds. The officers elected to serve during 1897 were: President, Cornelius Furgueson; Vice-President, Adrian A, Hege- man; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. George Hh Pool. Dr. Carver caused John L, Winston some trouble during the past week, winuing four 50 bird races from him with consummate éase, -Two were shoton Monday, Dec, 21, the scores, as given in our is- sue of Dec. 26, being: Carver 46, Winston 44, and Carver 48, Wiuston 41, Two more were shot on Tuesday, Dec. 22, the scores being large- Jy in favor of Carver: No. 1 was Carver 45, Winston 39; No. 2, Carver 45, Winston 38. The birds on this occasion are said to have been very fast, with some wind to aid them. There must, however, have been something else that troubled Winston, because ‘147? is a beb- ter man than (7 per cent, on any class of birds. The fact that he ac- counted for 77 out of the 100 is probably some consolation to the gen- tleman who has such faith in the mystic figure 7. a “Saving his Scalp” is the title given to the picture that adorns the calendar for 1897 issued by the Union Metallic Uartridge Co., of Bridgeport, Conn. ‘The scene depicted by the artist is a stirring one, representing a ride for lite and scalp on the part of a scout, with Tn- dians in pursuit, One of the redskius, woo has just topped the hill, is drawing a bead on the fleeing horseman, who is Coming toward us ata greatrate. Itis unfair to leaye us in doubt as to whether that Indian’s bullet did its work or whether the scalp was saved, Asa hint to the U. M, G, Co., let us suggest that this picture be marked ‘To be continued in our next,” tue sequel being given next year. We want to know what happened. The sporting reporters attached to the Buffalo, N, Y., dailies are striking examples of the truth (in their case, at least) of “*Wick’s” (the late W. F. Limber, of Cincinnati) statement, that ‘the pen 1s mightier than the gun,” (Ed Taylor’s always quoting this at us, so we know that Wick said it.) Six reporters are said to have entered in a10-bird race at Audubon Park. Mason, of the Courier, was facile princeps with 6 opt of 10, Far behind him came Brooks, who is given as ‘onaltached,” with % ont of 10, Vhe other four were buached at the finish with a row of goose eggs, Hasbrouck’s nose jus: showing in front ot the others by virtue of a ‘dead out of bounds” on his 60h bird. Jim Blhott is‘getting acclimated to the air of Long Island and Dex- ter Park prior to his match with Fulford, Dee. 41, Jim’s present ad- dress, one that will find him as readily as *‘Care of W. R. A. Co., 312 Broadway, N. Y.," is Dexter Park, Jamaica avenue, Brooklyn. N, Y. By 1p. m:, Thursday, Dec. 31, the hour at which the maich begins, he will not only have learned the grounds thoroughly, but will also have something like a speaking acquaintance with every bird that will be trapped. There is every iketihood that he will abuss that friendship shamefully, Charlie Grimm now wears the ‘cast icon championship medal,” anid we Enow no one wLo can wear that medal with more honor or with more becoming humility, He has won itfairly and in a great fight, the scores at the end of the 100th round standing: Grimm 98, Carver 96. Our Chicago coirespondent can speak with authority as to the quality af the birds, butit must be remembered that 98 and 96 on any class of birds is trué Gaampionship form. Carver, though de- teated, is by no means disgraced, Fred G Moore, of this city, is shooting in something like his old form. On Christmas Day, at the grounds of the Couutry Club, of Westchester, N. Y., he made some good runs Besides winning 3 eup with 18 straight, he divided & out ot the 10 miss-and-outs shot during the day, Scoring at one time 33 straightin those events, and dividing ia consequence 5 comseculive miss and outs. A, W. du Bray writes us from Dallas, Tex., that. Parker guns won first place in fue live-bird events each day of the North Texas Gun Club Leagne’s tournament, We understand also (unt nor frem Du Bray) that Parker Bros.’ representative carried oft the honors in the badger baiting contests at Waxahachie, Tex , on the same dates. The New Year’s attraction at Elkwood Park, N.J,, will be the Shrewsbury Handicap, 10 live birds, $10 entrance and $10 added by the management, 6entrics to fil. It 10 entries, three high guns; legs than 10 entries, two high guns, Sweepstake shooting will also be Tun fo suit shooters. 7 __ We learn from Secretary Reeser, of the Oil City, Pa., Gun Olub, that Elmer BE. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, will manage the State shoot for the Oil Vity Gun Club, Jane 22-35. 17 We extract the following paragraph from a personal letter written tous by Mr. J. A. H. Dressel, secretary-treasurer of the Sportsmen's Association: “It will undoubtedly interest you to know that on or before Jan. 1 next the Association will take possession of its newly equipped and roomy headquarters in the new Williams Building, 377-379 Broadway, where it will be pleased to receive its members and friends; that nearly every State in the Union is now represented in the membership roll, which is being increased by from six to ten ap- plications daily; and that the third auonual exposition, to be held at Madison Square Garden in March next, promises to be the most suc- cessful yet held by the Association.” Gus Nowak, a prominent member of the Zettler Rifle Club, of New York city, and also a member of the Hmerald Gun Club, has added to his trophy exhibit by taking the tirst prize for the season of 1896 in the monthly competitions of the Hell Gate Gun Club, of which club he is alsoa member, The secretary, Hugene Doeinck, gaye him a good race for first honors, but failed to score more than 6 birds in the iast shoot, thres others falling dead out of bounds. Christmas Day in this vicinity was just the kind of a Christmas Day that is more generally met with in noyels thau in real life. There was 4 brisk feeling about the air, without any wind to speak of, thus making it ideal weather for a winter trap-shooting entertainment. The many shoots held by local clubs in the vicinity of New York were all well attended. Nothing could be complained of except the glare of the bright sun on the snow that made it difficult to keép one’s eyes from watering when the word ‘Pull’”’ was given. We have not seen the name of W. G Clark attached to a score for along time, Mr. Clark is located at Elwood City, Pa,, and is attend- ing to his hotel business. We have an idea, however, that the score attributed to one named Boker in the shoot on the Herron Hill grounds, Dec. 16, is one with which Clark had something todo. A match between W.8. King, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Clark was to have been shot Dec. 23. Owing to sickness in his family Claric was unable to be present, so the match was postponed, The Winchester Repeating Arms Company, of New Haven, Conn , has gotten out one of its usual attractive calendars. A.B. Frost hes been reguisitioned for the hunting scenes depicted thereon. In ‘A Chance Shot’’ he shows us one of those things that generally occur “When you hayen’t got a gun."* This time, however, is one of the ¢xceptions, and the cuciosity of the antelope is likely to be fatal. The drawing of the horse and the attitude of the hunter are capital, The classification and tournament. committee of the Interstate As- sociation will not visit Dwyer’s track at Elizabeth or Elkwood Park until some day next week. The original intention was to inspect both places to-day (Dec. 29); the committee, however, could not get to- gether owing to various business arrangements, Harvey McMurchy isin town, It’s not necessary to mention that Harvey represents the Hunter Arms Company, and that therefore he isto be fuund just now in W, Fred Quimby’s quarters at 30U Broad- way. Harvey is only hereon a brier visit, bub hopes to be able to stop long enough to witness the Elliott-Fulford match on Thursday, He will be on view at San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 25-29, Old Hoss has achieved the distinction of being the first entry regu- larly made for the Grand American Handicap. On Monday morning, Dec. 28, ihe sum of $10 was paid to J. L. Lequin, secretary of the Interstate Association, as forfeit muney for the above entry, the name of C. M, Hostetier, of Pitisbutg, ba., being placed at the head of a column that will soon rapidly fill with other names. Jim Elliott and HE. D, Fulford meet at Dexter Park, L. I., on Thurs- day of this week, Dec. 31, to shoot for the Kansas City Star’s cup at 100 birds per man, Fulford will use the Greener which he handled so well at 1renton on Dec. 3, while Bihott will show the boys that he is net very seriously handicapped by shooting a Winchester repeating shotgun. The Kewavee, Ill,, Gun Glob-holds a two days’ shoot on its grounds Dec. 28-30. The programme states: “Nothing barred but black pow- der.”’ On the first day the main event will be a4-men team race, a 2 men team race taking place on the second day. Charlie Zwirlein, of Yardville, N, J., writes that he will bold a live- bird shoot Jan. 6 at his grounds. The main event will be 20 birds, $15, birds included at 25 cents each, three moneys. As will be noted. the dates for the Texas Mid winter shoot haye been changed to Jan. 45-29, The dates for the Hot Springs, Ark., tourna- ment have also been changed to Feb. 8-.0. The Texas State Sportsmen's Association will be held at San An- tonio, T;xas, April 21-3. This meeting will be the Association's “twenty-first annual,” Mr. 0. C. Guessaz is secretary of the Associa- tion. In consequence of the change of dates at San Antonio, the Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis, Ind., has changed its dates to Jan. 2J-21, Pec, 29, EpwarpD BANKS, Trap Around Pittsburg. HERRON HILL GUN CLUB, PirrspurG, Pa., Dec. 28.—Though somewhat late in the day, the following scores made by members of the Herron Hill Gun Club, of this city, on December 16 will be of interest. No.1 was a 25-bird race,. handicap rise, $20 entrance; No. 2 was at 10 birds, $10. The Pints. burg Leader of Dec. 17, in speaking of the contest in No. 1 event, says: “The Herron Hill Gun Club shooters enjoyed some magnificent sport at the shoot pulled off yesterday at their grounds on Davis Island. The shoot in question was the second in a séries of five at 95 liye birds. Four hunured of the best birds ever trapped in this vicinity were tsed in yesterday’s shoot and every man in the contest shot to win. Io addition to having the best of birds yesterday the clear, cold weather made an ideal day for trap shooting, Will King and MePher:on took first mouey with 24 birds killed. T. D. Flowers was referee of the match. C. A. May looked like a winner From the start. He brought down 17 birds im succession, the best run of the aay. After the tenth round there were five new men with a clean score. They were May, McPherson, Alex. King, Will King and Al Hofmeister Alex. King and Hofmeister missed their thirteenth birds and MePherson his fourteenth. This left Will King and May in the lead. King missed his sixteenth bird and May bad the lead all to himself. King’s bird fell dead out of bounds, and, by the way, this was the only bird he missed allday. May, by missing his eight- eenth bird, which also fell dead out of bounds, dropped back in line with the King brothers, Messner and McPherson for the lead, with one miss apiece, Hofmeister haying missed three birds, Tt was nip and tuck pow 16 the finish bevween the five shooters. Messner was the first to drop behind, missing his nineteenth vird Alex. King Missed bis twenty-first, and the race for first place lay between May, McPherson and Will King: They shot carefully and ran neck and neck to the finish. May missed his last bird, and Will King and Mc- Pherson ran ouw their string without a further miss. | hey divided first money, amounting to $77. May and Messner divided second money, $57.75. Third money, $38.50, was divided among Jacque, Alex. King and Bonn. 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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, Dee, 21.—The Laflin & Rand Powder Co. of- fered us a trophy, but by mistake sent two of them, We put them up for competition at 50 targets, with drum of H. CO. powder for third prize, The scores were: Tutewiler 47, Beck 46, Wildhack 46, Britton 45, Morris 52, Robinson 42, Cooper 40, Deschier 40, Buck 33, Socwell 23. Wildhack defeated Beck in shooting off tie on 46 for second place, Beck and Robinson shot two races at 60 targets, each winning one asTollows: Robinson 46, Beck 42; Robinson 42, Beck 47 Dec. 18 we shot a few pigeons, All were individual matches for the price of birds: Parry 16, Marott 14 out of 20; Beck 14, Wood 12 out of 15; Holiday 9, Kershner 7 out of 10; Hearsey 10, Robinson 9 out of 10; Deschier 9, Morris 3 out of 10; Cooper 7, Tilly 7 out of 10, Dec. 21 Beck and Wood will shoot a match at 50 pigeons for $50 a side, Other matches have been made, enough to use 400 birds, The Buckeys Gun Club, of Dayton, 0., will pay us a social yisit on New Year's Day. The main event will be be a team race, 10 or more men on each side, Royan ROBINSON, Sec’y. is ‘A New Year’s Idyl. ROLLA HHIEKES'’S DREAM, Tr all happened last September—on the second day of the Pennsyl- wania State Sportsmen's Association’s tournament at Harrisburg. The conversation between whiles, that is, while we were waiting to be ealled to the score, somehow or another turned on millionaires. Taere was nothing personal about the conversation, not a single “millionaire being & member of the little crowd under the tent ily. Rolla wasn’t saying a word, but fhe cigar which he was smoking went -out, always a sure sigh that heis doing something heavy in the way of thinking. A few minutes later he roused himself, suggested that we should go and get a cup of buttermilk or something of a similgr nature, and sauntered off to the restaurant, « On the way there, without a word of warning, he said: “Yes, I'd just like to have a million or so, I'd give the boys a shoot that was a shoot; just give them one real tournament; something to think about and something totale about, Justimagine what a fathering I'd cet -together! Purses ranging anywhere from $5,000 for rst money down to $50 or $100 for each man in fourth place inany event! No entrance fees and nothing taken out of thé purses for targets! Would the boys eome to it?” Just then came the voice of Elmer Shaner: ‘No. 1 squad, get ready, Heikes 1, Bartlett 2, Edwards 3, Howard 4. Von Lengerke 5, 6nd Capt. Money on the trolley! Let ‘er go, boys!” That broke us up. and Rolla’s plan for a big tournament passed out of mind. that Same eyening, somewhere in the neighborhood of bedtime, I fot my key and went upto my room. Hearing voices next door, and Enowlng that in that room was the eyrie of the Bald Bagle of the ' Ohio Valley, I tapped, receiyed the proper response and eutered. Rolla was lying on his bed listening to Dick Swiveller’s digquisition on the merits of Gold Dust Taking the only vacant chair, I sat down and took upon myself the strain of answering ‘'Yes” and ‘‘No” at the proper intervals, Before I'd taken half a dozen puffs at my cigar Rolla was asleep and dead to the world, but Dick still kept on. Presently Rolla got'restlass and began to talkin hisgleep ‘Not a cent for entrance fees,” we beard him say. Then he kicked out one leg.and clenched his rizht hand, exclaiming, ‘Let em all in? Why of course."' He was quietfor a few moments, and Dick utilized those few moments -to proceed with bis lecture. Then came another, and this tine 4 fidalinterruption, Raisiag himself into a sitting posture, Rolla said: “look at them coming! More than half of them will have to walk home! Ha, ha!’ and with his laugh he woke up and rubbed his eyes, while Dick and I smiled. Sis first words were: “What woke meup? It’s a shame, boys, but ‘I was just enjoying the pleasure of giving a perfect tournament.” OF course we wanted to know all about it, so he told us his dream in something like the followivg words: ; HIS IDEAL TOURNAMENT. *You remember our talk this morning about millionaires, and my idea of what sort of a shoot I'd giveif I was one of those things?” Well, I've just been dreaming thatI was worth a million or 80, and felt very pleasant over it. Of course, I was bound to have my ideal tournament and givethe boysa good tims, Ordiharily there's a lot of bother connected with the getting up of a tournament, but when it comes fo 4 dream tournament with a million or so back of it, every- thing’s 0. K, “First thine Idid,as far asI can remember, was to get Elmer Shaner, Paul North, Jack Parker and Paul Litzke and set them to work locating grounds for the shoot, Himer Sbhanér’s hair stood on ‘sud when I told him whatI proposed to do: $100,000 added, no en- trance fees, targets thrown for nothing, everybody's fare paid to and from the shoot from any point in the United States, provided he came aud shot through the entire programme and made over 80 per cant.; no hotel expenses. In fact, everything free. Bliner said: ‘They'll all come, but a whole lot of them will have to walk home.’ “All Jack Parker said was; ‘Let *em conie and we won't do a thing to ’em|’ “Paul North nearly fell off a cane-bottomed chair when I told him that he was to prepare to putin fifty magautraps. (I didn’t tell him that I hed already given Fred Quimby an order for fifty sets of empire traps). i Peal Litzke was to look after tha scorers. When he saw the long _line of traps in prospect, about three miles of them in 4 straight line, - he said he'd have to have a dozen Arkansas mules to ride, or he wouldn’t look at the job. [told him he’d have to ride a bicycle or hoof it, 80 he quit, saying: ‘VWormst AND STREAM is good enough for me. Bicycles be jiguereds’ ’ “Then we set to work preparing for the tournament. There was a canopy of the Stars and Stripes over each score, with easy chairs be- hind each manfor him to sit down in casé there was a balk at the traps. tL os 20 on te Fx ~ a co oy 2 a oo neg = ae S mo wAM w PA wow wAw PhO WA os © wy wpe wl ote My pp of CY wale SH» ieee wey or o' ot zo PED Uy ats dip Be 04.4.0 wie Oh,OD 2 wor toy ath 2, Hw oft wo ww WA. wA7 oo WA WN paw of 2051 oF =} oh or we oy ~Wlw es wh othe wok 29 we op mie m i 3 Ho & 4 a a eit YO plw wl KA MP2 aoe BON a0 20 SPE EH wee no op Carver,,.cerse wh wpe oo ovhes po FO9 goon AOD Ae pM we A 29 a 2d to wor eo An w wlo HOM wis a Lin Eee wAe ras mvs oA eAw no 2 KR 2 5 2 4 TT. woe ssereeens ® i ARM SH wR Ew AM sA ip Vall-") LS 29 TOM SA 2% WA x a one 20202 4 22 03 This result leaves Dr. Carver winner of four out of the six matches for which he challenzed Winston, but also leaves the latter winner of his side bet of $100, so thatthe men broke even financially, and Winston more than accomplished all that he was bound to do by the terms of the matches. He expressed himself as vindicated by thé winnin Is side bet, but much mortified that he made such 4 poor showing inthe last matches, Both he and all who knew the circum- S§tances commended Dr. Carver for making good his original propo- sition, which it is not now likely he will make over again, CARVER— GRIMM, Dec, 25.—To-day, Wednesday, was the time set for the match for Cast Ircn medal indicattye of the live-bird championship, Dr. Carver, holder of same by forfeit, having been challenged by Charlie r he showed a brilliant gait, and kept up the favorable impression he FOREST AND STREAM. Grimm, of Clear Lake, Ta,, to shoot for this rugged emblem. This time Carver kept up his good form, but he was not good enough to win, the lowa strong man going out akead after one of the mostre- Tmarkable races, or rathsr one of the most remarkable scores, ever shot in the country. Thescores are not so good as they look on aper, for the birds were shot in a snowstorm and did not fly at all, ut even had they been tied at the traps the score of 98 birds in the air is a-great one, and one buf rarely seen on any grounds. Itis the largest made on thesegrounds since Charlie Budd shot Frank Kleintz, scoring’ 98, with one or two dead out, I do not remember which. That race I saw, and it was under harder conditions than this of to- day, for it was in flying weather. To-day the sky was lowering and the light which came through the fluff of snow was dim, coppery and dull, One could hardly see to score the race, and a bird a little way beyond the traps was like a ‘gray ghost. Confused by the storm, the birds did not know which way to fly, and the majority rose high in the air above the traps, flopping up slowly, and then heading for the buildings as soon ax they saw them, This made them rule high side shots, so it was like chopping off their heads with a hatchet. Notadozen birds went out with anything like speed, and of these half were missed, the men being unable to quicken up the slow time which the other shooting demanded of them, It was a most monotonous affair, and of course not even the nien engaged in it could call ita good pigeon race. It was simply a day for a record, and the opportunity was not allowed to escape. By this no wish to belittle the shooting is expressed, for as all knowit is very easy to miss somewhere in 100 shots, and on even the easiest of birds the gun, the load and the man must be just right or there will be a slip somewhere. Grimm shot in perfect form or he could not haya done what he did. Carver wag in prac- tically equalform or he could not have come up within two birds of such a score. One could not ask a day more perfect for killing a thousand straight, but if this had been proposed one could not have picked a man more apt to doit on that day than the one who all but killed a hundred straight, The two birds that Grimm lost were quick fiyers that got up and away too far for the second to stop them, Both these were drivers, but both were high at the time the second was fired. I haves marked many birds in the score with the letter H.- While such birds did not actually hover over the trap, they were really nearer hoyerers than flyers, the height gained in their flight at the time they were struck being greater than their dis- tance from the trap. Reference to the score sheet shows the letter F four times, indicating that that many birds were flageed to start, Thestyle of the shooting requires smallcomment, It may be seen that it was regular and methodical tothe extreme, Carver was surprised when told he had but half a dozen more birds to shoot at. If there was any luck in the race it fellto Carver, who came nearfalling back another bird on his 96th, that bird being retrieved by the pointer Cyclone almost against the wire. Carver's 40th, 45th, 45th, 52d, 61st and 76th birds were among his hardest. His 95th was a high twister, but not fast. His 14th bird was luckily stopped at his very feet, The race had few of the interesting features of a hot match on fast birds, and so was a much tamer affair than all who noted the matching of these two good ones had hoped to see. Grimm ran his first 51 straighi, and dropped his two lost birds inside the first 60, running 41 straight on the home reach, Carver ran 47 at one stretch in the middle of the match, The weather was not cold, but sharp enough for good flying had it been bright and free of snow. Tt was said no two such scores were ever made on any of Watson's grounds before. Following are the scores: : Trap score type--Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 1481155322853328421412534 AGRS TICES ARRNHACHHACSHES Grimm... 225128220 255998 1489S eo 885 earenyes gow Cie any Scape ae ae EHRETACERRKR AgTRAR SV > DQRZPRVIOVHRATT OSL e yet 8 82211145455218243522243a52 — SHCRHAEE TORE T el YORI RASS 202211120122 42212122 2222 1-23 SIS ei ae meted AAT NR A a +HeEeToHsRAlLaa Ri ROL I> LANE AUSSI at re OL Ne oer a 1532412412153324145221331 RARARPREH LOR LAT COSI ATA Carver, .......22222222222222292122122920 9-24 11111112411225432238135412 SOHARSRARYLOURT A TOOL TP RAHHS 22220221122222222222229292 22445122413841132555118544 RF S5SREHOYATRHOYARYCIHYAGL 121221222222222221222222 9-95 323145231342388138245535215 SU canes ecb Mm antales yale sek rn a 220222222222 2922222102222 1-23-96 In his race with Dr. Carver, Mr, Grimm shot an L. ©. Smith ejector gun, with factory loaded U, M. C. ammunition, Smokeless cases charged with S5lodrs. of Schultze powder, Dr. Carvér shot a Cash- more gun, but upon being asked for a description of his ammunition declined to give ib out for publication, His long green U, M. ©. trap shells are well known, 147— GILBERT. Dec, 2/.—The last of the important races or the week occurred to- day, this being the time set for the race between Winston and Fred Gilbert, Winston haying conceded all points asked of him by Gilbert; the last being that the live birds should be shot first in the two races of the combination match. The terms were as follows: 100 live birds, A. S. A. rules, at 30yds.; and 100 targets, unknown traps, known angles, one man up, expert rules; the totals of both matches to count. The races of today offered a curious study on shooting and shoaters. There was a reversal of form on the part of both Winston and Gilbert. Winston had taken 60grs. of quinine- within the last thirty-six hours, and was well keyed up. At the score he said in his characteristic fashion, “I've got the best head on me to-day there is in America, if my constitution will come up to it.*’ His shooting showed that he was a different man from that of Tuesday, though occasional patchy places and frequent long waits in EeL- ting on his bird showed that he was in bad nervous condition after all, and not in shape to make a great showing io a hard race. As for Gilbert, he was apparently in perfect health, and made no complaint of any ill feeling whateyer. Yet he made the lowest score of his life, one which any duffer could beat, and one which has never been made on any grounds by any professional shooter of the country. Gilbert could find no exp!anation whatever for it, for he should be in perfect fettle and not in the least ‘‘shot -oub,” as he has been resting of late and only doing shooting enough to keepin practice, His load when seen on thesnow seemed a bit wile, but gun and load were not the cause of his trouble; he was slow in his nerves somewhere, and it could be easily seen that he made the fatal mistake of dwelling as he fired, getting his lead and then stopping fo pull the trigger. Consequently he was always behind and under any good outgoing bird, He slobbered down a good many birds out of bounds for thisreason. Grimm, who was handling him, told him what was wrong, but it seemed impossible for Gilbert to quicken up and get on with his second, though he at times made good tast stops with the first. Time after time the birds would go out through his tardy charge, some of them to drop outside, but most of them hardly tickled, and it was generally felt that Gilbert was clear wrong somewhere, as 65 birds to the 100is not a score which belongs with Fred Gilbert’s hamé by any means, But he should not be dis- heartened by this at all. It is only another phase of the pigeon game, which is one of the oddest of all games and the hardest to depend upon. Itmore than ever proyes the truth of the belief of all knowing shooters, that there is.not and can never be any one man who can claim with justice the title of champion. No man can beatall the Zood onef all the time, and the luck of respective form is what makes the quality of @ race when two good ones come together. Next weer Gilbert may feel worse and shoot better. There is no account- ing for it. To-day the birds were screamers, not one needing the flag. The wind made them rule outgoers, and they tarried not on their going, These birds were taken from the same Coops as those of yesterday, but they did not offer the same spectacle by any means. The weather was bright and clear, with a keen, fresh air, and a bit of wind moying to give life to the flight, Qn the ground was a couple of inches or so of snow, and the glare from this was very trying, as the sun was almost direcily in the eyes of the shooters. Winston adopted the old mountain tick of blackening his face and nose with cork, which helped his eyes very much, Gilbert used a long visored cap. Both said that at tines it was next to impossible to see a fast bird as it went out over the snow. Winston was chipper and “sassy before the race began, and seemed more like himself. He was not averse ‘to making a cheerful remark or so at some of his own Kills, occasionally reminding the spectators that he aid it with “load 117.** He could hive killed perhaps three or four more birds if he had been crowded to it, but he struck one of his fooling streaks, and at times apparently pried to see how dong he could wait and still kill his bird, Once or twice he made puenomenal kills in this way, getting a bird down almost at the wire with a screaming second-barrel kill. At other times he lost birds by 19 this sort of thing, and showed what a slow second would have meant ina closer thing than thathe had in hand, A study of his form would indicate that he needs a rest and a little less shooting for a while, Hesbould vary his quinine diet with a little beef, and cease depending on nerye which hag no red blood behind it. To-day he did not shoot with any of the quality he showed in his match with Roll, and fell back into more of his old irregular way of shooting, He was fast on some birds where he had time, and awfully slow on some where he needed to use every fraction of a second, Winston left town to-night for home in far poorer form than when hé came here. As he stood last week he was a hard man to beat, and a better shot than he ever was before in his life. He thinks he is somewhat shot out, and says he willtake a rest. Those who think he is going to prove easy hereafter might do well to be a bit cautious. - Gilbert was never in the race at all, but pounded along behind, falling further out of it all the time. As Fred is a deservedly popu- lar shooter, and has many friends here, his bad showing hurt others beside himself. It should not be thought that Gilbert was in any way disconcerted by any of the fabled antics of Jack Winston at the score, for that sort of thing has been abandoned by the latter. The race was shot with perfect pleasantness throughout, Winston stood back of the score, never sitting down at all, Gilbert sitting with hie handler bétween shots. Winston had no handler, as it is his prefer- ence to shoot alone, It would be folly to undertake any description of individual birds in a race like this, ag so many were missed, and it will do to say that the birds were very good ones, so good that a 90 score would have been better than 96 on the day previous. This race attracted more attention than any yet shot this week, and there was a goodish crowd assembled. The following isthe score of the live- bird half, Winston winning by 13 birds: Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, by Forest-and, Stream Publishing Co. $9355345113851424155352353 ret ae Ft T = mw WAY WAG WAw x vo) TE wvye~o wT bw o3% warm ~pAe OA Aw gion cow wAH NAY DA = wwe wA Deeg Wfinscesset a. WAH S30 whe we} wo wit wn we ® wt wy See Pare wt o*Be wim wh » wAw of ery ee ro) wt iw ti) or as woh 02 ses woo ay DAT wAa wo BHM wAo wha of COM pOw a Aw wt awn aie ~wAw oF wf 0 aANs n>w w OU to wt De home © WAND WAH soto ! sq ww Gilbert, Tian ute wn are ofa wt ws eto we o w own eo. o $8 t\] wAre BOO ww mn wto wAw x fw wAow wAe ose RM cg ovGo HA eo ote efem wow ato S eAaqn wow ea es wotw awe cw ea WA NAY YEH woe w ete eAw wEo eH RTw wAH ow cfm HWYNY Wye oe 2 eto wAnm eto wis ela oth wla uti WARM Com ao HAR WAY a oH oftw HAG wAw SA mR oven wou eo wr otf»m soo HA of x epTw oto nAw ww mA wt ove Cow ScAW NAK © cw] oA wz wot wo) of mt ao —17—68 In this race both men used L, C, Smith guns, Winston used his tf Rua aa Gilbert shot 344drs. Du Pont powder in U. M.C. green rap shells. ; Shortly after the close of the live-bird match the party adjourned to the target traps to settle the other half of the affair, A few prac- tice birds were shot, and the traps were put as good shape to comply with the rules as possible, [neglected to ascertain what targets were used. Ike Watson was chosen referee, and acted most acceptably, making two or three close but correct decisions. (It goes without saying that John Watson was referee in all the live-bird contests which have occurred during the two weeks of Bhootiie chronicled.) For judge, Winston chose Oswald von Lengerke, Gil- bert chocsing Charlie Grimm. In the targets Gilbert pulled himself together better, and shot with something of his old speed and accuracy, ‘The scores ‘are not high, but it should be remembered that the conditions were difficult, the glare from the snow being very bad for the greater part of the race. It was anybody’s race for awhile, and the men see-sawed over the tie lme, being tied at the 75th round. Gilbert was then getting better, and Winston appar- ently worse. On Monday night last, as he was going home, Winston in the presence of several frienis picked up a hand bill which he saw laying on the ground, and which displayed on its fac. a large figure, He picked up really two of these bills, and tore off the figure 7 from each, putting one figure in each vest pocket. He declared he was going to beat Gilbert just 7 birds in sach match. Along toward the close of the target match, when Winston was plainly fooling along and not extending himself at all to shoot, he asked what the score was. He could then have gone out, if he had not missed, with a total of 11 birds ahead of Gilbert, but this did not seem to please him. WhileIdo not feel in a position to say what can not be proved, it seems tome a trifle significant that Winston lost 4 birds out of his last 10, aud that he won by the regulation num- ber, 7. I would not consider Winston's score of "7 under these rules” as conclusive of what he might do if he were crowded. Gilbert scored 83, a low score for him under favorable conditions. This maade the total scores stand; Winston 158, Gilbert 151, Following are the target scores: ; Lafitas dete ge oe eL1101019111111111111111111110111101101011101110111—43 11110101101011001001111110111111100011111110101100 —34—77 WEN CEEIOIIG Ce einrione mor Ponitstr tent HEA OLGA SOD Eon ice ane tsebery de | a i=3 wf - 158 Gilbert... .....01101119191011111111111111111101101111111111101101—43 10100111011011011011011111111111110111101111111111 —40—83 Dive cest snes mash Les aaee tae eeleteiieed tee etter rere TS 151 During the morning Messrs. 0. yon Lengerke and FE. Rice shot a race at 50 live birds, the former scoring 35, the latter 22, as reported _ elsewhere, On the evening of Thursday Winston left for his home at Washing- ton, Ind., where he will remain a few days before going on to New York, He has been yery welcome in Chicago, and all hope he will come again and stir things up a bit among the pigeon shooters. He ' has won four races and lost four, winning $400.and Josing $200. He was ready to shoot more races last week when he had a few vacant days, but none were ready at that time, and of course he is not apt to come back to attend to the men who will be ready to shoot next week, as he has all along said he was going home for Christmas and then on Hast. As we have all too little match shooting here now, it would be appreciated if Winston or some other troublesome party with a good nerve and a shooty disposition would drop in and sort of stir up the animals in the old-time way. Hougs. 1206 Boycz Burpee, Chicago. Boston Shooting Association. Boston, Mass., Dec. 25.—The Boston Shooting Association held a shoot at Wellington to-day. The principal event was a 100-bird handi- cap race for the W-A trophy, presented by the Laflin & Rand Powder Co. The trophy was won by Capt. E. B. Wadsworth, president of the Association, Sweepstakes were shoot as follows: Events: 1234656 %7 Events: 12346567 Targets: 10 10 25 25 252510 Targets: 10 10 25 25 25 25 10 Allison .,..... 91019 281824 8 Bond....,.... 9 8 17 22 2819 10 Jones,...,,,,. 8 10 22 20 21 22 10 Dickey........ 7 921 202817 9 Puck,......., 8 9 21 28 21 24 9 Oliver,....... 8 919 21 2220 8 Pray ....e.5. % 918 211728 8 Henry,....... 5 7162019 21 7 S Wood.,,... % 819 2215 2810 Hllsworth,.., 10 7 22 19 21 18 10 Change of Dates at Indianapolis. InprAnAvouis, Ind., Dec. 23.—To keep in line with the San Antonio Midwinter tournament we have changed the dates of our sparrow shoot from Jan. 14 and 15 to Jan. 20 and 21, Leaving hers on the evening of the second day, we will reach San Antonio 7:15 P. M. the 28d. The indications are that we will have a good attendance, and enough going to Texas to enable us to secure party rates and a special sleeper through. Roya Rosixson, Sec'y. This issue is the first of the series for 1897. It is fitting at this date to remind shooters that on Jan. 1 Tom Keller starts in to boom King’s Smokeless and Peters’s reinforced shells. Neaf AP Eae also puts @ red mark against Jan. 1, that being the dateon which his connection with the Austin Powder Company, of Cleveland, O., formally commences, Another business connection with the King Powder Com any is that made by Jaok Parker, of Detroit, who will in future shoot King’s Smokeless and show what Milt Lindsley's production can do when handled properly, 20 FOREST AND STREAM. Kay} ~ IN NEW JERSEY. BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB, Dec. 25.—As usual, the Boiling Springs Gun Club of Rutherford. N.J., bad a goodly gathering at its annual Christmas Day shoot. The weather could not have béen pleasanter for a shoot in midwin- » ter, with a foot of show on the ground, The beauty of the day had a good deal to do with the attendance, and probably also had some- thing to do with the good scores madé by many of those present. _ The main eyent was a handicap at 30 targets, club handicap of ex- - tratargets to shoot at. Adams, by grace of his two extra targets and sOme good work with the gun, scored 4 highest possible; the Same may be said of Dr. De Woif, one of the coming shots of the club, who had three extras to work on. Baron was close up, with 29 out of 33, showing that he didn't miss many. Colin R. Wise was top- noteher of the scrateh men, his scote being mainly made up of the fizurel. Greiff sod Appar scored 27, Huck and Paul 26, and Frank 26; all the above shooting from scratch, ; 4 feature of the afternoon’s sport Was the shoot for a cup donated by the elub for*‘the champion dufier of the Boiling Springs Fishing and Gun Club.” Forsome time there has been a dispute between Messrs. O. Marvin, C. Coe and F. Broshart as to who Had the right to that title.’ To-day the question was to be settled in the club handi- cap race by mutual agreement. It will be seen from the scores that Mr, Mat'vin outclassed his opponents by breaking 25 out of 88 to their totals of 24 out of 39. This work deprived him of all chance of the trophy. The tie‘was shot off after the club race at 10 targets per man, Coe breaking 6 to Broshart’s 5. This entitled Mr, Broshart to the title and‘the cup. Later, in the club room, he was presented with the trophy by Count Lenone, of Passaic, who made a really ex- cellent speech on the occasion, his remarks being very happily chosen, The terms of the cup are “two consecutive wins to entitle the owner to the ultimate possession thereof.’’ Mr. Broshart has thus but to win it next time. to become the owner of the trophy. (The cup is a work of the tinsmith’s art. being of beaten metal witb a couple of handles on it, an exact copy of many loving cups we have seen. It was made wader Secretary Huck’s directions. a shield of topper being on one side and a copper pigeon on the other. On the shield was engraved: ‘Presented to the champion duffer of the club by the Boiling Springs Fishing and Gun (lub,”’ The engraving was the work of ex-Capt. P. A, Jeanneret.) It is unnecessary to state that the presentation as above put a fitting climax to the club’s Christmas Day shoot. ro, The work done during the day is given in full below, the table of scores giving the records of the sweeps, all of which were at unknown angles, nominal entrance fees: ——S 5: Hivents: 123465 Hyents: 12345 Targets: Joii01015 ‘Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 APEAT cv caseeccess 9 8 8 8413 Marviniiwcccssscus ee ee oe 6 10 Hegeman. s.seetes, 9 8 9 5... Lane.,.... bs-hact ba dagy Go ta. ty Bean Huck Sriasee wee YD 9B 4" Laiwrenceysuahhoee 4 riytices ee AGS NSsratepeee OS: Geis Blackie. ashes af aeerh oil -o Vamibaprer nessa, Lh Guan eae g. FOWU assorted s Mrs eee ay O€ WOR Niaaisaaleedenae sist DDS tens NVISP a. eee fate Bs ey rey ty Grentiliesttessters «tae O88 14) Palmer. ;nilietst: Se MURA Kore assineaseee Ste ml 8 14 AGaMS (82). cccec ccc eeeeee eee 1 101911111111111111110111111111 —30 De Wolf (38)..cccccceceeeee01111111111111110101111111111 11011 —30 Baron (83), ..c..cccseeeeeeeet411111011111J1911111100111011111 — 29 Wise (30) ..cecucceeseces eee col11411111111111111101111111101 —2F Wane (85) va sevaeeeece coe eee sotL119111111111191111011110011011010 —28 Blake (86). cccccecccceceseessU11111111111010111011110101011111111 | —28 vecee ceeeeseoL01901111919111101111111111111 —27 Greifl (BO). .cccecnes cece eeee0D11101111011111111101111111111 27 FRuchr (30).ececesessce cose eesd14110111110111110111101111111 — 2h Paul veceeee 10474141111911111111011111111 — 26 ADDOtE (BB) cece sce cave sees -L111141101011011101011111110101111 —26 Prank (30), ,.cccceceeeeeuess 110111101110014011471111111111 —25 Marvin (88)... ...¢2c0ses -01111101110010011011101011011011111100 —25 -011010101110101111101001101101001010111 —24 111101111010110011001001131100111 —-22 -001110111010100110101011101111111 —22 JAMES (BB) .cceeese: .010011101100000110101110111111111 —1 Tenone (81)... 0.2.05 ws «e4101000111110111011000001111100 —17 HUVBUS™, cen see e ree we + ««--110111011110001000011001001111 —17 WeiSS*, 52. sees cece e yo eae ee! 000171111101100'010001100110 —16 Giawrence(40)........- »4+2+-111000100100100000 0001111000100000100!0—14 FOWD (39). ..... seve--eaee.,00011100010000000100:011000100100000000 —10 ~. * Did not shoot any handicap. », Dec. 26 —This being an off day at the Boiling Springs grounds, it was not to be expected that many shooters would put in an appear~ ‘ance... As a matter of fact. only six members showed up: Colin R. -Wise,.of Passaic; W. M. Harding, Platt Adams. Gus Greiff, Theodore Baron. and F..S. Edwards, all of New York, The above six kept the traps busy and had lots of practice. Harding and Edwards being early on,the .grounds, they had a little preliminary practice and, shot a small race for the Innches, all of which is told in detail below. Gus Greiff did the best work of the after- Hoon. .on, singles, breaking, 27 out of 30 at expert rules, and a3 out of 50 at unknown angles. His work on doubles was not as,good.as we have seen him usually do at this style of shooting. He shoots a featherweight Francotte, 28in. barrels, 12.gauge a gun pnat handles more like a toy than ashooting iron. Wise shoots a arker, Brown a t'rancotte, Platt Adams a Smith, Harding a Lefever, and Edwards a Winchester. A curious feature of the shooting was the comparatively low scores inade at unknown angles. Greiff was high with 43 out of 50; Edwards next with 103 out of 125; Adams third, 80 out of 100; Wise broke 72 out of 100, and Baron 36 out of 50, each making an average of 72 per cent. Harding. who is only a beginner, scored 88 outofiz5. The shooting records in each event are given below: Ten pairs; EGWALd6...caesnssenerceensvesecssseuett 10 00 11 17 O01 01 11 11 11—15 LAVOE clases «deters sre sevegcses seee-1010 10 10 10.11 11 00 10 10—11 ~ A match for the lunches at 25 targets, unknown angles, was next on the list, Harding being allowed 3 extra targetsto shoot at. He retired at the end of the 25th round, being unablei.o win if he broke his allowance; Hdwards......-. “ eee eee ee OL11111101111101101011111— 20 LARC E We baradtdincalorlGert aieiot ob tro bsk-cosg er ed 111111101010100100.101110 -16 After Junch, Platt Adams and Colin &. Wise having putin an ap- earance, the follow ng scores were shot at unknown angles: S Edwards .....00111111111111101111101011111110111111111111111001—42 P Adams.........-OOl1011111111011111111011011111110111101111111111 41 OB Wise... ..- eee 0111111110110 00)1111111000111101111111111111100! — 33 W M Harding .. ,1111110010101010110111110111101101001010110011110—A2 . The above 50 targets per man were divided into two 25-target events shot asieam races, the teams being Adamsand Wiseagainst Harding and Edwaros; as 4 result of this arrangement Adams and Wise went scot free, winning both matches: The next event was at 50 targets, 30 singles, expert rules, and 10 pairs. The results in this race were as below: , Gus Greiff...ccccceeseene coeeees+111111110111111011011111111111—27 10 10 OL 11 10 01 10 10 11 01 —12—389 FS Howards, ..ccceeesssceeee os s2101'0(11111011111110111110111—25 10 10 OL 10 12 11 Ol 10 11 11 —14—89 Platt Adams,............5 ee ees ss 0L1011110111011111111 1101 1111—25 OL 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 00 11 —12—37 PRSBANON ey fy bg ae ctw n ne sisle +» see6201011110101110111110101111111—28 wahge 11: 1001 10 10 00 10 11 10 11 —iz—35 CR WiSC.....ccereeeseee yee eeeee0d10110111011001111111111001111—23 Data ae ! 10 10 00 10 00 10 11 00 11 00 -- 8-81 W M Harding ....cceeyeeceeesee+110111110001100100000011101111—16 : 01 01 10 11 O01 11 00 00 10 00 — 9—25 Two team races brought the afternoon’s practice to a close, sach ‘at 25 targets per man, unknown angles. In each event the losing team paid for the targets. Griefi shot well in No. 1, running otc ue 23 after losing his first and third. The results of the races ‘foHow: - +=: - \ +E : No; 1. EdWArdS ...c.csseeeseeseeee 2h (GLEE aa jnaiewiene eGwsiry yi wale nee PACTS sio)a dsteierelonrailesinitcnae eo Tao fe ye aihanetienncitnnt orgy! od B@TOD « vesceccssccssecssserslO—09 WISE... .eccecesetureesnsvesssl4—o6 No. 2. ; Hdwards'.,........ eeteeaee GOUEN, vania instar Seipeespronel IWS Casa ee i trt tea emiacns chen sitet VAG BATTS Rimi sans eee ocean secant (BANOS cengesptetaeae teen es) Ean Se ei et ene va 16—55 EDWARD BANKS. i CHRISTMAS DAY AT MARION. Dec, 25,—The Endeavor Gun Club had a very enjoyabie shoot to day - atits grounds, Marion, N J. Both live birds.and turgets were trapped, A. R. Sitrsder furnishing 400 pigeons as good as anyone would wish 10 see trapped! Among the number werea lot of white birds woich were very hard to see when flying low over rue snow, Beores (e) were as follows: No, 1, meee r 0, 3. LOU Fs eeu seceetovyneveereerercns 2es0U20—4 1220222212 9 222-8 G PICrGy oie espsteceerteressys -2e2l020—5 1021022222—8 021-2 Urvon Tiengerks..5....ccsvereeees--O220102—4 1222022222-9 212-8 Dr Mulyany. is ieeeessereeer syne 2elOl02—5 010 7210222-F wea100gz12—8 © Oal—8 BR SUIT yer reeryrperniteeene peOlOLee—8 = ee eee Seeley. ..+ Pewcdaeeeereereres -po1202—4 1000011210—5 02i—2 NEram,.. eenescescrseverveeestl2OlLI0—5 0122002110—6 vee COMMAND. secs csyeuscesesss couyes pa 2220211—6 awierninersines a Weer ince pea sees Wie ea eRe eee eee eee 1 Ae Senden 4 ETUC Gye a atasetn ie Pee een cen mee ened 0001220222—6 oud IEITETSOL sacisnl etittees inn eles nice Rome een Uy OLO2020012—5 202—2 JONES Has NY see ee oes Laren JeGiesenter 100—1 R Strader......... sane ier, Me bie ceestinniee 211—3 DY acrid Sh drt Se eleblauusiee avtewe hates oteaie DG aeenees 000-0 Target sweeps were shot as below: Hyents: L123 4 Hyenis; 123 4 Targets: 20152015 ‘Targets: 20 15 20 15 Ott... ...seceeceerese, 16 14 1813 Wakeman............. 6 410 4 Dudley. ........,.0e52. 15 91? 11 A RStrader..,........ 15 815 ., G Pierey........ cane so Addy ade @OLMBT nest betwen teed nce eee Taylor... is pan) 1k Ola, | COCKOM ikki ek tae ano Omes IHETANT: etsiewieatiece. Lom Ore Bry.t.ts Sehnert fared Osu Le Olet Jefferson ....... rere, Abe 7 FUPHES a ctnenassaie, en eon, C von Lengerke.,,..... 17 811 6 RStraderc..ticsseeee +s S16., TSPICre ys reenter aes Hollister 2) rao ra 7 FORESTER GUN CLUB, OF NEWARK. Dec. #6.—The Korester Gun Club, of Newark, held an all-day shoot to-day. A long list of events was shot off, some of them sweeps for turkeys and chickens. Among the winners of turkeys were Dr. Cum- mings, Warren Smith, Mel. Hayes, Charles Hedden and H. Jewell. Scores were; Events: 123465 6 7 8 91011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 D Fleming... 7 8 8 67 66% 9 6 8 710 8 610 5 6 8 12 SAMOA (Od 5 Ge FBS Ob. Bb Ue yt sh id, 0 7 4ata ME Tee Ae. Sy Sse ee eS ee Nee a ae DG OSH es 2 OF ely Ce Ena: nails sbmusleme ee OM Aree, Seu Meee Ga FON gece scuipuiseeun eee nhl Outys sOmntl B a ete Colm iigt Mees Gee See (60040 -S) fl wiela, NAM so RO ix ices bc ent seid seen ott te hs aly ad lias Py RR Bret i eae Met eS Cte Gicbtciye niece Wis a peeee rt Oe Oleh Galo t E te Wh suite pp daa tell ec Duckies (De a Ouelis Dr Cum- VTE SEE A wha tie ee es wh eer an sa oniabees, shoots JH Cum- POLIS eericie igeige ove re testa gc lex Wt auth vi Mit Se horas TS commie) Backus...... - 7 12 All events were at 10 targets, except No. ig’ (15 targets) and No. 20 (20. targets). H, E. Wiwans, Sec'y. BERGEN COUNTY GUN CLUB. Deée, 25.—The Bergen County Gun Club, of Hackensack, held a shoot to-day. Two 25-target events were shot during the day in addition to several 10-target sweeps. In the 25-target events No.1 was the chib shoot; this resulted as follows: Griffiths 22, Bell 19. Raymond 18, Chaffee 17, Jackson 16, Gardner 15, Warner 15, Van Keuren 14, Stern 14, Ward 12, Fleischman 12, Tit- trington 11, C. O. Gardner, Jr., 10. No, 2, at 25 targets, had 10 entries, Horton and Bell tieime for first place on 17 out of 25. Scores: Horton’ 17, Bell 17, Jackson 15, Van Keuren 15. Warner 14, ©, O. Gardner, Jr. 14, Stern 13, Fleischman 13, 0, O. Gardner 11, Chaffee 11. MAPLEWOOD GUN CLUB. Dec, 26.—The Union Gun Club, of Springfield, N.J., shot a race to-day with the Maplewood Gun Club, on the gronnds of the latter, The conditions were: 3 men to a team, 25 targets per man, unknown angles. The home team was defeated by 3 breaks, Scores: Union Gun Club, ACATSICEIBYccveshegeutnaueste veesties +e e1101911111011111111111111—28 HSICkley...ccccreeeeeveeveuceeses sess e2101010111011101111011111—19 Dr JACKSON, seeeesstenvevsees Vantaa 0011111111101110111101110 1961 Maplewood Gun Club. W_ Drake... cccceseseesececeeeees eee e0LL11111110111111111011111_23 JW Smith... eee e ese eee eens cece se yy eed 119111111011110111110111—22 D W Van Iderstine ..... Pati trea! , 001010110101111010100001113—58 Sweepstakes were shot asbelow. Conditions, 10 targets, allat un- known angles; Hvents: 12345678 Events: 12345678 W Drake... 99 9 9 9 8,..,. DW Van JWSmith 8 9 9 & 910,. 8 Iderstine. 5 5.... 49 EK Canfield. 10 6 810 8 7 8 7 DrJackson 7 6,.,.... cite ASickleyys See fF urate. ONG Deans. ro [8 S10). ees Ae HSickley.. 6 46 9 8,. 7 5 LDean,... .. Gos oe ME Stet LColguitt. 7 7 8 8 B8.... 9 Mersereau. 4 6 7., 8., 2... ITSoverel... 7 710 5.... 5 5 ON LONG ISLAND. HELL GATE QUN CLUB, Dec. 22.—Twenty one members of the Hell Gate Gun Club took part to-day in the last rezular monthly live-bird shoot of the elnb for the season of 1896. The shoot, as usual. took place at Dexter Park. The birds were a good lot, not a single one of the club’s members heing able to make a clean score, Jas. A. R. Elliott, however, who has a match on with Fulford at these grounds Dec. 31, was on hand and shot alenug as a guest of the club, and incidentally showed them how easy it was to make 10 straight. To-day’s scores were as below, all standing at 25yds., the handicaps being by number of points, as ex plained below (Elliott stood at 30yds ): F Trostel,........+.-1122221021—_ 9 CG Webber,........,.0110210201— 6 JH Voss.,,.........2112101102— 9 C Lang.,,,..,.....-.0012220122— 7 P Woelfel.,,,....,..012'022122— § Dr Bauer,.....,..,-.0222001102— 6 B Doeinck .,... ..+.,0222eellle—6 J Newman........,,0121012202— 7 .L © Muench,.,,,..,.1011122172— 9 1 Steut#le.,.,..,....,.1210202022— 7 BH Metz,,....0....+6.222201702{— 8 D Valenti,,..........1020120111— 7 A Knodel ,,........-0022011120— 6 MStern...,,.,..,,,...0222002102— 6 H Paynter .,...,..+.2111221200— 8 J Voitek .......,.,...1010e2010i— 5 W A Sands.,,......-2022222022— 8 G K Breit......,....,.2202020200— 5 ® Steifens.... .,.,..0222110212- 8 J Kreeb ..,... vate: 1202222102— § Jd Biri one wae 1221212002— 8 *J AR Elliott ....,.,2222222222—10 west. Twenty prizes are donated by the club this year, the prize winners being given below in order of merit, together with their handicap number of points. Under the system adopted by the Hell Gate Gun Olub, points are scored on the following plan; A shooter handi- capped at a given number of points must score more birds out of his 10 than his handicap calls for before adding a point or half point to his record for prizes. For example (taking to-day’s contest): W. A. Sands scored § birds; his handicap being 6, he added 2 points to his record, L. C. Muench scored 9; his handicap being 514, he added 314 points to his record. Prizes for 1896 were won as below: Name. Handicap. Total. Name. Handicap. Total. Gus Nowak ......,.6% 1814 Wred Trostel,,,.....7 11 E Doeinck .......0f 18 SJ Held.,......0.0.6 ; 11 L © Muench,.......5% 15144 J Seblicht.:..41..6 11 Emil Steffens.....,.6 16 J Himmelsbach,,..6 il E Paynter ....,... 6 144 JNéwman.. ,,.....4 11 W A Sands......0..6 Ta RISED VOSS ec nlnbdtks 10 John Kreeb.....+..0 13. © Webber...... ...6 9 i Meiz.,... Aer 51g 12% HFosrer...........54 9 i Petersen..... Antes) 12° Qhas Lang... ,......444 y R Regan .......5 Are) 12 WMarquandt.......4 9 ORESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB, OF BROOKLYN, Dec 25,—Christmas Day at the Bay Ridge grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club was marked by some spirited contests at targets. Six sweeps, all 25-target events, were shot by those present, in addition fo the main event, the Christmas handicap. The latter was won by Bene Fish, D. G. Geddes, the scratch man, being secont. Scores follow: Events: 128456 Events: 123466 D G Geddes..... 19 20 15 18 2117 AD Tewis,........ 7.... 10.. CH Chapman,. 10 7 7..1010 FD Lawrence... ., 1 elt W Kitchen.,.... 6 Nornistioes. un nt i Go pn ae . AW Bo Widhaetaauaes pel oblec0 ste Wah Richaris: eye. oy aly ae The Christmas handicap was won by Bert Fish. This event was 25 targets, known angles, handicap allowance of misses as breaks, the handicap ranging from 1to10. Scores in detail were: vena. TU ‘ FISD, . cccnceceeseesvyereyy yee y eee yedld 101911119 11110) 131111 — 244. 1—25 GOMES ccescvesesvensececeee scene LLUIIOUIITII0II0II IIL —22 Lawrence... . »111100001001111010000101N—12-+10—22 Chapmail., + «= --y1001000001000111101100] 14—12+- 7—19 Norris..... ssseye+>1000010111001000000111001—10+ 8—18 Lawiss be beacons eee ne 1000000001100100000100100— 6+ 7—13 Dec, 26.—The following sweeps were shot this afternoon on the Bay Ridge grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club. Bert Wish carried off the hulk of the honors. Nos, 2 and 3 were shot at expert rules; No, 8 was 12 known angles and 13 unkhown angies; all the others were at known angles: Hyents: 12346567 8 Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 15 10 25 B Fish...:., 1918161819 ii 7 16 D GGeddes.i9 17 ,. .. 16 .,.,.. @ @ White..17 11 162818... 15 @ Noten 2 syst a Events: 128384656678 Targets: 25 25 25 25 26 15 10 35 HC Werle- : TAG) HR TAO ear at J Prentige. Pe Me PTE Hf 1) O 99 [Jan. 2, 1897, WESTMINSTER RENNEL CLUB. Dec. 26.—A few members of the Westminster Kennel Club w down to Babylon, ©. I., on a special train for a small liye-bird aneotd Hyent No.1 was at 5 birds, $5, two hich guns, then miss-and-out. No, 2 was at 10 birds, $10, two high guts, miss-and-out on ties, No. 3 was shot under the same conditions as No, 1. Knapp. Watrous and Stafford did the best work in the above event, Stafford’s run of 19 straight being an excellent one under the circumstances. Knapp made arun of 22 straight, Superintendent j ‘I of birds, as usual. Scores asus ma dial RESHEE Feat let Go, 1, Na. 2. No.3. WH Stafford (28),..,.... 222220995 222222222220—11 022 —2 Col Butler (28). ....., .».11222220—7 012119212 — 8 100 —1 W_W Watrous (28)... 24. -...1222220 —§ 299099990: — 6 21272222900- 11 C M Chapin (29), 0.2...) ..220 —2 2022290 —44 420 — 2’ eee can Taleles ate —2 200 —1 02 —1 : napp (30)... ... oy 21020 —1 222222922002—129 2999D899990- George Magoun (28)..... 2020 —2 202220112 — 7 hie pH A series of 8 miss-and-outs were shot, all $5 entrance, the é were s " , shooters standing at the same handicap marks as above, t these 8 events were: No 1, No. 2, No 3. No 4. No. 5. No. 6, No: 7. No. 8, Knapp. .......s.eved 1 5 1 5 Watrous,,......... 2 a 2 0 0 2 3 5 Meat Sons yee . F t CATEOTO a vases) od ie 1 1 at 3 3 ritietecneniaice ss nee 6 3 j 5 b} 1 Hdey ~...0.. eae Yi 2 0 Chapin. versesssss ed 6 3 2 4 2 a 1 NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. Dec. 26.—The last live-bird shoot’ of the year for the New Utrecht Gun Club was held at Dexter Park this afternoon,’ 'The attendance was very small, all the interest in the ehib prizes centering in the contest between John Gaughen and Conny Purgueson for the Class B prize. Up to to-day each had five wins to his credit. This after— hoon Gaughen made his tally 6 by scoring 9 straight, his 10th bird dropping dead out of bounds. Conny lost a fast bird in the first round, and dropped another cipher on his score by losing his 7th Jim Elliott, who is at present domiciled at Dexter Park, shot along as a guest of the club.’ Scores: re No, 1. Club shoot. No. 2. 10) HFurgueson (AA, 30), 00. eee 2122220222— 9 12222—5 02222—4 J Gaughen (B29)... eee ee 22202122Pe— 9 11102 —4 Conny Furgueson (B, 28), ...5,...0221210222- 8 1... 21022, 4 F A Thompson (B, 28)............1211021022 — § 12200—8 111ue—4 *J A BR Elliott (80),......... wn 2 0222222 10 22222—5 0.240- 3 TEMGWORSUGROny oa uli seen, ae le bis 02020—4 DAC PR GOne LE Sasa ie pray ald ee lenin crnen ye reat 12118—5 * Guest. Arendisville Gun Club. ARENDTSVILLE, Pa.. Dec. 21.—The records of the members of the Arendtsyille Guin Club in the:medulshoors and special events are given below. Also the recentscores made by members in 10-target events and in 6 live-bird events: June. July. Aug, Sept. Special, ee ee te Ot Targets: 23 25 20 85 25 25 25 85 85 85 2 5 CD Wisler........,;,.:... 19 19 17 21 23 28 15 20 82 22 2) oT AM Waholtas wassavenener 8 dt +. 15 21 1905 4 80 et oa CHORD eee tee A Obl Mh Lo mecee CU niwafse 00 ive. DY, A Schlesser,,,,,cseueeree 15 12 15 16 5. 18 12 35 18 290 , 15 JO Thomas.i.sessscec0rs bs poral, 13°19 20 .. ,. 19 18 Shooting at targets in 10-barget events, the following scores were mae recently: Events: 123 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 WASICR 4s ibieitassiepeastuegep ade S0e ota led Orem inemetee Te: mae SLB OIL Se riata.s peek sie satcebaeir antes eli ad reets is an Lee acti Ae te RT 8 a: =8: ob SGP es ee RS YA on gol bi bee hs ies Sr anti oi PR Ee reife Ce CTT em, BS Bae Se a ee eaay Pei ie ee PW Ee Sy 7 4 aT RN ON Ra BS §f 4 pS Sa ee nee 2 ep. eee AOL Shy ey ee Cee eee Live-bird scores were made as follows: Events: 123 45 6 HKyvents: 1233456 Birds: 1010 5 6 5 4 Birds: 105 6 5 & Wisler...... cops COMO. 2h db Missella yas nn, Cole Gee eerners eel Wierman........ TOMO oopede as eochlessercpesscccn (in Geae, clerks al Ertter..... Tiga LOO tones (ae ineliteciione ys ost ye amet eal OTs Sac ae at BGs ie ABesiehk yes ey eet eae say Oni ae THYJORS clea tyeem Baral 2 Pwo, ede Tahini tions soem ete rneaemee oe Wantoltz cee gaat G0 is to eed ee eee ee ey ae ene et ee THOMAS, .secvese 8 9 4 B., “5 Becker ...... ep ch lSkore ees rere Ase on, ASG eo e helene ob trp PB Q 2 The Interstate Association. CLASSIFICATION AND TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE. \ Tue Classification and Tournament Committee of the Interstate Association met at the office of the Winchester Repeating Arms Com- pany, 312 Broadway, Dec. 23, at 11 o'clock. The members present were: Chairman Irby Bennett. of the W R. A. Company; Noel E. Money, of the American H.C. Powder Com pany; J. L. Lequiu, of the Hazard Powder Compatiy, secretaty« treasurer of the Association; and Mr, Detmold, representing his pariner, Justus you Lengerke, of the firm of Von Lengerke & Det- mold. Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Company. was unable to be present. J. A. H. Dressel, president of the Interstate Assdcia- tion, was also present. ; / The revort of the manager, Elmer #. Shaner, on grounds for hold- ing the Grand American Ilandicap was read, discussed and placed on file. The report showed that Mr, Shaner had visited the race tracks in the yicinity of Elizabeth, N. J.—Wayerly, Linden and Dwyer’s—and also the new grounds an Hikwood Park; and that he found that the tracks at Waverly and Linden were unsuited for the: purpose required, but_ recommended that the committee visit in person the grounds at Dwyer’s track and at Elkwood Park. 2 A proposition from Messrs. Zwirlein and Astfalk, the parties who desire to have the shoot at Dwyer's track, was read and placed on file, : Acting on the manager’s recommendation, the committee decided to view both grounds on Tuesday, Dec, 29, leaving New York by the 10:10 A. M. train over the P. R. R., visiting the track at Hlizabeth prior to going to Elkwood Park, After the trip the committee will meet and fivally decide upon the grounds for holding the Grand American Handicap, of 1897. The committee also instructed the manager to make as favorable arrangements as possible in regard to dates, ete., with clubs in the following cities, with the idea of holding target tournaments at those points during the coming season; Baltimore, Md.; Richmond, Va.j; Mobile, Ala,; Monroe, La,; New Haven, Conn ; Lewiston, Me.; Mont- pelier, Vt., and some point in New Hampshire. The committees recommended that the name of Nashville, Tennh., be substituted for one of the cities in the South named above. The question of reyising the division of the purse in the Grand American Handicap was also discussed. The purse will be divided on the same plan as last year: First high gun will receiye $500, second high gun $200, and third high gun $200, All surplus will be added, the above $1,000 being the usual guarantee. The surplus will be di- vided into a certain number of additional moneys, the proportions being graduated for every additional ten entries above forty up to 100 or more, i Answers to Correspondents, No notice taken of anonymous communications ¥., New, York.—A friend of mine declares that in shooting raboite when snow is on the ground dogs can be dispensed with, as the rab- bits can be tracked to their hiding places or forms and started within range. I doubt it, Will you kindly give us your opinion? Ans. Your friend is correct, provided the tracks were made within a reasonable length of time, and the snow is soft enough to receive the foot imprints. : Mac, Philadelphia.—t have a large shepherd dog who will jump the fence, and I would like to know how to hopble him to prevent jumping, as I dislike to keep him chained. Ans, You can run a wire or two or three barbed wires from 12in. to 4 or 5ft.. from the bottom of the fence and about 12in. fromthe ground, so that he cannot make asprin tojump. Or you can build your fence higher. A clog chained to the dog will also prevent him from jumping, nyt it will make hin irritable, and in time injurepis physique, © * The records in ' OREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND Gun. TERMS, $4 A YHAR. 10,Crs. A Copy. | Srx Montas, $2. { NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1897. { VOL. XLYVIII.—No. 2. No, 346 BroaDway, Naw YorK. For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iii. 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Fly-fishinig gtyes more varied play and greater exercise to the muscles; it bestows a keener excite- ment}; it fritensiftes the perceptive faculties; it te- quires nicer judgment than batt-fishing, quicker and more delicate manipulation, and ereater promptness in emergencies; it is more humanizing in its influences; it is beautiful in its associations, and poetic in the fancies it begets. * —Chas, Hallock, THH LION AND THE UNICORN IN FLORIDA, In the year 1562 John Hawkins, father of the British slave trade, set sail from Plymouth on a negro-selling expe- dition to the West Indies and the Spanish Main. ‘‘Serve God daily, love one another, preserve vour victuals, beware of fire, and keep good company””—that is, keep your ship in company with the others—were the sailing instructions he gave his captains. If this were the place for its telling, the story would be interesting of how the English seamen, mak. ing first forthe coast of Africa, inveigled their victims into the pens below decks and then sailed away with them to the Spanish settlements in America; and of how, arriving there, and orders having been promulgated by the royal governors to forbid trading with the Englishmen, Hawkins manned his guns, fired some shot, made a show of bombarding the settle- ments, and so persuaded the Spaniards. that despite roya decrees they might buy his negroes if they wanted to, or at all events if he-wanted them to. But it is not with Hawkins the slave trader, but with Hawkins the naturalist that we have to do here. . The old voyagers recorded a vast store of quaint and curious lore respecting the phenomena of nature observed by them, The new wor'd was peopled by creatures strange and marvelous, and the accounts written of them by the explorers are for the most part simple and ingenuous, and marked by a graphic delineation not to be improved upon eyen now. Sometimes in the chronicles we find men- tion of creatures which it is difficult for ustoidentify, Such was the Florida unicorn, of which record is made in the story of this voyage of Hawkins. On their way home in 1564 the fleet coasted along Florida and put into the River May, now the St. John’s, to visit the French Huguenots, who had established a fortification under Laudonneire. There in Florida John Sparke, the chronicler of the expedition, tells us, they found ‘‘deer marvelous store, with divers other beasts and fowl serviceable to nan oot and among ofher species there were unicorns: «The Floridians have piezes of unicorns’ horns, which they wear about their necks, whereof the Frenchmen obtained many pieces. Of those unicorns they have many; for that they do affirm it to be a beast with one horn, which, coming to the river to drink, putteth the same into the water before he drinketh. Of this unicorn’s horn there ara many of our company that, having gotten the same of the Frenchmen, brought home thereof to show.” What was the Florida unicorn, this creature with ove horn which it plunged into the water before drinking? Sparke gives no further particulars of it. To say that it was a unicorn and that a unicorn is a unicorn is not to give light, for we do not know what a unicorn is. They did not know in those days. The Hawkins sailors who took home their specimens of the Florida unicorn to show as one of the wonders of the new world, with their hazy, hearsay de- scription of the beast, only added tothe confusion already existing and due to the multiplicity of articles cherished in the old world as curiosities and reputed to be unicorns’ horns. From the time of Pliny down to that of Hawkins, Greek, Latin, German, French and English savants dis- cussed the identity of the unicorn and no two ever agreed as to what it was. Some said it divided the hoof and others that it did not; some described it as of the size of a sheep, others declared that if was as big as an elephant; it was identified as the ox, the wild ass, rhinoceros, oryx, 4 dozen other beasts, A. recent caller at the Forest AND STREAM gave it ashis opinion that the unicorn of Cxsar was the reindeer. Shortly before this Frobisher had carried home from his voyage to America, in the search for the Northwest Pas- sage, a narwhal tusk, and this took its place with other objects in the world’s collection of unicorn horns, But the narwhal belongs to the latitude north of 65° N., and we may not conjecture that the Florida unicorn was a nar- whal unless we assume that in the course of the extensive barter, which is known to have been carried on in those times, this product of the far north “passed from hand to band toward the south in exchange for shells of the southern seas, until it came into the possession of the Floridians and was added to the barbarous adornments hung about their necks. This theory cannot be entertained, for it does not account for the creature reported by Hawkins as alive in Florida and coming down to the water to drink; the nar- whal lives in the sea; it does not come down to the river to drink, no more than a deer climbs trees to eat lilypads. The Florida Indians to day wear as an ornament the bill of the ivory-billed woodpecker. A study of the current fashions of adornment and those of the aborigines, as pic- tured by an artist who was with the Frenchmen visited by Hawkins, shows that there has been no change from that day to this in the general character of trinkets, and as the ivory bills are worn now, they probably were worn then. Per: haps Hawkins’s unicorn horn was the woodpecker’s bill. If any shall object that this is to make of the unicorn an un- duly insignificant creature, it may be said in retort that it were better to light on something, even the bill of a bird, than to consign the unicorn and his horn to the realm of fable. When we applied the other day to Dr. DeWitt Webb, presi- dent of the St, Augustine Literary and ‘Scientific Society, for information respecting the present existence in Florida of anything answering to Hawkins’s unicorn, he frivolously ob- served that probably Hawkins had taken a horn himself; that is to say, that there was no unicorn, a conclusion in which we are reluctant to concur, for it means the oblitera- tion also of the lions which once prowled through the piney woods and skulked in the bamaks. There were lions in Florida in the days of Hawkins and the unicorn. Says Sparke Of beasts in this country besides deer, foxes, hares, pclecats, coveys, ounces and leopards, Iam not able certainly to say; but it is thought that there are lions and tigers as well as unicorns—lions ésp2cially, if it be true that is said of the enmity between them and the unicorns; for there is no beast but hath his enemy, as the coney the poleeat, the sheep the wolf, the elephant the rhinoceros, and so of eyery beast the like, insomuch that whereas the one is the other ecan- not be missing, That is a delicious bit of reasoning for you. There were unicorns, ergo lions. No lions of fancy these, but lions of logic; and how to overcome logical lions in one’s pathway is something not laid down in the manuals of big-game hunting. SIR HENRY HALFORD, THE announcement of the death of Sir Henry Halford, who died in London on Monday last, will recall to many minds the days when long-range rifle shooting was as inter- esting to the general public in this country as yachting has been since. In those days—from 1875 to 1880—Sir Henry Halford was a prominent figure in all the international rifle contests that took place, and whether as host at home or as guest in this country, he was ever the same genial, cheery, fair-minded sportsman. Many an American who was inter. ested in rifle shooting twenty years ago will feel a sense of personal loss in reading the announcement of his death. Henry St. John Halford was born in 1828, and received his education at Eton and Oxford. On the death of his father in 1849 he succeeded to the baronetcy, and from this time on took a prominent part in ihe affairs of Leicester- shire. He was interested in all outdoor sports, but was best known to Americans in conmection with rifle shooting Upon his estate in Leicestershire*he had a private rifle range, and he cevoted much time to practicing there. For many years, beginning in 1872, he shot on the Eng- lish team which competed with teams from Ireland and Scotland for the Elcho shield, and often captained his team with judgment and success. In 1875 Sir Henry Halford entertained the American rifle teams that visited England, and in 1877 he brought over a British team to compete for the Centennial trophy and the championship of the world. After two days’ shooting, beginning Sept. 14, 1877, the American team defeated the British by a score of 3,334 to 3,242, The best score made by the British team was Sir Henry’s, 412. Tn July, 1880, a return match was shot at Wimbledon, when Sir Henry Halford’s team defeated the Americans by about 80 points. In 1882 he again visited this country as captain of a team to shoot a military rifle match at Creed- moor. The British were successful on this occasion also, Winning by 176 points. SNAP SHOTS. In their report for 1895, just issued, the New York Com- missioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests recommend that “All bills relating to the fisheries, game and forest in- terests of the State should be referred to them for their con- sideration by the legislative committees in charge before ac- tion is taken upon them.” That depends altogether upon the Commissioners. Sometimes their opinion of proposed legis! lation is worth having and'sometimes it is not. President Davis issued a pronunciamento of the Commission’s endorse- ment of the foresty amendment job at the last election; and the people repudiated the Commission’s recommendation by an adverse’ majority of over 300,000 votes. Commissioner Henry O. Stanley, of Maine, tells us that the Swedes in the vicinity where the black game from Sweden were put out last year report that they hear the birds calling occasionally in the morning. There appears to be no doubt that the black game bred last summer, and there is probability that the newcomers may become established as a permanent addition to the Maine game supply. Of the capercailzie nothing is known; they have not been seen; - but this may be due to the fact of their more pronounced wildness and seclusion in the depth of the wilderness The expected consignment of black game and capercailzie for Maine last fall was not received. A correspondent writes that he has been reading the For- EST AND STREAM for many years, and it was not until he happened upon one of Mr. Hammond’s stories of the old days at Holland that he found in it anything to indicate that the flask was one of the necessary articles of an outfit for the field. If our correspondent had read the sportsmen’s papers of forty years ago, he would have found the flask much more in evidence. From a perusal of the chronicles of those days one would with certainty draw the conclusion that though a man might g) fishing without hcoks, and hunting without a gun, no sporting excursion on land or water would be a success if by sad mischance the bottle were left at home. We set out very early in the history of the FoREST AND STREAM to publish a journal which should differ from its predecessors in this respect. There is little wonder then that, as our Virginia correspondent ayers, one may have read the stories of shooting and fishing in these pages without learning from them that the flask was an es- sential equipment for the field. That is a very satisfactory report which comes to us from Secretary Kimball, of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association, telling of the efficient and summary ways in which grouse snarers were brought to book by the officers of the State police. The case is all the more note= worthy beeause of the impudent aggressiveness of the trap- pers who appear by their truculent and menacing carriage to have terrorized the law-abiding citizens of the community. As is usually the way in such affairs, prompt and determined ‘action demonstrated the emptiness of the bluster of these fel- lows, and showed that there was no difficulty in putting an end to their work, provided only the public officials who were paid to prosecute them would do their duty, The real confidence of the violators of the game laws lies not in any notion that they actually could frighten the community into letting them alone provided the community really cared to interfere with them, They put on a bold front only becauge htey think that the officials do not mean business. 22, Che Sportsman Canrist. THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE CURLEW. WHEN we of the gray-headed fraternity of out-of-door sports were young and studiously ‘ doing sums,” orstudy- ing the old battered spelling book in the country school- house, some bare-footed urchin would hold up his hand, patiently at first, then with a frown and a wiggling arm toward the teacher, and in answer to the look of recog- nition would say, ‘‘Please may I go out?” Well, brethren, I still do so. Most of the time I have that wistful longing to go out to escape from the busy desk and the constant siress of business, from the cramped confines of ‘‘house and yard,” and to get where the bounds are more extended, where the limits reach from the north to the south, from the-east to the west, from the center to the circumference, The summer was long and very heated, The creeping and flying pests of the Sea Islands had worked their sweet wills upon our cuticles. Gossamer-clad and panting we had worried over the weary time and when fall came at last our souls rose within us and we hastened to make preparations to “‘go out,” Just here I must introduce you to the Curlew, That renowned craft is a strong sailing launch of the naval type, but so improved by a comfortable house built on her that she is spoken of asa ‘‘daisy.” She sails well, and being fully prepared, was launched and ready for the channels, sounds, creeks, straits, bays, rivers and other water courses and places leading into, among and through the ‘Hunting Islands.” Are ducks there? They are, and more are coming. Do plover, curlew and yellow- legs abound? They do, being on their southern flight. Does the festive deer gambol in the woode? Oh, yes, plenty of him. Fish? Plenty. On the islands Bob White is in season and everything is rips. There are those who like to adorn themselves in ancient hunting clothes with an ‘‘Injun” smell about them, avoid bathing or washing for weeks, will not sleep in a tent or house for fear of taking cold, rather enjoy lying down in a mud puddle to sleep and rising up filthy, unkempt and of unsavory smell, as who should say, ‘See what a hunter Tam, I rough it like an aborigine, always ready.” These claim that it is unlucky to wash, that filth and the clean woods can assimilate. They are frauds, every one, The great *‘out-of-doors” is clean, sweet-smelling and balmy. Its influence ought to make a dirty man clean, It ought to receive the dweller from the town and send him back perfumed and fragrant, cobwebs all swept away from mind and heart, imagination invigorated and soul pure. I have no use for an unclean sportsman. As we grow old we are more solicitous for creature com- forts, and so we made the Curlew very cozy. She takes four folding spring cotsfor beds. She hasatable that will seat eight, and folds away in the carlins overhead when not in use, There is a carpet on the floor. In the first place, owing to the phenomenal plenty of game, large and small—as the little boy on the street oc- casionally remarks—‘‘he didn’t have to.” And secondly, he had long since learned that there were several wnder- takings in the hunting line more wholesome in their na- ture than a job of this kind. Now, on the other hand, what could the gray wolf of America do when really cornered end driven to the wall by hunger? I happen to know of one individual brute of this type who could have given points to any gray wolf that ever swore allegiance to the great White Czar! It is not a ‘‘Mary-had a-little-lamb” sort of a narrative. If it were not a big story I would not tellit, And adozen reliable men could yet be found to verify every point which I ask the readers of Forest AND STREAM to believe. T think it was the winter of 1865-1866 that I lived in the furthest outlying settlement on that part of the then Minnesota frontier on the east bank of the Des Moines River. The winter was a long and cold one, and one day near the latter end of wintef a young man named Henry Lyman reported that a monster dog, which he supposed to have been a Newfoundland, had followed him along the snowy road while returning from a visit to a neigh- bor’s house the evening before, and that the night was light enough to enable him to see the brute distinctly as it trotted along behind, and that twice he stopped and whistled to it and tried to callit up to him, but without success; adding that afterward, happening to glance back- ward to see what had become of the creature, he was startled and alarmed to note that it was almost at his heels. Although it sprang quickly away again as he turned toward it, and did not afterward trouble him, he kept an eye on it, until, nearing his home, the animal dropped behind and disappeared. Considerable interest and some uneasiness was mani- fested in the little settlement regarding the young man’s story, for his veracity was beyond question, and no New- foundland dog was known on all the frontier, (Let me add that never in the history of the settlement, or in the experience of the trappers who formed it, hada gray wolf been known in all that prairie country.) Two days after the young man’s adventure, while my old trapping comrade, Jim Morehead, was busily engaged in work in the little yard around his home, situated in the timber land on the west bank of the river, and hay- ing turned ashoat or small hog weighing some 50 or 24 75lbs. loose from the pen into the inclosure around the house for exercise, he was about midday suddenly startled to see a gray wolf, ‘‘mighty nigh as big asa yearling calf,” jump over the fence, and seizing the unfortunate porker across the nose just ‘below the eyes, with one awful, wringing, slashing snap completely separated the nose from the head, As Jim turned toward the great brute it turned and sprang back over the fence and disappeared in the bushes, while the pig fell and bled to death almost in- stantly. As the pig was fat and otherwise entirely unhurt, Jim dressed it for his own use, and again the wolf went hungry, Jim’s story passed quickly through the little settlement, and mothers listened to its repstition with paling cheeks, and all concluded that we had a something worse than a white elephant on our hands. Down the river below Jim’s place lived a neighbor, whose name I have forgotten, who owned a bull dog of undaunted courage and ferocity, which would at the word of command tackle anything short of a buzz saw. I think it was two days after the death of the pig, about the middle of the aiternoon, while this man was employed in front of his house, and while his dog stood at a little distance, the wolf sprang over into his inclosure and made straight for the dog, which instantly bounded forward to the tight. Seeing the formidable appearance of the wolf, without an instant’s pause, the man sprang for his axe, lying but a few steps distant, and rushed to the help of his gallant dog. He was too late, The fray was measurable only by seconds—few in number—when the wolf sprang from the uplifted axe, over the fence, and again vanished in the bushes, The dog lay on the chips utterly unable to rise. Gathering thenoble animal up in his arms, he carried him to the house, and, as some affair of business which I have now forgotten made it imperative for himself to go a few miles down the river, and to stop over night at the house of another settler, as night was approaching, he made a comfortable bed for the poor brute against the outside wall of the cabin, and hastily building a kennel around him with a lot of barrel staves and boards to make him comfortable as possible for the night, in spite of the pro- testations of the frightened wife and children (whom he knew to be perfectly safe so long as they remained in- doors), he departed on his errand, hoping still to be able to cure the saber-like slashes in the body of his unfortu- nate dog, ; ~ About midnight the wife and children were aroused by an appalling racket of tumbling boards and dying cries, and when search was madein the morning by a neighbor, who followed the bloody trail of the wolf to the foot of a hill in the bushes below the house, the remains of the hapless dog were found, he having been half devoured. Down the river a short distance below lived a man named Hall, and as he knew that I had poison, and un- derstood the preparation of baits for wild animals, about noon he sent his girls over to request me to prepare a dose for the monster. Preparing what I believed to be a quickly fatal dose, and putting it on the end of a splin- ter of wood, I instructed her to be careful that on no account must it be touched by the fingers, but dropped on top of the remains of the dog; and on going down the next morning the old man found the wolf lying dead near his victim, He was quite excited,'and sent word to me to come — and see.the brute, adding that its size was amazing, and that it was ‘‘about6in. between the eyés!” “As I had seen wolves before, I didn’t take the trouble to go to look, and the old man got $2.50 for the skin, The only probable solution of the mystery of his ap- pearance seemed to be that he had drifted or wandered away from the buffalo ground to the far Northwest (prob- ably impelled by winter blizzards, which he could not face) until he had struck the headwaters of the Des Moines River and followed it down. As the country he had lately traversed was the very barest of ground game in winter of any land I ever knew, he had reached the settlement with a fairly craving appetite. Had he had a comrade as sharp set as himself they would probably have pulled down and devoured the young man mentioned on the first night of their appear- ance, ‘Had there been a half dozen of them, and had they metanequal number of Russian wolves, backed by all the “ofiskys” of the Russian army, I fancy that when the little discussion was setiled toe hides of the Russian wolves ‘“‘wouldn’t have held cornshucks,” ORIN BELKNAP. STATE oF WASHINGTON, : THE PIKA. . ‘THE North American pika is a p-culiar tailless rodent, very lnteresting, and wurthy of more than passing notice, It was met with frequently and in numbers in the earlier surveys of the West, and has recelved no little attention at the hands of naturalists. it generally stays about tim- ber line, but is frequently met with lower. They are quite numerous above timber line at Pike’s Peak, where I captured a number several years ago, I also shot one specimen below timber line at Mount Lo Lo, Montana, In a museum publication I gave not long ago the fol- lowing notes on this species; “The Little Chief hare or ED pika (Lago- mys princeps) was described by Dr, Richardson in 1029 (Fauna Boreali-Americana) trom a specimen collected near thé south branch of the Mackenzie, considerably north of the United States boundary. It ranges south- ward along the summits of the Rucky Mountains, increas- ing its altitude with decrease in latitude, In Colorado it is never found below timber line. Oaly one species was recognized in the United States prior to 1889, when Dr, GC. Hart Merriam described another species irom the Sier- ra Nevada Mountains in California. Dr. J. A. Allen gives generic and specific descriptions of Lagomys prin- cepsin ‘Monugraphs of North American Rouenug,’ 1877. Tney range much in size and color, irrespective of age, Bex, season or locality. Above they are grayish brown, varied with black and yellowish-brown; sides, yellowish- brown; below, grayish, more or less strongly tinged with pale yellowishb-brown. They are nearly tailless, have five toes in front and four behind, armed with short, arched, compressed nails, with a prominent, naked pad at the .great blacksnake, base of each toe. They range in length from 6,5in. to 8in,, averaging about Tin. Ware large, broad, rounded. Whiskers numerous and long (lin. to 2.5in,), They are fone very abundant in many places in the Rocky Moun- ains, Concerning the habits of the animal Dr, Allen says (Op. cit,): “Their habits seem everywhere much the same. The animals are everywhere found in communi- ties, living among the loose rocks from a little below timber line nearly up to the snow line, They appear to rarely wander from their homes, are timid, yet easily be- come familiar, Though retreating to their holes when first alarmed, they soon come cautiously out, one after another, till one may hear their sharp little cries in every direction, Their color so nearly resembles that of the rocks they live among that they are not easily seen, and their cry is of such a character as to easily mislead one in respect to the point from which it proceeds, seeming to be far away when really only a few feet distant. They sit erect like marmots, and in no way resemble the hares in habits. They carry into fissures of the rocks large quantities of grass, which they lay up for winter con- sumption, They are weak, sedentary animals, and are apparently strictly diurnal in their habits,” The pikas, living and fossil, are all traceable to a single genus, Lagomys, with eight species, found only in west- ern North America and northern Asia. ‘Two species are found in North America, three in the elevated parts of northern India, and three others further north- ward. Formerly they extended much further south- ward and westward, their fossil remains having been found in the Pliocene strata of England, France and one of the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (Op. cit.), They represent an ancient family, being a less specialized form than the hares, M. J. ELROD, TLLINcIs WEasLEYAN UNIvyERSITY, Bloomington, III. [No one who has spent much time among the high mountains of western America can have failed to hear— if not to see—this little animal, which is better known as the Little Chief hare. It is an interesting species, found often in great numbers on the mountain side, where it makes its home in crannies and holes among the slide rock, | Cany-Sire Slickerings. “Phat reminds me,” A Vermont Rattlesnake, ‘Hy? Didn’t s’pose the’ was any rattlesnakes in Ver- mont?” said Dan’l, as loudly as if he was talking to him- self, and turning his best ear to me, I signaled a nega- tive, and he continued in undiminished volume: “Good land, yes! The’ use’ t’ be lots of ’em on the Barnum Hill, so I’ve hearn ol’ folks tell, and the’s been some killed there since I can remember. ‘“‘Why, one day in haryestin’ I was goin’ ‘long the road towards the house, an’ I see what I thought was a snake a-layin’ *crost the road, clean acrost both wheel tracks, an’, by George, when I cum clus tew, it was a tormented I got me a stake out o’ fence an’ killed it, an’ it measured six foot. That was consid’able of a snake for this Northern country.” “But it wasn’t a rattlesnake,” said the listener. “‘Well, I was goin’ to tell ye. Levi Fuller had a piece o’ wheat ready to cut an’ wanted me to cradle it for him, I was a pooty good hand with a cradle in them days. So we ground up the cradle scythe, an’ I went at it an’ he follered me up a-rakin’ an’ bindin’, It was the next day after I killed that blacksnake an’ my head was full o’ snakes,” ; ‘None in your boots, Dan’J?” “No, sir; I never indulged. Well, I hadn’t cradled more ’n half way acrost the piece afore I heard a kind o’ sharp buzzin’ sort of a noise just ahead of me, an’ I stood right still an’ begin to look, an’ by George! there I see a snake kinked along ’mongst the wheat, with his head raised up a little mite, not quiled up rattlesnake fashion; but I knew he was one, for he was all spotted, an’ that buzzin’ noise kep’ a-goin’ all the time, the wheat a-wig- glin’ right where the sound come from. “You'd better b’lieve I backed off pretty lively, but mighty careful, I hollered to Levi to come there, an’ I as'd him if that wa’n’t a rattlesnake, for I knew he’d know, ’cause he’d killed ’em, “Fe stood off quite respectful, but he looked at it hard. ‘Yes,’ says he, ‘that ’ere’s a rattlesnake, sar- tain.’ “Well, we held a council of war, an’ the upshot was, Levi put for tbe house to git his gun ’at had been loaded for woodchuck all summer, an’ 1 staid an’ watched the snake, but the snake didn’t stir none to speak of ‘fore Levi got back, all out o’ breath. ‘“‘We made up our minds we hadn’t better depend alto- gether on the gun, seein we hadnt but one charge, so I got me a good oak stake outo’ the fence, an’ crep’ up, whilst Levi stood ready to give him a shot if I didn’t lay him out, Well, 1 up with my club an’ Jet the snake have it right on the head. Levi stood equintin’ along the gun, with his finger on the tricker. The’ was a locus’ riz up an’ went cit snappin’ his wings, but the snake only kind o’ flopped up am’ lay stiff as a maggit.” “Kiled him the first lick, didn’t ye, Dan’l?” “Good land,no! 7’ wa’o’t nothin’ but a buttnut roolt— but it was the nighest I ever come to seein’ a wil’ ratile- snake,” AWAHSOOSE, A Russian grand duke, one of the Czar’s predecessors, was once the guest of aGerman prince, It was early in the century. In Russia the imperial double-headed eagle is to be seen everywhere and on everything throughout the empire, stamped, painted, embroiderea or sculptured. At that period the education of grand dukes was somewhat limited. This grand duke went out shooting in Germany, and, among other things, shot alarge bird. He asked an experienced huntsman who accompanied him what the bird was, ‘An eagle, your highness,” was the answer. The grand duke turned on him in-an irritated way. ‘‘How can it be an eagle,” he asked, ‘“‘when it has only one head?’—Argonaut. Photographs of Dead Game. Manrirra, O., Jan. 2.—Forest and Stream Pub. Co.; Enclosed find one dollar and twenty-five cents for copy of the dead bird picture, ““Woodeock,’” The other two ordered from you are so good that 1 will complete the series. Yours yery truly, Bosr. N. PAYNE. (Jan, 9, 1897, ON SNOWSHOES TO THE BARREN GROUNDS. UNTIL within a few years, the little that we knew of | the musk-ox and his home all came to us from arctic ex- pera and from employees of the Hudson’s Bay Co. ately, however, at least two most excellent and interest- ing volumes have been written about this far distant land } by sportsmen who have visited it for the distinct purpose’ of killing musk-ox, and it is with the last of these that we’ have to do, In his book entitled ‘‘OQn Snowshoes to the Barren!’ Grounds” (Harpers), Mr. Caspar Whitney gives us the’ narrative of a winter trip made from Hdmonton, N, We T., to a point in the Barren Grounds within the Arctic! circle and back again—a narrative so well told and so graphic that the thoughtful reader, and above all the reader who himself has endured some of the hardships of | outdoor life, may in a slight degree comprehend what is | needed in the way of courage, hardihood and endurance to + enable a man to successfully face the horrors of that. land of desolation, We are most of us so thoughtless in | our reading and our talk that descriptions of suffering | make little impression on us, Most of us indeed have never really suffered. We do not know what it is to starve, to freezs3, or—worsbt of all— to endure the tortures of thirst. It is not strange, there- fore, that we fail to comprehend descriptions of such © hardships. He who has passed through suffering of this sort, however, remembers, as the days passed and no food — could be had, how he grew weaker and weaker, not suf- fering much actual pain, but realizing hour after hour that ne was becoming less acd less able todo a man’s work. So the man who has faced the horrors of the | waterless desert preserves a keen memory of the gradual drying up within him of the water springs, unthought, of in a land of lakes and streams, Mr, Whitney’s story is one of endurance rather than of | adventure, He dared to face the rigors of an aretic win- ter, and to hunt on the Barren Grounds at a time of the year when even the Indians inhabiting the country never | venture thither. On these Barren Grounds there is no wood, and the only protection from freezing at a- time - when the thermometer goes down to 50, 60 and 70 degrees | below zero is the clothing the man wears. True, a little wood is taken along for cooking purposes, but the fire ! lighted is only enough to boil the kettle, and when this has been done no artificial warmth can be had until the next time comes for eating or for boiling the tea-kettle, — For food the travelers depend wholly on the country, kill- ing the caribou; if these are found, or, if if is summer, depending on the fish in the lakes and streams. As the only means of transportation are dog sledges in winter and canoes in summer, it may readily be seen that the carry- ing of food for the men and animals of a party is out of the question To go to the Barren Grounds does not necessarily mean to kill! musk-ox. However it may have been in the past,, it is certain that to-day the range of this animal is much restricted. While we are bold that in former years the musk-ox was found as far south as the timber and as far west as the Mackenzie River, itis said that now it does. : not reach the timber nor the Mackenzie River by a good many miles. Mr. Whitney says: ‘‘Many parties go to . the, Barren Grounds and never see even a musk-ox track, and many more skirmish along the edge, fearful of a, plunge into the interior, yet hoping for the sight of a. stray ox,” As the musk-ox retreat the hardship of reach- ing them constantly increases, and one wonders whether a time will ever come when their remoteness will pro- | tect the species from absolute extinction, On a trip such as that made by Mr. Whitney the trav-— eler has to depend almost altogether on himself, It is. true, he iravels with Indians who know the country, and. who are always on the lookout to kill food which all share, but he can not expect any one to work for him, He must ur.ve his own sledge, feed his dogs and do all - bis own work. To get along at all he must show himself § as good a man as the Indians who were born and have’ always lived in this arctic region, and so are inured to the hardships of its life. He must do all this and be ready to travel on snowshoes from twenty to forty miles a day, and when the supreme moment comes and game has been discovered he must take part with dogs and In- dians in a mad race after the herd, and must literally run down what he kills. Mr. Whitney did all this, and be- sides did not even have an interpreter, Let us ses how Mr, Whitney got his first musk-ox, re- membering that in this hunting so called itis each man for himself, The robe belongs to him who kills the ani- mal. Hence each man tries to get the first shot and as many shots as possible before his companions can get up; there is no concert of action. Each man is working for himself and is wholiy careless as to the success of his companions, Mr, Whitney says; Instantly there was excitement enough on top of that ridge to put life into azhthungry men, I never beheld -uch agitation. The In- dians for a minute addled together, chattering aud grinding and gesticulating, and then each man rushed to iis siedge and began slipping his dogs trom the Garness. 1 knew then we bad sighted musk-ox. Of course I had suited my action to the Indians’, and be- gan unhitching my dogs also, but my harness came from the fork and had buckles, which m the bitter cold were unyielding; and by the time | had got alimy dogs loose, put on my hehter capote -for L saw we Were 10 tors long run—alid sirapped on my cartridge belt, ali the Indiansand all the dogs hai seyeral hundred yards start, and werd guing along aba rattling pace. I saw av once thatit was every man for himself on this expeuitiog, andit | got a musk ox J should have 10 work tor him, And then I setiled grimly to the business of running. Within about two mies I canzht up with the Indians, who had stretehed our into a long column, with Seco and Hcheena leagine by balfa mile, In another mile I had worked my way through the stragglers and was hard on the heels of Heheena, bus Seco was still about 200yds, ahead, and guing as Diuugh he could keep it up inde- finitely. On my attempc-to pass him Heheena let out a link, and T had all I could do to keep at His herls; pub In Our race for second place we cut down Seco’s lead by 100; ds, - Mile after mile was passed over before the musk-oxen were sighted, Through knee-deep snow, over rocks, racing, staggering; falling, the struggle continued, But at last, says Mr, Whitney: As we were working our way up a rather higher and broader ridge T heard the dogs bark, and, rushing past Hcheena, reached the top in Line to see 4 Herd of avout Lweul)-live to thirby musk-oxen, juse startled into Moving along another ridge about a quarter mile be- ond Seco, who with his three dogs Was racing after them not Oyas, ahead of me, Diseust, disappointment and physical distress momentarily stupetied me. Then the sight of the musk-oxen, and the thought of what I had endured to reach them, fired meto re- SL eee Jan, 9, 1897.] - newed action. LIanathematized Seco and all the Northland Indians for their fool methods of hunting, and increased my pace. The Mmusk-oxen were now in full run fo the north along the top of the ridge, galloping like cattle, with heads carried well out, though not lowered, and going at a pace and with an ease over the rocks that surprised me. Their big bodies, with the long hair hanging down to emphasize the shorimeéss of legs, gave a curious appearance to the fiying herd, ‘The wind was blowing a gale from the south, and we had hardly reached the top of the ridge on which the musk oxen had been run- ning when they disappeared over the northern end of it. By the time I reached the end of the ridge the main herd was a mile away to the north, and stil) going, but four had separated from the band, and wererunning through some hollows that bore almost due east. Tinstantly determined to follow these four because I saw I could get to the leeward of them, and I felt they would eventually head north “to rejoin the herd. Sige eshte ramets Ut e(a) Brown trout, 8 montha old...........ccsep cave ee careers Pho atee 32,000 Lake trout, 8months old....., . ..,...., asa asst bia ic 8,000 Landlocked salmon, 8 mouths old.,..,..,, Rent treaad Reensnet belle Scotch Sea trout, 8 months Old,,.,.....,:ccesnrseennysrys wine 750 Rainbow trout, 6 months old..,., MUR une betchocte! Sa Neer 14000 Steelhead trout, 5 months O1d,,..,,.scecyeeeesversvneys sevneres 650 Total,.... SAibeb bubhdynen Apgar sia aslasais(ats al el iets aias sft] sina een ng erate 127,900 It has been necessary to bring stock fish from other hatching stations in the State, and to procure fish from outside sources; but all the stock fish are strong, active, healthy. pure-bred fish, The Pleasant Valley hatchery, near Bath, Steuben county, is a new station of the Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission, and during the past season much work has” been done to bring it into proper working condition, and to-day it is a model hatchery for one of its size, Itis not an easy matter to create a hatchery, stock ponds, rearing boxes, and adjust the water supply so that it may be util- ized to the utmost, and bring it up to its working capacity from a rough, swampy field and a stream of water to build upon within a limited time; but this practicallly has been done at Bath within little more than wo years, Now there is a complete hatchery, with modern hatching troughs with a capacity for hatching 1,500,000 trout fry, The grounds have been graded and five stock ponds have been built, with rearing boxes to raise 150,000 fingerling trout annually, The water system is as perfect as it can ba made, with guards against overflow or floods at all the ponds and rearing races. The water is aerated artificially for the fingerling fish, and is so distributed as to utilize every gallon of it in fish propagation. A new ice house cun- taining meat room has been built, and the stock ponds now contain the following fish: Phnadteteienbonare, AAA acoonnieede es ece 10 Brooke trade i rentimnlditt 1s a eee eRe alessio 2,000 Brook trout, 6 months old.........ss00. eae Seemeseesmernspeeeney 20,000 Red-throat trout, 1 year Old ........seesse0s Acodrcturcrn cet io hae TOU Brown trout, 3 years Old. .......cssseeseueeaues, Pave diatigalr ohne ES 250 Brown trout, 6 Months Old... .ccccccsscessccsndsrectesseesecesss Raeinbowstrout) syeaes Old sissy venvy see cis sera ncspede anneal lehaed Rainbow trout, 4months old.....,. fraatekOuoro a te bene Rainbow trout, 4t012 years Old,....c.ceesssvesee » Lake trout, 6 months old.,........., feoppsy teseee wy 39,540 It is worth a considerable journey to see the big rain- bow trout, those put down at from four to twelve years old. They are fish that ran up the hatchery stream from Keuka Lake and were netted by the hatchery men to be used as stock fish. Within a few days I saw them in all their glory. The pond was drawn down and a net con- fined them in one end of it, and then with a dip net they were lifted one at a time over the net which held them. Some of the fish were 10lbs, in weight, and all were plump, well fed, with all the colors of the breeding sea- son, lam not unfamiliar with the coloring of trout at the breeding season, but these big rainbows seemed brighter than any that I had previously seen, In giving the ages of the fish at Caledonia and Bath I have quoted from an inventory made on Oct. 1, and therefore af this date young fish are two months older than the figures 1 have given. Vermont Fishing Rights. Anything and everything about fishing and fishing rights in the State of Vermont is of interest to me, for 1 have enjoyed some good fishing in that State, which I al- ways recall with pleasure, and the only time in my life that I was ordered away from a trout stream as a tres- passer was in Vermont, At the time I was fishing from Tan, 9, 1897,] - a boat, and I continued to fish when ordered away by a farmer, who had the stream posted on both sides through his farm. My understanding of the law was that I had a right to fish from a boator wade the stream, asthe stream had been declared a highway for the purpose of rtinning logs, In consequence of whick the farmers had been obliged to take up what were called water bridges, which interfered with the passage of the logs, Afterward I learned that this particular farmer had had the bed of the stream surveyed out of his farm so he would have a less humber of acres on which to pay taxes, and had after- ward put his property out of his hands; so he did noteven own the banks on which he stood when he gave orders to cease fishing on his property. I respect’ property rights, but I have never regretted casting a fly and catching a trout in front of this man while he was reading the riot act as to trespassing and trespassers. LHver since that time I have taken a keener interest in the fishing rights of the State. The Vermont courts have recently made a ruling on this subject of fishing rights, as I learn from a news- paper clipping sent to me by some unknown friend, who has not taken fhe trouble to indicate the paper the clip- ping is taken from: ; “The Constitution of the State provides that the in- habitants have a right to fish in all ‘boatable’ waters at seasonable times, which are fixed by law. ‘Boatable waiters,’as defined by the Supreme Court, are waters capable of common passage as a highway and susceptible of a beneficial use for the purpose of transporting either people or merchandise, Acting on this definition, a County Court acquitted a man arrested for invading with a boat and fishing tackle a pond fenced, stocked and posted by a fishing club. As the Supreme Court’s defini- tion is a broad one, and in cases of invasion of fishing preserves must be tried beforea jury, the odds are against the exclusive fishing clubs and in’ favor of the predatory angler,’ Thatis the substance of the information conveyed by the clipping, but if the Supreme Court upholds such a rul- _ing of the County Court in the case of a pond such ag is described it will bestrange indeed. No one can tell what a jury will do, not even a grand jury, and my interest in the matter will not wane until the Supreme Court, which is Vermont's Court of Appeals, passes upon the case, for surely it will be appealed to determine if a small fishing pond fenced in is ‘‘Capable of common passage as a high- way and susceptible of a beneficent use for the purpose of transporting either people or merchandise.” I am some- thing of an angler myself, but I would not dare trespass under the circumstances, Congratulations. Hon. L, Z. Joneas, ex-Member of Parliament, has been appointed. Superintendent-General of the Department of Fish and Game for the Province of Quebec, and both Mr. Joneas and the Proyince have my warmest congratula- tions, Mr. Joncas was the Canadian representative of the Fisheries Department of the World’s Columbian Exposi- tion in Chicago, in 1895, where he read a paper on “The . Fisheries of Canada” before the World’s Fisheries Con- gress; and also Canadian representative at the Inter- _ national Fisheries Exposition in London, in 1883, He is particularly well equipped to fill the position to which he hag been appointed, as he has long been a close observer and student of the fish and game of the Dominion, Canada is remarkably rich in the number of her beautiful lakes filled with the choicest of game fish, and to parcel them out to fishing clubs will be one of the duties of Mr. Joncas, as the region in which many of them are situated is it for little else. Itis more than suspected that some of these interior lakes contain trout that are entirely hew to ichthyology, and doubtless the new superintendent-general will do all in his power to make known to the world what they do contain, for his _ newspaper training will act as a spur in this direction, Mr. Joneas is likely to have as an associate in his new field Count de Puyjalon, the naturalist, and altogether the work will be in the best of hands for all concerned. ' Sunapee Trout In Maine. Since the introduction of the sunapee trout into New York waters from Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire, more than one newspaper has stated that these fish are found only in Sunapee Lake, but'this is not true. In my notes Ihave mentioned thatthe largest trout of this species known came from Dan Hole Pond, also in New Hamp- shire; but whether they are native or introduced into Dan Hole is a moot question, Soon after the discussion was opened in these columns regarding the identity of the Sunapee trout, it was reported that the same species of fish were to be found in Flood’s Pond, in Maine; and when specimens were submitted to Prof. Samuel Gar- man, of the Museum of Comparative Zodlogy, Cam- bridge, Mass,, he pronounced them identical with the Sunapee fish, So they are Enown to inhabit three different waters, two in New Hampshire and one in Maine, They have since been transplanted into other waters in New Hampshire, but so far as known it is not even claimed that they are native to other waters than the three named, The German saibling, which the Sunapee trout closely resembles, haye been traced _to New Hampshire a few years before the Sunapee trout. or saibling were discovered in Sunapee Lake, but there is no record that the eggs of the German saibling were ever sent to Maine, and this isa strong point in favor of the claim that the fish are a new &pecies aboriginal to the waters of New England. _ Much is yet to be learned about the habits of this fish in confinement, for up to this time for breeding pur- poses they have been taken from the shoals in the fall and released when the spawn has been taken; for it is understood that if they are confined for any length of time in the breeding pens, in a similar manner to trout ‘and salmon, they will not give up their eggs. Mr, Arthur Merrill, of Hast Auburn, Me., writes a letter to Dr. John D. Quackenbos, from which IT am permitted to make the foliowing extract: ‘The Sunapee trout ig attracting attention among the people interested in fish- culture in this State, and the Fish Commissioners will at- tempt its cultivation on quite a large scale next year. In answer to their request for information I have forwarded your pamphlet with other papers to their office in Augusta,” . ewe ee ~ 3 Early in November I went to Flood’s Pond, where the U. 58, Fish Commission has a collecting station, and secured twelve fine specimens to be kept at this hatchery for breeding purposes. The largest one that I got weighed aie FOREST AND STREAM. Blbs., but if I had gone a few days earlier I could have got some 2lbs, heavier. I carried the fish 180 miles, but they stood the journey well and seém contented in their pond, and take the in- fertile eggs that are given them as their food readily. I do not know as I shall have the pleasure of taking any of these fish to the Sportsmen’s Exposition next March, but they will be shown in several local exhibitions, as will some fine specimens of trout weighing “lbs, that I have secured, Mr. Race, superintendent of the Green Lake station of the U. 8, Fish Commission, says that the saibling, or golden trout, as he prefers to call it, is easily cultivated; the eggs surpass in vigor any trout or landlocked salmon eggs, and the young fish are easily reared. This is quite important, as it is the policy of the Com- missioners of this State to rear their fish to the age of eight months before liberating them, A portion of the eggs taken at Flood’s Pond are to be distributed among the State hatcheries (in Maine), and at Auburn and Mon- mouth the fry will be fed. I anticipate good results at these places, as the water supply is from springs, and is very cool and abundant. In summer the Sunapee trout is the most delicate of fishes, the young being particularly sensitive to sudden changes of temperature; and when caught in 40 to 5Oft. of water and drawn to the surface they are often killed by the sudden change from bottom temperature to sur- face temperature, Game and hard fighting as these fish are, they must be handled with the greatest care to avoid injuring them during the summer months, but in the autumn they are as hardy as any of the salmon family, The adult fish at the Aquarium in New York (Dr. Bean writes me under date of Dec, 27 that they are alive and flourishing, and attract much attention from the visitors to the Aquarium) and at Caledonia hatchery, if they live, will be watched with interest when the breeding season approaches to discover if they can be handled like other trout, and spawned artificially when under restraint. Black Bass in the Adirondacks. Every little while some one wishes to plant black bass in Lower Adirondack Lake because the trout fishing ig poor or pike have found their way into the lake, and black bass are deemed more desirable than pike, or “‘bet- ter than no fishing at all,” The Fisheries, Forest and Game Commissioners reject all applications for black bass to be planted in Adirondack waters because section 120 of the Game Laws of New York provides that: ‘‘No fish, fish fry, spawn or milt, except speckled trout, brook trout, brown trout, salmon trout, rainbow trout, Adirondack frost fish or landlocked salmon, shall be placed in the waters of the Adirondack region, except under the im- mediate supervision and in pursuance of a resolution of the Commissioners of Fisheries. Whoever shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of four hundred dollars for each violation there- of.” The Commissioners will not pass the necessary reso- lutions to admit the black bass, as they realize that it will be more difficult to get rid of the black bass than it is to get rid of the pike, and that bass will speed from the waters where they might be planted to other waters where even the advocates of the black bass would not wish to see them. Furthermore, itis the policy of the Commission to introduce yearling and other fish of the salmon family into the pike-infested waters to restore the trout fishing, if it is possible to do so, and it is possible, becauee it has been done elsewhere, It has been reported to me that people who have been disappointed in getting black bass from the State for planting in Adirondack waters will apply to the U.S. Fish Commission for black bass to carry out their purpose, This will be utterly useless, for the U.S Fish Commission is familiar with the laws of New York and will not assign any black bass to the State without first consulting with the Commissioners of New York, and the messengers of the U, 8. Fish Commission will be careful to see that the State laws are observed. Apparently it would be wiser and cheaper to wait and see what the result of planting yearling trout in the pike waters will result in before black bass are planted to cure the evil. Pike can be controlled in a measure and black bass cannot, “Susquehanna Salmon.” A writer in one of the New York daily newspapers says it is doubtful if greater success ever followed the trans- planting of fish into alien waters than has resulted from the introduction of wall-eyed pike or Susquehanna sal- mon into the Delaware River. : He adds, very properly: ‘“‘How the fish came to be called a salmon is one of the mysteries of piscatorial no- menclature, but that was the name if received (in the Sus- quehanna River) and by which it has been known ever since, * * As a matter of fact it is no more a pike than it isasalmon,” If he had puta Pike county period after the word salmon and stopped he would have been all right and within the truth, but he goes on to say, ‘‘It is of the bass family and might properly be called a yellow bass.” In the last sentence he fell into a pit of his own digging, for the pike-perch is no more a bass than it is a salmon, and it does not belong to the bass family, and it would be improper and highly objection- able to call it a yellow bass or any other kind of colored bass. The pike-perch belongs, as the second part of the hyphenated name indicates, to the perch family, and that is what it is, and it would be as absurd to call it a bags as ifis to callitasalmon, I beg that this fish shall not have another inappropriate and improper uame attached to it, - To set people right as to the names of our fishes is very commendable, but when the instructor goes deeper into the mud than the fishes previously were in the mire ib is not to be commended. i Swiss Lake Trout. “An innovation in Adirondack fishculture has just been inaugurated by the Adirondack League Club, which has released into Green Lake, one of the small ponds on its 100,000-acre preserve, 1,000 yearling Swiss lake trout from Lake Geneva, Switzerland,” That is the substance of a newspaper item which I have read in a number of different newspapers or had sent to me in the form of a clipping, and while it is allirue enough, those fish are not the first of this species to be planted in New York waters, In 1889 the U, S. Fish Commission received some Swiss lake trout eggs from the Swiss Government in exchange 31 for some eggs of native fishes, and the next spring I ob- tained 5,000 of the fry and planted them in Lake George, Although it is six years since the plant was made, I do not know what the result of the planting has been, for so far as I personally know none of the fish have been caught, although I have heard of two fish being taken that were strange fish, and which were not lake trout such as are native to the lake, This fall the Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission planted 1,000 yearling Swiss lake trout from the U. §S, Fish Commission station at Hast Orland, Me., in Lake George, making the second planting of this specimen in the lake, The Swiss lake trout (Salmo lemanus, S, lacustris, S. rapptt, for it has been given a number of specific names) has peen held to be a modified form of the brown trout, changed by environment, food, temperature, etc. In fact, one European writer suggests for it the specific name of Salmo variabilis, A, N, GHENEY,. NEW YORK NETTING. Editor Forest and Stream: In relation to netting there is one main fact which it seems to me covers all the rest, So long as nets shall be permitted in inland waters, just so long will the money of the State spent in the propagation of fishes be wasted. The present provision of law for the licensing of netting is but a scapegoat, Licenses have been issued with such freedom as to give netters about all the liberties that could be asked, and applications have been signed by politicians, while protective associations haye been com- pletely ignored, Oneida Lake, twelve miles from Syra- cuse, for instance, has no superior and very few equals as a breeding ground, and during the time when local associations had some control over it, before licensed netting was authorized, there was a rapid increase of fish food, so that any angler could spend a day of recreation there and make a good catch, But the whole army of netters has spent most of the gea- son in its old occupation of robbing the people at large and shipping frequent and large catches to Eastern mar- kets, studiously avoiding the Syracuse market, which is mainly supplied by Buffalo, except the sea food. The question has come to this: If netting is to be allowed at any time of the year, then stop the waste of money spent in stocking streams and lakes almost solely for the benefit of netters. The people at large pay through taxa- tion this money into the State treasury, but if the netters are to rob the waters, then let them pay the taxes, or wholly discontinue propagation and protection, The State Commission is only a part of a political machine, though possibly there are one,or two members of it. whose impulses are better than their actions, There can be but very little hope of the faithful protection of fish, game and forest while this condition of things exists, so perhaps the best, most feasible action for the Legisla- ture to take in relation to the matter would be to deny any appropriation to be wasted, as those in the past have mainly been, It is just as useless to attempt to protect game againat the avarice of cold storage interests and the political pulls which for money they can command. The season for killing game now practically covers 365 days every year, so while these ‘‘fences” for covering market killing at all times of the year exist, why continue the waste of main- taining a so-cailed Commission and it corps of caucus workers? Unless the State Association at its coming meeting makes some provision for watching legislation this win- ter, and making itself. felt at the Capitol constantly, it will be quite useless for it to spend any time in making “recommendations” to the Legislature. It must under- stand that there are so many political influences to be brought to bear by the ‘‘machine” which controls t) at body, that only by the most persistent, earnest attention can those citizens of the State, those tax-payers who would serve the people at large instead of a tew influen- tial politicians and fish exterminators, hope to inaugurate such protective measures as will give much hope of the future, CENTRAL New YORK, CENTRAL NEW YORK. IvHaca, N, Y.—The ruffed grouse season closed to-day, Dec, 31, and it leaves a good many birds in the covers, In a cover within forty minutes’ walk of the city at least fifty grouse are to be found, and what is true of the cover referred to is true, proportionately, of other well-known grounds about here. Men marvel that the ruffed grouse supply should continue to be so numerously maintained, in the face of such persistent and destructive shooting as has been carried on for the past decade, but when the almost inaccessible reaches of territory inhabited by the grouse family is considered the question no longer re- mains debatable. As for example, the cover alluded to as holding fifty grouse embraces a tremendously rough sweep of country which only the most rugged and finely conditioned pedestrians would care to tramp over. And in the wildest and most declivitous retreats, where shoot- ing is to be done only under the most forbidding condi- tions, the elusive, but none the loss magnetic, bird secludes itself, This explains why the grouse has been able, and continues to be able, to hold its own against all the forces of man, bird and beast committed to a com- mon warfare upon it. Given adequate protection, such as now prevails, and the ruffed grouse supply of Central New York bids fair to bafils the minions of extermina- tion for an indefinite period of time. The early part of the present week Mr. William Bishop shot a young English pheasant within a mile of this city, and it is generally reported, although I know of no one who is actually prepared to prove the accuracy of this re- port, that a number of these beautiful birds are to be found in local covers, This is the first wild pheasant of any variety that I Enow to have been shot hereabouts, Local sportsmen are unaware of any pheasants having been brought to and turned out in this immediate part of the country. - The Daily Journal devotes considerable space to a con- sideration of the subject, but in common with the rest of us offers no testimony showing from whence this bird came or to what extent ib is represented along the reaches of local territory. A large flock of wild geese is again wintering on Cay- uga Lake. The birds daily fly to some extensive buck- wheat stubbles along the east side of the lake, some fiye 82 or six miles north of Ithaca, but are altogether too irreg- ular in their feeding habits and too wary to invite easy or successful gunning, The flock originally numbered sixty birds. Dana Bush succeeded a few days ago in stalking the flock to within the range of a .45cal. rifle, and at a single shot was lucky enough to knock down two, Later he got two more of the bulky honkers, Every breechloader, flintlock and Zulu gun in the neighborhood is being put in shape to train on that little battalion of wildfowl bent on getting a daily ration of waste grain. The recent’ reference to wild pigeons made in FOREST AND STREAM prompted me to institute some inquiries Tela- live to the wild pigeon, as remembered by local observers, and I was pleased to learn that a few of these at one time very common birds have lately been seen in Tompkins county. Mr. Lafayette Krum, residing some seven or eight miles north of Ithaca, states that during the past year he has noted one ortwo small flocks of wild pi- geons hovering about his section of country. He further aseures a friend of mine that he has been reliably in- formed of several other small flocks having been seen in. various parts of this and adjoining counties, A pigeon roost at one time existed near Ithaca, where the birds congregated in vast array. The last great flight of wild pigeons, as applied to this locality, occurred in the middle 70's, if the writer’s mem- ory be not at fault, and it lasted from an early hour in the morning until past midday. The writer, then a farm boy just learning to wield along, lean, murderous-looking muzzleloading gun, exhausted his meager supply of pow- der and shot ripping holes in the atmosphere as the mighty host went by, but precious few birds came to his capa- cious pockets. The flight on that beautiful spring morn- ing, so far as numbers were concerned, was extraordinary. The horizon was literally banked with birds, seemingly one vast. undetached sweep of wings whirling past into space. How the guns cracked on that morning of the long ago. But alas! the feathered multitude never came back. M. CHILL, Che Kennel. FIXTURES. BENCH SHOWS, Feb. 2 to h.—New England Kennel Club’s annual show, Boston Feb. 22 to 25.—Westminster Kennel Club’stwenty-frst annual show, New York, James Mortimer, Supt., Hempstead, L, 1, March 2 to 6.— St. Louis Kennel Club’s show, St. Louis, W. Hutch- inson, Sec’y. - March 10 to 13.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eighth annual show, Chicago. John L. Lincoln, See’y. March 17 to 20.—Keniucky Kennel Club’s show. Louisyille, Ky. J. A, Reaves, Sec'y. March 17 to £0.—Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's bench show. Louis Steffin, Sec’y, Milwaukee. : March 28 to +6.—Baltimore Kennel Association’s second annual show. Dr. G. W. Massamore, Sec’y, FIELD TRIALS. Jan, 11.—Tupelo, Miss.—Continental Field Trial Club’s quail trials. P. T. Mudison, See’y. Jan. 18.— West Point, Miss —U. §. F. T, C. winter trials, W.B. Stafford, Sec’y, Trenton, Tenn. Sept. t.—Morris, Man. - Manitoba Field Trials Club’s eleventh an- nual trials. John Wootton, Sec’y, Manitou, Man. Noy.8.—Carlisle. Ind.— Union Wield Trials Club second annual trials. P. T. Madison, See*y, Indianapolis, Ind. Noy. 15 —Newton, N. C.—Hastern Field Trials Club annual trials. S. G. Bradley, See*y, Greenfield Hill, Conn. BEAGLES AS FIELD DOGS. Boston, Mass,—Editor Forest and Stream: Admirers of the beagle are earnest in promoting its welfare, but their earnestness seems to have in it an unintentional exclusive- ness, We hold trials, and we all concur in that they are excellent, afford good sport, rejoice at meeting our old friends, and we then return to our homes and remain silent till the next trials are due, when we meet the same people, say much the same things we said last year, have an enjoyable time and return home again. Between the field trials, a period covering almost a whole year, the public hears nothing of sport with the beagle. The literature of this dog is nearly all confined to field trial reports, the history of the dogs in competi- tion. The practical value of the dog in the field is left untouched. The public can only infer from this silence that either we have no writers in the ranks of the beagle fancy or that the beagle, as with the spaniel, is of value only as a means of juggling for prizes. Though the beagle admirers are free from talking spaniel nonsense, such as what is the correct type of spaniels for field work when they are used solely for bench show purposes. On this subject, Uncle Dick can rest assured that he is right, and each of the other wranglers can rest assured that he is right, though if they would hold a spaniel trial they might be convinced that they are all wrong; but it is much less trouble to describe and decide, each for him- aelf and all the others, than it is to hold a trial and decide that talk does nothing toward making a field dog or his work, But to return to the beagle. There is hardly a section in the older parts of the United States which is not adapt- ed to the use of beagles. However much the birds or deer may vary in numbers in different parts of the country, the rabbits are sufficiently numerous for sport every where. As a sport, it ranks with the best. And in many of its parts itis the best. In shooting birds, the work of the dog when the birds are found lasts buta moment, The work of the beagle, when its quarry is found, is only be- gun, There is then for many minutes the melody of the voices swelling sweet and full and dying away as the eager chase comes and goes in all the desperation of pur- auit and the uncertainties of it, in which the actors are cunning and swift, The sportsman must be vigorous in changing from point to point, and his judgment in antizipating the course of the chase must be good, else he will find himself thrown out. To kill the rabbit while it is flitting through the brush or a narrow space in some hazy vista requires a degree oi skill with the gun which but few possess, even though they may be most skillful in shooting on the wing. True itis that rabbit shooting is easy if one makes it easy, as bird shooting is easy if one sneaks up and takes pot shots; but rabbit shooting ahead of the beagle orchestra, the woods ringing with the fuli- ness of importunate music, and the swiftness of the sport and the uncertainty of results, make a combination which must be experienced to be appreciated, And yet this sport is within the reach of the masses of FOREST AND STREAM. sportsmen, regardless of class or condition. The dog is small and easily maintained at a small expense for food andshelter, His. training is much simpler than the train- ing required for bird dogs, and itis so simple that any- one who knows the sport can accomplish it. A fair skill with the shotgun or rifle is necessary, but the gun itself may be any old thing in the shape of a gun, because rab- bit shooting is short-range shooting, The man with a $000 gun is no better equipped for this sport than is the man whose gun ccst $5, Rich and poor many gratify their love of the most perfect and beautiful according to their means, but for practical efficiency they are on the same footing. And the lands of the people of the United States are open to all who wish to hunt rabbits. Land owners object to bird hunters, and much of the land in the States is closed against them, Big-game hunters encoun- ter the same obstacle, with stringent game law restric- tions added. But the rabbit hunter can roam free as the wind wherever he lists. Hissport is simple, itis of the people, it takes nothing of special value from the owners of the land, and the merry music is a compensation to all who hear it, far and near. Rabbits nultiply rapidly, so that keeping them within limits confers a public service. With all the advantages of the sport with beagles, the interest in them spreads but slowly; for few know of the excellence of it, though many know of the beagles as field trial performers, Without the needed description for the public information the beagle as a sporting dog will gain popular favor but slowly. If the beagle does his work well he relies on his master to make it known. Let the brethren of the beagle family show more and broader energy in 1897—less about bone and more of work, JOSIAH, THE IRISH SETTER AS A FIELD DOG, PAST AND PRESENT.—IV. LITTLE VanLey, N. Y.—Hditor Forest and Stream: About the time Irish setter trials were advocated there were a number of importations of thess dogs made from both Ireland and England—notably of these Finglas, Coler- aine, Blue Rock, Tearaway and others. But as subse- quent events proved they were not superior to dogs of American breeding, Most of them came over with the prestige of having run at the trials on the other side. and as such were heralded far and wide. Of these Blue Rock and Tearaway were of Muskerry blood. Blue Rock im- pressed me altogether more favorably than did the others, although his work was not up to that of some of them, This I pelieve was accounted for because of his having chronic catarrh, He wasadog of good style and great courage, and with the right kind of bitches bred to him should have produced something better than himself. Probably no better Irish setter all round has ever been imported than Coleraine, she being up to first-class show form and a good one afield. In her Derby form she made a strong competition, but was outclassed in the final for first honors by Nugget. In the Irish setter field trials of 1891-92 some good dogs competed. In 1891 Sedan, who carried off first honors in the All-Age Stake, was a remarkably good one, She, being a fast, wide ranger, carried. herself in good style and had a good nose, Her disposition and field qualities were such that had she been properly mated the results ought to have been splendid. In the Derby four com- ' peted for first honors, namely, Nugget, Coleraine, Elcho’s Maid and Squaw. They were ail of splendid merit, Nugget was a small bitch, lightred in color. She had her dam’s great endurance, was a fast, snappy worker, and on single birds especially it took a good dog to defeat her, In the Derby of 1892 there was nothing remarkable produced. Inthe All-Age Stake the competition wasstrong, there be- ing I believe twenty-two dogs which started. The winner of this stake, Bedford, whom I had the pleasure of training and handling, was a fast, snappy and a very stylish dog. His nose was excellent and his work on game good. In disposition he was level-headed, with p'enty of grit. His preat individual guality should be much in demand by those breeders of Irish setters who wish to improve their field stock. Another dog in this stake who impressed me very much was Henmore Shamrock. He was another of the Muskerry blood. He was a fast, wide ranger, with plenty of grit and go, and in short a dog of superior merit in every respect, There were other dogs in this stake of much meritalzo. Some of them were former field trial winners, but they were outclassed in this by Bedford and HE cho’s Maid, I have gone into the question of grit and endurance, and have laid much stress upon it because it is the weak point in the make-up of most Irish setters, In conclusion, I do not now own, nor have I any interest in any Irish setter. I have written of them just as 1 found them, without trying to gloss over their im- perfections, A breeder who fools himself will never produce good dogs. I believe the breed could be put on a footing with the English setter and pointer, but it must be put in the hands of men who at least shoot enough - over their dogs to know all about their individual perfec- tions and imperfections. Since commencing this I note with much pleasure that Dr. Davis has won the Members’ Stake of the E. T. T, C. with his Irish setter bitch Lou in competition with pointers and English setters. May the doctor yet produce one that wil! sweep the fields. DR H, B, ANDERSON. Dogs and Taxation. HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Last season the Midvale Kennels and I were assessed about $100 on our breeding stock and boarders, Weasked the Board of Supervisurs for relief, and while they ad- mitted the tax was unjust, as we were breeders of thor- oughbred stock, they could not change the State law. We are having a bill prepared which will be introduced by our member of the Assembly, Mr. Joel Clark, and we - earnestly invite the codperation of all breeders, sports- men and lovers of dogs throughout the State of New York. Send your petitions to your {Arsemblymen or to Mr, Clark, at Albany, and by a litte effort we can get this ini- quitous law removed, and a State law made to license breeders; for surely it is just as honorable and legitimate a business to breed dogs as it is to breed horses, hogs, ‘heey, cattle. or poultry. J O7Tis Fecuows, Hornell Harmony Kennels, Mrs. HarRky CHIVERS, Midvale Kennels, ‘[Jan. 9, 1897. How a Dog Conquered a Man. ROSsvVILLeE, 8. 1.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Thename of the dog of a friend of mine is Beva, He is noted as the friend of little children. Out of pure love, with wag- ging tail and glowing eyes, he will follow a tot for blocks. But bristling hair and furious barking have revealed his violent hatred of larger boys and men, Until recently it was thought that this hatred was congenital. Beva never bit man nor boy, But he got a bad repu- tation, and it was thought by every man and boy in the community that Beva might bite him. So everybody in long trousers went by the gate within which Bova always seemed to be lving in wait, on his guard, armed with stone or stick, -Butit has ultimated that Beva is not by birth an enemy of bipeds above a certain height and out of dresses and knickerbockers. He seemed to be the holder of aspecial enmity against the man-about-the-place of a well-to-do gentleman living at the further corner of the block in which his (Beva’s) owner lives, We will call this man Henry. He usually does his marketing when he goes for the mail to the village post- office and grocery in one. So his passing by Beva’s watching place is at regular hours, morning and evening, daily. Bevacameto know these hours, and was always in evidence when Henry appeared. What of Beva at these times was not bark was teeth, claws and bristles. Henry was always armed with one stone and generally with two. Beva’s mistress was in the habitof going to the front window for the show, and a good show it was. Beva had acquired quite an agility in dodging the stones which Henry hurled at him. He Knew when Henry had only one stone or two. When Henry was unarmed Beva would make for him as if he would eat him, and Henry would move on with more speed than dignity. One day Henry. was returning with both hands and arms full of bundles, Beva was in wait, as usual, and his mistress was ou watch for the show. But the show did not come off. To the surprise of the mistress, Beva’s teeth and claws did not appear, his hair did not rise, and he neither barked nor growled. Henry was surprised too. He stopped, faced Beva, and said: ‘‘And what are you going to do to me now?” Beva had evidently taken in the situation, He knew the difference between bundles and stones. He Knew also that Henry’s hands were engaged, so that he could not defend himself And what did Bevado? He made manifestation of his natural character. He ap- proached Henry with undulating body and wagging tail, giving every evidence of the most friendly feelings, and as Henry walked on fell in at his heels and followed him home. Since then Henry has carried no more stones, and Beva does not bristle, nor show teeth nor claws, nor growl nor bark at him, The man and the dog are the best of friends. Some one says, ‘‘Kill all the dogs!” I enter Beva’s pro- test. Kindness is better than killing for both man and dog, CHARLES JOSIAH ADAMS, American Fox Terrier Club Stakes. WELLESLEY, Mass,, Jan. 2.—Hditor Forest and Stream: At a meeting of the governors of the American Fox Ter- rier Club held Dec. 30, 1896, resolutions of congratulations were passed, and any help in our power was offered to the new fox terrier clubs just formed in Louisville, Nash- ville, Pittsburg, Detroit, the Pacific Coast and Canada. The regular club stakes will be decided as usual, the Homebred Stakes at the N, E. K. C. show, the Stud Dog Stakes and the First Division of the Grand Produce at the W. K. C. show; final entries in the above stakes must be made with the secretary A. F. T. C. when made at their respective shows. The following specials will be offered by the club: New England Kennel Club, Boston: $5 respectively for the best American-bred fox terrier in show (smooth and wire); in open and novice classes (smooth and wire); in puppy Classes (smooth and wire). Westminster Kennel Club: $10 for the best American- bred fox terrier in show (smooth and wire); $5 respectively for same in open and novice classes (smooth and wire); $10 for same in puppy classes (smooth and wire), Mascoutah Kennel Club, Chicago: $5 respectively for the best American-bred fox terrier in the show (smooth and wire), and in puppy classes (smooth and wire). St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis: $5 for the best Ameri- can-bred fox terrier in the show (smooth and wire) re- spectively. The Apollo, Tomboy, Yankee and second division of Grand Produce Stakes will be judged later in the year. Members are reminded that entries in all above stakes ex- cept the Yankee are due by Feb, 1, 1897, Anv one wishing any information regarding the Amer- ican Fox Terrier Club, or wishing to become members, will kindly ccmmunicate with the secretary, who will gladly give them all the information he can, H. H. HUNNEWELL, JR, Sec’y-Treas, A, F. T. C. Brunswick Fur Club. THE Brunswick Fur Club has sent out a circular letter cordially inviting: its friends to its winter meet, to be held at Brunswick, Me,, during the week of Jan, 10. The club’s headquarters will be held at the Tontine Hotel, rates $2 per day for single rooms, $1.50 when two occupy sameroom., Theannual meeting will he held on Monday evening, Jan, 11, A handsome prizs is offered for the best story told during the meet, so that with such a pro- fusion of talent there should be a good competition. Foxes are reported plentiful. Membersand guests are in- vited to take their best hounds and aid in making the hunt the best in the club’s history. Bradford S. Turpin, Secretary, Ruxbury, Maas. - KENNEL NOTES. NAMES CLAIMED. Mr. U. L, Hopkins claims the name Mack H. for Irish setter doz whelped June 11, 1893, by Jack Option—Biddie G, BRED. Mr. FE. H. Tannehill’s Lula Furness, English setter bitch, Dec, 28, to Border Chief. SALES. Mr. J. C. Mahler has sold 7 Streatham Monarch, Jr., bull terrier dog, to Mr. Henry Allinder Trvmph. maven Monarch, bull terrier dog, to Mr. C. W. Preston, Dog puppy, same litter, to Mr. John Morehead, Jr. Bitch puppy, same litter, to Mr. Jobu Morebead, Jr. Two bitch puppies, same litter, to Mr. Joe Hopkins. Doge puppy, same litter, to Mr. Hugo Baum, ~ Dog puppy, same litter, to Mr, B. T. Kahle. JAN, 9, 1807.] ‘FOREST AND STREAM. 33 AUheeling. Communications for thia depariment are requested. Anything on the bicycle in its relation tothe sportsman is particularly desirable. POSSIBILITIES OF WINTER CYCLING. Tue official organ of the League of American Wheelmen publishes a number of letters from correspondents on the subject of winter riding which are of so much interest that we quote from them at length. — We have always believed that the majority of riders are too ready to store away their wheels at the first approach of freezing weather, and thereby deprive themselves unneces- sarily of much potential pleasure, Perhaps a better under- Standing of the possibilities of the sport will result in an in- creased esteem for cycling as a winter pastime, A wheelman living im Ottawa, Ill, who has ridden bis bicycle regularly during the last four winters, only missing a few days each year, says that under almost any circum- stances he would rather ride a wheel than walk. ‘A bicycle,” he writes, ‘‘will run very well through 2 or 3in, of undisturbed light snow. After the snow has been cut up and partially packed by other yehicles, steering becomes difficult for atime. As soon as the snow becomes packed. hard and smooth, however, a wheel will run almost as well as in summer” When there is no snow and where there is sufficient travel, frozen roads quickly become ridable, and ure often harder anil smo ther than eyer in summer. A sandy road, for example, when frozen and worn smooth by travel is unsurpassed for cycling. “Riding on smooth ice is one of the pleasantest of winter pastimes, and far ahead of skating, to my mind On very smooth ice the novice may experience some difficulty in mounting, and care is necessary in making turns, though one can ride straight ahead without any trouble on ice too slippery to walk on safely. After the ice has been rough- ened a little by skating or natural causes, there will be no trouble from slipping. A soft tire will slip less than a hard one, and a tire with a rough tread is better than a smooth one, As to speed, I have beaten our best skaters in 100yd- dashes, standing start, while for longer distances the skater is nowhere, Ihave always believed that the straightaway record would be made on the ice, though the latest combina- licn of mountain side and Cotorado zephyr makes it doubt- ful,” A doctor living at Ft. Dodge, Ia., writes: “T rode all last winter, day and night, missing only three days. So far this winter, which set in very early, I’ve been at it, and expect to keep al it all winter ” The doctor finds little difficulty in riding through snow up to 4in, in depth, and, except for slipping, knows of no dangers in winter cycling that are not met with at other seasons, On icy and slippery roads he experiences no trouble ex- cept in turning corners, and not then except when the sur- face is unusually glassy. For slippery riding he partly de- flates his tires and rides them “‘a little soft.” The doctor says, “Those who ride in warm weather alone jose more than half the true enjoyment of cycling,” He ad- vises warm clothes and particularly hygienic underwear, recommending a kind made of “‘a heavy cloth fabric lined with unspun wool,” which he says takes up perspiration speedily and deposits it in the outer fabric, leaying the sur- face of the body always comfortably dry. This underwear has the further advantage of not causing itching. A Boston man has also something to say on the subject of wear. While advocating warm clothing, he warns against the danger of overheating and subsequent chill and advises moderation. For the coldest weather he puts on 4 cap that pulls down around the ears, thick underclothes, two pa‘rs of stockings aod warm gloves, while a paper waistcoat, two heavy sweaters and a eycling coat add protection to his body. The Boston man has had trouble from frozen snow and adyises wheelmen to avoid it, but under favorable con- ditions he says that lone runs can be made as easily ag in summer. A rider in Elgin, l., goes out when the thermometer is 20° below zero. He wears warm clothing, with large, loose arctic overshoes, a cap that protects the ears and a loose pair of dogskin gloves tanned with the hair on and fleece- timed. He does not suffer from the cold under such cir cumstances. 2 ' ‘This man finds he can ride at times when walking is very difficult, and what he writes will be news to some. ‘I haye ridden my wheel,” he says, “the next morning after an ice storm, when it was utterly impossible for a pedestrian to keep his feet, but could ride up and down hills, and the ouly difficulty | experienced was in turning corners, which 1 eould only do by running yery slowly.” He adds, however, that it ig impossible to ride safely on the same surface after snow has fallen, as the wheel can then get no purchase on the ice and will ‘‘skate” around in it and spill the rider. A Brooklyn wheelman remarks that 2 or 3in. of snow -in his native city ‘‘expedites wheeling instead of re- jarding it,” by forming a carpet over the uneven pavements. _‘**Nothing is more exhilarating,” he writes, ‘thun a ride through the snow covered streets of the city. The ‘erunch, ~ crunch’ of the tites as they speed over the smooth surface of the snow proves an innovation to those who have never as yet tasted of the pleasures of a snow ride.” No doubt more wheelmen would Jike to taste of the innovation were it not for the icy mountaim ranges in which the snow is piled in most Brooklyn streets once the householders begin shoveling it vif their payements. A gentleman residing in Utica, N. Y., who states that he is past forty and weighs 200, rides over ice and through snow up to 4in, in depth, and only experiences difliculty when ruts are encountered or when the ice is cut up by horses’ feet. . A Watertown, N. Y , rider who has had trouble in riding over wet snow and ice, advises to prevent slipping under , Such conditions the use of strong unbleached colton cloth, which he tears in strips 3in, in width and wraps about his tires, putting it over and over between each spoke. He fastens the ends by sewing, aud partially deflates the tires while putting on the band, so that it will fit snugly when the tires are blown up to their normal degree of hardness. After riding in sloppy weather it is well to take the bicyele into a warm toom to clean, aud care should be taken to get the nickel plated parts thoroughly dry, Before going out these parts should be well greased, and a coat, of varnish might be of benefit as a safeguard against rust, Puncttires are not greatly to be feared, though of course there is more chance of getting them at this season than in summer, Ice rarely if ever causes punctures. From these extracts it is pretty clearly shown that winter weather itself does not necessarily check cycling. The only weather that absolutely puts a check to the sport is when ice and snow turn into water and frozen roads to mud. ddachting. FIXTURES. MAY. 31, Harlem. TUNE. 5. Knickerbocker. 12. Douglaston. 19, Larchmont, spring regatta, 26. Seawanhuka-Corinthian. 28. Stamford, special. 29, Indian Harhor, special. 20. Corinthian Fleet, special. JULY. 1. Horseshoe Harbor, special. 2, Sea Cliff, special. 3. New Rochelle, annnal. 4. Larchmont, annual, 6 American, annual, 10, Riverside. 17-24. Larchmont, race week. 28. Stanford. AL, Sea Cliff. AUGUST. . Indian Harbor, 14, Hetipstead Harbor. 2\. Horseshoe Harbor. 28. Huntington, SEPTEMBER. 4, Huguenat, . 4, Larchmont, special. 6. Larchmont, fall regatta. 1|. Larehmont, special. THE past ten years have worked wonderful changes in New York harbor, and the center of yachting has practi- cally been transferred from the Bay to the Sound. At the same time, in spite of the growing invasion of commerce and the pollution of its waters by garbage and sewerage, the Bay is the port of New York and can never be entirely abandoned by yachts The Larchmont Yacht Club builded better than it knew sixteen years ago, when it found a birth- place on the north shore of the Sound; the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club did a wise thing ten years ago, when, after a careful study of the entire situation, it permanently abandoned New York Bay and selected a site that, in spite of the difficult transportation, is both the best harbor on the Sound and the nearest on the south shore. The New York Yacht Club, after several failures in the effort to establish a station on New York Bay, has solved the question in a most satisfactory manner, so far as its peculiar conditions are concerned, by a number of small stations at the most im- portant yachtmg points instead of one waterside club house. The time has at last come when the other of the four great New York clubs, the Atlantic Yacht Club, must take some decisive step; and by good Juck the conditions of the case have so changed by the course of development that a satis- factory solution is possible in its case as well. The recent improvements on the point of Coney Island, Norton’s Point, promise to make it a most eligible site for a yachting sta- tion, as breakwaters will be built and regular means of transit provided in connection with other schemes. For about a year the club has been in negoliation with the Sea Gate Compary, the founder of the enterprise, and it is prob: able that arrangements will soon be made to secure a per- manent site for the club. A basin about 300 by 250ft. will be built for the smailer yachts, and the club house now at Bay Ridge will be moved down to the new site. With such a location, almost on the sea, well outside the Narrows, with its calms and tides, surrounded by clean, deep water and reasonably convenient to the city, the Atlantic Yacht Club will be most admirably situated, and the whole problem that has vexed the large clubs for years may be considered as finally disposed of. Tub, Massachusetts Y. R. A. at a special meeting on Dec, 21 made an important change in one of its classes, which is creating much discussion and opposition. The officers of the Association are desirous of keeping as closely as possible in touch with the Sound Y. R. U., though the Eastern men are unwilling to use the sail area as a factor in the rule. By _changing the limit of the ‘4th Class” from 17ft. J.w.1. to 18ft., it will be possible to build a boat forthe M. Y, R. A. class in Boston, and if she should prove successful to race her in the 20ft r.1, class on the Sound, meluding the Sea- wanhaké trial races. This of course is desirable, but il is claimed that the change to 18ft., as made at the special meeting, is against the wishes and interests of many Boston yachtsmen of the two classes affected by it. We are not fully conversant with all the details of the question, which is purely a local one, but it has been very thoroughly dis- ust ey the Boston Globe, Mr, Robinson fayoring the old limit, 17 ft. Ir is unfortunate, and it seems to us entirely unnecessary, that such 4 radical difference in measurement rule and class limits should exist between the two important yachting cen- ters, Boston and New York. Granted that the Seawanhaka rule does not produce a racing yacht of adequate aecommo- dation, substantial and durable construction, and capable of all the diverse uses of yachting, it at least comes as near to this end as the Massachusetts Y. R A. rule of simple water- line measurement; and as against the other it can claim to be practicaliy the universal rule in American yachting. Pending an entirely new formula or the extension of the - Seawanhaka rule by the addition of new factors, it seems to us that much good may be done by 2 common effort on the part of all clubs and associations to eliminate the existing differences of detail in the rule as used in various localities, and to use it for the present in exactly the same wording and with the same class limits, : The action of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. in adopting the * waterline without the sail area, and with different class limits, is a step in the opposite direction, as is also the adop- tion by the new Lake Yacht Racing Union of the method of sail Measurement and the class limits of Lake Ontario, The present time seems peculiarly propitious for making changes toward instead of away from uniformity, us in most clubs the existing classes are well run out and vested interests count for comparatively little, while there is good reason to waste time at locks, hope that the present year will inaugurate a new era of building. Even if there were any evidence to show that length alone in a formula is better than length and sail, it would be a very difficult, matter to induce the large number of clubs now racing under the Seawanbaka rule to abandon it in favor of the waterline rule of the Massachusetts Y R.A On the other hand, if the Hastern mei once made up their minds that the changé would be advantageous, it could be made with comparatively little difficulty, possibly not all at once, but with special exceptions that would make it more gradual and easier to existing yachts. Ont possible outcome of the waterline measurement is in- dicated io the 17-footer Ripple, which we describe this week. This yacht is provided with a sprit topsail, which will doubtless be a material advantage at times over all yachts with the usual main and jib onlv. There.s certainly noth- ing gained by the carrying of a topsail in 2 15 or a 20-footer when all carry them alike; but if one boat can do so under the rule and win from the others, they will be forced to fol- low her example, the result being a very undesirable rig. Of course this would not be possible under a length and sail area rule, THE new year, which in many ways opened so augpicious- ly for yachting, finds the Boston Herald in its accustomed attitude—casting anchors over the stern in the yain hope of kedging yachting backward into the era of the ‘‘has been.” lt is not often that the Herald is consistent, but we must do it the justice to admit that it is soin two things: its exaltation of the third Deed of Gift and its abuse of small yachis in general and the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. in particnlar as re- sponsible for the affliction of good racing in the smaller classes at a time when there is none in the larger; for bring- ing out a fleet of thirty new boats in the 15ft, class in a sea- son when the famous 90ft. class was represented by De- fender, moored at New Rochelle, and Vigilant, hauled up at Citv Island. These two themes, with the proposed new league, form the Herald's text for the new year The proposal to put the New York Y. OU. at the head of the movement for a national association, which already has practically the indorsement of the other larger clubs, is misrep- resented and abused as ‘‘a mction to affiliate the club with small boat associations,” and ‘‘the coming down of the New York Y. C. to small boat clubs.” Secure in its ostrich-like blindness, the Hera/d fails to estimate the strength and ex- tent of the modern movement toward union and uniformity, or of the favor this last proposal has met with within the New York ag wellas other large clubs. Looking back to the few 90-footers that ere, it cannot see the hundreds of ~ smaller yachts that ave. and whose interests are all that keep alive yacht racing in America to-day. Where would the sport be now if all building and racing ceased until the New York Y. C. could find another yacbtsman of the stamp of Lord Dunraven who would challenge under the new deed? There is nothing of moment.in the Herald’s comments on the rules for the Seawanhaka cup, everything is garbled and misrepresented in the usual way; but there is one novel sug- gestion that we commend to the club in view of the high standing of its maker—that the Seawanhaka Y, C should “change its deed of gift according to the terms of the Amer- ica’s cup” This quite exceeds anything we have yet seen, even from the Boston Avrald; certainly no one else could have conceived such a piece of opera boujfe. that any Ameri- can yacht club would willingly and knowingly assume the burden that the New York Y. C. has so long sought in vain to rid itself of. WE publish this week a short list of fixtures for the season of 1897, all that we have thus far been able to collect. We would eall the attention of the clubs to the desirability of arranging dates at the earliest possible moment, A BLOW ON CAYUGA LAKE. OvuR home was situated near the village of Seneca Falls, N. ¥., and we had been talking for more than a month of visiling some friends af Ithaca, three young men, students at Cornell University. My family, which included my wife, two boys and a girl—the boys, Cecil and Thornton, aged re- spectively eighteen and fourteen, and the gtr, Jittle Ruth, the pet of the family, aged ten—had been looking forward to this visit for along time, as we intended going by way of the canals and Jake in our steam launch, the Ruth We pur- posed going up there one day, staying over night with our friends, going through the University buildings and coming home the next day. Our launch, the Ruth, was a staunch little boat 25ft. long and 5ft. wide, fitted with an oil-burning boiler and Shipman engine. She was capable of carrying sixteen people and could make in still water eight miles an hour, so we ex- pected if the weather was tine to reach Ithaca in six to seyen hours- from time of starting, according as we were delayed or not at the canal locks. The canal locks frequently make much difference in a day’s journey, as at times there will be a number of hoats at the lock ahead of one, and as each boat takes from fifteen to twenly minutes in locking through, you are apt to be de- layed an, hour or more on thisaccount. When taking a day’s outing in the boat we always had to make allowance for The locks are also a good place to study human nature, it being in the power of a lock tender to make it very unpleasant for the owner of asmall yacht, as by letting the water in too fast be is liable not only to in- jure the boat, but also 10 endanger the occupants. I will - here say, however, that although we passed through many locks many limes on the different canals, with one excep- tion we have found the lock tenders very kind, gentlemanly and obliging. We finally decided’ that on Wednesday of the following week we would make our start, and in the meanwhile the boys made use of all their spare time getting everything ready, and as there really was considerable to do Tuesday afternoon found us with much left undone, as the oil was vel to be put into the tank, the engine looked over io see that everything was in running order, and everything had to be generally cleaned up and wiped off. Cecil also in- tended carrying his camera, as he expected to take a picture of the University buildings and snap shots at anything else interesting that he should see, Asafamily we were all very fond of boating and the water. The early years of my life were spent on the shores of Long Island, and my wife’s childhood was spent by Lake Ontario not far from Charlotte, so it was very natural that 34 the water should have charms for both of us, and as a con- sequence our children took like ducks to the water and everything connected with it; so at any time if on coming home from business | was to say “I think the Ruth wants a little exercise to-morrow,” it would be hailed with a shout of ely from the children and a pleased emile from my wife. . Well, Wednesday morning came at last, and with it a bright sky and a light south wind. The wind had been south on the day before and blew quite fresh, but now it had moderated to a light breese and there was every promise of a beautiful summer day. The delight of the children began to express itself about 5 o'clock, and by 5:80 they were out of bed, dressed and eager to help at anything that would hasten the'time of getting into the boat; so after a hurried breakfast I called Tim, our hired man, and a pretty good jack-or-all-trades besides, told him to go down to the beat house, which was situated about forty rods from the house, clean up the boat, get up steam, back out and get everything ready for a start, and to blow the whistle as soon as he had steam enough for that purpose. By 7 o'clock my wife, with the children’s help—though whether they did not delay matters more than they adyanced them was a question with me—had everything necessary for the voyage packed. The supplies included various eatables for dinner, as we expected lo dine en route on the lake, and plenty of wraps, as although it was the middle of summer yet with a cold wind from the north or northwest and plenty of spray flying wraps are very acceptable. The boys were so excited that they were entirely uncon- cerned about so unimportant a matter as wraps; Cecil, how- ever was careful to have his photographic apparatus all right, he being much interested in picture taking, and as in all our journeying in the Ruth we had never been further south on Cayuga Lake than Aurora, be expected to see many pretty bits of scenery, which with the aid of his camera he intended to take home with him. We had just finished carrying the baskets. wraps, etc., out on the stoop preparatory to starting when the shrilj whistle of the Ruth announced that Tim was ready, so off the boys started, followed more quietly by my wite, Ruth and myself. Wefound our little craft. headed to the east blowing off steam as if she was as impatient as the boys, so in a few minutes we were snugly ensconced, with Tim act- ing as engineer, Cecil at the wheel, and Thornton, my wife, Ruth and I as passengers. A run of a few miles brought us to Mud Lock, where we ocked down into the Seneca River, after crossing which we ocked up again into the Cayuga Canal; two miles more and Cayuga Lock was reached, from which it is only a distance of a few rods to the lake, one of the most beautiful sheets of water in the world. Cayuga Lake is 40 miles long and from to 3} miles wide; it lies almost north and south. The Cayuga bridge, built in 1800, and for some yeas after looked ‘upon as one of the greatest public improvements of the State, crossed the lake just outside of the present break- water, though there is now nothing left of it but rows of piles. This used to be considered thé connecting link be- tween civilization and the wild West. West of ‘The Bridge” was esteemed in those days an indefinite location, a vague somewhere full of bears, Indians, scouts, and trappers. A whistle from the Ruth now notified the keepers of the N. Y. C. drawbridge that we wanted room to pass under, and in another minute we were passing the breakwater, built to protect canal boats while waiting for a steamer to tow them up the lake. The Ruth now commenced to lift her nose a little as the strong south wind of yesterday, helped by the present light south breeze, was sending down long swells, so by the time we were well out in the middle of the lake we were dancing up and down in very nice shape. This dancing was just what pleased the whole family, as we always wished for a breeze when we were on the water, smooth sailing not hay- ing sufficient excitement. We were by this time well out in the middle and about two miles up the lake, so I now told Cecil to steer straight on that course, and after cautioning Tim to be careful and watch the glass I settled myself down to enjoy the scenery. A tew words here in regard to our boat; she was designed after a very fine model, was light and rode the water like a eork Her forward deck was 6[t. long, much longer than is usual in a boat of her size; her after deck was 4ft. long. On account of burning oil for fuel there was no stoking to do, as after the fires were once adjusted she would run one hour or ten without further attention in that direction We had only to be careful of the pump and injector, to sce that a proper quantity of water was in the boiler. Her machinery developed 3 horse power. In regard to fittings, we had a good anchor, also a sea anchor or drag, made to hold the boat head to wind in case cf a storm, or in the event of machinery giving out while in rough water. This sea anchor we had never had occasion to use, theugh Inever felt at ease unless we had it with us I felt very different on the subject of sea anchors from a friend of mine, Meeting him on Seneca Lake in his yacht and ques- tioning him in regard to a sea anchor that he had been at great pains through my advice to have made, he replied that he kept the anchor in bis boat house. I quietly suggested to him that the boat house would be a rather poor place for it in case he was caught in a storm. Well, | kept mine in the boat, and, as circumstances turned out, it was well I did. We were now six miles from Cayuga, well out in the cen- - ter of the lake and about opposite to Union Springs. Fron- tenac Island, the only island in. any of this chain of lakes, was directly to port of us. This island is about one-half mile from the shore, due west of Union Springs, and as a little bay runs into the town behind or east of the island the lee is well protected, and even in heavy weather the water is smooth and quiet. We were all enjoying the trip immensely, and as the little Ruth would bravely mount one side of a swell and go down the other the youngsters would shout with delight. However, [ had been noticing that the swells were rather increasing in size as we neared the widest part of the lake, and looking out ahead I saw once in a while a white cap break over, aud on the Ruth’s climbing up and tumbling down a rather larger wave than we had been meeting, Tim, aiter looking at the sky, obseved to me; ‘‘I should not be surprised if we got a little weather before we see Ithaca- don't you suppose we had better run into Union Springs and wait a while?” I answered, ‘‘No; the sky is clear, we will make Ithaca in four hours, and no storm will come up in that timer” On looking at my watch I found it was now 11 o'clock, and as Thornton and Ruth had said several times in the last half hour that they were as hungry as bears, my wife and J made up our minds that we might ag well eat oyr din- & FOREST AND STREAM. nel. I was the more ready to dosoasI noticed considerable increase of wind and white caps getting more numerous. I thought, therefore, that at least it would be more conve- nient to eat before the water got rough, if it was going to do so, e had, however, been driving along as fast as we could go, 125lbs, of steam on our boiler, with the wheel making 600 revolutions, which in smooth water would have given us over eight miles an hour, but was at the time doing about seven; so I called to Cecil to pass down the dinner basket, and taking out a large fruit can filled with coffee I put it in a can we had for that purpose, and on turning on some steam from the overflow of the injector in three min- utes the coffee was hot and dinner ready. Eating dinner on the boat was always as good as a picnic for the children, the novelty was agreeable to them and the inconvenience a pleasure. Cecil never wanted to steer while ealirg, and as Tim would just as soon do both, especially the eating, he relieved Cecil; Thornton took charge of the engine, and we were soon hard at work eating and chatter- ing as fast as tongues and teeth would go, 1 observed, however, that the wind was fast and steadily increasing, the swells getting larger, and more white caps breaking up, 80 much so that on striking one of them Tim received about a quart of water in his lap, at which he turned round with a laugh and called back to us, ‘‘We shall have some weather before we see Ithaca.” The Ruth noW bezah to kick up her heels, so to speak, as the propeller would sometimes throw clear of the water, allowing the engine to race; so I told Thornton to ‘‘eut her off a couple of notches,” thus slowing the engine down and consequently detracting somewhat from our speed. We were now through dinuer and had put up our baskets, “cleared up the wreck,” the boys galled it, so that we were again at liberty to enjoy the scenery; but as another big swell came along crowned by a ‘‘white horse,” which we took with the bow of the Ruth dipped toward it, the spray flying aft.as far as the after deck, we began to be of Tim’s opinion that we were going to have ‘‘a little weather,” The wind was now blowing quite stiff and rapidly increas- ing, and although the sky was Clear it was so hot that I be- gan to think we might have a gale before we were through. My wife also, I could see, was getting a little nervous, and, although she is a good sailor and not scared at a trifle, she said, “‘John, 1 don’t like the looks of the sky; don’t you think we had better run in somewhere and wait till. the wind is over?” I nodded an acquiescence and began to look ahead for some bay to run into, The lake where we were is rather over three miles wide, and the wind was now blowing a gale. ‘Tim was wet through, and the spray was beginning to fly pretty thick as far aft as the length of the boat. It was altogether too rough to risk steering either due east or due west, and far too rough to think of turning around Our only plan was, as the lake here bends slightly to the east, to steer diagonally to the west, thus muking a weather shore for us. I called to Tim and told him to steer as near west as the Ruth would stand, and on his heading her off from due south we began to take it Going diagonally across the waves was very different from going straight into them, as the little Ruth began to roll as well as pitch, making, bad weather of it. We were very shortly all as wet as rats, and so much water was coming into the boat that I told Thornton to start the syphon. This would throw out about a pail of water a niinute, and was sufficient under ordinary circumstances to take care of all the water that would come in, but with the gale increasing every minute there soon ceased to be ordinary circum stances; in fact if was the worst storm the Ruth had ever been in, a3 we were now shipping water by the pailful, so I hastened to get out cans which we had for the purpose, and busied myself throwing out water. On account of the roll- ing and pitching Thornton was obliged to run his engine so slow to avoid racing that we were not making more than four miles an hour, £0 in consequence of not being able to steer straight for the shore we would have to go over two miles to reach land. It would therefore take a half an hour, and | began to wonder if we could keep afloat for that time. A new danger now presented itself; our fires were only 5in. above the bottom of the boat, the water was coming in too fast for the syphon to throw it out, and if we allowed it to get much over Sin. deep, the rollmg would make it cover the fires. With this danger in my mind, I yelled to Cecil, who was also bailing out water for dear life, to clear away and make ready the drag; and I had no sooner given this com- mand than I noticed the engine racing like mad, and at a glance saw that the shaft coupling was loose. Thornton see- ing also that something was wrong, though he did not know what, shut off steam and the engine was stopped. Tim, as a generalthing, isslow aud very deliberate; wheth- er it was the wetting be had received, or whether he real- ized it was a good time to brace up, I do not know; however he proved himself the right man for the right place in this predicament, as he no sooner realized that the engine was stopped than he steered the Ruth square inta the wind, and jumping back to the boiler, where the drag was kept, he threw it overboard. In less than a quarter of a minute we had drifted back and were beginning to fall off to the west, then we reached the eud of the line, tightened up on the drag, and we were riding head to wind as comfortable as could be. The Ruth now made good weather of it again, shipping little or no water, so I began to look around to see what was the trouble with our shaft. As far as I could see, the jar of the engine racing had loosened the key, which haying fallen out left nothing to hold the shaft. By this time the syphon had drawn all the water out of the boat, so down I got on my hands and knees to find that key, but find it I could not; and I was startled from my occupation by a sharp clap of thunder, apparently rightoverhead. Jumping up as quick as I could, I found that while we had all been engrossed with the storm coming from the south, there was ap- parently a much worse one coming from the west, and we were just far enough out in the lake to get the full benefit of it, The west was as black as ink, and the cloud was coming toward us at a rapid speed. Almost as suddenly the wind from the south ceased, the white caps all went down, and there was nothing but the lony, heavy waves left. J had just time to call to the boys to sit im the bottom of the boat—my wife, holding little Ruth, following their example—and to Tim to take a paddle and head her to the west, at the same time catching a paddle and working the stern to the east myself. We barely managed to get her headed around when the storm was on us. What thunder! what lightning! and what a wind! Our previous experience was a calm compared to it. Inside of two minutes it was almost dark, the wind, now a hurricane, meeting the heavy swells? from the south, cut off their tops and threw them in blinding and drenching showers over the boat. The roar was as if the last day had come, and | con- (Jan. 9, 189%. fess I thought another day would never dawn for me or mine. Talking or in fact doing anything was entirely out of the question, we could only hold on and wait. Poor little Ruth, our pet, after whom our little boat was named, lay in the bottom with her head in her mother’s lap, ‘the picture of misery. The boys looked scared, but sat square on the floor, knowing that by so doing they made good ballast and helped keep the boat right sideup. Tim was on his knees holding on to the gunwale with one hand and bailing like a good fellow with the other. The thought flashed through my mind that if we get out of this scrape alive I would never call Tim slow again. By this time the wayes began to heave up from the west, and such waves as they soon became I never want to see again. However, riding to the drag was very different from being anchored, as the drag being only large enough to hold us head to wind, it allowed us to drift considerably, so that the force of the waves were diminished by the speed of our drift. The water, however, still came aboard so fast that we saw plainiy it was bail or go down, so to bailing we all went, and as we now had only to contend with pitching by holding firmly to the -gunwale with one hand we were enabled to do pretty good execution with the other. Tim being in the bow, where all the water now came in, was drenched from head to foot by every wave which struck us; but he never wavered, he just kneeled on the bottom. face the music and bailed like a major. — ; The water was now some 5 or 6in. over the floor of the boat, and as the Ruth would rise and fall it, would slash from one end to the other like a mill race: the fires were out; an we were simply working and waiting, expecting every big comber that came along would sweep completely over and swamp us. It was, however, just grand the way the litile Jaunch would ride those wayes; she would bury her bow almost the whole length of the deck, and just as we would think the green water was coming aboard she would rise again, and with the exception of shipping two or three pail- fuls the water would fall off her deck and roll by. How long this continued I could not say; it- seemed a day, but was probably about twenty minutes, when to my de- light a break in the sky and a light streak clear across the west proclaimed that the worst was over, and though the wind was still blowing as if it would tear everything loose, I foresaw an abatement of its force and felt we were safe Oh, what a relief! Never did bright sky look so good or so pleasant, and to give way to my feelings and encourage the rest 1 hurrahed at the top of my voice and pointed west. My enthusiasm was contagious, for all three of the boys, hearing me, instinctively looked west, and seeing the now large and increasing bright space, yelled with delight, and worked their bailing cans with tremendous effectiveness. We now all felt as happy as if we were on Jand, and though the danger was far from being over, we felt as safe and secure as could be. My wife, hearing our shouts and seeing smiles on our faces, threw off her anxious Jook and began to busy herself cheering up Ruth. The wind now abated very fast, the bright sky increased in size, and in less than ten minutes the sun was shining and nothing of the wind was left but a fairly stiff breeze, so as no more water came aboard we straightened ourselves up and began to make preparations for getting up steam. ; On looking out over the lake we found we had drifted to within half a mile of the east shore and were but a short distance south of Frontenac Island. Tim and Thornton now busied themselves getting up steam, while Cecil and myself began hunting for the key; but hunt as we would, we could not find it. Whether it flew overboard, or whether dit had washed up under the floor, we could not and did not find it. As we could make steam from cold water in our boiler in five minutes, the cheerful whistle of the Ruth was soon blowing, but as the key necessary for our progress was still wanting Tim suggested that perhaps one made out of wood would last long enough to run usin to Union Springs. T somewhat doubted its working, but as there was no harm in trying Tim split a piece off a stick that we had a fish line wound on, whittled it to the right size and drove it into the key seat. The lake was now comparatively quiet—the white caps all gone—so I told Cecil to haul aboard the drag, on his doing which Thornton slowly started the engine and Tim headed our little craft for Union Springs. Everything went well till we got inside the island, not more than forty rods from the dock, when the engine began racing again, a sign that our wooden key had piven otit; but another being made and driven in we started slowly, and in a few minutes were in the slip, lying alongside of the Sana- torium, Dr. Pierce’s yacht, of that place. It was now 38 o’clock P. M,, and as we all needed dry clothes, and a key had to be made for the shaft, we decided to stay over night in the village and continue our journey the next day. The storm, as it proved, had been the most severe known for years, several barns in the path of it being unroofed, and one very large one being completely blown down; we there- fore made up our minds that we had been through a pretty good blow on Cayuga Lake. SEMPER. FIDELIS. A Novel Experiment, WE quote from the Brooklyn Hagle the following account of a novel and interesting experiment which the American Model Y. C. is about to undertake. Despite the reluctance of the club as a whole to officially encour- age the project, several members of the American Model Y. G. have decided to build.some time within the coming year, a practical 20- footer from designs which they themselves will shortly originate, The members actively interested mm che idea are six in number: George F. Pigott. George W. Townley, J. D. Casey, J. C. Meyer, O, L. Grey and Frank Nichols. The latter is the measurer of the organ- ization, and prime moyer in the proposed plan of constructing a 20- footer, a representative of a class of racing craft that is certain to prove extremely popular when the next yachting season is inaugu- rate Hach yachtsman proposes to construct, according to a Jin. scale, a, halt model of a 20-footer, ranging from 18 to 20ft. on the waterline, No attempt at rigging thesé designs will be made, but when the en- tire complement is complete the models will be submitted to some eminent builder of racing craft, probaly A, Cary Smith, by whom the three most promising will be selected. It is the intention of the members to then build perfect models, fully rigged, of the three de- signs chosen, and upon their completion sail a series of trial races for finalsupremacy. These yachts will be constructed according to a 2in. scale, which will give them a racing length of either 26 or 40in., as determined by the criginal dimensions. Having decided by actual compétition which of the trio of models is the fastest, ib is propo:ed to build the 2)-footer exactly in accorda- ance with and on the identical lines of the successful craft, If the boat is satisfactory a§ a sailor and racer, its prowess will demon- strate conclusively the value and adequacy of model yacht construc- tion as a means of obtaining a practical knowledge of boat building. With reference tu the approaching season, if may be said that the American Model yachtsmen will leave untried no course that ma, enable them to win back from the Wave Crest M. Y. G, the Nagle trophy. George W. Townley’s second class sloop Star will be consid- erably lightened before spring. The changes are to be made mainly in her spars and rigping, and when sailed again she will appear in ee three, aud may later act as challenger ia the race for the cov: ebed cup, 7 J ° Jan, 9, 1897.) FOREST AND STREAM. 85 y [~ a a QUISSETTA—SAIL PLAN, LEAGUE OF AMERICAN YACHTSMEN. Tue following interview, from the New York Herald of Jan. 2, is evidently directed at our remarks of last week on the proposed league of yachtsmen, “T have observed,’ said an old yachtsman on Thursday, ‘‘that the few advocates of the proposed new Yacht Racing League are ener- getically pointing to the racing associations already existing as an example of what may be done in that way for the good of the sport, Great stress is laid upon the fact that there is a big union in Massa- cehusetts and another in New York which have done wonders. ; ‘Let me quote you article 2 of the by-laws of the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts, and yachtsmen may better understand the nature and scope of the biz union at the eastward; ‘Article 2—Objects.—The objects of this Association shall be: To encourage yacht racing and yacht building; to establish and enforce uniform rules for the government of open races for all yachts under 40ft. sailing length. ‘Ay . ae “Now, after digesting the fact that the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts - this big union at the eastward—has no yachts un- der its jurisdiction of 80ft. or over sailing length, let me call your attention to Article 3 of the same by-laws: “Article 3—Membership,— Any yacht club located in the State of Massachusetts, in good standing, baying twenty-five members and ten yachts measuring more than 12f§40n the waterline, shall be eli- gible to membership. es ta “So please remember that boats of the waterline of 12f. may be admitted to all the rights and pfivilezes of this Asscciation, and apy elub haying ten of these so-called yachts may become a member. “This, then, is one of the racing associations held up to the view of the New York Y. C. as haying achieved wonders in the yachting line, and whose influence has been éloquently and otherwise touched upon a8 an example worthy of imitation on the part of the leading clubin America. . “Tt may also be mentioned that the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts takes no account of sail area in the matter of measure- ment. Yachts are measured 8in, above and parallel with the lw, length without crews ou board and centerboard up, and only that for time allowance.” : [This is incorrect.— Ep. ] { “This Association has done well for its members, but have the ad- yoeates of the proposed new league ever told that its laws and objects seemed avout worthless where clubs Laying large boats on their list are concer: ed? “Phe Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound is the New York association, The Larchmont Club has never joimed if, and the old arguments adyanced by its leaders were: ‘What do we want to do with a union? We wantto make our own laws, have our own racing dates—in fact, want to govern ourselves.’ And the Larchmonts have done that selfsame thing all along. They have made laws as they deemed best for their club, and appointed their own racing dates, irrespective of the wishes of any other club on the Sound. : “If the Larchmont people want this new league scheme, as has been said, what change then has come over the spirit of their dreams? “Phe Yacht Racing Union of the Sound is an.admirable body, The leading club on its list, the Seawaphaka, has borne the brunt of the battle that has been fought, and through its far-secing and very in- telligent members accomplished much good. But the Union cannot wisely be held up to the New York Y. CU. as a shining example to be followed in the formation of the proposed league any more than can the Association of Massachusetts. ' ; “Thus, the New York Y.(., in my opinion, will exist, as it has existed for more than half a century; without the help of racing as- ‘sociations or leagues. Il has lived and will live without aid, It does not wanb, nor will it haye, anything todo with a matter that may bring about dissension in ifs ranks, and it does not care to be governed by men coming from clubs which have been quoted as mak- ing up the existing racing associations. The New York Y. C,, in a word, is able, fully able, to conduct its own affairs in the future as it has done in the past, and while it does not discourage the union of fhe smaller clubs those of 3/ft sailing length and so on it will always be found opposed to revolutionary methods in home affairs.”’ : If this is the strongest argument which the opposition to the scheme can produce, it will do well to abandon all pub- lic discussion of the question, and to confine its efforts to the smothering of the scheme in the committee or to voting it down when the committee shall present its report to the club. The whole statement of the case is based on uttelly false premises, in that it considers and criticises the Massa- chusetts Y. R. A. rules as though it were proposed to force the New York Y, C to join tnis Association, or even the Sound Y. R. U. If this “old yachtsman” was present at the special meeting and heard the details of the proposed scheme, as so fully presented by Mr Lovejoy, he must know that the rules of the two local associations have nothing whatever to do with the proposed league, The reports of the meeting, as given out at the tire to the daily press, curt- ously enough omitted all allusion to the really important business of the evening, mentioning only the points relating to the oppomton. The proposes! to form the new league waa placed before the cluh notin a general and indefinite way, but in the shape of a practically complete scheme, ‘ down to the smallest details. After having recently enjoyed the opportunity of reading the entire paper, we can com- mend it as most comprehensive and liberal in its scope and treatment, and perfect in its minor details. It not only offers the fullest possible thesis for the thorough discussion of the advisability and practicability of the plan, but it is capable of immediate adoption, with very few changes in the event of the inauguration of ihe enterprise. Naturally such a national body would have to inc'ude the smallest class of yacht, at least down to 15ft., but if does not follow that the New York Y. ©. will be compell d to adopt for its large yachts a rule made exclusively for these small ones; not that the club will be any more contaminated by association with clubs racing the small boats than it now is in racing under the Seawanhakarule It is too early yet to touch upon details, but we are inclined to the opinion that sooner or Jater in any case it may be found necessary in this country to adopt speciul rules for the classes under 30ft. lt is quite true that in any national union small clubs as well as large would be admitted, but an objection on this score alone is mere snobbishness, and has no substantial foundation. If the New York Y. ©, wishes to come out squarely with the Ceclaration that it is so much bigger and better than all other clubs in the country that it cannot be associated with them in any way, then this point may hold; if it is not prepared to go so far, then there is no good ground for the objection to the limit actually proposed at the meeting, of tifty members to a club as the minimum qualification tor membership. ; The 1eal point about the two associations mentioned is plain enough to any ore who cares to see it—the great suc- cess which has attended both in but two years shows what may fairly be expected of them im four or five years more, cspecially if they should combine and the same work should go on, 48 is now promised, in other localities In this not improbable event, the New York Y. C. may awaken, when it 18 too late, to the fact that the building and racing of yachts in America is in the hands of a union not so ancient nor so wealthy as itself, but very much stronger, in that it has the confidence and support of the great body of racing yachtsmen, In this case there are two possibilities: one that the New York Y C. may not want to join the union after opposing the schemes now beforeit; the other, that the union, whatever its name and nature, may not want the New York Y. C., great as it is, lt matters not now what have been the factors of a club’s prestige in the past, the fact is self-evident that in the future the power in yachting is going to those clubs or associations which do the most for the encouragement of racing, and especially in the direction of wise legislation. The history of the Nuw York Y. C. shows that it has never been a leader in the introduction of rules and similar racing legislation, and if has no future before it now in this direc- tion. If there are any of its members who dispute this and consider that the club is competent of itself to make rules for yachting, they may prove it by producing in the name of the club what yachtsmen are now looking for, a practical new rule of measurement, ‘An old yachtsman’’is right in his surmise that the Larch- mont Y. C. has been acute enough to apprectate the situa- tion so rapidly developing, but his other points are at best bat. side issues, and have no bearing on the real question, The racing: interests of the country, both individually and collectively as clubs, have within a couple of yeare given in- disputable evidence of a desire for improved legislation and closer association, and an attempt is now about to be made to meet this demand. The leadership in this attempt has been offered, practically by common consent, to the New York Y. C., the oldest and largest club in the country. Tle only question now is whether the club will recoguiz: the condition of affairs and dei lare itself on one side er the othr, preferab'y in the affirmative. When once the decision of the New York Y. C. is known, the work can go on in one way or another, according to that decision, To sit down now and discuss whether a local body, formed under different conditions and for a diderent end, should limit its yachts lo 12ft. or 15ft. or 30ft. is simply childish - r YACHTING NEWS NOTES. Ripple is the name of a new racing yacht for the 18ft. class of the Massachusetts ¥Y. R. A., designed by J. F. Small, the amateur de- signer, of Dorchester, She was built for C. B. Pear by H, A, Dayid- son, of Calais, Me., being completed in the fall and shipped to Boston by schooner, where she is stored forthe winter. She is 2oft, over all, 17ft. l.w.l., 7ff. 6in. beam, aud in. draft; fitted with a wooden centerboard and a balanced rudder with a small metal scag just forward of it. Thesail plan will be about 6003q.ft., pole-masted rig, with jib and mainsail and a smull sprib topsail. The construc- tion is light, the frames being 34 by 34in., spaced 10in., planking Sia. and deck 14in., the latter covered with canvas; the mast is hollow. The ends are well carried out and the topsides fare, Though in- tended for a crew of four, as allowed under the M. Y. BR, A. rules, this yacht might be brought within the limits of the Seawanhaka. 20ft. class, and if she proves as speedy as her designer’s reputation warrants us to expect, it would be very gratifying to haye her in the trial races at Oyster Bay. A short time ago it seemed probable that Boston would be repre- sented in the Seawanhaka races by a 20-footer specially designed for the class by Herreshoff, as C. H,. Haton, of Marblehead, late owner of Cock Robin, and previously of the 30-footer Rosalind and the steam yacht Melissa, was in negotiation with the Herreshoffs for such a yacht. The intention was that the boat should be handled by W, VP, Fowle, of the Marblehead Corinthian Y. ©,, former owner of the dif- ferent Saracens and the helmsman of Cock Robin in the past season. It is now probable that Mr. Eaton has changed his plans; the Bostou Globe says: ‘““Yachtsmen who may be inclined to make wagers can safely give odds, if necessary, that C. S. Haton will not order a 20- footer from the Herreshofis for the Seawanhaka international trials, but will be found in the knockabout class with an improved Cock Robin, in so far as the Herreshoffs are able to make an improvement on last year’s champion. Itis understood that Mr Haton’s principal reason for not trying for international honors was the time it would take from business and the doubtif he could induce ex-Com. Fowle, of the Corinthians, to be his right-hand man again, since the latter also expected to be specially ceep in business the coming summer. lt would have been vastly interesting to Boston yachtsmen to have had Mr, Eaton build a 20-footer, but what is a loss in one clags will be a gain in another, and anew Cock Robin will still further assure some lively knockabout racing.’ [It has since been announced that Mr. Haton has piaced the order as above indicated.) Well back in the days of the tonnage rule and the narrow cutters, 1884, Will Fife, Jr,, then at the head of the Culzean Shipbuilding Co., designed and built ons of the handsomest little cutters that has ever been floated. Bedouin, as she was named, was a very wide boat for her day, with 7ft. 3in. beam and 25ft. 1.w.l., as compared with the 4ft. 10in. beam of the old 3-tonner of 28ft, Lw.J, With a long, graceful counter, a waterline with but a trace of hollow in the bows, and a beautifully moulded form, she is still handsome, even beside more jin-de-siécle cracks, She was built for a special class of the Bangor Corinthian Y. C., of Belfast Lough, Ireland. With the beginning of the present year of grace Mr. Hife is sending to the same locality, for the Royal Ulster Y. C., a fleet of one-design boats of similar dimensions, 38ft. 6in, over all, 25ft, l.w.l., 8ft. 744in. beam, 6ft. 3in. draft. They are cutter-rigged, fitted with a cabin trunk which gives @ good cabin, with accommodation for three or four, and they are intended for both racing and all-round work, It will be interesting to compare the new boats with the old, after an interval of thirteen years, as the two are built for much the same purpose and without regard to the existing general racing rules. The Cleveland Y. C. is discussing the proposition to build a much needed breakwater in front of the new club house, there being no prospect at present of such an extension of the Government break- water as will afford protection to the house and make it possible to launch or Jand small boats. It is estimated that for an outlay of $7,000 to $8,000 a breakwater 200ft. long and 5(0ft. from the club ese could be built, and it is proposed to raise the money in the club, The Beverly Y. C, has elected the following officers: Com., George H. Richards; Vice-Com., Lewis F. Dabney; Sec’y-Treas., F, L, Dabney; Meas., A. S. Hardy. After discussion the club de- cided not to join the Mass. Y. R A., for the reason that such action would involve radical changes in the club’s rules and the abundon- ment of the Seawanhaka rule, under which it has raced for years. A proposition to establish a 21ft. knockabout class for Buzzard’s Bay, similar to the Boston class, was favorably received and a com- bittee was appointed to draw up regulations and submit them at the January meeting, * The Wassersport announces the coming publication of a second and enlarged edition of the Segler’s Handbuch, the revision being by George Balitz, editor of the Wassersport. The original work, pub- lished some ten years since, has been of the greatest value to Ger- man yachtsmen and to the sport in Germany. The new book will he greatly enlarged and modernized. In this connection we note with sincere regret the death of the author of the book, Capt. Alfred Muchall-Viebrock, German Naval Reserve, which took place in Berlin on Dec. 3, his age being but forty-two. A born yachtsman, he was devoted through life to the sport as a means of personal enjoy- ment, and in ano Jess degree to the advancement of yachting in Germany. His cruises in the 40-ton schooner Hela, and his writings on alldepartments of yachting, are familiar through the pages of the Wassersport.. He was always an active member of the German Sailing Union. Mr. Frank Cowper, the English yachtsman whose cruises are already well known to our readers, will have afloat next season a new single hander, now building. by Thos. Martin, at Chiswick, on the Thames. The yacht, which will beketch rigged, has very libera dimersions for her type: 46fb. oa,, 24fb. liw.1., 10tt. Gin. beam, 4ft. Qin. craft. She will have excellent room below, with fft. Zin. head- room in the cabins. The sail plan will be small, and all sheets and halyards will lead to the cockpit. Mr, Cowper will extend his cruis- ing beyond its préyious range, going through the French canals and into the Mediterranean, The result will doubtless be another useful and interesting book, such as he so well knows how to wri e The Yachting World celebrates the holidays as usual by a sprcial “Xmas and Mediterranean Number”’ in addition to its regular weekly issue, Ths special number has a handsome cover in colors, and con- tains a great deal of interesting reading, with numerous illastrations, small and large. The history of the origin of the Y. R. A is told by Dixon Kemp, yachting editor of the Field; Sir George Baden-Powell tells of the Arctic cruise made by him in the steam yacht Otaria, and there is an interesting article on ‘‘Yachts of the XVIIth and XIXth Centuries.” Mr, C. N. Boyn, editor of Le Yacht, contributes an arti- cle on the development of yachting in the Mediterranean. There are other aescriptive articles, one on Hrench yachting, and one or two pieces of fiction. The illustrations, in the way of full-page supple- mental plates and small reproductions scattered through the text, are excellent, but entirely too numerous to mention in detail. The whole number is worth reading now and keeping for future reference. We have received a copy of the third issue of the Australian. Yachtsman and Canoeist, published in Sydney, Australia, a neat lit- tle paper cf the size and generalstyle of the Hnglish Yachtsman. The young journal has our best wishes for a happy new year and permanent success, ; The Wussersport pays us the compliment, in several recent issues, of quoting very fully from the descriptions of Hl] Heirie and Ethel- wynun, and reproducing the designs which originally appeared in the FoREST AND STREAM, The Christmas ‘‘double’ number of The Yachtsman is of nesrly four times the size of the regular issue, with a special cover in a rather striking red, and contains a varied assortment of good reading toatter, light and heavy, all liberally illustrated. "The more practica side of yachting is dealt with in the designs of the prize winner in the designing competition of the London Sailing Club last winter, a fin- keel of 18ft. linear rating, 25fb. 10in, o.a., 16ft. 744in, l.w.1., 5ft. beam and 884in. draft of bull; the total draft being 2ft. 1lin, with a dis- placement of 1,246lbs., the fin and bub weighing 2<6lbs. The sai area is £00sq. ft, Another design is of asort of American sharpie, de- signed by ter owner, H. Wilmer, and termed a ‘‘barge-yacht.”’ There are also designs of a small cruising steam yacht, of the canoes Prucas III., and the sail and interior plans of the yawi Julnar, de- signed by A. Cary Smith, with an account of the yacht. There are szome excellent photogravure plates, one of them showing Mr, Brand’s new Spruce II1IL., designed and built by Sibbick, evidently a very handsome model, She is shown under way ata strong angie of heel, with Mr Brand and Tom on the weather rail; the centerboard, and ayen the keel to leeward of it, being visible, The lines are eyidently far cleaner and fairer than in Spruce MII. The rig shows a simple lug with no reefing gear, and she does not carry aroller jib, Some interesting views of the British Canoe Association meet of 1896 form & Supplemental plate. Quissetta. Tue schooner Quissetta, whose sail plan is here given, was Uesigned last winter by Gardner & Oox, and built by Marvel & Co. for H. W. Harris, Larchmont Y, C, Sheisa steel yacht of the semi-fin type, her dimensions being: Over all, 96ft.; .w.L, 66ft. 6in,; beam, 18ft.; drafl, 10ft. 6in ; racing length, 71.29ft. She is a very handsome craft, and as her racing shows, a very speedy one, B36 Ganaging. American Canoe Association. ATLANTIC DIVISION. PURSER’S REPORT, Oct. 1, 1895, to Oct. 1, 1896. Receipts. Balance from Purser, Thomas Hale, Jr,,......c.cceseysnaces «192 85 Dues for 1894,....... wah oa eal arene Ne Line ee 4 00 Dues for 1895,........8 UW tie ddag bee eae oe ee a » 18 00 DUES TOR AM SEE PO aes tens aelcGlelsnle cette es Deena fhe GDN gwen crer 230 00 Entrance fees for 1896 ;. 31 00 Transferred from Hastern Division ey 2) 100 1 EB. Mercelis to account of Thomas Hale, Jr,, bitte en. Sale of Code Signal books.......c.2--caeeryes tetris sae hee Pi end) $480 65 ‘ Expenditures. : Regatta Committeeiisccacaeyeesede act: aga Mun eh yee tb ietelee vers P27 85 Hxpenses of Division Meet, 1896... .....0..0cecceececes Moldleenee ot 31 60 Office expenses,.......-5. BS ESO ROD EOE (Gttam cast oss + nance weet 25 O00 Postape ACOA; Wear Books, ose. sasencveliziviacese vee weueact 12 08 Sec’y-Treas: Stryker, 3% dues, et,.......cececes aetawintaaete evclaty . SE SOD Collection Chargeées....c..--6+005 Dirutoate tae tae Meso crabs gak hin 14 00 RAIEDGSSY hi dea asadeseuneenea ids SAN Soci Jelpeeeacytabhae GEE vices 284 62 E: $480. 65 t Membership. Members, Oct. 1, 1895.........0s.000 Pee Taree ccna nat Mtorcte mail MERE SORA OES Arr ywitecia pte ca ey saset an Azada Ven Seon A SB RESIN SHALE cca eu ontcek ot os vetelvigicleaontaia sencpeltietinrrecnnas eer 19 AD CATIST OLE aris leer iow eed mcmit minis weradenvosascund Dicer pre tat | . / 305 Resighed,..vivevevae weer beeen a bee cere nnn e sees e bbe weetenereee 3 TI GREHRE A i ilerenoriteaettnt sourincanraseaa none a iphecard wintee reese 1 DEOPPEU, een eue arte iurddicuasa tiie head rerrrerecrtr eo 61— 68 Totalimembership OBt, 1) WSGO sess ee nec cet ers uu ue peesee y 237 Henry M. DATER, Purser. Audited and fonnd correct. FRANK L, DUNNELL, } ae es Roper? J. Wiurry, ¢ SUditors, Dec. 26, 1896. [S71—N. ¥: GC. C—1S96; Tv happened somewhere uptown and far over on the west side, and though they all got there in time and got away again safely in good season, no one of the party yet knows just where it was or what the place would look like by day- light. Wherever it was, Col. Waring’s ‘‘White Wings” had evidently long since grown weary of the struggle with the filthy grease which follows a snowstorm in New York; the cross streets declining to the North River were worse than toboggan slides. Outside, so far as it was visible at 7 o’clock on a winter’s night, the place was an ordinary beer saloon, the idea being further strengthened on enteling by the usual bar on the left side of the room. Opposite to the bar, however, was a large curtained doorway, and passing through this one stood at the head of four steps leading down to a plain one-story shed about 60 by 25ft,, running with the street, ihe far end and the street side being inclosed with boards, and the inner side, evitently opening ona ‘‘summer garden,” with glass, In the left corner near the stairs stood an upright piano; on the right were two big casks of XXX ale on skids, and not far from the piano was an odd-looking stove of cast iron, about aft. by 18in. at the bottom and tapering as it rose, the height being about 4{t. Back ofthe stove was a big pile of hickory, cut in lengths, and beside it lay a gridiron about 3ft. long and 1ft, wide, on high legs, At the bottom of the stove was a door just large enough to admit the gridiron. The furniture of the room was simplicity itself; arranged in an oval were some sixty common chairs, and in tront of each pair of chairs stood an empty champagne box, on end. On each box stood two small salt cellars, and on each chair lay neatly folded-a big thick white towel. Beside the stove stood a table piled high with loaves of bread, and next to the gridiron stood a large butcher’s basket piled with steaks; such steaks as are never seen in the best shops, nor even the most noted of the city chop houses. Each was about two inches thick, the bone sirloin trimmed clean of every vestige of fat; the while-aproned cook who proudly tended them, armed with a fork about 2ft. long, volunteered the in- formation that they were not only specially prepared for such occasions. but were seasoned in the cold storage for six weeks, “They began to come in about 6:30, the dinner being get for 7 o'clock; Vaux was there, Whitlock and Stephens (W. P.), Stevens (C. J,), Tramp and Delevan, representing the ola timers of the early Staten Island days; with Downing Vaux, ao old ex-member. The new men, who have been active in the club since its removal across the Bay, turned out in goodly numbers; and then there were the guests, Zerega and Sherman, of the Seawanhaka C, Y. C.; Stayton aod Ford, of the Naval Reserve; Vernon, of the Brooklyn C. ©. and others, in all some sixty bungry sailor men. As the first of them came in, the cuok looked to his fire, now burned down to a hot bed of embers, and loaded up the big gridiron with nearly a dozen of the steaks; while one of his assistants manned a sort of guillotine and began an on- slaught on the pile of loaves beside him, rapidly reducing them to slices. Each slice, about four inches square, was then cut in half, By the time that greetings had been exchanged and hats and coats stowec a waiter appeared at the head of the steps with a big tray of sherry glasses, Mr. Delevan sounded ine assembly ou bis cornet, and the party tormed in lock-step for a march around the room, each receiving his ration of “eros” as he passed the steps. The march continued until the full circuit of the room had been made, and then all tound places in the oval of chairs, each tucking his towel around his neck until he was well covered in front. Now the fiist bateh of steaming steaks was ready, and as it was withdrawn each steak was lifted with the big fork and dipped in a pan of melted butter, then it was passed to an assistant who deftly carved it into slices, each about half an inch thick, the culs running at right angles to the long cen- tral bone. The bones were Jaid aside and were to be had on special application to the head cook by those who wished inem. Now a big platter was covered with the half slices of bread and on each slice was laid a piece of the steaming beet, done to a turn, just ihe right shade of red, without the blue tinge, and appealing al once to eye, nose and mouth, As the platter started on its way duwn the room it was fol- Jowed py asecond waiter with a big dish of celery, and 4 third with atray of ale glasses. The merry conversation back and forth across the room im the most informal manner was temporarily interrupted as each in turn helped himself to his portion of bread and meat, to say nothing of the ale, and was resumed in the interval while the next round was pre- paring. How many times the procession of waiters went round the room we cannot say, but the feast lasted from a FOREST AND STREAM. little after 7 until 10 o’clock before the Jast platter, this time loaded with sayory mutton chops, passed around untouched, all haying eaten their fil]. Limited as the bill of fare was— steak, chop, bread, celery, salt, ale—the utter novelty of the repast and the surroundings relieved it of all monotony; and then the tongues wagged industriously whenever the jaws Were temporarily out of employment, Vaux, by virtue of long-established custom, as well as his office of president of the club,'up to midnight, was master of ceremonies; and equally active with him in keeping the fun going was the new president, Louis Boury. The ab- sence of tables, dishes and claw-hammer coats helped to drive away the formality of the usua) club dinner and to im- prove the quality of the speeches, of which there were a number, as well as songs and recitations, At one stage of the proceedings the door was opened in answer to an imper- ative knock and a burly bluecoat forced his way in. Just what his mission was nobody seemed to know, but his visit gave rise to no end of fun. While some of the guests vig. orously chanted the ‘‘Couchee-couchee dance,” others im- plored the “‘cop” to let them go this time; even tempting him with ale, which he refused with a tear in his eye. For- tunately the visit disclosed nothing of an ‘‘altogether”’ nature; there were no vaudeville artistes behind the ale casks and no Cairo dancers in the woddpile, so the revels were allowed to proceed. Before 11 o’clock the last speech was made, the last song sung, the fire was out in the big stove, and the party broke up with wishes all around for a Happy New Year, and another quarter of a century of pros- perity to the oldest American canoe club, the New York. The mosquito sailor of to-day, who can buy ready to hand almost any sort of small craft he may chance to fancy, any type or model of canoe or single-hand cruiser, and so on up to the most elaborate 15 or 20 footer of special design, and who has only to make a choice between half a dozen differ- ent clubs, can haye but an inadequate idea of the advan- tages he enjoys over we old fellows of what is getling to be close upon a generation ago. At the time when the New York C. C. was organized, in 1871, there was nothing in the shape of either a boat or a club that was suited for the uses of the small boat sailor. Rowing was then in its prime; there was good sport in the colleges and in the many big city clubs—in fact, even the smaller cities with any sort of water near at hand usually boasted a rowing club, Row- ing boats of all kinds for mere pleasure rowing, practice, training and racing, were to be had of good design and con- struction, and the many clubs offered house facilities and social intercourse to rowing men. In yachting there was nothing better in the smaller classes than the centerboard catboat ot the day, a case where ‘‘the best was but the worst,” as many an aspiring novice soon discoyered. This craft and her mate, the small centerboara cabin sloop, were both poorly adapted to the uses of the youug tyre and would-be single-hander. Between the row- ing boats and the sailboats there was the ordinary working rowboat, such as thefamous “‘Whitehall boat” of New York, a craft that could be sailed fairly well, and which, for want of something better, was used to a certain extent for boat cruising, Those who had no special taste for rowing racing—and the “revolver” and sham amateur were even then beginning to bring the noble sport into disrepute—found little to attract them in the rowing clubs; and those who essayed to eruise in the open catboat were usually satisfied afler a few narrow escapes, The first suggestion of anything better suited to the wants of the young Corinthian came in the form of an article in Harper's Magazine, in 1866, a brief but interesting compila ticn trom the first of Capt John MacGregor’s cruises, then just reprinted from the English edition by Harper & Bros. Lo us, as well as to many others, this first glimpse at ‘‘A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe” opened a tairyland. that even thirty years hus not quite obliterated. The initial cruise of the New York C, C. was made in 1869 or ’7U, and. in such a ‘‘Whitehall boat” as we have already mentioned, the leading spirit of the party of three or tour being W.'L. Alden, then a young newspaper man. ‘The cruise began at New York, and if we are not mistaken ended in a lumber yard at Troy, where the party narrowly escaped arrest as. either pirates or lunatics of no harmless kind. It was not the New York C. C, then, but it was this cruise which turned Mr, Alden to the 1dea of Canoeing and the formation ef a club. His first missionary work was among some fellow newspaper men and some New York, yachis- men—Montgomery Schuyler, the well known writer; his cousin, M, Roosevelt Schuyler, later noted as the most ex- treme of the *‘cutter crangs;” Dr. J. 8, Mosher, G. Living- ston Morse, of the New York Ubserver,; the late Capt, Tim- merman, of the Alexandre Line of Havana steamers; Capt, S Grosvenor Porter, of the Pacitic Mail; Charles Ledyard Wortono, the writer; and a Baltimore canocist, W. O'Sullivan Dimptel. Mr A Cary Smith, the designer, was also a mem- ber, sailing in one of the few races held in the early years of - the club. ‘The first canoes were Rub Roys, built trom the desigus in MacGreyor’s books or imported trom Hngland, the original canoe of tne club oeing a Rob Roy built by Wiluam Everson, then noted asa builuer of Whitehall boats, The young ciub beyan a correspondence with the Royal GC. C., especially with Capt, MacGregor und Mr, W. Bagen-Powell, and the latter very Kinaly sent out the complete working plans of bis No, 4 Nautilus Mr. Montgomery Schuyler im- ported a hanusome mahuyany Nautiius of Messenger’s build, more of a sailing Canoe tuuo the first cratt. There was at the time an English boat builder, Jarvis, in Ithaca, N. Y., who had built canoes at bome, and who, when called on by the club, turned out sume yery fine craft, among them the famous old Psyche, so long owned by Kirk Munroe, At the outset the club had no house; in fact, apart from an, occasional rendezyous at the Hotel Hungaria, in Union Square, 1ts members were widely scattered. A couple of regattas were held in the early days, one In Fiushing Bay, where some of the canoes were kept; and another, in 1874, on New York Bay, off Bayonne, some of the canoes being: kept along the Bayonne and Pamrapo shore and others on Staten island. At the same time the club did a good deal of cruising between New York and Montreal, and on other waters, : Meanwhile canoeing had been growing slowly outside of the club, and about 1879 if received some important acces- sions—Vaux, Whitlock, Kirk Munroe, Wm. M. Cooke, L. F, d’Oremieulx and W. P. Stephens, Im 1879, through the efforts of the uew men, a very successful sailing regatta was. held off Staten Island, and im the same summer, mainly through the labor of Mr, Whitlock, a club house was built at the same point, where the St. George ferry now is. The next six years were the most successiy) {hat the club \ [JAN, 9, 1897, has ever known; added to the club house at New Brighton was ‘‘Marmalade Lodge,” of blessed memory, up the Kills; smoky, dirty and disreputable on the outside. but for a time the Mecca of canoeing. From fall until spring, when the float was on the beach at the real club house, and in fact all the year around, the members squatted on the hospitable landlord of the ‘“‘Ranche,” their boats on the racks down stairs and their dunnage in the bunks in the second story. The one aim and object of the whole party was canoeing, and it is safe to say that with the constant work of planning, building, altering and rigging that went on through five years a8 much was done for the improvement of the canoe a8 was accomplished in all the rest of the country. With the year 1886 came a change of luck. The encroach- ments of the railroad that has since ruined Staten island for the yachtsman and canoeist drove the-club from its old home and forced it to begin the tong series of wanderings which landed it finally on the otber shore of the ay, at Bensonhurst, ‘To tell all this in detail would be too long a story, and we can only give snace to the New York ©. OC of to-day, as it begins its second quarter century. As most canocists know, the club has been established for half a dozen years on Grayesend Bay, at Bensonhurst, and in this time it has more than once been in serious trouble through the sinking of its house aud similar mishaps. For two years past it has been in occupation of permanent quar- ters on the shore, having leased the property with option of purchase. In its new station it has at last found a fitting home, and the troubles it has gone through haye brought some compensation in that they have called forth the best efforts of all the members in behalf of the old club, so that both in numbers and personnel the membership was never stronger than it isto-day. The grounds of the club have a fine frontage on the water, with a broad outlook over Grayesend Bay and the Lower Bay. An old mansion of the comfortable kind makes an excellent home for many of the members, who occupy it throughout the year, and it has been found possible to maintain a very satisfactory cuisine at a reasonable price. The large boat house once used as 4 floating house is now securely established on a pier, a long gangway leading outtoit. Im front of this house is fairly deep water for yachts and a good anchorage, ‘The house itself gives storage room for the canoe division of the fleet, and in front of it are moored. the “‘one-design” 15-footers of last year to the number of a dozen, with many other small yachts. Outside tne moorings is the breadth of Gravesend Bay, the club’s home sailing waters and racing course, and turther off is New York Bay, with the Shrewsbury and Rari- tan Bay beyond. Thus located, the club at last offers what has so long been needed about New York, a club for the men who sail small boats of all types, We are reluctant 1o admit the fact that the canoe is not as popular to-day and will nol be as popular in the future as it was in the past; one very good reason for this indisputable fact lies in the multiplication of types of small eraft, all de- rived originally from the canoe, but now, as in the racing 20- footer, with none of its distinctive features. With such a wide range to choose from, the men who once took to the canoe because there was nothing that could at all compare with it im model, construction and general adaptability, to-day divide their preference among a dozen allied types. While the New York OC. C, must always continue to be a canoe club, at the same lime there is mo disguising the fact that its future lies mainly in amew and far broader field, as the club for the small boat sailors, both eruisers and racers, of Greater New York. cS A In starting its second quarter century on this new course, it has an able hand at the helm. Its new president, Louis Boury, though a new member compared with such ancient patriarchs as Whitlock and Vaux, has enjoyed a wide ex- perience in different yachting and boating clubs and in all sorts of small craft, from the 25-footer Smugeler, which he built as the first of the elass and raced so successfully in 1891, down to canoes ‘This experience, with his reputation as a worker in all branches of club management, and his wide acquaintance among yachting and boating men, leaves little room for doubt as to the suecess of the New York 0. G, in 1897. The Paddling Trophy. Orrawa, Dec. 26,—Hdtior Forest and Stream: At the annual meeting of the executive committee of the American Canoe Association, held at Toronto on Noy. 21, I submitted a resolution recommending the abolition of tne racing ma- chine and the establishment of a standard- paddling canoe for all paddling races; the resolution being referred to ihe regatta committee, It is now my desire to lay my views on the matter, through the medium of your yaluable paper, be- tore the members of the A. C, A,, or in fact any one who has the interests of canoe paddling at heart Under the racing regulation and regatta programme in the Year Buok for 1896, if a man wishes to enter in (1) the trophy paddling, (2) the single plade open canoe, (3) the tan- dem open canoe, or (4) the club fours, unless he is content to paddle at a disadvantage, he must have four different canoes, Jo (1) his canoe may be 16ft. by 28im., and as light as he pleases to make it; im (2) his canoe may be of the same dimensions as above, but it must weigh 50lbs.; ia (8) the canoe must have a beam of 30in. and must weigh dd5lbs, ; and in (4) a canoe can be of any length, weight or beam, provided that it is not narrower than 28in. or shorter than 16ft These regulations are, in my humble opinion, absurd, and are enough to kill paddling racing at A. ©, A. meets unl proper regulations are made, The four paddling events named are just the ones that every paddler wishes to enter, But is he to be put to the expense and inconvenience of builuing and maintainimy four different canoes, and, like the owners of race horses, bring a “string” with him to the meels? I am strongly of the opinion that if we had one standard canoe for all paddling events, and let that canoe be a general purpose canoe as well, it would materially increase and’ strengchen the racing spirit not only in the Association, but also among canoeists generally. Nearly all club regattas are held under A. O, A. Tules, and very often local regatta committees in this part of the world at any rate find great difficulty m arranging events owing to the different varieties of canoes allowed by the present rules, After all, the object of competition is to de- ‘cide on the best man, not the best builder or the lightest or tastest canoe, In order to arrive at the proper dimensions for a standard ‘canoe, one that would not be clumsy for racing, and still would be pertectly sate for cruising and general purpose use, I have discussed the matter with canoeists. from Montreal, Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa. The consensus of epinion ‘Jax, 9, 1897.] is that a canoe 16ft, long, 30in. beam, 12in, deep and weigh- ing not less than 50/bs. would be a suitable standard for the Association to adopt. I would suggest that all paddling tTaces, except of course war canoe races, be limited to the standard canoe, If this were done I feel confident that the number of entries for the paddling races at the meets would at least double, and the interest and competition be much keener. Some may be of the opinion that the trophy pad- dling should not be included in this limitation, but it to my mind is the very race that should be open to all. Every in- ducement should be offered to increase competition in what ought to be the most important event of the meet, I have’ been in this race at each meet for the past five years, and with the exception of last year, when it was won on its merits, 1t has usually been a competition of canoes and not men. Not only that, but the number of entries in each year thas been absurdly small, In 1895 Mr. R. O, King was the only member who had a canoe in ca np, and his was conse- quently the only entry up till the last moment, when otber arrangements were made to prevent the event being declared _off for the year, A race for a mile with canoes of the above description, with double blades, would be a splendid contest and would be an event which would have many competitors at an A. ©, A. meet. I think it must be admitted that the paddling races at the meets have not been wuat they should be, and 1 therefore suggest this change as a remedy. D’Aroy Scorr. Rifle Range and Gallery. Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. Our San Francisco correspoudent—Roeel—under date of Dec. 14 sends us the following clipping from a local paper, giving the details of the year’s work of the Columobia Pistol and Rifle Olub, of that ciliy: “Nearly all of the prominent rifle shooters in this vicinity were ab the Shell Mound Range yesterday. With them were dozens who are not in the frontrow, but who are nevertheless enthusiasts in this line of sport, and the five rifle, pistol and military targets were kept on the move all day. “he Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club held its last contest of the year for the club’s class medals, but tnere will be ove more contest on the 27th inst. for the re entry or all-comers’ medals On that date the season’s sport will conclude with a team shoot, rifle and pistol, in which all members will participate, te be followed by a banquet at Capt. Sicbe’s, at which all the prizes will be di-tiibuted. As slated, the winners of the class medals were decided at the contests yester- day. D. W. McLaughlin won the champion class rifie pr ze, bis best four scores for the year bemg (Columbia target): 52 52 56 56 - 216. F. 0. Young missed by 2 points, his total score being 218. In the first class F. B Mason captured the medal with t6 74 sb 82 308 He was closely followed by H, R. Crane with 311 and A. B, Dorrell wish 218, E Jacobson won the second class medal with 70 72 76 79—297. His closest competitor was J, H. Gorman with 220. Mr. Gorman, however, consoled himself, for he won the champion pistol medal with 37 49 42 43163. A. H. Pape was only 10 points behind, or 173,-and F.O. Young made 186. oa score of 30 in 10 shots made four months ago, A. B, Dorrell is indebted for the first class pistol prize. His best four scores were 30 49 55 59—193. It was expected that Dr. L, O. Rodgers would secure that prize with 45 50 50 50—195, but Dorrell’s 30 put the latter too far anead. H, Jacobson was the fortunate winner of the second class pistol medal wiih 55 59 66 65—245. G. M, Bailey for a time had a chance to win on 262 All day yesterday there was a red hot figbt on for the Unfred dia- mond medal. As it stands at present, Adolph Strecker leads with 95 points in ten 3-shot scores. D. W. McLaughum stands 98, haying re- duced his total 8 points. F, O. Young is 99; he reduced his total 7 points. In the Glindemann military musket contest Young lead= with 466 points (Creedmoor count) in 10 scores of 10 shots each; he gained 8 points yesterday. BH, Hovey follows with 401, having gained | point on a score of 46, The race in the .22cal. rifle 5-shot contest on the 50yds. range lies hetween H, Jacobson and Hovey. Jacopson forged ahead for awhile yesterday on 2% points, but Hovey brought the situation back to z Reine in his favor onan 8. His total is 90, and Jacobson’s 92. A hard ght ts being made for the all-round medal for pistol, rifle and mus- ket presented by Capt. L. Siebe, In this Young 1s in the Jead by sev- eral points, but itis nobody’s victory yet. _ Cincinnati Rifle Association. Cincinnati, O , Dec. 27.The following scores were made by mem- bers of the Cincinnati Rifle Association to-day. Conditions: <00yds., off-hand, at thé standard target, T-rmg black. Capt. Gindele still continues to make some remarkable scores with his Zischag barrel, Hasenzahl and Payne shot a match of 50 shots to-day, the tormeér waking 876, tue later 333 points, Payne leading by 17 pomts: Gindele. 10 9 9 910 &§ 8 9 910 91 910 8 6 910 910 0 9-90 910 §$ 8 71010 9 9 YH 8 8 910 $10 & » 8 lu +8 Payne 69 910 8 8 9 9 T1—#85 y10 9 9 710 8 7 7 5-a8l 7 eNO ee Ge S51 767 Y »9 Y 7 8 Y J—HO Wellinger. 9 910 8 6 8 § 9 & 9-8 9 6 9 7 5 81010 9 8—8I Y Oe ie Bee os 8 7 9 & 810 6 7 6 8-t7 Trounstine. "7 610 446 9 9 F 4-66 7 547 8 7 8 6 5 9—66 8945 5 6 9 6 310 w5 fo ft Do sd be Ha enzahl. q 7 81010 8 7 810 6—381 6 8 7 8 9 610 6 910 F 7 8 yil0 8 6 ¥ 7 8 6 7s 7 7428 910 8 »o 810 % Heiikamp. 45 8 910 8 6 4 7 8 6 RMI NS tthe ray ay vee Diy Bo of ch 6A 298 5” be bd 510 7 5 7 9 3 3 G H-w) 5 Topf. 6 7 68 710 6 3 9 6 7 610 7 6 49 24 5 60 4 610 8 4 2438 «< 7 Db 5b ff fae Te tp bee tt es ne Sr aya} Sirickmeier, 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 81010 7% Cao 9 5 dS 16070 G89 8 5 4 756 7 6 6b 679 6 9 5 & 6 & 4-66 ‘ ‘ Drube, 8 910 61010 6 810 6 43 (ete op wy) Bliss a at 4A) ee a a 343 5 4% 9 410 4-80 ux. '5 58 6 7 8 9 5 6-67 b 6 0 8) 10) V7 4= bb 6 610 5 2 610 8 56 5—b2 10 4510 4 5 6 3 7 -8—td Hake 910 8 269 9 4 5&6 9-1 Bea b Sk heat Oh bps 41655 8 7 8 5 10-59 Ferdanoe 4 be HO 008 ap Gee (6. oe 3 “ee + Grap-Shoating. If you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice like the following: FIXTURES. Jan. 9-10,—Prescorr, Arizona—Fourth aunual tournament of the Arizona State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Prescott Gun Club. Roy Hill, Sec’y. Jan. 11-14.—Burrato, N. ¥.—Audubon Park first annual midwioter tournament. Ficsc whree days, targets; last day, live birds. Jan, 12-14.—BErre Pa.—OClover and Pope’s midwinter tournament at Massassauga Point, Liye birds and targets, Added money and merchandise prizes. Hor programmes address Seth Clover or A. P, Pope, Erie, Pa. an. 16.—KurHErForn, N. J.—Testimonial shoot to Neal Apgar. Tarzets, Shoot commences at 9;30/A, M. Jan, 20-21,—INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Tournament of the Limited Gun Club, Sparrows, Kvoyal Robinson, Sec’y. c Jan. 24 —Hackensack, N. J—Shoot for the H, C. cup, C. O. Gard- mer, Sec’y, , Jan, 25-29,_San Antonio, Tex.—Second Texas Midwinter tourna- ment, Targets and magautraps. $2,000added. Under the manage- meénot of J. M. George, Albert Steves and O, C. Guessaz, at San Pedro Springs grounds, Open to the world, FOREST AND STREAM. Web, §-20—Hor Sprinas, Ark.—The Arkansaw Traveler's first grand annual live-bird tournament, $10,000 in purses and added moneys. Souvenir programmes ready Jan. 1. Address all communi- cations to John J. Sumpter, Jr., Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark. ! Feb. 10._Hackensacr, N. J,—Setond contest for the mecreation cup, under the auspices of the Bergen County Gun Club. C, O. Gard- ner, Sec’y. March 13-17.—BavonEster, WN. ¥.—Second annual tournainent of the Cobweb Gun Club; live birds and targets. Cobweb hanaicap at live birds, $500 guaranteed. ; March 23-25. New York Crmy.--Phe Interstate, Association’s fifth annual Grand American Handicap attiye birds, _ ; , Apri) 14-16.—Atcutsoy, Kan,—Airy Loa Hart's third manufacturers amateur and fourteenth open-to-all tournament. 5 ‘April 15-17._Saw Anronro, Tex.—Tournament of the San Antonio Gua Club. Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman Bx. Com, : April 20-23.—Lincoun, Neb,—_Twenty-first annual tonroament of the Nébraska State Sportsmen’s Association, Added money later. April 21-23.—SAn ANTONIO, Tex,—Second annual meetme and tour=- nament of the Texas State Sportsmen's Association, O, C. Guessaz, pec’y. Nay 5-7.—-NEwsBurGH, N. ¥._Annual spring tournamentof phe West Newburgh Guo and Rite Association, Wirst two days, targets; third day, live birds. $30 average money to three high guns im all pro- pramme target events, Open to all. ‘ ls May 17-22. Kansas Crry, Mo,—Annual tournament of the Missouri State Game and Hish Provective Association. Wred T. Durrant, Sec’y. June 16-17. Fareo, XN, D.—Third annual tobrnament of the North Dakota Sportsmen’s Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec’y. June (third week) —CLEVELAND, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Compaty, June 22-25,—Om Cry, Pa.—Seventh annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and-live birds. Black powder parred. Special eyent: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries to H. 0. Reeser, Sec’y, Uil City, Pa. cf Oct. 6-8.--NEwBURGH, N. ¥.—Annual fall tournament of the West Newburgh Gunaud Rifle Association, Wurst two days, targets, third day, live birds. al) average money to three high yung in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. The Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J., at its monthly business meeting, held m the club hous» on Saturday last, Jan. 4, decided to give & testsmonial to Neaf Apgar as a seud-olf in bis new career as a represenlatiys of the Austin Cartridgs Company, and as some return for the work done in behalf of the club by Neafin past years After a short discussion the club decided that tne testimonial Should take the following form: The clubhouse, traps and targets of the Boiling Springs Gun Club to be tendered .to Neal, free of all charge, for the purpose of holding an all-day apen-to-all shoot on those grounds. The date selected for the shoot was Jan. 16. Ibis hoped by the club that all Neat’s many friends in the neighboring clubs will respond by putting in an appearance, thus helping to make the affair the success it should be, A popular programme will be gotten up, but allsweeps will be optional, anybody that wants to do §0 being permitted to shoot along “for the birds.” Remember the date—Saturday, Jan, 16. Louis Schortemeier was the victim of an accident on New Year’s Day that might tiave resulted very seriously. He was shooting: live birds at Dexter Park when therigbt barrel of nis gun burst afew inches beyond the end of the chamber, The barrel burst on the inner side, next to the rib, breaking the fore end into seyeral pieces and tearing therib off bodily, throwing it high im the air and de- positing it in the snow about 451t. away from the score. The foree of the explosion jarred off the second barrel. A pretty long scratch on his left wrist, evidently caused by a splintered piece of tne fore end, and several measle-like spots on the same wrist and on the ball of the thumb, due1o powder blown into the tesh, show what a narrow escape he had, From the nature of the explosion and the location of the fracture, Schorty says ne is satisfied that there was an obstruc- tion in the right barrel at the time the gun was fired. In addition to running the big shoot at Hob Springs, Feb, 8-20, John J. Sumpter, Jr., will have something to do with the running of Hot Springs township for a short time at least, jadging from the follow- ing from the Hot Springs Morning Sentinel of Dee. 16: ““Goy. Qlarkz yesterday appointed John J, Sumpter, Jr, to fill the office of coo- Stable of Hot Springs township for the unexpired term, which vacancy was caused by the death of Allen P. Davis. Mr. Sumpter 1s well qualified to fill the position, and there iso doubt but That bis appointment will meet with hearty approyal. The new constable feels highly honored by the appoimpmenit, as there were a nuniber ot aspirauts to the office who were good men and had strong iniluences to back them up. Mr. sumpter will enter on his duties as soon as he Teeceives his commission from the county juuge.” “A chip of the old block.’ Elmer Shaner’s father—we know him best under his tille of Pap Shaner—is a man that is as tond of w gun as anybody among tne snooting fratermity of Pittsburg, Pa. Tuen Gomes Elmer himself; a few years ago there were very Tew men who could down him at the ‘‘one-man-up” style of shouting. And now comes the third generation—Reed Shaner, E]mer’s son, a boy of fit- teen, who made his debut at the traps the other day, firing at targets for the first time, and using hisfather’s gun. He didn’t cisgrace the name, as he broke somiewhere in the neighborhood of 60 or 6b per cent. Frank Butler says that while bunt.ng quail in Arkansas he learned a new bame for a hammerless gun,- lt happened that while he, Mrs. Butler (Annie Oakley) and a party of triends from Hop Springs were out after quail, a sudden thirst oyertook them. To quencn it the party stopped at a negro’s cain and asked for a drink of spring water. When the water was brought, Mrs, Oakley laid her gun on the ground the better to manipulate the d mmking gourd, Whether the remark stopped Fulford or not, we were unable to judge, our position in the scoring box being such that we could not sée him, although we could eee Te was said, The bird fell jugtover the dead line—out of A-short discussion on the merits of the case took place, Tt came tolight that the shooters had agreed to have the trappers do the retrieving, but reserved the right to retrieve their own birds if they so wished, 4: The match was shot under A. S. A. rules, which state (Rule 9): *A - bird to be scored dead must be gathered within bounds * * * bya dog or shooter, or person appointed by the shooter for that purpose. No extraneous means shall be used, aud no other person shall be al- lowed to assist in gathering.” We did not hear the'referee say anything as to what would have been his decision had Fulford retrieved the bird, in hounds; we do not know whether such a question was put to him. Ib was put to us, not once, bub several times, showing that there is considerable doubt upon that point, even among shooters. It may not be amiss there- fore to state what aur interpretation of the rule would be under similar circumstances, promising also not to get mad if we are jumped upon for such a decision: : It would be a dead bird. We argue this way: Pulford by his action in laying,.down his gun and running to catch the bird, which was flying almost toward him, was sufficient proof that he had elected to gather his own bird, as he had a right to do under the ules. The rule says: ‘ht * or shooter * * *” He laid down his sun outof deference to that phrase, ‘‘No extraneous means shall be used,” Billy Mills did not go to his assistance and “‘no other person” tried to assist him in gather- ing the bird. _ in connection with this little discussion, the followiag amusing incident will not be ourof place: A match was being shot, and Louis Schortemeier was refereeing. He was standing well within bounds atthe time, A man atthe score fired ata bird and hit it; the pigeon Was an incomer, and kept straight on, finally alighting on Schorry’s hat (Schorty stands ahout Gtr. lin. or xin in his stocking's!). The shooter asked him to retrieve fhe bird, thus “appointing him for that purpose,” Schorty retrieved ib in good style, and gaveitas a dead bird. And why shouldn’t he do so? A 5. 4. rules don’t say anything about a referee not being allowed to retrieve birds y hen so appointed ; they also say nothing about @ bird perching, whether on the fence or on something higher than the fence (like Schorty), but within the boundary, The case was a péculiar one, but the bird's actions were rather irrerular. ‘ F [Since writing the aboye we have had a talk with the referee, Mr. Ha Taylor, on the subject, Weasked him what would have been his decision had Fulford retrieved the bird within bounds. My. Taylor said promptly: **A dead bird, of course.’ We then asked whether Fulford had stopped when Elliott called out to him, as related aboye; he replied that Fulford was uudoubtedly stopped by the remark, In reply to our next question Mr, Taylor stavea that had Wulford ap- plied fora balk under Rule 23 (“If 4 contestant be balked or inter- fered with, * * * the referee shall allow him another bird’) he would most certainly have allowed the claim,] ; ; Boston Team Won the Trophy. Bosron, Mass., Dec, 30,—The team representing the Boston Shoot- _ing Association has again won the shoot for the 5-men team cham- pionsbip of the State of Massachusetts, and the trophy representiog that championship. The match took place to day on the Boston Shooting Association’s grounds. at Wellington, the challenging team being 5 members of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club. The trophy was won by the Boston team in 1892, the first contast for the same, and has eyer since been successfully defended by theciub. The conditions of the race are 30 singles, expert rules, and 10 pairs: BOSTON SHOOTING ASSOCIATION, WORCHSTER SPORTSMEN’S CLUB. Singles, Pairs. Total. Singles, Pairs. Total. 26 j 1: 38 OR Dickey ..,, 26 li 48 A W Walls..... 26 Puck vvecsesee ree 16 39 V D Kenerson,. 23 14 a7 TOTIE Seaton een Meo 15 38 MeClellan...... 21 10 BL VOTE ONY creer tat ele 15 36 W L Davis..... 19 li 30) OliMaZ.......0. 22 12 ad “Roach tas ws ee Lie 13 40 1150 «190 106 = 60S «166 Other events were shot as follows, 2,210 targets being thrown in these events; : Events: 12345 6 7 8 910111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10:25 10.10 ~ Allison...... 5 7 6 517410 910 6 8 7 7 6 711 9 6 61020 8 9 Davis......-. gem he shia ere she rhe Pe St Vo bee sl 4 le Kenerson 710 7 611138 811 98 7 7 8 614 9 810..21., 8 WONeES ye. oer 6 8 8 61114 914 9 8 DO All 613 9 9 7 O21 G7 Bick aoe 5 %7 61812 812 968 6579 8B 6 81021 7 7 lie Roy...... 8 7 7 518141018 81010 810 512 9 8 §1022.. 8 Dickey...... . 9 6 9 GI4141012 910 9 8.,1015., 9,, ., 201010 Howe .... .. 764 411 6 710497 8 8 612 8 7 61016 8., NECTGI ATI: oaul ves aun bore Dee discos Santi Sen ee Dame Pees Curtis... ve. Bo ere 5 bere BAD" Bag Mien eee cca team ents ot (OLUT TO Oren SY uy or) AV) they cary cmd ha TPP sa faseda! MS lcuirst Wy Buen DOs ont Walls. :.2710 i EVIE Spd Ear) Stee Sete rg Rats, oles Suey Ee tae ee AONE hha ory ee tice Heaton, tice hares Abe tlt dk ee ee es Bee Pen Waring, stdsrst) ida ate Waaeslt cietgei sbeeate eikbe pe 20 eee ihe ee nna No. 4 was at 5 pairs. Jan, 9, 1897.) FOREST AND STREAM. 89 eS EE aa IN NEW JERSEY. ARLINGTON SHOOTING ASSOCIATION. Dee. £4,—Fourteen members of the Arlington Shooting Association shot to-day on the cluh’s grounds for the handsome trophy offered for competition by the Laflin & Rand Powder Company. The con- test was at 25 targets, handicap allowance of extra targets to shoot at. The winner of trophy was Mr. Pletcher Walters, who has long been an advocate of Laflin & Rand’s W-A powder, using it as usual ‘on this oceasion. The scores made were as follows: Fletcher Walters (25) ......--+55 1110111191011111111111111 —23 M Berrington (25),..0c.:eeesesee 1111170111100111111111111 —22 Bi WOOdS (82). vec eceececeee soe ee 0111100110000019011191111111110 = —21 A Orawford (32)....c.c0.ereees .. 111111101F.0110001000111011001001 —18 J Sickles (25)... 22. .ceceeesee. e+ 0000011101111111111001111 —1¢ Wf Stratton (83)...... veeeeneceese sO 0191111091111100010110071100100 —17 J Mhattelier (82)... .....0e00 see eee 1 1001001111100110113 000000101100 = —16 H Frapwell (33)., .. 17010001000 1110100110000010111001 —15 M Rogers (35) ... J L. Simpson (82), «vee 101011010010101191011000911100109 —15 A Sebuler (82) ccccecceeseee eee e+ 001011010(110910100 110100101100 = —15 , J Demeouth (82)..... vey eee see 11091001011000111°10000°0011009 —13 W LaWrence (82 i....+s0095 , .« -.00100101100110010101001070110101 —13 J Shepherd (30)....c.,00e++ 00+, +» 1010100011011017.00001001011 000 —13 Dec. 25.—The Christmas shoot of the Walsrode Gun Club, held to- dey on the grounds of the ciub, Varnum street, foot of Chestnut street, was well attended by msmbers of the club, as well as by many members of the Hast Side Gun Club, of Newark. The ’shoot was the best attended of any given by this club. The liye birds were an exceptionally strong lot. Scores in all the events were: No. 1, elub shoot. No. 2. Th Leuthaeuser ..iscisaceeees cueveeyesss L002221211— 8 1111011—6 J Alexander ..... .... LEE a eee ey LOL UULhaee— at eibiereietrcs LOB So FeX0) oleae eases ies Leccununseese avee- 0200 00220— 4 ae ste PINGGONDET Ahi icin fates damascene eet &- Taye CLOT ae SEMAN eee oe eoenadie eaushadead eee ye p2010211021— 7 tae SMIPAT EM meceeh nn sec 2.2 peasanetsesy s 00!0021001— 4 0000000 — 0 B Glinckard......c.ceeccce-- cone tee en ee AO12000122— 6 0221122—4 J Thenen,,......+- So desescolo See ee OOM ZOR0—S ts are W Hassinger ......ece pees seceen seenens O112211222— 9 0120221—5 H Reinbardt....... eh ene ete oa tet canard oO Lec OLIN amc TAO PO occ cns tse ever: otis Vineet tee OteOudt OF 3.012001—4 BCT Wath An Ree coe einccclinie nn pietets 2 peene. 0121121112— 8 2021022—5 RoE TYE Sy y is sols scape alerals sevevyere seas cove OOLZZO1000— 4 tears PHOMAS ns vhs skp recessive ktetarngliOzeectOl— Gree. cs DER ASERERICA Sok vevet kin pina epojazs aisialsty nite ne be ev cane 2212122221—10 1201100—4 IVA ECEL ents) Gn 2a Seve rears eee CCE SCICECE i Ss 3s 1211101210— 8 1112212—7 ¥W Fareby.... a ie 0101010111— 6 usnateis R Schrafét .. “Aenoon Saaaabanats 0111111—6 Hi Heinrich . Hoe Ome oy Catis 11712001—5 J Dreher. ....,.0+05 ae i, efesyear 2 1020000—2 "IVHGUILETS. voce ceceee vuln reee Mute otitieene te aaa 1110012—5 Target sweeps were shot as follows: Events: 3456 7 Hyents: 346567 Targets; 1010101515 ‘Targets: 10 10 10 18 15 Perment...<....... 10 7 71212 Schrafft............ DOL Brann Dd. Hassinger,..,.,..,..11 4 811 9 Frank..,,.,......... Beet cea: Leuthaeuser.......- fords eile] eI ihe cele woe int yeaa ; 4 ikoeliais ooo ou, 10 Cho 2; 10s MUN is bee nes re et ad se) DGS Ales y al creset ene cine pl aal 0 SROWEIL, ben etre bre A oy ee] TAROT hscpitha-ncaed oF 14 5 81212 Alexander.,......... ioe pete ee He Heinrich .. PEO Se COP DION teats tahens ienet eect bree s Tischer.. RST? Fr OG Oo) (Remy er avi ak sy Wight Clinckard . OE RG raed EGON S| phe three rere leiUL ng! TULF SS Sy ea acgd ae cri ace ice ee Nos. 8, 5 and 7 were at known angles, No.4 at 5 pairs, and No. 6 at unknown angles. H, RerNHARpdt, Sec’y. NEW YEAR’S DAY AT HACKENSACK. Jan 1.—The New Year’s Day shoot at Hackensack on the grounds of the Bergen Connty Gun Olub was an enjoyable affair, There was a good attendance, not only of club members, but also of visiting shooters. Among those present were N, EB. Money. of the American E. C. Powder Company; Ed Taylor and M, Herrington, both represent- atives of W-A powder; Jim Fi'dreth and Ferd Van Dyke, of the W. Rk. A, Company; Captain G. H Piercy, of the Endeayor Gun Club, and his son Louis; A R. Strader, acting secretary of the same club; Harry Craft, an old-time Jersey shooter who has no longer time enough to practice at the Wap; Tom Morfey, of Paterson, and W. Dutcher, of the same city; W. M. Harding, cf New York; etc. In short, there were plenty of shooters and lots of shooting. The Bergen county boys are comparatively new atthe business of tournament running, but to day they got things off in good shape, and entertained their guests in a truly hospitable manner, the hot roast turkey making many friends during the noon hour, There were two special events on the day’s card, The first was a 80 target race, unknown angles. handicap of misses as breaks, The entrance fee in this event was $2; there were three prizes: first, a Winchester repeating shotgun; second $5, and third $2. Herrington and Van Keuren, the latter one of the home club, tied for the gun on 28 each. They shot off the tie at 30 targets, handicap added again. The race was 4 close one, the issue being in doubt until the finish, when it was found that Herrington had won by asingle break, Their scores were: Herrington 234+-2=25; Van Keuren 14+10=24, Second money—$5 was divided between Hildreth and Hdwards; third money went to Strader and Louis Piercy. The second special event was a match race between two-men teams. The original contract was for three two-men teams, as fol- lows: Ed Taylor and Ferd Van Dyke; Tom Keller and Neaf Apgar; J. &. §. Remsen and F.S Edwards. Of the three teams above named only one turned up intact, viz.: Taylorand Van Dyke, but Van was minus his gun and shells. (Somehow or another Van’s dates got mixed and he forgot that Jan, 1 was a holiday in New York city. His gun and shells, therefore, reposed saf-ly in the locked-up store of ihe W. R. A. Co., 312 Broadway!) The second team was wholly unrepresented, the reason being understood to be an affection of Tom's off foreleg, an affection he terms rheumatism, but which is popularly supposed to be gout. Of the third team Hdwards was on deck, his partner Remsen having had a little misunderstanding with the pavement of Broadway, when he fell from a cable car platform on Dec, 29. Taylor and Van Dyke being willing to allow Pierey to take Remsen’s place, it was only necessary to supply Van with a gun and shells. He shot Hildreth’s Winchester and any ammunition he could beg, borrow or otherwise annex. (Chat he annexed some that did not suit him is shown by his score of 38 out of his first 50.) Un- der the circumstances be shot remarkably well in the Jast 50, scoring 47 of them. The scores given below show which team won. The weather was fayorable for good scores, although the poor background was against anything phenomenal, while the targets were by no means regular in flight, some soaring skyward and others - diving into the ice and reeds of the Hackensack meadows, Two sets of traps were kept pretty constantly in use, and everybody had all the shooting they wanted. Lack of shells caused an earlier aban- donment of the grounds than would otherwise have been the case. The refereeing was very satisfactory, the referee being very pains- taking and being possessed of a keen eye, something entirely necés- sary when it comes to judging breaks and misses on the grounds of the Bergen County Gun Club. The scores of the main events are given below in detail: - Handicap: 30 targets, unknown angles, handicap allowance of misses as breaks: M Herringion (2) ........+.+...111011111110110110111111111111—26-+42 —28 G@ Van Keuren (8)...-........++211110101011010111010011010111—20--8— 28 FS Bdwards (0).......s-se0-.+.+111101101110111111111011111111 —26 J Hildreth (4), ...00..22e2++~ ++. 101110111111111000111100111101— 224-4 — 26 L, Piercy (1)\.....0e0+--ee--s ©. .111111101110111011111111010101 — 1—%5 A BR Strader (2). ..cseenveceees “111010111101111001101101111111- 23412 -25 F Van Dyke (0)..ccceeeee eee ee «6 111101011111111101011111100111 —24 N B Money (0)...ccveeeeeees «« «110191111111111110014101110010 —33 G H Piercy (1)....,.+2+-+-++:s « .001111011111031311111111000111— 22-123 Eid Taylor (0), ..ncescccerercess 111110110101011110110101121111 — 22 RO Beatty (A)sscssseeversvees ~110111011001100 10001111110110—1 -22 Dr Titterington (5)... ...++.«..-190000011011000111110111101101 174-5—22 VACKSON (B)i cieveenccsinissiveeazbe 002011100111111001100000011010—i —22 Griffiths (2) .. 2... .cseveeeeeen .101111111011010000111101110100—19- 2— 31 Team race: Two men teams, 100 targets per man, unknown angles: (The 80 targets shot at in the handicap race counted as the first 80 in this event.) ’ Edwards’ Team. FB & Wdwards.111101101110112111111011111114111101111111111 11111 —45 Soo ee aR Ee CoaUTEE FL SEREEDEGEES ETE ee G H Pierey - . .00111101111101111011 1111000111 1011111111111 1111100—39 1014141410114 211011111011111111111101011111111111 —d4—3 178 Taylors Team, FP Van Dyke. .1111010111111110101711111001 1100110101111111110110—38 211100110 19111101011 111111110101011111911111111111—47— 85 Ed Taylor, ,..1111101101010111101101011111.0117110'10'1101011111—38 0001111011110111 10111110111001000111101011101 11111 —35—78 155 = Several sweeps, all at nominal entrance fees, or ‘for the birds,” were shot off during the day. The scores in these events, all at un- known angles, were; Events: 123838465 6 7 8 81011121314 Targets: 20 15 10 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 PAwards...ccceccseeeecsaces: 1718 ,, 18 .. ». 151212121415 8 12 Strader. ..eyeseseass Sib SY MRO PSs S SOO es LS G@ PierGy..seesseeces 1818 812 91412 91318 1414 712 WAPDEE, fc eccenegtadeenees thy ee pea Se ae BC heshule- = ore be paar SP ayer luall ee ake THES Os ener seas add ea aeeelte. Oy viinlp Fp ps veda’ eee es GiB eS ee basa taek eens bee eile hagsee alse Gare ce ee - TV ILO eee een ee saa ashraas ase Leer ba bk ep ep prea nd -OF a Oe TH EACR eee ean atitaeehaeatereee ESS ba kl we Qail ve veut, ke Bell cc ceypsesesaeeenseeeeees ie Ot eg SO eda eee ayes Beatty... scccecess TittringtON, ......20ck ea wennar Fleischman .....:-455 CC ee Fr a . . Bethamee & . . tll t game: o GIfPEDS, J eveseteyscsttecsare ne Se Og ner he oe ’ PUGH ee. es obs dade8 queiies wy ee es APR Te re wah ey ey eet Ta (yristt cpa GOT Ney ESPERYOEU GHEE! Leo coe ate ate a DERN oI SR Sry Ap mths Bl Graft, .... Fa tte Dalelala'ciets's brea obec ote cas 103. 5, dh A AE a TE Van Dyke....... rer in nee bereieneeal (he Gu k-ces gd geen oe ee Wis RAULCIN tev reves atradae eo. 6 ie A EE there od ns ie. 0 Wards (iiassneccnsedwerenpee= 4s 7 6 be ok hth cntork ts as ad ae L Pierey.... nated were ae ee 1 oD Beda le te Ste rt DO N E Money. eee Gees OC oa cima ceaaie ay, cece 18... 9 C O Gardner.. Ae Oe, ae els aes tear oO T Morfey..... ; Oy me are Oee el Cee LUs et niat tS tere hts E Taylor,,.,..._.+ Se auth pase reriaaes ‘ ae peer UO CHORAL HCL pul eca cece ot eau detkeaes wer rire gia on ccinmelrm stg tm ileoutraid sab al EDWARD BANES. PASSAIC CITY GUN GOLUB. Jan. 1.—The New Year's Day shoot of the Passaic City Gun Club was a most successful affair. Not only was the attendance good, but the day was a delichtful one for a day’s trap-shooting. A couple of events at live birds and seven events at targets completed the pro- gramme. It had been intended to shoot a friendly team race with the Boiling Springs Gun Club at live birds, but the Rutherford Club was unable to get a team together owing to previous engagements. The scores mads to-day are giyen below, Wise’s record being far superior to that made by any other shooter. Events: Events: 1283846567 1283465667 Targets: 10 15-16 15 101010 §63 Targets: 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 Hallit...ca...0) @ 6 8 5 ,. .. Wise.......-. 613.1812 914, Lenone....... 81211 8 7 9 .. Palmer......... 711 8 6 7 86 felial riley CIE SEU Be a diGealin ees VON bal RA Aen Bowes........ 6121010 7..18 Abbott,........ 5 8 8 4.. 7 Kellyisisecsee 0 111011 812 ,, Shaw... 22... 410 7 4... Hyans,.,,...- 8 918 9 2.... Jelleme:...:... 9 811 6.. Fereuson.,., 411 910 2.. 6 Adams..,........ 610 71010 Farnham.,.., 4 8 9 8 6.. 8 Gobbold...... 1. 1. O.. 2. a: oe Vanebaseilys 2) 98: 9. 8 chess es (Goteching 0, vs iy 9 eo. ae os oe Comans oe al 9 1610) “6 53 ss, 1Greenete fi, oft (ined Mas Pe eys Two live-bird events were shot as below, the first being at 5 birds, the second at 3 birds: No. 1. No, 2. No. 1. No, 2. Lenone,..,......,-.01101—3 e0—0 Farnham...,......01202—3 000e—0 AdAaMS ,......+++,11110—8 212-3 Bowes...,.........1022e-3 000—0 Abbott ......es0+e.11011—4 201—2 Wise...,......-...12012—4 222-3 Biiward,...,..+..--10111—4 110—2 Ooman.,,...... +..,21120—4 012-2 Kelly... ..csecevees 00022—2 Greiff...,......5.-,12202—4 Werguson,........,10201—3 Hall... 3. sereseee PL120—4 SOUTH SIDE'S ANNUAL. Jan. 1.—The sixteenth annual New Year’s tournament of the South Side Gun Club, of Newark, was held to-day on the club’s grounds. The governing committee of the club consists of President Breintnall, Secretary Hobart and Manager [, H. Terrill. The weather was all that could be desired, but the attendance was small, owing to the number of other shoots held in the vicmity of New York, Scores in to-day’s events are given below, all events being at unknown angles except Nos 3,5 and 6. No.3 was at reversed order, No. 5 expert rules, and No.6 at5 pairs, Scores: Eveuts: 128h 65 6 7 & 9 10 11 12313 14 15 16 17 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Lae .,,.00c007 e221 02—4 Marvin.,.... +++. 28010—2 Hutchinson,....,..22010—3 022—2 122—3 201—2 022—2 020—1 errs FICdGGn virkes use n en SAMOS). ci aamenncces PEAT errs ictus AR LID EDS eg Ase a WiHIStOD, . acca cs emer AMO DER waa tynnocestet TPM OITAG), sisisrers c ecmeaisiess WATTLE), cer ccescsen Jackson....... errr WOVE a es ose aor ap ate oo Whitehead), uiss.ccn. ee cs © IDE BSS cet ooo yore reece IBDEMMEAD eet newsae ara uel Wh ae see FOr 300 co ee to oe : _ W. R, Hosarr. BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB, Jan. 2.—The first regular monthly shoot for the season of 1897 was held on the Boiliog Springs Gun Club’s grounds, Rutherford, to-day, There was a good attendance of members, notwithstanding the fact that there had been a lot of shooting the previous day. The main event, of course, was the club shoot at 50 targets (25 known and 25 unknown). Inthis event W. H. Huck, secretary of the club, scored his third win, his total of 48 being made up of two 24s. Van Dyke broke 47, made up of a 24 and a3. Baron, who has a handicap allowance of 5 extras to shoot at, wasclose up with another 47, (be copy of the scores furnished us isso indistinct and incom- plete, several scores having failed to be copied, that we are unable to give the scores in detail.) There were 15 entries in this event, and as. far as we can make out the scores were as below: Huek (50) 48, Van Dyke (50) and Baron (55) 47, Wise (50) 43, Ed- wards (50) 41, Gre:f— (50) and Paul (50) 40, Adams (53) and E. Jean- neret (56) 387, Frank (50) 36, Brown (65) 18; Marvin, Hegeman and Harding also shot, but their totals are perfectly illegible. Van Dyke, Adams, Hegeman and Edwards were on hand early and shot a few practice targets at expert rules and doubles. The scores were as below: Twenty-five singles, expert rule, and 5 pairs: Wan Dyke,.........-1101121100111111111111111—22 10 11 11 00 11—7—29 Hdwards...... -.0111111111011111111101011—21 00 11 11 01 11—7—28 Hegeman*.. .-1011110110101113011101110-18 .. ......,. —18 Adams ......2-.2.. «-0111000110011000011111111—15 00 00 11 11 11—6#~-2%1 Several sweeps, all at unknown angles, were also shot during the afternoon as below. Huck’s work is specially noticeable, as he only lost 9 targets all day out-of 125 shot at: Events; 1234656 6%7 8 Events: 123 45678 Targets: 10 15 16 10 10 10 1025 ‘Targets: 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 25 Hdwards... 810 6 410 9 821 Wise...... 815 5 8 8 7 16 Van Dyke, 10 14 . fs Petar UPANIEe earns "8 ONS, Huck.,,... 10 14 Baron..,... Ts bee 8 8 5 TEEN acim pie Ae Meee 6 4 Adams..... 611 88 75 4.. < a Hegeman,. 911..........-. Je@anneret.. .. .. an Pete Be, Gbeiiiadese LOM OU ye ageless SOLO WIM eens dey entra aha ne Leaky Gye, Us ele Ve etsy ad Se OCEAN COUNTY COUNTRY CLUE. Jan, ?.—There was some good shooting at the grounds of the Ocean County Country Club, Lakewood, N. J. The first event was a handi- cap sweep at 15 live birds for a silver cup presented by the club. Those who shot for the cup were: Fred Hoey (81), W. G. Brokaw (<9), D. W. Harris (27), D. H. Fanning (27), and F, A. Walthew (27). In ad. dition to their bandicaps in the matter of “‘yardsrise,” Harris re- ceived an additional handicap of two misses as kills; Fanning and Walthew received respectively 3 and 4 misses as kills. Hoey retired at the end of the ninth round with a score of 6 kills. Brokaw lost 2 birds out of bis 15 and also retired, as the other three with their han- dicaps were straight at the end of the race, It was agreed to shoot off the ties at five birds; Harris shooting from scratch, while Fanning and Walthew received a miss as a kill, shooting at 10 tie birds, Fred Hoey and W. G. Brokaw shot a race at 100 live birds, Hoey winning easily with a score of 88 to 81, as below: Fred Hoey (81). ...c, scenes segue ees enest12221102122022211112210] —22 1222211102011202020022120—18 2210222002212202222222220—40 2202212222212) 2022211122 —28 — 88 cuncccsneneveeuee oe t122221111022112221010011—21 10122101001100001 1111222117 1211001210112211221122218—22 1112102212012222222110120 —21—31 W @ Brokaw (29)... In the end Harris won after - At Watson’s Park. Cutcaa@2, Il., Dec. 26 —Scores made recently at this park, outeide eftihe big matches already mailed to Formsr AND STRWAM, Are as elow: } 147. ..., Qed y bon sratayacelartya stud e'macb Freie She 22992920 2992222220279 222 22e2c2— BD amen 1109872999 GT Rice. Accs cer eeee 02 2U00— 7 CS WILCOX. weccccconrtccccennssnes onvedese a2 eOO2T 1112111222 —14 RP GHD TL yy ie cu nen Receeee i eanithivnaih peltceameeeeyy hele —9 Te Rae hee pri ir ae ae es rbe ge AHR aeE PEER fect aa] F — HM Se sea v sash bebe tee ielattecetice titer cen desmeee ules —= 8 Canvel i. sa5 scene unk sitepeaesee en ee emcee C3 —6 Dec, 28.—Practice scores; Die Suey asd iteberantkeesies vee een ae ol 21211222221 2211211211312—25 Gilberts pwwidtit: wedeonnes , -22111211221111 —15' GO M Grimm ,,..crcececes hae , 220222222221 022 —13 UG: een see eos oe MO eer un seed LL LODOUOLZIO —7 Rinse sic uiaaececes samaadendrenihe rraverseecee, —-5 Von Lengerké.....scceeasee Lhoaaddawtdseeeee — GALRONY hein ie ieee eee Ren sesanenannsoun steele — 6 THACSOU oh eltarte arias ee ee tt ena ie SOOO —1 SOMES tence screens welt el eb iite eeeye eens ss 1011200210 — 6 Dec. 34.—In addition to the practice scores made below, a match at 50 birds per man was shot between Von Lengerke and Rice, the for- mer winning easily. Scores were: Von Lengerke:.scscvsescsacnnnnncess sz o2221N2200002011201001—14 9212AN2I01 12222222 322032—31 —35 eae ee pe ee 0e 2200210012 100110200020022 —12 01200N2200100020022222002—12—24, Practice scores were: 147%, 8 out of 10; Gilbert, 6 out of 8; Jones, 2 out of 7, and Goodrich 1 ont of 6. i ‘ Dec, 26 —The Garfield Gun Clib held ity cluh shoot at Burnside Park. §. Palmer scored all his birds, 20in number, from the 20yd. mark. Scores were: Siw COWS aeeitee see e ape bi a Pera instoas 220222221 20111021220—16 | P Hicks. (30). .scccveespensgevetececuceccaveree od 2221221121121011111—19 FROG aw gain stesnas ia diaterd se oanmaen BrPalMen(S)) uh os masa adeccesesslsviescied wenn e ee 12122212221112212212—20 VIE (TU eee saittevatinhed piece ceases e cane ee el 00211219221 1121121—18 BR Kuss (20). ccc cccetecveeeevceusvecengesssceenee2l120221202222212121—18 GW er Stilo ors(26)tinacessananaabuaih messaged) eae 12001111 20202022222 —14 JM Young (28)... ccceevssaseersers . seve ee oO 22N21 1221122221 22—17 CH Comlev (29). csc: anecasnsvceunns , -02101102221111120121—16 Dr Liddy (30)....... Pee ies eh 3 , -12021002221121212122—17 Practices szores wera as below: DESH A Wee ce aueee cues cece naaes ee eene ellZ212202022000922021 20221 —17 RAR TISS Vo onapacbnids Seer oy deem paw ewe ae ean e ol 2191090202221 222220 —I6 Dr Carver. ..veeeeesuee HS HOaAHHAANK aqaysycn Sondomeder.,.scs,scceercsecessse FLSA are cateltirtstetcleie ete sielniala og pret srstata oes 0011022220000' «. 10 21221212 A Worrester..... 2. .. 23-15 4. 3. D Kelsey........ 4. RO MeN n i Dy a NN eee Sas ee ae IO W Hines, Jr..... -. 1225.21... ., LPF Swope....., ., 11 28 21 14 10 COCR RU Ea aons Oo aDeIO! sah) A MACtOTMOS saa dang ee a ea he nee BCG sc.aesereres O10 2, 15 12 L Fries. .... o. a1 14 i Phillips.......... 7 .. 2321 .... Tom Tiddler stab. Aeon Norris........... % 11 23 22:18 .. G@ Zoeller..,.. ct oh L W Bennett.... 7% 11 20191311 HD Kirkover Soe th ty) Hi Reinecke...... 10 82119 ., .. Reynolds........ .. -- «- 1618 ;; B Talsma........ 8 .. 2520 ..,.. Wheeler.,... Wate ee Aah Pama G MeArthur,.... 924.1712 ., J W Brandel,... .. .. 20... 1... PG Myer..... ree CS es OTA ee ii ee Pe ad teh ME Story....... ae Bital al tae LIMESTONE HILL GUN CLUB. Dec. 26.—The Limestons Hill Gun Club's shoot, held to-day, re- sulted as follows, all events being at live birds: No, 1, club shoot. 6 live birds: George Twist 6. R. H, Reed 5, A. Reed, J. Mulqueen and F, M. Lyman 4.,G. N. Reed 8. No. 2, 10 live birds, cash prize of $10: A, Twist 7, H, Radclittes > $ Reed and R. H. Reed 9, Pawtuxet Gun Club. Pawtuxer, R. 1, Dec. 25.—The Pawtuxet Gun Club held a shoot to- day at its grounds, Fair street. The attendance was very good. Fourteen shooters'took part in the main event, which was a handicap race, allowance of extra fargets to shootat, Sheldon, one of the seratch men, was high with 2) out of 25. The weather was bitterly cold, and there was a bright sun shinmg that made the snow daz- zlingly white, throwing off a glare that was quite painful to the eyes. Scores were as follows: Sheldon (0). .csceveaseeusseenee seas t!11111111010111101110101 —20 Hammond (0)..,.,... .0110110111111100011111111 —19 ,01011000010111111001101011110011—19- Cann 07)... Nisbet (5)........5 .111710111010001101110000011100 —17 Staniels (5),....... . .001010110100110110019111100111 —17 Mooney :9)..., css. vewee eeu o 211111111011! 001100101001 —16 A Hawkins (Q). ic. cece eeeeeeee cee ses 0111111110010110101110010 —16 Badmington (5)... ....se0002-000s ++ 100011111010101010000110011600 —14 Woodworth (8)... 2... .eceeeee secon es -010011101011010111010100010 —14 Latham (7)..cveveceeeesenccesseeesss11100100000000001010101001110011—13 AGAMS (T)icssunsereeeesssneseres «4+ 00000100000010006100101001001001 — 8 Whitaker (0).........200se50+. 20+ -0110011100100000000010000 —7 Bates (O)sis.sscccnascnsccsscssces os 00)00001000000101000101000 _ BSBortorn (7)sesseetheuni aaa ss) 100001 0000000000000w Aacesee FOREST AND STREAM. (Jan. 9, 1897, ON LONG ISLAND, WORK AND KNAPP TIED. Dec 30,—George Work and J. P. Knapp shot a tie race to-day on the grounis of the Westminster Kennel Club, at Babylon. These two prominent amateurs have met many times during the past two Seasons. and the honors have more frequently fallen to Knapp than to Work. Work, however, has been doing some great shooting of late, and was the fayorite in to-day’s race, hot phenomenal. butit Must be remembered that the boundary was ouly 30yds.. the old Westminster Kennel Club's boundary of 50yds. having been broucht in 20yds. There was no wind ta help the birds, So naturally one would bave looked for the 90 Taark to have been reached, notwithstanding the small boundary. As it was, the best the shooters Could do was 87 each, both Josing their birds in the 87th round and then ruaning out with ‘13 unfinished,*’ Work had 6 birds fall dead out of bounds; Knapp is credited with 8, At the end of the p0th round Knapp was leading by 2 birds, but at the end of the 56th round the totals were a tie. Out of the next 19 rounds each man lost 2. the totals being still a tie at the three-quarter mark. Eleven straizht was then recorded for each shonter, In the next rouiid, the Sith, Work’s bird fell dead out of bounds; Knanp did not take advan- tage of the slip, as he also lost his bird in the sameround. Both then killed straizht to the end, the race resulting in a tie, as stated above. The high runs were: Work 24, 18, 12, 12 and 10: Knapp 18, 14, 18. Scores were. } George Work (30)... .ccceceesey eye 005 «22022121221221101101 22002 - 20 #22(1222002222229992029922— 90) 9920999002202990929992922 93 2229992990099292299920202_ 24 97 . 02222021 2910122290 2291222-220 22222(1)222222990990979923 - 92 2270 202229022292202299990-- 217 2229999999909999929299092_ 24 _ 87 Aiter thé mateh some miss-and-outs, $5 entrance, were decided. Wattous shot well, scoring bis first 21 birds, and dividing the first 4 JP Knanp (BOY err wet ossscechtndes. “gweebs. Scores in these events were as below: Events; 123 45 6 Events: 123456 WatPousi.cu.068 2 6 8 8 4 Edey.......1 renee eae Cees Nesting Aner NEOs sete 5 Oubimb pe eackekee >. om, Medians Gol Butler j:55405 0 2 2 8 5 4 Work....., cess ws any: Sigfordyavha.. 2 4 2 5S - THE ELLIOT? FULFORD MATCH. Pec. $1.— The season of 1885 was brought toa fitting close at Dexter Park to-day. Elliottand Fulford, twa old-time rivals at the trap, 4nd both of them ¢orking good shots, shot a race to-day ou theabove grounds for $100 a side and the Kansas City Sté7 cup, won recently bY Elliott from J.C Riley, of Kansas City. Everybody knows Jim Hllintt, and everybody knows &. D. Fulford, and as a natural cons - ikenvte there was more than the usual amount of interest evinced in 2 @ outcome of this match There wasno betlinzg—there very seldom S nbowadsys—and so much the better for the sport. There was, how- ever, that comfortable feeling that both men were trying to win. The day was as lovely a day as we have ever experienced at this time-of the year, [t was cloudless overhead, a bright sun shining, with the thermometer somewhere in the neighborhood of the 40 mark, With 3 or 4in. of snow on tha ground, itis unnecessary to state that under foot things were decidedlv sloppy. Scarcely a breath of wind stirfed the flag that hung limply from the flagstaff at Dexter Park; occasionally it would try to straighten out, but when it did so the breeze did not come from the right direction; what there was of it came from the northeast, but there was not enourh to take into account when figuring on fhe quality of the birds. Of the birds, we can only say that they were a clean lot to look at; the big majority ofthem were all blue, and small of size and clean of wing. It seemed to us that their tails were trimmed decidedly too close to make them feel all right when trying to rise quickly from the ground. In damp Weather, and when a bird’s tailis wet and dirty. it is all very well to trim them a bit, but bobtailed birds can’t fiy like hirds that have a good portion of their tails to guide them. As flyers, to-day's lot wére more than fair, when itis taken into consideration that there was ne wind to aid them. Many of them were excellent birds, bun it is'no discredit to Mr. Linpack to say that we have seen far faster birds on his grounds. He did his best, and bad procitired kood birds, but everything was egainst them. As a matter of facet, Miliott had only 18 that showed any incoming tendency, while Fulford'’s score shows just 23, : With two such men at the score it does not také long to arrange preliminaries. Kd Taylor, of Lafiin & Rand Powder Company, was chosen referee, while Aaron Woodruff, of Elizabeth, acted as trap- puller. Major J. M. Taylor, of the American Field,and the repre- sentative of FoREST AND STREAM acted as official scorers. Ferd. Van Dyke looked atter his side partner, Jim Elliott; Gus. BE. Greiff, of the firm of Von Lengerke & Detmold, watched Fulford’s interests. HOW THE MATCH WAS SHOT, The match was set for 1 P.M. prompt, and it was only thirteen minutes after that hour when Hiliott stepped to the score, having won the toss, and killed his bird, a good one from No. 4 trap and an exact counterpart of the bird he Jost. in the first round at Trenton. N. J., on Dec, 3. After killing his bird Jim remarked, ‘‘There’s one first bird I haven't lost,” referring to a very usual habit of his of losing his first bird inamatch. Fulford drew an easy one for his 1st, but lost bis 2d bird, dead just halfway between the 50yds.and 80yds. boundary stakes. Elliott’s 5th bird had to he flagged to make it get up and scoot. Fulford in the same round had a flipper from No, 2 trap that circled to the right, being apparently untouched with the first, lizht- ing on-the pround near No.5 trap; the second shell did its work. Elliott’s 7th was a cood fast twister, not fast enoueh, however, to pet away. Fulford’s 9th was a chocolate-colored bird that loitered in the trap, but didnot need the scare rope. When it started there was nothing hard about it; atleast EK. D, didn’t letit get hard. Fulford’s 15th was an extra fast bird, well killed. In the 16th round Flliott had to shoot at two birds, his first being shot on the ground. Im the 17th round Hulford lost another bird dead out of bounds; it was an in- comer that fell just over the dead line. Hiliott’s 2'd bird was scored with an excellent shot with the second shell, the kill calling forth the first applause from the spectators. At the end of the 2oth round the scores stood: Elliott 25 Fuiford 28. E TBE SECOND TWENTY-FIVE. The second 25 saw Fulford fall still further in the rear, Elliott los- ing only one bird to histhree, Eliott’s <6th and 27th were both fast birds, the 27th being a right-quartering driver that towered, the sec- ond shell again doing good work in closing up the bird when it looked likely to getaway alcogether. Inthe 48th round each man drew an exactly similar bird from the same trap, No. 2. both fast drivers. Pulford’s 29th was a fast, low-flying bird that was neatly centered with both barreis. In the 30th round Blhiott scored his first loss} the bird was an easy one, and it seemed almost unaccountable how it came to go out of bounds; if justreached the roof of the club house and fell oyer stone dead. This loss put Fulford only one behind, and his stock took a rise when he made a great second-barrel stop of a cho- colate-colored bird that went straight away from the traps, towering as it gained speed. His kill of this bird was generously applauded. Fulford lost avother bird in the 34th round, just such a bird as apy- one is likely to miss, The pigeon was a white one with lots of slate color about it; i) l-fc No. 2 trap slowly, then flipped to the right just as the first barrel was fired, jumping clear out of the load, and straightened out for the fenee; Pulford seemed a long time in locat- ing it again, and the second did ib no barm apparently. Elliott’s 85th was a right quarterer from No, 4 that seemed to be missed clean with the firs.; the second Shell made up for all deficiencies, the charge of shot ceutering 1t and causing the bird to fallina heap. In the 38th ronnd Elliott drew No. 2trap and the bird sat for awhile: Jim had just gotten the word ‘““No—" out of his lips, intending to call no bird, the bird jumping as he started to callit. He scored it allright and sayed the referee any trouble that might have arisen over his not shooting atit. In the 40th round he had another no bird, called this time by the referee, who saw that the hird éould not fly (Billy Mills caught iv when he went out to put another i the empty tap). After this “no bird’ Jim drew a rattling good one from No. Strap. Fulforein the 48d round shot a bird on the ground and had to take another. scoring it. In the next round he lost a tow- ering right-quar.ering driver from No. 2 trap; the bird was nob hit yery hard with the first barrel; the second centered it nicely, but the bird drifted out of bounds before reaching the ground. ‘This piece of ill luck again befell him in the 46th round, Fulford waiting a long time with his second on afast bird. In the 4th round both men seored good kills; Hlliott’s bird was a towering right. quartering driver from No. 4, he hit it lightly with his first load. put centered it well with the second. The score at the halfway mark was Elliott 49, Fulford 44. j . THE THIRD TWENTY-FIVE. 5 Tn the third series of 25 birds Elliott gained three birds on Fulford, Making his total 73 to 66 at the end of the 75th round, a great gaio and a commanding lead. In the 54t6 and 58th rounds Bjlioit expert- enced 4 couple of slices of good luck, Im the 54th round he hit/his bird, & circling right-quarterer from No, 3, with both loads, but the pigeon, would never haye been scored had it not been for the 2fr. wire fence that marked the boundary; the bird flew wobbling over the ground, bringing up against the fence; with an open boundary -it would surely haye gone over. His 58th, a chocolate-colored bird, performed an almost similar feat, the wire alone stopping it from going out. His 70th was a fast bird; it was hit hard with both loads, The scores made were- ‘ coming aimost'to the ground; it then flew for the boundary, just clearing the ferice. At the end of the 7th round Bilictt had. made the great record of 7% kills, with two dead ot. And these 75 bitds were not ali duffers by any meang. ‘ Fulford lost his 52d bird, a strong bluerock, that carried away enough of the shot sent after ib to Gause it.to come to the ground over the boundary fenee, His 49th bird was from No. 2 trap, and is marked on the score as a hoyerer; the decision of the referee on this bird was enlinently proper judging from the position we saw the bird iu from where we were doing the scoring. His 67th was an extra fast bird, well killed. His 7ist was'also a, fast hird and.was an,ex- cusable miss. It was on his 72d bird that we think he made the néor- est shot of the day; this bird was a big blue oné that left No. 1 trap quite fast, quartered directly atross the traps, and was allowed to go sett free, Fulford palpably fai ne tO appreciate the bird’s speed and shooting behind it both times. These two consecutive misses, with the loss of another easy bird in the 75th round, placed the issue of the match beyond all doubt. THE LAST QUARTER. __ In the last series of 25 birds Fulford did some good work, account- ing for 24 of them, his single lost bird, bis 89th, falling dead out of bounds. His 91st was scored with a great second-barrel Idll that called forth applause; his 97th was also a good piece of work, the second harrel being used very effectively on a fast bird that circled out to the left from No. 2 tap. Elliott had some good birds in his last 25, The 86th was a fast driver that was hif hard with both bar- rels; on receiving the second harrel it turned and came back to the score, falling on the roof of a house outside the grounds, a boy re- trieving ita few minuteslater. His 9ist and 94th both fell dead out or bounds, the 94th actually breaking its wing while flying, and com- ing down just outside the 50yds. boundary. On both these birds. and also on his 93d (another Jost bird), he seemed to dwell a long time with his second load, apparently trying to show what long ‘‘second- barrel kills he could make with his pump!” With four single shells he scored his 96th-Y9th birds inclusive—just to show that he did not need his second all the time, The double figure runs were: Blliott 39, 29 and 15; Fulford 18, 16, 14,13and 11. | The match was brought to aclose at 3:12, one minute less than two hours for the 200 birds. The times per 50 birds were? Ist,:27 min- utes; 2d, 80 minutes; $d, 30 miautes; 4th, 32 minutes. HOW THE TRAPS WERE PULLED. The way the traps fell to each shooter was as follows! a. No.1. No.2. No.3, No.4, No.5. Total. TUWGtH, «ic cscasteeecer ayer 5 ne: Si ne a |: RN (1 ULEOYV Os eevee a alsa XOErR 32 25 Pal 25 q 100 z oo . 40 48 38 48 26 200 The failure of No. Strap toturn up for Fulford is something un- usual. _Heshot at 39 birds before he got a single bird from No. 5 ap. He had No.5 'rap again in the 48th round; he then shot at 42 more birds before No. 5 trap was once more sprung for him, Thus out of ninety times that he went to the score and called “Pull” No. 5 came to him just twice. GUNS AND LOADS, Elliott shot his Winchester repeating shotgun, Winchester factory- ae ammunition, Leader shell, 48grs, EB, C. powder, 1140z. of 714 chilled, Fulford shot his new Greener, U. M. ©, trap shells, with 50grs. Schultze and 140z. of 7 chilled (his shells were loaded by himself), in regard to Pulford’s load it did not seem to us asif the load suited his gun; some of the patterns made by the shot on the suow when eas fell anywhere over 3:yds. from the score were frequently w is Billy Mills and his brother did the trapping: that their wotk was done speedily is shown by the time taken to shoot the matéh. , En re- gard to thereferee’s work, it was all as it should have been. We pre- fer a referee wh6 makes a man shoot at another bite unless thevé is nO question as to its being in the air at the time the shot was fired. Mr, Taylor miay have seemed to bea little severe at times, but we think his decisions were entirely just and proper; in short, his work Was refreshing, SCORES IN DETATL. The scores in detail, showing trap, flight of bird and result of each shot follow: Trap score type---Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 41812222481242552832584296 JAR Biot, 2PSLRLE EIS ES ED NONE S SENS 8222542434452154113321341 SEED OP Sine Un erg Cee 51583454415251245413138464 PE ied bit Ril on eng Say 132142554249422116814554842 MS reper be rey Aer iN niacin 82212438424141344141433438 ED Fultord,,, eeegusoes Sir illest aveatdioe oe 44213888223324851242231542 Be Sa AONE iia arta a nA BES 1342444222121819841441314 POAAE SASS RAIS ASIANS CANAL GNU rN 4412224811182125855512542 EPSP EL a ELS MOS A pre acer HpWARD Bangs. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. Jan, 1.—The New Utrecht Gun Clob’s Holiday cup isnow the - property of C. W, Floyd, a member of that club. Up to to-day Hloyd and 'T, W. Moifey each bad two wins to his eredit. The late C. W. Coulston had also been a winner twice. Morfey did not put in . an appearance this afternoon at Dextér Park, and Ployd scoring the only 10 straight made his wins three in number, this entitling him to the ownership of the cop. The hst of shooters who shot aloug as guests of the club was a large one} among the nuniber was Jim Elliott, who yesterday defeated Fulford in a 100-bird race ou these grounds. ‘Holiday cup? GW Floyd (A, 29). ..2222222092 10 JJ AR Wiliott,..... , 2222022222 9) Schortemeier (A. 29). 22222022 2— 9 H Obnen.,,..... +. ese 2111111022— 9 CG M Meyer (A, 29). ..222222e222— 9 W Sands..........., 2202820229 8 W #H Lair (A, 24) ..10 222 20—8 Dr Hudson .,.....,,2/21021120— 8 J A Bennett (B, 29), 221210222 — 9 O Mulcahey...... +. 1011122102— 8 H Fessenden (B, 29), |22222204»— 8 K Packard ......, , .2202222020— 7: J N Meyer (B, 29)... 2UU.222 20— 6 W H Thompson.,..., 20222 0102— 4 F Thouipson (B, 2 ), 22'0 020.0— 6 T Bassford,.,,..... 021121 1lea— 7 Guests: : Dr Richter,...... , 0010221e,0— 5 C Stéffens.....s..00.eeeee 9I2Z2—10 BW Weiss............ -0021102820— 5 DP Ma Ze ye. vices crc 2111222212—10 EKuhneman..... +» e2A2002222— fj Sweeps were shot as below, the Rose system being used in dividing the purses; No. 1, 5 birds, $3 entrance; all 30yds,—Steffens 5, Lewis 4, Floyd 4, F. A. Thompson 3, Otten 3, Bennett 3, Packard 2 No. 2, Same conditions—Lewis 5, Bennett 5, Thompson 4, Otten 4, Clark 4, Steffens 3. Hloyd 5, Packard 4, Sands 3, Bassford 3, No. 3, same conditions— Lewis 5, Steffens 5, Clark 5, P. a. Thomp- son 4, Floyd 4, Packard 4, Bennett 4, Saride4, W. if, Thompson 4, Dr. Hudson 4, Otten 3, Fessenden 3, Bassford 2. Jan, #.—The target season for 1897 was opened by the New Utrecht Gun Club atits Dyker Meadow grounds this afternoon, The elnb handicaps not being ready, everybody shot from scratch, Donley Deacon was top scorer in the club eyent, with 23 outof 25 at known traps andaogles, Scores: DDSaAGON cs tess tk Naveen d Cet TS ee eee es L211101119911111111111101 -£3 TD OFS ele eae Pvt sean Sache me EM RISE A 11011170111170. 11790111121 Dr GE Pool ,.... ~-¥111901111101111100111117 —21 J Gaughen..,.. Senne Rare «« 171111019111111101111110—24 COMMEPTIESON Potismed cate et indi, a acians nn ss 141210,190111111011191101— 24 J A Bennett................ bbe eeteemaas ++ -1111101101170111001101110 —1g Cony HUreueson,,)).ssasd:ssneces tess ain 12171001,0101111101011010 —17 CE Meet 0... eee eee ees eet ee eee es oe e1001700111110011101110100 15 eM Wurgueson,......-. At SEeer ee Witte ast 6010000100011100000001000 — 6 NEW YEAR'S DAY AT THE KRENNEN CLUB, Jan. 1.—The Westminster Kennel Club’s annual shoot on New Year’s Day bas always been one of the shooting features in the vicin- ity of New York, To-day’s shoot was probably the largest ever held on these grounds. There were 34 entries in the main eyent, a large number to handle on any grounds, but the Kennel Club is so well fixed in the matter of accommodation that, although the shooting house was a little crowded, it was never uncomfortably so, The cou- ditions of the main event were as follows; Unlimited number of birds, ~ $10 entrance, handicap rise from 26 to 3lyds.; 29yds. and back, miss- and-out; 27 and 28yds., two misses out; 26yds, and forward, three nyenes out. Inaddition to the purse the clib gave a cup valued At The shoot was au invitation one, and invitations were extended, to the members of the following clubs} Westchester Country Club; Larchmont Yacht C!ub, Philadelphia Gun Club; Riverton Gun Club, Carteret, Tuxedo and Morristown Country Club, AN The result of the Shoot was a popular win for H.§. Edey ab the end of the 24th routid. Mr: Edey lost bis i6th bird; and then had to shoot out on eveu terms with G.§. McAlpin, one of the seratech mex who is shooting just now in excellent form.= McAlpin ran 23 straight before he dropped one, and lost the cup to Hdey. The purse was said to haye been divided at the end of tbe 8th rand, the Hye mep left in each taking an equal portion. Atter the cup face; ptualeofia out, $5 entrance, was shot. This eyent had 24 entries; the pyrse S divided between George Work and R, Toland, both of whom ed: 1 straight. Col, Butler, who shot well up in the cip race, stayed im the miss-and-ont until the ith round; while H. K. Knapp ran, %; ebt before falling out. Scores in these two events were as below: . Miss-and-out, AN AR eee eee GS MeAlpin (81),.....5.4..1.222222222222222222022290 122: . Col Butler (29). ..sccsnee0s - 82112222110 EF Toland (28).....0.5 p 20. EG Murphy (31). ..... 220 George Work (31).,.., RAR AeeAeae A T Sullivan @7)...,. aretafeleie aaa A Merten (27)..... os ooo FP Magoun (27)..0,.0.csness W C Ployd Jones (29)..,....-2212110 10 WS Bdey (29). oye. seve eee ss 2212110 20 TS Page (29). cs. penevens ves See 0 SK de Forest (27)... 0 .ca0005e222010 20° HS Redmond (27),......... 022150 0 G Green (26). 0 fcc cece cae ee 2220020 20 T W Thorne (27) i.......0... 101110 Sis ctaain BO Beach (27) jo cccc..cn00as 2220 0 D J Bradley (29)........ pees eee reat idvs-e.4rai a ML Parrish (28).......0......22200 os iS K Knapp (27). .....000000.. 22010 ~ 2221192120 G Moore (80),........0.04..2220 223120 RB Toland (28).....ceereseses, 0210 22222121212 BR Me@ook (27) ...0....1.2... +2020 pron nsnene W W_Watrous (29)..........,220 22220 L Q Jones (28) ..... ROUEN SHAD CU NLH weave twats aoa J C Patterson (27)............ B00 gS ete TS Patten 27). \cassssece en 200 220 G B Magonn (28) ...........,. 300 0 © Dolan (20)... vciseccccuc ces 10 22222220 BR Rittridge (29) ...........620 22220 JB Ellison (29)... ....cecce yee 0 20 JP Knapp (51),.....0.cseceees 0 220 W H Stafford (29)....... eee 212220 N Simpkins (29).......2....55 0 Nee : BUTLER AND STAFFORD DEFEAT WORE AND KNAPP. Jan. 2,—After a dark horse had won the cup on New Year's Day at the Westmiuster Kennel Club's grounds, a second surprise was sprung on the local amateurs by the victory of Butler and Stafford in a team race against he cracks, Work and Knapp. The conditions of the race wrre: 100 birds per man; Work and Knapp at 80yds,; Butler and Stafford at 28yds. Butler shot well all through the race and made the high score of the match—86, At no time was his work ragged, allhough he lost his 91st, 98d and 95th bids in rapid succession at the finish of the match. At one time the non-favorites led by 11 birds, but the match was finally only won by two birds. Staffora’s best work was done in the third string of 25: after losing bis 29th and 30th birds, he pulled himself together and scored 19 straight. Work and Knapp were both out of all form, and neither could make more than 39 out of their first 50 birds. Knapp managed to score 44 out of his last 50, but 42 was the best Work could do. The double-fizure runs were as follows: Butler 21 and 11, Stafford 19 and 10, Knapp 19, 18 and 12, Work 14, 12,12 and ii. The scores were: Col Butler (28) i004... cssvees ences eee oe L922921111221211221220102—23 1112021 101221110122112212—22 2201122112201220111021210—20 2121110121122116202022219—21— 86 W #H Stafford (28). ccsseresseeneeceee 4s. 2222211121022220022220222— 21 ° 122002222222222221 1222220—22 0092222202222020220102111 17 1122220222202202201222220 — 20— 80 , : 166 J P Knapp (30),...:ccsseseeess savvy eve «22222221 0(022220222902229-20 222222222222200220202020—19 22222221121 20221 202202212 —22 : 2020222222021212122299902 3 seorge Work (80), s..sesssess-2ee +99» 2» 00222221 22092222 22212920 — 2 0222231 221220122220202002—19 2222022201 @2222022221 2222 37 20922012221 22121220220e22—21 — B1 164 Ba eee PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. 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SRS SR Steeles stele ste se It has so happened that all the public services that I have rendered in the world in my day and gener- ation have been connected with the general government. I think I ought to make an excep- tion. I was ten days a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and I turned my thoughts to the search of some good object in which I could be useful in that position, and after much reflection I introduced a bill which, with the consent of both houses of the Legislature, passed into a law and is now a law of the State, which enacts that no man in the State shall catch trout in any manner than in the old way, with an ordinary hook and line. Daniel Webster. FAILURE OF THE SHAFROTH BILL. Tue failure of the Shafroth bill to pass the House of Representatives need not greatly discourage any friend of forest preservation, and indeed will gratify those who are familiar with the conditions which prevail in the forests of the West. The measure, though introduced from the best of motives, was hopelessly inadequate for two reasons. It carried no appropriation, and so its provisions could not have been en- forced; while even if they had been enforced, the lanes authorized to be cut through the forest would prove no bar- rier to the advance of a fire raging in pine timberand carried forward by the wind. The bill authorized the Secretary of the Interior to have lanes about 1,000 feet in width cut through any forests on the public domain, at intervals of from five to ten miles, The timber on these lanes the Secretary was to offer for sale at public auction, the buyer to agree to clear the lanes and remove the timber. If the value of the timber was not suffi- cient to pay for the clearing of the Jane, bids for clearing it might be accepted by the Secretary. Much has been written concerning the fierceness and swiftness with which fire burns and runs in pine timber, for to say nothing of the forest fires in the far West, there have been of late years frequent and appalling examples of their terrible destructiveness in the forests of Michigan, Minne- sota and Wisconsin. It is perfectly well known that such fires often proceed by long leaps, that the air is filled with burning brands, cinders and sparks, which are carried for miles, and that the actual flames are preeeded by gusts of air so fiercely hot that they utterly blast. and destroy every liying thing in their path and cause dry wood or vegetation at once to burst into Hame. To such fires a lane 1,000 feet wide would prove no barrier. But even if such a Jane should stop the progress of a fire raging among standing timbers, there are other things lo be taken into account. In such a lane, after the timber had been removed, there would be leff a mass of twigs, branches and tops of trees which would soon dry out and would carry the fire along the ground, not quite so rapidly as it would travel among the tree tops, but not less certainly. This great brush pile, dry, resinous and intertwined with the dead weeds, grass and vines which would at once spring up in it, would be 4 constant menace to the forests, It would be impossible to clear away all this material, and to keep it cleared, without the continued employment of a large force of men. Hyen if it were kept clear, the underlying forest floor itself carries the fire, not only on its surface, but also by devious and hidden ways, This forest floor is made up of the decayed and decaying leaves, cones, branches, stumps and roots of the pine, all these full of resin, and waiting only the touch of a spark to burn. Sometimes a root fiber, ignited, may smoulder for days, traveling underground, un- seen and unsuspected, until it again reaches the surface many feet away. Now, if bya breeze it is blown into flame, it soon gathers headway and a fire is started. Lanes such as proposed might in certain localities be use- ful aids in fire fighting, but of themselves they can accom- plish nothing. To receive public approval some more com- prehensive scheme of forest protection than this must be devised. Such a plan may be hoped for from the forestry commission nominated last year by the National Academy of Science at the request of the President. Pending the ad- vancement of suchaplan and the legislation required to put it in operation, authority should be given to the Secre- tary of the Interior to call on the War Department for details of troops to do {police duty in the various forest reservations, Such duty is now performed by United States troops in some of the national parks, and the success in pro tecting the forests achieved by Capt. George I, Anderson, Superintendent of the Yellowstone Park, and by other offi- cers in other localities, furnishes evidence of what may be done by this method of protection, which certainly ought to be considered by the Government authorities. The one discouraging matter connected with the vote on this bill is the small attendance and lack of apparent interest in the subject, Only fifty-three persons voted on the bill, This shows an apathy among Congressmen on an important sub- ject which does not promise much for wise forestry legis lation in the near future. STOP THE SALE OF GAME. Tue sale of game should be forbidden at all seasons.—. Forest and Stream Platform Plank. In that declaration we may have been in advance of pub- lic conviction in this country, but every day is bringing re- newed evidence that sentiment is rapidly making in support of the principle involved. It is recognized more and more clearly that the one great agency that is depleting our game supply and making barren the covers is the continued and relentless industry of the market shooter. The tendency of new legislation is in the direction of limiting traffic in game, and thus it is approaching more or less closely to what must be the ultimate expedient, the absolute prohibition of the sale of game at all times, In Michigan it is proposed to change the law this session to prohibit absolutely the sale of game. In Tennessee an effort is making to incorporate into the law a provision which forbids the export of game to market, last week a note from Broome county in this State, propos. ing an organization of a five-county league for the purpose of furthering the enforcement of the law which now pre- vails against the transportation of ruffed grouse, and it was pointed out that the law as it now stands is ineffectual be- cause it permits the transportation of an unlimited number of birds if they are accompanied by the owner. The way is thus opened for dealers to gather immense quantities of ruffed grouse, which because of the size of the shipment they can af. ford to accompany to market, yet, thus comply with the letter of the statute. A remedy for this abuse ‘might be easily found by adopting such a limitation as that one which is found in the laws of some States restricting the number of birds which any one individual may transport at one time, It is generally recognized in the counties named {hat the great bulk of the game is killed by a few indi- viduals who pursue if incessantly in season for sale. A pro- yision limiting the number one person could accompany would effectually cut off this traffic, We believe that the State Association of New York can do no more important service this winter than to strive for the making of a public sentiment which shall compel the Legis- lature to rescind section 349 of the game law, which now permits the sale of game at all seasons. So long as the New York market is open for the reception ef game the game will come to it, both in season and out of season, and not only from other States, but from New York covers as well, At a meeting in St. Paul the other day, attended by the fish and game wardens of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minne- sota, plans were discussed for providing for the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and pcssibly North and South Dakota, a uniform code of laws, The purpose of the meeting, as declared by Mr, Chase 8. Osborn, State Game and Fish Warden of Michigan, was to consider the protec: We published - tion of game purely from the economic standpoint, The sooner the economic aspect of game has full recognition, the sooner shall we have efficient laws to secure to the community the economic advantages which come from wise game laws honestly enforced. As we have pointed out, ‘the game laws properly have nothing to do with sentiment; their purpose is to maintain the supply. Any community, whether it be a village or a commonwealth, which in this age of the world ignores the economic value of its game and fish resources, is either careless or benighted, and of the two conditions there is small choice. This is true in Massachusetts, and it is quite as true in Texas. The Massachusetts Legislature has repeatedly been bamboozled by spurious pleas in behalf of the ‘‘farmer’s boy” who ought to have the paltry privilege of trapping partridges on the old farm. The real “‘farmer’s boy” who wants to trap partridges is a husky youth of forty years, who, though living in a civilized community, is averse to earning his living by civilized methods, but prefers the less arduous recourse of snaring birds to sell. Multiply the individual Massachusetts snarer into a horde and we have the Texas contingent of quail netters, who have been scooping in the game by the barrelful and carload, until at last the citizens of the State have come to a realizing sense of the ruin which has been wrought, and now in the person of the members of the State Sportsmen’s Association are determined upon a reform, Itallendsin the one and only effectual system: Stop the sale of game, SOCKEYES, AUHUHU AND TROUSERS, AMBRICAN species of fish for stocking foreign waters have been carried successfully as far as New Zealand; and there appears to be in the distance involyed no obstacle to the suc- cess of the enterprise now making of introducing fish from this continent into the waters of the Sandwich Islands, A press dispatch from Montreal to the Hvening Post, of this city, last Monday, reported that on the steamship Miowera, which left Vancouver, B. C., on Saturday for Honolulu, 80,000 young sockeye salmon were shipped from the Domin- ion Government hatchery at Bonaccord; on the Fraser River, in response to a request from the Hawaiian Government, backed by the personal application of Mr, Armstrong, of Honolulu, to the Minister of Fisheries at Ottawa The ship- ment is made with a view of ascertaining whether British Columbian salmon can be acclimatized in the rivers of the Alawaiian Islands. If the sockeye shall be established, it is to be hoped that such of the native fishermen as come of old Island family may not feel obliged to take their fish in the American fash- ion, for the way of their fathers was much more picturesque and exciting, and therefore vastly more sporismanlike. When a Hawaiian was bent on having fish for supper, he dived down into the depths of the sea and placed among the stones of the bottom a plant called auhuhu, which possesses the property of intoxicating fish. Then as his victim floundered about and pursued the aimless, erratic and stupid course of a fish full of avhkuhu, the fisherman swam and dived after it; and witless of bob, hook or sinker, took his fish by hand, and if it was a big one wrestled with it manfully until he got it ashore, But this was in the good old days when the Islanders, untrammeled by dress, were famous experts in diving and swimming. They were then in fact amphibious, equally at home on the land or in the surf. The Hawaiians of the present generation, being hampered by clothiog, are less given to exercise in the natatorial art; they have lost that marvelous dexterity in the water at which the visiting white men used to wonder; and it may be that even if they should be ambitious to pursue the sockeye ia its own element, after the fashion of their grand- fathers, they would lack the skill were they neyer so lavish of the fish befuddling auhuhu. It may even come to pass as a phenomenon of the civilized Hawaiian Islands that a de- generate scion of this dusky race—whose agile ancestor thought nothing of casting himself from a rocky height into the sea, pouncing upon his prey as a fish hawk out of the air—may rig himself out in waterproof wading trousers to keep himself dry while he fishes, And in the Hawaiian sportsmen’s jour- nals—for no race is ever truly civilized until it has its litera- ture of the forests and the streams—the ‘rubber pants” angler may deride the naked fishermen of old and inyeigh against their ancient diving and grabbing exploits as the ignoble and pot-fishing expedients of an untutored, untrous- ered and unsportsmanlike race of barbarians. In such wise does the pernicious custom of wearing clothes beget at once irreverence for ancestral ways and degeneracy of fishing methods, 4.2, Che Sportsman Counvist. DUCKING IN GREAT SOUTH BAY. ALTHOUGH the aristocratic canvasback and redhead are now rarely, if ever, found in Great South Bay, the aver- age sportsman, if he be enthusiasticand not too fastidious, can secure good sport there. When the conditions are favorable, which means, in the bayman’s vernacular, “whan ther win’ ’s pintin’ right,” proadbill and brant Swarm on the flats and the festive coot and ‘old mammy” are at their juiciest in its waters. Doubtless I have seen wildfowlers who, after bagging dozens of the two last- mentioned tidbits of the wave, have turned up their noses and called their luck ‘‘tough,” Butlet us be reasonable, There is an old Huglish saying, ‘When all fruit fails wel- come haws,” Besides, can there be a more appropriate gift for an over-importunate rural family, with insatiable palates for anything gamy, than a brace of succulent ‘‘old mammies’? If they look dark and doubtful afterward (I mean, of course, the family), let the giver look puzzled in return, shake his head, and say it was “all in the pours which is sometimes the trouvle with wood- cock, The fall of “95 was, as is well known, a banner one for sportsmen in Great South Bay, And so it came to pass that a party of four of us went down in November to try our luck, My friend Harold was one—as fine, generous and whole-souled a fellow as ever walked on corns or missed a ruffed grouse, He was then and is now deeply interested in foreign missions, and has since, because of - his eminent fitness for the position, been appointed chap- lain of his lodge. Only one unpardonable sin has he been guilty of to my knowledge. He went forth on the trail of the ruffed grouse in Sullivan county, New York, on a memorable day in ‘94, dressed in patent leathers, a fash- ionable dark blue overcoat reaching to his heels, and a canary-colored yachting cap. But, as Rudyard is fond of putting it, that is another story. Many a jolly trip we’ve made together, and long may he live to win his traveling expenses from the writer at penny ante, Then there was Frank, an all-round good fellow and ex- cellent shot, who knew more about wildfowling than all the rest of us put together. Frank’s great weakness was potatoes, He was never seen to eata meal without them. Give him half a bushel of *em; a peck of Spanish onions, and all the fat pork he could get his hands on, and he’d cook you a dish that would leave your stomach on your hands, and vice versa, for a week. The third member of our party was Schnupps, a protuberant Dutchman, Schnupps had evidently bsen brought up on the bottle, and retained a lingering fondness which gave grave cause to doubt he had ever been weaned. As we had picked him up merely to round out the party, he was not in touch with us, so to speak. He was, in fact, a dummy; or to be exact, considering his favorite posture during the trip, alay figure who paid one-fourth of the expenses, Fourth and last came the writer, whose faults and pecu- liarities, if indeed he have any, shall be carefully con- cealed in this narrative, Captain Funk, our good skipper, who knew Frank, and Sart, his mate and cook and crew all rolled into one, _ were standing on the dock to receive us, and a phosphor- escent gleam stole intu their weather eyes as a case of beer and some other bottled combustibles were trundled aboard. Funk was a typical bayman, rotund and ruddy, opinionated to the last aitch, and when crossed in bis pro- fessional duties as unmanageable and hard to handle as a grand opera prima donna. There was a waggish look in his eye, and he had an astonishing relish for a good joke —on somebody else, “Waal, lswan! An’ har’ y’ bel” howled the Captain, as if he were matched against a gale. ‘‘Glad ter see y’ enny haow! lLaow bridgel’ he added warningly, as we huddled down the companionway of the Marie Louise, “Took aout fer yer heads, an’ sit aaown forrard, Saat!” he shouted to the mate, “‘put on Frank's ’taters, an’ git the supper good ’n quick!” “Ycs, yes!” answered Sart, and he proceeded to pile up the narrow table thas ran along the centerboard with steak and onions, fried potatoes, coffee, bread and butter, and ‘thome-made” pie, of which we partook heartily, topping it all vif wito a rousing jorum of Arizona punch, A mild game of poker was then begun, after we had got into our shooting togs and made our traps ready for the morrow. We were happy, and we'showed it. We were already bending to the breeze on our way to the shooting grounds and leaving the ‘‘madding crowd” behind. In imagination, at least, we could hear the ducks quacking ' outside, obligingly waiting to be shot, and our spirits rose with the ante. Schnupps had been taken immediately after supper with an attack of what he feelingly alluded to as * Gott! gramp golic,” and it must be statéd in justice: that he gave a choice bottle of painkiller, which stuod at his elbow, a fair and impartial trial. The medicinal _ properties of this palliative manifested themselves in s) remarkable a manuer that Schnupps soon had one lez over the centerboard and the other coiled lovingly about the mate’s neck; and when he slapped the ace of diamonds on the table and insisted it was tos deuce of hearts, our honorable instincts asserted themselves and we threw up our hands and turned in for the night, But not for long, What with the continual glug, glug of the water against the boat, and the strangeness of the surroundings, we were all soon up again, except the Cap- tain, swappiag stories, looking for comets, and singing salt sea songs. The skipper’s nasal solo disturbed our har- mony, and we determined to have him out at any risk. Harold, who was assisting rank peeling potatoes, jumped up and put the ship's chronometer forward from 1 to 3:80, and a well-aimed rubber boot did. the rest, combined with our chorus of yells that it was past time to “‘fix out,” The old sea dog erawled out of his bunk, growling like a masiufl. “Seems ter mel ain’t had no nat’ral amaount er sleep yit. Half-past three, eh?” as he glanced at the clock. ‘*Wal, haow’s the win’ a-pintin’?” and he floun- _ dered up on deck. The moment hescuck his nose among the stars he saw through if all, “Bs gol darned! Idaon’t see no sense inter bein’ a pack er growed-up fools, nohaow!” he bellowed, after jumping down among us. “Saat, who sot thet clock Torrard? Whan yer git me aout ag’in ter fix aout ducks ‘il be rainin’ laike blizzard!” and he tumbled into his cubby-hole in the bow, ; But we did get him out nevertheless, about 4 o'clock, FOREST AND STREAM. corrected time, and he and Sart set to work after a pre- liminary skirmish with Frank as to choice of locality, Frank wanted to anchor on Yellow Flats. ‘‘Yaller Flaats! Not by er jugful! Thar ain’t er bird on Great South Bay as knaows enuff ter fly baoth wings ter onc’t what ain’t on Eel Pot Flaats right naow!” There was no appeal from this and the Eel Pot Flats had the call. The battery, with its twin sink-boxes, is now got out, anchored in shallow water, and weighted down with pigs of lead and iron decoys until its over- hanging leaves float horizontal on thesurface. The stools are grouped about it and make a brave show as they dance and courtesy to the whistling of the morning breeze, which soon grows to a cutting wind, whippiug and chopping the bay into spiteful little waves, The Fire Island light still blinks drowsily in the gray dawn, and the great round sun, a prophetic blood-red, rolls slowly and majestically above the horizon. Away toward the . Fire Island shore a mighty sound, as of a million rustling wings, greets our ears. Look! a vast cloud rises from the bay and circles and wheels and circles again. The feathered denizens of the waves have left their watery beds, and as the god of day shoots his rays in among them, catching them on wing and breast, the black mass quickens and lightens into white and gold. Now and again a shot from a distant battery tells that the battle has already begun. After a sleepless night, warmly clothed though we were, we shook like the palsied par- ent in a Bowery melodrama; and our noses and gills were a pronounced duck-hunter’s blue. Our indulgent friends, therefore, on both sides of the Atlantic, will not consider it an unpardonable breach of etiquette that Har- old and I, when we stepped into our boxes to open the ball, proceeded first to op2>n a modest flask which I acci- dentally found in my pistol pocket. Notso the Captain. He pounced upon the vial after the manner of an alder- mau upon a franchise, “Yer daont take no demijohn aboard this baatry ef I knaow it! Yer can’t shoot no ducks on rum!” and with that he tossed the flask 25yds, distant into the bay, and busied himself, head down, putting the finishing touches to the stools. Now, Harold has a wee bit o’ hot Scotch temper, and ‘tis not healthy to trifle wi’ the bairn beyond a certain point, ‘‘Fetch back that bottle, Cap'n!” he cried, ‘‘we’re no soaks,” and I could see him draw his lips together and pull his cap rim down while he watched our only visible means of warmth float with the tide. But our skipper, who was now pulling away, heeded not. When he arrived opposite the derelict he suddenly made a sensational turn, picked it up, and put it in his face for a space of time that gave us an excellent idea of eternity, “Yah! thar’s good licker—put hair on yer elbows!” he gasped, smacking his lips, and broke into a roar of laugh- ter that startled the ducks into midair for miles around, in which we joined cn one side of the mouthonly. Then, like the 600 at Balaklava, he rowed back, but not the same. ‘‘Thar y’ be,” said he, with a grin, and jerked the now half empty receptacle to Harold; ‘‘hain’t enuff into her naow ter keep fr’m shootin’ stret, eh? Ha, hal Lay daown baoth an’ make fur fly!” My comrade looked im- mensely relieved, and it has struck me since that he: feared the insidious poison might have drifted to the shore of some South Sea ‘island and demoralized the dusky inhabitants, whose spiritual welfare has ever been his constant solicitude. Bs that as it may, the birds were now flying thick and fast, so we stretched flat on our backs, gazing wistfully at the zanith and waited. We had pig-lead pillows. It was my first experience in a sink box, and my should¢r blades being anything but retiring, I soon reached a degree of misery that induced me to breathe language that could only have been the result of extreme nervousness. The back of my neck began to petrify, and my thoughts wan- dered on such remote subjects as the honest, hot old yule logs of bygone days and the Chicago fire. Harold was just out of sight im’his box, but I could hear his teeth clatter, and presently he hissed between clatters: ‘‘Here they c-come! , Here they c-come! K-keep down!” ‘*Wh-where? Wh-where?” I hissed back and sat bolt up- right, scanning the horizon through hazy spectacles, but could see nothing with feathers on. Ob! it was delight- ful to sit up fora moment and getoff my ear. “Great Scott!” growled Harold in disgust, ‘‘don’t jump up sosoon like a Jack-in-the-box!. Let the birds come over the stools, That flock’s gone, sure.” This little ceremony was repeated suuften that my kind and good friend began to get hot under the collar, and frequently he pass-d com- pliments across. to my loge which, I am pained to state, were not couched the phraseology of a chaplain. Yet he shot several birds in spite of this, As for me, I eouldn’t hit a cathedral. My position was such that I couldn’t even hit the pipe to keep my face warm, And, worse than all, a great dampness now invaded me, and we discovered to our dismay that the bay was pouring into my lair through a leakin the joining. This ended the shooting temporarily and gave mea valid excuse to stand up, which I eagerly did, and Harold followed suit. We proceeded to signal the boat and were in the midst of an animated debate as to the proper way to shoot ducks over decoys, when we spied Funk coming toward us in the sharpie with a Leander stroke. Even then we could see he was mad clean through, A big bag means a good advertisement forthe boat, and the old man couldn’t figure it out that the Marie Louise would be likely to go thundering down the newspapers as a result of this trip. When scarcely within hailing distance he stood up in the boat, waving his headgear and yelling like seven lunatics: “Git daown thar! Git daown! Yer loom up liker praayer meetin’!” And he was down again in a jiffy and pulling furiously, only to rise anew before he had ad- vanced 25yds. us “Git dzown thar in th’ baat'ry! Look thet big bunch bro’dbill cummin’ yonner! “Tarnal mud! Y’ ain’t gittin’ no ducks a-stannin’ up laike tew smoke stacks!” We were indeed enjoying a smoke just then, and we let the old chap come alongside before we explained elab- orately but quietly that there was water to burn in one of the boxes, due to his careiessness, “Waal, why didn’t yer lay daown ennyhaow!” he flung atme, ‘I never seed no man draown into din. er good salt water yit, Bay’s plum full er ducks, an’ ef yer shot enuff yit ter take the skunk off, I’m er liar,” The box having been bailed out and the leak stopped with an old glove finger, he left, picking up the few dead birds as he went, We had been warmed over somewhat by the moving [JAN, 16, 1s 1897, about and the smoking, and felt more comfortable as we settled down to business. And hardly were we ready before a splendid flock of broadbills came skimming along the water toward us. I see them at last, and my heart thumps against my palate as they swoop down upon the) stools, I can now clearly see the green in their eyes, ' ‘“Upnow,” says Harold; and we rise together in the nick of time; and as they struggle and twist in air to get away we let ’°em have it, making two doubles, be set down here, There was no lack of birds, and we both shot well after: that. An assignment of broadbills would barely be off our” hands and our guns loaded before a dozen or sixteen’ coots, with the best intentions in the world, would sail up to our very feet and look in on us for a moment, And it was a study in mental panics to see their awkward em- barrassment and shock when we. rose to pay them our respects and they discovered we didn’t belong in theirset, Sometimes a wedge of black ducks, high in air, passed over us, laughing no doubt, if ducks over laugh out of the mating season, at our clumsy contrivance; or a bunch of geese, talkative as ‘“‘sweet girl graduates,” but far shyer, gave us the slip to the right or left, But our time was now more than up, and as westepped later on board the yacht (let me call ita “‘yacht” for once): Frank and Schnuppsstood ready for theirturn, Although’ burned powder on board, blazing away at wing-tipped and otherwise crippled birds, And here it may be re- marked what an infernal fusillade a wounded duck will stand without dropping an eyelid! And how easy ’tis to miss a placid ‘‘old mammy,” sitting mayhap ‘“‘in maiden meditation, fancy free,” not40yds. from the muzzle! How provocative of wit from the fellow who isn’t handling the ump! P All of which reminds me that as we were about to sus- pend operations for the day the Captain hailed us hur- riedly to the port side, “Von's a crepple!—over thar, nigh thet clammer,” Between the queenly schooner Maud EH and ourselves an object bobbed up and down on the waves, a duck if there ever was one, ‘ “I guass,” said Funk, turning to Harold, “thet’s the bro’dbill yer wing’d ’baout tenner clock, eh?” “That's right; same bird!” cried Harold, reaching for his 10 bore, delighted at the prospect of adding another to hisscore. “Shucks, thet toothpeck don’t fetch her!’ exclaimed the Captain, scornfully. ‘‘R2n daown belaow an’ git my 4-bore—she’ll sock it to her,” Harold returned in 8 twinkling with a double-barreled cannon, and our now strangely obliging skipper put the Marie Louise through a startling evolution in the spanking breeze to get out of the line of the Maud E. and give the eager marksman a clear sweep at the ‘‘crepple.” ‘Bo kaarful,” he cautioned, as Harold put the engine to his shoulder, ‘‘she’s chuck full th’ blaack’st kainder paow-| der, an’ she kicks laike mule critter, Ledder gao!’ Boom! The spray rose about the object of this deli. cate attention as it rises at Sandy Hook when big guns are under test. : “Naver phased her, biggosh!” bawled Fank, as h leaned on the tiller and winked at us, ‘‘giver th’ laft!” Hs gave her the left, but the tantalizing ‘‘crepple* seemed only to be warming up and getting into line for another volley, which would undoubtedly have been forthcoming had not a stentorian voice been hurled from the Maud E.: ‘What are yew farmer people shvotin’ intew my buoy for? Can’t yer taal wooden duck frm laive un?” In the uproarious hilarity that followed, Harold was) the only one who didn’t join, The joke was on him and the Captain had got even for the little trick of the night) before. Thus ended the day. Our bag did not reach into the; hundreds, but that sportsman is to be pitied who countg| his pleasure by the number of birds in his basket. ‘Tis! not all of shooting to shoot. Indeed, it is only when the) thrill of the skillful shot is intermingled with the glow of; good-fellowship, and with the gladness that springs from) the contemplation of the ever restless sea, or the forest! with its myriad life, that the charm which eternally: beckons the sportsman from the artificial haunts of men is rightly understood. PELLETS, Tennessee Notes, GRAND ViEW, Tenn., Jan. 7.—This is not a good season for botanizing, but I haye met with one plant which has much interest for me, and which I believe is not found’ north of Kentucky—the climbing fern, sometimes called “finger fern” (Lygodium palmatum, Swartz). It is fairly plentiful here in some localities, and seems to me to be the most beautiful of the family to whick it belongs. I am sorry that my bird notes are usually so meager, | but my eyes and ears are not as acute as of yore, and I cannot always identify the little fellows I see flitting about among the thickets, T saw a woodcock on Dec, 19, and on the 25th was most agreeably surprieed at the sight of eight bluebirds, These were at Towstring, and there were also several meadow- larks and four or five scarlet tanagers. The particular Towstring to which I refer is about nine mileslong. Some try to dignify it with the name of Pleasant Valley. Itis in the valley of the Tennessee, and is not far from Roddy, which, as you are aware, lies a few miles to the eastward of Possumtrot, : We heard the note of a bluebird and a robin near here a week ago, and I am of the opinion that both these birds are often sojourners in this region through the winter, though they keep near thick coverts, EELPIE, — Jan. 16, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. AS PODGERS’S COMMENTARIES. Burled Treasure. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—In your issue of Dec. 19 your correspondent Tarpon writes of the ‘Islands of the Pacific,” and in the last chapter of Cocos Island, and speaks of the legend of pirates’ treasure being buried there, and of an expedition having at one time been fit- ted out from San Fraycisco to search for it, If he had said half a dozen expeditions he would have been within the facts. The story of an immense treasure having been buried there by pirates is one of the standing legends of the last half century, and it has been the occasion of the fitting out of atleast four expeditions, that I can remember, from this port to search for the fabulous wealth. The story is that a sailor, lying sick unto death in some hospital, and being afflicted at that late day with a con- =: Bcience, confessed to a comrade in at- tendance that he was the sole surviv- ing member of a pi- Tatical yang that had looted a Span- ieh galleon off the coast of Peru; and after the crew and ‘passengers (several rich Peruvians flee- ing from political persecution with all their wealth) had keen made to walk the plank, the pi- rates took the treas- ure aboard and, burning the ship, sailed gaily away for their rendezvous, which was Cocos Island. There they held high revel and drunken quarrels until the Kilkenny practice left but four survivors, They, fearing to be seen with so much wealth, agreed to ‘bury it; and after filling their pockets with doubloons each was tattooed with ; the latitude and longitude of the is- land, which was ‘then unknown, They then sailed for Panama; and when near the port burned their vessel; landed in a boat as ship- wrecked mariners, and making their Way across the isth- mus scattered. One by one three of the four died, and this last one made the confession impart- ing the secret of the buried treasure, The man receiving it turned up in New Orleans; and hap- pening to be there fitting outa clipper schooner for 4 voy- age to Mexico, I was -importuned to change my destina- tion and go for this treasure. The man who: possessed the Becres showed a sketch of the exact locality where it was buried under a big dead tree; and he had the latitude and longitude of the island tattooed on his arm. He gen- erously offered half the find; and ss evi- dence of good faith agreed that wa might hang him from the yardarmif he proved false, But I lacked faith, and declined the attempt at the making of a big for- tune so easily, romantic as it was to a young chap fond of adventure, But singular to relate, I subse- quently purchased a schooner yacht in New York and sent her around-to San Francisco, and in less than a month after her arrival sold her to a party to go in quest of the, Cocos Island treasure. That same surviving pi- tate had turned up here and had succeeded in enlisting a number of credulous people to furnish the necessary funds. Tho expedition sailed, loaded down with shovels and pickaxes. With an eye to possibilities, or as they thought certainties, they had a lot of canvas sacks made to contain the doubloons and jewels, and a strong iron tank or box located under the after deck with a huge lock and fastenings to prevent any tampering with the treasure on the return voyage. Some six months later they came back, quietly sneaking into the harbor without a doubloon or a jewel, their wealth consisting of some second, hand shovels and pickaxes, The schooner was sold and the concern wound up Since that time more expeditions have been fitted out from here, quite a num- per, and periodically the fever breaks out, and another ~~ expedition sails, and returns with the same result; so eredulous can people be found, by whom the romance and fascination of buried treasure cannot be resisted, and who will put their money into these wild goose schemes, That Cocos Island treasure is one of the stand- ing jokes of the water front, A book was written some few yearsago called “The Myths of the Middle Ages,” wherein the author sets out to prove that all the old legends of William Tell, Pops Joan, Rip Van Winkle and others are the veriest bosh: that there never was any such person as William Tell nor Gessler, and that the same legend was recited as occur- ring in every country on the face of the earth, What should be done with a fellow who thus destroys the cher- ished beliefs of our childhood? Confound him, hanging is too good for him, It isa wonder that he never got on to the Cocos Island legend. He would have proved as ingeniously that there never were any pirates, never any RUFFED GROUSE AND WOODCOCK. From the original photograph, Cocos Island, never any treasure, and that sailors innu- merable had died all over the world with the same story on their dying lips; but happily there are still people that believe implicitly in William Tell, Pope Joan and Rip Van Winkle. It was only the other day thatI saw in a Swiss saloon a large painting of William Tell in the act of drawing his bow, and a big apple on the head of a very fat, bandy-legged, overgrown boy. who seemed to be wondering what his chances were for bagging the apple as his perquisite, hope Tarpon will continue his description of the ‘‘Tslands of the Pacific,” for there are but few that I have not visited. Hspecially did I make it a point to take in Juan Fernandez, on which I bagged one of Robinson Crusoe’s goats, or a descendant, a patriarchal old Billy that we essayed to eat; but he was of the Samson brand, and even old Jack in the forecastle could not stand him, but threw him to the sharks. By the way, I readin a recent newspaper that a ship reports that the island has been completely destroyed by the bursting out of an ex- tinct volcano, The rumor needs confirmation. Tn reading the last number of the FoRESsT AND STREAM, I see you quote from the British Medical Journal some opinions on the injurious effects of bicycle riding by chil- dren under seven years of age, which changed my views in regard to an investment for a “‘bike” for a young gen- tleman who had claims on me for a ‘‘Christmas,” and he will not thank you for being the cause of his not receiv- ing it, But while the article opposed the first proposi- tion, it advocated the use of the machine for old duffers as invigorating exercise, which accounts for our seeing s0 many old parties wabbling through the streets, which I contend isan undignified practice for gray hairs, es- pecially several judges of the courts, whom I see hard at it; but it is not quite as objectionable as seeing girls in bloomers, Of course I shall be set down as an old. fogy, and behind the times, but itis too masculine, and that ungraceful pumping of the limbs I object to, and when it comes to a rear view—well! there is an explanation of why yourg gentlemen’s eyes bulge out so when one chair is doing the duty of two; weighty reasons, A year or twoago there was an ani- mated discussion in the Hastern news- papers, which has been recently re- newed, as to wheth- er sharks ever dined on human beings, Mr. Herman Oel- richs challenged the production of any reliable proof that there was ever any such instance, whereat he was in- undated with letters from people who had witnessed sharks eat men, and he had to take water, that is, the northern waters as meant, I fee that some skeptic suggests that Mr. Oelrichs try the experiment by jumping into the tank in the Castle Garden Aquarium containing a shark, which - proposition he wisely declines, would besoimpolite as to make a meal of him; but what a drawing card it would be to witness the experiment, If the shark should happen to be an ar- ticle imported from say Port Royal, I would not care to insure Mr, Oelrichs coming out un- scathed, as I have myself witnessed the in the bay of Pan- ama, who fell over- board and was torn to pieces before he could be rescued. I hope Mr, Oelrichs will never try the waters, a8 he is too valuable a member of society to furnish well-known appe- zens of the deep, tors are consider- ably in my debt, es- pecially alligators— for one cocker span- iel and one pointer pup, not to mention little darky, in which I had not so much interest. PODGERS. [We may add as commentary upon Podgers’s Commen- taries that an expe- | dition has recently gone out from this city to look for hid- den treasure; and our recollection of the account, as given in the papers at the time, is that the sanguine for- tune hunters were bound for this same alluring Cocos Island. We have had in these columns from time to time several accounts of hidden treasure expeditions, in- cluding the search for the plunder concealed by Black- beard, the pirate of North Carolina waters, D. Henshall once wrote of the Punch Bow], a great spring of fresh water on the shore of Biscayne Bay, Fla., fabled to have been the hiding-place of treasure for the buccaneers and pirates who once infested the Florida coast. | Dog Fancier: ‘‘Yes, madame, I have all kinds of dogs here, Is there any particular breed you wish?” Old lady (who readsthe papers): ‘‘Oh, anything that’s fashionable, Lemme see an ocean greyhound.”—New York Weekly. ‘‘My child,” said the old herring to the young herring, by way of parting advice, ‘‘the whole ocean is before you, but don’t go too near those canneries along the coast of Maine unless you want to be taken for a sardine,” —Chicqs go Tribune ie ad he i gobbling of a sailor. experiment in those © tites of those deni-~ one three-year-old - I doubt if the shark . ’ the menu for the " Sharks and alliga- — FOREST AND STREAM. (JAN. 16, 1897, atuyal History. THE OTTER AND HIS WAYS. Ir is an off time for fish stories just now, but there is never a lack of interesting matter in the way of the habits of the enemies of the fish, and the otter is one of the most destructive of these, This animal seems to be distributed all over creation, as his prey is. I find him here in North Carolina sneaking about my ponds and the river, in which he plays the same sort of tricks he does elsewhere, as I knew him once in the far northern part of Michigan, There, over forty years ago, I once employed a Yankee hunter—who had learned his tricks in the picturesque Housatonic when he was a boy, and studied the ways of fish and learned how great an enemy this sinuous, slip- pery fellow was to them—to hunt fur for me-during the winter, J often accompanied him on his trips over the hard snow on our snowshoes for many miles through the dense, then scarcely ever trodden, woods, unless it was by the Indians or such hunters as came that way, I saw these animals playing like boys on their slides down the steep banks, chasing each other up the banks, then to the slides, down which they slid into the water, where the holes were, and up or down the stream to other holes, which they kept open doubtless for this purpose. These slides were the surest places to set the traps under the water, so that the otters would get into them as they went under, I remember this man that year took enough otter fur to pay me something over $800 for my half of it. It was in war times, when furs were dear, and this man went to York, as he called it, with his bales of fur, and brought me back my money all in solid gold, coming to my house, before he went anywhere else, with the money at 11 o’clock at night, so anxious was he to deliver it, lest anything might happen. Here in the South these animals play the same tricks and kill the fish in just the same way they did in the North, They are often to be seer swimming in the water with the nose just above the surface, scouting for game, when all at once they go under and then swim to the bank with the prey. Once I saw one lying on the bank at the edge of the water suddenly slide in and take a big trout as it was in the act of rising for a fly on the surface, ‘making not the least ripple or splash as he went in, but quite a turmoil as the fish struggled to get free, It is a difficult matter to get an otter except by trap- ping, when one of the double spring Newhouse traps set where they come out of the water, 4 or 5in. below the surface, is the most successful method I have never known them to take a bait, living as they do on live fish only. These animals are hunted in Haugland with spears, and by dogs—a sort of terrier of large size, much of the kind known as the Dandie Dinmont, of which Scott in one of his stories writes; the dogs going into the stream or hunting on the bank dislodge the game, when the hunt- ers on.shore spear the animals as they may be seen diving like fish in the clear water to gain their holes under the banks. I send you a clipping from the London Fishing Gazette, in which will be found some interesting history of this animal, new to me, as it doubtless will be to many of your readers, HENRY STEWART. “T may claim some right,” said Mr. M, R, Frances in the Fishing Gazette, ‘‘to speak confidently of the otter’s proceedings when in pursuit of his prey, since I was the first person to record, from the testimony of eye-witnesses, the course of his dealing with his victims, both by land ~ and by water. It is unlucky that Major Fisher, who writes on such subjects with the keen interest of a sporta- man, should not have seen this testimony, which would have saved him the gratuitous error of denying that the otter seeks his prey on land as well as in water. _ “No doubt this error has been encouraged by the posi- tion of Lutra’s eyes, which look upward from above a rather flat snout. Naturalists at once inferred that this arrangement was for the convenience of the otter in seiz- ing the slippery victims from below, This being demon- | strably a mistake, we are tempted te suggest that this upward gaze enables him in his long dives to keep in view the course of the eddies and the outline of the bank —matters which closely concern him, But of course this is mere conjecture. We know, however, that whether on land or in water, he seizes his prey from above, infix- ing in almost half a moment his four claws and inflicting with eager haste what is designed to be a fatal bite, When he was watched while seizing a rabbit on the bank of the Mole he seemed not to have bitten deep enough, and dragged his victim, piteously squealing, into the river, where he deliberately drowned it, and then ate it at his leisure, washing the flesh from time to time, so as to suggest that the warm blood was over strong for his digestion., “The observer on this occasion, whose attention was first drawn by the cries of the rabbit, was fortunately himself a master of otter hounds, used to watching the stealthy maneuvers of the enemy. He had with him a sharp fox terrier, and though on the opposite side of the stream to that on which the otter was dining, rather ex- pected the latter to make himself scarce when the dog appeared. But the marauder showed amusing coolness; he dropped into the stream, raised his head above the water afew yards from the bank and watched the ter- rier’s proceedings, Having satisfied himself that the dog had no taste for anything beyondidry.shikar, he returned tranquilly to his dinner. Here we had a depredator, bold as well as cunning, and obviously a clean feeder, Of course I do not assume that the otter usually, or even frequently, seeks his prey on land. I amecontent to know that he is capable of doiny so ‘as occasion serves,’ and that in such a case, at all events, he does not seize bis vic- tim from below. “About the same date at which this curious rabbit in- cident was reported to me I received from the same neighborhood an account, equally well authenticated, of the otter’s modus operandi when in pursuit of the fish, which, we may safely assume, form his principal diet, A pike, guessed at some 7lbs., was seen basking under an overhanging tree on the Mole. Nearly above him ran a bare bough. be added to Rule VII. of the Racing Rules as Sec, 2 ereoi: ‘“The Council may from time to time require that y yacht built prior to Nov. 7, 1896, the midship section which is less than 85 per cent. of the beam at 1.w.1,, mul- ied by the extreme dratt wherever found, exclusive of cen- rboard, if it be not a board weighted for ballast, shall give } allowance of time in addition to any time required by the les, such additional time to be fixed by said Council” 5. The Royal Canadian Y. C. gives notice that Sec. 3 of ale XLV. is to be amended by striking out the words “‘of ft. vl. or under,” and also the words, “amd must be anned by Corinthians, except that any yacht may carry id use her regular professional crew.” : On Jan, 5 a meeting of the sailing committee of the Royal pun a C, was held, at which the following resolution as adopted: “That in the event of the Royal Canadian Y. C, receiving hallenge for an international race this year, and in the reut of Canada being chosen to defend the challenge, the oyal Canadian Y. C. will not require the challenging yacht /comply with the rule of the Yacht Racing Union of the reat Lakes restricting the area of the midship section, nor ill it require the challenging yacht’s midship section to be A greater coefficient than that of Canada.” In addition to the above, those members of the R. C. Y. C. ho built and raced Canada last season have prepared for exsentation at the meeting a deed of gift) by which the lyer cup won by Canada from Vencedor is made a per- 2 a international challenge trophy for yachts of the Great akes. The Queen City Y. C. also held a meeting, at which the lowing resolutions were adopted : That in the opinion of the otion passed at the last meeting of the L. Y. R. A, limit- g the coefficient in the several classes to certain at present oknown quantities, as represented in the boats named, is ot in the best interests of yachting, and will not be accepted y the majority of owners and intending builders. That the Q. C. Y. C. is still opposed to the restriction of € coefiicient or any other element that shall prohibit in the (it. and 22ft classes the bulb-fin or any other typeof yacht ) present in use, : hat it is desirable that the Keel, frames and planking of new yachts shall be limited to certain minimum sizes, to 2 tabulated by the Association, that will, while leaving the sope to the designer, at the same time insure a safe and gea- orthy construction. ; That ihe Q. C. Y. C. favors a restriction of the coefficient the larger classes to 35 per cent., when coupled with the Oposition as to scantling and the additional provision that 1 existing yachts below that limit shall give time to the ctent of —-seconds per mile for each unit of difference, | That in view of the unsatisfactory result of the Rochester jeeting the Council be requested to take such measures as jill lead to a reconsideration of the whole subject. On Jan. 5 a meeting of the Victoria Y. C. was held at familton, at which the club’s delegates to the L. Y. R. A,, ‘essrs. George Webster, Wm. Burnside and T. L. Stephens, ere instructed to oppose the amendments proposed for that ieeting, and also to object to the recognition of the delegates om the Kingston Y., C. Com. E ©, Berriman, Lincoln ark Y. C.,of Chicago, owner of Vencedor, was elected a iember, and also G@ I*, Anderson, of Sandusky, O. It waa I egested that in the event of the amendments being passed # Victoria Y. C. should withdraw from the L. Y. R A.; nt this was opposed by most of the members, 4 the event of this amendment being acc Will be prepar ed by competent pechen Shit Stats eau by 1 Q. C. Y. O. the compromise FOREST AND STREAM. American Model Y. C. Tse conditions governing the Outing cup for model yachis have just been amended to read as follows: First—This cup is donated by the Outing Publishing Com- pany, and shall be known as the Outing Model Yacht Per- petual Challenge Cup, Second—The objects of this ctip, are to stimulate the build- ing of sailing models of actual buildable proportions, such as can be énlarged up to yachts of actual size, and it is to be competed for as hereinafter directed. , in * Third—The cup is open to any member of any model yacht club in the United States or Canada, or any individual owner of a model yacht. Fourth—All challenges must be received by the individual holding the cup at least thirty days prior to the date proposed by the challenge. The challenged party shall name a place for a race within ten days of the receipt of the challenge, A copy of all challenges, and replies thereto, must be for- warded to the chairman regatta committee of the American | Model Yacht Olub, whose name and address are appended to these conditions. Fifth—tIn case the bolder of the cup does not acknowledge the receipt of the challenge, and be on hand on the day pro- posed by the challenger and the place named by the chal- lenged party, or any agreed date and place to defend the cup, nor consummate any agreement as toa time and a4 place for a race within thirty days after the receipt of chal- lenge, he shall forfeit the cup to the challenger. Sixth —AJl challenges must specify the name and address of the owners, the |.w.l. length and greatest beam wherever found, and name of challenging yacht An excess of over 2in by official measurement (on the day of the race) of the “length so specified shal] bar a yacht from competing. Seventh—In event of more than one challenge being in of this bill were born under the British. ensign, though they haye found it profitable to adjourn to this side of the At- lantic. The mischievous character of this bill is not at once ap- parent on the face, nor does the Murine Journal aid in dis- closing it. It is not merely that the owners of foreign-built yachts would be compelled to pay a certain sum, large or small, but that they would haye to go through certain set formalities almost every time they got under way, Take, for instance, such a yacht as Minerva or Clara, brought here by an American owner for the encouragement of sport and the improvement of design end construction. If, after en- tering and clearing at the port of New York, she should start with the fleet of the New York Y, C. on its cruise, she could go no further than the next customs district without being liable to heavy penalties unless she entered at the cus- tom house of that district. While the rest of the fleet, after -a night at Morris Cove, was on its way to Newport, the im- ported yacht would be involved in all the red tape of the New Haven or New London custom house. : The same thing applies to steam yachts under the law as proposed; their owners would be unable to use them in American waters on accbunt of the endless and interminable succession of formalities in passing from one customs district to another. As applied to sailing yachts the law is absolutely unneces- sary and positively bad; there is now no importation of Brit- ish sailing yachts, not eyen enough to keep up a healthy competition; and the law, if passed, would prevent entirely such beneficial experiments as the importation of Clara, Stranger and Minerva. As applied to steam yachts, the law would have two results: it would keep some of the large yachts, such as Varuna, Margarita Il. and Mayflower, constantly in foreign waters, where they now are, and it would prevent some 2 “FULL TO THE BRIM.” One of W. H. Mullin’s Double-Ender Pleasure Boats, hand at one time, the earliest received shall have precedence over the second, the second over the third, ete Eighth—Models challenging for the cp must not be less than din. or exceed 48in. on l.w.l, Beam not to exceed one- third the |. w.1. length. The racing’ rules of the American Model Yacht Club, of Brooklyn, N Y., shall govern all races sailed for this cup, and the regatta committee of that club will have charge of the races when sailed in the vicinity of New York. In case the cup should be won by anyone residing at a dis- tance from the city and a challenge be received, a committee shall be chosen from some local yachting organization, if, possible, who shall provide themselves with a copy of the American Model Y. C. sailing rules and govern the races ac- cordingly. The Payne Bill Again. AFTER a long rest, in which it has had the opportunity to study some more failures in the shape of American-built steam yachts, and some very fine examples of the Clyde work, the Marine Journal takes up the Payne bill again, as follows: The Marine Journal respectfully appeals to the Senate of the United Sta; es to pass House bill 8036, which is on the Senate calendar and which passed the House at the last session with but one dissent- ing yote. This bill amends section 4,216 of the revised statutes and reads as follows: ‘ ‘Section 4,216. Yachts belonging to a regularly organized yacht club of any forsign nation which shall extend like privileges to the achts of the United States shall have the privileze of entering or eaving any port of the United States without entering or clearing at the Custom House thereof or paying tonnage tax, provided that the privileges of this section shall not extend to any yacht built, owt- side of the United States, and owned, chartered or used. by a citizen of the United States, unless such ownership or charter was acquired prior to the passage of this act.” é The amendment is in ita‘ics and ig intended to equalize the owning and oprrating of yachts built abroad, as the owners of such yachts not only receive the advantage of underpaid mechanics in building on the other side, but are also enabled under existing law to navigate their yachts with cheap foreign officers and to ignore the United States inspection laws which have for their object the safety of life and property in steam vessels, and this while they fly the American flag over such vessels. Since this bill was introduced in the House four of the largest class of steam yachts have been built abroad for Americau owners at an estimated cost of $2,000,000, and these craft are exempt from all port charges or tax of any kind whatever. All the desiguers, builders and mechanics engaged in yacht coustruction in the United States ask is that the American who goes abroad to build his yacht shall pay equal port charges with an American of a foreign-built merchant vessel; The Senate cannot do the industry of yacht building a greater act of jus- ticethan by indorsing the action of the House in amending Section 4,216 R. 8. at once. We have already shown that this bill 1s not in the interest of the American yacht designer, the drafting being largely done by underpaid imported labor in American yards; nor is it to any material extent in the interests of the American mechanic; those who would profit by it are the builders, who after many years of trial demonstrated their inability to turn out -the class of vessels which yachtgmen demand. Not afew of the “‘designers, builders and mechanics” men- tioned by the Marine Journal as so solicitous for the passage and the other 24ft. kee) boat for Mr, Proctor. Americans from building at all when confronted with the alternative of a Columbia, a Thespia or an Hlectra, or no yacht at all. . If the Marine Journal is really ready to resume the fight for the Payne bill, we hope that it will at last take up our challenges of last spring’ and tell who designs the alleged American steam yachts, and what they are worth when completed. Where Our Spars Come From. Mosr of our large vessel spars for seyeral years past have come from Oregon and Washington, and are cut from the tree generally known as the Oregon fir. Spars have been sent here of extraordinary size, one measuring 38in. in diam- eter; another spar was 172ft long. The average length of these spars is about 90ft , and the diameter from 22 to 28in, The smaller spars are brought from New Hampshire, Ver- mont or Canada, but probably not. 25 per cent of the total used here come from these sections, the rest coming from the Pacific Coast The Oregon fir spar has a great advantage over the white pine mast used some years ago, Imasmuch as it has greater strength, and hence less diameter is required for the same height, Shippers have sent some fir decking planks alone with the spars in the past, but ship-builders claim it is inferior to white pine and are not using as much as they were. The cut of the Pacific States has as yet hardly made any impression on their timber supply. The lumber cut not alone furnishes the markets of that section to a con- siderable extent, but also is shipped to the Atlantic seaboard States, to western South America and Kuropezn ports. Ore- gon’pine, in short, has come to be quite a staple commercial wood Hogland imports considerable quantities of this and California redwood. In our own markets these Pacific coast. woods have for some time played a prominent part, and each year seems to develop something new.—Marine Journal. New Yachts. Tuus far the numerous eager New York yachtsmen who were only awaiting the speedy settlement of the draft ques- tion before placing their orders have shown the traditional backwardness in coming forward, and but one yacht, the 51- footer for Mr. Hoyt, is under way. In Boston thereis going up a fleet that, though of small size, at least promises good racing. Lawley & Son have two new orders for knocka- bouts: one a racing boat for Frank E. Peabody. an old rac- ing man; the other for Samuel Noyes, Jr. Bo Peep has been sold to Mr. Pickman, of Beverly, and the new 19ft. c. b. kuockabout in the shops has been sold to J. P. Morgan, Jr., of New Rochelle. Two new knockabouts are now well un- der way in the shops: the Pardon boat for Walter Burgess, The firm has just booked a Jarger order for one of the handy steam yachts tor which it isnoted. She is for Mr. Spoor, of Chicago, and will be 105ft. over all, 87ft. 1. w. 1., 15ft. Gin. beam, 6ft. Gin, draft, of composite construction and with triple expansion engine, with schooner rig, P 5 4 FOREST AND STREAM. | ‘fyan. 16, 1897, YACHT DESIGNING.—xII. BY W. P. STEPHENS, [Continued from page 35] Tue model shown in Fig. 21 is of unknown origin, an old- time fishing schooner with the cod’s head and mackerel’s tail. It will be noticed that the topsides amidships have a slight - tumblehome, the breadth at the upper side of the third lift - being greater than the breadth on deck. ‘The model is of white pine, 3i4in. long, the scale being +in. to the foot, so that the vessel herself would be about 60ft. ‘‘on the keel,” as these craft were measured, The model is a typical one in that it represents only the form of the inner surface of the planking, and not the complete exterior surface of the ves- sel. The stem, Keel, sternpost, rudder, centerboard and maasts are left entirely to the imagination. The model was cut by the builder, every third frame station was marked on it at intervals of 3in., equal to 6ft, in the vessel; if was taken apart, the lifis being fastened by the two dowels shown, and the half breadths at each station were measured with a car- penter’s rule and marked in pencil on the lifts. From these rough offsets the lines were laid down on the mould loft floor and the moulds for the frames were made. The exact shape of stem, keel, rudder, etc,, and the location of the center- board and masts, were all determined by the builder as the work progressed, and no record of them was made on the model. In all probability, no drawing was ever made. The method of drawing without the actual model, of per- forming all the operations of cutting and drawing the sec- tions by means of the imaginary planes described in the previous chapter instead of the material saw, is not only easier when once understood, but more rapid, thorough and conelusive. In order to explain this method ina very short time and with few words, the models shown in Figs, 20, 22 and 28 were made by the writer for use in the lecture men- tioned in a previous chapter. Fig. 20 is merely the usual half model of a yacht—in this case an attempt to copy by eye the then new wonder, Gloriana, Fig. 22 represents fhe same model in skeleton, the section at each station being cut out of cardboard and mounted on a wire in its. true position relative to its fellows. The outlines of the model were formed by wires lashed to the proper points on the cardboard sec- tions, and other wires were run to represent the “load waier- line” and the ‘‘middle bow-buttock ling.” The large wires sup- porting the sections were fastened in the bottom of a box, the front and tep being absent, the wires being parallel to the back of the box. The dropping of the stern shown in the figure is due merely to a collision in the process of pho- tographing, and is not the serious and irremediable defect that is too often seen in even prominent yachts, The immediate purpose of these two models was to pre- sent directly to the eye the solid model, with its curved surface free from all lines, as in Fig. 20, and the same sur- face as indicated by the mere skeleton of lines formed by the edges of the sections and the wires. From these two it is hoped that the reader, even though unfamiliar with the imaginative processes of marine drafting, wiil grasp the idea of the cutting of lines from the surface of a solid by imaginary planes The various intersecting or auailary planes in this case are indicated on the different sides of the box surrounding the skeleton modely There are first the vertical planes across the model, indicated by the cardboard sections, by vertical lines on the back of he box; and corresponding lines across the bottom, asin Fig 23. ‘Then there are the hori- zoutal planes, indicated by the lines on the back and ends of the box, the upper one also by the wire representing the load waterline. ‘Then there is the vertical plane parallel to the back of the box, indicated by a vertical line on each end and a horizontal line on the bottom, as well as by the wire representing the middle bow.buttock line. The lines being thus cut from the surface, the next step is their projection on the sides of the box, the codrdinate planes. From the wire representing the l.w.l. a silk thread is run yertically at each station to the bottom of the box, indicat- ting the projection of the l.w.l. on the bottom, as better shown in Fig, 23. The projection of the bow-buttock line ou the back of the box is plainly visible in both figures. The projections of the outlines of the different cardboard sections on the ends of the box were originally indicated by silk threads drawn from points along each section to its corre- sponding projection. In order to make this part perfectly clear, the sections from the middle forward are projected on the end next the bow, and those from the middle aft on the end next the stern. The relation of the solid model to the skeleton, and of the lines composing the skeleton to their corresponding pro- jections on the various sides of the box, being now clearly understood, we may goa step further by folding back the sides and the bottom of the box (Fig, 23), which are hinged to the back, until they are all in one plane, coincident with the surface of the drafting table, showing, if our-work has been sufficiently clear, the final relation between the sides of the box on which the lines of our model have been prejected and the flat drawing-of the designer. in the skeleton model comperatively few lines are shown, for the sake of clearness, but in Plate I. the same design— Fig. 23—is shown cn a larger scale and with all the neces- sary lines of a complete drawing. From this time on the original conception of the solid model may be relegated to a secondary place, and we will deal directly with the flat drawing ou paper and its numerous straight and curved lines; through these alone, by practice, being enabled to see in imagination the solid form of the vessel. In examining the different lines we will take up first those which form the basis or foundation of the drawing rather than the shape of the model, beginning with the base line, This is a horizontal line parallel to the lower edge of the paper, and forming the bottom of each of the three plans, though in Fig, 24 it is represented at the top of the haff- breadth plan. This is the first line drawn in beginning a de- sign. Parallel to the base line in the sheer plan and body plan are numerous straight lines known as level lines, or sometimes as waterlines, the former term being the more exact, One of these lines, the load waterline, commonly de- noted by the letters l.w.l., is of special importance as the initial point of every modern design, The term waterline 1s manifestly correct when applied to the level nes below the l.w.l., but is less directly applicable to those above; for this reason it is preferable to use ihe term devel léné to cover all of these lines, whether above or below water. The level lines are designated in various ways, there being no one recog- nized method; sometimes they are numbered continuously from the top or from the bottom, sometimes the l.w.l. i8 called No. 1, the numbers running downward from it and those above being lettered. We have found it convenient to designate the load waterline as 1.w.1. and to number down- ward, the first below it being called W1, the next W2, etc. The first above the 1 w.1. is called A, the second B, etc. - The level lines are invariably straight in the sheer and body plans, and they may be drawn in at the will of the de- signer, being spaced at equal intervals, usually some even figure, as 6in , 1ft., 2ft., ete , according to the size of the drawing. In the half-breadth plan the level lines arealways. curved, unless the vessel be a scow, and they are drawn in as other portions of the work are adyanced. Next in importance come the stations, or square stations, the former term being sufficiently definite and thus prefer- able. ‘These lines are straight and vertical in both the sheer plan and the half-breadth plan, and, like the level lines, they may be located at will and drawn in with'the very beginning of the design. In the body plan, however, they are curved, and can only be drawn in later. In the location and designation of the stations there is no uniformity, as already explained; in the old models they were located where the frames were to come in the vessel, and this practice is still followed by many The starting point for laying off the stations on the old models was the mdship section, or dead flat. In nearly all the old vessels there was what was termed a straight of breadth, or dead flat, the mitdle portion of the vessel being of one uniform size and section for an appreciable distance — purposes of calculation if is necessary that the under wate; portion of the hull shall he divided into some number 0 -equal spaces or ¢iervals, and also that there shall be an ever) number of spaces. Taking then the two ends of the Lw.l. we can divide the distance between them into 8, 10, 12 or Lf equal paris. A-division of 10 is most commonly used, asi fives quite enough stations; in fact, 8 is usually enough, buiy of all divisions we prefer 12 It wall be found convenient ir first getting the design info form to use a small number o} stations, bub.when:it. comes‘to the finalifairing a larger num) ber is necessary, If 12 intervals be used, all of the prelimi) nary work can be done by omitting each alternate station) leaying 6 to work ¢n, then in fairing the omitted station} will berunin. If 10 be used the half will be 5, an unever number that cannot be used for the calculations If 8 inter vals be used, the half, 4, makes too few stations; and if -8 be used. for the preliminary work, twice this number, 16) makes additional work in the final fairing, taking off off sets, etc., and is no more accurate than 12. “We. will ther divide our | w.). into 12 equal parts, continuing the same division along the prolongation of the l,w.l. at each end, si as to include the overhangs. - _Itis yrobable that this spacipg will not bring the station/ Fig- 22. before beginning to taper toward bow and stern. The sec- tion at this portion, necessarily the greatest cross section of the vessel, was termed the midship section, or dead flat, and the mould for this section served for several frames at least. The terms straight of breadth and dead flat are now obsolete so far as yachts are concerned, and largely soin other vessels, but the term 2idshzp section is still retained, and always will be. Unfortunately the term itself is incorrect and rather misleading; the mdshkip section is not the section amidships, at the middle of the vessel; it is very seldom indeed that it is loeated there; formerly it was forward of the middle, now itis invariably aft, It is in reality the’ section of greatest breadth, and might much more properly be termed the beam section than the midshzp section. lt ig seldom, however, that the greatest breadths on the different level lines occur at the same station. In order to outside of the hull and not the construction. coincident with the most desirable spacing of the frame when we come to built, but this is-s*very.small matter. Al present we are concerned simply with the drafting of thi This portioi of the work properly done and the lines complete on thy board, or laid down on the mould loft floor, itis merely & mati ter of a few hours’ drawing to run in the extra lines of the frames‘or moulds at the required points. — Ag in other similar matters, thereis no uniformity observec in designating the various stations, but the numbering beginiy: at the fore side of the stem at deck, at the fore end of th l.w.l., or even at the after end of the design The best syx tem is that shown in Plate I, the station at the fore end al the 1. wil. being numbered 0 and that at the after end 1 These two and their intermediate stations are the ones usec in the calculations, and the numbering is thus in uniformity i obtain an easy entrance, the designer carries the point of preatest breadth on his l.w.l, well aft of the middle, and to ‘obtain at the same time an easy run he begins to cut away forward of the middle down toward the keel. This iz shown in Plate I., the greatest breadth on deck being at Station 7, while the greatest breadth. on the different level lines as we go downward approaches nearer to Station 6. The dotted line, m s, between Stations 7 and 6 inthe half-breadth plan, shows the position of the largest transverse section of the yacht. This section is called a raking midship section, as the breadths on each successive level line are not in the same yertical, but in an inclined line. The true midship section,, as will be shown later when we come to the subject of the proper distribution of the bulk through a ewrve of areas, is at the widest part of this curve, or in the present case just forward of Station 7, In the old models and drawings the mds/iip section, this clearly defined point of location of the largest frame, was, the initial point for the laying off of the stations, and they were spaced forward and aft from it at intervals of one, two. or three frame spaces. The midship section was indicated by this mark ™ or a similar one; the frames forward of if were denoted by letters, a, b,.c, etc., and those abaft it by numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc ; thus a lettered frame was always in the fore body and a numbered one in the after body. In Fig. 91 the stations are marked in this manner; the midship sec- tion thus & , the next station forward being c, the two frames a and b being omitted, and similarly aft, 3, 6, etc. In most of the work of the old shipyards the l.w.1. was never considered: it was not used in any way for measure- ment or tonnage, the length on keel or on deck being of far more importance, and the base line of the model or drawing was often the bottom of keel or the rabbet line, the level lines being thus out of parallel with the |.w.1. and the stations out of square to it. In modern vessels, and especially in the sailing yacht, the l.w.l. is of the first importance; even in cruising craft the proper displacement can only be decided on by first assum~-— ing some waterline at which the yacht shall float, and in racing craft, in addition to the necessity for some exact amount of displacement, the 1 w.l. is the most important factor of measurement, Instead, then, of beginning: at the midship section, we will take the load waterline and estab- lish our first station at its fore end, where it intersects the line of the stem or keel, from this point laying off all of our stations, At first sight it might seem desirable to follow the old Fig. 23, with the method followed in the calculations: that of 1) multipliers used in calculating the position of the C B, C | R, ete. Abaft the ].w.l. the numbering is continued for th stations of the counter; forward we have found it conyenien to use the alphabet reversed, 4 for the first station forward ¢ the l.w.l., Y for the second, etc., as shown; there are seldor more than three such-stations. It would be more natural + use A, B, C, etc., for the fore end of the yacht, but this 1 confusing, the same letters being already usec for the uppe level lines. Pe - This method of division and marking makes it an eas matter to compare different drawings, Nc 0 is always t fore end of the 1 w.l., No 12 the after end, and No. 6 thi middle. If the last station is No. 15, it shows that the afte overhang covers at least three intervals, or is of one quarte the length of the 1.w.1.; Zis the station just forward of th l.w.l., No. 4.is at a certain place in the fore body, and No. in.the after body. Toappreciate the advantage of followin: some one system, it is only necessary to attempt to compar three drawings: one with, the stations marked in this way one with all numbers beginning at the extreme point of th bow, and one with the fore end of the l.w.l. numbered i The hase line, level lines and stations are arb.trary ling that may be located by the designer at will; we will nov take up another set of lines, those which indicate the bouncy ing surfaces of the half model. | . . The first of these is the Aeel ine in the sheer plan, or, for broader term, the keel contour. This line shows the outsid of the stem, keel, sternpost, ru¢der and counter, as projecte on the sheer plan, The projection of the same parts in th’ half breadth and body plans is called the sideline. It usuall happens in modern yachts that the lower part of the kee does not present a flat bottom and two straight sides, a shown in the figure; but that the angle is boldly rounded of! the section of the bottom of the keel being sometimes a sem circle. Itis most convenient, however, to draw the kee With a flat bottom and a positive angle, as in the figure, 1 order to get a side line for the ending of the stations. Atte other parts are completed, the rounding-off of the corners the keel 1o any desired extent may be drawn in; as in thi present plans, - Wes ne -The side ine shows the half breadth of the stem, keel, etc at the outer and lower surfaces., oa The highest line of the sheer plan we will call the she kine, representing-the upper .edge of rail, bulwark or de as the case may-be.-There-are-at this- part of the vessel number of lines that are usually shown: the upper and lowe q TaN. 16, 1897] FOREST AND STREAM. ~6BSB = edges of the radi, the upper and lower edges of the plank- i os sheer (or outer strake of the deck), and possibly the line of it Sees | EN a . B moulding, gilt stripe, etc. Some of these lines Felong solely ieee AX: as 7 Spied | > to the construction, and though they are usually shown in NVA y : : the main design they have no place there. We propose to i leave to their proper place in the construction drawings all | [Sn ; such lines, and for the sake of clearness and simplicity to deal / 7 here only with those lines necessary to define the forth of : f oe the hull Until a recent period, some of these lines were 2 : \ necessary because of changes of exterior form about the bul- E warks and rail; the former being set in a little from the planksheer edge, and having an independent flare from that of the hull proper. In all modern yachts, whether of wood or steel, the bulwarks are simply a continuation of the fair ama line of the side; the only lines visible to the eye are the rail and the moulding or gold stripe, and there is nothing to show the height of the bulwark above the deck, or where the two join. All that the designer need concern himself with for the present is the rai], as it shows to the eye above mat seis the paint of the topside, and the moulding or stripe which =| he will use at some distance below it (not necessarily just at the deck) as a foil to it and to break the surface of the topsides. This upper line of all, the top of the rail, we will 4 call the sheer line. It is sometimes convenient to run in also the line of the upper edge of the planksheer or deck, as in the present case. The center line of the middle of the deck is also shown. The sheer line appears in the body plan, forming the upper ending of the stations. The same Jine is known in the half-breadth plan as the deck line, at least it will be convenient to call it such Asin the i sheer plan, more than one line may be drawn here, the half | breadth of the top of rail, top and bottom of bulwarks, and be top of planksheer, but so many lines are only confusing and oa entirely unnecessary ; we will dispense with all but one, the cae intersection of the outer surface of the planking, plating or A SP bulwark with the upper side of the rail. There will really eS sh i be rounded moulding to the rail-and not a sharp edge, but this may be disregarded. This line will not always be the f : true deck line, but it is convenient and sufficiently aceurate | to call itso. There is another small line, the intersection of Le the main surface of the counter with the after surface, | | [ which appears as a curved line in all the plans; it is called the cross seam. We now come to a third set of lines, cut from the hull by various auxiliary planes: the dzagonals, dividing lines, bow butiock lines, inclined waterline, etc. These lines appear as straight in some plans and curved in others, a ec 5 £ <= SS ee a cm foe m aA LAA NV Tod AOOG T = ed ee Se q < > ITT scam TAA 7 GIP [o) LT QLVIid =———— L + SS} ; A Christmas Yacht Race. Fort Maps, Polk County, Fla , Dec. 28, 1896.—Haitor Forest and Stream: About eight miles N.H. from here is a fine sheet of water called Lake Buffum, five miles long and nearly two miles wide, with shallow shores for the most | part and pine trees and bay heads down to the water’s edge. e TR | } Several small sail boats, called yachts by courtesy, are kept | | by the numerous residents on its shores, and a boating club “ has been formed. To keep up and increase the interest in y lee | boat sailing, to which the writer is passionately devoted, he iss i fi has given to the club a cup of no considerable value, but ‘alae § RB WR | simply a trophy to be competed for as a perpetual challenge, {/ Scns PiWialle the winning of which is wherein lies the honor and glory, [| and not in the holding thereof. The first match, then, was ig kn INT SATS ZANT TF 7 arranged to come off on July 4 of ‘this year, but a storm. raged nearly all day. Two boats sailed over the course, one of which went ashore, a lee shore at that, and had to wait until the gale moderated before setting sail again; the other took the cup and held it until a day or two ago, when it came into the hands of the original giver by right of con- quest, and this was the way of it: It blew hard from N,N.E. all Christmas Day, a cold, icy wind, that even here made one shiver at the thought of facing it close hauled in a dead beat to windward, but the day after there was a change for the better, and the rivals f-Raas : aM] 7A at aA At wazHS SO WONG SANIT GHONVING NAPEEELE GG NY Tel HLOV IIS ATV H 3 | —| 3} “ae | | 33 for cup honors—there were three this time—determined to ; us | [ race at all costs, eS W There was Waterwitch, who won on July 4, and Lady eS of the Lake, who did rot; also Defender II., a boat of un- tried caliber and speed, with a scanty spread of canvas. 8 Quite a party from the previous day’s festivities assembled under the trees on the bank to see the start, the course being triangular, one and one-half miles toaleg. The wind being about N.E. by E., the course was laid HE. by S. to the first mark, then N EH. to second mark, and from there W. $.W. to the starting line. ' The start was a flving one, Lady of the Lake getting off 1 first, her new mainsail drawing well, at 3:10 P. M. Defender II. followed at 3:11 P. M., and Waterwitch last at 3:13:50, she having failed to make the line between the two buoys —which was a narrow one and too near the shore—at the first attempt. The wind was very flawy, but not nearly so cold, and excitement kept the crews warm. Lady’ of the Lake, who carried Fred W. Porter, a graduate of Annapo- lis, as crew and sailing master, with the present scribe at the helm, held her own to the first mark, having to make one tack to fetch it, when getting into shoal- water at the turn and the wind failing she lost a little time, enabling the others to catch up and Defender to get around first, although the owner, sailing single-handed, was disqualified for sculling around the mark, he using an oar for a rudder, which gave him a better time at the finish than he was entitled to. Waterwitch came up about the same time and rounded the mark last, but only just astern of Lady of the Lake, who : quickly got away and picked up Defender and went on a hunt after the second mark on the port tack, which she held until nearly abreast of it, and then went about to the east- ward to get to windward of the mark and run down to it; this maueuver Waterwitch had executed soon after rounding the first mark, and was coming for the second, but she was too far off, barring accident, to be feared. Defender crept along, and with a little moresculling from the stern, under the lee of the land, the wind being light, made the second mark first. Lady of the Lake soon fol- lowed, and eased sheet and hauled up her centerboard for the run home, going easily past Defender, who was never dangerous, and with a good lead on Waterwitch. Great cheering greeted the winner when she got in, followed by her two rivals, and the cup was gracefully handed over. The official times are as follows; ® g Start. Finish. Elapsed. es Lady of the Lake.....2 sssseceseseee 3 10 00 4 56 30 1 46 30 ae) Defender Il........- Mh adedona - 3.11 00 5 02 25 1 51 25 ~ WraterwitCh...cccstses sceceneveccss »-8 13 50 5 06 12 1 52 22 hb = Lady of the Lake thus won by 9m. 42s. elapsed and 5m, — Z ‘ 52s. corrected time from Waterwitch, which was well handled eee ee es ae by Fred W, Oren, owner, with Joe Whittaker as crew, 2, 56 Beverly Y¥. C. Fixtures, THE Beverly ¥. @. announces the following fixtures for races south of the Cape. The date of the open regatta at Marblehead is not yet settled: JUNE. 17. Club house, first open sweepstakes. 26. Club house, first championship. JULY, 3. Club house, second open sweepstakes. 5, Club house, second championship. 24. Club house, third open sweepstakes. AUGUST, 7. Club house, third championship. 14. Club house, fourth championship, #1. Marion—A, M.—eup race, 21. Marion—P. M.—first open regatta. SEPTEMBER. 4, Club house, fourth open sweepstakes. 6. Chib house, second open regatta. 11, Club house, fifth championship. W. Luoyvp JEFFRIES. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. It is reported that, Archibald Watt, owner of the steam yacht Meteor, will shortly build a steam yacht of American design, to be 290ft. over’ all, 254ft. liw.l, with twin screws and a speed of 20 knots. The vew steam yacht for Howard Gould has progressed no further than the consideration of plans, and the yacht will not be built for some time. She will be about 260ft. over all, 235ft, l.w.l., 34ft. beam and 15ft. draft, Norna, schr., now on a cruise around the world, has reached Nor- folk, Va., where she is tied up by a libel for $3,000 for work done in fitting her out. The Royal St. Lawrence Y, C. has recently sent out the following circular: ‘The Royal 8t. Lawrence Y. C. having, as was announced by the circular letrer of Nov. 15, accepted the challenve of the Sea- wanhaka Corinthian Y.'C. for the Seawanhaka international chal- lenge cup for small yachts, and the conditions governing the contest having béen arranged, can now announce both these conditions and those which will govern the trial races for the selection of its repre- sentative yacbt for the defense of the cup. The contest being an in- - ternational one, the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. hopes to interest other Canadian clubs to assist in the defense of the cup in order that the fastest 20 footer may be selected as its representative. The club has accordingly arranged for open trial races, to be held on Lake St. Louis early in August, preceding the match, which will be sailed on the same waters, beginning about Aug.14. Prizes for place in the trial races and a suitable trophy to the yacht winning the cup match will be given.’ : At Pepin. Wis., on Jan. 1, Capt. I. A. Fuller’s ice yacht Tempest and Com: RK M. Anderson's Lorna collided on Lake Pepin. Hach boat carried three men. The former was in charge of Claude Fuller and the latter in charge of O.L. Murray. Tempest was coming in from arun ata mile a mimute,and Lorna was maneuvering for a landing, ‘The boats came together at right angles, and the crash was heard all over town, The men were thrown in all directions. Glen Murray was knocked senseless, and lay in that condition for some time, Hehasabad cuton the head, George Murray was cut on the head, face and knee, and may be crippled for life. Had Lorna been running at a high speed none could bave escaped, Neither sailor saw the other boat until the crash came,—Chicago Tribune. There are now about two score of aged inmates in the Webb Acad- emy and Home for Shipbuilders, and several worthy young men are, under the provision of ifs endowment, obtaining free insiruction in the trade of shipbuilding, The institution is pleasantly situated on Fordham Heights, at Sedgwick avenue and Academy street, and its Management 18 on lines most agreeable to its beneficiaries! The school of instruction is in charge of competent men. The current expenses of the academy and home during the year aggregated a little under $30,000, allof which was provided as it was needed by Mr. Webb. The secretary of the institution is S!evenson Taylor, and the treasurer T. F. Rowland.—Marine Journal. The nominations of the New York Y. C,, recently posted, for the annual election on Feb. 11, are as follows: Com., J. Pierpont Mor- gan, steam yacht Corsair; Vice-Com., L. Cass Ledyard, schr, Mon- tauk; Rear-Com., August Belmont, cutter Mineola; Sec’v, J. V.S5. Oddie; Treas., F. W. J. Hurst; Meas., John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Morris J. Asch; Regatta Commitree—John ©. Barron, Theodore C. Zerega. and Dr. W. Barton Hopkins; Committee on Admissions — Ei1ward M, Brown, C, Oliver Iselin, L. Cass Ledyard, W. B. Duncan, Jr.. and James A. Wright; House Committee— EK, #. Chase, FP. M. Cronise, F. H. Davies, C, L, F. Robinson and Alfred Grymes; Library Committee—Fordham Morris, Arthur H. Clark and A. V. H. Ellis; Committee on Flag Stations—Wm., H. Thomas, 1, Bay Ridge; Frea- erick H. Benedict. 2, New York, East Twenty-sixth street; F, A. Schermerhorn, 8, Whitestone; L_ Vaughn Clark, 4, New London; Tar- rant Putnam, 5, Shelter Island; Hrederick P, Sands, 6, Newport; Fred- erick Grinnell, 7, Vineyard Haven; John P. Duncan, 8, Atlantic High- Jands; A. L. Barber, 9, Ardsley-on- Hudson; E. R, Ladew, 10, Gien Cove. : : ' The annual meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, is being held as we go to press; the nominations are as follows: Com., Henry Clark Rouse, schr, Iroquois; Vice-Com., 8. Van Rensselaer Gru- ger, slp. Indolent; Rear Com., Henry A. Van Liew, steam yacht Aquilo; Seec’y, Charles J. Stevens; Treas., Walter C, Hubbard; Méas- urer, John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Valentine Mott; Fleet Soe George R. Vandewater, D.D ‘Trustees: To succeed Charles . Le- land, W. Emleo Roosevelt and Henry Stanton, resigned; and in place of William Foulke, Walter C. Hubbard, Walter C. Kerr and Auguste P. Montant, whose terms of office expire, but who are eligible for re- & ection—D. Leroy Dresser, Frederic de P. Foster, Bayard ¥. Foulke, Heury W: Hayden, Henry Marqnand, Leon F. d’Oremieulx, Charles A. Post and Gordon Wendell. Race Committee: Oliver B. Cromwell, D. Leroy Dresser, Walter C. Kerr, Charles A, Sherman and C. W, Wetmore. Committee on Lectures and Hnutertaiuments: Clarence Goadby and Herbert L. Satterlee. Committee on Lines and Models: John Hyslop, A. Cary Smith and W.P. Stephens. Law Committee; ¥, Kingsbury Curtis, Alfred Ely and F. de P. Foster. ‘Reva, steam yacht, Joseph Leiter, arrived at Tampico from Pro- presso on Dec. 22, having lost one blade of her wheel. Galveston in tow of a tug on Jan. 10, Rialto, steam yacht, 8, P. Hedges, sunk at her wharfin Greenport on Jan. 5, her vondenser pipes haying burst with the frost. The special committee of the Atlantic Y. OC. has recommended the removal of the club station to Norton’s point, and the question will now be submitted to the club. The proposed site is 200 by 6W0FR on Gravesend Bay, just inside the point The present house will oe moved and greatly improved if the plan is carried out, At Racine, Wis .on Jan. 2 Frank W. Cuiler, deputy United States marshal of Milwaukee, sold the schooner yacht Crusader, of Chicago, . to satisfy a claim of Milwaukee parties amounting to $365, The boat was bid in by Attorney Marks, of Milwaukee, for other parties for $530. None of the owners of the boatappeared. Crusader is moored at the dock of the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company. She was the pioneer schooner yacht on Lake Michigan, and at one time w.s the pride of the Chicago fleet, and owned by Commodore Paulson, of the Columbia Y. C., Chicago.— Chicago Tribune. Tt is reported that Queen Victoria will soon haye a new royal vacht to replace the present ancient craft, Victoria and Albert. Ganoging. The Paddling Trophy. Editor Forest and Stream: Allow me to heartily second the views of Mr. D’Arcy Scott as published in your last issue. That a paddling canoe of reasonable dimensions, of use in all the A. C A. paddling races, is desirable cannot be questioned. Paddling is a branch of athletic sport intended to.-compare the relative merits of racing men, and sych comparisons are all but use- less where there exists any great disparity in the canoes used, The A. C, A. meets are getting to be more expensivg pleasures each year, and to be obliged to transport a fleet in ord: rt tu race may be ihe means of deterring some raging men irom attending meets qnd entering the races, = She reached FOREST AND STREAM, T agree with Mr. Scott in all respects but one—that is, the — limiting of ‘fours” to a standard 30in canve. Tothose who have been fortunate enouzh to attend the meets, the sight of a small canoe loaded with four good big men shoveling water into their nearest competitor until he is swamped is not altogether unknown. Such a canoe is built for two or three prisons when used at moderate speeds, but is totally unfit for four men working with might and main to force her through the water. The result of this overloading is the question asked by some crew, “Did we fall or were we pushed?” : >i In the main, however, the idea of a standard canoe for all single and tandem events is good. One of the main objec- tions to the racing machine is its tendency toward making Tacing a serious business, of professional influences. Whena man beats a competitor under even conditions there is some satisfaction and honor in the doing, ‘ Canoeing is a developer of men, and a real sportsman does not require an egg shell to beat another ina 5b, boat Now I'd like to have a go at Scott myself; but would lrace in a good, wholesome canoe against Scott in an oiled silk canoe with a mosquito netting deck? Nit. ILmx. FKed Dragon C. C. Tue Red Dragon C C., of Philadelphia, held their annual club mess at| Dooner’s Hotel on Tenth street on the evening of Jan, 5, The banquet hall was handsomely decorated with the club colors, while the menu card was printed in colors with the Red Dragon insignia, and each was attached to a miniature paddle, making a yery neat and appropriate souvenir, At 6 o'clock thirty of the members assembled at the table and enjoyed a fine spread. Com. W. J Scott presided and J, EH. Murray acted as toastmaster, Speeches were made by ex-Com. A. 8 Fenimore, who spoke with feeling on “How it Feels to be Commodore—Nit.” M D Wilt responded to a toast, “How to Tackle in a Football Game.” C. H. Zimmerling responded to ‘‘What I Don’t Know about Shooting Clay Pigeons.” H W. Fleischmann gave a humorous recitation in his usual clever manner, Harry Blumner followed with a recitation which was warmly received. H, EH. Bachmann gaye an imitation of Prof Kelier in feats of magic, William Peters algo performed some sleight-of-hand tricks, J, W. Hamilton responded to the toast, ‘‘My Half-Rater” HoM Kreamer gave a toast on “The Great Ball Game.”” Some entertaining clog dancing was given by Bachmann’s nigger boy, Dr. F QO. Gross was presented with a trophy, accompanied by a toast from Mr, Murray. The doctor responded with a rousing speech. After the table had been cleared, the club orchestra, consist- ing of J. E Murray as leader, with violin, H, W. Fleisch- maun mandolin, EF W. Crittenden flute, and EF, R Wise with guitar, rendered music which enlivened the occasion; Songs by Messrs Wise, Bachmann, Wilt-and R, G. Fleisch- mann were well received The evening was a-most enjoy- able occasion, and the Red Dragon ©, C. are bound to prosper for many years to come. W.K P. Tue Red Dragon C C., of Philadelphia, held its annual election at the Colonnade Hotel on Jan, 2, the following being elected: Com., W. J. Scott; Vice-Com., John M. Hamilton; Purser, Omar Shallcross; Quartermaster, R. G. Fleischmann;’ Correspoudent, Will K. Park; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. W. C. McFetridge; Meas,, H HH. Bachmann; Trustee (to serve for three years), Charles Barton Keen; House Com- mittee; H. M. Rogers, C. H. Zimmerling, Lloyd R. Titus, A, §. Fenimore. e The purser’s report showed the club to be in good financial condition, and considerable enthusiasm was expressed by the members over the bright prospects for the next season’s sport. The regattas given by this club are always well at- tended and are very pleasant, both from the boating interest and the social features, There will be some new boats in the fleet next season RK, G. Fleischmann contemplates building a 15-footer from de- sigos of H. KE, McCormick, She will be constructed on the composite plan. A Sea-Going Canoe-Yacht, THAT variety of heavier and stauncher canoe-yaw!] which the FoREsT AND STREAM Was the first to call the ‘‘canoe- yacht” has been but little used in this country, but is still quite popular in Hngland. The eld of Dec. 12 publishes the lines of an excellent example of the type, Tavie IT., de- signed by Albert Strange, of Scarborough, of the Humber Yaw! Club, and built by Bond, of Birkenhead, for John D, Hayward, of the B,C. A, The boat is used about the Mer- sey, and often in very rough water, her owner cruising single handed, though she has good room for iwo. She is 22ft. over all, 19ft. l.w.1., 6ft 4in, beam, and 2ft. draft of hull, which includes about 8in. of keel—iicwt. of iron. The centerboard is of iron, weighing 285lbs , and is placed so far forward as to leave the small cabin unobstructed; when down it draws 4ft. There is asmall and deep cock- pit, with a bulkhead aft, forming an after compartment, and one forward, at the after end of the cabin. The cabin top lifts to give head room when at anchor. The boat is very fully filted with lockers, shelyes, ete The rig is small to American eyes, but 240¢q. ft, in all—165.in mainsail, 40 in mizzen, and 5d in a roller jib. A. C A. Membership. APpLications for membership may be made to the purser of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks furnished by purser, the applicant becoming a member proyided no objection be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in the ForREST AND STREAM. ATLANTIC DIVISION. Name, fesidence. Frank Wf Pineckney...... 111 Broadway, New York.... Club. — Ce ae AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1896-97. Commodore, John N. MacKendrick, Galt, Canada. Sec'y-Tresas , John R, Blake, Galt, Canada. Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. PURSERS. Atlantic Division, H. W. Fleischman, 1611 N. 2ist St., Phils., Pa. Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N.Y. — Eastern Division, #. J. Burrage, West Newton, Mags) [iNorthern Division, Francis H. Mac Mee, Kingston, Canada, Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. 5 WESTERN ‘CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. Commodore, C, F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich, Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, Tl), Rear-Commodore, H. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. Sec’y-Treas., W. D, Stearns, Detroit, Mich. Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis,; 0. J, Steadman, Cincinnati, 0,; F. W, Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis, ; i [Jax, 16, 1897, | Rifle Hange and Gallery. Columbia, Pistol and Rifle Club. San Francisco, Cal,, Dec. 283.—The members of the Columbia Piato! and Rifle Club were early on the range at Shell Mound yesterday. This was the last shoot for the season of 1896, and several of the medal matches (re-entry in some of them being allowed ) were close; 7 hence the anxiety to put in a few more scores before it was too! late. : The San Francisco Call of to-day’s date give the following list oj prize winners; ‘ “On the rifle range, Columbia target, the competition for the Un: fred diamond medal, one of the most beautiful trophies ever put up) for a rifle competition, was the most spirited of any in years. Adolph) Strecker in the morning was ahead by a very few points, D. W. Mc Laughlin and F. 0, Young being close behmd him. Ticket after licket, three-shot scores, were fired until the targets closed on all re entry matches at 30’clock; but Strecker won, beating Young by 4 points and McLaughlin by 4 points. D “On the 50yd. range there were several spirited contests. C. M, Daiss was determined to win the splendid pistol medal presented by) Gordon Blanding. He was closely followed by Pape and J. BE, Gor man, but when the day closed Daiss was ahead by several pointe, The Carr pocket revolver medal for several weeks past had been con- ceded to Gorman, but Carr, the donor, thought he would show that) he is still champion of the American weapon, and he won the trophy, which he will put up for competition again next year. “‘The pretty medal presented by Dr. L, O. Rodgers, president of the club, for the ladies to compete for, was carried off by Mrs. L. J, Crane This lady is a fine shot with the .22-caliber rifle, for she also won the Glindemann ladies’ trophy on a single score of 26 points in ten shots, Mrs. M. J. White also had 26 points, but Mrs. Crane wou on Creed: moor count, going back to the sixth shot to win. . Mrs, C, F. Waltham was only 3 points behind. In thesame class of shooting, .22-caliber rifle, there was a hot spurt between Ed Hovey and E, Jacobson for! the unique medal presented by Colonel S. I. Kellogg. Hovey, however, pulled ahead. “The Siebe medal for the military rifle fell to Young. The first regular re-entry scores were as follows: “Rifle, Unfred diamond medal. 3-shot scores, re-entry: D. W. Me: Laughlin 8,11; F, O. Young 9, 10; A. Strecker 9, 10. Ritle record) medal, 10-shot scores, re-entry: F.K Mason 67, H. D. Wicker 76. Most flags during the month: F. O. Young 9, D, W. McLaughlin 8, AL Strecker 8, FP. H. Bushnell 2, A. H: Pape 2. “Pistol, 50yds., Blandimg medal, 8 shot scores, re-entry: J. EH. Gor- man 8,C. M Daiss13. Revolver, Carr medal, 5-shot scores, re-entry = H. Carr 22, 23, 28,31; J. E, Gorman 80, 37, 41. Twenty-two caliber rifle for ladies, Rogers medal, 5 shots, re-entry: Ed Hovey 9, 10; Hy Jacobson 10, 12; S. I. Kellogg 11, 15; A. H. Pape il, H.R. Crane 20. | ‘Revolver match, 6-shot scores: J. H. Gorman 30, 31; H, Carr 31, “Then came the tug-of-war of theday. Colonel S. I, Kelloge and Howard Carr ‘chose sides’ and madé a team match, composed of all the Columbias present. Hach snot five shots with the rifle at 200yds. and five shots with the pistol at 50yds. Colonel Kellogg’s team won by a good majority. The scores were as follows: “Captain Kellogg's team: Dorrell 55, Pape 56, Mrs. Crane 63, Dry. Redgers 64, Poulter 67,H H. Crane 69, Hooay 70, Kellogg 70, bush- nell 77, Jacobson 81, Daiss 86, Glindemann 114, White 117, Mrs. Wal tham 147. Grand total 1,136, “Captain Carr's team: Young 66, Gorman %2, McLaughlin 85, Kubnile 83, Mason 91, Strecker 86, Barrere 110, Mrs, White 59, Wal-) ham 86, Bremer 116, Wicker 56, Forrest 127, Lewis 173. Grand total 1,209. | ‘A. B. Dorrell, making the highest scores on both ranges, was. crowned Chief of the Columbias, an honor he will hold during the ensuing year. “The club then repaired to the pate dining room, where Capt.! Siebe spread a banquet, with all the market affords. While the banquet was in progress the president, Dr. Rodgers, presented the winners with their prizes, accompanying each presentation with a neatspeech, ‘The following were the medals, the winners and their scores, In the re-entry the next highest to the winners are also given: “Class medals, rifle, 10:shots, four best scores: Champion class, D, W. McLaughlin, 216; first class, F. E. Mason, 308; second class, B,) Jacobson, 297, “Pistol, 50yds., 10 shots, four best scores: Champion class, J. E.) Borraae, 164; first class, A. B. Dorrell, 193; second class, H. Jacob-| son, 245. i ‘Re entry matches, rifle, Unfred diamond medal, 8 shots, ten best scores; A, Strecker 90, Young 93, McLaughlingt4 Glindemann military medal, re-entry, Creedmoor count, 10 shots ten best scores: F.O. Young 466, Kd. Hovey 441, F, H. Bushnell 452 ‘Rifle record medal, re-entry, best single 10-shot score: F. O/ Young 41, J. Utschig 47. “Rodgers ladies’ medal, re-entry, 5 shots, ten bost scores, 50yds | | off hand: Mrs. L. J. Crane 126, Mrs. M. J. White 157, Mrs. C. F, Waltham 211, “Kellogg .2?cal. rifle medal, re-entry, 5 shots, ten best scores 50yds,, off-hand: Hd Hovey 89, EB. Jacobson 92. ° “‘Glindemann ladies’ mph, best single 10-shot score, 50yds., off} hand, no re-entry: Mrs. L Crane 26, Mrs. M. J. White 26 (last by Creedmoor count), Mrs, Waltham 29. “Pistol, 50yds., Blanding pistol medal, re-entry. 8 shots, ten best) scores: CO. M. Daiss 6, Pape 72, Young 76, J. E. Gorman 73, “Revolver, 50yds., Carr pocket revolver medal, re-entry, 5 shots;, four best scores: Howard Carr 104; J. E. Gorman 110, M. J. Whites 122. “Cash prizes, any revolver, re-entry, 6 shots, best single score: First prize, J. E. Gorman 30; second prize, H. Carr 31; thir prize, FP, QO. Young 3); fourth prize, J. £. Klein 41. ‘“‘Siebe all-round medal, four scores on Blanding fred rifle medal and Glindemann military medal: F, O. Young. musket, 49, 47, 47, 47; rifle, 9, 9, 9, 8; pistol, 4, 7, 8, 5." ROEXL, Police Revolver Teams. istol medal, Un- 3 REVOLVER teams have been organized from the two platoons of thes’ New York police department in order to create a friendly rivalry in marksmanship between platoons, and also between the various pres cincis. Twenty men have been selected from among the best marks men on the force, ten from each platoon, and from these teams of Aye) men each will be picked to reprgsenteach platoon, while the other men will be held in reserve, lt is proposed to enter teams from each platoon in the team matches: held at the time of the Sportsmen's Exposition, and itis very likely that individual members will also compete for trophies. Oaptain' Petty and his assistants in charge of the revolver school, including Roundsman Jones, and Patrolmen Benham, Smith, Colgan, Cameron®) and Fischer, are barred from competition. Following are the scores made on the Jast shooting day: FIRST THAM- FIRST PLATOON, Rank, Precinct. 1st string, 2d ame 3d string, : -67— Henry J Eberman,,., Ptl 11 70 Bin John LEddy....e..0005 Ful Bt 72 66 65-205), Nicholas Ilich.,....., Ptl 38. 68 68 65 20) Henry J Stennes...... Pil 12 67 66 65 —1 98 -~Wm H Ward.......... Ful 29 67 65 65—197 1,06! SECOND TEAM—FIRST PLATOON, Henry Schryver....... Rds 4 67 6L 61195, Gustave Kolle........ Ptl 24 65 65 §2—19 Jas ¥ Rall............. Pil 22 65 63 63—197 Patrick Dowling...... Ptl 38 66 63 56—18) Johu Dormody........ Ptl 37 8 62 £3 78) call FIRST TEAM—SECOND PLATOON, } Milton Woodbridge... Rds 35 72 yal Wi—-A John J McNally..,... Set at 66 66 65—19, Jobn Townsend,....... Set 24 vs 59 5p—1 Geo Brown.,...1s220+. Rds 66 od 63 59—185 Albert Magon,........ Rds 20 66 64 55—18h SECOND TEAM—SECOND PLATOON. Joseph Warner..,...,. Ptl 20 67 69 fu -18 Geo Eckhoff.......... Ptl 10 62 61 FQ 1 Frank McCarrick..... Rds 18 65 60 5t—18 Jas Adams .,..,...... Pil 23 61 61 58 —18 Jas T Cain..scosssccas Ptl 9 62 69 58—17 924) Three strings of 15 shots per man, Creedmeory 100yds, target, high _ ast possible for tegm, 1,225, Jan, 16, 1897,] Scores with a Pocket Revolver. AmatTerR reyolyer champion W. E. Petty is at present acting cap- aim au the Gharles street station, and also has the supervision over he school for revolver practice. The Charles street station house is retty well down town.on the west side. while the Sth Regiment armory, where the revolyer school is located, is up at 9ith street on the éast side. Naturally Captain Petty is kept on the jump between he two places, and the exactions of his dual réle are such that he has very little time for anything aside from his official duties. Asa esult he is very much out of practice as a marksman, and recently, when the subject of a challenge was discussed, he very rightly de- pared sels privilege of a reasonable length of time to get in trim for jhe match. On January 8 Captain Petty tried a few strings at the 10yd. range in the Armory, and though his shooting at times was somewhat rratic Owing to rustiness, he made several five shot scores which are xtreniely good, two of which we reproduce. These targets are exach izé, and it will be noted that one counts the highest possible, while the other foots up to 67, 7 The revolver used was the new 82-caliber police Colt, with factory sights, and the ammunition used was U.S, factory cartridges. Calumet Heights Rifle Scores. @xurcAGo, Tl., Dec, 25.—The Calumet Heights Gun Club has several riemen among ijs members. On the eclub’s ranges to-day the Scores given below were made by Class A. The weatber was fairly bright at times, though the sky was overcast with shifting clouds; a light wind was blowing. Olass A shoots at 200yds , off-hand, stand- ard target; Class B af i00yds., rest, 22cal. rifle, reduced Creedmoor areet: : Ne. 1. No, 2. No. 3. Dr L L Davis .........3 34494443 — 35 Pee eee ee JW Spalding :...,.. “Sadssadbd4—40 iw, so A4b43 25544 - 85 Dr f A Hodson,.,.,.,.254544% 453 -a7 8024483344 — 31 93254433 3—29 iss Hirvin,,,........, 4944804354 34 5349243234—33 dadhint ie Grap= Shooting. If you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice like the following: FIXTURES. Jan. 9-10,—Prescorr, Arizona.—Fourth aunual tournament of the Arizona State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the Prescott Gun Club. Roy Hill, See’y., ; Jan. 18-20.—BorraLto, N. ¥.—Audubon Park first annual midwinter ournament, First three days, targets; last day, liye birds. Jah, 12-14,—Hriz Pa.—Clover and Pope’s milwinter tournament at Massassauga Point. Jive birds and targets. Added money and imeérchanidise prizes, For programmes address Seth Cloyer or A. P. Pope, Erie, Pa. Jan. 16:—RuTHERFORD, N. J.—Testimonial shoct to Neaf Apgar. Tarzets. Shoot commences at 9:30 A, M, Jan. 20-21.—InpranaPouis, Ind.—Touroament of the Limited Gun Cjub. Sparrows. HKoyal Robinson, Sec’y: - i _ Janu, 21. BRANCHPORT, N, J —Elkwood Park inaugural shoot, ' Jan; 23 —Hacrkensscr, N. J.—Shoot for the BE. C. cup. C. 0. Gard- mer, Sec’y. : ; | Jan. he RouTHERFORD. N. J.—Invitation handicap sweepstake, 20 live birds, $15 eniranice, birds meluded, Shoot willbe held under the @uspices of the Boiline Springs Gun Club. Jan. 25-29.—Sax Antonio, '|'ex,—Second Texas Midwinter tourna- Ment. Tareets and magautraps. $2,000 added, Under the manage- ment of J. M. George, Albert Steves and O, C. Guessaz, at San Pedro Springs grounds, Open to the world. ‘ Feb-820.—Hor Sprivas, Ark.—The Arkansaw Traveler’s first lzrand annual live-bird tournament; $10,000 in purses and added Moneys, Souvenir programmes ready Jan.1. Address all communi- ations to John J, Sumpter, Jr., Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark, Heb. 10.-Hackansacr, N. J.—Second contest for the Recreation cup, ane the auspices of the Bergen County Gun Club, C. O. Gurd- ner, Sec’y. : March 18-17,—Baycumster, N. ¥.—Second annual tournament of the Cobweb Gun Olub; live birds and targets. Cobweb hanaicap at live birds, $500 guaranteed. - / March 23-25.—New York Citry.--The Interstate, Association’s fifth annual Grand American Handicap atliye birds. — April 14-16.—Atcntson, Kan.—Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers’ amateur and fourteenth open-to-all tournament. _ April 15-17.—San Antonio, Tex.—Tournament of the San Autonio she Ue Open to amiateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman x.Com. - : ; April 20-23.—Laineouy, Neb,—T wenty-first annual tournament of the ébraska-.State Sportsmen’s Association. Added money later. - April 21-23.—Saw Antonio, Tex.—Second annual meeting and tour-- nament of the Texas State Sportamen's Association, O, C, Guessaz, Sec'y. = . . s Mar §-7.—NEwsBurGH, N. Y.—Annual spring tournament of the West ewburgh Gun and Ritie Association. First two days, targets; third day, live birds, $30 average money to three high guns in all pro- Ppramme targebevents. Opentoall. . = May 17-22.—Kansas City, Mo.—Annuail tournament of the Missouri State Game and Hish Protective Association, Fred T. Durrant, Sec’y, June §11.—AuBuRBN, N. Y.— New York State Sportsmen's Associa- ion tournament. C. W, Luttle,Sec'y. _ June 16-17. H'arco, N. D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Sportsmen’s Association. Targets. YW. W. Smith, See’y. June (third week) —CLEVELAND, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 22-25.—Oim Orry, Pa.—Sevyenth annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries to H, ©, Réeser. See’y. Oil City, Pa. Oct. 6-8._-NEwBuRGH, N, Y.—Annual fall tournament of the West Newburgh Gunand Rifle Association, Firsttwo days, targets; third day, live birds. $aU average money to, three high guns in all pro- amme targep,eyents. Open to all . DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in ese columns, also. any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties in all events wre considered as divided wiless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York, It has been decided that uo regular programme will be gotten out ar the Apgar testimonial shoot at the Boiling Springs Gun Club’s rounds, Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday next, Jan. 16. Shooting will commence shortly after 9:30 A. M., and all events wiil be at tar- frets. One of the special features of the day will be a 38 men team ace. Two teams have entered already, as follows: Van Dyke, \pgar and Colin R. Wise: J. 8,5, Remsen, George Piercy and F.§, dwards. The conditions are 100 targets per man, unknown angles, ptional syeepstake on each 25 targets. It ts hoped that more teanis will enter on or before the day, the race commencing at 12:30. This ace will be shot inaseries of 25-target races, other squacs being dade up of all those who wish to enter “forthe birds” or to join iu he optional sweepstales above mentioned. Neaf Apgar will run the hoot and will have plenty of assistance rendered him by members )f the home club, A good lunen will be iurnished on the grounds, © Inthe brief notice of the programme for the Texas Midwinter hoot, which we published last week, we referred to a contest at 100 bluérocks for a cup entitled the ‘‘Schmelzer’s Wor!d’s Inanimate Tar- at Championship Trophy.”’ Without wishing to cast any reflectious n the management: ftbe Midwinter tournament, it seems to us poor sliey to announce a contest for a irophy bearing the above high- punding title, a title that is absolutely misleading and untenable. urely a “championship of the world” contest should have more n two weeks’ nolice. Tnereis only one champion at inanimate ets, and only one inanimate target championship trophy. Rolla ). Heikes, of Dayton. O , is that champion, and the KE. C, cup, which # won from Fred Gilbert, represents the inanimate target chaim- Hivnship, Don’t-let inanimate target-shooting drift into the same ampitnship quicksauds that liye-bird shooting is now wallowing | 28 om A. P. (Du Pont) Collins, of Baltimore, has been named by the F, J. u Pont de Nemours & Co. ag its representative ai the Winston- | gee shoot at Yardyille, N, J., on Jau. 16. Mr, Collins willalso ack S rereres, . Se = ‘, = + FOREST AND STREAM. Glear Lake, Ta., has been busily engaged entertaining Charlie Grimm since his return to that place with the Cast Iron medal. At the Lake House a banquet was tendered to Mr. Grimm, at which many happy things wera said, and at which Charlie made a speech that almost makes us regret that he is not a Member of Congress ‘fromTowa. ‘The speech came to us somewhat in the nature of a sur- prise. We always knew that Charlie could shoot, but we had no idea that he was an orator. All doubts on that head are now at rest, The features in the decorations of the banqueting hall were two Smith guns. Under one hung the following card: “The Smith fun that won the championship at the World’s Fair.” Under the other, was the following inscription: ‘The gun with which our Charley won the championship of America,” We have received the following communication, dated Jan. 5, from Messrs. Phil Daly, Jr., and Ohanfrau, the managers of the new shooting grounds at Hlkwood Park: ‘We wish to _auaounce through your shooting columns that every Saturday at 1 P. M. there will be live pigeon shooting on the new grounds. Inafew weeks we will he in a position to throw the grounds open to the public, with all three sets of trapsin operation; with live crows on one set, live blackbirds on another, and live pigeons on the third; all sweeps. We will also havea main event at 25 live pigeons, $¥5 entrance, handicaps from 25 to 38yds,, with a good big sum of added money.” AS we understand it, the ‘‘main event” referred to above will take place on the opening day at Elkwood Park, particulars being an- nounced ata future date. There is no question about Pittsburg having the shooting fever. Announcement is made in the Dispatch, of that city, of Jan, 10, as below; ‘Announcement is made that there may be a match made for eight of the members of the Herron Hill Gun Club to shoot eight members of any of the Hastern gun cl'1bs for $1,000 a side, each man to shoot tat 25 pigeons. If a match like this were made it would be one of the most sensational that there bas ever been, and as far as the Pittsburg shooters are concerned, they are quite willing to take partin sucha contest They have already arranged for the stake, and have made up their minds to engage a special car to carry them to New York should the match be consummated.” The Bridgeport, Conn., Guo Clubis a live organization. Under the guiding hands of Mr. V, A. Blakesley, secretary of the club and gen- eral enthusiast, and of Mr. Wm, H. Thomas, the captaio, the clib has every prospect of a prosperous season in 1897. One of the fea- tures of its winter programme has heen a, series of team shoots for suppers, and these shoots haye beeu productive of any amount of food-fellowship amoug the members One of the most prominent members of the club is its president. Mr. W. M. Thomas, the U. M. C. Co.’s expert, so well known to shooters all over the country under thse honorable title of “U.M. C.” Thomas, bestowed upon him by ForEsT AND STREAM some yearsago. U.M C.is no relative of “the other Thumas.”’ Just before going to press last week we received a sbort tele- graphic dispatch from John L. Winston, mforming us thar the Du -Pont trophy shoot would take place as originally decided, The con- test between George Mosher and Winston will therefore be h-Id on Saturday, Jan. 16, at ZAwirlein’s grounds at Yardville, N.J. Winston says—aud makes no secret about it—that the next challenger for the trophy (should he be fortunate to defeat Mosher) can set his mind at rest as to where the contest will take place: Ifa Western man chal- lenges, the match will be shot ab Yardville; if an Kastern man chal- lenges, he will have to go to John Walson’s to decide the ownership of the trophy. Who is “Mr. Robinson, an American?’ A dispatch from Monte ‘Carlo, dated Jan, 5,says: “An exciting pigeon shooting maich was held bere to-day between Mr. Robinson, an American. and Mr, Beres- ford, an Englishman, The match, which was for £100 a side, 100 birds, was won by Mr. Robinson, who killed 95 birds. Mr, Beresford killed 91;” 95 and 91 at Monte Carlo, with the Monaco boundary and Monte Carlo bluerocks for flyers, is quite steep! Who is ‘Mr, Robin- son, an American?” Does he hail From San Francisco? On New Year’s Day a “hog shoot’’ was held at Rockledge, Pa. The prize in the main event, which was at 15 targets, was a 5001b. hog; chances abt 50c, each, anybody being allowed to enter in ‘the event as often as he chose. Among the contestants were Landis and Will K. Park. Landis took three chances and scored 14 each time; Will Park took one chance and ram 14 out of 15, As 14 was high, and as no one else could reach that total, the hog was divided between Park and Landis, Park getting one third. It would be interesting to know just what part of the hog Will chose. A recent issue of the Chicago Daily Record is responsible for the following: ‘‘Nearly half a million head of game have been killed by the Rarl de Grey during the last twenty years, his average being 25,- 000 head a year. He was only fifteen years old when this'record com- menced, and to give an idea of the rapidity with which he shoots it may be stated that in December,1881,he shot at fifty pheasants in three minutes and killed forty-nine of them, In this immense total, which places the earl at the head of the sporting shots of the old world, are included eleven tigers, several rhinoceros and elephants, a number of lions, bison, Russian and Rocky Mountain bears and wolves.” Secretary Strader, of the Endeayor Gun Club, of Jersey City, N. J., writes as follows: “At the annual meeting of the Hndeavor Gun Club, held Jan. § at the club room, 642 Newark ayenue, Jersey City, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Z. P. Fletcher. M.D.; Vice-President, ¥. Post; Secretary, A. R. Stra- der; Captain, B. Collins; Treasurer, Carl von Lengerke. Directors: E, Hollister, C. W. McPeek, G. H. Piercy. Tournament Committee: B. Collins, G. H. Piercy, H. Banks, H. Taylor, C. yon Lengerke, To do away with a good deal of trouble in regard to championships ab live birds we respectfully suggest to Charlie Grimm and Jim Eijliott the following: Shoota series of three 1U0-bird races for the Cast Iron badge and the Kansas City Star’s cup, each man to name one ground add toss for choice of the oiher; the winner to take both cups, and the Cast Iron badge to be at once riveted onto the cup, thus making one emblem. This would reduce the list of champion- ship trophies by ore at any rate. The suggestion is made in all seri- ousness. Mrs. M, F. Lindsley (Wanda) is feeling very good over a Christmas present she has received, This is what we know about that present: “You have often heard me talk about haying a new gun for ever so long. It has at last arrived and is a little beauty, an L. C. Smith, and one of the finest made. Best of all, it was presented to me by the King Powder Co, and the Peters Cartridge Co, I must be appreciated somewhere.’ Mrs. Lindsley is appreciated in many places, particu- larly in New Jersey. I. R. Sheldon, the little seven-year-old wonder of the Pawtuxet, R. I.. Gun Club, handles his miniature gun very well. He shoots a decal, double gun, using brass shells loaded: with légrs. of Du Pont and 1407. of No. 9shot. He stands 5yds. from the trap, and on New Year's Day he broke 20 ont of 45; on the next day he broke 15 out of 20 under the same concitions. We dropped into Ff Murray street on Monday afternoon about 1:30 P.M. If anybody thinks there was no ‘match talk," look at the following list of those we found there, outside of employees of Von Lengerke & Detmold: R. O, Heikes, Ben ©. Bush, Hd Taylor, Neat Apgar, Geo. S. McAlpin. Frank Butler, H. P, Fessenden, J. 147 Win- ton and J, L, Brewer. The last two caused all the noise. Business interests will preyent the attendance at the Texas Mid- winter tournament of Noel B. Money or Captain A. W. Money. Cap- tain Money will probably not return from Hurope for a tew weeks yet, hence Noel will be kept *‘chained to business.” This week, however, he is away in Maine, running some of his foxhounds in the trials promoted under the auspices of the Brunswick, Me., Fur Club. The American H. ©. Powder Company has issued a new pamphlet containing full information in regard to the shotgun and rifle powders manufactured by the company. Among the extraneous matter contained in this pamphletis a complete description of the workings of the Rose system of dividing purses at tournaments. We received the following letter from Mr. H. D, Kirkover, Jr., of the Buffalo Audubon Gun Club, too late for insertion in our issue of Jan.s: “The dates of our shoot have been changed to Jan. 1€-2u. Wish you would mention same in the next issue of your valuable paper.” One of the special features of the great tournament promoted by Rolla Heikes in his dream, which slipped our memory when prepar- ing same for the press, was 4 special event, open only to those who ae never claimed to be champions. Needless to say, the event didn't al The Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Gun Club is a comparatively young or- ganization. But young as it is, it lacks only three of having a muster roll o£ 100 members, The weekly club shoots are held every Thurs- day afternoon, the average attendance being 15. Rolla Heikes is in the city for a few days, and will be present at - Neaf Apgar’s testimonial shoot at Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday next, Jan. 16. In all probability Heikes will make an attempt to . breaks his record for 10U targets over the Boilmg Springs traps on the above date. On Saturday, Jan. 23, an invitation handicap sweepstake at 20 live birds per man, $15 entrances, inclading birds, will be held at Ruther- ford, N. J..on ihe grounds of the Boiling Springs Gun Club. En- tries must be mad on or before dan, 41 to G; B, Greiff, 8 Murray street, city, . cent. to third; high guns. 57 Mr. Thomas Rell won the Oritani Field cup at the regular monthly shoot of the clyb, held on Saturday, Jan. 2. The shoot is at 50 tar- gets; Bell scored 43, Conklin 36, Belden and Ricardo 35 each. Opening day at Hlkwood Park will bs Jan. 21. A full programme has been arranged, JAN. 12. EpWARD BANKS, Western Traps. Cuitcaco, Iil,, Jan, ¥.—Last week Mr, Emil Werk, of Cincinnati, was visiting friends in Chicago and ventured to suggest that it would bea good thing if some of the Chicago boys would come down and shoot a little tace with the Cincinnatiteam. As a result of the talk a lit- tle team race was concluded which was pulled off at Cincinnati last Tuesday, the conditions being Chicago against Cincinnati, 4-men teams, 25 birds a corner. The visiting Chicagoans were Messrs. C. D. Gammon, W, W. McFarland, B, Dicks and J. H. Robbins They were arcompaniad by Mr. Lew Wadsworth, who served as referee in the race. The Cincinpali team was composed of Messrs. Emil Werk, Wm. Schuler. Milt F, Lindsley and Mr, Mackey, The Chicaro men looked upon this race as a walkover for themselves, but it came near heing a walk home instead; for the Cincinnaticontingent came pretty near breaking the crowd. The Chicago boys are now proclaiming their ignorance of any such yisit, and declaring that they have never been out of townatall, Thefacts leaked out, however. The scores aré as follows: Chicago: Gammon 21, McWarland 24, Dicks 18, Robbins 11; total, 74, Cincinnati: Werk 19, Schuler 22, Lindsley 17, Mackey 23; total, 81. There will bea second team race, 2-men teams, between Messrs. Werk and Schuler, of Cincinnati, and McParland and Dicks, of Chicago. This will be shot at Chicago, March 15. The Chicago men eg themselves delighted with the treatment they had at Cin- cinnati, THD MIDWINTER SHOOT, The annual Guessaz-George-Steves circus will open its tents to a large and admiring multitude Jan. 26, at the old Mission town of San- tone, by the Saltpeter or St. Peter River, The enterprising gentlemen who are at the head of this regular yearly Texas agricultural exhibit assure me privately that the performance this time will eclipse all previous efforts, and ask that the public be advised thereof, All visit- ing shooters are requested to bring their own blankets, and those not accustomed to sleeping on cactus should haye their blankets made puncture-proof before starting South. The Indians areno longer dan- gerous in the neighborhood of Santone, but the streets are notsafe at night, so they are usually taken in at sundown. The weekly train from the North will be met by a large trio, who will head a party of rangers, thus making the journey to the hotel perfectly safe, so that no timid gentleman need have fears about making this trip. Santone is a great health resort, and its graveyard would be vacant except for the Northern visitors who are buried there as a result of last year’s tournament. Wyerybody likes the place. Oscar Guessaz is in strict training for the event, and Geo. Jorge has in store seyeral new tricks. Albert Steves is justin receipt of his new commission as coroner, so no one need be afraid to let a relative go to this shoot, Mr, Steves is under promise to report at once any cases of death of Northern shooters, and itis well known that he is a man of his word, The best of funeral arrangements have been made by the railroad, 80 that all bodies will be returned to their homes as soon as the de- tails of the shoot have had proper attention. Large and appropriate mottoes, such as, “Willie, we have missed you,’ haye been secured to decorate the funeraltrains on their way North, and no pains will be spared to prove to all visitors and friends of visitors that the Big 3 do nothing by halves. Thereis sure to bea good crowd—at first—and every precaution has been taken to keep the mortality at as low a point as possible. I hope there will be alarge and enthusiastic at- tendance, and lam sure that all who come back from Texas will be sure they have been to ashooting match. The dangers of a trip to Texas have been shamefully exaggerated. Itis really a quiet place, and devoid of any unusual excitement, and, as may be seen by the above, all care has been taken to reduce even these small risks toa minimum. Go to the Midwinter by all means, but whatever you do, don’t let Oscar Guessaz hug you, don’t let Geo, Jorge tell you stories, and don’t let Albert Steves coax you inte a bowling match. Lock | your door at night, put out the fire when you go to bed, and don’t show your roll to anybody, because there are men there who would shoot you for it im a minute, or for any part of it, and let you name the conditions. A few simple precautions of this sort on your own part, added to those which have been taken by the progenitors and projectors of this shoot, will make the matter practically safe and highly enjoyable. (For details as to wooden limbs see our advertis- ing columns.) EK. Hovex, 1206 Boyvcr Burnpine, Chicago. . ON LONG ISLAND. CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB, OF BROOKLYN Jan. 9. The following scores were made to-day on the grounds of the Crescent Athietie Club at Bay Ridge: Nos. 1,2,4and5 were at known traps and angles; No. 8 at expert rules: Events: 12 3465 Events: 12345 G@ O White,.......:. 191417 15 21 EA Lott .......... 10 7 w il i2 B Fish,..... seseenee 2216 5 1. 29 HO Werleman,,.,..10;, 2 4. D G Geddes.......; 18 ., 15 22 22 CONEY ISLAND ROD AND GUN CLUB. Jan. 6,-The Coney Island Rod and Gun Club held its regular monthly live-bird shoot to-day at Dexter Park, L.I, John Schlieman won the club shoot with 7 straight. Scores: No.1, club shoot, 7 live birds, all standing at the 28yd. mark: OES es Loeble 7, Walter Gilman 6, James H. Dykeman 3, Louis GC. opkins : No. 2, team sweepstakes at 5 birds each: Loeble 5, Dykeman 4, to- tal 9; Hopkins 4, Mills 4, total 8. No, 3, 5 live birds each: Loeble 5, Dykeman 5. Hopkins 3. No. 4, team sweepstakes ato birds each; Loeble5, Lippock 2, total 7; Hopkins 2, Dykeman 2, total 4. prey same; Loeble 5, Lippock 0, tota 5; Hopkins 2, Dykeman 4, total 6. CRESCENT ROD AND GUN CLUB. Jan. 7.—The Crescent Rod and Gun (lub held its January shoot at Dexter Park this afternoon. G. E. Loeble, who won the, Beaufort badge in the last season’s contests, was presented with it this after. noon. Hestarted the new year well by making the only straight score in the club shoot. Scores: No. 1, clnb shoot, 7 live birds: John Schlieman (28) 7, ex-Judge James B. Voorhies (29) 6, William Hughes (30) 4, Hugh McLaughlin (28) 4, Dr. F. C, Raynor (28) 4. . No. 2, 4 birds, £8yds. rise: Voorhies 3, McLaughlin 3, Dr, Raynor 3, Schlieman 2, Hughes 1. HELL GATE GUN CLUB, The annual meeting of the Hell Gate Gun Club was held at the elub rooms, 103d street and First avenue, Jan. 7. Several changes were made in the by-laws and ruJes. Meeting day was changed to the first Tuesday of each month, and it was decided that new mem- bers must in future be proposed at the meeting prior to the date of their election. The handicap committee's new rules on scoring and handicaps were adopted. The following officers were re-elected: President, John H, Voss: Vice-President, Fred, Trostel; Treasurer; Conrad Webber; Financial Secretary, Philip Woelfel; Corresponding Secretary, Hugene Doeinck. Thereport of the treasurer showed a balance of about $ 00 on hand. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. Jan. 9.—The New Utrecht Gun Club held its first club shoot at live birds for 1897 this afternoon at Dexter Park. The attendance of members was very small. Asthe handicap committees has not yet given out the handicaps for ’97, those present shot their scores on their old marks: j Olub shoot, 10 live birds, club handicap rises: J Gaughen (¥8)...,..1222221222-10 BG Frost (27),......2017002011— 6 J A Bennett (28)....1110232211— 9 *Dr Moore,..........1002012202— 6 * Guest, shot at 28yds, Opening Day at Elkwood Park, Massrs. DALY & CHANFRAU, Managers of the new shooting grounds at Hlkwood Park, send us the following notice of the programme for the opening day: The inkugural shoot for the Patten cup (presented by W. R. Patten, Esq.) will take place on Thursday, Jan. #1, abt 12 o’clock noon; 25 live birds, $25 entrance, handicaps from 25 to 3lyds., lies on 5 birds; 50 per cent. and cup 10 the winner, 80 per cent. to second, and 20 per Open only to members of the Carteret, Westminster, Larchmont, Riverton, Tuxedo, Philadelphia, Country: Club, Morristown and Ocean County Hunt and Country Club. Tobe shot on the new grounds; 3 sets of traps, those favoring the birds ta be. selected on the day of shoot. No, 2, 10 live birds, $.0 entrance, amateurs at 30yds., professionals 32yds. (Brewer barred). No. 3, 15 live birds, $15 entrance, birds included, open to all, at 30yds. Pian ty of birds for sweeps, which can be shot while the other con- tests are In progress. ‘Phe station for Eikwood Park js Brancgbport, on the New York & Long Brauch &. R, 58 Grand American! Handicap. ELEWOOD PARK SELEOTED, THE Classification and tournament committee of the Interstate As- sociation had an important task set ib when the matter of the choice of grounds for the Grand American Handicap of 1897 was placed in its hands. Manager Shaner was appointed a committee of one by the above committee to visil certain grounds and report on their de- sirability or otherwise. Mr. Shaner, as already stated in FOREST AND STREAM, visited the three race tracks near Hlizabeth, N. J.— Waverly, ee and Dwyer’s—and also the new grounds at Elkwood Park, In his report, handed in to the committees on Tuesday, December 22, manager Shaner stated that the only places suitable for the pur- pose of holding the above shoot were Dwyer’s track and the Hlkwood Park grounds. The committee decided to visit the two grounds named and inspect them, and set Tuesday, Dec. 29, as the date for the visit of inspection. Later, when it was found that this date was unfayorable for certain of 1he committee to attend, another date was fixed—Thursday. Jan. 7, The classification and tournament committee is composed of the following; Irby Bennett, Chairman; Noel E. Money, Justus von Lengerke, Paul North and J. L. Lequin.seeretary of the Association. DWYER S TRACK, On Jan.7, as agreed upon above, the committee. with the excep- tion of Paul North, left New York by the 10:10 A. M. train over the P. R. R., and first visited Dwyer’s track. The committee was ac- companied by manager Shaner. Messrs, Zwirlein and Asttalk met the committee on its arrival. Elizabeth can be reached in forty minutes from New York. One minute's walk from the depot is the track of the electric cars, that Tun to within a short five minutes’ walk of the race track. Ordina- rily cars run évery ten minutes, and it takes about ten minutes from the depot to the end of the line near the track. Given the closest connections possible, and it would take an hour to get1o the entrance to the track. From the entrance to the main buildings, in front of which the middle set of traps would have to be located, is about another three minutes’ walk; perhaps not so much. The inclosure itseJf is as perfect a natural shooting ground as one could wish to see anywhere. Fora target tournament such a loca- tion could tot be surpassed. Eight or ten sets of targets could be placed in 3, straight line without either inconveniencing the other. Shooters would face about E,.S.K., and every target would have a sky background. As soon as Noel Money saw it, he said: ‘'T wish we'd seen this ground before we gave our tournament last year.’ Taking it altogether the committee was most favorably impressed with the advantages offered by locating the handicap on these grounds, and so openly expressed itself. It was, of course, _under- stood that much would have to be done in the way of preparing for the comfort of the shorters, in esse the weather during the Grand ENTRANCE Cyn ox =——_inodwaneT ELEWOOD PARK AND ITS NEW SHOOTING GROUNDS. American week was untavorable. Shooters know—none better— that temporary arrangements, however good, are at the best unsat- isfactory if the weatheris bad. It was its experience in this matter in the past that made the Interstate Association so careful this year in the selection of its grounds for the Grand American Handicap, ELEWOOD PARK, The committee left Elizabeth on the 12:46 P. M. train for Branch- ort, a station on the New York & Long Branch R. R. Both the P. a. R. and the C. R. R. of N. J. run trains over this road, tickets being good either way on trains of bothroads. The great drawback to Elk. wood Park has always been, to our way of thinking, its distance from New York. By rail itis fifty-five miles; trains take one there in one apd one-half hours from the New Yorkside of the ferry. As last year, trains will be stopped during the shoot at the crossing where the hizbway from Branchport crosses the railroad trackat the upper end of the park. The crossing is plainly shown in the accompanying illustration. If you walk to the grounds you can do it in ten minutes easily. If you ride, five minutes will cover the distance, (Norn.—This year the Hikwood Park management guarantees to earry all shooters free from the tra‘n to the club house.) To return to the visit of the committee: The day was the loveliest imaginable for the time of year. Of course both Dwyer’s track and Elkwood Park showed at their prettiest. The new club house stood ‘up prominently on the topot the rise where the new gronnds are located. Itat once attracted alleyes. An inspection that was some- thing more than thorough was miade of this club house, trap pits, etc. And there was much to see and admire. If there are any more perfectly arranged shooting grounds or any that are more perfectly equipped, we couldn’t name them in a month of Sundays. If Chim- mie Fadden was 2 shooter, and if he was to visit Elkwood Park’s new grounds, he’d usa his favorite expression to give vent to his feel- ings on the point: *‘They’re outer sight... And Chimmie would be perfectly accurate. ; .™ Tn our issue of Oct. 31, 1896, we gave a very full description of the grounds as we saw them then. As we saw them on Jan, 7, 1897, it is not putting it much too strongly to say that our breath was taken away. On Oct 20 all wasin embryo; no club house stood there; not even its foundations had been begun; pegs marked its limits, that was all. On Jan, 7 the club hovsé was practically complete Steam was passing through the radiators, making it warm throughout: painters were putting their last touches to it, the coloring chosen for the inside decoration being a very pretty shade ofred. Outside it is white, with ‘yellow trimmings Carpenters were busy laying the board walk around the building, while a strone rail and wire fence bounded the board walk, absolutely preventing spec.iators from crowding or annoying shooters at the scare, The puller’s house, sunk slightly in the ground so as noi to obstruct the view from the house, was inspected; also the house for the ret- eres and the scorer. Alongside the latter’s house was the dog han- dier’s house and cold storage pit, as it were, for the dead birds, The retrieving is all done by dogs, and neither dog, handler nor dead birds being visible to the spectators or shooter until the dog is re- ‘leased to retrieve a bird. Some practice work was had to show how fast the hirds-could be trapped when shooters were ready at the score for their turns. Asstated in our issue of Oct, 31, all trapping is done from below ground. The committee went underground and saw the trapper at work—only one man is wanted at each set of traps, and as he put it 10 us, he has a “picnic.” A miss-and out was started to give a practical illustration of the workings of traps, etc. The miss-and-out had 7 entries: Money, Von Lengerke, Soistman, Bennett, Daly, Japhia Van Dyke and Hdwards. (It is not necessary to state who won the pot; perhaps some of the others might not like it mentioned) Nine times out of ten the trap that had been sprung was loaded and ready for business before the dog had the dead bird in its mouth; and the dog was not a slow one by any means. , The traps are those known as the Mott disappearing traps. 'They are unquestionably harder to shoot over than the King traps, from the fact that they disappear instead of falling over with a clatter, But the act of disappearing causes quite a racket, and in addition a bell that acts as a “starter” atiracts a.shdoter’s attention to the trap almost as well as the clatter of an opening King trap. THE COMMITTEE'S LGECISION, After inspecting everything, lockers for shooters, and all other ac- commodations, the committee decided that if Messrs. Daly and Chan- frau, the managers of the grounds, would sign the contract to be mailed to them the following day, there was no further question be- fore if as to where the Grand American Handicap of 1897 should be shot, In making such decision, we think the committee only acted as they were instructed to do; to find the best and most desirable ocation for holding the Grand American Handicap, LAST YEAR’S DISCOMFORT. All those, and they were many, who suffered the discomforts that ’ _ Brown (15....., FOREST AND STREAM, attended the shoot at Elkwood Park last year, can rest assured that ghis year the Interstate Association has faken every precaution to guard their interests. Tfis too premature to make any anoounce- ment in this issue as to just what the management of Hikwood Park will do to absoluely secure the comfort of the shooters who will be its euests. Manager Shaner is now at work on the programme, and it will soon be in our hands and in the hands of the shooters of this country. The reading matter in that propramme will contain abun- dance of interesting data as to how things will be werked this year. Personally we can say that, under the circumstances, we should have adjndged the committee unworthy of the confidence reposed in it had it decided any other way after once seeing the grounds at Elkwood Park. On this point we are satisfied that shooters them- Selves will agree with us when they see the grounds, As stated above, one of the greatest drawbacks to Elkwood Park is its distance from New York. ‘The claim is a good one and had a great deal of weight with the committee when it came to the actual choice of grounds. But there was a decided set off fo this disadvantage. It can easily be figured out that with the increased facilities for shoot- ing off events rapidly offered by the ‘clover leaf” sets of traps, lo- gether with the underground system of trapping, ete , it is perfectly possible to finish the Grand American Handicap in one day with a list of 100 shooters. Last year it took about 1,400 birds to finish the race; with three sets of traps that means just about £50 birds for each set of traps, with over six hours to do it in; 100 birds an hour is ordinary match work with ordinary appliances. At Blkwood Park it will be easily possible to beat that rate, even in a big sweepstake like the Grand American Handicap. Hach shooter will start at No.1 set of traps and shoot a bird on each set of traps, and then retire until his turn comes to shoot his next.3 birds. Thus anybody who is fortunate enough to stay in until the 25th round has been shot will have fired at 9 birds on No, 1 set of traps and at 8 on each of the other two sets. With shooters at the score with any degree of promptness. it.can readily be seen that the Grand American Handicap can be run off in one day if the entries do not amount to more than they did in 1846. A COUNTHR ATTRACTION, On Saturday, Jan. 9, we had a talk with Mr. Charles Zwirlein. In the course of conversation he stated positively that a counter attrac- tion, with good and solid monetary attraclions in the shape of added money, would be held at Dwyer’s track on the same day as the Grand American Handicap. We sineerely hope that Mr. Zwirlein and Mr. Astfalk will do nothing of the kind, as we feel that sucha policy would be not only hurtful to the sport itself, but would also be almost suicidal, as in all probability both events would be some- thing like direct failures through the effects of such clashing of in- terests, EpWarpD Bangs, IN NEW JERSEY. BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB. Jan. 2.—The detailed score made in the Boiling Springs Gun Club’s regular monthly shoot. held so-day, was as fol ows, W. H. Huck leading the band with 48 out of 50; F Van Dyke (0). . 1119111111113 1111111411100111111111111110111111111—47 P Adams (3)...... My CtO10L0110-01111119.111101010101101011111111110—36 1 —1 aye R Marville (15), ,11110110101111011111011011111110100110101111111001—37 101000001110011 cai" da A A Hegeman 2) RUA 1011014111100111111011101100011011000101111—34 89 W H Huek (0),,, .11111711111111101111119111111011111119111111111111—48 G E Grieff (0), ...17111100111111110011110111100111110110111111011111— 40 K Frank (0)....... 17111100111010111011111011011100110111111011110011— 36 FS Edwards (0).,.11111111110111111110011110111111111100010111111101— 41 J A Paul (0).....,11101111111111011010111101111111010101111101011111— 40 T Barron (5),.,.. FitT1114120101011211010111111111001 110911111 111111— 42 1111 —5 a7 B James (5),,.,, Bees 10111011111011110101011111011001011— Me . 41 CR Wise (0)...... 1111910101 0111111111111111110111101111111101111110—43 E Jeannerette (6) a A eareerrcr eh eee 1001110111111101101011101—35 36 « - -1/010100001100010000101000001000000010100110010000 — 14 000010100010001 ee 18 W M Harding (2)-01041411110101101011100010001101110110100011111011— 31 1 —3 34 WORK DEFEATS DAVIS, . Jon, 6.—George Work and J. H. Davis, the latter a member of the Riverton Gun Club, of Philadelphia, shot a race 10 day on tha grounds of that club at Riverton, N. J. The conditions were 100 birds per man, 30vds. rise, 50yds boundary. The birds were a fast lot, the strong southerly wind helping them away from the traps ata great rate, Work shotin poor form, his score of 82 not being up io his standard by any means He seems just now to be shooting gen- erally away below his average for the past few years. The fact that he only scored one double-figure run, 10, shows that there was some- thing wrong with the way in which he pointed hissun, Davis made a lower score than Work, losing the race In the last 25 birds; he had two ruus of double figures, both 10s. Davis started in the lead with 22 to 20 at the end of the first 25; he increased his lead to 4 birds at the end of the 50th round, the scores standing then Davis 43 to Work’s 29. Although Work only scored 21 inthe next 25, he gained 3 birds on his opponent, who could do no better than score 18. This left Davis 1 bird in the lead at the end of the third 25. Work’s score of 22 in his last string was far too much for Davis, who made his lowest total for a-string of 25 in this match,17. This left Work the winner of the match by 4 birds, the scores standing as shown below: George WOLKE... ,.e000s.sscsunecees + one 2122122200202222929992902 90) 21010 40222022022202299392 19 302222 22022 1222202022229 91 221220122202 220222202311 9). 99 ~2112221111002211120221112—22 2221012211: 011 022221119e—21 1321002122020 .00222711102—18 007222200122222022 .0120e2—17—78 FORESTER GUN CLUB, oF NEWARK. Jan, 1.—The New Year’s Day shoot of the Forester Gun Club was not largely attended. Too many shoots were on hand for this day in the vicinity of Newark, and that fact no doubt had much to do with the number of shooters present ar our groundsio-day. A long list of evevts, <0 in ajl, were shot off. Nos. 1, 2,5, 7, 9, 17,15 and 18 were at known traps and angles: Nos. 4 and 19 at unknown angles; Nos. 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16 and 20atreversed order; Nos, 11, 14and 17 at expert Junius H Davis..... SERRA eee rules. Scores were as below: Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 12 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 G-Staithepes ess ch cures ceca f 6591098 8. v Deming... 9697779899 8109 8 6 87 YF Winans,,.... 65 8 3 6 ai ee eh SP Mae eA Mr Ts 2 hall Jewell. .; GOT Os cot Ti SO Sey rd Brut a A oben had J James., « ST698 T6798 9 6 8 8 9 5 BG V2Hed Ob merase tae vominy a emenhecied (eo i “bE wretner ye one te COU GMUn Ee tent or ee rrr’ ett es oy the ietlentn (cS Jan. 9.—The following scores were made to-day by mienibers of the Forester Gun Club, of Newark: Events; 2345678 TP Oita MINAS, yee ne 5 7 7 8 9 8 10 8 6 4 7% Le ecatte 85) 7 8 % 510 ia oe Jewell. Seek Pal AS Ate sci eames Winans..,. O) Aas oR RG ete, Wstiigk oF, OF TAMICS alae Osada eee ae melee 97 7 5 6 810 7 9 6 8 + Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 14 were at known angles: Nos. 2,6 and 9 at expert rules; Nos. 4, 8 and 12 at reversed order. H. E. Winans, See’y. BOILING SPRINGS VERSUS ENDEAVOR, Jai 9 —One of the closest and most interesting team races ever shot in this vicinity was dedided this afternoon on the grounds of the Boiling Springs Gun Club at Rutherford. The Endeayor Gun Club, of Jersey City, put a ten-men team in the field against a team of the home club and suffered defeat by just two breaks, the scores stand- ing 195 to 193 infayor of the home team, This mateh settled the series between the two clubs, as the Boiling apres Club defeated the Endeayor Gun (lub on its own grounds at Marion in the first (Jan. 16, 1907, & match. Scores in the team race to-day did not rule high, but the work of everybody was generally even, The gathering to-day was quite a representative one fora New Jersey team race. Among those present were: Justus and Carl yon _ Lengerke, of the firm of Von Lengerke & Detmold, together with Gus Greiff and Theodore Baron, from the same store; Kd. Taylor, | of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co.. and Marshall Herrineton, of W-A | fame; Neaf Apgar, the new Austin ‘graduate; Tom Keller and Nddie | Collins, hoth of them talking and shooting King's Smokeless; Platt | Adams, Colin Wise, W. M. Harding, C.F, Lenone, Charlie Hebbard | (of the W. Fred. Quimby Co,); George Pierv'y and his son Louis, A. R. Strader, H. P, Fessenden, etc. From out of town were Elmer WH, Shaner, almost minus a yoice, of Pittsburg, Pa,, and Ben, 0, Bush, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. Shaver kindly consented to act as referee in the team race, despite the weakness of his vocal chords referred — to above. Hehada ‘good eye” with him, and that made up for all deficiencies in lung power. (AS a matter of fact Elmer had a very bad cold indeed.) ; The weather could not have been more delightful, and had the old order of things prevailed the scores would haye been much higher, Four new springs on the bluerock trapssent the targets much further than hasbeen customary on these grounds, The background is a perfect one, allsky, and it was only necestary to gauge the speed of the targets correctly and get well ahead of the quarterers. Someof — us found difficulty in doing this. Tom Kellerand Hd Taylor were both suffering from rheumatism (not gout), so some allowances must bersade for their totals. (This statement is- made fratuitously and was not solicited!) Justus von Lengerke tried a new gun that he found on trial did not suit him, the pistol grip not fitting correctly his crippled right hand. The scores made in the team race are given below in detail, the conditions being 25 targets per man, unknown angles: Boiling Springs. WY eH aTUCK done denen Secures aoe 1111111011111110111111111—23 Neaf Apgar...... “epee - -1101011111111111111111101—22 P AdAMS. 0.0.05. .s00eere ee neeeae eee ee 0111111110011110111111111—21 T Baron. -..cccsveveesseseeneseenanasyed110111111110110111011111—291 G E Greiff » 1110110111111100111101111—20 Se ee ee re a ee ee) CG Hebbard. i... ceseseneee ceases ee o1101111111011101111011011—20 US SSI EY cratintoudderiecrsn-ssonn 1111110110101111111100101—19 (OOM AGHE ne nerpebpshbrasto mas. 3acce 1101111001111011101110011—18 -1011111010101111100111100 14 « .0110101000111011010110111—14—195 Ce RN Re ewe e tee JA Paul........... ee a Endeavor. EL COMMS... .ceccsesecceeeeeteteese een t141911111111111101111101—23 G H Pierey....... maiweiiee owes ©1091091111111111111111110—22 FS Edwards... ey eee eee 001011011191111111111 111121 M Herrington . 0... ..ecceceeeeeeeyeeee 21414111001 00111111011111—20 Ed Taylories seep csanceseerd eens see yes e114110111110111011111111—20 C von Lengerke,.......... seeeeveveset411101111011010110110111—19 A BR Strader,.... pene aeneeeseeceee sey eL01001911111110101111011—19 J von Lengerke........c0ceese0000+e01001111011111 100110101111 18 Ly PUCLCY ieee cc csenasacaaveces eer eens 1000111110010101111111010—16 HP Fessenden ..,...., eevee ee, .0011110011110111101100010—15—198 A record of all the events shot during the afternoon is given be- low, every event being at unknown angles. No.6 was the team race and No. 11 was one of the “after dark” shoots, the referee and scorer having to go down to the trap house to judge breaks and miisses, it being almost too dark to see the targets: Events: 123 456%7 8 91011 Targets: 15 15 10 15 15 25 15 20 10 25 25 HOAWArdS. i ccessenescseceeyerervenseres 19 14 10 1411 21 1519 8 28 20 ADE OTE recuse eceantseetclee ceadsrestaaap Oamaru diego che fied WL yA ra ocdcd elt oir PHSEemboe Adebewrr: BRTZUR Foe SENT sy Li) yy LAS he eer rte jaooe coe pnbeess WU IA GS alte 2 Ee. eR, Keller yes amnusersie sees icaewasennsonnig Leads a telie tol Sst an me a> ee e + HGHENACH SS crehitacvcikeiees eimmececke [Use ee ode oe eal tee aL ann TTErri Aton seneedanery weeteae cece a 2 59 Sse odd erase Adams ......... here . 1011 10 11 10 21 12°16 10... .. Hebbard......,, ¢ LIT ee alee ce Ub te te ean alae Collins....... 540 a ate Ape rat ee LECT tn eee ayn G Piercy wae es 911 142292 19 10 21-90 Greiif,, ral SSim tara: ole ee ne L Piercy. Oe eels Bh aliy he aye JAMES ew cccsnes : x Zee bach be ohg , RAVE Tat eicteaieislelettietein emtera sce cantieteleh cael tana] Oahi Lm SEN pee IBBTONG Ramee Hucaineecssanceia epee be a EEL Meee mnie to nl 122 Te] sa) sertie 7 Oem IGE aise weshisisveeasinn aegadenneeGumt ene piel a =l one al G a Sol) ae DEUWiOE ete te). Witte avicnavcewarekhs SRT ECORI Chee Toe a ho] pine ID Sota a sierardargivaverath wisi waiiustancersrare tii a'a dalalatabaiie teen el Lake ian ite ae WABEC tees: uslusit ieee tuk inree tip seeeeee pi rEeias plait Lbel 7 agus are ooroe TAM oss ssn dcicande ai sanisteeneea sith hl cole uameg USCC eCN Sah ies ems BUTTE awe cence weacueceee ep see py toics meee seve ge binct eT eee ea COG HITAY sy eiapsya stateearar rors eer iti ine yala telg (a SUAS ies ee ae eT ie Coe Sean Cra OG al Foe Ss SR Pri re, fee eek UL Sally oe OPS Oe SPB ETT nga ch apnea news tsa kee eee »» 1910 8 814. BPO STi ceag nese cog aciee veered adios . 1214 414138 BOW sassceanseotayare eo pets ces euewves te oe SRE pee Pa ee W. 5. EDEY VERSUS H, EDEY. Jan. 9.—As @ result of the New Year’s Day shoot at the Westmin- ster Kennel Club, a 100 bird race was shot to-day on the grounds of the Carteret Gun Club, at Bayonne. On New Year’s D y Harry Edey scored 23 out of 24 from the ?7yds. mark and won the Kennel Club’s cup; W. 8. Edey, bis brother, stood at)29yds. and retired in the Gth round. Yo day’s race was shot under similar conditions as to rise, W.5. Edey conceding his brother 2yds.; the conditions called also for a 2lyds. boundary. Had the usual boundary of 50yds, been adopted, W. S. Edey’s score would have been 87 to his brother’s 81. Carteret is becoming famous for the fast birds now trapped on these grounds, and to-day’s lot were no exception to the rule. The light was good, but there was no wind to help the birds. Considering everything, however, the scores made were decidedly creditable, Below are the totals: P WS Hide y (9) . cca veccevereenvn uns cnet eee eee OB 220211 2929" 02102—£0 @ 21222221 1221222299 292122 94 _11012222222222 0°00002222—18 22 0e2 2 022222202' 2102 ~2—v0— 82 eee pene 222022522122 0 1: 0202: 0221—: 0 + 0022020 "e12< 010111212912 18 01222222100222012! 0112220 19 6222126102111121221112192—91_78 NEW YEAR’S DAY AT OAKWOOD INN, Jan. 1.—New Year’s Day did not. bring out many shooters at the Oakwood Inn traps, near Elizabeth. Aaron Woodruft and Nate Ast. falk made a good race of it for first honors, Nate finally beating Woodruff ont by 5 missesto 6. Scores: > o.1. No.2. No.3 No.4, No.5, No 6. Woodruff (81),..21240—4 02220—3 -01122-4 210—2 2N122—4 111115 Mulvaney (28),..22221—5 02012—3 11002-3 021—2 2231204 11210 4 Astfalk (80),....21222—5 12102—4 12221-5 121-3 09122-—4 01121-4 No. 7: A. Woodruff and Mulvaney 5, Astfalk 4, N. Woodruff 3, No, 8: A, Woodruff 5, Astfalk 4, Noah Woodruff 2, Mulvaney 1, ISTRY O iT)! Grenade wes eiplelvicueare Cobweb Gun Club. New Yor«, Jan, 7,—The members of the Cobweb Gun Club did not turn out in much force to-day, buf several guests arrived on the grounds quite unexpectedly, making the afternoon a pleasant one for all. MeDonnell won the Class A medal; A. Elliott the Class B medal; Dittmar the medal in Class C, and Thompson the Class % dal. Seores: is Club shoot, Tie. Club shoot. Tie. G EGreiff (A).......21111—5 100 W Purdy (B),..,.,..Je10—3 w McDonnell (A)......-12112—5 201 T Hughes (B)...,....21001-3 2220 W Apgar (A)...-.5.--100 w Dittmar (C).,........02200-3 ..., EB Miller (A).........J1211—5 200 H Miller (0). ,....20100—2 ||. FA Kerker (A) .,..,11212—5 ..,. G@Thompson (Z),..,.00001i—1 .... A Blltott (B)., ...+--. 21010- 3 1111 Two miss-and-outs were shot as below: No, 1. No, 2. No. 1, No.2. 147 seeeee @2222—5 2220 -—3 Hayward.,,..120 —2 211221218 Cramer .....,21220—4 21112220—7 WN Appar,..... .... 12112112—8 GH Greiff.,..12121—5 11022121/—8 Gro. W. THompson, Jr, Sec’y. New York State Shoot. AusBuRN, N. Y., Jan. 9— Editor Forest and Stream: Please mention in Fixtures that Auburn Gun Club claims the second week in June for the tournament of the New York State Sportsmen’s Association; $2,000 cash guaranteed, besides a large list of guns and other good merchandise. Weintend to give the biggest and best lot of open sweeps, no handicap and nobody barred, that has ever been given in the East. We hope to have a large attendauce of the tournament shooters from the West and South and the Hastern States, and have claimed above dates to be in line with the Cleveland shoot and Pennsylvania State tournament. C. W. Tyre, Sec’y. The Forust ayn STREAM ia put to press each week on Tuesday Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday, and a9 much earlier as prapttonble. -Ten teams entered in the team race: Jan. 16, 1897.] Trap at Buffalo. AUDUBON GUN GOLUB, Burrauo, N. ¥., Jan. 1.—The New Year’s Day shoot of the Audubon Gun Club, of this city, was a complete siiccess. There was 4 ver large attendance of out-of-town shooters, while the home clu Showed up remarkably well, both in point of numbers and in scores. Five teams from the Audubon Gun Club, two from the Rochester (N, ¥Y.) Rod and Gun Club, and one each from the following clubs: Cazenovia, Lockport and Bison Gun elubs, The cup went, as might haye been expected, to Rochester. The first team of that city’s club put up a score that was extremely hard to beat—44 out of 45. With such men on the team as Sim Glover, L. Y. Byer and Eddie Myers, one naturally looked fora big score; but 44 out of 50 is something extremely warm, The Audubon No. 1 team shot a good race; Hammond broke 15 straight, B. O, Burkhardt only pecpbed one target, while F. D. Kelsey managed to lose 3, something he.does not de very often when on a team, Almost all day both sets of traps were kept constantly busy, over 6,000 targets being thrown; 49shooters took part in the sweeps aud in the team race. Scores were as below, the team race resulting as. -follows: Rochester No, 1; Sim Glover 14, L. V. Byer 15, E. C. Myers 15—44, ; eeeuan No, 1; E. G, Burkhardt 14, FP. D. Kelsey 12, E. Hammond 5—41 : 4 peeled No, 2: ©. S. Burkhardt 12, H, D. Kirkoyer 13, L. Norris Rochester No. 2: Weller 13, Quirk 11, Wride 12—36. Lockport Gun Club: ©. Ward 12, J. Covert 10, 1. J. Atwater 12—384, ee Gun Club: R. Stacey 12, N. Alderman 13, L. Swope Audubon No. 3: G. Hines, Jr., 18, A. Heinold 14, L. Bennett 11—28. Audubon No.4: A. Forrester 15, EH, Andrews 14, Ald. Zoeller 9—38. Bison Gun Club: Wielin 7, Wheeler 13, Ditton 1i—31. Audubon No. 5: H. Hanks 14, G. A. McArthur il, I. fries 12—37. Sweeps were shot as below, event No, 7 on the programme being the team race given below: ~ Events: Targets: B Aammond.....cscesesseesaes 123 45 6 $ 91011121314 10 15 15 10 14 20 10 15 20 10 16 15 10 913 1410138 20101518 914., ,, eleW HWStGS Shey ieseternsscceekec SID UGLMonastomme cuits te talda, aes cee EDGE Merson lives ciesesnes wes Jon. 2.—The attendance at to-day’s shoot, the regular weekly shoot of ihe Audubon Gun Club, was not as large as the fine weather war- ranted. Part of the falling offin the actendance may be directly at- - = ea ve H Kirkover.....cecccccesssees., 914141012 17 813818 81214 8 _EC Myer..... pice Peis ielefelete [Reals 8 6 81113 91519 91520 91413 9 Sim Giover...... Ema pee tee ... 101415 9 14 19 10 11 20 10 15 14 10 BWW OL OT sabes i4aeeice ce i pe(elonly toliattattuls koecaeh Tess C Burkharat...... “fottacenns 34 91514 81218 81517101312 ¥ WEMCOAINGH soseaniececctevsacis f toeto. Och Lh, Ody ease Werlin,.. elas as (b 1OS1B oo) S12) 9 nae te Norri . 44111 71417 7 1418 71312, 10 14 12 9.8171013 18 91210, F Kelsey . 91414 81419 91318 91515 8 IWOOEG. a saciat.anann Pry PR dan (Se ar oe by re ae ee Dt Covert,... 1001 1 Sli G12... 812 9 8 AWE GSS Pipers ees 81114 91317 81420... ,.,... Brandenburg......s..s.« PRA a WP litt SP ce celal cot eres yet Gt as ROOMS oo rea hi ee S sphoe peer CGO Onli WB os ae PAT WALCO Peden teeee eee COU or el EI Te les Van 08 SWand'se ete eee ee ere FB 5.1, Sb 818.17 109s 10, 7 HEATIES Wes Aare ie bk OM ORR TS Nn cache cde cs KH Burkhardt,.....cssecereaee. 91214 91818101416 91515 7 Quirk........--5- nee ae ES Wie he ee Ieee es) Py AldOeller Hu hsdisaseeeewdeia ade de," 9 Ie 61094 2 ak. 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There were, however, plenty of shooters to make it interesting, and some ¢ ood scores. were reco: ded, ‘ In the club badge shoot Johnson and C §. Burkhardt tied on 24 each out of 45 in Class A, vut as Burkhardo was penalized # t.rgets the emblem went to Jonnson, In class Bb Suyder was the winner, J H). Dodge winning in class C, The main feavure of the day outside of the above event was a Wam race between teams captained respect- ively by Sim Gluver and U.S. Burkhardt. The race resulted in a viec- tory for Capt, Burkhardt’s men, the score standing 7% to 68. Scores in ali the sweeps were as below: Events; 1234567 8 Targets: 10 15 25 20 15 16 20 10 vents: 1 23 456678 Targets: 10 15 25 20 15 16 20 10 EH C Burk- WACODE ween ee eOs rua eee hardt.... 10 18 22 14111017 9 YG Meyer. .. 14181841 ii /* 7 Glover..... 10 13 25 19 14141910 Forrester. .) 12 24 17 13 13 19 10 © 8 Burk NET....... 71515 91011 6 hardp,,,. 912241813 1317 9 Reinecke.. .. 920... ,, 9. Kirkover,, 815 2319141418 9 Hill...) 80. 1. Nortis. ey... 615 22'19.12 13 18-9 Cobmbs,2.. .. 1) 142; 3) oo Hanks,.,.. ¥ 122218181516 8 Talsma,... .. . ree Zoelier.... 71381518 9... .. 2. FrieSs..01 1 "4 Sandy..... 6101612 81010 6 Skiro,..... .. as Geisdorfer. 612 201218.,.... Jd Reid... ., “9 PTY ASL eeivwe. 40) Mouces peel wtp ds LION CS aye oy Hines,.... 9101917 12124710 Jobnson..... ., en McArthur. y¥ 13817 1412 1116 8 HWSmith .. .. 22 ws ee re oe we SLIM o pte pte Bem Gamsd MLL Ra He ti Senter Hiyent No. 3, badge shoot. Team shoot, 10 birds per man, losing team to pay for birds: : C Burkhardt (capt).,...-.5+ 9 S Glover (Capt),...cyveeneere 7 EDASITECOVEDs,y\55 veicso py uns nte iS KSee en cece eine GCNOLLIS radi sae te jeeneiecion seat BC Burkhardt..........e0s WGOHOSON} sparrieceises hens and A Horrestery..c.csvecsviyssselO TO nee ert. te JIA Silt Eee Ee noe ne Ed Reinecke, ....:seevevesee 8 IPEISLER Etomnisial dame toc ae ens, G MCATthur,..cstesseaeavane O WS TRBIRIM aS atobae ede deleeeee Ss GAHIneGS, ie. fo. ass esieas cae EPIMV OTST Shade co eeilehiculec ede RE PLGO ES eso tw oelewanbere ame C EVA Gy ualealaee chile sweune ses A Coombs, .....cccsee seers 4-12 J Ried..... sevidvienepemsaaen net —O4 Calumet Heights Gun Club. Curcaqo, Il., Dec. 25.—The members of the Calumet Heights Gun Club shot at some good birds to-day, the majority of those trapped being strong fiyers, The white birds were hard to see oyer the snow- covered ground, Interest in the sport only ceased when all the birds had been trapped. Event No. 1 was at10 live birds, $3, high guns to win: Class A at seyds., Class B at 30yds., and Class Catzefyds. Lamphere and Lewis divided first and second, Metcalfe took third, and Sibley fourth, No # was ab 5 birds, $1.50 euirance, same conditions as to rise, but fun below the belt until the bird was on the wimg. Knowles won first money, Paterson secoud, and Metcalfe third, it being high guns to win, No. 3 was shot onder precisely similar conditions to No. 2, The four straights shot off for place, the shoot-off resulting in Metcalfe Taking first money, Wescout second, eee Sibley third. Scores: o. 1. No. 2. @ C Lamphere (82) ,...01-+-- e+, 2911121<02—9 HS Lewis Bi). ceepeeee eye eee cee eeM11112202-9 O1UI1—8 102194 W Metcalfe (30), ....sesereeys 92+. 120121 2220 —8 210/1—4 11:122—5 G M Sibley (80). cecceeecesesvossestlO2220211—8 saa 222215 HA Boedker (30), ...ceecverese ey ss eU2le220—-§ — Ux000 —1 GH Kn OWI1eS (32), seceesvesey yey e ee LOLOL e—7 12121—5 01120—3 A © Paterson (32), .cceveervecveceeel0eez12002—7 11212—5 01001—2 C B WSGOEU (82)... eccevevever yee O122010i11—7 O01120—3 12121—5 G Marshall (80)... ..,eecreesee ey ee OUL2512220 —7 02001—z2 11221—5 AP Harper (80)... ccerveveeveseess UlOLlOZi2—7 2B0lI—4 21011—4 AW Carlisle (BO), weeveevewerevereeOs21020041—6 .,,,, $e K Marks (27). cseeseseserenees sey» OU00121020—4 Bape Rasen J P Fisher (30).... Ressnetfotere te eee O L Dougherty (27)...... 08 wivawaticeds 1000I-—-B— ns, : _ PATTY, 1100-3 211104 © FOREST AND STREAM. Limited Gun’ Club. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 31.—Mr, George Wood, formerly of Pitts- burg, but now living in Colorado, has been visiting relatives in this city for several weeks. He has shot from time to time on the grounds of the Limited Gun Club. His good work in practice led some of his friends to back him against the veteran Geo. C. Beck, at oue time holder of the American Field cup, The match was ab 50 pigeons, for $40 a side, and was shot this atternoon. r. Beck shot with much of his old-time vigor, and was an easy winner; 27 of his birds were killed with the first barrel, there being no excuse for using the second, eyen for safety, His second barrel, when used, was placed quickly and with excellent judgment. His first loss was the 5th bird, a rapid driver, which was centered with both barrels, but managed to geta few feet outside the flags. He also lost his 15th, 2st and 45th, two of them right-quartering drivers and one an incomer to the left. . Mr, Wood shot unevenly, his best run being 10. He was weak on the fast birds, although he killed some of that sort in a way to merit applause. He is capable of much better work than the score in- © dicates. . - . The birds were a mixed lot, as usual with us—too many with an in- _ coming tendency, but with a sprinkling of very hard drivers, all the harder because Bees dae Beck ghot an L. C. Smith gun, with Schultze powder and No. 7 shot in both barrels. Wood shot a Crown Greener, with Schultze powder, shot unknown, Hach had 1 dead out of bounds. The scores follow: WOO, ..ccsececensseseecenenstees quences 2201022000021012221122220—17 : 1222122022012220212202221—21—38 BOCK... ccccdessacenensvvecseveeesere sss 01112022112112201111202121—22 1211211111121221212012212—24—46 Other scores for the same day, for price of birds only, were: Parry 24: Marott, 16 out of 25, Marott standing at 30yds., and allowing his opponent 5yds.; Holliday 19; Hearsey, 15 out of 25; Tripp 21, Parry 18, both shooting from <6yds. mark; Cooper 18; Lilly, 13 out of 45. Jan. 1,—lt was my pleasure to be one of a party trom the Limited ° -.Gun Club which made a social call one day last spring on the Buck- eye Gun Club, of Dayton, O. The day was raw and bleak enough, but was made bright by the genuine warmth of the greeting ex- tended to us, and it became real hot before the team shoot, a mere incident of the visit, was over. ‘ With 10 men to a team, each shooting at 50 targets, they beat us 77 points, but we didn’t mind that. We had already peen defeated by teams from the Soft Mark Club of “Chicago, und the gun club of Wabash, Ind., and felt proud to add the famous Buckeyes to the list —just to give it tone, you know. At any rate we returned home even gayer than when we started, and have since cherished the memory of that trip as the brightest and best thing in our trap- shooting experience. Truly, ‘it is not all of shooting to shoot,” To-day the Buckeyes were our guests, and while they for a while tasbed the bitter dregs of defeat, we hope they may recall the day as one not unmixed with pleasure, The weathe: was most disagreeable and unfavorable for shooting, asa steady rain fell taroughout the day and the clouds hung so low that the light was extremely bad. All was cheerful enough within the club room, where a plain lunch was served at noon. Atd5:30 P. M. an elegant repast was served at the Grand Hotel, but unfortunately this enjoyable feature of the day was cut short by the neeessity of the visitors leaving for home at 7:10 P. M. Our guests were welcomed in appropriate words by Hon. W. D. Bynum, Dr. Adams responded and uncovered a beautifuland costly vase of elegant design, which he presented on behalf of the Buckeye Gun Cluo to the home club, Dr. Britton accepted it and the party broke up in a hurry to catch the train, As to che team shoot, tne visitors did not present all of their best men. Mr. Heikes would haye been a tower of strength to them, but the illness of his wire kept him at home, Scott McDonald was shooting a strange gun, some villian having stolen the old Lefever, with which he wasa hard manto beat. And Hd, Rike shooting a Winchester; whatdo you think of that? It but illustrates the loyalty of Heikes’s frienas to nim. C. W. Raynaond (pretty near ‘old Reli- able”) just pounded out 48 and seemed a bit astonished that so many gotawsy. 5 O£ the home team Tutewiler and Parry, two of our best and most uniform shooters, ‘tell down,” as did also Dr, Britton, who for many years has béen our main dependence, There were all kinds of guns, but with those exceptions every man on the ground usea Winchester factory loads and HB. C, Powder, The scores of the sweeps follow: Hyents: 1234 Events: 123 4 Raymond...,.sseevenee 1413 14 14 Cooper.....cscsssceeee 11 15 10 12 | CYAlg, oy, eccceeeeresees 1411 11 13 McDonald,,........... 11 14 10 11 Makiey..... 14 ,,12.. Griffith..,..... 11 14 14 13 Widnack » 1414 ., .. Wood... . 1111 13 15 Robinson. 14151413 Coon,,.. 09 11-14 12 14 Parry.,..-+ 1813 1118 Curphey ..el....55 Celta, Partington 18 141418 Keifaber....., 811... .. HUGE = arestiussetetesseioull W0u la LID Dicarseseetttsaten we LUstoald Rike...ccccceesveresess 12 141414 LOCKWOOd.......ccccne we es vs Il Beck ,..ccceneusecsvers 18 15 13 18 : Team race, 50 empire targets per man, unknown angles: Limitea Gun Club, Buckeye Gun Club. CHOPED ese ating deeied sencas RAYMOND. .e sy sseyeceree en 48 BOG anacetuncesssseereipaeae cate ESIKOR eth ste tdeabaeesceen nets PRIDE ceanre waneceed beaeres yas tO CLAIR I as pertesiarnrsiasecias ere ROULDSON....sceseecepeceeas40 LYVCOG: raetiutincnnes mets sn eeeeniee GYUTUh sean vevcevyerpacers NV aLSOL ey eee enue aasiees ea GLUDB, cs cesecvescrtgess «ss ICO VORA Wee ehetieenach Bol MeDonald,......,. oe Lockwood,..... vee dL Glaser, . cases 235 Townsend. ....» - 40 Keifaber,, aol Wilanack eee On Curphey...cecaces rs!) Parry. .... arenas TEN A te A 6 saunetess PUbe WHEL. ceseseacseesveeseBS—497 AGAMS 6... cesenasecnsy es nel—43l Technically Mr. Cooper’s score was 46, he losing two targets tarough pulling the wrong trizger, bub the visitors generously allowed him to shoot at two more,.both of which he broke. Royal ROBINSON, Towanda Gun Club, TowaAnpbA, Pa., Jan. 1.—The Towanda Gun Club was fayored with fine weather for its New Year’s tournament held to-day on the club's grounas. ‘he birds were aiastlot. All the shooteis seemed to have a good time, and to enjoy the sport. The live-bird scores were as below: 1 2 fb 66) EPs AN ARKANSAS OUTING. A JOLLY company of twenty good and true sportsmen have recently had a nice trip to Mississippi county, Ark., ‘or the purpose of chasing the wid deer, possum and the coon. They had good luck and lots of fun. They killed fen deer, twenty or more turkeys, arms full of squirrels, scads of fish, and everything else they wanted. The crowd was composed of men from Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Missouri and Illinois; with preachers, doctors, awyers, tobacconists, bankers, railroad men, druggists, nd farmers, as to their avocations; and with Baptists, ethodists, Presbyterians, and Campbellites, as to their religion; and with Democrats, Republicans, Populists, and rohibitionists, as to their politics; and both married and unmarried men as to their domestic relations; and a sober, decent, civil crowd in every respect as to their be- i Of course we had a good time with such a company. On the first morning after our arrival in camp we scat- tered out over the woods, and before 9 o’clock that morning had a nice deer hanging up in camp. When all hands had reported for the rest of the night we found we had two deer, ten turkeys, about 50lbs, of fish, lots of squirrels, some opossums and raccoons—plenty of meat to do us most of the two weeks we expected to be in camp, We had no dogs with us, and did not undertake to run the deer. What success we had came from the skill of the sportsmen as they still-hunted through the swamps, We found the residents of that section very bitterly op- posed to the running of dogs, and as we want to go again into that same section we sought to create no prejudice against ourselves by our conduct. The day for the hounding of deer in Arkansas has about passed. The Citizens will not suffer it. Those who run their dogs there now will do so at the risk of the dog’s life, for they will kill such as run in the woods. We found game very plentiful. I suppose I am safe in saying that we did not hunt one single day that we saw less than twenty-five deer, and sometimes as many as fifty. We killed ten that we got, and seriously wounded Some that we did not get, We got all we wanted and became indifferent about killing more, The wild turkeys were very numerous. We kept no count of the exact number we did kill. The woods were torn up by the turkeys everywhere we hunted. It has possibly been many years since this noble bird could be found in such great abundance in any section of this country. But the light rains, and freedom from great overflows in the river for several seasons, are no doubt the reasons of the abun- dance of game. The laws for a close season on game in Arkansas are being closely observed, and this contributes in no small degree to the supply of wild animals. A few more years of such protection and good breeding seasons, and Arkansas will be the game paradise of the whole nation. These annual outings are greatly enjoyable to over- worked men, and our crowd will go again next year into the same locality, for we ask for nothing better, J. N, HALL. KenTUGEY, CHICAGO AND THE WEST. —s Texas Deer. Near San Marcos, Tex,, a deer has just been killed which has a seventeen-point set of antlers, The head is ‘on exhibition. ’ At Encinal, near Laredo, market-hunters have killed seventy deer in four days. This is no guess and no ex- aggeration. Onetrain took sixty deer out for this party, My informant says, ‘‘We Texans depend on FOREST AND STREAM to kick long and loud, and so formulate a strong popular opinion, for we intend to go to hanging a few aarket-hunters before long.” I wish they would. We would mourn their vacant chairs, but we would try to ‘struggle along without them for a while. Advice on Camping Out. I have just been reading a nice green book on camping out, written by an Englishman, That is, Iread it up to the place where the man said any camping party would find a pair of bellows an indispensable article in building the fire. I didn’s read any more after that. Why, ob! why was man given his old hat, if not to blow the fire therewith? And why, oh! why do men write things, as the bellows advice, anyhow? Moose and Buffalo Coat. Mr, Thomas Johnson writes from Winnipeg -that he is coming down to Portage, Wis., this winter to curl a few lines when the ice gets good, and that then he will come to Caoicago. I hope he will bring his curling iron along and make himself at home. Mr, Johnson sends in the story of a moose, a tame mvuose, not a wild one, which recently attacked a Winni- peg gentleman who was going by wrapped up in a big buifalo coat. It evidently took him for some strange and dangerous creature, and before it got done with him there mooss fureral either, Tennessee Quail. Messrs. C. 8. Wilcox and Walter Dupee, both of this city, will start soon for a Tennessee quail hunt, going to eae that State, where they anticipate a pleasant ime, ; Garden City Club, _ Garden City Club, of Chicago, holds its annual meeting this week. It has a membership of neary eighty, and is one of the largest of the Chicago shooting clubs. : EK, Houes. 1206 Boyce Buripine, Chicago. Vermont Game, Modes and Seasons. Editor Forest and Stream: On looking over the game laws recently passed by our Legislature one finds but little to give promise of a very marked increase in the game supply for1897, I find only two new points worthy of mention; one is that the fine for killing pheasants has been increased from $10 to $25 for each bird killed; the second, a provision prohibiting the shooting of ducks with the aid of jacks or artificial light. We would be pleased to learn why this was not carried a little {urther to prohibit all night shooting for a time, allowing our northern fight of ducks a chance to came near being material fora funeral, and it wasn’t a - FOREST AND STREAM. feed on the marshes that nearly every fall yield a large crop of wild oats. As the law now stands, night shooting is practiced on — these marshes from the beginning of open season (and before) until the grounds are frozen over, The result of this is plain. Very few of the ducks shot at are brought to bag, but many are crippled and the rest are soon driven away. \ Another law could have been passed which would have been of great benefit to the game supply in this part of the State, viz,,to prohibit the use of dogs for hunting birds, for five years at least. I donot know of a sports- man’s dog (pointer or setter) for a radius of ten miles from here, but nearly every man is the possessor of from one to three yelping spaniels or cur dogs, which are brought into use as soon as the birds are large enough to take wing, and the grouse are continually hunted, being shot out of trees like chickens off a roost. Not contented with killing every ruffed grouse, the poacher with his dog is often seen in the covers frequented by pheasants, and many of them are bagged too. To prohibit the use of the dog means an increase in marked degree to our pheas- ants, for in a cover selected by them it is seldom one is flushed without a dog. Iam credibly informed that in a village of a few hundred inhabitants not many miles from here ruffed grouse were brought in in such numbers that the supply was much greater than the demand (at 50 cents per paix), and many shipments were made to other places, So much fora dog, gun and game hog, Let us hope that the State League will see that a change » is needed, and take a hand in the matter before it’s too late. FERRIS, Game Protection by Buiton. STAMFORD, Conn.—Editor Forest and Stream: I am and. always have been interested in reading the multitude of letters published in your valuable paper in relation to the preservation of our stock of game, and I confess that it amuses me in some cases to read some of the plans and devices advocated to accomplish that end. Not that I do not believe that they are honestly meant to meet the re- quirements of the case, but at the impracticability of some of them, — Now I do not think I will live long enough to ever see your plank nailed down, but there can be no harm in keeping the question agitated. Everything must have a beginning, and I propose you make the start in this case by securing the aid of a few well-known sportsmen in your city and forming asociety or organization, the motto of which shall be, ‘‘Sell no Game.” may decide, Every applicant for membership sending in his fee to receive a badge or button, to be inscribed with the motto of the brotherhood, and also dated the year it expense—say 10 or 15 cents each-—the balance of the fee to go to paying the salary of a seeretary, whose duty it shall be to keep track of the members and keep them posted on all matters that may interest them; at the end of the year a new button to be issued upon the payment of dues. In unity there is strength, and I think it will surprise some people to find how many buttons will be worn, know when we meet a man in the woods or fields whether he is a butcher or asportsman, CONNECTICUT. . [It would be more effective to fasten the buttons on to the game. | A Bear’s Vitality. Editor Forest and Stream: About three months ago there was a deal of argument over the question as to which was the best cartridge for big-game shooting. I have heard many hunters give. their opinions on this subject myself, and while they don’t all agree on the cartridge and gun, the general idea is: A big, heavy gun and a cartridge with from 70 to 120zrs. of powder and a good, heavy ball. I always leaned toward a 4590 myself, and my belief . has been materially strengthened by some news I heard the other day. Two men living near town went up in the Sierras on a, deer hunt, Both had 86 model Winchesters, one a .38-56 and the other .38-70. They were hunting quite a distance. from camp when they spied a large brown bear about 5Oyds, off and began firing at once, when, to their surprise, the bear started for them on a dead run. They didn’t stop to think much about this, however, but pumped the lead into the old fellow as fast as they could, and as a result he dropped dead - within 20ft. of them, and just as they were about to run. After they had cooled off a little they examined the carcass, and found that of the eleven shots fired every one had passed through the body, and the first one had pierced both heart and liver, Now, as some hunters say, a .44 may be large enough to hunt bear and moose with, but when J shoot a bear through the heart I want him to die before he a mé up. ALROD. New York Free Lectures, New YORE furnishes an example to other American cities by her liberal-minded enterprise in conducting a course of free lectures for the people, which, while in- tended primarily for the benefit of working men and working women, are of such a character that no one can fail to be entertained and instructed. The work is carried on by the Board of Kducation, and an idea of its scope may be gathered from the fact that during the present season 300 lecturers will speak on various topics to audiences that in the aggregate will number nearly half a million persons. This winter Dr, Leipziger, supervisor of lectures, aims to make American subjects the feature of the course; and along with American history, biography and kindred subjects, American sport is given a place. Among the names of lecturers familiar to readers of the FOREST AND STREAM are those of Mr, Fred Mather and Dr, Bashford Dean, who lecture on “Fish and Fisheries;’ Mr. F. M. Chapman, whose subject is ‘‘Birds;” and Mr. R. L, Dit- mars, “‘Snakes;’ Mr. J. B. Burnham, ‘‘Camp Life and Hunting;” Mr. H. L, Bridgman, G. O, Shields, Hon, Theo. Roosevelt and others, It is worth noting that while these lectures are not the least instructive of the course they are among the most popular, proving that the love of nature and outdoor life 1s common to all—even to those who are cut cff from active participation in the pleasures of field and stream, backs Let the membership fee be $1—or whatever you ~ is issued, These buttons could be gotten up at a small ° 69. Maine Guide Licenses. Hditor Forest and Stream: I notice in issue of your paper the question brought up , of licensing guides in Maine. I wrote on this subject about three years ago, in the Phillips Phonograph. At that time the idea was not received with favor, but senti- ment is changing. It is the best plan that has been offered, and the State should handle such matters and no special favors be shown. r To protect the best interests of all concerned, all guides should pags an examination, and if fully qualified should take out a license; and then aliens, non-residents, boys and every stranger could not, on short notice, palm themselves on sportsmen as full-fledged guides on the strength of having worked in the country a month or so, The best guides stand the best show, you may say. Not in all sections, for sportsmen are not all in love with _ oné particular spot (if it suits them ever so well wh le © there,) but are looking for the ideal, A few come season after season, and the old guides are always employed by them; but the newcomers, not being posted, cannot tell on short notice’ one grade of guide from another, So sometimes their outing is a failure, and they give the . whole section a bad name, not realizing just where the blame belongs, Licensing the guides will not prevent — our order being formed; our association will be needed just the same to see that the law of license is complied -with, and to many other matters of importance, Protec- tion must be had in many channels of the sporting busi- ness, and Maine, as a State, can afford to show a greater money interest in a business that brings a number of million dollars to the inhabitants every year. It is said by some of those against a license law that we ~ must work some new guidesin. Of course; but let it be understood that they are new and learning, and not glut the market with half-learned men and boys, while guides that have grown old in the business are forced to stand Let the beginners be taken from the guides’ own families and from the families of the old residents, as they are mostly natural woodsmen, and learn the A. B C of woodcraft while boys on the farm, Maine, license your guides, Guides, join your interests. H. KR. Horton, Guide, Eustis, Maine. Where are the Ducks? STocKTon, Md., Jan, 10.—So far we have had the poor- est ducking year ever known in Chincoteague Bay. There are miles and miles of shoals, rich with grasses the wildfowl love so well, and the weather all a man could wish for, but there is hardly a duck on the wing, Why should these thousands of acres of choice feeding ground be abandoned to geese and brant? We have had the finest goose shooting anyone could ask for, A longseries of east winds and high tides drove them from the shoals to the island ponds, making from sundown to dark shooting that all who were in if will remember. Hvery evening for over a week we scored from five to fourteen geese to the gun, all large, fine, and very fat. But the ducks! Last year thousands of redheads and bluebills ~ | black hoals i i i Teaiethinpreleeiernem (kom iki ave ait least will’ blackened the shoals in every direction, bunch after bunch trading through the great coast bays. From Isle of Wight. to Cobb’s Island, between eighty and ninety miles of bays and shoals were covered with a restless, changing flight of wildfowl. Where are they? I have - looked carefully in FOREST AND STREaM for some word from the many pints and bays of the Hastern shore, but find almost nothing about the wildfowl. I think our paper is intended to throw light om just such strange movements of game as this case presents, for there is no doubt that a cause exists for the quick passing of the. great body of redheads and bluebills. Coots and squaw ducks are in, countless numbers, but we do not bother them, There are alsoa good number of whistlers and ° dippers, but the fine ducks—the choice ones—the red- heads and bluebills are not here, O. D. FOULKS, William Lyman. Fiditor Forest and Stream: I have not been so saddened for years past as I was by the announcement of the death of Wm, Lyman in your paper of Dec. 26, Although we had occasionally corre- sponded upon the subject of rifle sights, 1 never had the ~ pleasure of seeing Mr. Lyman until the autumn of 1895. He was then on a, visit to Europe, and I went to London in order to become personally acquainted with him. We spent a long evening together discussing various matters connected with firearms, and also social and political questions, upon most of which we found our opinions to be very similar, As long as the rifls continues to be used for either war or sporting purposes, the name of Mr. Lyman will be remembered for his great improvements in the method of sighting it. His last invention of a rear aperture sight will, I fully believe, have more effect in increasing the deadliness of infantry fire than that caused by the - change from muzzle to breech-loading. It may indeed, in combination with smokeless powder and other modern improvements, ultimately produce a- revolution in war of which few people have at present any conception. J.J, MEYRICE, DryonsHine, England. ; Iowa Game and Fish. ESTHERVILLE, Ia., Jan, 11.—I am pleased to state that prairie chickens and quail have been increasing during the last few dry seasons, ducks aad geese being ecarce. We have had some very favorable legislation for the protection of our fish during the last two years, and stand’ a good show to have our fish preserved for legitimate sport, instead of being sacrificed to the greed of the pro- fessional fish hog, with his seine and dynamite. Mr. Delevan, State Fish Commissioner, is doing good work in this line, and deserves the support and assistance of every true sportsman in tha State, BK, H. 8. Quail in South Carolina, CHEROKEE Inn, Blacksburg, § C., Jan. 11 —Quail are superabuncant here, and fields have been shot over very little. -Any one seeking sport in this line can feel assured of finding it here. G. H, GREENE. The Forms anD StRHAM 7a put to presq edch week on Tuesday Correspondence intended for publication should reach ua ab the Hateat.by Monday, ond as much earlier ag prodticabls, ZO Sportsman, Guide and Game. Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Jan, 91 have read: ‘Who Owns the Game Killed by the Guide?” as discussed by Mr. Shaganoss. Without going into details in regard to his opinions and conclusions as to who owns the guide’s game, I wish to bring the matter at once to a common-sense business point of view. First, The same relations exist between. employer and employee in the relation of hunter and guide as in any other business the world over. Second. Some amateur sportsman wishes to take a week's vacation grouse shooting. He goes to some faror- able locality. He finds he will have to pay: $2 per day for his board, $2.50 per day for his guide and dog, $2.50 per day for his team and wagon—a total of $7; and at the end of the week he finds that his shooting venture has cost him $42, besides his railroad fare and incidental ex- penses, and the net result of his week’s shooting has been fifteen grouse. He has killed three himself and his guide bas killed twelve. He has paid his hotel bill, $12; his livery bill, $15, and the daily wages of his guide, $15; and when he supposes he has paid everybody a good price for everything that has been done for him, up steps his guide and demands that he must be paid $1.25 per pair for all the grouse he (the guide) has killed. In:my opin- ion this guide has no more right to demand and receive pay for the grouse killed under the above circumstances than a highway robber has to stop his victim on the road at the muzzle of a shotgun and demand his money or his ife. Third. If the sportsman makes a definite bargain with every man he comes in contact with; that settles the question at once, , Fourth. My shooting experience extends back over twenty-five years, and I never heard of a guide making a demand for the pay of birds killed as above untillast fall, when the fact came to my notice. I suggested to my friend that we hunt close up each side of our boarding- house keeper's market-shooting guide, and the result was that at the end of two days’ shooting the guide failed to bag a single bird. But there is no satisfaction in shoot- ing under such circumstances, and I do not care to come in contact with that sort of people a second time, Fifth. If any boarding-house keeper or his hired guides wish to shoot any grouse or woodcock for the market, they are free to do so at any time and in any way they choose, as they aresimply pot-hunters pure and simple for the money there is in it; but not after they have bargained and sold their day’s services to some sportsman for two or three dollars per day and received the money in payment for the same. A Business MAN. JERSEY Crry, N. J. Iowa. Needs Game Wardens. Editor Forest and Stream: Towa has good laws for the preservation of game with- in her borders, but unfortunately no game wardens. Consequently the laws are about as useful as a watch would be to a hog, for what's no one’s special business is truly no one’s business, and the violator works his own sweet will. The killing of quail and prairie chickens is practiced, I think, without many exceptions, in eve county in the State in the closed season. There needs to be great education along these lines in lowa, I wish it were possible to place the FOREST AND STREAM in the hands of every shooter in the State. I do not use the term sportsmen, since there are within the State of Iowa ‘‘true sportsmen,” and to class the game hog and pot-hunter as sportsmen would inflict needless injury on deserving men who observe the laws and give the game a chance for its life. In Iowa there are more quail and chickens than for many years previous, Cannot something be done to have a game warden and deputies in each county to pro- tect the rights of those who do not shoot in the closed sea- son? Is there not a sportsmen’s association in the State who will take the initiative in this? I feel sure they will be ably assisted in any way by all gun clubs to secure such officers as are necessary to enforce the laws. I presume this vicinity would represent a good portion of the State, Here we have violators, two of whom are very persistent and offensive, having shot and killed quail all last winter up to as late as March, This winter promises to be a rep- etition of last. Iam in favor of having a closed season on all game, and have it all closed during the same time. Then no one can go to kill quail out of seagon under pre- text of going to Kill rabbits, which are not protected, Any other Lowa sportsman got anything to say? ONE WHO OBSERVES THE LAw. Long Island Ducks. Sayvitwy, L, I., Jan. 16,—Large bags of ducks, most of them redheads, have been killed in the Great South Bay from here this week. The outlook is for birds here in the open water to give good shooting. SAY, Camp-Sire Hlickerings. “That reminds me’? Neither Gun Kicked. SPEAKING of geese reminds me of the famous shot made by Uncle Charies and Evan Richmond, One windy day in the fall Uncle Charles saw a flock of geese that were evidently very tired struggling against the wind, and he judged from their course that they would alight on alake © some three miles distant. So heloaded up the old gun with a fox charge and a little more, as he afterward ac- Enowledged, then rolling up the gun in the horse blanket he harnessed up his horse and wag soon on the road to the lake, Evan also had spotted the geese and had loaded up his gun, ashe said, with a rouser, and started on foot after them, and was overtaken by Uncle Charles when about halfway to the lake. ‘They entered into a treaty ot alliance and agreed to join forces for the campaign, Arriving at the head of the lake, the horse was hitched and they started along the shore in quest of the game, which was finally discovered at just about the proper dis- tance below a brush fence, all of them in line along the sandy beach, pruning their feathers. After a consulta- tion ib was decided that Evan was to hold on to the sec- FOREST AND STREAM. ond goose, while Uncle Charles should draw a bead at about the middle of the line, and then on hands and knees they crawled up to the fence,and,poking their guns through and getting a good aim, there was a whispered one-two- three and then two reports that seemed but one. There was a struggling mass of geese on the sandy beach, with but one solitary one in the air; all the rest were either killed outright or disabled. One, wing broken, swam out into the lake, and one other, also wing broken, took to the woods; both of them being captured within a few days, When our two Nimrods had secured the remainder they took account of stock and found that they had fourteen on hand, with two more that were disabled, making six- teen in ail out; of a flock of seventeen, which was a pretty good average for two single-barrel guns, When Uncle Charles came home and showed his seven geese and told his story, I asked him if the old gun kicked. With a queer grimace he said, ‘‘No-o, not much, but Evan got knocked heels over head,” A few days later I saw Evan, and after he had told me the story I also asked him if his gun kicked. ‘‘No-o,” said he, “‘but you ought to have seen Charles, with his face all covered with dirt as he crawled out of that brush heap that was more than 10ft. from where he was when he shot.” SHADOW. qoea and River Sishing, PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association was held Satur- day evening, Jan. 9, 1897, at the rooms, 1020 Arch street, Philadelphia, and was well attended. The annual report of the executive committee, containing a detail of the operations for the year 1896, was ordered to be printed for distribution, The legislation committee submitted a lengthy report of its work in codperation with a similar committee of the - Fish Commission to secure the codification of the laws for the protection of fish, and recommended numerous changes, among which were fixing the minimum size at which trout could be taken at 6in. instead of din., and black bass at 9in, instead of 6in.; making the open season for the capture of pickerel from May 30 to Jan. 1; and that penalties be made mandatory instead of discretionary throughout; also, to have an act passed establishing auxiliary hatching stations in different parts of the State by permitting individuals or organizations to erect them on closed streams, a proportion of the fry to be retained by the organization and the remain- der to be distributed free under the direction of the Fish Commissioners in open streams, thereby giving opportunity for a stricter law governing trespassing; the committee will also present a bill to prevent the pollution of streams. The committee are endeavoring to secure reciprocal legis- lation with the State of Delaware for the protection of fish by restricting in some measure the use of pound nets in the lower Delaware River and Bay, which is so taken up with nem that fish have little chance to reach their spawning beds. The death of George W. Reader, one of the oldest mem- bers of the Association, well known to anglers in Philadel- phia and New York, was announced, and a committee ap- pointed to prepare a suitable memorial. The press, membership and Jegislation committees pre- sented resolutions, which were adopted, authorizing the printing of a number of circular letters urging concurrent action in behalf of the fishery interests, copies of which will be forwarded to all local organizations of kindred character and the newspaper press of the State. The following reso- lution was adopted: : Whereas, The steady increase in size and number of what are known as pound nets along the seacoast of the State of New Jersey has recently been so great as to be truly alarming, and ina marked degree detrimental te the interests of the people of that State, and in the most extended sense injurious to the natural increase of food fishes along the almost entire seacoast of that State; and Whereas, The erection and maintenance of such pound nets is clearly and unmistakably an infraction of the rights of the people of the State of New Jersey as well as of the people of adjacent States, who have in all past time derived their supply of fresh food fish Mainly from the waters in which said destructive devices have been placed, giving the organization or trust which owns and controls them the power to make prices to suit themselves, and which prices, itis conceded, are much higher than they would be if fair competi- tion prevailed; therefore. be it Resolved by the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association, that it regards the erection and maintenance of such large and so many pound nets in the waters named as an indefensible outrage upou pop- ular rights, and at the same time the most destructive agencies ever devised for the capture of gravid fish, and the consequent impair- ment of the natural products of-the waters of the sea, which will ul- timately lead to the final extinction of the various kinds of fish that do their spawning in the estuaries. - : Resolved, That the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association heart- ily approves of the energetic and determined efforts of the State Fishery Commissioners of New Jersey to Induce the Legislature of that State to enact a law which will eompel the removal of said pound ners and throw the fishing interests of uhe State open to free compe- ion. Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolctions be forwarded to the presiding officers of the Senate and of the House of Repre- sentatives of the State of New Jersey; also tothe Governor of said State, and the Board of Fishery Commissioners thereof. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Edwin Hagert: Vice-Presidents: Dr. Bushrod W. James, Geo. T. _ Stokes, Wm, P. Thompson; Secretary, Marion G. Sellers; Correspond- ing Secretary, J. P. Collins; Treasurer, Alfred Hand; Bxecutive Com- mittee: Howard A. Chase, Wm. H. Burkhardt, Dr. W. W, McClure, Win. EB. Meehan, Edw. A. Selliez, Charles H. Thompson, Bernard L. Douredoure, Wm. P. Ogelsby, 8. H, Landis; Trustee (three years), H. O. Wilbur. M. G, SELLERS, Sec’y. Fisheries and Game Committee of the New York Legislature. Tue Fisheries and Game Committee of the Assembly are: Messrs. Hobbie, Washington; Dudley, Niagara; Mackey, Delaware; Rounds, Cayuga; Laimbeer, New York; Gor- ham, Otsego; H. T. Andrews, New York; Ten Eyck, Onon- daga; J. J. Sullivan, New York; P. J. Andrews, New York; Fritz, New. York. Death of John Watt. Port Arraur, Canada,—Hditor Forest and Stream: I . am sorry to inform some of the readers of Forest AND Srream of the death of John Watt, the famous guide on the Nipigon River. He was much sought after by the sportsmen tourists who took a pleasure in fishing the Nipi- gon, and will he yery much missed by his old friends. JoHn HE, NEWSOME, - [ Jan. 23, 1897, FISH AND PAIN. Editor Forest and Stream: Now that winter is upon us in earnest, we of rod, of gun. and of paddle can only watch the hearth fires snap and flash, and dozing think on the far-off summer days. As- sorting and Jaying away forthe winter a lot of fishing tackle the other night, I was reminded of a prolonged discussion in Forest AND STREAM not long ago as to the sensibility of fish to pain.. My last day’s fishing of the season brought out some instances of seemingly striking disregard for wounds. We were after sea bass off Execution Light in the Sound, and were bothered by innumerable ‘‘cunners,”’ or burgalls. These bait ihieves were tossed back again by the score, until we began to suspect that some ‘were coming up for a second toss, like the Sunday-school boys at a picnic sneaking back again into the ice cream line. So we watched carefully, First [ landed one hooked just in front of the tail. The big hook tore a long gash when removed, and in less than five minutes a fish of the same size and shape and similarly wounded bit and was brought up hooked equarely through the lip. Two other wounded fish were landed, and then one which I had hooked through the belly just back of the pectoral fins so that the entrails protruded was brought up again, having deeply swallowed the point of the pig bass hook. : Earlier in the season I hooked a black bass one morning at Lake Waramaug and almost landed him when he broke away, tearing his under jaw so badly that a piece of it hung on the hook. Again he bit and I had him in the net and near enough to observe the wounded mouth when a quick flip restored him to liberty once more. After casting a iresh minnow over by the same lilypads I felt something take hold, and after a hard tussle Janded, and this time kept him of the lacerated jaw. I am prepared to swear that this was the same identical bass. Last April a friend and I fished a Connecticut brook for trout, and he fishing after mein a deep pool hooked: aud landed a 4-pounder which stil] had deep in his maw my No, 2 aren Aberdeen with a couple of feet of my silk line at- tached, ; This incident was firmly fixed in my mind by the fact that I was prepared to tell him how I hooked and lost a 14lb. trout in that hole, when he produced the very fish and ap- plied a 66% per cent. discount. ; Many somewhat similar events in past seasons convince me that whether the fish feel pain or not, the suffering is slight as compared with the cravings of hunger, and their actions seem to indicate rather that the injuries icon venience or retard them than that they cause any actual agony. H, Prescorr Brac. JAN, 13, ; The Ursuline Convent at Roberval. Editor Forest and Stream: No lover of the ‘‘Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle” who credits its authorship to Dame Juliana Barnes will hesi- tate to acknowledge his deep indebtedness therefor to the dear old Prioress of the Benedictine Nunnery of Sopwell, and few visitors to Roberval, on their way to fish for.ouan- aniche in the Lake St. John waters, have failed to see anil hear of the Ursuline Convent ai that place, or to be told what is owed to the good sisters of that institution by the wives and sisters of the younger generation of guides and the daughters of the older settlers of the Lake St, John dis- trict. The daily papers have made known to many of your read- ers the awful catastrophe that befell the Roberval Convent on Jan. 6, when the entire building with its contents became the prey of the flames and seven of the nuns were burned to ashes. Most of the survivors returned to Quebec. A few remain at Roberval, declining to desert the mission they had undertaken, They are at present at Du Tremblay’s Hotel, but are looking for means to rebuild, and unfortunately had but little insurance on the old building. The Government of the Province will give them some small aid. Protestants and Catholics alike in Quebec are manifesting their practical sympathy with the sufferers. | A few of us Canadian anglers will offer a brick or two for the new building as a mark of sympathy, not only for the good nuns themselves, hut for the sturdy, yet respectful and obliging French-Canadian population of Lake St. John, to whom they minister, Tt has occurred to me, Mr. Hditor, that yon might permit me, by means of this letter, to suggest in the columns of Fores? AnD StReAM that there are possibly brother anglers of mine in the United States who would like te do the same. EH. T. D, CHAMBERS, QurBno, Can., Jan, 11. Will Black Bass Rise to the Fly in September and October in New England Lakes? Many claim they will not take flies except in June, the spawning time. I have been to Maine for many yearsin June, Wot being able to go that. month in 1895, I fished the two large lakes at Belgrade Mills, Me., about Sept. 9, for a few days, and caught a fair number, but no large bass. Best flies were silver-doctor, ibis, yellow-may, Ferguson, Parmachener- belle and Lord Milford; found dark fliesof litlle value All the fish were under 1ilbs. weight; they fought well, being in better condition than in June, and were taken among boulders in coves and off rocky points; islands not as good; medium length casts, a good ripple not seeming as necessary asin June. ‘Three other anglers there had simular success. I have talked with many anglers and guides in Maine abeut September bass fly-fishing, but few seem to know anything about the subject. The Lord Milford I have made by taking a yellow-may that had lost its wings and tying on two scarlet feathers, thus making a fly wilh yellow body and hackle with scarlet wings, which proved a good fly. ; I quote authorities from notes taken since 1892 from dif- ferent books and papersread. In “American Game Wish” Dr. J. A. Henshall says: ‘‘The best season for fly-fishing tor black bass in the central and northern States is in May and June, also September and October.” Hallock’s Sportsmans Guzetieer: “Black bass from Sept.15 to Oct. 81 are found in water (rivers) 2 to 4ft, in depth near boulders out. in the stream.” In American Angler, W. C. Harris, speaking of Hast Branch, N. Y., says: “In dusk of evening as late as Sept. 15, if weather is mild, the bass feed in shallow water and take flies with avidity.” In the same journal a writer, speaking of black bass of the Potomac River, tells of fly- fishing in September by several Washington anglers with ibis and brown hackle, antl states that about all are bait fishers in this locality, This was in June; JAN, 23, 1897.] In the New Hngland Magazine, writing of New England bass, Charles F. Danforth says: ‘ln lakes and ponds, after spawning on the shoals or along the shore, he may be found in the same localities through July. Then, as the weather becomes warmer, he retires to deeper water, visiting the shoals and shores at night and morning for food. In Sep- tember look for him ou the shoals and reefs, where he stays the most of the day, unless in shallow water. Juater in the fall, in October and November, these fish begin to congre- gate on sunken reefs and around logs and recks in very deep water, and hibernate and lie dormant,” Shooting and Fishing says, Sept. 3: ‘‘At Lake Madison the bass are rising to the fly carly and late in the day, * * * The bass taken are small-mouth.”’ In Fornst AND StReAM, Oct. 17, E. Hough reports: “Mr, G. Harris has been haying some late fly fishing for bags, taking ten nice ones one day last week in the Kankakee River near Davis, Ind.; he used scarlet ibis.” ; J wish readers would give their experience, stating what part of September and October they found the best time, naming flies and circumstances under which the bass were taken 1am inelined to think that bass fly-fishing in the autumn would be better on rivers than on ponds; that the late afternoon wouid be best; that from Sept. 15 to Oct 3 would be the best time, and that the larger bass will not take flies, Lorp Miirorp. The Kankakee River. KANKAKEE, Ill., Jan. 6.—The fishing in the Kankakee River has been first rate the past season, better than usual. Something out of the ordinary was fishing on New Year’s Day. Mr. J. Willman thought he would try his luck on that day and caught four black bass that weighed over 8lbs. total weight. The weather had been quite warm for a week; New Year’s was cloudy and rainy. He has had fine sport the past season, some of his catches running as high as. thirty-five and forty fish in one day, mostly black bass— £0me fine salmon, 4and 5lbs. One of his nicest strings was of seventeen black bass weighing 38lbs. He knows every hole in the river. : A F, “Mien I Have Fished With.” Mr. Matumr’s next sketch will be printed in our issue of next week, Jan. 30. The subject will be Francis Endicott. “Angling Talks.” We haye a very few copies of George Dawson’s ‘Angling Talks,” a series of chapters of entertaining chat about men, fishermen, fish, fishing and fishing places. oth, 50 ceats, Forest and Stream Pub- lishing Co. — The Fennel. “FIXTURES. BENCH SHOWS. Feb. 2 to 5.—New England Kennel Club’s annual show, Boston. Feb. 22 to 25.—Westminster Kennel Club’s twenty-first annual show, New York. James Mortimer, Supt., Room 813, Nos, 66-70 Beaver street, New York, March 2 to 6.—St, Louis Kennel Club’s show, St. Louis, W. Huich- inson, See’y, : Mareh 10 fo 13.—Mascoutah Kennel Club’s eighth annual show, Chicago, John L. Lincoln, See’y. : March 17 to 20,—Kentucky Kennel Club’s show, Louisville, Ky. J. A. Reayes, Sec’y; March 17 to 20.—Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's bench show. Louis Steffin, Sec*y, Milwaukee. March 23 to 26.—Baltimore Kennel Association’s second annual show. Dr.G. W. Massamore, Sec’y. BRUNSWICK FUR CLUB. THe eighth annual winter meet of the Brunswick, Me , Fur Club was held at Brunswick, Jan. 11-16. The absence of any snow on the ground had a great deal to do with the attendance, the hopelessness of anything like a successful or satisfactory week of fox hunting under the existing cireum- stances being apparent to all. With the ground frozen as solid as a rock, with a sandy dust flying into the air on the slightest provocation, with the thermometer hovering around zero mark and with a strong wind blowing, it was slight matter for wonder that many members stayed at home and’ prayed for snow instead of venturing out into the wide world with the idea of landing finally in Brunswick and of being in at the death of one of her red foxes Still there were several that came to Brunswick, and, if the weather was bad for fox hunting, spent a pleasant few days under the roof tree of Brunswick’s popular hotel, the Ton- tine. Among the number were: Dr. A. C. Heffenger, president of the club, and W. A. Bragdon, of Portsmouth, N, H.; N. Q. Pope, of Portland, Me.; A Macgregor, of Poland, Me., a gentleman who has charge of Mr. Pope's kennels at Poland, and who knows as much about hounds, their ailments, etc., as any man living—at least that’s my opinion of Mr. Macgregor based on information and belief, G. R Hunnewell, of Lewiston, Me, was also on hand, as was ©. L. Higeins, of Bar Harbor. Others present were Bradford 3 Turpin, of Roxbury, Mass.; R. D. Perry, of Philipston, Mass., the club’s M. F. H.; Noel E, Money, of Oakland, N. J.; J. H Gaffney, of Petersham, Mass. ; Chas. L. Wellington, of Waltham, Mass.; 8. Williams, of Maldon- ville, Mass,; T. H. Gledhill, Lewiston, Me.; Marshal Parks, of Bradford, N. H., and others whose names slipped my memory and my pencil. Being unable to leave New York earlier than Monday night, | missed not only the annual meeting and election of officers, but also the first day’s hunf and the competition for the meerschaum pipe presented by Mr. Perry to the club, the pipe to go to the party telling the best hunting -story during the evening sessions of the week, For a report of the annual meeting I am indebted to Mr, Turpin, the club’s secretary. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the club was held on Monday even- ing, Jan. 11, in the “Green Room” of the Tontine Hotel. Dr. A. C. Heffenger, of Portsmouth, N. H., president of the club, occupied the chair. Bradford 8. Turpin, of Roxbury, Mass., secretary of the club, performed the duties of his po- sition as usual, After the reading of the secretary’s and the treasurer’s (W. A. Bragdon) report, three new members were elected. These were: Chas, P. Wendell, of Portsmouth, N. H.; O. Higgins, of Bar Harbor, Me.; A, Macgregor, of Poland, Election of officers resulted as follows: President, Dr. A. _C. Heffenger;; Vice-Presidents, L. O. Dennison, Waltham, ~ club from Bar Harbor, being the lucky man FOREST AND STREAM. Mass.; O. F. Joslin, Oxford, Mass.; DB. A, Graves, Bruns- wick, Me.; Secretary, B §. Turpin; Treasurer, W A. Bragdon, Portsmouth, N, H.; Master of Foxhounds, R D. Perry, Philinston, Mass. ; Executive Committee, Dr Heffen- ger; A. G. Hall, Brunswick, Me,; Noel E. Money, Oakland, N, J.; A. B F, Kinney, Worcester, Mass ; George H, Carr, Holliston, Mass. The following committees were also appointed: Field trials: R. D. Perry; H. W. Stetson, of Brunswick; and L, 0. Dennison. Committee on judges: W. A. Bragdon; S Knight, Jr., of Brunswick; and G, Hi. Carr. The annual field trials of the club will be held on Oct. 25 next, and Barre, Mass., was named as the scene, provided satisfactory arrangements can be made. Medals for competition at these trials were promised as below: Endurance, W. A. Bragdon; hunting, Dr. A CO Heffenger; trailing, N, H. Money; speed and driving, O. F. Joslin, WN. Q. Pope also donated a medal to go to the win- ner of the Derby. Jt was also decided that the Brunswick Fur Club should give a special prize—a gold medal—to be awarded to the best American foxbound, dog or bitch, shown at the next bench show of the Westminster Kennel Club in New York. President Moore, of the Buckfield Fur Club, of Mon- mouth, Me., who was present at the meeting, tendered a ccr- dial invitation, on behalf of his club, to the members of the Brunswick Fur Club to attend his club’s annual meeting at Canton the following week. President Moore also urged that the Brunswick Fur Club take action with a view to the better protection of foxes. A motion was made and car- tied that a committee of three be appointed to go to Au- gusta and to act in conjunction with a like committee from the Buckfield Fur Club for the purpose named. The com- mittee appointed was: F. H. Wilson, H. J. Given and FP. E Roberts, all of Brunswick. ; Another feature of the evening’s business was the presen- tation of a meerschaum pipe tothe club by Kh, D. Perry This pipe was donated as a prize for the best hunting story told in the ‘‘Green Room” during the week of the club’s meeting. The meeting, haying no further business before it, adjourned in order that the competition for the pipe might be commenced, First Day’s Hunt. As nearly as. 1 can gather, twenty-three hounds were taken out the first day, Tuesday, Jan. 12. These were owned as follows: Dr. Heffenger’s Torment and Joe Forest; Noel Money’s Welsh foxhounds Medlar and Madcap, both fifteen- months-old puppies; N. Q. Pope’s Clay, Samson and Strive; W. A. Bragdon’s Doc, Sancho, Scot and Gypsy; Marshal Parks’s Billy; C. L. Wellington’s Dot; T. H, Gledhill’s Badge; J. H Gaffney’s Goss and Sport; Dr. Fred Wilson’s Wanda and Drake; R D. Perry’s “‘little white hound” (I neyer knew her by any other name); C. L Higgins’s Don; 8S Williams’s bitch, and a handsome dog known to me and others as the ‘‘Thompson boys’ dog;” he was a Brunswick dog, as were also Dr Wilson’s hounds. The hounds were taken out about a mile along the Dur- ham road, a trail being struck a short distance beyond the standpipe. This fox was jumped and the hounds did their best under the adverse circumstances to keep him moying Other foxes were also jumped, the pack soon getting split up, a few hounds finally landing in what is known as the “thousand acre’ swamp, where one or two of them made a night of it. One of the foxes made a circle or two around by Rocky Hill, but no one managed to get a shot at him or any other fox that day; thus the pool for the first fox was carried over until the second day, During the evening a special meeting of the club members present was called to order by Dr. Heffenger, the president of the club. The object of the meeting was to consider the advisability of paying all entrance fees at the annual field trials into the club’s treasury with a view fo defraying the expenses of the trials. A vote on the subject was taken and a motion to the above effect was carried unanimously, the general opinion of the club seeming to be that if a man would not run his hounds for medals and certificates, the trials could get along without him, All the club’s meetings during the evenings of the week were held in the “Green Room,” a room the walls of which were hung with pine and spruce boughs until not aninch of the paper underneath was visible. The resinous odor of the pines was delicious, that is, until the dozen or more cigars had gotten in their fine work. In regard to the decorating of the room, this was only one proof of the interest taken in the club and its guests by the management of the Tontine. Mr. L. P Huntoon, the proprietor, and Messrs Harmon Orr and George Knight, the clerks, all did their ulmost to make things comfortable, (I want to go there again.) Second Day. It was just about 5° above zero when we started out.on the second morning. The wind was not so strong to-day as it was on the first day, but there was enouch of it to make ib hard to hear hounds when they got away down wind. It was far pleasanter, too, to hug the sunny side of astone wall instead of standiug on a runway and freezing to death. One fox waskilled to-day, Mr. Higgins, the new member of the As nearly as I could learn, he killed the fox in front of Mr. Perry’s Clinker. a black hound that was not out on the first day, and Billy and Dot, two hounds that were never far apart We started out to-day with only eleven hounds; Billy, Dot, Clay, Samson, Sancho, Scot, Badge, Goss, Sport, Clinker and Medlar. Dr. Wilson’s hounds and ‘‘the Thomp- son boys’”’ dog were not taken out to-day. Of the others that started on the first day, the following were still missing at roll call on this Wednesday morning: Torment, Madcap, Strive, Doe, Gypsy, Don and Mr, Williams’s hound .. The bulk of the pack went with us to Rocky Hull, but Messrs. Wellington and Parks walked out from town, and Biily and Dot soon had a trail that turned out satisfactorily lateron At Rocky Hill a hot trail was struck and the fox was jumped in less than n> time, Being a@ stranger in the couniry and a complete stranger to the hounds, it was a lit- tle hard to know what to do and to tell what hounds were doing the best work when they did come my way. As I want to tell the story of this and Thursday’s shoot in detail next week, I will only say that thanks to good luck and to Rich. Hunnewell’s guiding hands I had lo.s of fun and saw about all there was to be seen—except foxes: I heard a good story too about Noel Money’s fox hunting in the vicin- ity of Lewiston last fall, but that story will keep a day or two and lose nothing if I can help it, Several foxes were jumped to-day, there being apparently ‘ 71 no Jack of them around Brunswick, A. special feature of the day was a sight race that was enjoyed by Noel Money, Turpin and, I believe, Perry. Jt was late in the afternoon when Money spied what he thought was a fox crossing be- hind a house about 100yds. from him, It was a fox, and Sancho, who had just come up, saw that it was just what he had been looking tor, The sight race started at once, with the fox well in (he lead and apparently gaining at the start. | He went straight for the river, a mile and a half away, and disdained to enter a wood until he had covered that dis- tance, although he had plenty of chances todoso By the time he took to the woods Sancho was close at his brush. Other hounds joined in and it was only a short wh'le before he went to ground, The evening session in the Green Room was marked by the narration of some excellent hunting stories, Dr. Wilson being answerable for more than one good one, among the number a goose story, Third Day. It is only necessary at present to mention briefly the hap- penings of the third day’s. hunt. The thermometer was down to zero, but there was no wind to speak of, making it much more fayorable for hearing the hounds. Twelve hounds and twenty men made up the attacking force. The men were: N. FE. Money, 8. Williams, Jr., R. D. Perry, A. Macgregor, W. A. Bragdon, C. L. Higgins, M. Parks, C. B. Wellington, KH. H. Brage (a new arrival who hailed from North Sidney, Me.), Fred H. Wilson, H. B. Nickerson, H. J. Given, Oscar Nason, Ed Toothaker, Fred Shaw, Will Stetson, 5. A. Knight, two of ‘‘the Thompson boys” and Edward Banks. - . The body of the pack, consisting of the following hounds, were thrown in at Rocky Hill: Clay, Samson, Scott, Doc and Sancho, These hounds had a fox going at once, and carried him well over to South Durham, bringing bim right up to the main body of men who had gone in the second wagon with Billy, Dot and Medlar, starting in at Coffee Hill, near a cross road known by various titles. Billy, Dot and Medlar bad a good trail, and were working up to their fox when the other pack could be heard running lo the northeast; Medlar harked to them and had lots of fun while Billy and Dot stuck to their trail and jumped their fox, taking him over to the village of South Durham. What became of them after that I cannot say, but I understood they had a fox going (along with other hounds) in the ‘thousand acre swamp” when the shades of night had fallen. Dr. Wilson came out with his two hounds, Wanda and Drake, and “the Thompson boys” came along with him, birnging their hound, They arrived on the field rather late, but were in evidence when it came to the final round-up and ‘‘apple social,” near Coffee Hill. The story of how Billy stalked Will Stetson, how Nicker- son missed tbe fox, the trials of Doe Wilson when his hounds were working out a cold trail and other people would bother them, the hunting of the bob-tailed-black fox by some of us, efc., all this shall be told. The proprietor of the Tontine, Mr. Huntoon, made this evening one of the pleasantest of the week. Besides unlim- ited music from the throats of City Marshal H. E. Teal, of Lewiston, and Ed Snow, assisted by others with good lungs and tuneful vocal chords, Mr. Huntoon sprung a surprise on the boys by calling them abont 10:30 to a supper of steam- ing hot clams, dragged that very day from the bottom of one of the arms of Casco Bay. Fourth Day. ~ Business compelled my return to New York on this day; Noel Money also had to leave for the city at 11:25 A,M, A snow squall was holding out hopes of an inch or two of snow when we left, but as far as I can learn hopes were about all thal it amounted to. Bragdon and Macgregor did not go out with the hunting party this morning, but went on a hunt after some of their missing dogs about 10 o’clock. When the hunting party left the hotel at 7:30, nearly all the dogs that had been miss- ing the night before were still absent. Clmker, Orator and Linda were all that were ready to start; Billy, Marshal Parks’s dog, arrived at the hotel just as the team was start- ing, so he was taken along to make another. Billy’s firm friend, Dot, was still out. JI am indebted to Mr. Hd. Toothaker for the following brief review of the day’s sport: “Threw in on the high hill west of where we ate the ap- ples yesterday afternoon, given the name of Coffee Hill by members of the club. Our dogs were Clinker, Linda, Billy and Orator, They winded a fox on the side of the hill, and drove him for one hour toward the northwest. They sepa- rated out there, and came back with two foxes ahead of them. At 10:45 Rob Perry shot at a fox ahead of Clinker, and scored a miss, Clinker quickly driving the fox to ground. Billy, Linda, Orator and Dot (who had joined the pack) sent their fox to earth at 1:30 in the same burrow that Clinker had previously driven his fox. “At 2 o’clock the boys were cal'ed together and it was de- cided to dig the foxes out. Securing the proper tools, we started for the den, which is the same den into which a fox was driven on Wednesday by Mr. Graves’s Hunter and an un- known hound. We dug until dark, and then, securing a lantern from a resident farmer, and building a large fire at the mouth of the den, kept on digging until 7 P. M., when the tunnel caved in upon us, nearly pinning Capt. Hh. B. Nickerson and Perry’s hound Orator. Thinking it danger- ous to dig further, we started for home, reaching the hotel af 8:10.” A postscript to the above letter states that the meerschaum pipe was awarded to Dr. F. H. Wilson for his story of the “three geese he didn’t get.” Mr. Toothaker also adds that Capt. Nickerson has started a cheese factory at Coffee Hill. EpwarD BANKS. Irish Terrier Club cf America. Boston, Jan. 12.—The Trish ‘Terrier Club of America has been organized. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, .Oliver Ames; Vice-President, W. lL, Beadleston; Treasurer, Samuel D. Parker, 50 State street, Boston; Sec- retary, O. W. Donner, 70 State street, Boston, The gover: nors of the club are: Oliver Ames, W. L. Beadleston, Samuel D, Parker, O. W. Donner, G. M. Weld, Edward Brooks, B. L, Sackett and W. A. Thomson. The outlook for the club is very encouraging, @ large num- ber of applications for membership haying already been received. Printed club rules and other particulars can be obtained by application to the ‘secretary. O, W, Donnzr, Sec’y, THE C. F. T. C’S TRIALS. Tue field trials of the Continental Field Trials Club were run at Tupelo, Miss., commencing on Jan. 11 and ending on Jan, 15. Tupelo is situated in northwestern Mississippi, at the junction of the Mobile & Ohio and Kansas City, Fort Scott & Birmingham railrcads. The surrounding country is admirably adapted to field trial purposes, the fields being large, with wide stretches of open and cover, with gentle hills and vales all spread before the eye so clearly that there was no difficulty experienced in obsery- ing the work of the dogs, whether they were far away or near. With all their natural advantages, the grounds had some serious objections, first of all being the scarcity of birds, after which came the annoying interfer- ence of wire fences and large ditches. As to the birds, cer- tain signs, such as empty cartridge cases lying here and there on he grounds, wounded birds and broken bevies, de- noted that there had been shooting done instead of pre- serving, The resident sportsmen did all they could to make the visitors welcome and comfortable. The horses were of a much higher grade than those put in service at the average trials, and the charges for them were reasonable. While there was some bad weather in the way of heavy rainstorms, it interfered but little with the competition. There was a fair sprinkling of visitors, among whom were T. P. Mingst, Evansville, Ind.; P, T. Madison, Indianapolis; G. B. Griswold, St. Paul; Dr. M. F. Rogers and W, G. Bias, New Albany, Miss.; A. P. Gilliam, Stanton, Tenn. ; J. N. Seale, Jackson, Tenn., and a number of others, The judges were Prof. Edm, H, Osthaus, Toledo, O.; Messrs. W. 8. Bell, Pittsburg, and B, Waters, New York. The dogs were given a most thorough trial and the awards were well received. As to the quality of the competition, both stakes were excellent, the Derby being exceptionally strong both in neat to the number of starters and their high class of work. Progressive euchre parties in the evenings served to divert the field trial contingent most happily, and this new feature evoked much praise. The prizes were all of a useful char- acter, so that the diversion combined the amusing and the useful. All the prizes were paid promptly, and the consen- sus of opinion was that the trials were eminently successful in every respect. All Continental prizes and expenses were paid in full, The Derby. An excellent Jot of dogs competed in the Derby. After the winners had been selected, there was as good material left as is to be found in the winners of the average Derby. Of course there were a few ordinary performers, but the percentage was small. What with the unmistakable scarcity of birds, the lack of information as to the grounds incident to the first use of them for field trial purposes, and the ob- struction to the running caused by wire fences, the competi- tion was excellent. Pin Money, first, ran well in every heat, Her performance was consistently good througbout. She ranges wide and fast, takes her range with good judgment, stays out well at her work, aud is sweetly obedient and observant of the gun, She isa merry, pleasing worker, style good, and her point- ing ond locating are sharp and accurate, both on bevies and singles, Dave Earl pressed Pin Money very closely for first. His range was wide and fast, his judgment excellent, and his point work clean and accurate, save for two errors in his first heat. His seconl heat was an admirable display of skillful finding, rare judgment and sharp point work. Josie Freeman, third, was a most resolute competitor, dili- gent in searching, and a very successful finder. She also was skillful in her point work. She fell off somewhat in her last heat in range, but she made a very close competition for the honors. She is a bitch of rare excellence, Count Gloster divided fourth with Rodfield’s Boy. He has good judgment in searching the likely places, is a suc- cessful bird finder, and fairly free from error in his point work, though some false points and flushes lowered his rat- ing. His range is not always uniform, though he was always industrious. He worked unremittingly in the interests of the un. Rodfield’s Boy displayed an excellent nose,.and some of his point work was admirable; but he would self-hunt at times, and was difficult to handle. He knew how to find birds, but at times forgot that his work was not for his own pleasure. The stake was open to all pointers and setters whelped on or after Jan, 1, 1895, Purse, $500: $200 to first, $150 to sec- ond, $100 to third, $50 to fourth; $10 forfeit, $10 more to start. There were nineteen starters. drawn in the following order: Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels’ liv. and w. pointer biteh Rupee (Delhi—Selah), C. E. Buckle, handler, with P. H, Essig’s b., w. and t. setter bitch Saragossa Belle (Gleam’s Pink—Maud), J. H Johnson, handler. Mayfield & Gude’s b., w. and t, setter bitch Josie Freeman (Antonio—Nellie Hope), J. A. Gude, handler, with P. horil- lard, Jr.’s, b., w. and t setter bitch Olivette (Euzene T.— Beryl), C. Tucker, handler, H. 8. Smith’s J. and w. pointer bitch Ripple (Rip Rap— Pearl's Dot), J. H Johnson, handler, with P. Lorillard, Jr.’s, b., w. and t, setter dog Count Gloster (Hugene T.—Gloster Girl), C. Tucker, handler. J. P. Green’s b., w. and t. setter do Sarsfield (Rodfield— Opal), J. H. Johnson, handler, with T. W, O’Byrne’s b. and w. pointer dog Moerlein (Rip Rap—Belle of Ossian), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. \ Theo, Goodman’s b., w. and t. setter dog Dave Karl (Count Gladstone—Dan’s Lady), J. H. Johnson, handler, with Char- lottesville Wield Trial Kennels’ b, b. setter bitch Pin Money (Count Gladstone LY.—Daisy Croft), C. EB. Buckle, hand- ler. H. R. Edwards's b,, w. and t. setter bitch Rod’s Pell (Rod- field—Opal), Geo. Gray, handler, with 8. P. Jones's b., w. and t. setter dog Hurstbourne Zip (Tony Boy—Dimple), D, E Rose, handler, Fox & Blythe’s b., w. and t. setter bitch Caroline (Anto- nio—Countess Rush), J. H. Josnson, handler, with P. Loril- lard, Jr.’s, b., w. and t. setter bitch Merry Maiden (Hugene T.—Maiden Mine), C. Tucker, handler, T. W. O’Byrne’s liv. and w, pointer dog Redskin (Louis Bent—FPleety Fay}, N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with John T. Mayfield’s (Agt.) b., w. and t. setter dog Rodfield’s Boy (Rodfeld—Sue Gladstone), owner, handler FOREST AND STREAM. J. J. Kinnane’s b., w. and ¢. setter dog Gleam’s Roy (Gleam’s Sport—Marie Avent), JT, Mayfield, handler, with H Ames’s b., w and t. setter bitch Christina (Blue Ridge Mark—Lou R), D. E Rose, handler. ? H_ o + et Ue Je to NL enn cee MMC APE Lottie as SPERMS ere eel tad neti i ee Harrington ...........5 Felten tety erste ES Te tbe We Te) ae WiNitmmOi sya taee shen es SH iste nfm? eee geW om Wo Jee theo doped al!h Deelen}einy enya erbr ero wa filey Fe beh bs eeu eroe Ole reece i> Stn Meee nee Grauel..... ecrergeatriec hrs irr Memeo eNO) gee ey bP ash il MeNary.... Ap evotn. watihieas. Otome LMSC Ngee Ole Ns Samer comedy McMurray. EDDM ich MinT MAY hy tsps en ite aaeee te Tek ary Cag... cede cates rater: Str ant mys ol: Bite eure alist SWiInanS. Aap eet einem et pees eS tress, Sere ee ON ee MeDowellerseeoteete ses eas Aes ee trot ery et hese ue ie eee A EMSWOrth,,..:ececcseeceees Tete ee ht ee ON gift eeie EM! Templeton,...,.--.-+. Aepre nr tt, ntlett ee fete : 4 ay Blackman, .,......0++08 Aidt ip ten) scat, ol : 4,, Se? PAG Tabre tenatrtitisredareristitts aie teeee ye eet eR AA A Wield feed, No 15 was the club shoot for prize cup. J. M. Reep, See’y. Charley Grimm on Championships. Crear Lak, la., Jan, 16.—Hditor Forest amd Stream: Your trap editor evidently thinks there is danger of trouble in regard to cham- pionships at live birds. Now I don’t see how there can be any, nor why there should beany, Healso says there is only ona champion target shot in the United States, and that is true; all intelligent people here in the West concede this. The Schmel-er trophy, or the Kansas City medal or trophy, as you choose to call it (anu, by the way, the Kansas City medals are quite numerous), 1 understand represents the championship of America atreversed pull on targets; that is the way I read it somewhere, and that is the style that it is shot at. Now then, for live birds we have the cast iron medal that Jim Hiliott, Jack Brewer, Dr. Carver, myseli and others helped to pay for, and pledged ourselves that ic should hereafter represent the championship of the United States, and thus settle all disputes; for it was then and there that several claimed the championship of America, and also of the world; and the shooters put it up to settle this. I don’t see how they can claim anything else for it now. Then there is the Du Pont trophy, representing the championship of America with Du Pont powder, which is proper. Also the Kansas City Star’s medal; I don’t know just what it does represent, but it might be called the Star medal, or the Championship of the Stars, Your editor might think it all right to shoot for the two medals, not knowing the circumstances, but wader the existing circumstances, as he will find them if he looks the matter up, I don’t think he wants a new medal recognized every year or at every shonting match; too much like cutting their heads off with a hatchet. This would be pull- ing the live‘bird championship into the quicksands deeper, would it not? RIMM. Joplin Gun Club. Joptin, Mo., Jan. 10.—Below are the stores made on live birds to-day. All our shooters are amateurs on live birds, hensze the com- paratively low scores. The birds were a good lot, there being very few sitters amiong the lof. Scores; Hyents: 32345 # £x#vents: 123 4 65 Birds 102510 ,.., Birds: 10-26 10. ve MB bonne qarrenar hee LOs2ePOeo 6 lox rales 1020 B 4 1 Best... », 6-30 .. 055 “Websters, Asis, Sen ORly ain cha Rrvantiefererereres mycreien te sor ler Hour set.” Sneeaee 7209 0,, HOMNer......+..005 52010 5 4 Freeman.. ese 2 bine se eae Morgan ........00. » 220 % ) So Wetherall). 20. po! | Be ad Sergeant.......... + 9 23 10" a 2 Nos. 4 and 6 were miss-and-outs. ; WwW. G. The South Side Gun Club, Of Newark, N. J.,has made an innovation. Hereafter the price of targets will be one cent each, and the governing committes hope that the increased attendance will prove the truth of the saying, “Large sales and small profits.” Few clubs have better facilities for shoot- ing than the South Side, either in convenience of access or prompt- ' ness inservice. So come aloug, boys, buy 100 empires for $i and help the elub to prove that a 59 per cent. reduction these hard times ig a good thing for all. W.R. Hosart, See’y, © TaN: 28, 1897] IN NEW JERSEY. AT ELK WOOD PARK. Jan. 9 —Noel BH. Money, of the American H.C. Powder Co,; his other-in-law, Mr. Kennard; Capt. Haywood, of Denver; Capt. aumer; J. lL. 147 Winston, of the Austin Cartridge Co., and H. 8. elles, ot Spaldings, hada pleasant afternoon’s spert at the Ek hdd Park traps to-day. Sweeps were shot at both pigeous and xckbirds, and as the scores given below show, the number of black- ds that escaped from the shooters was. rather more than a fair erage. Sweeps at pigeons Feels as follows: TO. 9 the 0, 2. No, 3. NOStON, .cacaasecceccevasseceversteee—4 222222—6 2020202022— 6 plies... vensvepaeee—4 220222—6: 2022020222— 7 ywood veeeee 1220—3 112210—5 1222220021— 8 ane... 10 —1 1220 —3 2112221200— 8 DELESW italy icieiaiste 7 ezine saaee as Sore 222222222210 BUTAM ri taieccnsesrrin best hdaceie |. ad eed ! 0002221002— 5 Sweeps at liye blackbirds were shot as fellows: ; No. 1, No, 2. No. 3, No. 4. No. 5. imston,...... ate 0022022200—5 92223002022— 7 20 22 WYWOOG secceeeeee2il2 22112121019 222212111110 2 10 AMMO. eyes eens 0 Hibelecn eats Acca meer 0 0 DICY,ysaneevere ys eeled 1001121011—8 oer ty daaja Be an MOAT ess aeyeee 0 200000W eihlaev ells es re Vinston..... AT Sea saise paulo Jcnaahhthe a oe TADMEL,,,...0+.-10 cape pero Fatt Aer TPIT 10.0 Al SHNALG, psy ever eleR0 ph daph sare eideatieads Ls ae GS cs usmanienaans.e edea 6 teastneece 0212011200— 6 ha + * Re-eniries. Jan. 16.—Nineteen events were shot off this afternoon at Blkwood tk, No. 1 was a 10-bird event, Patten and Toland being the only es to shoot out their scores. Nos. 2and3 were 5-bird events; the in No, 3 was shot off, Toland and Ellison dividing at the end of the st round of the ties. The tie in No, 18 was shot off in the next ent, Hosy winning at the end of the second round. Scores were: 12834 5 6 7 & 910 li 12 13 Ih 15 16 17 18 19 TENE RLE LET eredU NA ee, Ch oe REST Wea rere Shed C4, Tht, oe ee. yaeresaiethe, hOs ee D a ae Rafi erp ie ale Sek eyes ak eae a) Mland........9 8438327121268 68383 2 3 (2 ypete ian Je] BVYoe ce siinenoder Five ep oh ap vee eye ch DAS oP oly. bay 5 Dane oan MSon....... 2 440200172504344326 8 21 147 VERSUS MOSHER. an. 16.—The match between John L. 147 Winston and Geo, A. sher, of Syracuse. N. ¥., representative of the Syracuse Arms mpany, manufacturers of the Hollenbeck gun, took place to-day Yardville, N. J. The contest, as eyery shooter knows, was for the ssession of the Du Pont trophy, won by Winston from George Roll, Ghicago, last December on John Watson’s grounds, It will be re- smbered that \heré was some slight disregard of the conditions yerning the challenges for this trophy when the Mosher challenge 5 made public, the irregularity haying been quite unintentional on 2 pare of either Winston or the challenger. This deviation from is rules, which prescribe that each challenger shall notify H. {. du mt de Nemours & Go, of his intentions, was passed over by the npany in its anxiety to throw the competition for the cup “wide en,’ and todo away with any suspicion of an intention of making 5 challenges for the trophy a sort of *‘close corporation’’ business. b further mistakes or irregularities are possible now. Mr. H, P. liins, the company’s representative from Baltimore, Md., made an Pnouncement to-day that no challenges would be recognized except en made in the regular way; that is, hy depositing a forfeit, and - ifying the company or its representative in due form. No chal- oge would be recognized if made upon the grounds after a match the trophy, unless the challenger himself was present. (The love is as the matter was reported to us by our representative.) Forio day’s match Charlie Zwirlein had provided 250 all-blue birds, hall in size and clean as to wings and tails, There was absolutely \ wind to help the birds at all, but still some of them left the traps ith a rush that caused several ciphers to be registered on the score lsets. Mr. H. P, Collins acted as referee on behalf of the company. It was generally supposed that Mosher would be an easy victim for is antagonist, but the result shows that when he once struck his it he pounded out 45 out of his last 50; and that too when he was wpelessly in the rear. The luck of the birds decidedly favored Win- om; 147 himself is authority forthat statement. As a matter of et both men had 58 birds that showed an outgoing tendency, but sher had ten twisters as against seven that fell to Winston, Divid- * the besb birds into ‘fast,’ “‘very fast’ and ‘‘screamers,” the ore sheet handed to us tells the following tale: Winston, 12 fast, 10 “ty fast and 1 screamer; Mosher, 12 fast, 16 very fast and 2 réamers, Wuoston’s total of 87 might haye been slightly increased ad not his aitection for the figure 7 mastered the accuracy of his im. Mosher’s 8 was a good score under the circumstances, espe- ally when his disheartening start is taken into consideration, puble figure runs were; Winston, 16, 16, 15, 11 and 10; Mosher, 17 ad 14, ‘An incident of the match was a profest of the referee’s decision on 16 of Mosher’s birds by Winston, The decision in question was the owance of another bird to Mosher under the following circum- ances: Mosher had shot both barrels at a bird, and had apparently 5 far as the spectators could judge) not damaged it at all seriously. he bird was fast making its way over the &ft. fence when a bush- hacker let drive at it, knocking it endways and causing the bird to i within the fence boundary. Under these circumstances, and ell within His rights as laid down by the A.§, A. rules, Referee ollins decided that Mosher should shoot at another bird; Mosher epped to the score and killed his bird. Winston protested the féree’s decision, What good sucha protest would do we are at a satosuggest. ‘*The referee’s decision is final.” é maich was shot in good time, commencing at 12:45 and closing #41; 1 hour and 5t minutes. The times for each fifty birds were: ‘minutes, 30 minutes, 29 minutes and 8? minutes. The traps were rung for each shooter as follows: No. 1. No.2. No.3. No.4. No.5, Total, 100 Bea peenaMasneateknihaeeh 22 x4 20 17 SHEP, cee epee esas ka tenets ware 26 15 Re 13 100 41 48 39 42 30 200 A curious feature of the above figures is the fact that Mosher had >. 5 trap only four times out of his last fifty-five birds. The ab- mee of any wind to help the birds made the luck of the traps much ss than it is when a strong wind prevails. The score in detail fol- vss ap score type-—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 1822311382254245124341 or wo ai or Fea] wf oN ach + re wow wy wo wo oy 7 woo yp RHE wa ONE WAR v wh Iwoanrstnaees we a : oN eH wNor a Ne oN w/w Ke wpe wA nv) oF or mae wh wR te fo eRe ZK i & Lo wyw ey wer eR SRE aia wero wt wT oo mye ale we TH 2 wn wfo eRH WNP xe J) 2 wy on wy 2 wy wo eye eeqe at | 8 ox wy ep ew epta wl zeYw xwyuw wye © wNW wl xo wy co 2 Ry 4} m wh ow mhyco we a em aa ers w Bhe Dye os oN 29 BR eS e | s so A Mosher. BH we ON DYw whe x Kom Mor Awe wLo wl p wow SCO Sw o SYR SCR xyes ye TN Lr Pig w Ny S 2 ) ea san who ww (er) 2 ape ww VRE enw a 79 i) we DYR WAM wha o CH oAw yr To ote & HY wy pe tae NRE tw w ww HA rw ny ® willow oy wlu 2 on pe we A we / 29 wy wre wAp eNo RNR SOF xyw aw, wile Acs xe we w xt eRa wfc ewes ovw eye w eps ww 2, wYR wAw DYE w~wY¥ ea WN HY xf ip 2 wt ip wy ce BY ip ze ovres 2 i=y elow, each being miss-and-oub; re- No. 2. No. 3. 12212220 21222221 0 2220 22122220 vere eee Sother sweeps were shot as try allowed in first round; yon Lengerke ,,,,....- W Morfey..... eevee tiveweseris 1220 beeen eee MSGI sodas ntennescsenreserese IETISOU ..cepsccecseecccsccevesers SidMan (VE-CVUCY).,..seseveeseeyenvar +20 orfey (re-ent aero DoS ge an Bg Tatas err 2222212) mstOn ;...---+ aan BOW sisi wecncce nee sseeewrauvecevecire owe 1 THE APGAR TESTIMONIAL SHOOT. Jan, 16.—The Apgar testimonial) shoot, gotten up by the Boiling ings Gua Club, of Rutherford, N. J., was a thorough success, not. Whstanding the fact that the weather was damp and unpleasant, eeeeeeae ferrauee eekeeeee 12222222 seeh eee pe eeeeee wee erevene . 22820 TREO SOU ERO Cee ee ee ee es Pe eet tb, — fa ’ FOREST AND STREAM. The attendance was good, thirty-nine shooters taking partin the various events shot off during the afternoon. Itis a hard matter to get any suooters in New Jersey to put in an appearance ab the traps any time before noon; hence, although the shoot was announced to commence at 10 A, M., it was well onto 1 P, M. before there was a fullsquad on hand, From that time untilit was too dark to see a target flying over the meadows there was some rapid work at the traps. Almost 4,000 targets were thrown before the word to quit was yen. Serone: thosé who came to pay their respects to Neaf were: Dr. Mason, H, P. Dain and J. B. Halsted, from Peekskill, N. ¥Y.; Noel H. Money, of the American E, C. Powder Co,; Ed Taylor, of the Laflin _ & Rand (W-A) Powder Co.; Colin R, Wise and a strong delegation from Passaic, N. J., including Capt. Hall, C, F. Lenone, Bowes, Co- man, etc.; Frank Butler, from Nutley, N.J., with regrets from Miss Annie Oakley at her inability to be present; Eddie Collins, G, H. Piercy, A. R. Strader and L. Piercy, from the Endeavor Gun Club; J. S. S. Remsen, from Brooklyn, N, ¥.; Warren Smith, of the Maple- woods, and a:goodly number of the home club, Scores ruled high, but W. H. Huck was the only one to make a 25 straight. IL. Piercy, the fourteen-year-old son of G, H, Piercy, dis- tinguished himself by scoring 24 out of 25 in event No, 10, and leading the whole of the 30 entriesin that event] Byverything wasdone by the club to make matters comfortable for Apgar’s guests; the luncheon set out in the club house by Mrs. Roek, wife of the club’s superintendent, playing an important part in the proceedings of the ay. In the last four 25-target events the seven highest totals for the 100 targets were: Collins and G. Piercy 91, Edwards and Mason 89, War- ren Smith 88, Wise 87, Dain 85. Ed Taylor shot well in every eyent he took part in with the exception of No. 10; he attributes his improve- ment in form to the use of a certain load of his firm’s W-A powder, loaded by the W. R. A. Company to a formula prepared by Ferd Van Dyke after exhaustive tests of the same at the company’s works at New Haven. Noel Money shot in something like his old form when he “tried”? real hard, and was as pleased as Punch to find that he could break 24 out of 25 occasionally. Jack Halsted was not in form ‘at all, but his running mates, Mason and Dain, held up the Peekskill end in great shape. Warren Smith, president of the Maplewood, N. J., Gun Club, has been somewhat of a stranger at the traps fora long time; that he has not forgotten how to shoot is shown by his score of 88 out of 100, Taken altogether, the gathering was a very pleasant one, while the large attendance shows that Neaf is as popular as ever. Qwing to Ferd. Van Dyke being called away to attend to business for the Winchester Co., the team match arranged for to-day could not take place. The teams were: Van Dyke, Apgar and Wiseagainst Remsen, Pierey and Edwards. Rolla Heikes had also intended to try his hand against time for 100 targets, but had to send his regrets owing to similar business arrangements with his company. Rolia’s absence was @ serious loss, several spectators having come to the grounds for seeing how the ‘tdaddy of ’em all’’ could break targets, The scores in to-day’s events were as below: BEyents: © 1234656 7 8 9101112 Targets; 25 25 20 25 10 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 BAWArdS.. ces pyeuereteecsncnensnnece 4 AL 17 22 ,, 12 14 18 22 22 23 22 N E Money. . 15 11 16 17 22 22 16 Wise... [ 9), 19 21 21 22 28 JOY ac ebushh ses t 1013... 1417 15 ». 10 17 17 17 16 Wise LOUIS 22 18 20. w TG WIks ee esee sn enaacecucaseansureoae me DULAaAdery pessdeesiqaaenensnsasnecwest vt WPT Foe cee e ek iaajajure la cieleltiminacmuin'nin mr aiate PETAL Wel teintemiar oft se Harding,..... ae a SVGHIHOPCE ate thoeene tte ea ts puaaaD wise Ge oO the sei elOsee, alee, fn ERIGKi eee ner LeV Ree Ri beehpvede son per rea ppAGneel Lol) lds olen eu corele Tasted sasetaisaadsevestetgestessess Ge ss ee 4) 8 of SGM AG 15520 Mason. Sor bhateragecsrevsese ricer eel sels e 9 12 1h 19 24 22 21 22 DAM csc reek eter eee ea eee en bo) FF 10 12 13 18 21 20 21 23 MeVlO reps cesinkst eh bene eee yeh SS 0) vol my 5 13 19-22-19 24 .. PXGEO y ee iceipetau eat eg oo oo ee es SCS Coe ee eeoo eee eee het oe ee 16 19 20 13 as 2. 17 20 238 23 ., . . “ . ee en ly . 2 “ Jiao GA eee BS Boonen tos Aouott crear) Acer sa aa 21-21-18 |, Det ty eee ae ae oO oc obur poeweaoacecn ose bet toe ae a. OL 22 24 ,, SWaSIAthlie sisicicicercictelslse Priest yaaafeheminen ath celsielant cs) bel lee! ee ecrederorek STATS Cen eae ree ara tri Mentors et we Weta wn PEN Se1T ol SCOT ee GEE TOUGH ret ivis ee Warren orn mele! wietetts & 6 sia ee ee oboe fe eh vite ee perso anaes Collins... be bene we we ee ne 24 22 Laurance 45 ah pie Oe eee BOWOSi.cccsssesvnas tr AA .. ae 17 16 17 MDVISUs hive cleteatetrerercmp oe ah .. 101311 ,, Hutchinson,..... ' aie el ae Ss ADERWOLER 400 asta aiactcn pale . AA 17 16 18 18 TMPISLCYn ved ssvesaeeecawenenieeerner © ‘ .. 24 ,, 22 BUGlO onc osc ct erdesnaigqnseisem pcsaelw> ie < AQ ALG ae rete Eee te a eed araceeecee, es Peel G21 ip WADING Pp een da mide del arteoneiaenstesnt 1d =.) ¢ [Ef ES ere re encores Ae ., 15 14 18 THEN alehoree en ceeeryaleut acter DoF pocloele. TREDONE ive tce ebb rdse duns sassaeemsers os +» 18 17 20 BLOW encsten tees g4 sae aaeenddi range os iret § DLATICOM voscvr-csasceeesecccscscaces as COMB Adened aie RCERES Ee smEa ce akicie ce cate] ye No. 3 was at 10 pairs; No Yat known traps and angles; all other events were at unknown angles, Byent No. 13 was ove of the regulation ‘‘moonlight. excursions” that usually bring such shoots toa close. It was too dark to see the targets, and several referees were required to accurately report the result of each shot. The conditions were 25 targets, unknown angles. The scores were: Apgar 19, Wise 18, Edwards 16, G. Pierey 14, Stra- der 13, Lenone 11. EDWARD Banks. BERGEN COUNTY GUN CLUB, Jan: 9.—The Bergen County Gun Club held its weekly shoot on its grounds at Hackensack this afernoon. The day was bright and pleasant, and the home talent made a good showing, both as to num- pers and in enthusiasm. Thirteen shooters faced the traps, and about 1,500 targets were thrown. The best scores on 25 targets were as follows: Horton 16, Yan Keuren 21, Warner 13, Johnson 16, Fack- ard 13, Ward 16, Jackson 18, Gardner 18, Chaffee 15, Lefferts 21, Ban- ta 19, Bell13, Braeketo 15. 7 Under its new management this club is making an effort to get out some of the Hackensack field shots and to get them interested in trap-shooting; so far it is meeting with success. The assistance the club has received and isreceiving from expert shooters, the members of other clubs and from the sporting goods houses, has infused it with considerable ginger and with quite a perceptible spirit of emula- tion among its members. When ib is stated thab(with only two or three exceptions) all the above named shooters are less than 60 per cent, men and many areless than 6U percent. men, the scores re- corded are yery creditable. By continued energy on the part of the management and tne co-operation it is receiving, this club will at no distant day haye among its members a home talent composed of new men in good substantial numbers, men to whom any good club man would gladly extend the right hand of tellowship. It will bea long time before they (the new men) can successfully compete in a long race with the expert trap-shooters of the old-estabhshed clubs, and we have much to learn from the old men; but we arein the field to learn all we Gan, and before long some of the old experts will smell our powder mighty close behind them, E. G, Horron, Captain, A Prominent Sportsman. Cutcaco, Ill,, Dec. 31.—Speaking of newspaper work reminds me of a brilhant bit that was pulled off here in Chicago last week. The trap editor of an esteemed contemporary, or one of the trap editors, wound up 4 column of wisdom by quoting what a ‘prominent sports- man” of this ¢ity had said in corroboration of the position of the aforesaid lrap editor or editors. The remark of the ‘‘prominent sportsman” had no quotation marks aboup it, nor anything else to convey the idea that ib was nob produced at first hand. But it did have a familiar look abou it, and I looked im thé columns of a daily paper here printed some days before that, and there tound the orig- inal, Nothmg very strange about this, of course, for all newspaper men know it Is. wise to take one’s Own no matter where it may be found, but the funny parvot itfollows. The suppositious sportsman in any good newspaper Handling should have had a local habitation and aname, I found the reporter of the daily who had written the interview with the ‘prominent sportsman,”’ and he admitted with a grin that there wasn’t any such a man; that he had, in the parlance of the perfesh, ‘tfaked” the interview with the aforesaid “prominent sportsman” which the Chicago sporting paper had faked from him, This is a very easy way of getting news and facts, and an easy way, albeit not quite a new one, of findmg suppert for one’s own beliefs, But I beseéch the trap editor or editors of the paper in question not to so. afflict us. The great and good individual known as the ‘true sportsman” has had many sins committed in his name, Letus give the “prominent sportsman” a better show than that, and let us de- part from such old and gauzy schemes of saying labor and dispensing with the truth. A newspaper should occasionally dispense the truth, not dispense at it or with ip, BH, Hoves., 79 Trap Around Pittsburg. HERRON HILL GUN CLUBs Prrossure, Pa,, Jan, 11.—Two interesting matches were shot to-day on the grounds of the Herron Hill Gun Club at Davis Island. The first was between McPherson and Farmer, the vesult being a tie on 84 out of the 100 birds they each shot at. McPherson was clean out of form on the first 60, scoring only 39 to Farmer’s 42, In the second half Sandy pulled up well, and scored 45 to 42. At the end of the "5th round he was only 1 bebind Farmer, but went to the front when the latter Jost his 78th and 79th birds, The score was a tie at the end of the 97th round, and when farmer lost his 98th bird it looked as if Sandy was bound to win; he madeit a tie by losing his last bird, Scores: MGPHEYSOD, yo. ¢sccecsr syst eceean senna «tooe722000222222222222022—21 222202220022202000 2222222 18 ReeeR2 22 2eR22222202222022- 24 2222203242202222220121220 —21 84 PAPMOL, cicstyrvncesenennnancser oagese 021 20022222202001222222122—20 2222202202222222220222222 —29 2220222222222222202022222 22 2200202222220222222222012—20—84 Fargo and Strong also shot a 50-bird race, Fargo winning easily by 5 birds with a score of 48 to 43. Fargo made a great run and looked like scoring his 50 straight; he spoiled his chances by dropping his 48th and 49th birds. Scores: HALgO. scoverevcveveyernanasaeven esas ott dg1ael2212112222212222—25 222222212222222 222222200123 48 pe eaperees0eel 2221 212122212—24 1102224202120220012220122—19—48 Jan. 12.—Parker and Large shot a team race to-day for the suppers and the cost of the birds, their opponents being Moyer and Colt, The Parker-Large combination was a winner, Colt being badly out of form, The conditions were 15 live birds per man. Scores; Parker,....110110111111001—11 Moyer. .....011111111011111—13 Large ....,.111111010110111—12 —23 Colt,....,,,101100100011010— 7—20 Two other events were also shot, as below: No. 1, 15 live birds: Parker 13, Moyer 12, Colt 11, No, 2, 10 live birds: Moyer 9, Parker 9. CROSSLAND VS. EWING. Jan. 13.—Doe Ewing and John M, Crossland shot a race to-day at 25 live birds per man for $50 a side. The match took place on the old fort grounds, Marshall avenue, Allegheny. Crossland won by 23 to 18, Ewing having four of his birds fall dead out of bounds, Tha birds were a good Jot of flyers. Scores; Eiwing...... saeeerereeeeeenacesorrsoonansn se toll 1@021120111222000122e—18 Crossland.... poweesdesersonanan etloerleseeeleel222e211220—23 AT BEAVER, Jan, 13.—An interesting target shoot took place to-day at Beaver, the contestants being Elmer Jones, of that city, and H. L, Dunham, of Rochester. Both men are Members of the Rochester (Pa.) Gun Club, The match was at 25 bluerocks each, Jones winning by a single break. Scores: DODES si inscecseecsecvenceveresennenanvaeayadt1114111111111111011110—28 Dunham, .,....000cersr000 vee ee» -LL11211111111111011010111—22 ROETOD Preteteeterale g aver's ive vie Melaveteaewre|ahasteeata ann eee wee me er Olathe Gun Cluh. OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 1,—The Olathe Gun Club is an organization that knows how to enjoy itself. To-day the members rurned out in force and taced the traps in a veam-race made of ‘‘picked-up”’ sides, Many of the shooters had never shot at a target prior to to-day, while some of them said that they had never fired a gun off in their lives, No excuse was taken once the sides were chosen, so the boys went at it nutil it was too dark tosee the targets, When the scores came to be figured up it was found that Captain Stevenson’s team was win- ner by five targets, Captain #. Hodges’s team scoring 135 to 140. Full scores follow, some of the shooters being unable to complete their scores on account of darkness: \ Captain Steyenson’s Team, J StOVEDSON., csc ceeeuneteneseseeesee so £L11111111111011001011111—21 B LipsScOMb, ...+..eeeeeeeeeeeeseees ey. 0110110010110111111111101—18 ELLOS, ccc sete coaevcceessssecareeees G100100010000010010100000— 6 W R Walker... ..cceceeseccesy ee eeee + et110011010001000010111110 18 W D Hendrix. .....¢,520s000e0e9e5ss+1001011000110010111110100 12 A J CleMMANDS..,.¢0ee00 veveeesees L001100111100110111001100 —14 John Carpenter,...cesseeessseeeees«e1010011001100001110010010—11 W A Mitchell... sc. ceeeceeee see ee ss »0001000000000000001000000— 2 B Bechler.....,... .0000110000000110000000001— 5 AE Moll..... ++... 0000010101001010101001000— 8 W Morrison,... +. + «-0000000100100101111010000— 8 Dr Williamson, »«++4++0000000000110101111100001— 9 Joe Kelly. scccscues seeeenesaesee4s0000000000 —0 W LEMON, 514 sssecescvesesresr esses » 0000010000 —1 W Thavis, cic ccceceescesgaysese o e400 00000000000 —0 FB Hamilton. ....ccccesssyeueenersaeess QOOLOLIOIO —_ 4 JOHN COSZTOVE, ..cssee eseevecvcesyee LOLLII0III —s JIM COSZTOVE. ,iysereeenverseresssss0-0000000000 — 0—140 Capt. Hodges’s Team, WHOS. .cereewseveseyvenseve cue ees LOLI111111110011111111011—21 G WiUKENSON.. cess eeeeeeeeerses sy «+»0010010000001110010001000— 8 C THOMAS. .... sc ceeeeeeneseeeee sens ees t110111001000111011110111—17 J MACHEN, vocasseeesarseene eres seeess 2001010000011100010001000— 8 CO PethyjJODn., 5 ..ccesseeeuseeevas cess» -V000000000000000000000001— 1 J B Bruner,..cscevseseeeseveeeeeress 21 0010000100111111000000000— 8 Geo Hodges.......00+ veeneeeeees ese eee L0L0101111010011110011111—17 eel atatte thes else enattaraere meee 000000000001 0000000000000— 1 A Ramin... ccc ee eee veneer ce eee ss 0010001 100000100001110101— 9 Geo ADDO... ci ssaeweentereceses , ...00J0000000100000000100100— 3 GISPLASUC suse aeutadaniineesnehadee idols 1001101000000000000010000— 5 BVT Wi EO ttt ie nice ste melee Pram hs 5s 1111101100111001101001010—15 SC Bloomer.,...... panes deeaceessae»-0000010000010106011011101— 9 Hd Adair..s...ss5 scene sb enaceeeeese se 2 0000110010000000009080000— 3 ED Warner ......+605 + eas 0001000001 ee Dan ORR Teds tie penveveye ese O000000101 —2 John Woods,.... veseeees ve ve 0001000110 — 3 Bert Gilbert....,...00c0eseervereee ese JOQUO00IIL — 3—185 _. During the evening thirty-eight members of the club and guests sat down to.a banquet served at the Hotel Olathe, Capt, Hodges presid- ing. There was much interest evinced in the future of the club, and it may be taken for granted that mueh good resulted to the club from the carrying out of to-day’s programme, New Haven Gun Club. New Hayen, Conn., Jan. 13,—The members of the above club held their regular monthly shoot this afternoon. This being the first shoot of the year,a large attendance was expected, but the cold weather keptaway anumber, The main event was toehandicap at 3) singles for three merchandise prizes, with scores as follows: Hadcp, Van Dyke. .cseeeateeeneeceeeee ot JL190110119111111111111111111—2 ‘On29 Ortseifer , eeeeeseeees»L11011011011111111111111111011—¢ 2—28 eeouveevnneces oLl1110111101111111111011111111—27-0— 27 POUbEL. .. 0 cee cies bees a eee ey eeeO11111111111110110011111111101—2: 25 Hazel..,... sede see ce cenee sees ee 101111110101101010101110111000—19-+-5—24 Bassete....,. cesses cceess eee ss. 010100110100111110101111010010—17-- 724 Regeiori... 2. ccccse eee ceeee ey «1U0111100111111100011001100011—174-6—23 Whitney.......... ee eeeeee ee er t11111110110100101111111011100—224-0 —22 BeMend, vesenegeee reece eee exp h11010111111100010000111101100—18 +422 Bristol, ..eceeeevseeveree+2ees« e901101111011111111001011010011—1 —19 CLOCK, .y.encevevecenseseeeys «6 011101001010111111001100000110—15-+-53—18 Clark oo sss pcereeeeeereeseees + s010001101011110001110110100101—16-4-0—16 Following this was a team race with Van Dyke and Potter as cap- tains, Potter’s team: Potter 17, Ortseifer 16, Whitney 18, Clock14,B 13; ate Crees St 14; total, 1u3, } yore eects Van Dy ke’s team: Van Dyke 17, Stevens 18, Bristol 183, Kezelmeyer 11, Clark 17, Hazel 16, Reggziori9;total,101. | W. H. Hizur. Sec'y, Garden City Gun Club. Ou1cAGo, Ill., Jan. 16,—The Garden City Gun Club held its club shoot at Watson’s Park to-day. A number of liye-bird sweeps were alsoshobt. Scores: Club shoot, Class A: A Kleinman,,,,,,..-.1012112111—9 MeWarland...,...,.,.2011102292—8 eS ecteeel 0221012221 —8 HNESDIO....,.eysees-O2PlOI2221—8 Smith. ...,. .eevedsa es 102220 AMD oc WARIS Bedford. apiaiiine Class C: LVisccerseseeeeee eee OQ222200U—6 WilCOX, ....44.e000..2011101123—8 a. 1, No, 2. » No.3. No. 4. 2202-8 111115 11212-5 |. 1122-5 = 2111-4 2192-5 © 9338]_-5 211125 2OU2—4 000-2 ae 2 21200—3 oe ae ee (,01112—4 29199 5 voose veees DON, oa kasesiyprersedcundunaetelOc—s WiCOX, ec encecccanensacnes Id22—5 NBS nsx gstiwnsee anso tenses elas Hyent No, 5, 50 targets; Kleinma, fie GN i mith 39, Amberg 33, Rexford oneae veoen pegzee seve ON LONG ISLAND. UNENOWN GUN CLUB. Jon, 1 —At the regular monthly shoot of the Unknown Gun Club, held to-day at Dexter Park, 21 members took part in the club event. Of this number six scored 7 straight. Scores were as below: M, Brown (28). 2.000.001. 2111121—%7 Wm Sands (26)......+...0222220—5 HA, Houseman (28). --2211122—) . Dr Moore (26)... ...0....0201222—5 W G Skidmore (26),.,...1212112—7 PJ Sweeney (26).......,1202102—4 Ht Knebel (26)... «1L22111—T G@ Selig (25). 0... eves 00, 01e2011—4 J O'Hara (24). .0s0c00e8 el22111—7 B Jennings (25) ..,... -» L102200—4 J F Knebel (22)..,,.,....2112122—7 W Siemering (25)........ 2000121—4 Dr Schwartz (28),...2...2111201—6 A © Runkin (24)...., »»» 0012102—4 J Akhurst (25)...........1121220—6 R Smith (25),....... sor 0280200—3 J Hyde (29)... .esscaes .. 1011015. D Timke (21),,,...... .».0001102—8 E A Vroome (29),,......1110 10-5 H von Staden (23)....... 1010100—3 J Bohling (26),...... vee O12202—5 > - -ROCKAWAY POINT ROD AND GUN CLUB, Jan. 11,—The Rockaway Point Rod and ‘Gun Club, a trap-shooting organization composedjof New York and Brooklyn shooters who hold their monthly shoots at Rockaway Point, L. I., during the winter Mionths, held its annual meeting and election of officers this evening. The foll wing offi ers were elected: President, Joseph A. Bourke; Vice-President, Major Hdward Spott; Secretary, J. H. W. Fleming; Treasurer, Edward F. Bourke, The treasurer's report showed that the club was in excellent condition financially. ' M’ALPIN DEFEATS WORK. Jan. 1%.—George S. McAlpin added another victory to his already long string by defeating George Work in 4 20)-bird match shot to-day on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel Club, The boundary was a:short one, only 3%yds.; this, added: tothe strong gale from the northwest, that sent the birds away from the traps at an immense rate of speed, is the chief explanation of the otherwise low score, Taking the birds at their best. and also taking into consideration the extra.good quality of George Mott’s pigeons, McAlpin must surely consider himself lucky to haye won from Work with the'seore of 151 out of 200, no matter how strong the wind was. Work started out badly, losing 5outof the first 8shot at. Although he then pulled himself together and made a run-of 18 straight, he was barely in it at any stage of the game, although he certainly had many chances of gaining on McAlpin time and again. The fact that the best he-could do at any time was 19 ‘out of 25 shows that Work is notin anything like his true form, His one big score at the Riverton gtounds-is about the:only good shooting he has done this season, McAlpin, on the other hand, has beet, making a record for himself in the past few months, and has done some extra good work with the gun. The short boundary to-day had unquestionably a great deal to do with the Jow scores, the number of “dead out of bounds” being respectively: McAlpin 13, Work 11, n The most interesting point of the match was at the end of the 93d _ round. Work was then” birds behind. McAlpin with 4 consecutive misses quickly reduced that lead to 3 birds, the score at the end of the 100th round ‘standing 74 to 71 in MeAlpin’s favor. Although McAlJpin lost his 101st bird, still further reducing his lead, Work once more began to lose birds in quick time, and was nevér again within ood hailing distance. Scores: ~ _ thy, ‘ a S MCAIpIN (80)... 0. cc nean ene one oes 22e221022102232221 0222922 22 . _ 2220 2922222222802210122220 20202122020202210°2222e0%—17 10226020220! 0420220000292—15 0222022220221 2280 2121222290 2022221 0222022202 1222228e— 20 222221222 2222 0022020223—21 2210022100020 :2:20220022—16—151 wee O20 202081 2229222229920270—18 22222002202202122022 2 00—18 022 002002222222222202223-19 2ee20220022000220222 22222 16 2022020022222220222222022—19 0222222.0-022002222 00222—18 221021 es* 002220022-202 + 217 1222022210002%22110202200—17—142 PHENIX GUN CLUB. Jajv. 12.—Nine members of-the-Phenix Gun Club took part in the monthly live-bird shoot of the club held this sfternoon at Dexter Park.- The club event is at 15 live birds, and the badge this afternoon was wou by Moses Chichester, who scored 14 outof his 15. He was closely pursued by W. Hughes, who scored 13, losing his 8th and 18th birds.~ Scores were: — - ‘ LA M Chichester. ,,111111102211121—14.. J Smith..,,.,...,01111220°211101—11 W Hughes.... ,111221.01212021—13 -J C Henry..... 0)2-00102211211—10 J Akhurst,,..,.220111221012120—12, P Gardner..,, .020110020112011— 9 D Freleigh,,,, .001110021131111—11 Dr CB Parker,1 0.000001100,0— 6 A Botty.....,..0122202221210.0 —11 ; - At the annual meeting of the club, held last night in the club’s rooms, 232 Court street. Brooklyn. the following officers were elected for 1897; Pres., David Freleigh; Vice-Pres., Moses Chichester; Sec'y, J. H, Chasmer; Treas , John Akturst. Cne of the members, Abrum Rutan, having resigned from the club, Dr. C. B, Parker was elected in his place, the membership of the club being limited to 10. ERIE GUN CLUE. Jan, 18.—The regular monthly shoot of the Erie Gun Club was held at Dexter Park to-day, Four shooters scored all their birds in the club shoot, as below: . Chas Plate......... 2022012222227 JH Plate... cy ..ccn00.008) 0193-6 Geo Fuchs.... ..-. 1001111—6 H Dohrmann.. 2222212 —7 George Work (30)......cceueceees Chas Murphy, 111112i—f Harry Blackley,........1011011- 5 Jobn Plate ...., -2122111—T Bernard Plate,,.,.......2100012—4 Heury Muller........... 1102112-6 Gus Shufeld...,..,......20-0220—4 H Jankowsky........s5 <022122-6 Jacob Schmidt...,.,.,,,.2¢00%e8 2 Jan, 1z.—The annual meeting of the Erie Gun Club was held this evening at 352 Van Brunt street, Brooklyn, N. Y¥., and the following list of officers for 1897 was elected: President, Frederick Gref; Vice- President, 1tenry Dohrmannu; Treasurer, Chas, Plate; Secretary, Chas, H. Lubrseen. ‘ : PARKWAY ROD AND GUN CLUB. Jan. 18 —The Parkway Rod and Gun. Club, of Brooklyn, held its monthly club shoot this afternoon on the club’s grounds near the Qld Mill, Jamaica Bay. -Lee Helgans and Tom Short did some good shooting before Helgans finally captured the club’s badge, Scores follow: 2 Club shoot. Tie. L Helgans (80). .0ccc-verescerses-ser-eReceeee: | 22222222000009 14 TSHOLt (28). vc ceccctasscrsassssssseperlglallI—% 1222112221 1210 -13 J Bennett (30) . 2. .ceacsereecvarssceceel 122222 =7 110 HJ Booknian (80) desspassacveesloUelll =6 H Bramwell (28),.... PeGteuenbedeooe H J Selover.(25).... vaseuee oe e222) 2011—6 DS Van Wicklen (24). ..... peeeeet211011— 6 JOHN Wye (25) cies cesnsecesensaesess 0LL12291—6 Anthony Botty (80), ccccceceesseeees U'10222 —5 W R Selover (28), ...scccesseessseeees-%120110—5 FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB, OF BROOKLYN, Jan, 1, —The anniial meeting of the Fountain Gun Club, of Brook- lyn, was held this evening in the club rooms, 361 Flatbush avenue, the president, Abel Crook, being in the chair, Theelection of officers for 1897 resulted as follows: Presidenr, Abel Crook; Vice-President, William’ Ri Brixey; Secretary-Treasurer, John A, Carney: Trustees, De. A. Eddy, Dr. W. Wynn, L. T. Duryea, James EB. Orr, Charles W. Wingert and William Siebert; Official Scorer, W. H. Lair. The pres- entation of the Brixey cup to the winner, W. H, Lair, was to have taken: place to-night, but owing to Mr, Lair being confined to his home through sickness, the presentation was deferred to a future date. . The system of handicapping adopted for the ensuing year is as fol- lows: Class A men, 2#9yds. and upward; class B men, #9yds. and below. There will be prizes donated by the club for competition in both’ classes. =2 NEW YORK GERMAN GUN CLUB. Jan. 15 —The New York German Gun Club, an organization which holds regujar monthly live-bird shoots at Dexter Park, held its annual meeting and dinner this evening at iz Mast Highth street, New York city. The following list of officers were elected for the ensuing twelve months: President, August Schmitt; Vice-President John W -librock? Treasurer, John P.gDannefelser; Secretary, G. A. Leut- heusser; Captain, Fred Sauter; Auditing Committee, Wellbrock,- Sauter and John Rockey; Handicapping Committee, Jahn Schlicht, J. P. Dannefelser, Fred Sauter, J. Wellbrock and G. A. Leutheusser. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB, _ Jan. 16.—The regular weekly shoot of the New Utrecht'Gun Club was held on Dyker Meadow to-day. The club shoot, which was at 25 ~ targets, known traps, unknown angles, was wou by Deacon, with 24 ~ breaks to his credit. Sweeps Nos. 1, 2,0 and 4 were at targets, un- known angles; Nos. 5,6 and 7 were at pairs. Scores; . . Eyents: 123465 67. Events: 123456 7 iGangler,.,... 8:9 8 8 6 7%... Deaconiu....,..-6 7 7 7 5,. Pleet..:......-. 8 6 7 8 4 5., JA Bennett... ,,10- 7 9 6 8 8 DOBennett..19 5 9 9 5 6... Thompson.,.,. 9 710-6 9 8 Shepard......° 3 8 r3) ny ae 8 O’Brien... e455 ee 28 6 5 ‘e 4 Pe Gissas Bvt we bn fe we ae Frosty vy seay00 mn up ue Foe or Oe PAIS yovvereers 4 oy 0 bo Ge OO HE . ’ FOREST AND STREAM. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUE. Jan. 16,—There was a good attendance at the target graunds of the New Utrecht Gun Club, Dyker Meadow, Bay Ridge, this afternoon. Kleven members took part in the club shoot at 25 targets, known trapsand angles. In this event Donley Deacon took first honors in Class A with 24 outof 26. Hive sweeps at 10 targets each, unknown angles, and oue sweep (No. 6) at 5 pairs, were also shot. The scores are given in tabulated form below, No. 1 being the club shoot: Events: 23846567 Events: TRS465667 Targets: 25 101010101010 © Targets: 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 D Deacon.... 24,, 6 7 7 % &5 DC Bennett... 16 9 5 9 9 5 6 F Thompson, 21... 9 710 6 9 DrShepard., 15 3 Oe ter ed Ganehern arse) Sss9l 0S. 8 phy WrePoole.h,.145. Se ene Dr O'Brien... 21..., ..-6., 7 EG Rrost... 9 2. in ds A HA CC Fleet.,... 20.8 6 7.. 4 5 EGParr,,.., 7 Se ate JA Bennett, , TOS LO Pak) soo 8. ter ~ CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB, OF BROOKLYN. Jan, 16.—There was plenty of shooting this afternoon on the Bay Ridge grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, Eight events of 25 targets each were decided, 7 members of the club taking part in the sport. Nos. 1, 2,5 and 6 were at known traps and angles; Nos. 3 and 4 at unknown angles; Nos. 7 and & at expertrules. Scores were: Hvents! 123465 67 8 #£4xEvents: 123 456%78 GC White. 15 15 20 15 141815 .. Pickett... ......1110.... 8: LHopkins. 8 ., 1210... 11 .. 12 GNotman. .. .» .» 16 20 10 16 Werleman, 7 311 6 9 81010 CA Sykes... .. .. .. 142117. D Geddes. ., ., 1713 .. 161% 15 Arlington Shooting Association. _ AntineTon, N. J., Jan, 6.—Eight members of the Arlington Shoot- ing Association participated in the regalar monthly competition to- day. Conditions: 25 sing 6 targets each, The scores: LY Waiters ey arn aoe cewinionsane tee tenon ee 0110111010111111111111101—20 PLGET ALOT pada eae core entre eae Here 1111011011011111111161011—20 Woods.,...0+. Hae idlvr ovale veto aaaenl ise 1011111110100001111001011—16 A Crawford... .cscccnncscnctceeeous esse eee0101111000110000111100001—12 W LAWrance,...cccsscensceerosessaceess ee .0001001010111010010111101 —12 PUMA To meen Satan oe ek ph aaetin .1001010010101001100100010—10. INR GP CES SEL gv resictteeis 5 ate seusecesaerees -e0001C00001111(0000 101100— 8 Montz OMe s. ah ees seeaersaae desepne ,..-.-0090001100101°00100000000— 5 H. FRAPWELL, Sec’y. suswers to Carrespandents, Nv notice taken of anonymous communications H, ¥F, B., Boston, Mass.—There is no reason why wild rice would not grow in your locality. Ste answer to J, P, C,, Jr. G. B. Hitters —Grand American Handicap was shot at Dexter Park twice: April 5, 1893, and April 6, 1894; at Willard Park, Paterson, N. J., April 3-5, 1895; and at Elkwood Park, N. J., March <4-¥6, 1896. ENGLAND, New York City. Please inform me what kind of rifle is most used for hunting in Africa? Ans, Double express rifles are commonly used for big game in Africa, though American repeating rifles and the new small-bore smokeless rifley are coming into more general use. J.P. C., Jn, Council’s Station, N. C.—1. We see no reason why your wild rice did not grow unless it is that your seed was old. Wild rice seed soon loses its vitahty, and in is always safest to plant in the early fall, as soon as the fresh seed can be obtained, Beginning with the latter part of September, you will always find the names of a number of reliable dealers in our advertising columns. %. The - bezoar stone found in deer is a calculous concretion which frequently appears in the intestines of certain ruminant animals, which used to be regarded as an antidote for poison, and a remedy for eruptive diseases. . J. A., Frankford, Pa.—i. Would you consider a 12-gauge gun, weight Yibs, 130z., reliable for shooting swans, geese and ducks? 2. The gun was targeted at 40yds, on a 3Uin. circle, loaded with 11g0z. of No. 7 Tatham chilled shot, s9¢rs. Du Pont’s powder; each barrel threw 245 pellets in the circle, What kind of a target would you call thatY 8 Would 3/in. barrels have the advantage over s0in. for close and hard shooting? 4, Would there be very much advantage iu having a 10-bore, weight 9 to 91élbs., over the above-described gun for the aboye' game? 5, Also, is it advisable to use light buekshot ina gun heavily choked? Ans. 1. Yes. 2 Good. 3, No; aside from the fact that they would burn heavy charges of black powder some- what better, 4. For ducks, geese and swans the heavier gun is to be preferred. 5. Buckshot may be used in a choked gun, provided they chamber properly. Lay on a table the number of buckshot comprising 2. layerin one of your shells and invert your gun barrel overthem, If they fit tightly or wedge it would not be sate to shoot them. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. The New York and Florida Limited. A THROUGH route to southern Florida is afforded by the Florida Short Lite, via the Pennsylvania R, R., Southern Railway, Florida Central & Peninsular R. R., and the florida Kast Coast Railway. The new New York and Florida limited train reduces the time nearly two hours over previous running time, acd makes the 1,000-mile journey in less than twenty-eight hours. . From winter to summer in a day’s luxurious journey! From snow to the tropical palm in a day, with the fatigue of traveling having been rendered almost impossible by the wonderful management of one of the world’s most progressive railroads. It sounds like an im- possibility —a leaf from a fairy tale—but that is what the winter schedule of the Southern Railway Company means. Leave New York at noon to-day aud to-morrow afternoon, at 4;40, you step off this superb Limitea Pullman Vestibuled train at St. Augustine in a garden of flowers, and within view of the most beautiful hotels on this continent. Unceasing and uutiring in its efforts, the Southern Railway, with its ambition to provide absolutely perfect transportation between the North and the South, has, with its 96-"9; schedule, added another chapter to railroad history. Beginning Jan. 18, the Limited, between New York and St: Augustine, composed exclusively of a dining car, sleeping car, compartment car, library and observation car, will leave New York daily, except Sunday, at12:10 noon.—Ad», The J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. THe J. Steyens Arms and Tool Company and Wiebusch & Hilger, Ltd., announce that by mutual agreement the relationship of manu- facturer and agent for many years existing bebween them is dis- solved. Hereafter Mr. Charles Folsom, 79 Chambers street, will be the New York agent for the Stevens Company, The London, England, office ot the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Com- pany is 960 Tabernacle street, Finsbury, H. C—Adv. The Theory of Success. THe New York Central management evidently proceeds on the theory that the more care there is taken of a travelér the more he will travel—witness its’ ‘“‘Limited” trains, block signals, free at- tendants and thé comfort and luxury surroundiog one trom begin- ning to 6nd of a journey on “America’s Greatest Railroad.*’—Ad», A Treat for Artists. THE aujumn scenery of the Hudson River and Mokawk Valley lends additional charm to 4 trip over the New York Central at this season. Wourteen fast trains every day between New York and Buffalo aid Niagara Falls. —4ddv, WHEN you Go SouTH to the great Texas midwinter shooting carni- yal at San Antonio, or fo the Arkansaw Traveler's annual winter tournament at Hot Springs, Ark.cvemember the Missouri Pacific R. R. When you go South tor a bit of the bést shooting in America, to the Texas Gulf Coast or the Indian Nations, remember the Missouri Pacific R. KR, Blegant through trains out of St. Louis, with all the luxuries of modern travel. Special tournament rates. Address H CG. Townsend, G, P. A., St. Louis, Mo.—4dv. ; 4 Crncrnnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis reached quickest ahd most erent y by the superb Southwestern Limited of the New York [=)4) rade: 7 ‘comprised 257 lots, with full particulars of name, date, rate) “sent to any policy-holder who asks for them, and are (Jan. 23, 1897, A MODEL LIFE INSURANCE REPORT) THE first of the large life companies to publish iti annual report for several years past has been the New York Life Insurance Company, This year it appeared in) the afternoon papers of Jan, 9, with ample details of int come, disbursements, policies issued and paid, and 4 complete list of its bonds and stocks owned. The lisi of interest, date of maturity and market value, Of these securities the Company holds $113,446,867, over $10,000,000 of which are United States bonds, . We refer to this feature of the report at length because we think the Company is wise in thus taking the public into its confidence, A great corporation that appeals. tc the confidence of men—that asks them to place in trust with it funds for the maintenance of their families when they themselves shall have passed from earth—must give some. tokens of being worthy of confidence, A great Life Insurance Company claims to have millions of dol: lars invested—nearly two hundred in this case—and if increases a man’s interest and confidence at once whe oi the Company says: ‘“‘Here are our investments; look them over and see if they are not worth all we claim for them.” The Company prints this list for distribution, to, gether with a full description of every piece of real estate owned by or mortgaged to the Company. These lists are freely used by agents in soliciting business, The legitimate fruits of such methods in the manage ment appear in the other portions of thereport. Although 1896 was a hard year for business men generally, for reasous which are well known, yet the New York Lifé reports over $121,000,000 of new insurance paid for dur- ing the year, and an increase of paid-for insurance in force of over $27,000,000, the total in force on Jan, 1 being over $826,000,000. The total income for the yeaa was over $39,000,000, total payments to policy-holders over $18,000,000, total assets Jan. 1, 1897, over $187,- 000,000, of which over $26,500,000 was surplus, The total number of policies now in force in the Company is about 300,000, : | Another noticeable feature of the report is a compari son of the figures of the Company five years ago, whe 1 President McCall took office, with those of the present time, This comparison shows an increase of $61,000,000 in assets, $11,500,000 in surplus, $7,000,000 in annual in-+ come, and $251,000,000 insurancein forces. The substance of a great company—greater than some that are fifty: years old—has been added to the New York Life in the brief space of five years. Probably the most potent fac: tor in the Company’s growth has been the liberality of its policy contracts. '’ Five years ago it introduced the Accumulation Policy without restrictions of any sort, and with the one condi- tion that the premiums be paid as agreed. During the past year the Company has added an annual cash surren-: der value feature to this policy, its aim being that ité policies shall embody the best there is in life insurance: An Adjustable Accumulation Policy for sub-standard lives was also introduced in 1896, which provides insur ance for those who are unable to pass the rigid examina: tion necessary for acceptance on the ordinary plan. One of the new features introduced five years ago was that ol loans to policy-holders upon their policies, after a certain number of premiums have been paid, and the Company, publishes the statement that during 1896 it loaned direct to 4,250 of its policy-holders, on the sole security of theit policies, upward of $3,000,000, at 5 per cent, per annum, without fee or other-charge, Five years ago the Com pany’s loans upon pledge of bonds and stocks were $4,551,000, and upon its own policies $521,700; now thé loans upon pledge of bonds and stocks are $984,200, ang the loans upon its own policies are $6,996,391.97. It i thus carrying out in good faith the declaration of Presi dent McCall when first elected, that he should “aim t¢ conduct an administration of the policy-holders, by the policy-holders and for the policy-holders,” =] The Company’s Accumulation policy, first announced in 1892, is now issued with guaranteed cash values or annua loans in any year after the third; allows a month’s grace in the payment of all premiums after the first; provid ai for a reinstatement during the five months following the month of grace if the insured continues in good health; is automatically non-forfeitable after three years’ pre miums have been paid; is incontestable after one year and payable immediately upon approval of proofs of death. This policy contains no restrictions upon thé insured, the one condition being that the premiums bi duly paid. Life insurance was never more important than now and the policy contracts were never so favorable to the policy-holder, If competition has not lowered the costa! insurance, it has at least provided a better article, iz proof of which one has only to compare the iron-cla contracts of a few years ago with such a policy as tha outlined above,—Ady, FOREST AN STR AM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. TERMS, be A YnAR 10 Crs. A Copy | Srx Monts, $2. f NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1897. VOL, XLVIIL—No. 5. No. 346 Broapway, New Yorks. For Pr i tek a se Re SE EE and Advertising Rates see Page ili. : III : Forest and Stream Water Colors : We have prepared as premiums a series of four artistic and beautiful reproductions of original water colors, painted expressly for the Forest AND STREAM. subjects are outdoor scenes: The 7 Jacksnipe Coming In. Vigilant and Valkyrie. “He's Got Them’’ (Quail Shooting). Bass Fishing at Block Island. The plates are for frames 14x 19in. They are done in twelve colors, and are rich in effect. They are furnished to ola or new subscribers on the following terms: Forest and Stream one year and the set of four pictures, $5. Forest and Stream 6 months and any two of the pictures, $3. < Price of the pictures alone, $1,50 each; $5 for the set, Remit by express money order or postal money order. Make orders payable to FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., New York. So ON A FISHERMAN. A fisher, while he angled in a brook, A dead man’s skull by chance hung on his hook; The pious man in pity did it take To bury it, a grave with ’s hand did make; And as he dige’d, found gold; thus to good men, Good turns with ood turns ate repay’d again, Alexander Brome, 1664, SNAP SHOTS. Amoneé the interesting game protective and game exploit- ing schemes of the day is the one just entered upon by the Proyince of Quebec. The system hitherto in force has been to exact a license fee from resident sportsmen, a permit to kill birds and animals costing $30; one to trap fur-bearing animals $25, and one to kill only birds $20 Under the new order, the entire unoccupied territory of the Province suit- able for fishing“or hunting will be divided into tracts of ter- ritory varying from 20 to 400 square miles each, and these individual tracts will be leased to sportsmen at certaiu fixed annual rentals, The leases will carry with them the exclusive right to hunting and fishing, and to trapping the fur-bearing animals, One who leases a tract of land for hunting purposes will control it absolutely, having the right to fence it, to employ wardens for keeping other people off and in every way to maintain his exclusive privilege upon it. The non-resident license being abolished, the lessee of a tract will have the privilege of inviting all his friends to share in his privileges without cost to him or to themselves, The Government will give such protection as its newly organized service will secure to protect the lessee in his exclusive rights, A Government survey is now in progress marking out the boundaries of the territory which is to be leased, and the several lots will be sold a} auction in March or April of this year. The territory comprises all of Labra- dor, apart of Gaspe and a portion of Ottawa Superior. So far as the Quebec authorities shall be successful in renting their wild lands they will convert their territory into one vast game preserve made up of individual tracts, upon which, as each club or individual shall protect his own grounds, better protection will be secured for the entire area than could ever be attained if the wild country were to be controlled by the Provincial authorities alone. Scientific circles in Europe are shaken to their foundations, their centers and their peripheries, over the discovery of a learned psychologist. This psychologist has discovered that fishes possess the faculty of remembering, and this discovery brings grief and perplexity in its wake. The trouble lies here: It appears that all investigators of mental phenomona are unanimous in believing that the seat of the memory lies in the coating of the brain; hence a brain without a coating cannot possess the power of remembering, But the brains of fishes have no coating, hence fish cannot have memory — and yet they do. The learned psychologist believes that his investigations demonstrate that a fish remembers the prick that he has received from the hook, and may remember an indivilual who has fed him, as well as the place and the time where he has been accustomed to receive food. He implores the observations of other persons interested in fish to confirm or disprove his belief. What now are the other, presumably not less learned, investigators of mental phe- nomena going to do about this? Obviously only two courses are open fo them to choose from: Hither they must demon- strate that the learned psychologist is in error and that fishes haye no memory, or they must acknowledge that they are wrong in their conclusions and that the seat of the memory is not in the coating of the brain, but is somewhere else. _Until they haye done one or the other of these two things Scientific circles will continne to be shaken, Mean- tim? we think that many of our angling readers will agree with the corclusions of the Ikarned psychoiogist. Ove of the most successful fish stocking enterprises lately entered upon is the transferring of fish from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the waters of the Potomac River. This, as we have already recorded, is under the direction of Dr, Geo Massamore, of Baltimore, the Chief Deputy Game Warden of Maryland; and the work has been well done. Thousands of fish, comprising white perch and black bass, have been taken from the canal, whereas otherwise they would have been seined unlawfully for market or would have perished as the canal dried, up in thespring, The work is receiving high commendation, particularly from the angle:s of Washington, who are warm in their praises of Dr, Massamore’s management of it. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Chas. W. Dabney, Jr , has prepared a plan for the consolidation into one great de- partment of science of all the existing several Government bureaus which are maintained at public expense for the pro- motion of science and the development of the country’s re- sources. These include the Department of Agriculture, wilh its Bureau of Economic Mammalogy and Ornithology, and the Fish Commission. Mr. Dabney’s argument for the pro- posed change is that such a reorganization and placing of the different bureaus under one head would add to their individual and collective efficiency. One of the first, bills introduced into the Utah Legislature by a female representative was a measure to forbid the wear- ing of high hats in theaters; the Governor of Utah or some other Western State was importuned by a woman to intro- duce into his message a recommendation to forbid the wear- ing of corsets; New York has a bill to punish by imprison- ment or fine anyone who publicly mutilates, tramples upon, or otherwise defaces or defiles the flag of the United States or the flag of the State; and Maine has a bill proposing the license of sportsmen’s guides. One may readily appreciate and sympathize with the motive which probably is at the foundation of the proposed guide license law. The com- missioners of Maine ave quite well aware of the systematic and prevailing lawlessness of guides and sportsmen in the woods in the close season. The guide license system would involve on the par! of the guide returning from an excursion to the woods a detailed statement of the happenings of the trip with respect to time, locality and game killed; and under the system the guide would be made respon- sible for any violation of the law committed with his connivance and consent. It is readily to be understood that if this rule were in operation it would go far toward put- ting an end to such unlawful game destruction. Theayerage guide would not be so ready to kill a moose before the season opened, that he might preserve its head for the sportsman who came in after the law was off; nor would he be so will- ing to conduct a visitor into the woods in close time, that the employer might himself do the unlawful deed, if he knew that upon his return out of the wilderness he woul be com- pelled under oath to make returns of what had heen done. For instance, we haye the names of several individuals who with their guides killed moo ¢in Maine in 1896 before the the law. was off; we saw the other day a photograph of one man and his guide standing beside a moose they had killed in September. Now these men went into the woods and -killed their game, and in defiance of the law, only because they were confident that the employer could escape from the State without detection. Jf the guide had been compelled to make a sworn return of the circumstances, we are sure that in the case of this particular individual who had himself photographed with his illicit booty the killing never would have taken place. Asa game protective meas- ure the proposed license system has very much in its fayor, and it is possible that if it were to’be proposed and were to be adopted purely as a game protective expedient it might be upheid by the courts as a constitutional measure. We have by no means yet determined fully in this conntry what may or may not be done for game proteciion. ‘The decisions of the higher courts are all in favor of giving State authori- ties almost unrestrained power to hedge about the killing of the game with rules and regulations as strict as those which a private individual may exercise for the protection of his own live stock. Aside from the purely protective aspect, however, the license system may have Jit\le said in its favor. The con- tention that a guide’s occupation is one of skill and respon- sibility, in a degree calling for a license as a test of fitness, is idle talk The guide’sis not a ¢killed cccupation demand- ing Civil service examinations and merit systems. The work of paddling a canoe, packing duffle across a carry, building camp and cutting firewood, no more ranks with the skilled arts than do the ewide’s home farm work of raising potatoes, foddering stock, churning and chores, As for the reports which licensed guidestwould be™re- quired to give of their doings and the doings of their em- ployers in the woods, these would be hardly less distasteful tothe law abiding sportsman, Such asystem of rule, regula- tion, inspection and detail would rob an outing of its satis- faction, For what is the chief compensation of a plunge into the woods, a free holiday of wildness in the wilderness, if it lies not in the throwing off of conventionalities and restraints? The inyigoration of body and spirit comes not of the ozone and the sunlight alone, but of the abandon as well. It is this delicious freedom—freedom, not lawlessness—which is menaced by a proposed system calling for official details of the trip There is danger that with our multitudinous statutes governing the minutiz of sport, with our artificial and fantastic and often in a growing degree ridiculous code cf what is and what is not truly sportsmanlike, we are likely to forget the fine old arts of shooting and fishing. If we must regulate our eyery coming and going by meddle- some rule, imp rtinent regulation and a wet-blanket code, the peculiar delight of the woods will have been lost to us forever, Things will have come to sucha pass by and by that a -man will have to show a civil service certificate before he can tell a fish story. There has recently been established in this town & society for the reviving of ancient mysteries, and it is given out that a temple will be built at an enormous cost as a fitting shrine for the oracles and priests of the new order. The most ancient mystery in the world probably is how that grouse got away. It is one which has puzzled and baftled succes. sive generations. of mankind from the time of the cave dwellers down through the flint-spear, sling, arquebus and fiint-lock stages to our own hammerless and smokeless arms of to-day. Senator Sanger has introduced in the New York Senate a bill to repeal Section 249 of the game law, permitling the — sale of game all the year around. This is the most impor- tant game measure of the entire list likely to come before the Legislature this session. It should bave the support of sportsmen throughout the State; and one effective means of showing this support would be for each interested citizen to address his Senator and Assemblyman urging the passage of the Sanger repeal bill. ; It will be recalled that the New York (city) Association for the Protection of Game has come to an understanding with the marketmen by which the two intcrests agree to a compromise as to game selling. The proposed seasons for pos- session and sale as assented to are: or venison, Aug. 31 to Oct, 31 for deer killed in the State, and Aug. 31 to March 1 for venison from other States, Wildfowl, April 1 to Sept. 1; quail, Oct. 1 to March 1; woodcock and grouse, Aug. 16 to Marchi, This involves an opening of ihe quail season one month earlier than now, and an extension of the selling gea- sons of all game named beyond what the statute would pro- vide if the laws were amended simply by the repeal of Sec- tion 249. The State Association at Syracuse the other day refused lo unite with the city society in approving such a com promise. The tenth annual banquet of the Megantic Club in Boston last week was, as always, a most enjoyable occasion. The banqueting hall was elaborately aud fittioely decorated with trophies of the hunt; the attendance of members and guests was large, and the after-dinner speaking was most happy in its spirit. The Megantic membership is full, with many on the wailing list; the club’s possessions are being improved every yoar, and: the organization is in a prosperous and flour , shing €9 iUition, 82 FOREST AND STREAM. (Jan, 80, 1897, STORIES OF AN HEROIC AGE. THE RETURN OF A WAR PARTY. A Reminiscence of Charley Reynolds. Ir was in the autumn of 1875 that we were traveling westward across the buffalo-trodden plains of Montana, The days were hot and dusty, and on this day especially we had started very early, It was a long, hard march, but we pressed on, for we wanted to make Camp Lewis that night, and it was yet an hour or two before sun- down, when the cottonwoods tbat fringed the Warm Spring Fork of the Judith River began to be seen. On the hills beyond and to the north of the point that we had headed for we could see far off many feeding ani- mals, and as we drew a littla nearer the different colors showed that they were not buftalo, but were either horses or cattle, We knew that there were no cat- tle in the country and that these could on y be horses, and Indian horses, and that somewhere near at hand there must be abig camp, Char- ley Reynolds and I talked it over. as we rode along, and decided that the Indians were prob- ably Crows, though it was possible that they were a camp of Blackfeet, or even of Prairie Gros Ventres, When we rode down into the val- ley where the white tents of the soldiers shone, and crossed the creek to the solitary building occupied by Reed, the post trader, we learned that the camp was one of 300-lodges of Mountain Crows, who had moved in ouly the day be- fore. They had come just in order to take a hand in the excitement of the last twenty- four hours. For several days a small war party of Sioux had been hovering around the soldiers’ camp and trying to drive off the Government mules. As this was an infantry post, the soldiers could do nothing except look on at these attempts and guard their stock as care- fully as possible, Two days before the eighteen Sioux had made another dash, They failed to get the mules, but had succeeded in driving off some horses belonging to Reed and to some men who were stopping with him, They had also killed a couple of recruits who were fishing ata big pool in the river quite close to the post, One of the men at Reed’s was Yel- lowstone Kelly, and when the Sioux were charg- ing down on the camp, with one or two others he had run out to try to drive in the horses. The Sioux were too quick for them, however, and they had been obliged to content them- selves with firing a few shots at the enemy at 500 or 600yds. distant, and then had seen the horses rounded up and driven away into the hills. This was the story of the loss of the herd as Kelly told it to me afterward. He said: ‘‘We had just finished eat- ing dinner when one of the boys in the store yelled: ‘In- dians, boys! Hostiles!? At the cry we grabbed our rifles and cartridge belts and rushed out of the cabin, Along the foothills, stretched out in loose order, we saw about eighteen or twenty Indians riding at an easy gallop in the direction of the pony herd, about three-quarters of a mile distant. Most of them had blankets wrapped close- ly around them, over or under the shoulders, and their every action was graceful as they rose and fell to the movement of their swift and agile ponies. They were so near that we could see their motions and could tell that their faces were turned toward us. They seemed to be watching our movements with an indifference that was very irritating, All this we saw ata glance, ‘With us were two Prairie Gros Ventres—modest, un- assuming young men, for Indians—who were stopping at the trading post for a few days, They had seven or eight ponies in that herd, and I suppose it flashed across their minds that they would have to give an account of those ponies when they returned tocamp,' Although our own ponies were safely cached in a coulee, I know that we—that is, Jack Mail, John Lee and myself—were in- stantly seized with a strong desire to frustrate the purpose of the Sioux. We all raced madly to cut them off. But running afoot at full speed just after eating is very disas- trous to wind, and we never got closer than about 500yds. to the war party, who watched us, but kept on their way, ‘As they bunched up a little before rounding up the herd, we threw ourselves on the ground and popped it to them with our rifles. It seemed asif some of the shots must have told, but the Indians paid no attention to us, and rounding up the herd struck for the foothills. Then we turned and plodded back to the cabin, but the Gros dividuals called out after us that we had better lock out or we might lose our hair, as thegecruits had done the day before; but we had our rifles with us and thought that we could take care of ourselves, We went up to the deep pool where the recruits had been fishing when they were killed, and saw on the bank just above the pool the poor fellows’ graves, It took but little time to strip and plunge into the sparkling water, and the pool was deep enough to swim in. It was delightfully fresh and cool, and we wereswimming about, now and then dipping under like a couple of ducks—or perhaps geese—that had long been deprived of water, when suddenly on the bank above us a shot sounded, and we pulled for the shore and for our guns, We seized our rifles and cartridge belts and looked for ~ cover. There was no time for dressing, and with guns and belts in hands we crossed the stream, climbed up the bank and peered over it on the other side, where the two | graves were, What we saw there at once showed that there was no dan- WOODCOCK. From the original photograph. Ventre boys, who had followed our actions, rose from the ground and set out after the Sioux at full speed, and the last I saw of them they were rising a distant hill, still going along at the same steady dog trot.” ; Not very far from Reed’s two villages of Mountain Crows were camped, one being a day’s ride to the north- ward, the other not so far to the west. To the first of these camps Kelly and another man rode to try to get the Crows to follow the Sioux, but for some reason the In- dians declined to move. Long Horse’s camp, however, which was further to the west, heard of the raid and at once moved up near to the post, and about 150 warriors started out on the trail of the Sioux. It was the horses of these Crows that we had seen on the hills, There were about 5,000 of them, and among them many spotted horses and mules, The pursuing warriors had not yet returned to the village when we arrived at the post. Charley and I were hot, dusty and tired from our long ride, and the rush of the cool waters which flowed down from the mountains and by the camp was very attractive to both of us, and we agreed to go up the creek a little way andtakeaswim. Two or three kindly disposed in- tT} ger forus. Gallop- ing down the yal- ley, and flanked on either side by a man dressed in su- perb war clothing, rode a naked In- dian on a naked horse, carrying in his hand a pole to the end of which was tied a stretched scalp, the long hair of which blew out behind him. in the breeze. His face was painted black and he was singing asong of war and triumph. The men who rode beside him were clad in shirts and leggins of white buckskin, Long war bonnets of eagle’s feathers hung down behind them and blew out. over their horses’ hips, As they rode they sang, and as they sang they fired shots in the air, They were the avant couriers of the returning and triumphant war party. f We watched them down the valley, returning to our clothes dressed and clambered up on the bank just in time to see men, women and chil- dren swarm up the valley from the camp to meet the returning warriors, who now began to appear over the distant hills and to come down toward their home. On either hand the sight was a fine one. The women of the camp who had relations in the war party~- had bundled on all their finery and arranged themselves on either side of the valley so that the warriors could pass - between them. Buckskin dregses heavily trimmed with elk teeth and beads and red cloth and fur, and paint- ed robes, that to- day would he worth a small for- tune, were com- mon here, Many of the men carried bows and arrows, but there were a few sawed off needle guns, a few old Henry rifles, and a good many muzzleloaders, If the clothing of the women was fine, that of the men who were coming back from -war was much finer. Before starting out in pursuit of the enemy the Crows had had time to dress and paint themselves and their horses most elaborately, and each man~ was equipped in his finest war costume, The Mountain Crows a stark and sturdy race, the men big and fine looking as any Indians I have ever seen, ex- cept perhaps among the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, Their hair is long and often hangs down so that it rests upon the back of the rider’s horse, and you can imagine that these splendid men attired in all their finery made a good appearance as they rode down toward us. They came in little groups. Hight, ten or a dozen would be clustered about some man who bore a scalp upon a pole; others went before, behind and on eithér side of some man who held an enemy’s rifle, The captured war ponies ran loose among the throng, neighing to each other in shrill tones, From each group came the sound of singing, now loud, now low, and the burden of the’150 voices mingled with the high-pitched chant of the onlook- and then JAN. 30, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 83 —_ a ~ = = = ae ——__——-- ke OO a eee ing women was pleasing and fullof melody. Ail about us, as we stood there viewing this savage procession, were the men, the women and the children from the carne Some of them sang, others chatted excitedly, while others still stood silent, impressed by the pageant and glorying in it. . Asleep in the arms of a sturdy Indian at my side lay a tow-headed baby two or.three years old, as fair as any white child leading an outdoor life would have been, After the procession had passed I touched the Indian’s shoulder and questioned him by sighs, asking him if the baby was Psd ra ka, to which in reply he signed yes, As he turned to go the child awakened, yawned and stretched itself, and when it looked at me its eyes were as china blue as of the blondest baby in America. It was hard to believe that the infant had a drop of Indian blood in it veins, and I wondered if it might not be a captive or a stolen white child. The procession passed on and the throng of onlookers duly trailed away in its wake, as, in the city, street boys follow close upon the heels of marching soldiers, We too were turning to go, but as I paused to light my pipe I glanced up toward the hills again and saw that something else was coming. Down the narrow trough of the valley walked ashock-headed Indian boy clad only in a shiri, leading a mule, and on the mule’s back was a bundle done up in a green blanket. Not far behind the mule rode 4 man and woman and a well-grown boy, This was the body of Long Horse, the Crow chief, who had been killed in the battle and was now being brought back to the camp that he had ruled; and those following him were his father, his mother and his brother. Very melancholy were the songs of mourning which flpated to us through the clear air, at first in disjointed quavers, but later, as the group drew nearer, in the connected form of a mourning chant. We turned and walked down the valley toward the post not far from them, and as the mule with its burden passed the trading post the old man and his wife drew up and dismounted by the side of a wagon standing there. Bich drew outa butcher knife, and the old man, testing the forefinger of his left hand on the pole of the wagon, chopped off the finger, and then remounting rode away. he old woman hacked off two fingers from her left hand, and then drew the knife three or four times across her head from crown to forehead, gashing it deeply so, that the blood followed the Knife and streamed down over her coun- tenance. “There, you see,” said Charley, as we watched the pair tide away, ‘‘these people are truly sorry for their friends who die,” It was an hour later, and we were still lounging at the store talking to Reed and Kelly, when the young brother who had been following Long Horse’s body strode into the store, and, resting his left forefinger on the counter, chopped it off with his butcher knife and then went away. - So now in the Crow camp there was mourning for their loss, tempering the joy that came to them through the defeat and death of their enemies; and there were no public rejoicings over their victory until Long Horse had been buried, The next morning early Charley and I got into the saddles and continued our journey, and we saw no more of these Crows. Later we heard from Yellowstone Kelly thac Long Horse had been buried near the post in a lodge, that before it many horses had been killed for him to ride in the land of the shadows, and that over the fireplace in the burial lodge hung the scalp of one of the Sioux taken on that eventful day. Gro, BIRD GRINNELL, TREASURE HUNTING. Editor Forest and Stream: I see that the columns of your paper are being taken up with treasure-hunting stories, and as I have been one of the hunters I can contribute my mite to the general fund, All the fools are not dead, and until that dismal day ar- rives treasure hunting will be followed. Something like a year ago a half-breed Indian woman opened up an alleged silver mine some miles north of the- city. She had some trouble with her title, which called in the services of myself and another illustrious attorney whom we will call the Judge. That resulted in our learn- ing the history of the treasure, According to her story, she was the daughter of Chief McIntosh, who sold the tribal lands of the Creeks in Georgia to the United States Government. McIntosh’was half a white man, and being a thrifty individual thought it a pity that so much good stuff should be wasted on redskins, and immediately de- parted for the territory, taking his family and, in 2 mo- ment of forgetfulness, the treasure with him. But for some reason the Indians objected to the proceeding, and following him up eliminated him, but not till he had buried the treasure, consisting of 112 kegs of gold coin, She and Harry McGee, her cousin, were the sole. surviv- ing heirs of McIntosh, and held the secret. She had a map showing the location of the treasure at the junction of two creeks, the landmarks being a mountain, four white oaks, two walnuts and two Indian mounds. It was only eighteen miles away, so we concluded we would in- vestigate, At the appointed time she came with another woman we will call the Widow, and two of her miners, H, and M, The Judge and I made up the rest of the party. A trip of half a day over the worst of hill roads brought us to the promised land, only to find the place cultivated in a crop of cotton which had been lately gathered. A little negotiation with the owner, a thrifty Dutchman, arranged the question of search and board for the party, and then began the search, Harry McGee was to have met us there, but was conspicuous by his absence then and at all tienes, and I haye never been satisfied of his existence at all. The map was very accurate and showed Mamelle and Nowlin creeks, Pinnacle Mountain and all the other land- marks; but the trees were gone and the mounds had been plowed to the level. After long search we found traces of two stumps, and Mrs, Mack, our half-breed, located the spot. The Judge was an old Dakota miner, and by this time he had the jimmieés, He and the miners went to work, while I directed the strategic partof the campaign, and during M.’s resting spells watched him make love to the Widow, who seemed no way averse, They were evi- dently at work on an Indian mound, for they dug up pot- tery, arrow heads, dead Indians and other relics; but no gold met our anxious eyes, Mrs, Mack and the Widow then held a consultation, at which we poor white trash were not allowed to be present. The result was that she announced that she could not locate the treasure in the abser ce of the landmarks without the help of McGee, and that M, and the Widow must go to his camp across the Arkansas River and bring him, M, would have gone to the devil if the Widow was going with him, and they took the team and departed, while the rest of us prepared for a day in the country waiting for their return, And it rained and we stayed in doors and lived on kraut, About 9 o’clock the next night M. and the Widow re- turned, They had not found McGee, who was reported to have gone to the Territory, but brought back a female traveling fortune teller about the size and general ap- pearance of a Dutch tobacco hogshead with a pumpkin on top for a head. She immediately went into confer- encés with the women, while the rest of us said, ‘‘Bless it, we will hops.” Hunting with a map was one thing and hunting with a fortune teller quite another, The women had all retired for a consultation, a sun dance or some- thing like that, and after a while we were summoned to the presence of the freak. She delivered us a monologue about how she could summon spirits from the vasty deep, and how she had found a strayed mule in Argenta, and then proposed to find the treasure for $500 cash in ad- vance. I had been elected spokesman and informed her that we were not as big fools as we looked, and ‘that all we would do was to pay her $500 if she found the treas- ure, and if that did not suit her she could walk back where she came from, as she could not have our team. She was too fat to walk, and she consented to my terms after calling down on us the vengeance of her spirit guides for our obstinacy. I will say in passing that the aforesaid vengeance has not yet materialized, The next morning came cold and foggy, and we pro- ceeded to the field, The old girl waddled around it like a walrus on a piece of ice, and said a dark-complected mau with long hair had been on the ground and his magnetism bothered her, and also that mine was very bad, and unless I left the field she would do nothing, So I took the boys out of the field and left the women in full possession. Our full-blown daisy then made some cabalistic figures on the ground, called the spirits—who were evidently busy somewhere else—and then called us back, She pointed out two stumps about 300yds. apart and said the treasure was on the line between them and about sft, deep, The state of mry health did not require that I should take out any of that red clay, but the Judge and the two miners were full of the true mining spirit that goes out every morning with a brown-stone front in ita eye and comes back at night with an empty belly, So they soon had the ditch laid out and went to work, All day they labored, and when night came the ditch was done and the daisy was $500 short. The next day Mrs, Mack proposed to go to some rocks sculptured with hieroglyphics and get new landmarks, But there are some things I know, and one is when I have had enough treasure hunting’and kraut, The rest went: to look for the rocks and found them with undecipherable inscriptions on them, they said, and spent two weeks more in the search. What happened in that time I only know by hearsay, but for myself'I am persuaded that three days’ treasure hunting is an ample sufficiency, and that I can make more money replevying a blind mule than I can at that business. I am persuaded that treasure hunting is not my forte. Uno, Litt Rot, Ark,, Jan. 19, TIM, INTEGER VITA.—II. THE railroad town of D2ming had just sprung into ex- istence, Slowly but surely the reign of the teamster was assing away in the great Southwest. Tales of the Santa Fe and Red River trails would soon live only in the tra- ditions of nation building. I was a thorough ‘‘tender- foot” on my way toSilver City, Thence as some passing whim in my search for health might direct me. The trip to Silver was a business proposition. That finished, my time was my own. Others had found strength and wealth in this unexplored country, old in the legend of Spanish padres and prehistoric Pueblos; why should not I? It was with a mingled feeling of relief and disgust that I landed in a low, one-story building—hotel, lunch room, dance hall, gambling dive and office of the Silver City Forwarding Co, A freighter was going out in the morn- ing and would be glad of company,so Manager Martin informed me, I looked around the throng of miners that were blowing in their hard-earned dust, of raw-boned, cursing bull-whackers and cowboys, of bedizzened Mexi- can women, of flashy faro dealers and poker sharps, “Will you please point out the man?” Oh, you won’t find him here, The cuss never drinks, and he’s as bard to deal with as chaparral, If you strike him right he may take you for nothing. If you don’t, he'll charge you a sackful, but he’ll do anything in reason so long as there’s money in it.” Through the livelong night there were riotous sounds of fights amd carousings. The pistol crack was lost in the shrill accompaniment of harmonica and fiddle, Laughter and imprecation went side by side. As the sound of rev- elry died away I fellasleep. It was bright morning when ITawoke. On all sides the frontier settlement was sur- rounded by a waste of sand, relieved on the north and west by gigantic yuccas that seemed palms in the allure- ment of distance. A hasty breakfast, followed by a few inquiries, brought the news that my charioteer had not yet putin an appearance, but all arrangements for my transportation had been made. I would walk along the trail to the northwest, leaving him to follow. So long as I kept the track we could not miss each other. It was comparatively cool when [ started, The air seemed life-giving from the mountains, not scorching from the deathly desert. Atall events, it was in marked contrast with the foul atmosphere of the night. In half an hour I had reached the yucca grove. Yesterday amid the snows of the Raton Range; to-day in flower- land! Was there ever a more marvelous change? The sun rose higher and the heat became intense, I lay be- neath the shade of a huge pyramid of creamy bells and waited. Up to this time there had been a strange dearth of animal life, but now long, spotted lizards came out, basked in the glow, and peered at me with their jeweled eyes. A tarantula wabbled toward me and I gave the gentleman right of way. After this I thought it unsafe to doze, not knowing what the tawny sands might bring forth, Tired nature, however, was not to be balked, I nodded, rested my head in my hands and— “Hello, thar! I guess you're the feiler I’m ter take ter Silver!” The speaker pulled up his two span of mules and stuck his head from the dirty canvas protection of a prairie schooner. His red hair, yellow from years of exposure; his weather-beaten countenance, lank form, all seemed familiar, but where I had seen him I could not tell. After the outfit had resumed its course he opened the conversation. ‘Wha're ye frum, stranger?” “Naw York,” “Oh! I didn’t know but yer come frum Noo Jarsey, No ae in askin’, only I like to know the fellers I ack, I looked him square in the eye, and the remembrance of that June day on the headwaters of the Raritan came to me like a flash. “Tim!” “Walt!” Then he paused, afraid to ask the question that was uppermost in his mind, ‘‘Hey ye seen Cynthy lately?” “I saw her Christmas Sunday, singing in the choir just the same asever, All the other faces were new, but she looked as sweet as she did twenty years ago—only a little older ” “Thank the Lord for that! It’s jest the way I dream uv her on a Sunday arternoon, I kin see old hilltop an’ her a-comin’ frum meetin’ ez plain ez ef it was righé afore me eyes. She ain’t married yit?” “‘No, noreven keeping company, They say in Mend- Has that she’s waiting for some one to come home to er.” _ ‘Waal, I guess she won't hev ter wait much longer, Say, Walt, I’m powerful glad ter see ye, powerful glad. Yer trip won't cost ye a durned cent, an’ ef ye ain’t tew busy I'll show ye the pootiest ranch in the mountains, Guess Cynthy ‘Il be tickled when she seeg it,” and he chuckled to himself at the very thought. ‘‘What have you been doing, Tim, all these years?” “It’s a long story, boy, an’ I don’t talk much; but I almost feel like I wuz hum at seein’ ye, Cynthy knows, but she don’t say much nuther. Let mesee, Ye know I never c’'u'd git ahead tew hum, so I jest bucked the traces an’ started West. I had enough ter git to Chicagy, an’ then, bein’ ez I war dead broke, I ‘listed. They sent me daown to Tennessee, an’ Il wuz with Thomas tew Nash- ville; but the war didn’t last long arterthet. ThenI went over tew Missoury an’ built me a cabin in the Ozarks, I trapped fur a couple o’ winters, but thar ain’t no money in trappin’, an’ besides it ain’t a life fur a civilized human. Arter I'd saved a little stuff I bought a mewl team an’ tuk ter freightin’. Been at it ever sence, allers keepin’ ahead uv the railroads. That pays best. Four years ago I tuk up a little walley on the San Francisco River, be- tween Silver an’ Fort Wingate. Pootiest spot on ’arth. I kin raise garden sass an’ sech, an’ ye’ve got all God’s ken- try furarange. Why, the deer come right tew yer door tew gita drink, Then I begun ter put my money inter stock, an’ naow I hey two hundred head of beef critters, ez pooty ez ever wuz loaded on the keers. The only trouble is the ranch is tew plaguey close tew the Apaches ef they should ever break loose.” “But don’t you get terribly lonesome?” “Not so awrful, Ye see, I’m a-workin’ fur Cynthy, The first thing I hear in the mornin’ is the birds a-twit- terin’ ‘Cynthy, Cynthy,’ an’ last thing at night is the water runnin’ past my cabin still a-singin’ ‘Cynthy, Cynthy.’ When I gif tired uv meself I take a load of stuit tew Silver or tew the post. Miners an’ sojers hez hard cash an’ isfree-handed. Mostly when I git lonesome is when I’m tew the camps. Sometimes it’s plagued cold uy nights, an’in summer the hot sand sifts inter yer blankets most uncomfortable like, Then the boys comes out an’ they sez, ‘Come in, Tim, an’ hey a little red licker an’ a time with the gals, an’ besociable like.’ But, some- how, I allers thinks to meself, ‘What ’ud Cynthy say?’ an’ so I stay outside,” It did not take long to transact the necessary business in Silver City. Tim kindly waited for me, and then we started for his mountain-walled paradise, Fora day and a half we journeyed slowly over the desert, which gradu- ally became more rocky, but all the time with a heavy up grade, About noon of the second day vegetation changed. Yucca and cactus gave way to oak chaparral, There were signs of verdure in the caiions above us, New flowers bloomed beside the trail; new birds were building + their nests and the breezes came fresh from unseen snow- banks, At 3 o'clock we halted at Oak Springs for lunch, To my surprise Tim- belled one mule and hobbled two more, “We'll git a deer in an hour. Thar’ll be plenty a-feedin’ araound afore long. This ’ere spring runs dry in April, but naow it’s a reg’lar game presarve. It’s only a short drive over the divide, and by noon we'll be hum,” Dinner over, Tim drew out something that betokened the same old hunter. Ili wasa.4090 Ballard. He knew that I had its mate among my traps. Our route led up to the pines, above which was glistening whiteness, but on the lower side they were fringed with succulent grama grasses and evergreen laurel, ““You jest lay here an’ keep your eye peeled, T’ll go yender an’ wait for’em. Don’t waiton me an’ don’t get flustrated,” with which parting injunction he stole, noise- less, out of sight. It seemed as though I kept one position for an hour, My body was immovable, but I craned my neck and scanned every favorable nook, Then I heard a rustle be- hind me, followed by a clucking gobble. I looked. There were a drove of hen turkeys enjoying themselves and probably awaiting the coming of their leige. It was a great temptation, but I thought Tim would not like it, especially as he was stuck on getting venison. A hundred yards or so from my stand was a cliff over- hanging the trail, down which I expected the deer to ap- pear on their way from upland glade. A movement on the rock caught my eye and completely diverted atten- tion from the turkeys, A big, lithe, tawny object was crawling to the edge, crouching, quivering and switching his tail with expectancy. He saw something that I did not. It was my first view of a mountain lion, Drawing as fine a bead. as possible, I blazed away. There was none of the fiendish shriek of a wounded cat of which I had heard so much, only an aimless spring into the gorge he- low, As he fella doe bounded with a crash from the thicket and ran between Tim and myself. In the excite- ment I forgot that I needed not only afresh shell, but that I should have ejected the empty one, So I foolishly 84 * FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan. 80, 1897, pulled the trigger as the crack of Tim’s gun brought the young lady to the ground. “You missed entirely,” said Tim, as the smoke cleared away, “T did not,” “Why, man, can’t ye see thar’s only one hole?” “In the deer? Yes, but I’ve pot a lion,” “The devil you have! Where is he?” ‘Just up the trail.” The Rocky Mountain terror was too badly injured to get up, but he clawed and spit most horribly as we ap- proached. Tim gaid that as he was my meat I should give him his coup, This time I remembered to put in a cartridge, This lion incident raised me 50 per cent, in Tim’s estimation, and he offered me a ranch as good as his own if I would only join him permanentiv. What a supper we had that night; what a breakfast in the morning, and with what glea Tim harnessed his mules for the last stage of the journey! It took but a short time to get over the divide, and then we swung down the long cafion of the upper San Francisco, The trail wormed in and out so that we could see but a few rods ahead. Suddenly Tim reined in his leaders, From far below came the sound of several men singing a wild cowboy song. Then we caught the refrain: “She’s a most attractive creature. She is known both near and far; An’ she’s called by those as love her The Roze of Rocky Bar.” Tim seemed worried. “That’s the M. J. outfit drivin’ aout thar steers when thev orter be drivin’ ’em in. I wonder what’s up?” We were not kept in lone suspense. Great. gaunt, wide-horned Texans blocked our way. We halted for them to pass. The drivers did not wait to be inter- rogated. “Better turn back, Tim; the *Paches hez broke out again. More’n likely they’ll strike your ranch to-night. If you hurry you Ein round up a few head, maybe, an’ get out withthem, We ain’t got time ter stop.” Oo sped the mules down the cafion at breakneck speed. If it had not been for the excitement I should have been terrified into jumping from my seat. “We can see the ranch from the next turn,” said au slackening pace as he spoke. ‘‘Good God! what’s thatr’ . The turn was made, but instead of cabin and stacks there was smoke and flame and the brutal yells of demonized savages. Tim grasped his field glass. | “Hf it warn’t fur you an’ Cyntby I’d go daown an’ fight them Injun devils. We can’t turn ’rsound har, an’ ef they see the wagon kiver we're gone, Take yer knife an’ cut loose them leaders. Thar’ used to ridin’, both on em. Don’t try to save the harness, Thar’s a saddle in the back end, Git it, I kin ride bareback. Take yer gun an’ fifty shells an’ anything ye kin pack on ye. Be spry! We ain’t got no time ter lose,” Hven while he was talking it was done, and he and I were mounted, headed back on the Silver trail. As we started a louder shout proved that the wagon was discov- ered. Tim did not seem to care. He turned, shook his fist at the approaching Apaches; he was safe, for they were a full half mile away—and, for the first and only time in my acquaintance with him, I heard him utter a curse. Then we galloped back. Passing the cow punchers we gave them the startling news, but did not pause to see its effect. On, on, on! Half an hour’s rest at Oak Springs for the mules to water and get a bite, then boots and saddles again, back over the desert that we had - traveled'so joyously the-day before. It was in the gray of dawn that our steeds brought us into. Silver. The news of the raid was before us. The whole camp was alarmed, and fugitives were constantly arriving from their herds or prospect holes, ; “Walt,” said Tim, as we dismounted, ‘‘the stage is jest a-goin’, She’s full inside, but you kin climb on top, Thar naow, nota word! I’m a-goin’ back tew save what Tkin, [llheva hum fur Cynthy yet. Tell her—” A tear stood in hiseye. ‘“Tell Cynthy that I wuz powerful glad to see ye—powerful glad,” One pressure of the hand and Tim had disappeared in the crowd as completely as though the ground had swal- lowed him. A whip crack! I was riding back to Deming, the railroad and civilization, SHOSHONE, AS IN THESE SIX STATES, SO THROUGHOUT THE UNION. From Indiana. TincLosre my check for another year’s subserip ion to ForREST AND SrrREAM, Although a little late, I had no thought of not renewing; could not do without it. Fred Mather’s ‘Men I Have Fished With’’ has alone beén worth the yearly subscription. Joun G. Morr. From Ohio. Your card of 13th inst, adyising me that my subscription to dear old Formst AND STREAM has expired is at hand. lam ‘‘chained to business,’ hence am compelled to do. the next thing—read your delightful, entertaining and instructive journal. Push along exten- sion of Yeliowstone National Park and send FoREST AND STREAM with unfailing regularity, for which I inclose checl: for $4, L, B, YAPLE. From Kansas. Asi get old the reading of your delightful paper grows more and more interesting, My children gave me for Ohristmas ‘Uncle Lisha’s Shop” and “Sam. Lovel’s Camps,” both of which I had tead inp Forest AND STREAM, but was glad to gettheniin bookform. T wish I could thank Fred Mather for his late letters. They breathe the kindly spirit of fellowship. I love him for the friends he hag nade, 0. S. Woopwarp. From New York. I inclose check for renewal of my subscription. To live without the weekly treat I get from this paper would be worse than to have to live on one meal a day. JNO, BouLTon Simpson. From Maine. Inclosed Lsend check for $4 to renewmy paper, This will make twenty years I have béen a constant subscriber and reader of Forusp AND STREAM, T. H. Wyman. From Pennsylvania. HRI, Pa,—Inclosed please find $4 for six months’ subscription for the old paper, taken and now have every number since 1880, F, _ crows and jays, starlings, blackbirds and orioles, It’s hard times, and I’m oat of work; bub I have dlituyal THistary. BENDIRE’S LIFE HISTORIES OF N. A. BIRDS. | ORNITHOLOGISTS every where have extended a hearty wel- come to the second volume of Major Bendire’s great work, which appeared some little time ago. Yet it is not the ornithologists only, but everyone who is interested in birds or in facts about natural history, whe will wish to see this second part of the work. Like its predecessor, this second partis published as a Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum, and, like the first volume, it bears the title, ‘‘Life His- tories of North American Birds, with Special Reference to their Breeding Habits, Nests and Eggs.” Of course, Major Bendire is best known to a large section of the public as an odlogist, but nowhere in this work has he confined himself to this branch of hissubject. Instead of this he gives us life histories, and as a part of each life history has to do with the reproduction of the species, we are of course given a full account of the breeding habits, the home and the eggs, The processes of reproduction, though they occupy only a short time, may not be separated from the general ac- count of the bird’s life. The same law that brought about the development of life upon the earth decrees that life shall continue here until such time as it shall have ceased to play a useful part on the fragment of the uni- verse which weknow. As the existence of the individual is brief, the continuance of the life of any species depends wholly upon its reproduction of its kind, and it seems cer- tain that the reproductive function is the most important one of life; that it is the chief end of the species, Among our wild birds the whole existence of the indi- vidual is a preparation for this function and its accom- anying duties, The spring is spent in finding the Prosding place, in nest building, and in bringing forth the egg; the summer in caring for and rearing the tender young; the autumn in recuperation from the fatigues of the breeding season. and in a deliberate journey toward the winter home; the winter in resting and in accumu- lating vigor, Major Bendire’s first volume contained, as will be re- membered, the game birds and those which are com- monly termed rapacious, Thus the grouse. partridges, turkeys, curassows, pigeons and doves shared the volume with the vultures, eagles, hawks and owls. It is about four years since we called attention in the columns of FOREST AND STREAM to this important work, which ‘con- tains the only modern biographies of the species noticed, so far as We are aware. The present volume carries on Major Bendire’s work from the parrots to the grackles, and thus covers about 200 species and sub-species, the groups treated being the parrots, cuckoos, trogons, Kingfishers, woodpeckers, goat- suckers, swifts and hummingbirds, fly-catchers, larks, The volume contains more than 500 printed pages, together with seven beautiful lithographic plates. It is a large quarto. Major Bendire’s very extensive knowledge of the species described issupplemented by testimony and notes from his very wide circle of friends and admirers among ornithologists all over the country. He has thus brought out and published in its pages almost everything that is known about any species up to date. . Though perhaps it has not the same popular interest, the present work fully equals in importance the earlier part, and it undoubtedly represents considerably more labor than that, for the reason that the number of species considered is greater, and that many of them are but little Known, and so require much time and investi- gation in order to give anything like a complete history of the life of the species, These splendid volumes are not only enduring monu- ments to Major Bendire’s energy, patience and assiduity in the accumulation of material, but they also show how much a man may accomplish in his leisure moments, if his devotion to the occupation of his leisure isreal. Major Bendire has been all his life a soldier, yet it is not as a soldier that he has made himself famous, for while Bendire the soldier may be forgotten, Bendire the ornithologist will have an enduring remembrance. It is unfortunate that the second of these volumes could not have appeared earlier, but it is well understood that this is not the fault of the author. He was prepared to furnish in quick suc- cession the material for this and other volumes, if only the meshes of governmental red tape could have been un- tangled or cut. The delay has been a real loss to science. It is certain that the demand for this most valuable work will be very great, and the completion of the sec- ond part has laid ornithologists under fresh obligations to Major Bendire, Some time ago in FOREST AND STREAM we were per- mitted to print Major Bendire’s extremely interesting paper on the magpie, and those of our readers who re- member this, as well as the extracts printed from his earlier volume, can appreciate the charming style in which these biographies are written, There is about them nothing that is sentimental. Itis a plain, straight- forward statement of facts, chiefly the recording of ob- servations, though now and then the author does announce -his own beliefs, especially when they are at variance with those of other observers. Although they are in no sense sentimental, at the same time these biographies are full of feeling, and no one can read them without coming to share with Major Bendire his love for the birds he has studied so long, We cannot convey what this charm isin any other way 80 well as by quoting one of the biographies which Major Bendire has given us, and for this we select the first in the book, the Carolina paroquet, This species possesses an exceptional interest on account of the rapidiby with which its numbers are decreasing. The day is not far distant when it will be extinct. Major Bendire says: “The range of the Carolina paroquet, the only repre- sentative in the United States of this numerous family, is yearly bevoming more and more restricted, and is now mainly confined to some of the less accessible portions of southern Florida, and to very limited areasin the sparsely settled sections of the Indian Territory, where it is only a question of a few years before its total extermination will be accomplished. Formerly this species had quite an ex- tensive distribution in the United Siates, ranging from Florida, the Gulf, and the South Atlantic States generally, north to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Nebraska, and casually even to Michigan and New York, while west it reached to Texas and eastern Colora- do. It was especially common then throughout the entire Mississippi Valley and the heavily timbered bottom lands of the larger tributaries of the stream, ‘‘With the more general settlement of the regions in- habited by these birds, their numbers have gradually but steadily diminished, and even as early as 1832 Audubon speaks of their not being nearly ascommonas formerly, As late, however, as 1860 they were still comparatively numer- ous throughout the Gulf States and the Mississippi, Arkan- sas and White River valleys; and I well remember seeing large flocks of these birds throughout that year in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Ark,, and near several of the mili- tary posts in the Indian Territory. “At present it is very doubtful if the Carolina paroquet can be considered a resident anywhere excepting’ the lo- calities already mentioned, and it is rapidly disappearing from these, especially the Indian Territory, Occasionally a pair are still seen in southern Louisiana,"and as late as the fall of 1891 Mr, Thurman §, Powell saw a couple at the Linchpin camping grounds, Sione county, Mo, Al- though rather restless birds at all times, they can gener- - ally be considered as residents wherever found, roving about from place to place in search of suitable feeding grounds, and usually returning to the same roosting place, some large hollow tree, to which they retire at night, hooking or suspending - themselves by their powerful beaks and claws to the inner rough wall of the cavity, ‘Previous to the more extensive settlement of the coun- try, their food consisted of the seeds of the cocklebur (Xantheum strumarium), the round seed balls of the syca- more, those of the cypress, pecan, and beechnuts, the fruit of the papaw (Asimina trilobata), mulberries, wild grapes, and various other wild berries. According to Mr, J, F,. Menge, they also feed on the seeds extracted from pine cones, and those of the burgrass or sand bur (Cench- ras tribuloides), one of the most noxious weeds known, They are also rather fond of cultivated fruit, and in Flor- ida they have acquired a taste for oranges and bananas. They are also partial to different kinds of grain while in the milk, Mr. Frank M, Chapman states that while col- lecting on the Sebastian River, Fla,, in March, 1890, he found them feeding on the milky seeds of a species of thistle (Cirsium lecontet), which, as far as he could learn, constituted their entire food at that season, Hea says: ‘Not a patch of thistles did we find which had not been visited by them, the headless stalks showing clearly where the thistles had been neatly severed by the sharp, chisel-like bill, while the ground beneath favorite trees would be strewn with the scattered down.’* | c “According to the. observations of Mr. August Koch, published in FOREST AND STREAM, Sept. 24, 1891, they also feed on the red blossoms of a species of maple (Acer ru- brum)., In the vicinity of Fort Smith, Ark., during the fall and winter of 1860-61, I frequently saw flocks of these birds in osage orange trees, which attain a large siza here, biting off the fruit and feeding on the tender buds; here they were also accussd of doing considerable injury to Indian corn while still in the milk, and many were shot for this reason, and there is no doubt that they do more or less damage to both fruit and grain. ‘Although clumsy-looking birds on the ground, it is astonishing how readily they move about on the slender- est limbs in trees, frequently hanging head down like crossbills and redpolls, nipping off the seed bulbs of the sycamores, etc., and swinging themselves, with the agsist- ance of their powerful beaks, from the extremity of one branch to another, “Their flight, which is more or less undulating, resem- bles that of the passenger pigeon, and again that of the falcons; it is extremely swift and graceful, enabling them, even when flying in rather compact flocks, to dari in and- out of the densest timber with perfect ease, Their cail notes are shrill and disagreeable, a kind of grating, me- tallic shriek, and they are especially noisy while on the wing. Among the calls is one resembling the ghrill cry of a goose, which is frequently uttered for minutes at a time. Formerly they moved about in good-sized and compact flocks, often numbering hundreds, while now it igs a rare occurrence to see more than twenty together, more often small companies of from six totwelve, When at rest in the middle of the day on some favorite tree they sometimes utter low notes, as if talking to each other; but more ofien they remain entirely silent, and are then extremely difficult to discover, as their plumage pest and blends thoroughly with the surrounding oliage. “They are most active in the early moruing, and again in the evening, while the hotter parts of the day are spent- in thick-foliaged and shady trees. They are partial to heavily timbered bottom lands bordering the larger streams, and the heavy cypress swamps which are such a common feature of many of our Southern States. Social birds as they are, they are rarely seen alone, and if one is accidentally wounded the others hover around the injured one until sometimes the whole flock is exterminated, This devotion to one another has cost them dearly, and many thousands have been destroyed in this way. . “Mr, H, A, Mcilhenny has kindly furnished me with the following notes on their habits as observed by him in southern Louisiana, where the species was still compara- tively abundant a few years ago, but has now nearly dis- appeared: *«*The Carolina paroquet may be looked for in this sec- tion about April 25, or when the black mulberries begin to ripen. This fruit seemed to be their favorite food, and in the morning from sunrise to about 7 o’clock, and in the evening from 5 o'clock to sunset, at which hours they feed, they were to be found in the mulberry groves. They spent the rest of the day and roosted at night in the live oak timber. In the morning, just before sunrise, they mounted the tallest trees, congregatine in small bands, all the while talking at a great rate, As the sun rises they take flight for the nearest mulberry grove, where they partake of their morning meal amidst a great amount of noise. After they have eaten their fill they generally go to the nearest stream, where they drink and bathe; they then go to some dense oak timber, where they pass the heat of the day. After they get in the oaks they rarely utter a sound. In the afternoon they go through lace performance, with the exception of going to the water. * Troe oigee of the Linnsean Society, New York, for the year end- ing March 7, 1890. j JAN. 80, 1897.] . If it bas fed upon wild celery it is the finest aquatic fowl in the world, unless we include the redhead, which robsit of its duinty after its long dive for it; but let some cook roast it for half an hour and it might as well be a barnyard fowl, espe- cially if it is stuffed and ‘seasoned’ so as to destroy the deli- cate natural flavor. If acanvasbackisto be cooked at home, Jet them roast it in a hot oven full fifteen minutes if women. ‘are your guests, but only twelve if they are sportsmen epi- ‘cures; but in both cases it must be served hot The oven must be hot and the bird heated through and served on hot plates, or it is wasted ” - Another thing which this epicure taught me was to relish ‘the bitter flavor in the backbone of a grouse after there was little else left, Thiscan only be had by sucking on the dor- sal vertebra, and it is said that in Hogland some men carry this bone in a vest pocket for weeks and refresh their mem- ‘ories with a pull at it; but it is true that there isan agreeable bitter in the backbone of a grouse when you can’t get an- ‘other bit of satisfaction out of the bird, Yet thisman whom I have extolled as an epicure was, or pretended to be, fond of roast possum, that omnivorous, fat-laden critter which feeds om what comes handy, just like the hog, the coon, the bear and man, whether it be fish, flesh, fowl or black- berries, In my Long Island home there were two permanent boarders who never missed a meal nor paid me a cent, Their names were Keno and Trouble, and their idea of en- joying life was to make it miserable for rats, cats and pos- sums. Regularly, about midnight, these terriers were let out before going to bed and their voices told me if they had treed a possum orif it was only a cat, In the latter case they came reluctautly at call, but if it was a possum they re- newed their yelping after [ had pulled on bouts and started with a lantern for the game. I had told all this to Mr. Endicott and told him that I gave the long snouts to the da:kies. Just how many 1 sent him or how many possum dinners we had down on Staten Island is not on record, but if not exactly feasts of reason there was always a flow of soul and wit. It may he possible that a dislike for all fat meats led me to reyile the succulent possum while eating a small portion of it out of compliment to the host; that’s the most likely solution, for 1 once told Frank, who was extolling the merits of a roast sucking pig, that I’d as soon eat a baby. Wow, in justice to the taste of my friend and to the possum, will say that the portion of the tongue, which he impar- tially served to each guest, was truly a gastronomic delicacy, Y You know, of - salmon! 9 * * bat my throat still continues to be painful, and does not in a faint and we feared he had little, but oh, my! Frank once delivered this after-dinner thapsody over the remains of a possum: “Oh! tare marsupial with the tail prehensile, Would that I had the feryid pen or pencil Thy yirtues to depict—suffice for me That thou hast brought such guests to diuné on thee, Theré are who say—may Satan’s pitchfork toss 'em — That none but Southern darkies eat the possum. But we will cling with simple faith to. thee, As clings thy tail to the persimmon tree, Tmmoyable as earth—thou pansy blossom! . Thou flower! Thou miradle of gr(e)jase! Ob}! “Possum,” In the last year of his life he wrote me the following, dated Jan. 28, 1890: “I have been very sick, weak and debilitated from nasal hemorthages—have had some fainting spells and am somewhat weak on my pins, otherwise I would have in flicted you with my presence for a few days as per your kind invitation. Lam the victim of a conspiracy between my children, my brother Munroe and a local physician, and the result is that [am ordered away to the Adirondacks for change of air. But what Lwish to say to you, my dear boy, is this: The trouble in my throat is, 1 think, malignant, and as a consequence fatal. Ever bear mein your kind re- membrance; I am not afraid of the grim enemy.” As J had seen him within a month and had eaten a grouse and venison chops with him, and promised him # possum or two hefore long, the above letter seemed strange. He was not a complaining man, and he appeared to be in -robust health. He wrote me jolly letters, and I forgot that his health was bad. My busy season came on, and in May I learned that Dr, Russell had taken him to the Adirondacks, and we exchanged weekly letters. Oo July 24 he wrote from Benson Mines, near Carthage, N. Y., as follows: ‘‘] nave been here two weeks, loafing, vegetating, resting and blue-moulding. Have been too weak todo much fishing until yesterday, when I went somewhat further from the _ cs = ea al ie oe = Sea PRANCIS, ENDIGOTT. From a photograph sent to Fred Mather, Pune, 1888. house (half mile) and caught twenty four trout, none weizh- ing over #1b., most of them being about ‘Tin, long. ‘The trout are small in Little River, as they call this beautiful trout stream, but are very game. However, if vou catch nothing, fiy-casting ‘is, like virtue, its own exceeding great reward. he stream is delightful for casting, no overhang- ing bushes nor other obstructions, and is strung with beauti- ful pools on whose surface you can see an occasional dimple made by the troutlings, or the bolder whirl of the larger trout, * * * Wot much sport, you may say, but to me the brook and the trout were like a dream of past days. My chum, Dr. Russell, has just returned from a little stroll to the inlet of Cranberry Lake—eight -or ten miles. Wish I cou d have been with him! Hevreports the fish much larger, but the accommodations bad. He brought home a trout which weighed 14lbs. dressed, and we promptly had it boiled for supper, with erg sauce, ‘A Jarce trout is a sublimuted l * T have gained somewha* in ‘strength, yield to the balsamic odors of the hemlocks, nor the tender ministrations of the black flies, punkies, mosquitoes and deer flies, which are very assiduous in their attentions.” This letter alarmed me. Between the lines I read that my deacest friend was really in danger of passing away in some lingering manner. Ifhe were killed by any accident of flood or field, there would have been a shock devoid of pity. Few men care to be pilied, a brave one never does. As his most intimate friend 1 had seen many exhibitions of his moral courage, and now came that display of the highest quality of courage, the urflinching facing of the enemy who bears ‘*Victory” on his banner, without the excitement of battle or “‘the pomp, pride and circumstance of glorious war,” ' Then I tried to be funny and fired letter after letter at him, filled with such conceits as [ could muster, and hope they did him some good, The summer passed and the doc- tor brought him back to Staten Tsland. ate in S2plember he dictated a letter saying that his troubles had increased, and wound up by saying: “I did intend to go down witn my friend and chum, Dr. Russell, and see you, but cannot. I must have misrepresented you to him in some way. for he seems to want to know you; come down sooa”” Evidently his sense of humor had not left him, but the fact thai the letter was dictated was alarming, and 1 would go at once Ono looking at the letter again there was a marginal note from Dr. Russell, saying; ‘“‘If you want to see your old friend aguin in life, come at once ” He was yery weak, and as J kissed him h3 asked his son George to raise him up while he told me a funny story of the woods, at which he laughed so heartily that he dropped bavk gone. Brave fellow! He never complained, and he retained his pleasant manner dur- ing several yisits. Early in October he was removed to the Hahnemann Hospital, in New York city, where he died on Noy, 14, 1890. f ee’: Francis Endicott was born in Baltimore in 1834, and was a descendant of the Puritan, John Endicott, ‘who in 1628, with his wife, Anne Gower, and that determined company. of a hundred or so, followed the Plymouth pilgrims and founded Salem, in the New World, the famous Massachu- setus Bay colony.” Hawthorne, in his “Twice Told Tales Endicott and the Red Cross,” vividly pictures the old Puri- tan Governor slashing the red cross from the; flag. with his sword and resolutely ordering: ‘‘Beat a flourish, drummer, in honor of the ensign of New Eugland, Neither pope nor. tyrant hath part in it now.” The famous Endicott pear tree, planted in Danvers in 1632, is still standing on the old farm. Gilbert Endicott, grandson of the Puritan, located in Stoughton, now Canton, Mass,, and there on the old farm Wrank’s grandmother lived, and in his young days he fre- quently went there for trout fishing and shooting. Spice forbids writing many anecdotes of this genial sportsman, which not only show theturnof his mind but ~ would be interesting to the general reader, Perhaps they may be written next week, butin closing this the sad lines of Eugene Field come ups: : “O trees and hilis, and brooks and Janes, and meadows, do you know. Where [ shall find my little friends of forty years ago? You see, I’m old and weary, and I’ve traveled long and far; I'm looking for my playmates; I wonder where they are!” Freep MATHER, ANGLING NOTES. John Mowat. Many readers of Forust anp StRHAM will learn with un- feigned regret that the grand old man, John Mowat, is no more; that, as he would have expressed it himself, he “crossed over the river” on the 14th of this month. On that day I received a telegram from Mr. Archibald Mitchell> “Our friend, Mr. Mowat, died this morning af 8:15. ‘conscious to the last,” The last letter Mr. Mowat wrote me was dated in October; ' and contained some MS, for this journal, which was printed soon after, being his last contribution to Formst: ANp STREAM, This column has told of the accident to Mr. Mowat on the ‘Restigouche River last year, and how a log’ on which he was sitting with Mr, Archibald Mitchell became loosened and rolled over him, injuring him internally; His first conscious words as Mr. Mitchell was conveying him in © his own canoe to a nearby farmhouse, where medical aid was obtained—for Mr. Mitchell’s canoe had been smashed by | the log after it passed over Mr, Mowat’s body—were that he was glad that the accident had not happened to his’ compan- ion, and that expression may be taken as an indication of his: character. His last letter to me was so full of hope that, I looked forward to seeing him in the spring. He said: “I do wish I could have met you in Montreal, but I was very sick, | A : so much so that I had to be carried to the car, Iam a good deal better, and since coming home have found out the cause of the trouble, spring, This has put new vim into my seventy-five years, and 1 may kill atsalmon yet.” He mentioned the leasing of fishing privileges in New . Brunswick, which will take place in March next, and closed | his letter in these words: ‘I fully expect the few spots now available on which a fish can be had” (a “fish? with | Mr. Mowat was always a salmon) ‘‘will pass out of the. hands of the holders this season, but I expect to meet you next spring on the old Restigouche.”’ ) But this was not to be. In the death of Mr. Mowat. I be- lieve we have lost the man best informed about the Atlantic salmon in Canada. For more than fifty years he has been familiar with the Canadian salmon rivers, most of the time acting In an official capacity under the Fisheries Depart- ment, storing up knowledge of the habits of the fish suchas - it was given to buf few men to possess, Of this knowledge, he gave freely, and every one of his letters to the writer was like a fresh chapter in a book, ever interesting, ever charm-~ ing, ever new and instructive, and always’ of the fish and fishing he loved so well. Once when hesent me for Forest AND STREAM a paper on the habits of the moose I was rather surprised, but I believe the readers of this- journal pronounced it one of the best papers on the animal published, the result of long and close observation, Four years ago Mr. Mowat wrote me of the circumstances connected with the naming of the Princess Pool on the Restigouche River, the salmon stream which he regarded with more affection than any other in Canada. series of years Mr. Mowat escorted every Governor-General of Canada whenever there was a State visit to the salmon rivers. When Lord Lorne and H-R.H. Princess Louise visited the Restigouche, the stream had been reserved for them by Messrs, Fleming and Brydges, and as usual Mr, Mowat was the escort of the royal party, and I will tell Lhe story in his own words: i “When on the way down the river Her Royal Highness said to me, “Lam not yet tired of fishing, please stop the boat (Great Caesar’s Ghost) where you think we can have some sport.’ I did so atthe mouth of Chain Rock Brook, half a mile or so below Indian Pool. Lord Lorne, the Duke of Argyle and his daughters left us there, going down in their bark canoes, leaving the Princess, Lady MacNamara, Carpenter (detective), two Indians, myself and the boat’s crew. ; o> = “The Princess called me and said she would be ready to go when [ thought it time. The day was warm, with south wind, and toward afternoon clouds began to:rise. About 4 o’clock I called the Indians, and the Princess was ready, I took the stern of the boat, turning out one of the men, rather against her will, as she requested me fo sit down, I told her | wanted to manage the canoe myself. Wesoon got up to the ground, about 2a0yds. above the fall of the Hero Rapids, After anchoring the Princess handed me her fly book, saying: ‘You know best which fly is most likely to kill” Not finding a fairy, I put on a fly of my own, a mid- dling-sized brown. First fish broke hold before anchor was- raised; second fish did the same before it came to gaff, and | this seemed to disappoint her very much: I said as the sun lowered the fish would take hold better, and just then we had a slight shower with some wind, and cooler. It was then about 6 o’clock, and the Princess struck a fish which held, and was landed in eleven and a half minutes, and. was 24ibs. in weight. Next fish was foul-hooked behind the gill cover, and took twenty-two minutes. -While playing. her fish, she said to me: ‘Don’t be afraid to tell me if I do not handle them properly. -I should have killed the last one quicker; he was only 221bs., and Il found he would go through the rapids.’ Isaid: ‘You hold very -hard; your cast could bear no more.’ Our next fish was a 26-pounder, and the. fourth and last a 27-pounder, which I gaffed out of the “Wit gu» The log in passing over mé bruised the kid- ~~. ney, but the doctor says he will have me all right -before eo Fora long - ea 92 canoe when within l5yds. of the rapids, at 8 o’clock in the evening. We could have killed another, but the midges were plentiful and we concluded to quit. On our way to the barge the Princess said to me: ‘If you had been with me all the time we would have made a much larger score (about thirty fish), and if I come again you must promise to go with me.’ JI then told her that the pool had no name, and asked her permission to name it the Princess Louise Pool, and so it was named. I must say that few anglers could handle a fish with Her Highness. She used a heavy English 18ft. rod, and her strong right arm (after the fish had made his second run) would lift his head clear of the water,” New men may come on the Canadian salmon rivers, but no one will ever entirely fill the place of the genial, kindly, loyal, unselfish, simple Scotchman, John Mowat, a pioneer salmon fisherman, who made friends to retain them always ‘and who now mourn his loss. Landlocked Salmon of Europe. In a personal letter from Mr. Siegfried Jaffe, a noted Ger- man fish breeder, he tells me something of the HKuropean landlocked salmon, a fish that I have heard credited with - many good qualities not possessed by our own landlocked salmon, until 1 once regarded it as something to be desired, like the Philosopher’s Stone, and perhaps with as many myth- ical qualities, Anyway, Mr. Jaffé wishes very much to try the ouananiche in German waters, and describes one of his lakes and says: ‘“‘The lake seems to be so appropriate for stocking with your landlocked salmon that J will defer stock- ing it with other salmonide for another year, hoping in the meantime to obtain some eggs from America, I have tried our own landlocked salmon (Salmo hucho) here twice. They are from the Danube and never go to sea, but somehow deep, quiet water does not seem to do for them, though it does well in the long, deep reaches of the Bavarian rivers If at any time you care to try the Salmo hucho. and will tell me, I will be glad to send you a consignment. They are not adapted for feeding the fry artificially. The hAucho salmon is a nearly white meated fish, very good eating, but not a sporting fish,”’ I had to read that over two or three times, and then put my reading glass on the letter to make sure I read aright. Not a sporting fish! Well, our landlocked salmon is a sport- ing fish from the day it is born until its death. To continue from the letter: ‘‘The reason why I should like to try ouanan- iche and purpuratus [the redthroat trout] over here is that I have been so well pleased with the results the other kinds of American salmonide have given me, that J think they will do well too. Therainbow and fontinalds do very well here, and it may interest you to have the remarks concerning them which I have put on the inclosed sheet. “Thé quinnat (Pacific salmon) is still in its first season with me here, but continues to do well. The fish in the yearling breeding ponds are now 6 to Tin. long. I have had reports, inclosed, showing that some I gavé away for Bavarian small highland lakes have grown to 8in. fish. > “The prejudice against the quinnat is still great over here, caused no doubt from the results of the first consignment made by your Fish Commission to Hurope in the 70s. They turned out unsatisfactorily, that is to say, the fish when they arrived at breeding age were subject to very bad fungus and peeled skin and scales easily, but I have no doubt this was Owing to wrong treatment. The quinnat, which with us in the first season took on silvery scales that came off easily, is a very early ripening fish, and we must be prepared to give it large range early in the second year. “We tried last year some experiments with Swiss char (from lake of Zug). The fish does not exceed 14]bs. in its native waters. The fry did not do as well as fontinalis, but there was a good proportion of yearlings, although they did not feed as greedily as fontinalis, and I would consider the fish a doubtful acquisition; ova very small, smaller than from two-year-old fontinalis. I have also, after infinite trouble, cbtained this year a small consignment of Russian char,-a very big lake trout running up to 28lbs. in its native waters. The eggs are taken the end of August and they are fully hatched by now (the letter is dated Jan. 1). The ova is unusually large, larger than salmon ova (Salar) and nearly as big as from the quinnats, and the fry are beautifully strong. I will report on this fish, of which I have great hopes, as the season goes on.” At another time L will give the notes on our rainbow and brook trout in Germany. A Cinch. There are some things done better in New Hampshire than in other States For example, when Fish and Game Com- Missioner Wentworth was elected 10 the New Hampshire Senate he was made chairman of the Senate committee on fish and game; and when at the same election Commissioner Hughes, his colleague on the Commission, was elected to the Assembly, he was made chairman of the Assembly commit- tee on fish and game. If they donot haye some good fish and game legislation in New Hampshire this winter it will be no fault of the chairmen of the two committees.” A, N. CHEney. “Angling Talks.” We have a very few copies of George Dawson’s ‘Angling Talks,” a series of chapters of entertaining chat about men, fishermen, fish, HStUs aug fishing places. Cloth, 50 ceats. Worest and Stream Pub- ishing Co, Che Kennel, FIXTURES. BENCH SHOWS. _ Feb. 1.—Inpiranaponis,—Hoosier Kennel Club. Feb. :-5.— Boston —- New Englaud Kennel Club. ‘Feb, 22- 5,- New York, Westminster Kennel Club. March 3-6. St. Lovis.—St, Louis Kennel Club March 10-13. Cutcaco Mescoutah Kennel Club. March 17—.0.— LovisyinuzE —Kentucky Kennel Club. March ‘4-27,— PirtssurG.—Duquesne Kenne) Club. March 30-April 7. BaLTImMoRE.—Baltimore Kennel Asscciation. April 7-15, SvrockTon.—Stockron Kennel Club, April 1‘-17.— Los ANGELES. —Southernu California Kennel Club. Champion Stakes at West Point. West Pornt, Miss., Jan. 26.—Specsal to Forest and Stream: Wive have quaiified to startin the Champion Stakes: Delhi, Marie’s Sport, Minnie T., Harold Skimpole and Tony Boy. The weather is extremely cold and stormy. The stake was declared off to-day, the money to be divided pro Tata among the starters after deducting the expenses, B, WATERS. FOREST AND STREAM. United States Field Trials. THE results arrived at in the Pointer Derby, the Setter Derby and the All-Age pointer stakes are given below: Pointer Derby. Starters: T. W, O’Byrnes’s dog Redskin, ©. 8. Shoop’s bitch Aloysia, H. H. Mayberry’s bitch Alabama Girl, Del Monte Kennels’ dog Tony Works, George H. Smith’s bitch Diana, T. W O’Byrnes’s dog Moerlein, J. S. Crane’s bitch Firefly, H. 8. Smith’s bitch Ripple, Bar Harbor Kennels’ dog Young Rip Rap, T. T. Ashford’s bitch Elgine, Del Monte Kennels’ dog Tick’s Kid Winners: First, Young Rip Rap; secord, Higine; third, Ripple. Setter Derby. Starters: P. M. Essig’s bitch Saragossa Belle, W: R. Hol- liday’s dog Billy T., J, P. Greene’s dog Sarsfield, Charlottes- ville Field Trial Kennels’ bitch Pin Money; F. BR. Gitchcock’s dog Tory Rustic, Fox & Blythe’s bitch Caroline, H. Ameés’s bitch Christina, Theo. Goodman’s Dog Dave Earl, Avent & Thayer’s dog Peconic, U. P. Jones’s dog Hurstbourne Zip. Winners: First, Pin Money; second, Christina; third, Dave Harl and Tory liustic (divided). All-Age Pointer Stakes. Starters: Ashford & Adams’s dog Von Gull, N. 'T. de Pauw’s bitch Sister Sue, H. K. Devereux’s bitch Virginia, Del Monte Kennels’ dog Tick Boy, Bar Harbor Kennels’ dog Young Rip Rap, F. W. Dunham’s dog Elgin’s Dash, Char- lottesville F. T, Kennels’ dog Delhi, H. 8. Smith’s dog Rip- saw, Charlottesville F. T. Kennels’ dog Tippoo, J. H. John- son’s dog Crackerjack, Charlottesville F, T; Kennels’ dog Nabob. : Winners: First, Tippoo; second, Young Rip Rap; third, Elgin’s Dash, ; The judges were: Dr. George Ubanks, of Birmingham, Ala, ard Mr. J D. King, of Jackson, Tenn. The trials commenced on Jan 18, Challenge Class Prizes. New Yor, Jan 23,—Hditor Forest and Stream: A mer- chant does not expect to increase his business by lessening the inducement to visit his store. This, however, is just what many of the dog shows this year are doing. Owing, I presume, to the slim entries in the challenge classes last year, - they have offered only one prize therein for each sex, (1 am only alluding to setters, having no interest in any other breeds, ) How many entries would they get if there were one first prize instead of first, second, third and fourth offered for open class dogs? And what do they get in the open classes even with the inducement of four prizes? Certainly not many entries, and those of a quality not comparable to the challenge dogs, For there are very few fine dogs ‘‘coming on,’ sad as it makes me to acknowledge it. ‘The most of them have already won their way into the challenge ranks, which now actually outnumber, in good dogs, the open classes. Now I take it that the mission and object of dog shows is, or ought to be, to draw out quality as wellasnumbers. And especially is this true of the large shows, such as New York’s, Boston’s, etc. They can afford to and should set the pace for the smaller exhibitions, Both numbers and quality are to be found in the challenge setter ranks, Offer four grades of challenge prizes and the good dogs there will come out. Let them adhere to one first prize, and the exhibitions in the challenge classes are likely to be the one dog that is usually the winner—such as. champion Kildare in Irish setters. Many an owner of challenge setters, while conceding the su- periority of some particularly fine specimen, would exhibit his really fine animals because he expects to beat every other entry except this one. But I don’t think you'll find many men pay $5 entry fee, and more for expenses, for the doubt- ful honor of haying their dogs unnoticed. Asthey can’t win the first prize (and don’t expect to) and there is only one prize, they’ll keep their dogs at home. Offer four prizes and give them a chance to win something in a class where it is an honor to win anything, and they will send them, I have a letter before me now, from another State, where an owner of two fine Irish setters in the challenge classes says he did not enter them in Boston and will not in New York because there is only one challenge prize and Kildare and Queen Vie will take it. And he acknowledges their superiority, too. If economy be necessary, drop the puppy classes. No pups not having had distemper ought to be allowed in ‘shows, for they merely spread disease and do no good to the breeds. Economize these, but increase the inducements to draw out the best dogs, which happen to be mostly in the challenge classes, and the quality as well as numbers will be kept up. Reduce challenge prizes to one, and only mediocrity (after the acknowledged champions grow old) will be the result. The practical importance of the matter to all lovers of a good setter makes me earnest. SETTER. Mascoutah Club Show. THE premium list of the Mascoutah Kennel Club show, Chicago, March 10-18, has been issued. The judges will be: St. Bernards, mastiffs, bloodhounds, Newfoundlands, greyhounds, deerhounds, Russian’ wolfhounds, poodles, beagles, dachshunde, Dalmatians, whippets, Italian grey- hounds and miscellaneous, Mr. H. W. Lacy. Pointers, English, Irish and Gordon setters, foxhounds and Chesapeake Bay dogs, Major J. M. Taylor. Collies and Old English sheep dogs, Mr. Henry Jarrett. Great Danes, Dr. Nicolai. Fox, Boston, bull, Black and Tan, Irish, Scottish, Skye, Bedlington, Dandie Dinmont, Yorkshire and toy terriers, Mr, T. S. Bellin. h Bull dogs, Mr. E. A. Woodward. Pugs, Mr, A. E. Pitts. Cocker, Clumber, field, Irish water, Blenheim, King Charles, Prince Charles and Ruby, and Japanese spaniels, Mr. E, M. Oldham. Entries will close Feb. 20, There are, in addition to: the regular premiums of $15, $10 and $5 in the larger classes, $10, $5 and $3 in others, and $5 and $8 in others; there are kennel prizes ranging from $25 to $10, and numerous specials. The list will be sent on request by Secretary J. L. Lincoln, Mascoutah Kennel Olub, Chicago, The Gould Cup. Weer Porm, Miss,, Jan. 24.—The absolute All-Age competition for Gould cup wiis awarded to Tippoo without competition, Tony Boy being sick, B_ WATERS, (Jan. F80, 1897; National Beagle Club, | A QUARTERLY meeting of the National Beagle Club of | America was beld in New York on Jan. 19. Members pres- — ent were: H. F. Schellhass, J. W. Appleton, G. B. Post, Jr., A. W Post, G orge Laick, G. Mifflin Wharton and George W. Regan. Voted that minutes be read at the ad- jourped meeting, subject to call of the chair. The executive committee then went into session with the above members present, | It was voted that the field trial committee should be ex- cused, The secretary was instructed to secure ribbons for the prize winners of 1896 field trials. Voted that a bronze medal be presented at the Mascoutah Kennel Club show for the best beagle in the show. Open to members of the Na- tional Beagle Club of America only. It was requested that. the judges be selected from the club’s official list of judges or from members of the club. Three names were dropped for non-payment of dues. Voted that the Futurity committee send out blanks for the 1898 Futurity., . Pittsburg Show. PrrrspurGé, Jan. 24.—The Duquesne Kennel Club is booming matters for the big Pittsburg Bench Show, which will take place March 24, 25, 26 and 27, in the Marshall building, Pennavenue. At the annnal meeting last week the following officers were elected: John M. Chaplin, Presi- dent; Dr. J. 8. Phillips, Vice-President; W. EH. Littell, 69 Federal street, Allegheny, Secretary; W. R. Sewell, H. M. Breckenridge, Bernard 8. Horne, J O’H. Denny, Frank H. Denny, John M. Chaplin and Dr, J. 8. Phillips, Board of Governors. These make up the bench show committee. . KE. M. Oldham will superintend. The judges will be Major J. M. Taylor, C. H Mason and James Mortimer, The entry list will close March 13. Secretary Littell will mail the premium list about Feb. 1. It will contain 163 classes against 130 last year. The cash prizes aggregate $500 more than last year. The specialty clubs offer an un- usually large number of special prizes, ‘The show building this year will have superior ventilation, heating and lighting. The Pittsburg show follows Louisville and precedes Balti- more. CRoMBIn ALLEN, ACheeling. Communications for this department are requested. Anything on the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable. THE BEGINNER AWHEEL. Scpye—A Ninth avenue exprers train on the Hleyated road, New York. Enter Mr. White, an old-time wheelman (num- — ber “leventy-leven in the L. A, W.), who takes a seat beside Mr. Brown, just graduated from the cycling academy. Grasps his hand warmly, and received but a feeble response. “Glad to see you, old man, but what makes you look so | badly? You aren’t ill?” _ “No, it’s all due to that confounded bike; I took a ride © yesterday.” “Sodid I. HopeI don’t look as if 1 had lost my best friend in the world.” “You don’t; you look as if you took life easily, and en- - joyed it, That's where we differ. Life is a burden to me | just now, and it’s all due to that blamed wheel.” “Got asuit for damages on yourhands? Did you kill any- body yesterday?’ “No, confound it. WishIhad 1 was mad enough to kill some of those blathering scorchers if they had given me the chance,” ‘Neyer mind, you'll be scorching some of these days your- self. But tell me about it. Ii’ll relieve your mind.” “Well, you see, yesterday was a nice day, and I thought Td take a ride out on the Boulevard and around Grant’s Tomb. Knew it was Sunday, but never thought there’d be much of a crowd out at this time of year.” “You thought it would be a good chance to get a little whack at the real thing, eh? Unlearn a few of your riding school lessons?” “Yes, but I was hardly prepared for what happened. Be- fore I’d gone a block 1 fancied something was wrong with the adjustment—wheel seemed to kind of ‘drag, you know— and when I got off a great big ruffian with a loud, elaring sweater ran square into me from behind,” “Stopped in the middle of the street, did you?’ “Yes, I guess I had as much right to the street as anybody —that tough was from the Bowery. His talk was an inar- ticulate jumble of slang and chopped-off words. He said, “What t’ell and ‘row’ for throw, and ‘eart’’ for earth, and wanted to fight me.” “What did you do?” “Oh, I tried for a while to argue with him. Told him that he’d been guilty of criminal negligence in scorching with his nose down to his front wheel in a position that ren- dered it impossible for him to see what was ahead of him, Of course, as L had no eyes in the back of my head I didn’t as a matter of fact see what his position was; but then, you know, I argued that he wouldn’t have run into me if he had been looking.” **You stopped rather suddenly, didn’t you?” ‘Yes, but he had the whole width of the street to turn out in; yet the fellow had the impudence to say that I was responsible for his bloody nose, and that I had deliberately thrown myself in his way—just. as if I would do such a thing for the sake of being run into, and lamed so that I haven't been able to sit comfortably in my saddle since.” ‘What was the upshot of the affair?” ‘“A big crowd collected, and some of the people suggested that we fight it out and indulged in various witticisms at my expense. One man said that I had made a good begin- ning and had drawn first blood, Another said I should claim a foul, as I had been hit below the belt. Then a police- man came sauntering along, and the beastly ruffian that had made all the trouble got on his wheel and scorched down the Boulevard, and as ld only been awaiting an opportumity to get rid of his nasty personalities, [left too, going up the Boulevard. I'd lost all pleasurein my ride, and would have sone home if it hadn’t been that the fellow who ran into me went that way, and I had no desire to encounter him again.” “Hard lines, old man, Lhope that was the end of your difficulties.” ‘Not by amy means. What between thinking of crushing things I might have said to that Bowery thug if [’d only thought of them at the time, and wishing I hadn’t come out —and | tell you Sunday is no day fora gentleman to rid”, there’s sure to be a crowd—I didn’t watch yery well where Jan. 30, 1997.] I was going, and the first thing I knew I ran into another blooming idiot who showed up directly in front of meso sud- denly that I couldn’t avoid bhim,”’ . “Threw himself right in your track, eh?” “No, he was there all along. He slowed up because he wanted to turn into Highty-sixth street.” “Didn’t he give you any signal?” ‘Signal! He had a little tinkling bell that you might have heard with an ear trumpet. I remember thinking at the time thet a bell that didn’t make any more noise than that was more fit to put around a poodle’s neck than as a signal on a bicycle.” “You heard it then?” “Yes, but béfore I could get over the first ridiculous im- pression it produced the bump came, and both of us went sprawling on the cross-town car tracks, I tell you I had a narrow escape for my life. The horses of an east-bound street car were almost on top of me, and if the driver hadn’t pulled them up mighty quick and put on his brake in- pate I guess I wouldn’t be here now to tell you the story.” “No doubt your heirs would be suing the horse car com- pany, and preparing to give you a decent funeral,” “lad I saved them the trouble. I can assure you I thought of them first in the matter.” “So you escaped with your life and went on your way in search of new adventures?” “Yes, but first I waited a while to see how they would untangle the mass their carshad gotten into. You see a north- bound Boulevard car was coming along at a good rate, and when the Highty-sixth street car stopped to keep from going over me, the other car ran plumb into it and knocked it side- Ways Up against a lamp post. A third car coming west on Highty-sixth street tried to get by the other two and jammed the Boulevard car, so that not one of the three could be moyed. It was the most interesting lock-up you ever saw, and I never would have believed it could have happened if I hadn’t been there and seen the whole thing,” *‘And 1 suppose you pride yourself on being the cause of this interesting blockade?” “Me? Why, I wasn’t the cause of it. It was the other fellow, as [ took particular pains to explain.” ‘Pardon the error. But how did they separate the cars?” “T didn’t wait to see, the whole thing took too long. Why, man, they had a jam of cars on the Boulevard reach- ing to 110th street, and—” ‘From the mention of 110th street, um I to infer that you pee your disastrous course on up the Boulevard to that point?” _ “See here, old man, you may be a hoary chestnut at wheel- ing, and perhaps you have been riding since the days when you had to carry your road along with you because the League hadn’t yet taken up its arduousduty of making them for all mankind; but I want you to understand that I won't take any of your freshness,” , aa really, lL am curious to know if you gotas far as 110th street!” Before Brown could answer the guard pushed back the door with a bang, and putting his head inside‘the car un- eee his hoarse voice long enough to say ‘‘Warr’n street!” “My station,” said White, and he rushed forthe door, call- ing back as he went, ‘‘I suppose, old fellow, that this will be ‘continued in our next’?”’ “Wo,” replied Brown, speaking to himself, for his friend had disappeared, ‘not while the editor has a blue pencil back of his ear. To be exact, it will be ‘concluded in our next.’” Daw Daty. [T0 BE CONCLUDED, | F —— Bachting. As the yachting journal of America, the Forest AND STREAM is the recognized medium of communication between the maker of yachts- men's supplies and the yachting public. A SPECIAL meeting of the New York Y. C. was called for Jan. 26 to hear the report of the special committee appointed to consider the desirability of the club taking action for the formation of a national yachting league. As the committee was made up largely from men who were known to be hos- tile to the scheme, an adverse report is looked for. YACHT DESIGNING.—AIlII. BY W, P. STEPHENS. [Continued from page 53.] THE subject of marine drafting, to say nothing of the broader subject of designing, is one that can be properly taught only by personal instruction, with its accompanying questions, explanations and discussion. In order to remove as far as possible the difficulties incident to such a treatise as ours, the writer and his readers not being in personal communication with each other, we shall welcome sugges- tions and inquiries that will tend to bring out any points that may be omitted, or to clear up any that are not perfectly clear.. There is one important fact that we have in no way ~ overlooked or underestimated. In the case of a teacher and his pupils in a class engaged in the study of drafting, it is almost invariably the case that each pupil has completed a course of preparatory study which has fitted him for the more advanced stages of the course. In the case of the present series of articles, many of our readers approach the subject with no previous knowledge of it, making if essen- tial that we should cover at the same time both the prepara- tory and the more advanced work. ‘The college student who has fresh in mind his geometry, trigonometry and de- scriptive geometry will find little cifficulty in understanding every detail of a design, such as that in Plate I, There are- Many among our readers, however, who are thoroughly skilled in boat handling, and perhaps know more or less of building, but have no idea whatever of what such a drawing is intended to convey, or how to interpret it. We have en- deayored thus far to take up the different points in a logical sequence which is not quite the order in which they are cus- tomarily found; and it may appear thal some important points have been omitted when they are merely deferred to @ more appropriate place. Two questions have come to us this past week in relation to Plate L.; why two parallel lines are used in the sheer plan to outline the extreme end of the counter, and why the curved line marked C §, or cross seam, is shown, in all three plans? The outer of the two parallel lines, that to the left, s marks the extreme limit of the under side of the sternpiece, the line just inside and aboye it is the continuation of the buttock line across the face of the sternpiece. The line marked cross seam shows the edge of the after face of the sternpiece, the joining of this face with the main surface of the counter. It sometimes happens, as in Vigilant, Colonia and Navahoe, that the fair surface of the hull is carried out even aft until it intersects the deck, forming what is termed an elliptical stern; but the usual custom is to cut off the end of the counter, asin Plate I, by a separate surface, some- times vertical, but generally on a rake or angle. The edge of this surface where it joins the main surface of the hull is called the cross seam. We spoke in the previous chapter of the various methods of numbering the stations; in the design by Mr. Stearns, published last week, it will be noticed that the numbering begins on the after end of the ],w.1., which is called No. 1 station, and runs forward, the stations in the counter being lettered. This system has the important sanction of very general use among both designers and builders on the Clyde, but apart from this, the reverse system, with the fore end of the l-w.]. marked No. 0, is preferable. We haye seen in the previous chapter how certain lines of a design may be drawn in straight in one or eyen two of the plans, but are curved in the third. The process of con- structing a design begins with the laying off of the various straight lines on the three plans; the second step, in which we begin to outline the actual form of the yacht, being the drawing, according to the judgment of the designer, of the curved lines such ag the level lines, deck line and side line in the half-breadth plan, the keel line and sheer line in the sheer plan, and the stations or sections in the body plan. The third step is called fairing the design, and includes the adjustment of each of the three designs until every curye is fair, and at the same time every one of the intersections, possibly a couple of hundred or even more, is absolutely cor- rect within the limit of accuracy which the draftsman has determined is suitable for the nature of the work. The term fair is a very common and useful one to the de- signer and builder, signifying a line or a surface which is of one true and unbroken sweep throughout its whole extent; the degree of curvature may vary from even a straight line to a circle of comparatively small radius, but if the changes of curvature are gradual and continuous the line or surface is considered jfai7. The reverse of faz is a line or surface which is broken by angles, short, abrupt curyes, or curves which join together, or with straight lines, without being truly tangential. It may be as well to explain here that a tangent to a circle or other curve is a straight line which just touches it without cutting; similarly, two curves are tangent to each other when both have the same straight line as a common tangent, thus flowing easily into each other without a break. A vessel is said to be fair when all the curves of her sur- face are true, one part sweeping into another without break or angle. A drawing is said to be faz? when not only every curve is true, but when every measurement of one plan can be checked off exactly in its appropriate place on one or both of the other two plans. Before this end is attained the aspir- ing amateur will probably have reached the conclusion that he has mistaken his yocation, and that he is not destined to be a successful designer. Strictly speaking, a drawing that would pass as perfect must be fair in two ways: In the first place, it must show a solid that is properly proportioned and whose surfaces are easy and flowing from end to end; in the second place, the various curved lines in each of the three plans must be fair in themselves, and their measurements must check off cor- rectly in all three plans. To secure this double end a number of auxiliary lines, mostly fore and aft or running with the length of the vessel, are used. From their length and their positions on the sur- face of the vessel, most of these lines are long and of easy curvature, making them more easily drawn than the level lines, and they also mean more to the draftsman. The most useful of these lines are the diagonals, of which three or four at least may be used toadvantage. A diagonal is a line cut from the surface of the hull by a fore and aft plane vertical to the end planes of our origina] box, but in- clined to the bottom and back. ‘The traces of such a plane are shown in D 1 in each of the halves of the body plan in Plate I. It will be noticed that the diagonal follows closely the lines of the plank edges, and crosses each section at as neatly as possible a right angle. In locating the diagonals, the body plan is first partly completed, perhaps half of the section being drawn in, and then three or four straight lines are drawn across il on each side of the center line, each being as nearly as possible normal to the curve of each section where it cuts it (a nermal line is one perpendicular to a tangent), It will not be possible to draw a straight line which shall be absolutely normal to the curve of every sec-. tion where it cuts the section, but a fair average position is taken. One diagonal is usuylly run across the topsides, in the position D 1, serving to fair the upper part of the body: another is run to cross the turn of the bilge, to secure pertect fairness in this important place; and a third about the hollow of the floor. Yn different models the positions will be altered, as will appear later. . A look at the Jinesin Plate I. will show that in the fore body, that portion of the vessel forward of the médship section, as shown in the right hand half of the body plan, the upper diagonal, D1, is very nearly normal to all the sections, though in the after body it is by no means normal to Stations 13, 14. In the after body, D 3, through the hollow of the floor, is also nearly normal to every section, while it is but slightly inclined in the fore body. It is easily possible to draw a line or lines that shall be truly normal to every section at the point of intersection, and such a line is called a dividing line. It is evident that it will not be a straight line in any one of the three plans. The dividing lines are true lines for the plank edges, The diagonals may be considered as approximate dividing lines, much more easily handled and more useful, In Plate I. they are shown only in the body plan; the true curves of the lines, as will appear in the next plate, are drawn on the sheer or half-breadth plans, or more probab'y between the two, as a matter of convenience. They may be set off in three ways, as follows: First, the expanded diagonal: The distance from the middle line of the body plan to each section, measured along the diagonal, is set off from some suitable base line on its proper section, giv- ing a number of points through which a curve may be drawn, Second, the horizontal ribband line: The distance of each intersection of section and diagonal is measured hori- zontally, and set off from a base line on the proper station; this line is usually drawn in oyer_the level lines in the half. 98 breadth. plan. Third, a similar projection is made by meas- uring the hetghis, instead of the breadths, from the body plan, and setting them off on the proper stations in the sheer plan. The expanded diagonal, which is the most useful, is some- times called the line of heads and heels of timbers; as, in the old system of framing by sawn timbers made up of short lengths, two sets of such timbers fastened side by side mak- ing up each frame, the joints of the heads and the heels of these various timbers were placed on the d/agonat lines. One very important use of the diagonals is in connection with the beveling of the timbers or frames of the hull, these lines being so nearly in a normal plane that the bevels taken on them are quite accurate Another series of lines that, while perhaps not quite as in- dispensable, is still very useful, is that known by the double term of bow lines and buttock lines, The traces of the auxili- ary planes, by which these lines are cut, are found, of course, in the shape of straight Jines in both half-breadth and body plans; in the former parallel to the base line, in the latter parallel to the middle line; the planes themselves thus being vertical and parallel to the sheer plan, ‘The lines themselves are found in the shape of fair curves in the sheer plan, as in Plate I., the curvature being quite abrupt for- ward and usually very easy aft That portion of such a line in the fore bedy is called a bow line, and that portion in the after body is called a buttock line. So far as strict accu- racy of nomenclature is concerned, the proper term for the whole line would seem to be: bom-buttockh line, as we have lettered it in Plate I. Although the ‘‘dow” end of this line is always run in on the sheer plan, owing to the obliquity of the intersections, this part of the line is of little real value; but the after end, the ‘‘bwttock” line, is very useful indeed, both in the original drafting of the lines and in the subsequent fairing. The number and spacing of the bow-buttock lines is a mere matter of conventionality; three at least are generally used, spaced at equal distances. We haye found by experi- ence that it is very convenient to use three, as shown, and to:space them at equal intervals of one-eighth of the extreme beam of the vessel. This brings the principal one, the md- dle bow-butlock line, about where it should be; and it has the further advantage of making it easily possible to enlarge the beam of the design. Suppose, for instance, that it was desired to widen the design in Plate 1. so as to give a yacht 1ft. more beam, the other dimensions being unchanged. We would first draw a line in the half-breadth plan parallel to the base line and distant from it one-half of the required new beam; similar vertical lines being drawn at the same distance in the body plans. Now we will divide this new half-breadth into four equal parts, and draw new bow-buttock lines through the points of divisionin each plan. This done, the intersection of each level ine with one of the original bow-buttock lines in the half-breadth plan would be squared out to a corresponding point on the new dow-buttock line; and in the same way the intersections of the sections in the body plan would be squared out to the new lines in that plan. Through the points thus obtained the new /evel lunes in the one plan and section lines in the other could be run in, with the certainty that they would give a fair design of the required enlargement. If more than the three bow-buttock lines are needed, as sometimes happens, extra lines can be run in be- tween the original ones, this being frequently desirable for the full length of the counter between the line BB 1 and the middle line. The inclined waterline is of comparatively little use in fair- ing, but it is worth plotting, at least for the sake of compari- son with the same line in other designs. It is supposed to be cut from the hull by a plane similar to the dzagonal planes, but passing through the L.W.L. in the sheer plan, and in- clined at some special angle to the normal or upright L. W.L. piane. This angle is usually that at which the planksheer will be awash at its! owest point; it may vary from 15 de- grees in a wide, shoal boat, up to 30 or even more in a nar- row boat with high freeboard; in the present case it is 25 degrees. The normal L.W.L , with the yacht in the upright posi- tion, is of course symmetrical in its two halves, and but one side need be drawn, the L.W.L. of Plate I. The inclined L.W.L, however, is by no means symmetrical, and doth sides must be drawn. Taking first the fore body of the yacht, as on the right hand in Plate I., it will be plain that if the ves- sel be heeled about the axis of the L.W.l. plane one side will go down while the other rises. Supposing the yacht to be thus inclined, the line marked Im L.W.L. will show where the surface of the water cuts the various stations in the topsides; and the line Hm L.W.L. will show the similar intersections on the other side of the yacht. The former series of intersections, carried through both fore and after body, give us what is called the immersed L.W,.L. or the lee list ine; the latter give the emersed L.W.L or the weather list line. In Plate lL. these linesareshown in the sheer plan, projected according to the third method described for the diagonals: by measuring the height of each intersection of the inclined line in the body plan with the different sections, and setting it off above the base line in the sheer plan on the proper station. This method shows one important point that has been much misrepresented of recent years: that. in smooth water the mere heeling of the yacht, even to a great angle, does not increase the length of the waterline for- ward, the lengthening aft being much less than commonly believed. The usual method of drawing the znclined waterlines or list lines is the same as the method tor the expanded diagonal, the preadths from the middle line to the intersection of each station in the body plan are taken along the two lines repre- senting the immersed and emersed, sides, and then they are set off from any convenient base line on the proper stations. The Payne Yacht Bill. Ty the Senate on Jan. 20 the House bill for the protection of shipbuilders of the United States was taken from the calendar, explained by Mr. Frye (Rep, Me.), and_ passed without amendment, : The bill provides that yachts belonging to a regularly organized yacht club of any foreign nation which shall ex- tend J:ke privileges to the yachts of the United States shall have the privilege of entering or leaving any port of the United States without entering or clearing at the Custom House thereof or paying tonnage tax; provided thai the priv- lleges of this section shall not extend to any yacht built out- side of the United States, unless such ownership or charter was acquired prior to the passage of this act. And it repeals Section 11 of an act entitled “‘An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels,” approyed June 19, 1886, so far as the same exempts any yacht built outside of the United States and owned, chartered or used by a citizen of the United States, from the payment of tonnage taxes, FOREST AND STREAM. [JaN. 80, 1897, \ -, An Exceptional Case. Tn the interest of fair-sport it is gratifying to think that the Choctaw-Penguin dispute, to which we have’ alluded at times during the past season, is a very exceptional case. It is also gratifying to know that the Atlantic Y. C. has not shirked-a most unpleasant duty, but has dealt firmly and boldly with the case. We hope that this action of the committee will avoid any possible necessity for adding to the jin de siécle term, ‘“gov- ernment by injunction,” a similar one, ‘‘protest by injunc- tion.” - The following official statement of the regatta com- mittee recounts all the points of the case, as well as the final decision: . “The committee does not at this time attempt to consider many of the points originally contended for by the owners of Choctaw and Penguin, among which were; ‘““First--Whether Mr.Brightson’s ‘protest was sent to the committee before 6 P. M. the day succeeding the race,’ as provided in Racing Rule XXYI. _- ; “Second—W hether the races on June 6 and 13, being continuing races of legs of race,a protest under said Rule XXVI. should ke construed tu mean before 6 P. M. June 6 or 6 P. M. June 13. “Third—Whether under Rule XXY. ‘they should disqualify any yacht, should it come to their knowledge that she has committed a breach of the rules,’ even if not protested “omphe regatta committee does not consider that under Article XII. of the constitution ‘it had the power to decide all questions that may arise in the sailing of races,’ * * * and that ‘there shall be no: appeal from the decision of the committee,’ “The committee considers that the agreement made by the owners of both Choctaw and Penguin with this committee at the hearings of June 17 was a full and complete waiver of all points of contest be- tween them, whether of construction of by-laws or rules, and it was agreed that there was to be a new race under the measurements of Mr. Hyslop in lieu of June6, and that if Mr. Hyslop’s measurement did not.show a sifficient difference to change the results of June 13, then that race should stand as a race to the credit of Choctaw. ‘““Phe owner of Choctaw failed to do as he agreed and his boat was not measured. The Penguin was measured as agreed. _, later, for Sept. 5, the club having elected a measurer meanwhile, it was deemed advisable to give Choctaw another opportunity to re- spond,.and so avoid all possible quibbles, and to secure an absolutely fair race it was determined to have both boats measured by Mr. Hill, the measurer of the club, on the morning of Sept. 5, the day desig- nated for the contest, and therace of June 6 to be resailed or sailed off on that day. Therace of June 13 should stand to the credit of the Choctaw, if Mr, Hill’s measure showed she was entitled to it. “Thus the committee considered it was giving Mr. Strong, of the Choctaw, an opportunity to redeem his reputation, and in reality a second chance, which perhaps had been aiready forfeited, but to which Mr. Brightson agreed, _ Mr. Brightson, for Penguin, complied with the committee’s instruc- tions, had bis boat measured, and presented her for the race. . Mr. Strong, for the Choctaw, not only failed to comply, but, through an at vOnney) served an injunction restraining the committee from sailing the race. “The regatta commitee decided that by reason of no measurements of Choctaw having been made as first agreed, and later as ordered, and the violations of both agreement and order haying been made on the part of Choctaw, and by reason of its failure to present itself for races, aS ordered by the regatta committee, the said committee hereby award the-races of June 5 and 13 to the sloop Penguin, George EH. Brightson, owner, and award the Adams cup as the prize therefor. “In: view of the action of the owner of the yacht Choctaw in secur- ing an injunction where, under the constitution of the club, there was no appeal, the regatta committee thinks that a full and search- ing inqniry should be made to prevent recurrence of such action and to determine whether those who, by affidavits, secured the in- junction, or the attorney who represented Mr. Strong, or Mr. Strong himself, either or all of them, have ‘actedin a manner unbecoming gentlemen, or injurious to the name of the club,’ as specified in Chapter XIIT., Section 2, 0f the by-laws, and the regatta committee asks the club to direct the trustees or a special committee to fully investigate and report for the action of the club, as specified in Chap- ter XIII. of the said by-laws. “The regatta committe directs that this decision be forthwith sent to the owners of the Choctaw and Penguin, to the chairman of the board of trustees, and presented to the club at it its next meeting for action on the last clause.” (Signed) Joun Li, Buiss, Chairman, ‘ Davin BE. AUSTEN, WiunnIAM L. GERRISH, G. W. WoNvuLty. The German Emperor’s Cup for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A MEETING of the committee appointed by the German Emperor to arrange the conditions forthe match for the silver cup which he has designed as a yacht racing prize to form part of the celebrations this year in honor of Queen Victoria’s sixtieth year of reign met on Jan. 8 at Grosvenor House, Grosvenor street, to settle the conditions. There were present the Marquis of Ormonde, Vice:Com. of the Royal Yacht Squadron, in the chair; Sir Edward Birkbeck, Sir Edward Sul- livan, Baron von Senden (Berlin), Admiral von Hisendecher, Geheim- rath Prof. Busley, Mr. Richard Grant (Cowes), Mr, R. G.. Allan (Glas- gow,) and Mr. Dixon Kemp. The chairman proposed that Mr. Richard Grant should be honorary secretary of the committee. This was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Dixon Kemp proposed, and Admiral von Hisendecher seconded, that the match for the cup, as far as racing yachts are concerned, be sailed under Yacht Racing Association rules and time allowances, and that cruising yachts shall be specially handicapped on the scheme adopted for the Queen’s Cup by the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, the handicap to be determined by a sub-committee, from which there can be no appeal. This was unanimously agreed to. Tt was further agreed that three yachts should start, or no race; that the entries should close with Mr. Richard Grant, at Cowes, af noon on June 1, and that the match be started from Dover on June ' 23, at noon. The following were appointed the sub-committee to carry out all the arrangements: Admiral von Hisendecher, Marquis of Ormonde, Hoot eT es ee le ere ee es TWENTY-ONE FOOT CRUISING YACHT DESIGNED BY W. B. STHARNS,—SAIL PUAN, ita. G. Allan, Prof, von Busley, Mr. Dixon Kemp and Mr. Richard Tt was further agreed that Mr. Grant should convene the i of the sub-committee for the day he considered most Conventaen OS The Marquis of Ormonde proposed that the following resolution should be adopted and sent by telegram to the German Emperor: That the best thanks of the Jubilee cup committee be conveyed to His Majesty the German Emperor for his generous gift of the meee ee cup and fori eontinned support of yacht racing,” esolution was seconde ir Edward Bi y ie by acclamation.—The Fielu. zy eles Cok te SE Another “One-Design” Class. THE Bray Sailing Club will be strengthened this year wi class of sailing boats entitled droleens. The boats will eae copies of the American catboat, their dimensions being: Length 12ft beara 6£t., and transom 4ft. Zin. They will be rigged with a standing lugsail of 100sq. ft., and in addition will have a spinaker of 60sq. ft The boats will be all from one design, and will be cheaply put “to: gether, the hull and spars costing the modest sum of £9." The plank- ing will be of *,,in. spruce, timbers of steamed American elm, 34in, by 14in., spaced 5in, center to center, with a round fasteni each timber. The hull will be strengthened man Rane fee likely spot for straining with grown knees. The centerplate is of galvanized iron, its area being 3.6ft., and it is pivoted in a slot 2ft. 3in long. The keel is at right angles to the stem, but 8ft. Gin. aft it rockers Gin. to the under side of the transom. The hulls are being put together by Foley, of Ringsend, and the sails are being made by Madder, of Wyvenhoe, their cost being £1. 8s. The club thinks that these boats are most suited to resist the strain of a mast in the bow and live ballast on the weather gunwale, while at the same time giving ate Soe and pee: pues drier than a narrower boat. er its aspirations will prove true is a questio i i ean safely tell.— The Field. E : TR ah hime Bons A Modern Cruiser. THE accompanying: illustrations show the accommodation and sail plans of the little yacht described last week. 9B FINI (Sear EIA. 2 FOREST Jan, 80, 1897. ‘168. “SNUVHLS Gd M AA CGHNYVISAC LLHOVA SNISIOUO LOOT HNO-ALNA ML . ¥ SS xi wv. ciel f i PACES TAPS oe i vee! nlles SSE Sah et i NI aN WA. EX t\/NL Xfi el moe a PO. ran EAes EE Se SE ae t F 7 A 4 i: np ? i ae Lael irs aN Ps: ee Sn one ee <_: pees = 96. FOREST AND STREAM, [Jan, 80, 1897, The Massachusetts Y. R. A. Tue Boston Globe comments as follows on the action of the Mass, Y. R. A. in regard to its 17ft. l.w.l.class: Ata meeting of the execu- tiye committee of the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts, held recently, it was declared that the yote of the Association at its meeting Dec, 21, extending the limit of the fourth class to 18ft., was illegal. The secretary was instructed to notify all the delegates of this action, and also thatthe motion fora change in the limit had been withdrawn. This disposes of the matter permanently, and the limit of the class remains at 17ft,, as established in October, This action of the executive will be good news to yachtsmen who have already built, or are intending to build, in the fourth class. The motion was originally made on the supposition that several Seawan- haka 20-footers and comparatively faw Y. R.A. 17-foaters would be built, butsince it has been shown thatthe reverse is the case, and that no 20-footers are in sight, while nearly a dozen of the others can be counted, the maker of the motion cheerfully withdraws it, and hopes to see the 18fb. class fulfill all the promises of sport it now gives. So the 17-footers are all right for at least another season. And the class is indeed a promising one, Lynn alone will contrib- ute at least five new boats to the class, while last year’s champion, Alpine, is being remodeled and improved in the effort to retain her championship honors. Rumors of a couple of new boats come from further down the North shore, while Boston will contribute quite a fleet, prominent in which will be ©, B. Pear’s Ripple and H. Hu. Lin- nell’s bew one of his own design. Harold Faxon’s Gnome may also be fairly ranked as a new boat in the class, Since she has been given a new and larger sail plan, and will be sailed with three men instead of the two for which she was originally designed when intended. for the Seawanhaka i5ft. class. She was tried under her new rig last fall, and was shown to be much faster under a gaff mainsail than under her original leg of mutton. Guome has never carried a leg o’ mutton rig.—Hd. F, & S$] e latest announcement of a new boat in the class is one for C. D. Mower, of Lyun, head draftsman for designer Arthur Binney in this city. The boat was built last fall by Mr. Mower from his own designs, and was launched prior to Dec. 31, 1896, so as secure whatever time allowance may come her way. She proved well able to carry her sail, and he hopes fora food record the coming season. The boat is 25ft, over all, 15ft. waterline without her crew, 7ft. 5in, beam, and win. draft. Sheis lightly builk. and has only Jin. planking. She carries about 550ft. of sailin a jib and mainsail rig. Her board is a wooden one, with about 100lbs. of lead on the bottom, She is a well- turned model, with a bilge inclining toward hardness, and but little flare to the topsides. Her fore and aft lines are very easy. The Sound Y. KR. U. aa eoerans notice has been sent out by the Long Island Sound . . we OFFICE orf SECRETARY of CouncrL, Y. R. U.,} 38 Park Row, New York, Jan, 18, 1897, { NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVES. Dear Sir—A copy of the Forest anp Srrmam of the issue of Dec. 26, 1896, containing a report of the general meeting of the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound, held Dec. 19, 1896, is mailed you under separate cover. This report should be placed in the hands of the ehairman of the regatta committee of your club. Action should also be taken by the club as soon as practicable on the amendments to the rules adopted by the Union at that meeting. Copies of the amendments for club distribution can be obtained arene Sie a Thompson & Co., printers, No. 55 Dey street, at $2 per undred. The Council recommends the following changes in the amendments to the rules adopted at the last general meeting; Alter addition to Rule I1., Section 2, by striking out the wordy*‘All yachts in the 30ft, and lower classes,’ and substitute ‘“‘yachts in classes 25ft. and under of sloops and all classes of catboats.” Strike out Section 3 of Rule IIL., reading ‘‘Yachts launched prior to Nov: 1, 1896. not exceeding the limit of the 80ft. or Jower classes by more than .5 of a foot, and that haye not been increased in sail area measurement since that date, shall sail in such class.” Alter Section 8 of Rule XJ, by striking out the words “in classes 80ft. and under” and substitute “in classes 25ft. and under of sloops and in all classes of catboats.” The Counce finds that it will be expedient to place yachts in the 30ft. class of sloops, cutters and yawls under the same regulations that govern classes above 30ft, This will make it practical and de- sirable to eliminate the provision allowing 5ft. excess in this and lower elasses. To dispense with the necessity of calling a special meeting of the Union to act upon these changes, the Council asks for 4 mail yote of the representatives, You are therefore requested to notify the undersigned on or before Monday, Jan. 25, whether you are in favor of their adoption or not. The Council reports that the Corinthian definition has been amended to read as follows: ‘“Corinthiapism in yachting is that attcibute which represents participation for sport as distinct from gain, and which also involves the acquirement of nautical experience through the love of sport rather than through necessity or the hope of gain. In this respect the following general definition is given: No person who follows the sea as a méans of livelihood or who has accepted re- muneration for his services rendered in handling or serving on a yacht shall be considered a Corinthian yachtsman.” Applications for dates for special races for the season of 1897 should be submitted to the Council before April 1. The Council should also be furnished before that time with a list of the sailing yachts in your club that will require racing numbers for the coming season. It is intended to issue a list before the com- mencement of the racing season of all yachts to whom racing num- bers have been allotted, On account of changes in the lettering of the classes new numbers will have to be allotted for thisseason. The list of yachts should comprise the following information: name, owner, address, rig, 1896 racing length. cabin or open. FRANE Bowne JONES, Sec’y of Council. The Lake Associations. Ur to the time of going to press last week we were unaware of the sequel! to the long fight on Lake Ontario from the time of the Roches- ter meeting up to the close of the special meeting, which only ad- journed afterdark on Saturday. As stated last week, this meeting was followed later in the night hy a secoud session of the Council of the new Yacht Racing Unicon of the Great Lakes, which was unable to complete the work begun at the morning session until it was known what action would be taken by the L. Y. R. A. in the matter of the limitation of midship section and also that of measuring the Lw.1. and that of Corinthian crews. As told last week, the L, Y. R. A. meeting resulted in the adoption of a minimum seclion of 33 per cent. for the 3?ft. and larger classes, 20 per cent. for the 27ft. class and 12 per cent. for the 22ft.; in the rejection of the proposal to measure with crew on board, and of the admission of professionals, both as helmsmen and crews, except in the former capacity, andin the S2ft., 2Tft. and 22fb. classes. These amendments were no more ac- ceptable to the Lake Erie representatives than to the Ontario men outside of the Hamilton Oswego combination, and when they came up at the night meeting of the Y. R. U. Council they were all re- jected, the Council retaining the original rules concerning the dis - puted points, with one or two additions, the result being: First. that the area of midship section in all classes recognized by: the Y. R. U. shall not be less than 35 per cent. of the parallelogram— the 22ft. class is not recognized, but the 27ft. class is, Second, that the Council shall have power to impose an extra allowance on exist- ing yachts which fall under the limit. Third, that all yachts shall be measured with crew on board, existing yachts which do not exceed the limit by over 5ft. being retained in their old classes, but giying time for the excess of measurement. fourth, that all yachts in the 42ft. and smaller classes shall he steered by Corinthians, and that not more than two professionals may be carried in any crew. The Council Hiete named the following yachts as subject to special allowance: Vencedor, Canada, Vivia, Eva, Hiawatha and Myrna, All of these are of reduced secbion, Canada being 28 per cent., Hiawatha 19, Eva 32, and Vencedor probably about 22 per cent. The latter was included in the list only because she has within the past two weeks been enrolled in the fleet of the Victoria ¥. C., of Hamil- ton. The final-action before adjournment was the presentation by Mr. Jarvis, on behalf of the owners of Canada, of the silver cup won by her last summer, to be held by the Y. R. U. as a perpetual challenge trophy under the following conditions; ; To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Whereas, we, the undersigned, are owners of the yacht Canada and of the cup hereinafter mentioned, and members of the Royal Canadian Y.C., Toronto; aud Whereas, our said yacht Canada did on the 26th and 27th days of August, 1896, off Toledo, O.,in an international sailing match with the yacht Veneedor, of the Lincoln Park Y. C., of Chicago, Ill., win the silver cup hereinafter mentioned ; and Whereas, we are desirous that said cup shall be preserved as a per- petual international challenge cup for friendly competition between representatives of yacht clubs of the two uations bordering on the Great Lakes, and to encourage the building of larger fleets by foster- ing class racing, and that the same shall be known ag the “Canada’s Cup.” 3 ; Now know ye, and these presents witnesseth, that we do hereby Rives grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer aud set over unto the Royal anadian Y.0., of Toronto, to their successors and assigns as trus- tees, the said silyer cup, in trust, to preserve said cup as a perpetual international challenge cup for friendly competition between sailing yachts, representatives of yacht clubs of the two nations bordering on the Great Lakes, and subject to the following rules and condi- ons: (1) That said cup shall be known as the Canada's Cup. (2) That any yacht belonging to any of the yacht racing associa- tions on the Great Lakes affiliated with the Yachb Racing Union of the Great Lakes shall be entitled to challenge for the cup, provided that such challenge shall be made and match sailed in accordance with the terms and provisions of this instrument. (8) The cup shall be held by the club to which the winning yacht belongs, and such club shall be responsible for its safekeeping. (4) Should the club holding the cup at any time go out of existence or should the association to which such club belongs withdraw from the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, if shall hand over said cup to such club eligible to hold the same as above as it may elect, upon the written demand of the Royal Canadian Y. C., of Toronto, their successors and assigns. (5) Matches for the cp shall be limited to yachts belonging to the so called 42,37 and 32ft. class of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes as such classes exist at the time of this instrument. But should in the future the method of classification in the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes be altered, or should the said union go out of existence, the classes in which matches for the cup may be sailed shall only include yachts of substantially the same size as repre- sented by the aboye mentioned classes—7. ¢., yachts having a load- waterline length between 25 aud 40ft., the same being fixed from time to time by the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, and should said union go out of existence, by the Lake Yacht Racing Association of Lake Ontario, and in the eyent of said association f#oing out of existence, by the Royal Canadian Y. C., of Toronto (6) All matches shall be sailed under the sailing regulations of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, and in the event of the said union going out of existence, under the sailing regulations of the Lake Yacht Racing Association of Lake Ontario, and in the event of said association going out of existence, under the sailing regulations of the ehallenged club, but subject to the provisions of this instru- ment, (7) All matehes shall be sailed between a single yacht on behalf of the challenging club and a single yacht on behalf of the challenged club, (8) The challenging club shall give ten months’ notice in writing, naming the dates for the proposed races, and no races shall be sailed between the 15th day of September and the 15th day of June. At the time of the giving of the challenge it must be stated the class in which the match is to take place, subject to therights given in Clause 1 1. (9) The challenging and the challenged club shall each name its representative yacht by written notice to the other at least one week prior to the races. 7 (10) The match shall be decided hy the winning of not less than two out of three or three out of five races, as may be agreed on between the clubs interested. : (11) The club holding the cup shall have the right to name the class in which the race is to take place for a period extendiug over three matches only. (12) The challenged club must accept a challenge duly made under the terms and provisions of this instrument within sixty days of its receipt or surrender the cup to the challenging club, (13) The course shall be an open lake course, having at least 15ft. of water over its entire length, and shall be leeward or windward and return, and triangular. (i4) All races shall take place under the management and auspices of the club holding the cup. (15) The club challenging for the cup and the club holding the same ‘may, by mutual consent, make any arrangement satisfactory to both as to dates, course, number of trials, management of races and. other conditions that do not alter the sense or spirit of this instru- ment, and may also waive the ten months’ notice mentioned in para- raph 8. = (16) For the first race the Royal Canadian Y.€, shall be deemed the holders of this cup, and, in the event of the Royal Canadian Y. C, selecting the yacht Canada to defend the cup in the first race, the representative of the challenging club shall not be required to fulfill Rule No. 4, restriction on area of midship section, page 16, rules of Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, and, in this svent, in place of 35 per cent. 28 per cent. may be substituted, being the percentage of the area of the yacht Canada’s immersed midship section of her beam at load waterline multiphed by her extreme draft, And we, the undersigned, the Royal Canadian Y. C., of Toronto, do hereby accept the above trust, In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, and the Royal Canadian Y. C. has hereunto set its corporate seal and the hand of its commodore and secretary, this 16th day of January, A.D. 1897, GrorGE GOODERHAM, GEORGE H. GooprrHam, 8. F. MoKnynon, J H, Puumwer, ¥F. J. PHILrIes, _ JAMes Ross, i | Donors, | AUMILIUS JARVIS, | Fifteen-Footers on Lake Ontario. Tuav Hamilton will lead the rest of the Dominion in the matter of half-raters next season seems now almost assured, F, E, Walker, vice-com, of the Victoria Y. C., started the interest in this type of boat when he acquired by purchase the possession of the slippery Sothis, believed by many to be the fastest boat in her class atloat, not even excepting the international champion, Glencairn. Other yachtsmen, however, did not propose that Mr. Walker should have a walkover in half-rater competitions, and a number of them early in the fall began preparations to build in this class, with the result that already three or four boats, whose owners have championship aspirasions, are completed, while others are well under way. Of those finished the most likely appearing is one now lying in the- Bay street shop of L. H. Bastien. She is a creation of G, H. Duggan, designer of Giencairn and Sothis, and was built by Mr. Bastien for T. J. Carroll, of the Hamilton Brass Mfg. Co. She has been christened Hthel, and will fy the burgee of both the local yacht' clubs. Hthel is a typical half-rater, as may be seen by reference to the following dimensions and particulars of construction; Length over all, 28ft.;1.w.l.. lft. 6in ; beam, 6ft.3in.; draft, 6in.; draft with cen- terboard, 5ft. 6in.; mast, 20ft.; sail area, 00sq. ft. The sail plan calls for a greater mainsail, jib and a spinaker, all of the best India silk, ‘The boat 1s finished in natural wood, ship-lapped and smooth, the hull being white enameled. The weight, exclusive of spars and rigging, is exactly 350lbs. The spars, which are hollow, weigh 40lbs., and the running and standing rigging. all of the lightest possible material, when in position will add but 25lbs. to the weight of the boat. The construction is as follows: Frames of oak, Sein. » 13 16 21 40°15 JACHESOM. cca stecs-sacee 91392234). 10 £0019 170 127 747 CHUOD ..ccccceeeseevancs 11.74 19 385 16 11 14 20 190 140 73.7 MOrin.wiicsccecsssereecs, 8 1619 3313) 1116 20 199 156 71.6 Baroharta...thvsaseeee, 914780, 95 1096 |) aDis) 82 71.3 AG Pre cae ee eee eenes 1216 22°31 12 101308 190 14 0.5 Braougs.<. s+ » 61220 ..13 111619 4140 97 69.8 Conner.,.. «. 10162134 9 91478 190 4231 68 9 TOL Hart. scaceeeeecicees 12.1216 1.16 101249 140 96 68.6 Andrews...... diveseses. Seto IO, 38) WIIG 140 8) 63.6 AID Ota aamae sain ert ec iteiion ones 6b 9 13 14 60 s6* 60 Matderfeldpaiienege Coll 2040 wy 9 12 16 95 55 —7,9 HEM ekiidn errr ay OU Ne enh —ekinisp bis 58 50.4 Maries ares ae tabstisnys tole poibg. bid eer 3a 15 42.8 Scores in the team championship—a0 singles and 10 pairs—were as below: Tucson Team Hallowell......... eye oer eee L10091111911111111111101111110—27 - ‘Ti 11:11:11: 11 11: O1 1011 10 —17—44 BF: )61=) Aen nnr eevee aeee e211010311019111111111111111111 — 28 10 11 11 10 11 10 41 11-11 11 —17—45 WUIGIDE, , 2.206 yey eee ee eee ee 11029111111101111111111111100—_26 10 10 11 11 11.11 10 10 01 10 —14—40 CONNMETL. 0.0 eee eee veneer een se t11111110111010101111001110101— 22 17 11 00 10 00 11 10 10 10 11 —12—314—163 Prescott Team. eveevees ene et1J111101011111111111011111111—27 01 10 01 10 O1 10 10 11 10 10 —11—38 StOPHeDs, vevceeveees eens eveeet11110101111111111111011111111—27 11 00 11 11 11 O1 10 10 11 00 —13—40 JACKSON, vevsevvveceeerescey y+ 211111011101111110111111101101 —: 5 00 11 10 00 10 11 00.10 10 10 — 9-34 . .110111111011010116000111101100—19 10 10 00 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 —12-31—143 Phoenix Team. Werguson,wecce: EL TL Oni loleraralsleeleteaisictrieleraretavenaie THOUMES wi eeeeeeesceeeeennees 211101111111100111110001011111—23 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 —14—387 Scofield. ..ccccveceeseeuesy + +s 010119111111110010111111111011—23 01 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 00 —13—386 EVO ULIDS te svat ee nig rrints vests ca 000101111111111111111010111111_24 01 00 10 00 11 00 11 01 00 11 — 9-83 SCHUDD. eee e ee ree ees eee ee eee 111111100111111111101101111110—25 10 0) 10 11 00 11 11 01 CO 10 —10—35—141 The scores in the event for the gold championship badge at live birds follow, all standing at 28yds. rise: Hallowell,. ....1112108211211111—14 Harnhart,...,. 111210122021112—13 K L Hart.......221221212111202- 14 Weber........ Chubb..........0221022122%eel21—11 Stephens....... 1£0221110202220—11 Conner,..:.:..-21012102201111212, HD Aitken, ,, .221220010022222—11 Holmes .....<.111122221222112-15 J A Aitken,,,, .222011220120e00— 9 Morm...... eo. OO11N0DW Jackson ....... 121011111211111_14 Hill... .-2...4...100201212111922 12 Werguson ,,,,,.11021222102221012 Scofield..... eo A TIITIIIRI12121 -15 Andrews, ,..,..21e222002022222—17 Hastings....... e22220211210012—-11 Prantz.,,.,...,,121122021012111—18 Wilding. .....-.211021111022212—13 Tucson, Trap Around Pittsburg. GOOD SHOOTING ON DAVIS ISLAND, PirTsBurG, Pa,, Jan, 20.—There was some capital shooting to-day ou the grounds of the Herron Hill Guu Club. S King and Me- Phertson rap 25 straight in the big race, Anson being only one behind with 24: No. 1. No. 2. WS Bane. veces cscs cenness otll 1222322222909990090009 95 2222222 —7 S MCPHETSOD . seve nas acc cu eee eee H2222 1 299229309092) 95 2222020 - 5 ATISOW occ cepa ren nene cere nn ePeeeeeeg22222222022222 122 94 912909) 6 AED BADE. ene e een we nee ne ee ooo eee 2222222290220: 232-93 2022012 & JACQUE...,..55 pean ead ac ndan y PeeeaeeReeRO0 222222200222 —93 J2a.090_ 7 JG M@SSNOP, oc cece eae 9 e222 202222222220 0292 9222 21 2220228 —7 FLOLMEISTOL, 6 eee eee ce es epee 2102102110010200201211010—15 1210:01—5 M’PHERSON DEFEATS GROSSLAND, Jam, 22.—Sandy McPherson was io good form to day and won from Crossland in a 50-bird race on the Herron Hill Club’s grounds, Davis Island, by a score-of 46 to 44. Scores: _ SB MGPHEYSON, .eevecvees: osseennn cans occ eel2222220290020209 102 = 93 1222222222022 231212222022 93-45 ~ SF Crossland. vecccscscsccuvsenence seus «1220221 120229123201 922922 93 - “ 1210221 222822182112 022220—22—44 0211112021 22101—12 - FOREST AND STREAM Sparrow Tournament at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 20:—The Limited Gun Chub opened its sparrow shoot under very unfavorable auspices as far as weather conditions were concerned. The first’ gun ushered in a fine snow, which a half hour later developed into a very heavy snowfall; this continued to 12 o'clock, when it, again changed to a penetrating driz- zle, and this at 2:30 o’clock had again changed to a heavy snowfall, The walks were kept well cleared, but still all was bad under foot— nothing but slush all thetime, Thesnowfall amounted tonearly 6in., and thus the sparrows so trying to the eyesight where the ordinary dark background exists were made comparatively easy so far as see- Ing was Concerned. And as is usually the case with pigeons, the Spar- rows did not fly so well as when ground is not covered with snow. The slight wind was favorable to incomers, of which there were a large number. the greater number, however, being crossing shots. The six programme events were run oft by 2:30 o’clock. In these the money was divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Two extra 15-bird Sweeps were shot, with a division of the purse into four moneys; 1,405 birds were trapped in all; 15 traps were used and squads of five men shot rapid fire, Hach shooter faced one of three unknown traps. The surroundings were conducive 10 rather high scores, but this should not materially detract from the shooting, which was excel- lent. In the 25-bird eyent the first squad averaged 95 per cent., and the entire score averaged 93.5 per cent.; in the 20-bird event the total score averaged still better—95 per cent. The followiug table shows the first day’s scores, and also gives the averages of the shooters: : First Day’s Scores. Events: 12346565678 Entrance: 4 $6 $8 h4 $10 HS G4 G4 Birds: 10 15 20 10 25 20 16 18 Shotat, Scored. Ay. EG-VOris...,...:+,0. 1014 18 10 24 £0 15 14 139 125 96,2 E D.Fulford.,...... 9 14 20 8 #5 20 15 15 130 126 6,9 JAR Hliott,.....,. 8 14 20 8 23 20 14 15 1380 122 {3,1 R.O Heikes. oi... 815 20 6 19 20-15 15 130 123 $4.6 GC Beck.,....,.1... 101218 6 242013 ,, 115 113 89.6 S Giover......, ‘ 91419 7 24 18 14 13 13) 118 90.8 BA Bartlett,,,..... 91019 8 2519 14 14 139 118 99.8 TMPAETYiA ye aean ote) EoeasulG-a5 ay dodealy, 95 78 '2.1 QOH Hampton,..... 91015 9..1%18, 90 73 Al,1 OR Dickey..,.,.,.. 61419 92317 .. , 100 £8 88 GG Roberts,....... 814 .,... 1 40), Bt 65 J W Cooper,..,..... 6.. 12 ; 25 18 2 Dr Mooré..s,...5.... 8 11 fFettpry Se, 40 34 85 R Robinson,....,... 7% 11 - ., lg 4) 30 (G) G H Crawford,..... .. 11 fy 14 12, 50 By 74 ERAVECIIAOL Valereesereatttst einer te alte eeae 12°, 15 12 80 JH Mackie........... .. ert 15 g 6) Second Day. The weather conditions to-day were decidedly improved, Norain or snow fell, and il was colder, while a wind from the southwest re- duced the humber ofincomers The shooting was difficult, but 4 et not what the usual breeze from the above quarter givesus The scores below show that the pace set by the crackerjacks was a hot one: Byvyents: 123466 Entrance: $4 $4 $10 $6 $8 $8 Birds: 10 10 25 15 20 20 Shot at Scored. HelkesSs. saecscees Leber ek be ginete lO eel arly 100 93 HIM ObI ys aetate a eee aes OU ee Metter teow wT sale 10 90 UBT Ape Boo acest cere veges fo seal belt ay 100 90 Hulfordity..a.neaen4 ecrrit vavtieeen 2 Ord Toss 15 10) t3 Bartlett sy... Sele, estes tree 28, Oe D425 18 10) 84 MGV GY ginst cahaveouet ot Hae ae 9 5 28 14 1317 100 81 No. 2 was at 5 pairs; No. 5 at10 singles and 5 pairs, NOTES. Although E. D, Wulferd killed one more bird in all the events than was scored to Hd Voris, they tied in the programme events and divided first and second average money, $15 each; J. A. R. Biliott took third average money, $7.50, although Heikes beathim out for aver- age in aljl events. Ed Voris really failed to kill only two of his birds, three of his lost birds falling dead out of bounds, He carried off quite a bit more of the money than any other shooter, and this fact made him feel pretty well, and he talked enough to disclose the fact that he had never challenged anybody in his life and yet had shot 46 individual matches, and lost but 3 of the 46. One of the lost matches was when he shot one barre] against the o'her man’s two barrels, and yet he was beaten.only 2 birds in a 100-bird match. Mr. Voris came very near to giving O. H. Hampton a chance for revenge for a previous defeat at sparrows; matters came so nearly to a climax that $40 was put up by Mr. Hampton, but was withdrawn shortly afterwards; it all seems to depend on Mr. Hampton. When I! expressed the hope to J. A, R, Blliott that he and J. L. Brewer would yet lock horns, Mr. Elliott indicated that ‘‘Barkis is willing" if the race be shot on a neutral ground, The absence of A, W.du Bray was remarked early in the day by many of the shooters. His absence from a tournament of the Limited Gun Club would cause almost as much comment as the ab- sence of its efficient secretary, Royal Robinson. Tt was therefore with much pleasure that the appearance of Du Bray about 2 P. M. was noted. Hedid not do any shooting, as he was attending strictly to business in order to be able to leave tur San Antonio, Texas, with the rest of the boys. Itis more than three years s‘nce Jim Elliott bas been in Indian- apolis. His presence on this occasion caused quite a lot of talk in re- gard to thé result of his recent match with J. D. Gay, of Pine Grove, Ky. Mr. Du Bray undoubtedly voiced the sentiment of all Kentucky shooters when he said that, though Old Kentucky had been defeated. such a defeat with such a score was no disgrace. For his last 460 live birds shot at Gay bas averaged better than 95 per cent. Rolla Heikes had a slice'of his usual well-deserved luck, carrying off the biggest pot of the day on 15 straight alone in the first 1°-bird event; the purse was about $30, Hyarr L. Frost. . Altoona Gun Club. ALToona, Pa., Jan. 21.—The annual Denn D Shee of the Altoona Rod and Gun Clup took place on New Year’s Day at the club’s new grounds near Lake Mont, This handicap is an annual feature among the members of the club and is usually well attended. This year, however, the attendance was light, but fhe enthusiasm was as er eab as eyer and a good day’s sport was had, The weather was fine with the exception of a high wind that blew across the traps from west to east, helping some of the right-quarterers to a gait that the boys could not gauge. The birds were a good lot, there not beipg more than half a dozen out of the 240 shot that refused to fly or leave the trap immediately after being released. After the handicap was over a miss-and-out and two 5-bird events were decided. In these Sands shod ia great form, killing all his birds in grand style. Booky carried off the hovors in the handicap, killing 14, the lost bird falling dead out of bounds. Following are the SCOLres: Trap score type—Copyright, i897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. LAR CISL LNARKL IL RA 12201 IKiGhiya(GU)en ie beasts klum Qesrajaaelseyabsislstaate eats e®1112100—11 ANSEL ZRS EN CEN Christy (30). sesveveseseversservensersse O 201111220121 1-1 Tel eevy eye ver Ree ALO SGU) shy ssp dunk shrwle a Die Gls ne MRE ne ete 20%208012212121 x—12 Y- >] SSEN YM YEA YY TRO DEVACEB) Ric vente tet seit aensaiceecien toll Loa cool eae alg) | at CPM ENSERN CS LAS Z W EH Bell (28)... cceuanseee eve esasenccceel 2127211220601 1-12 SAA CIR ZEST ANA Worney (26) ,.......-..--+-- teversereee PLOZZAOVOOOI LVL 0-8 SODAS YH LNA Le TO ESI (26) antec sslcusitem eee iswelae ce Geum wl ae) Sky fe el REY ZEN AS Re Bastiat (28)iacevcerservecsrsveverssaueel 2 tel 01) lata 2-89 i 43 Sweeps were shot as follows: ’ No. 2, 5 birds, $2. two moneys: Kotty, Roher, Bastian and Sands, 5; Christy and Bell, 4; Booky 3, Barley 2: No, 3, same: Bell, Sands and Roher, 5; Booky and Bastian, 4; Kotty and Christy, 3; Fay 2: : No. 4, miss-and-out: Sands “and Bell, &; Bastian , Kotty. as Christy, Booky and Roher, 1. ; W. 5. B The Forest AND Staeam is put to press each week on Tuesday orrespondence intended for publication should reach us at the. latest by Monday, and. az much earlier ag practicable. _ (Jan, 30,1897, Erie’s Midwinter Tournament, Erie, Pa., Jan. 20—The Clover and Pope midwinter tournament was held at Massassauga Point, Erie, Pa,, Jan. 12, 13 and 14, and aside; from disappointment in the matter of attendance wasa very success -" ful and enjoyable affair. The weather was clear and cold enough to keep the shooters hustling when at the score, and made the shooting both at live birds and targets all that could be desired. The birds were first class, being a selected lot, and the tarfets were thrown as) difficult as possible and tested the skill of all shooters present. While this is the first effort made in Erie for years to hold a tournament 6. this kind, it will not be the last. The ball is started, and there is no. place in the country vith better facilities for holding a first-class) tournament than we haye here, and I think those in- attendance at this tournament will bear us out im that, Tt is our intention to give another tournament in the spring that will giye all trap-shooters in | this part of the country a first-class time. The many shooters wend- ing their way to Indianapolis, San Antonio and Hot Springs, the: present centers of attraction to the trap-shooters all over the coun+) try, caused many of our friends to deprive themselyes of the pleas-' bre of attending our tournament who would otherwise have been) with us on this oceasion, Among the visiting sportsmen present-were; Sim Glover and Wride, | Rochester, N. ¥.; Hd Pulford. Uties, N. ¥.; D. A. Upson, Cleveland,’ O,; B. A. Bartlett, Harry Kirkover and Norris, Buffalo, N. Y, ; FE, Dis Kelsay, Hast Aurora, N. ¥.; Robert W. Ewalt, Warron, 0,; A. Smed- ley and Mr. Lay, Oil City, Pa,; T Ware, Dunkirk, N. ¥.; ‘Thos. Poy and Keck, Kane, Pa.; Fred Shelley, Sheridan, N. Y.: Whitner and J, M. Reed. Greenville, Pa.; Bixby and Joues, Beaver, Pa.; O. J. Marsh, Westfield, N. Y ; Wood and Smith, Cincinnati, 0, Sim Glover shot in excellent form and held himself at the top all through the tournament. Sim isshooting 4 Parker gun and Schultze | powder loaded in U. M. C shells, and is doing sreat credit to himself’ as well as doing the boys, as he earnestly and busily walks down the. line knocking out clean scores one after another, and then walks un! to the cashier's office and invariably gets first money alone. He’ then in a very complimentary way says to the cashier, ‘You are the. quickest figurer and the best man in the cashier’s office I ever saw at! a tournament,” closing by saying, “and that’s no kid, either.” B _D Fulford, representing Francotte guns, was feeling good, looking fine aud shooting to perfection; but was so busy selling suns that he hardly kept up to hisusual form. Hd sold four guns io Erie, and has other sales under contemplation, and says that Erie is all right. ’ There is probably no man in the world who understands loading shells better for all purposes and conditions than E D. Fulford to get any desired pattern or penetration. He wasloading-his shells here for the sparrow shoot at Indianapolis. His first barrel will be loaded | with 4drs. of Schultze, with a complicated arranzement of wadding. } and 11402. of aqua ammonia instead of shot. He will shoot this in a cylinder-bore gun, which will fill the air through the whole boundary with a suffocating mist. Should this load possibly fail, he will then. Steadily use bis left, which L think is loaded with hemp or canary | seed; at least the whole combination is sure death to the sparrow. Capt Bartlett was shooting in fine form and attracting the attention of all by his rapid woik with the Winchester gun, which company he represents. / 7 During supper time on the third day there was some very exciting live-bird match shooting going on over the sumptuously loaded board served by our host, Mr, John F. Parke. Propositions, with condi- tions such as would draw the last cent from any shooter's pocket witha strong string tied to it, were offered, accepted and rejected. The table was covered with money, the floor with feathers, and the room filled with referees and stakenolders. After quietness was re= stored, and after it was found that the management had still on hand 700 choice live birds immediately at their disposal, in was agreed to declare all matches postponed. ‘ i Scores in the targetieyants were as below: Nos. i-6 were shot on the first day, Nos. 8-18 on the second day, and Nos, 15 and 16 on the third day. Nos. 7, 14 and 17 were live-bird events, the results of) which are given below the target scores. No. 16 was a two-men team Tace, 20 targets per man, $4 per team, The scores were: Buffalo, ¥. D, Kelsey 18, B. A. Bartlett 17—85; Greenville, Smith 17, Clover 17 —id; Rochester No, 1, Glover 18, Pope 15—83; Rochester No. 2, Ful- ford 18, Wride 15-38; Dunkirk, Shelley 17, Jones 12—29: Greenville : No, 2, Keck 15, Carn 10—25. Other target scores were: Byents: 12345 6 & 9101112131516 Targets: 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 25 20° GIOVE ..cecceeeeesseseserses 9 919181818 7 10-20 20 20 19 21 18 Bartleth, syveseseeens eevee ©1017 15971610 8 18 48 17 16 %3 17 INGUTIS=Ee pwelteriette nl cenans eee th C1 brea eee cages canal dr kee BODES, ceccukice tees teuvters ee 16) Mold nn Use Sse toe mnie Dive A ped fe ye eee ot tee AM stra cell EE oe eee una: GICVEL. cesveveersseveeeeesss 9 T1IPIG 16 16 8 917-16 1817 28 17 PRB LACIE er satin: Rivcteyieeiercly meee S Roaniciltte doatettih ies) bry e - Poy. 1 ob tate é ISgl Polos. Bee Se 250 wees Upson TE GOLA lash) GT Benet he ee Hides seek ey 1281512 5 514 1415 1215 .. Sigel... Sone aoe es esa Laps) Pets Loh et Bee oe Fulford. ..i¢ssenv09 2 TIS W17 17 10 918 18 17 1S 23 18 SWIAEO! Areiylsieicielele'ale eters TOA TOO sha oe nals wee LON ae ee te oa eee ee a eta: ap oleae Bpakton ee UCOISE Vira gieieis eplene isnot ae) Panne 1. «. 1610 617 15 18 18 22.18 NT eee ee Se Be Be Sa hh Ging ie Ferner teeta eer oes be on ba ee Totnes bly shih Pelton a GUMM GAMA ar Iterey crease midis yt asf TRATES OS Maps el ase dN EAA SR Ee ae Mee ie yay cre BEE Gee US) hl aver JONES... FE CORTE OE TEN Ce are Seed sy Ja em te ae TeAtiny Tes oA SARs as BM ee ah ee f Fopeonn a ete 5 a ee 11 15 Live-bird scores were as follows: Eyent No. 7, 10 birds, $5: Fulford and Ware 10, Upson and Clover | 9, Bartlett and Gloyer 8, Pope and Poy 7, Wride 6. Nos. 14 and 17 were at 10 and 20 birds respectively, No. 17 being the contest for the H. C. Powder Company's cup, The cup was won by Gloyer with 20 straight. Scores: No, 14. Pulford (82). .cccesscowesenes se 2e2z2ee222—10 Bartlett (20). wencsssennvessecodeclaeei22 10 GIOVE (32). .scvee se ova etn es e221 231220— 9 Kelsey (20) ..c.ceseneeeeees se QULITIIIIZ— Y Glover (30)... eacawwnee oan Sere2022322— 9 —9211221212220909 029 798 Wood (81) ......0005 rasermuenertlepeeeles—10) Pe ie ete ts SERA Car (28) scccsscnsecse-s wees eees0021120— % 220100100222122101 w Day (28). coe ee nee cesar ey suns UZLOLZ00W Smedley (28). cessensoveesunes 221U122200— 7 Bixby (28)...... Sete nana. 0022210021— 6 Wride (28)..... peesseeees LIZIII122—10 Hay (68). cannes saeaueaes.0011101020— 5 No, 1/—E. C. Cup.* 22222022222 22299100117 22210211221121111020 17, 2122222 222231311411) —20 11120122122021212221 -18 ee eC ir ey - ENE CAN Aaa MANZNIPE Eph it deg eo" ESOT iE aKr {ements eee in ren ep PAUPR a7 UVTI ov Pope (30)..... ve seuvacvenee uses 222221212210 299910129901 ]9901312 17 Kirkover (81). 0... ccceseessn0 a s2e222w Cth ee aI 1 walt (30).......0. vewaeeeaese1120011000— 5 0021822200101 223109 Bacon (28)....ccecanecaetec cess 1011210022— 7 11121122112221220002—17 | CHIGS (28). .nces sae eeecee sas. 1202111 222— 9 Smith...... Sayre eres sto Wieodehsss aa 22122121222222012222—19 | Kavanaugh, .....issesse Se sscayonice 2.2222222000122022w ; Reed...... Ae olontinticwa awoke Wades 1222000110212922 w. AAG SON (ARS WEST, 35 SORE UE Eo atic 02012122222222210202—16 * The following also shot in the BE. C. cup shoot; Derby, 11 out of 17; Koehler, 11 out of 17; Keck, 2 out of 5. : ~ r I | Bronx River Gun Club. New Yore, Jan. 21.—Two members of the Bronx Riyer Gun Club met on Saturday last at the club’s grounds (Miller’& Zorn’s), Bayches- ter, N. Y., fo decide the ownership of class A medal. This medal be- comes the property of the member winning it the greatest number of times during the year. On summing up at the end of the year (1896) it was found that ¥', Pringle had won the medal four times, @. H, Zorn had also won it four times and tied M. Herrington for it once: the latter had previously won the medal three times. It was there- fore only necessary for Zorn to defeat Herrington to become the owner of the prize, and his failure to defeat Herrington would make: all three, viz,: Pringle, Zorn and Herrington, a tie with four wins each to their credit. It being too dark to shoot at the conclusion of, the regular event, ih was decided to postpone the shooting off of ties | until Jan, 16, 1687, on which date Zorn and Herrington met and shot off their tie. The conditions were 25 targets each, unknown angles. The scores: | VWettennins inn posh ath sealers! Se weer yey noe E11191110111191111111101 23 CH Zorn.,... se eeeeseeese yy ee es tL01011911000111110111111—19 Mr. Pringle not putting in an appearance, Zorn and Herrington shot two sweeps Of 5 pairs each, which resulted as follows: ; ; No. 1. No. 2, HLEPrin gon... ynuesseverseere ect 11 1102 1I—9 11 11 10 10 11-8. UAT TE eisistelgionie gets ome ap eee LOL tal) Ry 01 11 10 01 00—5 The ties between Pringle, Zorn and Herrington will be shot off at the next regular club shoot, which will take place on the last Satur- day in this month (Jam, 30), -| B, CruGER, Sec’y, | Tam. 80, 1897.) IN NEW JERSEY. OPENING DAY AT BLE WOOD PARE. Jan. #1;—The inaugural shoot at the Hikwood Park new ground ‘ook place to-day in bright, blustery weather. It was just the ‘weather to make the shooting hard, the northwest wind driving the rds away from the traps whether they wanted to go ornot. Late yesterday atbernoon it commenced to snow, but during the night the snow turned to rain, a perfect deluge of water falling in the early jours of the morning. The effects of the heavy rain were 10 cause ‘ot worry to the management at Elkwood Park, except in the matter Of transportation from the Branchport crossing to the grounds; and yet that was both easy and cheap—stages at 10 cents a head being provided in numbers ample enough to mest all demands, Once at the grounds, it was as pleasant inside the big club house as one could possibly wish, The building was warmed both naturally and artificially, the sun’s rays and the heat from the stoves being ‘almost more than enough to make it comfortable. Upstairs was the eafé and restaurant, all four sides of it glass. Seated at the tables on ha southern side of café, it was possible to eat one’s dinner and also Watch the shooting at the No. 2 set of traps. Downstairs only the left wing was used as a depository for shooters’ coats, guns, satchels, ete, the belongings of the eighteen or twenty shooters present scarcely making a show owing to the ample accommodation pro- vided, — Only two sets of traps were used, the number of those who wanted o sheot being insufficient to warrant the use of more. Different ‘events were shot off at the same time on Nos, 1 and 2 set of traps, and in some instances the shooters entered in both events; yet so near together are the scores of the two sets of traps, owing to the *“elover-leaft’ formation of the three sets, that little or no delay was caused by permitting entrance in both events. There was no delay in trapping birds, the underground system in use at Hlikwood Park heing more than equal to the occasion. This feature of these grounds Ss worth more than passing mention on this oceasion, and it is an ab- solute fact that no shooting at all could have taken place on the Blkwood Park groumds to-day had the old conditions of trapping been in use; being all ‘made ground” of a light, sandy-loam nature, and saturated by the downpour of the previous twelve hours, it was eer ePly more than “hock-deep*’ when one got off the board- walks, i THE ATTENDANCE A DISAPPOINTMENT. ' The attendance was a disappointment to us. We had looked for a far more POP SRaU SIS gathering than we found at Hikwood Park On our arrival. Philadelphia and the Riverton Gun Club easily car- off the honors, both in point of numbers and in shooting. Among those from Philadelphia were: R, A. Welch (winner of the first Grand American Handicap), T. 8. Stokes, Junius H. Davis, ©, A, Edwards, Leonard Finletter and Count Gustay Langen. New York was repre- sented by Noel E. Money, of the American E. ©, Powder Co. ; Justus yon Lengerke, of the firm of Yon Lengerke & Detmold (U. 8. agents for Schultze); G. S. MeAlpin, of Carteret; D, Bradley, of the Larch- mont Y, €.and New York Athletic Club, Other shooters were; T, W, Morfey, of Paterson, N. J.: W. R. Patten and Woolley, of Pleas- ure Bay, N. J.; A. L. Ivins, of Seabright, N. J.; Dr. J. G. Knowlton, of New York city, etc. Among the spectators were: Marshall Her- Tington, of the Laflin & Rand (W-A) Powder Co.; Aaron-Woodruff, Hank White, “Tnele Billy” Hughes, etc. Fully a couple of hundred spectators, including several Jadies, were present during the day. The birds were a good lot, leaving the traps yery quickly and being aided very much by the strong wind that blew over the grounds, Coming out of the northwest, ib made a nearly straightaway wind on he No. 1 set of traps, the set facing toward the Inn, On the traps that faced south, the No, 2set of traps, it was a strong left quarter- ing wind that swept the birds off to leeward ata rate of speed thar ‘baffled nearly all calculations. Many a bird that struggled up wind escaped through errors made in calculating the “drift” of the shot in such @ strong breeze. The difference between the two sets of traps lwas remarkable. On the No. 1 set birds went down wind very fast, but did not twist to any great extent. Many birds also quartered and fought up against the wind toward the club house, affording the easi- est of marks, Occasionally a screamer would leaye the traps. and then there was generally trouble, On No, 2 setit was different; birds petiped into the air, twisted and turned down wind in a style that aftied all of the shooters; it was just about as hard shooting as any ve haye ever seen, THE PATTEN CUP. The principal event on the programme was the competition for the Patten cup, a yaluable trophy presented by Mr, W. R. Patten, of 'Pleasure Bay. This contest was af 25 birds, #25 entrance, handicap, lbirds extra, and was open only to members of the Hollywood, Phila- idelphia, Riverton and Carteret gun clubs; and to members of Duxedo, Westchester Country Club, Westminster Kennel Club and ‘Larchmont Yacht Club. Only eight entries were obtained for the éyent, and six of these hailed from Philadelphia, New York's only representatives being D, Bradley andG.S. McAlpin. Harold B. Wal- Jack acted as referee. McAlpin lost a good bird in the first round, the pigeon going down ‘wind and getting over the boundary before coming to the ground. Bradley and Finletter both lost birds in the next round, Finletter’s being as hard a bird as left the traps during the day; it was a dark blue that sneaked out of No.5 trap before it was half open and then Streaked away for the boundary, never leaving the ground more than afoot. In the third round Count Langen, of the Riverton Gun Club, scored a lost bird, Mr. Hdwards of the same club losing a very hard bird inthe fourth round, Mr, Davis drew a good one in the fifth that beat him out, although he scored many a harder bird afterward. Thus at the end of the fifth round only two men, Stokes and Welch, were straight. Stokes lost 2 fair bird in the next round, McAlpin and Bradley both drawing yery hotones and scoring ciphers, This left Welch in first place, 4 position he neyer relinquished, running out With 26 straight, a score that, although not unmarked by uck in the draw of the birds, was one that any one could feel proud the gun on very fast birds. Mr, Welch was placed lyd. in by the handicappers, receiving a yard the best of it from Stokes, McAlpin, Davis Bate Finletter. esuppose his handicap was figured on the basis of the shooting he has been doing of late, viz., practically noth- ing at all, as he has not been doing much shooting for a couple of years. On that basis we think the handicappers were by no means lat fault, notwithstanding his record of to-day. Welch on his day isa ‘emarkably dangerous man for anybody to meet, and to-day was his day. He was favored in the draw of the birds perhaps, but he used his first barrel with the precision and quickness that marked his efforts in past years; many a screamer was cut down before it had more than gotten under way, and again many a bird that had jumped inte the air and twisted off to the east (down wind) was cen- tered with the first barrel with wonderful quickness. His “ready” and “pull” were given with his old-time vigor, To return to the Patten cup contest: Edwards retired in the 15th Sround with 10 kills to his name; MeAlpin followed suit in the 18th with 13 kills, Davis also dropping by the wayside with 15 out of 20, Stokes withdrew in the 24th round with 19 kills, leaving Welch with a straight score, and Finletter with no misses, and Bradley and Nount with 4misseseach. This quartette scored thefr 25 birds and ded with 25, 23, 21 and 21 respectively. The conditions of the cup were: 50 per cent. to first and cup; 30 per cent. to second and 20 per ent, to third high guns. Welch and Finletter took their respective portions, Bradley and Count dividing third money. ' Before leaving the record of the Patten cup, mention must be made nf Bradley’s 22d bird; it was a good hot one that was knocked to the rround and was apparently a certain dead bird for him; when the Hog got to it it rose and flew back over the boundary, falling dead just Sucside. Welch’s 24th bird nearly spoiled his Straight score, as it vent off to the boundary and fell just against the low wire fence that Marks the 50yds. boundary. — The scores in this event are given below: Trap score type—Copyright, 1597, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. Patten Cup, SST STHLTYCHHee Teton az BA Welch Gi)cH PTI TE SARE SE DEST Be ae RD OD bes , ARTY TSR eT tect YT 33 tt] PLeonard (20)....2022 2221 BLE aPAR DES EROR BSD 28 CRTTSOSELIEET THT TACT Lae Pe rnalby Q8)...00 Gee OL Rea aete tye o 95 40 2-28 | ATTSCRACETTIOT TE TRHSeT Tee te Rount Cisse ZPORPOT ABOUT IO LST OR E22 oa Lt Tt¥ et TTleHt taatesatts, Pe stokes @0),...221L S080 aeaa LOR seas oe Ow ASTSHTCHRY TOHTHTTSoLT ME Davis G0), Sees eI BOL UPee Eola Lb w f A Dee ase ie SS McAlpin (30)...0 22220220222 212200w | _ 2 eutataloutts 4H Pdwards @))..122021222200e82 w OTHER EVENTS. ‘Several miss and-oubs, $5 entrance, and three other sweepstakes were pier the latter being: 10 birds, $10; 5 birds, $5; and 15 birds, $15 , all at d0yds. — of, as the list of 25 kills included some excellent pieces of work with - FOREST AND STREAM. The last-named'event was shot on No, 2 set of traps, the represent-: ative of FormsTanp STREAM acting as referes on this set. This event was almost the last for the day, and was finished with the sun about three-quarters of an hour high. The birds were a really excellent lot of flyers, and were directly responsible for the comparatively low scores made. THH 15-BIRD RAGE, Morfey went to the score first and draw a hot one that fairly beat him out; Count lost one in the first round also. Count, Dayis and Woolléy also lost their birds in the second round, Woolley’s being a niece of extremely hard luck, the wind fairly carrying his dead bird just over the boundary fence into the cornfield. Hdwards lost his 3d bird dead out of bounds, Woolley, Stokes and Morfey all drawing very fast birds in this round. Welch, Stokes and Finletter broke their straight scores in the 4th round, Finletter haying a good hard bird to kiJl. Welch's loss was the result of a piece of carelessness on the part of the shooter; he simply paralyzed a swift white bird from No. 5 trap that went down wind to the left, knocking it allin a heap just to the left of No. 2 trap, where it lay on its back, its head doubled up underit. Welch thought that one barrel was enough, although the bird was trying to turn over,so opened his gun and left the score. When the retriever got to the bird, the pigeon managed to getinto the air and flew over the boundary before dropping to the round, where it was gathered; the judicious placing of a second barrel on this bird might have landed Welch closer to first place. Count and Stokes lost birds in the 5th round, Patten being the only man left with a straight score at this point of the game. Patten spoiled his score in the next round (6th) by having a fast Jeft-quarterer drop dead out of bounds. Woolley scored a miss in this round on an easy bird, shooting behind it with both barrels. In the 7th round Count lost another bird and retired; Stokes drew a good ons and made a great stap on it. Inthe next round Davis and Morfey lost birds, Morfey’s miss being one of those unaccountable pieces of shooting one often sees—but not when Morfey is at the bat. The bird was 2 left-quartering incomer and fairly satin the air while Morfey plunked both loads at it; as soon as the second shell had been discharged the bird concluded it had had enough and turned of down wind without a feather injured. It was one of the luckiest pigeons we have been made acquainted with. The 9th round was an interesting one, five out of the eight men still in the race losing their birds, To make up for this piece of work, the, next 11 birds were scored dead, and then Stokes lost his lith, a fast one that was too good for the shooter. Davis lost his 11th bird and Edwards scored a miss on a fast circling incomer to the right in the 12th round. In the 12th round Welch and Woolley each lost a bird dead out of bounds, Welch's being an extremely hard bird to kill, as it ed for the boundary, Davis and Finletterscored losses in the 14th round, Finletter’s bird falling dead out of bounds. In the last round Welch lost a driver that put him in second place; Edwards also lost a driver, thus shooting himself into the 11 hole and out of fhe money; pate also drew another screamer and made his second consecutiye cipher. The conditions were: Three high guns, 50, 30.and 20 per cent. Thus Morfey and Patten divided first and second moneys with 13 each, while third money was divided between Welch, Stokes and Vinleitter. The scores in this event were: Sweepstakes, 15 birds, $15, three high guns: Trap score type—Copyright, #897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. AEETEYR MALT CY TW Morfoy.sssssssvessscsseresseneeed 22 R22 90292222013 vol CAAYNTETTL WACEAHEH, ,..ccsssccséncevscerecvocsct BBO DTATO LEDS ota LETR READY YEE eT TRIAS WIOIGH, Cece di bebe see sddaie natn weewl 21022111111¢e2 0-12 HT Ye MEY MERRE i DS StOKES, .cceesecsecsecesssveseesseeTBEOODSRD LORY 2 O-12 TETECTEeE TELL TS TT OOHABAL, scccscccerececssossserses PEO LE RED ED OR E EA12 av lLIeTEeTEeVICET GH Edwards,..... Me pdentatndeeneseee eerie ieee? WeleetOalesr0— 11 DRAHAE LS LEOIER LE W Woolley, sissseee saceccessecsemssesr S2A2R202 20222 e2wW F Tol TELARASE LET USDA VIS ett ete reread dsaiereeperdaa see secon e Once eLel OlO— i), ellella COUT ao ebeanad sabe eee oe8 op tere pelo Uebel) alu -yy Sweepstakes were shot as below. No. 5 being a 5-bird eyent and No. 6a 10-bird event; all the resp were miss-and-outs, $5 entrance: No.1, No.2. No.3. No.4 No.5. No. 6. Stokes @0),..,,+0s0r20.220 22120 22220, 222 21100 0112129220-8 Finletter (80), ,..0¢000000 21240 RIS RES cee venee 1022222202—8 Welch (28)...csercverveet10 211221 2112122 2... 11222 we eees Davis (20), .,cavavvevereeeee 2222282 ..... Pee cece en want Edwards (30),.ceersees e212 2221122 ....... Aye OES aaa McA pin (80)... 220.000 5210 2222222 2222222 1, eae eee enen Von Lengerke (28).....1112 1120 22210 ag. (bby Pens eas (Gfay hh oli Ca bars ranean 2120 220 10 BSE UOZOE anes ae Patten (26).,.ccccccseevsees soreer, 2222120 .,, 20210) 0212102220—8 MOnGCY ..yctiwentaens seas hewitt 10000 21002—4 22022 22122 Morfey. alaysiaum tee da 0002011020—4 Cooper.. 2220202022—7 Bradley,...---saeee-= 22202) Saas Money (ré-entry) ....0sss0s aialsiaite etste Meslole.cis KMGWICOM 5. cece getneswncens Poe AS sreere y 4 glee No. 9. SHOKES,... 5p ete enesnseretereecsseces 12 2221222221 Finletter ..ccsecssetacverrscceess;sclene0 222 doncsenetr EQWATS. .cvecectpnsnctsecncnsnays 210 aie eee shea Morfey ....,----- PLaiulshsemesiedisinieeittee LU Q weseeenaes Pattedsrrscvccccteecensevtsssecsess 212 0 Count .......-205 Seigulaietotate riots retererelcorar Os 0 -0 Patten (Te-CUtry).c.ccenesennnne ee s@eeene tas 20 Morfey (re-Cntry) ...scscuveersesss eeees 220 Senko Count (TE-CDUrY)...cc.ccsseenessnss veers 20 0 Von Dengerke, case eenssevevissste vevee aaa 2221211223 Dalycci acectsecvesccceyeveenscercrs wouet €a9 20 Money. peencanacaae . 0 Welch... ongheseeneee a5 ee21121111 DAviS ,.cccuncersvcssyseteacssesaens SUBURBAN GUN CLUB, OF ELIZABETH, Jon. 16.—The Suburban Gun Club, of Elizabeth, held a little live- bird shoot to-day. In addition to three sweeps, a 50-bird match was shot between W. H. Ross and H, K. Tooler, both of this city. Ross wou by 41 to 35. W. Parker acted as official scorer, and also looked after Ross’s interests, Aaron Woodruff handling Tooler, Nate Ast- falk was referee. The scores in the sweeps were as below: pave eee Seteeeeane No. 1. No.2. No.3. Dr WatOM,: crn sasseqcsccnsbeurpernenesns LoeUU-—o 00010—1 p Chas ROSS.,,..22cees.eeeee Re etcmsen siete: OI ay FT Ajexander....... Helteciiadalnivisnrvctececte ULL —— Tis unm saan rd GW: COyne, .cccccccuveceseeteeereceess 00200 —1 wets ;. TOPDED. ssanneecese Braet lohet ete ate eves sl 2022—4 02200—2 ~ 10 Waterbury. cyccesecersuecewscesreen vee ssP1010—3 ee pits 0 Greifi:..... eee veces eeeseueyecsevecsreess sass 12212— 5 a5 WONSOD), wecsecrrccccesscrseerssessswsre=> wens 21220—4 0 WoOOdrufEl acs ersccesspetteeeerweerrses wane 21222—5 20 Chartrand... ci iccecrrcqeutvevuseewrnes eve 12100-3 0 DOMTEUY: ccerestececcssuucensesvesvsuses pans 22212—5 11 TASOPANS cade ceeceusccesessapuunssnssupe: avy 1)212-5 Greiff and Chartrand re-entered in No.3, but lost their birds ABATE Score in the Ross-Tooler match was as below: ; Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, bij Forest and Stream Publishing Co, 12865344283 41212238433824443 RAA CRY SOSTAN LR ERT OLY HK Tooler,..2002 02208202 250501202220 216 FaLI21Iss2ssas245 42342 84345 R oS SOVERS SE RAL OR ASR AS YAS 22e2ee2221221721002001 20220 2 0-19-35 HHALH¢AS5LT4R914 701224482423 549 AYADE RIA LLARL RAYS TTS oN Wm E Ross....222210¢ 210002202221 2424222299 BBSRSELASBBABSBHESBISIS SS 43131 ARRARLARKAAT £8 LASER CLERK OO020S24212 4212222222221 1 22147 E, C, CUP AT HACEENSACE. Jan, 23.—The cup presented to the Bergen County Gun Club by the American E.G. Powder Co. was contested tor to-day for the third time on thé grounds of the club, near the depot of the New York, Susquehanna & Western KR. R. The day was unfavorable for target shooting, as a gale from the northwest swept across the Hackensack meadows and played all sorts of tricks with the targets. In the cup 99 race Noel Money shot like his old self, and carried off the cup with the good score of 48 ont of 52, Mortey also made a rattling good score under the conditions, running 24 out of his first 25 and 20 out of the second string. Money, Morfey and Brocket, the latter a be-— ginner of promise, were the only ones to shoot out their handicap allowances, as no one else had any show against Money’s total. The totals made in this race give some idea, of the conditions under which the event was shot, Edwards, the scratch man, made a poor show- ing in this event, scoring 34 out of 50. The Bergen County hoys made things very comfortable fer their members and suests, and “set up” the lunches in a very pleasant manner. If everybody. did not get enough shooting it was his owu fault, as the traps were kept busy all the time from 11 untildark, Tha chi» will hold a handisap target race, 100 targets, unknown angles, on Web, 12, Scores in the cup race were: N E Money RE EDEN SS StS PENAEUS T W Morfey L)11111111111111101141111111111100111111111114 01001144 . —1 Brockett (13) . .11001001111111111011110011110001111010011001110101—23 ’ W11101101111 —1li—44 M Herrington (3), ,10111101010100111101011111001110111011011111101111—a6 Hd Taylor (2)... ...11111101111110111110110011190111011100100010111111—36 ES Edwards (0)...10111001010110010100111111011101011011110111011111 34 R Suyder (9) .....11001010001110101111011110111101111001111111101010—34 Warner (11),....5.10111010101111101100011111111101010100001110101011—32 P Adams (5).....,11110001100110711000110100110911101011010111101111—30 T Bell (2)... ......«01111010100110119101111101110011010110011110000110—30 Steele (12).,.......01111110010101110000011011111000101011001000111111—29 Van Keuren (109, .11110100010101010110101110010111001011011001100110—28 Whyand (18).,,...10100110010000101000101110001100101001111011110010—24 Scores in the sweeps shot during the day were as below: Hyents: 128 h 6 6 7 8 9 101118 13 1h Targets: 25 10 20 15 15 20 10 10 10 20 25 25 25 10 N HW Money....ccssscccscseeses “0 812121819 9 91017 .. 18 21... TOW LMUTIC Yay sidewaaaedaes cevreldueG ula danl2ecel pe Geeutere Means ney BS HdwWards, ..cccccsacguseees 23 101414141810 9 918,, 21227, M Herrington.) ..,tvesesear ase Le SIS IP ANA? BAD FU 5. hb: Winn eas sceune eee Sood oopaoe rey COMI MSR a) ae ee ete cl Man Meuron cpetiiakedenseahye xe Cole Selo 7 etal A oe HA TAVIOF catsitsanetenabtire be cw pa, chy -OaLD Wen eee cehe faa es ED IWATHCI Seis ahe cca sieanise in kits Ooerier aren epee cena, plows, ce IBPEGKCEUY Co tadehaee cntrse ad berths eke Lae tae ee tee ays, lee AMT 1 eet ree IRSA SRep oy ebm as arene tet oe peepee erp teie Ape ol Meer om Ti CLOT ardnereyn,.stehesttibeetabetees a eee ods ce ees “Tbe tOuee See ab UTR Ree ee es tree Parca teste ee Heel EPADAING Lee pasa aneneypaeeeekee tet ee ise gas pee vice LOU LO eee Titres nce Whyand,..ccesssecess SECA SDGE Wig esse Gee neon. at ema? Jae ac) oe Jacksont. siooitetiiiasess Se deieeinctee eaanin eve elderson atcem fal AU Aion, Raymond....... Lhe caayst afrerit eet pe ee SS eT EE ae EAST SIDE GUN CLUB, OF NEWARE. Jan. 20.—The following scores were made to-day by members of the Hast.Side Gun Club. of Newark,. Event No. 1 was at 8 live birds, $2.50 entrance; Nos, 2and 3 at 15 targets per man, known traps and angles. Scores in the live-bird event were: PerMenfe..cvesveeereee I 1111111—8 * Brhardt...o,.c000sec00e10101110—5 Thomas... .11111111—8 Laufenberg...,.....--.11000111—5 Koegel..... eee LOMITITI—7 Bitz 2... eee a econ eevee ee 01 0100111—5 Leuthauser.,,, »+-10111111—7 Reiboldt......,..0+++5+.10101100—4 Hilfers....esseeereeeee OLOIIIII—6§ = Neigart........e00000+e.01110001—4 Two 15-farget events were shot after the live birds had been dis- posed of. Scores were as below: No. 1, Leuthanser .veecsceseesccessssL11111100111110—12 Reiboldt oo .c.eeceeseeceseeceesl11110011110110—11 No. 2. 110010010111111—10 100111111111017—12 KORE), oo iecessuccescae ese £01110111110100—11 100101111011001— 9 THOMAS co cceeeeeeseeeees eee ee¢110110111101001—10 eRe noee ated stems BIbZ oa v eeu cessesssecese yyy 211011010111000— 9 311110001111171—12 SCHOPK, oc. scccecceeeeesee ee OL1011011000111— 9 011001001111010— 8 C Neigart.... 2,41. eeeeey coe ee 111111000001010— 8 Erhardt. ..csccsseeesseessees+s111000010001010— 6 PerMent ....seseeeeeeyeees es ee 010000011101010— 6 110110000000000— 4 010011110010100— ‘7 110101010001101— 8 Squtadaaesaae pecoeeeeersres ees 001001001100011— 6 mistala Saveicts steer ete Laufenberg......see00yee00es+,111011000001000— 6 SEDGE OC DACRE of: LOH Vrgres orrnean nee icee ee ue O10 ULH0U00 0) 11 baile eee e ashi yoann THEO. LEUTHAUSER, Sec'y. A Saturday at Larchmont. New York, Jan, 16.—A long list of events was decided to-day on the grounds of the Larchmont Y. @., 15 events being shot and 427 pigeons trapped. Of this number 253, or about 82 per cent., were scored, the number of dead out of bounds, owing to the 2lyds, bound- ary, being extremeiy large and fatal to the chances of many & “shooter, The scores in the 5 bird events, two high suns, and in the miss-and-outs were as below, a glance at the scooes telllng what was what: No. 1. No. 2. No.3, No. 4. No.5. No. 6. HButler....scsscesesseeesczeze @0lle 12010 00111 21021 111111229 Jee Knapp. tay cvcspaccsaslozes 2202@ 022222 20291 20222 12110 GS McA)pin.,.,. ..021222 111121 222201 ee 21122 122122222 G Magoun,..... seeaceOl 222220 201220 21201 02010 20212 W H Stafford,,.... eer, 2202 222222 02220 22222 2209— 29062 FH BWIgdG, seccseeessses sees csvsee @12@ 22201 01021 2221226 LGR ORGS 44 Feat shin! Ssilbep vaca Sen E Me are ceh elses 212222221 TEED alo sctocl DOGCC CLO: Hee! Deemoth Ucmmer om coat. mrrins ney mee? =k: DPSW-Vilge nes sede vanes fee auaes Seeves cangel No. 7%. No. 8. No.9. No. 10, No. 11. No, 12, No. 13. Butler: ..csssisseeee 221120 0 eS se eens eusues eunnne es cere senenee eee KMapp .cceseesecees cleo 222222 2122 20 1127120 - 200 "Le MCATPIn . oc... cs enn 2eec@ 222222 Le 22222 2212222 212 221 WYIchh. .sccccssceesseeeeee 222222 @ 12220. 2122222 222, 120 Stafford, ....ecaese0e2e20 0 2222 220 2222222 20 222 MOOG... ciceeeseces 00 i) 2220 0 220 ats =e Wyn spsstsleeeenelO 122222 2111 22221 2212228 120 oe. DULYVCS. ic cuaceesy 10 0 1122 22124 20 ann ; IME POUR Stackrereeeetachtces weaceee 0 Spores. Fanaa oon aor ; No. 14, No, 15. (WAME DU. tales as cd eek CaS ashe sins velcnaerttnenpicasesaunatceccl el) mete olaeS BtaKOrds si ssiscscsasbassbecseversrssovscnsaneannngardeeeeee. 21920» MCAIDIN Ger devdacenacucstsarecsscassrerbenesseenenepreccled: | 22122208 Trap at. Leroy, Pa. _Lrroy, Pa,, Jan. 19,—The newly organized gun club of this city held a shoot to-day for a silver trophy donated to the club by its secretary, Mr. 8. D. Loyd. The contest was'a handicap affair, the number of targets shot at by each individual ranging from 25 to 50. The handicaps were arranged by B. F. Smith, S. D. Loyd and R. Hol- comb. 6B. F, Smith won the trophy by breaking 24 out of his 25, but was closely pursued by Messrs, R and ©. Holcomb, each of whom broke 28 out of 87. There would have been seven or eight more en- tries had the weather been more favorable; as it was, the air was bitterly cold and pénetrating. Scores were; ; B EF Smith (0)... ,1211111111114111111110111 —24 R Holcomb (12)... .1010111101010101101101110110101001101 —23 C Holcomb (12)... .111010101101110011011101 1009111001110 — 23 T Morse (19).., 11000100011101011000110110001100000101110111 — 22 C Dodge (20). 100001 101100110110101110010100010000010100101 Cc McCreary (1 -0011010111001011000110110101100101100 —1) S D Loyd (25)... . « -0001001100100110000110010110100001 1010101000100100—19 R Blowers (25) ,.. .00010000011101101001001100000100100001110000101101—19 Burrato B. Interstate Tournaments for 1897, PIrTsBURG, Pa., Jan. 21.—Editor Forest and Stream: Up to the present time the Interstate Association has made arrangements to give tournaments as follows, and claims dates aecordingly: Balti- more, Md., April 14, 15 and 16, under the auspices of the Baltimore Shooting Association; Monroe, La., June 9 and 10, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club; New Maven, Conn., July 14 and 15, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club; Lewiston, Me., Aug. 4 and 5, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club; and Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 20 and 26, under the anspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. Eimer EH, SHANER, Manager, Rising Sun Gun Club. Rising Sun, Md,, Jan. 19.—The Rising Sun Gun Club, of this place, held a shoot to-day. The main event was at 25 bluerocks per man and below are the scores made by the 8 highest suns: ; A K@C0 sascnncanas eves Siew ¥ ea wen caaaaseee 0011411111110011111101111—21 UGifford vi cik sas snee wreeeeceeee oeeney yy 1100011011111110119111101—19 FA Bngland ci scevessceeeessesstoeeseeoees od2t1411111011111111111111—23 J Hartensiine siveesssvsevseeesses eee ee ee =-011411111911111011111411—93 S TEL, .csenceneeesanewme conta sceeey oe eee 0L0L1111991111011110111111—21 Di Getts, arses tananenene Sct etn » ee» 2011911191111110100101111—20 W Mart ndale,.....csscceeeeees see eee e+ oe eDI1111101110111111111011— 32 FCAT eX ANGI se tteneunltassssesceecs ss «0010194 100111111111101110—18 H. L. Worrsiyeton, Sec’y. 100 ON LONG ISLAND. EMERALD GUN CLUB. Jan. 19 —The Emerald Gun Club’s monthly shoot was well attended, as usual, twenty-eight members taking part in the club shoot, three guests making the number that faced the traps at Dexter Park this afternoon total thirty-one in all. There was just enough wind to make the birds a fairly strong lot of fivers. and in-consequence only two of the thirty-one, H. J. Clark and Gus Nowak, were able to make straight scores. Among the twenty-cig¢ht members of the club were two new ones, J.S8.8. Remsen and H, F. Burns Remsen was shoot- ing a new gun, and found that it suited him very well, as he scored in practice and in.the main eveat just 31 out of 3%. ‘The monthly gatherings of the Emerald Gun Club are always most enjoyable, while the friendly rivalry among the members makes each shot of interest. Although our score does not show the number of hirds that fell dead out of bounds, it should be noticed tbat Charlie Dudley's straight was spoiled in the 8th round by 2 bird that barely got across the boundary. Tom Lewis (anassumed name, by the way) shot about five different guns, and his score by no means represents his real capabilities. i ; The full score in the club shoot is given below, the manner of handicapping the members by both distance and by points being shown, (N. B.—EHach shooter must score more birds than shown by his handicap points before adding anything to his record for the yearly prizes): , Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. : Points. 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Breit (B, 25). .jcrevevesesDssseeseseresereee 0 2001022015 POL AALAR KR G B Hillers (B, 25).....2.0, 0000 Dssensee Ueda veers ULOLOrOM 2102.0 — 4 | ; ASAGALIANY HF Burns (B, 25). i..5..0..005 Siveeerseesesesenss0 002010022 4 AYORARAARDL *B § Edwards (29). .ccceseneeceres swassdinis see eee L De Oa ta Fe. WEFALLIAN *W Jaeger (28). ..ccetssescecencsreeererrrevereer2 0100221 0 1— 6. : SRN AGENCE PDB Word (25) ie ncaesseeveyarmecicsss: trseesssaee ONOVU00U 2 0-2 * Guests. - Eowargp Bangs, NEW YORE GERMAN GUN CLUB, Jan. 20.—The first shoot of the yeur ef the New York German Gun Club was held to-day at Dex er Park. There were thirteen shooters on hand to take part in the club shoot at 10 Jive birds. Three of the thirteen tied on 9 each, and on the shoot off miss-aud-out Koenig won on the first round, both Dr. Hudson and J. Schlicht losing their birds dead out of bounds, Scores madein the elub shoot and in a 3 bird sweep shot afier the min event were as follows: 7. Tie, Sweep. B Koenig ...cs:.. vee 1112912201= 9 22 B79 Dr Mudson........ v»« -1022222111—9 oo i1i-3 TD SCHHCHE, oe cbc eee deen ceases see Mister eedecciaizO sD og Oy Hater) foe. seis ote eel sassy ehaaieviripietave rel Read Cis h zone 70% 2 HeTHamfrord6 tis -. eee esos | BARES Pen 211210120' 8 ; MMoeinckscses asee seen heen wn ues arate 1101°332;0 § 702— J P Dannefelser....,..... Staats AA oR pean 2110 202-8 500-1 Jai beta) ol 8 a treraen Semon ioe sganns ltt seen ey 2011010) 11—7 uA UOT AVF eres st on DST Sitar arate Se ve peeeges 020211106 A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN, _ Terms, $4 4 Year. 10 Crs. 4 Cory. | Srx Monrus, $2. f NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897. { VOL, XLVIII.—No. 6. N 0. 846 Broapway, New Yorx, For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iii. 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There are many things for which Iam grateful, but for few things more than for my passion for angling, and the reasonable leisure always vouch- sated me to gratify it. George Dawson. RICH IN PROMISE. THERE is rich promise of good things for Forrest AnD Stream readers in the weeks that are to follow. Here is a partial list of some of them: The Flying=-Fish Fleet. A graphic and picturesque description of fishing for flying- fish beneath the tropic sun, off the island of Barbadoes in the ©aribbean Sea. This will be given im our next issue, and in the same number will be found the conclusion of Mr. Hough’s Tramping and Camping in the Sandhills. To discover this wild country close at hand for midwinter exploration was real genius; not less happy was the spirit to make exploration of it and to describe it for these columns, In the same number will be the first of two papers descrip- tive of The Elkhorn, the black bass stream frequented by the anglers of Frank- fort, Ky. The writer is ‘‘Old Sam,” of the Kingfishers; and his chapters deal both with the fishing which has made the Elkhorn famous for generations, and with the fishermen who have done their part in making it renowned. In subsequent issues will be given, among others, the fol- lowing: The House by the Lake. Some winter pictures of a boyhood home in the far-away woods of a Northern State. By Frederic Irland, Canoeing in South America. Adventures on the Parana River, one of the largest in the world, By Jd G. King. Hunting on the Spanish Main. A naturalist-sportsman on the line of the Nicaragua Canal. By J. F. Le Baron, late engineer in charge. - Mud Turtle. A day in camp with Uncle Lisha, Sam Lovel, Joseph and Antoine. By Rowland E. Robinson. This is to be enjoyed best by those who have read in these columns or in book form Mr, Robinson’s ‘‘Uncle Lisha’s Shop,” ‘‘Sam Lovel’s Camp” and ‘‘Danyis Folks,” The Florida Everglades. Describing a visit to a Seminole village on the occasion of the celebration of the Hunting Dance. By J. W. Stranahan. - A THRIFTY CONCERN. THERE is one chapter of the history of the New Jersey non-resident game law system which should not go unre- corded. It has to do with a “game protective” association of thrifty individuals who worked. their game covers for what was in them ina way that would have made a politi- cal henchman swell with admiration. They applied the spoils system to game protection with a logical thoroughness that has rarely, if ever, been equaled. Quick to grasp the opportunity for exacting tribute from New York sportsmen afforded by the non-resident law, they imposed the customary fee for non-resident membership in their association; but this was only a formal preliminary. Game as known to the statute books was scarce in their ter- ritory, and they realized that few real sportsmem could be induced to contribute to their funds by purchasing member- ship. They had nothing to offer that would tempt such men. They knew, however, that New York, as every great city, has a large class of shooters to whom the game laws are a nuisance, and on this class the association resolved to prey. They let it be understood that non-resident gunners who joined their organization would be exempt from arrest for shooting song and insectivorous birds, a privilege, by, the way, always enjoyed by their local members, This inducement for a time worked satisfactorily for the spoils protective association, but after a while the novelty wore off, and their friends, the licensed lawbreakers from New York, ceased paying their assessments, Confronted by this emergency, the association resolved on new tactics. There is nothing so characteristic of true genius as the ability to turn apparently disastrous events to personal profit, and this illustrious organization, instead of being cast down by their threatened loss of revenue, used if as a stepping-stone to new success. They stopped issuing non-resident memberships, which insured exemption from arrest, and instead issued orders to their constables to ‘“‘lay for” any and every non-resident shooter who killed robins or other birds in defiance of the insectivorous and song bird clause in the game laws. This might have seemed like reform to persons ignorant of the real intention of the measure, but it was only another shrewd scheme of the spoils game protectors for exacting tribute. The law had long been so operly disregarded that shooters who came into the territory of the association had come to regard it as a dead letter. Consequently there was rich plunder for a time from the element whose sacrifice had been decided upon, These men were given free rein to shoot all day in company with members of the association, who openly disregarded the law, but at night the sheep were separated from the goats at the ferry to New York, and while one set of shooters were fleeced fer large sums, the other set laughed in their sleeves and congratulated themselves on their shrewdness. Naturally this state of affairs could not have continued forever, and it is interesting to speculate what new plans this admirable society might have devised for plucking their friends across the river, had not their charter been revoked by the repeal of the New Jersey non-resident laws. Certain it 1s that, while they had it, they worked their franchise for all it was worth from a financial standpoint, and that it was generally understood that the association was not in business for its health. SNAP SHOTS. There is one passage in the report of the New York Fish Commission which will be read with decided satisfaction, It is the paragraph in which the Commissioners urge the repeal of Section 249 because it puts a premium upon crimes in sister States and is a menace to the game of New York. This vicious provision was incorporated in the law by trickery, and New York cannot permit it to remain asa part of her game code without injury to her own interest and her disgrace among other States affected by it, ig a bill now before the Legislature, introduced by Senator Sanger, for the repeal of thesection. It should have the in- stant and uphesitating indorsement of the Legislature. We trust that every reader of this paragraph resident in New York may make it his business this week to do his part toward securing the repeai of this section by communieating with his representative at Albany. “Mountain mutton” is a name often used for venison, when it is served out of season. ‘‘Albany beef” is a Hudson River name for sturgeon. Rabbits in Maryland are often called ‘Charles county pork” because of the large number of them there killed for market, In New York city restaurants : licenses were known in France, There - the common quail-on-toast appears in the menu ‘cards as “Knglish quail sur canapé’ or as ‘royal birds,’’ to shield the illicit serving in close season or in what was the close season when there was one. In these times there is no particular reason why all game, no matter where killed, nor when, should not figure on bills of fare under its proper name; there is not the most remote probability that a restaurateur or hotel proprietor would ever find himself involved in trouble with a game protector. For instance, the Waldorf Hotel’s supplies of ruffed grouse, shipped in hundred lots by a market hunter, of Smithville Flats, up in Chenango county, would never be interfered with, whether they appeared as New York] partridges or as Dahomey pheasants, In our game columns is reported the death of a Rhode Island fox hunter at the ripe old age of ninety-two, We have before now commented upon the relation of sports of the field to longevity. The annals of sportsmanship are filled with instances of sportsmen of ripe years who have maintained their strength, health and activity far beyond the allotted span; such men are found in every country. One of Mr. Gladstone’s friends is a Mr. Stivens, now in his seventy-eighth year, who for sixty years has been collecting birds which he has preserved to the number of 1,800 speci- mens, and with every specimen a story, se that one might go far te find a richer fund of gun talk. In France last year a certain farmer named Hanin took out his seventieth annual shooting license. M. Hanin is im his eighty-eighth year and claims to have been a sportsman for a longer peried than is indicated by the numbers of his licenses, for he went ghooting long before such a thing as : We have frequently had occasion to allude to the hearty old age of venerable sports- _ men in our own country, notably those two companions who for so many decades have made their annual expeditions into the, Maine woods. Many more years of field and stream to them all! We commend to the guides of Maine cur report of the Adirondack Guides’ Association, whose annual banquet was held last week. In the presence of such. an attendance of guests not less than in its own membership the Association ‘makes a powerful appeal for general recognition and in- dorsement The purpose of the Adirondack organization is to secure precisely the ends sought by those promoters who would establish a license systemin Maine. Both movements are indicative of the growing magnitude of the guiding in- terest. This going of men into the woods for fish and game involves an annual expenditure enormous in the aggregate for the services of helpers of various sorts; and the army of guides, packmen, axemen, boatmen and laborers, as Mr. Colvin has classified them, is growing with every year, 80 that before long we may expect it to equal in numbers, even if it shall not surpass, the European force of gamekeepers, gillies and beaters, Hvery movement undertaken by the guides to improve the jerson- nel of their membership, to increase their efficiency and to add to the satisfaction of their patrons, will have the hearty indorsement and co-operation of those who owe to the wooedsmen so much of their success and pleasure while in the wilderness, The time is none too soon to lay broad and deep the foundations for permanent systems for the control and improvement of the guide service in Maine, the Adiron- dacks, the St. Lawrence River and every other popular resort. A correspondent complains that more and more nar- rewly with each recurring season he finds the lines drawn which beund the opportunity of the shooter who has not privileged access to posted fields. His complaint is well _ founded as to the main fact that the practice of preserving lands is growing, ‘This is, however, not always and every- where an unmixed evil, In many sections the trespass sign keeps off the shooting rowdy, yet works no hardship to the sportsman, who readily fiads permission toshoot the grounds. Courtesy of bearing is an open sesame to fair fields where the truculent gunner finds his way barred, The same rules apply here as in other walks of life. Most men grant favors where favors are appreciated. And as for the cur- mudgeons who warn off gunners out of pure cantankerous. ness, they too have their place and use in the economy of nature; their very contrariness works to the ultimate benefit of the sportsman, for birds will fiy across boundaries, and the overflow from Surlyman’s farm will keep stocked the whole country round. 102 FOREST AND STREAM. [Frs. 6, 1897, Ghe Sportsman Courist. TIM, HIC JACET.—IIl. Yuars roll on. Once in a while,as I sit by the camp-fire or dream amid more luxurious surroundings, come faint, sweet memories of my comrade, whom I have come to re- gard as an incident in my variegated life. I picture his hope crowned with success and I can see the cheerful fire in a New Jersey farmhouse. A sweltering July day was drawing to a close. I was tired, thirsty, disheartened. My companions, two burros and a saddle horse, the latter noted for safety rather than for speed, were in the same mental and physical condition. J was among the Buckskin Mountains in northern Ari- zona, for the purpose of quietly investigating certain cop- per propositions in which I had been offered an interest. I had arrived at an age when [| preferred solitude to com- pany, and regarded life as a fake and this copper claim as the biggest fake init. At the rate I had traveled I should have reached water by 3 o’clock. Now it was 5 o’clock and no sign of the precious fluid. No sign? Yes, there was. Old Jack forgot his weary bones and Jill her pack. They pricked up their ears and ambled down the trail, re- newing their yonth like the eagle, Bursting through the bushes, I saw Jacob’s Lake. It was useless to try to head those donkeys. Sniltan wanted a drink even worse than they, their desire being in the positive, his in the comparative, and mine in the superlative degree. As soon as this want was supplied and my servants showed an inclination to return to duty, I spied on the further side of the pool a log cabin. Thither we proceeded. It was scrupulously neat, from the bed on the floor to the chunks of glistening ore that capped the topmost log. blind, and decrepit with the infirmities of age. A prospector’s home in very deed! Here we could find shelter and food for man and beast, It wasall we needed. Where was the owner? There was a small dump onthe hillside to the south. From somewhere near it came the sound of a pick upon the rocks. That solved the problem. LI took the packs from the burros, unsaddled and hobbled Sultan, and started in the direction of the noise. The hole was not deep. In the light of the western sun every. crey- ice seemed to sparkle. The worker did not see me. He was evidently old—bowed withage. His stroke was feeble, but each one told. His long gray hair kept silent rhythm with the swing of his arms. My shadow fell athwart him; he glanced up, laid aside his tool and said: “Stranger, give me a hand outer har, weak,” “Why, Tim, can this be you?” “Yaas! I’m Tim, .but who be you?” “Walt! Don’t you remember Walt?” “Walt! Walt who?” “Why, Walt that was with you when the Apaches burned your ranch on the San Francisco,” “Oh! bless my soul; boy, why of course I know ye. old eyes ain’t ez good ez they wuz twenty year ago, so you’re Walt! Waal, I’ve struck it at last.” I gave him the helping hand, and together we went to his cabin. He was not inclined to be talkative, but- when the supper dishes were cleared away, and the pine logs burned brightly on the hearth, he essayed tospeak. It was passing strange! That which he still anticipated I had won, and it had left me. I called myself young, but for me hfe was a memory. He was old, yet to him life was a glorious prospect. “Walt, I’ve traveled a weary bit sence I seen ye. Couldn’t save a thing at the ranch, so I tuck ter prospectin’, Footed it through Colorader an’ Utah an’ Arizon y, but now I’ve got a claim that pays. See har!’ “He moved his bed, and lifting a trap door disclosed a cache made of an old packing box. There were specimens of ruby copper, horn silver, antimony and auriferous quartz, from which the precious metal could be picked with a pine sliver. Then, after a moment's hesitation, he closed the outer door and brought from the same hidden receptacle four tomgto cans, each filled with shining flour and altogether worth enongh to take him back to the States and provide for his declining years. “Got this daown tew the river. Went daown Powell’s trail an’ struck'a bar. Can’t be worked only at low water an’ it’s powerful hard work gittin’ up an’ daown, but thar’s lots more thar—more’n in Wells, Fargo’s bank. T’'ll give yea pinter afore ye go. Maybe ye’d like to hunt it up. Ye see, I’ve struck a good lead ont har, an’ I p’lieve it’l] bring a-plenty. I’ll give ye a quarter ef ye kin sell it. I won't go daown tew the river no more, What! ye're goin’ tew look at the Copper Queen? This is a hull lot better. Tl go over with ye in two or three days ef ye kin content yerself har, shootin’ deer an’ partridges. Thar’s piles on ‘em, Then, bein’ ez ye hevent no *bjections, I’ll travel back with yer ter Saliny, an’ take the keers for hum. Guess Cynthy’ll be powerful glad tew see me, Cynthy’s a good gal.” r The next morning bright and early our little camp was astir. Tim told me where to go,and gave all the necessary directions to avoid getting lost in this unmapped region where every swale looks like its neighbor, and each tree is the exact counterpart of every other tree on the monn- tainside. As I was going after grouse, I took only a shot- gun. The birds proved elusive. There were plenty of them, but they were high in the trees; not on the ground as I had anticipated. They would lie close to some dead limb or hidden away among the long pine needles until I had passed. Then they would dart away with a deridin wy whir. In spite of their wariness I managed to secure a, brace. The charm of the day lay not in the hunting, but in the rambling. The fragrance and beauty of phlox and shy mountain lily were new to me, and when I reached the _ brink of some injutting chasm that yawned down to the Grand Cation of the Colorado I could only sitand feast my eves on color, immensity and distance, It was late in the afternoon when I returned. Tim hailed the grouse with I’m powerful My Ay an exultant whoop, and through the evening he was the ~ very personification of happy old age. I had not time to putin aword. Story after story of work and adventure fell from his lips, and these were interspersed with sundry details of the domestic felicity that he and Cynthy were about to enjoy. On the second morning, deer meat being on the bill of ‘to point beneath him to his treasures. The sole occupant was a dog, toothless, half . fare for dinner, I took the rifle. Not, having far to go, Tim allowed me to sleep late. I had traveled perhaps half a mile when a muffled report startled me. Then I remem- bered that Tim was going to put in a shot about 10 o’clock. Presently a buck sprang up scarce ten rods away. He hesitated before he leaped. The hesitation cost him his life. After bleeding, I coneluded that he was too heavy for me to pack tothe cabin; sol drewand hung him, intending to bring up Jack after dinner, It was hardly noon when I built the fire and put on the coffee pot. There was no sound from the mine. I called Tim;no answer. What was the matter? I climbed the hill and looked into the hole. There he lay, his legs buried in a mags of earth,a cruel rack on his breast. In an instant I was kneeling beside him. His heart beat. He was breathing. With superhuman strength I uncovered him and bore him out and down to his humble bed, and made him as comfortable as possible under the circum- stances. It was seventy miles to the nearest settlement, and thrice that distance to a surgeon, Through the whole of the afternoon I sat. by him, moistening his parched lips, binding his mangled limbs, and dressing that horrible wound in his side. At length, as the shadows grew long, heopened hiseyes and recognized me. He made an effort “For Cyntby,” he said. I understood and nodded, for I could not speak. Longer and longer fell the time marks from the pines. The breathing had become fitful and labored. The sun was setting. Once more his eyes opened, but they were looking far beyond the mountains of Arizona. “Cynthy!—Cynthy—love!—I’ye—come—home.” There was a rattling in his throat. The breathing grew fainter and fainter. Thelimbsstiffened. A long gasp; the muscles relaxed. J was alone. Tim had indeed gone home—to the land of eternal youth, the only country where his hopes could be realized, his dreams come true, where he and Cynthy should be never parted. I lighted two candles and washed the blood-stained body. About his neck I found a silk cord and a locket in which was a tress of hair—faded now, but once as brown as the glittering chestnuts that fall from the frost-opened burrs on a New Jersey hillside. I put the relic back. It was sacred, Then! laid him out as decently as I could, moyed the bed and took the treasures from their recepta- cle. Among them I found a pasteboard box containing let- ters; all postmarked Mendham and dating back to the sum- mer of the Apache episode. Their predecessors must haye been burned with the cabin. With the first streak of dawn I tore up a portion of the cabin floor and made a rude box. Next I dug a grave in the soft ground by Jacob’s Lake, and, after taking a wisp of the matted gray hair, I buried Tim. Upon his coffin I placed his rarest specimens. How they glistened in the first rays of the sun, They were his. No other eyes should ruthlessly pry into their secrets. Upon the long mound I placed a board with this inscription: “Tim ——, ' a native of New Jersey, died July 23, 1896.” The spot will be respected. Once more! climbed the hill and staked off his claim and posted the necessary location notice, his name first, mine second. Then I left, not for the Copper Queen, but northward. In my saddle bags were the let ters, the gold and the lock of Tim’s hair. Near the village of Mendham isan old red farmhouse. It is Ohristmas Eve. Amid the merry throng of young folks sits a silver-haired woman. She has spoken scarcely a word in fourlong months. She has sufficient money to be considered rich by her friends and neighbors, but she does not realize it. The laughter seems to disturb her, She rises to leaye, “Do stay, Aunt Cynthy, just for to-night.” She does not notice the pleading of her little grandniece, the pet of the family. The little one, still entreating and unperceived, follows her to her desolate room, She sees the lonely woman take from her trunk a box and from the box a lock of gray hair, and, half sobbed, half whispered,as Aunt Cynthy kisses it, the bare walls echo the words: “Dear Tim!” SHOSHONE. PODGERS’S COMMENTARIES. SAN Francisco, Jan. 23,—In my commentaries of Dec. 20 I made mention of the troubles and tribulations of our shooting clubs in their fight against the poachers who have organized themselves under the title of “The Game Pro- tective Association,” a most farcical designation. It should read non-protective, inasmuch as they are the gentlemen who proclaim that every man has the right to shoot any- where and everywhere he pleases, and, I might add, irre- spective of seasons. Well, they have had to throw u p the sponge at last. They have found it kicking against the pricks, and have withdrawn their arks from the outskirts of the clubs’ grounds; couldn’t stand the law and the clubs’ breechloaders, and are going to haye the Legislature pass laws to knock out the clubs’ privileges, or failing in that are going to have the supervisors of the county pass an ordi- nance forbidding all shooting at any season,-which is of course ridiculous, Itis a clear victory for the clubs as it stands, and will continue to stand, at which every sports- man will rejoice, I believe I mentioned also that there was rumor that an earthquake had destroyed Robinson Crusoe’s Island, and that this was generally believed, but it turns out to have been given on the authority of the captain of a schooner sent from Valparaiso with a cargo of supplies for the colony on the island. The captain said he could not find the island, and it is not surprising, considerine that he was. drunk for three weeks, and finally found his way back to. Valparaiso, and asserted that the island had disappeared, goats and all, and not a vestige remained. Asa general thing, gentlemen in that condition see a great deal more. than really exists, but in this case it was reversed, so your correspondent who is describing the Islands of the Pacific for the Forms, anp Stream can take up San Fernando in its course, a8 not one of the has beens, but as still in exist- ence, to verify that good old tale of Robinson Crusoe’s ad- ventures. It is notan uncommon fact that gentlemen who have been out until the small hours have difficulty in find- ing the keyhole, but for a navigator not to beable to find 2 large island near the coast in a three weeks’ search speaks loudly for the staying quality of South American mescal, When I have charged ladies with devoting an entire day to the subject of dress, without a moment's interval, they have retaliated by saying that men can spend a whole evening discussing dogs and horses. I chuckle to myself that they never struck on fishing and shooting. I am reminded of it in perusing the endless discussions on those subjects in the Formst ~anp Stream, although one would imagine that the subjects would have been ex- hausted in the years the paper has been published. Yet the discussion goes on with as much regularity as if just begun. It is wonderful, this flow of “wise saws and modern instances,” apparently endless, and yet we who have had our experiences and are not yet satiated continue to read them with as much interest as if the subjects were new. Speaking of which, here am I, one of those unfortunates, “chained to business,” who has to peg away at the desk” when “the boys are knocking over the mallards and can- vasbacks within an hour’s ride of the city, and in two hours’ distance whacking away at the steelheads (salmon) and bagging ten or fifteen in a day’s fishing, almost from the steps of the hotel—10 and 15-pounders fresh from the sea, and such fighters! It was not se many years ago that I have shot many a canyasback from a pond a square or two from where the United States Mint now stands and a little beyond where Uncle Sam is spending a million on a post-office. I read daily of Sam Jones’s and Bob Smith’s return from the marshes, two hours from the city, erum- bling at the scarcity of game, bagging only fifty brace of mallards and canvasbacks in a whole day. Poor fellows! and the newspapers talk about the passing of more strin- gent laws for the protection of game, on this evidence of its growing scarcity. Every Sunday there are probably from 500 to 1,000 ducks shot on these marshes, and yet we howl about there being no longer any game in the country. I was reading in the Forest Anp StREAm recently of an expedition of a couple of gentlemen in Greenland, who spent a week floundering through snow, mud and water, having to swim rivers, being nearly frozen to death as well as starving, and losing their way, and with not a feather or a hoof to show forit. Great Scott! thinks I to myself, can men be so demented, when in three or four days’ rid- ing in a palace car they can strike a country where deer will nearly run over them, and a climate where they can camp out eight months of the year without an umbrella? And as for fishing, what is the matter with the west coast of Florida or Catalina Island, just below us, where fish from 11b. to 3001bs. can be caught off the wharf in front of the hotel, with a pretty girl either side of you, to bait your hooks (or hers) while fishing for you, in a matrimonial sense? Ifeverademented community needed missionaries sent out t6 enlighten it, it is yours, Speaking of fishing and fish stories, Iam reminded that in rereading Mr. Prime’s book, ‘‘I Go a-Fishing,” which Tf picked up the other day, he says on page 267 that “one day off Block Island, in a boat with some other gentleman, I caught 300 bluelish in three hours.” If he had said “ze,” I should not have laid the book down and figured up that it was just one and six-tenths fish a minute, for threé hours in succession. It makes me feel small when I have often been fonr or five minutes landing a big bluefish in the boat, or a Salmon in from half an hour to an hour. Walking down Market street this morning, I stopped as usual to look into the gun shop display windows to see what was new, and was admiring some beautiful 12 and .20-bores, and wondering when the happy day was coming when I could afford to buy every new gun that came out, and add to my seldom used collection, some of which have not smelt powder for many moons. Just then along came a friend, one of these matter-of-fact fellows who consider shooting and fishing frivolous amusements, and said, “What are you looking at?” “The beautiful jewelry in this win- dow.” He peered into the window, saying, “I don’t seé any jewelry.” “Don't you see those beautiful guns?” “Guns! You don’t call those things jewelry, do you?” “Yes, I do, and I would like-to he able to buy every one of them.” “What for? You could not use all of them.” “Perhaps not; but I would have them in a glass case to look at.” “Oh, pooh! What nonsense. I would not give 10 cents for the entire lot.” I said to myself, “‘Lives there a man with soul so dead,’ who had no more appreciation of a beautiful eun?’ My friend added that he had never shot a gun in his life. Just think of such a man going through the world, never catching a fish or shooting a bird! I neverseea split-bam- boo that I don’t want it, although I have a dozen that 1 have never used, and many amonth’s house rent invested in guns. Tn the earlier days, when times were better, I set out to collect every new thing in the gun line-—repeaters, ete.— until the new inventions came alone so fast that I had to throw up the sponge, and my den looked like an armory. And when one day I grumbled at my .wife monopolizing my special closet, as all married men have experienced, and said, “Haye you a thousand dresses that you can’t leaye me a chance to hang up a single coat?” she replied, “T will bet you a new dress against another eun that you haye three guns to my one dress.” J accepted the chal- lenge, and, by George! 1 had to pungle for that new dress. I was not after any more bets, and meekly hung my coats on nails in odd corners and never said closet again—the common experience of any man whoever tackles a woman on her extravagance. In this instance it led me, cut of curiosity, to take aninyentory of my armory, with the re- sult that [announced to my friends that I was keeping a gun store, and proceeded to sell off guns galore, until I had. reduced my stock down toa baker’s dozen, mollitied my conscience, and increased my bank account. But I still hang on to my split-bamboos, stowed away in sly corners where they do not attract attention, and only take them out when the Madam is down town shopping. She might challenge me for another het, on bamboos this time. : Poperrs. Sealing Guns in the National Park, Guws carried through the Yellowstone National Park are sealed by the authorities in charge, when their bearers en- ‘ter the Park, and are subject to inspection from time to time. The sealing is done by wrapping red tape about the hammer and trigger and sealing if with sealing wax. t Fue. 6, 1897,] CHICAGO AND THE WEST, Tramping and Camping In the Sandhills. Cutcaao, Ill., Jan. 16.—Lagst week I spoke of the pro- posed little trip of exploration through the sandhill coun- try lying at the foot of Lake Michigan, that somewhat restricted but rather wildish wilderness which is the nearest approach to Chicago of uninhabited country, The trip in reality was interesting in reality as it seamed in anticipation, and much to my pleasure I was not obliged to make it alone. On the way down to the Calu- met Heights Club house, which was to form the starting point and base of operations, 1 met my friend Mr. A. C, Patterson. At first he declared that business matters would prevent his going, but the nearer the time came for starting the more fidgety he became, and finally at 10 o'clock of the evening previous to the start he flung aside his civilized overcoat and civilized business fears and de- clared openly for the enterprise. For an hour therafter he was busy in constructing a pack sack, which he evolved ingeniously from a grain bag and an old pair of braces. Another hour was spent in getting together his blankets, old clothes, etc. By that time it was midnight and time for every ohe to go to bed at the club house, but we sat up a while and talked over the prospect of our winter walking trip until we had very little time left for sleep. As soon as Mr, Patterson had expressed his determina- tion to go we acquired a prospective third member of our party in the form of Dick Turtle, who happened to be at the club that evening. Dick also called for a grain bag and pair of suspenders, and began to pile in a heap near by the clothing and outfit he deemed necessary for the trip. He soon had enough stuff heaped upon the floor to load a hayrick, but yet could not see how he could dis- pense with a single article, As we laid aside one by one his articles of heavy clothing, his fur coat, his blanket- lined_trousers, etc., etc., and explained to him how pleas- ant if was to sleep on a snowbank with nothing on but a pair of overalls, Dick's courage began to wane perceptibly, _ though he insisted stoutly that if he said he would do a thing he would certainly do it, and that his promise set- tled it once for all. Midnight saw him bound to walk through to Michigan City, but the morning found him with different views, and the last we saw of him he was curled up on the bed asleep. He bestowed a hurried morning anathema on Michigan City after a brief look out of his window at the gray and wintry dawn. The | prospect was not altogether cheerful, one must admit, for the sandhill country in winter time is not the most in- viting ground in all the world. When Mr, Patterson had arrayed himself for the walk he presented an appearance not calculated to inspire confi- dence in the bosom of one chancing to meet him of a dark night. In stature Patti is above 6ft. and built like a hired man. About the chest he measures 4 or 5ft., and, without jesting, his “mobility,” as the doctors call it, or the expansion measurement of his lungs, is a trifle over 6in,.—a measurement that is simply phenomenal, as any physician will tell you. The accuracy of Patti’s asser- tion that he could ‘‘swell up” 6in. about the chest was pore by measurements we made that night at the club ouse. Patti is a dark man, a son of Scotland probably somewhere in his ancestry, and he sports a black beard which would do credit to Lafitte or some other pirate king. As equipped for business Patti wore canvas and corduroy over wool and chamois, and surmounted his head with a peaked little hat, which he probably took away from some hobo or other and which had an un- speakable trampish look about itstill. Ashestrode along, with a staff in his hand, a tin pot at his belt, an axe at his side and his little pack resting lightly somewhere on his broad back, he would have made a picture for an artist in search of the original gypsy king. He is so big and strong that he does not stoop forward when he carries a pack, but just stands up straight, with the pack dangling from his shoulders unnoticed. It may be seen that I had a good companion for a trip like this, and that the best of his attributes was the thoroughbred quality of actually leaving the wire when the word came to “‘go,” Patti carried in his meal bag pack a pair of light little blankets, an extra sweater, a loaf of bread, a vast beef- steak, some bacon and some salt and pepper. This does not sound as though it weighed much, but it is bigger than one thinks till he has carried it. In my own pack I had a pair of double blankets, asweater, some eatables of about the same weight as Patti’s, and also the little tent upon which we had staked our comfort for the winter camp. This tent was of my own design, and I modeled itsomewhat upon the lines of Nessmuk’s shanty tent which he describes in his book, ‘‘Woodcraft,” though I could not quite agree with Nessmuk in some of the features suggested. Our tent, instead of being 4ft. wide, was over 6ft. wide in front, and about 44ft, wide at the rear. It was 4ft. high in front and about 18in. in the rear. Ness- muk made a frame for his tent, building it neat and trim of nicely nailed boughs of exactlength and equality. I did not figure to do this, for it was never my luck to find such nice sticks in the wood when I wanted them, I had little guy ropes of twine set on at the corners on my tent, for I could not take any interest in a proposition which commanded me to make a carpen- ter’s frame and tack the tent over it with carpet tacks. This would be all right in the summer or when one had plenty of time, but it did not coincide with my own ex- perience of camping in the winter. When it is cold and dark, and your fingers are stiff, and it is coming on night and you still have a back log and a bed to accumulate, one does not grow enthusiastic over the carpet tack idea, at least I don’t. So we concluded to depend on a tent stretched a little more quickly and rudely. As to which more anon, as they say in the novels. The material of the tent was brown silesia, of which material they tell me ladies make linings for their gowns. It was very light, the whole tent not weighing over 3lbs. So far we had had a very easy trip in getting up to the edge of our wilderness. The only difficulty had been experienced in getting out of Chicago, As I did not intend to come back to the club house after head- ing for Michigan City, I left my office already dressed for the woods. No one who has not tried that can know what it means, As I stepped out of the office door, clad in greasy overalls and short jumper, with a tin cup hang- ing at my belt, a shocking bad hat on top of my head, and an old pair of German socks, with rubbers, constitu- ting my footwear, I realized all at once what a figure I must have made. There was no cab at the foot of the building, and I had to walk half a block to get POREST AND STREAM. one, and by the time I got into it there was a crowd around the cab window—one of those asinine city crowds that assemble to watch 4 safe go into a window, or 4 fallen horse get on its feet, or a gentleman get into his cab, One silly fellow stuck his head in the cab window and asked me if I was “‘the bicycle fellow that was going around the world.” I just missed him. I told the next one that I was the man and that the cab was my bicycle, at which he looked vague. ing and red, and not a little irritated, From this it may be seen how disreputable and undeserving of confidence Patti and I both looked when we pulled out from the hospitable club house, Patti had worn his store clothes down to the club, and, after his happy-go-lucky fashion, had not figured how he was going to get at them again after he got to Michigan City, As a matter of fact. he had to run the gauntlet of the crowds when he got off at Chicago, and then had to take train down to the club house again, some thirty miles; for we were about thirty miles away from the club house’ and sixty-five miles away from Chicago when we reached the end of our march, We had a slow time getting away from the club in the -morning of our start, but at last got ready. The club wagon was going down the beach a little way with Mr, Carlisle and Dr. Davis, two members of the club, and Patti and Iconcluded to ride along, and so take his big camera, which was too heavy to carry with us on the trip, but which could be sent back with the wagon after we had made some picturesamongthehills. It wasabout noon when we reached a part of the country where we thought the scenery would be good for our purposes, and here we spent a couple of hours in tramping over the wild sandhills in search of good views. Wediscovered, within six miles of tha club house, a lake over three miles long and some forty or fifty rods wide, one of theodd, wind- ing, deep sloughs or seepige channels which in places mark this strange sandhill country. Still further toward the east is a smaller series of water holes, running along parallel to the lake among the hills, and offering good- looking duck grounds, Indeed these inland sloughs are at times great resting and feeding grounds of the mal- lards, which drop into the quiet and unvisited spots when the wind is high and when they are pounded off the neighboring marshes and lakes. We thought that Long Lake, as this main inland body is called, would make a great place for a small cottage, to be used as a shooting box for two or three members, on a plan somewhat like the cottages at the Calumet Club, such as those of Messrs, Marks, Wilde and Harlan, or Mr, Spalding, at all of which we were entertained by the gentlemen and ladies on the evening of our visit at the club. Patti and I romanced about the cabin we were going to build in there next summer, far from the haunts of man, In fact, a man dropped down into that country might as well be in the heart of the mountains, so far as the looks of things would go. I venture to say that a camper who goes into these sandhills at any season of the year will meet fewer people and see fewer signs of civilization than he will in’ the bulk of the Adirondack country or along the main traveled roads of Maine. If I wanted to lose myself I would as soon chauce it here as in Wisconsin. I never did go into the upper woods of Wisconsin but that I saw somebody abont every day, but Patti and I only saw two persons in our two days and a half of walking, and they were out on the lake beach, Half a mile back in the hills, and one might as well be a thousand miles from Chicago. It is a most surprising situation that of this Chicago wilderness. In our photographic work we climbed hills probably over 200ft. high; bare, wind-swept dunes whose sandy faces were made of frozen compound, hard as iron and slippery as glass in spite of the sand, From such a point of vantage the view was agrand one, Ononeside would lie the big blue water of the lake, with its long, curling line of white breakers, extending as far as the eye could reach on either hand. Below stretched the falling slopes of sandhills of lesser size, rolling off in long white and black billows into the deep woods, All the earth was sand, but sand with some principle of life, for it sup- ported a thin mat of vegetation. On some reaches the black pines were big and dense, now and then lining canons and hillsides as rugged and gloomy as one would ask inthe mountains, Again the sand would sweep in a wide sea of white, blinding to the eye and dropping gradually down to the lake level, for all the world like a big glacier. In spots the dunes had a sheer face up which no one could climb, and over their crests swept al- ways acurling wreath of sand, sliddering down upon the further side and always building, so that always there might be tearing down, In some places the sand had swallowed up the short oak trees, burying them alive up to their necks. Again the sepulture had gone further, so far that death had come to relieve the suffering of the trees, from whose cold corpses the sand blast had stripped the vestments and even the limbs themselves. Up above the white, shifting, writhing surface, the straight dead stumps stood, devoid of a limb or worn half in two by the incessant current of erosion, the deadwood in places smooth and polished by the constant friction, One cor- ner of the world we found thus, the very abomination of desolation, covered with the stumps of what had been the forest, which now stood up hopeless and pitiful. Here we paused, and at one tall spire of dead pine Patti sat down and gaz3d up meditatively. ‘I reckon this is the end of the world,” said he, ‘‘and this is surely the North Pole they are always trying to find,” So here wemadea picture, showing this pole arising straight up out of the waste and cheerlessness. This view we named the “For- EST AND STREAM expedition in the act of discovering the North Pole.” Few expeditions of any. purpose have done more than that, If any future expeditions ever do dis- cover the North Pole, methinks they will find tacked upon it a copy of FOREST AND STRHAM, describing where the best walrus fishing may be found, We found the forest very heavy in some parts of this upper part of our wilderness, most of the trees being pine, with a good sprinkling of oak and other hard wood. Cedars and junipers clung on to the high bluffs with precarious hold, such as their adventurous souls most love. Over and through all these many trees was the sighing and hissing of the wind, which makes the music of the outer air. Batween one wooded slope and another there might be a stretch of a quarter of a mile, down in the bottom of which might lie a deep gully, asking a lot of slipping and sweating toexplore. Yet further down and to. one side perhaps an odd and deep little pocket in the earth might be scooped out, a little Anyhow I got away, perspir- = 108 a er ee er cuddy-hole of a place, where 'the wind never came, and in which one could only hear a faint and far-off talking, away up above him in theair, In such places we saw fallen logs and small wood, with good pines standing not far away. So we looked upon the land and saw that it was an ideal one for winter camping, Weknew that we should have all the essentials for comfort, and though our friends guyed us and told us we would soon be back at the club house that night, we both knew that we would not be there, but far away in some sheltered little hollow back of a big fire, whose heat would be reflected into our open-faced camp, and where the pine boughs offered us a bed high above the frozen ground. Therefore we exulted, and ran up and down hills, and did a great many things which made us perspire and get hungry. I had not been hungry for a month before, Patti, I think, is always hungry, and that is how he came togrow so big. * They tell me that in the summer time the sandhills harbor all sorts of creeping things, including many lizards. I did not know that the lizard ever lived so far north. YetI saw many cactus plants in this country, which also was a surprise, No one would naturally be- lieve that the cactus was native to Illinois, yet it is, So is the jizard and the flea, both of which creatures one ig fain to associate with Florida or some other seaboard sandy region. Wedid notsee any fleas or lizards, nor indeed any other game of consequence, except one ruffed grouse, a big owl and a rabbit or two. The snow was scanty on the sandhills, so that we could not do much tracking. but we saw someskunk tracks, and a few tracks which were faint, but which we took to be fox tracks, We heard that a couple of foxes had been seen near the place where we made our pictures by some fishermen who live on the beach in # tiny sand-buried cabin. We could not find any sign of wildcats, though we had heard of these animals having been seen within the last five years, as well as afew wolves. From the tops of our tallest peaks we could see a wild pancrama of hill and slough and marsh and stream, country which offered even at this late day of the century a cover suitable enough for any or all such game. We could at places get a view of several miles, and far as we could see we could discover no house or sign of human beings, Always the blue and white and gray of dune and forest and snow pitch reached on and on, backed by the regularly rolling lake and covered by the sky, now grown gray. As we stood at the top of one of the tallest dunes we heard faint in the distance the sound of wild geese, un- mistakable note and one of always compelling interest. One of us honked in anewer and soon drew the long line over us. honking and clamoring and dropping to the note, Then they spied us and sped on out over the lake, over which they began to settle down, in those wild, headlong, reckless gyrations by which geese show their exultation at finding rest, and their skill at dropping out of the air from half a mile of height, It was a curious aud interesting sight to see their tumbling, until finally they were all down and hid in the tossing of the blue water, At right angles to the flight of the geese, up and down the beach, streamed always a long and solemn pro- cession of gulls, great, gray, fearless fellows, breasting the wind steadily and with unvarying flizht, These birds had abandoned the water and were flying directly over the tops of the first row of high sandhills back froni the beach several hundred yards, this for some reason best Enown to themselves, . Our driver had left our team in a sheltered little valley where the sun was warm and the wind was not felt; and here we gathered for our lunch. We built a fire, made some coffee and had a pleasant little partnership meal. Then about 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon we packed the camera back in the wagon and said good-by to our com- panions who were to return to the club house, As they’ drove off up the iron beach they waved their hands to us, and then Patti and I turned off with our packs on our backs, really now on foot and hourly further from our base of supplies. We tried to think ourselves very bold men, bound on avery dangerous quest. Several of our friends of the usual practical turn of mind had asked us what we wanted to take such a fool trip for anyhow. Patti told them he was going because I had asked him to, and I told them I was going because I was naturally foolish anyhow. They all shook their heads very gravely, still not comprehending and pitying us very much. We had no gun with us except a six-shooter. We were not hunting or fishing. We were not going anywhere, There was no money init, Theres was no great amount of comfort in it, Obviously it must be two very crazy men who would leave a good bed and a warm fire at such a time and go off into the woods for nothing, Yet Patti and I did not worry about this. We only walked and. felt good, headed by the compass, northeast by north, for Michigan City, twenty-six miles away. Our starting point was exactly at the foot or the head of Lake Michi- gan, and our course was in a wide curve, around the toe of the lake and northeast up its further side from Chi- cago, We had heard that there was such a place as Michigan City, but had no reason to believe it mors than a rumor so far as any evidence was concerned, We had heard that it was located on the lake, but how could we be sure of that unless we saw it actually so? We had heard that the sandhills were yet wilder further in, but how could we prove this unless we tried it? We had heard and seen that persons could camp outin winter and be comfortable, but how could we know that they could do this if they had along with them only what they could carry on their own backs? Obviously there were things enough to be seen and to be established. There were pur- poses enough for our trip, At least so it seemed to Patti and me as we humped it along over the sand in the gray, thick light of the fading winter afternoon. It grew colder and we grew hungrier, and the wind was keener and stronger, but we felt that we ought to go at least five miles further before going into camp that night, or else rest under the charge of being very inefficient explorers. So we hit off a gait of about four miles an hour, and gradually the masts of the wreck of the schooner on the beach at the club house grew fainter and its hull more in- distinct, At length the sun grew dimmer and our watches said it was getting toward 4 o’clock, As our first camp was an expsriment, we decided to hunt up a good place and go into camp. So we crossed the high ridge of sand lying next to the beach on which we had been walking, and headed into the sheltered and broken country in search of a place we might call home. HB, Houcx: [TO BE CONCLUDED, | 104 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fup, 6, 1897, Glaitnyal FHistary. A COYOTE PARTNERSHIP. THe pronghorned antelope is the swiftest animal on the plains, and yet the coyotes catch a good many of them just by running them down. This sounds like a paradox, yet it is quite true,and is explained by the cunning of the wolves and the habits of the antelope. A single coyote who undertook to run down a single an- telope would get tired and hungry before he accomplished much, but when two or three coyotes are together it is quite a different thing. The coyotes do not all run after the antelope together. They take turns, and while one runs the others rest, and so at last they tire the antelope out. ‘ If when it was started the antelope ran straight away, it would of course leave all the wolves behind, those that were resting even more than the one that was chasing it, but the antelope does not run straight away. Instead it runs in large circles, and this enables the wolves to take turns when chasing it. When three or four prairie wolves decide that they want antelope meat for breakfast, one of them creeps as close as possible to the one they have selected, and then makes a rush for it, running as fast as he possibly can so as to push the antelope to his best speed and to tire it out. Mean- time his companions spread out on either side of the run- ner, and get upon little hills or knolls so as to keep the chase in sight. They trot from point to point, and pretty soon, when the antelope turns and bigins to work back toward one of them, this one tries to get as nearly as possi- blein its path, and as it flies by the wolf dashes out at it and runs after it at the top of its speed, while the one that had been chasing the antelope stops running and trots off to some nearby hill, where, while the water drips off his lolling tongue, he watches the race and gets his breath again. After a little the antelope passes near another coy- ote, which in turn takes up the pursuit. And so the chase is kept up until the poor antelope is exhausted, when it is overtaken and pulled down by one or more of the hungry brutes. Of course the coyotes do not catch every antelope they start. Sometimes the game runs such a course that it does not pass near any of the waiting wolves, and only the one that starts it has any running todo. In such a case the pursuit is at once abandoned. Sometimes the antelope is so stout and strong that it tires out all its pursuers. Yet they catch them more frequently than one would think, and it is not at all uncommon to see coyotes chasing antelope, although, of course, to see the whole race and its termination is very unusual. Often ifa- wolf running an antelope comes near to 4 man he gives up the chase and that particular antelope is saved. Itis a common thing for a coyote to chase an old doe with her kids just after the little ones have begun to run about. At that time they are yery swift for short distances, but have not the strength to stand a long chase. In such a case a mother will often stay behind her young, and will try to fight off the coyote, butting him with her head and striking him with her fore- feet. He pays little attention to her, except to snap at her, and keeps on after the kids. Several times I have seen a mother antelope lead her little ones into the midst of a bed of cactus, where the wolf could not so without getting his feet fullof thorns. Ifthe bed is small the wolf will make ferocious dashes up to its border, trying to frighten the little ones so that they will run out on the other side and he can start after them again, but usually the mother has no trouble in holdingthem. I thave sey- eral times killed young antelope whose legs had been bit- ten up by coyotes, but which had got away. One hot day last summera gang of section men were working in a cut in a railroad west of here, when suddenly a big buck antelope ran down one side of the cut, across the track, and up the other side, His sudden dash into their midst startled the men. and while they stood looking up where he had crossed a coyote suddenly plunged down the side of the cut, just as the antelope had done. The readiest of the section men threw a hammer at him, and the wolf turned and scrambled up the bank that he had just come down and was not seen again. Two or three years ago I camped one afternoon near Rock Creek, and as there was very little feed we turned the horses loose at night to pick among the sage brush and grease wood. Early in the morning, before sunrise, while the man with me was getting breakfast, I started out to get the horses. They were nowhere to be seen, and I climbed to the top of the hill back of camp, from which, as it was the only high place anywhere about, I felt sure that I could see the missing animals. Just beforel got to the top of the hill an old doe antelope suddenly came in view, closely fol- lowed by a coyote. Both of them seemed to be running as hard as they could, and both had their tongues hanging out as if they had come along way. Suddenly, almost at the heels of the antelope—imuch closer to her than the other wolf—appeared a second coyote, which now took up the running, while the one that had been chasing her stopped and sat down and watched. Theantelope ran quite a long distance, always bearing a, little to the left, and now seem- ing to run more slowly than when I first saw her. Asshe kept turning, it was evident that she would either run around the hill on which I stood or would come back near it. At first 1 was so interested in watching her that I for- got to look at the wolf that had stopped nearme. When I did so he was no longer at the place where he had stopped, but was trotting over a little ridge that ran down from the hill and watching the chase that was now so far off. He could easily have run across the cord of the arc and headed the antelope, but he knew too well what she would do to give himself that trouble. Aftera little, it was evident that the antelope would come back pretty near to the hill, but on the other side of it from where she had passed before, and the wolf which I had first seen chasing her trotted out 200 or 300yds. on to the prairie and sat down. The antelope was now coming back almost directly toward him, and I could see that there were tyo wolves behind her, one close at her heels and the other a good way further back. The first wolf now seemed quite excited. Heno longer sat up, but crouched close to the ground, every few moments raising his head very slowly to take a look at the doe, and then lowering it again so that he would be out of sight. Sometimes he crawled on his belly a few feet further from me, evidently trying to put himself directly in the path of the antelope; and this he seemed to have succeeded in doing. As she drew near him I could see that she was staggering, She was so tired, and the wolf behind could at any moment haye knocked her down if he had wanted to, but he seemed to be waiting for something. The wolf that was following him was now running faster and catching up, When the antelope reached the place where the first wolf was lying hidden, he sprang up and in a jump or two caught her neck and threw her down. At the same mo- ment ihe two wolves from behind came up, and for a mo- ment there was a scuffle in which yellow and white and gray and waving tails were all mixed up, and then the three wolves were seen standing there, tearing away at their breakfast. I had been so interested in watching this thing, which after all had not taken more than ten or fifteen minutes of time, that I had forgotten all about the horses. It only needed a moment’s looking to see them a short distance down the stream, and before I had gotto them and brought them back to eamp I heard Bill’s voice singing out for break- fast. I was so much interested in the intelligence shown by the coyotes that I do not think I felt theleastsympathy for the antelope. Even if I had wanted to help her I could have done nothing, for she was so tired that the coyotes could easily have caught her after I had gone. There are other wild creatures that catch the antelope occasionally. AsI havesaid before, the golden eagles often kill them when they are quite young, although if any old ones are near they will fight the birds, keeping them from catching the young ones. Oncein winter 1 saw an eagle attack two kids. They were feeding at a little distance from a large bunch of perhaps 1,000 ‘ante- lope. At this time the young ones were seven or eight months old, and so quite large and strong. The eagle had been sitting somewhere on the hillside, and flew down over the kids to pounce on one of them. They immediately began to run to the herd, and when the eagle made a dart at them they both stopped, reared on their hindlegs, a good deal in the position of the unicorn that we sometimes see fighting for the crown, and struck at the bird with their forefeet. Perhaps he was not very hunery, but at all events this turned him and the kids ran on. He made two more swoops at them before they reached the herd, and each time they fought him off in the same way by rearing up and striking after him, Of course when they got in among the other antelope the eagle left them and flew away. As I have elsewhere explained, the Indians, before they had horses or firearms, used to catch antelope in traps. These were built something on the same plan as their buffalo traps. The people built a long, straight fence, which almost came together at one end and was very far apart at the other. At the ends of the fence where they almost came together the Indians either built a corral or dug a deep pit, which they roofed over by slender poles, on which they put grass and dirt. Now, you have heard that the antelope is very inquisitive. If he sees anything that he does not understand or can’t quite make out, he is very likely to go up closer to it, so as to see what this ob- ject really is. The Indians took advantage of this weak- ness of the antelope, and by means of it decoyed bunches of them into the space between the widely separated ends of these two fences. Other Indians were hidden hehind the fenee, and as soon as the herd got started down be- tween these wings the Indians near the end of the fence ran out and got behind the antelope, which were then forced to run down toward the pit or the corral. If it was a pit, they broke through the roof in running over it, or they ran into the corral, where they were killed by the Indians, who were hidden near by. Down in Utah and Colorado, southwest of here, I have seen in several places the remains of these fences and corrals. I do not know thatthe Indians hereabouts ever caught the antelope in pits, but men who have lived up North with the Blackfeet, the Bloods and the Piegans tell me that up there they used the pits instead of the corrals. Gro. Birp GRINNELL. Brunnich’s Murres and King Hider in Virginia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 25.—Kditor Horest and Stream: [ take great pleasure in notifying the ornithologists and others interested of the capture of Briinnich’s murre (Uria lomvia), one on Dec. 17, 1896,and one on Dec. 19, 1896, at Cape Charles, Va., by A. L. Whitaker and Carmen Skid- more respectively; and on Jan. 2, 1897, of a specimen of king eider (Somaterta spectabilis), by Joseph Fields, at Cape Charles, Va. My brother shot the first Briinnich murre, and the king eider was taken by afriend of mine with whom I was duck shooting at Mr. Isaac Skidmore’s, Northampton county, Va. These specimens were exhibited at a meeting of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philade!phia. T have the above specimens, and claim the latter to be the most southern recorded capture of the king eider. Would it not be wise for our sportsmen who are duck shooters to have any strange or unknown specimen identi- fied? Many valuable notes are lost by this oversight. Wm. L. WHITAKER. Murres in Quincy Bay. Boston, Mass., Jan. 25.—Haditor Horest and Stream: No- ticing that Briimnich’s murre have been seen in large num- bers in Cayuga Lake, I want to say that in Quincy Bay, within five miles of Boston, Mass., last December, a great many of these birds were seen, and some shot by different gunners. : Old gunners say that in thirty years’ experience they have never seen these birds in the bay before. W.P. W. White-winged Crossbill, THOMPSONTOWN, Pa., Jan. 22.—Hditor Horest and Stream: The accompanying bird rose from my barnyard with 200 or 300 English sparrows. ‘Twenty-one birds fell before a charge of No. 12 shot, and the crossbill with the sparrows. Is it a true crossbill or a hybrid with sparrows? I should think the pugnacious foreigner would have driven the native away. JUNIATA. __ [It is a young white-winged crossbill (Loaia leucoptera). His death shows what bad company may lead one to. ] New Orleans Audubon ‘Monument. Editor Forest and Stream: In connection with the reproductions of Audubon’s birds, which you are publishing let me call the attention of your readers to a very interesting sketch of Audubon’s life by Mrs. Bradford, of New Orleans. The book is very attractive in form, and sells for $1. The entire proceeds of its sale are to be given to the Audubon monument fund, for the purpose of erecting a monument to the great naturalist in Audubon Park, New Orleans. Iinclose description of the book from the New Orleans Times-Democrat: ‘‘Mrs, Bradford's sketch of Audubon, daintily bound and illustrated, and printed in clear, attractive type, appears in time to rank among the charming gift books of the holiday sea- son. Originally read before the Quarante Club, of this city, the sketch was received with warm interest; and Mrs, Bradford is now actuated by a public-spirited motive in giving her work a permanent form. The erection of a suitable monument to the great naturalist has long been one of her dreams, and it is her hops that the proceeds from the sale of the book may, as she modestly expresses it, ‘prove the cornerstone’ of this worthy enterprise, The author justly remarks: ‘Our country is at last rapidly refuting the traditional charge of the ingratitude of republics to their noblest sons, * * * Weof the far South must not be behindhand in this great movement. Undismayed by difficulties and dis- couragements, we must earnestly strive to do like honor to our illustrious dead, and ennoble and beautify our parks and public places with lasting memorials in bronze and marble—grand object lessons of their lives and deeds,’ Ina fluent and graceful style Mrs. Bradford relates the history of Audubon’s life—that life ‘more in- structive than a sermon, more romantic than a romance’ —showing excellent taste and judgment in the arrange- ment of her material. The author has had special oppor- tunities to study her subject, as Audubon was a valued friend of her parents, and the home of her childhood con- tained many treasures in the shape of stuffed birds and portraits, the handiwork of the naturalist whom Louisi- ana proudly claims. His was a career crowded with incident from start to finish, and the varied episodes of his checkered fortunes are as graphically described as can only be done by a biographer who draws information from more sources than the mere printed page. “The book in itself is well worth reading, and it receives — a double value from the author’s motive in giving it to the public. Itis to be hoped that her aepiration may soon be realized. We trust the day is not far distant when among the grand old oaks, and near the mighty river he loved, patriotic hands will place a noble statue in bronze of the great naturalist of Louisiana, a familiar figure as he was in life, in hunter’s dress, with dog and gun by his side,” Any of your readers who feel inclined to contribute $1 will bs contributing toa very worthy object, and at the same time will receive an interesting little memento of Audubon. ALEXANDER MAITLAND, Blue Coat vs. Yellow Coat. THE greatest enjoyment of a camping trip to a lover of nature does not always arise from the large amount of game killed or the large number of fish secured—but from the little things that happen, which many people would call trivial, but to one who has formed the habit of observation are full of life and interest. The freedom from care and worry, the hearty good- fellowship which exists, and the fact that the struggle for the Almighty Dollar is largely eliminated, are some of the factors that make a camping experience so enjoyable, as well as benefical, I remember an interesting incident that happened while camping a few yearsago. I had been out a good portion of the night before jack-hunting after deer, but had come in shortly after midnight without any success—and right here I would like to say about this method of hunting that while I have never fired at a deer when jack-hunting without killing it, my experience has been that the deer stands more chance of escaping than the hunter does of securing it, and especially is this true on bodies of water that have been much hunted in this way. However, I am perfectly willing to give up jack-hunting if they will ‘“‘call off the dogs’—but I have wan- dered from my subject! Not feeling very ambitious, I strolled away from camp along the trail that led down the lake, and coming to a convenient log sat down to enjoy the solitude and stillness of the woods, I had left my gun at camp—a very foolish thing to do, espe- cially in a country where big game abounds, Hearing a slight noise to my left, I moved along on the log so I could discover the cause of it, and there witnessed a yery novel combat, The noise increased asI crept nearer, A big, burly fellow in a shining blue coat was having a great tussle with a smaller antagonist, a little yellow and brown chap, whose lithe, supple movements and bull dog tenacity made the fight less unequal than if seemed at first. After the fight had lasted a short time, it became evident that Blue Coat had had enough, aud was now only too anxious to get away; but in spite of his utbmostendeayors the little yellow fellow kept his grip and pushed the fight with the utmost fierceness, The big fellow was soon done for, and his efforts became weaker and weaker until they ceased altogether, Mr. Yellow Coatseemed none the worse for the battle, and though his adversary was nearly twice his size he picked him up and flew away with him to his nest in a not far distant bush. The victor was a yellow hornet, and the vanquished blue bottle fly, W, GRANT, Bluebirds on Long Island in January. Bay Rupes, Long Island, N. Y., Jan. 27.—1 wish to ad- ‘vise you of what to me is the unusual presence of blnebirds (§. S.). Yesterday, the 26th, I heard the well-known note ofthis bird. At first I was inclined to be skeptical, but upon its repetition I investigated, and was surprised to dis- cover a pair of them in a low dogwood, seemingly in good health and spirits. Last fall your various correspondents were lamenting the scarcity of these birds, while with us during late September they were unusually abundant, com- ing and going in fair-sized flocks until well on imto October. I may mention that a red-headed woodpecker has win- tered for three years in our vicinity, and from his loud chattering yesterday [infer he was as much surprised as myself over the bluebirds, for he followed them as they. flew off at my approach. Wintmor TownssEnb.- Game Bag and Gun, A WINTER CAMP ON WADLEIGH BROOK. : (Continued from page 8&6.) Part IIl.—A Change of Base. A warm spell followed our hunt in the burnt lands, and from 20° below zero the thermometer rose to 50° above. Under the influence of the warm air the snow rapidly dis- appeared, and when freezing weather came again the hunting was very noisy, We had eaten up almost every- _thing in camp and resolved upon a change of base, Ac- cordingly, on Sunday afternoon, Noy. 29, we moyed over to the Trout Brook Lumber Camp owned by Messrs. Dud- ley & Currins, and the following day Jock, the Doctor and myself went on to Sourdnahunk Lake for a few days’ Ae outa at McLain’s camp, Sourdnahunk. Hight moose had been accounted for at Sourdnahunk Lake this season up to the time of our arrival, two of them having been killed only a fewdays before by the McLain’s. These were lares bulls, one having a spread of horns of §5in., and’ the other 47in. They lay just where they had fallen within a few rods of each other, back on a hardwood ridge no great distance from Thissel Pond. One great bull had cateetied over backward when hit, but fortunately had fot broken his horns. McLain’s camp, which has been but recently opened for sportsmen, is well built of small peeled spruce logs set vertically and battened with strips of bark. The roof is of spruce bark, which gives the camp a more picturesque effect than is common. The McLain’s, father and son, are successful trappers, and last year took 112 “saple,” besides “black cat” or fisher, mink, fox and otter, In one corner of the sitting room is a reminiscence of bear, in the shape of a heavy No. 5 Newhouse trap which has one jaw snapped in two and a spring missing as the résult of tackling the wrong bear. The bear that wrecked that trap and got away must have been dn uiiusually powerful animal. Near by is ashed moose horn, pitked up by Joe Francis, that is abnormal in that it has a tine 4 or 5in. long starting from the back edge of the palm and rnnning parallel with it. At Sourdnahunk I saw a black cat in a tall stub, but though I tried to prevent its escape the big weasel suc- ceeded in getting out of the tree before I could reach the base. It dropped so quickly that it seemed to go faster than the falling bark dislodged in the scramble. Another day, while returning from a bog over toward Telos Lake after sunset,a buck deersprang out of a fir thicket directly toward me, I was going along at a slashing gait at the time, making plenty of noise, and when the deer appeared he was within 30ft. on the jump. It took him but & second to wheel and disappear, and as my rifle sichts were full of snow I did not get a shot. It is an open ques- tion whether the deer on hearing my approach thought it was another buck and wanted fight, or whether he got a baflline scent, and ran onto me when trying to escape. The traveling was very noisy during our stay at Sourdna- hunk, and though we saw plenty of sign we got no game. Couldn’t Break a Game Law if he Tried. Despite the reports from Maine that partridges have been scarce this year, we saw an unusual number. I had loaded some light ammunition for this game, with 5ers. of black powder and the 85er. 8. & W. pistol bullet, and found the charge véry accurate and satisfactory except for the fact that it was difficult to seat the ball in the shell without loading tools, as it was a trifle too large. On Dec. 1, as I was returning to camp, I saw six partridges budding in birch trees. They were all close together, and the chances seemed good for killing two with one shot. Accordingly I drew out the cartridge in my rifle barrel and attempted to substitute one of the light charges; but the shell jammed, and do what I would I could not get it in the barrel. I tried in succession half a dozen cartridges, and each one stuck when about two-thirds way into the barrel. It was an extremely cold day, the thermometer being -considerably below zero at the time; and the trouble was evidently due not only to the fact that the shells had been expanded by firing, but also to the contraction of the rifle barrel, as I proved afterward by inserting without dif- ficulty all the cartridges when the barrel was warmed. I did not want to use a regular cartridge, as my stock of ammunition was very low, so I left the spot without killing any partridge. Ten minutes later a spruce partridge flew up from under my feet into a low tree, and sat there stupidly regarding me. I was still a little mad at losing the others, and I resolyed to have this one for revenge, though I really did not believe he would be.very good eating, being an old, bird; so I cut asapling 10 or 12ft. in Tength and fas- tened at the end anoose made from an old moccasin string, - and carefully dangled it in front where he could stick his head into it. ; The partridge bobbed his head backward and forward and sideways in a self-important way, looking at the noose as if he were critically examining it oyer the top of a, pair of spectacles, and finally stuck his head squarely into it, The same instant I yanked, but as luck would have it the partridge got too far into the loup, and_ before I could get my hands on him he had slipped through and escaped. That night I related the incident, and was reminded that it was the Ist of December and that the partridge season was over—facts which had not occurred to me before. . Mr. Goodman, the scaler, who was sitting the other side of the stove, slapped his thigh and remarked: “By George, 1 know now why it was I missed that par- tridge to-day when I threw my axe at him. I couldn’t break a game law if I tried.” Geography. None of the Maine maps give much detail regarding the ‘Trout Brook country. The headwaters of streams which serve to indicate the watersheds are misplaced, while such lakes as Little Sourdnahunk, which is about three-quarters ofa mile in diameter, and Thissel Pond, which measureg FOREST AND STREAM. WHA ] | ly | GY Chamberlain L y | | I Dwelly POY BY ep. y, Ve os iy vay aie = = mm ee ae a ee :. oO” 3. SS see ee Dapot Camp a © ‘ TT ES | Cie OR ee PS Gg : shNas \\ \\ { am Dud ley Gurrins \ slitace ern 4 hiss Fond, I YP Trout Bk Comp | | A ‘ Nits Lathe Sour Beg / Fi : () 1 # , | Pos ~| = Bt, MAP OF THE WADLEIGH five-eighths of a mile in its greatest dimension, are not set down at all, None of the maps show the deep bay on the north side of Sourdnahunk Lake known as Caribou Cove, and on all I have seen the roads are not given as used at the present time. For instance, the approach to Sourd- nahunk Lake at present is by the well-traveled tote road up Trout Brook, but this is not shown on the maps, while on the other hand the disused route from Webster and Telos lakes down to the lower end of Chesuncook still appears. Ofcourse these tote roads are constantly chang- ing, and itis a difficult matter to keep track from year to year of those which are passable for teams, but with regard -to the natural features it is different, and it is surprising that better maps do not exist. The rough map printed herewith is intended to show some of the features of interest to sportsmen not given elsewhere, and will serve to illustrate the narrative. The dotted squares are six miles across. | In a general way it may be said that the country lying south of Trout Brook and between that stream and the East Branch is a continuous mountain range that finally culminates in Katahdin, 5,250ft. in height. This is the only mountain region of any consequence in Maine, and its scenic attractions are noteworthy. From Grand Lake (Matagamon) and the west end of Sourdnahunk Lake the views are particularly impressive. North of Trout Brook there are no mountains worthy of the name, and the country resembles other parts of the State, with characteristic bogs, low ridges, dead water streams and lakes. Sourdnahunk Lake lies on a high plateau welluptoward Katahdin. By right it should empty into East Branch waters, but instead it has taken upon itself the vastly more difficult task of discharging its waters into the West Branch of the Penobscot. Its outlet, Sourdnahunk Stream, has cut a passage through the southern enflanking mountains, and rushes down wild gorges in tumultuous fashion, falling hundreds of feet ina few miles. There isnothing like this stream in Maine, and nowhere can such scenes be wit- nessed as occur there in May, when Messrs. Dudley & Cur- rins start their log drive. The stream at best is the person- ification of untamed fury, but add the thousands of great spruce logs that go tearing along with it, shooting down over falls like bolts from some great catapult, and disap- pearing in’ boiling chaldrons below or splintering on the adamant rocks that oppose their passage, and you have a picture of reckless passion that appalls the beholder. The lumbermen havethree dams with an aggregate head of 36ft. of water behind, and when a.jam forms, this great wall of water is sent hurling down upon it with a force for smashing and tearing that is absolutely resistless. Under ordinary conditions the water is let run at regular interyals for a few mintites at a time. Besides their Trout Brook Camp Messrs, Dudley & Cur- rins hayetwo camps on Sourdnahunk Stream, but they have almost finished their.operations in this country, and another year will no doubt move elsewhere. In mentioning the natural features of this region, the burnt lands of Wadleigh Brook should have a prominent place. These lie mostly north and east of the brook from Burnt Mountain on the south almost to Blunder Pond on the north, and extend in a northeasterly direction pretty well over toward Second Lake.. In some places they have been burned over half a dozen times; and are so open that one can see half a mile at a stretch; but as a rule the ground is grown up with small trees, maple and.birch and poplar, tha teffectually’ prevent an extended outlook. These burnt lands are the natural summer:home of moose and other game, but by December everything has moved into the surrounding green timber. The First Caribou. Early in December the caribou begin working down the mountains, and leaving their sprawling trails along the frozen streams and bogs of the Trout|Brook country. They aS i Pst rags BROOK HUNTING REGION, had been very abundant on Katahdin during the fall, feeding on the mosses above the timber line, and a lumber- man named Rodgers, who has camps well up toward the summit, reported that he had seen as many as eighty in one herd. Caribou are stupid, and their flesh isnot highly regarded as food, and it is a noteworthy fact that they are despised by many of the native hunters, who sometimes shoot them down from pure wantonness, piling up their carcasses as long as the animals are in sight or till their ammunition is exhausted. The morning of Dec. 3 Hoisington, Du Bois and Natey, who were again in camp on Wadleigh Brook, discussed their plans. Du Bois said: “Natey and I will go across Trout Brook and kill a deer,” to which Hoisington re- sponded: “Well, I guess I’ll go up toward the burnt lands and get a caribou.” Strangely enough, both predictions were fulfilled to the letter. Du Bois got a large doe within a few hours after leaving camp, and in even less time Hoisington had killed his caribou. , The thermometer hung on a nearby tree registered 18° below zero at 7:30, when the hunters leftcamp. Thinking that Wadleigh Brook would be well frozen, Hoisington re- HOISINGTON’S CARIBOU. solved to go up onthe ice. There were some thin places on the rapid stream, however, and soon after leaving camp he got his feet wet. He quickened his pace to start the circulation and prevent freezing, and the snow on the ice ereaked so loudly in the frosty air that it seemed next to impossible to surprise any game. However,as he rounded a bend in the stream he saw a deer standing on the bank in plain sight looking at him, but before he could fire the deer had turned and plunged into the woods. Thisserved as a warning to go more cautiously, and as subsequent events proved was a very lucky occurrence. Game was _afoot that wintry morning, and, like the hunter, found that the brook afforded an easy means of travel. When less than a mile from camp Hoisington suddenly saw the antlered head of a caribou regarding him from the concealment of the tall grass and bushes growing on a point above. Thesame instant the animal whirled around to run, but just as quickly the little smokeless powder gun spat out its veto,and down he went, shot through the spine just back of the shoulder blades. The caribou tried to rise, but a second shot, fired for safety, pierced his heart, and he was dead when the hunter reached the spot. ‘The caribou wasa bull witha very compact and pretty set of ~horns. The antlers were just ready to drop, and when he . fell one was loosened and came off. After dressing him Hoisington returned to camp and later went out to drag him in on the ice. This time he had no rifle with him, and while sitting on the caribou’s body resting he saw a big buck with five points to a side come out on the iceonly a few rods away and paw and strut and dare anything to fight him. It was highly aggravating to take the old buck’s “sass,” but there was no help for it, and finally the buck got tired and went away. ’ Return to Wadleigh, ; On the 8d of December Dr. Wright and myself started 106 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes. 6, 1897. back for our camp on Wadleigh Brook by a rather round- about way. Wecrossed Little Sourdnahunk Lake on the ice, and by paced measurement made it three-quarters of a mile in diameter. The lake is oval in shape and beauti- fully situated among hardwood ridges. Half a mile fur- ther is Thissel Pond, an equally pretty sheet of water and only slightly smaller. East of both ponds and forming the apex ofa triangle drawn from them lies a good caribou bog, which is perhaps a mile long, but so grown up with trees that no extended view can be had. This bog is in the Trout Brook watershed emptying into East, Branch waters. Thissel Pond by its outlet flows into Webster Lake, and so on into the East Branch, while the waters of Little Sourdnahunk Lake eventually find their way into the West Branch of the Penobscot. Additional interest attaches to this spot from the fact that a brook that takes its rise a short distance west flows into Telos Lake, formerly on the watershed ofthe St. John River, but now connected by canal with Webster Lakeand the Penobscot. — : Beyond Thissel Pond the descent is rapid almost all the way to Webster Lake. Thissel Brook, which we followed, is a tumbling trout stream with steep banks, wooded for long stretches with a beautiful growth of beech, maple, birch and other hardwoods. Along in the afternoon we came out on a bog which extends on both sides of the main stream for a mile or more, and which reaches back also along tributary streams from east and west. Here we jumped a large buck, who went bounding away over the brown bog grass in plain sight for some distance. Below the dam on Thissel Brook we ran across a moose track which had been made probably within an hour, but it was growing late and we had no time to spare followingit. About sunset we sighted Webster Lake through the trees and took a short cut across on the ice to the dam. Below the dam we found fairly good walking on the old tote road, but the snow was deeper than any we had previ- ously encountered. A mile beyond the dam we sighted some old deserted lumber camps on a hill above the road, and thought at first they were Finch’s camps, where we expected to spend the night, but we soen discovered our mistake. For a mile further we plodded along in the darkness without any encouragement, but at the end of that distance we struck a recently traveled road and knew we must be near our destination. At this point the road crossed Webster Brook, an angry-looking rapid stream 60ft. in width, and we were uncertain on which side the camp lay. We decided to try the south side first, and as luck would haye it found the camp only a few hundred rods away. And neyer were weary travelers more glad ofshelter. The Doctor’s beard and eyebrows were covered with ice, our trousers frozen to board-like stiffness, and our bodies chilled by the arctic cold. The Big Buck that didn’t Get Away. Next morning we got an early start, Finch’s Halfway Camp is situated on the outlet to Hudson Pond, and a good road follows the brook up to the pond, a distance of about a mile. The pond is half a mile across and contains several rocky islands, on one of which Jock Darling saw a caribou last winter. . He tried to shoot it as it trotted away, but his Bullard refused to go off, How the caribou ever got on the island is a puzzle, as its sides are as steep as a church roof where they are not perpendicular. ~ It was our intention to cross from Hudson Pond directly to the burnt lands, which are no great distance off to the southeast, without going near themain Blunder Pond (Mr. Finch, who has lumbered in this neighborhood, informed us that there are at least three small ponds of this name), as the country immediately around the pond is said to be very thick and swampy. Accordingly we lay our course a little east of south along the side of a hardwood ridge where the walking was good. While traveling along this ridge we unexpectedly ran directly on to a large buck com- ing toward us. We opened fire, and each of us managed to get in a couple of shots before he disappeared. Subse- quently we found that three of these shots had hit him, but unfortunately all had gone low. We followed up his trail a short distance, and noting but little blood decided to leave him alone for a little while and investigate an old moose trail that we happened on. This led us to a thick growth of balsam fir, where we found fresh sign of three other moose. The moose had evidently gone into winter quarters here, for beds and signs of feeding were on all sides. Therewas one large bull among them, how large I hesitate to say; but he had refused to go between trees in places where one could almost have driven a team of horses through, and his track, where the snow had thawed out of it, looked like an elephant’s. The snow was crusty, and it was a practical impossibil- ity to get up toa moose in such thick growth, so we re- luctantly left the yard, hoping to come back the next day if the conditions should be more fayorable. Taking up the buck’s trail, we followed very cautiously, and would have succeeded in getting a shot as he rose from the spot where he had lain down had it not been for an untoward incident, which set him off on the jump. Previous to this he had been going west and had carried us within hearing of the groaning ice on Blunder Pond, but now he started directly down wind in an easterly direction. Every step he took in this direction brought him some- what nearer our camp on Wadleigh Brook; so after con- sultation we decided to follow him up, knowing that, as he had our wind, he would keep going as long as he could stand. And so we followed along, constantly hoping that he would shape his course more to the south, which would have suited us exactly. Instead, however, he veered if anything more to the north, and led us a long and weary chase. It was 9 when we first saw him, and not till 2 that afternoon did we get close enough for the coup de grace. Meanwhile he had adopted every tactic known to his tribe to throw us off his trail, passing through bands of other deer, and walking over every piece of bare ground he could find. Once he had succeeded in getting eight or ten cari- bou to walk all over his trail, so that in places it was com- pletely obliterated, but it was easy work to follow it here compared to times when it passed over bare places where the ground was hard frozen or rocky. Successful tracking is largely a matter of elimination, and at times the only way a trail can be followed is by consid- ering all possible courses and striking out the less likely ones. On our way to camp after sunset that night we jumped a moose on the edge of some green timber. Below us on the hillside we heard a thump, thump, that sounded like some one chopping, as he went off on a sharp trot. A moment later we came across the track, which proved that he was a big one. It was three hours after dark when we reached camp, and we had gone through some yile holes to get there, but all was forgotten in the pleasnre of the reunion with the other members of the party, and the big fire and generous supper. J. B, BuRNHAM. [TO BE CONCLUDED. | NEEDLESS ACCIDENTS. Orrawa, Canada,— Hditor Forest and Stream: It is a pity that there 1s no means of legislating in the direction of protecting life and limb from eccentric shooters, who year alter year add to the already long list of those who meet death by accident. In the neighborhood from which I am writing three men have this season been shot dead at sight, and three others severely wounded by shooting companions. In five cases these unfortunate people were mistaken for deer, and in the sixth a hasty gentleman mistook his friend’s game bag for a hare, and while literally puncturing the bag distrib- uted the» balance of the charge in yarious parts of his friend’s body. It is unhappily a fact that many of those who carry guns and visit woodland and swamp in pursuit of animals and birds know little of the use of the weapons they carry or of the appearance of what they are pursuing. They are, perhaps, also young and excitable, and have just reached that condition of nervous eagerness which makes the con- clusion easy that anything stirring near is the game they are seeking. Hence it is that the tyro from the city goes bravely forth in pursuit of deer and later in the day maims or kills some relative or friend, and what might have been a pleasant outing is suddenly turned into atragedy. Yet these oft-repeated “sad accidents” seem to convey no warn- ing, for each succeeding season brings fresh records of the doings of these reckless shooters. A man in the woods does not look like a deer, a hare, or a partridge; but a vivid imagination may regard him as being any of these, and then comes the possibly fatal shot. For my own part, I confess that a deer to me in the woods is a very distinctive object. When Isee one I do not mis- take it for my friend John Smith, or vice versa; and I have no fear that John will suddenly regard me as a buck, and tickle me in the back of the neck with his Winchester. John is cool, quick, keen-eyed, and a sportsman, and never pulls a trigger without good and sufficient reason. Another awful man to meet is he who cares not in what direction his loaded gun is pointing. Sometimes it is care- fully nursed in the hollow of his left arm, while the muzzle is uncomfortably close to the pit of your own stomach; the next moment he is behind you “atthe trail,” and quite liable to lodge the charge in the small of your back. I neyer stay long with this kind of shooter, and it is poor con- solation to remember that whatever other damage he may do the creature rarely shoots himself. The class of blundering idiots who “didn’t know it was leaded” are unfortunately to be found everywhere, produc- ing accidents which, while often fatal,are sometimes fan- tastic. Take, for instance, the'case of the man who blew into the muzzle of his pistol, at the same time placing a lighted match to the nipple. Itwas, of course, his last experiment, - as was also that of the gentleman who put a blind shrapnel shell into his stove and waited for results, There is, too, the brother who snaps what he regardsas an empty gun at his sister and sosends her to a premature death, and thus through scores of needless fatalities caused by people who ought never to be allowed to touch firearms is yearly told the story of criminal carelessness. RipEAv. [To which it might be added: For further particulars see daily papers. Any day will do.] CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Death of Charles Kern. Jan. 30.—One of the best known figures of Chicago sportsmanship passed away on Monday last, Jan. 25. After many months of suffering Mr. Charles Kern yielded to the disease which had been sapping his life forces and passed away quietly at his own home among his family and friends, Mr. Kern was twice the president of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, and was for many years president of the Audubon Gun Club, of Chicago, the old guard of Chicago sportsmanship, made up in good part of old-time trap-shooters, Mr, Kern was sixty-five years of age. He was a nativeof Bavaria and was eighteen years of age when he cametoAmerica, Heentered early into politics, and was only twenty-one years of age when he ran for sheriff, being defeated in hiscampaign. He sought further offices, and in 1830 was elected County Treasurer of Cook county. He was a great secret society and association man, and had a wide circle of friends. He leaves a widow and twochildren, whose circumstances should be comfortable, as Mr. Kern was reputed to ba of considerable means, The Michigan Warden’s Work. The new Governor of Michigan, Mr, Pingree, has re- cently found occasion to criticise the work of the State Fish and Game Warden, Mr. Chase 8. Osborn, of Sault Ste, Marie. While not resenting this sharply, Mr. Osborn finds occasion to make reply in the columns of the Detroit Trib- une, as follows: «««T spend half of my time in the field, the rest of the time directing the operations of the deputy wardens from my office.’ “During the twenty-three months Mr. Oshorn has been game warden of Michigan he has investigated 1.800 reported violations at an average cost of $6 a case; that is, Mr. Osborn or his deputies have looked into this num- ber of cases. Of the total number there have been 1,007 cases tried in court, out of which there were between 800 and 900 convictions. From fines and license fees the revenues of the office amounted to $27,000, while the ex- penses were only $10,500. ‘© ‘T claim,’ says Mr. Osborn, ‘that the work [ have done has been more than the combined work of any four game wardens in the country, and it has been done only by hard, constant work, **¢As to the showing made by the reyenues and the ex- penses, I am very proud of it. The first two years of my predecessor every case tried cost on an average of $27, while the average cost during his last two years was about $22. The average cost of each case during my term of office has been $10 40,’” In Town and Out. Mr. W, P. Mussey, of Chicago, who has for some days been in the Hast; New York city and elsewhere, is ex- pected to return soon. Mr, W. Fred Quimby, of the Empire Target Company, and universally known in the sporting goods trade, is in Chicago this week. Mr. Quimby has charge of the elegant and extensive exhibit of bicycles made by the Hunter Arms Co. at the Chicago cycle show this week. In this he is assisted by Mr, Alex H. Waud. The Hunter exhibit was the rounding up place of a great many sporta- men during the week. Mr. George A. Mosher, of the Syracuse Arms ©o., is in Chicago for a few days on a Western business trip, Mr. Mosher is looking well and as amiable as usual. Mr. Louis Erhardt, of Louis Hrhardt & Co , Atchison, Kans,, is in Chicago this week with a large and compre- hensive smile. Mr. Erhardt says he would have been glad to be at the San Antonio shoot, but is glad he missed the blizzard there. He is pleased with the temperature of Chicago, which was only 20° below zero this week. _ K, Hover. 1206 Boycr Buitpine, Chicago, Ill. The New York Association. Lyons, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Hditor Forest and Stream. Dear Sir—It may be of interest generally that you publish the names of those who are to serve on the committees of the N. Y. State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game for the ensuing year. I therefore take pleasure in handing you the list of both the Law and Legislation Com- mittee and the Auditing Committee as appointed. Legislation and Law Committee—Robert B. Lawrence, chairman, 35 Wall street, New York city; Percy S. Lans- duowne, 735 Mooney Building, Buffalo; C, B. Lapham, Can- andaigua, N. Y.; George R. Peck, Auburn, N. Y.; W. E._ Huston, Lockport, N. Y. Auditing Committee—F. J. Amsden, Rochester, N. Y.; Aaron Mather, Honeoye Falls, N. Y.; Charles Curtis, Au- burn, N. Y. The Legislation and Law Committee will immediately take up the work of pushing the recommendations passed at the recent meeting of the Association, and which I he- lieve were correctly published in last week’s issue of your yaluable journal. We desire the hearty codperation of all sportsmen throughout the State, whether members of the State As- sociation or not, in urging prompt legislation along the lines set forth in the resolutions by the meeting at Syra- cuse. Never before in the history of the Association has there been so united a feeling as to what course of! action should be pursued, and with earnest work on the part ofall interested much good may be accomplished this winter. The Association strongly demands the abolishment of hounding for deer; the abolishment of netting and spear- ing in the inland waters of the State; the one open season for partridge, woodeock, rabbits and squirrels from Sept. 15 to Jan. 1; and makes a strong plea against local legislation; further than this we earnestly hope that we may secure the repeal of Section 249. J know the Forest AND STREAM will do all it can to aid us in the work, and trust that eyery sportsman in this State will take a personal interest, and that every member of the Legislature may be impor- tuned and brought-to see the necessity of right action. Do not leave the work for others. There is enough for us all to do if we would preserve the game in this State and fur- ther the replenishing of the many lakes and streams which have all but been depleted through the abuses of the past. W.S. Gavirt, Pres. Fowl in Hog Island Bay. Keuuer, Va., Jan. 25.— Hditor Horest and Stream: In your publication of the 23d inst. I find an inquiry from Mr, O. D. Foulks, Stockton, Md., who asks: “Where are the ducks?” It affords me much pleasure to give what light I can to our friend in regard to the duck supply in Hog Island Bay. Brant and black ducks haye been plenty there- since November till now. We see persons from Upshires Neck (which is the mainland boundary of Hog Island Bay) almost eyery day, and are informed by them that the bay is swarming with wildfowl to such an extent that theirsleep is actually disturbed at night by their chat- tering. In years gone by I shot a great deal in our seacoast broadwaters and narrows, and especially in that of Hog Island, and under the most adverse circumstance I always killed a good bunch of birds every day, while not infre- quently our day’s shooting would amount to several dollars. Since then the chances should be better, as our bays are patrolled night and day by police boats to prevent trap- ping, night shooting and the use of guns above a certain size, 1am informed that this regulation is already showing its good effects in the increased quantity of birds. To secure good shooting, the quantity of birdsis not more a question than to know their habits—this must be well understood. The late William Doughty, of Hog Island, or Capt. Nathan Cobb, of Cobb’s Island, would always place themselves in such a way that the birds were bound to go- to them. It is therefore, with shooting men, a matter of the first importance to- secure practicul men as guides. We no longer shoot at all ourselves, but will be glad to direct sportsmen who may be visiting our shores to good, experienced guides. This done, there is no doubt but that good results will attend their coming to the eastern shore in search of game. i Monadnock Club. Tae Monadnock Club has been organized to promote in- terest in fishing and shooting parties near Mt. Monadnock, N. H. The club has acquired grounds on Lake Conto- ‘cook and built a club house, whieh will be open from April 1 to Noy. 1 to its members and visitors. The locality affords excellent fishing and shooting. The club numbers twenty-five members, and will gladly receive others. The officers are: James 8. Milner, President; Charles D. Bete, Vice-President; Frederic W. Bashforde, Treasurer; J. Frank Hayes, Secretary; Wm. E. Leake, Captain. Address ae city, 136 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, or East Jaffrey rs, 6, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 107 Maine Guide Licenses, In seems that Fish and Game Commissioner Carlton, of Maine, is disposed to modify his guide license bill a good deal, and that the pressure has been so great against it that he has come out in the newspapers in defense of it. He says, over his own signature, in one of the papers, that he is willing to waive the matter of license fees if the guides will pay for their own badges. He also declared that the bill is not framed to interfere with the friend or farmer who presumes to accompany 4 sportsman on a fish- ing or shooting trip. Hesaysthat steamboat captains, into whose hands the hunters and fishermen visiting Maine trust their lives, have to have a license, then why should not guides who take care of the same sportsmen in the woods belicensed? He does not say that he would license every railway engineer, fireman, conductor or brakeman for the same reason. Neither does he propose that stage, buck- board or carriage drivers should be licensed by the State. Yet they all presume to take care of the visiting hunters and fishermen. His principal line of defense for his bill is that it is impossible to stop summer shooting with the means now provided, and that licensed guides will do it. He does not say where the cook or the hired man leayes off and where the guide begins. He is very fair about the matter and invites a full hearing at Augusta on Wednes- day, Feb. 3. The railroads in that State have generally granted half fares to that hearing, and it promises to be one of great interest. The best sportsmen with whom I have talked agree that there can be no real objection to empowering the best of the guides to enforce the. fish and game laws, but that a general license law for all guides or persons working for sportsmen would be a great failure. They also say that some law that will preyent the guides from shooting game for sportsmen, and to sell to them, will save more game than is killed by summer shooting. SPECIAL Where the Wild Horse is a Nuisance. Witp horses are getting to be quite numerous again on the flats in the Texas Panhandle and in Beaver county, They are very troublesome, as they lead away the horses belonging to the cow men and grangers, and when a do- mesticated horse once gets with a wild bunch it is an all day’s job, and sometimes it takes several days, to catch him. The laziest old crowhait alive, or the gentlest family horse, after associating for a few days with these mustangs, seems to forget his raising; all the old-time wildness of his forefathers seems to crop out in him, and although formerly he may have allowed himself to be caught anywhere, he will not then permit a man to get within half a mile of him. About the only way to recover a horse of this kind is to run the entire bunch down and corral them, or rope the ones wanted. Nearly all ourstockmen have lost horses in this manner, and the mustang, instead of being looked upon with respect and with covetous eyes, as in the past is now considered an intruder and a pest, and is shot down whenever opportunity offers. Since horses became go _ cheap there is no object in catching mustangs, and this once valuable representative of the best friend of man is now classed in the same category as the coyote and other “varmints.”— Beaver (Oklahoma) Herald. Thinks it not of, Vital Interest. Boston, Jan. 26.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Inquiry and replies as to “Who Owns the Game Killed by the Guide,” in your late issues, cannot be to most of your readers a matter of vital interest. Ts To those others we might suggest the usefulness of the guide in preventing them from losing their way; in taking them to correct grounds, that they may not waste their vacation in tramping a country where no game is to be found; in teaching them the habits of the birds and in handling the dogs; in showing them where they may not correctly use the gun, and explain how it happens that the birds get away so often; in assisting them in many ways, as carrying the lunch and the extra shells, in marking the dead birds and the live ones. So that perchance those others will reach that point where, when the guide turns up with his gun, either the puide or his gun remains in camp, and it won’t matter much which. SprcraL Hacker. ra Bears Killed in Maine in} 1896. Beruet, Me., Jan. 23.—Hditor Forestiand Stream: TI have received letters from the treasurers of ten towns bordering on the unbroken forests of northern Oxford county, reply- ing to my inquiries as to how many bounties they had paid on bears the past season, and find they aggregate fifty-one killed. Bethel is the banner town, haying se- sured fourteen, Newry killed ten, and Gilead eight, and Roxbury seven. H. 'T. Stiles, of West Bethel, shot six running loose in the woods, they being the most killed by any one man in these parts. Two years ago there were eighty killed in these towns; last year only a few. J. G. Ricu, Deer in Southern New Hampshire, Mancuester, N, H., Jan. 29.—The Legislature is now in session. We hope to see a bill passed to prevent killing deer in the southern counties. There have been quite a number seen in the city limits, and some have been killed yery near here. Wehayea largeamount of second growth of hardwood, miles in extent, that is good coyer for deer; and in a few years they would be quite plenty if they could have full protection, Jug the man that kills a deer near here within the next five to ten years. H. Sportsman (to Snoobson, who hasn't brought down a single bird all day)—*‘D> you know Lord Peckham?” Snobson—* Oh, dear, yes; I've often shot at his house,” Sportsman—‘‘Hver hit i1?”—Puneh. Farmer—‘*You've shot my cow!” Dooley—*‘Bs gobbs, an’ I told ther grocer mon as plain as cud be to give me bu-7-r d shot!”—Puck, The FOREST AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday, and as much Canp-Sire Slickerings. “That reminds me.” The Most Peculiar Thing he had ever Noticed. A CORRESPONDENT who wrote from Currituck, N. C., the other day, tells of the untoward fortune of duck shooting there during his stay, and winds up with a good story: “T have been most of the tine ayeravated almost beyond endurance by the wildfowl. We have had nothing but summer weather, warm and lazy-like; there are plenty of birds, but they would not decoy well, but congregate in large rafts in the middle of the Sound, every unce in a while rising in vast clouds, and such honking and quack- ing you haye never heard. AsI am writing I can hear them at it; sounds like a half dozen country schools let loose for recess at’ the one time. Within the last three days we haye had some cold, stormy weather, consequently more birds and better prospects. I noticed particularly one large flight of sprigs with a few bunches of redheads. There are a great many swans here, and from the house one can at any time see a thousand of them sitting on the bar less than a mile away, looking for all the world like a big snow bank. “One of White’s guides, a nephew, told me a story the other day while in the blind that deserves a place in your ‘That Reminds Me’ column. I wish you could hear the native twang with which the story was told. I had asked him what was the most peculiar thing he had ever noticed while gunning. ‘Wal, ll tell yer. We was a-setting out in the Sound a-shooting and I noticed a canyasback a- comin’ from the no’th right smart, and then I seed another canvasback comin’ from the south and he was flying right peart. The sun was a-shinin’ just so as one bird never noticed the other, and pretty soon they come together crash and fell in the water. I went and picked them up, both stone dead. They was both split open clean from their bills down their breasts, and that’s gospel truth” “T suggested that the medal at Washington was his if he would only claim it, but as the idea seemed to kind of hurt his feelings I have not pressed it too much.” W. EE. SAwynr. Sea and River Sishing - Proprietors of fishing resorts will find it profitable to advertise them. in FOREST AND STREAM. THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION, Boston, Feb. 1.—Hditer Forest and Stream: : The mem- bers and guests of this Association, 180 of them, assembled at the Copley Square Hotel last Saturday" evening to d.s- cuss a good dinner (tickets $3), review the work of the year and enjoy an evening of right down good-fellowship ‘ —all of which they did in a large degree. Col. Rockwell presided and the special guests were Governor Wolcott; Hon. Winslow Warren, Collector of the Port; Judge Edgar Aldrich, of the U..5) District Court; KE. B; Haskell, Esq,; Hon. Hubert Williams, Fish Commissioner of Connecticut; A. W. Robinson, president of the Megantic Club, and Geo. H. Lyman, Jr. Others present were ex-President B. OC. Clark, ex-President Geo. W. Wiggin, Hon. W. F. Ray, J. G. Ray, Hon. J, Q. A. Field, Wm. H. Sweatt, A. D. Thayer, Charles Stewart, Dr.J. T. Stetson, J. Russell Reed, Waldron Bates, J. 8. Duncklee, Sidney Chase, E, T. Barker, William Almy, Geo. UO. Sears, W. F. Almy, Rollin Jonés, John N. Roberts, Chas. G. Gibson, E, E. Small, Sidney Chase, Alex- ander Pope, N, L. Martin, Dr. W. J. Brigham, E. C. Nor- ton, Dr. G. H. Payne, Secretary Kimball H..D. Litchfield, W. B. Hastings, H. F. Coleman, Benj, F. Stevens, A. R. Brown, H. G. Kyser, 8. W. Rich, C. M. Blake, Hon. Robt. S. Gray, E. E. Allen, W. B, Kehoe, J. Payson Bradley, C. F, Munroe, Chas. A. Allen, Warren Hapgood, J. N, Aker- man, Hon. A. B. R. Sprague, Mayor of Worcester; B, V. Howe, Dr. E. W. Branigan, A. A. Glasier, John E. Hall, Thomas Hall, C. M. Bryant, Dr. Robért M. Read, L. W. Sumner, W.. K. Churchill, Wm. C. Thairlwall, Wm. F. Bacon, Edward HE. Hardy, Loring Crocker, Dr, J. W. Ball, Henry J. Thayer, Dr, W. H. Tobey, E. P. Wilbur, CG. W. Dimick, Chas. F. Proctor, 8. A. Lincoln, Chas. 8. Lewis, Geo. Rimbach and Walter M, Brackett. The dining hall was very elaborately decorated, the walls being hung with handsome skins, while fine heads of moose, deer and cari- bou were very much in evidence. he dinner was an excellent one and was made up largely of the most tempt- ing specimens of fish and game. Tom Henry’s orchestra played and the company joined in singing several of the popular songs of the day. When cigars’ were reached President Rockwell opened the speech making. Col. Rockwell’s Address. Although this is not an occasion for “business” in the ordinary sense of the word, but is for other purposes, use- ful in their way—and well understood by you—yet follow- ing the established and appropriate custom, I shall yery briefly pass in review the events of the past in which this Association has had an agency or exerted an influence. The story of 1896 is short, butimportant. There were pre- sented to the Legislature several measures which engaged the attention of your officers, and were watched with their usual assiduity and circumspection, especially by your president, Mr. Clark, your counsel, Mr. Reed, and your secretary, Mr, Kimball. Two only were of such impor- tance, in respect to the general policy of our laws, as to require mention. In neither case,] am glad to say, was any injurious enactment secured; and the defeat of the propositions was exactly in line with the purpose of this Association as avowed, and, asI believe, consistently main- tained—to serve the interest of the community as a whole, as distinguished from private interests, whether of the mercantile sort or of the kind imputed to amateur sports- men. The two matters to which I allude were the propo- sitions to reduce the length limit of lobsters, and to permit the sale of game at all seasons of the year irrespective of the legality of its possession. Neither of these matters need to be argued here. You thoroughly understand the pernicious nature of both propositions. Notwithstanding that the Legislature was induced by the pressure of private interests to approye the short lobster bill, that bill failed to become a law through the wisdom and firmness of the executive, Acting Governor Wolcott, We trust the lobster question is not to be reopened at present. It has been with usfor twenty years; and though the benefits of restrictive legislation have been amply de- monstrated, I personally helieve much. larger and more beneficial results might be obtained by increasing the present restrictions. It is, however, agreed that it would be unwise to seek for any such legislation at present. The scheme of the game dealers to open the doors to the practically unrestricted sale of game in Massachusetts at all seasons, whether illegally exported from other States or not, was successfully resisted, It would seem that it ought to be impossible to revive it, in view of the strin- gency of the laws of other States, even of those haying a much larger commercial interest than Massachusetts in the disposal of game. Massachusetts law already gives the dealer privileges un- known to the other States, and to extend them cannot fail to work disastrously. Carrying our retrospect back over the twenty-two years of our existence, we are able to take satisfaction in the measure of good work done, and of evil successfully re- sisted. Asa few of the elders will remenaber, this Associa- tion was first called the ‘Anglers’ Association.” It was formed by a coterie who had in view at the time a very limited field of labor as compared with that which we now cover. The objects named in their charter were simply and only “the securing and enforcing proper restrictions upon the taking and killing of fish, shellfish and bivalves, and the promotion of fishculture.”’ ‘Their first campaign was devoted to nothing more nor less than the protection of the smelt fishery. ‘Chat fishery was in danger of exter- mination so far as Massachusetts was concerned, but the Anglers succeeded in saving it, and to-day the smelt is found in our waters in profusion. he community, which prizes this fish so highly, certainly owes to our predecessors a meed of gratitude for their disinterested labors in this case. In succeeding yearscame beneficial action as to trout and lobsters; and later still came the change to our present title, and the enlarged field of labor and increased scope of usefulness as to game. It is needless to parade those details which would cover the statistics of the work which has been done, or to esti- mate the value of the faithful and zealous labor of those who haye had your eause in hand, to say nothing of your constant support and help as a body, and of the consider- able sums of money expended. Tosum up results would be to say that conditions as to the laws and their enforce- ment are greatly improved; and that the publicsentiment, which must make the present laws and their enforcement realize their full fruits, and make possible further advances in the same direction, has been educated to the point where we can confidently appeal to it in support of any wise and conservative measures. While we hope and believe that during the current year it will be expedient to rest contented upon the ground we now hold, itis certain that the work of this Association is not done. Even the Massachusetts Fish and Game Com- mission, which is generally deemed a pretty conservative body, have pointed out in their recent report evils to be remedied and objects to be gained in the line of our policy. - Our Association has been the subject of various criti- cisms, Which, if I were to place in groups, I should say were, first, that we have done too much, and second, that we have done too little. From my knowledge of the his- tory of the Association from the start, 1 am able to state my belief that the first criticism is unfounded, and if there is any ground for the second, it is not because the officers for the time being have refrained from attempting to gain an advanced position when there was any decent prospect _ of success. As to the execution of the laws, if, as some be- lieve, more energy would be useful, I express my belief that that is not properly our field, ‘The policy of the State is so thoroughly settled, and the public sentiment is so far crystallized in its support, that it appears to me that police duty should be done by the constituted authorities, with only such auxiliary aid,from us asany body of good citizens should give in like cases: This leads me to say in conclusion, that I hope and be- lieve one great result has been accomplished, or so nearly accomplished that we can rely upon its helpfulness in our future work, and that is, that we have attained that strong’ position as a moral force in the community for which we have striven during all these years, I had occa- sion to say at the recent dinner of the Megantic Club, when we were alluded to as a “sister organization,” that while I recognized the family relation and was proud to acknowledge it, 1 considered the relation something dil- ferent; that is tosay, that their organization—one of the best, nrost useful of its kind, and collaterally giving assis- tance to our work—was essentially a private organization, with private interests predominating, and general interests subordinate thereto; while we have no private interests to serve, except as they are incidental to a few imdividuals. We have suffered sometimes defeat, and many times delay, in our public work from the imputation of selfish motives. We were said to be a club of sportsmen, working for laws and restrictions for our personal benefit. It has been idle for us to protest to the contrary, or to point out the fruits of our labors in measures manifestly in the general interest: To-day, however, I believe a better understanding exists, and while we could hardly be credited with pure altruism, we may claim to be esteemed for what we have done and what we are. It should certainly be our aim in the future to establish ourselves in a position to confidently anticipate the public support; to make for ourselves the reputation of laboring for results which have no taint of self-interest, but are absolutely consistent with asound and permanent pub- lic policy: Gov. Wolcott was received with great enthusiasm, as he has a very warm place in the hearts of the members of the Association. He spoke feelingly of the objects of the men who had made the Association a power in the matter of fish and game protection,and he had no doubt that it would continue in the good work. Hon. Winslow Warren, collector of the port, followed with an entertaining talk, taking occasion to refer to the arbitration treaty, and claimed for Massachusetts a large share of credit in that most beneficent work. EB. Haskell, Esq.,the well-known editor and proprietor, with President Rockwell, of Ellerton Lodge at the Kangeleys, made a humorous speech from the fisherman’s side, At this point Mr. Warren Hapgood 108 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fxe, 6, 1897, claimed the attention of the company, and proceeded to present ex-President B. C. Clark with an exceedingly life- like oil portrait of himself, by artist W. W. Churchill. Mr. Clark made a feeling response. Brief speeches were made by Hon. Mr. Williams, Fish Commissioner of Connecticut; Arthur M. Robinson, president of the Megantic Club; Geo. H. Lyman, Hsy., and Dr. Heber Bishop. The affair would not have been complete without some surprises sprung upon the party by Dr. Bishop,and they came in due course. First, what purported to be a big pie was brought in and placed in front of the president. Upon the cover being removed a couple of baby lions from the Zoo were taken out and led up and down the table, apparently won- dering what it was all about. Next the Mexican midget Princess Chiquata appeared and made a tour of the head table, shaking hands with each guest. She requested the Governor to name her pet wolf cub, and he promptly said “Massachusetts.” The whole affair was a most enjoyable one, and the evening was well advanced before the festivi- ties were brought to a close. Wm. B. Smart. ADIRONDACK GUIDES’ ASSOCIATION. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., Feb, 1.—On Wednesday even- ing, Jan. 27, the fourth annual meeting and banquet of the Adirondack Guides’ Association took place at the Opera House in the village of Saranac Lake, the metrop- olis of this mountain and lake region, now famous as a resort of health and pleasure seekers. No such interest has before been manifest in matters pertaining to the Adirondacks as was shown at this meeting. The large hall was packed with men and women from throughout the entire wilderness, and representatives from Malone, Plattsburgh, Albany, New York and Boston were also in attendance. The speakers included clergymen, lawyers, doctors, hotel men and railroad men, all of whom have a mutual interest with the guides in the preservation of the woods and waters, the game and the fish. The Adirondack Guides’ Association is an organization composed of competent, well-equipped and trustworthy guides of the Adirondack wilderness, and, as associate members, of men who are interested in the protection of the game and the fish of the Adirondacks. This organi- zation guarantees to the tourist and sportsman, if he en- gages as a guide a member of the Association, a man who has a thorough knowledge of the vast Adirondack forest, of its various routes from place to place, and of the habits of its denizens of game and fish; who shall be prop- erly equipped and trustworthy in every respect. Not only this, but such employer is aiding, by his employment of a member of the Adirondack Guides’ Association, the most practical means of protection to the Adirondack forests ever yet proposed. The forests can best be pro- tected by those residing within their borders, and especially by those who are interested in their pre- servation, that their means of livelihood may be retained. Long before the tourist or sportsman reaches the Adirondacks he will have been informed through newspapers, magazines, circulars and no- tices that such an organization exists; that its mem- bers are men who are content to perform the duties devolving upon them, and that they are pledged to the protection of the forests and all that pertains to them, They will know also where to find these members, and it: is but natural thata sportsman or tourist should engage, in preference to all others, a man backed by a puarantes like that of the Association. Thus membership in the Adirondack Guides’ Association is in itself a credential than which no man can have a better. Guides only are admitted to membership. The associate membership is, however, open to all those interested in the objects and purposes of the Association. Many of the most promi- nent citizens of New York State have been enrolled, Among them are State officials, hotel men, prominent physicians and attorneys, members of the press and of the various Adirondack clubs. The president of the Association, Mr. Oatman A. Covill, of Saranac Lake, called the meeting to order. After the minutes of the last annual meeting were read and ap- proved, and the reports of the secretary and treasurer were accepted, letters from the honorary president, Hon, Verplanck Colvin, of Albany, were read by Mr, Seaver A. Miller. Mr, Colvin in his letters made a number of valuable suggestions, and among other things spoke of ‘a ‘new method of hunting in the Adirondacks which he believes greatly increases the destruction of deer. is the free importation of hounds and dogs from all-por- tions of the settlements, At the beginning of hounding, if not earlier, a great number of strange dogs are turned: loose in our great deer preserves in such 4 manner as to secure the greatest results for ‘‘pot-hunters,” or men who are more desirous of destroying the deer than of enjoy- ing some weeks of camp life, with its rest and health, in the exhilarating ‘atmosphere of the woods, And the Norristown boys said they were sorry that the Florists could not shoot better, and that they had beaten them so badly, but somehow or other the targets would collide with the shot and the referee would have to call it a dead bird. Nevertheless the victors were jubilant, and only regretted that the victims could not remain longer. Jake Yost says that he has another team back in the woods that can lick the tar out of to-day’s team, and when they shoot the return match he will bring down his team of hackwoodsmen., Some two weeks ago the Florists Club challenged the Penn Club to shoot a series of three matches. The Penn Club won the series last year, ‘‘and it was not wecessary to shoot the third match to do it ™ Therefore, knowing a good thing when they seé it, they promptly accepted the challenge. The conditions are: 25 inanimate tarzets per man, 12 men on a team, A. S, A. rules, known traps and angles. 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It was the original intention to shoot at 25 birds each, but at about the 15th round some person opened the crate ani allowed about 20 birds to escapes, At the end of the 10\h round Learaing was picked for a winner, but at the close of the match La Rue was one bird ahead, The birds were a fine lot of good starters, andagreat many started off on a zigzag course which baffled the marksmen and made the Shooting very erratic. Leaming was yery fortunate in drawing several easy birds in the first 10 rounds, but bis last 10 birds were faster and he shot in the same erratie form as the others. Vorhees was unfortunate enovgh to have 5 birds fall dead outside, some of them only 4 few feet over, The score: Trap seore type—Copyright, 1597, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 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Scores were as below: Events: 12636 4 6 Wyents: 123465 Targets; 1610501515 ‘Targets: 15 16 50 16 15 EC Burkhardt..... 13,7 421514 Novris........,,,555 ». 10 41 18 11 Alexander ........ . 15 642 9 9 Tolsman,,.... wher b Rope ee luae US CS Burkhardt ...., 9 9891413 Krotz.....cssecse0s os 2s 3012 11 McCarneéy....-..... 10 535 ,.., ‘ Baltimore Shooting Association. _ Banrimore, Md , Jan. 27.—A match was shot to-day on the grounds _ of the Baltimore Shooting Association between Sims and Bond. The conditions were: 100 live birds per man, $100 aside, Sims at 30yds, and Bond at 28yds. Sims was unable to allow his opponent the yds, meeting defeat by 8 birds, with scores standing 88 to +0 in favor of Bond. The match grew out of a statement made by Sims that he could give any man in Anne Arundel county 2yds.,and beat him out in a 100-bird race. Another match will be shot in the near future between the same parties, both men standing: at 30yds. To-day's scores were: P : : BONG iii iis ergot bose sebtetowsaens cess JONI 2112222101 319997192- 194) 111122111¢211100110112211—23 21122100122011210211110e1—19 2021221121111110111121021—22—88 SUMS, ccsasasececeetsereesseascsncenss+s1010202201200121121120022—17 1221222210 121012111111022—22 21101102100222121201 2201119 2221220214120212112222101—22—80 Fes. 6, 1897,] FOREST AND STREAM. 119 Larchmont’s Amateur Championship. Tue third annual contest for the Larchmont amateur champion- ship took place on the shooting grounds of the Larchmont, WN, Y.. ¥. Q., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30. The weather was all against latge scores, a Strang northwest wind that reached the dignity of a faleabout midday on Friday forming an extremely large facter in the matter of scores. Time after time, too often in fact for an ac- curate record of such happenings to be kept, birds were swept out of bounds with the windunder their wings. A 2lyds. boundary may be all right on slow birds, but on birds such as were trapped at Larch- mont on the above dates the element of Jick far too heavily dis- counted skill A swift right-quarterer from No 5 trap was no second barrel bird. It had to bea center with the right or the chances were it would be over the bounda y whether the second barrel did its work ornot. The totals. barring Welch’s 92, look decidedly ragged, but every allowance must be made short boundary line, strong quarter- ing wind and the very best birds obtainable. The winner’s 92 is a splendid record to look back upon, and was the result of extraor- dinary precisioi with the first barrel. Welch wou the cup by fairly and squarely outshooting his opponents, never lettme an easy one get away from him and scoring mimy a screamer that looked like a streak as it Jeft the traps. ENAPP WON IN 1895. The Larchmont amateur champiouship was first iuaugurated in the winter of 1895, the contest being held on Jan. 11-12. At that time the club’s 50yds. boundary was in-use, and J. P. Knapp won the trophy and the title with a score of 95, scoring 49 out of his last 40, the lost bird being one that he had knocked to the ground with his first barrel and neglected to put in his second, as it looked sosafe, When the dog went for it the bird rose.and fell outside the boyndary before being athered. George Work was second with 90, Louis Duryea running into third place with 89. In that year there were six other entries: Capt Money, Dr. W. Wynn, Fred G. Moore, 0, Furgueson, W.S Edey and EB. C. Potter. EDGAR MURPHY Ty 1896. In 1836 the contest took place on Jan. 10-11. On this oceasion there were fourteen entries: Kdgar Murphy, C, A. Macalester, J, P. Knapp. Louis Duryea, George Wo-k, H B. Gilbert, Yale Dolan, Fred G. Moore, Fred Hoey, BE. F. Thomas (of Denver), W. A. H. Stalford, W. G. Brokaw. W-8. Edeyand J.B Hilison. Af the close of the 100th round Murphy and Macalester were tied with 92 eath, Wurphy win- “ning on the shoot-off. Kaapp ran into third place with 90, Duryea taking fourth money with a total of 89, the same total that he made i 1895. Theclub’s50yds boundary was used and, as in 1£9-, all stood 4 a0yds. Both the above matches were refereed by the late John S Oey. * THE CONTEST or 1897. The number of entries this year were larger than in 1896, Although thé number of shooters only revchad the same total as last year. viz , id, the entry list was larger,and at leashone more shooter would have been on hand had not J. P. Knapp been prevented from taking part in the shoot owing to ihe death of anearrelative. Mr. Knapp’s absences was felt very severely. as he lias been the moying spirit in all three contests; in fact, itis to him alone that the Larchmont ama- teur championship really owes its being. The event is open only to rosmbers of certain clubs, among them being: Westminster Kennel Club, Tuxado, Country Club -f West. tékester, Larchmont Y. C., Carteret. Riverton Gun Clnb, Philadelphia Gun Club, New Utrecht Gua Cub, ete The listof 14 entries was as follows: Carteret: George Work, Frad Hoey, G. S. McAlpin, W. A, H Stafford and R. A. Welch; Larchmont; W, Wynn, L T. Duryea, ¥r-d G. Moore, B.G Murphy and A. Marshall; Country Club: H. B, Gilbert; Riverton Gun Club: T. 8. Dando; Philadelphia Gun Club: ©. A, Macalester: New Utrecht Gun Club: ©. M. Meyer. Scanning the above list, it will be noticed that outside of Knapp, of the Larcimont Olub, and Leonard Finletter, of the Riverton Club, all the more een amateurs of clubdom were represented at Larchmont on an. 22-30. CONDITIONS OF THE SHOOT. The conditions of this year’s shoot were materially altered from those that _had governed the previous contests. In the first plac>, the boundary line was reduced to ons of 2lyds. in place of the Alyds. boundary that had governed the first two contests. Second, the con- ditions under which men were ‘‘called ont’? were changed, and this change was the cause of soma slight difficulty. The clause read as follows: “Atthe end of the 0th round shooters with 10 misses are out if lower than 8th place; at the end of the 60th round shooters with 12 misses are out if lower thin 86h place; at the end of the 75th | round shooters with 15 inisses are oub if lower than Sth place. Thereafter the referee will retire shooters ‘with a privileze’ when advisable to hurry hefinish.”” he wording of the anove parazrapa is plain enouzh, bu: the fact that some of those who were shooting had nob read tie conditions carefully caused some little dissatisfaction foratime, It had been supposed that (nose who were out uoder the above ruling would be eligible toshoot up pcovided they had any chance of getting in formon+y sSuca had been the custom in pre- vious contests. This year, however, the shooting committee of the club decided to make the change as aboye in order to facilitate the shooting off of the event, Under this clause C, A. Macalester, Fred Hoey, C, M. Meyer and W. A, H. Stafford were retired at the end of the 50th round —the fi st day’sshoot Mr. Marshall retired voluntarily at the end of the 34th round. Edgar Murphy was dropped at the end of the 60th round, the other eight men still in being ahead of him, he being in ninth place with the total of 15 misses out of the 60 shot at, When it was seen that both Macalester, Hoey and Murphy would have stood a show io el at any rate part of second, third or fourth money, the three above Hamed protested at not being allowed to shoot up. The shooting committee, however, decided to stick to the programme, a copy of the conditions having been furnished to each entry, It may seem a little arbitrary to make sucha ruling, particularly as the event is one of two days* shootmg, and a bad start may often be atoned for hy a good piece of uphill shooting (for instance, Murphy's work on the second day in °96), Still there was nothing unfair in the matter: due notice had been given, and all entries shot under the conditions hamed, It was a case of ‘the same for all.” As a point of interest, it may be mentioned that Fred Hoey and Macalester would have had to score 45 out of 50 on the second day to Zeb 4 portion of fourth money, while Migar Murphy would haye had to kill 37 out of the last 40 to get a portion of thatSame money. All three contracts would have been hard ones, judging from wha: the other shooters did and the way the birds were flying. WEATH#E AND THE BIRDS, first, but still the birds showei that the Gilberts, of Philadelphia, had (oue their part in fulfilling the contract for furnishing “Giloert match eons were &@ marvelously good lor; ‘eye of the shooter as he stood at the Dor’nor’east. : rely clear of snow, with the exception of & patch in the extreme left hand corner near the deadline. This birds were uot bothered _ Ttis impossible to review the match in detail, Our trap storetype ells thestory aptly, aud each shot can be followed intelligently by een ne the number of the trap aod the flight of each bird The cuni- Der of the trap is necessary in order thata proper conception of each _- bird’s flight can.be made, A circling incomer to the right trom No. 1 trap is a totally different kind of a bird to shoot at to one that leaves No. 5 trap and follows the same direction A few comments on the shooting of each man will, however, not be out of place. hk, A. WELCH, THE WINNER, With the solitary exception of the Elkwood Park inaugural shoot on Jan. 21, we haye never seen Mr. Welch do any shooting to amount to much since the Penusylyania State shoot at Altoona, Pa., in 1894. On that occasion he carried all before him, winning the State cham- pionship after a hard strugzle, and scoring during the day a total of S2oubof 83 shor at. At Elkwood Park he won the Patten cup with 25 straight, and also woo more than an average amount of the sweaps shot onthesameday. At Larchmont he shot in as good form as ever, his exe-lérct first barrel standing him in gooi stead on many @ hard bird. Ti must not be supposed that Welch cannot use his second barrel; several magnificent kills were credited to him that were due entirely to a welland quickly placed second, after the first had been behind or under the bird. His *‘Ready* and **Pull” were given with an energy and ear estnuess that show his evident steadfastness of purpose to score the bird. His whole frame (not a large one by any means) is jarred when he gives the cautionary word and the siznal to pull the trap. An impressionis abroad that Welch was favored in the luck of the birds. It may be that he did have somewhat the best of iton the first day, but there was not one of his thirteen competitors who did not owe up frankly that he won the cup and the title sirictly on his own merits. His double ficure runs were 18, 87 (20 at the end of the first day, and 17 at the commencement of the second day), 12 and1’. Heshot a Purdey hamnier gun, 48ers. of Schultze, wih 13,;,0z. of No. 744 and No 7 GEORGE S M ALPIN. The winner of second honors was 8 birds behind Welch when it came toa finish, McAlpm’s score of 81 was the direct result of some very good shooting. Many of his shots were of the phenomenal order, and showed that his present position in the amateur trap shooung world isnot dus to chances or luck. George McAlpin has, like every body else, his peculiarities. As good a companion as one can wish for, full of lifeand alwaysready with a joke, and just as Willing to take as to give oné, when shooting pigeons and ‘‘down to business” he is somebody else, all seriousness and full of nerves, His keenness far the sport is shown by his promptitude at the score He fullowed Dr. Wynn, and as soon as the doctor left the club house to take his place at the score MeAlpin wasright after him, a yard behind. Taking his place at the head of the two steps that led down off the platform to the score, his back against the pulling house, he watched the doctor’s performance silently. When his turn came he stepped down fo the score with a delicacy of step that might make Laie Fuller envious. Without being irreverent, we might mention jibat be reminded us of the Amalekite Agaz, who walked ‘‘deli- citely*’ when he came face to face with his Jewish captor. And at the score everything had fo be justso; bis mustache was stroked, his right hand rubbed on the outside of bis black Norfolk jacket, and the stock of his gun given just the proper ‘‘outside edge** twist tefore being placed against his shoulder, Then came th cautionary signal, ‘Are youready,’’ mfull Assoon as Fred Knof had answered back “Ready,” McAlpino’s gun was put up to his cheek three or four times and then slightly dropped. A pause of fiye or-six saconds ecsued while he stood motionless iu that attitude, and then came the word “Pull” loud and clear, The instant the trap opened his eye caught it, and up to his cheek weat the gun, aud as a rule do vn came the oir Notwithstanding his run of 19 strai bt in his first 25, we think he shot in really better form during the last 25. when he totaled £3 out of 25, with one dead ous of bounts Both of the two lost birds may be attributed to his extra care, Dr. Wvnn haying dropped his birds im the same rounds, and MgAlpin only needing a kill to make him 4a tia for second place. His 83th bird should have been scored, but his anxiety probably had much to do with his shooting behind it, as it came in to the left from No. 2 trap, as easy a shot as one could wish for. During his last 75 he was like himself, all mirth and full of chait, joking all thetime. His double figure runs were 19, 12 and 10 He Bayt a Purdey gun, with 48grs of Schultze and itgoz, of No. Ti4 and 6, . WILLIAM WYNN, Probably no one outside of Edgar Murphy did more to create fun at this shoot than Dr, W. Wynn, of Brocklyn, who, despite his sixty odd years (may we be pardoned for mentioning his age!) held his own in second place, and only yielded it late in the day to George McAlpin, who beat him ont by1 bird. The Larchmont grounds 4re favorites with Dr. Wynn, and it is on them that he has done his best shooting, running 50 straight on one occasion recently. In Jast year’s contest he was well up st the end of the first day, but fell down in the Jast'50, His score of 83 on the present oceasion was the result of some good work with thé gun, his first barrel nearly always doing the work, the second being used “for safety.’? Naturally he had Many rooters who *'pulled** for him when he went to the score. Whenever a bird got away from him, which was not very often until the last string of 25, there was a small chorus of lamentations from his rooters, who were far more distressed than the doctor; he, after mis-ing a bird, was more likely than not to look after it and sing “Good-by, Sweetheart,’ comme back from the se re with a joke on his lips. His smele double-fizure ruo was one of 18. His gun was a Parker, loaded with 4*grs. of Schultze and 1140z. of No.7 in both barrels. H. B. GILBERT. H. 5, Gilbert owed his position as fourth in the race to a steady piece of work on his last 25 birds, After losing the first 2 in that string, the 7/th bird falling dead just over the boundary, he settled cown and pounded out 23 straight, the longest run made on ei her of thetwodays Jie gota bad startin the race, scoring onty 17 aut of his first 25, and also seemed in danger of going to pieces between the 70th ana 49th rounds of the match. He was plainly out of form in the earlier stages of the match, aud complained of his health a gond deal, Od the second day a change of guns worked well, and his one regret was that he had not madé the change to a longer stocked gun earlier, He stands very erect at the score, and one would think that he handicapped himself very seriously by placing the outside of his left foot from the heel to the toe tight up against the slat that marked the 30yds, score. Taking that position and placing our left foot in precisely the same way that he did, we found it decidedly hard to Swing in the direction of No.1 trap. Gilbert is really an excellent shot. and fully deserved the position hetookinitheracs. His double- figure runs were “3 unfinished and 12, He shot a Purdey ¢ n,. with 48ers. of Schultze and 13,,0z. of No. 7. LOUIS T, DURYEA. For the past ten years Lhere has not been a more consistent shooter in the amateur cireles of New York than Louis Duryea. His reeo d of third in 1895 and fourth in 1895, each time with a store of 8), shows that Duryea (or Davervport, as be usually calls himself when shoot- ing) is strictly init. This year he dropped out of the money on his 98th bird, and finished one behind Gilbert with 81. On the first day he shot steadily, Scoring 2U and 21 respectively out of his two sp ines of 2a each On the second day he had the niisfortune to break the gun he was shooting, and had to take his second gun, the chanze robably causing him the loss of some of the birds that got away rom him between the 7ist and 77th rounds inelusive, In those seven rounds he dropped five birds, three falling dead outof bounds. His bsth bird was lost owing to his neglect of a cauticn of the referee's, In the 66th round he eould not pull the right trigger, The referee tried it, and found that it would not pull off, but that the left was all right, The gun was opened and an empty shell putin, but again the trigger would not work, After openmg it once or twice again it seemed to be allright, b tthe referee warned him thatthe yun was defective and thap he must abide by the consequences if he persisted in using the gun, and it went back on him again. He was allowed an- other bird under the elub’s rule (a very proper one) that a defeer of the gun should be trea’ed as adefectof a shell. He killed his 66h ani 67th birds, but the gun failed agaim on the 68th, and he had to take a lost bird, which he did withou: a murmur. walking away from the score without even making a remark. His double-Sgure ruus were 2) and 14 He shoots a Francotte gun, and 48ers, of Schulize with 14492. of No, 7 shot. GEORGE WORK. The shooting capabilities of George Work are so well known that very little of interest can bé added to that of which mention has been made so many timés in the columns of FoREsST 4anp SrrRwam, A fin- ished 5 100Ler, with an easy siyle and a lightning secamd barrel, he 13, when in form, as good as the best, amateur or professional. He inade a namé tor himself when in Hogland last year, and won more honors prooably than any American who has eyer shot on the grounds at Hurlingham or the Gun Club, Notting Hill. At present he is having an off time and doesn’fseem tobe able to pull himself together. His own wordsare: ‘I don’t know where I’m shootirg.”’ Anthe start of the racs he shotio his tus form and ran 18 straizht before losing a bird. He then finished his first string with 24, a greag total on such birds and in such a wind, He looked all overa winner, Then came a break and he dropped tout of hisnext 5 birds, finishing with 19 out of the second 25 and a total of 43 out of the 50. On the second day he shot very raggedly, makin# inexplicable misses on ea-y birds, mlerspersing theo with star kills that called forth rounds of applauss. Hefinally retired at the end of the 96th round with 76 kill, to his name. His two double figure runs were 18 arid 11, He shot a Churchill hammer gun loaded with Sigis. of Schultze and 11402, of Nos Sand Tha. T. Ss, DANDO, ‘be left-handed representative from the Riverton Guu Club mada a fair start with 20 out of his first 25, but dropped down ta 18 in the second string, just managing to tie for eighth place and thus earning the right to stay in the race on the second day. Heshoots ordinarily with his gun well down from the shoulder when calling *‘Pull,” and doses not pus it up until the bird is well on the wing. He thus handi- capped himself 2 or 3yds. on the fast birds he drew on the first day, many of his lost birds being distinctly attributable to this habit of his. In his third 25 he ran 22, drawing several very hard birds, but killing them well. He held his gun to the shoulder and pinned his fast birds as easily as his slow ones. He asked permission to retire at the end of rhe 90th round, with a total of 70 out of the JO to his credit. Tn his last 15 birds hé drew some corkers. but made a bad mess of his 83d, aneasy bird. He made arun of 13, his solitary double-fignre run. He shot a Smith gun, 50zrs, of Schultze and 14402. of Nos, 7 and 6, FRED G. MOORE, Ul luck seems to pursue Fred Moore when shooting for Larchmont cups Thegrounds do nof appear to suit him, and on this oceasion he retired at the end of the 86th round with 22 misses out of 86 shot at. At the end of the first 5) he was in 6th place with 49 kilis and several dead out of bounds, He searcely seems able now ta get into his old form, and it is only occasionally that be gets into one of his winning streaks. He shoots quickly and does not take long when heis at the score. Throwing his gun to his shoulaér, he swings rapidly but rather stiffly from No.5 to No.1 trap and back to No. 3; then jos- gles his gun (we can’t think of the proper word) once or fsvice up and down over No. Atrap. Next comes a sharp ‘Are you ready?" with the word “Pull!” right on top of the puller’s “ready *’ On both days he made seyeral extra good kills, but never seemed to be favored with any “of the luck.’ He made one run of 15 straight between the 34d and 49*h rounds. He shot Purdey sun, 48ers. of Schultze and jigoz. of No. 7. EDGAR GIBBS MURPHY. The life of the shoot was the “ex-champion,” Edgar Gibbs Murphy. Ti seems a pity that a man of such sbootiug abilities as Hdear Murphy will not, does not or cannot always keep himself in practice, He is nearly always now an unknown quantity owing to lack of prac- tice. Heseems, too, to take less intersst in his work than any other shooter. His abandon,” as he would probably term his behavior at the score, is refreshing, but a little more care for the matter in hand would frequently add another noteh to his: total. But Murphy shoots best when he is made to shoot and when he is in a real shoot- ingmatch At Larchmont he was out of form and shot 2 gun that did not seem to suit him. while he was certainly using too small a charge of powder to be effective on the class of birds trapped for him, Time and again he filled the birds with shot, but he bad not enough powder behind the shot todo sufficientdamage, The natural result was ‘dead out of bounds” more times than once. With his litle to defend, itis hard to realize how he could have come to the score voluntarily handicapped: patternis not much good on fast driving birds unless you hays penetration as well. He made one run of 11 Straight in his second 23, and finished the 50 with 39 kills, At the start on the secend day he lost 4 out of his first 10 and retired under the rules with 15 misses against him. He shot afrancotte with 44ers. of EB. GC. and 14oz of 74and 7. CHARLES A, MACALESTER, C. A, Macalester has been before the shooting public so long. and his shooting reputation is so firmly established, that he wonld not lack supporters in any match that he might énter into. As a match shooter, he has probably had no eqnal, in amateur circles at least, Last year he tied with Kdgar Murphy on 92 out of 100 for the Larch- mont cup. and lost on the shoot-off after a slice or two of hard luck. His start in this year’s race was enough to dishearten anyhody: his first bird, a fast right-quartering driver that fowered as itrose from the traps, was closed up with both barrels, bnt fell stone dead a foot or two outside the 2lyds boundary. This misfortune seemed to be apiece of bad luck in another way. He appeared to bea so dater- mined to watch Nos. 4 and 5 Sraps that he practically left Nos, 1,2 and 3 to look after themselves; the birds from these traps thus gained somewhere in the neighborhood of 3yds. on him, with a resnit that was disastrous several times. In his second string he took in all the traps and scored 21 as against 16 for the first 25. Under the rules he was declared out at the end of the first 40. That he was not shooting in form is shown by his score, 9 being his hizhest consecutive effort. He shota Purdey gun, 52zrs. of B, C. and 11492. of 7 and 646. FRED HOEY, Fred Hoey was another of those who were declared out at the end of the 50th round. In Hoey’s ease it looked yery much like a piece of hard luck, as be started very badly, losing 10 of his first 25 birds: after such 4 streak as that he might well have been excused had he gone to pieces, but he did not do so; on the contrary, he ran 22 out of his last 25, just landing below eighth place and being declared out, On the second day he shot in several miss-and-outs, and showed all his old-time skill, scoring 36 out of 89 shot at. As somé explanation of his break on his first 25, it should be stated that he drew No. 5 trap 1] times and No. 4 trap 7 times out of the 25,a total of 18 out of 25. No 5 was the most dreaded trap of all, with No.4 a close second. The reason of this, with the wind as it was and with the short boun- dary, is obyious. Hoey made one run of 10, He shota Churchill hammer gun, with 49grs. of Schulze and 11402. of No. 7. C> M. MEYER, At times a most brilliant shot, C. M. Meyer, of the New Utrecht Gur Club, made his debut in the prominent amateur trap-shootine circles under unfavorable conditions on this occasion. The fast birds, short houudary, and perhaps the feeling that he was handicapped by both these things, brought about his downfall Those who know Ghris Meyer, aud those who have seen him shoot, know that 34 out of 50 is not bis form, no matter how good the birds may be. After losing so many birds early on in the race, he seemed to lose interest and to be in ueed of some one to jog his elbow. He made several good stops with both first and second barrels, and showed that he could handle a gun with considerable ability. Itis safe to prophesy that this will not be his last appearance in public. Fle shot a Greener, with 49ers, of Schultze, 14402. of No. 7. W. A. H. STAFNORD. Im pigeon shooting matters the fates are rarely favorable to W. A. H. Stafford. I:makes no difference whether he is shooting in a, match or in sweeps, if there is a good one “in the box” it will be dealt out to Stafford. He can shoot well, but a continued run of hard birds will tell, Ho matter how wella man shoots. Someare hound to gat away. and on Jan. *8 there were seyeral thaf did. During the past twelve months Stafford hasimproved yery much in his form, and has learned a good deal that will be of use to him in future, On Friday he seemed to be shooting rather listlessly just asif it were a fore- gone conclusion that he wouldn't be in it. The 2lyds. boundary seemed to bother him not a little, particularly when it came to a hird from No. Strap. No 2 trap was. however, the trap that seemed to come to him with a persistency that was remarkable. Out of 50 jimes at the score he drew No, 2 just 22 times, and No. 5 ten times, He shoots a Purdey gun, 48ers. of Schultze and 13402. of No. 7; ALFRED MARSHALL, No man can work and shoot. Mr. Marshall's score is another proof of the truth of thatsaying. Heretired early in the zame, dropping out at the end of the 34th round. He had too much to do to permit of his paying strict attention te shooting, his position as chairman of the shooting committee placing all the responsibility for the success- ful running of the shoot upon hisshoulders This was an especially hard task mn view of the enforced absence of J. P. Knapp. Marshail is comparatively a beginner at the trap, and will unguestionably be heard from ugain. He shoots a Parker gun, 48ers. of Schultze and 1402, of 746 and 6. . HOW THE TRAPS PELL. As stated above, the luck of the traps was a big factor in making or Marring many a score. The following figures will therefore be perused with more than the ordinary amount of interest that is usually attached to such statistics. Nos. 5 and 4 traps were tha worst to draw on Jan. 29-30. No.1, No.2. No.3, No.4. No:5. ‘Total, Welch,..... en that nee wa arte 284 40 16 2 14) 100 24 19 ie vat ro 22 25 12 & 10d 3 bee 14 22 100 Re o4 19 19 100 22 21 1) ek 9G 17 <0 20 20 90 11 21 16 be BG 17 12 1 10 60 6 4 11 1h 50 8 i] 6 dsp 50 10 9 13 va a0 22 9 R 10 a0 MAES ea iets oo 8 6 5 ( au) 206 232 218 aiwé 233 1,066 From the above figures it will be seen that it took 1,066 bivds 1o settle toe match, Dividing 1.066 by 5, the ayeraze per trap would Le 213 and a fraction; thus No. 3 yas about ap average, while Nos 5 and 2 were both shehtly over the average, and Nos.4and 1 both undrr the average, No. 4 being a notable delinquent. Takine it altogethy r, the run of traps evened up yery fairly, but individually there were 120 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fxs, 6, 1897, some instances where traps fell irregularly, notabiy in the cases of Hoey and Stafford. F THE OFFICIALS, The officials to whom the shooting committee entrusted the run- ning of this shoot were: Referee, Edward Banks; official s€orer, Jacob Pentz; blackboard scorers, first day, L. H. Sehortemeier and H. P Fessenden; second day, W. W. Watrous; trap puller, Fred Knof. The Messrs. Gilbert, father and son, of Philadelphia, who provided the birds, were both on hand, Mr. Gilbert, Jr,, personally superintend- ing the catching, crating and handling-of the birds. The retriéving was done by the club’s setters, Don and Snipe. To Mr. Alfred Mar- shall. chairman of the'shooting committee, the successful carrymg out of all the plans of the committee is entirely due. Although he openly expressed himself as determined that he ‘‘wouldn’t be caught in the same box again,” the Larchmont Club cannot afford to allow ie e stick to that resolution at its fourth annual championship shoot. =" THE SCORE IN DETAIL. Conditions: 100 live birds per man, $100 entrance, 30yds. rise, 2iyds, boundary. Cup valued at $250 and 40 per cent, of the purse to the winner ($560), 25 per cené. ($350) to the second, 15 per cent. ($210) to nye sepitas 10 per cent. ($140) to the fourth, and 10 percent. to the clob. 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Absences from the traps for several months hud considerable effect on the scores, but the shooting wag none the less enjoyable, and as the scheduled dates progress practice will insure a remedy in this direction. The new Boston Gun Club disappearing target was tested for the first time and aroused considerable interest as an aid to snap-shooting, The target appears for but an instant behind a screened aperture, and the card representation of bird in flight records the pattern of gunif quick and active sighting has been made. The cards make nice souvenirs, and fora first attempt some good results were ob- tained. It is intended to offset the stiffness and precise method of the average trap-shooter, whose gun must be placed to shoulder and cheek and everything ready for his “Pull,” all of which prevents a successful day in the brush when his turn comes for field outing, With gun below the elbow this practice for quick handling of gun is the best yet. Entire shooting as follows: Events: 1 Targets: 10 Sewall (15)..... Nichols (16) . Benton (14) .... Spencer (16)... Miskay (17). ..ss008 1 TW yittiain) (TES caine sscsafesy a A AGI WOOd (AG) gemansitels er aayeieatss oe ex nee Horace (15),,. F Tht (GI) eet eino Sond cOod oceratr cituac od on 7 8 910111213 610 6 6 6 & Vue 4 3 4 a eae ’ Apnawpa S > a = aw oo staat cet © E ape toe orn Ld Pe ee ee NGS ap EG) premraam siaeanresere eta) a Underwood (15) Bred y_ (1S) bee pee Marcel eern eet eee Ha priss(1o)iareaeteraeargnsaaled inane Payne (15) ......... Dy Romt(15) rian es sampler vseaiaed lee Lepesant Cy 6 as isso re acrintice eesnc WUE Eke GF) AGresncog Conese Events 1, 5, 6 and 9, known angles; 2, 7,9 and 11, unknown; 3, 8, 12 and 13, pairs: 4 and 10, disappearing targets. Prize mateh, winter handicap series, 21 targets, 10 known angles, 5 unknown, aud 8 pairs; distance handicap: see e sone eee meate 8s . eo eee ap GVO aos tf wee Ft - es - > BRIAN LO: . . ‘ Smee eee oe ne oe te ‘ . . e Xe ~wWOoWwWWOoH WH OH GO: A oe i 12 wR mow ee a ene . ta: an 66 Dove (16). ,..ecceeeeeecucees OLNIII1111—9 111115 10 10 00-22-16 Miskay (17). .ecesecceceeeeeesO11111011—8 11011—4 11 10 00—8—15 Spencer (16).veeeyyes¢eeeees-0101111001—6 10111—4 10 10 11-4 —14 Hardy (15). ..cccvvecsessereetlII110110—8 00111—-3 00 11 01—3—14 Kirkwood (16),,...005+++++s.1110110011—7 11011-4 10 10 01-8—14 Harris (15)... ..cceeeeeeeeeeeL100100101—5 1111-5 00 11 00—2—-12 Needham (15),,...,.-.-.....0101100111—6 11101—-4 00 10 00—i—11 Sewall (15)......ccseesee0+-.0011001011—5 11000—2 11 00 0i—38—10 Underwood (15).,.,...++.+.+.1011100101—6 11011-4 00 00 00—0—10 Du Pont (15)... ceeeeeeeeees 0100001011-4 O0111—8 1000 10—2—9 Wyman (14),....-..005+-+-,-0010100000—2 11110—4 00 00 01—1I— 7 Payne (15). ..5..55 22 sseeee 0000001001—2 00001I—1 0 00 00—0— 3 illiams, Nichols, Benton and Horace withdrew. Bosron, Hastings Gun Club. Hastrines, Neb., Jan. 22.—Five members of the Hastings Gun Club competed to day for the Laflin & Rand Powder Company’s silver trophy. After shooting off a couple of ties, Creeth became the owner of the trophy. Scores were as below: Trophy shoot. : Creeth (10).....101111100011111111111110111100 —24 Holzworth (7) ,111101111111111111101111101114 —27 Bernhard (7), ,110111011010111111101111101111—24 Averill (16). ...010000111010010000011001011100 -12 McKinney (10).1001110110:0110010010011101110 —16 sks hades ada Oreeth and Holz worth shot off their tie on 15 each. and Creeth won with 10 out of 15 and 5 added; Holzworth withdrew in the 18th round with 9 out of 13, The following match at 15 singles, expert rules, and 10 pairs, was then shot: Tie. (5),111111000101101—10 (8) 101111101111101 —12 (8).110101101111010 —10 Puecreseeeeeene Holzworth,.......+...1110°O111111111 10 11 71 11 11 11 11 10 11 11—81 Duel. .cece.cecccececced11110100110111 11 11 11 01 11 11 11 17 OL 14—29 , Lawson.. .111101101111110 17 11 00 10 11 10 11 11 10 11—27 LYMAN. ..+e++y++-ee+e-100100001000110 11 10 10 10 01 10 11 11 00 11-18 . SECRETARY. Answers to Qorrespondents, Nv notice taken of anonymous communications G. H. B., East Providence —Will you be kind enongh to inform me if wild rice will grow in a sali marsh? Ang. Yes. A. P., N. Y. City.—Kindly answer throvgh your valuable paper whether or no a dog withoubl a pedigree can take a prize at a dog show, Ans. Yes, Americun Kenns! Club rules say that for entry a dog must be listed or registered. Listing, 25 cents; registration, $1. Pedigree not required for listing. 5., Toronto,—Kindly inform me where is the most important field trial held for setters in America. Ans, There are three which rank about equal in importance—the Hastern Field Trial Club, the oldest in American, with grounds at Newton, N. C.,S.C. Bradley, Secretary, Greenfield Hill, Conn. pane Continental Wield Trials Club, W. 8, Bell, - Secretary, Pittsburg, tary, Trenton, Tenn, C. H. M., Nantucket.—My six-months-old beagle has a place on her side like little spots mit, I take the Formsr anpD SrReAM after get- ting the dog, because of everything that I get hold of I like to know all, Ans. First scrape the spot with a blunt knife, then apply tinc- ture of iodine every day tillskin becomes sore; after this apply an ointment made of equal parts of zinc and tar ointments till the spot i quite healed, If you think it necessary you might treat the dog ‘or Worms. - a,; the U.S. F. T, Club, W. B. Stafford, Secre- Lone Isuanper, Beliport, L. I.—Will you kindly leé me know through your paper the best way to soften up a deerskin? Ans. The skin should be tanned. Seak first in four gallons of cold soft water to which has been added one-half pint of soft soap, one-half ounce of borax, one-half pint of salt, and three-quarters of an ounce of sul- phurie acid—this latter being to set the hair. Lsaye the skin in the Mixture three or four hours, and then take out and thoroughly clean the flesh side. Stretch and work over a pole when drying, and finish as described in answer to EK. N. H.R , Port Huron,—Please give me a few pointers on shooting with both eyes open Ans. Thereisno essential difference between the manner of shooting with two eyes open and shooting withone. The manuer of holding the gun and sighting are practically alike, and either can be learned only by practical experiencs, This on the as- sumption that both eyes are alike sound. Jf one eye has a different focus from the other, or one eyeis much strongér than the other, or has an imperfect lens—all common infirmities—there may be such an aberration of vision in looking along the line of sight that shooting with both eyes open is impracticable, A, E. P., St. Paul, Minn,=I have a fine Gordon setter bitch, now two and a half years old. Do you think sheis too old to be broken to hunt? Sheis a yery intelligent dog, and will mind me like a child. If I had the time Iam sureI could teach her ’most anything, but I have not. Willit pay me to try her or would you advise getting a puppy and break it? She has not been spoiled in the field, Ans. Your biteh can be broken, not having been spoiled by bad handling. Tt may be a bit more difficult to accomplish her schooling, but with a dog of an obedient disposition there is no more trouble to train at two and a half years than at a year. You will find the whole matter fully covered in ‘Modern Training,” price $2, ov “Training ys, Breaking,” price $1, both for sale by us. E. N., Westchester,Pa.—Can you, through your columns, give me a simple and thorough method for tanning the skins of muskrats? Ans, Mix loz. of pulverized oxalic acid and half = pint of salt in two quarts of cold, soft water, Submerge the skin’ and let it soak foranhour, Then take it out of the liquor and scrape it clean of all Pieces of flesh and fat that remained after it was stripped from the Tat. Replace in the tan liquor for three hours more. Then wash in cold water, and when nearly dry stretch it and work over a smooth stick held between the knees until it is soft and pliable. To secure extra softness the skin may be treated by thoroughly rubbing in on the flesh side a mixture 6f one partsoft soap, one part neat’s-foot oil, and one-half part alcohol. When drying the skin should again be stretched and worked. a SSeS PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. Florida Travel. For the Jast ten days the tide of travel has turned toward Florida Aiken, Augusta and western North Carolina. The superb service offered to winter travel this season by the Southern Railway has in- duced many to visit the charming resorts of the South, which are so easily reached in such a short time. The New York and Mlorida Limited leaves New York daily except Sunday at 12:10 noon—a most magnificent Pullman vestibuled train of dining. stateroom and draw- ing room, compartment, sleeping, library and observation cars, reach- ing Jacksonville the following atternoon at 3:30, and St. Augustine ong ee a 4:30, be schedules are so arranged this winter to give the Florida t a ‘‘limited” train from the Kast to Bt, Aumistines reaching He Eas tion before night, attached to the New York and Florida Limited and a Pullman drawing room sleeping car, New York to Augusta, which arrives at Jatter point following morning at 11:20 after leaving New York. Connections are also made at Trenton for Aiken—a few minutes’ ride, Two other fast trains are operated to Florida, Aiken Augusta, New Orleans and the Pacific coast, with through sieeping car service. For information call on or address New York office Southern Railway, 271 Broadway.—ddv. f Boats Wanted for the Nashville Exposition, Mr. Wm. Hawkes, of the Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Tenn writes ForEST AND STREAM as follows: i if “J have been a constant reader of your valuable paper for many years, and on this account have had mailed you a bird’s-eye view of our approaching exposition. Tama lover of guns and boats—the - latter we have sonie difficulty in getting down here, there being no one handling them in this country. WhenI refer to boats T mean canoes, light ducking boats, etc. I think if some of your builders could be induced to make a display, the résult would proye to their advantage,”—Adv. Through Car Service—New York to Nashville, Tenn, CoMMENCING on Sunday, Jan. 24, 1897, the Pennsylvania and South- ern inaugurate a through Pullman Sleeping Car Line between New York and Nashyille, Tenn,, via Washington, Asheville and Chatta- nooga. The new Jine passes through the scenic Western North Caro- lina, the ‘Land of the Sky,” and gives the most excellent service be- tween New-York and Nashville. The through car will leave New York daily at4:30P.M. For further information call on or address New York office, 271 Broadway.—Ativ. Calendar, Tue Page Woven Wire Fence Co, Adrain, Mich., sends us a neat calendar illustrated by a half-tone reproduction from a photograph of a landscape in which the Page fencing figures in the foreground, ‘Che picture is a very attractive one, showing a smooth, rolling pas- ture bounded in the distance by a dim range of hills, If we are not mistaken thisis a part of Mr. Rutherfurd Stuyvye- sant’s place, at Allamnchy, N. J. According to the caption, there are “twenty miles of Page on this farm.”’—Adv. Monitor Vapor Engine and Power Co. ~ Tue Monitor Vapor Engine and Power Co., of Grand Rapids, Mich,, have recently is-ued a new descriptive circular of “Monitor”? and *Mogul” marine engines. These engines require no Goyernmentin- spection, and are cleanly and easily caredfor. They are built in various sizes from 94 up to 16 horse power, single and double cylinder, The Monitor Co, are also builders of launches,—Aduv, The American Boat Building Co, THe American Boat Building Co., St. Louis, Mo., issues a éatalogue descriptive of knock-down boats, launches, pléasuré boats, ete. This company is prepared to furnish in the knock-down anything from a 10ft, canoe to a large launch or sailing yacht, H.W. Stone is super- intendent and designer, and Fr. Siebert mechanical engineer, Adu, Fred Medart,. WRED Meparr, of St. Louis, Mo., sends us his catalogue descriptive of fine pleasure boats and power launches. Associated with him are Wm. C. Callan and ©. ©. Pittman. They turn out a full line of cruising and cabin launches, as well as sailing yachts, pleasure boats, canoes, ete.—Adv. : TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL EXPosiTiIon opens at Nashville, May 1, 1897. It will be another ‘White City” second only to the World's Fair at Chicago. It promises to be ahead of this in one respect, namely, that on the day of opening all the buildings will ba complete and exhibits in place. 7 The shortest route to Nashyille is via the Norfolk & Western Rail- Way, which offers a choice of three routes, namely: Route No, 1—By the famous and beautiful Shenandoah Valley route via Luray Caverns, Grottoes, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville, Chickamauga—Chattanooga National Military Park and Lookout Mountain. Route No. 2—By steamer to Old Point Comfort or Norfolk, thence — all rail via Petersburg, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville, Chickamauga—Chattanooga National Military Park and Lookout Mountain, Route No. 3—Going via Route No. 2 and returning via Route No. 1, or vice versa, . These routes offer the very best opportunity to visit Nashville and — the best, most historic and picturesque part of the South at the same time, ; . For descriptive matter, excursion rates, further information or eee aor G, J. Hillis, Eastern Passenger Agent, 487 Broadway, . ¥.—Ad, : We would like a copy of ForEst anp Stream of Noy. 5, 1891 (Vol. xxxvii, No, 16), for a contributor who has in it 4 story. FoREST AND STREAM Pus. Co, FOREST AND STREA A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Tors, $4.4 YEAR 10 eae -k SS, { Six aTONEH St f NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897. { VOL. XLVIII.—No. 7. No. 346 Broapway, New YorE. For Prospectus 26 Advertising Rates see Page iit. 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FOREST AND STREAM OFFICE 346 Broadway NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING St Present Entrance on Leonaré Street IRR REE HEHE EE HEHEHE: Wherefore, let us be thankful that there are still thousands of cool, green nooks beside crystal springs, where the weary soul may hide for a time, away from debts, duns and deviltries, and a while commune with nature in her undress. Nessmuk. MAJOR CHARLES BENDIRE, Masor Craries Brenprre died on Friday of last week in Jacksonville, Fla., whither he had gone from his home in Washington. His death was not unexpected, as he had long been ill with a malady known to be fatal. Major Bendire was a native of Germany. His father was a forester, and it was amid the scenes and surround- ings of his boyhood days that those tastes were imbibed for the study of natural history which were destined later to dominate his life. tering the army, ranks in 1854; in 1864 ‘he was breveted First Lieutenant for ‘ella at Trevillian Station, Va. ‘and more recently as major for bravery in action against the Indians of Cafion Creek, Montana, in 1877. He was retired from the cavalry in 1886 for disabil- ity in the line of duty, and from that time devoted himself to perfecting his great collection of the eggs and nests of . North American birds. To this work his leisure hours on the frontier had been given for many years, and the fruit of his industry was the collection, unequaled for scope and quality, which he presented to the Smithsonian In- stitution, and which is now deposited in the National Museum. After his retirement from the service he held : the position of curator of the collections of eggs and nests in the Smithsonian. From 1886 to the time of his death his one absorbing ambition was to carry out to its conclusion the great task which he had set for himself as a genuine labor of love, the series of volumes of the “Life Histories of North American Birds, with Special Reference to their Breeding . Habits and Eggs.” To this he gave his enthusiastic and assiduous devotion. Of the work projected on such a large and comprehensive scale two volumes have come from the. press as Special Bulletins of the Smithsonian Institution. That Major Bendire should not have lived to complete the undertaking will always be deplored by the scientific world. In that portion of the work accomplished he has left an enduring monument. Major Bendire was of a simple and ingenuous nature, one which endeared him io his associates. frank bluntness of the man of the frontier he had the ten- der heart of a woman, and his unselfishness and thought- ful regard for others were the characteristics by which he ‘ing and fishing, wilderness seeking healthy adventure or studying nature’s histories, that association with such sterling characters Coming to America in the fifties and en- - ‘he was commissioned from the. With the was best known, It is told of him that when he wasin a company where any one person either through bashfulness or for other reasons appeared to be ne:lected, it was to such a one that Major Bendire would deyote himself; in such little things may we find the key to a man’s life, THE GHNUINE AND THE IMITATION, Proprinquity to nature often develops a love of it among men, each according to his individual bent of mind, as in the sportsman, the poet, the naturalist, the artist, the’ mu- sical composer; or those who, feeling nature’s grandeur and appreciating her bounty, though unable to give expression to their feelings, adore mutely and partake gratefully. Many residents of cities and towns who are not fayored with such direct association, yet who, the impulse being strong within them, catch their inspiration from those who have knowledge and experience of nature’s great handi- work, never rest content till they too have delved deep — into nature’s bounties. And though each one has learned his lesson apart from his fellows, he has learned it truly, for they all will havea common understanding and noble enthusiasm when they meet, distinct from the misunderstandings and lack of ‘common purpose which are peculiar to the artificial lessons taught in the ins‘itutions of man’s creation. So many people there are who have a genuine love of the natural in recreation, of the wholesome sports of shoot- camping and sailing, touring through the excites a desire in others, who are not sportsmen, to ap- pear as such; for in every class of society there are those who are mentally or physically indolent, or, unfurtunately, © deficient in true perception of life, yet who are so vain that ' they wish to appear as being proficient in-any interest which appears dominant with their class for the time being; yet any effort toward genuine accomplishment or enthusiasm is to them the least of considerations. The veneered pretender is met with in every interest in life, particularly in art, literature and sport; but it is as pretension specially relates to the latter that we refer to it here. With the genuine sportsman, the love of nature and na- ture’s sports is not a fashion. His convictions and his loy- alty change not from the beginning to the end. Infirmity of body, or the restrictions imposed by business cares, may prevent him from material enjoyment of his preference, but his enthusiasm and love never wane. And there is such a wultitude of genuine sportsmen in society, whose accomplishments are so respected, and whose example is so approved, that the imitation article has come into being, for there is nothing of true worth but what has its imitation, It is sufficient to the artificial sportsman that he will seem to be in the fashion, therefore his sporting character is largely made up of exteriors, manifested generally in elaborate paraphernalia and nicety and profusion of tailor- ing detail, and much theoretical talk; so that, as an inherit- ance from the artificial sportsman, if any one appear in garments of resplendent newness with equipments to match, there is ground therefrom for suspicion that a fash- ionable career of sportsmanship, ephemeral in its brevity, has just begun, though the suspicion is not always well ~~ founded. The artificial sportsman s soon wearies of manly, practical sportsmanship, as is to be expected of one whose interest isasham. His interest is the interest of fashion, the in- terest of exteriors, not the genuine interest of the genuine sportsman. Sportsmanship being popular, the sham sportsman wished to bein the popularity. His efforts are to catch the eye of the multitude—to go out alone in pursuit of sport; as does the genuine sportsman, he cannot do and behappy. The creature of fashion reverses the tenets of true sportsmanship, for he assumes the appeatance of a sportsman that he may gain such importance from it as may be. The true sportsman preaches the doctrine of sport for the good of his fellows, with no thought of self init. To him rod and gun, garments of beautiful make, and all the appliances of his art may be a delight to look upon, yet’ he always considers them as but a means to his pleasure and enjoyment, and they always have reference to their prac- tical usefulness: Exterior appearances are to him neither the beginning nor the end. And thus it comes that the sportsman who is so as a matter of fashion is soon discovered, is a su id. contempt, and has an ephemeral career, unless he be one of the rare few who, beginning as a matter of fashion and engaging in the practice of sport, develops into the genuine article. A GOOD WORK. THE address of President John P. Haines, delivered at the last annual meeting of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is filled with valuable information concerning the interests of the Society and its practical workings. The statistics incorporated in his address give much specific data of the stupendous and beneficent work ac- complished by the Society, though, as a matter of course, they afford but a faint idea.of the vast routine, with its in- finity of detail, inseparable from the duties of the Society. In 1896 there were prosecuted 709 cases in the courts, as against 952 in 1895;the fewer cases, as Mr: Haines ex- plains, being a result of the increased vigilance of the officers of the Society, and not due to any laxity on their part, as might thoughtlessly be inferred. Their vigilance and activity resulted in the almost total suppression of cock fighting and dog fighting in certain sections where they once flourished, and this in turn materially reduced the number of prosecutions. The disabled animals, temporarily retired from labor ‘by the Society, numbered 3,207; and the horses, mules and other large animals which were permanently disabled and in consequence humanely destroyed, numbered 3,254. The number of small animals which were homeless or disabled past recovery, and in consequence were humanely destroyed, was 73,197; and 583 disabled horses and other large animals were removed from the streets by the Soci- ety’s ambulances. The cases investigated reached the large total of 37,035. The dogs received at the shelter numbered 27,587, and of these 3,049 were returned to their owners and 654 were placed in desirable homes, thus disposing of them in the best manner permitted by the circumstances. Of the large total of 43,263 cats received at the shelter but 7 were re- turned to their owners, and 163 were placed in homes. This made a total of 70,850 dogs and cats captured, cared for, provided with homes or humanely destroyed. It demonstrates the great and good work done by the Society and the necessity of its existence. The immense numbers of the common species of dogs and cats of little or no value, and their boundless fecundity, result in vast num- bers of vagrant, predatory animals, which would soon be-, come an intolerable nuisance to the public were there not a forcein action to keep them in check. This work is done by the Society, and yet so silently and thoroughly done that the public at large knows but vaguely of it. Of the shelter work of the Society, Mr. Haines states that no other part of its interests has been more appreci- ated, and that letters are received from all parts of this country and from abroad in respect to it. The shelter and its purposes have been thoroughly adopted and approved by the people of Brooklyn and New York. Other cities also have adopted it, though Mr. Haines looks forward to greater improvements with more time and experience for guidance. The Society has purchased a site for permanent head- quarters at the northwest corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-sixth street,and it will determine in the near future whether to build with a view to the future growth of the Society’s needs or more economically to meet the needs of the next few years only. SNAP SHOTS. Boston now shares with Chicago the pride and privilege of the possession of a rare collection of books on angling. In 1892 Mr. John Bartlett, whose book of ‘Familiar Quota- tions” is so well known, gave to the Harvard College library his large and valuable collection of books on angling, numbering over 1,000 volumes, with nearly 300 pamphlets; the works are in several languages. The collection has just been catalogued and is now accegsible to the public, Itisa noble gift, and Mr. Bartlett is deserving of the gratitude of all anglers for haying thus placed the collection where it will be kept intact for all time. Washington has a new society, the District of Columbia Game and Fish Protective Association, with Com. R. D. Evans as president. One purpose of the movement is to secure a law to prevent the sale of game in Washington during the close seasons for neighboring States, 122 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fsp. 13, Che Sportsman Canrist. THE FLYING-FISH FLEET. Far to the South, where the gentle northeast trades course over the heated water, lies the coral island of Bar- badoes. It stands boldly to the eastward of all the Carib- — bean Islands, and is distant only a few hours’ sailing from Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Bequia and the Spanish main. In certain seasons of the year drift.carried out to sea by the powerful current of the Orinoco reaches this island and occasionally the remains of huge alligators, lizards and poisonous serpents, which live in Venezuela, are cast upon the shore. The geological formation of Barbadoes is most interest- ing, it having in some ancient period consisted of a soli- tary submerged volcanic peak. The coral insects con- structed a broad terrace entirely around this peak, and then came a gigantic convulsion of nature which upheayed the whole mass to a height of 60ft. Again the coral polyps builded; another terrace grew, and once more the mass was raised. But this was not the end, for another terrace was formed and upheayed, and at the presenttime a fourth isin process of construction by the same diligent little creatures. Upon approaching the island the spectator at once observes the symmetrical order of these terraces, though they are now much eroded and their lines distorted by the throes of nature. Barbadoes is the most healthful of all the West Indies, and has one of the most equable climates in the world. To these hygienic virtues has been ascribed its popularity as a place of recuperation for the fever sufferers of less fa- vored localities. It has always been a British colonial pos- session and two English regiments are garrisoned here. Being the most densely inhabited pastoral spot of land in the world, eyery acre ofits surface is cultivated to the high- est possible extent to support this immense population. Verdant fields of cane wave over its undulating terraces— immense patches of yams, eddoes and cassaya flourish in its valley, while narrow roads of white coral lead to quaint old colonial mansions almost hidden among stately groves of mahogany and royal palm trees. Its freedom from serpents and noxious insects, its per- fect. drainage and strict sanitary laws, its cool, balmy breezes and refreshing showers, make it a place of quiet, healthful rest to the invalid fleeing from the rigors of a northern winter; while its wealth of curious shells and beautiful corals, its strange fruits and flowers, its brilliant birds and queer animals, its busy plantation life and in- teresting character studies, are a never failing source of en- tertainment to northern visitors. In the surrounding waters of this delightful region the flying-fish makes his home, the dolphin disports himself and huge sea birds sail majestically over the water, prey- ing on both. Out on the coral reefs which guard the shore thunders the majestic surge of the constant trades, sending its milk-white spray across the mussem beds to lave the feet of the towering cocoanuts fringing the beach. The vicious barracudg, the sharp-toothed mackerel and the lumbering shark lurk among the coral caverns near shore, while schools of bonitos, sinnets and jacks play in the open water over the shallows. The flying-fish loyes deep water and is found throughout the length and breadth of tropical seas. Heis fond of feeding near the gulf weed of the sargassos, and deposits his stringy, glutinous spawn on its yellow branches. Ves- sels bound from New York to the Caribbee Islands upon reaching the “horse latitudes” sometimes encounter vast quantities of drifting weed, strung out into long ribbon-like patches, about an eighth of a mile apart. Among this - golden weed, with its delicate leaves and globular seeds, exists a curious family of cuttle fish, crabs, mollusks and small fishes. Upon these the flying-fish preys and they in turn devour its spawn. HEvery plunge of the steamer as she plows through the blue tropical waters frightens dozens of flying-fish into the air, where they scatter in all directions, with the sunlight glistening on their gauzy wings. The flying-fish of the Atlantic attains a length of nearly 1ft., and a breadth between wing tips of 1lin. He has a round, compact body. about lin. in diameter near the pec- toral fins or wings. There is also an auxiliary pair of yen- tral fins or wings, not nearly so large as the pectoral pair. The wings are formed by a thin, transparent membrane stretched over a delicate, bony framework, and are either black, white, or mottled with both. The upper half of the entire fish is a metallic blue in color, while the lower por- tion is a nacreous white. Black, prominent eyes, a small, prehensile mouth, forked tail, dorsal and anal fins, com- plete the picture of one of the most interesting little fishes in all nature’s vast aquarium. In flight he darts from the water to a height of 20ft., and goes scudding away before the wind, beating the air rap- idly with both wings and tail. He sails straight away for 1,000ft. or even more, occasionally touching the crest of a wave, and seeming to gain a new impetus by the contact. The flying-fish fleet of Barbadoes is the largest in the West Indies, and during the fishing season between De- cember and June it takes an immense number of these fish, which furnish a cheap and abundant food supply for the Barbadians. The boats are ungainly open craft, crudely built, with naked ribs of mahogany planked with yellow pine. Rigged with leg-of-mutton mainsail and large, flat jib, they are fairly good sailers, and are managed with no little skill and dex- terity, notwithstanding their makeshift equipment of burnt out ropes, patched sails and unwieldy ballast. Every boat varries one or more heavy lines for large fish, some small flying-fish hooks, a shark hook, and two nets of 4in. mesh stretched over a round bamboo hoop 3ft. in diameter. Down to the beach in the early dawn -come the fisher- men from their dilapidated huts amid the cane and cocoa- nut clumps. Great, brawny fellows they are as they stand — ready to plunge into the boiling surf through which they - must swim toreach their boats. Out overthe reef through - the intricate channel glides the boat. The red glint of the morning sun tingesits sails, the northeast trades fill the bellying canvas, and soon scores of boats are putting out into blue water from behind every palm-fringed bay and protecting headland, The trolling line is now trailed out astern, and its swivel-rigged hook spitted with a shining fish goes spinning around as an attraction for kingfish, eunnet, barracuda or Spanish mackerel. The boat moves swiftly out over the submerged coral gardens, past the redfish shallaws where live the snapper, blackjack, coyalle, velyets and ningnings, old men, old wives, drummer-boys, chubs, pudding-fish, queen mullets, hinds, congerees, whip-rays, niggerheads, butterfish, soap- fish, rainbows, cooks, barbers’ prunts, inkfish, horse-eyes, parrot-fish and dozens of other interesting fishes most. wonderfully made and brilliantly colored. Sometimes a hawk-bill tortoise or a green turtle is seen lying asleep on the surface of the water. Then the skip- per runs silently alongside, and before the unwieldy mon- ster can dive beneath the wave his flipper is fast in a slip noose and he is hanled aboard. The shore birds and lazy, croaking pelicans are left astern; the red-roofed houses, the green hills and valleys, the whirling windmills, are all merged in a hazy band of emerald on the horizon, while our crew begins to search the water for drift; weed seeds, spawn, sea birds and other signs of fish. ; A group of whales are feeding under our lee, and the deep roar of their blowing reaches us over the heaving water. The little calves are sportiyvely inclined and broach repeatedly into the air, while the old bulland his cows sound the bottom for insect life on the deep sea banks. Barbadoes has a whaling station, and many of these mam- mals are taken every winter and resolved into oil, whale- bone and fertilizers. The flesh both of the whale and shark is eaten fresh and in a cured state by all the West Indian Islanders. We are now approaching the flying-fish pround, and a few black and white Mother Carey’s chickens suddenly descend upon usand dart to our outstretched hands for bits of food. A bos’un bird makes an ineffectual attempt to carry off our spinning fish astern, while a “break” of flying-fish scatter in all directions as we plow through a long line of ocean weed. The command to lower away is sung out by the skipper, the tiller is jammed hard down, and as the THE FLYING-FISH. boat comes to the wind the halyards are run, stays cast off, jibboom inrigged, mast unstepped, and we lie rolling broad- side on in the huge regular swells. Some stale fish are now macerated and the “mash” hung over the side in asieve-like basket. “As the boat is drifting to leeward this “scent” goes out to windward, producing a calm or “slick” in which the flying-fish begin to gather in increasing numbers. Two or three dart to the boat, then shoot away again, at its slightest plunge, only to return with others and begin a closerinspection. They come nearer and nearer in grow- ing numbers, until at last, as if deciding that this ungainly monster rolling on the deep is their natural protector, they nestle up to its sides and swim in droves around it. The fish are now “good” and ready to be “dipped.” This is done at bow and stern by the net men, who scoop them gently into the boat two or three at a time. Hold a small bit of fish oyer the side and a dozen willimmediately hover about your hand, swimming over and under your fingers in their eagerness to gain the tidbit. Flying-fish are divided according to size into pinfish,: weely-whistles, youngsters and patriarchs. Only the latter come to the boat, and are classed as spawn and milt fish. Guineamen are a large species of flying-fish, some three or four times heavier than the patriarchs, and cannot be lured into the net. They are very gamy when taken on the line and generally break into flight over the boat, The be- wildered angler then finds that he has hooked a fish, but is playing a bird. The fish now swarm around the boat like little chickens, and over 2,000 are lying in a glistening heap on the bal- last. An abandoned whale carcass is drifting up to us from leeward, sending out a broad slick or band of oil in all directions. A multitude of Mother Carey’s chickens are hovering over its exposed surface, while a vicious throng of barracudas and sharks tear at the blubber underneath, As our boat drifts by the carcass these scavengers of the ocean make an attack on our school of flying-fish, sending them panic stricken into the air in all directions. Sharks thus gorged to repletion with whale blubber do not take the hook; but the fishermen are so imbued with the spirit of vengeance that they maim and injure them with the utmost ferocity, They lure them to the side of the boat by means ofa flying-fish attached to a string, and thrust. their keen blades up to the hilt in their sides, dyeing the water for yards around with a crimson flood. The savage brutes, excited by their own blood, tear each other in fury, but at last retire, leaving us to pursue our way in eace. 5 Sometimes the fishermen are seriously annoyed by a fleet of Portuguese men-o’-war. These curious gelatinous animals look like pinkish, transparent balloons floating ou the surface of the water. Long, purple streamers trail. behind them, and amid this “rigging,” as the sailors call it, live a number of sailorfish or men-o’-warsmen, who ae- company the man-o'-war on all its cruises. man-o’-war is cast ashore its crew of sailorfish become per- fectly frantic and perish of starvation, unless shipped by another man-o’-war, ' Woe to the fisherman who in the process of dipping When the comes in contact with these streamers or rigging. They seem to produce an almost instantaneous paralysis of the nervous ganglia by their contact. The muscles strain in- voluntarily, the parts touched burn intensely, the sufferer mie with agony, and it is seyeral hours before he finds relief. The flying-fish fisherman’s dinner depends on his suc- cess as a netter, otherwise a. dry crust or two is his sole re- freshment. As the sun approaches the meridian a fire is started on the iron ballast in the bottom of the boat, a black pot slung amndships, and soon a fine chowder of fly- ing-fish, yams, garlic and red peppers is sending its savory odor ouf oyer the water. How the skipper enjoys this part of the day as he sits in the stern, smoking a short black pipe. The netmen are bringing in the fish at every dip; the vertical sun is pouring his torrid rays down on their naked bodies. Their perspiring, oily limbs gleam like polished ebony as they sway back and forth over their work. Fleecy cumulus clouds float overhead and are mirrored in the seas beneath. Nothing disturbs thesilence of this noonday calm but the splash of the boat as she rides the swell, or the harsh croak of sea birds as they cirele in the air, But a contrast is soon forthcoming to this picturé of the skipper’s masterly inactivity and enjoyment of, his sur- roundings, for his trained eye has discovered two cobblers bearing down from windward. Now cobblers are huge sea birds, and by their actions indicate the presence of dolphin, If their flight be lofty and circling, they are said to be “searching;” but if they sail close to the water and dart repeatedly to its surface, dolphins are near at hand, The cobbler dashes at the exposed back of the dolphin when he appears at the surface and gashes out pieces of flesh, which he devours. A sight like this arouses the crew into immediate actiy- ity, for a “cloud” of dolphin is encountered only once or twice in a whole season. Anxious glances are cast to windward at the approaching cobblers. The boat is cleared for action. Each man is assigned his station by the skip- per, and all stand with quickened pulses eager for the — fray. The shark is the bull dog of the sea, but the dolphin is its hound. He is long and narrow, with blunt head, bril- liant eyes, powerful tail and a leathery skin dotted with blue. He weighs from 20 to 40lbs. and can change color like a chameleon. Lithe and powerful, he scours the sea, the very personification of grace and activity. The frantic flying-fish darts into the air and skims like a flash light for a thousand feet, but the dolphin follows swiftly beneath like a dark shadow and rends his exhausted prey as it sinks on the crested wave. The excitement is now at fever heat, the flying-fish begin to run wild, dark shadowy forms are seen to windward and the fishermen mumbles his “‘obeah” to give him luck; for on his success depend many necessities for wife and child, tobacco, rum and feast day money. Suddenly our flying- fish break from the water in a silvery shower. The cob- blers and sea gulls pursne them in air, the dolphins sur- round them beneath the wave. At the first taste of blood the dolphins have turned to a bright orange yellow and are now said to be in their “biting colors.” Both ends of the big line are worked with all possible celerity. The bait scarcely touches the water erea dolphin strikes and is drawn aboard, while the rest crowd around the boat in a dense pack as if eager for the hook. The dolphins in the boat keep up a ceaseless hammering with their tails, battering everything breakable into a shapeless mass and bruising the fishermen severely. They present a beautiful sight in their dying moments, changing color rapidly from blue to purple, orange and yellow; while overhead a noisy flock of sea birds look down on the scene and mingle their criesin the general hubbub, Over fifty dolphins are taken in ten minutes, when suddenly they be- come frightened and yanish to be seen no more, leaving a panting exhausted crew covered with blaod from head to foot, but supremely happy. There are other moments of happiness to the flying-fish fisherman, but none that he enjoys so much as when catching dolphin. Very rarely he meets with a “sea navy,” or large congregations of all kinds of large fishes, including blackjack, kingfish, gunnet, barracuda, dol- phin, shark, porpoise, bonito, billfish and albecore. For what reason these fishes assemble in such vast numbers is not known. They crowd together closely and churn the water into foam for an eighth of a mile in all directions. When a sea navy is “hailed” the fisherman endeavors to get his boat into the pack and then he can fill it, for at such times the fish are ravenous. A large albecore will weigh 300Ibs., and it takes the whole crew to handle him. After an hour’s hard playing he is drawn alongside, and if there areno sharks around the best diver on the boat goes overboard and puts-a sling around its tail, thus assur- ing its capture. In asea navy sharks often throng around the boat and nip off half of each fish as it is drawn aboard. About the middle of the afternoon the boats commence to make sail for home, and hundreds of sails are soon seen dotting the water in all directions. There exists great rivalry among them as to which shall put their fish ashore first; and many a victorious boat _ comes surging up to the wharf undersweeps, with dripping canvas and exhausted crew. A ragged, unkempt crowd of women quickly transfer the catch to round baskets and start off in all directions through Bridgetown, with their burdens poised on their turbaned heads. Many of these women will trot off'at a Swinging gait, carrying a burden of 100lbs., and traversing a distance of fifteen miles or more before their last fish is sold and the last cry sounded of ‘‘Fe-e-sh he-e-e-r.” The Barbadian fisherman is very superstitious. All his goings and comings are governed by signs; all his ventures controlled by traditions brought from darkest Africa in old slayery days. He strictly observes all sacred days of what- ever creed, His imagination pictures “duppies’ walking japon the water and weird figures waving in thesky, which augur good or evil to his welfare. Strange sounds come to him over the water, and the waves edly and swirl under the influence of submarine monsters. His real perils, how- eyer, are many, and the woman often waits in yain for his homecoming. The hurricanes of the summer season de- stroy many boats and engulf their crews. Waterspouts rise suddenly out of the sea and rend in fragments his frail craft. . He is obliged to pick his homeward way with the greatest nicety and precision, past hidden reefs, through jntricate channels, in g]) kinds of weather, by day and by ~/ Fes. 13, 1897,] night. Sometimes in the gloom of midnight he pilots his way through the home channel, guided only by the noise of the surf breaking against the reef on eitherside. Should he mistake the way by a few feet huge combers grasp his pentand hurl it with relentless force against the jagged coral, ° _ But though his perils be many, and his hardships great, he loves his calling and enjoys his triumph with hook and net, Like all sailors, he drinks more grog than is good for him, and smokes an excessive quantity of yile tobacco. Heis wont to gather at the wharf after the sun has gone to rest, and spin his yarn and dancea reel with the rest of his mates: Under the benign sky of the tropics, in a land of perpetual summer, he pursues his way, improvident, careless, untrammeled, save by the cares of a moment, One who sailed™ése blue waters with him day by day during the tropical winter will store up in his memory Many exciting experiences with shark and dolphin; in- numerable pictures of mountainous waves, breaking surf and intricate channels. - He will recall the beautiful coral garden beneath the water where he peered into hidden cayerns, with their wealth of curious shells, sponges and coral. As he sits before the fireside of his northern home and the snow and sleet beat against the window, he will re- member with pleasure the days spent with his friends, the flying-fishermen on the surface of the beautiful Caribbean. Harry Hicers. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Tramping and Camping in the Sandhills. (Continued from page 102.) Cureago, Il]., Jan. 29.—After leaving the wagon on the afternoon of our first day out, Patterson and IL walked about five or six miles, as nearly as we could estimate it, before deciding to go into camp. It was at that time well on toward 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and as there was a keen wind blowing the night bid fair to be a cold one, so that we needed a sheltered place, with plenty of wood close at hand. As we were now out of the region of ihe small sandhill Takes, we knew that we should be obliged to get water from Lake Michigan. This meant that we would be forced to carry water in our tin cups from the beach up over the line of bluffs which skirted the shore—a continuous line of hills 100 to 150f¢. to height, and covered on the lake side with a coating of frozen ice almost as slippery as glass. Finally 'we hit upon a depression in the line of bluffs, over which it was possible to make a way into the wooded hills beyond. We followed up this long ascent, and were gratified to find that on the Jandward side it broke sharp down from the ‘summit, making a loug, steep pitch of loose sand, which ran sheer down into a sheltered little hole of a valley. More- over, we could see below us a vast log, which offered advan- tages as a back log, and could also see various little clumps of junipers and pines, which assured us of a good bed. Sliding down the face of the sandiull, which, being the side toward the sun, was thawed out and therefore yielding, we found ourselves some 75ft below the surrounding summits- and quite sheltered from the wind, which we could hear roaring and whistling above us, sending long curling sand Spits down the long white bank bebind oe We found that our back log was a big pine tree nearly aft, in diameter which had fallen half across our little valley. Unfortunately its stubby limbs still held it a foot or more above the ground, so that we feared that we should lose some of the heat of our fire We soon piled up the open space, however, with smaller logs in a way which sat- isfied us on that score, and then we set about pitching our tent. The latter. as I have stated, was a small affair, but still we had difficulty in finding a place large enough to offer us floor room, as our back Icg was unfortunately lo- eated on something of aside hill. But we went to work with our axes and hands and soon dug out a place large enough for the tent, and then we gave an imitation of two men putting upatent in abhurry, Ina jiffy we had two forked poles driven into the sand, each a little over 4ft. high and about 7{t. apart, Across these we threw another pole. At the back of the tent the little twine gay rope of the cor- ner was tied to a convenient tree. ‘The other corner having no tree handy, we drove down a stake for it and thus soon had the four corners of our tent supported, so that our little house in the woods began to take on the appearance of a home. The open front of the tent was only about 8ft dis- tant from the fire and the roof sloped back cozily, although the lightness of the material gave it a good dealofa sag, . which we sought to remedy by means of long boughs. Then we cut us some little logs, placing one at the back of the tent and one on each side, so holding the edges of the tent firmly to the ground without the necessity of any tent pins. After putting these logs in place, we scooped the sand over them from the inside of the tent and completed an air-tight joint all around the tent by heaping up the sand in a ridge about the tent outside We now had a structure wind proof, so far as this flimsy fabric could be. The fire was to be our front door As this fire would be apt to burn a hole in our tent, and as, moreover, it looked very much as though we might have a snowstorm, we proceeded to thatch our roof with green pine boughs. Then we hauled up some dead trunks of trees for firewood and had our tent -all complete excepting the bed. While Patti now went to the lake after water I set ont after juniper boughs for a bed. I found a clump of these wiry title trees growing in long, curved, fan like branches which spread out from a common center. By cutting off these branches close to the ground I gota complete feathered bed spring about 3ft. lone and 1Ht. wide. Dragging down several bundles of these branches, I thatched the entire floor of the tent three layers © deep with them, putling the convex side of the branches up. This made a deep and springy bed, and quite took away the cold and clammy feeling which the wet sand had given to the interior of the tent up to thattime, later on Patti and I spent half an hour or so covering up this preliminary frame work of our bed with little tips of pine boughs cut from small trees which we dragged up to the tent, Thus by faking time and pains we got a very good and comfortable bough bed. I noticed that it took Patti a long while to get the water at the lake, and when finally he came crawling gingerly down the bill with a cup in each hand he explained the reason of the delay. He had run against a whole lake full of water, but bad found it almost impossible to get any of it, The breakers were running high, but by the time they had spread out into shallow wavelets high up the beach it was \ impossible to dip up a tin full of water, and such as could be @ obtained Was mostly sand. Patti's ingenuity, however, was “_ FOREST AND STREAM. equal to the occasion. He lashed the quart cup to theend of his staff, and taking up a position on a high cake of ice waited for the waves to comein, Meeting each waye with his tin cup held as far as possible in front of him, he would grab off what water he could and then run back up the beach as fast as he could go ahead of the incoming wave, which even then sometimes overt:ok him and splashed half- way up to hisknees. Thus,-by great diplomary and indus- try, he finally managed to get the two tins full of water. We had no water pail, having reduced everything to as light a basis as possible: but the absence of such a vessel under the circumstances put us in rather a ludicrous plight. We were both warm and thirsty from our exertions, and one quart. of water apiece, to last for the entire evening, we found to be pretty short rations, including as it did the water for making coffee, with the incidental spillings and boilings over. Before lying’ down to sleep I was so thirsty that I thought I should not bé able to rest. thouch I could not relish the thought of going ont in the cold wind over the sand ridge and wrestling Lake Michigan in the dark for the drinks. We found ahout a tablespoonful apiece left in one of the cups, and it tasted very good, All these little operations required considerably more than an hour, and it was quite dark when we ealled the camp complete, and proceeded to build a fire. This Patti accom- plished by striking a single match, which shows that he was something of a woodsman, as indeed he is. (We only used three matches on the trip.) As we wanted to cook supper first, we built only a very small fire. and before supper was ready we were both pretty well chilled through. One can very well keep warm in the winter time camping out so long as he is walking or engaged in continuous exercise, but as soon ag he ceases fo work and sits down he comes to realize that he is not in asteam-heated perlor. But we soon had our coffee boiled and our beefsteaks broiled. Meantime we had pulled on our sweaters and spread out our scanty store of blankets in the fent. Wenow heaped up the fire with brush ‘‘parTt,”? OF THE FOREST AND STREAM EXPEDITION. and limbs of resinous pine and soon had a crackling, roar- ing fire, which Jit up the dark little valley gloriously and warmed to the uttermost the little brown house in front of it. So Patti and I sat in the door of the house and fell upon our supper joyfully, soon feeling as warm and comfortable as we ever had at home, ‘This is not so bad,” said Patti; ‘we'll sleep here all right to-night’ So saying, he cut off another goodly slice of beef and wiped his knife on his leg, (Patti has a beautiful pair of canvas’ pants which show plenty of service. He values their grease and grime spots as much as an old smoker does the color on his meerschaum. Being a careful and methodical man myself, I always wipe my knife when eating on my left trouser leg, so that my own canvas unspeakables are a shade darker on that side than on the other ) : We had a good supper that night, except that we did not have coffee enough—less than a quart for the two of us. There was not snow enough to melt, and we both dreaded the trip to the lake. We found that the half of a big apple each allayed our thirst somewhat. By 9 or 10 o'clock we were ready to go to bed, which was a very simple operation, as neither of us removed any of our cloth‘'ng. We were both tired, and could have slept the night through without waking had it been possible to build a fire which would last all night. In this sort of camping it is simply a question of fire. If one has a lodge or tepee he needs only a small fire, but we could -not carry so large a house as that, and of course in an open-front tent one would freeze to death with- out a big fire all the time. I went to sleep at about 11 o'clock, and the first thing I knew it was 2 o’clock in the morning; but meantime Patti had been up twice, so he told me, to build up the fire. From that time to 6 o’clock I tended fire two or three times. In sleeping out in this way it does not seem to cost one much sleep to get ont and build up the fire, for as soon as he lies down again he falls asleep and stays asleep until the next cold chill runs up his back. Really we had a pretty good night of itallin all, We found the theory of our little tent all right, and once or twice in the night we congratulated ourselves on our comfort, as we lay and listened to the wind roaring high above us. We had proved to ourselves that two men can go on a walking trip and carry on their backs all that they need to make them comfortable in zero weather. This is something which has been proved many times before, but, ag 1 have remarked earlier, we felt ourselves in need of a trip, and so thought we would prove it over again, In the morning we had a breakfast very much like the supper we had the night before. Wedid not hurry to get - 123 ae a away, as we had no place in particular to go to and nothing to accomplish but to have a good time, Taking a trip into the hills about our camp, I paused at the top of a ridge and looked down upon our hidden valley. Rarely have I seen in any country a wilder bit of nature. The ragged sand- hills have an indescribably wild look to them, and for all the look of the place had to do with it, we might as well have been 1,000 miles beyond the jumping-off place. The hills were here covered with a scattered growth of pine and oak, the country being a continuotis succession of sharp ridges and valleys. It had the lnok of a good game coun- try, and indeed there area few remnants left of different species native to these hills, An inquisitive gray squirrel made us several visiis during the morning, and as I stood high above the place and looked down at the smoke curling up from our rough. looking little camp this same squirrel came sidling down the hill close up to the back of the tent. [ called to Patti that hehad a visitor, butat the shout the little fellow turned and scuttled up the almost perpendicular face of the sandhill’ at a gait which seemed well nigh impossible. J stood there on the hill for some time looking at our camp, Still higher up aboye me the wind was raging furiously. The sky was gray and snow was falling, adding to the light covering which had come down during the night. From beyond the rim of the sand bluffs came the boom of the surf of the inland sea. Inshore, along the top of the high bluff line, and not. over 100yds. from our tent, there passed a long line of great gray gulls, flying slow and silent, like gpirits of an impending storm. There is nothing cheerful or peaceful in this country. The whole scene is one of forbidding deso- lation. Rebellious and repellant indeed must be that hand which at the very gate of the city of Chicago has kept away the house of the settler and almost kept away the foot of man. It was about 10 o’clock when we shouldered our packs for the continuance of our journey. Far down the beach we espied a tiny speck which in the course of an hour we made out to be a house, still some miles away. It was ahout noon when we came up to this house, and found it to be a fisher’s cabin occupied by two boys, who told us that they made a sort of a living by their giil-net fishing throughout the year. The take, which consists mostly of lake herrin and perch, they peddle out among the farmers back beyond the sandhills. From these boys, who were the only human being we saw on our trip, we learned several interesting things. At this point a strong stream of water from the inland marshes has broken through the restraining rim of sandhills and empties directly into Lake Michigan, somewhat after the fashion of the Grand Calumet River. No member of the Calumet Heights Club had ever explored the country so far away as this from the Calumet club house, nor had we ever heard of this stream of water, which is not marked on anymap We learned that it was only about three or four miles to the head of the stream, which was near the town of: Porter, on the Michigan Central Railroad. Our fishermen friends told us that there was once, long years ago, an attempt made to es- tablish a village at the mouth of this creek, and that the place was. called “City West,” in distinction to the town of Michigan City, only about nine miles away. The creek had no other name except the general one of ‘*City West Creek,” so we thought it would be best to call it Patterson’s River. We named our first camp Camp Calumet, it being the prero- gative of all explorers to change the names of thingsas given by the people who were there ahead of them. Upon receiving the information that Michigan City was only nine miles further on, Patti and I were very much sur- prised and annoyed, for it apneared that we would soon run out of country at this rate. We learned that we must have walked six or seven miles the first afternoon and about as far this morning. We resolved to walk more slowly, as we did nof want to end our trip until the following day T presume the correct way +o explore this sandhill country would be to plunge into the middle of it and walk across the ' hills, not taking advantage of the smooth and hard highway offered by the beach. This would certainly make the enterprise difficult enough, as a man with a pack would have trouble in traveling more than eight or ten miles a day in sucha region. On the beach we found that we could travel at the rate of twenty miles or so a day with perfect ease, al- lowing plenty of time for morning and evening camping operations, As we had only limited time for our trip, and did not know much about the country, we stuck to the beach most of the way. On this day we found the character of the country changing very rapidly. From points on the high blufis we could see that the sandhill region was narrow- ing down toward a point. The pine trees were disappear- ing, bemg replaced by thickets of scrub oak. The beach was much narrower, more covered with pebbles and fenced in by much higher and steeper blufis, At times we would walk for half a mile without finding a place where it would be possible to make the ascent of these icy bluffs. A little after 1 o’clock, finding a depression where we could get through, we concluded to stop for lunch, as we were now getting dangerously close to Mich- igan City. Accordingly we searched out a sheltered nook under the lee of a big sandhill and made a tran- sient camp, with a big log as a shelter, Again we carried water from the lake in diminutive supply, and again we made'a meal much like those preceding, for appetite waits always on the winter tramper. As we had no logs at hand, we were at a loss to see how to cook on the sharp side hill, where our fire was built. There was no place to set a — frying-pan or a coffee tin in such way that it would not spill its contents, Patti remedied this state of affairs by cutting a — long crotch out of a green pine limb. Across the fork of this he put his frying-pan, and retaining hold on the end of the limb, he thus had a handle to his pan and a cooking range allin one. Thus we fried bacon without spilling or burning, and thus we made coffee; the green limb, placed flat down over the fire, not burning through before our cooking operations: were concluded. As we continued our walk along the beach that afternoon we noted again the great number of wrecks and hulks which line the edge of Lake Michigan at this part of its shore line. There were fairly dozens of them, or pieces of such, all nearly buried in the sand, which rapidly covers up anything left exposed to the wind. We supposed that most of these fragments came from lumber schooners or fishing boats, such as often come to grief on this stormy water. Obviously many of them had lain here for many years, the ends of the timbers in some cases being worn smooth by the cutting sand blast. Al sorts of things are found on the beach, odds and ends of wreckage and objects which seem to come from the land side of the lake. Thus we saw many paving blocks which at first we thought were worn by the action of the wate, but which Jater we discovered to have been actually 124 FOREST AND STREAM. [FEB, 13, 1897, used in some atreet pavement, probably in the city forty Iniles Dorth of there, whence the waves had carricd them by some process of their own. As we could now begin to see unmistukable evidences of civilization in the shape of certain red-paint«d roofs close at the water’s edge, and deemed this to be Michigan City, we were ohliged to go into camp yery early this day. It was before 4 o’clock when we began to look for a place to get through the hills into a locality suitable for camping. While Patti stayed down on the beach waiting for the signal to go after water, | went up on the ridges to prospect for a camp- ing spot. I found an elegant little flat-bottomed yalley, far down below the summits of the san@hills, but. unfortunately could not discover any goed back log in it, nor any pine trees for purposes of bedding. Infact we were now almost out of the pine country, and into an oak region, where camp- ing was a more difficult matter, I icft this valley and wan- dered on a quarter of a mile, finding several ap ‘is which had advantages, but which also had drawhacks Incident upon this search, I found myself at the summit of the bighest sand peak of that part of the bills, a veritable mountsin, which we tonk to be the high peak our fisherman had told us was called Mt. Tom. Opposite to this, and beyond my little val- ley, | could see a second high peak; and this, Jater on, Patti thought it would he well to call Mt. Jerry. So we called them Mts, Tom and Jerry, and camped between them. For search as we mignt we could find no better spot than my valley, and it was late and getti:g extremely cold before we settled upon the spot. We hai a lovely camping spot here, the Jit'le valley being a flat glade which wourd off picturesqu: ly through the hills. At its back was a sharp and high sandhill of pure white cand, while on either side timbered hills sloped down more gently, the bottom of the valley, some 80 or100yds in width, heing covered with sca tered oaks of serond growth about Gin, in dixmeter, On a side hill about 50yds. from our tent- ing spot was a great dead snd seasoned oak, 18m, through, from which we determined to construct our back Jog, In order to do this we were forced to cut it in two, or rather in three, and for ibis work we found our camp axes quite too light and insignifizant, I would advise anyone going on a winter trip to take a good long-handled axe along if he took nothing else, for on the axe all his comfort will depend It took me nearly thre: -qnarters of an hour to gnaw that griat trnok in two, for it was hard as iron; and I was forced to cut down into it witb a ‘‘double chip” in order to drive the cul entirely through the lug While I was at this annoying vork, Pa‘ti was getting water avd gathering brughs; and then we joined forces and. ‘ugged the mouster log to place, aud went on abuut putting up the t nt. This time we took a bil more care with our tent, for it looked like snow, and moreover we thought it would be warmcr if the root were stretched tighter so that the heat would be r flected down mire evenly. So we put up a rezu- lar frame for the tent and stretched it over this frame, not “tacking it on with carpet tacks,” but holding it down as before by side logs and sand. We got. it up in very good shape, but aur bed was not so good as it was the nigbt b fore, since the pine trees were so few and so farfromus Wecut and hacked and broke down a vast amount of fuel, mostly of well-seasoned oak, accumulating a vast wood pile; for 1t was now very cold, and weknew we were in for a bitter night. How cold it really was 1 cannot say, but during the evening when one of us wanted a drink hediscovered that the water in the tin cup at the corner of the tent was frozen nearly solid. This was within 8 or 10ft. of the fire, though not ex- posed to the direct rays of the fire. The surroundings being unfavorable here for a camp, we were a long time—over two hours—getting things into what seemed to us comfortable shape. We were not so tired as we had heen the night be- fore. Already the air and exercise were beginning to do their work for us, s0 we could see that a few days of this sort of thing would harden us up nicely. It was an hour after dark by the time we got all our do- mestic arrangem: nts concluded and had our smoking supper on the firclit spot between the fire and thetent. To thelight of the fire we were able to add further illumination, for dur- ing the day Patti had, by strange good fortune picked upon the beach a half Jengtb of stearine candle, which had come from no one knows where on the common carriage of the lake. This candle we placed at our table, making for it an excellent candle stick from a split pine bough, the sharpened end of which we+tuck down in the sand that consti'utrd the table cloth. In silence, but with great celerity and precision, we ate our evening meal of bacon beefsteak, brown bread and coffee, finishing it off with a fine red apple for dessert. Then we sald it was good, wiped our knives cach on that spot of his trousers leg as herinbefore designated, and re- lapsed into ease and dignity for an hour or so before retiring for the night. The wind had by this time risen toa gale, and, worst of all, if came twisting down a litile side gully in euch a way thatit blew the smoe right in'o our tent inst ad of away from it. With a bit of the muslin of which the tent was made we put up arude side wing, which broke part of the wind away, but at best this was imsuflicient, so we had rather a bad time of it after we lay down tu slep Patti was so big that as he lay flat on his back his nose just cleared the root of the tent, and the smoke, following down the slanting roof, would stream directly into his eyes, so that he was glad to pull the blanket over his head. In the morning we found our throats full of smoke, so that our voices had a harsh, piratical sort of sound, in good keeping with our general make-up Of course neither of us washed his face or hands, and it doos not occur to me whether or not. the subject of a comb was mentioned. With water so hard to vet as we found it in Lake Michigan, one isn’t going to waste any of it in washing, It was very cold that night, but. strangely enough it grew warmer toward morning, the wind then Julling somewhat. We both were up often during the night building up the fire, and we found our great stack of dry wood none too large. By morning our big bi.ck log was burned entirely through, and we had to lap the ends to get a goud reflector out of it. All the little solid trees which we bad drage The Silkworm Gut Supply. WE have received from Robert Ramsbottom the following report: In reportiag upon the gut crop of 1896-7, 1 have to an- nounce a diminished production of the shorter lengths, mostly used by the American market and the Continent, The diminution amounts to about one-third of the crop, and liter in the season will have the effect of hardening prices. Of the ordinary kinds for the Huglish market there is an average crop, but of the two extremes (finest trout and heaviest salmon) the supply is by no means equal to the de- mand, and great difficulty wili be experienced in filling orders as the season advances, the more especially now that America and the Continent are taking increasingly large quantities. : The quality this season is fully maintained and leaves little to be desired, Prices for the present remain practically un- changed, but an upward tendency will probably be shown before the earliest shipments of next season’s crop. The Michigan Netting Law, Lansing, Feb. 10.—Attorney-General Maynard has just rendered his decision upon the subject of spearing fish in Michigan: “It is unlawful for any one to catch or kill, or to attempt to catch or kill, in any inland lake, fish, with the exception of when a hook and line is used. A person found upon the water with a spear, net, trap, set line, artificial light, dyna- mite, powder, or any explosive, that shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a violation of the law, and he may on con- viction be fined $25 or imprisoned in jail thirty days.” Tn 1893 the Legislature sought to change the law, but the Supreme Oourt decided the law as amended and passed to he unconstitutional, and the provisions of the old law remain in force. ‘There has been some misunderstanding regarding the exact provisions of the law, and the Attorney-General has made the decision public to correct any false impression upon the subject. JULIAN, MEN | HAVE FISHED WITH. AXXII.—Billy Shaw. Amonc men who occasionally go a-fishing there is a class of jolly old roosters to whom a fishing trip means enjoy- ment of various kinds, the least of which is the capture of fish. Billy was easily in this class, but not one of those who make an angling trip an excuse to cover a spree, and then try to save their reputations by buying a lot of fish and sending presents to friends as trophies of the angle, There are such men, and most of us have known them. As they do not come under the head of fishermen nor an- glers, 1 write no more of them. Billy loved good company, and plenty of it. He was nota Walton to sit by the river bank alone, and contemplate while watching his cork or quill go down; but I’ll try to introduce him to the acquaint- ance of readers of Forusr AND StREAM as a fairly good tellow. The idea of an introduction in this way is not original. A few days ago I met my old army comrade, Judge W. E. | Slocum, now of Brooklyn, who said: “I want to thank you for introducing me to some interesting men. I had not the pleasure of knowing Francis Endicott in life, but I know him now, and thank you for theintroduction,” The Judge gave words toa thought that I could never haye - expressed. The idea in these sketches has been to show you the man, and not to tell fishing stories of more or less credibility. With this understanding between us, permit me to introduce to your notice Mr. “Billy” Shaw. His tombstone, for he is dead, probably has the name of “William Shaw” upon it; but I will affirm that I knew this man from childhood, and never once heard him called William, As a chronicler of some facts which may have partly es- caped the note book, but haye left an imprint on the gela- tine film of memory, it becomes necessary to refute an in- sinuation of Judge Slocum that “All the‘men I have fished with’ are dead;” and the inference which itimplies, He is ten years my junior. My earliest recollection of Billy is that he was the only child of a poor widow, living in Greenbush, and that he had to hustle to help support his mother as soon as he was old enough. He took an occasional part in our tumbling in the bark pile back of the tannery of Ruyter & Van Valkenburgh, but was rather too closely knit for somer- saults and never got near the head of that class. He was about my age and once or twice went down with our party to fish in the island creek, the Popskinny, as we spelled it. A trifling thing fixes this in memory. John Atwood said: “Look at Billy Shaw’s line! He's got his hooks below his sinker, just as if he was a-fishin’ offen the dock and the current would hold the baits up.”” We were fishing from the bank with hand lines in quite still water and naturally his baits lay on the muddy bottom. Swing- ing the sinkers around, we would cast out 30ft. into the middle of the creek, and the hooks, being above the sink- ers, would rest near but not on the bottom. Billy was green at fishing, but altered his rig and learned a lesson. _ Billy’s little café in Albany was in full blast when L re- turned to Albany in 1865, and it was famous for its oysters, and once while one of his men was opening some Shrews- burys a trifie faster than I could dispose of them he asked: “How are you getting along now?” “Slowly, Billy; I’m getting a few pounds of meat on my bones and can walk without a cane, but will never be good for much.” “Come along with us on our annual fishing trip; we'll be away for four or five weeks, maybe six, and it’ll help you more than to stay here and mope around.” “Can't do it, Billy. Why, I can’t walk a mile on paye- ments; and a rod among briers and yines would do me up. No, no! Couldn’t think of it.” “You needn’t walk a rod on shore, for we’ve got a schooner and will tow down the Hudson to New York, then up the East River and sail up Long Island Sound and fish for bluefish down about Orient Point; Plum Island and other places. The schooner can accommodate ten and there’s only six to go, seven with you. How’s them oysters?” “Fine! Thisis the only place in Albany where Shrews- burys are kept. My miserable stomach can digest them because they have not been plumped in fresh water, but it refuses freshened oysters.” “Last week,” said Billy, “there was aman from Schenec- tady came in and called for oysters. He didn’t ask for any particular brand; just said, ‘gi’ me a dozen,’ and the oyster butcher opened him a nice, fat Shrewsbury. He kicked up a row and I went to see what was the matter. ‘See here,’ sez he, ‘you don’t s’pose I’m a goin’ to eat an oyster that’s got the janders, do you? ‘Look a-that!’ I ex- plained that the oysters from the Shrewsbury River, in New Jersey, were always tinted by the yellow clay of the river bed, and told the butcher to open the gentleman some Hast Rivers or other white oysters. While he was eating the other oysters with great satisfaction Erastus Corning and a friend came in and called for Shrewsburys. The man from Schenectady watched them closely and saw that every oyster they ate was yellow. He paid the cashier and then said to me, ‘I’ll be durned ef I didn’t think them isters had the yaller janders, an’ you was tryin’ to play ’em off on me ’cause I come from the country.’ Next day he came in and said: ‘Gi’ me some o’ them yal- ler isters, I forget the name of ’em,’ and he came here every day while he wasin town. But how about the fish- ing trip; will you go?” “When do you start, who is your cook, and will you take a doctor along?” “We will leave Albany on the 3d of July; Sam, our cook, will-be the doctor, and he is a very highly colored man. If your blooming stomach can’t stand his cooking you can cook for yourself. You needn’t eat a thing on the whole trip if you don’t want to, but it’ll do you good to see us eat. You've been discharged and hayen’t got to report to any duffers, so come along.” A week later the stanch schooner Rainbow left Albany in company with a big tow of barges and canalers for New York. The dwellers in towns along the river who were awake saw a fine display of fireworks from the schooner, and asI sank to sleep about midnight the last thing I remember was hearing Shaw say: “No, sir! We won't hoist the Jolly Roger until we get to Long Island Sound. une ever heard of a pirate ship being towed by a steam- boat? The next morning we arranged things in the hold, where there was plenty of Space to hang up clothing, Four of the party were old acquaintances and the others soon were. it soon appeared that I was a member of a gang of pirates who were to strike terror to the people of Long Island, and that the owner of the schooner and his son—who were the working crew—were to be pressed into the service after passing the fort on Throge’s Neck and entering the waters of the Sound, which we did two days later. It was also evident that the party had been selected for some musical ability, as “Capt. Kidd’s Minstrels” held their first rehears- al the next evening. Leaving the tug after saluting the fort with our port gun —whieh also did duty as the starboard gun, if required— the Jolly Roger was run to the fore and saluted with cheers, It was an enormous one, made of black bunting with the white skull and cross-bones neatly sewed in,and large letters saying “No Quarter,” over very small ones, “to Fish,” added. On the mainmast was tacked: A List of ye Plrates. J. H, Norton, clam opener, weather regulator and fiddler crab). Bly Shaw, first fish liar, splicer of the main brace, middle man and interlocutor, Ben Van Voast, keeper of the Jolly Rogerand of the cribbage board; also second fiddler, if he can play “Old Dan Tucker.” Frank Quackenbush, assistant fish liar, chief of the horse marines, compass oiler and manipulator of the tam- borine. ¥, M., keeper of the log, head eel skinner, custodian of the keel and tormentor of the banjo. ve George Van Allen, anchor polisher, grub destroyer, juggler of the bones, heel twister and jigist extraordinary. C, F. Bell, bell boy, pie biter, keeper of the seal (if we get any) and basso profundioso. Sam, head galley slave, concocter of lobscouse, maker of dundyfunk, originator of plum duff, and audience of the troupe.. old Joe and young Joe, supernumeraries, wigglers of the tiller, letters-go of the jib and custodians of the sheet rope. E Orders. 1, Any pirate giving quarter to any dogfish, whale or spider crab, or a quarter to any native for bait, unless the native is watching his clams, shall have no plums in his duff during the voyage. 2, Any one using any appetizer except hilge water be- fore breakfast shall have his elixir confiscated for the benefit of the crew. 3. No one shall sleep more than twenty hours out of the twenty-four. 4. No one shall use Sam’s brush without his per- mission, and any pirate who shall use charcoal for drawing ‘ charts on Sam’s face shall be blackballed. 5. No one shall mention hooking a big fish unless he can show him on the deck. Put up (your fish) or shut up. 6. Any pirate heard speaking of the hold as “down cel- lar,” or of the deck as “upstairs,” shall be forced to splice the main brace. 7. None of the company shall throw the skipper oyer- board in a gale and take the helm unless we are in danger, 8. When the water is rough eyery pirate must heave when the skipper sings ‘‘Heave ho!” The fishing was good and we struck a big school of blue- fish in Plum Gut one day and took nearly 300 in about five hours, the fish averaging about 3lbs. each. Our stores needed replenishing and we sailed around to Greenport, sold the fish to a dealer who sent them to New York that afternoon, and we laid in fresh eggs as well as other good things and then tied up for the night. In fact we sought a harbor most every night in order to stretch our legs. on shore. But there is no harbor between Port Jefferson and Orient, something like fifty miles, and twice we anchored . near the smaller islands. When the nights were fine, as most July nights are on Long Island Sound, Capt. Kidd’s minstrels held a perform- ance—with white faces—on deck, mainly for their own amusement and incidentally for that of any rats which might be about the wharves. Uur quartette was very good, Quackenbush haying a pure tenor voice that was well known to Albany churchgoers of that day, and he had also sung in English opera with the Caroline Rich- ings Company. As J sit writing this I feel incompetent to tell you what a gigantic mountain of fun we had! When Yan Allen came on deck in knee breeches and shoes with parchment soles, sprinkled a little fine sand on the cover of the hatch, and doubled and trebled every kink in the lyric that the banjo sang, old black Sam, our permanent audience, would scream: “Look a-dah! Listen to dat little double while he’s weedin’ cawn! Now he kivers taters, fust single an’ den double, an’ by golly he tribbles em! Um,um,I tink I hab see’ some jiggin’in ole Var- ginny, but dat ah boy he beats’em all, he do, fo’ a fac’. Yah eh He make more music wid he foot dan der banjer, I golly!” i Bart was a good specimen of the old-time Southern darky—happy and improyident. Always anxious to get a dollar, and in as great haste to spend it. His pay on the pirate craft was not large, but his tips for special service and the princely wave of the hand when a pirate said, “Keep the change,” were beyond the dreams of the most avaricious pirate of our fleet. In answer to my question Sam said: “Yes,sah! I does make a few dolla’s in de summah season, sah, but somehow I’se nevah lucky at faro, pokah nor policy, sah, an’ I’ll tell yo’ dat ah policy is a game dat I’m allus gwine to beat, but somehow de right numbas doan cum out. Las’ winta I played de wash- woman’s gig, fo’ ‘leven fo’ty-fo’, leben times, an’ each time two ob de numbas cum, an’ it was de same wid de nigga gig, nine, ten, nineteen, an’ I ’sult de dream book, but I specs I’s hoodood.” “Sam,” said I, “why don’t you put away a dollar in a bank once in a while, so as to haye something to bury you, as you have no family nor friends?” “Lordy, Miss’r Fred, dat’s no use tome! What I want Save money to bury me fo’? When I’se dead de Boa’d o’ Health dey bury me; dey doan leave no dead col- oral layin’ ’roun’. No, no, dey’ll take cah o’ me. Yah, ha!” Days passed, we took no note of time. Billy Shaw once remarked: “Some old duffer once said, ‘Time was made for slaves,’ but he forgot to include setting hens, for it takes just twenty-one days to hatch a chicken.” In my capacity 151 as “keeper of the log” there seemed to be no log to keep; for we hadn’t been near a sawmill, and if there had been a saw log floating in our yicinity and we could have cap- tured it I would have done my best to keep it... How can a fellow keep what he hasn’t got? As the head eel skin- ner I was alert, but no eels were caught; and as the “cus- todian of the keel” I—but there’s no use in bragging. The keel came back in good order and spoke for itself. On Sundays we had plum duff, and for the benefit of be- nighted inlanders who have never been outside of Sandy Hook it may be well to say: “Duff” is a sailor’s word for pudding, and is merely Jack’s mispronunciation of “dough,” which in years agone he rhymed with “enough.” See, Mister? “Plums,” of course, is English for what we call “raisins,” and there you are. Billy Shawsaid: “Plum pud-= ding and plum duff are one and inseparable, now and. hereafter. Plumbibus pudding, epluribus dug.” On other days a dessert. of some kind, to my relief: for a heavy, boiled lot of indigestible dough, whether youcall it a plum pudding or give it the more sailor-like cognomen of plum duff, is 4 gastronomic abomination, One morning Billy Shaw was detected in eating some of the bait clams before breakfast. He was: promptly seized, bound and brought before Norton, the clam-opener. He pleaded guilty, but craved indulgence because he had not swallowed the shells. Mercy, tempered by -extennating circumstances, prevailed, and Billy was permitted to live and be restored to his family without the stain of crime upon him. Pirates are partly human, They have feelings the same as sand worms and mud turtles, and we didn’t propose to blast the life and business prospects of Billy Shaw in Albany on account of afew miserable clams. Of course he had violated the rules, and we could have killed him and fed him to the sharks, and no right thinking man would have said that we did wrong; but there was a spark of humanity left in the breast of every pirate, which said: “No, I druther put up fur a bushel o’ clams, an’ all the salt, vinegar an’ peppersass ’at goes with ’em, ’an to have Billy Shaw sent home dead for yi'latin’ some rules about eatin’ clams!” Me Ps . We anchored and fished for blackfish) as we called the tautog, sea bass or anything that chose to bite; and before we had been-out a week the fun of filling some pirate’s bed with sea spiders, starfish or clam shells seemed to lack variety. The crew settled down to serious business. Old Joe, our skipper, made us a speech one morning, and he said: “Gentlemen; I'll call ye gentlemen ef you. do try to be pirates, fur I hain’t seen ye do nothin’ disrupable, an’ I hain’t got much knowledge 0’ how piratesact. But I don’t think some things is fair. Now, I've sailed ye, an’ Black Sam has cooked fur ye afore, an’ he’s as good a cook as any schooner carries; but the goin’s on o’ this trip is diffrunt. You've allers used me well, but I don’t think you’re fair on Sam. Of course ifsome one cuts up Mr, Shaw’s sus- penders and slips em in the bean soup when Sam ain’t a-lookin’, he can’t help it; but it hurts his rippitation as a cook when the soup comes on the table and the pieces of suspenders is found in it. Now,I like fun fustrate, an’ I don’t mind a handful of curled hair taken out of a cushion. ef anybody wants it, but to find it mixed in the hash hurts Sam’s rippitation, and I don’t see no fun in it. Besides, it spiles the hash. That’s all, gentlemen, I ain’t got no more ter say.” = Capt. Joe’s speech was applauded and Van Allen of- fered a resolution that anyone who should introduce any foreign substances, not generally used as food, into the soup or hash, should be considered an ungentlemanly pi- rate; and that in future if buttons, combs, suspender buckles, gold watches, or other valuable articles should be found in the soup they were to be the property of the finder. . Quackenbush and Norton had been fishing for sea bass in one of the small boats and had been gone all day. The weather was fine and there was no fear for them, but with the tenor and first violin gone there was no minstrel per- formance as we lay at anchor inthe Sound. They came aboard unheeded in the night, for these careless pirates simply put lights in the rigging, as law requires, and went to sleep. Such combined carelessness and respect for law is not on record in the annals of piracy. In the morning they told of finding a dead man floating near them and how they towed him into Port Jefferson harbor, as the nearest place to get rid of him, and then turned him oyer to the coroner, but they must be back at the inquest to relate the particulars. So, with “A yo heave ho, and a rumbelow” our mud ‘hook came up and the Rainbow stood in for the harbor with the morning breeze. The poor fellow belonged near the harbor, was a hard- working bayman who had somehow fallen overboard dur- ing some momentary dizziness perhaps, but he had been missed for nearly a fortnight; the tides playing him to and fro. There was a weeping widow and several small chil- dren, and they were in desperate want. Their bread win- ner had not been winning for some time, yet Sam man- aged to fill up the children and the pirates added a little. _ cash to the fund that the charitable people of the place, chipped in, and then a merchant suggested that we give an, entertainment for the benefit of the family of the dead man in the town hall. Capt. Joe cheerfully gave up his cushions for wigs and the thing was done. “QGapt. Kidd’s Minstrels” made their first and only appearance in pub- lic on this occasion. I have no programme and can only recall that the features of the evening were the rendering: of “The Lost Child,” from the opera of “The Bronze Horse,” with its echoes, and a tenor song by Quackenbush about a father who did not come home when “the clock in the steeple struck one,” and a sub-cellar lament by Bell because he was rocked in some cradle of the deep. The banjo obligato was perfectly horrible, yet we escaped with our lives and Shaw turned over some money to the widow. Perhaps it is due to her intercession that we left the place without molestation. As the first fish liar, Shaw exacted a promise that-none - of us would contradict any yarns that he and his assistant, Quackenbush, might tellin Albany. We agreed; and as the keeper of the log it gives me pleasure to say that’ Thave never heard a man doubt the fish stories told by any mem- ber of the piratical crew that infested Long Island Sound during the century of which we write. While returning home up the Sound we dipped the Jolly Roger and fired a pun as we passed Execution Rock and light, in honor of some pirate or two who were hanged there in the long ago. We knew at the time the names on our predecessors who danced upon the wind over that lone rock, but really I was a pirate for such a short time that I ‘may plead it as an excuse for forgetting the names of those ornaments of the profession. No names come up now but those of William Kidd, who was no more of a pirate than we were,and who was unfairly hanged in London; and Babe, who, I think, met the same fate on Bedloe’ Island in New York Harbor, where the Liberty statue now stands. Babe was a sure enough pirate, but never attained the reputation that Kidd did, who wasn't even an amateur pirate, Returning to Albany in 1874, 1 wandered up in Beaver street to find Billy Shaw. His business had been closed out and a man told me that he had died same months be- fore, Wan Voast died soon after,and Bell contracted a fever in Texas, where I sent him to hatch salmon, and died on his way North. Of the others I know nothing. Billy left a widow, but no children. I.can see him now, a small man with a thoughtful face, which to those who knew him seemed to be concocting some joke. He was not a man of keen nor of subtle wit, for it needs some learning to polish and perfect such a mind, but he wasa man with a love of harmless fun and with a coarse humor which can best be illustrated by his getting Bell to sing that lugubrious basso song, “The Old Sexton,’ and as he sang the words: “He stood by 4 grave that was newly made, The sexton leaned on his earth-worn spade,” ‘Shaw would interpolate a clog step: “Rat-a-tat-a-tat-tat, irat-a-tat,” and so on throughoutthat dismal ditty. Hewas mot much more of a sailor than I when it is rough, and I can heartily say with Douglas Jerrold: “Love the sea? I dote upon it—from the beach,” Frep Marae. ANGLING NOTES. Women Anglers. ‘On every suitable occasion 1 have for many years adyo- ‘cated angling for women, particularly fly-fishing, and when ‘they have placed themselyes in competition with men, or rather when from force of circumstances they have been so placed, I have noticed that ihey occupy a position close to the front, even if they do not fill the first place. I think it was only last year that [ mentioned in this column that a summary of salmon lishing in Ireland showed that the largest salmon killed the previous year was killed by a woman Readers of this journal wi!l recall the fact that the record tarpon killed with rod (for I believe Senator Quay’s fish was not) was killed bya woman. In looking over the notes made by Jobn Hnright, the world’s champion fiy-caster, of salmon over 40lbs. m weight killed at Castle Connell, Ireland during the season of 1896, I find that the largest fish weighed 46)bs., and that afish of 44]bs., which came very near the top, was killed by Mrs. A, C MceCorquo- dale, Women as fly-tyers exrel, and why should they not excel as fly-fishers? Oue experitnce always appears before my mind’s eye whenever I think of women as anglers. {was at Parmachenee Lake in Maine, when John "Dan- forth was proprietor of Camp Caribou, snd before the property passed into the ‘possession of the Parmachenee Cluo, My neighbor at the table was a young woman who had accompanied her husband to the camp oyer the eairies, one of them six and a half miles, and once there had seem- ingly nothing to do but read or stroll about the small island, nearly covered by the camp buildings and the standing trees, while her husband was at one or another of the back camps, where the fishing was better than in the lake about the island. I thought her sympathy with her husband’s sport, which led her, as it were, to sacrifice herself in her devotion to him, most charming, and 1 was sure that there was & harp and a halo awaiting her as a saintin another world, if notiuthis. My f.ce was burned aftera trip up the Magalloway River, and my neighbor prescribe? cold cream and furnished the cream, and I was sure I could see the balo growing about ner head. 1 felt much sympathy that I could not express that -he should be doomed day after day to be coufined to that island, watching alone, with nothing to do but watch the sky or read a book, while all the men were away enjoying the best of fishing. One afternoon I started after dinner with my guide to go down to Black Cat Brook, which comes into the river below the lake, and I said to my neigabor, who had not only prescribed for my burned face, but had fuinished me with fly oil when I had none of my own, “Ll regret exceedingly that you have no inclination to fish, for a+ the sun goes down I think the trout will be feed- ing.” Iam not sure about the precise words in which I made a general ass of myseif by offering her a seat in the boat provided she had been fond of fiching, but she smiled like a saint, and I went off like a sulfish beast, taking it for granted that she cared nuthing about fishing There is no occasion for me to refer to my fishing journal to find what I caught that afternoon, tor 1 remember well that I caught all the trout that it was proper for me to kill, and that one fish weighing 20z. under 2lhs. jamped from the water twice after it was hooked on a Montreal fly. ‘That was one of the very few brook trout that I have known to jump out of the water after it was hooked. Returning to camp avout sundown, | was very well satis- fied with myself, and Marshall Liouell, the guide, was yuietly paddling the boat along the shore when, as we rounded a point and got a view of the lake nearly opposite the camp, where a brook came in from the east, | was astonished to discover a woman standing in a boat and cast- ing a fly like a past grand master of the art. Marshall must have been as surprised as | was, for he ceased’ paddling and in silence we watched the caster, It was my neighbor and she was alone and unconscious of spectators, and made a most charming picture of independence and skill as she cast her flies as gracefully as itis possible io imagine. It was not tournament casting, it was fly-fishing in the highest degree of excellence, and it was catching as well as fishing. I would have been glad had there been some back way for me to sneak into camp by going around one of the moun- tains, where no one could see me. I had actually felt sympathy for this woman because she had no inclination to fish when big trout were to be had for the casting, and doubtless showed it in my manner when J had given her an invitation with a string to it to go fishing, and here she was fishing equal to the best of the anglers galhered ab the camp, and far more gracetully, and she did not require a euide or the assistance of any man to paddle her boat urland her fish. My self- satisfaction oozed out at my fingers’ ends and | hope that I showed it, and as boldly as I could J congratulated my fair neigabor upon her skill and went on tocamp, I can always recall the picture of the fair fly-casier, and the lesson that this incident taught me will remain ag a warning FOREST AND STREAM. neyer to take it for granted that a woman cannot fish he- cause she does not parade the fact after the manner of men who fish. Parmachenes-Belle. The Parmachenee-belle is one of the best flies ever tied that does not pretend to represent an insect of some sort. Mr. H. P. Wells has told how he came to design the fly during a nooning with that prince of woodsmen, John Danforth, on one of the Maine lakes near Parmachenee (not Parmacheene, agit is so often spelled), and fhat it is perhaps as much like the belly fin of a trout as anything else, I have found the fly good for trout and black bass, and a standard fly in many waters Last year I found that the fly was considered one of the very best for trout in the waters of the Triton Clab Last season the steelhead trout were for the first time plant+d in the waters of New York State, having been brought from the Pacific coast and hatched by the Fisheries, Game and Forést Commission. The fry of the steelheads were planted on Long Island and in Lake George, and the question is often asked if the steelheads are a game fish and if they will take the fly, A Oanadian salmon fisherman, who has caught the steel- head in British Columbia, says they take the fly readily, and on the huok are as game as a salmon in a Canadian river. A. correspondent of Land and Water, wriing from British Columbia, says: “I do not think the trout in the rivers of interior British Columbia feed yery much, if at all, on small fry. J have never noticed them striking at them as do the trout in England, and out of several hundreds which I have seen opened | have never observed anything like a small fish inside them, They appear to be full of larye and salmon roe. Neither have I seen a trout over about 1lb in weight rise 10 a natural fly; and I think the big ones only take the artificial fly, like Jack-Scott and Parmachenee-belle, pre- sented to them as salmon doin the old country, viz., out of curiosity. The Parmachenee-belle, by the way, is a very killing fly in British Columbia waters, although it would scarcely attract the trout in E gland.” If the steelbeads have a fonuness for the Parmachenee- belle they will fiad the luré ready for them when they have grown to catchable size. Sunken Files for Big Trout. One expression in the article I have quoted brought back to me a matter I had almost forgotten, Thisis the expres- sion: ‘‘Neither bave 1 seen a trout over about Lb. in weight rise to a natural fly.” : Before I went to Maine Mr. Wells told me that he had never known of a big trout taking a fly on the surface. I think he said a trout over 2lbs. 1n weight. To catch the big trout the fly must be allowed to sink 1 or in., and then drawn beneath the surface. I practiced this style of fishing at Parmachenee and at Rangeley almost entirely, for I was sure Mr Wells had inyestigated the matter thoroughly, as it is his custom to go to the root of any subj ct, and naturally all the large trout | caught were caught in-this way; but trom the tne I did my last fishing in Maine I cannot recall that 1 deliberately-made a practice of fishing withasunken fly. In Canada, where large trout grow, I never thought of sinking the flies (in Maine 1 used but one fly), but fished them on the surface, and the fishing was gvod cnough. If itis my good fortune to fish on the Triton Club tract next September I will try and remember to try one good-sized fy and sink it below the surface to sce if it will take larger trout than when the fly is drawn on the surface, Brown Trout. A correspondent, Mr. E. W. Raymond, writes: ‘*Will you give us, through ForEsr AND STREAM, information in regard to German lake trout? Do they require about the same feed and temperature of water as our native lake trout, and to what size do they generally grow? with any other informa- tion in regard to them, There is no fish that I kuow of called the German lake trout The first eggs received in this country of the com- mon brook trout of Kurope came from Germany, and the fish, now quite common in this country, are sometimes called the German, or German brown trout. Brown trout is the name commonly applied to the fishin England, although they are called yellow trout in Scotland, In Germany they are called brook trout. If this is the fish, and without fur- ther information [ must assume that it is, they require prac- tically the same food as our native brook trout, but more of it, as they grow faster and to a greater size. They will bear a slightly higher temperature than our native brook trout and it is not good policy to plant the brown trout in small streams with our native trout. The European fish grows to a weight of over 20lbs. and in this country has been called a cannibal; but thisis also true of our native brook trout under the same conditions that make the brown trout a can- nibal. Mr, Marston—and there can be no firmer advocate of the brown trout—‘‘Walton’s trout”—suys: ‘To attempt to stock American streams with brown trout which are already stocked with native brook trout seems to be unnecessary, if not unwise. * * * In England the finest trout are found in the slow streams wateriug the richest parts of the coun- try, streams flowing through old-fashioned villages and quaint country towns. The better cultivated the land and water is, the better the trout will thrive. * * * Given fairly pure running water and our trout do well anywhere if they have a good supply of food ” This I consider the best information that can be given in regard to the brown trout. Too often the mistake has been made of planting the brown trout in small mountain trout streams. They ave a fish of rapid growth and require an abundance of food. If planted m Jarge, slow flowing streams, or in Jakes from which the native trout has been fished out and the conditions haye changed to make it un- wise to restock them, the brown trout will doubtless prove satisfactory. : Texas Tarpon Fishing. Some months ago I quoted in this journal from some let- ters written by my friend, Mr. William D. Cleveland, of Houston, Tex, concerning tarpon fishing in Texas waters, and ForEsT AND STREAM reproduced a photograph of Mr. Cleveland and a tarpou which he caught foul-hooked after a long struggle. At the close of one of the letters I suggested that the Texas method differed apparently from the one em- ployed in Florida, for Mr Cleveland referred to a float on ils line, and intimated that he might wi.b profit to all con- cerned explain his method of fishing in Texas. { have just received a letter from Mr, Cleveland, in which he says: ‘‘My business has kept me so constantly occupied the past season thai I have had no time to write even ubout ‘tarpon fishing. I have had a number of outings after tarpon since writing you, and have caught several, and wish 1 now had time to give you a full description of one big fellow of about 156lbs. that I got hold of. His antics were far beyond those of any other tarpon that I have hooked, and after he had run under my boat two or three times and jumped over my head as many times more, I concluded that it was wiser to'stand up in the bout, so if he struck me it would be in the legs and not in the head. I had rowing for me a Mexican Whose complexion was somewhat darker than my own, and when the fish first jumped over the boat between me and him he turned as white as a sheet, and I actually sympathizrd with the fellow as he sat shivering with fear, almost unable to handle the oars as he was directed. This fish jumped clean out of the water on to the bank and rolled back twice I lost him at last by his running around some bridge timbers and breaking the line. I did not know how they did fish for tarpon until a friend stnt me a St Louis paper with an account of Fiorida tarpon fishing init They do not fish for tarpon in Florida as we do here, for I never before heard of fishing on the bottom with dead bait, such as is mentioned in the article Besides, I do not think it would give as much sport as trolling orstill-fishing with live bait. Lusea regular tarpon rod and reel such as | haye described to you. Just above the leader in still fishing I attach a cork which keeps the live mullet near the surface of the water, and when the tarpon takes it, it is with sucha splash and with such foree that it makes the blood tingle from the tip end of the toe nails tu the tip end of the filoger nails and the tip end of each particular hair. Besides it is so startling that one never entirely recovers during the whole fight of the fish. It is the same way in trolling, the bait is near the surface and you have tue same experience. I believe one would have more success fishing the way they do in Florida (that is, they would land more fish because they would more certainly hook them securely than in the method we employ), but 1 would rather cateh a dozen tarpon on my hook, play them for half an hour and lose them, than to have the trouble and work of landing one, because after half an hour or so it becomes very hard work and the sport is pretty well over,” ~ Black Bass Through the Ice. My friend Dr, Jno, D. Quackenbos sends me a newspaper clipping, with what is apparently a telkgraph item, dated Hixeter, N, H,, announcing that Wm. E. Robinson while fishing through the ice at Little Pond, Kingston, N. H,, caught a small-mouth black bass of 441bs.in weight. The item gives further information as follows: : ‘So far as recorded, this is the first black bass ever caught through the ice in winter, and scientists have declared that the bass hibernates, burying ia the mud and there remaining dormant until spring. “Dr. Henshall in his treatise declares that he has yet to learn of a black bass ever caught through the ice, except in the early spring when the ice wus breaking up. “Dr. D C Hates, a Minnesuta authority, and G C. Scott declare to the same eff. ct, and a Smithsouian Institution re- port says black bass are never caught in winter.” The person who pruned that item could not have been a constant reader of FoREST AND STREAM, or he or she would haye known that, in spite of the aulhorities quoted, a great many small-mouth black bass have been caught through the ice. It is true that black bass congregate in the fall as cold weather approaches, and pass the winter in a partially dormant’ condition, but not neces- sarily in the mud. Tuey have been knewn to bury the mselves in the mud, but as a rule, it the cond tions obtain, they gather in bunches among boulders or broken rocks in deep water, They have been found in a hollow log in the water, but it does not follow that they always resort to hol- low logs. Fishermen who know where the bass congregate on the deep shoals can and have caught them through the ice, as I related 1n this column 4 year or so ago, and it is for this reason that the Fisheries, Game and Porest Commission- ers have recommended a close season for this fish to end on Oct. 15. The bass can be caught if the baited hook is placed before their noses even when they are hibernating, as it is called; but they afford no sport. Ooly last tall, in one of the New York lakes, the la) gest catch of black bass of the season was made after the bass bad gone into winter quarters, and it was so the fall bt fore, and il was about that time that the large string of big bass was c. ught through the ice, as I re- lated. I have never caught black bass through the ice, for I never fished for them at such a time; but | did once fish for them just before the ice formed. It was with Mr. Cleveland, whose letter I quoted in the preceding note. For several years we had been to Brant Lake, in northern New York, for black bass; but one year we spent the summer in West Virginia and in the fall went to Maine, and finally to Luke Champlain; so that it was late in October and quile cold when se said he would like to go to Brant before he turned back to Texas. We both realized that it was far too late for good bass fishing, but the journey was a pleasant one, with the fall foliage one mass of brilliant color, such asis not given to a Texan ag a home attraction, and we packed our fishing tackle and started. W hen we reached the ‘‘bass pavilion” of Uncle Ben Hays the fishermen had long before déserted it, and the fishing was over for the season. We fished the waters, with which we were perfectly famil- iar, a whole day without getting a single bass bite, and the next day I began sounding the lake to find 4 mass of sunken rocks and thus half a day was spent, but we found what we were searching for, and in the afternoon began to fish. Baiting our hooks with minnows, we lowered them into the crevices of the rocks or between the big boulders, and finally we got faint nibbles, and that was all we did get; but such nibbling and mouthing of minnows I never knew before that day by any kiod ofatish Besides minnows we had for bait larye of the darning-needle, which had been sent to a fisher- man at the hotel, and arriving after his departure Uncle Ben had kept them in wet ‘‘eel grass” and turned them over to us after we arrived, Baiting our hooks with the ‘‘what is it,” as the larva was called, ihe same nibbling was practiced down among the rocks by the bass until one wearied of it. It was nibble and strike, nibble and strike, nibble, nibble, nibble! Once in a while we would hook a bass, and when this happened the fighting, game black bass would come to the landing net with just us much play as a dead and salted. codfish. ‘There is nolbing about this kind of fishing which even remotely resembles sport; il is meat hunting pure and simple, and if a man is starving and can get food inno other way he would be foolish not to avail himself of feeling for bass in the rocks with a hook. Jt ig burning the candle at both ends with a vengeance to catch black bass through the month of June when they are spawning and brooding their Fes, 20, 1897.] young, and then descend upon them iu the fall when they are congregated in winter quarters and pull them out like so many leaden weights, so sluggish that they can scarcely wriggle their tails in protest at the outrage. Black Bass Planting. While on the subject of black bass, I wish to call atten- tion to the applications made to the State for this fish. 1 have already noted that millions of black bass are applied for each year when the State at best can furnish but a few thousands, for they are not hatched artificially. An appli- cant fills out his application for perhaps 10,000 bass and gets 100 or 200 adult fish, enough fo thoroughly stock a lake ten miles long, if the bass are protected duriog the breeding season and the law as to size of bass killed is observed; but the next year the same man will put in another application for more bass for the same water, and I presume if the fish were furnished the application would appear annually, just as a shooting club might turn out each season enough quail to furnish the members of the club with quail shooting for a season and renew the stocl by purchase each succeeding year. The State has not got the bass and cannot get them to stock waters annually, and there is no need of such stock- ing. A lake in this State which has furnished the largest black bass of the small-mouth species ever caught, and probably tons of bass of all sizes, during the past twenty- eight years was stocked with thirteen little bass about 4in. long. Not for twenty-six years after it was originally stocked did it receive another contribution of black bass, but it furnished many fish for stocking other waters and was fished as few lakes ofits size (one and one-quarter miles long) have ever been fished. in A. N, CHEnny. Black Hass in the Northwest. Latona, Wash,—The extremely high water of the fall wrought havoc among the trout insome sections of the State. A friend lately from Snohomish county tells me there were places where this game fish had been left stranded in the fields by the overflow. About seven years ago the fish commissioners planted a number of large-mouth black bass, crappie, perch, sunfish and catfish in lakes Union and Washington; and last year all of these fish were very much in evidence. The native fish are rainbow trout in both lakes, and they seem as plen- tiful as ever in spite of the inroads which the bass must make on their pumbers. Lake Union has produced some bass already of 4 and Slbs., caught with hye minnow or spoon. Lake Washington is twenty-five miles long and about four to six miles wide, with the best of bays and best of feed for bass, yet they have not been caught to any extent in this lJake—probably bevause of its size. 1 have heard several times of grayling in Lake Washing- ton too, but have not been able as yet to locate them, Ex- Mayor Phelps, of Seattle, says he has caught them in several parts of the lake, and there is no reason to doubt the state- ment. Other parties have also told me of catching them, yet LI have never caught one nor seen one thal was caught there. - W. 8S. PHILures. Landlocked Salmon the Coming Fish in Maine. _ Commisstonpr O. H, Santmy writes: ‘‘We had the largest run of trout and salmon to their spawning grounds last fall Ll have ever Known in Maine; also-the largest fish, especially at Sebago; we took in our weir several salmon that would run over 20lbs.; 1 think the average would come up to 8lbs, We have got as many salmon eggs as we can hatch and feed the young fry until October at all our hatch- eries. Silmon put in an appearance last fall in many new waters, ponds that 1 am happy to say I stocked myself. The coming fishin Maine is to be the landlocked salmon. He will thrive with the pickerel and live in higher temper- ature than the trout, All he needs is plenty of pure water and smeltsfor food. Weis king on the hook as well as for the table. He also knows enough not to take every bait that is offered him. I have eyen known him to refuse the Stanley amelt sometimes; but that is rare. We now have some very fine bass fishing in Maine, which attracts many anglers here. One thing is curious: where the black bass have been put in pickere] ponds, which were good trout wuters before tne in- troduction of pickerel, the bass have thinned out the pickerel and the trout are coming back in considerable numbers. I don’t think they interfere with the trout at all.” “Angling Talks.” We have a very few copies of George Dawson’s ‘‘Anpling Talks,” a series of chapters of entertaining chat about men, fishermen, fish, fishing and fishing places. Cloth, 50 cents. Forest and Stream Pub- lishing Co. Che Fennel, FIXTURES. BENCH SHOWS, JFeb, 22-5.— New YORE. Westminster Kennel Club. ‘March 3-6. -St. Louris —St. Louis Kennel Club March 10-13.—Cutcaco Mescoutah Kennel Ciub. March :4-27 — Pirrspure — Duquesne Kenne! Club. March 17-20.— LoutsviLLE — Kentucky Kennel Club. “March 30-April ».— BALTIMORE.—Baluumore Kennel Ass- ciation. -March 50-April 2.- Kansas Ciry.—Kansas City Kennel] Club. March 3 —April 3.—San JosE—Santa Clara County Poultry and !Kennel Club. April 7-10, - Stockton —Stockton Kennel Club. April 14-17.—Los ANGELES.—Southern California Kennel Club, FOX HUNTING IN Editor Forest and Stream: Fox hunting in Illinois is not what it used to be a great many years ago. Then when a fox was started the horse- men and dogs were bothered with no fences, especially wire ‘ones, which are so troublesome now, although we had to contend with swamps and wild grass. The swamps now sare tilled. The hunt which J am about to relate occurred Jan. 23, 1897. We were to start from Fairview Farm at 8 o’clock A, M. The morning was fine and warm, the sun shining, the snow about 3in, deep and melting, and a southwest wind was blowing. ILLINOIS, The boys arrived in due time with eight dogs, four of | ‘which were owned by L W. Green, Jr; two were Ken- tucky hounds and two were imported hounds; three were owned by R. Sandusky, one imported and two were Ohio bred. One was owned by George Baum, all of Indianola. ? FOREST AND STREAM. There were twenty-two horsemen. No guns were allowed. We started north and struck afresh track. The hounds took the fox three miles east to Indianola. He then turned in a cornfield, making a complete circle and getting the best of us by about ten minutes by back tracking. He then went west to where he started from all the time keeping in the cornfields when possible and running diagonally to the route. Then he made another turn north, going west through a large hedge, and here we first saw him. We had ridden north when the dogs turned west through the fence into the cornfield. We therefore turned west, and as we did we saw him about 100yds away making a circle south and around us. ‘There were six of us in that squad, the remainder of the party being scattered over a section of land. When he was sizhted everybody gave chase. He ran southwest to a large ditch, thence down the embankment one-half mile, with four of us only 50yds from his brush and yelling worse than a band of Apache Indians. He ran the length of the cornfield, about one-half mile, turned east and south to the railroad, shook his brush in the air and bade us good day. Then began the hard running after a scared fox. He went down the railroad nearly to town, through the meadow to the timber, straight for the Little Vermilion River, which he swam; then over hills, hollows, through pastures, cornfields and barnyards, till he came to the high grade of the railroad. The dogs were theo about one and one half minutes behind the fox and twelve miles from the starting point as the “crow flies,” so we were told by a farmer who lived near. Hereis where the fox got in his work and where he got his title, ‘Cunning asa fox.” Hemounted the grade, took a look back over his shoulder, then trotted over the ‘trestle, 200yds, in length and 40ft. high, came down the same side of the track at the other end of the trestle, and made his circle toward home, Here he threw the dogs off the track, but we made a circle of one-half mile and found it, and were hot after him again, with a loss of fifteen minutes. We then ran him back through the same country, but he began to get tired and to hunt the bunches of cattle and horses, and run through barnyards to throw the dogs off the scent, but he was found every time without much delay, We ran him to the timber, up the Little Vermilion River again, and came in sight of him crossing a plowed field. We ran him one-fourth of a mile across this and a white spotted hound, Rowdy, took the lead by sight and ran up to within 10ft and couldn’t gain any more, soit seemed; but as soon as the fox struck the smooth ground along the piank fence then Rowdy be- gan to crawl up on him, inch by inch, until within 100yds. he wag only about 2(t. from his tail, and both dog and tox ~ lying low on the ground and going like the wind. A few jumps and reynura tried for a hole in the fence, and then it was all up. Rowdy struck him like a cyclone and both roHed over and over in the snow, aod by that time Rowdy’s brother from Obio was with him and the chase was over. Out of twenty-two men who started in the chase with eight dogs, only nine men were left and four dogs. The distance traveled was about thirty-five miles. Manitoba Field Trials Club. WinnieneG, Man., Feb 9.—ditor Forest and Stream: A regular meeting of the club was heid this afternoon at the Hotel Manitooa, President Simpson in the chair. The resignations of 8. B. Borradaile as second yice-presi- dent, and John Wootton as secretary-treasurer, were then read. and accepted. The following officers were then duly elected: First Vice-President, John Wootton; Second Vice- President, Wm. C. Lee; Secretary-Treasurer, G. B. Borra- ens Winnipeg. Four new members were elected by allot. It was decided to have the same stakes aS last year, viz., Derby and All-Age stakes, each $250, and also an Amateur Stake, open to all amateurs residing in Canada. The entrace fee to Derby and All-Age stakes will be $10; to start, $5 additional. A committee of three, including the president; were elecled to secure a judge. JoHn Woorron, Sec’y-Treas. Irish Setter Club Meeting. No. 1813 De LAncny Puacn, Philadelphia, Feb. 11.— The annual meeting of the Irish Setter Club of America will be held at the Madison Syuare Garden, New, York, during the W. K. ©. show, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 12 o’clock. Gro. H, THomson, Sec’y-Treas. POINTS AND FLUSHES. The entries of the last W. K. C. numbered 1,409 Those of this show greatly exceed the former, the total bring 1,667, divided among the different breeds as follows: Mastiffs 10, St Beimards 158, bloodhounds 18, Great Danes 61, New- founds 4, Russian wolfhounds 18, deerhounds 13, grey- hounds 27, English foxhounds 11, American foxhounds 17, Chesapeake Bay dogs 7, pointers 92, English setters 60, Irish setters 56, Gordon setters 38, field spaniels 87, cocker spaniels 82, collies 107, English sheep dogs 8, poodles 91, bull dogs 86, French bul) dogs 19, bull terriers 70, Boston terriers 119, dachshunde 52, beagles 64, Irish terriers 57, Scottish terriers 16, fox terriers (smooth) 80, fox terriers (wive-haired) 40, Bed- lington terriers 11, Stye terriers 4, Dandie Dinmont terriers 2, Black and Tan terriers 25, white English terriers 1, wh:p- pets 4, schipperkes 8, Pomeranians 3, Maltese terriers 6, Yorkshire terriers 15, toy terriers 8, pugs 22, toy spaniels 47, Italian greyhounds 4, miscellaneous 9. We are informed by Dr. J. Ei. Hair, Bridgeport, Conn., that a bill embodying some radical changes concerning the licensing and ownership of dogs was presented to the Con- necticut Legislature, and in turn referred to the Judiciary Committee. He asks that the interested residents of each district exercise their influence with their Representatives and Senators to secure the passage ofthe bill. briefly stated, the bill provides that all dogs registered inthe A. K. C. 8. B. shall be licensed for $1.15, and bitches so registered shall be registered for the sum-of $5.15 A special license, to be issued on payment of $25, to be known as a kennel license, shall be issued to breeders of registered dogs, said license permitting the licensee to keep not more than ten dogs, and exempting from the license law all puppies under twelve months. Hyery person ownlug a dog shall appraise the same upon the tax list at its actual value, and any person stealing or killing any dog so: listed, except that killing may be justi- fied by doing it im selt-defensé, or if the dog is actually en- gaged in worrying sheep, shall be liable for the value of the dog so killed, or shall be punished by fine and imprisonment 188 t he same as if the dog were a domestic of like value. The sum at which the owner lists his dog shall be prima facie evidence of its value in either a ciyil or criminal prosecution. Further special prizes have been added to the premium list of the Mascoutah Kennel Club. The St. Bernard Club of America offers the Waters challenge cup for the best Ameri- can-bred St, Bernard, and two silyer cups, one for best stud dog with two of his get, and one for best bitch with two of her progeny. The |Butterfly Bench Show Association offers three medals, one each for best sporting dog, non-sporting dog, and best terrier. The W. K. OC. announces that additional valuable specials have been offered by the Boston Terrier Club, the English Bloodhound Club of America, the Bull Dog Club of Amer- ica, the Brunswick Fur Club, and others, for spaniels, poodles, #renoch bull dogs, beagles and Irish terrierg, There will be an annual meeting of the Irish Setter Club of America in Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Heb. 25, at 12 o’clock M.. for the election of officers and the transac- tion of business. The secretary, Mr. Geo. H. Thomson, 1813 De Lancey Place, Philadelphia, requests that members send in their annual dues ($5) and the names of those who are to be proposed for membership. The annual business meeting of the American Pet Dog Club, the secretary, Mr. T. Farrer Rackham, writes us, will be held at the Lincoln House, New York c*ty, on Wednes- day, Feb. 24, punctually at 2:30 P. M. The election of officers and other important business will take place. Mr. John Wootton, of Manitou, Maxs., writes us that the outl.ok for the Manitoba trials on chickens is good, andt hat he expects to see a much larger entry list this year than last, AC heeling. Communications for this department are requested. Anything on the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable, THE NATIONAL CYCLE SHOWS. Av the great cycle show held in Chicago afew weeks since six acres of floor space were devoted to the exhibition of bicycles, while in the New York show, which has just come to 4 close, nine acres were given up for the same pur- pose. The individual exhibits at each place counted well up among the hundreds, while the attendance was reckoned by numbers that ran up to six figures. ‘ The Drift of Affairs. At both New York and Chicago the same tendencies were marked. One that appealed to the manufacturers was that national cycle shows, at least at the time of year they are now held, have ceased to be of very material profit to the ex- hibitors as far as direct returns are concerned. This was especially true of the Chicago show. Agents who formerly came to purchase stock for the ensuing year’s trade have been conspicuous by their absence. The shows are no longer great marts of trade, for by the time they are held dealers are already stocked, and those who visit the show are no longer susceptible to argument. They come rather to renew old friendships or to become personally acquainted with the men with whom as a result of previous negotiations they are to do business during the year. This condition of affairs, though of gradual growth, has taken expression this year in a way that is not to be mistaken, and exhibitors in general have had to be satisfied with the indirect returns that come fromthe advertising of their product through the shows themselves and through the newspaper notices that are given of them. Approaching a Standard. Another general tendency noted at both shows was the growing conservatism of the manufacturers, which was ex- hibited not only in the jack of sensationa) features in their product, but also in business methods. There is a marked disposition to get away from all that is impracticable, and to solidify and simplify methods and manufacture. It has be- come an established fact that a man who promotes a machine out of the recognized and generally accepted type comes to an untimely and disastrous end. The effect of this conserva- tism is to conform bicycles more and more to a certain fixed type that embodies what is best in the opinions of the major- ity of manufacturers. ‘Though minor details are found in endless variation, most of the chief features. of cycle con- struction show a remarkable uniformity. The length of wheel base in the models exhibited this year, for instance, shows much less variation from the average than heretofore, and moderate sizes of tubing for frame con- struction are the rule The practical absence of chainless bicycles from the show demonstrates as well as anything this conservatism. No doubt the manufacturers haye all given the subject of turn- ing out such wheels due consideration, and yery possibly some of them will add chainless bicycles to their line in course of time, but so far none of the prominent manufac- turers have shown any undue eagerness to rush into the business. The Racer no Longer Supreme. A commendable tendency, which is very marked in some quarters, is the attention paid to the teature ef comfort in cycling. Wheels are being made with a greater clearance between forks to permit the use of larger tires, and tires are made heavier and of larger diameter than heretofore. Hygi- enic saddles are very much in evidence, and no one will hereafter haye cause to complain that he cannot procure a safe and comfortable saddle. A year ago there were many who said that existing saddles of the fence rail type were goad enough for anybody, but the popularity of the double point of suppoit stylesis good enough evidence that they were mistaken. Common-sense ideas will prevail, and com- fo1t and strength are more caretully considered each year by the manufacturers. The big tires are intended to reduce the jar of riding over rough surfaces, and another improvement with the same end in view is the cushion frames. No less than a dozen manu- facturers in the New York show had wheels fitted with an unobtrusive pneumatic cushion frame device, 154 ee Simplifying Construction. Another feature that has the almost universal support of the exhibitors is the simplifying of the mechanism of their wheels. All aim to make the taking apart and assembling by amateurs as easy as possible, In the matter of cranks, for instance, nearly every manufacturer had some improve- ment to show to permit taking them off without the use of too much violence. The bearings also are generally supplied with retaining devices, and the matter of adjustment is made less difficult. Odds and Ends. Wooden handle bars are one of the features of these shows of recent development. Now anyone can have them as an option on his wheel. Wood at present is exclusively used ‘for rims, aud in ladies’ wheels it enters largely into the con- ‘struction of chain and wheel suards, and there seems to bea ‘slight tendency toward its use for bicycle frames. More wooden bicycles were shown than chainless types. In all ‘these machines, however, metal wheels were used, probably ‘because they are fo be had cheaper than wooden spokes and ihubs. Hew gear cases were in evidence. Gear cases conduce to the comfort of the rider and make possible wet weather wheeling, and inasmuch as their use would tend to extend ‘the wheeling season, which for the majority of riders is prac- ‘tically limited to the summer, manufacturers should encour- ‘age their use. One reason why more gear cases are not seen is the difficulty of attaching them to wheels of American manufacture. If our bicycle builders would make some pro- vision for gear cases more would be in use, and riders gener- ally would come to recognize their advantages for muddy or dusty roads. A number of new brakes were exhibited. One was oper- ated by compressed air; another by twisting one of the handle grips, while others still became operative through the act of back pedaling, A novelty in the line of mud guards was a hollow rubber roller, which runs on the rear wheel and causes the mud to fly backward, instead of over the rider, The Future of National Shows. Just now it looks yery much as if we had seen the last of national cycle shows. Chicago’s was unsatisfactory from the exhibitor’s standpoint, and New York only partially re- deemed herself. If changes there be, however, it is more likely to be in name than in actual substance; and whether ‘national’ or not, New York and Chicago will undoubtedly have as great cycle shows in 1898 as in 1897. At the annual meeting of the manufacturers’ board of trade on Feb. 10 the following resolution was passed ; “Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting, that the National Board of Cycle Manufacturers discontinue its annual national cycle exhibition is deemed advisable by the board of directors, and in place thereof it encourage and sanction local cycle shows under terms and conditions pre- seribed by the board of directors upon the following general lines; ‘Sanction and encouragement to be given first and prefer- ably to local cycle boards of trade. “A percentage of the gross receipts of all local cycle shows to be paid to the National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers for ifs maintenance and increase of its useful- ness. “The conduct and terms of such local cycle shows to be in conformity to such rules, regulations and provisions as the Board of Directors of the National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers may prescribe. “Sanction to be granted only for such local shows as com mence not earlier than the last Saturday in February and terminate not later than the first Saturday in April of each year “Spaces to be of uniform size, and no exhibitor permitted to occupy more than two spaces. -justed in accordance with Jecation.” The New York Cycle Show. “Tur New York cycle show of 1897 was held in the Grand ‘Central Palace of Industry, Forty third street. and Lexington avenue, Heb, 6-138. This is New York’s third national cycle exhibition, the two previous shows having been held in the Madison Square. Garden. The accommodations for this year’s exhibition were not, mearly so good as at the Garden. The various exhibits were scattered over four floors instead of being concentrated ‘on one, and owing to the intricate construction ef the build- ing it was often a very difficult matter to locate any particu- lar exhibit. Im the center of the Palace of Industry is a large court, which is open from the second floor tothe top of the building. Access to the various floors can be had only at the east end et the building, and the elevator accommoda- flons are very poor. The second floor was the central part of the exhibition of bicycles, and on it most of the leading firms were repre- sented. Occupying the central position in the Court of Honor was the Board of Trade exhibit, which was also the central feature of the Chicago show. ‘This was a pagoda- shaped pavilion erected on a broad pyramidal base and sur- mounted by a huge golden dome crowned by a bicycle sup porting a cluster of incandescent lights and surrounded by a number of other illuminated wheels. In this payilion were exhibited medals and trophies won by champion eyclists. Nearly 800 spaces were given up to the «xhibits as against 650 at Chicago. +* Pachting. THR story which we reprint this week from the Boston Transcript is but one of many of the same tenor now circu- lating through the American press. If those Canadians who have opposed the Royal Canadian Y. C, in the amend- ment of the racing rules are possessed of any national pride, it must be gratifying to them in the extreme to know that through their efforts their conntrymen and fellow yachts- men are now being advertised through the States as a lot of sharpers. We know of no good whatever which has come from this unfortunate and unnecessary quarrel, while no end of harm has been done to the good name of Canadian yachtsmen through the widespread circulation of such stories in the American papers. Tah FOREST AND STREAM is desirous of reporting as fully snd accurately as possible the races of the Sound Y. R. U. during the coming season. As an aid in this work we shall be glad to receive at as early a date « possible the books of _ the different clubs, announcements of fixtures, race pro- grammes, etc.; and in particular names, Measurements, rac- ‘Ing numbers, etc., of yachts, both old and new. Weshould ‘like, with the assistance of the Y. R. U. officers, to be able Price of space to be ad-- FOREST AND STREAM. to compile before May 30 a practically complete list of yachts and owners for the Sound racing. W=2 learn from our Chicago correspondent that there is no likelihood of a challenges from Chicago yachtsmen for the Canada cup. This is to be regretted, asa race this year would do much to help yachting on thelakes. It would also attract the interest of salt-water yachtsmen to thesport ou fresh water. There being no race for the America’s cup this year, an international race on Lake Ontario would, after the race of 1896, draw many Hastern yachtsmen for the first time to this beautiful inland sea; whereas, should such a race occur in the same year as one for the America’s cup, it would pass almost without notice. While thus far no challenge bas been sent from Chicago, the Chicago and other American papers have not hesitated in accusing the Royal Canadian Y. C. of being afraid of a second trial; and if correctly quoted, the owner of Vencedor is responsible for the same accusation. We have little doubt that if the owner of Vencedor is will- ing to try for the second time to defeat Canada, and is will- ing to build a yacht to her class, 42ft., and with the same minimum of section, 28 per cent., the holders of the cup will waive the ten months’ notice and make a match, The odds in this case, of building to beat a known boat, would be on the side of the challenger; but-we believe that the Canadians are good enough sportsmen to disregard them and make a match, = If Chicago yachtsmen are really in earnest in their desire to retrieve the honors lost: last year, they can at least put the matter to a test by a fair and bold challenge to race Canada against a new Chicago boat, As stated elsewhere, there is a prospect that Chicago will send a yacht to the trial races of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C We hope that this report is true, not only because the pres- ence of a Western yacht will add materially to the interest in the races, but because the visit of a Western yacht to New York waters will have a beneficial effect at home. We would like to see as contestants in the trial races half a dozen of the best representatives of the fineracing fleets that have been built up of recent years on Lake Geneva, Lake Minnetonka, Pewaukee Lake, Fox Lake and other Western waters. The glory that would follow even a successful per- formance in the trial races would well repay the effort to build and race the yacht. Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. THE annual meeting of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. was held on Feb. 1, with Vice-Com. Fitzgibbon in the chair; the following officers being elected: Hon. Com., Sir Donald A. Smith; Com., James Ross; Vice-Com., A. F, Riddell; Rear- Com., Harry Abbott, Q. C.; Hon, See’y, W. A. C Hamilton; Measurers: D. A. Poe, R. Fitz Gibbon and H. K. Wicksteed. Executive Committee: A. Pringle, W. Barclay Stephens, Ff. S. Martin, J. BH. Schultze, H.G, Hadie, HW, Kirk Greene, W. McLea Walbank and G. H. Duggan. A vote of thanks was tendered the retiring officers, and, as a mark of appreciation, the Hon. Sec’y-Treas., Mr. W. A, C. Hamilton, was presented with a suitable souvenir for his valuable services to the club, ; The secretary-treasurer presented a long and very satis- factory report, in which the following allusion is made to the international races: “True national pride may readily be expressed on the splendid victory of Com. Ross’s bonny craft, our club’s flag- ship. She was designed, built, owned and sailed by Cana- dians, everything in, on or about her being strictly Canadian from stem to stern. She easily vanquished all yachts of other Canadian designers, besides joining EH] Heirie in beat- ing some of the most able yacht designers and builders in the world. / Before leaving this glorious result of our club’s first at- tempt at international contests, we would record our appre- ciation of the cordial hospitality extended by the Seawan- haka Corinthian Y. C. to our representatives and members attending the races. Wenote the kindly feeling expressed in this organization’s annual report, and congratulate ourselves on having the opportunity to further cement the existing pleasant relations, notwithstanding the evident keen rivalry. “The club had representatives at Brockville, Lake of Two Mountains, Valois and Ogdensburg, who more than held their own against all comers. At Ogdensburg and Lake of Two Mountains kind hospitality was shown our mem- bers, sufficient to require no second bidding to bring us to their shores again,”’ The following summary of the racing of the 15ft. : 1 class for the season was given in the report: Dmhmr ae Breegras Ba&orES F.C DBoaobbee & a i= (ie hea & Ae RS aS 5 He eer ete Gleneairn, Com. Ross........... aA Se ta gasiet as BE Bag 3a 4c he, Be Viva, C, H. Routh and A. W. Shearwood..... laa ey ete oil a Mischief, Arthur Hamilton.......,...-2+..ss0ys USE aE ass bet Br BaD ds ae Shanet-a-Boo, Rear-Com. Fitz Gibbon Gy EO SL ea Otowynn, L. J. Smith..........5 Ang tank a5 58 Ghee *Anita, H. G. Hadie.,..... a4 SG ees SUR Shel Bantam, J.0.C Almon........ Sct fies Sie alam 8 aL Sothis, G..H. Duggan and F. P. Shearwood....12 7., §9.... 1.. Titania, W. M. Kirkpatrick and J. H. Prissick. 15 1 21d14d14.. 2 Osmia, HW. S. Clouston... cseeerceverece se aise dp saa ad Pag, Sais; Do A, POG eceneses es saeebeayoadens coooda wlth su = ku ae Nouya, R. R. Wallace..........+ Wad Aansann dana Shee ge Re ell Gee Gyascutis, A. L. and H. R. Drommond.,....,. 8 1. vee se ee Dae Windward, ©. O. Clark... ... ccc gee vee ees senda Mia ak & ao G2 AR Missie, Rev. Ay. Kittson,...cessseuns sso te tetera TE I ete Oneida, L. A. Dinning ......,ceeeyereseceserers Decency ree ae * Won Hamilton challenge trophy. Work is now under way in the club on a large number of 20-footers. The club will build a new house on the present site. New York Y. C. THE annual meeting of the New York Y. C. was held on Feb. 11, the following officers being elected: Com., J. Pier- ont Morgan, steam yacht Corsair; Vice-Com., Lewis Cass fredyand, sehr. yacht Montauk; Rear-Com., August Bel- mont, cutter Mineola; Sec’y, J. V. S. Oddie; Treas., F. W, J, Hurst; Meas., John Hyslop; Wleet Surgeon, Morris J. Asch, M. D. Regatta Committee: John C. Barron, Theodore CO, Zerega and W. Barton Hopkins. Committee on Admissions: Edward M. Brown, C. Oliver Iselin, Lewis Cass Ledyard, W, Butler Duncan, Jr., and James A. Wright. House Comimit- tee: Edward HE, Chase, Hrank M. Cronise, 1’, H, Davies, C. L, F. Robinson and ©, Alfred Grymes. Library Committee: Fordham Morris, Arthur H. Clark and A. Y. H. Ellis. Com- mittee on Club Stations: William H. Thomas, Frederick H. Benedict, F. Augustus Schermerhorn, lL. Vaughan Clark, Tarrant Putnam, Frederick P. Sands, Frederick Grinnell, John P. Duncan, Amzi lL. Barber and Edward R. Ladew. The secretary's report showed 4 membership of 1,217 and a fleet of 328 yachts, The date for the annual regatta was fixed, Thursday, June 17. ‘he date for the cruise was not decided on, but Mr. Ogden Goelet offered again two cups costing $1,000 and $500 for schooners and cutters, to be raced for as usual off Newport during the cruise. An invitation was read from the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound inviting the New York Y. C,to join the Union; it jue referred to the special committee on the proposed yacht eague., = Bets i} [Fae. 20, 1807, f \ saat following amendments to the racing rules were prt sented: ; Rule 1 to be amended to read as follows: Section 4. The maximum draft of any yacht when im rata ing trim shall not exceed that specified for her class in bhi) following table, exclusive of ceuterboard, except as hereafbemy mentioned. But this limit shall not apply to any yacht ig existence at the time of the passage of these amendments) when racing in the class in which she was classified prior ;¥) that time. This exemption, however, shall not be so cori strued as to permit a vessel launched prior to Oct. 22, 1896, nm increase her draft beyond the limit allowed for herclass, Sec. 6. Any yacht which has her measurement increase §) for the purpose of sailing in a class above that in which shiij\ would sail according to the last official measurement takemy prior to Nov. 1, 1896, shall nob be entitled to any time allovm ance from other yachts in that class. } Rule 4 to be so amended as to read as follows; ih Sec. 4. At leaSt. two yachts must start in each class * entitle a yacht to a prize of full yalue. Should a yach obliged to sail alone in her class, go over the course of h class, she shall be entitled to a prize of one-half the value | the regular prize,!and upon the same shall beinscribed “Sait over prize.” i Sec. 5 (new). Any yacht alone in her class may sail in thy} class next above, but in such case such yacht shall assung and be entered as of the mean racing length specified for tlhy class in which she so enters; but this shall not be so com | i) strued as to permit a single-masted vessel or yawl to enter | a schooner class. q Rule 16—To be so amended as to read as follows: i Sec. 8. An overlap is established when an overtaking yachg)) has no longer a free choice on which side she will pass, ar : continues to exist as long as the leeward yacht, by lutin or the weather yacht, by bearing away, is in danger fouling. The owner or representative of an overtakir yacht intending to claim an overlap shall notify the ove taken yacht to that effect by hailing her. 4 Sec. 14, If an overlap exists between two yachts when ba of them, without tacking, are about to passa mark on. required side, then the outside yacht must give the insiy yacht room to pass clear of the mark, except as provided Sec, 15, A yacht shall not, however, be justified in attenip ing to establish an overlap and thus force a passage betwell another yacht and the mark after the latter yacht has alter her helm for the purpose of rounding. Sec, 15. When two yachts in maneuvering for the sta both on the sanie tack, one to windward and one to leewa: and the weather yacht being freer than the leeward yachy should the leeward yacht be close hauled on the wind, ar before an overlap has been established, the leeward yac® shall have the right to hold and maintain her course, ey if thereby the windward yachtshould be foreed on the wro side of the starting mark, Sec. 16. When a yacht is approaching a shore, shoal, pie rock, vessel, or other dangerous obstruction, and cannot clear by altering her course without fouling another yac then this latter shall, on being hailed by the former, at on give room; and in case one yacht is forced to tack or to be) away in order to give room, the other shall also tack or be away, as the case may be, at as near the same time as is pe sible without danger of fouling. Butshould such obstruj tion be a designated mark ofthe course, a yacht forcis another to tack under the provision of this section shall § disqualified. The amendments to Rule land that to Rule 16, Sec. 1% were passed; the amendments to Rule 4 and Rule 16, Sec, @! were lost; and the others, to Rule 16, Secs. 14, 15, were 4 ferred to the regatta committee. The following new mele bers were elected: I. Cox, Dr. A. G. Brower, L. C. Wact® muth, Ensign O. P. Jackson, U. 8. N.; Lieut. G A. Cay houn, U.S. N.;-Lieut. Wm. H. Driggs, U. & WN.; A. VW Soper, W. L. Elkins, Jy., Liewt. T, D. Griffin, U.S. N.; Wig) T. Lawson, Lieut. J. D. McDonald, U. 5. N.; Ensign J. # Bradshaw, U.S. N.; J. Cotting, C. McK, Leoser, M. S. Bell ger, A. Marshall, N. Hathaway, N. Witherell, Surgeon M. Guest, U.S. N.; Gen, T. W. Hyde, T. Beckwith, Lieut. Ksm) Rohrer, U.S, N.; C. A. Andresen, Lieut. R. H. Galt, U. @i N.; E, S. Woodward, F. A. Dallett, A. Schwarazman and Sup! geou L. Morris, U.S. N. 1 The Yacht Racing Uaion. ) : THE council of the Y. R. U. held its monthly meeting @ Feb. 8 at the Seawanhaka C, Y. C, house, a number of inf} portant matters being under discussion. In deference to tj} requests of owners of the special 30-footers, it was decidi® by a mail yote to allow these boats to be measured witho¥ crews and to carry the same crews asin 1896, but to @) steered only by amateurs. In the matter of courses, the ug! of triangular courses exclusively is recommended, to % sailed twice or three times, the distances being: 3 schooners, 30 miles; single stick yachts, first, 70ft., 60fb., 51%) classes, 25 miles; 43ft., 36ft., and 30ft. classes, 20 milés; 30) cats and 25ft, sloops, 15 miles; 25ft. cats and 20ft. sloops,’ miles; and the 20ft. and 15ft. cats and 15ft. sloops, 10 mile It was decided to retain the present system of starti’ signals; but where each class is to be started separate from the gun the class letter shall be displayed on a la white sphere at the masthead of the committee boat, I John Hyslop was elected official measurer of the Union, a§, the FOREST AND STRHAM was named as the official organ 1% the publication of all notices, etc, Arrangements were aly made for the preservation and compilation of racing recori It was decided to invite the New York Y. C. to take repy sentation in the Union, and also to renew the invitation pm, viously given to the Larchmont Y.C, The Atlantic Y. §, now having no station on Long Island Sound, is nominal; disqualified for membership in the Union, but a conference, the two bodies will take place very soon, the Atlantic Y_! now having aspecial committee for the purpose of cont ring with other clubs as to future union, \ A special committee of three, Messrs. E. Burton Hart, '§, P. Tower and Sec’y Jones, was appointed to visit Boston a® confer with the executive committee of the Mass. Y, R, A Possible Chicago Boat for Eastern Races. THERE isa vague rumor out in Chicago this week, ajjl with a certain amount of confirmation, though notsufficien! to warrant of a decisive announcement ofit as news, the there will be a onerater built in the West, at or ng Chicago, this spring, which will go Hast to compete in ji Seawanhaka Y, C. trial races. The boat would go by x} from this city, and should the owner conclude to carry cl his present unformulated decision the building of the hifi would be hurried from now on, so that the boat could tried on Western waters before going Hast. ‘The possi §) skipper has not yet given any order for the boat, and dil not care to have his name announced, but tells me he m§) see fitto do this. Itis much to be hoped that he willdo # as this would be something of a novelty in boating matte#l No Chicago craft has gone for these races, and the notiony! such a competitor is one very hard to relinquish. I can § so far as to say that should this gentleman build this bil he will prove himself to Hastern men a competitor worthy! their friendship and of their best efforts In the contesj i Should the boat go Mast there will be a large and enthusigl tic Chicago contingent go with it, and thus there would bi! pleasant rivalry between the two cities, of that sort wh) among sportsmen makes friendships of the most last nature. Let us hope the young Chicago yachtsman will cif! elude to build and gail this chicago boat for the honor of ji city. : HH, HOUGE 1206 Boyce Burpine, Chicago. Fes, 20, 1897. ] The Quebec Pilot Boat. HE Quebec ‘‘pilot boat” isto the lower St. Lawrence what catboat is to Great Sonth Bay and similar localities, and eis interesting as being a direct importation from Brit- auy. She is the chasse marée of the French Channel ports, Jodified to a certain extent by the climate and conditions of s lower river, but only to a comparatively small extent. he chasse maréé, speaking broadly, is a lugger with very aff ends above water, a big displacement, and varies in 6 from an open boat to a craft big enough to cross the blantic. The “pilot boat” isnever too big to permit of her ing handled on shore by her crew, and the boats are ways beached at low tide. The larger craft of the river 2 the universal schooner, the typical craft of America in te of the sloop, and perhaps an adventurous pin flat. ' he pilot boats are not rigged with the lug, and the rea- pu for this is nothardtofind, The lugrequires forits effect- $e use a big crew, and a big crew isnot available in the lower }. Lawrence any more than on any other American water- Way. Itake it for granted that why no localized American Waft carries a lug rig, and that why so many of their Hurop- i prototypes dois mainly because men were and are more entiful, and cost less in wage and share, in Hurope than on is continent; as it is with an engine lathe, so is it with a Nil; the American has had to invent something that would the work with the least possible amount of labor, and the Sid countryman,’’ to use a Canadian colloquialism, has not. "The pilot boats are powerful craft of about three beams } length, built on a straight plank keel, projecting 9 to 10in. Slow the garboards. They are very full fore and aft above “ce waterline, and haye what used to be called a lifting bow, iid good big quarters. Their deadrise is of about 15° with i i u j} / FY ; | feat YW Pion Hi Why i j Ui iy if! — yyy | HE )|| WHT Ny BAH : =, VEE YR ) hard bilge, and they are heavily and strongly constructed, generally carvel, but if lapstrake it is of the heaviest and grudest description, the full thickness of plank being carried ver the lands, his is typical of all the French-Canadians’ ‘epstrake constructions, r i) One very funny part of their outfit is the lez that keeps hem upright when they go ashore. Jt is an iron bar hackled to the gunwale, with a shoe on the bottom to keep t above the mud. ® The rig is as shown in the sketch, and while it is much cut \p it is still about as simple, effective, and has as low a cen- ger of effort as arig cam have. The boats are very stiff and veathberly, and the stone ballast goes up to the windward vhen it blows, so that they carry sail hard; but if it blows arder, as there are no reef points, there can be no “haul out nd tie down.’ The mainsail is doused, then if the breeze she blow some up,’’ in comes the jib, then the jigger sprit omes out, then the sprit out of the foresail, and by that ime nothing but a pilot boat and a 4,000-tonner have much usiness to do on the lower St. Lawrence. ® One little peculiarity of the rig is worth noticing: the miz- hen is stepped off the center to let the straight tiller come joboard, and it does not seem to do them any harm. ® The boats are strong, seaworthy aud weatherly to a degree, ccidents being unknown, and yet the lower river is no looming picnic ground; and they have a great reputation or speed, as have all local boats of this class that possess the oore necessary good qualities enumerated, RETAW. l i The Lake Yachtsmen. FoR a journal which is as a rule both well informed and Wair-minded, the Boston Transcript has, in the following, hieved a collection of misstatements which almost entitle t to the local supremacy in this peculiar line of misrepres- Iintation and undeserved abuse: “Tt looks now as though the formation of a lake yacht rac- ng association, on which pretty much depends the future Sif international racing on the Great Lakes, would be a diffi- Hult matter, The Canadians interested in racing on the oreat Lakes appear to be a grasping and obstinate set of hen, and although the Americans have made some impor- Want and as a good many of them think uncalled-for conces- ions, it is not thought that the rules which have thus far 96en put forward will be adopted by the four associations of vVhich the union is to consist. If the reports of the proceed- nes which have been sent on here are correct, the American achtsmen on the Great Lakes must bea particularly guile- ass and unsophisticated seb of men, and entirely wanting in he astuteness which has so often been shown by their breth- en of the salt water in international racing arrangements. a /be races last year were sailed under conditions which made hem practical gifts to the Canada, There is no question hat she is the better boat of the two, but the arrangements wvere such that the Vencedor could not haye won if she had meen proportionately better than the Canada, At one of the pecert meetings for the formation of the union, one of the jules which was presented by the Canadians, and was only ejected by the Americans after an elaborate consideration, #vas One providing that the midship section of all new boats Should be 35 per cent. of the load waterline multi- Sliced by the extreme draft. The Canada’s midship sec- ion is 28 per cent., so that it can easily be seen just ibout how much chance there would be to build a boat ander such a rule which would beat her. This rule was Ninally rejected, and a set of rules which was not.much better was adopted, These rules provided that the percentage of ihe midship section of the new boats should not be less than What of certain boats which were cited, one for each class, nud every one of which was a Canadian. This rule is not nly unfair, but.impracticable, as it would be almost impos- sible for American designers to secure the measurements of he Canadian boats. The general opinion of the Americans in the Lakes is that the Canada people do not want to race sor the cup again.” : There is in the above hardly a single statement which is within hailing distance of the truth, and the whole tenor of he article is most unjust and misleading. The races las -~ HWY NY HHA 4g FOREST AND STREAM. year were sailed under conditions willingly agreed to by the Chicago yachtsmen, who at this late day cannot evade the blame for their defeat by pleading the “‘baby act,” If the Chicago papers are to be believed, as well as the statements of Western yachtsmen, Lake Michigan has nothing to learn from the East. Apart from the purely local skill, amateur and professional, it has now the services of the real designer of Vigilant, Gloriana, Niagara and Defender, a8 well as of one of the best of Defender’s crew. After the boasts made last winter of the superior skill of the men who were making the match, designing the yacht, aud who proposed to and finally did sail her, it is idle tocry over having been out- matched as well as outsailed by the other side, which said little or nothing, but went to work quietly to meet the chal- lenge in the best possible manner. The match from the start was an uneven one; it could not be otherwise under the circumstances, but the only ones to blame for it were the Chicago men, who held back their in- tended challenge until their yacht was partly built, and then sought to force the other party into a special size and type which was not only most undesirable in itself, but in which the challenging party would have avery great advantage over the challenged. The refusal of the Canadians to build after the Niagara class and type made arace impossible ex- cept by some special arrangement, and such was made after due discussion and deliberation by the challengers, some of the most experienced yachtsmen of Lake Michigan. Not only the Vencedor party, but the Canadians as well, were bound by set limits from the signing of the agreement early in the spring; the latter came to the line in August with waterline and sail area within the limits; the former was prepared to sail on a shorter waterline than agreed, and to Hy Me THE QUEBEC PILOT BOAT. carry a larger clubtopsail. The agreement explicitly called for Corinthian crews, and Canada was manned throughout by amateurs; while two of Vencedor’s crew, offered as Coripvthians, were rejected by the judges because they were Dro fesional yacht sailors, their places being finally taken by others. If their own word is to be taken, the Chicago yachtsmen are neither guileless nor gullible, but a particularly sharp and wideawake set of men; here is the evidence of one Chicago journal, given when the race was first proposed: The Lincoln Park Y. C.is‘*a club of paramount standing with Larchmont, Atlantic, Seawanhaka or even New York on tidewater, and just a little bit higher np the shrouds and better stayed than any individual club of the Lake Y. R. A. (Ontario).” The statement of the Transcript, that the proposed rule was “that the midship section should be 35 per cent. of the waterline multiplied by the extreme draft,” would indicate that it had paid no attention whatever to facts or common sense, but had merely jumbled up a lot of statements that might serye to create ill feeling between Americans and Canadians; such nonsense as this is of itself enough to dis- credit the whole article. The rule regarding the midship section was proposed by some Canadian yachtsmen and in- dorsed by many of the American members of the Lake Y. R. A. as fair and sensible. But one American club opposed it, the real serious opposition being from two Canadian clubs; and this purely for local and personal reasons. The action of these clubs at the Buffalo meeting in advocating the proposed rule with but a small difference in the size of the coefficient, proves that they had no real quarrel with the principle involved. The dispute is in no sense an inter- national one between American and Canadian clubs, but purely a local quarrel between Toronto and Hamilton. It was through the American clubs on Lake Hrie that the pro- posal was retained in the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, just asit was through the influence of a few Can- adians that it was opposed in the Lake Y. R. A. The midship section of Canada was made public early last season, long before the race, by her owners, and has been published in the FOREST AND STREAM, as well as in many other American papers. The proposal to take for the stand- ard certain Canadian yachts was made by the opposing party; and was finally reconsidered and killed by the action of the men whom the Transcript so severely condemns, These same “grasping and obstinate men’’ have from the first agreed to exclude their yacht from any advantages she might gain by the passage of the amendment which they proposed in furtherance of what they believed to be the in- terests of sport on the lakes; and they have also given tothe new Union, which they have aided to found, the cup won by them last summer as a perpetual challenge cup. This, as the first holders, they are now ready todefend from any qualified challenger within the terms of the deed, as recently published, The local quarrel on Lake Ontario has done enough to hurt yachting on the Great Lakes, and there is no need whatever for such articles as this in American papers, tend- ing to stir upill-feeling between men who haye for years worked and raced together without a thought of which fiag they were under for the time being. We hope that the Transcript will at least take the trouble, as it easily may, to inform itself of the real facts and to make amends for its ineorrect and unjust statements. A National Union. THE failure in the New York Y. C. of the proposed nation- al league scheme by no means settles the question, and it is evident that the influences to which we have frequently re- ferred are now working very strongly toward a union of considerable extent. Whether or no any actual union of the Sound and Kastern clubs is made this spring is a smal] mat- ter, it is now plain that the parties concerned, both exceed- ingly prosperous in their home work, are in harmony on many points, and tend strongly toward aunion. The posi- tion of the three large New York clubs, the New York, At- lantic and Larchmont, with regard to the Y. R. U. is still uncertain; the Atlantic Y, C. at least is in hearty sympathy, and only a nominal obstacle to its membership exists, The 155 Boston Globe discourses very fairly and sensibly on the question of one union of the coast clubs, as follows: In spite of the refusal of the New York Y. C. to join the movement for a national association of yacht clubs, the movement goes steadily forward, while at the same time the plan grows steadily in favor with clubs which do not have to support the burden of being the premier yacht club of the country. hich is as it should be, Kiyen if it cannot at once secure uniform measurement and classification rules, or even if such uniformity can never be entirely brought about, a national association can benefit the sportin many ways, and bring the yachtsmen of the country into closer and more friendly relations than at pres- ent, If a club does not care to join at present, the remedy is to make so good an association that the club cannot afford to stay out; particularly if the association requires no sur- render of strictly club rights, but simply asks a lending of influence in ways which will benefit all the clubs. Uniformity in sailing rules is, for instance, one of the things which a national association could bring about with advantage to itself and toall of the clubs affiliated with it. Time was when the New York Y.C, was considered the model for ull others, but with the growth of other clubs and the spread of racing the clubs haye struck out for them- selves, and have found that practical experience counts for more than prestige. The sailing rules are indeed very nearly uniform at the present time, but they still differ in several vital points, and if these points could be made uniform by mutual agreement a standard would be established which even a premier club could not afford to ignore. With all the clubs in one association, the possibility of future uniformity in measurement rules would be largely increased, for comparisons of the advantages of variousrules could be systematically made and intelligently discussed It is possible, owing to varying local conditions, that no uni- form rule could be found for boats of under 30ft. waterline, but certainly s uniform rule for boats over that length does not present such difficulties, while in any event the effort at uniformity is well worth the making. The question of joining a national association will be brought before the Yacht Racing Association of Massachu- setts the coming week, at a conference to be held in this city between the Association’s executive committee and a special committee from the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound. The proposition for a conference comes from the New York people, and should resultin an interchange of ideas which will be of advantage to both organizations. So long as the Massachusetts Y. R. A.is not asked to change its present measurement rule, any action ofits ex- exutive committee looking to a national association would doubtless be approved by the clubs now having membership init But even if they did not express approval finally, they would undoubtedly like to hear the arguments pro and con for a national association, so that the conference cannot fail to be worth the time taken for. it. The way toward a national association will be made much easier by a general recognition of the fact that no immediate action is possible in the matter of measurement and classifi- cation, No club or association has to-day a rule whichit can confidently support as satisfactory for local or universal use. For the present atleast, and until some better rule is pro- posed, there isno necessity for a difference as to which of several imperfect rules isthe better, A great many impor- tant ends may be attained by the immediate formation of a union; but the question of measurement may well be left to “local option,”? It should ultimately be possible to devise a rule,or perhaps tworules, for yachts overand under 30ft., that would be applicable to every club, largeand small, through- out the country. The universal adoption of such a single or double rule, however, would of necessity be gradual, several years at least being required before all the clubs were obliged to conform to it. In the meanwhile there is plenty to be done in the uniting of the different associations and clubs, the unifying of the racing rules, and the concerted effort to discover a new and better measurement rule. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. At Tebo’s Docks, South Brooklyn, the steam yacht Sul- tana, J. R. Drexel, 1s fitting out for a cruise to the West In- dies. Thesteam yacht Buccaneer, formerly Unquowa, has also fitted for a cruise to Cuba. Her present owner, W. R. Hearst, has refitted her most elaborately below. Lasca, schr., Gen. James S, Watson,is nearly ready fora cruise to the Mediterranean. Coronet, schr., after her long cruise to the Pacific, is again in the basin. A yacht club has been recently organized at Osterville, Mass., on Cape Cod, under the name of the Osterville Y. C. The officers are: Pres,, A. B. Robbins; Vice-Pres., M. C. Crocker; Com., Herbert Crosby; Vice-Com., Wilton Crosby; Sec’y-Treas., Alexander Till. The French yachting journal, Le Yacht, of 55 Rue Cha- teaudun, Paris, publishes a very large and complete list of works on yachting, navigation, ete., in different languages, published or sold by it. The Sibbick 52-footer Samphire will this year meet a new rival in the Mediterranean, where she now is, in the yacht launched on Jan. 9 at the works of A. le Marchand, at Havre. Luciole III. is a fin-keel of the modern type, with long overhangs—a very handsome craft, to judge from her photos. Her owner, Mr. L, Viton, of Bordeaux, is an en- thusiastic racing man. The new yacht is one of the largest racing yachts recently built in France, Her design and construction, as in the case of the very large number of smaller yachts, bear witness to the wooderful advances which the French have made in recent years. Marietta IT. has been renamed Llewellyn by her present owner, Alfred Carr, Some San Francisco yachtsmen are now planning to build half a dozen yachts from the designs of Myra, skipjack, published in the FOREST AND STREAM. Quite a number of boats have already been built from this design in different places, giving great satisfaction to their owners. Mr. Archibald Hogg, N.A., has recently issued through the Tyne Printing Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Enz., a useful little book of ‘Tables for Constructing Ships’ Lines.” The tables, which are adapted to commercial work, passen- ger and cargo steamers, ete., are intended to enable the de- signer to secure quickly and accurately any required dis- placement, coefficient of fineness, position of C.B. and areas: of sections, By their use the design may be rapidly roughed out, with a certainty that these main elements will be cor- rect. There is also included a formula for wetted surface. On Feb, 1 the Southwork Y. C elected the following offi- cers: Com., Joseph Peoples; Vice-Com., Thomas Platz: Rear-Com., William Johnson; Sec’y, John O’Shea; Ass’t Sec’y, R. Bennett; Treas., J. Wilhelm; Measurers: B. Wil- on, I. Murray, C. Brown, KR. Bennett; Trustees, H. Dealy, B. Wilson, R. Murray; Steward, Harry Quinn. The Hudson River [ce Yacht Club has elected the-follow- ing officers: Com., Archibald Rogers; Vice-Com., James Reynolds; See’y-Treas., John Hopkins; Meas., Thomas New- bold. Regatta Committee; Guy ©. Bayley, Chairman; Archibald Rogers, H. Livingston, Thomas H. Ransom and Charles W. Swiit. On Feb. 8a meeting of yachtsmen was held at Oshkosh, Wis., and it was decided to attempt the reorganization of the Oshkosh Y. C. 156 Atlantic Y, GC. THE annual meeting of the Atlantic Y. C. was held on Feb. ‘8 at the Waldorf, with Com. Gould in the chair. The fol- lowing officers were elected: Com., George J, Gould, steam yacht Atalanta; Vice-Com., Frederick T. Adams, schr, yacht Sachem; Rear Com., Benjamin M. Whitlock, auxiliary yacht Hildegarde; Sec'y, Col. David EH, Austin; Treas., George H. Church; Meas., George Hill; Trustees, J. Rogers Maxwell, Philip G. Sanford, Alexander P. Ketchum, Newberry D. Lawton, Gen. Thomas L. Watson and Henry B. Howell. Membership Committee; Louis F. Jackson, Spencer Swain and Henry W. Banks, Jr. Regatta Committee: Newberry D. Lawton, Col. David E. Austen and George W. McNulty, The report of the secretary showed a membership of 400 and a fleet of 234 yachts. The following amendments to the rules were passed: In Rule 6, Sec. 4, substitute the word ‘‘minimum?’ for “‘mean.,”’ Yn Rule 10, at the beginning of the rule, substitute the word “prizes”? for the words “‘sail-over prizes,’’ and add at the end of said rule the words, ‘‘in classes in which three or more yachts start a second prize shall be awarded to the second beat, and in classes in which five or more yachts start a third prize shall be awarded to the third boat,” In Rule 22 substitute for all that portion of said rule fol- lowing subdivision 6 the following: “The preparatory signal for the start of the regatta shall be given at the time stated in the circular of the race, or at any even quarter of an hour thereafter. The yachts shall be started in divisions to be announced in the circular of the race. The preparatory signal shall be a blue peter, to he ‘displayed for ten minutes, which shall be the preparatory interval for the start of the first division. “The signal for the start of the first division shall be a red ball, displayed at the expiration of the preparatory interval. ‘The signal for the start of the second division shall be two red balls, displayed five minutes aiter the signal for the start ‘of the first division. The signal for the start of the third ‘division shall he three red balls, displayed ‘five minutes after ‘the signal for the start of the second division. If necessary ito start the fleet in more than three divisions, additional ‘signals for the other divisions will be announced by the re- :gatta committee in the circular for the race, Rule 24, Sec. 14, was also amended so as to read: : “When two or more yachts, in maneuvering for the start, ‘are on the same tack, should the leeward yacht be close- ‘hauled on the wind, prior to and at the time of an overlap being established, such yacht shall have the right to hold her -course, even if thereby the windward yacht should he forced ‘on the wrong side of the starting mark,” The final steps have been taken for the carrying out of the removal of the club to a new station on Norton’s Point, A mosi eligible site has been obtained, and a large and com- ‘fortable club house will be built, with a basin forthe yachts. -A_ special steamer service between the station and the city will be established, Vice-Com. Adams repeated his gift of jast year of two cups for sloops and catboats. A yote of thanks was passed by the club to Mr. John L. Bliss, of the regatta committee, for his labors during the past season. Chicago and Western Yachis. CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 13.—It is thought among the yachts- “men of Chicago that the season of 1897 will be an unusually ‘busy one for this city. Thereis a strong movement on foot ‘for the consolidation of all the Chicago yacht clubs into one ‘organization, to be known as the Chicago Y. C, Effort ‘would be made to take into this club the smaller bodies of “yachtsmen who have boats on the inland lakes of the Wis- ‘consin summer country, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Geneva ‘and other lakes, where a great number of Chicago men are ‘interested. Should all these men come into the central or- ‘ganization, there would seem a fair chance to nnite elements “which are now in some cases affected with discordance, and _ ‘to build up a stable interest for these waters, wuere hereto- ‘fore yachting has been but a spasmodic sport at best. Canoeing. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, Commodore, John N. MacKendrick, Galt, Canada. Sec’y-Treas,, John R. Blake, Galt, Canada. Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. PURSERS. Atlantic Division, H. W. Fleischman, 1611 N. 2ist St., Phila., Pa, Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. Eastern Division, f. J, Burrage, West Newton, Mags. Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. Commodore, C. F. Fennewell, Detroit, Mich, Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, Ill, Rear-Commodore, E. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. Sec’y-Treas., W. D Stearns, Detroit, Mich, Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J. Steadman, Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. 1896-97. CRUISING INFORMATION. In the early days of the American Canoe Association sys tematic attempts were made to collect and distribnte infor mation such as is needed by cruising men. Such a scheme as this was at the very foundation of the Association, Mr. N. H. Bishop, the organizer of the A.C. A., having long been devoted to a study of American waterways. Ata time when cruising was more general, about 1888-4, many were found to furnish information as to waters on which they had cruised, and there was quite a demand from men about to cruise, As the interest in cruising decreused, racing alone claiming the time and attention of the leading canoe- ists, this work was of necessity neglected, and for ten years nothing has been done. The present officers, the commo- dorein particular being a cruising man, have decided to attempt the revival of the scheme, and to that end have just sent out the following circular: GALT, Ont., Jan. 10, 1897.—Fellow Canoeist: It has been suggested tothe executive officers that the general interest of the canoeist in the Year Book of the Association could be increased by the publication of a “Cruiser’s Guide.” We wish to publish the names of those who have an acquaint- ance with the several waters suitable for cruising, and also are willing to supply information to intending cruisers con- cerning those waters. If you can assist usin this object, we would be pleased to have you fill out the accompanying schedule and return it as 500D as convenient to the address of the Secretary-Treas- urerer, Galt, Ontario, Canada. Thanking you in advanee, I amyourstruly, (Signed) JOHN R. BLAKE, Sec’y-Treas. While we would like to see the scheme succeed, if only as an indication of a general interest in canoe cruising, we can foresee several difficulties, the main one being the small number of men who cruise enough to need such information for themselves or to obtain it for others, The experiment may be tried in a way by publishing in the Year Book a list of canoeing waters and the men familiar with them; but to go into the matter on a really adequate scale, by publishing a,yearly guide, would involve an expense ont of all propor- jon to the good to be derived. Rifle Range and Gallery. ne FOREST AND STREAM. Pistol Shooting at the Sportsmen’s Exposition, New York, Feb, 15.—The coming revolver tournatrnt, to be held under the auspices of the Sportsmen's Association and durmg its third annual exposition. March 18-70, at Madison Square Garden, is Shea to be the national standard championship contest that will test the question: ‘Whois the best pistol shot in America?” Tha man selected ag director of the tournament at the Sportsmen's Hx- position is Captain James S. Conhn, of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. The general committee of the reyolver tournament consists of Dr. O. T Adame, Chairman; Capt. J. 8. Conlin, Shootihe Director; Capt Jamoes C Summers, Secretary; Gen Bird W. Spencer. Com- missioner; A, P. Andrews, Major W. R. Pryor, W. C. Solithwick, Guy E. Robinson, Pierre Lorillard, Jr., Dr, H. &. Westbay, Col. Leslie C. Bruce, A. @ Gonid, Dr. Reginald H, Sayre, Dr. W. J. Furness, ©. L. Lewis and B. 0. Williams The prizes to bé coutested for are not yet specifically defined, but will inelide artistic and yaluable trophies representative and em- blematical of the important contests in which their recipients must prove victorious. The tournameat will be conducted in a gallery constructed accor. ding to improved and approved methods, after suggestions de- veloped out of Captain Conlin’s thirty years’ connection with shoot: ing, and the committee’s combined experience, The gallery will be located in the basement of the Garden on the Twenty-sixth street side, the butts located toward Fourth avenues. Power fans will clear the smoke away, and there wi!l be a space suitably decorated and containing an unrivaled collection of souvenirs and illustrations of shootine contests, where thé interested public can View the shooting for the American championship. Western frontierSmen, Southerners with a hereditary hahdiness for pistols, and the gallery cracks of the Kast, will commingle in a friendly rivairy, and all try to put thirty bul- lets into the smallest stace. 3 Theta will, be three principal matches, designated as **Police,’’ *Mili- tary” and ‘Any?’ These will be subdivided into team and indi- vidual matches. In addition to this classification, it is proposed to have a press match for indiyidual journalists and teams representing different journals, and possibly press clubs. The police are taking a great deal of interest in their end of the tournament, and in the departments of Pittsburg and Baltimore, 1t 18 reported (as well as New York), they are practicing for the coming contest. The guardsmen of different States, as well as regular army men, will compete, and fhe naval reserve has been teard from, and teams representing Philadelphia, Boston and New York will compete in the military tournament, The committee on rules and regulations has reported, and printed copies can be obtained by addressing Secretary-Treasurer J. A. H. Dressel, at the new offices of the Sportsmen’s Association, 477-379 Broadway. The rules are twenty in vumber, and provide for the service of three officials of the tournament, These are desienated as stalistical and financial officer, range officer and officer of the day. All the shooting is to le at:Oyds,, and the rules and qualificat ons are sufficiently strict to insure that the American chanipion will be proud of a distinction hereafter not easily to be won, Cincinnati Rifle Association. CINCINNATI, O,, Feb, 7.—The following scores were made to-day by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association. Conditions: £00yds, off-hand, standard American target and German ting large, Capt. Gindele made the fine score of 94; Y F German ring target: Gindeley arenes os pendesdaesesens. oe Al 23 25 28 22 94 21 9D SR 904 Payne THETEanlae pacha eee 22:19 19 19 24 22 24 22 19 92 4j2 Wellingers siiagets ieee ene Deeemens 20 21 22 21 23 19 2-241 21 18 206 ODCasidiaaniine eee nr URC neta iee at ete 24 65 12:3 16 1132 231220 155 MAU slats tele eee Vetescneteer cuaseee. -22 15 22 20 14 16 23 20 1§ 28-193 DeCn tee Pe Triton soe ree Tee 4S 17 24 19 19 17 25 79 21 22:0 303 RRO ZA nds sent deen ney 17 24 21 25 2248 17 22 23 99 971g Standard target: GHOUGle ys. wees tneeenvay fig eetthaneena sl O0sl0e eb 8 81040 9-951 9 91010 8 910 9 10 10-94 7 910 91010 7 8 9 10—89 PAYMO tetas ites npaen er ertd ee verid el On son Gs Obes hon sO acer) 9—85 [9 8 4 7 610 9 7—74 ; 7 6% 6 810 8 3 7 S_F TYOUUSLING yes seseey ett seeranese! eb) oe SeadelON be Teese F—10 747 8 64 710 8 5—68 f 944499 7 4 7 5—62 Wiellingery -iqegexesy pile pice scoossens 9 81010 7 830 8 8 10-88 8 81010 9 9 6 5 ® 6—79 7686 8 9 § 8 O 8-77 MODENA Ree adie ns fC Cohceonner Fob arrest) 10 7 4 81010 5 8 ¥ 5-69 8 Aa 710 be to ol) thee besa 0 67 3817 % 9 § G64 LUX, ...55 anAANE pth rertereetiss O10 & O 6 5 6 BS os B7 46°38 96.3.5 & 9 66s 94475 510 9 4 7—61 idee ete erst tule ros ase test vaoiie ® 9 910 9 5 4 & 7 S18 877468 9 9 6 8-72 7665 69 8 8 9 6-0 Hasenzabl ,......,... (AV MEeeN eee acer ee ted LUne Te LOE Te ele Oa bas W108 977668 9 BO f ; 7 71010 6 6 810 9 10~88 Strickmeier........,, TeAD Neha see pring oe Oo) oo Se oe eveeOn A etpeetiss TDP Oi OF “8 ha 6 8S ve 7 38 % O° 910 8 7 Go 74 Rifle Notes, THE contests for the ,22 short rifles at the Madison Square Garden, Mareh 13-29, during the week of the Sportsmen's Hxposition, wili un- doubtedly be of greatinieresi to riflemen throtizhoun the country. Valuable prizes will be ; fered for competition, the list published in last -week’s issue of Formst ayn STREAM giving a foretaste of the good things in sture for those wuo can hold well and steadily. The Zim- merma: n trophy contest will be specially interesting On Monday, Feb. 8, Charley Zettler, of Zettler Bros.’ rifle gallery, had an experience that wasastartler About 2:30 P. M twostran- gers came into the gallery and gave him to understand that they wanted to see which of the two was the best shot. As neither of them knew a thirg about a rifie, Zevtler loaded and cocked it for them. Hach fired 10 shots, and by some means one of them got a bullet somewhere near the center. H+ won. It was not until the last shot was being fired by the Joser than it was seen what he was doinu: He was holdine the gun and pointing ib down the raupe; with his ¢ye glued to the telescope at the side of the tunnel, he waited until he caught sight ot the target through the telescope, then he pulled the rigger! Here’s a hint for proprietors of shooting galleries where business is slack: ‘Taking a hint from @ Louisiana drummer, a Tampa, Fla., proprietor of a shooting range, where business had become slack be- cause people were tired of firing at a nezro’s head, had a new target Inade represen ing Weyler, with the bullseye over the heart, Imme- diately Gubans and their sympathiz rs swarmed about his place. forming in line to await their turn at the rifles, Some of the excitable Gr Gs eae bonus to be allowed to stab it and to beat the effigy with clubs. Rosenbaum was in Great Form, Jersey City, N. J., Feb.4.—A 100-shot mateh was aecided on the range of the Hudson Rifle Club to-day. Capt. H, Mahlenbrock and Wim, Rosenbaum, both members «f the Hudson Rifle Club, were the contestants: The match was fora small side bet and the “refresh- ments.” Rosenhaum shot in great form, and put up 2,433 poinis oub of a possible 2,500, His 100 shots were so many conse culive bulliseyes and his score of 2433is the highest ever made on this club's rauge. Rosenbaum beat bis opponent by 31 polnots, Capt. Mahlenbrock scoring 2,402, The conditions were 2dyds., #5-Ting target, Win. rings, Some time ago Mr. Michael Dorrler shot a 50-shot maten on this range and scored 1,211, or an average of ¥422-: he is con-idered to be oue of the best gallery shots in the country. Kosenbaum’s average in his match with Mahlenbrock was 2433, ,; Mahlenbrock’s Raji. i Androscoggin Gun Club. Lewiston, Me,, Heb. 4.—The members of tha Androscogzin Gun Club, of this ciry, made the following scores to-day in the contest for the Doten medal, each man shooung at2) targets: Medal shoot; G. KR, Hunnewell «5, Rich “4; Anderson 23, Cobb 23 Jo-lyn 2%, Doten 20, Godfrey 19, Brown 18, Nason 17, Dexter 16. An drews 16, Soiith 16, : t Considenng the fact that the boys have not been doime much shaot- ing this winter, the above scores compare very favorably with those made elsewhere. Hunnewell’s 45 straight is his first essay oyer the raps since he got hurt last August. R. S| [PEB, 20, 1897, Revolver Shooting in England. Onny the heavy charged ammunition as used in England will be allowed at Bisley this year. aud no competitions will be held for any but .44-cal. of larger revolvers, This will prevent ahy com- Parison being made between the United States, or in fact any other country's military revolver, aiid the English large caliber, heavily Charged one. : Crap= Shooting. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for almost a quarter century. If you want your shoot to be announced here send In notice like the following: FIXTURES. Feb, 22,—Nuw Haven, Conn,—All-day shoot of the New Haven Gun Club. Targets. Win. H Hazel, Sec’y; _Fsb, 22, Wisstyomine Station, P. R, R., Pa,—All-day shoot of the Florists Gun Club, ot Philadelphia. Targets, Feb-_ ae Ae SEU ey . Va.—All-day shoot of the Mountain State Gun Club. Targets. Leo Epstein, Sec’y. ’ _ Feb. 22,—Nrwark. N. J —All-day shoot of the Forester Gun Club. Targets. H. EK. Winans, Sec’y., 1 ee ’ t ae: Feb, 22,—ELe woop Park, N. J,—Full programme of live-hird events, Shooting commences at 10:30 A. M Feb. 2%.—Marion, N. J —All day shoot of the Endeavor Gun Club. Targets. A. R Strader, Sec’y. Feb, 22.—InpIAnAronis; Ind.—All day shoot of the Limited Gun Club, Targets. Royal Robinson, Secty. ny Feb, 22.—Pittspure, Pa.—Target shout of the Pittsburg Gun Club. Elmer Shater, See’y. ri Feb. 27, -HAckensAck, N. J —Contest for the E GC. cup, on the grounds of the Bergen County Gun Club, C. 0. Gardner, Sec’y. March 4—Yarpyitue, N. J.—Inangural handi¢e p, 20 birds, $15, birds included, at 25 cents each, handicaps 28 to 33vds. Open to all. Mareh 16-19.—BAycuEster, N, ¥Y.—Second annual tournament of the Cobweb Gon Olub; live birds and jargets. Cobweb hanoicap at live birds, $500 guaranteed. Opento all. Nobody barred, March :3-25.—New York —Interstate Association’s fifth annuul Grand American Handicap (live birds), at Elkwood Park. $1,000 guarunteed in the main event, ali surplus added: Entries close March 20. April 14-16,—ATcuison, Kan,—Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers’ amateur and fourteenth open-to-all tournament. April 7 —HAckrnsack, N. J —Third contest for the Recreation eup, under the auspices of tne Bergen Coun y Gun Club, Cup contest at i12n9on sharp. C.O Gardner, Sec’y. April 14-16.—Batrimorz, Md —Tournament, of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under Lhe a spices of the Baltimore Shooting Association, April 15.— Yourestown, O.—First tournament of the Pennsylvania ana Ohio Border Gun Leegue Geo H, Jones, Sec’y. April 15-17 —San Antonio, Tex,—Tournament of the San Antonio Gun Club. Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman Ex. Com. April 20-23.—Lincoin, Neb._T wenty-first annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen‘s Association. Added money later, April 21-23,—San Antonio, Tex.—Second annual meeting and tour-. nament of the Texas State Sportsmen’s Association, O, C. Guessaz, Sec'y. April 27-30,—Vonpa, Ia.—Tournament under the management of Geo. HE. Hughes and ©. R. McCord. Live birds, $800 added money. April 28- ‘9,—RicamMonD, Va.—Tournament of the Interstate Associ- tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Club, May #-7.—NewsuRGH, N. Y.—Annual spring tournament of the West’ Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association. Wirst two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 average mouey to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. May 11-13.— PEeKsxiny, N. Y — Annual tournamens of the Peekskill Gun Club. WVirst two days, targets; last day, live birds. May 17-22.—KansAs Ciry, Mo.—Annual tournament of the Missouri State Game and bish Protective Association. Fred T, Durrant, See’y. May 19-20.—Savannau, Ga.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tiou under the auspices of the Forest City Gun Club. May “0 —GREENVILLE, Pa.—Seennd tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo H Jones, See’y, May *€-29.—Has9 Sv, Louis, Il.— Annual tournament of the King’s Smokeless Gun Clob. June 2—4,— SPRINGFIELD, O.—Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. June 8-11.—AuBuRN, N. Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s Associa- tion tournament. C, W. Tuttle, Sec’y. June 9-10.—Monror, La.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. ~~ June 10.—NbWwcasTLE, Pa.—Third touruament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, See’y. June 16-17.—Fareo, N- D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Sportsmen's Association, Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec'y. June (third week) —CLEVELAND, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 22-%5.—O1n Ciry, Pa.—Seventh annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oi] City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 zuaranteed, Send entries to H. C. Reeser, See’y, Oil City, Pa. : July 14-15. New Haven, Conn.—Tournament of the Interstate As- ociation, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club. Wm. HA. Hazel, Secy. July 22.—MEApvitte, Pa.—Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Uhio Border Gun League, Geo. H. Jones, See’y. Aug. 4-5 Lewiston, Me,—Tournament ol the Taterstate Associa- tion, nuoder the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club, Aug. 19 —Warren, O.— Fifth tournamem of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Leegue, Geo, H Jones, Sec’y Aug, .5- 6, MonvrPELier, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. Sept 15-16.—PorrsmoutH, N. H.—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gua Club. Oct. 6-8.--NEwsauRGH,N Y¥ —Auoual fall tournament of the West Newburgb Gunard Rifle Association, Wirst two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 wverage money to threes high puns in all pro- Framme target events. Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to hawe printed. Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. _ Mail all such malter to Forest dnd Stream Publishing Company, 316 Broadway, New York. Ferd Van Dyke reached New Jersey on Monday, Feb. 8, and was in New York fora few hours on Tuesday before leaving for New Haven, Yan was feeling good, ani seemed to be quite satisfied with his experience of Texas and northers combined. He spoke in high terms of the way in which the Lig Three carri d out the programme, despite all drawbacks and despite climatic conditions that might well haye made a stonter combination quail, Ths ownership of the Schmelzer cup—for which Van, Heikes and Charley Young tied—was not decided at San Antonio, but will be saot off at some date that will be set to suit all three of the claimants, The result of the Greiff-Ross match shot on Friday last, Feb. 12, on the grounds of the Cobweb Gun Club, at Baychester, N. Y., came somewhat in the nature of asurprise lt was not so much the big score made by Ross asit was the poor showing made by Gus Greiff that surprised us. The birds were not good ones; they couldn’s be good with the weather such as1t was—a northeaster full of snow and sleet blowing right in from the traps. No birds could fy well under such circumsjances; they were almost bound to be incomers; but suill fast incomers are about as nasty a bird as any one wants, especially if they have the wind under their tails, The difference in the totals does not accurately represent the shooting capabilities of the two men, Ross shot a great gait, but Greiff was away out of form, The score was something like 93 10 74, F. Sinnock, the winner of the cup at Hackensack, N. J., on Web, 10, is @ young shooter who hails from Newark, N.J., where ue is a mem- ber of the Forester Gum Club. Sinnock shoots regularly with his ownclub on the Newark marshes, just west of the enibankment where the Lehigh Valley crosses ths Pennsylvania mainline, On this occasion he was shooting a Winchester repeating shotgun for the third time, and was naturally pleased with the result of his combina- tion of such a gun with W-A powder and leader shells. A score of 94 out of 100is good on any kind of targets. and is fast enough to trot in any company. He broke 46 out cf 50 at known angles and 48 ouf of 60 at unknown; inthe latter he Jost his 25th and 26th targets, each time spoiling a 25 straight. - { j ' : - Fes, 20, 1897.] The monthly ehoot for the Portage county (O’) championship E. C. cup and the handie p championship badge was held at (he Rayenua Gun Clnb grounds on Tuesday. and was a very inter:sting affair, shooters from different parts of the county contesting, some of toe new shooters making it interesting for the older ones. These shoots are held on the s€cond Tuesday of each month, and are at 60 targets, unknown angles. The cup was donated by the H GO. Powder Co., and the gold badge by a friend of the club Mingo, of Ravenna, won the eup, score 47: Spiers, of Atwater, the handicap championship gold hadge., Grail and Madone divided first purse, Kellogg won sec- ond, Schweitzer third. The contest was witnessed by a number of people who seemed to enjoy the sport, and especially the marvelons shooting of Georges. Paine. Mingo’sload, score 47 dead, was #i4drs. of E, C powder. Tom Marfey, of Paterson, N. J., is doing soma practica work on targets on the grounds of the Bergen County Gun Club at MNacken- sack, N J. Morfey is fast coming up in target shooting, and is harder to hestin a match than in a Sweepstake. He will naturally “come on” faster now than heretofore. as heis getting more and more in*er- ested in smishing targets. nor’easter, with sleet «nd snow to hother him, was a really goor per- formance, particulsrly as he shot an uphill race from start to finish. Griffiths. of the home club, gave him a hard tussle until the last tar- zet had baen shot at. The And'oscoggin Gun Club, of T.ewiston, Me,,isa club of which we and the readers of Forest Asp ErREAM have heard but little. The doings of thie club will attrai t more attention from now on, from the fact that the Interstate Association will give a tournament at Lewiston on Ang 4-5 next under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club. We publish this week a recor? of the scores made by members of this club in a medal contest, a regular club shoot of 25 ‘targets per man. A straight, one 24, two 23s and a 92 is a pretty good record for any club to hoastof ‘The natives will evidently not be very easy when Aug. 4-5 comes on deck. We thoucht it was well understood that Capt. A. W, Money was not ecom'ng back to this coun'ry until the middle of February at, the earliest. Wenote consequently with- much surprise that one of our cotemporaries staies that he has returned and that he showed to great advantage over the Elkwoond Park traps on Saturday, Feb. 6. As a matter of fect, it was Noel F. Money, “tone of the Money Bros ." who was at Elkwood on that date, and who, with M. Herrington, of the W-A powder, divided the honors of the day. Elsewhere we give a review of the procramme for the Grand Amer- ican Handicap meeting at HWikwood Park. N J, Mareh:3-25 We have extracted freely from the programme hecatise it is all good reading, and besides heing of interest to shooters and intending par- ticipants in the Grand American Handicap, is worth noting by club secretaries and others who care to study literature on tournaments and how to get up a programme. We look upon this programme as the masterpiece of such efforts on the part of the Association. The Pennsylvan'a and Obio Border Gun Laague, an organization that was started last year, and that met with great success at its monthly team shoots, starts out this year with a very good prospect of beating its last year’s record. The sctiedule of its dates shows: April 15, Youngstown, O:May 20, Greenville, Pa; June 10, New- eastle, Pa.; July 2°, Meadville, Pa ; Aug. 19, Warren, O. The attend- ance at its five monthly shoots last season averaged 60, The North Side Gun Club, of Pittsburg. P»., will hold a shoot on Washington’s Birthday at its grounds, Marshall avenve, Al egheny City Tbe regulir programme commences at 1 P, M. sharp, pre- liminary practice commencing at noon. All purses will be divided under the Rose system The club members will also compete for ane of the W-A trophies, presented by the Laflin & Rand Powder 0. 7 . The Tot rstate Association’s circuit for target tournaments for the season of 1897 is now completed, the Association bavine arranged for 4 tournament at Savannah Ga.on May ‘9-0 Wecantrace the hands of the Palmetto Gun (Club's boys in this matter, the Charleston shooters having had two Interstate tournaments held on their grounds The Savannah shoot will be a popular one. ~ Neaf Apgar has gotten a new gun and has struck his old gait. pornding out straights and ‘all-bnt-ones” with the regularity that marked his work in the past. In. the first three strings for the Recreation eup at Hackensack, N, J., on Feb, 10, he knocked out two 24s and one 25! The targets may net have been thrown ‘‘f0yds.,” but no one else could duplicate his efforts, Seerctary Royal Robinson writes thet ihe Limited Gun Club, of In- dianapolis, Ind . will hold.a shoot at targets on Washington’s Birth- day. The sroeramme will consist of 1h-target and £0 target events alternately; ‘he entrance fees will be $1,50 and $2 re peetively; four monevs in the 15 target events and five moneys in those of 20 targets. Shooting commences at 9:40 ‘A, M, The Winchester Repeating Arms Cn. are in the market with a new shell, to be known as the New Rival. It isspecially designed for black powder, and is made of an excellent class of paper, with a primer hnle well and clearly cut. thns insuring perfect ienition. Its color is olive Breen ar? that it will readily be recognized from any shell now on the market. The Pevacook (N. H ) Gunand Rifle Club is a new organization in New England. haying heen organized on Feb. 2 with a membership of 25. Dr. A H, Hoyt is the club’s president; Guy H Hubbard its secretary, The club has grounds for both rifle and shotgun, and commences life with bright prospects of success, From the communications we have rereived during the past three or fonr weeks. it looks as if every gun club of any size was goine-to have an all-day shoot on Monday next. Washireton's Birthday, Times may be hard, and the boys may not shoot quite as many shells ana as they used to do, but when itcomes toa heliday they'll all e there, We are making notes of the fixtures we snnounce, and alsn of the space we devote each week to running nof\es of coming shoots sent us by parties interested in booming such affairs; we are also making notes of those who remember us when the shoot is over and our services no longer reeded, ‘We'll never tell,’ but—we'll do some thinking. . Harry Coldren. of Reading, Pa.. and John Rebrig, of Leighton, Pa,, sbota race on Feb 9 at 5% live birds per man. $100 aside The match took place on the Spring Valley shooting grounds, at Reading, the birds furnished being strong flyers. Phe match was a close one throughout, Coliren finally winning by a margin of 1, the scores standing 44 to 43, ; The Donaldson medal, a hadge for which members of the Florists’ Ghy Glob, of Philadelphis, Pa. have competed 93 times, was finally won on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by CD. Bal), after a tie with George Uraig, both men baying 4 wins to their credit, On the shoot-off Ball was an easy winner. R. 8. Waddell. general agent central States for the Du Pont and Hazird powder companies, and also for the Sycamore Powder Co,, of Nashville, Tenn.. was in New York last week and paid a visit to this office. It was our Joss that we were absent from the city when Mr, Wardell called. The Pittsburg (Pa) Guu Club will hold a target shoot on Wash- ington’s Birthday, on the Varshall avenne grounds, Allegheny City. The W-A trophy. presented by the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., will be shot for, shonting commencing at 1 P. M. Wilmer Shaner is sec- tetary of this club. Anew gun club has been organized ab New Canaan, Conn.. under the ti le of Engleside Gun Club Only a temporary orzanizstion has been effected; permanent officers are to be chosen on Monday uext, Feb, 22, the date of the club's first target shoot. Mr. A. S. Bunnell ig Secretary pro tem. The Endeavor Gnn Club, of Jersey City, N. J. will hold an all-day shoot at tare. ts ay its Marion grounds on Washington’s Birthday, Feb 22. The muniuly prize shoot of the club will be held in connec- tion with this shoot, Traps ready by10A M, There will be a four days’ tournament at Fonda, Ia., April 27-30, under the management of Geo. EF. Hughes and © R, McCord. The programme will consist of liye-bird events, $800 in cash being added to the programme. Billy Fieles has organized a gun club at Christiana, Pa., and has already gotten together more than a squad of shooters. Something must have been wrong with Billy af fhe new club’s shoot on Web, 4, His scores were not those of a couple of years ago, Jim Elliott and Charley Grimm have not come together as yet, May he we shall hear scmething after the Grand American Handicap of 1897 has become a part Of our trap-shooting history. Alfred and George W, Olay, of Austerlitz. Ky., bold ashootoan Feb. 1¥ at crows and targets onthe grouuds of the Baurbon Gun Club, near Paris, Ky. : Some of the boys are getting lots of practice for the Grand Ameri- ean Handicap, bey are keeping the tiaps at Hot Spriugs, Ark., busy all day and every day. The third contest for the Recreation cup will be held at Hacken- ante N, J., April 7, under the auspices of the Bergen County Gun ub. Elkwood Park will have o full programme of live-bird events for Washington's Birthday, , 16, EpwarkD Bangs, Flis 91 ont of 100 on Feb. 12,in a strong — FOREST AND STREAM. ON LONG ISLAND. BROOELYN GUN CLUB. Feb. 18.- So far as the weather was concerned, this was an excel- lent day for the iuitial shoot of the newly organized Brooklyn Gin Cluh, There were, however, t.a apy. counter attractions to-day for a lage attendance of shooters to be looked for In addition to this, there bad been a great deal of shooting around New York during the past week. Still a dozen shooters on hand insures a good afternoon's sport, and that was just what the hoys had at the traps of the Brook: lyn Guu Club. The traps worked well, and threw the targets ‘‘out of sight.’? It was real hard shooting. the targets fiying far and fast, while the trappers lined them up and down the screen in a way that made the shooting very difficult. The dazzling whiteness of thesnow under the rays of a hot sun eased temporary breaks in the shooting of many aman, and targets would oecasinnally steal a march on the boys. The iay of the ground, too, makes the shooting naturally harder than at most places: To the leftit slopes off abruptly into a small-sized ravine, while to the right itrises gen ly; right-qoarterers seem to be rising fast, while Jefl-quarterers appear to have a much flatter trajectory than they really posstss. Right querterers were shot over and left-quarterers shot under with a regularity that some of the shooters found very depressing. The shoot was run by Messrs. John Wright, Theodore Baron, and the elub’s secrelary, Eddie Morehouse, Hverything went off smooth- ly not a hitch occurring anywhere not even in the matter of luueh, the latter article disappearing with asmootbness and rapidity that showed appreciation. Among tba shooters were Neaf Apzar, J. G. Grier, of Dunellen, N. J ; Dick Phister (Woods), Platt Adams, Hd- ward McAdam, H. J, Knebel, Billy Mills, F, S. Edwards, ete. Team races and sweepstake shooting made up the programme for the after- noon, scores in the team races being as below: No. 1, team race, 15 targets, unknown angles: Edwards's team: Fawatds 12, Mills 1), Baron 10, Woods 8—41. Apgar’s team; Apgar 1;, Grier 10, Adame 8, Patterson 2- 35, No. 2. same conditions; Edvwards’s team: Hilwards 13, Baron 10, Mills 7, Grier 7 87. Apgar’steam: Apgar 18, Woods 10, Adams 8, J, Patterson 1—32, No 3, fifteen targets, known angles: Edwards's team: Hdwards 18, Baron 12, Woods 11, Mills 9, Wright 6-51. Apgar’s team: Apgar 13. Grier 13, Adams 13, McAdam 13, Henry 9—fi1. No. 4, same again: Edwards’s team: F.S. Edwards 15, P. Adams 11.K. J Heury 11, R. Woods 9, T. Baron 7—51 Apgar’s team: John Grier 13. N. Apgar 12, © McAdam 10. W, Milis 9, J. Wright 6 40, | A special feature of these team races was the way in which Nos 1 and 2 were decided, the boys naming them “*forusT AND STREAM Razzle Dyzzles.”’ The way they were managed was productive of much fun, nobody knowing on which side he was until the whole score had bern shot out. Hdwards and Apgar were chosen captains, and two numbers (1 and 2) were put into a hat, the captains crawing a number each without showing what they were. Slips numbered 3 to 8 were then put into the hat, the other six shooters each drawing @ number and putting itinto his pocket also without looking at it, As soon as the scores had been shot, a general “show up” followed, those having the numbers 1, 3,5 and 7 being on one side, and Nos, 2, 4, 6 and 8 being on the other side. In each case the losing side paid for the winners’ targets. The cther team races, Nos. 3 and 4, were ordinary ‘‘pick-up sides.” Tu tabulated form the other scores shot to-day were as fo lows: Events; 1234656 6 7 8 910111215 Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 25 ADAH. bleacher berber fydcont Sais abr shed Scie pes cat yee eye eo! ieee SAU OWS srirerniageesatesaisitse.s/totibsect ee Pear 2 Ghee or eee Wright. ......s.005 Teak POL as ete tie a One Mey, Eee Edwards......-..5. pet ceslO te. % 8 622 FACTS Speer ne Onna” Wee (al. Hol sr tem Beeb WoO0dS ,......052 Resa tcset hate bene Pd LO) ies Soot Greene ieee ee sas Mees cae ere OL Lees aT (ha 8 eetreccmle MLS ilwtihisteeetc steerer eterna tks ree eee) Oster as +. Knebel .....,..-+. SOOKIOSG hieteei. oF etre BF arth Hees 53 MG ACAITIN ent lecleisineiseinieietie tielake ee ep oe 8°61010 6 5, tH SERA sae eas aasereekotoe 99 dele Ra Le Sate is Se oe ee Richards.........++05 Mek oirictsimals elOetLTION WilGeace, + Nos, 1 and 2 at known angles; No. 3, expertrule; Nos. 11 and 12 at 5 pairs; all others at unknown angles- 3 ERIE GUN CLUB, Feb. 10.—The Erie Gun (lub turued out strongly this afternoan, the occasion being the regular monthly live-bird shoot of the club at Dexter Park. John Plate, of Class AA, was the only man to score all his 7 birds. Scores: ‘ John Plate (AA, 28). ...1112222-7 J Schmit (B, 27)........0021120-4 H Dohrmann (AA, 28) ..0012212—5 G Fuchs (B, 27).........,€0:0 11-4 C Detlefsen (AA, 28)....1011200—4 BH Plate (PB, 27)........01 0022-4 H Muller (A+ 28). ....,..21002'2 5 Fred Gref (B, 27)..... .., 00200 2—3 H Blackley (B. 27) ....-.0'22012—5 G@Schuf-Idt........ eee 01122075 W Rovert- (B. 27)....,..200/022—5 C Runge..... vevveee 1020U11—4 H Jankowski (B, 27).....1110202—5 CH Luhrssen...... +222. 00060 22—2 UNENOWN GUN CLUB. Feb. 11,—The regular monthly live-bird shoot of the Unknown Gun Club was held this afternoon at Dexter Park, Sixteen members took part in the shoot, four of the number making clean scores, as below: Dr Sehwartz (2-)........1112121—7 Jobn O’Hara (25), ..... .2021201—5 Jobn Bohling (26)_......2211212—7 Frank [bert (25)...... ,.10111/0—4 William Sands 2 ) .....2222222—7 Gabriel Selig (25)..,,,...1220100 -4 H Boemmermann (23),..1122111—7 John Akhurst (25)....,.,0°' 0112-4 EK A Vroome (29)........ 2121011—6 John Knebel (22) .......1100210 38 Moses Brown (28)........ 1112101—6 J B Veorbers (29) ...... 0021002—8 Dr Moore (26). ....,,,...1221220-6 Henry Knehel (26)......0001102—3 Robert Smith (25),.,....0211111—6 A C Rankin (25)......... 10-0100 -3 NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. Feb. 18.—The New Utrecht Gun Club held its regular shoot this afternoon on its target grounds at Dyker Meadow. Seven membars shot in the club event, D. C. Bennett winning the Class A badge with 25 straight, and Fleet 1aking the Class B badge with 18. The club shoot conditions have been changed from those which prevailed last year; the conaitions now are unknown angles, handicap aliowances of extra targets to shoot at, the members being divided into different classes. A full afterooon’s sport was had, everything being in favor of good scores, with the exception of a strong glare from the snow. Scores were: Club shoot, 35 targets, unknown angles, handicap allowance: D © Bennett (A, 25) .cccunceeceeese cece sDAIMIUIDIIINIIIIIIIII1111 —25 J Gaughen (A. 25) .sscacaeeees vee eeeens 1101111111011119111009111 —20 J A Bennett (A, 27) ..ccccceeveyeeeneeeeet1111011111010010110 111011—19 F A Thomps) n (A, 25), ...00s00eec0ee00s 01101100011111011100111111 —18 ee evewesscenees s 11000011110010010010 1000010 —10 vveses+ll 0 0 10100.0 011101110011—16 ese» 0€01001110 0'100111100000 —10 s+. 0101111001100011011101111 “—16 P A Grace (A, #7). ....4.. CC Hicet (By Yee iaeeee warren T A Smith (B, 25). .s.s.ceeee ba buseene Other sweeps were shot as follows, No. 7 being at 5 pairs and all the others at unknown angles, 10 targets in each event: Events: 1234656678 Evetts: 128465678 Targets: 25 25 25 25 £5 25 15 25 Targets: 25 £5 25 25 25 25 15 26 GC White. 18 .. .. .. 701110 .. LHopkins, 2 41617 6., 4., A fPStone! 17 oS 2) 201811), HH both. so. 2... 1842-14 OsSykes.... 15161517. G Hoefer... Toe Lee rR WJPickett 6 1421 2014 5. “3 ¢: CRESCENT A C.,, OF BROOKLYN. Feb, 18,—The Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, expected a visit from a team of the Princeton College Gun Club, but the expected did not happen, The members of the home club had an atternoon’s shooling, a number of niatches and sweepstakes being decided, Nos. 3 and 4 were handicap events, handicaps of misses as breaks heing allowed. Jn No.3 C Sykes shot at scratch, allowing Pickett 5 misses as breaks and Hopkins 12; in No, 4 Sykes allowed Pickett 4 and Hop- kits 1] misses as breaks, In the other events everybody shot from scratch. Scores were: Events: 12346567 Events: 123456 7 DC Bennett.. 7 8 710 9 8.. F Thompson. 5 9 4667 6 WThompson. 7 7 9 9 8.... CCFleet..,.. 4 6 67 56 6 8 JA Bennett... 6 5 56 5 8 8., J Gaughen.,. .. an) aoa? Ss 8 TR ANGYACeS aa) Oa 0 40 1G 405 Fm DeACSmith sg ec es, a Olt ie +e New Guns for Chicago. CxurcaAco, IlJ., Feb. 13.—Within the past month Louis Jordan, a ris- ing and already popular gzuomaker of this city. received from the old country 4 consignment of arms possessed of more than ordinary in- terest To sportsmen. Of these guns there were twenty-four in all, most of thtm going out at once on special orders for which they were made. At this writing only seven oul of the twenty-four are lefp. OF the lot eigbt were fine ejectors, from $ 50 to $2\5, many of these very highly eugrayed and admirable specimens of the gunmaker'’s art. Thres of the guns were three-barrel arms, rfie and shor, the barrel of the rifie underneath. These were as p-actical three-barrel guns as one is apt to see, and the surprising thing is that they weighed not over €34lbs. One of these was made for Dr. C. ®. Fuller, of this city, who is highly pleased with the little gun. The other guns are $90 or $100 grade guns, not so highly finished, hut very attractive weapons. 187 The interesting thing about the guns above mentioned is their 6x- treme lightne:sin weight. Tdonot think a gun out of the tweniy- four was so heavy as Tibs. yrt they ara guaranteed to resist any charge of the strongest nitro made, to any point possible m any other gun This fact is due tothe material used in the barrels the new material known as the Krupp special steel, which in ‘reports once printed in ForEsT Anp Stream by Mr. Armin Tenner was shown 10 possess a singular toughness and strength, combined with great. lightness iv hulle required to attain all the désired qualities of a per- fect pun barrel. Mr. Jordan. who has relatives in the great factories of fr. Krupp in Evsen, Germany, has been fortunate enough to secure the agency for America for these barrels, and already has had many inqniries from guomaizers as well as individual sportsmen of this countiy. Should ajl continue to go well with Mr. Jordan, he should make 4 success of this new line of trade. He is a.skil ed and artistie gnumaker himself, and receised the World’s Fair diploma for hand made guns of highest excellence, The guns shown in the Krupp barrels are delightfully neat and light. It seems the tendency of the day to use lighter and lighter atms both in rifles and shotguns, and some of these little fellows were beauties.’ The Krupp barrels are set on the breech block in a peculiar way Ttseems this metal will not stand brazing, so the bar- rels are seu on the block by means of a dovetail jointof greatstrength and absolute rigidiry, solder only being used to make the joint watertight. This arrangement of the barrels gives a wide and strong look to the arm, which indeed is a sturdy weapon, light though it may be. In enlor tha Krupp steel is blue, unfigured, resembling the Grown steel or Whitworth flnid steel im ap- pearance. Mr. Jordan has had requests to fit such barrels on other actions, but owing lo the peculiarity aboye mentioned of fastening on the barrels to the breech block, he does not counsel this, as ube job dors not suit his eye when so made. Louis Jordan has long had a good clientage of his own io this city, but bas not thought upon going out of local trade so much until be was lucky enough to make this arrangement for the agency of the Krupp steel barrel. I understand this came about throngh the fact that Louis Jordan bad an unele afcourt. tis at times a very good thing to have an uncle Asa matter of local pride. Chicago is-glad that, Mr- Jordan bad this unele, and sv brought to Chicago this interesting addition to the useful and beantiful improvements the gunmakers of to-day are continually bringing forth tor those pampered beings, ihe sportsmen. Mr. Jordan had a regular levee on the day when the guns were ur packed, his shop being filled with shooters admiring the: new guns, which are something of a novelty hereas yet. E. Hovey Rochester Rod and Gun Club. Rocuestmr, N. Y , Feb, 10—The Rochester Rod and Gun Club held” a tournament open to all to day. There was mateh, prize and’ sweepstake shooting. The programnie called for eleven events. No. 6 was a free prize contest, five prizes, each a 11h can of Gold Dust Smokeless powder with measure, The ties were shot off and won as- too Ws Byer first, Meyer second, Davis third, Hast fourth, Dr. Wel- er fifth. Atter the programme was shot off there were two matches shot. The first was between Davis and Byer ‘The second was a three-. cornered match. winner ta take themoney. Mr. Davis is anew and young shooter of <0ilbs , aud carries a chip on his shoulder that cor- responds with his weight Some of the old heads tried to knock it off, but Davis has a nerve of steel and can point the gun like an ex- pert, puts up the money, smashes the targets, walks in and picks up" the money, puls it in his pocket, and smiles Hyents: 128456 7 § 91031 Targets: 16 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 1° SOLS liscst erecta arent cinta wore tee ietee ite oly nfane Vue Yhwh sts iY im Vo Attell ter: LATISUOM te teeta eh ripen ale Ci Siridzpee eH dct Yon ttl Da VidSee os 5s RAV £9 ena Siahi stole BR ORAM ere ricki Bah GL sri tat Sie ay MM yt es Bast.. 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In the 7 bird eyent Strong was first alone with a straight. Scores: ATI SOM a Leesan ces sine t > sitereeb reine 2012, 222222222214 0:211'°2—6 W 8 King eteateae a yedeiaeah ene 212120 24 02 2-12 2102122—6 PASH PRN Gay joa sD eiienatare nh geairineete 22212 1722902222 —14 2220122—6 McPherson ........s52+5 Peas eek 2292 0220221012 —12 2: 002 0—4 S'rongz.... 221.01 00222 2.00— 8 2221212 —-7 WAP DET Se NSS, some Eh Se es 20242) 122221110—13 1911U22—5 John J Sims........... BEG Sohn ooo 1 202222222220212—138 22 '0022—5 WEG WIS noe eateeiiree Lace Pe beee en earn US Boxaiprdedteneen’s 2100201—4 HAZKLWOOD GUN CLUB. Feb, 13:—A good shoot was held to-day on the grounds of the Hazelwood Gun Ulub, the weather being fine and the birds a splendid lot. Scores were as below: No 1. No. 2. Na. 3. Messner ..icccanee cee e 221222222210 22122212329 22222:242200270 —13 Crossland ....ccccecesc10 2221212— 9 2/2222 022—% 211222000021202—10 Munson,.........: 5. ,.1101111222— 9 02 22 2 22—9 2022(2200200000— 6 Rralton ,,,......---+8 Sadie + 2202200202- 6 ...-.. 20002211227 Elkwood Park’s Prozramme. Bexow is the programme for Hlkwood Park on Saturday, Feb, 20, commencing at 12:30 P. M.; Brookdale handicap, 10 birds, $1 |, bandi- caps <6 to 3lyds., high guns. Sweepstakes on the other t.,o sets of traps. Tor Washineton’s Birthday. Monday, Feb. 22, the following pro- gramme has been arranged, shooting commencing at 10:30 A M.: No. 1, Star miss-and-out, 1. No. 2, the Washington: 15 birds, $15, 3 moneys, Rose system; pro- fessionals, 32yds.; amateurs, 80yds.: ties, Miss and-ous, No. 3, Loag Branch handicap: 10 birds, $3; handicans from 25 to Those at 23 and <6yds. allowed 2 m sses as “‘no birds;” 27 and 3iyds. : ; Migh guns, ties, miss-and-out; allow- <8yds. 1 miss'as a ‘no bird.” ances do not run on ties. Western Trap. “SPORTING” NEWS. ° Cnicaco, Feb. 13.—Advice was privately received in Chicago last Monday, #eb. 8, that Mr. Daniel Stuart,a magrate of present resi- dence at Carson, Nev , where he contemplates holding at an early date a carnival of slugging, in which Mr. Corbett and Mr Fitzsim- mons will be leading actors, has just decided to give also a two days’ tournament at pigeons, adding the neatbsum of $1.0 0 to such sweep- stake money as +hali seem expedient for the shooters present, He expects to attract a great many prominent gentlemen shooters from Chicago, New York and other large cities, his is perhaps ths first time on reeord when a live-bird tournament and a prize fight have been adveriised as joint attractions. The jixfaposition even in the types will hardly please a great many who do not interpret the word “sport” perhaps quite as Mr, Daniel Stuart does. E, Hoves, The last issue of Harper’s Weekly contained some excellent repro- ductions of portrsitstaken duling the recent Larchmont amactenr championship shoot, Jan. :9-20. The positions at the score of both Murphy and Macalester are characteristic, while Dr, Wynn's picture shows him as he apprared 100 times on the two days—just berore he stepped to the score tn shoot. There area few remarks in the -ame paper regarding the shontitself. The remarks are signed by Caspar Whitney, One of the criticisms passed upon the shoot is rather in- teresting. TItruns thus: ‘‘Considering that the prizes apart from the champiousbip trophy, were ctrfain percentages of the swerp- etukes made up from taxing each entry $100, the average sportsman will be perplezed by 1 e ‘amateur’ description of the affair. Itis no clearer to me thanitisto him. if in pigeon shooting men may com- pete for a purse and becalled amateurs, it will be interestiag to learn what conditions describe the professional.” It is always rash to jump at 4 conrlusion, but on this oecasion the conclusion is forced upon us that Mr. Whitney has not only not studied the subject which he essays to criticise, but is also palpably ignorant of what consti- futes an amateur or a professional, 158 FOREST AND STREAM. en a LL a ee Hot Springs Tournament. Hor Springs, Ark., Feb. 8,—The opening day of the tournament was not productive of a large attendance, but this was not to be expected as this tournament is to be & prolonged one, The weather too had a tendency to keep the entriesdown. This morning it was cloudy, and the atmosphere was bleak and raw; but in the afternoon the sun ‘came out and made it much pleasanter, Another thing that added pleasure to the shoot was a telegram from Wirt announcing that he, Parmelee, Merrill, Powers and Seitle would be with the vDoys to- morrow. Atno time during the day did the entries rum high, the largest number in any event being fourteen, In the first event Sharp, @& novice, gave the boysa surprise. He horrowed a enn from Hnghes, and with if knocked out a straight, all one-barrel kills, cutting’ up first money with Bartlett. The second event, a miss-and-out, was productive of quite a shooting match between Sumpter, Heikes, Bart- lett, Du Bray and Elliott. There were twelve entries in this, and all went out rather early, though Winston managed to stay 11 rounds. After his departure the five first mentioned proceeded to have it out. The birds in this event were rather ordinary, being somewhat, like the shooters, hampered by the weather; but it is seldom that we see such scores put up by five men, even on ordinary birds After each of the five bad killed £0 straight from the Adyds. mark, Blliott proposed that they go back 4yds. in order to finishit, IfJim thought he had any the best of it here he soon had this illusion dispelled, as his very first bird came very near going out, heing in by only about 1ft. Then he got down three more, and the others did the same; but his ‘Sth, a fairly fast one, went outof bounds, No sooner had Jim been dis- posed of than the others decided to cut up the money. There were two other events, another miss-and-out and a 10:bitd event, both handicaps, the scores of which are giyen below: The feature of the day was the fine shooting of Capt. Bartlett; he shot at 52 birds and scored all but one of them, the lost one falling dead out of bounds. Du Bray also shot in fine form, losing only one out of 35 shot at. No, 1, 10 birds, entrance $5, three moneys, 50,30 and 20 per cent,: Sharp 10, Bartlett 10, Murphy 9, Winston 9, Parker 9, Du Bray 9, Dickey 9, Sergeant 9, Heikes 8, Houston 8, Hllis 7, Hughes 7, Taylor 6, No 2, miss-and-out, #2: Sumpter, Heikes, Bartlett and Du Bray, 25; Elliott 24, Winston 10, Keller 8, Parker 6, Houston 4, Ellis 2, Murphy 2, Dickey 1 No. 3, same: Winston, Ellis, Murphy and Bennett, 8: Heikes 7, Bartlett 5, Parker 4, Wallace 3; Sumpter, Keller and Dickey, 2: Nor- man 0. No. 4, 10 birds, $5, three moneys, handicap: Norman (27) 10, Bartlett (30) 10, Bennett (29) 10, Murphy (29) 10, Sumpter (80) 9, Wallace (28) 9, Heikes (81) 8, Keller (28) 7, Parker (80) 7, Dickey (31) 6, Bilis (27) 5, Winston (30) 5 Second Day, Feb. Q. This was the day set for the Arlington Handicap, but the weather again kepb the entries down, The false hopes that had been awakened in the shooters’ minds were all dispelled when they awoke in the morning and found the sky overcast’ and the same bleak wind that blew most of the time at San Antonio once more very much in evidence, At times the sun managed to break through ihe clouds, but only for a little while, so it had scarcely any effect on the tem- perature. The shooters were late getting to the prounds, so to warm up matters a little a miss-and-out was started. This had twenty en- tries, but was not a very long drawn out affair and lasted only six rounds, when only six remained, These six—Parker, Hlliott, Heikes, Bennett, Wirt and Powers—agreed to divide the $40. THE HANDICAP. Immediately upon the conclusion of the above the handicap began ‘with twenty-four entries, Of these only one, Norman, killed straight; ‘he is a beginner and was therefore given the 27yds. mark, ard ywas also exceedingly fortunate in drawing easy birds. There were ‘three 24s: Parmelee, Merrill and'Settle, Parmelee shot in good time -and in-good form, and the'only bird he lost was a fast outgoer which ‘raanaged to avoid both loads. Merrill got off wrotg, as he lost his ‘first one, a/fast one similar to that which threw Parmelee down. He afterward atoned for this by shooting a good, steady pace, and made ‘several brilliant stops of exceedingly fast birds. His seventh was ‘the fastest of the lot and was killed far out by a gaod second. Settle ‘also shot in a very smooth style, his first was very effective and nearly always well placed. . His only lost bird, a dead*oat of bounds, was not a very hard one; ihe drew a number that were much faster, all of which he scored. ‘Capt, Bartlett, Sumpter, Bennett and Houston scored 23. Bartlett, who had shot so-brifiantly the day before. had the bad luck to lose ‘his Ist bird dead out of bounds, and that by less than a yard; it was a rapid driver.and though hit hard with both loads went out, His 16th bird dia the same thing, but this one went much further, Sump- ‘ter shotalong in elegant style, going straight up to the 15th round, ‘when he missed 4 rather slow oné, that lingered at the trap. Then ihe settted down to that fast pace he had displayed all along, until his ‘final bird, which was a very rapid incomer This miss was excusable froth the fact that it was a black bird and nearly dark when the miss ‘occurred. This round- proved disastrous to many. Bennett is an ‘assumed nameé, and is the eolors that a deaf mute shooter from St. Paul sails under. This shooter has a style that is very captivating, and his judgment is such canas only come by long experience. His two losses were dead out of bounds. The first was one cf the slob- bering kind, but the second was of the hard luck order, an instance where the bird was too strang for both loads and struggled out. Houston, the other 23, is another inexperienced shooter, ald on the strenyth of this was given the 26yds mark. Both his losses were clean misses. The first was a quartering towerer that doubtlessly was undershot. while the other was a fast outgoer, In the 22 hole were Heikes, Wirt, Powers, Keller and Elliott. Heilkes’s three losses all got away without any apparent injury, and only by the greatest streak of luck was his 15th s¢ored to him. This bird, a towerer, acted yery peculiarly; it flew straight away and when almost out of bounds came back, circled aroun? over the grounds, but was never out of bounds, and finally started back for the dead line, and when all but out suddenly collapsed. much to the satisfaction of the shooter, who had already left the score. Powers is another one who avoided the 21 hole; he lost two birds dead out of bounds, one of them a fairly fast one. Wirt had two dead out of bounds, but missed rather an easy one along toward the last, just as he was expecting to go out with 23. Keller scored 22 and was well Satisfied with his showing, and with any kind of luck would have had two more added to his total; two dead out of bounds his score shows, and both yery close to the boundary. The cipher in bis score repre- sents one of the hardest birds that was trapped in the entire 600, and only got out on acccunt of bad light. Hlliott is the remaining 22; his first miss occurred on a very fast driver, but the second was a rank easy incomer. The dead out of bounds wasa good hard bird, the kind that any one will miss any time. Sergeant, Hughes, Du Bray and Leach wound up with 21. THE BIRDS. As is usually the case in these events, the birds were a mixed lot, some fast ones and some poor ones, but the most of them only fair. Hor a while there were some yery good ones, and then came some soft ones, and then at the close, as it was nearly dark, a fast lot was Sprung on the boys that caused lots of trouble, and several missed just when some of them were figuring on going out with oue more to their credit. Arlington handicap, 25 birds, entrance $10, birds extra, class shooting: Trap score type-—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 5 moneys, 4344445542232152115414554 TI SNTESAA ATURE STRYKER NE Norman (27),.4..4.:.2112112212221112222222990 95 ¥. EES ae DE RA Sos Os a Re NAAR LS COACRARRRACARTRHET R Merrill (80).,....0212 9222221292222 1225 909 504 Checiacpareetorr eat epee: PERRAD AN NTYYER LAREN YS FS Parmelee (82)..1 12220222 2222122928292 20 e294 4115334442441433545154442 — ALSHLATATRAARKADA AC RHT L396 W HSettle @7).,,.2012222122112222222221241 2m a ere ee ene ges pene TEAST OTN TOAATRAR TRAIL RRR BA Bartlett (30)...0212222122121120822212971 2-93 SE Ronee ye esr oon PASIT RARGAL AN IRASRIEERE 10 Bennett (30),,.....2212122221e20e222211127i1 1 1-23 1425541353232823445354155 KARR ORS T STS ATHOHNACAANH Houston (26)....4...121112212122202222102221 2-238 SUES ppt ee per Cee NRHA TRSRAAATSIOACRST ORAS J JSumpter, Jr(30),2 2222222222222022222232 2 093 Ae eee eee TATAHAVAR SE [98% NTASNL TAA JAR Elliott (83),.22201222222222222222001 29-2 (Fen, 20, 1897, 5285431381955412344141214 RO Heikes (81)... 5010101 1a S01 SO ET ODO Oe ND o_o 4332111145834112443115423 TH Keller 8:),...2 89292 01 PD OTD CT Tae a OS TON ge Seay er era areca OM Powers (30),,.222220022022229222999222929 229 4524541415145481358318443 Witt ON ecsccne SO aT | SURE Sy SRT aN Sod ba lage 14854553531133481335384238 AW du Bray @t),.12 200104 To 47954 oS 59 SNOT Ta 338348153385444433211245142 GW Hughes (27), 2 ete - Bye ena ie Lars 74 Si 21 MN ee Leach (29),..... 14.8 2222223222292902022222252 02 2542544424245 243318132348 W G Sergeant (27), 4 a earl ais 3 Sean ant Teo 91 8231243854144534385333534 OR Dickey (60)....02 021 9322195595051 95 9b 4 2-20 53854541411132154543382845 Wallace (28)..,,.. 4 i $ ESA B Ph ede oe on 24141524211885463183813535 J Ellis 27)....00-.. AP NACALAS as WLA Aap AN IRIN AAU $5228433848114854451985454 TParner G0). sd POTD OT OST ODOT DOOD ana ah 1422244344345322433212311 PL Murphy @).. 2e0@PDeT TTT ele oeaa ed yee i —iB 84453844823235454514311148 Sharp 2)s+4e00-+. OPS ttada 7s 20201 be ooh Tes 21324144123823131114412518 J L Winston (81).. 3 eS 3 Peo NE Ae aTG oR Suet Third Day, Fab. 10. There was nothing on the programme for to-duy, and the forenoon was spent in practice, and three miss-and-outs were shot by McDon- ald, Leach, Winston and Werk; in each of these Leach managed to stay, and the last one he landed all by himself. About noon Winston got into his elements again; for some time, in fact, ever since we met him going to San Antonio, he has been talking matches, so final- ly to-day he got on one with Murphy, but not exactly to his liking, as it was a one-barrel game, 25yds. rise, gun helow the elbow; yet he won by 2 birds. Score: Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 354422432454534353843823342 KRORNRCVOCSARTRA HTT TT TARY Witdtdns.acviueGtrT OT PTT pad La ep akties 1315581452252253253441532 HEVETIRA LTS CAACR NT LT ENTER Murphy...ss-.-00-- TeO01lleiiiiiei1i1i1i21111111 e—20 Miss-and-out, $2, handicap rise, re-entry in the first round: Powers (80) 20, Du Bray (-9) 20, Settle (27) 20, Sergeant (27) 18, Win- ston (31) 17, Werk (26) 15, Wirt (27) 14, Norman (28) 11, Parker (30) 10, Beikes (31) 8, Dickey (30) 8, Ellis (27) 6, Bartlett (30) 5, Merrill (30) 2, Murphy (29) 2, Sumpter (30) 1, Leach (29) 1. Wirt, Bartlett and Merrill re-entered after missing their first birds, After the maich the above misz-and-out was shot, which proved to be very interesting and was finally divided by Powers, Du Bray and Settle with 20 straight Whenit wasshot down to seven men Win- ston asked for a divide, as his shells were exhausted, but to this the others would notagree. He lost his eighteenth dead out of bounds, and the next. round proved disastrous to Sergeant After each of the remaining ones had killed 20 straight they decided to divide, The weather again was very unfavorable, being dark and threaten- ing and not any too pleasant. Pact R, Lirzke. Fourth Day, Feb. 11. There was only one event on the programme to-day, a 15 bird race, entrance $10, five high guns. This was not shot until some time after dinner. By agreement Winston and Murphy wera to shoot two matches to-day, one at 10 o’clock in the morning and one in the after- noon, Notwithstanding that this has been the worst day of the lot so far as weather was concerned, both principals were on the grounds at the appointed time ready to begin the match. Winston again selected the birds, but the mean. wet, drizzling rain that was falling made easy birds of most of them. Murphy wonthe toss and the match. Owing to the poor quality of the birds, which is mainly at- tributable to the weather condifions, there was little of interest in the match. Murphy led off, scoring a kill, and continued to do so until he had stacked up 25 straight. Murphy's best bird wag his 20th; this was a very fast twisting quarterer, and was well killed by an excel- lent second. Winston shot well, killing all hishatd birds. which were not numerous. The bird that cost bim the match was a rank easy in- comer that was hit too far back with the first, while the second did no damage, being used with poor judgment. It came almost straight in, and Jack made a great effort Lo catch it, but it got over the dead line. He came very near losing another one, his 21st, a very fast twisting. Incomer, that fell aimost on the dead line. His hest birds were his 8th and 24th, both of which were well killed. Conditions were 265 live birds, $25 aside, Joser to pay for the birds, Winston at 30yds. and Murphy at 28: Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. S2I88B812352412418 2651417444 NYZAR LHR LAO IN TAHRES SRK HT PL Murphy (28).,.211121122211222221222271 2-25 143848238424 554235414 858235 LYYVECYYRGRAN ASTI RR tN N aN J L Winston (30)...11122222222222202%22292 222-24 Tn addition tothe programme eyent, two other events were shot, a 10 bird race, $3, three moneys, and a $2 miss and-out. The scores of the 10 bird race are given below. The miss-and-out, which had seventeen entries and two re entries, was cut up by Sergeant, Parme- lee, Parker, Wirt and Sumpter on the sixth round. The 15-bird event had eighteen eniries; five scored all and divided the $112, In this event everybody stood on the 30yds. mark. Sumpter did the vest shooting to-day, scoring 30 out of 31; his lost bird was one of the best trapped during the shoot, Scores in the 10-bird event were as follows: Ten birds, #5, three moneys, class shooting: Murphy 10, Wirt 10, ver Sumpter 9, Settle 9, Powers 9, Norman §, Bennett 8, Hillis 8, Leach 8. n “The totals in the 15-bird event were as below: Sumpter 15, Bennett 15, Heikes' 15, Norman 15, Du Bray 15, Wilis 14, Bartlett: 14, Powers 14, Merrill 14, Wirt 14, Settle 14, Parmelee 14, Leach 13, Dickey 13, Murphy 13, Winston 13, Sergeant 12, Wallace9. Fifth Day, Feb. 12. After a long time those shooters who made their trip South have at last experienced the pleasure of shooting on one day of sunshine. The weather is absolutely perfect, the only thing lacking being good wind to aid the birds in their filght. Justto start the ball, a $2 miss- and-out was shot, with everybody on the 34yds mark. The birds in this event were like the weather, and it was nota long-drawn out affair. Atthe end of the 3d round Bartlett, Parmelee, Setule, HNiott, Sumpter, Parker, Merrill and Du Bray were all of the 20 sturters that had stayed, so it occurred to Jim Wiliott thatic would be a good idea to divide, This was agreed to. EASTMAN HOTEL HANDICAP, This event. lize the Arlington Hotel Handicap, had twenty-four entries. Of this number only one scored straight, and the lucky one was the promoter and manager of the tournam=nt, John J Sumpter, Jr, All through the shoot John has been shooting in great form, having lost only one bird out of his lash 6”. Im his preseno form he is a hard man to beat, but he had some good luck connected with his shooting to-day; not that he drew all easy birds, as he got his share of the good ones, but his 18th bird, a fairly fast one, showed no effects of the loads sent after it, and looked like a lost one as it flew straight away; when it was almost out, it circled, came back toward the score, and toppled over close to the dead line. Had it kept on its course it would certainly have fallen ‘out of bounds. This time there were only two #4s, Merrill and Leach; Merrill seemed hooked for a straight, but after he had grassed 21 heslipped up on a bird that should have heen scored with the second at least. This bird towered when it left the trap, and Merrill undershot it, but it turned and came back so as to ~ present an easy incoming shot; this is where it should have been easily killed, but the second never touched it, though the first had dons the damage, as the bird afterward fell from the roof of the payilion. Leach also lost his bird dead out of bounds; this was a gooil fast one, and after it had gone outit fell on the hillside and rolled back in. - As will be seen, Norman, the winner of first in the Arlington Hotel Handicap, failed to get in for money, but he was moved back 2yds. and 4 of his 5 lost birds’ were dead out of bounds. Conditions, Eastman Hotel Handicav, 25 birds, $15, birds extra, ae moneys; first $188, second $116, third $92, fourth $69 and fifth Trap score type—Copyright, 1597, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co, 23154382213 44414412 45439844 Sumpter (80)... oth ~OeGe Pr OTL fa Peo aim eos 55415223828418321111424131 Merril (80)....2:4, 81205199 122 911 ao oD oS ed ye 8s §352312381455124455543442138 EH Leach (8)....1 332284 Xe ed1 eT BN Do ee ya ae 54244445533134154224382843. Sergeant (27)...., 28 PUSS edhe UN i eae —28 4$41211524483453143454254 Wirt @Dsccsere, OR 18999 OST T OTD LETS STOO TT pats 1131144444534452112253241 Dickey (29).scscsss BESRL TIA LED OS LEONE OS TY Yo a—28 8842532342545421241154544 Bennett (30)....... FRR ener Ta oe ee 212845133855123313224429128 Heikes (B1),.,.4...322 Deo eo ad Dae Oa DS Ee boa 1455534431142345538452224 UlliOty (BB), ..yee, POLE DIOS ED OE SEES DORSET DOs 84238233841128413854225443 Settle (28). ......c. 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POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The Poughkeepsie Gun_Olub held its regular monthly meeting this evening. At the meeting articles of incorporation were signed setting forth that the club is organized aud incorporated for the purpose of advancing field sports and for the protection of game in Dutchess county. During the meeting a communication was read from the secretary of the New York State Association announcing that the Poughkeepsie Olub would be ac- cepted as members of the State Association. This will give the club the privilege of sending five delegates to the next meeting of the State Associauion. It was decided to extend an invitation to rhe local clubs along the Hudson River to attend the sweepstake shoot at live birds to be held on Washington’s Birthday, Feb. 22, on our prounds. The Poughkeepsie Gun Club will shoot # match of twelye men on a side with the Marlborough Gun Chub on the former’s grounds, Thurs- dsy, Feb. 18. Feb, 11,—The following scores were made at the club’s regular weekly shoot, held to day; J MSPeCnCE vey cevyreeseeveeeveevenneeg ee 0111110019114111111111111—22 W J Perkins .,......0.seeevereesesecee ess -ol111111111101111101011011 —21 A DL -Traver.civeccyecseveseeeeseseeesevee«- O101010111101111111111111—20 H Valentine, ,.seeyeceyvyeueeeeesseaes eee eer 1110110100111111011111111—20 FP OWoOOG. cis yevee eee recre es veneseenee se ees O110111000011111110111011—17 - H SISSON. cece eryereeecesesssesseenece vase oL101101001011101100100111 —14 EB Will@s 20, eee ee sees scene se ceeeses sence O110110011001100111000101—13 L Carpenter, Ji isescceseseceeeeesee cee es «1010000100001 111011010111—13 W D Biggs. ..cececceeccecenceeseeesecaeess0101011100910011010010171 —12 P Briggs. ccc ceeeeencenessenancersesessesees 1011000001011100000011101—11 FE KANE. a ccce ences eecesecesasessssesues + +0000010110100000011010110 — 8 G Van WABTED. civeeiveaesesccsesseeceeys 0000000001000011010110110— 8 . W. J. PERKINS, Fin, Sec'y, The Grand Prix at Monte Carlo. Tue Grand Prix du Casino was decided at Monte Carlo on Feb. 2. Signor G. Grasselli (an [falian) won first prize, about $4,000 and a trophy An Englishman, Hon. FP. Erskine, and M. Horodetzki, a Russian, divided second and third prizes, asum of about $3,500. M. A. Poizat, a Frenchman, won fourth money, $900. Eleven tied with 11 out of 12 shot at, four of the eleven missmp their 12th birds. On the shoot off, miss-and out, Signor Grasselli won in the 5th round. The Americans, Messrs. Crittenden, Robinsou and J. O’H. Denny, re- tired in the 11th and 5th rounds respectively with two missesjagainst them. There were 118 entries in all, the conditions being as follows: Grand Prix du Casino of £-0), added toa sweepstakes of £8 each; second received £1:0 and 25 per cent. of \he entries; third £80 and 25. per cent.; fourth £40 and 15 per cent.; four birds at 26 métres, eight at 27 métres; the winnerin 1895 to stand back 2 métres, previous winners lmétre; three missés to put out; 116 snbs. _ Signor G. Grasselli shot a Greener gun and Walsrode powder; Hon. F. Erskine, a Boss gun and Schultze; M, Horodetzki, a Russian guo and Schultze. l Fes. 20, 1897] FOREST AND STREAM. 159 IN NEW JERSEY. SECOND CUP SHOOT AT HAQGEENSACE. _ Feb. 10.—An entry list of 16 in a100-target scratch race is some- thing for the Bergen County Gun Club to be proud of. The second contest for the Recreation cup, emblematic of the amateur cham- piouship of the gun clubs of New Jersey, took place to-day on the grounds of the aboye club, 16 men entering for the race his club Inay be young in years and experience, but it does nothing by halves, and as a result of its work it canlook back to to-day’s con- test as its banner shoot to date, There was only, one thing lacking to-day to make the m nagement of the shoot all one could ask, and that was an insufficiency of help .G, Horton is a man who has only the normal quantity of limbs, and it is hardly fair to expect him to do everything, even to carving the turkey, spreading bread and butter, pouring out coffee, taking entries for new events and squaring up old ones, The club should not ride a willing horse to death. (This is written and will appear without Mr, Horton being aware of it, Wemightadd that heneyer uttered a single kick all day ) The referee was as usual, C, E, Dawson, and had his good eyes with him, The puller and the trapper boys all worked hard and did a great deal to make the shoot an easy one torun. There wasa slight rumbling of a mutinoug nature when empty stomachs grew numerous behind the trap screen, A brief rest and some solid re- freshments soon made the sky bright again. Apropos of the turkey, itis only right to mention that the club “set up’? an excellent lunch free of all charge, making the shooters its guests in deed as well as in name, Among the shooters were F 8. Sinnock, the winner, from the For- ester Gun Club, Newark; Neaf Apgar, of the Climax Gun Club, Plain- fleld; Harry Thurman, of Philadelphia, Pa., shooting as a member of the Climax Gun Club; J. S. S. Remsen, the winner of the cup at the first shoot in December last, a member of the Bergen ountyy Club; Noel E. Money, of the American E, C, Powder Company; T, W. Mor- fey and Chris Wright, of Paterson; Job Lott, of New York - the last four being also members of the Bergen County Guu Club; F, 8. Ed- wards, of New York; Ed Taylor, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Com- _ pany; M. Herrington, of the W-A Powder; G. H. Piercy, of Jersey City; the last four are members of the ‘Endeavor Gun Club, Theo- dore Baron, representing Von Lengerke & Detmold, and a member of the Boiling Springs Gun Club; J. G. Lindzey, of the Dunellen Gun Club; C. F, Lenone, of the Passaic City Gun Club; J. R. Banta, of the Oritani Field Club; Hexamer, a shooter whose club’s name we can- not recall, The above list makes a formidable one even for New Jersey, Gus Greiff, W. H. Huck, Dutchy Smith, Tom Brantingham, Warren Smith, etc., were absentees. Sinnock, the winner, shot an excellent race and landed in thelead by one target, though it looked as if Apgar should have won the cup hands down. Sinnock shot a Winchester repeating shotgun, Leader shells and W-A powder. His victory, therefore, was gratifying to Ed Taylor and Marshall Herrington. Neaf Apgar, of course, shot Austin powder andaSmith gun. Harry Thurman shot Noel Money’s gun and Au tin powder, as he came to the grounds totally unprepared to take part in the contest. Edwards shot a Winchester and E. C, pow- derin U. M. C. factory-loaded Smokeless shells. The score, as fur- nished us, shows a 25 straizht for Sinnock in the last string; this is an error, as he lost his first target. The only 25 straight was made by Apgar in his third string. The score book also shows Edwards’s total carried out, 23 for his last string, while the detailed score gives him three misses: his totalis thus 91, if the score is correct (and the detailed official score goes in this case, of course). Remsen broke badly in his first aud last strings, but scored 47 out of his middle 50, The conditions were 100 targets per man, $2 entrance, optional sweeps of 50 cents on each 235, The 100 targets were thrown 50 known and 50 unknown angles, the known angles being shot first. Banta arrived late and only shot 50 targets at unknown angles, The win- ner of the race scored a win for the cup, the second receiving $5 and the third man saying his stake. The cup is to be shot for five more times, the shoots taking place in the months of April, June, August, October and December, The man winning it the greatest number of times to become the owner of it. The scores are higher than at the first shoot for the cup, Remsen winning then with 8%. But the targets were throwr much harder on that occasion than they were to-day. Though the sky was clouded, there was no wind to play tricks with the targets, everything being in favor of good scores. The back- ground is by no means an easy one, targets thrown low and to the right being hard to gauge accurately. Scores in detail were: F Sinoock, ,, ,.114111111011111111011111111111111111101111101111111 — 46 14010199111111141111111100111114111111111111111111 — 4894 WN Apgar... ,-11014111111117910111111111111111110111111111111111 — 48 11120111111111111111111111011110111111110011011111—45—93 FS Edwards, 111110111 11111111111111111111101111111111110111101— 46 11111011111110111111111110111101111111101111111111—45 —91 H Thurman, ,11111111111111111111110111011111111111111101111011—48 ; 11111111100111111111111110111011111110101111111111—44—90 JSS Remsen, 10111011111111011111110111100111111111111111111111—44 11111111110111111111111111111110101111011111101111—45 —89 N B Money, . .11101111011111111111111111111010111111111111110111—45 00111110101111011111101111111111111111011111011111—42—87 T W Morfey, .10111111111111110001111111100011011111111111111101—41 11411110100111101111111111111111111011111111111111—45 - 86 Job Lott... ..11111101111111110111101111111110111111101111111111—45 11111111111100101111111011101010101111111111011111—41—86 G Fairmount,11110111101011111101110010110110101101111111111111—39 11110111111101111111111111101111110111111111111001—44 —83 Ed Taylor ..,01011101111111011111111100111011111101111110010111—39 11111111011111011111110111101111111110111101111010—43—82 Hexanier, ....11111110111111111011111111101111111110111010111111—44 01011111111110001111111110011110111111110111100011—88 — 82 T © Wright, , .11110111111011110001110110111110011011111111101111—39 10011011111111111110110101111111111111111111110111—43 32 M Herrington, 11011010010111110101110111110101111111011101111111—38 11101111111111100111111011100111011110111111111101—41—79 T Baron,,,,,,10101111111111101011110111111110111111011111100111—41 11110110101110101110110111111111110101001111001111—37—78 JG Henry....10001101111110111111101011111111110111011111110011—39 01101111100011101110101010101101111111011111110111—36—75 C F Lenone, , .11111101011110110101100010100011111011110111011100—38 4 11111101110101100111101111110001111101001000011111 —34—67 Jd R Banta, ....01011110111101111101101111010011100100010101111111— 33 In addition to the 100-target race for the cup, a long list of sweeps were a!so shot off. Apgar followed up his good work in the long race by scoring 57 out of 60 in three 20-target races, Scores were as be- Jow, twenty-seven shooters taking part in the day’ssport: Byents: 1234656 6 78 91011121314 Targets: 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 15 20 26 20 10 LA Wate, dp Ree atce tain sae Be ee OuCO ISB, eats ce wees MONEY cevcvcsseecesees-seees 17 13:16 19 171919 , BBSIATLVELE toy raieadt scien sisiies) sored uae ae 12 IE a 5 Re RS NFALONET eidaltb smite feisial sinsivies ew. dar dren ben oe Be ie at ahaa Miizanttwiha Awe: Re tiew eae c20 TO IS tow nso. ao Morfey.....c.cccecseesescses 1512.17 1917 17 19 9181119 2115 8 G Piercy. icc, cececeencseces 15 12 18 18 2017 19 61413 161915 6 Herrine ON brs sevsccencenuane Li lee LO TGhTON ss fe oe oo ue ee tie ole SAMOA a tstalekceas Kee Rca wi ele et UrlOel Qe he bie te Se ma ety ee ee ae EVMEDAVIOR Cer. titaeines ceed tae pee et te ee ee les | SIOTIOMOM eawaliduesneedéveers Ae nes Ll 14d) Tees. ws ae Ne EAS ATHET Stn Kane aah te haere (Natok Ud needle ene eee ye aoe ame ESAT R Rard eal h ore tice ates aistoe eoeeet eae ol leas sl actspama ec) oansieiets attae]s en” Gilles Meth chee seh ae eretaretene eres Poel OBIS ae) OOLb eB se TENE Re OGLE EMOTE E Heel, Rae marae CMa Ie rym, rare a TERT TAT A cae ee slaieinie saistg’sereeroeey ig ea, on ep IAI: (AS sT eT 4 1G Le Remsen..... Pibrarnete Lita steeiee lee cp weay cee Set aad, Paatrh backk, “vetsneh fn alee Wicdel FA (is OM aN Maa Orteeee Steak cee IL oant sear re ed IC pad 3a Pl ft Uy ca Es a MANAZOY iy ys eatbie Gc elvis lessly's ea ss cae Jem 17 18 BU ger fabs ebb) me we os ABS GLL Oise icia siate.s oleis eels sions sre MOel yiecas Pin ty GORLO LOM TRL! & 8 VA KGureniices tiveness oe tae ge ows chy 4 Ode Ed Taylor shot in No. 5, scoring 19; Brackettiin No. &, scoring 16; Prest in No, 7, scoring 4; in No 8 Johnson broke 7, Coe 8 and Ward 7, Over 3,700 targets were thrown during the day. BERGEN COUNTY GUN CLUB. Feb, 12.—Lincoln’s Birthday, Feb. 12, was pitched upon by the Ber- gen County Gun Club as @ suitable date for a trial of a 100-target event, handicap, pnknown angles, on its grounds at Hackensack, The date may haye been suitable as such things go, but the weather experienced by those who went to shoot at Hackensack was the sort that makes outdoor sports closely resemble hard labor. It will shorten matters, and be justas effective, if we ex!ract from the New York Hvening Sun of this date the following in regard to te weather: “This city experienced the third big storm of the winter to-day. Nearly 6in. of snow had fallen at 8 o’clock this afternoon. Much of it came down in the form of sleet, turning into snow of the consistency of coarse salt as it struck the ground. To the layman it seemed like hail that would turn naturaliy into rain in a short time, but Local Forecaster Dunn explained that hail and sleet, though each will sting like a hornet when driven by 4 gale, are born of essentially different meteorological conditions. He heid out no hope of relief before to-morrow, high northeast wind, gradually increasing to a gale, prevailed all Oey Shippiag was warned all along the Atlantic Coast to stay sately in port. Travel was delayed in the morning, and snow plows and sweepers were eee busy all day clearing the lines of steam and surface rail- roads, The temperature remained stationary at about 21° all day, nd no material change is expected before to-morrow,” 7 With such conditions to combat against, it was really a wonder that any good scores were made, Tom Morfey’s 91 and Griffiths’s 89 were a great deal better than they look on paper. The driving snow and sleet drifted into the left eyes of the shooters, and made the breading of left-quarterers considerably a matter of luck. If a snow- flake didn’t hit one in the eye at the critical moment it was all right; otherwise, and it was all wrong. Neaf Apgar was in trouble from the start; he is & south paw and naturally, under the conditions, made heayier weather of it than the starboard handed craft, Hefaced the sleet and snow, while the others humped their backs to the gale, The trapper boys stuck to their work brayely, and it was sntirely due to the amount of hot coffees poured down their throats that none of them were frozen in theirnests. Referee Dawson's task was about as unpleasant as it could be, but he held the fort, and dealt out - ‘tdead” and “lost” with his usual impartiality, The puller has a neat little house, in which he accommodated the scorer, J. H. W. Fleming, the energetic secretary of the Rockaways and Cuckoos, who kindly consented to take chargé of the score sheets, The handicap was one of allowances of extra targets to shoot at, and every man’s handicap was based upon a calculation to bring him as close as possible to 92, that fizure being named as tha highest pos- sible, unless some shooter broke more than that number out of his first 100° targets, in which case such number would be the highest possible. Morfey came within 1 point of not needing a handicap at all, but Griffiths needed every target he was allowed to shoot at. Bell got into second place with an allowance of 11 to shoot at, while Louis Piercy, who dropped 3 out of the 10 allowed him, broke 90 and won third monmey.. The purse, as is necessary when a highest possible is named, was divided under the Rosesystem, Scores were: #TW Morfey(5)01111110111111110011111111110111111111111111111111—45. W11111911411101191111011111111111911101111111401—46 — 1-92 G Griffiths (5) .01111111111111111111411111111111111101101101111111—48 110) 1101911114111111011111111111101131 101010111111 —43 — 3-93 T Bell (11) ., ..11100111111101101110111001101111111111111111111111—42 14111110101111111110111111111011100100110110111111—40 10111111011 — 9-91 L Pierey (10),.11110111111111111010101111111101111101111111111010 41 JOM 1I11111111310111111110111110910111111 11011101143 — oc G Bierey (7). ..10011010011101111111111111111001111001011111111011—38 UIANY1411411111110011111111001111141111110011 111 = 44 11 — 6—85 Job Lott (8). ..10100111411111011111111111111110010111111111101011—41 11101000111101111111111111011111111011011111100011—39 11101111 — 7-87 ¥F Edwards (0)10111111101100011111011111111111111110111011111111—42 111111110111111101110111111111111111111101100111111—44—86 W Apgar (0), ..10011141101100011111111110111111110110101111110101—39 41111111011110110101111101111111110111110111111111—43—82 *J Banta (18), .11100001101100111001100010110111111111101010110110—31 00101101110001110111101111110110100111100110110101—32—63 Jackson, ,..,..,01101010000101010010011000110001110000100011001111—22 00111111111111010001011110111100111100100111011001—33—55 Warner,,..,..-10001000001001011101110000100010110000010000010011—18 11111111010100100100001010000110101000001100100001—22—40 * Morfey only shot at one of his allowance, Banta did not shoot his handicap, as he had no chance to win. Sweeps were shot as below, all events being at unknown angles: Eyents: 12s h4 6 6 ? 8 G9 10 11 12 18 14 16 16 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 20 20 20 15 25 25 IBADAN cere ese Letter O MON ey. 1Ot fe cht P2710 ss ae DWGDED Wielddecteleladsues a stclds Mee MD nes RAD ea se yrs rk tecd. Sgn OY GriMMths, oot 8 8 8B 7 8... 9 Dee babe Sh GATE Nock cehteisletiiseiteieem ene ieee TO mcr ye cet gee ee OC ial “ WY ARGU ee atomtohhy achaivistewer Me Pees u er Miku und ep WOES WS Lie Nall e gid Wg GU Weiclssiishsiveieieiesmcvaiavcke MING NOL Boa, Wfaet tGrsee. sh eTOult cau). MOLFCY.ieeeeeseaseassce wn O10) @., G G mek 161717102) 5, VACESOM hapsallewenisstucee- Bh) to nwawplavinascule: stealer fo) h seuss Qi | el INAUNLEN ope aie pate pertratar even peaenin cet OM is ee ace RS En eS PS We TN Ss emo Ae Dip ite hus tay Ain Yee, ely tegte ;POm eng, (ON al ae EGwWards...ccccceceveeee os oe os 10 7,, 10 81023181718 7 24 22 AIDA Se ois tcp ws haeh alba orp Saab tema eal vio sa ween ire Ae Mei RSet ty 25 ee ae GRRIGUCH is cc ennadsneellisi re Ailvaa edeea (ae “Ee tae saans enor y Ge Auaats IDO Rr norngoomesodtadcc. Ob ch Se fo oro ae terre Cb ydriyeby ty hoes About 2,500 targets were thrown to-day notwithstanding the heayy fall of snow. . A STORMY DAY AT BOILING SPRINGS. Feb. 6.—None but cranks would have tucned out to-day. The wind blew a gale from the northeast, driving the heavy rain before it in sheets, and yet, simiply because it was the regular monthly club shoot, fourteen members of the Boiling Springs Gun Club put in an appearance at the club’s zrounds, at Rutherford, and went out. to shoot their scores in the 50-target handicap race that coustitutes the club’s regular monthly cup eyent. Platt Adams was also on hand but he had better sense than to go out and risk pneumonia, grip and rheumatism for the sake of a cup and other honors that go with it. Huck shot a great race and scored 44 in the best of styles, Edwards, who was shooting a strange gun and wearing rain-washed Spectacles, was next to him with 39. Frank, with 5 handicap, was next with 38: Greiff (Scratch) and De Wolfe (5) were in fourth place with 37. The scores made were as below: Lewis (15)... .11000010000101001010011101100110101111001000110110—24 00111111110011 —10—34 James (6),... Se ee tag pozOLO2000100010011081171100110010100=26 — 2—28 Hdwards (0), .00110101111111111110:01011101111111111111111111000 —so Huck (0) .,,,..11071111110131111101111111111011011111111111101111 —4a4 Frank (5),... OO DOHC HT EDEACPRAAPOLITIAIOL OO! 10111011—33 — 5-8 Lane (15)...,..00111011101111111001000101010101110001111011010 01 —29 : Barron (2),... A LOUUTOLOOONDLT LATA AATLOL T0100 EAA 111101110100 - 85 — 1-36 DeWolfe (5). -210100111001111011101111111000111100101011111101100—37 1 — 4-41 Wise (0),.....101101000111011110101101100000011011111110111110000 31 Greiff (0)... ,111011111111111101110010012111111111111111111000000 —37 Jeannerette(8)01110001111111111101001100110001111101110100110100— 35 10111010 — 5—49 Tust (15)... .,00000000000010010110110101011091011101111000011001—21 0010110001000 =e *Snow,,..----100000001101070000000000011 = ay *Cutler,..... .001001001001100000001001 101 =A * Lane did not shoot his handicap. Snow and Qutler only shot at 25 targets each, YANTICAW GUN CLUB. Feb. 13.—The first open shoot of the Yanticaw Gun Club, of Nut- ley, N. J., took place to-day apd was quite well attended, as the scores show. The object of theshoot was to get better acquainted with out-of-town shooters and to have a good time. We succeeded very well, and when the weather gets more settled and warmer we are going to try it again. We tried to hil upon a day when there were no other attractions but as there are a great Many gun cltbs and only four Saturdays in this month it is not possible to get “first place alone.”’ Scores: Events; 128 466% 8 91011 Targets; 15 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 15 15 15 Gutelfh ss 332- senase Suhgon Le 1 Bin ER at SL SS EE afi) nin De Wolfe.....-..-.-. Feocedteler Ve cb sh Seb xP Rosny evn ln hy Schneider... Cito SUN oe ee De ge SG IUCES o2 jcndyeceeeuet y yeteece abe A) AR EE CEA SEE A Sa at ae) Smith.., pees Oo kt ON LT 2s Ged a0 Dawson... JUPAS a8 TTP ones bis ve Butler,,,.. tei Os a i A ae Macy...... 7 At spe tees 8 Lis hy hag st Berg ws siyesss a OST ert ese he ein heirs ERT peace BR ae cae SE ee CS AND AS Lyte oiir ety ee he tema ee Cl he SRS one me Es ef le ee So adetl ish rama D 3 Eph Pert hi 2 te cs A ee ee a pyc Feo EM Ve go MRT BET ies ve See ee TOUT te Ms vp i ea Es BNP Ray vices Sgt; sabe eea teeth gt ete Ae nig) ee Norton....... Dine ous mt "IcHN HOoPEINEoN, ‘Sec'y, PASSAIC CITY GUN CLUB. Feb, 10.—The annual dinner of the Passaic City Gun Club was held this evening at the Hotel Martin, University place and Ninth street, New York city, It has been customary for the members of the Passaic City Gun Olub to hold these annual dinners at this time of the year and in this hotel. Previous efforts in the same line have _ proved successés, and the annual dinner of 1897 was just as success- ul as any of its Pipdeaess0rs. The attendance was large and in- fluential, Among those present were; _ Colin R, Wise, president of the club; Hon, Andrew McLean, R, B. - Tindall, Dennis W, Mahoney, H.K, Beatty, Walter Kipp, George , Welch, W. 8. Clearwater, Ed T. Ivimy, A. M. Ferguson, BK. M, Kevitt Tra A. Cadmus. J. H. Platt, Hon. William F. Gaston, W. McDonald, B, Abbott, L. F, Schulting. John Jelleme A, W. Shaw, A. McAllister M. J. Coman, John H. Bowker, John H. Capstick, A, W. Clapp, ex- President John H, Hall, John Alexander, T. Van Tassell, G. G. Farn- ham, Chris Kelly, Adrian Norman, John J, Slater, Richard Morrell, Jas. A. Parker, Orrin Van Derhoven, Noel HE. Money and the trap editor of Forest anp Stream. Messrs. Mahoney and Van Derhoven are representatives of the press in the city of Passaic, N, J. The president, Mr. Wise, acted as toastmaster, making a few short remarks when introducing the speakers, who responded in the fol- lowing order to the various toasts: “The Club,’ Hon. William F, Gaston; ‘The Sportsman,” Hon. Andrew MeLean; ‘The Press,’ Dennis W, Mahoney; “The Committee,” ex-President John H, Hall; “Drivers and Twisters,” the representative of ForEsT AND STREAM; “Sport of All Kinds,” Noel E. Money, Itis unnecessary almost to remark that the dinner was A No. 1. With Capt. Hall as head of the committee, the creature comforts of the guests were scarcely likely to be lacking. The menu is sufficient commentary on this point: c , MENU. Vin, Celeri saucisson. Cocktail, Ch, Courbiac, '85, Huitres. Olives. } rh! Tortue verte, claire. Red snapper, sauce Genevoise. Bouchées Toulouse, Filet pique, & la Martin. Nid de pommes soufile, , Asperges, sauce Hollandaise, Sauternes. Superieur, Pommery sec. Mumm, Sorbet Montmorency. Caille Casserole au Genevie, Salade Panachee, Liqueurs, t Fantaisie Parisienne, Cigars, Gateau Regent, Cigarettes, ; Fromage, Fruits, Mendiants. Café. FORESTER GUN GOLUB, Feb. 12.,—The scores given below were madé to-day by members of the Forester Gun Club, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, &, 10, 12 and 15 were at known angles; Nos, 2, 9, 11 aud 13 at reversed order; No, 14, expert; No. 6,5 pairs, Scores: _ Hvents: 123465 6 7 8 9101112131415 Targets: 10 10 25 25 20 10 10 20 10 10 10 20 25 10 10 WAVGsrrcccte cates sabe OelglOpldecde BT ee OL Selo ar J BlCMINg: ..c.cscceess-. 8 GAITIT 12 B 942 9 Wambold.. Aion LU gee ee eae haired tty en TR ed Winans . ee ie erer ptt ts oiai ns) Aa ae 5 . 7 6 91419 7 8 tee eee ere H. E, Winans, Sec'y. Detroit Yacht Club’s Shoot. Detroir, Mich,, Feb. 9,—I send you the score of the Detroit Yacht Club's shoot at Bell Isle Park on the ice in front of the club house, The Detroit Yacht Club has a membership of about 300, and at the last meeting of the club, as there are a large number of the members who are fond of shooting as well as yachting, the club appointed a committee to ask permission of the Park Commission to shavt on the ice in front of the clubhouse. The permission was granted. The club requested W. H. Brady to manage the opening shoot, and on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 3, several extra events were shot, and in all 1,905 blue rocks were thrown. The club was so well pleased with this first effort;that it has decided to give a club shoot every Wednes- day afternoon as long as the ice lasts. After the shoot the boys were treated to a nice little spread prepared by Mr. M. Kramer. You will appreciate that the club house is built on Bell Island, or the city park, consequently they willnot be able to shoot on the Park Grounds proper. Scores: Events: 128465 6 7 8 91011 12 18 1, 15 16 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 15 15 25 15 15 10 Scotten,..ceersee>> 6 5 6 5 5 6H 4 B85 § 81981011 3 PAV OLY ren Uelsletelivices\sdeieereee res Unde Gigs GaeGomvid 2 OU fe neci Suse 8 Marks..,.s.005 Meee Meebo 6) 8 "4 86.58: B28 gh oe a IM ONIGRAS setae eeeses asin G01 0) “Ges Hs enn) LON ge Gal Onl 2el ase nena Gahin aw Wwititeweererses Or Gy ol eg ih GT 8e Se LISTONe ESOT Brady...... Tans heeN' clay AG te Om t- 1a Ticgr tm Une Be kOe METI! 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OS ach oc Ib eb hye AE EE be at Habel ieee ese ners tae ae Sh 85 84 64 wie Us wpewenea lsat No. 16 was at 5 pairs. DeEtRorr, Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League, WARREN, O., Feb. 4. The spring meeting of the Penusylvania and Ohio Border Gun League was held in the city of Warren. 0. teats. The following cies were represented: Meadyille, by Messrs. Errot and Kride; Greenville, by Messrs. Henlein and McGary; New Castle, by Messrs Weakland and Andrews; Youngstown, by Messrs. Ewalt and Joues; and Warren, 0., by R. W. Ewalt and Geo. H. Jones. The tournaments held by this League the past year were the largest held in the Middle States, the attendance averaging sixty, and the prospects are most flattering for still greater success the coming season. The Remington Arms Co., Cleveland Target Co., King Powder Oo. E, C. Powder Co., U.S Smokeless Powder Co. and Du Pont Powder Co. have made the League handsome donations to assist in makin g¢ the list: of prizes attractive. At the monthly tournaments given by the League each city will be represented by a team of five men, who will compete for the troph cup and prizes. Before and after these contests sweepstake shooting will be shot, open to all, The following dates were chosen: Youngstown, O., April 16; New Castle, June 10; Greenville, Pa., May 20; Meadville, Pa., J uly 22; and Warren, O., Aug. 19, Gro. H. Jonzs, Sec’y, An Interstate Team Race out West. We havereceived the following interesting item from Ogden, Utah dated Feb, 6: ; 4 “Arrangements fora team shoot between a Utah and Montana team of four men each have been perfected and articles of agree- ment signed, The match is to be shot at Ogden, Utah, Feb, 22-24, for a purse of $800, A.S. A. rules to govern; each man to shoot at 100 live pigeons. “The members of the Montana team are; John F.Cowanand M. Wright, of Butte, and James Conley and D, D, Twohy, of Anaconda, The Utah team consists of J. M, Browning, M. 8. Browning, G 1. Becker and A. P. Bigelow, all of the Ogden Gun Club. “The match has been arranged with a view to increasing the inter- est in trap shooting throughout the West, and it is expected that many of the trap-shooters west of the Rockies will be present, as reduced railroad rates have been obtained, There will be no diffi- eulty in getting a fine lot of fast birds, as they are largely raised attra Hee that two d ill b S expec at two days will be consumed in shooting f match. The third day will be devoted to sweepstake shooting, pate general good time is promised to all who attend,” Hyde Park Gun Club. Hype Park, N. Y., Keb. 9.—Several members of the H Gun Club met this afternoon on the club’s grounds, eneea tae for the purpose of taking part in some events at target shooting, The day was a fine onefor the occasion, the sky being clear, the sun wari, and nota breath of air stirring. The traps faced east and the targets were thrown against a sky background, Several spectators ere present to watch ine eucoline, The scores made are fair, as with one or two exceptions, all are novices at the traps. ; in the 25-target event were as follows: Nob ake + «1 1111111111110100111101110—90 &, OP eee s sas edveenessseceresenuensias Russell. .sseanves »»1011111110111111110011140—20 Blumfleld ..,... - -0100011111101110100101111—i6 OVGGenian -1101011101100111000000000—11 Bethsworth -0111001111001001000100001—11 Leonard . 0101001000100001110110000— 9 Wicker. + .-0110001010000000000011011— 8 Rogers... ‘ . »scae« -0000011000110001000011000— 7 Zope... tesvaneereesceennscs==~+.0000000000000000001100001— 3 SECRETARY, 160 FOREST AND STREAM. Grand American Handicap, THE PROGRAMME, TRE programme for the Grand American Handicap is now ready for mailing, and advance copies of ihe same have heen received by Forrest AND STREAM, In drawing up the programme the Association has been at great pains to make it a popularone. There are some new features on the list, features thal we think have been very hap- pily chosen Owing tothe extra length of the reading matter in the programme, as wellasto the number of important points touched npon, it is almost inipossible to do more than give a review of its contents., Intending shooters should lose no time in vriting to the secretary or to the manager for a copy of the programme, as there is sure to bea bigrush for them. The secretary’s address is John L. Lequin, P.O. Box 605, 44-48 Cedar street, New York city; the address of the manager is Elmer EH. Shaner, 122 Diamond Market, Pittsburg, Pa. * ¥ THE INTRODUCTION is really a review of the past Grand American Handicaps, and as such will be of interest and must be allowed space ia this issue. Itrunsas follows: “Tne Interstate Association, in presenting the programme for this. its fifth annual Grand American Handicap, feelsthat it should do something more than make an ordinary announcement. There are reasons for this—good reasons. A few figures willtellthe story. _ “On April 5, 1893, the Grand American Handivap was inaugurated with an en ry list of just twenty-one shooters. The tournament was held at Dexter Park, L. I. Of the twenty-one shooters four tied on 23, and shot off miss-and-out, Robt. A, Welch, of Philadelphia, wit- ning in the fourth round, His handicap was 28yds. The others who tied him were Noel HE Money (28), George Work (80), and Perd. Van Dyke (40). There were three moneys, divided as follows: #4%'7.°0, $166 50 and #111; a total of $753 in the purse. “The secon 1 annualGrand American Handicap was also held at Dex- ter Park, L. 1., the date being April 5, 1894. That the event was growing in popularity is plainly shown by the fact that the entry listnumberea fifty-four. Of this tumber, Capt. A,W Money (30) and T. W. Mortey- (.8) each scored 25 straight, tieing for first and second moneys. On the shoot off af 10 birds each scored 8 and tied again. They then shot off miss-and-out, Morfey winning in the second round. F.G. Moore (<9) won third with 24. The total purse'was $1,335, : “The third’annual Grand American Handicap was decided at Wil- lard Park, Paterson, N. J.. on April 4-5, 1895. Once more there was a marked increase in the number of entries, 6: shooters sending in ' their names, !8 of the number competing; 3 paid forfeit. The total purse was 91,529—a large enough purse to satisfy anybody. Of the 58 shooters 3 scored 25 straight -J, A F. Ellivtt (83), Frank Class (32) and J. G, Messner (25) Onthe shoot-off at 10 birds Messner won with 10 straisht: Biliott was second with 9, his lost bird falling deaw out of bounds; Class scored 7. “The Fourth annual G.aud American Hyndicap was decided at Elk- wood Park. N. J., on March 2#5- 6, 1+96. The eniry list was a most etatifying surprise to the Assiciution, From 6. in 1895 it had sprung to 109 in 1896 -a number greater than ever before in the history of trap-shootiog in this country paid entrance money in an event of this kind, An entry list of 109 shooters in an open-to-all handicap at «5 hires, $25 entrance, birds extra, broke all records. The division of the purse, no doubt, had much to do with the increased list of en- tries, and something will be said on thai point later. Only 5 men forfeited, so that the actual number cf shooters was: 104. Of than number not aman went straight, Hight tied on 24, whilei3 were ited with 23 fot the last 6 moneys. the purse under the system of division of moneys adopted by the Interstate Association providing for 14 moneys, high guns. On the shoot-off O. R. Diekey (29) won in the 6th round with a total of 30 out of 81. Messner, the winner of the pre- vious Grand American Handicap, was handicapped at 29yds., und finished 11th, The total purse reached the grvatb figure of $2,710. “Prom the above fizures, and trusting also to other attractions fully set forch later, the Interstate Association feels every cunfidence that its annual Grand American Handicap will continue, as hereto- fore, to hold its place as the leading live-bird event of America.” The next point touched upon is THE SELECTION OF GROUNDS, This portion of the programme deals with the choice of Elwood Park for the second time in the history of tie Association, and gives reasons why such choice was made. Itcloses with the following short paragraph: ‘Rain or storm, the Grand American Handicap of 1697 will be. shotin comfort, and with the perfect system for rapid work in slooling off events possible with such appointments as are now in position at Hlkwood Park, it wiil be feasible to shoot off the Grand American Handicap in one day unless the entry list reaches a mark hizher than that of 1st6 ” Then comes the CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE MAIN EVENT, So important are they that we extract them in full: “Pwenty-five live birds, handicaps ranging from 25 to 33yds., 50yds. boundary, with a dead line at the 33yds. mark; $1,000 divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. to the three highes: guns, Al! money in the purse in excess of $1,000 will bs divided among high guns other than the three first. The number of parts into which the surplus money will be divided will be determined by the number of entries received; en- trance mouey $75; $',000 guaranteed by the Interstate Association, and alisurplus added Regular entrias must be madeon or before March 20, 1597, and must be acconspanied by $10 forfeit; the re- maining $15 may be paid up to the last shot of the second round. Penalty entries may be made after March 20, upto the last shot of tie second round, by paying $35. Entries will be received at the New York office, John L. Lequin, Secretary-Treasurer, P. O. Box 605, 44-48 Cedar street, New York, N. ¥.” The next page contaius the _FPIRST DAY’S PROGRAMME. There are four events on the schedule, calling for a tobal of 39 birds. The conditions of the Nitro Powder Handicap are changed, and it must also be noted that all events are high guns, not class shooting %n order the events and their conditions are as follows: Elkwood Park iutroductory: 7 birds, $5 entrance. birds extra, 30yds. rise, three moneys, 59, 40 and «0 per cent. High guhs, not class shooting, : 7 ; Nitro Powder Handicap: 15 birds, $10 entrance, birds extra, handi- caps 5to33yds. The number of moneys into which the purse will be diyided will be determined by the number of entries received, as is fully explained elsewhere in this programme, The handicaps con- bestants receive for the Grand American Handicap will govern in this event. High guns, not class shooting. : Branebport Sweepstakes: 10 birds, $/ entrance, birds extra, 30yds. rise, four moneys, 40, 30,2) and10 per cent High guns, not class shooting. } ‘-, r Sportsmen's Delight: 7 birds, $5 entrance, birds extra, 80yds rise, three moneys, 5, 30 and 20 per cent. High guns, not classy shoo fing. SECOND DAY’S PROGRAMME, . The programme for the second day 6s usual consists of one event only—the Grand Ame;ican Handicap, the greatest event of the kind in the country, aud an annual affair, The division of the purse is on the same system as last year, the trial in 1896 proying so extremely satistactory. Shortly. the system is as follows: $!,'00 is divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent, among the high guns; the surplus is divided on the basis of two additional moneys for every ten en ries over fifty. Tf there are more than forty, entries (the number necessary to fill), but not more than fifty entries, the surplus over the guarantee of $1,000 will be divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent, fo the 4th. Stn and 6th high guns respectively The system is very fully explained, and provides for entries up to 15) With that number of entries there would be alto- gether twenty-six moneys. The explanatory articls closes thus: “Briefly summarizing the foregoing, it will be noted that the purse will be d.vided in accordance with the number of entries received: the three high guns m any case receiving respectively $400, $300 and $200 By ibis division two places are created for every ten entries over fifty. Itis not possible for fourth money to exceed third, and the moneys would scem divided in such manner as to be just to all; Por instance: If there are fifty entries, fourth gun woulda be entitled’ to $75, while eighth gun would just save entrance. If eighry entries, fourth gun would receive $190, and the twelfth gun $50. It 100 en- tries, fourth gun would get #195, and the 16th gun $45. Ib shonld be remembered that the Grand American Handicap is notclass shooting, and high guas will win *’ THIRD DAY'S PROGRAMME. Shooting commences this day at 10 sharp, the first business being the completion of the Grand American Handicap if it is carried over from the second day. Then come three more events, all interesting ones: Consolation Handicap: 15 birds, $10 entrance, birds extra, handi- caps #5 to 33yds. The numberof moneys into which the purse will be divided will be di termined by the number of entries received, as is fully explained elsewhere in this programme. Winners of money in the Grand American Handicap will have iyd. added to their handicap. High guns, not class shooting. Long Branch Scramble: 10 birds, $7 entrance, birds extra, a0yds. rise, four moneys, 40, 30,20 and 10 per cent. High guns, not class shooting. Auld Lang Syne Sweepstakes: 7 birds, $5 eutrance, birds extra, | B0yds. rise, three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per cent, High guns, not clags -Rhooting. eS i [Fes 20 1897 As stated above, : ALL EVENTS ARE HIGH GUNS, the Association having been tempted to change the olf order of things. Werecommend this change to the careful consideration of all shooters, and we venture to say that the vast majority will coin- cide with WoresT AnD STREAM’S expressed opinion that the change is forthe better. The Association nas this to say on the point: **The Interstate Association being a progressive organization, and familiar with the requirements of such an event ag the Grand Americen Haudicap tournament, has deemed it best to make all events high guns. In making this change the Association has nor moved without much thought, It has, however, been plainly shown time and again, af both large and small tournaments, that under the old system of class shooting a man ‘could kill them all’? and yet come out worse off in pocket than another who had missed one or more birds. This error the Association is attempting to eorrect and yet make this shoot a popular one with shooters. A careful perusal of the condi- tious Foverning each event willshow that everything has beeu pre- pared with preat eare.”’ Inthe 15-pird events the system of dividing the purses will be op the same plan asiu the Grand American Handicap—2-moneys with 1 to 10 entties; over 10 entries, 2 moneys additional for every 10 en- tries, In the 10-bird events and in the 7-bird events it will be ‘high guns, pure and simple THE GROUNDS DESCRIBED. The description of the grounds is yery fulland ample. Readers of ForEST AND STREAM'S trap columns have already been made aware of the many excellent features of these grounds. In the reading matter on this point in the programme will be found the cut show- ing the location of the grounds which has made our readers familiar with the same. The arrangement of the club house, the facilities for trapping birds, etc., all this is treated of fully and makes good material for a propramme, The shooting rules will be those of the Interstate Association (Hurlingham rules revised) No guns larger than i2-cauee will be allowed, and all guns over &lbs.in weéiazhbp will be batred. Other= points are as follows: , : ; . In order1o expedi'e the shooting a contestant missing two birds in any event, except the Grand American Handicap, must drop out, with the privilege of re-entering in case he has a chance to win any portion of the purse. In the Grand American Handicap it will be three misses out with the same privilege Shooters calling ‘‘no bird’? on birds slow to start will be charged for game, providing they proye good flyers. . All ties must bs shot off at the original handicap dis- tances. All contestants will shoot their score at the same traps, Bicds will be extra in all cyents. When entermg for any event the shooter musi pay for all birds called for in that event, in uddilion to the entrance fee. Money wiil be refunded for all birds not shot at on application to the compiler of scores, who will furnish rebate tickets that will be redeemed for cash at the caghier’s office HANDICAPS. Messrs. Jacob Pentz, of Skooting and Fishing; Edward Banks, of FOREST AND STREAM; J. M, Taylor. of American Hield; W K Park, of Sporting Life, and Elmer ¥. Shaner have been appointed a handi- capping committee, and will bandicup all contestants from 25 to eae Half yards will be given wherever such course is deemed ad- visable. In order to place all contestants on an equal footing. handicaps will uot bs announced until the evening of March 22, the day on which the committee meets. How THE GRAND AM@RICAN HANDICAP WILL BE SHOT. The manner of shooting the Grand American Handicap this year, ‘and in fact all events scheduled for the tournament, is as follows: Shooters will be called:to the score in turn, snooting their first bird at No. 1 set of traps; as soon as a shooler has shot at his first bird, he passes on to No, 2 set and shoots at his second bird on thac set; he then shoots at anoiher bird at No, 3 set and passes into the building through the right wing. waiting until it is time for him to fo out and shoot at his 4th, 5th and 6th birds, and so on In ease the Grand American Handitap entries are so numerous that it is impossible to finish in good light on March 24, the referees shall stop the shooting at any time they may deem it necessary; in this case the shooting will commence.at 10 o’clcck, sharp, Thursday, March 25. Positively no entry will be taken, nor shooting up allowed, after the end of the secona round. A contestanb missing three (4) birds must drop out, with the privilege of re-entering in case he has a chance to win any portion of the purse, The Interstats Assovia- tion reserves the rizht to refuse any entry. ADMITTANCKR TO ELKEWOOD PARE, An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged each day All con- testants in the Grand American Handicap will receive a badge which will admit them to the park free during the entire tournament. Any shooter who is nota contestant in the Grand American Handicap will have the 25 cents paid for admission refunded (at the cashier's office) upon his making entry ia aby sweepstakes event, COMFORT OF THE SHOOTERS The comfort and convenience of the contestants, as well as the spectators, has been looked after carefully, inasmuch as the entire ¢lub house is closed in with glass front and heated throughout. The left wing, located within a few yards of the traps, will be reserved for the exclusive use of shoofers, where they can witness the sport when not actively engaged in it. COMPILER OF SCORES, The office of compiler of scores will be filed by Mr Edward Banks: His services last season in a similar capacity are a sufficient puar- antes of excellent results on this occasion Mr, Banks also will act ag press representative, FREE HACKS. Conveyances will meet trains atthe Elkwood Park stopping place and carry shooters free of charge to club house. Shooters are re- quested to make sure that they ride in the couveyances provided by the Hlkwood Park management and show admission badge to con- ductor. LUNCHEON. A warm and substantial lunen will be served each day in the elnb houss for the sum of 50 cents. Shooters de-iring meals a la carte can secura same at Elkwoo! Ton. SPORTSMEN’ S EXPOSITION, The Interstate Association having arranged for space at the Sports-. men’s Exposition, in Madison Square Garden, New York, March 13 to 20 inclusive, entries for the Grand American Hantiecap will be re- eeived there during the period named. This will be a convenience to many shooters who contemplate taking part in the tournament. The coneluding pages of the propramme contain 4 railroad time table, directions how to get to Branchport, and a fulllist of hotels, with their rates, number of rooms, ete, From the above extracts it will be seen that the work of getting up this programme has been no sSinecure, WHERE TO SHIP YOUR SHELLS, This small point, small at least in a live-bird tournament, has been overlooked apparently. Wecan take it upon ourselves to say that all guns and shells shipped in caré of Daly & Chanfrau, Eik «ood Inn, Branchport, N. J., will be taken care of by those gentlemen, and will ve Gelivered at the grounds free of charge, Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo. Burrato, N Y., Web. 6.—Itrained hard here all day, hut the steady downpour did net preventi5 members of the Auduoon Gua Club from taking partin the various events shot at the regular weekly shoot of the clun this afternoon. [a the club badge event, No. 3, Norris and L. W. Bennett tied for tue Class A badge; on the sh_ot off Bennett wou; Revnolds and Coomns were the winners in Class Bana Class © respectively. Scores were as below: vents: 1234667 8 Events: 123 456%78 BH U Burk- PAIR OIRO oR aie A hardt.... 914221213175 818 MeCartney .. .. 18 911 11 111 Norris .... 713 2410138 15 1514 Swipes.... .. .. 15 910 6 718 cS Burk- Waltz ..... .. .. 20 101212 12 1) hardt.. . 872 21 1218131213 Reynolds.. .. -, 79 ., 73... 4... L Bennett. 10 13 23 11 121813 12 GBbrandle. 713., 6.) .. .... Pines. Jr clus Galamigeleulise. Witteres mee one. ithe eres ISMN Oe Ce ee Eo Gliese ty Sk ee Bs W Rifaton ., 1. Die lahat Event No. 1 was at 10 targets; ?, 4, 5, 6, 7 and & 15 targets No, 3, -5 targets. 4 Michigan Gun Club. Derrorr, Mich., Feb 4—Below are the scores mads to-day on the grounds of the Michigan Guo Club, The contlitions were 10 birds, 30yds., 50yds. bouncary, $5, three moneys. Scores: MAPS ., ccc deuae saeneteoeese222—10 Younghblood,........1622031201— 7 WEISSC,.,.cccccces..Ae21222021— 9. Mercier..,........... 242221242210 ROMICK 4c cs cscccesrceezle21Z1—10, WO0ds,s.ccccs0s... 222 02121— 8 Brady Trpeeorerpoege eezlizig22—10 Beotten,, setorebrres »220i1 2012— § fy 8 — ‘ grr ~ Daerroyq, -the tie he held ont well, but finally succumbed to Stevens. New Haven Gun Club. New Haven, Conn,, Feb. 10,The New Haven Gun Club held its Second montt.ly shoot of the year to day. There was. quite a large attendance, twenty members taking part in the different events, We also had as guests Messrs. Gaines, Parker and Davis, of-Meriden, who shotalong with the club. Mr, Dayis distiuguished himself by break- ing 8in a sweep at 5 pairs and tied for first place. In BUD OnEE, off €Ssrs. Parker and Gaines also shot well, Parker breaking 14 out of 15 at re- versed angles. - The members of the home club did some good shooting, as will be Seen by the following scores. Trap shooting has been practically dead for the last year or two through this State, but we expect to make things hum the coming season. Scores: oo No. 1, 15 targets, reversed order; Parker 14, Clark, Whitney 13, Van Dyke, Bennett, Stevens 11, Cowel 10, Gaines 9, Gormley 8, Dayis, Reggiori 7, : No. 2,5 pairs: Davis, Stevens, Van Dyke, Gormley 8, Stevenson, ‘Whitmey 7, Ortseifer 6, Clark, Bristol, Cowel, Kelly, Washburn 5, Gaines, Reggiori, Parker, Merriman 4. In the handicap thé scores were: Handicap, 30 targets, 15 known and 15 nuknown; Broke, Allow. Tot. at Bement. ....0..60+.+.,000101111111111111110111111111 4 30 Stevenson. ...cer0yes I OUUOLITIONIIOIIIIIONII11111 — 5 30 Welly caentes . OOMLTTIATLATTO/TUIOITI011111 2B 28 Van Dyke.....,..,...111910111111110111011190111111 87) ar CIATE cones eee eee eee LTOUTLDITILIIOIOIITII11111— FO ne Bristol ..... 0 ce eeeys LOUOUS 1001111110 1111111117011 260~Ci«O 2h On fsiiletoater rds tree: 1110141111171019101111100011111 h4 0 8 a COWel, seceeee peers (VE1T1L101911121110110 01101114 25 0) ao Merriman eeeeees JOLOIIIIO F10111091011111110 1 4 25. Bonnett, ... cee eee ee ee AT LOU11011010 10011 0000011214 18 «#66 24 Washburn,,...,,.....0 0(071111170001°0110101001100 16 8 : REgeiori .....e,ee,, LOOLNOIOILITO00MNIINIG1 111010 «18 «= 6 24 Whitney ..........,« 1119019)00111110113 11111110911 ‘3 60 fi BLOWN 2. pce e ey eee OU11001100101910000101'0111011 6 8 “3 S OVENS... cee eee ee eee LOLITIIIO'ONI1I110111111011010 0 ‘ Potter... cecee sees 64) 411011911011111100101011100011 22 a 2s Gilbert. oo... sca ey ey -100111011121010111600101111010 19 3 22 Stroug,.....ceeeeees -LI110111000010001111 010001111 34 21, Kegelmeyer,.,.,.....00011000100000000001000001 0000 5 10 15 GalDeS. 2.20. eeeeeees 011101111110100194111111101111 24 Parker. ccese¢e eee ey e11011011011111019110011111111 a2 Davis...,.+---+e002- .101111000011001111101011111101 20 ! Ties on £0 shot off miss-and-out, Stevenson winning inthe 2d round Ties on 27 shot off also miss-and-out, Van Dyke winning in the 8th round. Scores in the team race were as below: Team race, 20 targets, known angles: Olark’s Team: Olark 19, Van Dyke 18, Stevens 19, Cowel 19, Ort- seifer 16, Gilbert 14, Strong 14, Stevenson 17, Kezelmeyer 9, Washburn 13: total 158. ' Whitney's Team: Whitney 19, Potter 18, Bennett 15, Bristol 13, Kelly 19, Merriman 1[, Bemens 1s, Brown 10, Reggiori 14, Bassett 16; total 146, W, Hazen, See’y. Ft. Dodge versus Dayton. Fr Doves, fa., Feb. 8.—Five members of the Ft. Dodge Gun Club went fo Dayton to-day to shoot a match af live birds with the same number of men from the Dayton club. We were nicely entertained by the Daytou Gun Club until the time for the match, 9 A, M., when we were tuken to rhe club’s grounds, which are nicely laid out and - well furnished, The"club has a house, a covered shooting stand, five expert target trap: with electric pulls, five King live-bird traps, a wire fence boundary for live tirds. and m peneral an equipment wiich would do justive to a far larger team. The club menibérs are amen whom if 1s a pleasure to meet. and are shoo ecs of no small ability. The day was cold, dark and about as ‘ornery” wéather as could have been made to order. Notwithstanding the efforts made to keep the club house warm, the shooters were all handicapped by the cold. The birds were a fine lot, only two failing to iy when the traps fell, and ons of these was found to have been hu 6; the other rose promptly ou being flagged The shoo! was nooody’s same until the finish, though at one time Dayton was seven birds in the lead. Ft Dodge made a strong finish and wou by one bird - This is the second maich bebween the clubs, Ft. Dodge winning both by the narrow margin of 1. j Conditions: 20 live birds per man, 30yds, rise, A §. A. rules, Score: Dayton Team, OW NoOrmmati ances giscccse-: +.» .020222). 22220 22299200—15 dene tee HE COrOY. iia ajgsuies hadiataieeaiearedessvus ee vale 0021 022222 020022022 tt CD WaterDuryiriissteersees peredeaneness + 20/000600-.020:020002— 6 CH Ole. cpecesescuestaceeveravseennnaanae sOUsdeacpeoeeee 0002 Jb W: EL Kinney vnsicccnccensceee cece es ewes ees s1022202222200002(00) —10— 69 Ft. Dodge Team, AT Reynolds vi sicciseceseetvccsneeeesen ens «20010022: 02022202220 13 GA Bryant 2 vai nesaseesaneeennea sarees Lote 2N02202000022—11 FLW Carter. ccc issccavanensereeceeevaapennss hUl20120C00 222202122 13 J PDrake@.. i) cents ceaeesaanenwans annie e 22 1022020220002 *2022—13 R Christe cece stecennees eveens ee re tees C02 0020 22 220000223 —11—61 C. A. Bryant. Trap at Norfelk, Va, Norroik, Va. Feb. 8—QOn Feb. 5 several of our shooters had a shoot at live birds and targets. The following, clipped from the Virginian of this city, of Feb. 6, tells the story cf the live-bird shoot- ing: ant 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a number of crack shots gathered in the olf field oppcsite the Catholic cemetery and partici- pated ina shooting mstch,in which birds as well as targets were used. The participants were: Messrs. Hurst, Wulford, Peed. Lam- bert, South, Barnes and Garrett, of -orfoik; Messrs. Gallazher and White, of Portsmouth, and Captai Cranmer, of the schouner Lydia L. Roper.” The score was as follows: Capt Cranmer, .....1b2)222.20— 7 J HE Barnes......... 11100 —3 . B Aurst .. ..... 1111111122—10 WN White.... . 22022 —4 J B Fulford .124222U000— § PJ Gallagher .,....2 200 =a LW Lambert...,., 22222 122-10 Blackburn ..........222 000002— 5 2H ape +) wane ’ . ' Answers to Correspondents, No notice taken of anonymous communications F, ©. Lehigh, Ta.—Address sécretary A. K €.,55 Liberty street, New York. W. P. F., Jr., New York.—We do not Enow where to refer you for skye terriers; no breeders are advertising these dogs, B., Hartford, Conn.+Give me the address of the American Spaniel Club. Ans. Rowland P, Keasbey, Sec’y, 874 Broadway, New York. Supscriser, Rio, Wis.— Where can! secure an official record book of thoroughbred dogs of the United States? Ans. Address Mr. A. P. Vredenburgh, secretary A. K. C., 55 Liberty street, New York. McK., Detroit, Mich.—Is it the accepted theory among sportsmen that imported pointers and setters lose to a considerabie degree the sensitiyeness of their nose by reason of the ocean voyage? Ans. Such a theory is not 6éven promulgated by men who have any correct knowledge of the matter. It would be quite as unreasonable to ad- yance a theary that the dog, by reason of an ocean yoyage, has im- paired eyesight, or hearing, or tasting, or feeling, all of which aré Tuuetions of the senses, as Is the power of smelling, G., Fort Wayne, Ind.—Ts it permissible for a pointer dog to haye apy erectile power at the base of the ears? Oris this feature an in- dieation of poor breeding? The feature referred fo above seems to be quite universal according to my own observations, although Points’ of Judging say “without any tendency to prick.” Ans, All pointers aud setters have more or less erectile power in the ears, which they frequently employ when in the act of Nstening. At other times they should hang correcuy in place. The standard refers to ears which are naturally set too erect, or prick-eared. ‘ PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. Mardi Gras—New Orleans. THE Southern Railway, the direct line between New York and New Orleans, announces one tare, round trip rates, from Washington to New Orleans. Tickets for sale on Feb. 26 to March 1 inclusive, and food to return wilhin fifieen days from date of sale, The time be- tween New York and New Orleans is thirty-nine hours, and the Service is perfectin every respect. Dining and sleeping cars on the Mmited trains. For furtber information gall on or address New York Office, 271 Broadway.—4dy, - ay ke Terus, $4 A YEAR 10 Crs. a Copy, Stk MontHs, $2. f For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iit, _ FOREST AND STREAM OFFICE 346 Broadway ~NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING Ln Vata Ve Vas Present Entrance on Leonard Street Sr Se Se Sr Most boys as naturally take to the rod and gun as young ducks to water. Encourage them in this if you would instil into their minds self-respect, self-confidence; an ardent lové of nature; and de- velop in their young muscles such vigor and en= aurance as will enable them to defend themselves atid thet couritry in battle; and in peace to drive the hitinigty wolf from their doors, D. W. Cross, FOREST RESERVATIONS DOUBLED: AuMost a year ago,in March last, we announced the appointment by the Secretary of the Interior of a forestry commission, consisting of experts nominated by the National Academy of Sciences. This commission was to go into the field and study existing forest conditions, and then to report as to these conditions, and to recom- mend what the Government ought to do in order to conserve and to increase our forests,and to make them of the greatest benefit to the country. The commission, ‘as will be remembered, consisted of Professors Charles S. Sargent, Oliver Wolcott Gibbs, Alexander Agassiz, General Henry L, Abbott, Professor William H. Brewer, Mr. Arnold Hague and Mr. Gifford Pinchot. 20,000 was made by Congress to enable the Secretary of the Interior to meet the expenses of the commission’s An appropriation of investigation and report on the inauguration of a national forestry policy for the forested lands of the United States. The members of this body, except Prof. Agassiz, spent part of the summer in the field, traveling over much of the territory west of the Missouri River, and after their teturn to Washington undertook the collation of their ob- servations and the preparation of their report. This was submitted some little time ago to the Secretary of the In- térior, and by him was transmitted to the President with certain recommendations. As a tesult of this, the Presi- dent on Monday last signed and promulgated thirteen proclamations, establishing thirteen additional forest re- servations, containing in the aggregate 21,379,810 acres. ‘These reservations are scattered over a wide extent of territory, extending from the outlying mountain ranges in the plains country east of the Continental Divide to the Coast Range of the Pacific slope, and from the boundary line between the United States and Canada south to south- ern California. The reservations so established are described briefly in the following list: The Black Hills Reservation embraces the central por- tion of the Black Hillsin South Dakota, with an area of more than 967,000 acres. 2 The Big Horn Reservation embraces both slopes of the Big Horn Mountains, including almost 1,200,000 acres. The Teton Reservation covers nearly 830,000 acres, south of and adjacent to the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve. This includes the Teton Range and Jackson’s Lake. The Flat Head Forest Reservation embraces both slopes of the main Rocky Mountain Range in northern Mon- tana, from near the line of the Great Northern Railway, northward to the International Boundary. Its area is nearly 1,400,000 acres, and it includes in its eastern portion treaty ratified by, Congress June 10, 1896. the lands purchased from the Blackfeet Indians by the - FOREST AND ST) A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897. The Lewisand Clarke Forest Reservation embraces both slopes of the Continental Divide in Montana and extends from near the line of the Great Northern Railway south nearly to the 47th degree of north latitude. mated area of about 2,900,000 acres. It hasan esti- The Priest River Reservation includes portions of northern Idaho and northeastern Washington, and has an area, of 645,000 acres: The Bitter Root Reserve comprises 4,100,000 acres in Montana and Idaho, including the Bitter Root Mountains, tributaries of the Clear Water River, of the Salmon River and of the Snake River. The Washington Forest Reserve extends from about 120° west longitude nearly to 122°, and from the Inter- national Boundary south to about the 48th degree of lati- tude, and embraces nearly 3,600,000 acres. The Olympia Forest Reservation includes the Olympian Mountains, and embraces nearly 2,200,000 acres. The Mount Rainier Forest Reserve is an enlargement of the old Pacific Forest Reserve by 1,267,000 acres, making a total of 2,234,000 acres. The Stanislaus Forest Reserve isin the sumiits of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, and includes about 700,000 acres. | The San Jacinto Forest Reservation in California em- braces 737,000 acres. The Uintah Forest Reservation isin northern Utah, and includes. the northern slopes of the western part of the Uintah range. ) These proclamations more than double the area of our forest reservations, and will be of incalculable benefit to the Western country. We have at last a basis for a satis- factory system of forest preservation. The work done by the commission deserves the highest commendation, and amply justifies all that was said about its composition at the time of its appointment. It may be added that this work, admirable as it is, might however, have gone for nothing if it had not been for the intellligent appreciation of the subject shown by the President. His mind early grasped the importance of the preservation of our forests with intelligence and firm- ness, and he has shown himself earnest to do all that lay in his power in behalf of this subject. In fact, without the encouragement which the commission has received from him, it may be conjectured that the report and the recom- mendations now acted on would have been very much less sweeping and so less valuable than they are. Everything that has so far been done by the commission merits the highest praise. It now remains for Congress to enact such laws as shall carry out the recommendations, which will, no doubt, be found in their report when it is published. PROTECT THE GRAND CANON. Wrtrs each recurring session of Congress come fresh at tempts to raid the National Park. These raids sometimes take the form of tirowing open a section of it to settle, ment, or of running a railroad through it, or again of et. tablishing a monopoly in connection with some special feature of the Park. There are always plenty of people collected in Washington who are ready to use this reserve- tion—or for the matter of that any other possession of the Goyernment—to further their schemes for making money. Such ambitions have perhaps nothing criminal about them, yet certainly when they take the form of destroying the attractiveness or the usefulness of the possession in question they are infringements on the rights of the public, and must be opposed by those persons who have the public welfare at heart, and by Government officials whose duty it is to look after the public interests. The most recent of the attempts to injure the Yellow- stone Park is an old one, revived now, and being pushed with vigor in the Interior Department—the project to put an elevator in the Grand Cafion of the Yellowstone River, mmedigtely below the Lower Falls, | By means of this it AM. } VOL. XLVIII—No 9, No. 346 BRoApwAy, New YorR- is proposed to carry visitors to the Falls from the level of the upper river down into the bottom of the cafion. As we have said, this project isan old one, and it has more than once been denounced by the superintendent of the Park and by those who take the deepest interest in the reservation, It is difficult to imagine any scheme which would more effectually destroy the strange, wild beauty of the Cafion of the Yellowstone. The great charm of this marvelous piece of natural scenery—unequaled anywhere in the world—is that no evidence of-man’s handiwork is to be seen init. To interrupt the purity of this scene by an elevator shaft, by an inclined railway, by an engine house and a tall chimney vomiting forth black smoke, would be actually to destroy the beauties of this scene. To do this would be a crime. , It is understood that application for a lease of land on which such structures shall stand and for permission to build them has been made to the Secretary of the Interior. What action might have been taken on the matter is. mn- known, for the new secretary of course can have but little knowledge of the Yellowstone Park. Fortunately the re- vived scheme was discovered by a gentleman of Washing- ton who is one of the oldest, most watchful and warmest friends of the Yellowstone Park, and was by him brought to the attention of Senator Vest. On Feb. 16 Senator Vest introduced in the Senate a resolution, which by unanimous consent was considered and agreed to. The resolution reads: } “Bett resolved, Thatthe Secretary of the Interioris request- ed to communicate to the Senate whether any action has been taken, or is contemplated to grant to any person or per- sons the privilege of erecting a steam plant, elevator or other appliances on the Yellowstone Cafion in the Yellowstone Park, for the purpose of conveying persons from the top of the cafion to the bottom; and the Secretary of the Interior is further requested to withhold any action in the premises until it can be determined by Congress as to the propriety — of the granting of such privilege.” — The resolution will undoubtedly bring out the facts in the matter, and will lead to a discussion of it which is very much needed. Usually a little publicity is all that is re- quired to bring about the downfall of projects which are to benefit individuals at the expense of the public, and we | shall be glad to have this one-fully discussed.- There are many persons of the sternly practical sort who would be glad to build mills of different kinds all along the Yellowstone River, to take out the water from above the falls to run these mills, and to run the waste from the mills down into the Grand Cafion of the Yellowstone. There are persons who would think the Grand Cafion of the Yel- lowstone well destroyed if it brought to their pockets a single dollar, but the value of this cafion is not to be meas- ured in dollars and cents. We have in this wonderful piece of natural scenery one of the acknowledged marvels of the world, and anything that defaces or interferes with its naturalness is entirely to be condemned, and if possible to be prevented. The strongest friend which the National Park hasin the United States Senate is Senator Vest,and he may be trusted to stand now, as he has alwaysstood, sturdy in his defense of the Park. He will do all in his power to oppose this act of vandalism and to prevent the ruin of this grand piece of scenery. ‘The present wonder and impressiveness of the Yellowstone Cafion are felt by all who visitit. Itis real nature, and indeed the whole charm of the Park is due largely to the fact that few evidences of civilization are seen there. All who are interested in retaining some- where in this country one little bit of real nature will be glad to lift their voices in support of Senator Vest in his efforts in behalf of the Park. AUDUBON BIRD PLATES. In this issue is given the fifth in the series of half-tone reproductions of Audubon’s famous bird portraits, from the rare first edition. It is of the American golden plover. The list of plates already printed and to come includes; Tne Buack Duck, Sept. 20, 1896. Tire Prairie CHICKEN, Oct. 24, Tire-CanvasBack Duck, Noy. 21. Tre WinLow PTARMIGAN, Dec. 1Y. Ture American GoLtpEN PrLover, Feb, 27, 1897. Tire SHOVELLER Duck. Tae Repueap Duck, | THe PURPLE SANDPIPER, 162 FOREST AND STREAM. (Fas. 27, 1897. The Sportsman Conrist. ON THE SPANISH MAIN,—II. Fish and Fishing !n Nicaragua and Costa Rica. BY J, F, LE BARON, C. B, Tre fish found along the eastern coast and in the inlets of Central America resemble in general those of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, Like the Florida inlets, these waters teem with innumerable numbers of the finny tribe, In Nicaragua, where I was stationed for oyer two years in chargé of all the operations of the Nicaraguan Canal, I organized a crew, gave them a boat, and procured a 300ft. seine from New York. At this time I had twenty-eight camps of engineers and laborers, some of them containing over 100 men, at work on the line of the canal, including the dredges and snag boats. This fishing crew of three men kept these camps and my headquarters supplied with all the fish we could eat. I noticed the following varieties; Mullet, 25 to 30in. long; crevalli or jackfish; royalli, or “snout,” as it is called in Florida, called by the Nicaraguan guoyina; the rockfish (Zabenx lineatus); kingfish (Humbrina alburwnis); redfish (OCoractonus); drumfish or el tambor; the porgie (Sogrus); the mackerel (Scomber colias); the grouper, or, 28 they call it, “garupa” (Serra7us), and many others. There also occur in these waters several varieties of sharks (Spanish, tbwron), the sawfish or peje sterra (Pristis aqualus), the hog fish (Hélops), the eel (Murena auguila), the barracuda (Sphyrena barracuta), the tarpon or grande ecoile, and many others having only Spanish or Indian names whose scientific names I do not know. Tn the fresh-water streams I found the guapote, which is the same as the big-mouthed black bass, called trout in Florida; also the zayolo and the zavolete (Aloza), the for- mer of which grows to enormous dimensions (and is be- lieved to be the tarpon, but I am not sure); the barbudo (Cyprinus barbus) or barbel; the tigrilla, the mojarra, etc., etc. In Lake Managua they catch great quantities ofa small white fish which they call sardines and which they dry in the sun, and which form in this condition a considerable article of trade. They consist of several mixed varieties, such as Tetragonopterus, Antheinichiys, etc., etc. A yery singular fact is noticed here, and that is that Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River swarm with immense sharks and sawfish, which have not lost any of their voracity by theirlife in fresh water. I saw great numbers of hammerhead sharks at the con- fluence of the San Carlos and San Juan rivers, fifty miles above the salt water. - There is a Resquada, or custom station, at this point, where J stopped several days while examining the site for a dam across the river, and in company with the officers of the station frequently bathed in the river; but while doing so we kept a sharp watch for the back fin of the monsters, and when we saw one approaching we at once beat.a hasty retreat from the waiter. - _ This is the only place on this continent where sharks have been known to ascend and live in fresh water. They have been noted in the waters of the upper Nile and one other river in South Africa. ‘ It is extremely dangerous bathing in the waters of Nic- aragua. Not only are the waters—fresh as well as salt— teeming with voracious sharks, but there are great num- bers of immense crocodiles from 12 to 20ft. in length, which are very bold and vicious. I lost two of my men on the canal, who were seized and devoured by crocodiles while bathing. One was a Jamaica negro and the other a Swede. The negro was bathing on Sunday in the harbor at Greytown in front of the receiying camp when he was seized and dragged under. His cries brought 200 men to the shore, who were in the camp. Many of them had rifles and revolvers, but the saurian dove at once, dragging the unfortunate man under water, where he soon drowned. The reptile rose again with him in his mouth after a little while, but it was seen that the man wasdead. Several shots were fired at the animal, which doye again with the man’s body, and neither was ever seen again. The crocodiles of Central America are very different from the alligators of Florida. They are lighter*in color, attain to fully double the length of the alligator and have a much sharper snout. The upper jaw is hinged, which is not the case in the alligator, so that they can throw it up at right angles to the body. They have a peculiar habit when sleeping on the sand banks of lying in the sun with the mouth wide open, the upper jaw standing. I have often seen them lying in this way on the sand banks in the San Juan River and the harbor of Greytown. They differ from the alligator also in the manner of de- positing their eggs, which they lay in the sand like a tur- tle, without making any nest whatever. The Florida alli- gator, on the contrary, makes a large nest of sticks and grass, often 10ft. or more in diameter, in the marsh or raised out of the shoal water of the morass. I have never heard of the eggs of the alligator being eaten, but the eggs of the Central American crocodile are largely used as food by the Indians and negroes. The crocodile is much more ferocious and dangerous than the alligator. The manatee or sea cow (Manatus americano), that cross between a fish and an animal which is supposed to be the origin of the fabled mermaid, is very numerous in the lagoons and rivers of the east coast of Central America, Their meat is very good eating, andis a staple article in the market of Greytown. The flesh is white, sweet and tender, somewhat resembling yeal. : When we first arrived in Nicaragua we were told by some officers of the navy, who had been in the country on former canal surveys, that there were plenty of fish in the streams, but that they would not bite,and could not be caught with hook and line. It did not take us very long to thoroughly disprove the latter statement. At first I was inclined to believe it, after making numerous unsuccessful efforts with different kinds of bait, but I saw the quiet pools in many places swarming with fish, and shot several, finding them excellent eating. Instead of giving up the matter I called to my aid one of my Nicaraguan servants, and with the camp doctor—a jovial Englishman, long a resident of the country—we tarted one day in @ boat on the San Carlos River in Costa Rica to try our luck. Under the skillful tuition of the native we had no difficulty in capturing a fine string of guapote (pronounced warpote), identical with the black bass of Florida. _We caught also several barbudos, or barbels, a good pan fish. I had previously appointed a camp hunter for each camp, and I now supplied him with hooks and lines, and was pleased to find that the chiefs of the different camps reported a good supply of fresh fish brought in, which was a very welcome addition to the bill of fare. > On one of my numerous excursions to reconnoiter and map the country I ascended the Trinidad River to Lake Maniti in Costa Rica. This stream is an affluent of the river San Juan just above the Serapigui, about thirty miles above Greytown. The upper part of this river that emp- ties into the Maniti Lake is a mere creek about 2o5ft. wide, and just where it debouches into the lake I had rare sport with a spinner on a long line trolling behind the boat, catching eight very large gwapote or black bass from 20 ‘to 32in. long in Jess than halfan hour. I used no bait onmy spinner except a red flannel rag. The fish were very gamy, often leaping clear out of water, and required skill- ful playing to kill. , The boats that we used were galvanized steel canoes, of which ‘we had twenty-two, from 15 to 22ft. in length, made to order in New York and brought out on the ship with us. They had no rowlocks, but were paddled; the natives of that country not understanding the use of oars, but using the paddle to perfection. My boat’s crew always consisted of fourmen and a cock- swain or capitan, who steered. All our traveling was done in these boats and in steamers on the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua, there being no roads whatever in the east- ern side of the country. The small streams are all filled with logs, fallen trees often extending clear across and completely barring navigation. Sometimes we were obliged to take all our provisions and camp equipage out ‘of the boats and haul them around on the bank; at other times, when the log was not too large, we would cut it in the middle and it would then sink sufficiently to allow us to pass, but generally we would haul the bow of the boat as far up on the log as possible, putting all the weight in the stern, the officers also sitting in the stern, to raise the bow. Then, when the men had hauled the boat as high up as possible, all the weight would be shifted to the bow, the officers standing there also, when the men, jumping overboard and standing in the water, would raise the stern and launch her over the log; the weight would be dis- tributed again and we would continue our voyage. I crossed in this way, ascending the Trinidad River, fifty- five logs in a distance of ten miles. With wooden boats, or any less strong than the excellent steel boats furnished us, this would have been impossible, as the boat’s back would have been broken and the seams opened; but these boats stood this work for over two years, until the bottom was actually worn through, Add to these troubles the fact that it generally rained twenty hours out of twenty-four every day, and some of the discomforts of canoeing in that country can be appreciated. This is on the east side of the great lake, or the country between the lake and the Carib- bean Sea, where the rain gauges that I established and had measured every day recorded a rainfall of 298in. per year, On the western or Pacific slope the climate and country are entirely different, our rain gauges showing only 57in. of rainfall per year, and where good roads exist and the coun- try is inhabited, and not like the eastern slope, a howling wilderness, without a single road or even a cattle trail for 100 miles. There are a few settlers on the immediate banks of the San Juan River, but none whatever back from the river. — __ At Castillo rapids there isa little town of perhaps fifty people, clustered around the old massive stone fort that was built by the Spaniards in 1673, and here the Nicara- -guan Government maintains a custom house (Greytown being a free port) and a garrison of twenty-five or thirty soldiers. At these rapids there are great quantities of the voracious fish called zavolos, or savages, from their ferocity. They will rush in a school at anything thrown overboard from the steamers, and it appeared an easy matter to catch them, so I got out my rod and line and baited with a piece of meat from the cook’s galley and tried it. At the first throw a dozen fish from 1ft. to 2ft. in length rushed for the bait, and although I hooked one at once I was un- able to land a single fish, for they would tear the hook and be off before I could play them or haulin. Several of the other passengers on the steamboat tried also, but ~with no better success. These fish are so voracious that they will attack any person in swarms when bathing and bite any part of the body they can reach. While I was in charge of the surveys for the canal I had ay headquarters on a small island in the San Juan River, called San Francisco Island, about forty miles from Grey- town. While here I had some fish traps made and set in the river, and we caught quite a number of fresh-water crayfish about a foot in length and quite similar to a lobster, but lacking the large claws. We found them very nice eating. _ I saw numerous tarpon in the river here, and one day I concluded to try and harpoon one. I had among my boat- men a Carib Indian, who, like all of that tribe, are very . skillful boatmen and fishermen, I had provided mnyself with a good “lilly iron,” a kind of fish spear so. made that when a fish is struck the stick is detached and floats off on the water, the line being fastened to the spear head. We took about 200ft. of large line, about the size of a clothes ~ line, to the end of which was attached a float or buoy made of bolsa wood, which is as light as cork, and which grows abundantly all along the river banks in that country. Thus equipped we entered a canoe and paddled out in the stream, which was about a quarter of a mile in width at this place. The Carib stood in the bow with the harpoon ready poised, scanning the water, while I slowly and noiselessly paddled the boat from my seat in the stern. It was not long before he saw the silvery sides of a tar- pon gliding across the bow of the canoe, and he launched the harpoon with so true an aim that the harpoon pierced the side of the fish, which gave a tremendous leap and rushed off, making the line spin out as if shot from a can- non. The Carib instantly threw overboard all the line and the buoy, which the immense fish dragged off, making it spin through the water as if dragged by a locomotive. Now up the river the buoy went, then across and back, the beautiful fish often jumping Gf. or more out ef the water -in the vain attempt to free himself from the line, his sides glistening in the sunlight like burnished silver. But the harpoon held, and the weight of the drag and loss of blood began to tell on him, and gradually we could see by the slower movement of the buoy that he was succumbing:: We picked up the harpoon stick and watched him, and for: fully an hour he kept up the fight against death. Some~ times we thought he was dead and moved toward the buoy,” but he would gather his energies and start off again, ap- parently as lively as at first. More than a dozen times he leaped clear of the water, falling back again and dashing! the spray high into the air, and darting off with an almost indescribable velocity. At last, however, the float lay quiet upon the water, drifting down toward us with the current, and we paddled up to it and drew it in, finding the noble fish dead. We drew him into the canoe, not without some trouble and danger of capsizing, and returned to camp, where we found him to measure 6ft. 2in. in length, and very fair eating. The scales measured 23 by 3in. each. The object of the buoy is to give the fish play, and to drag him back and so tire him out, If the line had been” fastened to the canoe he would have speedily overturned it, and probably have torn out the harpoon in his first tre mendous rush. There is probably no gamer or more enere! getic fish than the tarpon, I have harpooned sharks, saw- fish and big drumfish weighing over 100lbs., and jewfish) of double this weight; but nothing that I ever saw so much resembles the embodiment of electrical energy as a tarpon, The fish in shape and general appearance resembles an immense herring. _ . The disciples of Izaak Walton will find abundant sport in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the naturalist will be rewarded by many uniquespecimens. The fishingin Lake Nicaragua is excellent, and one can stand on the beach at Greytown, as [ have done, or on the rocks of Brito in the Pacific, and catch small fish, such as rockfish, sailor’s choice, etc., in abundance. In the Caribbean Sea, off Greytown, I have had fine sport catching crevalli by trolling behind one of-our tug boats. “— 3 b : ‘onal We incidentally killed a great many fish with dynamite in the Descado and San Francisco rivers when engaged in| blowing up logs to clear the channel for our steamboats: ta reach the canal line, among which were many strange and to us, unknown varieties, Great numbers of green turtles are caught in the Carib- bean Sea, and they formed a staple article of food with us. I fenced off a part of the harbor at Greytown and boughi these delicious turtles by the hundreds, keeping them im the “crawl” thus made until wanted to send to the campr’ in place of beef, which was difficult to obtain there, and! more costly. Weobtained their eggs also in large numbers, They are round, with a soft, membranous shell, about the size of a pullet’s egg, and we became very fond of them) for the table. It is impossible to boil them hard, like a hen’s egg. The fishing in Lake Nicaragua is yery fine around some old wrecks at Fort San Carlos, and the small, cold streams falling from the mountains contain many small but fine fish; but I did not see any trout. alatinal History. “THE GOLDEN PLOVER* (Charadrius pluvialis, Liusn,). - Tue golden plover spends the autumn, winter and part of} the spring in various portions of the United States, appear- ing in considerable numbers both along the coast and in the interior, and not infrequently on our highest grounds. A much greater number, however, proceed in seyere winters. beyond the limits of our Southern States, and the partial: migrations of this species are much influenced by the state. of the weather. They are more abundant along the sea, shores of the Middle and Hastern districts, from the middle}; of April to the beginning of May, whereas in autumn they’ range over the interior, and more especially the Western prairies. In the early part of May they congregate in im-/ mense flocks, and commence their journey toward more northern regions, where they are said to breed. | The account which Wilson gave of this species refers in part to the bull-headed plover (Charadrius helveticus), although his figure cannot be mistaken for that of the latter, even in its first autumnal dress. But the editor of the second edition of Wilson’s work has rejected the golden plover as an Amer-| ican bird, although he might have frequently seen it in the | very markets of Philadelphia, The. Prince of Musignano corrected this error in bis yaluable “Observations on the’ Nomenclature of Wilson’s Ornithology ’ Mr. Selby, im speaking of the golden plover, gives it as his opinion that the bird so called in America differs from that of Europe. : This opinion, however, I cannot consider as correct, as 1) have seen and examined the polden plovers of both coun- tries, and have found their manners, tone of voice and ap- pearance precisely similar, This bird moves on the ground with sprightliness. When observed it often runs with considerable rapidity to some distance, suddenly stops short, nods once or twice, vibrating its body at the same time, andif it should imagine itself noticed it often lies down and remains crouched until the: danger is over. At the time of their departure from the north, and while on the sands or mud bars on the sea shore, they often raise their wings as if to airthem for afew mo- ments. While searching for food they move in a direct manner, often look sideways toward the ground, and pick up the object of their search by a peculiar bending move- ment of the body. They are frequently observed to pat the! moist earth with their feet, to force worms from lheir bur- rows. In autumn they betake themselves to the higher grounds, where berries as well as insects are to be met with, | and where they find abundance of grasshoppers. _—_. When traveling to a considerable distance, the golden plover flies at the height at from 80 to 60ft., in a regular manner, with considerable velocity; the flock, when large, | forming an extended front and moving with regular flap- pings, an individual now and then uttering a mellow note, Before alighting they often perform various evolutions, now descending and flying swiftly over the ground, then cury- ing upward or sidewise, closing and extending their ranks, until fhe sportsman is often tired of watching them; and, after all, the flock, just when he expects if to alight, may suddenly shoot off and fly toa distance. When they alight * From “Auduybon's Ornithological Biography.” 168 FOREST AND STREAM. Fes. 27, 1897] “UHAOTd NAGIOD NVOIMSWVY FHL dO Livalaod sS.NOanNGnv — Mee X oe ? 164 within shooting distance, the moment their feet touch the ground is the critical one, for they are generally in a com- pact body, and almost immediately afterward they disperse. T have often discovered them, while flying from one place to another, suddenly check their course for a moment or two, as if to look at’ the objects below, m the manner of curlews. While at New Orleans on March 16, 1821, I was invited by some French gunners to accompany them to the neigh- borhood of Lake St. John, to witness the passage of thou- sands of these birds, which were coming from the northeast and continuing their course. At the first appearance of the birds, early in the morning, the gunners had assembled in parties of from twenty to fifty at different places, where they knew from experience that the plovers would pass. There stationed, at nearly equal distances from each other, they were sitting on the ground. When a flock approached every indiyidual whistled in imitation of the ployer’s call note, on which the birds descended, wheeled, and, passing within 40 or 50yds., ran the gauntlet as it were. Every gun went off in Succession, and with such effect that I several times saw a flock of a hundred or more reduced to a miser- able remnant of five or six individuals. The game was brought up after each volley by the dogs, while their mas- ‘ters were charging their pieces anew. ‘This sport was con- tinued all day, and at sunset, when I left one of these lines ot gunners, they seemed as intent on killing more as when I arrived. A man near the place where I was seated had killed sixty-three dozens. I calculated the number in the field at 200, and supposing each to have shot twenty dozens, 48,000 golden plovers would have fallen that day, On inquiring if these passages were of frequent occur- rence, | was told that six years before such another had oc- curred immediately after two or three days of warm weath- er, when they came up with a breeze from the northeast. Only some of the birds were fat, the greater number of those which | examined being very Jean; scarcely any had food in their stomach, and the eges in the ovaries of the females were undeveloped. The next morning the markets were amply supplied with plovers at a very low price. Thave again applied to my friend William Macgillivray for au account of the manners of this species during the breeding season, which I now lay before you: “The golden plover is in many parts of Scotland, but es- pecially in the Northern Highlands and in the Hebrides, a very common bird. When the weather begins to improve toward the end of spring these birds may be seen flying over the shores or fields in their vicinity sat a great height, in loose flocks, which now extend into a wide front, now form irregular angular lines, move with a quiet and regular flight, frequently emitting their peculiar soft notes, and at times ulléring 4 singular ery, somewhat resembling the syllables courlie-wee. These flocks are leaving their winter haunts and returning to the inland moors, oyer which they disperse in pairs, In the beginning of May, should you traverse one of the dreary heaths,-you will often hear the plaintive cry the ployer, mingling perhaps with the feeble cheep of the duniin or the loud scream of the curlew. Before you have advanced to any considerable distance there may come up and alight on some mossy knoll beside you a male clad in his beautiful summer vesture of black and green. You may approach him within ten paces if you are inclined, and in some districts it would be easy for one to shoot many dozens of ihem in a day af this ‘season. After incubation has com- menced the females seldom make their appearance on such occasions. Whether the males assist their mates at that lime or not, they certainly do not forsake them. ‘The nest is a slight hollow in a tuft of moss, or on a dry place among the heath, irregularly strewed with fragments of withered plants. The eggs, of which the full number is four, are placed, as usual in this genus, with the small ends together. They are much larger and more pointed than those of the lapwitg, being at an ayerage 2;41n. in length and 1}in, in their greatest transverse diameter. The shell is thin and smooth, of a light grayish-yellow or cream color, irregularly spotted, dotted and paicbed with dark brown, and some- times having afew light purple spots interspersed, the mark- ings larger toward the broadest part. ‘The young leave the nest immediately after they burst the shell, and conceal themselves by lying flat on the ground. At this period the female evinces the createst anxiety for their safety, and will occasionally feign Jameness to entice the intruder to pursue her. I have several times seen one fiy off to a considerable distance, alight in a conspicuous place, and tumble about as if in the agonies of death, her wings flapping as if they had been fractured or dislocated. The eggs are delicious, and the young birds when fledged not less go. When the young are able io fy the ployers collect into flocks, but remain‘on the moors until the eommencement of winter, when they advance toward the pasture lands, and in severe weather betake themselves to the low grounds near the shores, During continued frosts they feed on the sands and rocky shores at low water, and in general during the Winter remain at no great distance from the sea. “When a flock alights at this season on a field the indi- viduals disperse, run about with great activity, and pick up their food. Sometimes one finds them so tame that he can approach within 15yds., and [ have often walked around a flock several times, in order to foree them together before shooting, In windy weather they often rest by lying flat on the srcund, and I have reason to think that at night this is their general practice. In the Hebrides 1 have often gone to shoot them at night by moonlight, when they seemed as actively engaged as by day, which was also the case with the snipe; but I seldom succeeded im my object, it being ex- tremely difficult to estimate distances at night, The num- bers that at this season frequent the sandy pastures and shores of the outer Hebrides is astonishing. “The golden plover, although occasionally addicted to wading, evidently prefers dry ground, in which respect it differs essentially in habits from the Tolan? and Limosm, It frequently probes the moist sands, and in summer the dry cow dung on the moors and upland pastures is seen per- forated by its bill. It affords delicious eating, and in my opinion is scarcely inferior in this respect to the woodeock,”’ { REPORT YOUR LUCK With Rod or Gun ¢ To FOREST AND STREAM, New Yorlc City. a ae ea Fee e eT RANGE OF THE ANTELOPE. Fort AssrnreornE, Mont., Jan. 12—AHditor Horest and Stream: Antelope are never seen in the vicinity of this post under ordinary conditions. Early Jast November there was a snowfall of nearly a foot without drifting. This was fol- lowed by about five weeks of the most intensely cold weather, the thermometer going down to 40° below and ranging below zero all that time. Toward the end of this period large droves of antelope moved into Milk River valley for the food and shelter which they could not find in their usual haunts. They were in this part of the country some- thing over a week when the weather broke, a ‘‘chinook” carried off the snow in forty-eight hours and nearly all the antelope vanished. A railroad man who is also a sportsman told me that he believed there were 40,000 head in Milk River valley between Hayre and Glasgow—125 miles—that a band of them was seen every half mile. Isaw six bands within three miles of this post and caught twe individuals with my greyhounds. These antelope were slaughtered un- mercifully; you conld buy them at considerably less per pound than beef. For several weeks a band of several hun- dred were ina large field, four miles square, several miles from Hayre. Jor all I know there may be some there yet; I know that some apparently had not been able to get out after several weeks. There are a few small bunches and scattered individuals that are still occasionally seen a few miles from the post. Now as to their usual distribution, Last summer I bad occasion to accompany a detachment conyeying a band of Oree Indians to the Canadian line from the vicinity of Helena to Coutts, near the Sweetgrass Hills. I carefully inquired about came and found antelope rare during sum- mer along Suu River and the Teton, but reasonably plenty in winter. Between Teton River and the Marias River I per- sonally saw none, but several Jarge bands were seen by our detachment North of the Marias, especially between the railroad and Canadian line, they were more than plenty. 1 ‘suppose I saw .a dozen small bunches in the course of an afternoon. I learned that they were alwavs plenty in the vicinity of the Sweetgrass Hills, and was told by members ot the mounted police at Coutts that they could find antelope any time without much trouble On returning to this post the detachment went to the eastward of the Sweetgrass. Antelope were not hunted, but one was killed and a number seen. T later spent a month hunting in the St. Mary’s Lake country. On the return of the detachment from there, tbe line of the railroad was followed. Between Blackfort and Chester, about 100 miles, antelope were common, although a large surveying party was said to have driven most of them out of the country. I know of the presence of a few ante- lope on Sage Creek, twenty miles to the west of here; and a sheep man on Milk River, about twenty-five miles west from here, told me he roped several fawns last spring. In 1895 I served at Fort. Yates, N. D., about sixty miles below Bismarck. Iheard that antelope were reasonably plenty a day’s jourvey back from the river, and I saw a tame one in Mandan at that time, Iam told bv officers here that antelope were plenty on the Furt Buford Reservation, N. D., recently abandoned, and understand that they are plenty during the fall and winter south of Glasgow. I believe an- telope are plenty on the great plains north of Milk River, from its source to its mouth, but they keep well away in the bad lands and breaks and are seldom seen This country is the ‘‘abomination of desolation,” without wood or water, absolutely rather than relatively, and with ordinary winters, which will not drive them from their usual haunts, the ex- termination of antelope in that section is far distant. Epwarp L. Munson, Ass’t Surg, U. 5. A. PRAIRIE DOGS OF THE PLAINS. WHiL® conducting scientific investigations in the West a few years since I became interested in the prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) of the arid plains, especially in south- western New Mexico and Arizona So much has been written by various authors that a de- scription is unnecessary. Some facts were obtained by me which I have not seen mentioned by others, and many which other writers have chronicled, are here recorded mainly - because of their value as corroborative evidence. In southwestern New Mexico these animals certainly ab- stain from the use of water, unless it be during the short rainy season, and I have no direct evidence that even then this animal makes use of its opportunities and uses it. It is believed by some that the prairie dog receives a sufficient amount of moisture from the grasses and other plants on which it subsists to answer all demands for water. lf this be the case, however, it could thrive without any water; for it has been demonstrated by Jong continucd obser- vations by me that the plants on which it liyes contain sich asmall amcuntof moistureagat least to amount to practically nothing as such. . At certain seasons of the year the prairie dog becomes very fat. but where it gets sufficient food for this, especially at these times of the year, is rather difficult to say. The villages vary from those containing only half a dozen holes to those containing tens of thousands and extending unbroken over a stretch of country seven miles in length, Such an extensive village exists on the plains west of Cook’s Peak, in southwestern New Mexico. Not infrequently the traveler will find old, abandoned vil- lages with perhaps not a single living occupant; or at most, not more than half a dozen inhabitants. At times a large village will quite suddenly become depop- ulated, and for no apparent reason. This phenomenon [ have personally observed, and could find no good cause for it; neither could old plainsmen, who had observed the same thing, throw any light upon it. It is sometimes the case, however, thata few families of prairie dogs will for some cause leave the old village and start an independent one of their own; and sometimes the place they select will be located in a narrow, stony valley or gulch, among the foothills bordering the plains. During the late falland winter the prairie dogs become very fat, as just stated, and their skins fine. In some cases during these periods large numbers are trapped for their skins and oil, both of which are said to possess considerable commercial yalue. Stockmen generally look upon the prairie dog as an un- mitigated nuisance, and use every known method to destroy them. During 1889-92, while | wasin New Mexico, thou- sands were destroyed by various methods, poison being the most successful. The mosi barbarous and inexcusable method employed, however, was to fasten several large fish- hooks into a board and place it in the entrance of their holes. ‘In coming out the dog would meet with no difficulty from, } {| i [Fes, 27, 1897, the obstructions, but on entering the burrow would invati- | ably be impaled on these hooks, and being unable to extricate itself would be left there to die of starvation or to be eaten by its companions; for although a true rodent, the prairie dog is also under certain circumstances carnivorous in its: habits, as I have abundant evidence to show, | It is often noticed that with a species which bas a very preat geographic range, especially in latitude, those indi- | viduals existing in the one extreme will exhibit in habits some q iite marked departure from those of the other extreme, | It is of interest. however, to note that with the prairie dogs their general characteristics and habits are identical—so far) as I have observed and learned—throughout the great range | occupied by them, and which extends from the prairies of the British possessions on the north to the distant plains of | Mi xico, This being the case, I cannot do better than to quote a few | statements regardivg their habits from the excellent paper on the subject by Mr. Vernon Bailey, of the U. 8, Department) of Agriculture, in its annual report for 1887: “‘The prairie; dogs feed on grasses and various kinds of weeds indigenous: to the regions occupied by them. | “Their holes run down at an angle never far from 45”, and seem to go straight in at that pitch for about 8 or 10ft. ab least. (I often observed them to extend nearly, if not quite, straight down for the first 3 or 4ft.) The holes are usually’ smaller at the opening than further down; the entrances are) slightly flattened, so that the two diameters are not alike, “Tn most cases the dirt is thrown out of the hole all around, instead ef ina pile on one side, Ji then forms a cone like a voleano around the opening, the rim yarying in height from 10in. to less. ‘The quantity of dirt thrown out varies much; at some places there may be two cubic yards of it, while at other places there is none. “The earth is very hard at the edges of some holes, and forms a sharp rim around the hole. The animals are very shy. When they see you they run to the nearest hole, and then sit up like a gopher and watch until you approach within forty rods or less; then they dodge down the hole, or sometimes crawl part of the way in and continue to watch until you are quite close, but if shot then and killed they will slide down beyond all reach. “ “When they are sitting up at a distance watching you, they keep up a chippering that is almost exactly like the) bark of a very small dog, but is faster. ‘Whi'e barking they keep their tails flapping up and down very fast, and also when they are running and when they, start down a hole. i In yery many cases in these towns quite’ a large number of animals under ordinary circumstances oc- cupy various holes, but have one hole which appears to be home, and to which they usually run ifscared; and on reach- ing it they will all usually stand up straight around its margin to watch you, and when six or seven are there they certainly present 4 comical appearances, «When six ar seven go into one hole, generally the last one stays out and barks until approached quite near, when he too dodges in; and as you come neater he gets lower down in the hole until almost out of sight, but keeps barking and flap- ping his tail until he thinks the danger is too near, then with a parting shake of his tail down he goes. “When they run into their holes they will often come out again in a few moments, or perhaps not for an hour or even half a day. So far as my own personal observations go, they: do not hibernate, at least not in their southern range.’ In only one or two cases during my long series of observa tions on this animal did I observe the. burrowing owl to live with them, and never did I see a rattlesnake in any of their villages, OCremenr Li, WEBSTER. Towa. AN INTERESTING PET. Some years azo, while out in the mountains, I came across the works of a little animal that interested me very mucb, These occurred along the borders of mountain streams and wet, grassy places, and consisted of holes in the banks, trails under old logs, and always with places in the immediate’ neighborhood where grass and weeds had been cut down and packed away, and although I have since noticed these signs in many different parts of the Province, L have never been able to satisfy myself as to the identity of the author until about a year ago, when I was out after caribou. We had climbed to the summit of the mountains between Adams and Shuswap lakes, and for two days had worked + our way through a tangle of down timher and scrub pines till we finally came out on an open stretch of grassy Jand, which was to be our camping place during our stay in the moun- tains. We pitched our tent beside a small stream, which, couts- ing its way down from the timber toward the open land, only showed itself at. intervals from beneath a raft of moss- covered roots, fallen trees and brush. Here again I saw the work of the little ‘‘haymaker,” as I called him, and I made - up my mind to make his acquaintance before leaving. We- were camped about vOft. from one of the open places in the creek, and next morning the Doctor and guide had started out after caribou, and while I was standing by the fire watching this open space a flash of gray darted round its upper end, rested on a piec2 of rotten wood, dipped its hands down into the water and commenced with very rapit motions to wash its face. This done, it turned its head one: side, listened for afew moments, then lowered itself on all fours and started to feed on some weeds that grew on the edge of the stream. The mystery was solved. I identified my little “haymaker” as the sewellel or bank beaver (Aplo- dontia leporind), i My gun was within easy reach, but the first motion I made toward it he was gone like a flash, and I neversaw himagaio or any of his friends during our stay. In September last a friend of mine in Seattle sent me a live specimen of this interesting little animal, and it did not take us long to become great friends. I kept him in a box with wire netting front, divided into two apartments, one for his eating room, the other for sleeping in. I made his bed of excelsior, in which he would bury himself so that no part, of him was visible, In the morning when I went to feed him I generally had to whistle to get him out, when he would come with a rush, and shaking himself clear of the excelsior he would spring up the wire netting, hanging on by his long claws and making his lips go agit he were saying, “Now bring on your grub.” Ifed himon grass and dande- lion. Of the latter he was very fond, and his mode of eat- ing was very comical. He would grasp the dandelion by the lower end, slap fhe stalk once or twice inte the dish of water which was kept in the cage, then starting at the lower end he would feed it in through the side of his mouth till the top or seed was reached. This he would throw away. -I tried him f Fes. 27, 1887.) . ° : on apples, carrots and turnips, none of which he appeared to 2a When through with his meal he would very often yash his face, and his motions, though very quick, were trangely like those of a human being. He was very fond of Dlay, but if a stranger came up he would scurry off to his bed. I never heard him make a sound. It was my intention to take his photo and send it. with Uhis, but the other morning on reaching the museum the first news I received was that the little beaver was gone. Hehad eaten a hole through the wire netting and escaped. Vicroria, Bi CO. ; JOHN FANNIN. BURLS AND THE CAUSE OF THEM. ) Tue nature of buris is a subject that has not been so Mclosely studied as it deserves. These curious and frequently Wraluable monstrosities on trees have, however, a law unto bhemselvesy by which they and the origin of them may be satisfactorily explained. In these woods of the Blue Ridge, where insects and birds and burls abound, the burls may be studied with interest and satisfaction to those who like my- self permit their minds to have norest until the true inward- Woess of what they seeis discovered, This is a region of burly trees, not only both for the very common knois which ro by the name of burls, but.as to that other meaning, size or bulk. For here we have sassafras 30in. in diameter, poplars 9ft., chetsnuts 7 or 8, and the common laurel Jarge enough{to naw into boards, and as well trees with burls as large as flour barrels, and in some cases as sugar hogsheads. Being of a ‘estless sort of mind, and always wanting to know the reason ‘Wor things, Ihave studied these excrescences on the trees and have Jearned that they are due to various causes. ‘The woodpeckers often start this abnormal crowth; sometimes it ig the nature of the trees themselves which are given to these Wieformities more easily than others, from the curly nature of the fiber of the timber, but mostly the cause is some Sajury by birds or animals which starts the curious growth. ) Now your correspondent, to whom we are indebted for the Tawing of a curious. burl, is not exactly right when he says - ihe bark of trees has no annual rings as the wood has. It Ws the habit of trees to make an annual layer of new wood, Nhetween the old wood and the bark, and one-half of this annual Jayer goes to make wood, and the other makes bark. This may be proved by the simple examination of the bark of some trees in which the bark has distinct annual rings, as n the redwoods of California, in which itis very conspic- ous. But as the trees grow in size the outer layer of the yark cracks and forms the rough bark, as the inner layer is ormed inside. Then the outer bark scales off and drops om the trees, in the way every woodsman who studies this srowth discovers with as much ease as he does in regard to she annual rings inside the bark. Now when a bird—as the woodpecker, rightly called asap sucker on account of its Nsucking the sweet sap of the newly formed annual ring of ilburnum of the tree—bores holes in the hickory, which has almost as sweet a sap asthe sugar maple, and the pine as well, whose inner bark is so sweet that the boys cut it out and eat it for its sweetness, the bird is after this soft albur- dum, which in time forms two layers—one of bark and one of wood. Then the injured bark, in the effort of nature to heal he wounds, grows to excess around these rings, forming in #ime just such burls as the one described by your correspond- ent. Of course this new diseased growth takes on abnormal Worms and in many cases just such forms as this. I have 3een hickories of large size with burls around the tree several inches deep, and of such curious texture as when Sawn and turned in a lathe will make beautiful ornamental work, the disturbed growth often penetrating quite through he wood. : T cannot refrain from mentioning another common mistake made by personsinterested in fishing and fish. Thisisthe com- mon belief that fish are valued as food for the phosphoric acid they contain, and are consequently excellent for persons whoes brain needs stimulating. It was a most happy dowdle entendre of that genial soul Mark Twain (who by reason of his name pethaps has a habit of making these double barreled jOkes) when he remarked in response to a weak-brained youth who asked what size fish he might reasonably eat at a meal to strengthen his brain, was ordinary that a moderate Wsized whale might do for his breakfast. Now whether the youth’s brain was weak, assome might believe, or the fish was falsely alleged to be overflowing with phosphoric acid, and consequently this impossible supply of it was needed on ac- count of the small quantity of phosphorus in it, Mr. Twain mever said. But reasoning from the truth of the matter, we Smust believe that the reply to this inquiring youth was really intended to mean that it was a mistake to think that fish are 30 well furnished with this element, or the brain either; for it is a fact that these common beliefs are wholly un- Ounded. The popular thought as to fish is based on the Wact that stale fish often exhibit a phosphorescene when seen in the dark. This, however, is due to some molecular dis- turbance, much similar fo the newly discovered Roentgen rays, which come from the vacuum tubes in which precisely this same light is seen. It is the light of the firefly, or glow- worm as well, a light without heat, and precisely the same as the woodsman is familiar with in rotting wood. It is not due to phosphorus at all; and it is a well-known fact that be bright light following a ship at sea, lighting up the wake of itin a calm night like a brilliant flame, is simply due to ihe vast multitude of organisms in the water, which glow when disturbed as the glowworm does on land. . There is still one thing more | have to say, which is that your interesting correspondent Mr. Hough ought to take ‘another name, which, as in the case of Romeo, would not change his interesting character nor the piquant flavor of his letters. It is exasperating to have to discuss the pro- nunciation of this gentleman’s name with your readers, who visit us here in the summer in pursuit of sport. Says one, his name should be pronounced as “How,” for bough is pro- nounced that way. But, says another, rough is pronounced tuff. Yes, says another, cough is pronounced coff. And another insists that dough is pronounced do, with a long o, and soon. Why does he not write Huff, and have done with this heart-breaking difficulty? ~ H. STEWART. Unusual Ducks in CurritucE Sound. Editor Forest and Stream: While shooting on the marshes belonging to the Narrows Island Club, of Currituck county, N. C., I killed on Feb. 2 @ young male European widgeon (Anas penelope). _ During this day many widgeons were flying over the Big ~ Pond in Brant Island, where 1 was shooting, but scarcely any of them manifested any disposition to alight in the pond or paid any attention to the decoys or to the calling of the boatman. They were what the boatman called “trade birds,” that isto say, were making long flights from one FOREST AND STREAM. point to another. Once ina while, however, a little bunch would come down toward the pond and would cut over the decoys, and in this way I secured a few. The specimen in question was @ single bird flying quite high up, and was shot under the impression that it was an ordinary widgeon. It was not until the boatman retrieved it and brought it into the blind that I realized what it was. The specimen has been preserved. On the same day I shot here a hybrid duck—evidently the product of a mallard and black duck, This specimen in general coloration resembled the black duck, and was sup- posed to be such until brought to the blind. It was then seen that the upper part of the head down as far as the eyes was iridescent green, but a dark green, like the top of the head of a highly-plumaged black duck; not a bright green like a mallard. The lower neck and breast were suffused with a tint of rufous, the feathers being chestnut with dark centers. The speculum was bordered in front and behind by a broad, white star. The upper and under tail coverts were glossy black. This specimen and the one killed later showed the recurved upper tail covert characteristic of the male mallard. A. week later, Feb, 9, I killed at Pulentary Pond another of these hybrids, It was not precisely like the first, but dif- fered from it chiefly in having the under tail coverts mottled, much asin the black duck, and in having the’ scapulars of the precise color of those of the male mallard, and the plu- mage of the shoulders and belly freckled with dirty gray. Both these birds bore a slight resemblance to Audubon’s fig- ure of ‘‘Anas bimaculate,” but the body color was very, much darker throughout, These birds are not specially remarkable, yet are perhaps worthy of record. Groree Brrp GRINNELL, Game Bag and Gun. PHEASANT MANAGEMENT. Edtior Forest and Stream: In accordance with your kind request I have the pleasure to hand you a few notes on the management of pheasants, premising, however, that there are no hard and fast rules, beyond what common sense dictates. Climate, soil and other conditions vary so greatly according to locality, that what may be a necessity in one case will be unnecessary and even detrimental in another. One thing is certain, viz., that pheasants have come to this country to stay, their introduction and propagation having long ago passed the experimental stage. Still I cannot say that every rood of ground in the States will afford them suit- able accommodation and be acceptable to them as a future dwelling place; so many people haveturned what might have been from the outset a pronounced success into an utter fail- ure, from crude ideas about the nature and needs of these birds. They have thereby caused many others to consider them merely as an exotic toy, to be admired in aviaries, where they demand the utmost care, rather than as a hardy and prolific game bird, to which should be given the free range of the countryside, and which will in return afford splendid bags to the sportsmen each recurring year. I ought, of course, to state here, for the benefit of those whose knowledge of pheasants may be but slender, that I am now referring only to those breeds which are used for sport, as distinct from the remainder, whose only claim for attention is founded on their gorgeous plumage, and whose fitting place is behind the wires of theaviary. These occupy, however, the longer list, and comprise such beauties as the gold, silver, Lady Amherst, Elliott, Impeyan and argus pheasants, to mention only a few of the best known. But to these I shall not allude further in this letter. Now to hark back; when speaking of pheasants for sport four distinct kinds only are understood, viz.: the old Eng- lish dark-necked pheasant (Phastanus colchicus), the Chinese pheasant (Phastanus torquatus), the Japanese pheasant (Pha- stanus versicolor) and the Reeves pheasant (Phaszanus reevesit); also one hybrid, the English ring necked pheasant, which is the cross between the two first-named breeds. The Japanese and Reeves pheasants are not commonly used for shooting, and the pure old English bird is but little known in the States, though the chosen variety throughout the length and breadth of Europe. In the States the hybrid English ring-necked pheasant and the Chinese are alone propagated for the stocking of preserves, and everywhere in the Northern, Central and Hastern Territories the former has rightly taken the first place. I will not now enter upon the consideration of the points that cause the Chinese bird to be less suitable for sport than the English ring-necked pheasant, as I want to commence without further delay my remarks on their proper management as game, I have already remarked that not every place will be naturally found to be or can be made a fitting abode for pheasants. ‘They have their likes and dislikes fhe same as everything else in this world, and their choice of a favored spot is often unaccountable and not amenable to any human explanation, and vice versa. They are essentially a woodland bird, but there must be plenty of arable Jand in their vicin- ity, where they can feed on the fallen grain and scratch in the stubble for insects, In the daytime, especially early in the morning, and again as the shadows lengthen of an even- ing, they will be found roaming over the fields in their search for food, At these times if disturbed they will wing their flight back to their leafy shelter or “‘scoot” for the protection of the nearest hedge. It is useless to put out pheasants where their natural food is not abundant, for they will not remain there to starve. They wili not inhabit large forests any more than open expanses. Much, of course, can be done to render a very unlikely place entirely acceptable to them, in the former case by clearing open spaces or forming glades where crops of buckwheat or millet can be grown for their delectation and support. If, on the contrary, the land is bare of any trees, spinneys must be planted to hold the birds, affording warmth in the winter and shade in the sum- mer, besides roosting places at night. They will at once make their home in and never leaye any wooded hollow, where cedars and other evergreen trees abound, through whose depths runs a nevyer-failing stream, and which lies * amid fields of grass and grain. Such is an ideal harborage for them, where their every want will be supplied. Lam often asked whether it is better to begin by buying eggs or birds when desirous cf establishing a head of “‘long- tails’ in a preserve. This is a question that no one can sat- isfactorily answer without a fuller knowledge of the cir- cumstances and surroundings of the locality than is generally to be gleaned from a letter or a brief, perhaps vague, de- ; 165 scription, ‘When the experience of these birds is not large and the amount of the initial expense is of secondary consid- eration, 1 would, as a rule, recommend the purchase of birds as the easiest and surest mode, due common sense being used and advice asked, and when given followed out, There are, needless to say, two ways even of putting out pheasants in a wood or coppice: a right anda wrong. Never let them loose in the daytime, when, being frightened, they will fly and run till their strength failsthem, and they finally come to a halt on a distant neighbor’a land, neyer to return to.yours, On the contrary, carry them of an evening to the selected thicket, and at some spot where the shade is densest open gently the case containing the birds and retire. They will then, finding themselves at liberty, seek at their ease repose on some bough close by. With the dawn they will investigate all the nooks around, and if satisfied take up their abode there permanently. Should such change of domicile happen between the late autumn and the early spring, it isadvantageous to scatter grain in some glade or favorite resort fo insure them a sufficiency of food, however deep the snow may be lying, and thereby saye them from encountering icy breezes in the open. A pheasant has no objection to cold eyen when it is far below zero, but it does detest those cutting arctic blasts that would shave a brass monkey. ‘To still further secure their attachment to the place, I would recommend the making of a small wire in- closure, open at the top, among the trees, in which to place the birds after cutting or pulling out the feathers of one wing. It is only necessary to extract the cut quills five weeks before the date desired for liberation from the pen, by which time the lost plumage will be renewed, and meanwhile the strangers will have become perfeetly at home in their new surroundings. The same man must each day give them their food and water till they are full-winged again, when they will fly out of their pen for exercise in the exuberance of their spirits. The scene of their captivity will continue to have an attrac- tion for them for some time, being a species of cupboard love, and they will haunt its vicinity in hopes of findin food till frosts are past. The date of their self-release shoul be timed for the commencement of the breeding season, that is to say, about the first days in April, ag such occupation will be an additional tie to the spot. The great point to re- member is to thoroughly establish your stock on the place, to get the nucleus of your pheasants permanently attached there. Certainly some birds more enterprising than others, or preferring more elbow room, may wander away; but if your pheasants haye once taken a liking to the place, and gone through a nesting season there, yery few will seek other quarters if properly thinned down by the gun. It is an utter waste to turn out pheasants in a large forest, through which they will wander for miles on end, with no inducement to halt anywhere. ‘They will never be found again, any num- ber short of many thousands being swallowed up by such a vast, wild expanse. I should have mentioned that in trying to set up a stock of pheasants no efforts will be fully repaid; no success will be perfect, unless a determined and continued onslaught is made on their foes, furred and feathered. The brook so necessary for their comfort is the lurking place of the mink. The grateful shade of the trees harbors hawks and owls, and many a brood will be left motherless, and many a hen he bereft of her young, unless all such depredators be ruthlessly exterminated. Now let us turn our attention to the alternative;manner of providing a head of pheasants for a preserve, namely, by hatching their eggs under fowls and rearing the progeny by hand. Volumes have been written on this most interesting subject, and I can now but briefly sketch out the main rules within the limits of this letter. Well, if this course is adopted one important fact must be remembered: that these birds only lay during two months in the spring, and the early laid eggs are the more fertile and their chicks the more easily reared. So, having decided to buy eggs, procure them as early in May as possible, a sufficiency of barnyard hens being ready against their arrival. Bantams are quite unnecessary, as they cannot cover more than seven to nine eggs apiece. Any hen with clean legs, not weighing more than 3lbs., will do equally well, solong as she is not clumsy, sits well, and can easily cover fifteen eggs. If the nests can- not be made on the ground, put a large, thick sod at the bot- tom of each, slightly hollowed out, with a wisp of straw suitably arranged around it. The ventilation must be plen- tiful and all the surroundings clean and sweet. Do not place the eggs under hens in close, dirty, smelling houses, Air penetrates the shell through the pores, and a foul atmos- phere will weaken and often destroy the embryo, Leavethe. hen during the period of incubation as much alone as possi- ble. Jf she is a good mother no one can teach her “her busi- ness; if a bad one, remove the eggs at once to the care of a better. Should any be broken in the nest, wash the others well in warm water and remove every particle of stale yolk; and do the same should the hen foul her nest, as some close sitters do. Ifa hen when incubating becomes restless, do not wait till she has finally resolved to abandon if altogether, nor try to induce her to change her mind. It is a sheer waste of time, and what is far more serious, 2 waste of the entire nestful as well. At once, therefore, remove the eggs to another hen—not another hen onto the eggs. Sometimes a hen will suddenly give up sitting, but never during the night time, when sleep compels her to crouch down on her charge. So if the round of the sitting hens is made early each morning, and one be found tired of her duties, the eggs can be placed under another before any barm will have come tothem. When the embryo has once attained any size its life- retaining powers wax stronger each day, so that after the first fortnight they can remain on a warm day neglected even for hours without any more deleterious results than a slight delay when the date for hatching comes round. The dura- tion of incubation for pheasants’ eggs is twenty-four days. As soon as the eggs begin to chip shut the hens in, leaving no crevice, because the young ones will run as soon as dry and try to escape. Let the hen remain absolutely untouched till all the eggs have hatched and the poulls are strong and dry. The day previous to hatching | always go round each nest, and by gently shaking the eggs I can tell the good from the bad. The addled ones I remove, so as to leave more room for the fledgelings. Before quitting this point let me warn against using an incubator—a sure means of wast- ing money, time and expletives, We must next direct our attention to the place where the rearivg operations are to take place. It is as well to. choose a field in close proximity to the covert which the birds are destined to inhabit later on, The soil should not be of a damp, wet-holding nature; on the other hand, if it is sandy it may be too hot and void of an abundance of insect life, which is absolutely essential. Nothing is better than a field 166 | FOREST AND STREAM. [Fas. 27, 1897, on a gentle slope, bearing.a good crop of clover and timothy. The poults must be well protected from the broiling rays of the sun, and the clear stems of the clover do not clog the young birds with wet to their exceeding detriment in rainy weather or when the dews are extra heavy. It is allim portant to keep the rearing field free from intruders of every kind, so the space needed chould be inclosed with wire Sft. hich, the lower portion being snake and vermin proof. In this inclosure coops should be placed 15yds, apart every way, a narrow path being mown to connect each. The coops are constructed of thin planks, 2ft. square onthe ground, with a sloping roof 20in. high in front and 10in. at the back. The front of the coop should be barred with lathes sufficiently wide apart to allow the young birds till two months old to pass between, but close enough to retain in confinement the maternal hen, Hyerything being in order and the little pheasants being strong and lively, remove them and their mothers in baskets to the rearing fields and place them in the coops. In front of each coop construct little yards, a broad plank high, 2ft. wide and ft. long, in which fo confine the little creepers till they have learned their mother’s call and are strong enough to make their way through the grass. These yards are only required for the first two or three days, and when dispensed with the coop must be daily moved onto a fresh piece of turf. As regards the food of the young pheasants, fowls’ eggs must be their chief sustenance. There are many ways of preparing them. ‘The easiest way and certainly as suecess- ful as any is to boil them hard and when cool hash them up, shell and all, quite small. Then add some bread crumba, or, what will save an immensity of trouble, the finer portion of Spratts patent game meal, slightly soaked in water. Thus an excellent food is 1ealy. S me people prefer to give custard made with sweef unskimmed milk and eggsy, from which the whey has teea expreseed. But this is slightly more troublesome to prepare After a tortnight the fcod need not be given quite so fine and a little well-boiled rice and chopped lettuce can be mingled with it. Some barley and corn meals should be sifted over the other ingredients, enough to make the mixture neither sloppy nor too floury, but of a crumbly consistency. When the birds are a month old add some meat to the other food, and if more bulk is required some boiled potatoes pressed through a colander. During the first month the food should be given six times a day, and the frequency reduced by degrees to three times a day at ten weeks, when whole grain can b+ substituted for the last meal each evening This is a brief account of how to feed the young birds till they are old enough to leave the maternal care and fly away 10 the woods. Then they will be able to support themselves for the remainder of their existence. till a charge of No. 5 causes it suddenly to cease. When first put in the coop the hen requires no more food than is giy 0 to her young ones, as she must teach them to eat. Aft-rward a handful of soaked grain can be given to her every day. The giving of water to youug pheasans is a yery much debated subject. It is unnecessary in damp weather, but when the days are hot and dry I consider it a sine qua non. The water must be fresh drawn, given in a china saucer, and only left for the birds to drink of for ten minutes. Of course, where an unlimited supply of ants’ eggs can be got regularly, nothing exceeds their perfection as the principal article of diet, but it is dangerous to commence giving them if the quantity obtainable is doubtful, for the young birds find them so appetizing that they will not touch any other food when once accustomed to this, and will often pine away sooner than accept other sustenance, which would otherwise have contented them, A much vaunted but entirely overrated article of nutri- ment are maggots. They are quite unneces*ary considering the extremely offensive operation entailed in procuring them, and if needed on a large scale the neighborhood of the charnel house becomes perfectly pestilential. I once essayed to re2r some thousands of young pheasants on this diet, and as half a dozen dead horses a week were required, ] rendered the life of eyeryboty, including my own, unbear- able for a radius of a mile round. In addition, the maggots must be very carefully prepared or they will scour the poults, and so do more harm than good. I have forgotten to mention the chief ingredient in the pheasants’ food, viz, commonsense. The exercise of this quality and scrupulous clegnliness in everything connected with the birds far outweigh experience alone. The last subject is the diseases that young pheasants are liable to, Their chief complaints are four in number, viz., gaps, scours, blindness and cramp, In every case prever- tion is better than cure. If the ground is damp, low-lying, or ig in any way not sweet and clean, especially if lately run over by fowls, gapes will infallibly annihilate the broods. Thé scours are caused by ill-prepared food, either stale or sour, or put in dirty utensils, If too much food is given and allowed to lie in the sun the birds will soon sicken. Blindness is generally the result of an insufficiency of shade, and cramp comes after wet where there is no natural drain- age. Young pheasants will never recover entirely from any attack of these four destroying agencies, even if their liyes are saved. So again I urge to avoid giving any excuse for the presence of such pests In these few notes, which I trust will prove of use to those auxious to stoek their demesnes with these superlative game birds, I have carefully avoided all really controversial points, and have tried to give as much information as possible within a brief space. Needless to say, I have not been able to enter at length into details, or been able to give all my reasons, or fully discuss the pros and cons. Nor have I been able to attend to the many nostrums advocated as infallible for pheasants, nearly all of which are needless. Only remember that till the down on the occiput is replaced by feathers, young pheasants are more delicate than chickens; but that when once approaching maturity, they will undergo severi- ues ue climate that would exterminate the hardiest barnyard owl. In the winter time I have often over a thousand pheasants onan open, exposed field, the snow lying 1ft. and more deep, and the thermometer ranging about zero, and never a bird sick or sorry, No greater proof can be given than their success in Vermont and Nova Scotia, where [ have sent lots of these birds for stocking preserves I have written the above for sportsmen who may desire to reat a more or less considerable head of pheasants, not for the mere dilettante who potiers around a coopful of poults, and at the end of a few weeks proclaims his experience, as often wrong as right urbi et orbe for public admiration and guidance. The rear- ing of pheasants is not a new art, but was reduced by our grandfathers, and by generatjgns before them, to a regular system, J baye occupied myself with the practical manage: ment of these birds for over a dozen years and am still learn- ‘ing, taking world-wide authorities as my guide, backed by experience. 1 shall be glad if the know'edge I have gained and sketched in outline above may be of some slight, service to all go-d lovers of sport. VERNER DE GUISE. MAuwan, N J, CATCHING A DEER. New Yorn, Feb 138.—Hditor Forest and Stream: It isn’t everybody whocan put salt on a bird’s tail, neither is it everybody who can get their hands on a deer’s tail, providing the deer is running at large in the full possession of his pow- ers and understanding. When such a feat is accomplished, therefore, it is worthy of mention, and particularly when the facts of the case are so well substantiated as the deer-catching episode in which Mr. Champaign (spelling not guaranteed), of Whitehall, N Y., took part. Last week I was in Whitehall talking with Mr. C.B Pike, the spoon bait manufacturer, when a little man ran by the front door, his coat tails flying and evidently in a burry. Mr, Pike no sooner saw him than he exclaimed, ‘“There’s Champaign, the Frenchman, that caught the deer on South Bay,” and he sent one of his clerks after him post haste, so that I could hear the story from his own lps. Meanwhile Mr. Pike volunteered a few words of explana- tion. A few weeks previously he had been hunting rabbits on a mountain overlooking the South Bay of Lake Champlain, which was frezen from shore to shore, and on whose surface a number of men were fishing through holes in the ice, when hesaw a deer cash out of the woods, pursued by a cur dog. The deer ran toward the fishermen, and, as Juck would have it, came so close that one of them, the Frenchman Cham- paign caught it. Here Champaign appeared in person in tow of the clerk. He was a swartby little French-Canadian of wiry build, with 4 scrubby black beard, and very voluble. During the conversation which followed he never stood two cons: cutive seconds in the same spot, and as he became interested in his recital he gesticulated like a man fighting flies. They say a Canuck couldn’t talk with his arms cut off. Yes, he had caught the deer, he was willing to acknowl- edge. ‘Not bad for a hol’ man fifty-five years hol’, eh? An’ Ab’ll tell you he kicked to beat the band when Ah get a-straddle. of *im, now didn’t he, Mr Pike?” Then he of the effervescing name proceeded to go into detail. ‘“Ah see him comin’ at me, and Ah jumped out an’ waved me ‘at, an’ the deer he slipped an’ fell out like a wet towel on the ice. “He was so far from me’—Champaign indicated a dis tance of about 10ft. to the door. ‘No, little mite furder,” and he moved back about 6in ‘His legs slip out in front, an’ Ab think Ab’ll have *im, but he jumps up and come right forme Ah stepped to one side, an’ as he went by Ab grabbed *1m by the tail an’ down he wert, and down Ah wenitoo. That deer had the biggest tail Ab’ll ever see, eh, Mr. Pike?” and Champaign indicated its size in the manner of fishermen describing their big fish. Ves, sab, his tail was 3ft. long. The deer he shook me once, but Ah got im again by the tail an’ held *im ti] Ah got a-traddle, He couldn’t hurt me none, for Ab had‘on this big coat and these lumberman’s leggin’s So Ah took ma belt from around ma coat that held it together an’ Ah stopped the deer’s front legs, an’then Ah took some string and I tied his hindlegs together, and when Ah look up there was mos’ fifty men standin’ all around, looking at me an’ the deer; but Ah got him all alone, didn’t Ah Mr. Pike, hein? Den Mr Pike he tell me Ab’ll better let the deer go —’gainst the law to have deer in January. Ah’ll didn’t want to keel ’im, Ah wanted to take “im home an’ tie im up an’ keep ’im. But Mr. Pike he said, Better let imo’ He was fat, an’ wasn’t he pret'y! He'd weigh over a hunderd dressed Sleek asa calf, but Ab dido’t want to keel ‘im. If Ab’d been there all alone Ah wouldn’t have taken my knife an’ cut his throat. No, sah, not me, “Some of these mens saill Ah caught ’im because he was too tired to stand, but when Ab’ll let him go he went over the tops of those bushes like a bird. Den when he got Lo the edge of the woods he stopped ard looked back over hi; shoulder. Wasn't he pretty! You wanted to raise your gun and keel ’im yourself, now didn’t you, Mr, Pike. “Ab’ll wish Ah hadn’s let im go] Ah’ll never catch an- other deer by the tail like that, not me; no such luck! eh, Mr. Pike?” 2 IF CHICAGO AND THE WEST. The Story of a Book. Cxrcaco, Ill., Feb. 12.—When I was a boy I had a book. lt was the first book I ever really and truly read. Of course I read in the ‘‘readers” at sctool, passing from the *‘Primer” up through the “Hirst Reader,” ‘Second Reader,” ‘Third Reader,” ‘Fourth Reader,” and even the ‘‘Fifth Reader;* but I went through these literary collections of Mr. McGuf- fey’s not because I wanted to, but because I had to, I also early in youth gave great delight to my good parents by as- siduous reading of the Scriptures, until if was by chance discovered one day that I was contining my studies entirely to the Old Testament, more esp:cially to those portions which described the fighting and great battles between the contending kings. The first book, then, that | ever really and truly read was this one that 1 have now ip mind, T began upon it when words of more than one syllable were stumbling blocks, By the time I had gotten so far along as Mr. McGuffey’s “‘Fourth Reader’ I had quite gone through this book from front to back. Then I read it through again, again and again, until by the time I was ten or twelve years of age I had read it J should not like fo say how many times, . It was a tather big book for a little fellow to handle, so I used to put it on the floor, pound it out flat with my fist, and then lic down ou my stomach and read it by the hour. J read the covers off it, made of stout leather though they were. lread the yellow Indian off from the back read the title page off, read the frontispiece away; and page by page read the entire book away, until after a while if had yan- ished into thin air, going no one knew whither Before this time had come, my dear mother had sought to preserye the book by sewing together the stout leather backs where they had broken apart at the creases. Seeing that this would not do, the dear old lady made for the cover of the book a hand- some backing of black and red checkerboard v: lvet, which [renemb:t was constructed from a frock I wore before | pot into the ‘‘Firet Reader,” and which was, in our family, considered to be a very swell alfair, Gradually 1 read away this cover also, and so on until, as I have said, the book was gathered unto the good fairies who produced it It made no difference; its contents were in my head. By day I re- hearsed the actions of its chief characters, practicing the — loading of my (wooden) rifle while running at full speed, tn lo Lewis Whetzel, or acquainting myself with the best way of detaching the scalp from the head of a foe, said fos often being improvised from a turnip which had its leafy top ~ on. By vight I dreamed and shivered as the thrilling scenes of the book flitted before my eyes. From that day to this the book has been mine, although gathered back unto the fairies. This wonderful book bore the title on its back, ‘‘The Great West.” The time when I read it was twenty-five years or so ago. Fremont was then but lately done with making his explorations across the Rocky Mountains.. How I regretted — that I had not. been old enough to go with Fremont! How I wished that I had been a backwoodsman back in Ohio and Kentucky, with Kenton and Boone and Lonis Wheizel! Hyen then, twenly-five years ago, it seemed to me that there had. departed the glory of the “‘Great West,” of which this book spoke so thrillingly. The book told the story of arms and of men. 1t had not a dull page withinits covers. Hunting, trapping, fighting, exploring the ways of man in the primi- tive backwoods times of the West, such were the themes treated. As I absorbed these stories Into my boyish heart, they came to have too great an influence over me, eo that, as LT haye since told a friend, I could never tell whether IT inher- ited from my father or from this book the love for the out. . door life which has since then kept me from being president . of the United States, and later led me into trying indeed feebly and incffectually, to learn about and write about that , “Great West” whose spirit whispered from the first printed page I ever loved By. industry and perseverance my parents succeeded in - preventing me from becoming an Indian fighter and trapper, and induced me to go to school. Al! this I write not in an egotistic vein, but simply to tell the story of this book, as shall presently appear. After 1came out of school, it seemed necessary for me to make some sort of a bluff at making a Jiving. Thus gradually, and more and more as the years passed by, my idolized book faded away from my mind;- that is to say, its incentives faded, though its records rr- mained somewhere in the basement of that funny thine we call the brain. From time to time as I went back’to the old home I would think of the book and ask about it, but no one could give any trace of it. It had been gathered to the fairies. I could find in the slough near the old homestead the tall weeds which used to furnish spear shafts for us boys when we played at being Indians; and I could find on the prairie not faraway dark green places which might have been the very spots where we kindled our midnight camp- fires, around which we played at being hunters, thrilling meantime with secret fears of the darkness which compassed us about I could find all the places in the hazel brush thickets where Lused to do the scouting act; but I could not find my book. By and by, as I grew older, there seemed to come into life a stronger demand for the thing tangible and not the thing imagined. I knew | had my book in my head, but Iwanted to hold it in my hands. JI wanted to see the yellow Indian on the back, the buff-colored picture in the front, in which an Indian stood upon the hill and looked out sadly over the settlement of the white man now extending into bis wilder ness. 1 wanted to see the strange old woodcuts, the picture of the emigrant family, with their white-topped wagon and their wayside fire; the picture of the white woman chopping off the heads of Indians-as fast as they were intruded into her cabin door; the picture of the prairie dog town on the plains, and that.of the wagon train bound for the further West wanted to see the rusty leather of the cover, and the yellow of the pages, and the turned-down eocrners which marked the tracts especially gzood. Alas! I could not find my baok, It was gone absolutely. No one could tell me where I could secure a copy. The best librarians of the country failed me go far as 1 was able to make inquiry. I could not learn who wrote the book, or who published it originally, and could give no one more accurate description than that the name of the book was the ‘‘Great West,” and that it was the most wonderful book ever written. Thus year after year passed, aud finally | came to believe that my old-time friend had perished off the face of the earth Sad commentary on the glory of letters, forit seemed to me that if this book could not survive, then certainly all books must die, It chanced that within the past three or four years I was reading one of the monthly magazines, and dropped upon an article by Mr. Theodore Roosevelt upon *‘St Clair’s Defeat.” Now it chanced that the story of “St Clair’s Defeat” was one of the choice bits of my old book, uccording to my notion, and although I had uot read it since 1 was ten or twelve years of age, I should say, I knew the whole story— all about the reeking scalps, the bloody retr-at, the man hid in the tree top, and every little detail of the like. Something in this magazine article, which { do not at this time exactly recall, convinced me that the wriler had either seen my old book or some of the original books from which mine was perhaps compiled. I was almost tempted to write and ask the author if he knew any place where I could get a copy of my b3ok, but never did so, and so went on a few years more groping about in the dark, 1 asked all the writers on West- ern topics whom I knew if they had ever heard of a book called *“Vhe Great West,’ but not one of them had ever seen or heard of it. Then, a couple of years ago, 1 met Mr. Ripley Hitchcock, editor of the ‘‘Story of the West” series of books published by D. Appleton& Co. Surely, Lthought, {his is the man to find me my book, Mr. Hitchcock pleaded ivnorance, but undertook to do all he could in the search. Finally he sent me a letter from Mr. George C. Hurlbut, of the American Geographical Society. of New York city. This letter bears date of Jan. 16, 1897, and is addressed to Mr. Hitchcock, but the writer has no satisfaction to give. He says: “I am sorry to say that 1am unable to aid you in the search for the book on ‘The Great West.’ It is not in this library, and I haye not succeeded in tracing it.”. Mr. Hitchcock promised to look further, but I had no further word from him, : At about this time I happened to pick up a copy of Shoot: ang and Fishing, aad in it saw a contribution over the name of Horace Kephart. A: I had earlier found this name to be always attached to something good, Tread the article, which had to do with rifle shooting in the early backwoods time, As Eread along | struck a paragraph from the first few words of whicn there flashed forth an instantaneous picture of the whole. 1 could have said it almost word for mad I gould have told about this snufting the candle in the dark with the ritle, I could have told haw the; backwoods rifleman used ‘Fes. 27, 1897.] to rest his rifle lightly against a free stump whe taking a rest shot, sometimes making a soft pad of moss for the barrel. In yet another article [ had confirmation of what I knew was a certainty. This man, Horace Kephart, had tread my book! Yet, though he gave due credit to the sources of his information, he said not a word about ‘‘The Great West,” but credited one Dodridge as being the author of the book from which he gave his extract Dodridge I did not know, and indeed I did not know Mr. Kephart, but Isat ‘down at.once and wrote him a letter in care of the paper in which his article appeared. All 1 knew was that Mr. Kep- hart was a delightful writer. He might livein New Zealund, _ New England or Mesopotamia, for alll knew, Butl knew that he would write to me, and I knewthat when his letter ‘came my quest would be ended I should again, in some ‘way, see and take in my hands this wonderful book I had read when yet a boy! at What Mr. Kephart would write all readers may easily ‘guess, dnd I think he will not therefore object if I use his very words. They gave me the only thorough knowledge I had of my book after all; for while ] knew all the Indian fights in it I did not know even its date of publication. Here is what Mr. Kephart.said: d “MBRCANTILE Lipuary, St, Louis, Mo., Feb. 1.—I have known you long and intimately in ihe happy hunting ground of Forest AND STREAM. Your quest for the first book you ever read shall not go unrewarded, I know just how you feel about-it, forit was only a few muunths ago that my mother found and brought me the first book that I ever read —poor, battered and thumbed old “‘Robinson C1usoe”—the identical copy that I used to take out ialo the little cotton- wood grove and read over and over, while 1 played Robin- son and was Robinson on that prairie sea. Good Lord! it was nearly thirty years ago! and I suppose the unbroken prairie of my recollections has long since been cut up into farms, : “Your book was entitled ‘Historical Collections of the Great West,’ aad was compiled by Henry Howe. It was first published in Cincinnali in 1851, Later editions were dated 52, 68, 54, °55 (at Greenville, Tenn.), and’73. Ihave the latter before me, and the quofation from Dodridge is on pp. 227-8. Within a few days I hope to have the pleas- ure of sending you a copy of one of the early edition . “Whenever you visit St. Louis, please drop in here and ‘etyie show you some other books, + Logis, is the only library that makes a specialty of wildcraft, , (Askatred Hild, or Caeney, or any other of your Coicago libraggans What that means, and I’ll bet a box of primers | they Gag’t tell you.)” So it seemed Mr. Kephart was a librairian who knew the desirablity of having in his library the most. wonderful book in the world. i i i When I got his letter I at once wrote him again, glad to » find him—as I had half suspected him to be—a man curious . in Iiterature, as well as a sportsman by instinct I begged him to tarry not, but to send me the oldest and dirtiest copy of my book which he could find, for that I must have it, no matter what the cost, Before my letter had reached him there came into my office one morning a bundle well wrapped _ in dark-brown paper; before the expressman had thrown -this bundle on the iablel said: ‘‘It is my book!” I knew , it. I could feélis. It was the identical copy I had read out of existence years ago It had come back to me from the fairies! I could feel it speak as I cut the twine and tore off the wrapper, . _ Tt wasmy book. Lhavyeit. It lies in my lap as I write ) these lines about it. Money cannot buy this book, Tae best ; that my best friend can do about if is to come here and read -it under my. immediate supervision. I shall have a large jpocket made in my overcoat for it This book, as 1 wrote ito Mr. Kephart, shall be prized and kept forever, with the long old muzzleloading rifle which my father gave to me, a treasure kept since his own boyhood. It. was delicate of Mr Kephart that he gave mea gift of _ this book. I do not know where he got it, but in some way te communicated with the fairies and had them give it back xme. It was the same copy, | am sure, which | had when aie, vas a buy. ‘The backs are ready to fall off, and are | Die ce.’ With pasted leather The mahogany and brown of the coy. t is the same, and the deep stamping on the leather is identic. u-, My yellow Indian with his bow is still faintly visible mth 8 materialized book, about as he was at perhaps the fiftieth re; ing of the passing of the book, more than a iatter of a cen ty ago. The picture of the aged pioneer sitting tiers y, tlow lithograph vine and fig tree is the same, The ambiti. US buff lithograph of the Indian and the city is there unfaded, Page by page I turn througo, and from eyery one speaks , Me familiar sentence. Personally I presume my memory is not better than the average, but [ j; @most in toto, So much for the find’ [ remember this boo “ ari San er ‘essions. So much, too, for the vividness of youthful imp. e handled in this book, one glory and dignity of the the. “age a man’s interest or to indeed worthy enough to en: ‘ ‘direct his efforts As for Mir ac Sopher simply cannot thank him, and am not going to “Y- He could not have given me a greater pleasure. : 5 ae It seems that my book was someth we of pews coe time, and it met the large sales that it , eee i “al copy, which is the fourth edition, has at the t. “P ? ine tlt S page the suggestive words, ‘*Fortieth Thousanu * he full title page reads as follow: (fer ieth Thousand.) HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS of the GREAT WEST. Containing Narratives of the Most Importaut and Interes ine Eyen s io Wesi ein His ory —Remarkable Individual Adyentures—sketches o.° Fron- tier Lifeé—Descriptions of Natural Curiosi-ies—To whic'o are Appenoded His orical and Descriptive Sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Minne- sota, Utah and California, BY HENRY HOWE, Auther of ‘Historical Collec.ions uf Virginia,” ‘‘Historical Codlec- lions of Ohio.”” Tilustrated wih Numerous Hngravings. VOLS, I, AND If. Cincinnati; Published by Henry Howe ab EH. Morgan & Co.'s, No. 11 ’ 7 Mains reet. 1854. oo a T have rambled so far in my story, which is perhaps not so interesting to others as to myselt, that I shall not haye uay vime to describe in detail the character of this book, which is indeed an interesting and a standard publication. But we may judge of the whirling march of civilization in the “‘rreap West” since the day when this book was printed if we Jook at one or two things mentioned in its pages. Thus I find that the author states gravely that in 1850 the “‘entire while population of the State of Niinnesota’” was about = The Mercantile, of St. - 8,000. Tt says, ‘St. Pauls (sic), the capital, is $27 miles above Galena; Ill:, and eight miles below the falls of St. Authony. It is principally on,a beautiful Ieyel plateau, about &ft. above the Mississippi River, and has 1,200 inhab- itants.” (Minneapolis, it seems, was not then heard of.) We learn also that the Great American Desert has an exist- ence. We hear that- there has really been a project formed of building a railroad across the continent! Of this our author says: ‘‘A project more gigantic than any that has yet been achieved in the world’s history is now agitating the world’s mind.” He adds: ‘‘Upon the further question of the route to be pursued by the new road, the judgment of the country is far from being settled.” And so the quaint, queer, delightful, fascinating old book goes babbling on about things which, God bless us! have been decided, passed by and forgotten, so fully are they taken into the daily knowl- edge of the millions, ‘The trappers of the Rocky Moun- tains,” says ihe book, ‘‘are a genus by themselyes The majority of them are French-Canadians or St. Louis Crvoles!” Andsoonand so, But one dare not begin to thus make quotations frem this book of the ‘Great West.” It would run full and overflow the entire Fonrnsr AND SrREAM with matter of which fhe readers of the paper would demand more, and then more, Here is a mass of the most valuable material for those who teally wish to learn of that early West, which was really a West. With this one book a man could set himself up as an authority upon these topics, and this he might do with im- punity it only he could claim age enough. As to anybody else’s Knowing anything avout the bvok, that would be highly unlikely, for here [ have been trying for twenty-five years fo find some one who had heard of it, and so far have found but one. Of the 40,000 persons who had bought this work at the time my copy was printed, or rather of the many more than that, for each book is read of many men, and of the thousands who after that date read it, it would seem that all have died or have forgotten all about it, Only Mr. Kep- hart and myself are left; for 1am not sure that Mr. Roose- velt ever saw this work, having perhaps had access to some earlier writers who were of service to Mr. Howe in making his book. I haye never found any other trace of the work except as above noted. If there are among the Forrsr AND STREAM readers others who haye seen this eld book of the Great West it may please them to be thus reminded of it, and to know that a copy of it actually exists and is acces- sible, Mr. Kephart will show it at the Mercantile Library, of St. Louis, and [ will show it here to any who may like to see it. It is one of the treasures of this place, and | am more than ever reminded of the Forest AND STREAM luck when I look at-it, The fairies have brought the ‘book and laid it down at precisely the right spot, here under the wing of FOREST AND STREAM, the mother of all things pertaining to the outdoor air and to manly days, whether of to-day or of the past. Illinois Sportsmen Meet. Cuicago, Il., Feb. 19.—Pursuant to call issued by the president of the Illinois Sta’e Sportsmen’s Association, some thirty members of clubs of this or closely adjacent cities met last evening at the Sherman House. Pres. C. E Felton was in the chair and Mr. F. R. Bissell, secretary of the State Association, was at the desk. The evening was given over to a general discussion of game law matters, this being the season when new measures come up for action in the Legis- lature. It is thought that the sportsmen have a very good cance to secure some legislation this year as they have in the Legislature a very good friend in the shape of Mr. H. D, Nicholls, a well-known Chicago sportsman who is willing to take hold and work for any good measure proposed by the craft. Other members are friendly to the sportsmen, and all] in all it may be within the realms of possibility that some- thing may result, At the meeting word was had from Wisconsin that the shooters of that State looked to Illinois to do something in the way of abolishing spring shooting. This matter was discussed at length, and all present agreed that the shooting of avy birds in the spring should be stopped. Yet it is well known to all who understand the IJinvis game law situation that every member from the lower or river counties of this State goes to the Levislature already pledged to kill any meas- ure looking to the abolishment of spring shooting. It will always be next to impossible to get a bill of this sort through, as the lower part of the State will kill it, though the upper part would be glad to see it go through Warden Blow was present last night, and was approved by the members present. He will be up tor the place of game warden again. A committee of seven was appointed to draft’ resolutions for submission to Congress in support of the act already be- fore that body to amend the Interstate Commerce Act iu so far as to regulate shipment of game from States not having uniform Jaws. ‘This committee will report later at call of iis chaiiman, Mr. F. 8. Baird, who framed the bill sent to Con- gress. A committee of five was appointed, consisting of Messrs. R. B Organ, Wm. Doe, of Hlgin; Warden Blow, H. H. Waters and F §, Baird, these retiring to draft resolu- tions in accordance with the sense of the call i-sued for the meeting, the main clausé of which was in relation to men-resident license laws passed by other States. The committee reported a set of resolutions, which were adopted, the same given below. It would seem that Mr. Baird must have offered a minority report, as he is counse! for the National Association, whose predilection for pon-resident licences is well known. ‘The sportsmen of lUinois myst of course shoot as non-residents if at all nowa- days, so the position of the resolutions is a necessary one. But as to the ‘right hand of fellowship” to sportsmen of other States, one may be pardoned for helieving the latier will not care much for the hand, because there is nothing in it, soto speak. Our game is all gone, so we can afford to make laws to protect it, aud to invite others to help kill it, We don’t wantit, Wecan give the glad hand to anybody who does want it, more especially if there is ashow for a swap with some other State not quite so far along in the road of civilization and wildernesslessness. The resolutions were.as follows: Whereas, In certain States acts haye been passed which make license fees greater for non-resident sportsmen than requited from citizens for permission to shoet in the open season; and hat tS , , Whereas, Legislation in other States is being attempted to similar ends; aod Whereas, Sportsmen who secure licenses to shoot game are rohibited from shipping or taking the game they kill out of Zhe State in which killed; and Wiereas, Many sportsmen in this State own property in the States where such unfriendly acis exist, or where such legislation.is attempted, or are members of clubs owning or leasing property; and Whereas, Such legislation has not secured much revenue, but has resulted as almost pruhibitive to our sportsmen; and Whereas, The sale of game in our markets would be free and uninterrupted but for the action of the members of the Illinois State Sportsmeu’s Association, which has for years devoted its best energies and its purse to prevent gale of game during the close season; now, therefore. be it Kesolved, ‘That it is the sense of this meeting of sportsmen of the State of Illinois, held under a call from the officers of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, that any legisla- tion in any State which makes requirements from sportsmen citizens of other States more restrictive than those required from its own citizens is unfriendly, unsportsmanlike, un- American and wrong; and we respectively ask the sports- men of such States us have such unfriendly laws to cause their repeal, and such as are endeavoring to pass such laws to cause their defeat. Resolved, That the sportsmen of this State, through their State Association, have done all in their power thus far to further the interests of game protection by legislatien and enforcement of the laws, by preventing the sale out of sea- son of game killed in other States; and we declare to still continue that good work; but we are continually menaced by the assertion, if not the fact, that those who destroy the game of any State are not non-resident sportsmen, but gen- erally local resid: nts or those who are temporarily residing in game districts, and that such persons are not prosecuted by local authorities as they should be. Resolved, That this meeting is not advised as to the merits of all the bills now before the legislatnre of this State, as several bills which have been introduced have not as yet been printed; but we express our unqualified favor of such bills as will reduce rather than extend the open season, make penal- ties for violation of the laws greater rather than less, better secure their enforcement by increasing the number of game wardens, and in other ways; and also that we extend the right hand of fellowship tosportsmen of States wherein laws do not discriminate against their fellow sportsmen in this and other States. We favor also uniform laws as to open seasons, one State with another, where the same is comrzat- ible with longitudinal lines or climatic conditions. We also ask the women of Illinois to frown upon all fashions which include the wearing of plumage which cannot be secured except by the destruction of birds, Whereas, The outrageous and brutal metbods pursued for years by the authorities of this city in impounding dogs merits the condemnation of each andevery good citizen, and should not longer be permitted; and Whereas, The Ilmois Humane Society have prepared a bill, to be introduced in the Legislature of the State, with a view to correcting and preventing such brutality; now, therefore, be it Resolved, Tuiat we give to the passage of that bill our best effort, or to such other bill as will better secure that result, if one be offered. Howuex, 1206 Boyce Buitpine, Chicago, WISCONSIN INDIANS AND GAME, SPOONER, Wis.—Hditer Forest and Stream: I notice in your va uable paper from time to time comments on the game laws in different sections of the country, except the State of Wisconsin, which is sadly in need of some law and its enforcement to protect game in this great game country from the market-hunters and Indians. I have patiently waited for some one to write of the slaughter of game, and of the protection game gets, but being disappointed I write you a few facts, trusting your paper will reach some of our legislators and show to them the immediate necessity of relief. Who kills the game of Wisconsin? Not the white people, not the hunter that comes here from the different States to spend a vacation, targeting his rifle and trying for a deer; not the farmer, no. Toe Indian slaughters the game, espe- cially the deer, The Indians kill the game because they are not interfered with. They kill it because agents of the various express companies have men who go to‘them and buy all the ‘‘saddles” they can get, offering them a few cents per pound for their venison, whether in or out of season, and paying them in money and wet goods. I know of there being 8,000/bs of venison bought by express agents on the Omaha line as late as the middle of January. This venison was kilkd by the Indians. It may seem strange to some why this goes on when there are game wardens, but the truth is the game warden is a side partner in this ublaw- ful business. I don’t mean to say all game wardens do this, ‘but there are some who get the position for honor, while others get the position and try and do their duty. What is the use of laws unless enforced? Stop the sale of game altogether. Give the game warden a salary. He may be a poor man with a family, and he can’tafford to take the chances of leaving his pusition and hire a livery team to go in the country huuting for some one to make expenses and a living off of. He may arrest and convict, but if the party can’t pay and is sent to jail, where does the game war- den get his money? No money collected, nothing for his trouble. This, I say, is one of the reasons why the Jaw is so rigidly enforced in the loafing places about town and around the fireside. Give the game warden a living salary, together with a per cent. of fines he can impose and collect, and stop the sale of game, and see how quickly our deer will multi- ply. The Indians say, *‘White man ’fraid to interfere with us; if he do we shoot ‘em up.” : There was a party of four Indians in northern Wisconsin this fali that killed and sold to market buyers over 240 deer. Now this is only in one locality, there being other sections where there have been as many killed as here, and all of which fell before the Indian’s deadly aim. They kill them by the thousands. One Indian was known to kill fourteen in one day. As to pheasants and grouse, they are rapidly going. The agent of the express company who bought the venison also bought and shipped 265,000 pheasants and grouse this season. How long can any country standthis? Not very long. 1 travel over the Omuha road often, and am well ac- quainted, and what I have just stated is fact, Tn a recent issue of your paper I noticed an article signed Maine, which stated that there were no moose in Wisconsin, No doubt Maine is a sportsman and would like the intorma- lien: that there are plenty of moosé in northern Wisconsin, OBSERVER, 168 MAINE GAME INTERESTS. Boston, Feb, 20.—After all, the fish and game protective and appropriation bill is not haying the plain sailing it started off with early in the present session of the Maine Legislature. It seems the proposition to appropriate $40,000 a year for two years is causing the friends of other appro- priations some alarm, since their beloved hospital, normal school, bridge and other schemes have all been split in halves as to appropriations, and they are getting even with the friends Bf fish and game who have dared oppose them, The bill has been called up in the House, where it was tabled, and amended by cutting the appropriation down to $25,000 each year for two years, instead of $40,000, as first proposed. The same amendment has passed in the Senate and the bill has been sent to its second reading, So it looks as though the Commission would get only $25,000 to spend for fish and game instead of the much desired $40,000, For two years past they have had $25,000 a year. The guide license part of the measure is also meeting with considerable ' opposition, and another hearing has been had before the committee, notwithstanding the House had already passed the bill to one reading. James Matheison, president of the Rangeley Guides’ Association—seventy: five in number— appeared before the committee in opposition to the measure, He was faced by Commissioners Carlton and Oak, and though at a disadvantage is reported to have made a good showing. He told the committee that the guides did uot de- sire to be registered nor to wear badges. It would be de- grading and would be of no advantage to them, ‘The law would not be generally obeyed, and it would only add tojthe work of the Commission to apprehend the breakers of the guide license law. He boldly asserted that Mr. Carlton was trying to ‘run things too fine.” Mr. Carlton asked him sharply if the by-laws of his Association as first drawn did not favor breaking the game laws. Mathieson replied that they did not. Mr, Carlton charged that the guides had neyer aided the Commissioners in enforcing the game laws. Mathieson replied that the guides he represented were will- ing to do so, but did not desire to be under the ban of a license in their business. Other sections of the State might need a guide license law, but Rangeley guides did not. In the evening, after the hearing, Mr. Carlton is reported to have had several wordy interviews with representatives, guides Mathieson, Snowman and others. He intimated that threats from the guides would do no good. The measure 1s still on the table in both houses. Representative Stetson, of Bangor, has presented a bill to help provide funds for the protection of fish and game in Maine, His bill provides that every non-resident who hunts in the State shall pay $25 for every bull moose killed, $15 for every caribou, and $5 for every deer; the money to he- come a permanent fund in the hands of the State treasurer for the proteetion of fish and game, the interest to be used only, ‘Violators of the provisions shall be fined $50) and costs; this money also to go to the same fund. All game shipped shall be tagged by the Commissioners, stating that ‘the law has been complied with. Really the Commissioners would have to be numerous aud present everywhere to put such a law in force. How would ~ it do to hang every non-resident who dares to hunt or fish in Maine, seeing that his tribe is only willing to pay millions of dollars annually into the State, for which he gets a litle game and a few fish? Inside of him there must be a mint of money hid, and if hanged by the neck till dead some of the money might drop out. Some of the Boston lovers of the rod and gun are “swap- ping” fish and game yarns this winter in order to get ready for the spring campaign. In one business office, where con- siderable congregating is done, each man’s name is posted when he tells a story, The biggest lie goes on iop; that is, the teller’s name. Une man told the other day of a wood- chuck which climbed a tree when frightened and the dog got between him and his den. Immediately the teller’s name went up to the top of the list, But I confirmed the truth of the assertion and referred the disputants to the files of the Forrest AND STREAM, where it has been established that a cornered woodchuck will take up a tree. Immedi- ately Mr. J.’ name came down a peg. But he is not done with the boys yet, and tells of a equirrel, a red, that he clubbed in a tree when a boy. The squirrel’s leg was broken. The next morning he was encaged in a box trap. -But behold his broken leg was nicely wound with a tough blade of grass and ready to heal. The squirrel was allowed to depart and doubtless his leg did heal. Mr. J.’s name is up at the very top again. Can any of the readers of the Forest AND SrREAM help him out? Do the squirrels set broken limbs? Capt. F. C. Barker, proprietor of the Bemis and Birches _ camps, is always interested in keeping up the fishing at the Rangeleys. He has a spring, a couple ot miles from Bemis, that is a natural trout hatchery. Naturally sreat numbers of trout thread their way up a little stream, through a mead- ow, to this spring to spawn. The stream and spring are closed to fishing, and over the spring Capt. B. has erected a building. During the breeding season hundreds of beautiful trout gather there and the eggs are deposited in the white sand and gravel in the bottom of the spring, which is some 15 or 20ft. broad. This is surely a natural hatchery, and is of great benefit, doubtless, fo the fishing in Mooselucmagun- tic Lake. Formerly net and spear fishermen were accus- tomed to carrying off the trout by bushels every fall. But now the spring is carefully guarded, a manstaying in a little cabin there night and day. Capt. Barker was in Boston the other day with the matter in mind of buying 100.000 trout éggs of some one of the Massachusetts trout hatcheries, and putting them into his own trout hatchery. He is aware that many thousand eggs were deposited there lust fall, but is quite certain that the capabilities of the spring and stream down to the lake are equal to many thousand more. Not- withstanding that the State is doing something for the Rangeleys inthe way of landlocked salmon, he believes thoroughly in keeping up the supply of brook trout, the fish that are natural to those lakes and have given them so wide a name, Mr. Fred C. Billings, Supt. of Buildings, of Somerville, had the good fortune to shoot a white fawn last fall in the Maine woods, He is having it mounted, and believes that he has a specimen that is rare. Certainly there is nothing of the sort in any of the museums in Boston, though one or two others have been captured in Maine in former seasons. Now they are telling of a newspaper man, an amateur sportsman decidedly, who has. just returned froma rabbit hunt among the hills of New Hampshire, He fired dozens of shots, banging away all day long at the cunning little — white heads, but always just after the game had passed. Not a rabbit was secured for his bag, and he returned to his = - FOREST AND STREAM. | stopping place much dissusted. The next morning, as he was dressing, he happened to glance out of the frosted win- dow into some trees in the lot. Great heavens! there were a couple of handsome birds right in the tree, in easy gun- shot! He would not have togo back to Boston empty- handed now. Downstairs he rushed in his stocking feet, but with trusty shotgun in hand, He opened the shed door and bang! bang! went both barrels. One of the birds tilted slightly onits perch and then fell with a dull thud to the snow below. The other boldly stood his ground without so much as ruffling a feather. The hunter was only prevented fr, m jumping into the snow barefooted to secure his prey by alaugh behind him. He had shot at a couple of old de- coy ducks the boys had percbed up in the trees. Already they were pretty well loaded with shot from other amateur sportsmen, SPECIAL, POISONING WOLVES. THOUGH never a wolfer by profession, I have learned a few things concerning the art of preparing poison baits for wild animals which may be of interest to those who live in the regions infested by gray wolves, and who are not already better posted in the business than I am. The methods of the wolfer of the old days are unsuited to present conditions, for reasons which I will endeavor to give, and yet it is quite necessary for many a stock grower to un- derstand the best method of procedure in his endeavor to de- atroy the ferocious brutes which prey upon his herd. The wolfer’s business was to get wolf pelts, and his methods were not only very wasteful, but.in the long run prejudicial to the business itself. Still we must give him credit for in- genuity and skill, for his plan of operations was the best for his time and circumstances, while we inust look fora better one. When a buffalo carcass was prepared for wolves by a skill- ful operator it was indeed a deadly affair, and a drove of the prowlers of the plains were sometimes turned toes up thereby in asingle night. . But among other difficulties it was found that while some got just the requisite dose for quickly fatal results, others got their medicine on top of a gorge of good, nutritious food, and the poison being consequently a longer time in operating, the stricken animals galloped off over the plains, sometimes miles away, before death ensued; while, worst of all, some got only half enough to kill, andrecovering therefrom were ever after shy of the wolfer and all his host. Some hunters were quite confident that these half poisoned brutes had a way of influ- encing other wolves to avoid the poisoned baits; so that the business seemed best on virgin soil and among unsopbisti- cated wolyes. ‘The best plan for perfect work under present conditions seems to be to give each wolf just the necessary dose and on an empty stomach, ‘This is a thoroughly prac- tical scheme, though a laborious one. The best time is dur- ing cold weather, when food ig scarcest. The poison should be crystallized strychnine, first, pulver- ized, and then an amcunt about equal in bulk to four or five grains of wheat placed in the center of a ball of lard a trifle larger than a hulled walnut. This should be done very care- fully, not touching the lard with the fingers, in order that it be absolutely free from human scent. ; In cold weather a mouthful of fat, lard or beef tallow is to the wolf what a piece of pie is to the urchin; and if there is nothing suspicious in the scent of it he will, urchin-like, take his dessert first. Consequently, when this little ball of frozen lard is dropped into his hot and empty stomach it is yery quickly melted, and a fatal dose of poison has instant connec- tion with the naked coat of the stomach. No fear of his eat- ing now. : When everything is done just right it is really surprising how quickly this will kill. He must not have two doses, and if the bait be placed near open water it is best for the wolf which may have already eaten a hearty supper, there- by hindering quickly fatal results, for in that case a raging thirst is produced, the slaking of which is a death warrant. . Now take a fresh beef hide or a quarter of a dead horse or steer (if meat is used scorch it over a fire—it will smell further), chain it behind a light wagon, and travel. A few shreds of meat dropped occasionally—nottoo much—and the baits distributed along just so that each wolf will get but one, and where the bait is to be left let the hide or meat be dragged around a little extra, that the wolf will stop and smell around and not miss the bait, and you can rest assured that if your work is well done there will be mischief afoot. In the Christmas number of Formst AND STREAM such an expedition is mentioned, resulting in the death of twenty- eight wolves and coyotes, but the plan of operations was not explained. { was taught this plan, and witnessed its working upon ted foxes in northern Minnesota about forty years since. The fate of one red fox is distinctly recollected. A light fall of snow kept record of hisevery movement. He bad taken the bait and apparently stood just long enough to lick his chops and pat himself on the shoulder over his good lunch when grief cvertook him, Starting off for a dozen steps on a trot, his pace changed to three or four sidewi-e jumps, developing into arace of 200yds. in length and in the direction of a half circle, finishing with a few of the most prodigious leaps possible. His last jump was his longest, and into this he threw ail his soul. ee This carried him across the road and head first into a big snowdrift, where stretched to his fullest length and buried to his hips, with hindlegsand brush projecting into the open air like the blaze of a camp-fire, we found him frozen solid, ORIN BELKNAP, A Fox Hunt that Ends in a Lawsuit. Pixm FALLS, Ont., Feb, 17.—On Monday morning last, as Mr. John Best'was going to the woods to chop, he heard Red Tom Code’s dog running a fox, so concluded he would take a hand in it himself. Returning to the house, he called his hound, and procuring his gun, started for the chase, The fox was runuing in Tom Moore’s swamp back of the village, and in a very short time had no less than seven hounds after him, including Best’s. Everybody keeps hounds around Pike Falls, as they are all fox hunters. After taking a couple of large circles the fox came Best’s way, when he pot a shot, wounding the fox, which by this time was hard pressed, as the running was good, about Xin. of soft snow on top of a crust. The fox on being wounded started directly for the village in hopes of something turning up so be could baffle the dogs. He had circled around the schoolhouse a couple of times when a son of Red Tom Code’s silting ina back seat heard the yoice of Sport, his father’s. dog; and being a chip of the old block, could not restrain himself, but immediately, to the teacher’s con- gternation, yanished out of the door, followed by the to me at least, its most attractive feature. ‘many respects. LFes. 27, 1897, | i) rest of the boys in school. The racket now began in| earnest, and in less time than it takes to tell it the whole } village, men, women and children, all joined in. The fox} by this time had taken refuge in Ham Dunham’s yard, where Miss Dunham eventually killed it with a pitchfork. Best came up and claimed and took the fox on account of having previously wounded it. When Ham Dunham came home his daughter related the circumstances of the killing, and he # immediately started for Best’s and demanded the fox, which J, Best refused to give up, and in consequence Dunham is tak- ing it to the courts to find out who legally owns it. ’ THE COLONEL. ——————— INTERCOMMUNICATION OF WOLVES.} PorRTLAND, Ore.—Forust AND STREAM, always replete with good things, presents something of unusual interest to sportsmen in its issue of Jan. 23 [have reference to the remarkable paper by Mr. Ernest Seton Thompson on Intercommunication of Wolves. It is a} subject of great importance to all thoughtful sportsmen, and Mr. Thompson shows such a masterly knowledge of details and such a thorough study and investigation of the subject # that I hope those of your readers who passed it by because; they were not particularly interested in wolves will turn), back and read it, \, The fact that the paper is ostensibly devoted to an investi- gation of the instincts, habits and senses of wolves is not, ) It is an able and scholarly introduction to the whole subject of intercommuni- cation between the world of animate nature, For ages the, learned have sought the ‘‘missing link” in the problem off! life—the link next to man. For my part, | think there is no link missing in the matter of intercommunication between animals, and that it is not confined to varieties, species, \ classes or orders. From the oyster to mankind there is in tercommunication, and those of different species and orders) can and often do communicate, not by words or significant articulate sounds, nor by oral utterances, which usage hag made the representatives of ideas among men, but by ay more subtle, if more crude, method, which might be denomi- nated a sixth sénse. And while proud man, with his thou-) sands upon thousands of words representing ideas, may com: municate with his fellow man and even with some of they lower orders, he has no right to presume that he alone™ monopolizes the blessing of ability to communicate his ideas. It is my belief that without the ability in some form to com- municate ideas, even among the lowest orders, life on this mundane sphere must soon cease to exist at all. | Who that has hunted and fished and observed will for one moment deny that he has discovered among all animate cre: ation with which he has come in contact methods of inter. communication by which they are enabled to disclose to each other love, pleasure, fear, hunger, anxiety, desire and all the other sentiments and sensations fish, flesh and fowl are heirs to. Charles Darwin, Sir John Lubbock, Dr. McCook and others in their inyéstigations of the ant discovered marvelous methods of intercommunication. And that daring professor who caged himself in the forest among the gorillas even dis: covered a language, not of words, it is true, but of sounds) which with the yarious inflections, intonations and accents enabled them to communicate their wishes and sentiments. Some of the Indian tribes are but little further advanced in their methods of intercommunication. There is the sign language by which nearly all tribes are enabled to communi: cate with each other. And too, among the Indians one word or articulate sound is made, by accent, intonation, etc., te! express different ideas or modifications and variations of the same idea, | In the Chinook jargon, for example, the word si-cdh-may may be so prononnced that it will indicate either near, far or very far. Among the lower orders instinct plays a most wonderful part. In fact, instinct is a higher faculty than reason in But who can define instinct in that fine1 sense to which Mr. Thompson has. called our attention? BT has been Cefined as “the operation of the principle of organ. ized life by the exercise of certain natural powers directed te) the present or future good of the individual,” but I think; that Mr. Thompson has shown us that an element of reason is mixed in with the instinct that enables wolves to inter communicate. That being true, it is probably likewise true to a greater or less degree in the intercommunications of al, other animate existence, ys 5, H. GREENE. |! [As to *‘the daring professor,” it is stoutly denied by per sons cognizant of the facts that he did cage himself among the gorillas, | Matne.—Hditor Forest and Stream: In regard to my beliei of iatercommunication of animals, I think the ideas giver, by Mr. Thompson are quite correct in many instances, al though I should very much doubt the ability of an anima, that scented danger at one point to communicate it aj another. But even in that he may be right, as oftentimes ir still-hunting deer you will find that when a deer in company of one that is killed passes through a section where there art others, all will be on the alert. Many instances that he mentions are quite correct, allhough a man in the wood? thinks nothing about it, as it gets to be as common an occur rence as the street car passing is to the city man. I dono think the power of intercommunication applies to animal alone, but the birds and fishes have to some extent the same power. R. A. 8. Texas Notes. Perry, Tex,, Feb, 17.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The resence of an unusual quantity of small birds in this locs ity during the winter has been noted with much pleasure by me. Among those most abundant is the slate-colored junco 0 snowbird. He isa jolly little fellow and may beseen # times when all of his feathered kindred have disappeared tc find shelter from the raging storm. He is rightly calle¢ “the winter king.” There are also an unusual amount oj chipping sparrows here this winter; also I notice a certain kind of small bird which I am unable to locate, in size he ig between the junco and meadow lark, and very much resem bles the latter in color and marking; he has the same olive bolsters, black crescent in breast, and walks one foot at # time, same as the lark or quail. The males have a smal) tuft of black feathers growing out of the sides of the head back of the eyes and about din, in length. I have observec these little fellows in bunches of from ten to thirty or forty in number. Iwould be pleased to know what their correct name is. [? Shore lark. Wealso notice an unusual number of crows this winter, There are great flocks of them, and their familiar cawing Fes, 27, 1897.] ilmost makes one think they were in a timbered country. I noted a couple of robins on the 13th in a small tree; this San unusual thing, although I have seen them in goodly )\umbers in the upper cross timbers, The much hated English sbarrow has taken possession of Mur town and increased in numbers since 1893—when I first ®)bserved them here—until now they may be seen in large wounches. _> Marcw 27, 1897.] city of the dead, west of Richmond. David Bullock Harris was 4 distinguished graduate of West Point Military Acad- emy, possessing virtues and talents of the highest order. He was engaged in civil pursuits, where he was amassing wealth, but although he was opposed to secession, when his native State called. ber sons to arms he left all and entered the ‘stented field.” He served with great distinction as an en- gineer officer, and was the man who bad the magnificent fortifications constructed at Charleston which defied the Union forces by land and sea until Sherman came up in the rear. In 1864 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier or _ major-general and sent to fake command at Charleston, but was immediately seized with yellow fever and died, And thus I might go on and give the names of others, women as well as men, citizens of ihis little county, who altained eminence, and made their mark on the world’s progress, but I will content myself with one other instance, and that from the gentler sex, Not far from my summer residence in this county, and upon an old colonial road called the ‘‘Three Chop” road, a patch of briars and an old chimney alone remain to indicate that a dwelling once stood there. Here there dwelt in former days a tavern keeper, who had a little daughter, a bright and attractive child, upon whom he lavished his love. She became a gifted and accomplished woman, and in the course of time met Mr. James Madison, then Minister to France. He addressed her and she became his wife, and when he afterward became the president of this republic she was for eight years the mistress of the White House, and all contemporaneous writers agree that, being possessed of an attractive person, a cultivated mind and exceeding grace and charm of manner, she fascinated all who came within her reach, ‘Such is the brief story of little Dolly Payne, And so this beautiful yalley and lovely river is not only dear tous for the happy hours we have spent in hunting along its banks and fishing in its waters, but forits nobler associations Our past is not a ‘‘dead past,” a8 some would have you believe; but it is a storehouse rich in examples of all that is loftiest and best in human nature, from which we may draw inspiration to meet the conflicts and vicissitudes of life, which inevitably lie before us, with strength and “courage. M., or Norrusipr, VA. IN IDAHO MOUNTAINS.—II. (Continued from page Ih ) THERE. were other appearances of that bear which Jim and I had abandoned at the willow jungle, as told in your issue of Feb. 20, and this paper is to touch on one or two of them; but in the first place 1am tempted to relate an even- ing’s experience with elk which had some especially pictur- esque incidents. The mountain south of camp was lofty and precipitous. Its shoulders were grown deep with rich pasturage and sparsely timbered. lis top a park-like mesa with scattered timber. Deep guiches seamed the face it presented to the river, and here the shelter and lingering moisture favored a heayy growth of both timber and underbrush. This shade drew most of the life on the mountain as refuge from the midday sun. Nell, Jim and I ventured into the deepest of these draws one afternoon about 4. Iam not aware that we had any very definite purpose, The spot was wild and interesting in itself; it was tracked and marked with signs of yaried wild life; it was dark already with the shadow of its western edge. There was mystery and uncertainty at every advancing step. Here was uncorrupted primeval na- ture. It would have fitted my mood perfectly to have left our rifles at camp, but we didn’t. The habit of being pre- pared to killis viciously persistent when once acquired; and few there are, in my experience, who put it aside for the more rational pleasures of quietly walking as an animal dis- posed to be friendly among other animals of equally kind disposition; but, as I say, we had our rifles—Jim’s, a single- shot, rusted gun, with a cartridge of indefinite age in its barrel; mine, an orthodox Winchester, heavy as a sky- scraper. We proceeded quietly along the game trails, stopping oc- casionally to unlimber a rubber drinking cup and wash out our mouths, dried in that parching air. A Steller’s jay, I remember, found us out and was greatly amused at our appearance; at least his yoice seemed to laugh and his bearing was certainly gay. The plain, un- crested, gray jays were there too, bearing the air of tramps and mendicants, as they always do. Not that the Rocky Mountain jay is ever less than a jay—and that always means a certain briskness and debonair air—but they, like our own Canada jay, are the poor relatives, with serious temper and earthy ambitions, as compared with others of the family— about the difference that marks the Chinaman from the Frenchman. Bruin too was about—not visible, but signs of his house- keeping were frequent. At one spot lay in the path two or three quarts of service berries, with which some youthful stomach had been overloaded. As we approached the summit, elk sign was fresh and plentiful. Jt was hardly a surprise, therefore, when a well- antlered bull lumbered up from his lair and, obeying the in- exorable law of his nature, broke away up the hill. A snap shot or two, and he was gone to the eye, but present to the ear in along train of fading crashes through the timber. Nell was after him like a flash, yelping like a gatling gun. A crimsoned leaf found in the path of the flight placed on us the duty of following to the death, despite the lateness of the hour. When we had made our labored way to the crest of the mountain, Nell’s faint barking, now intermittent, told of the stag at bay; not for long, however, for almost at once the elk turned again from his pigmy pursuer, and this time stopped not, but passed out of hearing for good. In the _ Meantime the sun was down, the moon was up, we were some miles from home, We turned down the bed of a small stream into a ravine other than the one from which we had just come and started for home, Nell joined us shortly. uddenly from directly behind us there came the sharp challenge from an elk’s whistle. This was taken up and answered from across the gulch. Again it sounded from behind us and nearer, It was a chance quickly seized by Jim. From somewhere out of his ungainly face there came {he voice and the language of a belligerent, defiant, love-lorn elk. In instant answer came reply from the hillside above us, and now so near that his footsteps were audible. Then silence, and in the darkness above the fancy pictured that stalwart, proud figure, listening like a knight of old for the summons which might tell him exactly the location of his rival. Again Jim sent up his treacherous challenge, at the same time cautioning me to be ready and shoot on the count of three when the elk appeared. This time no answer came, but a plunge and a clatter, and then there stood before us in FOREST AND STREAM. the moonlight, his silhouette set into the western sky line, this bristling champion, The rest of the story is oné of shame, and should be quick- ly told. At the count of three we fired point blank, with no sights visible in the darkness. I felt like a midnight assassin when that gallant figure rolled almost to my feet, stone dead. His head I have, and I suppose when the ques- tion is asked I still say in cheap sportsman pride, ‘I shot it;” but I am glad of the poor satisfaction of knowing that. the bullet we dug from that body does not and never could fit my gun, Our experiences with bruin were of a desultory and incon- sequent kind for some days after the first meeting. Once the Major had brought him out of cover for a hurried recon- noissance by mistaking his movements in the hemlock for those of a little band of elk, known to be near; but he van- ished as quickly as a seal’s head in a smooth sea—it was a trick he had. But there came a day when he multiplied - himself by seven and showed up at all points of the compass at once, It was this wise. The rascal, Time, had taken from the Major the activity of cou: He was burdened with those leaden pounds which weigh down too often the sporting spirit of fifty and over, and so handicapped the Major had missed his share of the game. ‘To set the scales even, a game drive was deter- mined on, of which the Major was to be the sole beneficiary. Conditions favored the plan. A broad, open gulch seamed the mountain from foot to crest on a line which bisected, or nearly so, a great stretch of timber. Game traveled back and forth from cover to cover across this space. The eye of aman placed here could have within its field everything which attempted the passage. The Major was accordingly seated in comfort at a point of vantage. His spectacles were fresh dusted for the doings of that day; his rifle cleaned and recleaned; his field glasses drawn and placed by his side, So was he left, like the dauntless band at Thermopyle, to hold his pass. Jim, the cook and myself started on our de- tour to get on to the mountain side a mile below. The plan was for Jim to take the bottom, the cook the middle and myself the top. Then to advance toward the Major’s posi- tion, storming like Populists, . We did that very thing. We had that hillside moving like a Roman chariot race inside of five minutes. HIk, coyotes, red deer, blacktails, owls, bears got up and dusted from that bedlam like fire horses when the button is pressed. Jim’s Sioux war whoop almost stampeded me, and as vari- ous beasts passed me they carried their ears and eyes cocked back toward those awful screeches. I escaped being tramped to death, and at length reached the extreme upper end of the Major’s gulch. Now it came to pass that on three occasions during the progress of our tantrums back in the cover the Major had indulged in clusters of from two to five shots, so that now that I was through my part of the work J hurried to see the results to show therefor. When I came within eyesicht of the Major’s countenance I beheld almost a stranger. A man stood before me who clearly had passed through impressive experiences, I should think any man might carry a similar expression who had suddenly lost his mother and simultane- ously seen the ghost of Julius Czesar. I called from afar: ‘Major, what did you get?” He took off his glasses, slowly wiped them, and made no answer. The query was repeated ; still no reply. Iwas now almost at his side. He slowly arose to his full stature and still in partial trance; addressing his own thoughts as much as me, he gaid, ‘I have had an exceedingly interesting afternoon.” I made no further effort 1o force his story, but moved with him down to where the ponies were tethered. Slowly the Major began to note his surroundings, and finally sat down on a stump, repeating his former remark, “I have had a most extraordinary after- noon.” ‘This time it was a prelude to a connected recital of the happenings of the afternoon: “T was lying on my side, facing your direction, when a pebble rolled by me, coming from behind. I turned my head and looked into the face of our bear. He stood about 5O0yds. off, looking at me. I took careful aim at his neck and fired. He vanished behind a log. I was sure of my aim and felt that I had my bear, So sure was I that I cir- cled around, scanning with wy glasses every possible bit of near cover. No bear was ready to be skinned, so far as I could see. So finally I decided to close in, and bethought me that | must lower my sights for closer shooting. When I started to do so, I found that they were sighted at 300yds, [Thad of course overshot; but I dropped them nevertheless, and followed on in a forlorn hope of another glimpse. Not a sign, and I returned to my lookout almost blind with dis- ust. of the woods opposite another bear, followed by a second and a third—an old cinnamon and two cubs, Everything was forgotten in the new excitement. I drew on the old one and fired, a second, a third shot, before they cut for shelter. Each shot fell short and stirred the dirt under them.” At this point the Major almost sobbed as he added: *‘I had left my sights at 50yds. and I was shooting nearer 300.” We waited in sympathetic silence for him to resume and tell us where he had buried the three shots still unaccounted for. He turned to me: ‘‘A few moments before you came out on the path you were following there appeared three of the scaredest bears that ever ate berries—again an old bear and cubs, She hesitated a moment, and then turned down the steep, wet bed of the half dry rivulet. Her cubs fol- lowed; none of them could keep their footing, In tandem style they half slid, half fell the 20ft. or so which brought them to secure footing. To keep them in view, I jumped a little hollow and emerged into full view. My rifle was at my shoulder before I found that the jar of the jump had loosened and jolted from its frame the right glass of my spectacles. My sighting eye could no longer tell a rifle sight from a cholera germ. My left eye witnessed and reported to me the progress of that flock of bears on to cover. I fired, of course, and possibly hit one of the Tetons, I shifted to use my left eye, and finally coaxed a cartridge to explode by a left-handed shot I felt as congenial to the attempt as John Milton might trying to write ‘Peck’s Bad Boy.’” _ The Major confided to me at a later day that on the night following he had dreamed that his sleeping bag was a stock yard, occupied by some thousands of bears, whose skins he had contracted to turn into rugs. Nota bear could hecatch or shoot, and he was awakened finally when on the point of being trampled to death under these 10,000 plantigrades. Some sporting recollections grow vivid with time. Until I am afloat on the Styx I shall bear with me this unfading picture: An ardent sportsman, out of luck, sitting expectant and hopeful where possibly his fortune might turn, His chances fortified with field-glasses, eyeglasses, and three beaters carrying a Sioux war whoop. Then bombarded with -and old Pete, While still in this mood there appeared in the edge | 243 bears, his pet game, as June bugs bombard a sireet licht; fairly put to it to keep from under foot; the spectacle infused with a touch of vaudeville in the shape of an ursinue ballet down a wet slide; he meantime seizing eich chance to shoot. with sights just a bear behind, until at last, and after a half century of practice right-handed, he fights three bears with a left-handed rifle and a left handed eye-class. TwiNKLn, RECOLLECTIONS OF IOWA.—III. “Work, feed thyself, to thine own powers appeal, Nor whine out woes thine own right hand can heal. Lapor’s pathfinders were these frontiersmen. May the blessings of a grateful nation forever rest upon them! The unwritten histoey of their toils and trials, their joys and sor- rows, their disappointments and successess, would fill all. hearts with admiration, sympathy and thankfulness; admir- ation for their courage, sympathy for their distresses, and thankfulness for the sacrifices they made for the genera- tions to come, And yet, though unwritten, that history is not wholly lost. Like the Icelandic sagas, these tales are handed down from generation to generation, and let us hope that they will continue to-be handed down as long as such examples ‘‘allure to brighter worlds, and lead the way.” “No age hath been, since nature first began To work Jove’s wonders, but hath left behind Some deeds of praise for mirrors unto man.” And the deeds of praise left behind by the American fron- tiersman have done more in our nation’s great school than all else combined to gain for our country the enviable posi- tion it now occupies in the great family of nations that con- trols the world and moulds its progress. They taught themselves and their children to labor and. love mankind. Energy, honor, integrity and purity of chat- acter were the indexes to their lives. While generous, they were exacting, To be a man or woman among them meant labor, labor, labor. While the mien hunted and tilled the soil the women spun, and wove, and rocked the eradle. They worked in happy harmony, and in joyful chorus sang: “We never know want, for we live by our labor, And in ib contentment and happiness find,” Old Pete was the best horse I ever knew. He was a powerfully built roan, full of energy, and was never known to balk, Pete laid the foundation of father’s competency. He was there when J arrived, and for twenty years after- ward. Father hauled flour from Oskaloosa, seventy-five or eishty miles down the Des Moines, to Sioux City, more than 100 miles west of us on the Missouri. He drove three horses, two on the wheel, and old Pete on the lead; and Ben Ben- nett used to tell some rather remarkable stories about father There were no roads to speak of, and there were innumerable bottomless swales and mudholes on father’s route, Asa natural consequence father was stuck most of the time. Ben said that he had watched father get out of these holes a good many times down on the Walnut Creek bottoms, where he lived. He said that when father found that he was stuck good and fast. he would unhitch all the horses, put old: Pete out on hard ground, tie a rope around his neck, run the rope back between Pete’s legs and make it fast to the end of the wagon-tongue, and give Pete the word. Doubiless if Ben was telling the story in these days of the kodack, he would simply say that father touched the button and Pete did the rest. Now while Ben was a good citizen, and a hard-working, industrious man, and with all due respect for his reputation for truth and veracity (which was not ordinarily regarded as the hest), and his desire to pay a high compliment to Pete’s energy and integrity, the undeniable facts were that when father got stuck he had to follow the good old plan of toting the flour out on his back, and reloading it after the empty wagon had been pulled out; and there is every reason for be- lieving that if there had been any such thing in those days as a good roads club, father would have been a charter member. But time and toil did their work, and Pete be- came broken down, blind and helpless. Even then it was truly pitiful to see the old-time, unconquerable energy and ambition of Pete’s nature manifest themselves. He would try to appear “‘just as young as he used to be,” and hurt himself against the tence or shed, Father dug a grave up in the orchard, led poor old Pete into it, put his arms around his neck, bade him an affectionate farewell and shot him, When father turned away he remarked: ‘‘Ihere lies the truest piece of horseflesh God ever made, peace to his ashes!”’ Of course we all felt as if some member of the family had died, but then that was a long time ago; and now old Pete, with all his good qualities, is only a fading memory,—and with the passing of the present generation even that will be forgotten. | ‘‘We bury love, and forgetfulness grows over it | like grass.” Of course father always carried his rifle with him on these long, lonesome trips. A pioneer without his rifle with him was not a pioneer. I have known them to even take their rifles to church with them. A pioneer and his rifle were as inseparable as is a Comanche Indian and his horse. You know that ifa Comanche wants to go a mile on business he will ride if he has to go five miles to catch his horse. Father would always stop to see us both going and coming on these trips. We were a kind of halfway house, and so he always kept us well provided with game, particularly veni- son, turkeys and chickens, I did not appreciate then, neither can I find words to ex- press now, the lonely, dark hours mother outlived during these trying days of the early frontier life. left for days and even weeks without the protecting arm or comforting influence of her husband, with her father, mother, sisters and brothers beyond the plains and mountains, with two, and later three, four and fiye little children at her apron siring, subject to all the infantile aches, pains and diseases, without medical assistance, without experience or sympathy—left alone ‘‘to watch and weep and pray for all.” Then add the fact that the country was infested with Indians and rayenous wild animals, and mother’s lot seems to have been hard in- deed. Welldo I remember the tears and sorrow that she tried in yain to hide. And so I feel constrained to say that the pioneer mother’s love was— “The love of Many prayers and many tears, Which changes not with dim declining years.” Panther Creek, a tributary of South ’Coon, just west of us a few miles, was the scene of many of my boyish hunting exploits. About all the trapping I ever did, too, was on this stream. It was the outlet of Pilot Lake in the northwest corner of the county, and was a favorite resort of otter and mink. JBilly Ludington and I had a great deal of sport 24 A FOREST AND STREAM. (Marc 27, 1897. a there trapping, to say vothing of the good hunting we found. Tn the earlier days it was also a favorite resort of panthers and bears. It got its name from the comparative abundance of panthers, and I used to hear a great many yarns about encounters with these ferocious creatures along the banks of classic Panther Creek; but I think it was John Wright's ex- perience with a panther out there that finally gave the name to the stream that still abides with it, and probably will even until the end of time. He, with his brother in-law, Green bury Coffin, were out on a hunt in that vicinity, and were strolling along through the tall grass and underbrush, when they suddenly came upon a very large rhe panther, which at once showed fight They were both brave men, fully accus- tomed to such dangers, and they at once appreciated the fact that their only hope was in boldness and caution. They were too close upon her when discovered to retreat, and they had to face the music or do worse. Wright in particular wasa most fearless hunter, and delighted in close communion with fierce, wild animals—the closer and fiercer the better. He threw up his rifle, drew a bead on her eye and sent a bullet through her brain, and turnivg to Coffin, who had ad monished him to ‘‘be careful,” remarked: ‘‘l am always sure of my aim when I have to be.” And I guess that John was about right, for he certainly was a remarkably coo) and brave hunter. Speaking of panthers reminds me of a little incident that occurred later on, after I had got out of knee breeches and felt big enough to go home with the girls. Uncle Billy Pitt and old Queen, his pointer bitch, had treed a. panther over on the east side of the river, not far from our place, but the panther had unfortunately escaped and was terrorizing the whole neighborhood, killing calves, sheep, etc. Now it so happened that my best girl lived just. mile east of the river, aud J had been bracing up pretty strong of Jate and seeing her home from church eyery Sunday night. There was undue hilarity and a provoking amount of winking and gigeline among the other boys and girls after this panther story got a good start, and even mother and sisters smiled quietly, for it seemed to be the prevalent opinion that the panther business would in the end abbreviate a certain courting affair, and possibly break off entirely certain Sun- day night promenades through the woods east of Adel. I myself had seriously considered the subject—had even laid awake of nights contemplating certain probabilities and pos: sibilities. But I couldn’t stand the nagging of my well- meaning friends, nor the snickers of my envious rivals; for I had claimed to be brave, and besides, Puss was the pretti- est girl mm the whole settlement, and there were plenty of boys readv to take advantage of any weakness on my part or discomfiture that fate might have in store for me. Sunday night came, and with it church and Pussy. I was there. I had made up my mind to go home with Puss that night if it took the hair off. Puss too was brave, like all frontier girls, and gratifyingly willing, and [I thought I observed a twinkle in her eye as we passed out of the door, when she saucily threw her head back and surveyed the ob- serving throng. It was as if to say to them, ‘My fellow is all rigbt and don’t you forget it;’ and I felt—or tried to feel —correspondingly brave and manly. And so we started on our jaunt with lights steps and brave hearts. At last Iam quite sure that Pussy’s heart was brave. It was along tramp, and we didn’t get to her home until 11 o’clock, I wanted to kiss her awfully bad that night, and felt that I was en- titled to a kiss for my bravery; but someway I couldn’t pucker up the courage to ask her, Honestly, I believe the dear little creature would not have objected that night if my bravery had manifested itself in the proper way. Without the coveted kiss I bade her good night, turned away into the dark and struck out for home, whistling along (possibly to keep my courage up), with eyes and ears wide open and every nerve in its proper place and ready for duty. T hadn’t gone far before I heard something pattermg along in the brush near the trail, and my bravery seemed to be ooz- ing out at the ends of my hair. I stopped and listened. It stopped. Then I walked faster, stopped suddenly and lis- tened. It took a few steps after I stopped and then it again stopped. I heard it very plainly and saw, or imagined that 1 saw, two balls of fire peering at me from the adjacent brush. To say that 1 was scared is expressing it very modestly. I stooped down and picked up a couple of gsood- sized stones and proceeded on my way in fear and trembling. At last I came to’Coon Hill, where, as I felt sure, the tragedy would be enacted, if at all. The night was one of those proverbially dark nights when one ‘‘couldn’t see their hand before them,” and the intense darkness and stillness impressed me as being just the proper thing for such bloody work. lord! but I wasseared. If I could have got out of that scrape then with a whole hide I would have been willing to take a solemn oath that I would never go home with Pussy again, even if the boys and girls tied tin cans to my coat tail. But I was in for it and had to see it through whether I wanted to or not. I had nearly reached the bottom of the hill when I thought that I dis- covered a very dark spot in the middle of the road right in front of me. It hadn’t been raining and I could not recall any wet spots on the hill, and I was in something of a quandary. I hesitated. I involuntarily stooped down and mechanically put out my hand—and put it right on to something warm and hairy. I had always been regarded as 2 pretty spry lad, and on this occasion my agility found ample opportunity to display itself. 1 leaped into the air, kicked with both feet simultaneously, fired both rocks at once and let a yell out of me that would have put an Apache to shame. Away went the other member of the conference howling with fright and pain, for my kicks had been well if not wisely placed and my other ammunition had not been expended in vain. ‘Then I discovered that the object of my - dread and unwarranted abuse was only a lost hound that had evidently been sizing me up and finally concluded to come out in the road and make a friend of me—only another ex- ample of the distressing consequences that too often result from misplaced confidence. As I have stated, Panther Creek was the outlet of Pilot Lake, a prairie lake of considerable size in the northwest cor- ner of the county, And some of my fondest recollections cluster about that lake. From a slight eminence near our ouse we could see away off io the northwest the top of a lonely tree. I had been told by hunters and trappers that it was the top of a large, solitary elm that grew on a small island out in the center of Pilot Lake, and a!ter J had come into possession of the No. 14 muzzleloading shotgun men- tioned in a preceding chapter I used to sit for hours on the hill and gaze wistfully at the top of that tree and wish that I was there. One pleasant autumn day father and I took the wagon and went over on Miller’s branch after aload of wood. The elms, cottonwoods, oaks and maples were shedding their Jeaves, the equirrels were gathering their crops of nuts, the Indian summer’s sun smiled pleasantly down upon us, and all the sweet, things in nature seemed to be conspiring to promote peace on earth and good will ioward men, boys in particular. yen the sad leaves and yellow grass ‘Whisper’d of peace, and truth, and friendliness unquell’d.” “So you want to go to Pilot Lake, do you?” said father, interrogatively. “Yes, sir,’ I responded with’ spirit. I felt like saying “You bet,’ but I knew full well that such an expression would not be calculated to improve my chances, “Well,” said father, ‘‘we will hurry things up a little and go next week.” I was very happy, and during the followings week worked with a spirit that IT had seldom manifested before. Kouowing, as I did in a degree, the wants and necessities of a camp on the prairies, I had everything in readiness when the auspicious day arrived, A covered wagon, a spanking span of bays, father’s rifle, my shotgun, necessary ammuni- tion, a few cooking utensils, some kindling wood and pro- visions, and two hopeful sportsmen constituted the outfit, Father was a nervous, pushing sort of a man, and when the wagon was comparatively empty he always drove on the dead run. I recall distinctly our departure from home on this occasimn. I was sitting in the bottom of the wagon on some hay holding the guns, father was standing up in the front leaning far out pushing on the lines and putting the bud to the spirited horses, and tbe outfit fairly flew across the country, as if trying to escape from a wild prairie fire. We had but about twenty miles to drive to reach the lake, and we reached our destination quite early in the afternoon. As we drove up on the ridge that overlooked the lake a large eagle dropped out of the elm that grew onthe little island out in the lake and slowly sailed away, creating much uneasiness among the water fowl in his Jine of flight. And talk about water fowl! That was thirty-five years ago next November. I have hunted more or less ever since then all through the Northern and Northwestern States, but never since have I seen gath- ered together at one time and place so many or such great variety of waterfowl. There were white cranes. swans, sandhill cranes, pelicans, brant, geese and ducks of every variety, and in such vast numbers as would seem incredible to the younger generation of sportsmen. After unhitching the horses and tying them at the feedbox behind the wagon, father fired a shot to start the game. Prior to this the air had fairly quivered with the movements of the restless birds, but now, as the shot rang out over the lake, there came a roar as of a mighty storm, and the sky was fairly darkened with their numbers. Asan evidence of their vast numbers, standing there in plain sight and in the broad light of day we killed quile a number before the flocks had passed out of range, armed as we were with muzzleloaders. I remember that father at one shot with his rifle brought down two white cranes, while I pot three snow geese with aright and left. Then we went down by the lake and hid in the tall grass and shot until night shut down, and we had about all we could carry to the wagon. Of course, we did not use decoys. At that time I had never heard of such a.thing as a decoy, and I doubt whether father had. That night as we lay under the wagon we talked of the prospects, which seemed bright indeed, and father seemed to enjoy the trip as much as I did. Some time in the night father awoke me and I started up, chilled to the very bone. The wind bad whipped around into the northwest and a Noyember blizzard was upon us. For the balance of the night we walked to keep from freez- ing. The air was alive with birds going and coming, and their varied calls were incessant and confusing. Peep of day revealed a frozen lake surface, and the birds had in a measure vanished, having doubtless pulled out for warmer climes. It was awfully cold and disagreeable, and i was about as anxious to go home as Thad been to come. And so ended my first trip to Pilot Lake; but I shall never, while I live, forget the sight that met our gaze when we first looked down upon the placid waters of this lonely prairie lake. 8S. H. GREENE. PoRTLAND, Oregon, Slatuyal History. INTERCOMMUNCATION OF ANIMALS. Lavrona, Wash.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Mr. Ernest Seton Thompson has made some very interesting comments and drawn some very reasonable conclusions in regard to wolves, and as a hunter of them I wish to say he has described what every still-bunter has observed, not only among wolves, but among all of the lower tribes. All animals, birds, bugs and fishes do, without doubt, haye means of communicating intelligence not only to their own kind, but to others as well. Of that there can be no doubt in a hunter’s mind. All of the senses are undoubtedly used, but sight, smell and hearing are the principal ones. Moose, deer, antelope, ducks, geese and many other spe- cies locate each other by a call, alarm their fellows by a call ora motion, have a war cry, another when in pain, and another when they are in trouble and need help. This fact calls into being the birch bark horn for a moose call and makes it possible to make and sell duck calls, which a ereat many men use to make a noise with, not knowing that this little instrument will give the alarm note as well as the ‘‘good-feeding” note. Therefore, duck hunters, listen and learn to distinguish this peaceful note from all others, and then be sure you can imitate it, tone, inflection and all, if you would make the call of practical use We all know how a bunch of Bob Whites scatter when flushed and we all know that they get together again soon if not disturbed. That is intercommunication. We also know that if one robin findsa good feeding ground he begins to whistle in a way that is not a simple song of glad- ness and that goon there are two vobins, then a dozen there, That is another phase of the same thing. Let a bluejay or a crow find an owl in some dark nook, Immediately there is a hue and ery raised by this one bird, and in a yery few minutes there are numbers of his fellows ou the wing, hurrying to get there in time to help fight that owl. The cry is plainly a battle call, and every bird that hears it knows there is going to be a fight just as soon as the numbers warrant it, That is intercommunication and with a vengeance. Yet let the bluejay or the crow discover anything that means danger, as plainly as the sight of a man with a gun, for instance. Asam the screams and racket as he hurries away and everyone of his fellows likewise places distance behind him without stopping to question the cause of the alarm calls, He knows from the sound that whatever his friend sees is dangerous to him and a good thing to get away from. So does the squirrel among the leaves hunting hazelnuts, and he scurries up a gnarled oak and peeps down, silent until he knows the danger is past, All other birds hear the same alarm and.skip into durkening thickets, where they are better hid. A rabbit, out for an early nip of vegetation, hears the call and nips no more, but pops into a conyenient brush heap for cover. The bluejay has told them all to bide. _ Now let the hunter stop and remain perfectly quiet, mak- ing neither sound nor alarming motion, Soon the squirrel slips down, and begins his work of hunting and ‘‘cacheing” nuts again, One by one birds begin to hunt their food and twitter softly to each other, the bluejay slips back among the branches, talking to himself, and fairly puffed up with curi- osity and importance. uh. These are only a few instances of the intercommuniration that everyone who goes into the woods and observes his sur- roundings knows without doubt takes place daily. Of course, different species have their own way of getting at these results, but they all communicate more or less with their own kind and with others; and wolves haye become v-ry proficient, because they must be so or die by the hand of man. Ex Comancno, THE ANTELOPE IN MONTANA. Fort ASstyaABsorIne, Mont., Feb 17.—Hditor Forest and Stream: From a recent conversation with James Parotti, the game warden for this (Chotean) county, I gathered a few facts which may be useful to you in your work on the dis- tribution of antelope. He is, of course, familiar with the distribution of game in this county, but is also well informed as to its abundance throughout the Stute generally. He informs me that antelope can be found at the following points during the entire year, besides which a good many— according to the severity of the weather—move in from Canada every fall: Rocky Springs, near the Canada line—Many small herds. Sweetgrass Hills—Large numbers of antelope. Antelope Springs, south of Bear Paw Mountains, near Cow Creek—150 to 200 head. Landusky P. O , south of Little Rockies—Plentiful. Sage Creek, twenty-five miley from Hayre, west—Several small bunches. Milk River, twenty-five miles from Havre, west—Several small bunches. North of Chinook, about twenty miles—A number of small bunches. _ Old-man-on-his-back Butte, thirty-eight miles northeast— Large bands. Old Benton and McLeod trail—Scattered bunches any- where. Augusta, on South Pork of Sun River—Scattered bands, Poplar Agency, Fort P. ck Reservation—Fairly plenty. Southeast of old Fort Claggett, on Missouri—Plenty. Musselshell county—Plenty. Between the Musselshell and Billings—Plenty. Antelope Hill, near Blackfoot, Deer Lodge county—A few. This is west of the Rockies, Lower Yellowstone—Scattered bunches. nae of Havre thirty miles, on Willow and Battle creeks —Plenty. North of Glasgow—Seattered bunches, Mr. Parotti has been in this country as hunter and suide for nearly twenty years. He tells me that the fearful winter of 1898, when the thermometer registered 61° below in this post, killed off four-fifths of the antelope—that they starved to death by thousands on account of the deep snow. He found, after that winter, what he estimated were 900 carcasses where the antelope bad drifted into a deep ravineand evidently had no strength to get out. Before that time antelope were plenty through here, but that winter killed nearly all off. While they were shot by thousands, the number so destroyed was only an insignificant fraction of the total. He tells me that these antelope, like those which drifted in this winter, prob- ably came from the Red Deer River country, 250 miles to the north of here. He has hunted in that country, and re- ports antelope there in immense bands, the country unsettled, and few to molest the game. He believes that a large major- ity of the antelope now in Montana during the winters drift in from across the Canadian line. Epwarp L, Munson. NORTH CAROLINA BIRD NOTES. I Am spending the month of March in the suburbs of Asheville, N. C., a fact of no consequence whatever, except so far as it gives me an opportunity to speak about the birds I have seen bere. ’ During the last week in February the weather was very cold and windy. Ice formed every night and once snow fell. On the 27th an immense flight of robins appeared and large numbers were shot. We at the North feed them on cherries, strawberries, etc., for our Southern brethren to shoot and feast on, There are thousands of robins now all along the banks of the Swannanoa River, which flows through Biltmore, George W. Vanderbilt’s vast estate of 100,000 acres. They are on their journey notthward. Yesterday I saw a flock of crow blackbirds (purple grackles), and to-day a flock of redwing blackbirds, gomg north. ’ On Sunday the cackle of a flicker (kee yer! hee-yer'!) sounded from the tall trees somewhere near the house, and while trying to get my eye on bim J noticed a pair of yellow- bellied sapsuckers, A common bird here is the little white breasted nuthatch, which runs up and down the trunks of trees in close proximity to the house, apparently fearless of human beings It is found in company with the lively little chickadee, whose saucy investigations are pushed to the ut- most limits of familiarity. Two species of the chickadee are found here, Purus atricapillus and P carolinensis, the latter being smaller, but not otherwise differing noticeably except in its call notes, 2 In my rambles in the neighborhood I have observed such birds, common to the North, as the crow, bluejay, blue- bird, junco or snow bird, American goldfinch or yellowbird, cardinal grosbeak, chippy, song sparrow and field sparrow, whose liquid notes are so inimitable, But by far the most interesting bird to me is the tufted titmouse, an active little blue-gray, 6in. rascal, who is afraid of nobody, and spends one-half his time by day in seeking food and the other half in telling you soin Latin from the highest tree tops, At J Marcu 27, 1897.) FOREST AND STREAM. 24AB first his shrill peto, pelo, peto is rather musical and pleasant. After having heard it for ten minutes or so it becomes 4 trifle monotonous, and at the end of a half hour you wish you hadagun. Two hours afterward, coming back that way, you are likely to hear the same bird doing the same thing with a pertinacity that would be admirable if the re- sults were marked by some yariety. The month of March so far has not been favorable for ornithological research. Rain has fallen about every other day or might, The woods are wet. The roads are simply awful; and the feathered host in Florida and Georgia, ex- cept the robins and the blackbirds, seem to be content to bear the ills they have rather than fly to others that they know not of, unless perhaps by instinct or experience. I. Kwarny. Forest Hinu, Asheville, N. C., March 18, WILD BIRDS AT THE SPORTS MEN’S SHOW. To many visitors to the Sportsmen’s Exposition the most interesting thing there was the exhibit of live wild birds sent by Mr. Treadwell, of Long Island, and Mr. Verner de Guise, of Mahwah, New Jersey. As many of these birds wereof kinds unfamiliar to many sportsmen, they were ex- amined with the greatest curiosity and interest. The wildfowl shown by Mr. Treadwell included two coops each of brant, of Canada geese, of snow geese, and of Egyptian geese; one each of blue geese, Hutchins geese, black ducks, mallards, white call ducks and Cayuga ducks, these last being varieties ofthe domestic duck. Mr. De Guise showed seyeral coops containing a large number of pheasants, both vhe ring-necked and the old-fashioned English pheasant (P. colehicus), together with a coop of prairie chickens— pinnated grouse. The admirable condition of the birds shown was re- marked on by all who saw them. Their plumage was as smooth and bright as that of wild birds, and the wildfow] were very tame and showed no uneasiness or alarm when closely inspected. This was hardly the case with the galli- naceous birds, which we may suppose to be less accustomed to.confinement in small inclosures. Some of the ring- necked pheasants strove to push their way through the wire netting at the back of the cages, and for a time the pinnated grouse tried to get out. As soon as cloth was placed over the wire at the back of the coops these efforts ceased. It is certainly an interesting thing that there are in this country two large establishments like those of Messrs. Treadwell and De Guise, where wildfowl and galli- naceous birds are bred successfully. This and the effort made by many wealthy men to establish large game pre- serves are tendencies of the present day in America which are very suggestive. Intimation of Spring in Texas. Purry, Texas, March 12.—The black martin (the harbin- gers of spring) are here; I noticedtwoon Feb. 23. There was a wind and rain storm on the night of the 2ist, and early on the morning of the 22d I heard the familiar note of these welcome little companions and saw a couple of them circling about their last year’s residence, as if to see that all was well before taking possession of their summer home. The wildfow! have begun their northward journey: a great many wild geese, brant, etc., passed here this week. The red-breast robin has been with us in goodly numbers during the Jast few days, but they seem to be possessed of a restless spirit. They do not remain here in summer. The Season when Bob White will have the cloak of the law thrown around him is near at hand, and I will rejoice to see it come. te Ei Va Papers on Tropical Mammals. Two papers by Dr. J. A. Allen, of the American Museum of Natural History. just received, treat of collections of mammals madein Costa Ricaandin Mexico. The first represents mate- rial a large part of which has been contributed to the Ameri- can Museum either by Messrs. Alfaro and Cherrie personally, or by the Costa Rica Museum. The material consists of about 800 specimens, and represents sixty-five species. Be- sides this additional material has been received recently. The present paper enumerates sixty-six species of animals, of which seven species and one genus are new. The second collection, Dr Bullers’s collection of Mexican mammals, numbers over 300 specimens, and represents fifty- five species, of which sixteen were determined as new to science, Birds and Locomotive. A Forr Conxtys, Col., press dispatch recently reported that as the Denver passenger train was coming from Loye- land last evening in the midst of a big snowstorm and fog, the locomotive enecuntered a drove of snowbirds which drove at the headlight with such violence that the glass guard was broken and the light extinguished, and the train came from Russell Creek to Fort Collins in darkness. The hirds were killed by the score by striking the cab and pilot, and fell into the engine and tender and floor of the cab, falling so thickly that the fireman scooped them up with his shovel and threw them out. 100 dead birds were tuken from the locomotive and tender. Snake and Hawk. THOMASVILLE, Ga., March 15.—A few days ago Dr, Hodgeman, of New York, and two friends were out shooting quail. While eating lunch they saw two hawks sailing well above their heads. One of the gentlemen said, “‘Lam going to take a shot at the lazy one.” He did go, and the hawk sailed on. A short time after, something fluttered to the pround near them. On going to the spot they found a hawk with a small snake tightly wound around the hawk’s neck and the lower jaw of the snake set in the body of the hawk. After killing the snake in order to release the hawk, they killed the hawk because every hunter does. SAYVILLE, {New York Game Laws. ALBANY, March 20.—The Governor has signed Assembly- man Hobbie’s bill prohibiting the hounding of deer for ten years in the towns of Dresden and Putnam, in Washington county. ‘Als Assemblyman Post’s, allowing the shooting of web- footed wildfowl from floating devices, boats propelled by hand and sail boats, in Long Island Sound, Great South Bay, Gardiner, Shinnecock and Peconic bays, When this place was reached at least - Gane Bag and Gun. HOURS IN A BLIND,—III. A Windward Point. THe desirable wind for point-shooting is one quartering from behind the gunner, This gives the birds abundant room to swing over the water and to come up to the decoys, offering a good shot to the man in the blind. Sometimes, however, it happens that after one has tied out with the wind just right and everything apparently favorable, the wind wil] haul more and more in front of him, or may shift sud- denly, so that it blows directly on the point and in the gun- per’s face. One result of this is that his decoys, instead of riding in a long line head to tail, swing around and now sit in the water side by side, their bills of course facing the wind, Worse than this is the fact that the fowl which come in can no longer swing over the water, but if they wish to alight to the decoys must swing over a marsh and come from behind the gunner and co over his blind. Thus they are quite certain to see him, or at least some of the strange ob- jects that he has brought into the marsh; or if they do not see him, at least they come from behivd him, and he is obliged to twist around and shoot at them when they are eoming toward him and nearly over his head. For most men, J think, shooting of this sort is very difficult, and usu- ally when such a shift of wind tak’s place it is better for the gunner to take up and to movye—if such a course is practi- cable—to some other noint, where the wind is right. One of the chief difficulties that I find in shooting at birds that come in from bebind tbe blind is that a large proportion of them come quite low, and so are not seen until they are almost upon the gunner. By the time he gets his gun to his shoulder the bird is likely to be almost within arm’s length Tf now it flares and goes directly up in the air the shot be- comes an easy one; but if, on the other hand, it keeps on over the gunner’s head he has to twist around and is very likely to shoot hastily at a straightaway, swift-flying bird and to miss it, I have never yet shot in a blind with a remarkably good shot—a man who took all chances and killed a very large proportion of his birds. I know that there are such men, but it bas never been my fortune to see one of them shooting wildfowl, Sometimes a bunch of birds coming low over the marsh at a tremendous rate of speed unseen may pass over a man’s head with a sound which resembles the escape of steam froma large locomotive, and which, coming so unexpectedly, has a tendency to frighten one out of several years’ growth. In my limited experience, canvasbacks and blackheads are the worst offenders in this respect, though occasionally an old black duck coming low down over the blind will startle one by the rustling of his feathers, On several occasions I have had a white headed eagle come so near the blind that when I rose and shouted at him I could plainly hear his feathers creaking against each other as he threw himself over nearly on his back, and scrambled through the air to get way. Passers-by,. It surprises one, though, of course, it is only natural, to see how many birds there are, which are not wildfowl, that come close to the blind entirely unsuspicious of its occupant. Hawks and sometimes, during gray days, owls hunt over the marsh, eager to prey on the blackbirds and sparrows whose haunt ishere. Gulls often pass near the decoys, aud occasion- ally one sees flying through the air a loon or a cormorant. Sometimes one of the latter may be seen perched over the water on a stake of some deserted bush blind. Eagles and buzzards, of course, and the ever-present crow, are constantly searching over the marsh and over the water, looking for dead and wounded ducks. From the many ducks and geese that are so lost to the gunner the eagles and the buzzards no doubt gain a fat live- lihood, and the clean-picked ckeletons of wildfowl surround- ed by the feathers are frequently seen in the marshes. Besides these, in and among the reeds live blackbirds, sparrows, marsh wrens and rails, any of which will venture close to the blind. Sometimes a little Carolina rail in its peregrinations along the water’s edge will even walk into the blind, and gaze at its occupant with bright, dark eye, uncer: jain what he may be. It is amusing sometimes to see two or three men and a dog go crasbing through the cane in hot pursuit of one of these little birds, who must laugh to himself at the clumsy efforts made by his pursuers to capture him. Often a little whisp of snipe of two or three individuals pass within gunshot of the blind, ora single bird, like a bul- let from the sky, may drop on some nearby point of the marsh, and run briskly about over the mud at the water’s edge, probing with busy bill for food which is hidden be- neath. In like manner now and thena killdeer plover or a pair of yellow-legs may fly in from beyond the marsh, and hurry along over the mud as if greatly pressed for time. Herons, of course, are abundant in the marsh, and are of three sorts The night heron—in New England called quawk—and the bittern are seen less often here than the great blue heron, which in these parts is known by an ap- parently unmeaning name—‘‘forty gallons of soup.” This bird is common here, and often comes close over the blind or alights in the water near it. Tt is interesting to watch one when itis fishing. Its huge wings and long straddling legs make a great commotion over the water when it alights, though there is no splash when it puts its feet down. ‘The moment that it has folded its wings, however, it straigbtens its legs, neck and body, and for a long time stands bolt upright, absolutely motionless, look- ing for all'the world like a straight, weathered stick standing out of the water. In this position if resembles anything rather than a bird, and its attitude is extremely uvgraceful. The position and the entire absence of motion are due, I sup. pose, first to its desire fo see whether any enemy is in the neighborhood; and second to give its prey, which may have been frightened by the shadow of its passing body, time to recover from this alarm. After a period of stillness which may last five or six min- utes, but seems to the watcher much longer, the heron, still holding its neck straight and stiff and its bill pointed some- what upward, takes a cautious step and then stands still for amoment. Then, seemingly reassured, if moyes on with slow, careful steps, its head turned a little on one side, evi- dently searching the water for its food. It does not take the conventional heron attitude until it sees some little fish that is within reach. Then very slowly it draws in its neck and darts out its strong, keen bill, and usually captures its prey; not always, however, for I have several times seen one miss his stroke. These are big birds, and birds too that one seldom has an opportunity to kill. yet it always seems to mea pity to shoot at them. They can be eaten, to be sure; yet no one who has ducks and geese to eat would be likely to prefer heron. Un- less the gunner has some use for it, it does not, to me, seem worth while to kill any bird. Life is something so mysteri- ous that it should not be lightly destroyed, and I have no sympathy with the wantonness which leads many shooters to try their guns on every robin. swallow, nighthawk or bat that may fly near to them. This is commonly done ‘‘for fun,” or to see “‘whether I can hit it;’ but it is all wrong. Strangers from Afar. Besides the birds of all sorts of which | have spoken, and the water fowl, which are so conspicuous, and of which the - lucky gunoer secures a few, there are killed here occasion- ally birds that are altorether unexpected. One of the most unusual of these was secured some years ago by a local gunner, who of course did not know what it was, but shot it because it looked so strange. This was a dovekie, or little. auk, a bird of the aretic regions, which is said to breed in Greenland, and which occurs in small num- bers in winter off all the North Atlantic States. It is rarely seen south of New York, and for all [ know its North Caro- lina occurrence may be a record, _ The white brant, or snow goose, is found here every year in small numbers, one Jarge flock living on the-outer beach not very far from the Currituck Lighthouse. These birds do not seem to associate with the common gray geese, but keep hy themselves, and feed largely on the marsh instead of in the water. Sometimes I have sailed within gunshot of this flock of 500, and their white heads appearing over the short marsh grass, which hides their bodies, have a very curious appearance. When fairly alarmed, they spring into the air and fly away with sharp, ceckling cries, much less musical than those of the common Canada geese. They are seldom killed, I believe. - Now and then among the birds brought in by the gunners will be seen a curious duck, unlike anythimg known here, and which the ornithologist at once recognizes as a hybrid— something which is not yery uncommon among the duck family. Ihave killed a male hybrid which was manifestly a cross between a mallard and the pintail, and have seen more than one hybrid between the black duck and mallard: I have heard of two or three strangers from Europe hay- ing been killed in these waters. These were English widgeons, usually found associated with the American bird and recognized as something strange only after they had been killed and retrieved. . The Hairy Crown, An abundant. bird on the waters of Currituck Sound is that locally known as the hairy crown. This is the bird called in the books the hooded merganser. I have never seen these birds so abundant anywhere as they are here, and flocks of from 75 to 100 are sometimes seen. More often, however, the companies are much smaller. If you see these birds coming a good way off, they will very likely fool you by their manner of flight, and you will at first say ‘‘Blackheads,” and then ‘‘No, canvasbacks.” Perhaps it will not be until they are almost within gunshot that you disappointedly exclaim: ‘‘Hairy crowns.” These ‘birds, though commonly they do not pay much attention to the decoys come up without the least hesitation if they make up their minds to come, and alight in the water, swim- ming about with lowered crest and diving for fond, quite unconscious that the decoys are shams. If you stand up in your blind and raise your gun they erect the crest in token of suspicion, and then may dive and swim under the water for a long way, or perhaps jump up and offer you a shot. ft is only their swift flight that makes them hard to hit, for. they fly very steadily. Sometimes, when a little flock is fly- ing across at a distance, they can be called to the decoya by an imitation of their note, which is something like that of the blackhead—a guttural, grating croak. The male hairy crown isa beautiful bird, with his elaborate livery of black, white, tan and delicate oray, but as hairy crowns are commonly regarded as worthless for eating, they are often allowed to pass unharmed by the gunner unless he is shooting for count, when he will try to knock down those that come to him, as each one retrieved counts as a duck. The redbreasted merganser is much less common here than the hooded, but occasionally drops in among the decoys. Tts local name is sawbill. The goosander I haye never seen here, nor do the meu with whom « have talked about it ap- pear to know the bird. Calling Down a Goose, During much of the day the music and clamor of the geese, softened by distance, fall upon the gunner’s ear. It may be that in some channel not farfrom him great num- bers of these birds are resting on the water talking to each other, and often'floeks of traveling birds pass up and down the Sound, calling to each other or answering the salutations of other birds at rest. Often too a sailboat, passing through a great raft of geese, will put all the birds on the wing, and they rise in a thick cloud of dark specks against the sky, looking like a swarm of bees. When these birds have been so disturbed they often break up into small companies and fly here and there in different directions, seeking new resting aces. The man who silts all day im his blind 4s likely to have some of these moving flocks of geese pass near him, and sometimes they may fly so close that he will have an oppor- tunity to shoot into them, and to pick a bird or two down from the sky. If he has a couple of goose decoys in the water, and if his boatman is a good caller, bis chance for a shot is, of course, much better. It is extremely interesting to see the boatman call down a goose and to watch the actions of the deluded bird as it swings lower and lower in wide circles, and at length, with outstretched neck and hang- ing feet, comes up over the decoys to join its supposed com- rades at their head. When the bird is distant the men fairly shriek out their galls, but as it gets nearer and nearer their voices are Jowered, their heads are bent toward the earth, perhaps they place their hands or their hats in front of their mouths. The conversations which they hold with each other and with the goose are no longer shrill and loud-voiced honks, but are chuckling confidences which the supposed geese on the water are sharing with one another. The in- coming bird still calls with loud, sonorous tones, as if anxious to attract the attention of the wooden decoys, but.as he gets nearer and nearer the talk of the men becomes still lower; until at last, when the guoner jumps to his feet and levels his arm, it ceases altogether, 246. FOREST AND STREAM. | =e [Marcu 27, 1897. * Let no one imagine that because the goose is a sreat bird nearly 4ft. long and apparently of slow and unwieldy flight it is a matter of course that he will kill him, I confidently assert that there is nearly as much room in the air around a goose as there is atound a duck, and unless your gun is care- fully held you will shoot behind the bird. If you miss him with your first barrel you are very likely to miss him also with the second, which is likely to be fired with undue haste, If, however, your first barrel has done the work, and he falls to the water, your boatman is certain to offer you cordial congratulations which will warm the cockles of your heart, Often it may happen that, while the goose does not come down to the decoys, be will alter his flight and pass over the blind within long range. In such a case your shot may per- haps fail to break any boneand yet may mortally wound the bird, which, after making a wide circuit or a long flight, will at last come to the water stone dead. COUPLES. [vo BE CONTINUED. | LIFE AMONG THE: LUMBERMEN.—II. (Continued from page 226.) ASHLAND, Wis—As usual, Ernest was awake first in the morning, and came over to my bunk, which I had built separate in the far corner of the camp. He struck a match and lighted the candle, stuck it in the hole bored in a pro- truding log at the head for a candlestick, the sizzling of the match starting me broad awake. “Well, Ernest, how’s the weather; snowing yet?” “You bet he snow. He keep on leetle longer he bury the camp. I make snowshoe to-day out of deer hide we get yesterday, s0 we can go after more, Snow too deep for walk; teenk have to make snowshoe for sled for haul log and snowshoe for horse hox.” . By the time Ernest had finished this speech I had dressed sufficient for investigation. I could barely open Hi it Ney, ZEN i A i/| Mhz ES vay ue 2 | Ne | ea es A few more steps and we caught sight of an animal mak- ing as good time as possible through the soft snow. =e ee ee ~=_— beneath the surface of the water, from rhiihe emerged ina few moments (yet I was somewhat alarmed for his safety), when he arose with a strugeling captive grasped in bis talona, and with an air of triumph started in the direction of a dead tree on the opposite side of the creek, on which the fish hawks frequently perched to enjoy their lunch, as it was iso- lated and consequently could not be approached unseen by their enemies, Alas! his anticipations of a quiet meal were doomed to disappointment. He had proceeded about halfway across the creek, exerting himself to the utmost to reach his destination. when he uttered a piercing scream and vigorously exerted his power to escape some imminent danger. the cause of which I had not yet disrovered, And as it was the first time [ had beard, when witnessing an in- cident of this nature. such a piercing scream of alarm (which was an interlude to the impending contest at the sequel), I watched with -inftense interest for further developments. Upon sweeping the horizon closely I discovered a dark spot rapidly approaching, which proved to be the unrelenting enemy of the hawk, the bald eagle, which no doubt had heen watching the movements of the hawk from an elevated perch until the time arrived to strike. From the moment the hawk discovered the approaching winged conqueror he made desperate attempts to escape by ascending in wide circles, the eagle pursuing the same tactics. It was exceed- ingly interesting to watch their gvrating movements until the eagle gained the ascendant, when he plunged unon the hawk, who in his terror abandoned his fish, for which the eagle plunged again with indiscribable velocity, secured the falling fish in his talons before reaching the water, then gliding away with inconceivable celerity made through the air one of those matchless ascending curves for which the king of birds is celebrated, without flap of wing or flirt of feather. JAMES NORRIS. Hareorp County, Maryland. ee RECOLLECTIONS OF IOWA.—IV. “Ah, happy hills; ah, pleasing shade: Ah, fields belov’d 1n vain, Where once my careless childhood stray'd.” Yo those who haye reached the crest of the hill from whence they can suryey the beginning and the end of the journey of life, one of the sweetest pleasures is to sit down and muse over the course they haye traveled, and silently contemplate the joys and sorrows, the pleasures and pains, the successes and mistakes that stud its devious way. And yet how prone we are to forget the miseries and remember only the delights of our boyhood days. Some way the clouds seem to have all floated away and left only thesun- shine. Nature, for some occult reason, smooths the folds of memory, making ns forgetful of wintry skies, dead leaves, yellow grass, cut fingers and cold feet, and permits us only to recall bright skies, pretty green leaves and grass, birds, songs and happiness. Yes, “nature can soothe if she cannot satisfy,” and for this, if nothing more, she is entitled toa first mortgage on our gratitude. Even in those cases where pleasure and distress got so badly mixed up that we were in doubt then as to which had the better of the other on the general proposition we find no room in our hearts for doubt in after years. Memory has digested all the distresses and permitted pleasure to assimilate them. : It was March, 1862. We had passed a hard winter, with lots of cold, disagreeable weather. But now the leaden clouds were floating away, the grass was timidly peeping out from its cold bed, the bluebird was investigating the condition of its last year’s quarters, the ice in the streams was breaking up, and the quack of the mallard and the honk of the wild goose were heard in the land. Igotdown my shotgun, stuck a bottle of powder in one pocket, a bot- tle of shot in another, a wad of paper and a box of caps in another, whistled up old Cola—my bull retriever—and struck out for Coon River for ducks. I wanted to get down the river two or three miles below Foster’s, where I knew that some spring branches put in, and where I was sure that I would find plenty of ducks. Snow and ice were still with us, and we took the center of the river to expedite matters, and also for the advantage that it gave us over any unsuspecting birds that might be puddling along the banks. We had proceeded on our way a mile or so when I began to realize that the ice was unsafe. It seemed to be rotten, and disposed to quit business in that néck of the woods. I had taken but afew steps shoreward when with a crack and a crash it broke and let me through. The water was deep and very cold, but I hung on to my gun and put forth my most gallant effortsto get out, After letting me through the cakes of ice had readjtisted them- selves, and when I came up I found myself under the ice. I thought I would surely strangle before I found a place that I could get my hand through to the surface, but I found one and tilted the cake so that I could get my head out. Then I tried to climb up, but the treacherous ice cakes would modestly give way to my weight, tilt up and let me down again. Really I do not know how I did manage to get out, but I did after a long time, And when, half dead, L pulled myself up on the snowy bank, I still had my gun and ammunition. The powder was all right, for it was in a corked bottle; and the caps were in a close- fitting tin box. Thank fortune. neither powder nor caps were any the worse for my ducking. My clothes were freezing on me, and the question at once presented itself: Should I go home? I felt that if I went home then my condition would call for an explanation, which said expla- apse would probably seriously affect my plans for the uture. Old Cola had quietly slid ashore at the first intimation of trouble, and, while powerless to render assistance, seemed to be a deeply interested spectator, and ready now to condole with me and offer some good advice if I could only understand him. And asa general proposition a boy and his dog understand each other. Ifa boy and his dog can’t understand each other, who can? - I construed Cola’s manifestations of pleasure as mute Suggestions that we go on with the hunt. He said as plainly as could be said without words: “Pshaw! that little ducking will not hurt you; you are too brave and manly to let a little thing like that spoil all our sport; come on, let’s go on down the river and get some ducks.” So we went off out to a grassy place among the trees where we were somewhat sheltered from the wind, and I stripped off every dud, wrung them out as well as I could, dressed, and we proceeded on our way. We had good luck with the mallards at the spring holes, and old Cola worked with 263 such unusual energy that I never lost 2 duck. Apparently he wanted to show me that I had done just the right thing in following his advice. We did not return home until night, and when we did get home my clothes were per- fectly dry, and I was comfortable and warm. One never takes cold from such mishaps or exposures if they keep their blood moving by proper exercise. When I was a boy in Iowa there wasn’t a day of the year (except Sunday) that wasn’t.open season for some kind of sport with rod or gun. And, as with all boys, Sunday was open too if we could manage to give the old folks the slip. The only close seasons were such as our better natures suggested or felt disposed to recognize. We fished from early spring to late autumn and then speared the fish through the ice. We permitted the prairie chick- ens to hatch their young without molestation, but com- menced to shoot as soon as the young commenced to fly. No thought of any kind of protection for water fowl ever came into our heads. Rabbits and squirrels were out- lawed by common consent, but there was a tender spot in all our hearts for poor little Bob White. Spring and autumn the prairie lakes were full of water fowl that sought refuge in the river during boisterous weather. And there in the river was where I most delighted to hunt them. AndifI should undertake to tell of the countless numbers I killed it would sound too much like a fairy tale to insure general belief. But, while I made some wonder- fal shots, [never succeeded in scoring as many at one shot as did my friend Mr. Baumgardner. He got twenty- seven mallards at one shot. Eyery autumn father and I would go with a covered wagon up to the northwestern part of the county and spend a couple of weeks or more with the water fowl, and, of course, we had great sport. The country had begun to settle up; and here and there were small patches of corn, which were, for the most part, appropriated by the cranes, geese and ducks. And in these fields I had some of the greatest sport of my life. The majority of these fields were unfenced and therefore seldom harvested by their owners. The cranes would come by thousands, alight on the adjacent prairie and then walk over into the corn. By the time they. were ready to go on south there wasn’t much left of it, and it generally had the appearance of haying been torn to pieces by hogs. Butif the owner could manage to fence his little field the cranes were “leary” and regarded it with suspicion as being some kind of a trap. I remember one fall we made our headquarters at Mr. Francis’s, up in Dallas township. There was a small field of corn about two miles north of our camp which the owner had fenced against the cranes, but the mallards gathered there nights and mornings in countless numbers. There was no house on it, only just a little, lonely prairie field, and I jumped the claim so far as mallard hunting was concerned. Probably the owner would not have ob- jected any way, for mallards, in such numbers as I found there, were not calculated to increase his harvest to any perceptible degree. One evening as the sun was sinking in the west I took my dog and gun and hurried away to my preserve, climbed the fence, went out in the field a few rods, tied four hills of corn together at the tops for a blind, and commenced work, I kept the dog very busy bringing ducks until it became too dark to shoot,and must have had forty or fifty fine mallards. Then I hurriedly gathered up my game, climbed the fence near the corner, and struck out for camp. Now a prairie is much the same, no matter which way you go, and while I could not observe any strange or unfamiliar landmarks, it seemed to me that it was a very long way back to camp and that the mallards were unusually fat and heavy. It became dark, very dark; but I kept on walking, and after a couple of hours became painfully aware that in my hurry T had climbed out of the field on the wrong side and was to all intents and pur- poses lost. ButI kept on walking, waded through prairie ponds to my hips, alarming sleepy water fowl and now and then starting some animal (presumably wolves) from the long grass, and making myself obnoxious generally. At last I discovered a light away off across the prairie and made for it.. Somewhere about 11 o’clock I reached it, and found that it came from a settler’s cabin on a little patch of unfenced new sod; but the settler had a dog that seemed to be savage and not at all disposed to let me ap- proach. Finally the dog’s unusual conduct brought the settler to the door, and I inquired if he could tell me where Mr. Francis lived. I felt my heart sink alittle when he replied, “Yas, about nine miles east 0’ here.” Then I had to ask him which way was east, and he came out and gave me the general direction. I wanted to get to camp, for I knew that the folks would be uneasy, and so I pulled on, still hanging on tomy ducks. And maybe you think they - were not heavy by this time. After walking another hour or more I heard the faint report of a gun away off across the prairie, which I an- swered with both barrels. It wasn’t very long’ before father and Mr, Francis came riding up, and what a relief it was to get rid of those mallards and astride of a horse. The best squirrel hunt I ever had was one October day. in 1863. I had two chums by the name of Seth and Cicero Dodge, who lived down in the forks of Coon about four miles below us. The boys were hauling wood to town and they told me that the woods down in the forks were alive with squirrels, and that if I would go back with them that evening they would. get their father to let them have the next day off and we would have lots of fun. I went home and got my No. 14 muzzleloader, plenty of ammunition and my dog and went home with them. Father Dodge had built a new frame house, but it was not large enough to accommodate the family and any strangers, so Cicero and I slept out in the old log house. I shall never forget the seare we got that night. As boys will, we lay there a long time discussing the various propositions that suggest themselyes to two boy chums who haven’t seen each other for some time. Along toward midnight we thought we discovered the presence of somebody under our bed. To make it more certain we distinctly heard the ticking of his watch. We became uneasy, for the ticking of that watch was regular and incessant. At last Cicero quietly.slipped out of bed, went over to the new house and called his father, who came and investigated. Much to our chagrin the old gentleman soon discovered that the cause of our dread and forebodings was only a deathwatch at work in an old log by the side of the bed. 264 FOREST AND STREAM. [Aprip 3, 1897, That night there was a seyere autumn thunderstorm, but next morning the clouds had cleared away and the sun smiled down pleasantly. There never was a more lovely morning than the morning of that bright autumn day when we three boys with our two muzzleloading shot- guns and two cur dogs sallied forth after squirrels. Nature seemed lavish with her jewels, for the raindrops, still hanging to the leaves, in the bright sun looked like pure white diamonds, and all animate nature seemed to appre- ciate nature’s pleasing display. Pheasants and quail were in great abundance and the woods seemed to be fairly alive with squirrels. I remember that we shot six fox squirrels out of one old oak that stood in the edge of a lit- tle cornfield. I never saw so many squirrels any one day before or since. We brought home nearly sixty squirrels and a number of pheasants and quail from that day’s hunt, which we thought pretty good work for thirteen-year-olds armed and equipped as we were. Had we been ex- perienced hunters armed with breechloaders, doubtless we would have bagged a couple of hundred. Then, a8 now, my natural inclinations took me.a-fishing oftener than hunting, We had no trout, but there were plenty of pike, pickerel, wall-eyed pike, cats, bass and goggle-eyes. It seems to me that I can recollect distinctly eyery fishing trip I ever took in all its minutest details. Like all pioneer boys, I had to work; and fishing and hunting trips were uncertain and limited. Of course I vould go any summer evening to the river and fish for cats and goggle-eyes, but such trips were not entirely satisfac- tory. Soin order to get the kind of fishing I most wanted I used to enter into contracts with father at the first of the week to do stipulated jobs, or what we called my ‘“‘tasks,” and what time I could earn by diligence and energy I might appropriate at the close of the week and use-as I saw fit. Sometimes I would earn all of Saturday, but oftener only Saturday afternoons. My rods were ironwood saplings, procured from the sidehill over by Miller’s Branch, peeled in the attic and allowed to season thoroughly. And they were dandies too; generally about 16ft. long, light, tough, and straight as rays of light. My lines were ordinary chalk lines, asa rule. A Chinaman always buys the big- gest boots he can get for his money, and I followed that rule in buying hooks. My bait was shiners, chubs and green frogs, procured from Butler’s Branch, west of us. And I generally had all these thingsin complete readiness, so that when my task was finished there were no particu- lar delays in getting to the river. ~~ To recount my fishing exploits would simply be a repe- tition of nearly every frontier boy's experiences; but now as I think back over my forty years’ fishing experience I feel constrained to admit that I have never felt in my maturer years the same thrills of pleasure with the split- bamboo, salmon and trout that experienced in my boy- hood days with the ironwood, pike, pickerel and bass. I probably commenced my angling career when about seven years of age, maybe younger; and now that gray hairs and “crow’s feet’ admonish me that the time is coming when my angling will have to be done, if at all, on the other side of the great river, I look back to the good old days with the pike, pickerel and bass as about the most pleas- ant of my life. In those days we boys were all still-fish- ers. There was none of the “wasteful strayagance” of modern times—no “silver reel contrapshuns and shiny fish poles dat run riot wid money.” What boy of us then ever thought of artificial flies? Two miles above our house North Coon River divided. One arm swept around to the east thirteen miles, coming back to join the main river almost at our door. Theother arm came straight down and was dammed near its mouth for milling purposes, furnishing a deep and extensive body of dead water that abounded with the finest bass, pickerel and pike. This, of course, belonged to myself and my boy friends by right of continuous and undisputed possession. At least our right was never questioned. I remember one Saturday afternoon when I was about ten years old—in fact if I should live a thousand years that particular afternoon will never be forgotten—I had gone to the slough with my bucket of minnows and three of my best ironwood poles. I had securely planted one of my poles (not rod, Mr. Cheney) in the bank above an old submerged leg where the water was probably 15ft. deep. I remember that the line on this particular pole was a brand new chalk line that. Uncle Charley Roden- baugh, the carpenter, had given me, and the bait was a big green prairie frog hooked on in a way that was neither cruel nor torturing to his frogship. I remember, too, of thinking, as I started up the river to set another pole, that that new chalk line and green frog ought to be able to seduce almost any bass in the river. Well, I had about got the second pole set when a glance below sent such a thrill through me that I shook as if I had an attack of the ague. I think that I covered the intervening 100yds. in about five seconds. At least my short legs did their level best. The pole was bending almost double and the new chalk line was cutting the water into ribbons. I wrenched the pole from the soft bank, got astride of it and the fight commenced in earnest. Well, it was first boy, then fish; then fish, then boy; but I gothim, I did not “play” him much. The “playing” was mostly on the other end of the pole. It was simply a case of a boy’s strength and grit against a fish’s strength, grit and cunning. The fish seemed determined to get under the old log among a lot.of limbs and roots that I now for the first time observed, while I was equally de- termined that he should not. He was a monster. He looked like a bass, but his size made me yery doubtful, and I finally decided that he must be a buffalo fish. While I was examining him and admiring the beautiful proportions and the deep green of his back and sides, Jake Van Meter, our miller (and by the way a very expert fisherman), came along and propounded the usual question: “What luck?” “Oh, not much yet,” said I, “for I’ve only just commenced, but I gness I’ve got. a durned old buffalo,”’ “A buttalo!” exclaimed Jake, “let’s see him.” He took the fish and examined it intently for a moment, and then turned to me and said: “My boy, you’ye got the biggest. black bass ever caught in Coon River.” Then my chagrin turned to pride, and if you ever saw a young turkey walkin a stubble field you can imagine how I walled back to my hooks. The hasg weighed about 8tlbs., and was indeed a large one for that river. Well do Iremember that afternoon’s catch: Three other bass of about dlhs, weight each, and two pickerel about 2ft, OnE, ‘ There were two roads home: one was.across the prairie and through father’s field, the other was via Main street.. “Did I take the Main street road? Well, I wonder! So most of the boys saw my catch, and I remember wishing that every man, woman and child in the whole State of rons could see it. Dear old Coon, sweet are thy memo- ries! ; “So nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest so gently that we go, Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay.” S. H. Greenu. PORTLAND, Oregon, Aatiyal History. WILD ANIMALS OF NEW JERSEY. Mr. SAmMugzL N. ReoaAnps contributes to the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia notes on New Jersey mammals based on personal experi- ence had during three collecting trips in the northern portion of the State. In some cases he has added to his own obser- vations those of people living in the localities named whose te timony was considered thoroughly reliable, ‘Trip Na 1 was made during the last week in May, 1893, to Nolan’s Point, Lake Hopatcong, Morris county, collecting heing confined within a radius of three miles from Nolan’s Point Villa, on the east shore of the lake. “The scecnd trip included a brief stay of five days during the last week in August, 1898, ata place nar Delaware Gap station, in the western corner of Warren county. Trapping was restricted to a line of woodland and meadow connecting # lake (Sunfish Pond) two miles distant with the farmhouse in which I lodged, near Delaware Gap. ‘The third and most successful trip covered a pericd of three weeks, extending from the 6th to the 380th days of Octo- ber, 1896 It included three stops of one week each; the first at Culyer’s Lake, Sussex county; the second at Unionville, Orange county, N. Y., just across the northern boundary of Sussex county, near the Walkill Valley; and the third atthe southern end of Greenwood Lake, in Passaic county. ‘The lakes of New Jersey are numerous; Oulver’s Lake and Long Lake together cover a considerable tract, and with their surroundings of swamps and mountains form a natural forest game preserve that is well worth the future attention of the legislators of the State. At Lake Hopatcong, the lar- gest of all, the country is less mountainous, and the fawna and jlora shade somewhat into the Carolinian elements, but at Greenwood Lake the western range of Greenwood Mountain shows the most marked Canadian features noted in the State, frequent swamps and bogs of white cedar, fir, pine, hemlock and tamarack nestling among the depressions of the summits. ‘The excursions of which the following pages form a summary are part of the authors plan to make a compre- hensive zoological survey of all the counties of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with special referenceto mammalogy and herpetology About half of this labor has been completed. “VirGINIA OPpossumM,—No specimens of opossum were taken. Its rare occurrence at:\Greenwood Lake, where Lwas informed by the hunters that two had been captured in the last two years, 1s of interest as showing the presence of this animal in the most boreal surroundings which the State affords. ’ “VireintA Dnpr.—lIt has been many years since one of these animals was killed in any of the localities visited. Sev- eral are confined in a game preserve surrounding Sunfish Pond, in Warren county, and a few in the Dalrymple pre- serve, on the east side of Long Lake, in Sussex’ county. ““Wapitr.—aA hunter near Delaware Gap declared that his grandfather, who ‘killed the last elk shot in Pike county,’ Pa. , stated that sometimes the hounds would drive both elk and deer across the Delaware River onto the Kittatinny Moun- tain, That the latter species has quite recently been known to find temporary quarters in Sussex county on this account is easily proved, and it is probable that in this manner the wapiti bas either voluntarily or involuntarily become a mem- ber of the New Jersey fauna within the present century, “Varying Harn.— Once pretty numerous in the tamurack swamps of northern New Jersey, this species now seems to be exterminated, Mr, Larkin Hazen stated that he shot one about six winters ago on Greenwood Mountain just across the State line in Orange county, N. Y. They used to fre- quent asmall swamp near Culver’s Gap, but I was unable to find any trace of them there. “Woop Harn.—No specimens of this common species were secured, On this account [am unable to say whether the sub-species transitionalis is found in northern New Jerse caer ares BErAVER.—Numerous localities in northern New Jersey are pointed out as the traditional sites of beaver colonies. This animal was so early exterminated in these places that I found if impossible to secure any data relating to the time of their extinction. ““WoopcHucK; GRounD Hog.—Yery abundant on the Dela- ware slope of the Kittatinny Mountain; less so in other locali- lies named, except at Lake Hopatcong. “CAROLINA CHIPMUNK.—Forty specimens, representing every locality visited, show nearer affinities to the Carolinian than the Canadian form of our Hastern chipmunk, Those from Delaware Gap are scarcely separable from southern New Jersey examples, the Greenwood Lake series being nearest to lysteri of Maine, but much darker. This animal is very abundantin Warren, Sussex and Passaic counties, but not so numerous at Lake Hopatcong. “A temperature of 28° during my stay at Greenwood Lake did not wholly silence them, though it greatly lessened their activity and apparent numbers. Contrary to what | expected, no really fat specimens were procured; and all seemed most busily infent on gathering and storing acorns at a season when they are generally supposed to go into their winter sleep. About 20 per cent, of those taken had the tail short- ened or injured in some manner, “QAROLINIAN CHICKAREE.—Numerous everywhere; abun- dant in the deeper evergreen forests, “NORTHERN GRAY SQUIRREL.—Not common except in the vicinity of Long Lake. Hyen the former existence of the fox squirrel in northern New Jersey rests on such unreliable evidence that lam unwilling to include it in this paper. “CAROLINIAN FLymng SQuIRREL.—A female and three young taker at Lake Hopatcong, and a male from near Cul. yer’s Lake, show no tendency to gradation with the North. erm animal. “Raccoon.-—Not rare. A special object of sport among the natives of Greenwood Lake, _ “CanApran OvTwR.—The otter continues to exist in all” the more secluded bodies of water in the counties under con- sideration. Specimens had been taken at Hopatcong, Cul- ver’s and Greenwood lakes within a year of my visits to these places “SouTHEASTERN Mrax.—None of this species were seen. | The hunters everywhere reported them scarce, “CAROLINA WHASEL —Not common, and rarely becoming white in winter, even at Greenwood Lake, “Nortuern Skunx.—Not having specimens, I am in- duced to include the skunks of northern New Jersey under the above name solely on geographical- grounds, fairly abundant in the region, : “AMERICAN BLACK Brar.—No bears were reported to me as still existing in the localities visited. The recent killing oft bears at Port Jervis makes it possible that they occasicn- ally wander into the northwestern corner of Sussex county. ‘NORTHERN Gray Fox.—Reported to be rare by hunters, Ontnumbering the red species at Lake Hopatcong. “AMERICAN RED. Fox.—Numerous in the rocky, moun- tainous districts. “AMERICAN TimBurR Wour —This destructive animal was exterminated trom northern New Jersey so long ago that I could obtain no definite data of its disappearance, “HASTERN Bay Lynx.—Not-yet exterminated in Sussex and Passaic counties, hut very rarely taken, I have been unable to ‘get any record of the Canada lyux for this region, thovgh it probably wandered thither in earlier times, “Puma —The same remarks which I have previously made regarding the wolf are applicable to this animal.” INSTINCT AND REASON, T Wave been very much interested in the recent: arlicl:s in Fonnst aND STREAM on the “‘Intercommunication of Ani- mils,” and am very glad that research has been turned in — that direction. ‘The opinions of Rey Charles Josiah Adams are especially interesting, as coming from a source from which we usually look for nothing bot opposition to scien- tific research. It has been assumed that man is the only anima] haying possession of ‘‘reason,” while the evidences of intelligence shown by what are called ‘‘ihe brutes,” or ‘“‘the lower animals,” are set down to a sense called ‘‘instinct.” Now, I hold that the dividing line between the two faculties is very hard to draw and define, and were to attempt it it would not separate man from the other animals in any way. What is known as instinct [ hold to be only “inherited experience,” and it is as manifest in the new-born child when placed at its mother’s breast as in any of the other mammals, It is shown in all the actions of childhood and is plainly visible in the desires which lead to the reproduction of the spec es : On the other hand, the evidences of reason, of drawin e deduc- ‘ tions from facts, of fitting means to ends, are so plainly visible in almost. if not quiteall other animals, from the giant elephant to the tiny ant, that we can only claim that we have reason in a higher degree, and more fully developed, than the horse orthe dog I haye been noting the actions of animals and their evidences of reason all my life, and had I time to recall them, and your readers patience to peruse them, 1 could fur- nish a long list in corroboration of facts already siven by your other contributors. Two short examples will show that the actions described in them could in no way be re- ferred to what is known as instinct. When a mere boy I had a cloth cap such as boys usually wear, but of a rather bright brown color. Oneof my father’s horses conceived a particular antipathy to that cap, and if T happened to wear it when I went to groom him he immedi- ately twiched it off my head with his teeth, and threw it under his feet, If L- wore a straw hat or any other cap, he took no notice of them, but he had evidently made up his mind that he would not have that cap thrust in his face. Some thirty years ago, or rather more, I had a bull ter- rier—not one of the dog’ now known by that name, but a cross between a bull dog and a Scotch terrier, with the broad head, ‘‘whopper-jaw” and bowlegs of the one, and the rough, wiry coat of the other, He was as homely a brute as one often sets eyes on, but as intelligent and affectionate as he was ugly. He would take a tramp by the leg of his trousers and walk him out of the front gate in short order, if he found one in the yard; but I neyer knew him to burt — one, his looks were usually sufficient, and they never offered resistance. All the while he was very fond of me and of my wife and children, with whom he was a great pet, and he usually stayed around the house, though he would some- times go over the river to my office with me, and lie under my desk while I wrote my letters. r Now, one day, when I went home to dinner, Grip was trotting about in the front yard, and what was my astonish- ment to see him go to the door, stand upon his hindfeet, take the knob of the door bell in his teeth, and deliberately ring the bell for admission, What was there instinctive about that? Ifit was not pure reason, I neyer saw any shown by any aetion. I willnot occupy space by further instances, but merely say that when we revise our ideas of the“‘plan of creation” and accept the doctrine of evolution, we shall come to the conclusion that the difference in the intellectual faculties of man and the other animals is one of degree only and not of kind, Now, as to intercommunication among animals, I know dogs can talk, for although I cannot understand what they say, 1 can distinguish very different tones in the inflection of their voices or “barks” on different occasions, One of my ’ sisters who lives quite near me, in the old homestead, has a Skye terrier who is very fond of me, and knows my footstep, and always greets me with a vociferous salutation whenever I go over to see her. if she is not down in the lower part of the house when I zo in he goes to the foot of the stairs and barks in a very different tone from his first greeting of ‘Good morning,” and if she does not come down at once he goes up to tell her that I have called. This has been repeated so often that she knows as well as I do whenever I come in the door, _ Another instance of dog language I noticed some years since, when | lived at the other end of the village, in a house from which I was “burned out.” My next neighbor on the same side of the street was Livingston Stone, well known to the readers of Forust anp Stream, and he owned 4 black and tan collie, not very large, but very wiry and pugnacious. My opposite neighbor, now dead, Mr. Paris, owned a white and tan collie, a much larger dog, but not so quarrelsome, and the two had several battles for supremacy, in which the larger dog was always whipped, until he got so that he would not appear in the main street without his qmaster, and if he wanted to They are — Apri 8, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 265 go up town alone always went round fhe back way! Now J have seen the black and tan come out the gate, plant himself “‘on his burdies,” as the Scotch say, in the middle of the road, with his nose pointed to the other house, and commence a series of short, sharp barks, somewhat varied in intonation, which he kept up until he got tired, and the other dog not showing himself, trotted back into his own gate with a supremely satisfied air. He was as evidently challenging the white and tan for a fight, and perhaps calling him a coward and blackguarding him generally, a8 anything could be; and it got so far, and pro- duced such “trouble in the families,” that Mr. Stone wisely sent his dog out of town to afarm that he owned in Dablin, at. the base of Monadnock Mountain. The facts of small dogs calling in big ones to avenge a whipping is too well known to need repetition here; but besides the cases of conversation between dogs and horses, of which I bave noticed many instances, I feel quite sure that T have known a pricked trout to warn his companions in the Hole; and the crow ‘“‘town meetings” I have seen are innu- merable. I watched one from behind a rail fence, about ten years ago, for nearly an hour, and there was evidently im- ‘portant business going on, and if I had not got tired and dis- turbed them I might possibly have found out what it all meant. Von W. -GOYOTE CLASSIFICATION. Iv is not very long ago that Dr. Merriam startled us by Increasing the number of species of bears known to inhabit North America from three to thirteen or thereabouts. We were just recovering from the shock inflicted by his paper on that subject when a copy of another paper, entitled “Revision of the Coyotes or Prairie Wolves, with Descrip- tions of New Forms,” comes to hand. In this last Dr. Merriam announces that he finds among the coyotes three well-marked groups, containing no less than eleven geographical forms, inhabiting western North America, from the plains of the Saskatchewan to the south- ern end of the table land of Mexico, and from the prairies of the Mississippi valley to the Pacific coast. To those who have always believed that a coyote was a coyote, and noth- ing more, this is certainly a startling announcement, and one which will lead toa closer scrutiny of all individuals be- longing to the small wolf tribe than has hitherto been giyen, Tt has long been a well-recognized fact among hunters and trappers and wolfers that there are greater or Jess differences in the coyote skins which come under their observation; but these differences have been usually attributed to individual ‘yariation, although we have heard hunters talk about hy- brids between voyotes and foxes, and between coyotes and fray wolves. ‘The red ears of some coyotes have often been referred to as indicating mixed ancestry, but it appears, ac- cording to Dr. Merriam, that there is a distinct type of coyotes which always has red ears. The author holds that while wolves hunt in packs and fol- low moying herds, and in winter often perform regular migrations and roam irregularly over large tracts of country in search of food, yet these movements have geographical limitations, asis proved by the constancy with which particu- Jar geographical forms are found within particular areas. The snow-white Arctic wolf, for example, never reaches the northern border of the United States, no matter how severe the winter, and the red wolf of Texas is unknown on our northern plains. In the case of the coyote Dr. Merriam’s studies go to show that except in winter, when migratory journeys take place, the distances traveled by individual wolves are not sufficient to prevent the various species and sub-species from conforming to the faunal zones. Dr. Merriam separates the coyotes into three groups, of which the firsi, known as the Latrans group, inhabits the upper Sonoran and Transition zones and the southern edge of the Boreal. 'Thesecond, known as the Frustror croup, in- habits the lower Sonoran of Texas and probably Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the table land of Mexico at least at its southern part- and the Peninsula of Lower California. The third, called Microdon group, inhabits the arid tropical belts of both coasts of Mexico and the lower Rio Grande region of Texas, as well .as the lower Sunoran desert of Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Califcrnia. Canis latrans is the largest of the coyotes and has the largest teeth. (C. frusirer and its allies are of medium or rather large size, and have somewhat smaller teeth; while C. microdon and its relatives are smaller and have very much smaller teeth. : : i ‘The Birds of New Jersey.* Unper this title Mr, Charles A. Shriner has compiled and the New Jersey Fish and Game Commissioners have pub- lished a handsome octavo yolume, with thirty-one full-page illustrations prepared expressly for this work, and made either from specimens mounted for that purpose or taken from the American Museum of Natural Historyin New York city. The introduction thus explaios the purposes: “The object. is the familiarizing of the every-day citizen, unused to scientific terms, with the habits and economic im- portance of the birds of the State of New Jersey. The study of ornithology, as suggested in books treating on the subject, is one attended with difficulties sufficient te dampen the ardor of even the more than willing student. The long and high-sounding names used in the scientific nomenclature -—which even Latinizes common English words—the many divisions. into families and species, and the disputes of authors as to what particular family a certain bird be- longs to, have undoubtedly in the past deterred many from following a study in itself so interesting and useful. In the present treatise the author has avoided all scientific terms and designations, and has endeavored to foster a better ac- quaintance between the human family and its feathered triends without necessitating the medium of protracted study on the part of those who would like to know more about the birds around us.. For the advanced student this. book will be of no value, for in it will be found no learned disquisi- tions pertaining to the higher phases of ornithology; it simply purports to tellin plain language sutticient about the habits of birds to indicate their value to mankind and by plain de- scriptions to facilitate identification, The bobolink, with its yariable plumage and merry song, is an object of interest, but that interest will-be minimized to a great many when they are told that the first thing of importance to know about the bobolink is that he is a Dolichonyz oryzvorus of the family of zcteridae. Scientific classification has its manifold uses, but there is something so deterrent about it to the aver- age reader thatit has been wholly eschewed in the present, publication. A knowledge of the value of birds can be ob-— tained without it, ~ *“The Birds of New Jersey.” Compiled by Charles A, Shrine ' Blate Game gnd Fish Protector, Paterson, N, J, Price $1, - * _ _ send you a photo of a black fox sent to me by J. ~ “The number of birds in New Jersey, which either remain here all the year or whose visits are more or less prolonged during certain seasons, is very large, and a comprehensive treatise on all of them would make a ponderous volume. The endeavor of the author in the present work has been: to deal with them in accordance with their importance; the transient visitor, who merely strageles into the State from ad- joining territory, or who remains only lone enough to secure rest and food to supply strength for further travel, has not been considered worthy of the attention to be devoted to him who remains with us at all seasons, or whose sojourn is long enough to awaken ip us either an interest in his habits or a desire for his return.” Adirondack Wolves: Cuayvton, N. ¥., March 18.—ditor Horest aid Stream: Inclosed you will find a clipping that I cut out of a Water- town paper, relating how Charley Adams, an Adirondack euide, had a desperate encounter with a dozen wolves, and barely escaped with his life: Adams fired and killed one of the wolves. Tken he did a very in- discreet thing. He pushed forward to the pack, firing twice as he struggled through the snow on the frozen surface of the lake. As soon as he came in sight the wolves made a concerted rush at him, Adams for the first time realized his peril. He fired twice in rapid succession on the oncoming animals, Then he clubbed his rifle. It was only by the most desperate fighting that lie was able to keep them from doing him serious injury, Finding his rifie using up his energy in his attempts to employ it effectively, he threw it aside, and drawing his hunting knife fought with the fury of a man who knows his life is at stake, Hestabbed and slashed ths snarling, barking, biting wolves repeatedly. Few-did he cut badly enough to incapaci- tate for fighting. Finding his strength failing, Adams began to call loudly for help, Fortunately for him, some lumbernien who were taking a short cut through the woods to the camp heard his cries. They rushed to his assistance and drove off the enraged wolves. Adams, bleeding from a score of long, ugly scratches and several ugly bites, was carried to his lodge. One of the loggers, who knew a bit about medieine, dressed his wounds and made him comfortable. Adams says that in ali the years :he has tramped about the Adiron- dacks he never had an adventure equal to his experience with the wolves. Now Id like to ask, through your valuable paper, if any of your readers can give any information as to when the last, wolf was killed in the Adirondacks. I have hunted in and near that vicinity for the past six years, and have talked with all well-known guides and hunters who make the northern part of Herkimer county their grounds, and, with one excep- tion, I fail to find any one who believed there are wolves in any part of the Adirondack woods. Two years ago I was talking with Erwin Ackerman, a well-known guide of that whole vicinity, and he said that he had seen two years before several animals which he took for wolves while crossing the plains near the line of Herkimer and St. Lawrence counties. H 8. J. [The Charley Adams wolf story appeared originally in one of the New York city sensational papers, and no credence whatever is to be given to it.] Breeding Black Foxes. Macome, Ill., March 15.—Hditor Forest and Stream: IT HK, Knight, of Boothhay Harbor, Me , who has charge of these foxes on the island. The company imported thirty from Alaska and only seven of them lived to reach Maine. These foxes were brought from an island in Alaska where a company is breeding them, There were only sixteen hundred black fox pelts scld in London last year, and fifteen hundred of them came from Alaska. These pelts are worth $100 apiece. The black fox and the silver gray have got badly mixed in that country and it will take some time to breed the gray out so that the breeders will have the pure black fox. Should this importation prove successful I have no doubt that more islands on the Atlantic coast will be stocked with these valuable animals. W. O, Buatspaxrn. Mr, Knight wrote to Mr. Blaisdel] under date of Feb. 15: “T have been out on the island the past few days. Our number seems to be good; I think we have the addition of only one litter of last season, wilh better prospects for this season. They have made themselves good homes,. which of course they did not have when they were put on there one year ago last November. It was a strange country to them, and J fancy they did not do as well as they will in time to come. ‘They are in good order and very lively. I haye thought of rabbits many times, but it would be quite an un- dertaking now to get the island stocked with them, as the foxes would kill the young so fast. This winter I have killed old horses for them. They are about to commence breeding, and when the young come along the first or middle of May we shall have lots of fish then for them, The island has more or less live food on its shores, Such as mussels, We haye something like 100 acres well wooded, and I see no rea- son why the foxes will not do well after they once get started.” Migrations of Bears. Macomp, Ill., March 23.—Hditor Forest and Stream: 1 ‘have read M Hardy’s article on the migrations of animals and birds with great interest. If any man in the country knows the habits of them it is M. Hardy; for he has spent a lifetime among them. Heis correct about bears migra- ting. When Iwas a small boy I heard my father say he saw seven bears cross the stream on logs at Hast Orland, Me., in one day. I asked him why he did not shoot them, He said it was on Sunday. He was one that believed no one would ever get to the happy hunting grounds even if they shot a bear on Sunday. Will M. Hardy give us his opinion what has become of the wild pigeons that used to be so numerous from Maine to Arkansas twenty or thirty years ago? I have written to Arkansas, Indian Territory, Red River and Arizona, but cannot get any trace of these fine game birds. Some three years ago two were killed in this county, and I understand there was a flock seen in New York State last year, W. O. Buatspem., What Becomes of the Moose Horns. CUMBERLAND County, Nova Scotia,—As all’ of our big- game sportsmen know, the moose loses his antlerg annually ; the older moose lose theirs about Jan. 1, while tlie younger ones carry theirs till about the middle of March. When a new set begins to grow and while growing they are covered with a kind of hair, and the horns are then ‘‘in the velvet.” This velvet they chafe off by hooking small trees in alder swamps, where they stay most of the summer, and by the middle of August the velvet is all gone from the horn; then it stops growing, Last winter | found a set of antlers dropped a short time before, and this fall, being in the same locality, [ had the curiosity to see what had become of the horns. After u good deal of search, at last I found a piece of bone from next he skull about the size of a £008e ege and about the same shape. On examining the surroundings I soon discovered that the squirrels and porcupines had regular roads to the horn, from which they had had many a good meal. This is why it is that although thousands of sets of horns have been dropped in past years there are so few found, 1am very sorry to see that the law prohibilory to shoot- ing cow moose in Nova Scotia has been repéaled, as from my observations lam able to state with certainty that the moose haye increased very much in the interim Some of our sportsmen said that there were not bulls enough for the cows, This shows how yery little they know of the habits of the moose, and should one doubt me Jet him follow a big buck as long as the writer did a short time ago. I struck this noble fellow’s track in the morning and never let up till dark; all of the time he was traveling up wind and had picked up four cows then and was still looking for more, with the four cows after him. The usual way of ascertaining the age of the moose is by the number of prongs or points to his antlers—that is, should he have five points on one side and four on the other he will probably be four years old. Moosm SHANK, The Mystery of the Candles. FRrepericton, N. B.—An odd experience befell Mr. Hunter during his returh from a hunting trip to the settle- ment last fall. One evening he left a candle burning on the table in the Forty-Nine-Mile Camp while he went, out to the hovel to look after hig horses. To his surprise when he re- turned to the camp the candle was not only extinguished, but could nowhere be found! Mr. Hunter is not entirely free from the influence of those wild, weird legends peculiar to the backwoods of the Miramichi, especially those. that relate to a tabulous monster known as “the Dungatvon Hooper.” He lit another candle, however, and again went out to attend to his team. When he came back tothe camp he found that the second candle had vanished as mysterious- ly as the tirst! This was a severe blow to Mr. Hunter’s peace of mind, but he pulled himself together and examined the camp thoroughly to see if some practical joker was not concealed about the premises. Findiog no trace of anything in human form, he placed his third and last candle on the table, stood his axe within easy reach, and awaited develop- ments. Ina féw minutes a flying squirrel hopped in the door, boldly mounted the table and knocked over the candle, thus extinguishing the flame.. He started for the door with his booty, when Mr, Hunter took a hand in and put the little rascal to flight. Can any of the readers of Forusr anp STREAM give evidence of any other iioimal known to them that has no fear of a lighted candle? PROWLER. Snakes about New York City. In the recently published “Abstract of the Proceed- ings of the Linnzean Society of New York, for the Years 1895 and 1896,” Mr. R. LL. Ditmars prints a list of the snakes. found within fifty miles of New York city, and, together with brief descriptions of the species, gives notes on their local distribution and habits which might prove interesting to collectors. From this list we learn that sixteen species and sub-species of snakes are found within the boundaries men- tioned, but that many of them are becoming quite scarce. We are told that the brown snake is quite common in rocky portions of the Central Park, as is also the garter snake, Venomous snakes are the copperhead and the black rattle- snake. The first of these is common on the Palisades, and has been recorded in Putnam, Westchester and Duchess counties, New York, ‘The rattlesnake is found in Putnam, WN. Y., near the Hudson River, and occurs also in Connecti- cut, It is said that a few are found annually in the central part of Long Island. All the localities named are within the fifty mile limit. Within the past two or three years we have several times seen garter snakes, and on one occasion a hog-nosed snake, on Manhattan Island south of Fort Wash-_ ington. ; “The Mongoose in the Hawaiian Islands. THE result of introducing the mongoose into the Sandwich Islands is told ina letter written by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry to Consul-General Ellis Mills: “The mongoose was first introduced into this country about fifteen years ago. Previous to the introduction of the mongoose, the planters suffered severely from the depreda- tions of the rats in the cane fields. At times whole fields of cane were utterly destroyed, and at all times much damage was done, The mongoose soon changed this state of affairs, In one year after the introduction of the mongoose hardly a stick ot rat-eaten cane could be found. ‘The plagueof rats is now ended and we have the mongoose, who, although he loves poultry, has never been so destructive to them as were the rats. “The mongoose are easily caught and one or two terrier dogs will keep a large premises clear of them, In 1892 a law was passed by the Legislature forbidding the introduction, keeping or breeding of mongoose on the Hawaiian Islands. A sum of $1,000 was set apart to be ex- pended by the Minister of the Interior in the payment of a bounty of not to exceed 25 cents per head for each mongoose destroyed on the island of Oahu, This bounty only applied to the island of Oahu, the mongoose being considered a necessary evil in the vane districts of the other islands. None of the bounty has been paid, as no one has ever applied for it.” The Coming of the Birds. Sauut Ste, Marr, Ont., March 18.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The first robin arrived here this morning with a, - gale from the southeast and rain. He looked pretty well » used up, and I guess it was the unlawful doings in the United States on the 17th that made him seek a more law- abiding community. ALGOMA, AuGusta, Me., March 25.—ditor Forest and Stream: Here are a few signs of spring from this section of the coun- try: So far March 23 was the warmest day we have had this year, and on that day I saw a robin near the house, He was singing loudly, as if happy to get back again. A friend of mine reported that on March 22 he saw a robin and a blue- bird. Bluebirds were very scarce here last year, The first flock of geese on its northern flight that has been reported this spring was seen March 22. There were about sixty in the flock, flying very low, and they probably spent the night near by. CusHNoc. CHARLESTOWN, N. H., March 29.—Spring ig coming! Saw the first pair of robins yesterday afternoon, though Mrs. W. thinks she heard some three days ago, before the last storm, ‘Thawing by day, freezing at night, ood “suear weather” and maple sap running, Vo : 266 Game Bag and Gun. A PLEA FOR MODERATION. Iw the following paracraphs lam about to present in a new light a most time-honored custom of sportsmen, well aware that my opinions will offend many atrue gentleman to whom usage islaw. I beg bim to realize that the shoot- ing traditions which I attack had their rise in times when usage sanctioned many excesses now outgrown; that while it is no longer, for instance, considered gentlemanly to lie drunk daily under the dinner table, the custom of unbridled slaughter of ducks, rail, gallinaceous birds, etc,, continues - inexplicably in vogue, this too in the face of threatened ex- termination of the game. Yet drunkenness has diminished without the agency of any corresponding menace. The time has come for sportsmen to decide whether they will seal the doom threatened to game by wholesale slaugh- ter, cold storage, etc,, and go on making the biggest possible ‘‘bags,” protected from open shame by the fact that they are all in one boat in this matter; or begin now, before it is too late, to practice in shooting and fishing the moderation which characterizes the gentleman in all other walks of life. He would feel himself a confessed boor if he gulped down madeira or port by the quart, yet he calls it sport” to “bag” 100 exquisitely beautiful fellow beings in one day, and gen- erally without a elance at their beauty, as each new victim is ossed into the pile, _ What earthly claim to any target more sensitive than a clay-pigeon has the man who rates his day’s sport by the number without any limit of birds shot. He could enjoy the fresh air or the landscape as well while shooting at his coal tar targets. — The pleasure of getting a very few birds by delicate co- operation with a good dog or a long stalk, giving one time to feel the beauty of his wild surroundings, to realize his kinship to the fox and hawk, with the growing excitement when he sees his chance approaching—these are his legiti- mate delights, not to be spoken of in the same day with the ‘coarse joys of the fashionable bagsmaker, A still more legitimate joy is that which the naturalist or artist feels when beholding safe in his hand at last the wonderful charms of a new bird or quadruped—heauties only to be studied from a specimen held in the hand. Yet it would be asking too much to demand that only naturalists should be allowed to shoot and fish, though the fact faces us all thatthe sportsman who sees the terrible effect of cold storage legislation must school himself at once to a much ‘more refined sport, to four birds a morning instead of forty; to taste his sport as he would his wine. Then would he more truly deserve the name of gentleman, and also the game might last. Tt is futile to hope to avert the baleful workings of whole- gale slaughter and cold storage, that unforeseen monster which has arisen in the bird lover’s path, God grant that it prove not quite so hopeless tosummon gentlemen to do their art. B The self-styled sportsman denounces the large bags of the pot-hunter, and his snares. and set lines. Yet in cases where the srounds are free to both, it isplainly the pot-hunter, with his living to get, who is most excusable. The fact that there can always be game of the half domes- ticated kind in preserves offers little comfort to those for whom true sport lies, first of all, in its being a return to the romantic and primitive. Assort H. THAYER. HOURS IN A BLIND.—IV. . (Continued from page 2h6.) The Dogs and thelr Work. Tum dogs used in this gunning are Chesapeake Bay dogs, brown or tan in color, and with coats long or short, straight or curly. They are admirable water dogs, and those which are well trained do work that is really marvelous. To me these dogs look like the pure bred Newfoundlands which we used to see years ago, before the Newfoundland had been crossed with the rough St. Bernard, to give him the size which is regarded as essential for show vurposes. T know that it is often said that the Chesapeake Bav dogs are a breed formed by crossing the Irish water spaniel with the Newfoundland, but I can see in the specimens that have come under my eye no trace of water spaniel character, ex- cept perhaps color, and every mark of ‘Newfoundland. Even the color is not that of the spaniel, for we know that the original Newfoundland was often tan colored..or had tan points. The very smali ears, the broad head, the short muzzle, the lack of feather on Jegs and abundantly feath- ered tail—the whole ensemble of the animal, in fact—to my mind point back to s‘Newfoundland ancestry much purer than anything we are in the way of seeins nowadays. I prefer to believe the tradition which relates that the Chesapeake Bay dogs originated from two puppies rescued from a sinking ship which had sailed from Newfoundland and brought to Baltimore, and that these dogs are New- foundland dogs of the old type, than which no more faith- ful, intelligent and vigorous breed ever existed. It may be that the race has not been kept pure, yet I think it has; for we see them generation after generation showing the same physical characteristics, the same splendid courage and en- durance, and the same intellizence and Jove for the water, I am told by a friend that these dogs can readily be trained to work to the gun in upland shooting, and that when so taught they display unexcelled nose and bird sense, and J regard them as most valuable dogs, and wonder that a breed so valuable has been so neglected. The amount of work that these dogs will perform is very surprising. From just after sunrise until sundown, in cold, blustering weather, they will bring the ducks, swimming perhaps 75 or 100yds. for each one, or hunting through the thick cane for those that have fallen on the marsh. Often each trip to bring a duck is made in part over soft mud, through which the dog must wallow, as itis too thick for swimming and yet too soft for walking; often the ice must be broken for a long distance to get to the bird; often the ice ig too weak to support the dog, who breaks through every little while, and then must laboriously and carefully clamber out on the breaking ice in pursuit of a cripple which is moving along toward a distant marsh or toward open water. T have often seen a dog bringing a bird over thin ice lie down on his belly with widely spread forelegs and drag him- -self along inch by inch, thus spreading his weight over as great a surface as possible so as to avoid breaking through, Then, when a place was reached where the ice was stronger, FOREST AND STREAM. he would carefully rise to his feet and trot along until the yielding ice again warned him that he must use especial care. Ina case where several trials bad shown a dog thai the ice would not bear him, and that it was a waste of time or him to try to travel on it, I have seem him advance by bounds, springing out of the water and coming down with all his weight on the ice, thus breaking a lane through it to the bird. In this particular case the dog’s stifles were'so bruised by continual blows against the sharp edges of the ice ae next day he was extremely sore and lame in both hind- egs, . Another bit of ice work done by another dog seemed to me to show great intelligence. A bird had heen shot high jn the air and had fallen heavily on thin ice 40yds, in front of the blind, It had gone through the ice and did not reap. pear. ‘The dog sent out seemed disposed to cross the ice to the opposite marsh, but, called back, found the hole through which the duck had gone, but not the duck. though it was evident that he smelt it. He made several casts about the hole, but did not catch any scent, and then went back toward the hole, but when 3 or 4ft. from it stopped, looked at the ice and began to scratch, Ina moment or two he had made a small hole through the thin and soft ice, and, quickly en- larging it, put his mouth down into the water, pulled out the duck. and brought it to shore. TI believe his findmg the dueck—which had evidently had life enough to swim a little way under the ice—was pure accident; he happened to gee it: but his digging the hole in the ice showed wisdom. These dogs have keen noses. ‘They follow wnerringly the trail of a duck through the thick cane, and can trail a ¢rip- pled duck that has gone ashore on the marsh to the spot where he landed by the scent that his body leaves on the water. Ihave seen this done many times. They under- stand perfectly the live decoy ducks, and swim to and fro past them without in the least regarding them, though the decoys do not seem to like it if the dog comes too close to them, and splash and quack at a great rate until he has gone by. If properly trained, [imagine that these dogs are the best retrievers in the world; but often they are not well trained. Some dogs will bring the duck to shore and then drop it, leaving the boatman to go out and bring it to the blind: others, after bringing them ashore, will bite their birds badly, or will carry them into the marsh and leave them there. JI have heard of a dog that got tired and re- fused to go for his birds; but, being forced to co out, swam back to the marsh with the bird, carried it into the cane, and after being pone a long time returned to the blind with his paws and nose quite muddy. A search in the marsh by the boatman revealed the fact that he had carried the duck a little way in from the shore, and had then dug hole and Guried it go completely that only one wing and the legs showed above the earth that he had heaped on it. These dogs, like any others. require careful handling by a judicious trainer, and in addition, as they are great, strong animals, they require a great amount of work. A properly trained dog, however, is an indispensable adjunct to the point shooter, and will save him a great number of birds in a season. CouUPLEs. [TO BE CONCLUDED, | EXPERIENCES WITH STUMP BEARS. Editor Forest and Stream: I enjoy reading your paper very much, I find it both in- structive and amusing; and when I read the article on stump bears it reminded me of my experience with one more than sixty years ago. At that time bears were quite plenty in Vermont. We often saw their tracks in the back meadow. One day I started to find the calves and drive them home. Tt was after sundown and getting quite dark. I began to think about ‘bears, and as 1 came toastockyard fence I gota stake to fight with, if necessary. Iwalkedon, ‘There he is—yes. there is a bear sure, just at the edge of the brush!” TI had not found the calves yet, and cou'd not think of leaving them for the bear to feast on throngh the night. so I walked up to Mr. Bruin—I would either kill him or drive him off. ‘When I was within 15ft. of him I knew it was a bear, I could see his eyes shine; but just before I was near enough to strikeI saw it wasastump, black, of course, leaning toward me, with two spots of snow on the top abont sin. apart for the eyes. I soon found the calves and drove them home. I got out of that scrape much better than one of our neighbors, who met a bear as he was going home one night. Tt was this way:. Seventy-five or eighty years ago, when the country was new “up in Vermont,” where I lived, the neighbors would have logging bees, to help one another in clearing off the Jand. Mr. Gordon had a very nice lever made of ironwood, which he always carried to roll logs with, and as he was returning home one evenine he saw a bear close by the path, standing up with outstretched arms all ready to give him abug, Mr. Gordon was a man whowould not turn out for anything, so he walked up tothe bear, swung his lever and struck with all the power he had. Oh! how that hurt—the man—not the bear. It proved to be a birch stump burnt black with the bark hanging off on each side, representing the bear’s arms. Mr. Gordon said it did seem to him that his shoulders were put out of joint. Some of your readers may laugh at the idea of stump bears; let them laugh, I would like to know whether they would have the courage to walk up to one. It takes just as much courage to walk up to a stump bear as it does to face a real live black bear, and when I say this | know what I am talking about, for I have been there; yes, 1 have faced a Jarge black bear in a pasture lot. This was the way of it: I was plowing ina back lot. A neighbor came to me (all out of breath from running) and said, "Take my gun and head that bear,” ‘Where is he?” “He went into Mr. Pelsue’s woods.” I knew the bear would go for the mountain when he left the woods. ‘There was a large sheep pasture between the woods and mountain; so I ran high up on the side hill and looked on the south side of the woods, There wags no bear. I turned and looked on the west side. There was the bear just out of the woods. I had plenty of time to walk back and be ready to meef him as he came up the bank through the small grové. He only showed his head, dodged back and turned torun by me. Soon he came in sight again, now broadside. I took a fine sight and pulled trivger, but no report; it did not break the cap;so0 1 pulled back the ham- mer and tried again; this time there was a report. and ag the ball struck the bear he turned round, showing his teeth and snarling. I did not haye any ammunition to reload the rifle, so I started to break it over the bear’s head, but he made good his escape before the,other hunters got near of its existence. ‘STREAM that. this preserve was a fact, and naturally the pur- [Apr 3, 1897. enough for a shot. He was the largest bear I ever saw. His track in the mud measured 7X9in. The rifle 1 had was a muenieloaice and -had’ been loaded a month for a chip- mudkg. = Peel eae te ee. 2 2 T am now eighty years old, butd would like another such chance with a bear and to have our Winchester. I-would say, ‘Bruin, you will stop with me.” I eo to the Adirondacks every year now and enjoy, catch- ine the brook trout as well as 1-did when I was a boy, often catch more than younger men of the part. “Re 'C. Aten, A MINNESOTA GAME PRESERVE. PrRoPABLY there are not a thousand men out of the entire population of the thriving city of St, Paul, Minn., who could ~ tell whether or not there was any truth in the rumor, ocea-~ sionally heard, that President James J. ‘Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, is the owner of a same preserve where buffalo, elk and other large game animals are kept. Prob- ably not one man out of twenty whom one would meet and question regarding this game preserve could guess within a county or a State of its whereabouts, even had he ever heard This in the city of St, Paul. within twelve miles of which exists this preserve, one of the most consid- erable of those of the United States, and perhaps the largest - and most remarkable one west of the Allerhany Mountains. The uncommunicative nature of the owner, and his intense desire for privacy in his own personal matters, 1s the cause of this prevalent lack of knowledge upon the subject in’ his native city. Tt is generally known that Mr. Hill has, a few © miles north of St. Paul, a large stock farm, and many would be of the opinion that the existence of this stock farm was the sole reason for the growth of a rumor of a game pre- serve. Over a dozen men were asked about this matter | before one could he found who was able to say positively | that there was: really such a. preserye, that there were buf- | falo and elk there, and that'the estate was very well worth 4 visit ae It had Jong been within the knowledge of ForustT and guit-_of the FornsT Awp’ StREAM's inguiry into the pame pre- serves of the United States made it necessary to obtain the © exact facts in regard to one so notable as this was thought sure to be. Proper application being made to Mr, Hill, the latter was courteous enough to allow the necessary visit to the preserve, the news returns of which were quite beyond - the expectations, Z Mr. Hill’s great farm of North Oaks lies direetly north of — St. Paul, in the pleasant. lake country which adjoins that city. It is not entirely correct to call it a farm; for it is more properly a country place kept up perhaps as much for the pleasure of the owner as for the profit. .At times it is used as a summer residence, and there are several residence houses upon the property, besides many barns and other buildings of very creat’ extent. There. are annually raised here several hundred head of high grade horses, fine cattle and other animals. The acreage which may be called de- voted to these farming pursuits is almost entirely put down in grass. The care of the many animals demands the em- ployment of a large number of men, and for the accommoda- tion of these a great boardinghonse is'kept up. Theestab. lishment may thus be seen to be a very large one. The property is about four miles square in extent and includes seven different lakes, some of them well on toa mile in ereatest measurement. There are said to be something over 8.000 acres of land. Over this the native timber of short oaks and other hardwood trees stands uncut and wild. ~The whole is a great domain handsomely adapted to the purposes of the owner, among which, Forest AND STREAM is DOW in © position to definitely explain. was that of a sanctuary for some of the more important American game animals, E There are now upon this tract no less than 28 head of buffalo, of which 22 are full blood, 4 half breed and 2 three- quarter breed, 14 of the entire number being cows: The first buffalo were put upon the place about six years ago. Mr. 8. I. Hutchinson, the superintendent of the place, was unable to tell where the buffalo were obtained, but thought it was near Kalispell, Mont., that some or all of them were bought, He was not sure, but thought it might have been | from the Allard herd that they were purchased. ‘There has” been rather mixed fortune with the buffalo. since they came | to the place, Four head were lott by disease, one story being that they got into a clover field and ate to the point of sickness of this unusual food. This occurred four years, ago. Five head, mostly of four-vear-old bulls, have been killed, and it is thought that of the eight; pure-blood bulls! pow on hand four-will be killed this fall, It is helieyed that the animals will breed better if ‘the number of males be re- duced, for the record of the past is not. satisfactory. There were only two Galves this vear, and there baye only been eight calves in six years. The luck has been hard with the calves, for several of those born have died. Two calves and four adults died early in their experience on the farm, as above noted. A veterinary surgeon said that their death was due tothe attempt made to feed them chopped oats and other grain. They are allowed to run on grass now, with- out much attention, and are fed nothing but hay; nor are they given any shelter except that in the winter they are allowed to iake refuge, if they like, in some covered sheds prepared for the purpose. The range allowed the buffalo is over 400 acres in extent, comprising meadows, open glades and timber, all surrounded by high fence. There is no sign of depasturage on the range, and the specimens show perfect condition, Que large -bull which was recently killed (and which broke down four paddock fences in succession when confined away from the rest of the herd) was found to be fat and in fine order. The carcass of a buffalo brings about improved or not damaged by lessening the number of males It is possible that. some of the animals will be bought for the Yellowstone Park and not destroyed. Itis a singular fact that Mr. Hill now hag on his preserve probably more buffal The grade animal is a superb creature, of great stature an constitution, of fine outline, preat beef quality anda robe the finest, and most attractive sort. So nearly as can be learned, the grade animals are the most certain of the entir ' Aprit 3, 1897.] _ herd to do well and to increase, and there is great hope in the little herd already a¢cumulating of these beautiful and desirable animals. It is to be expected, however, that the full bloods also will do better from this lime forward, and should this be the case there is no reason: to doubt that this will be one of the great buffalo herds of the country—as indeed it is to-day. : ; % Mr. Hutchinson took us over the beautiful lake shore drive which lies between the houses and the buffalo park, a dis- tance of about a mile ard a half, and we had the good for- tune to come upon the buffalo without much trouble, We saw the entire bunch of the breeds in a little glade together, as we were told they always range, they seeming to prefer their own society to that of the full bloods, though showing no hostility to the latter. With the breeds was the old Gal- loway cow which is the ancestress of them all. In the tim- ber not far beyond we saw one buffalo, a grand bull appar- ently about four or five years old, whose heavy head, faded color and humped back contrasted, one might say, with the more shapely outline and sleek black color of the grades. This big bull stood staring at us, with his head showing over the undergrowth-in which he stood shoulder deep. The grades didnot seem much more bold.than the pure-blood buffalo, and this’ entire little bunch made off at a trot through the wood after a moment) of staring at us, from a distance of perhaps 100yds. It was'a curious sight at this day of the world. I noticed that some of the grades had horns and ‘some didn’t, and was told that only about half of them ever ‘had any horns, the offspring thus partially reverting to their hornless Galloway ancestry upon one side, This was an item I have never seen mentioned before in any description of buffalo crosses. . We had not time to look up the entire herd of full bloods, which were ranging further away in the woods, but were told that they all seem in good condition, and that their prosperity is thought to be assured. ‘They are living along very comfortably, not disturbed in any way—surely not often visited by any outsider—and it is a proof of their com- fort that they have fallen almost absolutely into their old plain ways. There are a number of genuine buffalo wallows, identical in every respect with’ those of the plains. There are at present no moose upon the preserve, though it is the intention to try again with this animal, ‘Three years ago there were five moose put in, but they all died, probably from scarcity of their proper food of browse in the place where they were put down. Of elk there are now eighteen upon the preserve, ten of fhem cows. All these are kept together upon a fine wooded island of eighty-seven acres across the lake from the central buildings. ‘The deer are also kept here, and the result is that the ground is fed too close, all the trees heing stripped clean up to a height of several feet from the ground, It is not unusual to see an elk here standing on his hindlegs and feed- ing on the boughs high above his head, and they have be- come very expert at balancing themselves at this style of feeding. ‘The territory allotted these animals is soon to be enlarged by a wide meadow .and. adjoining strips of low wood and shrubbery. The elk and’ deer are fed regularly in the summer on chopped oats, oats and hay, with some fodder of cornstalks. It is their custom to come at hearing the rattle of the lid of the big feed box on the lake shore, but at the time of our visit they were all hid deep in the woods. Mr. Hutchinson kindly went out huuting for them, and at length succeeded in finding them and driving them past the point where my friend and myself were concealed. It made a great sight when they came swinging by through the wood, some big full-antlered bulls leading the way. The visit was in the month of September. The antlers ofthe bulls were quite grown, and, the tips whitened by rubbing on the trees. The condition of the elk is most satisfactory, There were fiye calves this year, and the future is thought secure for these animals, One bull was killed last. year.. - Not so much ean be said for the deer (only white-tailed deer are kept on the preserve), for the five does,and single buck haye failed so far to breed at-all. The deer run with ‘the elk. They are fed nothing until the heat of the summer, ind the constant feeding down has divested the range of grass and browse. The old buck at the time of our visit was just beginning to take on his autumn pugnacity, and we were warned to carry a stick fo ‘bluff’ him if he showed fight, Mr Hutchinson says heis a treacherous sort of creature, and will slip up quietly and then make a sudden rush at one, I heard of no deaths among the deer. Of course the interest does not attach to them which does to other animals on the preserve, for it has already been established what can bs done with the white-tail in captivity. None ofthe deer have ever escaped. Itis the case, however, anda very strange thing it is too, that two winters ago five of the elk got away from the preserve and escaped into the country, and from that time to this they have never been heard from, This was in the heart of a settled farming country, and it seems almost impossible that the animals were not seen and reported by some-one in some part of the State. There is no great tract of wild country into which they could escape- anywhere within 100 miles or more. There are now no ellx native in Minnesota short of the extreme northern. part of the State, where a few may still exist around the edge of the Roseau Swamp. Formerly the animul was native all over the State, I talked with a middle.aged farmer seventy miles west of St. Paul, who said that seventeen years ago he frequently saw elk where his farm now is. Every year there are many wolves (coyotes) seen about the place, especially toward spring, and of course every ¢ffort is made to kill these. Mr. Hutchinson said that he usually killed eight or ten wolves each year, He carries with bim on his trips about the place a long barreled and heavy Stevens pistol, ,32cal., with which he is very expert. He says that often he can see the coyotes playing about on the ice in the winter time, These animals destroy small game and killed two of the deer last year, | Attempts have been made to rear the English and Mon- golian pheasants, but the results haye been discouraging, vermin having killed numbers of the birds. Mr. Hutchin- son thought the winters were too cold for these birds, though that is contrary to the belief accepted in regard to these birds at this latitude. ‘They do yery well in Wisconsin on about the seme parallel, though it is well known that the winter of Minnesota is a rather severe affair There are numbers of prairie chickens upon the place, probably.about 100 in all, or some eight or ten coveys, The tufivd grouse is native and) has increased extremely well, a number of coveys being Known to the superintendent. Quail also are abundant and seem to get aloug very well, and of rabbits there are quantities,. Miss Charlotte Hill is fond of shooting, and has an occasional day with the pin- nated or the ruffed grouse. ‘The latter are driven from cover FOREST AND STREAM. and fly across the road where she is stationed, thus offering shooting not quite so hard as that of the cover, to be sure, but certainly quite difficult enough, Besides these birds, properly to be called native, the wild ducks have always resorted to the lakes of this region in their migratory flight, and some ducks breed annually upon the place, where certainly they have every protection and ample room. The wild rice is luxuriant in the lakes of the pre- serve, and each fall ihe ducks come in upon the lakes in numbers, offering the best sort of shooting. In the spring these lakes are full of ducks, and an ice blind in the winter has been known to yield shooting good enough for the most extravagant desire, ‘The birds are never harried and worked to death af any season, and shooting is allowed only upon certain days—unever at dark—and certain bedding and feed=. ing grounds are kept always untouched. In one lake alone there are over 800 acres of wild rice. It is whispered that 1,500 ducks haye been killed in a week at the height of the season here by a party of Mr. Hill’s friends. Thus it will be seen that a magnificent shooting preserve as well asa grand park is among the easy possibilities if desired; It is the in- tent to increase always the numbers of birds and animals, and not to shoot down the supply of any kind, There has been a great deal of trouble with local poachers, who have been accustomed to shoot ducks where they pleased, but this trouble has been largely obviated of late after a long and serious educational effort. The srounds are surrounded by nothing more formidable than a Page woven wire fence, but the lines of the inclosure are locally very well known, The waters of the seven different lakes of this favored place are naturally the home of the usual game fishes native to Minnesota, especially the pike and the large-mouth bass. It is a great commentary on protection. that these iakes now fairly swarm with these fish, Sometimes fishing parties of Mr. Hill’s friends have.great sport here, and itis of record that one catch of eighty-four black bass, weighing 241lbs., was made in May of 1895, Every effort has been made to exterminate the pike, against which ceaseless war is waged. It is common to take them of 10, 12 or 15]bs. weight, and one was taken weighing 23lbs. Last spring Mr. Hutchinson cut off with nets a certain little creek into which the pike were erowding on their spring spawning run, and killed 1,500lbs. of the despised fish with pitchforks. It is not thought best to let them increase to destroy the bass, which are more prized, There are no brook trout upon the preserve, but there is one cold spring creek which can be made to afford a quarter or half a mile of fishing, and it is the intention to stock this_ with trout at an early date, The land embraced in this interesting inclosure is of fea- tures rather pleasant than bold, the hills being low and roll- ing, well covered with a heavy growth of short oaks. The soil is a sandy loam. No attempt has been made at artificial beautifying, and indeed none is needed. Around the shores of the pleasant lakes driveways have been laid out, or rather roads have been worn out of the natural soil, but beyond this the place is much as nature made it. The extent of the tract may be guessed from the fact that though we drove for several miles in our looking at the game we saw almost no trace of farming operations, except as an occasional sight of a herd of cattle would indicate it. The ‘‘farm” is a big testing place fora man of big projects and great business enerzy. Its care and development are in good hands and the future of the enterprise is assured, This fact, if the owner will allow the belief, is matter for congratulation, not only for him, but for the public. Without the possibilities of such large-handed private enterprise, the time must come when the American people would lose all knowledge of some of the great animals which once belonged to all, and which were not kept. Especially is it to be hoped that the success with the buffalo will continue and be increased from year to year. Houaea. 1206 Boycr Burnpine, Chicago. : DECOY STORIES.—IV. Dorvau, Quebec, March 20.—Hditor Forest and Stream: I have read the letter of your correspondent, Mr. M. D. : Stevens, and it reminds me of an experience of mine which may interest some of your readers. One morning in Octo- ber, 1894, I rowed from Dorval across the St. Lawrence River, or rather, Lake St. Louis, to the Chateauguay shore, taking my wooden decoys and my gun, in the hope of bag- ‘ging a few ducks before breakfast. I made a very early start and reached the sandy beach, where my blind was built, before daybreak, set out my de- coys and got into the blind, which was built of stones gathered on the beach, and waited for the ducks, which always come in to the spot 1 had chosen just as the light is. creeping up. The water before me was yery shallow, and about 200yds. behind was thick bush. While waiting I suddenly became aware that something was moving behind me. [ heard nothing, but had the feel- ing that something was there, and I glanced over my left shoulder in time to see a shadowy form flit from one rock to another. 1 could not see what it was, as it was too dark but J could distinguish a something. In a few seconds it darted from thesecond rock to a third, and go on, always getting nearer to the decoys, which it was evidently stalking. There was a breeze blowing up the river, and suddenly my visitor got the breeze after it had passed me, and he left the shelter of the rocks and bolted, but not before I had seized my gun and fired a charge of No. 4 over my shoulder. It was still so dark that I could not see whether he fell, but on leaying the blind and walking up to where he had been I found him, a beautiful red fox, stone dead, { brought him home, took him into Montreal to be skinned, - and now have his akin in my drawing room, where it makes a fine show, as the brush is the largest I have ever seen. The fox was certainly after my decoys. What a surprise he would haye had if he had got his teeth into one of them! : ; On another occasion I saw a large brown ow) come into a flock of wooden decoys, and my companion shot him. This was on a sandbar in the middle of Lake St. Louis, two miles from the nearest land, where we had built a blind of stakes and rushes. SOLITUDE. [For previous decoy stories see issues of Feb. 20, March 13, March 20, and the story told by Mr, Townsend last week of “Duck-Husting Porkers,”] The FoRESt AND STREAM is put fo press each week on Tuesday- Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the test by Monduy, and as much earlier as practioable, 267 An Adirondack Ontit, Iy our trip to Sperry Pond, Hamilton county, Adiron= dacks, in October, 1896, I saw more large deer in the coun- try we were in than al any time previous. Onatrip up there say about the last two weeks in October the chances of still+ hunting would be better, as you are very apt to have a light snow or two and the leaves would be mostly alloff. It could be made by a couple of men, without guide—the way I usu- ally prefer, as Cooking, etc., adds to the charm of camping— for two weeks for about $50 each. Such a trip 1 expect to take next year if the land is not posted, as I am afraid it will be. Our outfit has been cut down to the lowest possible weight consistent with comfort, and for the benefit of any who would like to know what it is I give details for two persons: Two .38-55 Winchesters—the buck dropped with one of these soft bullets in the neck; two leather knapsacks—we like them better than pack baskets; two pairs double woollen blankets, two rubber blankets, small muslin tent with flap, camp axe, pocket camera, extra suit of heavy underwear. Theo there will be a number of small articles, but pay a great deal of attention to them, as you will be surprised to see when they are all together how much they weigh. The cooking tools consisted of two tin pails, two plates, two cups, spoons, forks, onestewing pot, one frying pan, and cake turner, All this, with about 65lbs. of food, will weigh about 65lbs. for each person to carry, which can be done all right if you take your time to it. Of course, if you will be near a base of supphes the grub can be cut down; but we always go go that farmhouses or hotels can be let alone, and so that we can stay our time out without trips back for supplies, A boat is unnecessary at that time of year unless you have a guide to carry it, or want it for the purpose our New York friend did—waiting in it with lasso and pitchfork. But don’t do this. Take right tothe woods. Tramp all day. Get lost a few times, Let the rain spoil your food or the squirrels and birds steal it. Get bitten with punkies. And last, get over it all, and you will enjoy woods life as well as the writer, who only wishes his two weeks were two months to spend with rod and gun. 8. P, M TaAsxur, JR. Fox Trapping. ScHUYLERVILLE, N, Y.—I have taken your paper for ten years or more, and have read the same chestnuts a hundred times, and have been on the lookout for an article on fox trapping, Your paper has published points on poisoning foxes. Our country is full of foxes, and nobody kills any. On page 207, your issue of March 13 tells that they trap them in Maine. Now how do they do it? C. H. B. [Use a No. 2 Newhouse trap, which is known as the fox trap, and follow these directions taken from the ‘“Trapper’s Guide”: ‘To prevent the smell of iron from alarming the game, the trap should be thoroughly smeared with blood, which can be done by holding it under the neck of some bleeding animal and allowing it todry. Or, forthe same purpose, it may be heated and covered with beeswax, which at the prop- er temperature will readily run all over the trap und chain, It should be set near the haunts of the fox. A bed of ashes, chaff, or light earth should conceal the trap, and it should be fastenad to a movable clog of 6 or 8lbs. weight, as di- rected on page 18. Wool, moss, leaves, or some other soft- substance should be packed lightly under the pan and around the jaws. The surface of the earth in the neighborhood of the trap should be brushed with a quill or bush, so that all will seem natural, Scraps or small pieces of fried meat rolled in honey should be scattered over the bed of the trap, exeept where the pan is. Care should be taked to erase all footprints, Another method practiced by woodsmen is to set the trap in a spring that does not freeze over in winter, placing it about +in. under water, and covering the space within the jaws with a piece of moss that risesabove the water. A bait of meat should be placed in such a position that the fox, in — taking it, will be likely to put his foot on the moss to prevent wetting it, The essence of the skunk is sometimes used in this case in connection with the bait with good effect; but most trappers prefer the preparation in aleohol above men- tioned, *‘Another good way is to obtain from the kennel of some tame fox (if such can be found) a few quarts of loose earth taken from the place where the animal is accustomed to uri nate. Set your trap in this material, and bait and smooth the bed as before. The fox, cunning as he is, is not proof against such attractions.”] Alabama Association. Secretary J, H. ALLEN is sending out copies of the Ala- bama Gameand Fish Protective Association’s Constitution and By-Laws, with this note of invitation to join its ranks: ‘It hag no doubt long been apparent to you that a healthy public sentiment must be aroused in opposition to the whole- sale slaughter of fish, game and song birds, or ina short time none will be left. Ifadequate State laws are enacted for the proper protection of our birds, mammals and fish, there will be enough for allto haye some, and still have plenty for propagation. . ; ‘na great many counties in this State there are local game laws, but in most instances they are inadequate and observed only in the breach. A majority of the States have State game laws, some of which are very rigid, and as a con- sequence game and fish are plentiful there, “If we protect the fish, the United States Government will stock all our streams with an abundance of the finest fish, and if we protect the game, the natural increase will always give us enough for all our legitimate needs. There- fore if you have not already done so, send your name and $2 to the secretary, who will receipt you and enroll your name on the list of members. “This done, use your influence among the huntsmen and fishermen in your neighborhood to induce them to be moderate and reasonable in the quantity of game and fish taken, and also prevent the destruction of young, or females with young. J. H. ALLEN, Sec’y and Treas.” Indiana Quail. Fremont, Ind., March 24,—Quail were more plentifui here last season than they haye been for many years; the winter thas been favorable for them, and we can expect to have a good supply for next November. We know of several coveys that were not disturbed last season and have wintered well. All other game is scarce here. Going out for an occa- gional day’s romp with Roy Rodney and my little Holenbeck, my score for 1896 was 182 quail, 46 woodcock and 10 par- tridges, Mc, 268 West Virginia's Non-Export Law. Huntineron, W. Ya.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Our new law is guite a long step in the direction of shorter open seasons, and petter enforcement of our laws relative to game and fish. No deer may be killed for five years and no more hounding, no quail for two years. No bass may be caught from April 15 to June 15 of each year, and none taken under Gin. For dynamite using a jail sentence is provided, in ad- dition to the fine which the court must impose. : No game may be sold out of the State or shipped there- from. All State, county and city officers are made same wardens, and upon reliable information of infringement of these stat- utes must act or are subject to fine, One-half of all fines go to the informer and ihe ofher to the party making the arrest. This State possesses most excellent adyantages for game fish, and where there has been no netting, and especially no dynamiting, there is as good fishing as one could ask, This law starts at lastin the right direction of forbidding the sale of game outside the State, but falls short in not having adopted the FoREST AND STRHAM no sale platform; but we feel encouraged and trust the latter will come in two years. If all members of our various State Legislatures were only constant readers of the Honnst AND STREAM, soon iu- deed would the needed ‘‘No Sale’ law be passed, and the statutes of the various States cease to be encumbered with useless provisos compromise proyisions, often inconsistent and so utterly in conflict among themselves as to utterly nullify their enforcement. Let usall try to push the good work along, and when from Maine to California, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, there ig no spot upon which game can he offered for sale, none who will buy and no company that dare carry, then at last our game problem is solyed and to the good work of FoREST AND STREAM will belong at least the greater part of the credit. plea. Deer and Train. A GLOVERSVILLE (N. Y.) correspondent sends us this from his'local Adirondack paper: ‘‘Deer are evidently be- coming quite numerous in this vicinity, as two were recently seen near the Broadalbin Railroad, and people on the train from Northville had an interesting experience with two. of the animals on tts trip to this city this afternoon, ‘The train had reached a point about half a mile south of Cranberry Creek depot when the engineer saw two deer jump on the -track. After waiting until the approaching train was within about 100ft. of them, the deer turned and ran down the track directly ahead of the locomotive and maintained that position for nearly three-quarters of a mile, when they turned and passed into a field through an open gate. The engineer kept the whistle tooting constantly while the animals were on the track, and several of the passengers, desirous of Jearn- ing the cause of the repeated alarms, saw the animals in their race with the train.” In Wolf Creek Swamp. WEDNEsDAY, 10:50 A. M., found four of our party stand- ing around a small fire near the swamps of Wolf Creek, . about five miles from town, awaiting the arrival of the fifth, a negro we had employed to furnish the dogs. We heard the welcome yelp of a houndin the swanip below us, and soon Joe appeared on the scene with fourteen dogs, In a few minutes we had decided on our route, two of us taking each side of the creek, Joe and dogs in the swamp; and we were on the march. Soon it sounded as if some fort was being cannonaded. Hvery few minutes would hear the report of a gun, and occasionally aboye the sound of the 12-bores could be distinguished the loud report of my 10- gauge. At 1 o’clock we returned to the buggies for dinner, and after a hearty smack counted the game. We had twenty- seven rabbits, a quail and a woodcock. Wedecided that this Was as Many as we had any need for, so were soon on our way home. For the first time I grew tired of rabbit croqueltes. A Gnoreta Hunter. Slaughtering Ontario Game, ‘Port ARTHUR, Canada,—Hdtior Forest and Stream: The attention of the game warden for Ontario is called to the fact that moose, caribou and other game is being recklessly slaughtered in the district of West Algoma, and that although the local warden has been notified, no action has been taken to .put a stop to the outrageous practice. Indians are actu- ally peddling the meat around the town of Port Arthur, and the hides are shipped to Toronto. The Indians have no more right to kil] moose and caribou.than a white man, and if the practice is not stopped the large game will be extermi- nated. It is also reported that numbers of beaver have been taken during this winter, and that the pelts have been shipped to Toronto. The depredations have been committed principally on the Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Ry. and east on the Canadian Pacific Ry. The Ontario Govern- ment should lose no time in having the wardens put an end to this reckless slaughter. Joun H. Nmwsome, Game Seen on a Maine Trip. Ow our annual hunting trip to Maine in 1896 the party consisted of one lady, two sportsmen, cook and two guides. Started from Moosehead Lake Sept, 21 and arrived at Grind- stone Oct, 28. We saw no game until Oct. 5 except partridges, but before coming-out we saw ninety-two deer, thirteen moose and two caribou. We only took one spike- horn moose ana two deer. The moose we saw were five cows, three calves, two bulls (seen by the guides, who had orders net to shoot any), one spikehorn, taken for meat, and two seen at a distance, and supposed to be cow and bull. Partridges were very scarce, We only saw about thirty. : N. F. Torts, The .22cal. for Duck Shooting. Hiditor, Forest and Stream: : ; . L was looking over a pileof Fornsr Any STREAMS recently and noticed an article from aman in California speaking in high praise ci the .22cal. rifle. What sportsman is there who would not feel greater pride in bringing to bag four or five mallards with a small caliber rifle than four times that number with a 10 gauge, if it were only customary to hunt them in that manner? I think that a club started on some sood ducking pre- serve to allow only the use of the small caliber rifle would soon have a large membership, composed only of the highest Lype of sportsmen, Spesutia Island- Club. ‘ASSISTANT GAME WARDEN GEO. W. MAssaMoRm was recently a guest of the Spesutia Island Rod and Gun Club He reports that the shooting there was fairly good. Heand Mr. Henry T. Carey killed about forty blackhead ducks. Dr, Massamore said the statements about the great slaugh- ter of ducks at the island were overdrawn. The club has twelve members, and several of them are good shots. There are five shore blinds, and the club has two sink-boxes for use on the flats. One rule of the club is that members can only shoot half of any one day, If they shoot in the morning, they must leave the blinds at1 P.M, If in the afternoon, they begm at1 P.M. Theclub keeps a record of all the ducks killed, and from this Dr. Massamore found the follow- ing: ; _ The club was formed 1889. The biggest kill of any day since was made by Henry '. Carey and J. W. Auchincloss, It_was March 14, 1895, when they gathered 202 birds. On March 30, 1894, A, de Barry and Parker Page killed 176 on the flats. On Nov. 1 of the same year five members shot on the flats and killed 198 These are top scores. The total records for each year, both from shore blinds and from sink-boxes, are as follows: 1889-90, 3,004; 1890-91, 3,074; 1891-92, 1,890; 1892-93, 871; 1893-94, 2,452; 1894-95, 2,084; 1895-96, 1,637; 1896 to and including March 12, 1897, 800.—Baltimore Sun. The Virginia Shore. Fiditor Forest and Stream: At this writing I regret to haye to report a news famine so far as game is concerned. Our fox-hunting clubs, after a very successful season, have withdrawn their dogs. The last brant, duck and goose must have Jeft for their breeding’ grounds in the far North, there now being none in our waters. Coast birds are not on hand yet, but may be expected ere long. Surely it is between grass and hay, A company of the Accomac Club men came down by our morning train in expectation, no doubt, of snipe and coast bird shooting, The famine will soon be off. T. G. Evwrorr. KELLER, Va,, Mareh 25. Two Partridge Heads with One Bullet. Editor Horest and Stream: l had the pleasure of a hunting trip in Maine in 1896. The party made their headquarters at Turner Pond. This camp is run by Mr. Kinne, of the Birch Island House, Ho- leb, Me. We remained four days at Turner Pond, Our party of six got five deer. I was fortunate in shooting the heads off of two partridges with one rifle bullet, something I never heard of being done before, The two partridges were on the ground, and as they passed 1 shot, which I think was a very lucky shot. F. L.A. Barnegat Duck Shooting. New York, March 29.—Duck shooting in Barnegat Bay is. at. its height. I went down last week, and together with my guide, Mr. J B. Boyden, of Waretown, N. Jj., killed thirty-nine broadbills, eleven brant and sixteen sheildrakes in three days. ‘The bay is fairly alive with ducks, geese and brant, and any information about the shooting would he gladly furnished. A. SCHOVERLING, GAME LEGISLATION AT ALBANY. WE give a synopsis of the game law measures introduced in the New York Legislature during the current session, The bills are desig- nated by their introduction order. In the Assembly. No. 24, Mr. Sanger—To forbid jacking deer at any time. i No. 47. Mr, Hobbie—To forbid hounding deer in towns of Dresden and Putnam, Washington county, for ten years. No, 48. Mr. Hoes—To permit ice-fishing for pickerel, bullheads, cat- fish, eels, perch and sunfish in Queechy Lake, Columbia countv. No. 80. Mr. Sanger—To repeal Sec, <49 (the game selling section), No 185. Mr, Matteson—To protect minks, skunks, muskrat in Cat- taraugus county, May 1 to Nov. 15; and foxes, May 1 to Sept. 30. No, 189. Mr, Nixon—To forbid taking any fish in Chautauqua Lake from May 1 to June 15; or any black bass, yellow bass, rock bass and muskallouge, exeept from June 15 to Dec. 1, No. 190. Mr. Nixon—To protect State nets while in use. No. 191. Mr, Nixon—To protect woodcock, partridge, rabbit and squirrel in Chatauqua county, except from Sept. 15 to Dec. 31. No, 222. Mr, Clark—To make ‘the waters of the Thousand Islands” bounded by “the boundary line between the State of New York and the Dominion of Canada at Saint Regis.” d No. 276 Mr Glen—To repeal See. 249, but without application to game already in possession at time of passage of act. No. 860. Mr, Corrigan—To repeal See. 249. No. 476. Mr, Witter—To protect woodcock, meadow lark, grouse aud squirrels in Tioga county, except from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, and to prohibit their export for sale. No, 500, Mr. MeLaughlin—To make the open season for woodcock and grouse Sept. 16 to Dec. 1, No, 510. Mr. Hutton—To make the open season for black bass in Lake a and Schroon Lake July 1 to Bee. 31. (It is now Aug. 1 to Dec. al, No. 10, Mr. Sanger—To make open season for squirrels Sept. 1 to Noy. 15. (it isnow Oct.15 to Feb. 15) To make open season for hare and rabbit Oct. 15 to Feb. 15; woodeock and grouse, Sept. 1 to Nov 15, with season of possession Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 to forbid transportation of woodeock, grouse and quail, except when accom- panied by owner,and provided that no indiyiaual shall transport more than fifteen birds at one time or fifly in a season. ‘No, 23. Mr. Sanger—To prohibit entirely the hounding of deer. No, 521, Mr. Post—To permit use of floating devices and sailboats for wildfow! shooting ‘‘in Long Island Sound, Great South Bay, Shin- necock and Peconic bays.’ (A law.) No. 519. Mr, Graves—To protect mink, skunk, muskrat, in Oneida and Madison counties, May 1 to Oct, 31; and fox, May 1 to Sept. 30. No. 677. Mr. Goodsell—To make close seasons for Orange county: woodcock, grouse, Jan. 1 to Aug, 15; quail, Jan. 1 to Nov. 1; hare, rab- bit, gray squirrel, Jan, 1 to Oct. 1. No. 75. Mr. Coughlin—To forbid possession of living birds pro- tected by Sec. 78 (song and insectiyorous birds). No. 724. Mr. Brown—'l'o increase the number of game protectors and foresters (from present thirty-five) to forty-one. No, 726—To appropriate $6,000 for erection and maintenance of a food fish hatchery on one of theinland Jakes. No. 220. Mr. Clark—To limit nets for taking minnows for bait to 40tt. length, 4ft. depth, and hauling ropes to a0ft. No, 459. Mr. Hobbie—To authorize protectors to serve summons issuing out of justices’ court; also giving right of search without search warrant, No. 778. Mr. Hobbie—To exclude brackish water from the term “salt water’’ when used in the law relative to fishing. No. 346, Mr. Horton—To permit in Wayne county waters taking of perch, bullheads, suckers, catfish, eels and sunfish for home con- sumption. No. 448. Mr, lyves—To make open deer season Aug. 15 to Noy. 15; 10 forbid for five years use of jack light or hound; season for squirrel, Sept. 15 to Nov.s0; hare, rabbit, Sept. 1to Dec, 31; woodcock, meadow- lark, grouse, Sept. 1 to Dec. 1; possession, Sept 1 to Dec. 1; hare, rabbit, squirrel, woodeock, grouse, meadowlark may not be killed for score in a side-hunt; woodcock, quail and grouse may be trans- ported only when accompanied by owner, and only twelve at a time, No. 812. Mr. Brown—Fo provide a food fish hatchery in Hamilton county. - No. 834. Mx. Coughlin—Proyides that nothing in Jaw shall be con- strued as forbidding possession, transportation or sale of elk meat from Oct, 31 to Dec. 15. No. 835, Mr. Gott—Relatiye to duty of peace officers to report law yiolatious to district attorney. No. 87. Mr, Andrews—To make close season for meadow hens, mudhens, gallinule, water chicken, grebs, except Aug. 16 to Dec. 31, No, 875. Mr. Rounds—To permit ice-fishing in Owasco Lake. j No, 897. Mr, Pierce—For a food fish hatchery m the town of Schroon, Egsex county, =. jAprim 8, 1897. - No. 364. Mr. Garby—Open season on woodcock and grouse in Rich- mond county, July 4 to Dec, 31; and on meadowlarks in Niagara apd Richmond counties, Sept. 15 to Dec, Bl. ~ ‘ No. 365, Mr. Garby—Open séason for squirrel, hare, rabbit, Oct. 15 to Dee. 15; in Richmond county, Noy. 10 to Dec. 10; and rabbits pro- tected during 1897. : No. 485. Mr. Meyer—To provide for salt-water striped bass close season, Jan. 1 to May 1; lawful tength, Sin. No. 975. Mr. Hobbie—To ferbid pollution of streams in. a measure to interfere with the habits of fish, No. 993. Mr. Nixon—To amend Sec, 132 so that Lake Erie nets may not be used within one-quarter mile of the shore in Chautauqua county (one-half mile elsewhere), No 785. Mr. Gott—To make open séason for trout April 16 to Aug. 31. No, 949, Mr. Whritner—To make open seasons in Rockland county: woodcock, July 1 to July 31, and Oct, 1 to Oct, 31; partridge, quail, rabbit, squirrel, Nov. 110 Dee. 31. - No, 1014, Mr. Dudley—To forbid Lake Ontario netting within one mile (now three miles) of mouth of Niagara River, j No. 1015. Mr. Dudley—To permit drying nets on shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario snd Cattaraugus Creek. ena 1017. Mr. Halbert—To protect quail in Chemung county to AD. No, 7/2, Mr. Burr—To permit the sale in New York city of trout taken on Long Island between March 29 and April 16, No. 916, Mr, McLaughlin—To make open season on black bass June a0 to Dee, 31, No. 1079. Mr. Zimmerman—Relative to nets in Lake Ontario and other waters. py No. 1182. Mr. Eldridge—To forbid in Lake George trolling from launch propelled by steam, naphtha, gasoline or electricity, ; No. 1140. Mr. McLaughlin —Authorizing removal of Beaverkill hatchery to another site in Sullivan county. No, 174, Mr, Eldridge -To protect fish in Warren county. 7 No, 1186. Mr. Palmer—To protect bass in Crystal Lake, Rensselaer- ville, for two years. - No, 1221. Mr. [yves—To protect elk, :, No, 1240, Mr. Ten Hyck —To forbid the sale of woodeuck and grouse at any time. No, 1231; Mr, Ten Eyck—To increase fine for trapping to $25 for each bird so taken; or imprisonment, $1 one day. ; No. 1<32, Mr. Ten Kyck—To limit, transportation of woodeock or grouse by any one person to twelve at one time. ‘ No, 62?. Mr. Husted-—To forbid in Westchester county shooting of game from public highway. j "i No. 320, Mr. Benham—To permit s00ft. set lines in Canandaigua Lake. No. 480. Mr. MeLaughlin—To permit ice-fishing in Sullivan county waters not inhabited by brook trout. No, 868, Mr. Gorham—Relative to ice-fishing in certain waters in Putnam and Otsego counties, No. 1106. Mr. McKnight—To exempt from protecticn, on Long Island, Wilson’s or English snipe. ; No, 1314. Mr, Abell—To forbid the sale of wild bird skins with plu- mage thereon. F No. 1855. Mr. Sweet— To permit ice-fishing in trout waters in Greene county from Dec. 1 to Feb, 15, No. 262. Mr. Mackey—To permit ice-fishing in trout waters in Dela: ware county from Dee. 1 to Feb, 15. No 680. Mr. Hill—To increase the number of pro*ectors from thirty- five to forty-two. : Ree. No. 101. Mr. Wilcox—To exempt the waters controlled by the Oneonta Water Works Company from the provisions of the fish law. No, 1404. Mr. Ten Kyeck—To make open seasons as follows: Deer, Sept. 1 to Nov 15 (not to be shot ab between & P.M. and 6 A, M.); black and gray squirrels, Sept. 15 to Dec. 31; hares, rabbits, Sept. 15 to Dee. 31 (use of ferrets not forbidden); web-footed wildfowl, includ- ing geese and brant, Sept. 1 to April 1; woodcock, grouse, Sept. 15 to Dec. 31 (only twelve of either birds transported af a time in company of owner); meadow hen, gallinule, water chicken, grebe, Aug, 16 to Dec. 31; salmon trout, landlocked salmon, April 1 to Sept. 30; black bass, May 80'to Dec. 31 (unlawful length, 9in.); pike, pickerel, wall- eyed pike, May 1 to Jan, 31; salt-water striped bass, May 31 to April1 (lawful length, 8in.). : In the Senate. Int. No. 45. Mr. Daley—To permit ice-fishing in Queechy Lake, Co- lumbia county. No. 96, Mr. Nixon—Assembly No. 187, No. 108. Mr. Raines—To permit spear and set line fishing in Canan- daigua Lake. : No, 172, Mr. Raines—Same purport as No. 108. No, 184, Mr. Munginger— To repeal Sec, 249, No. 287. Mr. Krum—Same as Assembly No. 459, No. 313, Mr. Davis—Same as Assembly No 705. No. 349. Mr. Guy—To make open season for possession and sale of venison Aug. 16 to March 1; open season for killing squirrels and rab- bits, Oct. 15 to Mareh 1; wildfowl, except geese and brant, Sept. 1 to April 1; quail, Oct. 1 to Jan. 1; possession of woodcock and grouse permitted from Aug, 16 to March 1; quail, Oct. 1 to March 1; snipe, plover, shore birds, at allseasons. Repeals Sec. 249, No 363. Mr, Wilcox That Commissioners may give privi'ege of drawing oft waters for taking carp, pickerel and other fish. No. 415. Mr. Lamy—To increase the number of protectors from thirty-five to sixty. . No. 423. Mr. Stranahan— ee aca KE IE IB R Sey ras a —r tee ae Erie ‘(nig FUR BEGINS TO FLY” as only the club cook could do them, together with the re- membrance of the strings of game, including wild turkeys arid geese, hanging in the cold outside air, did not predispose the party to violent exertion eyen if they had not spent the day on the lake or in wading about its marshy borders waist deep in its proverbial tules and lilypada Pete’s anxious eyes roved from one face to another, taking in with a sigh their universal expression of post prandial satisfaction, as, laying down his axe and sack, he answered: ‘Nuthin’ ’t all, boss, ’cep’in’ ez I wus comin’ th’ough de woods dat yaller dorg uv mine done treed er coon, an’ | says ter myse f, ‘Some dem fine gen’men down ter de club I] show wanter see er coon an’ derg fight! Why, gen men, they ain’t nary dorg widin dis county ez kin hol’ er light ter my yaller dorg—jes’ tother day he —” “See any possums, Pete?” There were too many adven- tures and stories to be told to allow Pete’s verbosity. “Possums, did I heah yer say? Why, Lord! dey’s thick- er’n blackberries in fly time! An’ dey’s dene eat dem ’sim- mons an’ grapes ‘tel dey’s so fat dey faihly makes yo’ mouf water!’ His eyes shone at the mere recollection. The Colonel turned to the Commander: ‘Pete reminds me of that old joke of Bob's; evah heah him tell it, sir? Whut, never heard Bob—but of cou’se you couldn’t when you ’e evablastin’ly wanderin’ ’round on ther watah! No- body in this wo’l’ can tell er joke like Bob, but he says ‘that \. RA.ly dey HOMEWARD BOUND. one time up in his mountains they wus hayin’ er quiltin’-— kinder ole-fashioned pahty, yo’ know—an’ while the young folks wus courtin’ an’ holdin’ hands in ther dark cornders thar wus er warm an’ animated discussion among ther ole ladies as ter whut wus ther mos’ delightful produc’ wy ther garcen. One ole lady said thet so ‘fur’ as she wus ‘consarned’ she preferred ther ‘perturnip;’ another preferred ther ‘pertater;’ another ther ‘cowcumber,’ and still another voted ‘ingern’ king But suddenly a wise ole dame raised her spec’s an’ settled the question by observing: ‘Ah, ladies, you may talk about yer perturnips, an” yer pertaters, an’ yer passpips, an’ other gyardin-sass, but the sweetest wegetable thet evah melted on the e ole gums 0’ m ne is ther possum!’’ When the laughter which always follows Bob’s jokes had abated somewhat, the Commander asked: ‘‘And who is Bob?” “Well,” drawled the Colonel, ‘right at this present settin’ of ther cou’t he ain’t nobody in partic’lar, but im Ma’ch he’ll be, for the third time, Guy’ner of the State of Tennessee.” [Aerin 3, 1897, F «*You don’t say!” and this time the laugh was on the Com- mander. ‘ ¥® At that the man who had hunted with Bogardus, who had shot deer in the Adirondacks, buffalo on the plains, moose in the great Northwest of Canada, and could show the hides | and horns of strange creatures from across the seas, captured in their native haunts, jumped up and cracked his heels to- gether: “I don’t know what Bogardus would say to such hunting,” he cried, ‘‘but I'll find out if the old lady was right. Will any of you gentlemen join me?” Despite the fact that they had been awake ‘‘sence long ‘foe day,” as their negro cook expressed it, and, except for the time spent in ravishing the goodly table spread for them, had been steadily hunting all the time, three of the men responded, and with the joyous shouts of schoolbuys they followed Pete out into the night. Did you ever step from an overheated room into the crisp, frosty night air, when the firmament above was spangled o’er with diamond dust wrought into a myriad of patterns, which were accentuated here and there with solitaires? To suddenly be in the wilderness, far from the madding crowd, where e’en the organ-throated yoice of Nature was hushed and still under the glistening coverlet of rime, when the crispness made the twigs and dead leaves crackling under foot the only sound that broke the silence of the night? Nay, not the only sound, for as you stealthily pursue your way the barking of the dogs comes quick and sharp, the flaming torch comes to a standstill, the shadowy figures ges- ticulate wildly im the weird halflight as the negro guide sirips off his coat, and tying the sleeves around the boll of a tree rushes forward in the footsteps of the frantically barking dogs. ’ ie A ‘Hie there! What are you up to?” elicits the response from Pete: ‘‘Hit’sal’right, boss; they’s er possum up de ’sim- mon tree an’ er coon down in de holler!” Madly following, we arrive in time to see two glistening balls of fire gleaming at us in the darkness, and then, as the torch 1s carried nearer, we witness the gamest fight im- aginable. Surrounded by aring of enemies, with his back against a tree and no hope of escape, the coon stands his ground cour- ageously, ready to fight to the death. One moment only he stands there alone, facing his deadly foes; the next he is the center of a scrambling, and scratch- ing, and snarling, a biting and barking and yelping mass, exhibiting a boxing match worthy of a belt winner, and re- ceiving yells of encouragement from the men as the fur begins to fly and the combatants close in. ¢ “Sic him, Tige!”’ ““Whut’s de mattah wid yo’, sir?” “Name o’ goodness, look at dat coon!” *“Whut's come over dat yaller dorg?”’, > Followed by a shout of joy as the ‘‘yaller dorg,” thus en- couraged, fiercely seizes ihe coon by the chest and crushes him until he ceases to struggle. “Whut I done tole yer?” is all that Pete can say, as he pats the head of his “‘yaller” mongrel amid the plaudits of the hunters, and then dropping the coon into, the sack leads the way back to the treed possum, To get the branch of a tree between you and the new-risen moon, to decipher the silhouette of what appears to the un- ‘Dw RACCOON HAB A RINGY TAIL,"' trained eye a mere bunch of leaves, fo insist that you rec: ognize the outlines of another possum on what the guide assures you is a bunch of mistletoe or a squirrel’s nest; to see the coat sleeves, which have kept the possum prisoner during your absence, untied, and the persimmon tree vigor- ously shaken by the negro until the mass of leaves, orfur, or . what not, falls to the ground and lies there passive, while the dogs snarl and bite at it; to see the negro pick it up and wind its tail around his axe helve, which he swings over his shoulder as he explains; ‘‘No, sah, ’tain’t no danger uv dis heah yarmint er droppin’ off, he’d hang on all day ef I was ter tote him ’roun’; he ain’t dead, sah. Ain’t yer never heerd uv possumin?”—is but the work of ashort time, and then the forest resounds and lake re-echoes the shouts of the return- ing hunters proclaiming their success to the friends who await them at the fireside. =" Bob-tailed Bulger and Tige, which from a Jong ancestry of abbreviated curs were born curtailed, were the canine heroes iu the strife. After bagging old Zip coon and hook- ing ihe possum’s tail around the axe helve, and turning their inward eyes toward sweet ‘taters and possum soup, with Dinah and the pickaninnies, Gabe and Pete brushed their cot- ton-picking chicken-stealers across their banjos, and while Sam patted with hand and foot they chanted and intoned with Afric melody, in the heart of that cane brake ‘‘mash:” “De raccoon hab a ringy tail, - De possum's tail am bare, De ole har’s got no tail atall, And no tail’s got de bear, Ob, dem golden slippers, We's climbin’ todes de stars.’ Eita M, WHErariny. Mempuis, Tenn. A Dog Worth Two Field Hands. Bos Payne mourns the loss of his wonderful dog, whose biography we paye in the Anterprise last year, and whose forte was worming tobacco. This dog, it is claimed, actual-. ly repaired daily to the tobacco patch and carefully sought for and destroyed the worms which prey on the plant. He is now at rest from his labors, and Mr. Payne says he will have to hire two hands to take his place in the tobacco | field.— Lebanon (Ky.) Bnterprise. i Ur Apri. 8, 1897.) THE CALIFORNIA CLUBS’ TEMPEST. THE storm center of the dog world seems to be perma- nently fixed in California, with the point of greatest disturb- ance at San Francisco. Much of it seems to be the result of personal spite and disappointed ambition on the part of one man or more, much to the discomfort of many others. The acute stage of conflict and acrimonious personality was reached when recently the Pacific Kennel Club ceased to exist, and made the Olympic Gun Club legatee of its good will and some of its belongings. The Olympic Gun Club, a fun club pure and simple, with a dogey afterthought as lega- tee, and which as a club it recently repudiated, applied for membership in the A, K. C,, trusting that an informal pre- tense to an interest in dogs and bench shows would make it eligible to membership. The constitution which the Olym- pic Club submitted with its application for membership to the A. K. O, was neither in letter nor spirit what was re- quired by the A, K. C.; and said application, asit then stood, could not haye been accepted by the A, K. ©, under any circumstances. Ti is a waste of effort to dwell on what the club intended to do later in the way of amending its constitution. The A. K. ea could only officially recognize what it really sub- titted, * Coincident with the application of the Olympic Gun Olub came an application from the San Francisco Kennel Club, a new club occupying the same field as had the defunct Pacific Kennel Club, eligible in every way and with a constitution which fully filled all the exactions imposed by the A. K. CO, It further had the favorable recommendation of the Pacific advisory board What was the result? There could be but one, and the San Francisco Kennel Club's application was accepted. The membership of the new club is strong both in numbers and the standing of its personnel, It is folly for a handful of disappointed seekers. of power to denounce the new club and the Pacific advisory board and the American Kennel Club, and all else which interposes between their personal ambitions or likings and the canine world at large. It they are right, it is extraordinary what a number of “clubs and what a number of good men have gone wrong in a matter in which most of them are entirely disinterested; and on the other hand, if they are right itis not at all remarkable that they should be so when we consider their long schooling, numbers, high standing and capability. It would be expect- ing too much of these men that they would interest them- selves personally in the personal prejudices or enmities of factions, and officially such matters are irrelevant. It is pos- sible that for the personal factional bitterness they care noth- ing. in the Breeder and Sportsman. of March 18 Mr. Crowell presents a garbled report of the last A. K. OC. meeting, and draws some false and malicious inferences from it. He denounces Mr. A. P, Yredenburgh in particular as being the prime cause of the rejection of the Olympic Gun Club’s application. He seems to think such rejection was an infa- my. He is even more severe in his denunciation of ihe Pacific Advisory Board. He gives a list in part of the mem- bership of the late Pacific Club—though the club is now out of existence and therefore immaterial to the matter—and also a list of the members of the Olympic Gun Club, and eulogizes them. Of the A. K. O. he says: ‘Regarding the A. K. ©. end of the question, our readers should remember that the delegates took their cue from the secretary, Mr, A ‘ own door, as he, and possibly the membership committee, are the only ones fully acquainted with both sides of the question. To this man Vredenburgh may be laid the entire success of the scheme which was so cleverly laid at this end of the line. Afraid of the lash of the ‘“‘mischief maker” and only too glad to wreck his ven- geance against the P.K C. for a fancied wrong, he not only presented the report of the advisory board in as favorable a light as possible, but hoodwinked the membership committee and deliberately withheld the correspondence of the Olym- pies. M. C, Allen, secretary of the O. G. C., wrote to Vre- denburgh (in the same inclosure that contained the constitu- tion of the club), that holding a bench show was not the | object of the club when it was first organized, but that cir- cumstances had arisen which had caused the members, as lovers of the dog, to desire to incorporate bench shows with their other objects, and that the board of directors would add any clause suggested by the A. K. C. or its secretary. Much in the foregoing is absolutely false. Mr. Crowell admits that the constitution of the Olympic Club was lack- ing in the very first essential of what the club should be as a member of the A. K. C. If the members loved the dog so dearly, they surely could have said so in their constitution. They knew all the A, K. ©, requirements im this respect when they made their application, and truly it seems far- fetched to blame the A, K. C, for their own negligence, Why shou'd the Olympic Gun (lub expect more of the A. K. C, than any other club? Because of its title? Mr. Vre- denburgh presented the matter of the Olympic Kennel Club's application in precisely the same manner that he presented other matters of business for the consideration of the A. K. C. He gave his best thought to it. There was no ‘in- famy” whatever in an officer of the club performing his duty, and it is an unpardonable libel on the officers and dele- gates of the A K. C, to assert that any infamous action would receive their sanction or countenance, In asking for the respect and consideration he claims for the body of men he assumes to represent, he should not forget that respect is alao due to others, A mere reading of the list of officers and delegates present at the last A. K. C. meeting is all that is necessary to refute the malicious misstatement uttered by the Breeder and Sportsman. The reason which prevented at the A. K. O. meeting a reading of the full correspundence of the §. F. K. C. and O. G@ C. matter was that the A. K. C. had a large amount of business to consider, and had a long session. The matter had been thoroughly considered by the membership commit- tee. In that way it had full official consideration. In view that the Olympic Gun Club was not eligible, that alone ad- versely settled its application, and was so accepted by its Tepresentative, Mr, Bargate, and all its correspondence would not change that fact. There was nothing which required that the correspondence be read at that time. If it was couched in the delicate language and picturesque forceful- ness employed by Mr. Orowell, it might have Leen interest- ing aS an Unique contribution of mental lawlessness, but othing more. The next stage of official importance was the action of the t, Bernard Club, of California, which resolved thatit would ot support the San Francisco Kennel Club’s show. In plain words, the latter had declared a boycott on the new 'P. Vredenburgh, This infamous action must be Jaid at his- FOREST AND STREAM. club, The St. Bernard Club, as a club, had no standing in the issue between the Olympic and San Franciseo clubs. Its gratuitous action therefore was entirely arbitrary, and could proceed only from the personal ill-feeling of a part of its members, Its unfriendly action was deplorably ill advised, placing it in open and declared hostility to a fellow mem- ber with which, as a club, it had no grievance, and in rebellion to the ruling of: the central body, the A. K. C, If its insubordination is permitted, there is an open road to swift disorganization of the whole A. K, C. structure. If the St. B. C. of C, hada grievance, the A. K. C, has a regular procedure for considering and passing upon it and all other club grievances. As a club member, it had pledged itself to the cupport of the A. K, CO. and an observance of its laws. To take the Jaw into its own hands and oppose the A. K, C., and declare war on a fellow mem- ber in good standing, is contempt and rebellion and injustice of the most flagrant kind. The handof the A. K OC, should be laid upon the St. B. C, of C, with a firmness that will re- adjust it on right lines of loyalty or out of the A. K, C entirely. Itis contrary to all the ethics that the tail should wag the dog. POINTS AND FLUSHES. Mr, Thomas Johnson, Winnipeg, has published in the Daily Nor’wester a challenge for a match race between one of his pointers and anything an unknown, who conceals his identity under a nom de plume, can produce. For directness and serious purpose his challenge is in sharp contrast to the columns of serials, stuffed with advertising and inflicted on the American public up to two yearsago After recounting some particulars, Mr. Johnson states his challenge as follows: “| would suggest that Anti-Humbug procure a pointer dog from any part of the world that can beat a dog in a field trial now in my Kennel, bred by myself, for any part of $1,000, As an evidence of good faith I have placed in the hands of Mr. John Baird $100 to bind the match, and I will give another 100 to the Winnipeg General Hospital if I do not prove your correspondent as lacking in nerve as he is in veracity.” Mr. William Brailsford, under date of March 15, in a let- ter deploring the sad loss by death of the late owner of the Tghtfield Kennels, informs us that it has been decided that the whole Ightfield Kennel of setters and pointers shall be sold at Aldridge’s in June or July. In consequence of his employer’s death, none of the Ightfield dogs will compete in the coming spring trials, but he further adds that the latter have numerous entries, and there will doubtless be a strong competition. Mr. R, B, F. Randolph, who is in the Department of Bac- teriology, Hoagland Laboratory, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been experimenting with the bacillus of distemper with a view to discovering an effective remedy for the disease. ing paragraph, taken from his recent letter to us, will explain his needsin the matter. Any one who can furnish the needed subject will do a good work in promoting investigation by a thoroughly qualified and competent gentleman, and coutrib- ute toward the discovery of specific knowledge concerning the most destructive disease which afilicts the dog, and toward a remedy for it. Of course it is desirable that the subject be as near Brooklyn as possible. Mr, Randolph writes: “I um very anxious to gel a dog with distemper, and would like most of all to have access to the body of one that has died of it, as soon after death as possible. It will not be necessary to take the body to the Laboratory, as if I can learn the whereabouts of the animal I will go myself and make the necessary cultures. It is important that these be made as soon after death as possible, for if decomposition sets in other bacteria will invade the tissues and complicate or render futile my search for the bacillus.” The Alameda County Sportsmen’s Association, Oakland, Cal., recently disbanded and a new club was organized under the title of the Oakland Kennel Club, The reasons for this action were local, and the new club is largely the old club under a new name. ‘ Mr,-J. J. Lynn, Port Huron, Mich., secretary of the Inter- national Fox Terrier Club, writes us that the first show of the club will be held at Port Huron, Mich., April 21, this year, Mr, Belmont is having presumably a pleasant time in the West, with just enough of adventure to put a mild spicing to the pleasure. The following, from the New York Zimes, recounts the delights of a mountain ride which he enjoyed: ‘DENVER, Col., March 27.—The Denver and Rio Grande express from the Pacific coast pulled in nearly two hours late last night, the delay being due to an adventure of August Belmont, who arrived in the luxurious private car Oriental. The car contained Mr. and Mrs Belmont and Mr. and Mrs, H. V. R. Kennedy, of New York When the train stopped at Leadville yesterday for dinner, Mr. Belmont seized his kodak and hailing a cab started up town at a brisk pace to ‘‘take” a few natives. When he returned to the sta- tion he was amazed to find that his train had gone. The Rio Grande officials, learning of the New Yorker’s predica- ment, ordered the frain to be held at Malta, and Mr. Bel- mont boarded aswich engine and started down the moun- tain side. The speed around curves and over gulches be- came too swift for his nerves, and handing a $20 note across the boiler head, he shouted to the engineer to go slow and let the train continue to wait. When he overtook the ex- press an hour's time had been !ost, and the train was delayed just one hour and fifty minutes in urriying in the city. “Some men,” said Uncle Eben, ‘‘kin train er dog ter do anyt’ing dey tells *im an’ at de same time raise de mos’ dis- obejintest chillun in de neighborhood.”— Washington Star. KENNEL NOTES. NAMES CLAIMED. Mr. T. C. Moxham claims the name Kine Krueger for beagle dog Wwhelped Sept. 7, 1896, by champion Royal Krueger—champion Bif. BRED. Mr. T. C. Moxham’s Marguerite, beagle bitch, Web. 28, to champion Royal Krueger. rs Miss Sadie C. Spooner’s Bloom, pointer bitch, Feb. 4, to champion Lad of Kent. Mr. J. Danforth Bush’s Careless, bull bitch, Jan, 28, to His Lordship II. Duchess of Leinster, bull biteh, Jan. 26, to His Lordship Il, The follow- , Wheeling. Communications for this department are requested, Anything on the bicycle in its relation to the eportsman is particularly desirable, THE FIRST LESSON. For several months I had been trying to persuade my wife to learn to ride a bicycle. She put it off on one pretext or another that seemed trivial to a confirmed wheelman like my- self till a week ago, when much to my pratification she said she was ready to begin. The occasion for this change of hearfi was my birthday, and it was in honor of the event that the date had been chosen, ; I had already selected the riding school where she was to Jearn and had gotten her tickets, but at the last mument baie Jeaving the house the tickets were nowhere 1o be ound. I was fecling a trifle nervous at the responsibility of intro- ducing my wife to the new world of the wheel, and I am afraid I spoke irritably about the loss of -the tickets and blamed Nellie for their disappearance, though, to tell the truth, I knew I had put them somewhere myself and couldn’t be sure whether it was on my bureau or in the drawer of the writing desk; but Nellie was serene and gracious and did not pick me up or attempt to demonstrate my error. Of course her equanimity made me ashamed of my attempt to shift the responsibility, and I endeavored to atone by tell- ing her what a good little gir] she was to give up her engage- ments and home interests just to please me, and then 1 pic- tured to her the good times we would have on country roads together, and lastly I remembered that | had another reason for being grateful to her for going this day, as she had re- cently complained of pains in her back and bones and limbs, which in connection with a certain feverish glow on her face, which I had noted suggested grip, and I mildly expostulated at her venturing out in defiance of that dismal disease. Nellie assured me that she-felt in no danger of the grip, but as we neared the school she-grew manifestly nervous. Several times she asked me if I considered learning to ride an easy thing, and when I told her yes she did not seem thoroughly assured. Thinking it would give her confidence, I told her that, aside from learning to mount, she would have no difficulty whatever. “A woman's wheel is so easily managed, and the instruc- tors so careful,” said I, “‘that there is no possible danger of falling or hurting yourself,” Contrary tomy expectations, she did not accept this as the oracular utterance of wisdom, though as a rule she believes implicitly what 1 tell her on subjects with which she 1s nos familiar, and I must confess that for a moment J felt ashamed of her lack of grit and lack of confidence in me, The next instant, however, I saw that the nervousness she felt at taking up this new and untried art was beyond her control, and that it was partly due to a-desire to do well and appear well before me and a fear that she wouldn’t, and so I passed it over, and also her request not to be introduced to any of my friends or acquaintances who might happen to be present at the school. It did not occur to me till after we had reached the place and she had disappeared in the dressing room that I had not made an engagement for her. Jam not accustomed to such lapses, but Nellie’s decision to take this first lesson had- been somewhat unexpected, and I had hardly had time to figure out. the matter in all its ramifications, Fortunately the manager thought he could work her ‘in without any serious delay, and to make sure | walked over to have a few words with the young lady clerk at the desk. At this moment, however, Nellie appeared from the direc- tion of the dressing room clad in a very becoming costume, which I had not seen before, and I waited an instant to com- pliment her on her appearance. ‘Then I turned to the clerk, but that young lady for some occultreason appeared suddenly to have lost the good sense that a moment before character- — ized her comely face. Instead she was laughing in an inane kind of way that at once lowered her a good many notches in myestimation, I began asking her about the previous en- pagements on her books, but before I could come to any un- derstanding an instructor came up and said that he had half an hour’s spare time to devote to a lesson, and accordingly I gaye up trying to get any satisfaction from the young lady. As we walked across the hall I heard the instructor say to my wife, ‘Will you have the same wheel you had yesterday ?”’ She turned and looked at him in a rather.odd way, and he at once begged her pardon and explained that he had mis- taken her tor another lady he was teaching. The incident slipped from my memory for the time being, but later on it was recalled. Isat and watched Nellie as the instructor walked beside her till she had made several circumnayigations of the place. She seemed to sit on the wheel remarkably well, and I took pleasure in thinking how sweet she looked. Presently the instructor got his own wheel, and holding on to ‘her handle bar with one hand, hopped along fora few steps and then slipped easily into his own saddle. I could hardly believe my eyes to see the feat accomplished and to see Nellie riding there, guided only by a slight touch on the steering tar of her wheel. As the two came around, pedaling at double the ordinury speed and passing other riders neatly, I could not help applauding; and Nellie looked over at me and smiled, when, according to all precedent, her gaze should have been stonily fixed on the front wheel of her mount. And so she made the circuit half a dozen times. Then my eyes were distracted to the scene of a slight accident at the other end of the hall, and when [ looked for her again— could it be true?—she was riding alone. Yes, sitting up straight, with a somewhat strained expression on her face. Nellie was guiding her wheel unaided among the other riders and around the padded pillars, while the instructor jogged along at a dog trot and made short cuts to keep with- im reasonable distance in case of emergency. She gave up after a few more turns, and as she came op- posite me dismounted. To say that | was proud and happy at her performance would be putting it mildly. I gave the instructor 50 cents for cigars, and congratulated the manager on securing the services of so competent a man; and I told more than one of my friends who were present that it was the first time my wile had ever been on a wheel. x : She meanwhile seemed strangely demure and quiet, and it was not till we reached the young lady at the desk that I understood the reason. It came like-a bolt of lightning in a clear sky, “T want to ask your pardon,” said my wife to-this person, “for the way I made faces at you when my husband asked 274 FOREST AND STREAM. [Aprin’8, 1897. about an appointment. He did not know that I have been coming here for two weeks, It is all a surprise for his birthday,” The young lady laughed some more, and it was I who looked inane this time. be “1 hope you are pleased,” said Nellie as she clung to my arm, and we breatned the fresh outside sir and walked along under the kindly robe of night that even the city lights could not entirely deprive of its property of shielding from unwel- come observation. ‘*You said it was so easy to learn, but I didn’t find it so, I could show you black and blue bruises all over my body, and when I spoke once in your hearing of my aches you thought it was the grip.” Here Nellie sighed. ‘‘I did it all for your sake, and 1 am giad new that I have learned. But,” and here her voice trembled just a little, ‘‘it is the first and last time I will ever keep anything from you. ‘They say a woman can’t keep a secret. I don’t care. I never want.to.” Dawn Daty. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. Grafton,—Will Grafton please send us his address? F.N. C.—The inside of the mouth of a pointer bitch is covered with warts. Whatisthe remedy? Ans. Give compound sulphur tablets and apply tincture of iodine to the warts daily. N. D. M., New Haven,—Would you inform me the weights of some of the largest pickerel caught in the United States and also the weight of the largest on record? Ans. Ourrecord is of a 35lb., fish taken in Pennsylvania, S. S..G., Woonsocket, R. I,—A party of fishermen before going onto the pond make up a pool for the man catching the largest fish. Mr. G., seeing a tilt Hy up, structed guide to pull in fish, which proved to be largest one caught, Does the pool belong to Mr, G. or to Mr. W., who csught the next lapgest fish? Ans, The prize should z0 to the man who caught the next largest fish. Thefish taken by the guide should not count. J.58., Mechanicsville, N. Y.—My two-year-old foxhound does not eat and is very dumpish; vomits occasionally; eyelids swollen and a brown watery substance (not matter) continually running from them. ie has never had distemper or any other disease until now. Reme- dies I haye giyen him appearto do nogood. Ans. Bathe the eyes three or four limes a day with a hot solution of boracic acid (.ea- spoonful of boracic acid to two pints of hot water), Give tonics, Pachting. As the yachting journal of America, the FOREST AND STREAM 1s Lhe recognized medium of communication between the maker of yachts- men’s supplies and the yachting public. Its value for advertising has been demonstrated by patrons who have employed its columns ~ continuously for years. Wir# the building and racing of large yachts in such a condition as it has been for several years and-must be for the coming season, one looks for all sorts of wild and absurd schemes for the revival of the sport. Hven the very discour- aging outlook, however, does not justify anything so utterly absurd as the proposal of the Boston Herald at intervals during the winter for the establishment of an international cup for the 46ft. class. As this class has only been dead for five years, it is quite within the bounds of probability that the Boston Herald has not yet grasped the fact, and is still rejoicing in the belief that it is alive and flourishing. The 46ft. class was created in 1891 for no good reason, but merely for a change from the 40ft. class, which was still in existence, The new class served to kill the old one, and yet never had sufficient vitality to carry itself beyond the second season, 1892. The building of Wasp in that eas and her victory over Gloriana and Harpoon, practically ended the racing of the class. In the next season or two Gloriana made an unsuccessiul fight against Wasp, and since then the lat- ter has been the 46ft, class, though sailing with larger or smaller cutters and with schooners for want of any com- petitor in the class. Last year the class ceased to have even a nominal existence, the New York, Larchmont, Seawan- haka and Atlantic clubs, with theSound Y. R. U., dropping it entirely from the list of classes. It is still in the book of the Eastern Y. C., but thatclub has given no races for yachts of this size or larger for some time, and the class was actually dead in the Hast long before its final demise about New York, Even if the present rules of all the large clubs but the Hastern did not bar the class entirely, as they do, it would still be an impossibility to galvanize it into life by an international cup or any other means. There is no question whatever that the thing most needed for the reviyal of yacht racing in this country in the classes above 50ft. or so is an international race; but it is equally clear that 10 More international cups or trophies are needed, there are plenty now on one side of the water or the other. There is no need whatever for a trophy to supplant the America’s Cup, provided that this one great trophy be open to yachts such as men are willing to build, and on perfectly fair terms. That this has not been the case in the past is well enough known, but thereis no reason why a change should not be made that will bring out a challenge for the Cup. At the present time the competition is practically limited to the 90ft. class, under what conditions neither the holders of the Cup nor anyone else can say. Itis plainly evi- dent that no British yachtsman is desirous of building a 90- footer for racing either here or at héme; in fact, it is doubtful whether any more Meteors, Ailsas or Valkyries will be built unless by royalty, or possibly by some wealthy manufacturer as an advertisement. The signs of the times in England are toward a yacht of nearer 80ft. 1.w.1. than 90, As far as America is concerned, a still smaller size would be more genérally popular and more certain of individual instead of syndicate support, down to 70ft. or 60ft. racing length. The latter class, quite as large and very much faster than the old %0-footers that were once the backbone of American racing, would be better than the former. — : If international racing is wanted, and certainly it is badly enough needed, the New York Y. ©. can open the way to it speedily by a clearing up of the existing muddle as:to the meaning of the new deed in the light of the latest interpre- tation of the mutual agreement clause; by making it plain that it will give perfectly fair terms to a challenger, and by & positive statement that it will meet a yacht of less than 90ft. with a defender of the same measurement, If men wish to race anything as small as the late 46-footer for the America’s Cup Iet them do so; such a yacht, even the new 51-footer, is perfectly capable of-crossing the Atlantic on her own bottom and also of making quite as good a con- test for the Cup as was ever witnessed in craft of double the size. The experience of a dozen years has demonstrated the impossibility of maintaining a racing class of even 80ft. l.w.l.; and also that if the Cup contests be limited in any way to the largest sizes of yacht they must be held only at proportionately long intervals. Great as it is, the America’s Cup is not a bit too good or too sacred to be raced for by such yachts as men on both sides of the ocean are willing to - build, provided that they are more than mere sailboats, as demonstrated by their ability to make the Atlantic passage nuder their own canvas and on their own bottoms. Yacht- ing in this country has already suffered severely enough from the Jong-continued effort to force the racing into one moribund class, the 90ft., and there is no reason whatever for a similar attempt to foster international racing in a class that has no existence, actual or nominal. TEN years ago, in 1887, and again in 1892, the fleet of the New York Y. C. raced around Cape, Cod, from Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, for prizes given by J. Pierpont Mor- gan, then owner of thesteam yacht Corsairl. This year Mr. Morgan is commodore of the club, with his fine steam yacht Corsair II. as flagship. and he proposes to follow a like pros gramme in taking the fleet to the eastward, possibly to Bar Harbor. To this end he has. proyided very liberally for prizes for both sailing and steam yachts. So far as induce- ments go, there is everything to warrant a good race; but when we come to the question of thé yachts which will com- pete, the outlook is by no means'so promising. In the schooner division there is Colonia and possibly Emerald; the former is a certainty, but Mr. Maxwell’s boats never go east of Newport or the Vineyard. It isto be hoped, however, that this year Emerald will cover the whole course of the eriise. The only other modern schooners, Amorita and Quissetta, are too small to make a good race with the 90-footers, and their possible entry can add nothing to the interest in the duel between Colonia and Hmerald. ; In the large division of the cutter class there is as yet noth- ing; in fact, the available single-stickers for the two classes are possibly Navahoe and Vigilant, Queen Mab, Wasp, Uvira, the new Gardner boat Syce, and the new Fife boat for Mr. Mills. No other new yachts are building, and there are no other old ones that will enter against the few named. The race will. show one thing, if itdoes nothing more: the vast difference in yachting in 1897 asi’compared with 1887. The Quebec it THE Quebec bateau is a boat of! tbout. 50 tons, perfectly A flat-bottomed, the bottom being composed of heavy timbers | bolted together, the body plan being asshownin cut. Al- though she has absolutely no keel, the flatside enables her to ply to windward even when light. Wormerly all bateaux were rigged with a standing lug, the yard being always aloft and swinging around the intersection with the mast by means of a tackle attached to the forward or short arm; the tackle NNW QUEBEC BATEAU. [AZ being let go the yard ‘‘up-ended”’ alongside the mast, and the sail was brailed in. On account of uncertainty in stays, making prodigious efforts necessary on the part of the “‘fore- mast hand” with a huge oar over the stemhead to bring her about, the lug has gradually given way to the sloop rig, shown in the sketch, but the method of furling by means of brails still remains in force, leading the sail all against the mast, and the great, open hold readily accessible and un- encumbered. : ——— i UN ik SS. = —— QUEBEC BATEAU,. These boats go aground on. theirflat bottems on the equally flat bateaux at low tide of the lower St. Lawrence, an such is the strength of their construction that they are very often. loaded to their full capacity while ashore from carts and wagons which drive up alongside. The next tide ~ floats them out_to the shipping at anchor in the stream, - where they discharge through ports in the ship’s side and — return to the mud flats for another load. The batean was not invented; if was developed, and stands to-day an example of the “survival of the fittest.?” Manned by only two men, she will often make voyages of considerable length, and to see one of them range up alongside a huge three-master in a 15-knot breeze and a 6-knot tideway is a whole education in — seamanship, H. K. W. The Cruise of the Smack Energy—1832. THE letters from which the following extracts were'taken were written by the late John B. Meigs, U. S. N., to his » brother Henry Meigs, Jr.; they are now the property of Henry Meigs, Esq., of Bayonne, N. J., to whose kindness, and that of J. W. Ellsworth, Hsq., we are indebted for the privi- lege of printing them, Itis possible that their publication may be the means of bringing to light further particulars of © a yoyage that must be classed as remarkable when the small size, the build and rig of thecraft areconsidered. Thehardy — Yankee sailors, however, seem to have taken it a8 a matter of course. The picture is a reproduction of a small pencil - sketch which shows the rig clearly enough, but little is said as to the model and dimensions of the hull. Mr. Meigs | wen, out as a passenger to join his ship, then in the South acific, ' The first letter is postmarked Boston, July 14 (1832), and ~ 8 addressed to Henry Meigs, Hsq., New York city, U.S, of merica, : ON BOARD THE SMACK ENERGY, at the Oven, lat. 45° 6'S., long. 66°, Coast of Patagonia, Jan. 15, 1832,—Dear Brother:, We arrived hereon the 8th inst. from Mystic, Conn., from whence we sailed on the 7th of November, 1831. ‘It is true that these vessels are remarkably small, but I feel very much “ prepossessed in their favor; they are both smacks, such as you have in New York, and are remarkable for sailing. . After sixty days’ passage out here, and have laid to but once since we left, and that was when we first made the coast, the wind being from §.H.toS.W. Webhawve had several-very severe gales since we left, in which I think any other vessels would have been obliged to lie to, but we settle our mainsail and take the bonnet off the jib, hoist the jib and set the try-’ sail, pull the tiller out of the rudderhead and let her go; she is likea duck and measures thirty-eight tons and the other thirty-four. The one that I am aboard of is a remarkable little craft for sailing, and ever since we left we have not. had dry decks for more than ten days, allin all. They are bound to Valparaiso, to carry on the fishing trade between that port and the islands of Massafuero and Juan Fernandez, and there is no doubt but that they will make a fortune shortly. . We intend to go throtigh the Straits of Magellan after we © get asupply of wood and water at Port Desire, about 350 miles to the Sd. of this. Weare so equal in the sailing-of these two vessels that ws bayve not been out of sight of each other more than five minutes since we left Mystic; the per- . sons belonging to these vessels are not over thirty-five years. of age, and all from the same town. ; The harbor that we are now in is narrow, but very deep, and so crooked that no wind can touch you except the “whilliwows,”’ as the sailors call them, properly calied whirlwinds, It is completely surrounded by rocks running perpendicularly from 200 to 500ft.; at the tops of them, asi far as your eye can reach, nothing can be seen but a dry kind of, stubble and what they call Turks’ heads, which grow to the, size of a barrel head and are covered with thorns of 4to 5in. in length; and a kind of bush which produces ‘small black- berry of the size of the huckleberry, and very spicy to the taste, which is, I believe, the principal food of the animal ° called in this country the guanacka, which is precisely the same as the llama of Peru, but rather larger. He. L took a boat the other day and went down to the mouth ~ of the harbor to look for shells, but I got nothing but a few limpets. Sailing along the beach, [saw one of these guanac-_ kas walking on the beach; he soon directed his eye toward me and walked along the beach abreast of me as far as I went; and then I stopped to pick a few limpets off the rocks, and looking ashore I saw twelve more of the same kind, I tacked ship and ran along the beach pretty fast, and they all trotted along to keep abreast of me; and when I went into. the harbor they trotted along on the tops and edges of the cliffs and the rocks; sometimes they seeuied to be directly overhead and sometimes a little further off; they followed me up to the vessels in the harbor. In the marshes here” there is the same kind of samphire that grows in all our. Northern States. We have just finished hauling our vessels ashore to scrub. On our passage we killed an albatross measuring 13ft. from the tip of one wing to the other. There are various kinds of birds here, but none of very beautiful plumage: the condor, the white crane, and several species of ducks, and millions - of penguins the size of a large goose. They stand perfectly erect and get 300 or 400 together ina flock; they will not move’ for you when walking on the beach, but on the contrary will attack vou if you do not get out of their way. There are os- triches here, but I have not seen any ofthem. When! arrive at Valparaiso I will give you a more detailed account of my voyage. This harbor has derived its name from the intense heat during all seasons; there is a well of water here which seems to be made of a solution of alum and saltpeter; it is singu- larly strange that this water is cold nearly to the degree of zero in the middle of the day, and as soon as the sun sets it — is so warm that it is scarcely fit to drink, This place is so | completely devoid of vegetation that it is not astonishing: that no one has ever attempted to make a settlement here. Please report us to the editor of one of the papers, so that. the friends of the young men may hear from them (they are — all well), not forgetting to mention the names of the two ves- sels, and of their keeping company so well. The names are these: the Hnergy, Capt. Thomas Eldridge, and the Relief, Capt. Charles Chapman. I send this letter by the schooner — Union, of Boston, returning home from a sealing voyage. OFF VALPARAISO HARBOR, Pacific Ocean, Smack Energy, — Feb. 29, 1882.—Dear Brother: You willconferafavor on me, J April 8, 1897.] |r ee FOREST AND STREAM. Ss 278 SPEEDY STEAM YACHT, DESIGNED BY DIXON KEMP FOR BARON BARRETO, 1895. and the young men belonging to this vessel and her compan- ion, by announcing their arrival at Valparaiso, It is now ‘about 2:30 P. M., there isa ship in sight, and we are both becalmed; she appears to be bound out, and if so you will receive this upon her arrival in the United States. We have had a very good passage of sixty-three days to the mouth of the Straits of Magellan, where we were detained by adverse winds and currents. Wespoke on our passage to the Straits tbe schooners Penguin and Union, the former of Stonington, and the latter of Boston; also the schooner Montgomery, of Mystic, Conn., all three on sealing voyages, and all well. We sailed from New London on the 7th of November last, and on the 7th of January we came to anchorin a harbor on the eastern coast of Patagonia, called by sealers the Oven; it lies in Jat. 46° 6'S., long. 66° W. We had a fine run of three days from this place to the Straits of Magellan. We have had altogether a passage of 111 days from New Lon- don. J will be your debtor if you will beso kind as to ad- vertise the substance of this letter. We have all been and are now in excellent health. These are the smallest vessels that ever came from the United States. to this part of the world; the Energy is 38 tons burthen and the Relief is 34 tons, and commanded by two very enterprising young men. We have never parted company for more than ten minutes during our passage, and the vessels are remarkable for their equality in sailing in every point. When the next opportu- ity offers I will give you a.more detailed account of our pas- sage. J will be much obliged if you will, after having had this advertised, send one of the newspapers that contain it to Asa Fish, Hsq., of Mystie Bridge, Conn., where most of the young men belong. - . $.—You will pereeive an alteration in the date of this letter: the vessel that I saw off the harbor was a Yankee whaler waiting for her boat at this place. This letter you will. receive by the brig Montezuma, of Baltimore, which j a * ; 7 SPEEDY STHAM YACHT, sails this day. You will find below a list of the young men attached to the vessels: BELONGING TO THE ENERGY, Thomas Hldridge, Capt. David Kellogg, 1st Mate. Austin Packer, 2d Mate. 'Shubael Brown, Carpenter. Robert Brown. John Anthony Wolfe. Giles Williams. William Williams, colored Richard Rogers, Cook. man, Cook. And myself, passenger. THE RELIEF'S MEN. Charles Chapman, Capt. John Parks, ist Mate. James Bennett, 2d Mate. It would be interesting to know more of the fortunes of these plucky and enterprising young men, and further de- tails of the staunch little craft that carried them so far in safety. Possibly some further records of the yoyage may still be in existence among their descendants. The New Montreal 20-Footers. THe Mail and Hmpire, of Toronto, gives the following account of the new fleet of racing 20-footers now under way at Montreal: While preparations have been going on in the United States for a successful battle for the Seawanhaka international Eophy for small yachts, which at present is held here in the custody of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C., Canadians have not been sleeping. While hockey, and skating, and snow- shoeing have seemed to monopolize theeffortsand the time of _ our amateur Bpor einen there were many busy ina quiet way preparing for the coming ‘yachting season,|and figuring out = what would be the surest and best way to keep the much- coveted trophy which Glencairn brought home in our midst. Syndicates were got up and orders given for plans for a new yacht house, and plans were discussed for the boats that were to defend the cup, and finally orders were given to have the boats designed and built, and for the last three months G. Herrick Duggan, to whom naturally almost every one around Montreal who desired to share in the honor of de- Though the river and lake are still covered with ice, and though the usual freshets, with their accompany- ing damage to boat houses and wharves, have not yet set in, already three of the new boats are ready to try their luck, and before many days at Jeast two others will be far enough advanced to be launched also. At present these boats, finished and partly finished, are kept carefully guarded ina shed at Lachine, and not even the prospective owners are allowed to see them. Several people who have really no business about the shed, or amy direct in- terest in the boats, have already tried to get admission to them, and there is not the slightest donbt that some of these were emissaries from some of the builders and prospective owners of competing boats across the line. In addition to the boats at present at Lachine, there are others, however, some already finished, and others that have not yet passed the embryo stage of design, The boats now at Lachine were designed and built for G. A. S. Hamilton, Shirley Davidson, A, ¥. Riddell, W. A. C. Hamilton, Duggan and Shearwood. In neatly all cases these gentlemen are the heads of syndi- cates. All these boats have been designed and built by Mr. Duggan, and beyond these he has several other orders from Montreal and elsewhere, most of which it will be totally im- possible for him to fill. Among the latter is one from Har- rison B. Young. Three of these are already built, and others are far enough advanced to justify the expectation that they will be ready and entirely finished by May 1, so that they DESIGNED BY DIxon Kemp. may take part in the preliminary trial races on the 8th and 15th, and it is also hoped that the entire local fleet will be far enough advanced to allow them all to take part in the regu- lar trial races, which begin on the 24th. The racing this year will be in the 20ft. class, which, al- though in name only about 5ft. larger than last year’s, is practically twice the size. The general length over all will be between 28 and 32ft., and the beam from 6 to 8ft. 6in. The limit of sail area set by agreement with the Seawanhaka Club is 500sq. ft., and from what can be learned up to the present time the majority of boats will carry their full al- lowance, although in one or two cases the owners will try for better reaching qualities, with less suil and more length. It is impossible for the present to get anything near the de- finite dimensions of the boats now under construction, or any of the details of their build, but it is more than probable that they will be about equally divided between fin-keel and centerboards. Among the other boats which will take part in the trials is one which is being designed by Rev. Mr. Kitt- son, who last year owned the Missie, which proved to be such a fine heavy weather boat. - a Longueuil will in all probability contribute two to the fieet. Mr. Maybee, of Longueuil, has one boat finished, and is about to commence another. Cuthbert, of Toronto, is completing a boat for J. B. Abbott, of Montreal, and this will probably compete in the early trial races in Toronto be- fore it comes here, and will try to carry away the $100 prize which has been offered by the Royal Canadian Y. C. for the best 20footer. There are several other boats talked of in Toronto. It is generally hoped that Kingston will at least have one representative in the trial races, and Halifax has also expressed a willingness to contribute a boat, but the difficulty of transportation isso great thatitis hardly pos- sible that the Haligonians will be unable to compete. At any rate there is no lack of enthusiasm, and there is every prospect that before the final event comes off there will be some most interesting trial races, which will result in the selection of a boat fully fit to cope with anything that may be designed or built in the United States. Work onthe new club house of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. will be commenced within a couple of weeks. The Steam Yacht Speedy. THis handsome little ship was designed in 1895 by Mr. Dixon Kemp for Baron Barreto, an English yachtsman, and was built by Ramage & Ferguson, at Leith. The interior arrangements were planned by the owner, Mr. Kemp having charge of the lines and specifications: The hull is of steel, with four bulkheads, and the vessel is rated 100 Al at Lloyd’s. The contract called for a speed of 1214 knots on a run of five hours at sea, with natural draft and not over 150 revolutions. This speed was made on the trial trip with 133 revolutions, and on a subsequent trial over the measured mile with natural draft a speed of 13.05 knots wasattained. Thedetails are as follows: IbGareddloK@uerilledeod eankay Onn eosnAs eRe neon 134ft. 6in. OUI Ete eye ered ise os eetsl afny clas 108f6. ; for tonnage on deck................. 117ft. 10in. Brea bh ec rer See ei tinine ae oom yenes 16ft. 2in, Depth, top of beams to.top of floors.......... 10ft. 4in. Draft of water aft. o... 06.2. eee eee eee oft. 6in. Tonnage, Lioyd’s Y. M...........+-.--20058 0 141 tons. INSET Ole yA ie) Une enon tenn ener dbadeereceeod. 1,250sq. ft. ; FNIG=SCEELOM eh seca te meteet seh > cree 96.2sq. ft. Displacement on trial, tanks full and bunk- BES eet peg leaked cesiereelr (aa serious 178 tons. Displacement per inch of immersion at TERA GIL aan WA oer oratie aeeactAren amine Cantor bts ons. Diameters of cylinders...............+..-- -..12in., 19in , 30in SHrok eG Of MIStONS. 0. false wee cice vcle a stldel- heleleeis 2lin, Length of boiler........ Parag seen Ab Bae 4 oft. Diameter of boiler....... ee Ar FSA ais 10ft. 6in Diameter of furnaces (two)................: 3ft. 2in Grate ares (tOtal) oo. cic cee eres eden eeees 36sq. ft. Heating surface (total)............2.-...0.06 1,003sq. ft. IW Orking pressure. fo PY anes see ustteote 180lbs: Screw propeller, diameter........-........-.. 7ft, Yin. pitch, mean......:..-.---.- .. 10ft. 10in. Surface of all blades (four).............-....- 1ésq. ft, Revolutions on measured mile.............. 138 Indicated horse power..... diye et Wve S 395 Speed (mean) in knots, natural] draft........ 13.05 with forced draft.........-.... 13.05 knots.- Slip, per cent., of propeller............-...-. 11 Total weight of machinery, steam up....... 59 tons, The yacht is very completely fitted with all modern auxili- aries, electric light plant, See’s patent. ejector, steam wind- lass, Caird & Raynor’s evaporator, Parson’s ashpit forced draft. The propeller is of manganese bronze: The furnish- ing is very elaborate. The illustation shows the handsome and shipshape appearance of the vessel. : New York Y. C. THE regular meeting of the New York Y.C, was held on March 25 at the club house, Vice-Com. Ledyard presiding in the absence of Com. Morgan, who sailed on the preceding cos for Kurope. The following letter was read by Secretary ie: : “NEw YORK, Feb. 16.—Mr. J. V. 8. Oddie, Secretary New York Y.C: My Dear Sir—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your official notice informing me of my election as com- modore of the New York Y. C. “Tn sending you this, my formal acceptance, I acknowledge with deep appreciation the honor bestowed. Yours very sincerely, J, PIERPONT MORGAN.” The regatta committee presented an adverse report upon the following proposed amendments to the racing rules, which were before the club for final action, and they were rejected: PASSING AND ROUNDING MARKS. Section 14. Ifan overlap exists between two yachts when both of them, without tacking, are about to pass a mark on a required side, then the outside yacht must give the inside yacht room to pass clear of the mark, except as provided in Section 15. A yacht shall not, however, be justified in at- tempting to establish an overlap and thus force a passage between another yacht and the mark after the latter yacht has altered her helm for the purpose of rounding. MANEUVERING FOR THE START, Section 15. When two yachts are maneuvering for the start, both on the same tack, one to windward and one to leeward, and the weather yacht being freer than the lee- ward yacht, should the leeward yacht be close hauled on the wind, and before an overlap has been established, the lee- ward yacht shall have the right to hold and maintain her course, even if thereby the windward yacht should be forced on the wrong side of the starting mark. r Votes of thanks for their services as commodore and on the regatta committee were tendered to ex-Com, H. M. Brown and Mr. 8. Nicholson Kane. An amendment to the constitution, reducing the house committee from five to FOREST AND STREAM. [Apat 3, 1897,- sa ee ee ee ee ee AMERICAN MODEL Y. C.—Foresr anp StrREaM ExuieBir, three in number, was passed. The following resolution was offered by Elbridge T. Gerry: Whereas, There is a plan for certain improvements of the harbor of Newport, R. I., which plan contemplates, among other things, the building of a solid masonry pier 600ft. long and 35ft. broad, the pier to be utilized for carrying outa new sewer; which pier, itis stated, would be built largely for the additional facilities it would give visiting yachtsmen; and itis apparent that should the proposed pier be built, it would reduce the available anchorage ground materially and would further, by the carrying of the sewage into the harbor at this point, endanger the health of the crews of an- choring vessels; now, therefore, be it : Resolved; That it is the opinion of the New York Y. C. that the building of said pier would be of no material benefit to yachtsmen, and that itis further inexpedient to build the pier on account of the loss of anchorage room and the dan- ger to health. . ’ Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to present these resolutions to and to confer with the proper authorities for the purpose of securing the abandon- ment of the plan, if possible; or, failing in that, to obtain such modification thereof as they may think necessary and roper, P The resolution was adopted, and Messrs. Gerry, Stephen Peabody and G. L. Rives were appointed. ; Vice-Com. Ledyard announced that Com. Morgan was de- sirous that the annual cruise be continued eastward from Vineyard Haven to Rar Harbor, and to that end would offer three prizes of $2,000 for schooners, $1,000 for. the larger classes of cutters and $1,000 for the smaller classes, for a race around Cape Cod to some Eastern port. Com. Morgan also proposes to give a prize for a steam yacht race if a suitable system of allowances can be arranged. The following members were elected: A. Hart McKee, Frederick L. M. Masury, Josiah M. Lasell, J. Pierpont Mor- gan, Jr., Temple Bowdoin, Robert Bacon, Harry S. Thomp- son, William Whitney, Jr. Marietta LIT. THE new steel steamer Marietta III, designed by H. J. Gielow for H. B. Moore, of the New York and Atlantic yacht clubs, was launched on March 27 at the Hrie Basin Dry docke, where she was built by the John M. Robins Co. The yacht is the largest as well as the handsomest that Mr. Gielow has yet designed, being far superior to his two pre- ceding boats of the same name. She is 172ft. 6in. over all, 140ft. l.w.1., 18ft. beam, 7ft. 9im. draft, with four-cylinder triple expansion engine and single screw. The two boilers were built by the Roberts Safety Water Tube Boiler Co., which has furnished the boilers for four of Mr. Moore’s yachts. The hull work was carried out under the direction of Capt. W. D. Dickey, superintendent of the yard, which speaks for its character. ; The American Model Y. ©. Exhibit. THH accompanying illustration could not be prepared in time for our last issue, but shows the very interesting ex- hibit of the American Model Y. C. in connection with the FOREST AND STREAM exhibit at the Sportsmen’s Hixposition. The upper pair of half models were made of galvanized iron, . Osgood, William H. Fletcher and Alfred R DF The Yacht Racing Union. THE new book of rules of the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound has just been published. The Union now in- cludes twenty clubs, whose stations are on Long Island Sound. The Council has sent out the following notice: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE YACHT RACING UNION OF LONG ISLAND SouND, New York, March 31.—Special Notice to Representatives: On Jan, 18 you were requested by circular to furnish the Council witha list of the sailing yachts of your club. so that racing numbers could be allotted them before the commencement of the season. This list I have not received from you. It is of paramount importance that this information be furnished not later than April 5. Itis purposed to number all sailing yachts enrolled in Sound clubs and other clubs sailing under rules uniform with those ofthe Union. Thislist.- should be as complete as possible, and comprise the follow- ing information: Name of yacht; name and address of owner; rig; racing length, if measured; class, if not measured; whether cabin or open. Please give this notice immediate attention. I have recorded the following dates as having been selected by your club for open races during the coming season: An- nual regatta, ——. Special races, —. Please inform me by April 15 whether the annual regatta will be for all classes, or classes under a certain length, and for what classes the special races will be given. I would be glad to know the name and address of the chairman of the regatta committee of your club for this year. It is hoped to have the racing schedules ready for distribution by May 1. FRANK BOWNE JONES, See’y. Kerosene Stoves for Yachts. ANNAPOLIS, Md,, March 15,—Hditor Forest and Stream: Your paper does not, I am sorry to say, contain any adver- tisement of makers of kerosene oil cooking stoves and outfits for tans too small for regular coal galley. The “Florence,” years ago, used to be excellent (especially for broiling, having a special broiler that did not smoke the meat or allow drip), but Iam not aware of its being made now or where. Would you kindly inform me of the maker of the best article of this kind now on sale, as I need one in fitting out this spring. Thanking you for any trouble, J. BUCHANAN HENRY. [We will be glad to hear from any of our readers who have had practical experience with the later makes of kerosene stoves. | YACHTING NEWS NOTES. W, B, Stearns, the Marblehead builder, is now turning out a fleet of one-design craft of the Scarecrow type, but of his own design. The boats are 22ft. 6in. over all, 16f. 1.w.1., -5ft. 6in. beam, and 4ft. draft including the fin, which is fixed. They are rigged with mainsail and jib, the latter set on a short bowsprit. The lines are excellent, showing an easy form, with considerable deadrise, a good freeboard and fair sheer. The cockpit is abovethe waterline. Mr, Stearns has planned a construction that admits of rapid work when many boats are tobe built, and yet is thoroughly strong the hull ne ae over a last and the bulbs cast in an iron mould. By this means he is able to offer a boat complete for #250. These little craft offer an excellent opportunity to clubs that wish to establish one-design classes, as the price is very reasonable, Five are already ordered. The Gilbert’s Bar Y. C. held its usual monthly meeting - and regatta on Saturday, March 18. In the first class, 22ft. and over, three boats, entered: Corrected, ZANZATU, Ma aatauuulgasuiasantecen cen taaeedteiee tie cere riT TT 42 06 GIOKSE VromAbe ates tine eat seater cite dhrene octane en rien OId re PIJDALVORE eae seescieg saaad sieve clanissetr te Ricclletltedleelnanae ce ndeen ndaaes Won by Zingari. SECOND CLASS BOATS—22FT. AND UNDER. Corrected. BOatriCo nits susie rasesancassspyereeddaasiad pean ee eEEen eee One al Swatlow..... obeuuye Pee MCU oe eMC RCT NCSL Rot ecu! | 00 ll Won by Beatrice. in addition tothe two large boilers for the steam yacht Marietta III., the Roberts Safety Water Tubs Boiler Co, ara busy with the boilers and machimery for the schooner Hilde- garde, now being converted to an Pua iaty des the direc- tion of H. C, Wintringham for Vice-Com. Whitlock, Atlan- tic Y. C. The firm has also in hand a boiler for the passen- ger steamer Martha, building at Yonkers by C, #. Tee aal for his own use. This vessel will havea compound engine designed by Thos. Flaron, the old oarsman and shell builder, who of late years has turned his attention to marine engines with marked success. : The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co. has recently added to its forces at_ the Ogdensburgh shops Mr. L. K. Young, of Bridgeport, Conn., so widely known as a maker of hollow spars. Mr, Young is a practical yachtsman and a skillful sailor in open racing boats, and his large experience has re- sulted in many improvements in blocks, fittings, etc., as well as in spars, The annual meeting of the New Jersey Y. ©. was held at the club house at the foot of Tenth street, Hoboken, on March 25, the following being elected officers: Com., Alfred Wenzel, slp. Wanderer; Vice-Com., William Sherman, slp. Hagle Wing; Treas., Frank S. Ketcham; Fin, Sec’y, Bernard A. Deetjen; Cor. Sec’y, Edward V. Ketcham; Lee Seec’y, Frank Springling; Meas., Henry Nelson; Trustees: Alfred Wenzel, Alexander Berry, Theophilus Butts, Bernard A. Deetjen and Frank S. Ketcham; ‘Regatta Committee Alfred Wenzel, William Sherman, Bernard A, Deetjen. | Canoeing. | AMERICAN CANOE, ASSOCIATION, 1896-97. Commodore, John N. MacKendrick, Galt, Canada. Sec’y-Treag , John R. Blake. Galt, Canada. Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. PURSERS, Atlantic Division, H. W. Fleischman, 1611 N, 2ist 8t., Phila , Pa. Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. Eastern Division, fF. J. Burrage, West Newton, Mass. Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96, Commodore, C. F', Pennewell, Detroit, Mich, : Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, Ill. Rear-Commodore, E, H, Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis, Sec’y-Treas., W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; 0, J. Steadman, Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. A. C, A, Membership. APPLICATIONS for membership may be made to the purser of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks fur- nished by purser, the applicant becoming a member provided no objection be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in the FoREST AND STREAM, CENTRAL DIVISION. Al. T. Brown, John W. Hly, Wm. J. Hawkins, Robert B. Mimmack, H. B. Squier, T. H. Thompson, G. Willard Rich, G. W. McTaggart, EK. R. Boller, Hzra J. Boller, J. Clifton Baker, all of Rochester and the Rochester C. CG. H. H. Haile and W. C. Bowne, of Gouverneur, N. Y., and the Gouverneur C. C, S. B. Hughes, Pittsburg, Pa. Hifle Bange and Gallery. Cincinnati Rifle Association. Crxcinnati, O., March 21.- The following stores were made by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at their range to-day, Four-Mile House, Reading road. Conditions: 20%yds., off-hand, at the standard target: Gindele. 10 910 9 710 710 9 9-9) 9 91910 8 9 G6 9 9 1n—R9 710 7 9 91010 710 4-87 31010 9 9969 9 f86 Roberts. 8 6 7 6 910 7 9 6 10-78 979 8 6 4 710 7 7—47 10-8 7 8 8 710 5 o 8—77 965 5 9 710 9 9 7—76 Hake, 8 510 f 610 6 7 5 9-72 6 5 3 910 5 5 610 9-68 674669 5 5 7 8-6 545 5 6 6 9 8 4 4-48 Trounstine. : ; 6 4410 8 5 5& 9 & 6—65 73 8 8 9 4 7 8 6 10-61 7232388 9 4 7 & 6 70 5 5 764 69 8 4 8457 Nestler, . 8 6 9 710 7 7 8 8 10—80 810 7 ¢% 71010 710 9~85 Eth TP a at Nast aets, 79 9 8 &8 9 6 7 10 10-83 ayne. 9 79 610 9 8 &8 9 8-8 7998 8 7 8 8 7 10-81 rN Ay Rabat 10697 7 6 7 710 8—76 wx. 5 8 710 6 8 6 9 8 5-70 8 5 6 7 610 9 7 1 6—65 6648 949 6 9 6—67 6467 55 7 7 8 4-59 ; Wellinger, 7 69 9 810 9 610 9— 8 8 6 9 8 8 7 910 10-88 98789 8 9 8 9 883 10 8 9 8 810 7 9 9—87 Hasenzahl 710 7 710 § 6 5 8 8=%8 W979 9 8 8 6 8 10—S4 '8 47 710 9 8 5 6 O-—T4 996648 6 6 7 9-70 Drube. 6 91010 8 6 6&6 7 6 10-78 810 8 810 8 6 7 7 6-78 7 7 8 8 7 710 8 4 9-75 867 % 8 61010 5 6—73 Uckotter,. : 10% #8 910 A 6 8 9 4-78 #866445 5 6 9 #62 978 4 43 47 8 5—59 75645 67 6 6 7-59 Rifle Notes. THe Springfield (Mass.) Union of March 25 contains the following note relative to Stevens rifles at the Sportsmen’s Exposition: ‘The J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co, of the Falls, is much pleased at the success which its rifles.and other arms had at the recent sportsmen’s exhibit in New York city, as tbree out of the five shooting contests which were held were won by Michael Dorrler, of Greenville, N, J. with the Stevens rifle. Mr. Dorrler also broke two records. In the individual shoot the previous record was 2,420 out of a possible 2,500, but in winning this contest he made the remarkable score 2,421 1-0, He also broke che record in the bullseye target shoot. The rifle be- jonging to Dr, Hodges, of Indianapolis, attracted as much attention as anything at the show. A wealthy New York gentleman, who saw the rifle, hassent an order to the company for a similar rifle and wili have it engraved by the same Japanese workman who did the work on, Dr. Hodges’s rifle, ' Apri, 8, 1897.) Madison Square Revolver Tournament, THE winners in the revolver tournament held at Madison Square Garden, March 13-20, under the auspices of the Sportsmen's Associ- ation, aré given below: Any team championship—Virst prize, $125 cup: Sprincfield Team— Capt. C. Axtell 130, Z. C. Talbot 110, J. Goodrich 128, A, Smith 130, F, Hodskins 128; total 621, New York Team—Capt, R. H, Sayre 123, Dr, aaa ee 124, T. Beck 122, F. B. Crowinshield 125, J. B, Paine 115; 0 is : _ Military teams, championship—First prize, $125 cup: R.H. Sayre 129, ‘I’. Beck 124, OU, Axtell 131, W. R. Pryor 115, F. W. Green 115; total 611. E. BK. Partridge 122, FW. D. Crowiushield 120, D. Johnson 106, FP. Anderton 117, J. B. Paine 124; total 589. Bullseye pool, Tribune epBY ©, Axtell 115, Dr, A. A. Webber 113. Wor the Scribner trophy: Capt. Petty 103. Military championship; $75 cup to first, $50 to second, $25 to third: MR, AXTELL’S CLUSTERED THIRTY SHOTS. ©, Axtell 259, R H, Sayre 257, F, B. Crowinshield 245, P.'Hodgkins 240, W. Goodrich 238, J. B, Paine 236, Z. C. Talbot 229, H. H, Partridge 209, R. 8. Edes 202. “Any’’ championship, individual—First prize $75, second prize $50, third prize $25; C, Axtell 277, F. B. Crowninshield 263, T, H Beck 259, Dr. A, A. Weber 257, G. W. Waterhouse 255. Dr R. A Sayre 44, F. Ander‘on 252, FP. Hodskins 251, J. Goodrich 250, A ©. Talbot 247, J. H. Wesson 245, A. L, Smith 241, E. H Partridge 238, Dr. S. J. Foot 232, P. Weigel, Jr., 106. Press watch: A F. Aldridge 83, James Watson &, C. A. Bramble 75. S. N. Campbell 71, Francis Trevelyan 65, H. L. Fitzpatrick 58, Geo. Bleekman 56, B,C. Hckhart 53, A. S. Wiliams 53, Samuel Crane 52, pporge Stackhouse 50, A. ¥. Steiner 41, R,. EH. Leppert 31, J, MeGinn It is noteworthy that all first prizes were won by the Smith & Wes- _ son revolver wherever entered in competition, Revolver Shooting in England. THE revolver shooting season opened at the North London Rifles Club on March 3. The revolvers used had to be modified from target, sighted ones allowed in former years to the mongrel! military made obligatory at Bisley this year. This had to be done, as the cluts are practicing grounds for Bisley, and therefore have to adopt Bisley Tules. This coarse sighting will affect scoring, and io comparing this year’s results with former years must b> taken into account. Members are also divided into three classes, so as to giye the poorer shots a chance; but forthe revolver champiouship of the club all will have to shoot on equal terms, whatever class they belong to. The championship will, as before, go to the shooter who has the high- est aggregate of six scoresin series 1, 20yds,, stationary target; one in seriés 2, alternate hands, 20yds.; one in series 3, disappearing tar- fet, 20yds,; and twoat 50yds.,stationary target. One score made each day during the season. Result of shooting, March 3: Revolver series 1, 20yds, stationary target—Class 2: Tilbury 40, B. W. Holmes 38. W. Luff 19. Class 3: Ledger 19. March. 10. - Revolver series 1, 20yds , stationary target— Class 1: T. Knapp 37, Carter 37, Class 2: Holmes 38, Brading 87, Tilbury 3°, W. Luff 31, Capt. Evans 32, Josling 27, Class 3: Lieut. Soames 29, Tread- well 28, Joyce 23. Grap- Shooting. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for almost a quarter century. if you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice like the following: FIXTURES. April 2.—Genuszo, N. Y.—All-day shoot of the Geneseo Rod and Gun Club. Targets thrown from amagautrap, Shooting to begin Op arrival of Rochester train. W E. Lowe, seec’y. : April 7.—PorTLAND, Me —Annual spring tournament of the Port-. land Gun Club. Harry A. Chisholm. Beer. April 7.—HaocreEnsack, N. J —Third contest for the Recreation cup, under the auspices of the Bergen County Gun Club, Cup contest at 12 noon sharp. C. O. Gardner, Sec’y. April 10—Winpsor Locks, Coun.—All-day tournament of the Windsor Locks Guo Club. Targets. C. F. Cleaveland, Sec'y, April 14-16.—Arcuison, Kan.—Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers” amateur and fourteenth open-to-all tournament. 750 added money. April 14-16.—Battmiore, Md —Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Baltimore Shooting Association. April 15.—Younestown, O.—First tournament of the Pennsylvania. and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y. ; April 15-17.—SAn Anronto, Tex,—Tournament of the San Antonio: Guo Club. Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman, . Com. - April 16.—Brincerort, Conn.—All-day shoot of the Bridgepor Gun Club. Targets. V. A. Blakeslee, Sec’y. ‘ April 17.—Nuriey, N J.—Al|I-day shoot of the Yanticaw Gun Club. Targets from a magautrap. Shooting chmmences on arrival of #:52 train from Chambers street. New York. : April 19.—HinenAm, Mass.—All-day shoot of the Hingham Gun Olub, 100-target handicap. G O. Henderson, Treasurer. April 20-2!,—RocuestrErR, N. Y.—Tournament of the Rochester Hod and Gun Club. Targets ; a April 20-23.—Lincoun, Neb,—Twenty-first annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association. Added money later. April 21-23.—SAan Antonio, Tex.—Second annual meeting and four- ec*y. i ce Avril 27-29 —BincHamton, N. ¥.—Tonrnament of the Binghamton Guu Club. Two first days, targets; third day, live birds. _ April 27-30,_Fonp4, la.—Tournament under rhe management of Geo, E. Hughes and C,R, McCord, Live birds. $800 added money. April 28-29.—Ricamonb, Va.—Tournament of the Interstate Associ- tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Club. April 28-29,—Prru, Ind.—Tournament under the management of J. , Head. ay 4-6.—Des Mores, Ja.—Tournament of the Towa State Sports- men’s Association, hament of the Texas State Sportsmen’s Association, O, C. Guessaz, FOREST AND STREAM. May 11-14.—Warrrtoo, Ia,—Tournament of the Waterloo Gun Cinb. 3B, B. Walker, See’y. May 12-13.—Connersyiute, Ind —Tournament of the Connersville Gun Club. Livehirds, T. F. Thomas, Sec'y. May 17-22,—Kansas Crry, Mo,—Annual tournament of the Missouri State Game and Fisb Protective Association. Fred T. Durrant. See’y. May 18,—AnpAny, N. ¥.—Annual spring tournament of the West End Gun Club. Horace B Derhy, Sec’y- May 19-20,—SAayanynaun. Ga,— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion pnder the auspices of the Korest City Gun Chib, May 12-21.—CAnton, 5S D.—South Dakota Sportsmen’s Association annual, ©. 5. Seely, Sec’y. May 20 —Grrenyi.nn, Pa.—Secrnd tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo H, Jones, Sec’y. ‘May 26-29.—HWast St, Lous, Ul. Annual tournament of the King’s Smokeless Gun Clnb, May 31.—CanasoHarifr, N. Y—Eastern New York Trap-Shooters League tournament, under the auspices of the Canajoharie Gun Club. Charles Weeks, Sec’y. June 2-4. —SPRINGHIELD, O.—Annual tournament of the Ohio: Trap- Shooters’ Leagues, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. June 8-9.—Tournament ot the Trap--hooters’ League of Indiana. June 8-11,—AunurN, N. ¥Y —New York State Sportsmen’s Associa- tion tournament. C. W. Luttle, See’y June 9-10.—Monnron, La.—Tourmnament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. Juve 10.—NEWcAsTLeS, Pa.—Thitd tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Guu League. Gea. H Jones See'y. June 15-18.—CieveLranp. O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 16-17 —larao, N. D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Epertsmen’s Association. Targets. W, W. Smith, Sec*y June 22-25.—Oin Orpy. Pa—Seventh annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Spcrtsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil Gity Gun Club. Targets and live birds. “ Black 1owder barred, Special event: 25 live birds per man. $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries toH C. Reeser. Sec'y, Oil City, Pa, July 14-15.-New Haven. Conn,—Tournament of the Interstate As- ociation. under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Ulub. Wm. H. Hazel, See’y. July 22.—MBADVILLE, Pa.— Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League, Geo. H. Jones, See'y. Aug. 4-5. Lewiston, Me,—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the anspices of the Androscoggin Gun Cluh, Aug 17-19,—Toronto, Caneda.—_Tournament of theR A MeCready Co., Lid. Targets, $1,000 guaranteed. Open toall, Write for pro- grammes, Aug, 19 —WarreEn, 0.— Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Lespue. Geo. H Jones, Sec’v Aug. #5-26.— MonTPELIER, Vt,—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. ' Sept. 15-16.—Porvtsmoutu, N. B.—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. Oct. 6-8,--NmwsurGH. N- ¥Y —Anonual fall tournament of the West Newburgh Gunard Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 316 Broadway, New York, The tournament of tha Rochester (N. Y.) Rod and Gun Club, an- nounced in our last issue for April 18-14, has been postponed one week on account of the Interstate shoot at Baltimore, April 14-16. The Rochester dates are, therefore, April 20-21. Dr. Weller and Messrs. BH. C. Meyer and G. Borst. forming the committee in charge, have arranged a programme of one 10, six 15, two 20 and one 25-target events for each day. The entrance fees are at the uniform rate of 10 cents per target, a total of $16.50 for theprogramme. Targets will be deducted from the purses at 144 cents each. In the 10 and 15-target events there will he four moneys; in the 20 and 25-target events there will be five moneys. Five per cent. of the entrance moneys will be deducted for ageneral average fund. to be divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Shooting commences at 9:30 each day. The Monroe ave- nue or Park avenues cars take youto the grounds. Bluerocks will be thrown from a magautran, so that this occasion will be good practice for the State shoot of 1897. Secretary H. T. Hearsey, of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indiana, has mailed the constitution and by-laws of the Trap-Shoooters’ League of Indiana to all the clubs in the State, with a cordial request to be- come members and help along the good cause in which all are inter- ested. He says: ‘There is no selfishness in this movement The strong clubs will help the weaker ones, and it is hoped no club will feel strong enough to remain independent of the League, or none so weak but its influence wil be felt and respected. But little time re- mains to prepare for the annual tournament, soib is important that clubs join promptly in order that a yote may soon be taken to deter- mate the place of that meeting.” Mr. Hearsey’s address is Indian- apolis, Of the Lincoln, Neb,, tournament, April 20-23. Secretary Welch writes: -‘We beg leave to state that the affairs of this Association are in a very prosperous condition and that we expect to hold here the largest tournament that will be held in the West this year. Weare going to add $1,000 in money to the prizes, and as we follow immedi- ately after the Atchison tournament we expect to have a very large crowd here, and it looks now like our entry list will ron upward of 100, Our grounds are located at Lincoln Park, about two miles from the city, and accessible by motor car. We will throw empire targets from two sets of traps and haye one set of traps in reserve.”’ Lou Erbhard'’s shoot, April 14-16, is attracting the attention of the circuit Shooters. Lou will haye a good chance of beating his own record this year, trap-shooting being decidedly on the boom in the section that he draws from. The following week the shooters will have arendezyous at Lincoln, Neb, for the State shoot. Then May 4-6 will find the majority of them at Des Moines for the Iowa State tournament, This schedule gives the Wa‘erloo (Ia.) Gun Club a good chance for a large attendance, as its tournament (May 11-14) follows immediately after the shoot at Des Moines. The Bison Gun Club, of Buffalo, N. Y., will hold a two days’ shoot on its grounds at Walden avenue, City Line. April 13-16. Bluerocks will be used on the first day, all targets being thrown from a magau- trap. The entrance fees are reasonable, aud the programme an in- teresting one. Targets will be charged fer at the rate of 1 cent each. On the second day there will be four live-bird events: No, 1,5 birds, $3; No. 2,10 birds, $5; No. 3, 15 birds, $7; No. 4. 25 birds, $15. All comm ‘nications sheuld be addressed to C, H. Werlin, secretary of the club, 1624 Broadway, Buffalo, N. Y. Friday morning, March 26, the day after the close of the tourna- ment at Hikwood Park, was nof without its specia) features. The firs eyent was a blooded contest, viz . 10 birds, $50, birds extra. The contestants were R.A. Welch (30), D. A. Upson (30), H,S, Coldren (:3) ard Col, Anthony (27), Welch and Upson tied on 9 out of 10; they agreed to draw down their $50 each, and then shoot off at 5 birds for the other $100. On the shoot-off Upson won with 4 to 3, both of Welch’s lost birds falling dead out of bounds. The Interstate shoot at Baltimore on April 14-16 promises to be one of the successes of the season, During the Grand American Handi- cap tournament we heard of several shooters who had “promised to be theie.”’ The programme is a good one, and the $450 added money is an attraction in thesedays. Ship yoursbells in care of A. G. Alford Sporting Goods Co,, 120 Hast Baltimore street, Baltimore. Md. We believe that, Messrs. Daly & Chanfrau, of Eikwood Park, hold the record for hotel building, They erected a twenty-room hote , fur- nished it with all necessary furniture, put in up-to da’e sanitary plombing, running water, electric lightsand an electric b«-ll system in each room, in fact, all modern converiences and they took just six (days todo all this! Myen with the twenty extra rooms, it was a case in Most instances of “two in a room” each night of the shoot, Tom Marshall's victory in the Grand American Handicap was a most popular win. Of course, after the shoot was over, there were lots who had picked out Mr. Marshall as the winner; as a matter of course, the ‘I told yousos’’ were pumerous. The only one whom we can youcn for as having actually picked the winner prior to the shoot was Pan! North. Paul guessed it the first time. The spring tournament of the Sherbrooke Gun Club will be held onthe grounds on Terrell’s farm, Bast Sherbrooke, Good Friday, Aprills, An aggregate prize will be divided among five highest suns in eyents 2, 4,6, 7,10and 11 (75 targets). Rose system in all events except No, 1. No postponement on acconnt of weather. Special hotel rates for shooters and free econyeyauce to grounds. The Forrester Guo Club, of Newark, N. J., will hold a one-day tournament atartificial targets on their grounds on Peddie street, on Wednesday, April 28, A Junch will be provided for the shooters; targets willbe 1 cent each, and a special handicap race of 50 or 100 empires will be on the programme, H, B, Winans; 97 West Kinney street, Newark, N; J., is the secretary, . 277 The Binghamton (N. Y.) Gun Club will bold its spring tournament April 27-29. The tournament will be open to all. On the first two days the programme will be made up of target events, the third day’s schedule will be at Jive birds. All communications should be ad- dressed to H. W. Brown. manager, Binghamton, N. Y. : Litehfeld, Conn., is to have an active gun club, Ata recent meet- ing of the club the following were elected ag officers for 1897: Presi- dent, S. P. Griffin; Vice-President, Isaac Hutchinson; Seeretary- Treasurer, F. Newcomb. The club starts afresh with a roll of twenty-flve members, and has secured a fine ground, which is to be equipped with sn up-to-date blnerock outfit. A.W. du Bray, of the Parker gun, awoke on Tuesday morning, March 23, to find himself occupying the important position of No.1 on the list of shooters for the Grand American Handicap. As Du Bray himself putit: ‘‘You can’t keep the Parker gun down, old boy; it’s bound to be first somehow.” i The third contest for the Recreation cup, representing the amateur championship of the State of New Jersey, will be held April 7 at Hackensack, N. J.. on the grounds of the Bergen County Gun Club. The cup contest will commence at 12 noon sharp. The Western shaoters ought to be satisfied, and we have not the slightest doubt that they are. They came Hastand bearded us boldly; they have now retired to their wigwams with an important scalp or two to their credit. The East versus West team race fell through afterall. Its failure cannot be attributed to any unwillingness on the part of the Western shooters to take part in such an event. The West was ready, but the East had not the wherewithal, viz.. shooters, with which to meet her, Billy Croshy and G, F Garraher, both of the Baker Gun Company, of Batavia, N. Y., and Jacek Fanning. of the Gold Dust Powder Com- pany, of San Wrancisco, were guests. of the Bergen County Gun Club at its monthly shoot, Sa‘urday last, March 27. The W. C. cup contest was the main event on the programme, We have not yet received a line from the rooters for the ‘old sys- tem.” Weare naturally patient and easy-going, but we cannot wait much longer. The subject of “old system versus Rose system’’ is still open for discussion. 3 Our correspondents will have to be lenient with us thisweek. Much matter of considerable interest has had to he withheld owing to the pressure on our columns dus to the Grand American Handicap tour- nament at Hikwood Park. Dr, Carver was more than pleased with the result of his trip Hast. The Cashmore gun madea record at Wikwood Park in the Grand American Handicap; hence the Doctor’s cause for congratrlation. MarcH 30. EDWARD BANES. Boston Gun Club. WELLINGTON, Mass.. March 17 —To-day’s shoot added another to the Boston Gun Cinb’s list of successful shoots. Nothing actually startling was done in the way of scores. yet Mr Paine’s 17 was quite equal to a 19 made under more favorable conditions. A breeze that carried dismay to the hearts of many present rendered 80 per cent. _ scoring somewhat of an impossibility. The 15yd. shooters certainly had their innings to-day. for the 1” and 1fyd. people landed at the bottom of the listin a bunch. The yard or two of distance handicap meant something with a forty-mile-an-hour wind, leading the asphalt @ merry chase. Events: 12345 6 7 8 9101112 Targets: 1010 5 61010 5 610 10 10 10 Gordon (17). veevuyeeeaees cope 0 sO) 4) soc cob 2 10, 10beg 8 Sheffield (15). ..senevu0e woe ¢644 661429 5 4-6 Macorerabge tie (Grp Fae SARI el Se ore ee CE nih wie Ob ep tre th rd Banks (14).,..... a vetnluidis ideas elalste siete Shap Son Wl SKOe sg. Pee ere Ntevensi(lb ieee barpeectitestseps et. dee-4e Ob SNe eum es ees nia. oe Paine Mee caaranrarg awa weneneeary 8 6534845667 8 FETS ee ee eee ee aie co ie eh A! ebetR bor i Ra D Waillidms eh oiheseseesareserernae® deeb eer 6G: 4500) fe gu eG PYVAIDSATS OLS yen wee as ts he onnteaha se, pints POWEOL LG: § 4a ool omnia rt me a Chatiim GID ceaieibectatemecacens beeee [lua t) oaeL ce hyo ae ey wee MISE AYA (LUTLE! Ranicleceevircs pean Gy tio sited set ao oeede Uk Oeed Windom sie GeO) erie yh prep he Malki Pt cobras Geaeesiaiieer cn? Wide We iY Needham (15), Pett pels el Gb a) seth) ah Gard (15) ... Tea 3 Je AES SOWA) seacniedssdepbebvlenecde: ont yesh BD gees) Fvents Nos, 1, 5,6 and 12, known angles; No.9 same, with use of both barrels; Nos. 2, 7 andj1l, unknow nangles; No 3, straizhtaways; Nos. 4 and 7, pairs; No. 10, reverse pull, use of both barrels. Prize match: 21 targets, 10 known, 5 unknown, and 8 pairs; dis- tance handicap: Paine (15) ccssasesseaaeeees-1111110101—& 11011—4 11 10 11i—5—17 Harris (15). ...ee0cseee eres, 0111111110—8 11111—5 10 10 00—2—14 Gard (15)..... vesesoesveseeselll1111101—9 - 00111-—8 01 01 00—2—14 Spencer (16) ........s05s-....0111001111—7 10001—2 10 11 1i-5-14 Sheffield (15).....0,s00c+eu.+1100111100—6 00100—1 01 10 11—4—11 Sewall (15)... cc. sseees e005 1000100111—5 11010—3 10 01 01—3—11 Williams (15) .......0002642..0011111001—6 11101—4 00 09 0)—0—10 Miskay (17),.....% seseasaees-1001110000—4 10000—1 11 01 11—5—10 Woodruff (17).....:.0: »»»-.0100011110—5 10100—2 00 10 10~2— 9 Winters (18)...,.0e000+000-+!010101000—4 01001—* 10 01 10-3— § Gordon (17) -....-.-¢2e0ee4+ -0000101100—3 01110—3 01 00 10—2— R Needham (15), .... ve eeerees -0011000111—5 01000—1 00 10 00—1— 7 ON LONG ISLAND. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. March 27.—The New Utrecht Gun Club held its regular weekly club shoot on Dyker Meadowto day. J. A, Bennett won in Class A with #3 breaks, ‘and Dr, O’Brien in Class B with 17 breaks, After the club shoot a series of 10-targel sweeps was shot. Scores: Club shoot: 7 JA BONNE ttvcin ee vnssineieato nso PCa OTe st termina ee mm set ss nie F A Thompson,. P HE George.:.....: W HThompson,,....ss.. DOU BNE Hts os uscettaieamanseeats CC Fleet ...5.....-.-- eeneeaarecas sees ost11011010100010010100011011—14 Sweepstake shooting: Class A. . yew eeee set 11791919111111100111001111—23 «+» -0111011011111110011111101 —19 eee 00171017111111101117 01011 —18 veeees.010710111111100001111100011—17 . .1010011010111101111000101 —15 Events: 123465678 Events: 123465656%78 F A Thomp- PH George 5 6.... 7 6 4 9 BOW, a ee On Clee Qe ote Gon. he OG Niretin 3 Veeg eGo 8, fg ye J Gavghen 7 8 8 810 9 9 7 ProO’Brien 9,., 48 &8 7 5 4 W H Thomp. JABennett.,. .. 6 6 8 9 f 7 SOD. .sy0e GB PORS a oe noe HEI eT ag areas Pa Satan t 92"7 8 Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo. BurFraco, N. Y., March 20.—The regular weekly shoot of the Audu- bon Gun Club, held to-day at Audubon Park, was well attended, twenty shooters taking part in the various events scheduled for the :after- noon’s sport. Hvent No 3 was the chzh badge shoot, 25 targets, ua- known angles. EK. C. Burkhardt was the winner in elass A; Sandy in class B, and D. C. Sweetin class C. Event No. 6 was at expertrule; No. 7 at reversed pull, The results in all the events are given below: Events: 123465667 Events: 1234667 Targets: 10 15 25 15 15 15 15 Targets: 10 15 25 15 15 15 15 HE Burkhardt.. 511 231312... .. HE WSmith.,, .. ...1612.,..... G McArthur... % 81911 111110 Sandy..,,.... 8 82010 911 9 LW Bennett,, § 13 21 15181212 Norsris...,.... .. 18 20 11...... W ines. Jr., 81320121314 9 JJ Rsid...... .. 121610 7 “te EGalbyernp pen Om kesoleenhlen.. AlGoombsses, of Tao Cae CHALE YS tienen Sadlel 9811 ete iS, Ss iet. ee eens Sas acu heels DC Sweet;... 8101510 7 &.. BTalsma...c. uo ve 19 cc ThMevichaele tH) Sige 5 LS SB TIeS ei ei ee ed cele ie EP Reynolds. ., 1218 7 .. 10 DLP CUS ident nt ees nl DSM OTSA ROA yeep ny act Shee LUCIAN SNES MMS rte em en ey Qg Rifas Shooting at Wateron’s Park. CurcaGo, Ill, March 27.—The regular club shoot of the Garfieid Gun Club was held here to day. Neal, with 20 kills to bis credit. can- tured this eyent. Some practice shooting was also indulzed in, with the following results: - P Club shoot: EE Neal, ,22222292222211222122 90 OvLeng’ke2 22222222 2222227920319 L P Hicks.0 22120 22212201111 -17 RW Wright222 222022 222° 2022 2217 Graham. ,.222101¢10221114.02002 —15 J M Young2701011110 10211201215 Kussell,,,,10001021029111020010—10 R Kuss .,..221°022 4212912020 w J Smich ,. 4222020022. 2222w Praciice; Graham .,..,,ceceecserees. ee 22-0 Wright......... tne ee eeae coe eee N@@lsesteceereserse sees ekQd2—4 Von Lengerke,,.....00001s0-202—3 Kuss sen ae reseedepe ehpatercrecuae— it Mateb: JH Amberg,,. .012022220022221—1) Leader vice rpryned0022221011112)—11 The Grand American Handicap. - ALL RECORDS BROEEN. Tam Grand American Handicap for 31897 has broken all records,’ ° The entry list contained 144 names, 11 forfeits reducing the number of actnal contestants to 185. In our issve last week we gaye the list of shooters who had entered regularly, the list containing 189 names, Six poct entries were received Jater, the names being Theo. Hostet- ter, Piftsbure, Pa.; J. Rehriz, Lehighton Pa,: Prank Class. of Mor- ristown, N, J.; Svorting Life, of Philadelphia, Pa.: B. L. Packard, New York city; Frank Lawrence, New York city, The name of A. W. Sherman, of Freehold. N J.. was left ont of our jist last week throvgh errar; he should have been the Jast on the list, making 140 regular entries. Among the withdrawals were: W. H. Sanders, of New York, who had the misfortune fo be injured in the radiator explosion in a Turk- ish bath; Seth Clover, who was limping around with a bad case of charley horse: John H. Shaffer. of Pittsburg, sickness: Dr. J. H. Werf, of Long Rranch, grip. Other withdrawals for cause were: Fen Cooper, of Mahanoy City, Pa; T. D. Hooper, New York city: A. §. Hunter. Utica. N, Y.: Tom Farmer. Pittshurg, Pa.; B. §. Rice, of Ohicago: M. M. MeMillan, Mahanoy Oity, Pa.; and A, W..Sherman, Freehold, N. J. MORE POPULAR THAN, EVER, From the above firures it can be seen that the Grand American Handicep is more poplar than ever. An entry list of 148 in a 25-hird rare, $25 entrance, birds extra at 30 cents each. without one cent of none money, speaks volumes for the popularity of this annual event, In 1898 the Grand American Handicap was started with a list of. 21 shooters; it was shot off that year at Dexter Park, L.1. In tha fol- lowing year, 1894, the event was again shot off at Dexter Park, L. L, but the entry list had erown to 54. In 1895 the Grand American Handicap was shot at Willard Park, Paterson, N. J., the list of entries that year showing’ a healthy increase over that of 1894: 61 entries with 58 shooters was the total for 1895. In 1896 a move was made to Blkwood Park, and a new system of dividing the moneys was tried. The result was a bie jump in the list of entries: 109 shooters entered, 104 taking part in the event Then came this year’s contest. The choice of grounds was left to the tournament committee, and although several locations were ex- amined, when the cominittee saw the Elkwood Park erounds there was nothing elsein it. It was a case of Elkwood Park or nothing, These prounds have been described so often in these columns that it eems superfiuous to say anything more in regard tothem, The ac- companying cut will enable ovr readers to follow with ease the de scription of howthe Grand American Handicap was ruv, and will eos an idea of the manner in which the three sets of traps are oeated. There are no such grounds anvwhere else in this country or in any other country, for the matter of that. The shooting public at once became interested in them, and thus several new entries were doubt- jess secured. The system of dividing the moneys which prevailed in 1896 was adopted szain for 1£97. the divisions, however, being gradu- ated up to 150 entries in this year’s programme. Although we had confidently expected that last year's biz total would be exceeded, and had so stated in several of our recent issues, we were totaily unpre- pared fcr such an enormous increase in the number of actual en- tries as is recorded on the cashier’s book for 1897. ‘This increase amounted to 87, an increase of just about 35 per cent, ! SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES. The creat shoot promoted in August, 1896, by the Du Pont Powder Company at Watson’s Park, Chicago, under the management of Mr. “BE. S. Rice, the company’s general agent in the West, made a new ecord with a total of 125 entries. The Grand Prix at Monte Carlo his year also made a new record for itself with a total of 118 entries. From these figures, therefore, it will be seen that ihe Interstate Asso- ciation can boast of haying breken all records, Inregard to the Grand Prix, however, it must not be overlooked that that event is ‘all on the same mark,” excent in the case of previous winners, who are penalized jyd., the winner in the previous year standing back an additional yard. The conditions also are 12 birds, $40 entrance—prac- IRBY BENNETT. Chairman Tournament and Classification Committee, Interstate Ass‘n. tically a $40 miss-and-out, with substantial money for the winner and a handsome trophy of silver. Hence it is perbaps unfair to compare the Grand American Handicap aud the Grand Prix. HOW THE SHOOT WAS RUN. ‘Tt may at first glance seem an easy matter to run a shoot when three séts of traps are provided, but when one comes down to figuring on it, it will be seen that there isfar more in it than meets theéye. As &@ matter of fact the running of this year’s Grand American must be- looked upon as an experiment, and as such it was a big success, There was not a hitch in the whole affair, and everything ran with the smoothness of well-oiled clockwork. For that reason 1t is bighly probable that Manager Shaner may not receive all the credit that is due him for his work in his double capacity of ‘tengineer and oiler,” Many hours of thought had necessarily been given to the running of the shoot; to all intents and purposes the Grand American Handicap of 1897 had been shot on paper time and again, and on paper the ar- rangements looked all-right. An actual trial was needed to prove whether the calculations and preparations were correct or not, That trial has come and gone, and the result is a great triumph for Hlmer BE. Shaner. The 135 shooters were’ handled with ease, and the only delay was caused by the dilatoriness of the shooters in getting to the score. These delays were in many cases almost infinitesimal, but the number was sufficient to amount to many minutes during the day. The claim was made in the programme that with a number of entries no larger than last year's list the Grand American Handicap could be de- cided in one day on the Hlkwood ParEsrounds. Resultsshowtbat this claim was well founded. Last year there were 104 shooters, this;year there were 135; yet with this large increase in the number of shoorers it was possible to-get to the end of the 21st round in one day Then again, instead of being able to start at 10 prompt, 1b was necessary to wait until the §:30 train from New York city bad arrived, or else run the risk of causing delay by haying to shoot up some men after the affair had started Thus it was fully 10:20 before A. W, du Bray ied off with the first killin the Grand American of 1897, Later in the afternoon a squall of wind and rain made afurther delay of at least ten minutes ‘The slizht rainfall at the start of the eventin the morn- ing also caused a certain amount of slackness on the part of some shooters in getting to the score, On Thursday morning it took just about forty-five minutes to finish the event down fo the ties. MONEYS DIVIDED AMONG THE TIES. Hon, T. A. Marshall stood alone with 25 straight and took the first prize of $500 Nine tied on 24 ont of 25 and divided the next nine moneys —1,695.15—a total of $188.45 each. Eleven men tied for the next eleven moneys—$1,094.35—and divided without a shoot-cff, each man receiving $99.50, This disposed of twenty-one moneys and lefl the sum of #64 50 to FOREST AND STREAM, be fought for by the ‘three miss men." Eyery man who bad missed three birds on the previous day had to withdraw, with a privilege of re-entering provided he had a chance to win any of the money. Thus each of the 135 starters who had missed three birds—i14 in all—were entitled to shoot up for the five moneys until they missed again: in the latter case they dropped out again, Several shooters were not on the ground, but there were enough to make the shoot-off a ve Jong matter. It was a shoot-wif, practically miss-and-out, with #24 atstake. Finally 18 men scored 22.and divided the purse, receiying $19.55 each. = It is safe to assert that with forty-fiye mimutes more time on Wednesday the Handicap would have been finished: and itis highly probable that there would have been no shooting up of the “three miss men” had it been finished on one day. The strong northwest ealethat swept over the grounds on Thursday morning caused hayoc among the scores. Dr. Carver and H. ©. Koegel, two straight mien, GC. af a, A. H, DRESSEL. President of the interstate Association. both logt their 24th birds dead out of hounds, and both losses were directly attributable to the strong wind that carried the birds out of bounds, Misses came so fashin other places that there was soon no question about a shoot up of the “‘possible 22s."? ELMER SHANER AND HIS HELP, In order to run the shoot successfully and smoothly Manager Shaner had a small army of help. The referees were: No.1 set of traps, Harold Wallack, of Long Branch; No. 2 set, Hd Taylor, of Laflin & Rand Powder Co,; No.3 set, Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Co. The official scorers were: No. 1 set, J, Youe Emmons, of Long Branch, N. J.; No. 2 set, J. K. Starr, of Philadelphia; No. 3 set, Howard W. Gray, of Brooklyn, N. Y._ The cashier’s office was capa- bly officered by B_H, Norton, of the Hazard Powder Co,, assisted by A, Meyerhoff, of Hartley & Graham. The duties of squad hustler and general utility man were handed over to Bill McCrickart, whose acquaintance with the shooters of this country is so wide that he is invaluable in such a position. His capacity for work bas never yet been fathomed, and at the end of the three days he seemed as fresh as when he started on his arduous duties. A new position, created by the peculiar conditions of three sets of traps and ‘‘three misses out,’ was that of “Compiler of Seores” (the title was manufactured by Elmer Shaner: we are not to blame). In order that the duties of this official (the trap editor of FormsT Aanp Stream, by the way) may be the better understood, we shall haye to still further explain the method of conducting THE CLERICAL PART OF THE WORK, All score pads were issued by and returned to the Compiler of Scores, who had for his assistant John D. Regan, of Brooklyn, whose quickness and accuracy were of the greatest assistance when it came Gown to getting out the score pads quickly. Under the ‘‘three sets of traps’’ system ib was necessary to keep close tab on the scores, so that there might beno delay caused by calling up aman who had dropped out. To explain this difficulty better we would state that each man shot a bird at No. 1 set of traps, another bird at No. 2 set, and a third bird at No. 3set. Hethen retired and waited until called up for his next series of 3 birds, to be shot at in similar order. Now, suppose that at the commencement of the 7ih round a man had lost 8 birds, the scorers in their respective houses would not know of the fact, and would delay the game by calling him to the score. To ob- yiate this delay, separate score sheets were provided for each round, aud were returned to the office of Compiler of Scores as soon as com- pleted. Each pad contained twenty-five names; thus, as there were over 125 shooters, six sets of these pads were needed, and were handled just as if they were squad pads ata target tournament. As soon as each pad was relurned Mr. Regan transferred the scores to a main score sheet and filed tha originals for reference in case of dispute. When aman was found to have missed three birds his name was dropped from the score pad sent out to the scorers when jt came time for that squad to shéot. This dispensed with all danger of delay so far as the stores at No 1 set of traps was concerned, The next point to be covered was that of aman who had two misses to his credit when he went to the score at either No.1 or No 2 sets of traps, and who might score his third miss at one or the other of these sets,. This difficulty was satisfactorily overcome by stationing offigials at the entrances to No, 1 and No, 2 sets, whose duty it was to ask each man who missed in the current round whether if was his third miss or not. If it happened to be the third miss a note was dis- patched by this official per messenger boy to the scorer at either No. 2or No 3 set of traps, or both, as the case might be, directing him or them to cross the shooter's name from the score pad. These officials were: Aft No, 1 set, BE. H. Taylor, son of Hd Taylor; at No, 2 set, Jerome Smith, Their respective messenger boys were: Firman Woolley and Arthur Hearne, boys who did jheir duty like little men. - Itis only just to the shooters themselves tn state that their prompti- tude in answering the questions of these officials had much to do with the smoothness with which the shoot wasrun, Wred Tabor was the messenger attached to the office of Compiler of Scores; his duty was to take out fresh score pads and bring in the others as soon as they were completed. Thus the scoring department had quite a staff of helpers: Compiler of Scores and his assistant, three oficial scorers, two officials to watch the misses at Nos. 1 and 2 sets of traps, and three messengers; ten altogether, (If anybody will suggest a plan by which this number can be reduced Himer Shaner will be delighted to hear of it.) REBATE TICKETS AND ORDERS ON THE CASHIER. In all the events on the programme it was a case of “birds extra.”* and “two” or ‘three misses out, as the case might be. Hence the sane system of scoring as regards score pads was observed during the entire three days, When a shooter dropped out of an event he had to apply to the Compiler of Scores for a rebate ticket calling for the amount of gash due for birds not shot at; this ticket was re-~- deemed at the cashier's office for cash or *‘no bird” tickets, at the hojder’s option. Orders on the cashier for each winner’s share of the different purses were also issued from the office of the Compiler of Scores. All these smaJl matters, while they simplified the running of the shoot, gave us lots of work to do and also gave us lots of pointers as to how that work could be cut down at future tournaments under similar conditions. HOTELS TO ORDER IN SIX DAYS. One of the greatest features about this year’s Grand American Handicap was the.annex with twenty rooms, added to the Elkwood Inn for the accummodation of those shooters who preferred to stop near the grounds to going into New York or being quartered a mile or two from the scene of the shoot, Accustomed as our Western brethren are to seeing towns spripg up in a few days, they were rather astonished at finding that Messrs, Daly & Chanfrau, managers of the Elkwood Park grounds, were capable of building hotels to order in six days. A little more than a week prior fo the commencement of the shoot, Messrs, Daly & Chanfrau found that there was some difficulty in regard to adequate accommodation for shooters in the neighber- ——— [ArRrL 8, 1897, hood. To obviate this an annex containing twenty rooms was planned, built and ready for occupation in six days from the time that the foundations were first started, Runnin water, lavatories, with the best of plumbing; electric lichts in every room and hall- ways; electric buttons to call the bell boys or to send in a notice to the office that hot water, ice water or other liquids were neaded.graced the walls of eachroom. It was, in short, a hotel built to order in less than a week! So much for Jersey enterprise, ~ : THE WESTERN CONTINGENT, From Indiana, Tilinois, Wisconsin and from Iowa came @& group of shoolers, every one of whom was well calculated to uphold the honor of his respective State, From Towa came Charlie Budd, of Des Moines; Charlie Grimm, of Clear Lake, the holder of the cast iron championship; Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, the ex-champion of the world at targets, and for about twelye months the -holder of the Du Pont championship at live birds. There’s.a triofor you. Wisconsin was responsible for two shooters of far more than ordinary ealiber: ’ Dick Merrill and Dr. J. L, Williamson, both from Milwaukee. In- diana was worthily represented by Ed Voris, of Crawfordsville. But to Ulinois we must give the palm. Her representatiyes wera ten in number. First and foremost comes Hon, Thos. A, Marshall, for the past twelve years mayor of his city - Keithsburg, Ill._—the winner of the Grand American Handicap of 1897, the only shooter toscore within bounds the total of 25 straight. Dr, W. F. Caryer comes next; he showed whst he could do from the 32yds. mark by scoring oS straight before losing a bird, his 24th falling dead ont _of bounds, (This item is referred to later) The brothers, W. and H, -Dunnell from Nippersink; Eddie Bingham, formerly with Montgomer Ward & Co... but now with Mr, B.S. Rice in the employ of the Da Bont and Hazard powder companies: W. L. Shepard, of Chicago; W. D-Stan- nard, of Montgomery Ward & Co; J. Glover, of ‘Chicago;-0. M. Powers, of Decatur, one of the yery besé shots in a State that boasts 4 large number of crackerjacks; and H.S Rice himself, the leader of the Western contingent and general agent for ihe Du Pont and Haz- ard powder companies in the Western States, ; — BUT THERE WERE OTHERS. = Ohio was well represented. She could claim several of the shooters as her sons; Rolla O. Heikes, champion of the world at targets and holder of the E. ©, Powder Co.’s championship cup; and E. D_ Rike, also from Dayton; R, 8, Waddell, the Du Pont and Bazard companies general agent for the Central States, from Cincinnati; D. A, Upson, E. Dallas and ©, T. Bodie, Cleveland: F, D. Alkire, Woedlyn, Pennsylyania had more representatives than any o her State ex- cept perhaps New York or New Jersey, the city of Pittsburg being responsible for fourteen entries: The Herron Hill Gun Club sent a very strong delegation; Charlie Painter, president of the club, who shoots under the name of ©. A. May; Alex, King and Will King. J. H. (Bessemer) England, B. F. (Wargo) Jones, C.S. (Strong) Guthrie, J. (Hamilton) Anderson, A. GC. L. Hofmeister, J. G. Messner (winner of the Grand American Handicap in 1895), Sandy McPherson, Theodore Hostetter and the club’s secretary, L. Lautenslager. Old Hoss, too, of the Pittsburg Gun Club, was another entry from Pittsburg. It would be really impossible to go through the long list of entries and apportion each man to his own State without taking up tod much of the space available for the description of the Grand American Handicap tournament. We must, however, not forget to mention that among those from a distancé were; J. M. Browning, of Ogden, Utah; Jack Fanning, of San Francisco; Prank Parmeles and G. FF, Brucker, of Omaha, Neb.; J. A R. Elliott, Kansas City, Mo., and John J. Sumpter, Jr,, the Arkansas Traveler of to-day. With the explanation that runs at the besinning of the above para- graph we must tack on an apology for those not mentioned in the list, It is sufficient to say that never before in the history of this country, and maybe of any country, was such an agaregation of | shooters gathered together under one roof as in the Eikwood Park Casino on Wednesday, March 24, the date of the Grand American Handicap of 1897. THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE CLUB HOUSE. If there is anything lacking to make the appointments of the Hlk- wood Park Casino absolutely perfect we have yet to learn of it. ‘The J. Le LEQUIN. Secretary-Treasurer, Interstate Association, number of shooters was far in excess of what the managers of the shooting grounds had figured on when drawing up plans for the club house, yet there was room forall. Rain or shine, the shoot went on just the same, except for a period of ten minutes or so on Wednesday afternoon, when a miniature waterspout burst over the grounds. Shooters rotated from No. 1 to No. 2.and on to No. 3 sets of traps with- | outastop. They were not bothered or hampered by a crowd at the ~ score, while the underground system of trapping the birds made | rapid shooting, particularly when there was a miss; the waiting — shooter then had nothing to do exeept to step to the score and call *‘Pull.” The trap was filled while he was putting shells in his pun, The right wing of the Casino was reserved for shooters exclusively, the left wing was open to friends of the shooters and men waiting © their turn atthe score. The central hall was open to everybody, wit the exception of the space reserved for the members of the press, the telegraph clerks, and ths office of the Compiler of Scores. Up- stairs was the café, where a hot lunch was served every day. Outside the Casino there was no need for a shooter or a speetator to step off the board walks, It is an ideal shooting park, and we cannot seé how the grounds and their appointments could be im- proved. There may be other places similar to Elkwood Park at some future date, but at present there is but one perfect shooting ground in the country. THE BIRDS WERE EXCELLENT. The pigeons were furnished and handled by Messrs Gilbert, of Philadelphia, and were of the very best class. The ‘‘culls” shot at on Tuesday were a fast lot, but the cream were reserved for the Grand American Handicap on Wednesday. Of course the wind helped them, but without a breath of air to start them we would guarantee a fast lot of birds anyhow. At times the wind rose toa Ie, particularly on Thursday niorning; then the birds were terrors, | 6 cannot speak of them from any set of traps save No: 2, but we knew that yery many shooters have a great respect for the flyivg qualities of many a dozen birds that left the traps on the middle s of grounds. : The birds were trapped from the Mott disappearing TEASE and there is no question. but what these traps.with fast birds are harder: than any other set of traps under similar circumstances These tr Ds and the automatic pulling apparatus worked like a charm all through the shoot. ? - THE BARRING OF J, L, BREWER. The only unpleasant feature of the whole tournament was the necessity, as the Tournament Committee considered it, of barring J. L Brewer from competing af this tournament. It is conceded by almost all shooters, and we ourselves have often so stated it, tha John L. Brewer is without a peer in the trap-shoo! world as 4 handler of a gun; and although we concur emphatic indorsing ‘Aprit 8, 1897.] the action of the Tournament Committee, we regret most sincefely that cause for such action was found. It would, under any other circumstatices. have heen a positive pleasure to haye seen the con- ‘test for supremacy between such giants as Brewer, Carver, Grimm and Elliott; thai such a contest was not possible was most unforti- nate As the Interstate Association reserves the right in its pro- framme (under the head of Announcement,” snbhead “Information relating to the Grand American Handicap’’) to refuse any entry. we fail to see how any rédressis obtainable. All talk about suing the Association seems childish indeed The whole matter is a most re- grettable incident, and is the only feature that mars fhe memory of & most enjoyable tournament, First Day, March 28. As stated in our special dispatch to Formst AnD STREAM on the above date, which appeared in our last issue, the day was one of the few springlike ones that we have been favored with so far this year. Shooters wete out in force early and a commencement was mae promptly at10 A. M.; the number of mén stopping at the Inn and its “six-days old” annex, as well as those located at other hotels near the grounds, rendered it possible to make this early start. So rapidly were the rounds run off that even with the 70 entries in the ELEWOOD PARE INTRODUCTORY, the event which opened the ball, it was almost completed before the 9:10 train from New York arrived at the Branchport crossing. The conditions of thisevent were as follows: 7 birds, $5, birds extra, three high guns, not class shooting. These conditions made the event practically a miss-and out when the capabilities of the contestants fire tikeh ito cotisidetation, Of the 70 entries 29 killed straizht and shot oil, miss-and-out, fr another seiies of three tounds, making it into a 10-bird event . At the etd of the 10th round the 2] still straicht agreed to divide the $370 in the pnise. It will be noticed from the fol- lowing score that out of the 21 straight scores of 10; 7 must be credited to the Jowa-Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana delegation, ELEWOOD PARK INTRODUCTORY, The Elkwood Park Introductory had 70 entries. The conditions were: 7 birds, $5, birds extra, 30vds..3 moneys, high guns. The 21 straight scores divided the purse of $350, The rule of “two misses out’? soon eut down the list of shooters, as will be seen from the above score; POWEPS, cocci nee e ns 222112211210 Bartlett. ...... 05502 O 22220 WABTEL, .sesevenen ss 2021120 OITA, sp 4000 see oe vse 292222212—10 ; Green... psceenseeves-1 21111212110 int Wasede eases lecd. SIMI... ey eee eee 22220 Malone. .. 2.2, e2+02. 02201222 Williamson,,....+-..2120 . 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GIOvEr op eevee even ee 299 2221—10 MOSSOCE. yee cece ee ey eee ee2d22—10 Geoffroy ..ccceeeen se 22200 McHIroy.. pecs eee. 0220 BOGie wee navy ven LON, weer e122 Gilberts... ccveevs eee 222R121211—10 147... heweeyeewses sQueceen0 Dallas, cscvacee res. 1112222122—10 Prevent hi denweeeeeey ; HeIKOS oo. e eee Bete eee 20 JATMOS ... sp eeever esse zeeczeeeg2 10 TOLOY cic ceesee eye c ee del 2202 Dik eye. eevee eens 2122222252 -10 RIAs, ada cope asses er eeOd le KREME. tees cree. epeeueees22—10 MAY sce cs teessceces Seevianzer 10 Ludwig..............20220 AH King. iy seeee ne 210: . SITONE os. cee ence ae Deereee2eg— 10 W 8 Kine... ....0.c-, 2220222 Tvins,.... Saew seunae tee olla Be@ss@mer. oc cscs nee 2eeeeee MODIPS .eccseseevees 22720 McPherson,,.,,....<. 2222222222—10 Marsh. ics cuucec eee 2222110 Melle. se cgeeaes ey eee l200 Winslow. ...e-eceee2. 190 _ A§& Soon a8 the 21 shooters mefitioned above hud agreed to divide, a start was made with the second event on the progranime, the NITRO FOWDER HANDICAP. This event had the enormous number of 110 entries, but: so well did the birds fly, and so smoothly and rapidly did the shoot move along, that only 59 shooters were left in the raceat the end of the 10th round, the conditions calling for those who had missed two birds to retire ‘with the privilege.” Seven more retired in the next round, but only 1 dropped outin the 12th round. In the 13th round 4 more dropped. out, and 5 in the idth round. Inthe 15th round both Dick Merrill and OG. W. Reed lost their birds dead out of bounds, spoiling their straights and dropping into the 14 hole, The purse was divided somewhat after the plan of the division of the moneys in the Grand American Handicap, as follows: 20 moneys, high guns, birds extra, 14, 12, 7, 6, 6,5, 5,4, 4, 4,4, 8) 38,4,8.2,2,2and 2percent, As18men tied for first place, they agreed to divide the first 18 moneys, $1,056; this left #44 to be shot oif for by the 25 men with 14each The shoot-off is shown in the score below, a decision not being arrived at until A. C. Monies, of Seranton, Pa. and J. M, Browning, of Ogden, Utah, had both killed 15 straight, in addition to their 14 out of 15 in the event itself. 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Le Rey eee lover (x : snewaveuess W D Stanpard (2714). .cceuereeeees i ves aadeuewuvenweeeses121222002122222—14. 212211192111110 aes MG) STITT eppteonperai 90214 21122210 Bice (26)... cccspseceserccveceers ys US ae CUI RERREESHESEELON rag ge Old Hoss (21)... .ccecaveerseeener sel Willey (28) ..ccscssdvervesepeseeee 20229e222 Messner (29). ccccutaveeveceers sas 2020 ae Heikes (8044) eeesee Caveaede gery see. 0222222222226 , i May (39)..... dhe seca ceueupenseessunaceaaeiedadas? — 14 2A222222 2220 AH King (99), cc cennerecncee seus 2een20ze2e W 5 King (BO). ccaveeeeuneyee ce cesesealeal1l1222222—15 Bessemer (2))....+ cenwh ny yaa bans eeaeeeeeeD Voris QO)ivsecccceceersveeeesosneesO2e0 McPherson (28). ..cccseecereccee +» 22012020 Hamilton (2 Viccevevnnereaeveg ens s2ee200 pero Bartlett: (2844). .sececccecencens e000 cee2ee122222291—15 Malone (28) iseccccvenereryress Siar ea ei er 20 [ 2 PeUCUUVe ee ee eee «2220 ye a TE Arvkansaw Traveler (29) veers- ene C2Le1 10212222214 42 Clayton (27), ..cseceeceveeewve sees LAL222112212712—15 AHO (276) peeveecencveceeregeeeen geleaee] 2220 Howe (27),...... 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Browaiog (2'48)...... cp eewwe cto u ee S822 4223222022214 222229929199929 Van Dyke (294a)-.2. sere ey yong ee 120 NB Money (28) .cccseeceyee veces 2202223 We A Marshall (27).......- hoe eeu fay, Re@d (27). ccceecreceersersere tenes stad 22282222 e—14 3292223220, Thomas (29)... 02. pcevecpeere canes O1Z120 Capt Money (28)-...y0-vecers sess «00 Knowlton (2B) cceeenveesy perv eben see 2200) . 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A ere fas ist sa. 292222929993009 15 The Scribe (28). ....0.s0eeeeees see 212200 Williaiis (27)... ..ccceesernnecees ++ 11620 Hofmeister (27)... ceciseyececreeeeer lOO THOMPSON (27) ...accceccsesecee ees Oe 2221020 Zwirlein (28).. seen ones 2O2202110 Woolley (28)..... 2222930292290) Remsen (28).,. 992929299309909- 14 92992990 Anthony (27).. , 161220 AMKIvG (29), .cccunessanann sean. 112202270 Klein (28). oti 2o i keisdeissecacaes 202722220 Waddell (27)....ccaccesssereeees 1. 22,0210 Trimble (2834) ..scunsecnscceccceees 211201210 OlaSS) (80) 25 pceseem cekdeat eu bee 2 21222220222220) , Coldten (29)...... steed beeen by 9 PL A22292222222—15 Fanning (2954), 6.6. 000se vere en voy 0111122222122211—15 Keller (2714)....... pee esceeeese rete etOe d yon Lengerke (2814),...,..,..,.121221112112121—15 CO von Lengerke (2816). 2.2, 010+. 221211220212222—14 222219120 Lloyd Taylor (26).,..ceccece. 11, 022222226 JS ROHrIg (29) cece vive ence ee 19 22282220121220 Irby Betnett (27). 0c cceceussesess 21922200 Heyer (27) 00. vase ssssenseressnss » Loleese2d0220 Upson (BO), cc ervecee cepa we sce 05021 22222222219—15 Second Day, March 24. This was the day set for the decision of the Grand American Hand- icap. No day could have dawned more inauspiciously. A strong, éold wind from the east, carrying any amount of wet with it, greeted the shooters when they came down to breakfast. Everything was water-soaked, and there seemed no ray of hope of its clearing up, The first thing to chéer the boys was a prophecy made by an old shellback, a native of the place, that it would clear up later in the day, adding to that statement that ‘‘there’d be plenty of wind too.” At 8 o'clock rain came down in torrents, and tdt a few minutes every- thing was afloat. Then ii cleared uf a bit and some of the early birds made their way to the Casino. About 9:30 again lt simply poured with rain; no other words can describe the heavy fall of water. Then it did begin to clear up for good, but_asteady drizzle caused things to move slowly until about 11 A. M. Later in the day rain anda squall of wind played the mischief with straight scores and some of the “two miss” men, eventually putting a stop to shooting for about ten minutes. - With. the wind coming out of the east, the No.1 set of traps was nothing like the bugbear that Nos.2and 3 were. On No. 2 the wind blew strongly from left to right, while on No.3 it was a straightaway. As the sun Commenced to lower jn the heavens the wind increased in force, and ciphers became more numerous toward the end of the day. During the series of the three rounds. 19. 20 and 21, several straight Scores were spoiled, and Nos. 2 and 3 sets of traps were to blame. At the close of the day’s shooting, the end of the 21st round, there were only three men out of the 135 starters who had straight scores to theircredit. These three were Dr. W. Ff. Carver (32), Hon, T. A, Marshall (28) and Henry ©. Koegel (27). Out of the 135 men who started in the race there were only thirty eligible to go on with the event on Thursday morning. As there were twenty-six moneys, it only required five to fall cutin the last four rounds to let in all the “three-miss men.”’ This fach was the subjeet of much discussion ‘on Wednesday night atthe Inn, The general feeling was that the ‘+22 men” would have more than a show for some of the money, unless there was no wind on Thursday morning. This fear of there being no wind on the part of the ‘*22 men” was put at rest by the generous way in which the wiod veered from the southeast into the northwest early in the night, continuing to increase in force until a veritable sale greeted the boys as they came down to breakfast on the morning ot the ‘Third Day, March 25. The wind was freezing cold too, There wasice in the feel of it, and as a matter of fact there was ice on the ground. The men who did the most of the smiling were those who had been retired under the ‘‘three-misses-out"’rule. They wished fora chance to shoot up, and they pot their wish. Out of the thirty starters on this morning, nine fell out before the end of the 25th round, Thisletin the “‘three- miss” men, and a long shoot-off for the $250 that made up the last five moneys was the result, This shooting up put a stop to all idea of finishing the programme, but the Consolation Handicap, a i5-bird event, was decided. The Long Branch Scramble would also have stood some show of being Shot off had it not been for the excellent quality-of the birds. The “two-miss”’ men in the Wonsolation Handi- cap were retired as per rule, but misses weré so common that when if came to the end of the 15th round there were pot enough men left in to decide the ten moneys, This event is (leseribed later. THE CLOSING ROUNDS OF THE MAIN EVENT. Naturally the chief interest in the closing rounds of the Grand American Handicap centered in the shooting of Tom Marshall, Dr. Carver and Henry Koegel, tbe three straights. Dr. Carver success- fully negotiated bis 22d and 23d rounds at Nos. 1 and 2 sets of traps respectively. He then moved on to No.3 set, and here the wind had full foree, blowing right in from the traps, getting under the birds and lifting them back over the shvuoters’ heads in a yery puzzling manner. The crowd had followed the Doctor and watched him closely. A kill on these traps virtually meant a sure 24 straight, as the birds from No. 1 set of traps were nothing like as hard as those on the other sets. When he called “Pull.” No 4 trap opened and a towering incomer leftit. Dr. Carver held his fire a little too long and then missed his bird with the first, a lightning second that smothered the bird being too late; whirled along on the gale, the dead bird came like a bullep over the boundary and fell with a crash through the glass that inucloses the right wing of the Casino. It was dead bird, but dead out of bounds. Henry Koegel was the next man with a straight score to follow the Doctor. He drew a circling incomer from No. 2, and it also fell dead over the boundary, Tom Marshall got an incomer from No, 4 and he stopped it well. He thus entered the 25th round alone in first place. A left quartering driver from No. 5 was killed in the 25th round, and then the man from Keiths- burg, I., was seized by the Arkansas Traveler, hoisted on his shoul- ders, and carried in triumiph through the Casino. It was a most popu- lar win, and notasingle shooter begrudged the Mayor of Keithsbure his well-earned victory. We have heard more than once that Tom Marshall was lightly handicapped. As a member of the handirap committee, we can hardly be expected to coincide with that opinion, Mr. Marshall shot a greatraceand ii washisday. (Note.— Asa mat- _ ter of interest, it is well to state that after his victory Mr, Mar-hall told us in course of conversation that he had not shot at a single live bird since the Du Pont tournament last August, and, as the boys say, “li Tom Marshall says so, it goes **) Dr, Caryer shot magnificently, from all accounts; his one mistake was his being a bit too'careful on that 2dth biid. In speaking about that lost bird, the Doctor said that he held his fire with the intention of making it score as'a dead bird with his first barrel; his failure to do so was fatal, as there was no chance to get in a second. Henry ©, Koegel hails from Newark, N. J., and is one of the most popular menibers of the Hast Side Gun Club: we believe that he is the chief execuliye officer of that club. Mr. Koegel has never shot m any large event before: in fact, we cannot recollect having seen him shoot at more than <0 birds all told, Hieis a steady shit, using his first barrel with good judgment, while his secondis on hand if he needs It, We have told elsewhere how the moneys in this event were dis- posed of, and the scores that follow, giving trap, flight of each bird and result of each shot (so far at least as the most part of the con- testants are concerned), tell the story more correctly than we from our position as Compiler of Scores could tell it. The ‘three sets of traps’ idea has one drawback to it, a similar drawback to that which oue encounters in a three-ring circus, yiz.: that, locate yourself where you will, you'll not see more than one-third of what's going on. Little items of interest are often worth yolumes of descriptive mat- ter, so we will only add that on Wednesday over 2,100 birds were trapped from the three sets of traps in less than seven hours, and that it took just about 2,456 birds to finish the whole event, including of course the shoot-up of the twenty-two possibles” on Thursday morning, ~ : ou 279 GUNS, POWDDRS AND SHELLS. With a total cf 136 shooters facing the traps. it is impossible to give the guns and loads of each individual. The following table, however, shows the gun, powder and shell used by each of twenty-one men who killed 28 or better: Gum. Powder. Sheil. Hon T A Marshall....,,.Cashmore,..,,,..Ju Pont,........-Trap. Dr W #' Carver,,..,..,.Cashmore,... Dv Pont, ........-Trap, Dr.J L Williamsou,.,,..Cashmore .,,....Du Font, FVan Dyke...... ; Winchester, ......W=A...cceeas Ed Voris......,., ‘Smith. ..... 2.0.5 Hazard .,...s.., leader, Geo Cubberly... » Parker. ......0+..9Chultze,.,.....- Smokeless. : Francotte........Walsrode,.....,,U. M. C-. OF Arno... 4. «s+. Lefever.........-DU Pont,,........smokeless, Hy G Koerel oo. va cneccSMithy, 2.2) hey yees WHA... -enpreecres I PAD. E C Burkhardt,.,.¢.....Smith .......,.,.Hazard.......... Trap. CW Badd... 4.00.0... Parkér ...,.,,..--Hazard..,......,9mokeless, BRA Welch ....,........Purdey ,,,..... -Schultze......... Trap. RR Merrill,,.. .........Greener...,......Du Pont,......,.-TTap. OR Dickey.........0... Parker. .......+ Re a arade cated LOY WS King ..ii::. Scott ..,,...,...0U Pont,.........1rap. W Dumnnell.............. Greener..,....0..4azard,..... .... Leader YD Alkire, ..,....,..0..5Mit ...,. .....DuPont.,.,..,.,-Trap. © Purgueson......... ..Greener,.,.. seee HChHUI'Z8,,,.,.-..V¥- L. & D, AL Ivins ..... 1 Geared Greener,.........9chultz6,,..,.,.,.Tap. Arkansas Travelet.....-Smith,...........0UPont,,,,...,--lvap, Dr GY Hudson,....,,..Smith,..... ......lazard,......»:.smokeless, From the above list it will ba seen that the Cashmore gun, a weapon that one sees but seldom herein the Hast. practically took the three first posts of honor; Tom Marshall shot it into: first place with 25 straight; Dr. Carver was at 82yds.: while Dr. Williamson was the ouly S0yd. man to score 24, and therefore naturally takes precedence on the muster roll of those who stood nearer to the traps than he did, and who scored a similar total. Lumping other statistics together, we find that out of 134 guns shot by the 136 shooters there were: 32 L. C. Smiths, 29 Parkers, 26 Green - ers, 13 Krancottes, 9 Seotts, 8 Winchesters, 7 Cashmores, 5 Purdeys, 3 Lefevers, 1 Hollenbeck and 1 Baker. In the matter of powders we can only give those used of 133 shooters, three others not wishing their loads to be known. Among the 133 were 33 who used H.C, Powder, and 33 who. used Schultze; Du Pont comes next with 29, and Hazard follows with 12; 7 used Wals- rode, 4 used W-A, and alike number used King’s Smokeless; 3 shot Austin and two Gold Dust. In addition to the above, there were the following combinations: 2 Du Pont and Hazard, 1K, C. and Du Pont, 1 Schultze and B. C., 1 Schultze and Du Pont. As regards shells, the U.M C. Company was easily first with 97 men who shot either Trap, V. L. & D. Special, Smokeless or Acme; the W. R. A. Company is credited with 24 names of men who shot their Leader shell, 6 men shot U. M. C. and W. R. A. shells combined: 2 men shot Peters’s' Victor; 2 others shot the U. 8 GC. Company’s Rapid, another man shooting the same company’s Climax, THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP, Twenty-five birds, $25 entrance, birds extra, not class shooting, handicaps 25 to a3yds. rise, $1,000 guaranteed by the Interstate Asso- ciation, and all surplus added: $500 to first high gun, $500 to second high gun and $200 to third high gun; all money in the purse in ex-, cess of the $1,000 will be divided in accordance with the number of entries received: Trap score type--Copyright, 1897, by Forest and. Stream Publishing Co. Hon T A Marshall Peoctr vend * i Me Hommes (28), Keithsb’g, 1.21222222222222222292299999 a5 Dr W F Carver (82) SHR IAIRHFLEN FRET OPAC R ROL ChicaZo.....110.02221222222222922399991 226 o24 De Williamson (20) CHR Al NUT ARMOR eeu CAE Milwaukee, Wis..2 222222120222222222222292 04 B Van Dyke 20:4) TRIRRAT COAT Atwo aL mancen Dayton, NJ......222222222222022229232399899 94 Bavorisan Segsecned bea taieereneese Crawfordsville,Ind.22222212222229239%30221999 4 Geo Cubberly (29) REE eaten Re ae eee Yardville, NJ....222222111222921022229229999 4 IR avplogicien 282027 Rata RAMP CARRERE South Amboy. 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J Hamilton (8) PS WOT ANA Lee nee lamilton ~ RNAALS ZO BCeREeTR Pittsbure, Pad PEE OTOL OSES ASU RO SEDO Ey be AEA tees Dae REE a Se OPE iy tae cee ta ister ( K RTTN BREERTACRRHAAYTA Brooklyn, N.Y..222222202932990029 99202 09-2 ' 56425228232112152253135513 FG Moore @8) 0 AGCuTRTAGCRACKRZATEYTILTRERH New York city...1222222022222922291222002 2-92 23234954243838111522233513 Harry Thomas (28), ZSHEN RR TSO ALT EACARCLSOEAARK Philadelphia..., 22222200221220e2222222222 2-92 cma ete EC eee oO nthony i RR SPRAY YZNRRAYNARIR Charlotte, NG..1221122122222122220202 2 6 2-22 i ea PEATE eee oni WEE Ged Sha te occasin ARAHKRITRTREYR YY AT fle New Vouk oily, 22 Do LOR DUS TaN ie ba oboe ON ooo ; 4518252545235252211115212 JS Fanning (2944) pHLTAVARRT RT ZEYEN TARARRNOG San Prancisco,,.222222022212912222220202 0-21 1385554341151231333233222 N E Money (29) AALHETRL AYR TEVRARVARATRER Oakland, NJ....220122222222222220222022 0—21 8454541554125121452543512 J G Knowlton (23) \R YER PALER NYRR ARREENATYRALS New York city,,.22222222222220220222022 20-21 : 812824411422485238521381334 GE Greiff 2854) ASRSeCTeoR ale rensennevyy New York city..712221222022102222222222 0-21 ; $83112343212443835234554111 J Arlington (27) @SLeRRASKRLHZALSFAN CRT LATETT Brooklyn, N Y..2121022222112216122222200—21 St eat gee Cao ea aes ae ea [pson ( REAHHARTCOHASRTCHRAARCTS Cleveland, O....2222222220202222220e22220 —20 : 555541851522525852514348 N Apgar (2944) TIVORK SNe eae Ss ear Plainfield, NJ,,.202e22221222222220222220 —20 4285243332141158138551132 , J yon Lengerke sella SNS ANG YATITARARER (2844) New York;e 1222221111012121121102e —2) DaClare ea) Hele RR Siruie mye aee cd we ree ee ark (2 TRAOSCRA AROKRTARTAATAAR New VOrk city 7 1B LOG 1 eS oT ee FO ues Da —2) 431413134456545224534322 J RBlamey (26) ABeTRRLETACUKR TAAHARAKAAR Holyoke, Mass.,.2222022122222022220622210 —20 : 44115541521255424214425 JA RElliott G2) “YYTAHTTARSLAUNKRA SETS ENAT Kausas City, Mo.2222222222022222820e20220 —I19 ate & Se ae ee Cee ede ing ( AZARRTARZRYATRET TER TRE Pitisbive, PA,..272S SSS Se Tse N ceeds ee sO —19 Eee epee a eae ra Ew ay See re aly, Jv (28 STPRARCAP KYA ETAYANR Long Branch NJ-22222222002222222222020 —19 : §82224212215312144421334 C T Bodie (27) ATSPCRORT TONG YY TILRCAATA Cleveland, 0.,,,.22022222222220220222120 —19 : 411424131112824253242 T W Morfey (2914) AAR A2I SRR TCAATALRSRTY . Paterson, NJ,,.2202222222222222u2220 —8 Seen SEP te ws ees ee reg Bring a ulford (¢ RHCAKRTIASATTRSE HERVEY Utica, NY..1 DT 22 SPT OSSS ee SS aS YR 20 —is ‘ 2452125425443445544824 H Landis (28) TNSAARSTRT LTR MAACT ELA Philadelphia,,,,.2200222222122222122020 — 18 1614515811241443213213 G¥ Brucker (28) TLATHTT MOAR ROR CLAN AIO Omaha, Neb,....12121111221022e2122010 —18 Pe ec pees pues ee Ae Rae apt oney ATRYACACTRORLIRTTTALS (28), Oakland, NJ..22202122221202222012106 —is ida eae PAL Ae ees cee ee ene ie Bingham AAA RIURREH OR VAARTACAR a), Chicas, MSA Tye Sede eo eB OO —i8 ; : 12414484381843524312155 ED Rike (132) KT YAS RTERARRSRNCILTABLO Dayton, O.......2122222222220201112200 —18 4254432255322323311215 OD McHlroy (1) THTRNISCATECAYLTAT RANGA Pittsburg, Pa....2222%2220222021202222420 —18 §645258154438121251385245 W L Shepard (26) ToTMRRoYNATT RE TI EAH RR Chicago, Il,,....2202221222022221211020 —18 Shin teipemneah Pilly Bee Chev es pea oeS Yland (27) ATY—CRSRR LEER I IVELAQVA Tarrpiown, N Wis 29 De De Doe Se Deo a —17 ene rh Aer ee are cas tat ne eed (27 PEACE A ASK KRISMTAR LSA Passaic, NJ..... eae Rete yaa bie Sarpy aol ane ea heey Bein dee Oe ee bid 1a eikes (20144) PACZETACK CRA ARP EEN DAs aE Oe kd Se BD oe eLearn = il F 112412124154135514123 5 P Life (29%) PALL TL ocenn As ONE TA ST Philadelphia..... 220222222001222121210 —17 RceTNSt Ra asa eee Gonke tape ese has Woolley (? 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BEER OLR eI 20220 —12 $35141255322451 A C Monies (27) TNASERRRAACAAEM Scranton, Pa.....222222202222200 —12 IS38V8411238717T1 55 MHerrington 274%4)AH ASR TARS SL HRY TL New York..,.....2122022220021220 —12 ' Be ee wee ie reas ain H C White (27%) KRYARRTARTATARS Lilo SIveKN J PT 22211942020020 12 31852388624 212381 G H Piercy SACAHNAHTREATECA Jersey City, NJ.1122210222802220 —lp 2385583852133 338211 i Thos Howe (27) TEEN ER NQVERNRHACYT Hingham, Mass..2102220202212210 —12 442222454238 232 S Glover (8044), YY RARYATINYASL Rochester, NY,.22201212221020 —l1 554441333411431 Fred Gilbert (80) CEE LYARRTTATARR Spirit Lake, Ia.,.22212e2e22022420 —11 SRE URtN ines Bessemer (29) RUXYTYATRAT TASES Pittsburg, Pa:...22222220200220 —10 4548138442214554 W Fred Quimby £¢RNARTALNTHAARYS (28), New York,..2122e0e2022110220 =i 4224854853241 4 W 5 Edey PNR ESRD SIAHARION New York..,,...22002422222220 11) tee e929 91272202220e—11 + - 2122222220220 - 11 » + ++2122222201010 —10 +a +22210220122210 —10 sone eeareeee22000 —10 + eee er221222002230 — G S Jobnson (27), Baltimore...... .. 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Pa. wc... cee cece n es eee era ann 32322002220 — § JS 8 Remsen (28), Brooklyn,...... pbeavseesbasssacen-cers0ei220 —8 EH A Geoffroy (2714), Newark, NJ oo... cece esa 4482220222228 — 8 A CL Hofmeister (27), Pittsburg, Pa ...vs.cccauseuee 2210102220 — 8 A Marshall (27), New York, ......cc0- seen canecensy 21022221200 —8 Tee Kay (2714), Plainfield, NJ,..........2...0205 wy 0 0223220202200 — 8 Chas Jones (27), Baltimore....c..scsesesaecess sane ce es 2l212002220 — 8 The Scribe (28), Detroit .....- dae ado ntdece ae ecle2222020) a4 C Zwirlein (28), Yardville, NJ .............. + eeyeess 20202417200 — 7 S$ T James (29), Newburgh, NY ....c-ccceeyeccee vers ssceeeee020 — 6 BR Trimble (2844), Covington, Ky..isccsscecceveevee sss 012202220 —6 F Kleinz (28), Philadelphia ...... ee ve een eene eyes eye 22010122220 =r T R Hostetter (28), Pittsburg, Pa... .ceceesvsevse sree BUR222200 — 6 J H Covington (27), aston, Md...........e00erv eaves. 110212020 — 6 W A Hammond (27), Richmond, Va ... ............-101112200 — 6 PATA O) es i eraratcrycemmtipmete enaike ubetereces EFA caTN Trey gies es Sie peeve 2202022020 — 6 S McPherson (28), Pittsburg, Pa ..,..ces0sseuna seen eee1Qo202 —_ 5 B Leroy (28), Campello, Mass -eontided 022200 — 3 @has Matzen (28), New York city...,.., 011020 ae F Lawrence, (2744). New York city..,.- 10200 —3 F E Heyer (2744), Colt’s Neck, N J 1267000 — 3 Old Hoss (27), Pittsburg, Pa .,.. 0202100 —3 U MC (6), Bridgeport, Conn,,...,.......05 yea. 2021108 —4 ¥F Ciayton (27), New York City, .....cccsverseeee ss eeeel2L0100 —4 BRS Waddell (27), Cincinnati .....,...ceceeeeceeves ». 01010 —2 T Leuthauser (27), Newark, NJ......... Thaiamia eae tlt O200 —9 JO Haskell (27), Livin, Mass..,,..se0veccnencesecds ss @02% —9 B L Packard (2h), New York City. ..veeesssseaessaesc+:00220 — 93 THE CONSOLATION HANDICAP, This event was started as soon as the Grand American Handicap had closed. It had 48 entries at $10, birds extra. So fast were the birds, owing both to their exceHent quality and the strong gale of wind, that misses came all too rapidly. Squad pads that started ont with 25 names on one and 23 on another soon dwindled down toa mere 15 or 20 all told, and it was soon seen that there was danger of another shoot-up on the part of the two-miss men. In the very Jast round this thing happened, only9 men being left in forthe 10 moneys. There were only four straights—Gilbert, Grimm, H. Dunnell and A. L. Ivins; these four divided $312. The other five men with 14 apiece divided the next five moneys, amounting altogether to $153.60. This left the small sum of $14.40 to be shot off for by the two-miss men, 39 in all, Several of these refused to shoot off, preferring to wait and try their bands in the Long Branch Scramble. The shoot-off was com- menced on No.1 set of traps, but everybody seemed to be killing their birds, so 4 move was made for No. 2 se’, Here misses were more numerous, but still it was a long drawn outaftair. Finally it got down to Chan Powers and the Arkansas Traveler, Powers ultimately shooting out the Arkansan. During this shoot-off some great shots were made, the affair on the No. 2 set creating more amusement than all the rest of the shoot put together. Before the Consolation Handicap was quite finished, it was evident that there would be no Chance to shoot the Long Branch Scramble, Accordingly Manager Shaner directed those who ad entered for this event to draw down their money and close up their accounts at the cashier’s office. ; The tournament of 1897 closed abcut 6 P.M., after a most success- ful three days’ shoot. Thescore of the Consolation Handicap fol- lows: CMT ON TIS, os lalre clelsiptemsletelecs|aesislsiclerstecuruprkiavtetsislcteie 122212112102211 KADNINE ia vaaliGd aes Mesanieuisees eeanaal sseaeee SL LOCO LL LoD OOWTEN, .. ccc csccenevesees + » -2022022222222322220 Se ee ret Awirlein .,....s000-- An a adins node mat dalynk etal BETS OL caeOns WLM), cocisns-enpas ae keene ses pamie ora pkbe ss ae 222202121222112 = isaecieatioeypeeeeeeOll1G PORE HO PRE E SRE REE aD OD - 0121021220 2202020 102211011212110 ABNOntAce tenet igh enWe Aste dees Monet nie et eee eee eeO: ASO fstd Sat ei ee een aise) ica aaa eins tra ae (eel Ge GUthHe) cine anuesebsibeaetbenee esc wa vewuree es sees et CURSOW, Capt MOUBY. cccccecnccceesvyenvsesenpeeseeevenenes 1 QU@LIge1 2222201 1222e Cubberlyinsy comes yess scegestseveceetesescensPOetd110W Parmele. Fis sceg--sserevecned eres vores euruss aeolelecssUw, ; Many Re wig wocasete: + esl Fee ve try ve suassys tv ye cenrlsronlceceeerelel” SATKIEG: i. sscscvae dejcewel eiicisielewistenicducnipexidupaie nr cnn Bartlett..,,....... ste eeen ss lesvyssererresressyensacerrmelacereceel lize Qarver..... PTT yer eP Te heey sees yespswewasssyses suesereeezeserelOneelal Williamson,,., , ..22022010 “. Marskall.. 22222 2222222202 H Dunnell., <2Aeaneezecacece Bingham,,. 02222322222220220 Powers... + 2202202222222222211222 Merrill,,... 2229221 22220202 IGGY, Mellpipies ier cwtettceiccmisniereeimanentoadienesiin vpaioLmye BUrEMArdt. cc. ccc cess etesce nee serenusneensnes nnn soResOeeeeeeeee0Z0 Willey. cevsvecsvenvesscouservescersscntssssusays sezeecuuec0ee SWVERILTALTILS yoy ture late ale eieters oteleletetone stelereteratelcirteie cietetans tele anne ieee wD Wer TViMS csi icieeencauectaveceursersssetenrs aevyesas2overeseseuneen DDE] Vitecetelelere a cltivteniviosteichieipentaitysmicisunirealuecheneme serie eee Arkansas TTAVCICr, ....ccseeneeeceyesseces pay sn ue 12222022203222222229203 FI@rringtOn,.,.sessavecsrncuvevenetsecess ass susareQ0ReoOW 4 Brucker..... ip deelslculdeclenincas tye Decah penistucee se cc eel ON mame Sporting Lifs,,...csseeseeeceeeesee tae teeeecnr ess U2222220W Knowlton venaceieuerceeeuets cus vlesupenesdunanunpesseceeeesszezae Duston....,. Wie enn ares eb I ea Wepre eee eee ee ee ee ee Hurgueson, JT, .s.005.5e0e55 Fetes snes eerendse see Ceeeeeee@zeeeO EP ELEDE TINE on (eotureteteaey tate tiation seo ms ice eect vse wusisisinlanttarpe sO ON: GTGHE ccc sevuyeneeueweeurseuspsneecnonnsreseme s eeveeueeesUeeeel eee IRVeAIDETLOM CM pis lele ote Volare eteielelelernistetataral irictemma siesta is +++ --122221 20010 TSBSNTELih eee eeimee eplneree tenet T COWiIGDG, een essere serencesnescetansrecs pass andurerseseseeeseel ee a) AUVISSES LICE eyb\aletatoty lola olaletetotel elope aise ata drete lear meatarerer hE RES em, wed en ence e ns 2eeel0220W PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. - L. W. Ferdinand & Co. We take the following from an exchanre; The demolishing of buildings to make way for the new terminal station in Boston has caused many old established business houses to locate elswhere. The building at267 Wederal street has been the home of L. W, Ferdinand & Co. for more than a quarter of a century, and they have built up a large trade in yachting hardware, boat fittings, paints and oils,, This was one of the buildings that stood in the way of the new station, and they were obliged to seék other quarters. They are now located at the comer of Federal and Purchase streets, and 176 to 184 Federal street. The new store is as large again as their old store, and is light, airy and easy of access, offering every oppor- tunity to shew their large stock of foods to the best possible advan- tage Itis the intention of L, W. Ferdinand & Co. to carry a full line of builders’ hardware in connection with their regular stock, and they also occupy two floors at 220 Purchase street with a complete line of boats oars etc.—Adv, Prizes for two Inventors. For some time the patent firm of John Wedderburn & Co., of Washington, D. C., haye given a monthly reward of $150 to the in- ventor who should submit the best invention from the standpoint of simplicity, novelty and utility. The Board of Awards, composed of Senator Wm, Stewart, of Nevada, Chairman; Representative Claude A. Swanson, of Virginia; Mr. John ©. Hekloff, cashier of the Second National Bank of Washington; and Messrs. A. C. Moses, of W.B. Moses’s Sons, and fF’. E. Woodward, of Woodward & Lothrop, twe of the leading merchants of the capital city, has just selected the prize winners in the contest participated in by inventors who submitted their devices during the month of January. The prize of $150 goes to Wm. Taylor, of Kearney, N. J., the inventor of a bicycle brake of simple construction; and the cold medal to Theodore G. Thomas, of Lamarque, Texas, for a monkey wrench of novel design.—Adu, Bronze, Brass and Aluminum Castings. Tue Andrew B. Hendryxs Company, 18-24 Audubon street, New Haven, Conn., makers of thefamous Hendryx reels, announce that, having added a complete bronze and brass foundry to their Audubon street works. and purchased the foundry and good will of Messrs. Henry H. Preiss & Son, of New Haven (employing both members of the late firm), they are prepared to supply brouze, brass, aluminum and white metal castings promptly and of uniformly good quality. They are also prepared to design new styles and patterns for the special use of customers at reasonable cost, and solicit the oppor- tunity to quote prices on receipt of sample castings or patterns. Yachtsmen and sporting goods manufacturers in need of such work would do well to address the Hendryx Company.—Adv. Metal Boats. W. H. Mutuims, of 16 Depot street, Salem, O., announces that he has just completed designs for an embossed metal dinghy, or yacht ten- der, which he feels sure will be very taking with yachtsmen gerer- ally. The roodel of the boat is perfect and the workmanship unsur- passed. At present they will be made in galvanized steel, manganese bronze and aluminum. The bronze and aluminum boats are the most magnificent boats of the kind manufactured, and Mr. Mullins feels confident that the wealthy class of yachtsmen, who are always ou the lookout for the very best, will appreciate the style and finish,— Adv. A New Yacht Water Closet. ALFRED B, Sanps & Son, 184 Beekman street, New York, mauufac- » turers of folding lavatories and yacht closets, have ready for the — market a greatly improved water closet operated by electricity and flushed by turning a switch. In this closet, as with others manufac- | tured by this firm, there is no danger of flooding, though placed below ~ the waterline. The arrangement is very neat and compact, and fin ; some models may be placed in a locker or transom entirely hidden — away from view.—Adv. ' “Baker Gun Quarterly.” i THE March issue of the “Baker Gun Quarterly” has a leading arti- | cle on pigeon farms, where birds for shooting contests are reared, and also gives particulars of thenew Baker hammer gun, model of 1897, — and thenew Batavia hammerless, The ‘Quarterly’ will be sent, Eree © of charge, to any one who makes application. Adv. Steam and Gasoline Launches. Mzssrs. Murray & TreGuTHa, West Hirst street, foot of E street, South Boston, Mass., manufacture steam and gasoline, as well as single, compound, triple and quadruple expansion marine engines. Their specialties are perhaps the Tregurtha safety water tube boilers and gasoline engines. They have just issued a new circular of launches and engines.—Aqw. The Parker Calendar. PARKER Bros., Meriden, Conn,, have recently published a hand- | some Calendar for the year from March, 1897,10 March, 1898, illus- | trated by portraits of prominent trap shooters. These calendars will’ be sent free of charge to gun club secretaries, or to others on receipt of 10 cents for postage.—Adv. Stevens Rifles and Pistols. THE J..Stevens Armis and Tool Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass., issue a) reduced price list for 1897. The Steyens Company have reason to feel pleased with the sucvess of their rifie at the Sportsmen’s Exposition, as wins in three out of five contests were placed to its eredit,—Adw. ““Sunset Limited.” Tue Southern Pacific R, R. announces that the ‘‘Sunset Limited,” between New Orleans and Los Angeles and San Francisco, has be withdrawn for the season. The last train from New Orleans lef April 1.—Adz, : ; FOREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Terms, $4 A YEAR. 10 OTs. a Copy, Six Monts, $2 f NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897. VOL. XLVIII.—No. 15. No, 346 BroApway, New York; For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iii, My dog Bowie-knife thinks that the world is full of b’ar, he finds them so easy. I never could tell whether he was made expressly to hunt b’ar, ot whether b’ar was made expressly for him to hunt; anyway, I believe they were ordained to go together as naturally as Squire Jones says a man and woman is, when he moralizes in marrying a couple. In fact, Jones once said, said he: “Mar- tiage according to law is a civil contract of divine otigin; it’s common to all countries as well as Arkansaw, and people take to it as naturally as lim Doggett’s Bowie-knife takes to b’ar. . Big Bear of Arkansas. — THE FOREST RESERVES. WE publish on another page a letter from Governor Richards, of Wyoming, with reference to the forest reserves. Governor Richards tells us that we were in error when we said the other day that no mining opera- tions or other enterprises had been interfered with by the setting apart of the reservations heretofore made, and he cites certain instances where such interference has oper- ated tothe detriment of interests in hisown State. The statement to which he alludes was based in general on the absence of any specific warrant for such interference in the forest reserve law of March 5, 1891. But more particu- larly it was based upon what had been communicated to us with respect to some of the very cases cited by Gover- nor Richards. For instance, we had been informed upon what was assumed to be adequate authority that the miners and ranchmen in the Sunlight Basin had some time ago been advised by the Interior Department that their operations would not be interfered with; and it was upon such information that our comments were founded. The hardships caused by the establishment of the forest reserves arise from an interference with certain enter- prises, which is purely temporary. The setting aside of these tracts implies no forfeiture of any rights, whether already acquired or in process of establishment. Such temporary hardships must be balanced against the un- questioned yast benefits to be conferred on the whole West by an adequate system of forest preservation. The forest reservations are established not ifor the advantage of any class, but for the benefit of every community, where- ever it may be located. If the acquirement of a title, to his claim by a settler is put off for a time, yet that title when he gets it, is worth to him far more under a law which pro- yides forest protection than if no such protection existed. If'a law providing for surveys and an adequate forest pre- serve system could have been had,it might have been bet- ter to have made the surveys before establishing the reservations, but the entire disregard of the subject by Congress in the past justifies the belief that many years might elapse before the money for such survey would be appropriated, and in the meantime the forests would be disappearing, the little streams on which the ranchman in the dry West depends for his hay, and his garden would grow smaller and smaller, while the floods which threaten the fertile valleys of Pacific coast rivers would become more and miore a menace. We join with Gov. Richards in his condemnation of the inadequacy of the National forestry laws and in his pro- test against their inefficiency. Congress should have en- -acted years ago forest laws, under the operation of which the setting aside of a forest reservation would involve in- jury to no one’sinterests. Whatever of hardship may haye been inflicted in Wyoming has been the result of this in- difference and inaction on the part of Congress, and is not a legitimate fruit of the forest reserve policy, nor could it continue after the embodying of that policy in a law by Congress. The policy was well outlined by the Forestry Commission in their report last February to the Secretary of the Interior, in which they said: “The Commission fully recognized the fact that the for- est reseryes established and proposed cannot be main- tained unless a plan can be adopted under which their boundaries can be modified so as to take from them all lands better suited for agriculture than for the production of forests,and under which their timber can be made available for domestic and commercial purposes, and valu- able mineral freely sought for and mined within their boundaries,” The Commission has been continuously at work on such a plan as was here contemplated; it is very shortly to be submitted to the executive, and we haye urged the public to await the publication of this report and to take it into consideration before making final estimate of the wisdom of the reservations. If the amendment, which at this writing is pending in Congress, to authorize immedi- ate survey of the tracts set apart, shall become a law, President McKinley will have it within his power to modify the present boundaries precisely in the way orig- inally contemplated by the Forestry Commission and set forth in its recommendations as quoted above. We do not, as Goy. Richards intimates, imagine that the people of the West are ill balanced. Human nature, nevertheless, is human nature, whether west of the Mis- souri River or east of it; the people of the two sections, it may be assumed, would act very much alike under like conditions, and the Portland Oregonian was no doubt right in its editorial expression of March 26 when it said: “We haye illustration here in the Northwest to-day of the spirit with which protective forestry measures would have been received in the Allegheny and Tennessee mountains 100 years ago. Temporary self-interest, real or fancied, frets at restrictive measures for perma- nent benefit, just as juries find not guilty the game law violator, though caught red-handed at his slaughter. The lowlands along the Wiliamette and Columbia maysome day witness a repetition of these Mississippi horrors, if all efforts to protect the forests of the Cascade Mountains are rendered ineffective.” This attitude of the Oregonian toward the forest reserves, by the way, does not go to support the contention elabor- ated at such length by our correspondent who writes from Everett, Washington, that the forest reservation policy is an imposition put upon the West by the machinations of the effete East. Portland, Ore,, is so far removed from Portland, Me., as reasonably to be credited with freedom from the tincture of Down-Hast prejudice; it out-wests Everett itself on the map, and yet the Oregonian stands for the reservations as planned by the Commission. In this, a3 in so many other interests, we believe that our Oregon contemporary represents the intelligent public opinion of the Pacific coast; and we refuse to accept as re- flecting the real sentiment of the West Cayuga’s argument of sectionalism, provincial: conspiracy and geographical enmity. Those who are laboring for the perpetuation of the forest resources of the great watersheds of the North- west are impelled by an enlightened patriotism which knows no East as opposed in interest to the West, nor any West whose true interests are not the true interests also of the East and of the entire country. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. On March 24 a hearing was given by the Sinking Fund Commissioners of New York city to the executive com- mittee of the New York Zodlogical Society. At the close of this hearing, the Mayor and the other Sinking Fund Commissioners, by a unanimous yote, approved a resolu- tion allotting to use of the Zodlogical Society a tract of about 261 acres, comprising South Bronx Park. This allotment was made on condition that within three years the Society shall raise $250,000, from which it shall fur- nish building and collections for the Zodlogical Park, The grounds shall be prepared by the Park Commissioners of the city, and the city shall bear the expense of maintain- ing the park and its collections. The buildings erected by the Society will become the property of the city, but the collections will be held by the Society; but it is under- stood that these collections shall not be moyed or mort- gaged except in the event of the failure of the city to pro- vide funds for their maintenance. A pill has been introduced in the New York Legislature to provide $150,000 for ground improvemeuts, prior to the erection of buildings by the Society. There seemsto be no opposition to this bill, and it is hoped that within a short time it will become a law. So soon as this money shall have been appropriated, the Park Department will begin the work of preparing the ground for the uses of the Society. The sum required to comply with the city’s conditions is a large one; yet it cannot be doubted that among New York’s citizens there are many who will be glad to con- tribute liberally to an object which promises to do so much for the classes whose pleasures are few and whose horizon is limited. The fact that the Society’s collections will be open to the public for at least five days in each week, and always on Sundays and holidays, will make the Zodlogical Park a boon and a blessing to the poor, and in itself is a strong appeal for liberal donations from those who are able to give, ) Among the readers of the Forest Aanp Stream there is a very large number who are interested in natural history, or in wild animals or in living things in general, and all such may be expected to feel an especial interest in the projected park. The Zodlogical Society will soon be mak- ing an effort not only to secure generous subscriptions toward the sum required to fulfill the city’s conditions, but also to secure annual members, whose dues of $10 a year will go a long way toward paying the current expenses of the Society. It is to be hoped that among the future mem- bers of the New York Zodlogical Society there will be many readers of Forrst anD STREAM. , Great credit is due to the executive committee of the New York Zodlogical Society, and especially to Prof Henry F, Osborn, its chairman, for the energy with which the work of pushing the young Society has been carried on, and the great success that is attending it. Unless un- foreseen obstacles shall present themselves, the prospects seem bright for an‘early beginning of this important work, = SNAP SHOTS. A novel feature of game legislation is contained in a bill now before the Minnesota Legislature with reference to the possession of game in closeseason. Under its terms when a person has killed or purchased game he will be able to keep it indefinitely, subject to certain restrictions. These are that he must notify the Game and Fish Commissioners of his possession of the game and obtain from them tags to be affixed to each quadruped or bird, and must sign a bond that the game so tagged will be devoted to his own use and will not be sold nor transferred to others. The game which may be possessed under this rule will be limited to one caribou, one moose, five deer and 100 birds. The pur- pose of the concession is to disarm that criticism of the .game laws which finds its reason in dissatisfaction with the clause forbidding the possession of game for more than five days after the close of the open shooting season, If the new system can be conducted in such a way that eva. sion will be made difficult, the change cannot help being an advantage by enlisting the sympathy of a large number of people who are now opposed to protection, In Germany they have just been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the death of that noted author, Baron Hie- ronymus Karl Friedrich von Miinchhausen. Miinchhau- sen was 2 Hanoverian nobleman, who was born in 1720 and died in 1797. He was notorious for the magnificent lies he used to tell about his exploits as a sportsman and on the field of battle. The collection of istories attributed to him was published in Germany during his life, and the English version was an expansion of the original. As for Muncbhausen, it may be said that he has left his enduring mark upon posterity as a colossal liar. We said the other day that the principle of game laws did not invyolye an unwarranted abrogation of personal and individual rights. Our Pennsylvania correspondent appears to have misconstrued our remarks. When we compared game shooting restrictions with laws which apply to the possession of diseased cattle, and the conversion of rye, corn and potatoes into whisky, it was not to class game in the category with these articles, as being subject to legislation for the same reasons which prompted the laws with respect to them. We cited them only to illus- trate the fact that as to varied classes of possessions the « citizen had not absolute right to do as he pleases, irre- spective of the community. The reason that the sale of game is forbidden, or that game may be taken only within certain seasons, lies in the fact that experience has shown to the community that such regulations are for the public good, To make and enforce game laws, then, is not unjustifi- ably to infringe any individual rights which one may fancy he has in these matters. The game laws belong with the laws regulating cattle, crops, houses, and various other - articles and activities, as coming within the police power of the State, which in a word means its power to regulate the conduct of man in a civilized community, so that he may enjoy his own withont detracting from the enjoyment of their own by his fellows. Thus,if in Pennsylvania experience has shown that it is against the interest of the greatest number that game should be snared, or that game should be made an article of sale, it is within the police power of the State to forbid snaring and to forbid sale;and against the operation of such a law no claim of individual right and privilege can be held te prevail, 282 FOREST AND STREAM. [Apr 10, 1897, Che Sportsman GConvist. TALES TOLD BY THE CAMP-FIRE.—III. BY AMATEUR. (Continued from page 362,) THE next night one of our number said: “Boys, I feel moved by the story told last night to give you another tale of some of the men named. “Old Nosey was a medicine man of his tribe, most of whom were carried off by smallpox, and the survivors united with another tribe of the same blood, by which they lost their tribal name and became consolidated and com- mingled with that into which they entered. Nosey lost his standing as a medicine man, or would have done so had he gone into the larger tribe, whose medicine men re- mained the medicine men of the consolidated tribes, and Nosey would have been simply an old brave. There were only about twenty or thirty braves of Nosey’s tribe left to enter the kindred tribe, besides some squaws and children. Nosey’s pride forbade his giving up the position of medi- cine man, and having no kindred he came from what is now West Virginia down into Pennsylvania, into Greene county, and lived there as a privileged characteramong the whites for some twenty years or more. J have seen his grave and the tombstone erected by our friend’s grand- father to his memory. Nosey was a powerful man among the Indians down to his death and a man of great intelli- gence, and in his way a man of learning. The token of his tribe was the bear, and the token of the tribe into which his remnant were adopted was the raccoon. His influence was always exerted for peace on the part of the Indians in their dealings with the whites. I had occasion to look all this up several years ago. _ “The Engles were Germans, or Dutchmen, I think, per- haps from Holland. There were several Ezra Engles. Old Ezra Engle settled near where Wheeling, W. Va., is now, and was a gunsmith there; he settled there very 3ft. Ezra TV. claimed to know how to make a rifle, as he said, ‘self-cleaning,’ that is that never required cleaning, and there was a peculiarity in this respect about his guns. I have seen them that loaded as easily after the one hun- dredth shot as after the first. His locks always had steel pans, and he possessed a method whereby he entirely pre- vented burning out at the breech, and enlargement of the touch hole through long use. No man ever saw a sun made by Hzra Engle LV. with a bushed touch-hole or an enlarged breech. “Barnes Engle believed that the more grooves there are in a rifle the better. He also claimed to be able to make a self-cleaner sometimes, but not at will. He believed in the gain or increase twist reversed. I have seen rifles made by him with twelve grooves, and they were great shooters. Barnes Engle followed his brother Ezra LY. in this that he used a copper fore sight, and set it into the barrel tight and fast, without any base.* “Bara Engle lV. married Charity, the sister of our friend’s grandfather, and Ben Wood married Patience, another sister; while Isaiah Jones, the powder-maker, married Bathsheba, a third sister. When Ben Wood and Patience were married, Ezra Engle IV. brought a very handsome new silver-mounted rifle to the wedding, and gave it to Wood asa present. The gunin that day was no doubt worth at least $75. When Engle offered the gun to Wood old Nosey was in the room, and came hastily up and said: “*Ben notake um, Gun much heap bad medicine. Ben have bad luck, all heap bad luck, White squaw bad luck. White squaw no let Ben take um gun.’ “Ben Wood, however, accepted the gun, and the occur- rence was forgotten. They lived together, Wood and_ his wife, for several years, but had no child, One day Wood came in and took up the gun, saying a turkey was gob- bling in the woods and he was going out to shoot it. He went, but soon returned, saying something was wrong with his gun; that it had flashed in the pan every time, and he had failed to get the turkey. He was about to unbreech his gun when Patience said, ‘You’d better take the gun over to Ezra, and get him to see what ails it,’ THE HOUSH BY THE LAKE. early, I’m not sure of the year. His son Ezra was a gun- smith also, and went up the Ohio River and settled near where Pittsburg now is. These Engles all named their first-born sons Ezra and taught them the trade. Old Ezra, or Ezra I. (for he is the first of whom we have any knowl- edge), was aman at least thirty, maybe forty, years old when he settled near Wheeling. Ezra II., who settled near Pittsburg, was a man grown, and hada son Ezra, a gunsmith, of course; he was Ezra III. and came into Greene county, Pa., as it is now, and settled, teaching his son, Ezra IV., the trade, and Wzra 1Y.is he of whom we heard last night. Ezra LV. had a brother, Barnes, to whom he himself taught the trade, because he had no child until late in life, and he violated the family tradition by giving the.trade to his brother. “The Engles all manufactured their own gun barrels, bored them and rifled them, and each had his own partic- ular place to mark his initials. Hzra I.-put his initials on the end of the barrel, the flat end just over the bullet hole. Ezra IJ. marked his barrels just in front of the fore sight toward the muzzle. Ezra III. marked his barrels just in front of the hind sight, and Ezra IV. marked his just behind the hind sight, while Barnes Engles’s barrels are always marked on the side, so that a portion of the letters B. E. in script iscovered by the stock, and the point between the letters is always exactly under the hind sight. cara TV . made a trigger action for his guns different from any that I have ever seen; he was the only one of the Engles that used it, and seems to have invented it. As our friend said last night, by means of a screw it can be set for a very heavy trigger pull or to go at a touch. “Hnele guns may be found scattered through Greene, Fayette and Washington counties in Pennsylvania, and in the counties of West Virginia which border on the Penn- sylvania line, and their maker can always be known by the position of the initial, as I have given it. These old guns have nearly always been changed to percussion locks, “The Engles each had a different system of rifling their gun barrels. Ezra I. thought that no gun shot so well as one with only two grooves, and they very deep. Ezra, LU. was of the same opinion, but made the twist of his guns the reverse of the usual direction. Ezra III. used six grooves, while Ezra IV, thought no gun shot so well as one with four grooves, very deep, reverse twist, and one com- plets turn in a 3ft. barrel; but most of his guns that I have geen have eight grooves, a reverse twist, and a full turn in “This was three or four miles, however, and Wood said he could look after it himself. He unbreeched the gun and took out some loose powder, and then tried to drive the bullet out, but could not move it. Then he put the breech into the bright wood embers on the hearth, with the intention of melting out the bullet, though Patience told him he would likely ruin the barrel. After the gun had been in the fire a short time he took it out and held it up to look at the barrel, when just as he had got it in position a report came, and Ben Wood fell back in his chair with a bullet in his brain through his right eye. Our friend’s relatives, who lived near, came hurrying in, and found Patience in convulsions and Wood sitting dead in the chair. Her brother Een and Hzra Engle both ex- amined the gun and said there had been two loads in it, and the bullet of the first load had acted as a breech pin and enabled the discharge of the second load, Patience recovered sufliciently to tell them what had occurred, but became worse and died that same night, and she and her husband, with their prematurely born baby, were buried in the same grave. “Old Nosey came to the house the day after Patience died, and asked tosee their bodies. After looking at them awhile he said: ‘Poor Ben! Poor white squaw! No do what Nosey tell um; think Nosey, ole Injun, know nothin’ when he say, “Gun bad medicine. No take um.”’ “Our friend’s grandfather was standing by and said: ‘Nosey, you were right. The gun was bad medicine, What must be done with iti” “Nosey replied: ‘Put um on stock, all together, and put gun and powder horn and bullet pouch, all just as he am, in same box with Ben, at him right side, with muzzle of gun toward Ben’s feet, and gun cocked, an’ put um all in ground together, an’ leave um there. Gun much heap bad medicine, but you do um so as old Nosey say. Bad medi- cine no kin hurt. You not do um go, gun kill some more, and kill um till he put in ground as old Nosey say.’ “There was a consultation among the members of the family, and the gun was buried as old Nosey had di- rected. “Some time after this Hzra Engle LV. sold out, and went to Missouri some time after 1815 and settled at what is now, and I believe then was, Cape Girardeau, He had no children until late in life, when a son was born, whom he named Hzra, and taught his own trade. I saw Ezra Enele * Barnes Engle died between 1880 and 1890.—Wrirer’s nore. Y. at his home in Cape Girardeau, and from him. I learned these particulars and many more. He has put out many fine guns, and, like all the family, has notions of his own. He uses the peculiar action of trigger that his father in- vented, and copper front sights. He believes that for a rifle that runs 100 round bullets to the pound the barrel should be exactly 3ft. long inside; for larger balls shorter, and for smaller balls longer. He also claims to be able to make a self-cleaning gun at will, and believes in using the hardest steel barrels obtainable. Another of his notions is a three-grooye gun, and he thinks the grooves should be shaped like a V, the wide part at the bore, and running to a point,in any rifle. He told me, however, that he usually turns out four-groove guns with gain twist reyersed,”” THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE. Wuen the leaves turn brown and the gusty wind sends them whirling to form at last a noisy carpet for the frozen earth, memory takes wing and flies away to a clime where ‘winter is a glorious reality, a stanch friend of no uncertain disposition. My brethren of the sunny South, my friends of the treeless prairies, did you ever follow a deer track through 6in. of snow amid the musicof the pines? Let me show you.a few pictures from the gallery of my recollec- tion, pictures which will ever grow brighter and more dis- tinct as time swings on. In the far-away woods of the Northern State which was my boyhood home there was and yet isa great rambling house, half log, half frame, on the shore of a lake in a yal- ley among the hills. Those who have sat by the great fireplace will never, so long as life lasts, forget the hospitality and cheer that were warmer than the glowing fire. They will remember the hearty tenor voice, now still in death, which used to sing: : 3 ‘and there 1’m gwine to live and die, In the little log cabin in the dell.” Perhaps, late in the evening, the poultry in the barri- caded hen house would set up a tremendous cacklins—eyi- dence that Mr. Fox, the sneak, was trying to find a breech in the palisade which protected the chickens. Then the lop-eared hound would go to the door and whine, eager to take part in the disturbance. But we all knew that the wooden ramparts were secure. The nearest other house was twelve miles away, but from the yery door, looking out on the borders of the lake, I have counted the snowy tops of more than 100 muskrat habitations, where, snug and cosy, the little animals defied the storm and cold. It seems to me that every right-minded man would pre- fer to haye a muskrat city to lookat than to own a hun- dred town houses. / And then besides that, there were the ducks that used to come in hundreds to feed on the wild rice at the far end of the lake, two miles fromthe house. Oh, but wasp’t it fun to hide in the rushes and fool ’em with five or six wooden ducks that had their bills knocked off and one without any head because the horse had stepped on it one ay. Back from the lake half a mile was the eagle’s nest, pretty nearly as big as a grocer’s wagon and getting bigger every year. Itused to seem wonderful how those birds could drag up the big sticks they put into the nest. Sometimes at night two or three wolves would get to- gether on the other side of the lake and howl. Do you think the effect of a wolf chorus is depressing? Now let me tell you that since then I have heard about all the finest music there is, and music is a loyely thing—the sweetest intangible thing on earth. But if I were com- pelled to choose between chances—if it was one thing or the other—and I cotild only haye the one, knowing what Ido now, I should say “good-by to the Kneisel quartet, the Boston symphony orchestra, Ysaye, Paderewski and all the rest of them; let me go back to that farmhouse among those wild hills; and when I step to the door on a moonlit night to get a drink of water out of the tin ‘dipper from the bucket on the shelf outside the doorway, let me hear again floating across the still lake through the frosty air the friendly voices of the wolves.” It makes me laugh now to remember how those forest vagabonds would shut up their jaws and “make their sneak” when the farm dogs would tune up in reply. The dogs knew enough to let the wolves alone, though, gener- ally. The Northern timber wolf, who looked about 4ft. high—as I remember him—was a bad man for a dog to tackle generally. But perhaps you think there wasn’t any other fun in that country besides the music! That is where you are mistaken, Il tell you a few. In the stream fed by the lake was an old dam—built years before by the lumbermen—and the vicinity of that dam was the scene of many joyous memories, winter and ~ summer. In the spring the big pool below was full of a ates tng fs A MUSKRAT HOUSE, : Aprit 10, 1897. | —— —— FOREST AND STREAM. 283 tiout., If you haye caught trout you know all about it, and if you haven’t itis no use to talk to yout on the subject, nd up above the dani was 4 place where the deer crossed. Firetty often. Such a country for deer! Out by the side of Hé house was a tall rack, where the deer often got hung up in tHe fall; not a straggling oné or two, but fifteen of twenty in a season, and théte Were so matly mote ili the ropes that it didn’t make any difference in the Humber. T remember one old buck that. weighed 307Ibs, He is con- spicuous in the center of the picture. : Sometimes a black, glossy-coated bear, with crafty little eyes and short leg’ dangled ignominiously from this gal- lows, high out of the reach of harm ftom the dogs and other prowlers less domestic. é __ But, as I was saying, did you ever tratk a deer through 6in. of snow? In the early morning, after forcing yourself out of a warm bed on to the remarkably cold, bare floor; hastily dressing, with chattering teeth, and swallowing a cup of hot coffee, impatient of breakfast, you started for the neighboring hills. First would appear in the path dhéad thé track of the early rising fox, and his search for biealcfast ne plainly recorded in each place where he had feos aside to nose the track of mouse orred squirrel, In ess than a quarter of 4 mile the tracks lengthened out into long, galloping leaps, showing where he had first héatd your approath, stopped to listen, and then humped himsel to get out of th at, Not forty rods further was the faint pee ft ee ey * | THR RAGLE’S NEST. streak in the snow, recognizable 100yds. away, where two big fawns had leisurely dawdled up the hillside. Over the ridge the direction of the tracks showed their destination to bea ne spot at the head of the little valley. Along cireuit,& careful approach from the other side, and the first thing you knew you were almost on to them, and thete they were, scudding through the brush in two different directions, Bang! bang! bang! how a repeater does just work itself without your knowing that you touch your lever! As you anxiously watched the result of the rapid fusillade, almost as if it was some other man who held the rifle, suddenly you saw a hindley fly out helpless. Over the fallen logs you jumped, regardless of torn clothes and scratched wrists. There was the poor deer floundering in the brush, and a shot put an end to its misery. All before 8 o’clock in the morning. Amid such scenes as those, what though you were forty miles from town? What though the roads were poor, and neighbors far away? I suppose, though, that in order to properly appreciate such a heaven upon earth it is neces- sary that a man should first pass a few anxious years amid the horrid sights and sounds of pestiferous brick walls. Then he can justly sympathize with those men of a former century who, after youth spent in Huropean courts and castles, were happy to exchange the carpet and chandelier for the canoe and camp-fire, and to spend their remaining years among the friendly environments of the forest. To some men this would be a dreary place if it were all side- walks and cultivated farms. A continent is getting pretty crowded when more than half of it is settled. _ _ Phe house by the lake still stands; and, as of old, the deer come down to drink, secure in the fastnesses of the second-growth forest which has sprung up since the devas- tation by the lumbermen. Great are the recuperative powers of the wilderness, in regions where the soil does not tempt the farmer. _ Where lies the valley in the hills, where nestles the house by the lake, I do not propose to tell. Those who have been there know, and happy are they. FREDERIC IRLAND, Eastern Shore Notes, Fidttor Forest and Stream: We are having quite a good many snipe, more than for any previous season. Dr, J. C. French is among us, and meets with fine success in snipe shooting each day that he is out, giving as his opinion that ours is as fine country a8 any he has ever visited for this game an increase in the quantity. Accomae and Revels Island Club men are coming by almost every train, in anticipation, no doubt, of an early arrival of Atlantic coast birds. Keuzur, Va,, April 8, T, G, E, Further on we may expect - A POOR SHOT, Iw his genetous acknowledgment of a very trifling favor, Mr, Hough Has alluded toa little series of mine, relating to the history of the American tifle, which recently appeared in Shooting and Fishing, My investigatiotis were prompted by observing that target shooters nowadays have little Faith Ne the markmanship of the old frontiersmen. I sus- pected that this incredulity was due to indiscriminate novel reading and to yarfis spun by the Sunday news- papers, tathet than to accutate ktiowlédge of historical facts. To test the matter I tiade a study of contemporary evidence and reached the following ¢onclusion: “There were liars before Ananias; but there were gentle- men, and crack shots.foo, long before you and I, my goo fellow, cut our teeth,” Mr. Hongh’s delightful reminiscences make mé think of a practical demonstration of this latter fact, with which I was recently favored and which impressed me more than Any possible array of screeds and scrolls. It happened thus: My father and mother came to visit us. My father was borti and bred in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, and still takes a keen interest in woodcraft, though his otctipition has confined him to office work for many years. eau that he would enjoy a tramp in the woods, I took a day off and we went out to Mincke. My squirrel rifle was at the gutismith’s, and the other hunting rifles were too powerful for such game as we might see, 80 I took along my target rifle. Father examined it curiously. He had never seen such a weapon. The wind gange and yernier particularly impressed him. “Well, well,” he would say, “what improvements they have made since I was a boy! Just look at those sights! I wonder what Uncle George would have said about them! He used to shoot pretty well with the old flintlock; but, dear me, our rifles were very crude affairs in those days. Do you like such a short, stubby barrel? You do! Well, I guess it’s all right with those fine sights. We used to pré- fer a 4ft, barrel; but we were away back in the woods and didn’t know much.” He kept it up on that strain all the way to Mincke. I was softy for the old gentleman. It made me feel mean to be enjoying all these improyements when his youth had been so hard and poor. The contrast must be pathetic to him. When we reached the woods, I thought to cheer him up a bit by remarking; “Yes; the finish of our rifles nowadays may be finer, but I suppose thé old muzzleloaders would shoot just as straight.” “IT don’t know—I don’t know,” he replied sadly. “Well, you didn’t often miss with them.” “No, not often. But we didn’t dare miss; powder was too scarce.” “Lead too, I suppose.” Belt not 80 scarce as powder, for we would use it over again,’ ““Use it over again?” “Certainly. When we had enough powder to shoot at a mark, which was seldom, wé would always put the mark on atree and chop the bullets out. Even th shooting at deer, the bullet would generally lodge against the skili of on a bone, and we would run it over again. No, I guess you youngsters can shoot much better than we did, for you have plenty of ammunition to waste in target shooting; and then you have such fine sights—I wouldn’t even know how to use them.” “Oh, yes, you would. Here, I’ll tack this target on a tree and we'll try a few shots.” “No, no; you do the shooting. I can’t shoot.” “Of course you can, Just try. You'll soon get the hang of those sights.” “Why, boy, I haven't fired a rifle since the war. And I never was anything ofa shot. Zeke and Abe [two of his brothers] could beat me any time,and neither of them could shoot like father.” ‘Grandfather was 4 good shot, then?” “Yes, pretty good. We had to live on deer and bear sometimes. He often shot them right in oiir little clear- ing, and once [ saw him shoot a very large panther from our doorway. Yes, he was a good shot, though his brother George was better. George was a great hunter, and quite celebrated as a marksman... But J never took much to hunting, and was always counted a rather poor shot.” I wished now that1 had said nothing about target shooting. It was thoughtless of me to have suggested such athing, He was an old man, and had not fired a shot in thirty years. I knew him to be the soul of candor, and that he always meant precisely what he said. Of course he could not shoot now. Would the result only humiliate him by proving his failing sight and nerve? “All right, ll shoot, and you can score for me. It wouldn’t be fair to have you shoot with ‘a gun you have never used.” “Well, I’ll try those sights anyway,” he replied, “just to find out how they work.” Here was spirit. He wouldn’t back down from a chal- lenge—for so he had construed it—even in the face of cer- tain defeat. The target was up. I fired,and nipped the bull at 10 o'clock. He took the rifle, threw his arm well out, and raised the piece, but complained that he could not see. “Bring the peep closer to your eye—there, that’s the way. Now don’t flinch when you press the trigger.” 1 was rather neryous for him and gaye him all sorts of good advice. . “Be careful, father, that is a set trigger.” “Boy,” he replied, somewhat sternly, “I never used any other kind.” a Then, for the first time, an uneasy suspicion crept over me that perhaps I was unnecessarily solicitous about the old gentleman. Crack! i , I was watching him closely. Blink? Flinch? Not a bit. He hadn’t been brought up that way. I went to the target. He had a line shot 3in. below the bullseye. rf ‘ I took my turn and ayzain got in the black. He fired and shot ints) his first hole. “That's funny,” he said, “my sight was touching the mark.” He had been holding the aperture as if it were a pin- head. I explained that the bullseye should be centered in that little hole, Firing again, I missed by lin. He shot deep into the black, I began to feel uncomfortable. I had plenty of trouble on my hands now, and got down to work. He kept right on making bullseyes, talking all the time in his guiet, serious way about “I never was ’counted a good shot—Zeke could generally beat me—but father was a good hand with 2, rifle,” and so on. At the end of the tenth round I was a point in the lead, but he was steadily gaining, and if we had kept the: game up a little longer I would certainly haye been beaten. Father had evidently expected to see me shoot better, but he was too much of a gentleman tosay so. His work amazed me; but he kept on apologizing for it, and the worst of the matter was that his humility was per- fectly sincere, By atid by he strolled up the hill, while I sat down ona log and had a big thinik all to' myself, No, he neyer was ‘counted a good shot—Zeke could bea him, so could Abe—his father was better than any of them-—-and Uncle George was 2 real marksman. “But my! what improvements you have made!” Horack Karnarr: St Lovwss. DRILLING AN ALLIGATOR. THERE lies between the Atlantic and the Indian River im the peninsula of Florida a beautiful island, famous for its. fruits and flowers and game. It is Merritt’s Island, Nature (for it is said the Creator did not make that part of Floriday seems to hve been very careful about how it made that island, for it Was one of its last tasks. Along the shores of the Indian River is an unbroken hammock, elevated, tropic. The plain recedes toward the Banana River;'is composed of savannas at regular intervals of one-fourth mile, lying parallel with the rivers, the interspaces ate elevated beds of low pal- metto. Who does not love fo wander among these grassy meadows, flower adorned, between their green hedge bor- ders? To the north is a perfect prairie; in it, here and there, stands the lone, stately palm, its trunk bleached white with tropic storms and age. Round about, without studied order, is the small jungle hummock, Nature had spent her “pren- tice hand upon the rugged mountains and strands of the north, became lazy, romantic and «sthetic when she reached the tropic sun ; adorned her farewell effort of love with this picture; framed it in silver with the rivers and commanded the winds from the Atlantic now and then for a change to frost these frames with the gentle whitecaps of the tropics. But there is a gator in this picture and he must be caught, but the ugly saurian hides there in his cave. _ Two hunters from the Virginias are partial to that island and were there, as usual, last winter, One warm, dry day their hound had long and faithfully been trailing a deer and became very tired and thirsty, and these hunters led him from the trail to search for water. At a distance a flag pond was s€en; but when examined contained, about. the middle, only asmall pool, ‘‘Graeme,” said Capert, ‘‘here is a gator cave and the gator has just gone in. Ride up with Dick and let him drink, and I’ll have my gun ready for the gator if he makes at him.” Dick knew 2 gator as well as the hunters, but he-was so thirsty that he crouched and crawled to the brink, and while dtinking, the gator, without stirring the water, eased his head out, When the white about his eyes and end of his nose gave him away. He wanted Dick, but came no further, and it was decided to leave him and let Steen, the camp-keeper, ‘drill’ him. Steen is a cheerful, good-natured native Floridian, about 6ft. 4in, high, weighs only about 140lbs., and was once a professional yator hunter, in the days when they were plenty. He was told about the gator, aud pro- posed an exhibition of his skill in drilling, to see which he was in a few days accompanied by Graeme. In the ponds inhabited by the gators the roots of the flags and grasses make a thick strong sod, in this instance quite 2ft. The gator was at home, Before reaching his cave Steen cut a green pine sapling, about 2in. in diameter and about 15ft, one He carefully trimmed all the limbs and rough places off and made very sharp-pointed the larger end. The gator, in making his caye, had burrowed below the roots in the sod, getting under which it then madea hole off straight underit. Of course, there was water in the hole; if was full and stood in a pool at the mouth. Steen rolled up his sleeves, stretched out on the ground and thrust his pike in, ‘I want the bearin’ of the cave,” said he, ‘‘This is a long un; my drill won’t reach the eend,” so he thrust his long arm in with the pole as far as he could reach. ‘‘Now I’ve got the bearin’, Mr. Graeme, Pll go to the other eend and begin to drill; you stand on this side cf the mouth next to me and have your gun ready, and when you see his knot [this meant head] his two eyes will look kinder white, shoot him right between them; when L hit the cave, you cin tell by the water swellin’ out atthe mouth. I hit him, he’s comin’.” Sure enough, he had struck the hole with the sharp stick which he had thrust through the soft earth and sod, and he repeated this at-short spaces, nearing the mouth at each time, until finally almost without seeing a motion or the saurian he thrust his head out of the cave, still beneath the water, and Graeme shot him just as directed. Steen left his drill, ran tothe mouth of the cave. ‘‘You’vedone himup,” said he, and while the water was yet muddy he thrust his hand below the under jaw of the gator, pressed his head back against the earth and out of the water, then clasped both hands around his mouth, and drew out a gator 7It. long. “Well, Steen,” said (iraeme, ‘‘this is the first gator ever I shot, though I have seen quite a number; poor sport for a hunter; would just as leave shoot a log; only shot it to carry out our programme of drilling.” But it revived memories of the old-time sport in Steen, and he ripped his hide off almostas quickly as it had been killed. 8. C, GRAHAM. VIRGINIA. Wew York has always had Game Laws. To an inquirer who asked the other day about the length of time New York had had game laws, we replied off-hand that probably such laws had originated in colonial times and had held ever since. Mr, Robert B. Lawrence, Secretary of the New York Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, tells us: ‘‘Without looking up the old session laws I cannot tell you when the original game law went into effect. Our New York Association for the Protection of Game (not the New York State Association) was founded on Monday, May 20, 1844, and the first suit brought by the Association was against one Daniel Young, of Fulton Market, on June 8, 1844; so there must have been-a game law at that time,” 284 Blatiyal Histary. COYOTES HUNTING IN BANDS. Orovintun, Wash., Mareh 22.—Hdzior Horest and Stream: Tn your issue of the 6th inst., Mr. Thompson asks for in- formation in regard to coyotes hunting in bands the same as the big wolf. They do so here in this part of the coun- ‘bry. *K few years ago along in the spring [ took my rifle and started up into the open hills to kill some gronse, and when I got up on to the top of a. small ridge that puts down be- tween my creek: and the Columbia River, I stood stil] for a while listening for a grouse to hoot. Across from where Istood was quite a high mountain, covered with bunch grass and a few scattering pines; the snow had not all gone, especially near the top. 1 had not stopped very long when I saw a deer coming over the hill, and from the way it was coming I knew there was some- thing after it. Soon I saw two coyotes down to the right, and the way they were running I thought they were try- ing to head the deer off from the river. Soon I saw two more on the trail, and then I saw two more to the left, and it looked to me as if those that were on the flanks were running the fastest. There was a crossing in a gap in the ridge 1 was on, and I knew the deer would come through that gap; so I ran down toward the gap, not that I wanted to shoot the deer, but I wanted to shoot al the coyotes that were on the deer’s track, I had not got quite down to the gap when the deer came through. It was a white-tail buck and he was doing his best. to get to the river. I had but a short time to wait when the two coyotes came along, I whistled when they got opposite to me and they stopped and looked up. I fired at the one that looked the largest. At the crack of the rifle it started and ran as fast as it could for about 50yds. and rolled over dead. The other followed it fora few yards and then turned off up the hill, and when it saw its mate roll over it stopped. IJ shot at it, and as I did not make the right allowance for distance undershot and broke one ofits legs, I put my dog afterit and he soon brought it to bay, and L had the satisfaction. of killing it. On another occasion I was coming down, from a neigh- bor’s, and when near the bottom on the Columbia I noticed a couple of coyotes hunting through the grass and low bushes; they had their tails up likea dog and. seemed to be as busy. Soon they were joined by two more and all had their ‘tails up, and as they had not discovered me I waited to see -what they were after. I never saw dogs hunt through a flat more diligently than they did, and it looked so amus- ing to see them with their tails up. I think they were hunting chipmunks. Not having anything toshoot with, I started on,.and when they saw me they trotted off up the gulch, but lowered their tails, coyote-like, L have often been told by white men and by Indians that they had geen as many as fifteen after onedeer. This winter while on a trip to Curlew I had to go down on Kettle River, and I saw where six deer had been catight by coyotes. I examinedito see whether any big wolves had been among them, but did not see atrack.: An old Indian told me thatafew days before the coyotes had run a deer down on to the ice and caught it and he heard it bleat,and he ran down, but when he got there they had almost eaten it up. . This has been a rough year on deer in this part of Uncle Sam’s domain. First came the prospectors, then the Indians from below. then a hard winter, and now the Indians along the Okanogan are hunting in the rocky bluffs for what few that have run the gauntlet of the wolves and snow. It is the first winter in over forty that I have not killed a deer, and I have no inclination to kill any more, although should I be where I needed one for grub I would kill one or more, And yet it will be some time before you will see a .38-55 rifle offered for sale by Lew Wiimor, DID THEY REASON? Vinton, Ia., March 19—Haditor Forest and Stream: A few days ago my business affairs (pulling one end of a cross-cut - saw) took me to the grove between my cornstalk field and hog lot, In the grove is a board gate. East from this gate is an osage hedge and on the west a woven wire fence. Shep and Mick (the latter a cross between a spaniel and a setter) jumped the gate and went into the stalk field. Soon I heard a yep! yep! and a rabbit came spinning through the gate. Shep made a clean jump, Mick landed on top of the gate and the rabbit ran under the hen house, The dogs came back smiling and wagging their tails and went into the stalk field again. Im a little while there Wwas.a yep! yep! and we straightened up to see the hurdle leap. This time Mick was in the lead, and when the rab- bit went through the gate he went around through the hedge and so lost time, but old Shep came pounding along and sailed through the air like an athlete. rushed in among some hogs, which snorted and jamped in all directions, and frightened the rabbit so that it squatted down, which nearly proved fatal; but it stretched its legs out just in time to get under thecorn crib. Back came the dogs wiggling all over and grinning, and again went into the stalk field. Mick started the third: heat with a couple of yeps, A long way ahead of Mick and coming down a corn row that led straight to the gate was old Shep, knocking the stalks right and ‘left and making the run of his life. I saw that - there was no rabbit ‘abead of bim and wondered what could be the matter with the old fool. But Shep was no fool, he was using the best kind of reason. Occasionally Mick would give a yep, and Shep would let into it all the harder. Soon I saw the rabbit back of Shep and coming np a corn row, which also led to the gate and about 12ft. from the one that Shep wasin. Five rods from the gate the rabbit was running abreast of Shep, who paid no at- tention to the rabbit, but was kicking the mud into the air to beat all. The rabbit reached the gate first, but jumped to one side and ran along the hedge, and that was what old Shep wanted to do, but he was under too much headway and had to make the jump, but it was not that graceful leap that he had been making; his ears stuck up, his-legs were — sprawled out, and he was so anxious to get to. the ground. When he had pulled himself together he started down alongthe hedge. Mick came up just then and went down he other side. The rabbit - to the delight of ornithologists in general, FOREST AND STREAM. Now, when Mick had started the rabbit he had hallooed to Shep to let him know it; but Shep, instead of rnn- ning to Mick and the rabbit, ran for the gate, which was in the opposite direction. There is no doubt that Shep reasoned that Mick would bring the rabbit to the . gate, and that he tried to get there first. This winter my son started upa rabbit near the creek, and at that point there wasa hole intheice. The dog _ran the rabbit in a circle, and when it had got to the start- -ing place the dog was pushing it hard, and it ran straight for the open water,jumped in and swam underthe ice. It stayed under long enough to fool the dog, but when it came out if was so far gone it could not stand. I let it stay in the house until it became dry,then let it go. Mick took itstrack and ran it into a hole. I went there and found on the side of the hole a fresh, full-sized rabbit tail. That was a smart rabbit, but if it jumps into another water hole, what will the poor thing do with no rudder to steer with? Not long ago I saw a rabbit play a trick on a dog that I never saw done before. A dog ran a rabbit into the road, and it came near running under my horses, but jumped back, and the dog came near catching it, but it dove into the snow out of sight. The doe grabbed into the snow where the rabbit went, but did not get it. Then the dog put its head into the snow above its eyes and pushed along in the snow. The rabbit, came out of the snow 3ft. from the dog and went undera bridge. When I went ont of sight the dog stood there wondering how it was done. It seems to me that the dogs and rabbits did about as I would under similar circumstances. Mount Tom. Collisions in the Air. SEATTLE, Wash,—The champion story-teller, according to one of vour correspondents, w’s the man who saw two wild ducks flying in opposite directions meet and hit each other, both hein killed by the shock. — ] believe the case may have heen true. On Puget Sound sea gulls are protected by law. In consequence they are very tame, and follow the steamers which ply from point to point, searching for scraps of fcod. ‘They frequently-fly near the upper guards, and passengers throw food to them to see them swoop and catch it on the fly. Coming from Dungeness on the Evangel recently, I saw two gulls; both swooping for a bit of bread, run into each other so hard that one of them lost his balance and fell nearly to the water. On the trip from which I was return- ing I saw distinctly two wild geese in a flock, into which I had just fired, run into each other, though going in the same direction. This last happened though, I surmise, hecause I had just fired a rear quartering shot (rifle) in front of the one who bunched up into his neighbor, While watching the gulls I have spoken of, the mate of the Evangel told me, what It bad noticed myself, that the gulls ou the Sound seem to have regular beats like a policeman; that is to say they pick up a boat at a given spot, and leave her at another. The mate said that.on a certain run he had formerly made he and the crew identified a certain gull by a peculiarly broken leg; and that as regular as clockwork daily for months, as long as he was on that steamer, that bird would appear off a certain point and leave at a certain rock on their course. X.. Z. Crocodiles of Nicarapua. Cauats, Me.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The Spanish Main notes, by J- F. Le Baron, are verv interesting, but I cannot urderstand about the crocodile’s upper jaw being hinged different from the alligator, so that it can be thrown up at rightansles to the body. If that is the case they must be different from the south Florida crocodiles or the South American, a8 you can see by the skulls in most any large museum, but fhe Nicaraguan crocodile may be different I should like to know. Guo. A BoAkDMAN. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Aditor Forest and Stream: As to the statement of mine that the Nicaragua crocodile opens its jaw at right angles, you may rest assured that it is correct. . “| haye seen them on probably a dozen different. occasions lying in that way, and have shot them when in that position also. The hotter the sun the more they are apt to assume this attitude. The upper jaw is thrown up perfectly per- pendicular, and [ have seen them lie this way for hours at a time on a sand bank in the San Juan River, opposite my headquarters, when in charge of 1he surveying parties on the canal; Other members of the expedition observed them also, and it would he easy 1o establish the fact by others, lam also informed by a civil engineer who has spent several years in South America, in Bogota and Peru, that he had often obseryid them in the same attitude there. J Francis Lp Baron, Birds of the Galapagos. Tum ‘Procéedings of the United States National Museum for 1896” contain, among other things, an «xtremely inter- esting paper on the birds of Galapagos Archipelago, by Robert Ridgway, Curator of the Department of Birds, = While this lonely group of islands, lying off the coast of Heuatlor, has very often been visited, it cannot be said that any ove of its members has been thoroughly explored. The present work is intended to embody practically all that is knowu of the birds of these islands, yet for the reason men: tioned it cannot claim to be exhaustive. At the same time it gives detailed descriptions of 105 species of birds, repre- senting forty-six genera, Many of these are wandering species, which have a very wide range; but there are several genera which are peculiar to ihese islands, and which show relationships in two opposite directions. Thus two of these genera seem fo have their nearest allies in American forms of birds, while three of them haye a yery obvious leaning: toward well-known Hawaiian forms jSoit is that the bird life of these Archipelagoes presents many puzzling questinns, which are not 10 be settled without further in- formation. Mr Ridgway gives a number of lists of birds to be found on the ditterent. islands of the Archipelago, and repeats fre- quently a smal] outlne chart of thé islands on which are cel down localilics at which cerlain genera and species have been found, The paper contains two plates giving outlines of bills of three characteristic forms ot Galapagoan birds. Bluebirds in Central New York. InnAca, N, Y.—Bird observers note the fact that the blue- -birus were early March arrivals.in this locality, the old time haunts, which for the past two or three years have known them not, being frequented by them quitenumerously, mich M. Cum... jApru 10, 1807, Game Baq and Gun. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. In the Blackfoot Country. BuackFroorT Rmsprvation, Blackfoot, Mont,, March 26,— A year ago some of the Blackfoot pcople made a visit Hust to the Sportsmen’s Expo ition, at New York, as guests of the FoREST AND STREAM. This visit is well remembered by very many friends who met them at Madison Square Gar- den, end these friends will be glad to hear of them all again. In turn they bave brecme hosts, and a, representative of FOREST AND STREAM is their fortunate gue t Bear Chief, JW. Schultz, Billy Jackson, Natoka and the little favorite, Natoye, are all bere and all well. ‘There is still another lit- tle one in Billy Jackson’s family now, an infant thal is striving to wrest away from Nateye her supremacy, though the latter is too fat and chipper {o evince much dread of that or of anything else. Bear Chief is the same as ever, and he bore a beaming smile when he mef us at thetrain and bade us welcome to his country. These several friends of Hornsr anp &rreAm and also Mr, Jos. Kipp, of Kipp, Mont., vouched tor Mr. C, 8. MeChesney, of Troy. N Y., and for the writer, so the agent of this reservation, Maj Go. Steell, pulled down the big bars marked “T). §,” and told us 10 come ahead and run the reservation for awhile. We have been doing that very pleasantly and successfully now fora couple of weeks, as we shall later attempt to set forth in part. We shall give Maj. Steell back his res-rva- tion with’ unfeigned regret, and turn Wast again with the same old sinking of the heart which every one feels when be turns his back on the Rockies and sturts out into the flat monotony of the pruiries, the cities and the mill-round cf modern business life in the busy centers. The guests of Forest AND STREAM say that they cnjoyed their visit Hast, but surely it must have been a mild pleasure compared to that felt by those who are now their guests. This is anivepiring country, Imagine a great wide prairie, illimitable, now flat and even, pow broken by cou ee and butte, bevinning at the edge and running lo the unseen ulti- mate. ‘Fhis prairie itself hag a great meaning. But out of it, upon the west rn edge, rise up, boldly and unpremedi- tatcdly, without excuse and beyond need of apology, 4 grand ‘swing of one of the noblest mountain chains of the world, You sce the Rockies in Colorado, in New Mexico, and they beg your pardon in a thousand foothills These mountains— the St. Mary’s, the Two Medicines—tarry not at all, but rise al. once strongly up out of thelevel, In no other part of the Rockies is this peculiar abruptness so noticeable, And far away across the prairies, apparently only forty miles away, but really about 100, lie the storied Sweet Grass Hills, Be- tween these rocky rims is a grand level cup tullof history, of adventure, of bunting, and of war and of peace and progress. Much of all this has been told in Worms, AND SrrpAm at better hands, and much of it sef down in the “Blackfoot Lodge Tales;’ but to see this country and to learn even a little of it adds new charm and zest to every line one has ever read about it. Yesterday Billy Kipp took McChesney and me out wolf hunting, and we rode some forty miles or so over what was once the buff lo couniry. We found one frayed and weath- ered bull’s horn, the only reminder of the old herds, But we saw thousands of the spotted cattle, and we saw the houses of the people who have now forsakin the chase and turned their hands to other things. The Blackfeet are now a great family, living in peace and content No tribe of the American Indians has made such rapid progress as they, Their agent speaks of his people with affection and pride, and it is only just to say that thisis returned by the people. Common supposilion, which is common ignorance, pictures a sad state of affairs always in progress on an Indian reserya- {ion. The Indians are supposed to be always slothful and in heed, the agent always avaricious and jn plenty. It will take years of education to remove this cruelly talse belief. Here 1s a people anxious to work, anxious to learn; and their executive and head both gives acd receiycs of a confidence worthy of nothing less than the highest name, However it may be upon ofher reservations, here at least is one where the Indiang and the agent believe in each other. Let us hope that politics will not soon interfere to unsettle this mutual content The Blackfeet haye ceased to be hunters. They have cat- tle. They raise oats, potatoes, many things upon their farms. Among them are many who do not go up among these mountains which fence their reservation, Last year they sold a million and abalf dollars’ worth of Jand to the United States for the use of ihe miners, who want the’ St. Mary’s and the Two Medicines fortheirown, Itis quite pos- sible that the Indians bargained well, but this spring there is to be seen again in force one of the queer Western erazes, a mining boom, if nota mining stampede, Before the grass has lost its green again there will be a newspaper printed in the St Mary’s, the sound of its hand lever within earshot for the strange white goats and for the big-horos. There will be doc- tors, lawyers, merchants, thieves, in the St. Mary’s this sum- mer. They will bore holes and burn powder, aud frighten the sheep and goats. Then let us hope they will go away, _ and leave the sheep and goats to a. country which is naturally their own. ; ’ There is no portion of the Rockies more rugged, more pic- turesque or more fascinating than this wild range of moun- tains which lies before me as“1 write, 1t is the best sheeqy and goat country of the whole Rocky range, in all probabil- ity. Itis not surpassed by any section for the size and num~ ber of its grizzly bears. Indeed, so confident do Messrs. Schultz and Jackson feel about the abundance of bears that they publicly offer any gentleman who has lost a bear to take him out free of charge if he does not get a shot at his bear. This is fair enough, and a bit unusual, 1 lake it, The month of May is the one for the bears. They are not quite ripe yet or we would pick a few of them. ‘This, pending the coming of ihe newspaper and the location notice, remaios a corner of the genuine West; for two, McChesney and I, under the friendly guidance of J. W. Schultz and Billy Jackson, have been sampling the keen delights which are to be found nowhere except in that genuine West. ‘That such an experi- ence was possible is lo be attributed distinctly to the Formst AND STRHAM luck. When Lsay that Maj. Steell told us to go up in the mountains and kill a few rams (the State Jaws. - not applying on Indian lands), and when | add that we did £0 up into the mountains, and that the Formsr AND STREAM Juck still held, 1 have said about all that seems meet just now. There remain yet a few more things to be seen and done before the wrench of parting from the Rockies Isup pose that fellows havesweethearts and that sweethearts hay Aprit 10, 1897.) new clothes upon a time. These are the Rockies in new clothes. To me it seems they never were so adorable. To- day, for the first time in many days, they are calm and clear and smiling of visage, and every feature is clear cut against he sky. ‘To-day the prairies are running water, but up in phe mountains, as we know from two weeks of winter camp- Ing there, the snow is yery deep and the winds are strong. but the FOREST AND STRHAM luck held. EH. Houes, 1206 Boven Burmpine, Chicago. HOURS IN A BLIND.—V. (Continued fram page 266 ) Life of the Marsh. Tue birds which pass over or stop on the marsh are its most obvious inhabitants; but there are many others which she casual visitor scarcely ever sees. Of these the largest are the half wild horses, cattle and hogs turned out to winter py their owners. They feed among the tall cane, and only dow and then come to the water’s edge to drink or to eat he succulent water plants that drift against the shore. With these animals the struggle for existence must be a severe one; for, to one accustomed to the pastures of the orth or West it would seem that there is little or nothing o eat onthe marsh. Of course, vegetation is not lacking; mt there can be little nutriment in the hard cane or its Harsh leaves, or in the coarse round marsh grass which rows only in infrequent patches. The drifting grass, yhich consists of the rejected portions of the water lants pulled up by the wildtowl in their search for its roots, scanty in quantity and can hardly be very nourishing food. he hogs do better than horses or cattle, for théy unearth he roots of the cane and the flags, and must procure not a ittle animal food. The horses are confined to the outer beach, and visit the adjacent. marsh only to feed. They are little animals, not inlike the well-known Chincoteague beach ponies, and are li branded. They are a tough and hardy race, qualified hrough inheritance and experience well to fight the battle of life. The cattle are small, wild and scrawny. Occasionally when you are sailing through these waters you will see, as you pass a watchman’s house, a fresh skin ucked up to dry, and the long ringed tail hanging down rom it at once proclaims its species. Coons are abundant lere, and it is nol strange that they are so. In summer the testing birds and in winter the crippled ducks furnish them eathered food, while at all seasons the waters abound in ish. Weare most of us accustomed to think of coons as Passing a good part of their time in trees, but the coons of he marsh must by this time, I should think, have Jost the irt of tree climbing; since, except for an occasional strag- sling piulintary bush, there is here nothing larger to climb han a stalk of cane. Rarely seen by the gunner, the coon ives an easy, lazy life here. Now and then he puts his foot ha marshman’s trap, and less often a gunner’s dog, hunt- ng for a wounded duck, may suddenly fall upon him, and he sound of the fight will empty the blind, and bring boat- man and gunner crashing through the cane to learn the ause of the disturbance. It is in such ways as these that She coon is sometimes killed. 3 Wext in order after the coon comes the mink—artful, Ferocious, daring, Like the coon, he fishes and hunts, ut he has ten times the coon’s energy. Not satisfied With ihe wild game of the marsh, he prowls about the blind and may steal a duck, if one is carélessly left at a little dis- ance. He fights the muskrat, and sometimes kills and eats fim, and then he goes fishing every day. The mink is arely killed except by the trapper. The muskrat is everywhere, and if you have occasion to walk across the marsh you will now and then plunge thigh deep into one of the holes that it has dug. Sometimes as ou sit in your blind you will see it swimming toward your decoys, or crossing some lead not far away. It does no spe- tial harm except by its burrowing, which breaks away the marsh, destroys ditches that may have been cut, and makes pitfalls for the careless 1o fall into. Jn the winter, when 1 see the marsh, its reptiles are safely bidden away in their warm sleeping places. So it is that the snakes, if any there be, and the tortoises are not seen. Bui in summer, 1 am told, thereare snakes and snappers and errapin; of these last there are not many. All through the winter, however—except when, as some- ‘ames occurs, a freeze has locked the waters of the sound— ghere are fish a-plenty. Of these the most important and valuable are chub, which I: take to be the large-mouthed black bass; but there are many other smaller sorts which May or may not be good to eat. The common blue crab ibounds here in summer, and everywhere on the marsh its shells may be seen—the relics of feasts had by the coons. | In the spring and the late summer these marshes are the resting places of thousands on thousands of beach birds and ails. Here may be found great flocks of waders of all de- scriptions, from the tiniest sandpiper up to the great sickle- will curlew. These sandpipers and rails wade busily about over the mud flats where the ducks have been swimming or obe them for food. Then gulls of many sorts winnow heir slow way over the broad channels, and companies of s¢a swallows hunt the schools of tiny fish that swim in the hallows. At whatever season of the year you take it, the life of the Marsh is abundant, and is worth observation and study. The Swan Song. We are told that it is the dying swan that sings the sweet- ist song. Those thai we see about the marsh are musical enough, but so few of them are killed that I cannot believe shat the ordinary note which they utter is the one which mmediately precedes death. Yet it is a soft, sweet call, high pitchéd, pleasiug and hard to imitate, Avo, hoo, kookoo, wv, is the way it goes, the flock calling to their leader, and the leader answering them again, Tn ancient, song and in stury the swan holds a firm place, dor is his eminence confined to any land, ‘To Lohengrin in iis search for the Holy Grail, and to the Blackfoot Indian seeking out the home of the Sun, swans come as supernatn- al helpers. dis size, the purity of its plumage, and its soft, sweet notes ke the swan always a striking object, and it is not Tange that this bird should have impressed itself on the Magination of all peoples, and that this impression should ind yoice in the folk stories of races which have attained he highest civilization and culture, as well as of tribes that ‘still savages. Ag the mind of man is everywhere the ne, so we sce that swans are used by the ancient gods as messengers and beasts of burden, and in the same way and FOREST AND STREAM. with alike object they draw the car ofa Lohengrin and carry across the ocean an American Scarface. The swans move slowly through the sky, with Wwingbeats that seem heavy and labored, but which carry them forward at a high rate of speed. If that flock were near enough for you to kill one of those birds and you did so, you would find that in falling his impetus would carry him a long way for- ward before he struck the earth or the water, Swans are killed usually only when by chance they fly over the blmd low enough to be reached with a shotgun, Few gunners have swan decoys, though I have seen, on the sloops of one or two professionals, a great pile of these; for the swan will decoy readily, coming either to swan decoys or to the call alone. I remember once tying out at a point in a bay from which we put out great flocks of sayans and geese, and an hour or two later a single swan was seen flying toward the bay. My boatman called to it, while I tried to change the duck cartridges which were in the gun for those loaded with buckshot, which were laying ready for just such an emergency. Alas for the chance! ‘The day was rainy, the chambers of my guna liltle foul from smoke, and the cartridges had swelled. It took mea long time to Set out the ones that were in and a long fime to insert the others in the chamber, While I was wretchedly working at this I was reduced to the last pitch of nervousness by the boatman, who punctuated his calls to the swan by remarks such as these: “‘Here he comes!” ‘‘He’s heading right for us!” “Be ready uow, he’s almost near enough!” ‘Now he’s right over the decoys; get up and kill him!” ‘Oh, shoot, shoot !” “There he goes!” “He’s gone!’ There was a pause, during which ] managed to shove first one and then the other car- tridge into the gun; but before I had closed it the boatman whispered excitedly: ‘‘Here he comes back again, right over the decoys!” Closing the gun, I stood up and killed the _ great bird just beyond my furthest decoys, “Oh!” cried the boatman, as he ran to the skiff to get the bird, “that’s wuth a dollar—a dollar, sir.” Sometimes swans do curious things. Once watching a wedge of seven birds that flew over, 200 or 300yds. distant, and. that were slowly lowering themselves toward the waters of the sound, I saw one bird help himself along by means of another. The last swan on one arm of the V seemed higher than the others, which were close in front of him, and with a quick stroke or two he overtook the bird immediately be- fore him, caught his tail feathers in his bill, and, bending his neck, pulled his own breast close to the tail of the other bird, whose progress seemed absolutely stopped. Then the last bird let go the tail aud they all went on. It looked as if the last bird had used the other to pull himself down to its level, being himself too impatient to wait for the slower descent of flight. The occurrence seemed io me a remarka. ble one, and called up to my mind the old story of little birds crossing the Mediterranean on the backs of owls, geese and cranes, and the story, related years ago in FOREST AND SrreAM by Dr. J. ©. Merrill, of the ‘‘Crane’s Back” of the Crow Indians. Taking Up. All day long the gray clouds have hung low over the waters, and occasionally the sad heavens have dropped down their rains, which the winds haye thrown spitefully against us Now, however, just at the close of the day, the broad orb of the sun looks out at us from the western sky just as it is falling below the horizon. Slowly it sinks until only a thin red line is visible above the low distant forest which bounds the view to the west. I take a last long look about me to see if perhapsa duck will come before the sun has actually set; but, seeing no bird, I break down niy gun and say to John, ‘“Take up,” As he crashes through the cane to get the skiff, I unload both guns and put them in their covers, close ammunition box, and begin to carry the things down to the edge of the marsh. John is already among the decoys, taking up first the live ducks—which he puts in their coop---and then the wooden ones, which he stacks neatly in their places. Then, when he pushes the boat to the marsh, I pass him the things from the shore, handing him last of all the ducks, which he packs away on and abaft the decoys, counting them as he lays them down: “Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty- nine, thirty, and the hairy crown’s thirty-one. A pretty good day’s work, sir!” I put on my heavy coat and step in the skiff, and while I light my pipe John pushes the boat through. the shallow water, and presenily steps the mast and sets the sail, and with a merry ripple the little boat bears us homeward, “Well, John, it’s my last day, and it has been a good one. Il am sorry to go.” “IT with you could stay longer, sir; but anyhow you've had some good shooting, and you certainly have done right well—better’n I thought you could that first day.” And so I have, COUPLES. SHOOTING PRIVILEGES AND TRESPASS. Editor Forest and Stream: I notice in the present issue of Forrest Anp Srream (April 3), speaking editorially on the shooting affray that took place on the Toilleston Club grounds, in Indiana, that in condemning the absurd bill to legalize trespass that was presented in the Indiana Legislature, you go a step fur- ther and point out what you believe to be the tendency among landowners of the country at large, namely, “to make more clearly defined and more stringently enforced their exclusive right to control their lands as they please,” Very good. We have been taught that it is good law that the wild game of the country belongs to the people just as much as nayigable waters and highways, the tax- ing power, etc. Butifevery owner of land in Indiana, California, etc., decides to exercise his “right to exclusive control” of his land, where will the fellow come in who has a gun, who loyes to hunt as well as the landowner and who has proyen his right to live by earning his liying. The game belongs to the State, yet only such citizens ofthe State as happen to own landcan touchit. In other words, has the owner of the land something which is yours as much as his, yet can keep you from haying it? How is that? I do most of my hunting on land thatis not yet owned by private individuals, or by railroads and timber com- panies that do not yet care to enforce every prerogative that ownership ofland gives. But the moment they do, what becomes of me? Where can I go that I will not be at least technically a trespasser? You haye been foremost in the protest against discriminating taxes on guns, which would place a poor man at the disadvantage of a richer one in the exercise of his natural right. But if the owners of land, who are few compared with the army of men and women who love jthe woods and the fields, and who go 288 there to fish and shoot and live fora space an foutdoor life, choose to exercise their prerogative and keep7us off, what then? I am not speaking to defend the action of either side in these clashes between those who have often made their privileges valuable by improving them, and that other larger mass who do not yet sufficiently understand their natural rights nor the limitations to the exercise of indi- vidual freedom. Ido not excuse the mistakes of either side; I deplore the killing of a human being, whether by a game club’s warden, who may be acting in a legal way, or by some ignorant yap who feels that somehow he is being deprived ofa natural right. But Ido wish to say that I certainly do hope that the tendency on the part of owners of land is not toward a more strict enforcement of their legal rights to claim exclusive use of that which God has placed on their lands for the use ofall. Itis not some- thing to be settled in a day, and our present laws of all kinds are an indication that it will not be settled in many cays, but it is something for thoughtful persons to think about. Also, if we are to continue to have some kind of game, we must look right away to the enforcing of better game laws, or we will indeed have all the game in the country in the parks of a few rich clubs and individuals, It is the testimony of history that where individuals have acquired privileges which they abused, the people had proyen un- worthy of the possession of their so-called rights. Land- owners are finding the game disappearing, and they choose to enforce more strictly their right to that which the law Says is theirs. The abuse of the land-owning privilege is at the bottom of much of the evil of the monopolies we hear about, but the surest way to extend the evil is to fail to provide for the adequate protection of game. If the country is turned into private game preseryesand the man with a gun but no Jand has nowhere to go, he will have no one but himself to blame. If, when adequate laws are passed, the areas over which a person may hunt become - restricted, then there will be that question to settle; but thé one of the game laws is just now the more urgent. After that let him think of the other. Tappan ApNEY. A TRAGEDY OF THE WOODS. Tue day was hot and sultry. The scorching rays of the midsummer sun penetrated through the verdant foliage of the large oak forest and sprinkled the winding paths with plenteous spots all aglow with his reflected rays. The si- lence was well nigh complete, save when it was now and then gently broken by the twittering of a hummingbird or suddenly rent by the fierce calls of a crow. On Oct. 15 1 de- cided to spend a day among the’bluebilis on Mud Creek, TI arose early the following morning, and taking my little hammerless and a lunch mounted my wheel and started for the creek, ten miles distant, It was dark at the time, and I lit my lamp and pedaled along quietly till the first streak of dawn appeared, when I dismounted and blew out my lamp. Daylight found me speeding along a smooth road “‘treading the wind” to the music of the familiar click of the chain and the songs of many birds, and wondering why there were not, more bicycle cranks. The real unalloyed pleasure of a country spin in the early morning hours must be felt to be under- stood. I soon reached the lake, and found the ducks in countless numbers. Selecting a good position, I awaited my chance, which was not long coming. Almost at once a nice bunch came swinging by. I took careful aim and pulled, the old American wood popped, and I distinctly saw my duck double up inmid air, Quickly covering another, I pulled again, with the same result. For two hours or more 1 kept up a fusil- lade, after which the ducks seemed to draw off, and the best of the morning shooting haying passed I got on my wheel again and started down the creek, hoping to find some squirrels, I had only gone a short distance when I heard some hounds running off to my right. I happened to think that Uncle Pomp was out that day after deer, and I knew the game was heading for a crossing about a mile down stream, so at once I started at a lively gait, hoping to intercept it. The land was a soit of overflow, and was rough and hard riding. 1 could hear the hounds coming at full cry, and for- got all about my wheel and the road and put forth my every effort in trying to reach the crossing first. It was a vip and tuck race, and I knew it would take the hardest kind of rid- ing to intercept the deer. On TIsped, not looking where I went, through bushes, briers and mud holes, over limbs, chunks and logs. Coming in sight of the crossing, I checked my wheel as quickly as possible, and jumped off aud stood behind a tree. I had hardly time to get my breath when I saw the deer come dashing down the bank. The next instant I raised my gun and pulled both triggers together, sending 2+0z. of No. 4 shot into his side. He dropped his tail and went dashing on, and the dogs swept by like an avalanche, ‘Their cry soon after ceased, and I knew the deer was down. Uncle Pomp and three other men rode up just then. Uncle Pomp sung out: ‘Hello, Whit, did you shoot that deer?” ‘‘T shot at him,” I replied, “but I’m not sure whether I hit him.” ‘We'll soon see,” said he, as he forded the creek and disappeared in the direction the deer had gone. He soon returned with a nice four-prong buck behind him on his horse. “‘How in thunder did you ever get here?” he asked, ‘‘I thought you were up at the lake.” 1 explained to his satisfaction my quick ride, and his won- der then changed to surprise that I had been able to make it without breaking my neck. The men took the deer, promising to leave a good part at my house. After they left 1 ate my lunch and then returned to the lake, where I had good shooting for several hours. Upon counting my bag I found I had forty-three bluebills, eight mallards and three canvashacks. I tied them on to my wheel, and, though heavily loaded, sped along homeward without difficulty. Wine Sxor. To he Taken with a Grain of Salt. TimE flies and the world moves. In the spring of 1892 one of our largest bicycle manufacturers spent thousands of dollars publishing an advertisement, that read as follows: “Before selecting your bicycle for the coming season be sure that you are right on the fire question. * * * Re- member that makers who failed last year with their cushion tires are trying to divert attention by offering so-called pneu- matics, which are mostly inflated hose pipes. * * * Re member that nothing can be devised to compare with the— cushion tire.” That was only five years ago, and yet to-day this very manufacturer is one of the strongest advocates of the ‘‘in- fiated hose pipes ”’ enough to find out in time his mistake, and he dropped cushion tires as if they had been hot potatoes. The thousands of people who bought wheels fitted with cushion tires, as a result of their confidence in his statement, when they might have had the vastly better pneumatics, suf- fered, of course. They had taken the word of a man who ought to have known, but who did not, and bumped along on the old hard tires when they might have been comfortable on the newer invention. There is a moral in this. Unobtrusive excellence suffers by contrast with blatant mediocrity. Many of the best bicycles to-day are not widely known, while others of only moderate merit evjoy alarge sale. Last year, for example, a manufacturer of world-wide reputation turned outa large number of poor wheels. The fact leaked out early in the season, and people who. keep posted in such matters advised their friends to have nothing to do with this particular wheel. The bicycle was lavishly advertised, however, and despite its known faulty construction had a wide sale. Frames came to pieces, spokes broke and bearings wore away on the slightest pretext, yet the wheel continued to sell, and many of the deluded buyers actually believed that all bieycles were built that way, and were content to lose the use of their wheels for weeks at a time while being re- paired because of their faith that the was the best wheel made—a faith, be it noted; implanted and fostered by the remarkably clever advertisements of the manufacturers, The people who advertise most will sell the most wheels, but they do not always sell the best. Also, the best wheel made will never sell unless advertised. Also, it is not always wise to be influenced by the statement of one manufacturer, The majority are much less apt to make mistakes than indi- viduals, as is illustrated by the case of the man who had the cushion tire and adyertised that nothing could be devised to compare with it, Though no prophet, be was shrewd ° 298 WHEELING NOTES. THe Manhattan Elevated Railroad has begun carrying’ bicycles on certain trains in New York city, At present the service is limited to the § xth avenue line and to half hourly special trains running morning and evening on Sundays only, A small additional charge is made for carrying the wheels, but the service is bound to be popular, as it opens up the fine systems of good roads on Staten Island and parts of New Jersey that haye heretofore been practically mac- cessible to many riders living in the upper part of the city. Ladies especially have objected to the long ride through the city necessitated in going to and from the down town ferries, and as the distance for the round trip often foots up to twenty miles the objection 1s not to be wondered at. Previous to this action, the Manhattan Company has per- mitted the carriage of wheels on their trains on the same terms as other merchandise, New wheels or parts have been carried in rear cars, and sometimes sharp-witted riders in distress have taken advantage of this fact, and by taking apart their wheels gotten them admitted to the trains. Screws and nuts sometimes contract a habit of working loose even in the best regulated bicycles. A cure for this ill is to sprinkle a little powdered rosin over the thread or élse to dip the threaded part in melted tire cement. Sometimes a loose pedal may be held in place by screwing on with a small piece of soft wire laid across the thread. This is not successful, however, when the thread is badly stripped. Smoking lamps and lamps that will not stay lighted are one of the banes of the city wheelman’slife, The lamp must be clean and the air passages unchoked to insure a steady flame. Another point to remember is ‘to keep the wick trimmed with a hollow in the center, as smoking always results when the flame runs to a point. A correspondent in Montreal asks for the address of a manufacturer of bicycle boats either in America or Hngland, Cyclometers this year are being made to register not only the total mileage for the season, but also the distance covered in single trips. They are so arranged that the trip figures can be set back each day to zero without interfering with the regular register. «is a result of the protest made by the associated cycling clubs through their spokesman, Police Magistrate Simms, it seems reasonably certain that the asphalted streets of New York will be in better condition this summer for riding than ever before, General Collis, Commissioner of Public Works, has notified the Street Sprinkling Association that hereafter all sprinkling of streets, roads and ayenues and public places paved with asphalt must be done before 8 o’clock in the fore- noon of each day. Wheelmen who have suffered from the slimy, dangerous pavements in time past will appreciate this action. One of the many improvements to be credited to the bi- cycle is the modern road book, which is a distinct advance in the art of map making. In the best of the forthcoming books for 1897 detailed in- formation is given as to the conditiowand character of roads, height and grade of hills, points of interest along the com- moner routes, etc., as well as directions for crossing cities that lie in the way of the wheelman, Such information is invaluable to tourists, and horse owners and pedestrians alike profit along with the cyclists, Wheel insurance companies assert that more than 17,000 bicycles were stolen during 1896. Women cyclists more than men need to learn a good ankle action in riding. Women like to appeat well on bicycles as elsewhere, and it is an absolute impossibility for them to do so if they ride flat-footed. Nothing is more ungraceful than the up and down motion of the lower limbs of such riders, and the un- gallant comments often mate regarding women on the bi- cycle are the result. The fair rider, if she wishes to fll her mission in the world, and add her natural quota of ‘brightness and beauty to life, should have her saddle adjusted so that she can just reach the pedal at its lowest point with the ball of her foot, Then, if she is of the right metal, she will soon Jearn to rise in her toes as she would in danciog, and her knees will no longer be thrown out in front like cats fighting in a bag. Beauty awheel is dependent upon rhythmic motion with the least perceptible indication of muscular effort. It would be a good thing if some of the dancing masters who find the times dull on acéount of the bicycle craze would turn their attention to instructing ladies in wheeling. Bicycles are baggage tow in-Californiaand Arizona. The number of other States that have recently adopted similar legislation is large, and it looks very much as if there would be no States without bicycle baggage laws in another year or Hachting. AT the recent conference in Boston of the representatives of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. and the Long Island Sound ¥, R. U., it was decided to call a conference of representa- tives of the various associations at the end of the racing sea- son, on Oct. 1,-with a view to the organization of a national association. Since this decision was reached a change has been made in the plans, and it is now announced that the conference will be held at the beginning of the season at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on May 1. Invitations have been extended to the different associations, and also to someclubs not connected with any association. Itis uncertain as yet just what action may be taken, but the meeting is likely to lead to the formation of a national association either at once or after the close of the racing season, A VERY interesting experiment has lately been made by some members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. in the racing of a 15-footer in Bermuda waters against the local boats, considered invincible by the natives, Messrs. D, Le Roy Dresser, Irving Cox and F. M. Hoyt visited Bermuda last month, taking with them the fast 15-footer Paprika, de- signed and built last season by L. D. Huntington. At Ber- muda they discovered another member of the club, William Whitlock, who had been spending the winter there, During their short stay Paprika was sailed against the local ft, boats of much greater sail area with marked success. The boat was left in Mr. Whitlock’s hands for a final race, which she wou, and has since been shipped back to New York, 294 FOREST AND STREAM. [Arar 10, 1897. ee rr a OE The Measurement Rule. THE following letter comes tous from Mr. G. R. Liije- Bren, of Gothenburg, Sweden, and deals with a subject that & just now of great interest_te yachtsmen, as it is evident that some improved form of measurement rule must be had in the near future: This aes ton of a suitable measurement rule, which is a daily subject of discussion among nearly all persons inter- ested in the sailing sport, seems in all methods of measuring as yet proposed to aim only at rendering it impossible for the fin-keels to dominate the racing courses and to capture most of the prizes. Certainly nobody will deny this object to be a just one. All the rules of measurement known to-day have ap- proached more or less this end, but by ways which, to my belief, are not the right ones; for instance, the Danish (Ben- zou) rules and the new English rule. The rule I now wish to propose is, for aught I know, the only one of its kind either in its practical composition or its theoretical correctness, ; The formula for the corrected length or racing length is: 3 3 Rk. L. = V8. A XL. or (E LS V SRA) Cc. P. C.;D. Here R. L. signifies the racing length; 5. A. the sail area, measured according to the usual method; L. the length of load waterline; C. and C., constants; P, the area of mid- ship section, measured on the drawing or from the yacht on land and controlled bythe position of the yacht in water; and D. the displacement expressed in cubic feet. Asto the theoretical correctneis of the formula, I beg to quote the following proposition, known to most theorists; “Tf two yachts are constructed from the same drawing on different’ scales, their speed will be in direct proportion to their respective VL., if they are provided with sail areas pro- portionate to their respective L.3s” Their resistances grow as L.* (Froude), hence S. A. must vary as L.* under the above conditions, for 8. A.=driving power=resistance. i Asis easily seen, the racing length of the yacht grows di- rectly as the length and sail area, but, on the contrary, in- versely as the area of midship section; that is, the smaller the midship section, the greater the racing length. This is the reason why, for instance, fin-keel boats, light center- board boats and modern light keel yachts (bulb-keelers with wooden fin) have so great a racing length, whereas those of greater body have a considerably smaller measurement. _ The table following, in which the proportions between dif- ferent types and sizes are compared in accordance with my system, the Y. R, A. rating rule and the Seawanhaka sys- tem, presents very remarkable figures. It, for instance, appears that the fin-keel boats Vencedor, Commodore, Blenda, Yum Yum and the Martin craft, as well as the centerboard boats Ostsee, Yohanna, Glencairn and El Heirie, and the modern keel yachts “New Yacht” and Garm, have a considerably, not to say immensely, greater racing length by the system now proposed by me than by either the American or the English systems. The area of midship section of both Blenda and Yum Yum are only calculated, not measured; yet I venture to declare with decision that the numbers expressing their respective areas are not too small, rather the reverse. Careful attention should be given to the respective figures of Ariadne, Perkun, Thora, Aura, Carmen, Viola, Vira, all yachts of very different types, although not one of them has ®% modern, small midship section or very limited displace- ment. - Tn Sweden I have been met by the objection, that the mid- ship section is not measurable in the water, but in reply to that I will remark that a simple machine for such measpre- ing certainly could be easily constructed and would give very exact results, as exact as is practically required; for an error of some square inches would, no doubt, be of little im- portance in the practical use of the system, when, for in- stance, the sail area is measured according to the method now customary. The time allowance is, in my system, equal to the whole difference between the reepeaiiye T; and T is equal to as Ba 5 that is, the theoretical normal speed is equal to 1.1. VR: By comparing calculations I have in the first formula fot R. L. fixed the constant C. — 1.48. In the English system the time allowance is equal to the difference between the respective T, and T in the tables is the time allowance of the yacht toa 1-rater. If the length over all exceeds 1.5. L. W.L., [would assume L. = L.W.L. + 2g [. over all—1.5. LW. J._. wis Old Seawan- System, || English haka. Name. N L. |S Al P. RL] T. || Rat) T. RL) T “AD-TATEY. cee esse 8 57.6 |4140/51.8 |/56.4 |437 |/40 187.8 ||61 461 Excelsior....... --- 58.0 |3475/49.5 (54.4 444 | 184 182.2 ||58.9 |465 The Martin craft,../45,0 |2400)23.5 ||52.0 |455 |/18.0 |158.0 ||47.0 |5:6 Vencedor .....+ vee. (43,0 |2265/22.6 |/50,0 1464 |/16.25/158.2 |/45.3 |... Blends... cccsccsssas 35.5 |1910|15,2 ||47.5 |477 |/11.3 |188.4 |/39.6 /572 Commodore.....--. {87,8 |2600/82.4 ||43.4 |408 |/16.4 |154 46.9 |526 AVA A iain ee enle ,./87,4 |2162/29.0 |/4L.3 |510 |/18.4 |146 42,0 |... Lally...csceseeceee- {40,5 |1820/29.0 |/41.2 |510.5 12.3 |142 41.6 |559 Ostsee, ¢.b....,--- 36,1 |1588/20.0 ||41.1 511 9.6 |181 37.7 |587 ATIQANE, .scuneveers 35,5 |1866/24.8 ||86,1 |547 8.1 |128 36.2 |598 PerEUN. .ycer yer eee 34.75 )1480/25.5 ||25,8 548 8,25) 124 86.8 /599 New Yacht.,......> 6.0 |1968]15.25)(32,75)578 5,1 100 30.1 |656 Yohanna, ¢c.b.....,./24.7 | 836/10.8 ||31, 75/581 $.45| 79 .6,8 |696 THO ....0s veveeees (29.5 |1280/23..7 1181.7 |581.5]| 6.8 |110.7 ||82.7 /631 Aura (94)..ccccee+++ (20.8 |1015/18.2 |/29.2 [607 4.45| 92.8 ||28.8 |672 Aura (84), verees {20.8 | 908)18.2 ||28.2 |617 8,90) 85.9 ||28.0 |676 EDGY ses Sonne ast 22.5 | 615/10.05))27.6 |624 2,30! 55.3 ||23.7 |740 CarMen vasenseceess 22.5 | 745\12.54//27.4 (626 2.85) 68.4 ||25.0 |'720 Yum Yu.,...--.-|19.4 | 381) 5.40/|26.2 |640 1,23) 14,8 ||19.45)/817 Gari ..¢e.scucceses (19,90 | 444) 8,00}|24.6 |661 1,47| 26.7 |/20.5 |795 Viola. ccccsecssens- {19.65 | 484) 9,72)/28.5 |675 1.55) 31.7 1/20.8 1792 Vil, cccsecccessaue. (19.40 | 485) 9.72) 123.85)/677 1.56) 30.7 |/20.7 |790 Glencairn....,....s./15.84*| 292) 2.15)/27.8 |620 0,.62|—36 | |14.92)932 El Heirie,,.,..... ../15.50*| 240) 2.00}|26.9 |631 0.56/—44 ||14.87/9384 40,=L.W.L.+44 [L. over all—1.5 L.W.L.]. G. R. LUJEGREN. We are not sufficiently familiar with all the yachts quoted by Mr. Liijegren to pass a critical opinion as to the exact value of the proposed formula; but short of this we are en- tirely in accord with him as to the desirability of using either displacement or the area of the midship section, and asa divisor; thus placing a premium upon displacement up to a certain point, with its accompanying advantages in greater internal space. We do not, however, favor the plan of Mr. Liijegren so far as it places the centerboard type on a ar with the fin-keel under therule, and practically excludes it from the racing. Weshould prefer to seea formula that _ would encourage the keel yacht of moderate proportions and good bulk, and at the same time would still give a fair chance to the centerboard yacht of similar qualities. As we understand the proposition of our correspondent, the centerboard type would be penalized so heavily as to bar it’ entirely from the races. Dealing with the leading type, the moderate keel boat, we have made some calculations as to the possible operation of the proposed formula in the 42ft. class of the Lake Y. R. A., to which Yama, Zelma and Canada belong. We have as- sumed the same l.W.L. (37ft.) and S. A. (2,209sq. ft.) for four yachts of the class, with different areas of midship sec- BOB) the racing length by the proposed formula being as fol- ows: ‘ Midship Racing section. length. = ——Allowance. —-— l6ésq. ft...... 50. 80ft Allows 20sq. ft...... 46. 7£t 3 50 Allows 2Q4eq. ft...... 44. Oft @ O1 311 Allows. 28sq. ft..:... 41. 7ft. 9 58 6 08 2 57 Allows. d2sq. ft... ..- 40. 0£t. 12 19 8 29 5 18 2 21 The midship section of Canada, a semi-fin, is 22sq. ft. (Mr. Liijegren’s figures for Canada are too high), and of Yama, a cutter of moderate beam and rather large displacement, is Q%sq. ft, Krom this it will be seen that the first example, of 16sq. ft. area of midship section, represents the fin-keel type; the second, a fin of greater displacement; the third, a yacht of strong S-section, such as immediately preceded the intro- duction of the fin-keel: the fourth, of 28sq. ft. area, a wide cutter of the Minerva type; and the fifth, a narrow cutter, somewhat less extreme than the old lead mine. Assuming that the five were of equally good construction, and that hy virtue of appropriate dimensions they all carried sail equally well, the fourth column shows the allowance from the fin- keel to the others in order for a twenty-four-milecourse. As far as can be estimated from an inspection of these figures, | BODY PLAN OF we should say that in the first place they show that the ex- treme fin is barred, in the second that they would place the other types on very fair terms of equality. Itseems thatthe end in view—the encouragement of the medium types, as represented by No. 3 and No, 4—would be attained; at the same time there is a fighting chance for the more extreme types on each end, It is doubtful where the moderate “com- promise” centerboard type would come in; but, considering all things, it is not likely that this type would be any more successful than it has been under the Seawanhaka ruie in competing with Minerva and Gloriana. Of course this method of comparison is more or less partial and superficial; to cover the case thoroughly it would be necessary to make a sketch design for a yacht of each of the five types to the class limit of 42ft., giving each the propor- tion of L. and S. A. that the particular type demands, and then to compare their probable performances without time allowance. Weshall be glad to hear from any of our read- ers who may be sufficiently interested to study Mr. Liije- gren’s formula further and to test its practicability. The objection mentioned, on the score of the difficulty of obtain- ing the measurement of the midship section, is of no mo- ment; it seems almost certain at the present time that either displacement or area of midship section—the two being prac- tically convertible—must be an important factor in any new rule; and that, however diffieult to obtain, one or the other must be had. A Fin-Keel Cruising Schooner. THE yacht whose lines are here presented will be recog- nized as the sister to two yachts already illustrated in the FOREST AND STREAM, Paralos and Palmyra. This peculiar type of fin-keel, of limited draft, full body and great internal capacity, essentially a cruiser in its characteristics, has for several years been a subject of special study with the two gentlemen who are responsible for the present design, Mr. George B. Wilbur, of Taunton, Mass., and Mr. Wm. F, Palmer, formerly of Taunton, but now of Malden, Mass, These gentlemen, both amateurs, have worked together in their designing for some years; Mr. Wilbur getting out the lines, while the calculations are made and the details of cabins, fittings, etc., are arranged by Mr. Palmer, who has owned and cruised in both Paralos ani Palmyra. The new design is the result of a very satisfactory experi- ence in the previous craft, and is similar in form, but in rig sheis a decided novelty. Thesail plan, which we will publish next week, shows what might be called, according to some of the absurdities of yacht nomenclature, a ‘‘cat schooner.” Absurd as such a term is, it has its parallel in the terms “cat yawl” and ‘cat sloop.’”’ The rig is certainly a schooner, but the foremast is stepped jast forward of the waterline, as 4 a catboat; the mainmast being in the center of the water- ine. The dimensions of the yacht are; Length over all....- 127.5 visbsee eae. 45ft. Gin. TAS VT ee ETSY Dah iidg otk ee 32fb. OVerhane COrW Ard ie pepe les -- ob =n ee 6ft. 9in. TH ret tielg. eugel week ersten Pat Tet. Beam, @xtreme.s...: ess cece es ce ecceereeeess 13fr. U EAA el © PR ke | eens cui ees 12ft. Freeboard, bow........ Led dota Pep hirtsitah eee a 5fb. BUBB eos ane sd welee cece atte cle 3ft. Gin. TG Strepesei ee tekelee tt Cebisten amet care BEt. Depth, rabbet to plunksheer, midships.... 5. Sin. Drath) Hull only es sesh eye eee te ' ft. din. MVNA GTC ene os Sey eece Femctitie oe arene 5ft. 4in Displacement, to designed L,W.L,.....--. Fin and bulb, cast iron.................-.-. Midship section, area.......5---s...+.---0ss 19,50sq. fb, from stemM.........,.52-5- 18.666 (QPPEY aio) USAT eee do SAG aac ooh 17.60ft, Lateral plane, area, hull...-...- .-..-.---4 46sq. ft. j Fore ates: Soy oes eat 60sq. fb THES (Osvob aa oer oe ry 12sq. it. Tn teal sp Setatte site Pea ce oe wt eee etale ple 118sq. fb. C.L.R. from stem, without rudder......... 15. 66ft. Tower Sail area... .. ce we ere sete en tenet sase 1,600sq. ft. With a light scantling and limited interior fittings, the yacht will trim to the designed L,W.L.; but a thoroughly strong and durable construction has been adopted, and the yacht will be completely and comfortably fitted up for cruis- ing service, thus increasing the displacement to about 25,0001bs., the l.w.1, to 34ft., and the draft to 5ft, 6in., with a proportionate reduction of freeboard. The overall length, as actually built and given in the table, is a little greater i c fastest models is selected by the trial races. than that shown in the drawing, both ends having been ex- tended after the first design was completed, The yacht is building for Mr. Palmer by Wood Bros., of East Boston, and is now nearly completed. The finand bulb, of iron, are cast in one piece, with wide flanges for bolting to the oak keel, a plan successfully followed in the former yachts. The keel is 12in, wide amidships and 4in. thick, tapering at each end, and is steamed and bent to the re- quired sweep, The fin is fastened with }in. galvanized iron bolts, two to each floor, forty-eight in all; the heads being countersunk in the flanges of the fin and the nuts set up be- low the top of the floor timber, so as not to project through the floor of the cabin. * The frames are all single, of oak, sided 2in., and moulded 2i¢in. at heels and in. at heads, spaced 10in. Most of them are bent, but some in the counter are sawn from knees. All the bent frames are got out to shape, staylathed and heveled before setting up. On each pair of frames is a floor timber of 3in. oak plank, 10in. deep ut the middle, and about 6in. at the ends, the upper faces beveled to take the flooring of the cabins. The lower bilge clamps run over the ends of these floors. There are two bilge clamps on each side; one just over the ends of the floors, the other at the turn of the bilge. The main deck beams are 3. by 4in., the others 2 by 2/gin. The planking is of hard pine in single lengths, finishing 1i4in. thick, and the deck is 2 by 1igin. The deck frame is well kneed off with both hanging and lodging knees of hack- matack, Contrary to the usual practice, the rudder will be SCHOONER, of wood, with a 5in. locust stock, 27 per cent, of the blade being forward of the center. The extent and nature of the accommodations can only be understood from the interior plans, which, with the sail plan, we will publish next week. = ee Important, If True. THE Chicago Chronicle of March 31 is responsible for the following story, for which we cannot vouch: A syndicate of prominent New York yachtsmen have about closed negotiations for the purchase of Com, Berri- man’s crack yacht, the Vencedor. ‘-o- The Eastern yachtsmen want the Western sloop to pit against Howard Gould’s fast yacht, the Niagara, There is nothing on the Atlantic coast that can give the Niagara a good race, and the salt-water sportsmen have been forced to lay aside their prejudice and come West for a yacht to test the champion’s merit. They have been obliged to do this or build a high-class racer. Aside from the risk attending the latter experiment, the coat of the venture would be a neat sum, for no builder of re utation would undertake to build a yacht to sail against the Niagara except for a fancy price. The quality of the Vencedor is known all over the Lakes, and her reputation for fast. work in a heavy sea has traveled up and down the seacoast. The chances of the Vencedor being able to give the Niagara a race have been carefully considered by the yachtsmen who contemplate her purchase. Aside from what is known of her publie performances, the Hastern yachtsmen have been seeking private information concerning her sailing qualities. Poekel, who designed her, advised them that he would go as far as he could in recommending her without giving an actual guarantee. Com, Berriman said he would gofurther, He agreed to put up a bonus of $1,000, which the purchasers should take if the Vencedor failed to defeat the Niagara in two out of three races, Both of these crack yachts are of the same general type. The Niagara was the model Poekel had in miud when he designed the Vencedor, He aimed to make a yacht of the Niagara type with a few improvements. He thinks he suc- ceeded, and risks his reputation as a builder of racing yachts when he states in em lhatic terms that he believes the Meneador will have little difficulty in defeating the Gould yacht, The Niagara isin Hurope at present, butit is understood she will be brought over very soon. As a racing machine, both in this country and abroad, she has had ao almost uninter- rupted line of successes. Out of fifty-two races sailed she has won forty-eight. Commodore Berriman is willing to part with his fast fin- keel because he cannot get another race with the Canadians for her. Should the pending negotiations be completed, he will challenge the Canadians, and build a yacht to suit their class. They will not sail in the Vencedor’s class, claiming she is too big. The Vencedor and the Niagaraare well suited to a race in point of size, the Eastern yacht being only 2ft, bigger, racing length, On a twenty-one mile course: the Western boat would claim a time allowance of a little more than two minutes. Yachtsmen will be much interested in noting the perform- ance of a lake yacht over the salt-water courses. American Model Y. C. AT the annual meeting of the American Model Y. C,, held on April 2 at their rooms, 227 Fulton street, Brooklyn, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Com., James H. Lane; Vice-Com., Cornelius Van Ness; Treas., Geo. W. Townley; Sec’y, Geo. F. Pigott; Meas., Frank Nichols; Trustee for three years, J, C. Meyer. Official reports for the past year were read, showing the club to be in a thoroughly prosperous condition. The report on the half models sub- mitted to Mr, A. Cary Smith was read, showing the success- ful half modelers as follows; O, L. Gray, J. C. Meyer and Frank Nichols. : It was decided to open the boat house at the salt-water station, foot of Thirty-fourth street, South Brooklyn, on April 18, when preparations for a lively season of model yachting will bein order, The club has its eye on the Kagle cup, and intends to have its hands on it as soon as one of the No doubt Star will make a bold bid for first place, but the race will not be a sail-over by any means, as she will meet some soa boats, ICHOLS. Apri 10, 1897.} 295 FOREST AND STREAM. ‘268. “HHWIVd “Td WM GNV UNAIIM ‘A AOHOHD AM GUNSISHG YANOOHOS VNISINYO THHU-NIW Es v i Ss oe toe [-e} C2) ~S ~ " tf > greene ene! Beet IN yar, nent de ay , Sar a: oS SS IVNOOWIC — SS oO TMT assHaIwwr ts” S ¥ : : L g 6 “ul 296 FOREST AND STREAM. [Arrm 10, 1897. YACHT DESIGNING.—XVII. BY W, P. STEPHENS. (Continued from page 255.) - Bunya provided with a suitable drawing board and a sup- port for it, the next question for the draftsman is what to put on the board to receive his drawing? At the present time drawing paper can be had of every grade, from the coarsest and poorest up tr the finest, and practically of any size desired; 6ft. wide by 80, 60. and even 90ft. long are stock sizes, and still larger can be obtained, It is amusing now to read in the old books on drafting minute instructions for scarfing and joining the comparatively small sheets then obtainable, in order to make one large sheet. To-day paper ig made in coutinuous Jengths, and of almost any width up to 10ft. or s0; some of it being afterward cut into sheets of various sizes and sold in that form, while the rest is cut into convenient lengths of 10, 20 or 80yds , and sold in the roll or by the yard. ; The first and most important consideration in selecting drawing paper, and one too frequently overlooked, is econ- omy; and to this end only the very best should be chosen, regardless of the first cost, A sheet of Whatmann’s ‘‘Se- lected Best” hand-made paper, of ‘ Double Elephant” size, 27° 40in., costs 80 cents, and two thirds of this sheet, costing 20 cents (18 40in.), will be of the right size and proportions for a set of lines. The drawing to be made on this piece of paper will probably require three or four days’ time at the jeast, and an outlay of $15 to 430 for labor. Sueh paper as is too commonly used—a coarse, rough brown, filled with clay or other adulterant—may cost from 2 to 5 cents for a piece of the same size. Against this caving of less than 20 cents in first cost must be set the loss of time, amounting to many hours, which is due to the coarse and unsuitable sur- face, the difficulty of making erasures, and the probable spoiling of the whole drawing when it comes to the inking in, as apart from the difficulty of making a pen work at all on such a rough, furry surface, the ink will spread wher- every an erasure has been made. On a good white paper the most minule measurements may be plotted; very fine pencil lines may be drawn; erasures, even of ink lines, are easily made without damage to the surface; the inking in may be done in half of the time and with far greater neatness; and the lives of the finished drawing, fine as they are, stand out in bold relief, Even the beginner and the amateur, though he counts his time as of no money value and is desirous of economizing in bis cash outlay for materials, will find 1t the worst kind of economy to purchase paper of a poorer grade than is suitable for the particular work he may be engaged on. Keally good drawing paper can only be made of good materials and by expert workmen, the presence or absence of both being soon detected when a piece of paper is in use. The paper.should be strong, so as to stand continual hand- ling, and it should be durable, not becoming brittle or dis- eolored with age. It should be of uniform thickness and “ven surface; it should shrink or stretch as little as possible, and cqually in all directions; the surface should not absorb inks, but it must receive them freely, und must be capable of standing the complete erasure of ink marks and redrawing in ink, Por some kinds of drafting it is necessary that the paper should stand the application of water in washing in broad surfaces of color, but this is seldom the case in marine drafting, i is not possible to obtain all of these qualities in any one make of paper, but from the very extensive and varied stock carried by the dealers in draftsmen’s supplies it is possible to select a paper exactly fitted for any particular urpos*, i The drawing of a set of lines for a vessel requires very accurate work, with fine linés and presumably considerable erasure and alteration; for this purpose a thick white paper with a smooth surface is the best. Hach maker or large dealer has a series'of names for all of his papers, and this class of white papers is listed under such names as ‘‘Para- gon,” “Par Excellence.” ‘‘Peerless,” ‘‘Universal,” ‘‘Anvil,” “Linnien,” “Hercules,” etc,; the first three being the better grades The best of these papers cost, by the single yard, 42in, wide, 45 to 50 cents, or half this price for a piece 18x 42in., enough for the average drawing; by the roll of 10yds, they are still cheaper, The sail plan may be made on the sume paper, but as it requires less alteration and erasure a lighter grade will answer as well. For preliminary sketches ot sheer plan, etc., for details on a large scale, and similar open and simple drawings, the better grades of brown detail papers, costing from 8 to 12 cents per yard, are quite good enough, and of course much cheaper than the first mentioned. For laying off any parts full size, such as the body plan, the cheapest grade of manilla paper is suitable; some of these papers, made for commercial use rather than for drafting, being so cheap when purchascd by the roll that they are used on the mold-loft floor for laying down the lines full size. For sketching and for the amateur’s practice in the study of drafting, and in fact for amateur drafting in general, the ordinary linen ledger and letler papers, which may be had in sheets of large size, and of course unruled, are excellent, and considerably cheaper than the heavier drawing papers. They will take ink and will stand a reasonable amount of erasure. ‘They, as well as some of the thinner of the regular drawing papers, may be used for blue-printing direct, with- out the labor of a iracing, and ihug are very convenient. The roll paper, which may be had in 10yd. rolls of 36, 42, 58, 62 and eyen 72in. width, ig more economical than the sheets, as it may be cut to any sizes desired without waste; it is also convenient to store; but it has one serious objection, it, will not lie flat on the board, This may be overcome by damp-stretching, as described later, or by rolling the paper the reverse way when the roll is first opened and leaving it for a time, afterward cutting it into large sheets and putling them where they will lie perfectly Hat and under pressure. This ig advisable with all paper, as it improves with age. Jn addition to the heavier papers for original drawings there are the transparent papers and cloth used for tracing, very indispensable adjuncts. The papers are the cheaper, costing about one-third as much as the cloth, and they auswer very well for certain work that is not much handled. They are very fragile and easily torn, however, and much less satisfactory to draw on than the cloth; the latter being in every way prelerable for tracings that are to be fre quently handled or are of permanent value. It is most annoying to spend hours of careful work over a tracing and then in a short time to find the paper tearing at the edges and corners and in a fair way to become worthless. We would impress upon the young draftsman ihe lesson that it took us many years of practice to learn, that the slight saying due to the use of a poor qualify of paper, or of tracing paper instead of cloth, is dearly paid for in the end. The inyention of the blue-printing and other similar but more complicated processes—a comparatively modern im- provement—has made the tracing in one sense eyen more yal- uable than it was before, though it has decreased the necessi- ty for numerous tracings. In this process it is necessary to have a drawing on some transparent medium, which drawing ig equivalent to a photographic negative. This drawing is placed over a sheet of sensitized paper, and a sheet of heavy plate glass is laid over the two; they are then exposed to the bright sunlight for five minutes or so, or for a longer time if the light be less intense. The sensitized sheet, which was originally of a light yellow tint, and after exposure under the tracing has turned to varying shades of blue-gray, is now quickly washed with cold water and hung up to dry. The final result is a dark blue ground with white lines. Other processes give black or very dark lines on a white ground, | but they are more difficult and expensive, and for most pur- poses no better than the humble blue-print. The value of this simple process is almost incalculable; before its inven- tion it was necessary to make a separate tracing from the original for every copy of a drawing, a number being re- quired in Jarge establishments. Now but one* tracing is needed; from this any desired number of reproductions can be made rapidly and at a nominal cost. A suitable selection of paper for ordinary work would in- clude a roll of white paper, what is termed “thick” or ‘‘me- dium” “smooth,” cut into as large sheets as can be stowed away; some plain linen ledger or writing paper of yarious sizes and thicknesses, a.roll of detail paper of good quality, iracing paper and tracing cloth, The almost invariable custom of draftsmen is to fasten the paper permanently to the drawing board, leaving it there until the drawing is entirely completed, when it is removed to give place to anew piece of paper. To follow out this plan, it is of cour e necessary that there shall be 4 good sup- ply of drawing boards of various sizes, or élse that but one drawing shall be in hand at a time. The paper is fastened to the board either by tacks or paste, the former method being much theeasier. Special drawing pins or thumb tacks are made for this purpose, a large flat head of brass or Ger- man silver witha steel point screwed in, not riveted. The usual sizes have heads from to 4in. diameter, and points about j4;in. long. A cheaper variety, introduced withim a few years, has the head and point stamped from one piece of sheet steel; they are quite as good as the more expensive ones, The heads of these tacks siand up high enough to obstruct and sometimes to damage the edges of the T squares and tri- angles; and a very good substitute for them may be found in the common carpet tack of iron or conper, which will leave the surface of the paper practically unobstructed. In placing the paper on the board it thould be trimmed square, the lower side of the paper parallel to the lower edge of the board, and the left side of the paper quite near to the left edge of the board. This side may be fta-tened with a tack in each corner; then the opposite side may be fastened at the corners, being well stretched, after which other tacks may be placed along all four sides until the paper is held firmly and smoothly. In some establishmerts it is the custom to keep a number of drawing boards of such sizes as the work demands, and as soon as one is cleared of a drawing it is covered with mus- lin, put on the board with starch and tacked around the edges; then a sheet of paper, which may be thinner than that used without backing, is well soaked with water on the back, allowed to expand, covered with starch and placed on the muslin. It is adjusted in position, its edges parallel to those of the board, and then rubbed down with a soft.rag, a piece of brown paper being used to protect the damp surtace of the drawing, paper. Beginning at the center, all air bub- bles and wrinkles are worked out, the edges rubbed down hard, and the board is set away to allow the cloth and paper to dry and season thoroughly until wanted for use. This gives an excellent surface, hard, solid and smooth, and the drawing is in shape for permanent preservation; it, however, involyes some trouble and also some time, in order that the drying may be complete. When the drawing is finished the paper and cloth are cut around the edges and the cloth pulled off the board. For some classes of work the paper is best prepared by the process of damp-siretching, and the method may fittingly be described here, though itis seldom used in the class of work of which we are treating. ‘The sheet of paper should we cut a little larger all around than necessary for the fin- ished drawing. Jt is then turnéd face upward on the draw- ing board, a straightedge is placed about jin. in from one edge, and with a very sharp knife point a cut is made less than halfway through the paper, and the strip is torn off by a steady pull from end toend. The other three sides are now treated in the same manner, leaving the edges of the paper thinner than the rest of the sheet, and also with’ a rough surface that will hold the paste or glue better than the original smooth back, The edges of the paper, for a width of from + to $n., are now turned back on to the upper surface and pressed smooth with a paper- folder or hard piece of wood; the paper is then turned face downward and the back is thoroughly wetted with a sponge and cold water, the edge being left dry. Aiter the paper has absorbed sufficient water to make it perfectly soft and pliable the surplus water is sponged off and the sheet again turned face upward. It is now adjusted in place on the board and carefully smoothed out, working always from the center, using a soft rag and a piece of common puper to avoid soiling the face. After the paper is smooth and free from wrinkles, four strips of any common paper are cut and laid under the edyes that are folded back to keep the paste from the face of the paper. For securing the edges, mouth glue, specially prepared for draftsmen’s use and to be bad in the stores, is often used; but deairing is still better, This should be mixed with water to a stiff paste and applied freely 10 the edges that have been turned back to receive it The middle portion of the near side is first coated and rubbed down with some hard tool, such as folder or knife handle, using a piece of paper to protect the surface; then the mid- dle of the opposite side is treated in the same way, after which follows the middle of one end and then of the other, the corners and the remainder of the sides being afterward dealt with. One advantage of the deatrine is that it can be readily softened by water, either in finally cleaning the board or in’correcting any errors in applying the paper. The glue or dextrine, if rubbed down bard, will dry in a short time, and the paper will be ready for use as soon as the water has thoroughly dried out of it. One caution is necessary in re- moving the paper from the board, which is done by cutting around the edges just inside of the pasted margin. After the first side is cut, an adjoining and not the opposite side should be next cut, otherwise the contraction of the paper may tear the drawing badly. Tn the previous chapter no mention was made of a style of drawing board called a panel board, which is used for the purpose of damp-stretching. This board is made with a rab- beted “frame like a picture frame, with an interior panel fit- ting flush with the upper surface of the frame and fastened by buttons on the back. The sheet of paper is well damped and allowed time to expand; then it is laid over the panel, projecting an inch or so over each edge, and the panel is pressed into the frame and fastened by the buttons. As the paper is forced into the rabbet, it is drawn tight over the face of the panel, and when dry it should be smooth and free from wrinkles. This class of board is only used for small work, water-color painting, etc. In place of ihe process of pasting muslin and paper together on the board, as previously described, all the better qualities of drawing papers may now be had already mownted or backed with muslin, and in any sizes. This paper and cloth combination has a good body and is excellent to draw on, while practically inde- structible; it is, however, more than twice as costly as the paper alone. It is used for important and complicated draw- ings which require a great deal of labor. : The great bulk of mechanical drafting—architectural, en- gineering or machine —is executed with the aid of the 7 square, a ruler or siraightedge with a tixed head at one end, which slides on the edge of the drawing board and keeps the straightedge always at the same angle with the board. Thus all the lines drawn from one edge of the board will be paral- lel; and if, as is at least nominally the case, the adjoining edge is at right angles to the first, all the lines drawn with the head of the 7’ square in contact with this latter edge will be perpendicular to those first drawn. If the board be per- fectly true on all four edges and angles, which is seldom the case, the 7’ square may be used from any edge. This use of the 7 square of course carries with it the assumption that, the paperis fastened to the board by one of the methods described, which is usually the case. The ordinary architectural or machine drawing is composed of a large number of straight lines, parallel to one edge or the other of the board, and many of them quite short, The accuracy of the draw- ing depends but slightly upon these lines all being absolutely parallel or perpendicular to one another; any small errors are likely to be merely local, In a marine drawing, as we have already seen, there are comparatively few straight lines, but these few are quite long and must be absolutely straight and parallel. For the former class of drawings the 7'squareis not merely useful, but indispensable; by its aid the principal lines, vertical and horizontal, may be drawn with all necessary accuracy, and the many smaller lines may be drawn yery rapidly and quite accuritely enough. The convenience and quickness of the 7’ square in marine drawing cannot be questioned; but of its accuracy, except in drawings only 24 to 80in. long, as much cannot be said. With the most perfect appliances, a steel blade with metal head working against a metal straightedge fastened to the end of the bourd, the foundation lines of the sheer and half-breadth plans, perhaps 4 or 5ft. long, may be drawn both straight and parallel, but such perfect apparatus is not always at hand. In the case of a design but 2 to 3ft. long, the paper may be fastened to the board, the latter being enough wider than the paper to admit of spline we/ghts being used on each pide, and all the lines as well as the intersections may be drawn with the 7 square with a marked saving of time. When it comes, however, to drawings 4ft. or more long, there are good rea- sons for laying aside entirely both the T square and the thumb tacks, and resorting to other and simpler if less rapid means, In the first place, all drawing paper, plain or mounted, will stretch or shrink to an uncertain but often annoying degree, perhaps seriously impairing the accuracy of the drawing even before it is finished, Such shrinkage may confidently be counted on in the case of the elaborate process of damip- stretching, already described, as soon as the drawing is cut from the board, ‘There is no better preventative of this an- noying evil than to keep the paper, whether plain or mounted, for as long a time as possible, laid perfectly flat and with a board on it, in the atmosphere in which it will finally be used; and a supply of paper should always be on hand sea- soning. A sheet of this kind, already nearly of the size re- quired for the drawing, will change but little when taken from the pile a short time before it is needed and laid in a drawer Itshould by this time be in such a condition that when placed on the drawing board it will lie perfectly flat and smooth without the aid of paste or pins. If left entirely to itself, it will change much less than if confined to the board in any way. The nature and proportions of such a drawing make it desirable that any part may be brought at will woder the draftsman’s hand, and while this is easily possible with a Joose sheet of paper, if is not with one fastened to the board. In the latter case there must be left a margin of at least 6ia. of board outside of the bottom and possibly the top of the paper, on which to place the spline weights; and if this is done the drafisman will frequently have fo lean far over to reach the center or upper side of the drawing. With the drawing free, it may be pushed back when working on the near side, or drawn down when working at the top, on the sheer, rail, etc.; or for the same purpose it may with advantage be reversed, the upper side being temporarily turned toward the draftsman. This will almost inevitably be necessary in drawing the curves of the body plan. A revolving table such as previously described obviates the necessity for actually turning the paper around; but even with it the paper will re- quire to be moved toward one edge or the other. Still another advantage of having the paper thus free is that, when work is finished for the time, the drawing may be laid away se- curely in a drawer; and if it becomes necessary to lay it aside for a time to take up other work, the drawing board is left clear for the latter. After being brought up to the conven- tional use of the 7’square in various classes of drawing, and - following it as a matter of course for years in marine draft- ing, we have finally hung up all save the shorter ones in a nice quiet place on the wall, where they can rest at ese, only coming down at long intervals for some special piece of work. Of course, the smaller ones are in constant use on gail plans, details, fittings and similar work more closely al- lied to machine drafting. Another consideration, though a slight one, is worth mentioning: if the drawing be free, it is possible to turn it over and sketch on the back, which has almost as good a surface as the face, many useful details, thus keeping them conveniently at hand on the one sheet of paper. The 21ft. Enockabout recently illustrated in the Fornsr- AND STREAM is about completed at the yard of her designer and builder, W..P. Stearns, Marblehead, She will be named Verona, and will be owned by C. B. Tucker, of Boston. Mr, Stearns is now very busy with the new 16ft. fin-keels and other work. Apuin 10, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 297 ‘ Oil Stoves for Yachts, NEw York, April 1.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Having had considerable experience with stoves of all kinds on a acht, I have found the one called the Oil-gas, made by a rm on Pearl street, this. city, to be the best. The burners should be renewed every season to get the best results. T understand that there will be another blue flame kero- sene stove for yachts brought out during the summer, about which great claims are made, but which are yet to he proved, A stove called the Primus is good, but small, and apparently not as controllable as the Oil-gas. Neither of these have wicks, The Florence wick stoves are manufactured still to the best of my knowledge. ®. 'T. BIRDSALL. YACHTING NEWS NOTES The prospect fora large fleet in the trial races of the Sea- wanhaka 20ft. class is improving as the beginning of thesea- son nears. The contract for the Rouse-Hoyt fin keel has been placed by Gardner & Cox with the Spalding St. Law- rence Boat Co., and work will commence at once, The same firm has also an order from C. H. Grane for a, 20 footer in ad- dition tothe boat already built by Lawleyfor Mr. Crane. The second boat is for a syndicate of which Mr. Crane isa member. Scythian, steam yacht, Miss Susan De Forest Day. reached New York on March 30 after a crnise of three months in the West Indies, calling at St. Croix, Saba, St. Christopher, Basse Terre, St. Kitts. Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, San Domingo, Point a Pitre, St, Lucia and Jamaica. A good deal of heavy weather was encountered on the cruise, bub it was most enjoyable; the yacht has proved herself a comfort- able and seaworthy craft. It will be remembered that the yacht was originally a tramp steamer, but refitted last year when purchased by Miss Day. Eleanor, steam yacht, W. A. Slater, has been chartered by Tams & Lemoine to. Oliver H. Payne, of New York. who will sail about Junelfor British waters and the Baltic. Capt. W. C. Scott, who was formerly in command of Mr, 'Slater’s yacht Sagamore, and who has heen connected with Eleanor since the first plans were made, afterward taking her around the world, is still in command. Yampa, schr., R. 5. Palmer, has been laid up all winter at New London, where she is now fitting out for a cruise to British waters and the Baltic. On her cruise to the West Indies a year ago all of her boats were smashed in a blow in the Gulf Stream. Messrs. Tams & Lemoine have just furnished her with two new boats from special designs by W. P. Stephens, and built by the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co. at Ogdensburgh, he gig is 24ft. long and the cutter 20ft., the latter fitted with a centerboard aud two rigs, sprit mainsail and mizzen or mainsail and jib. Messrs. J. F. Loyejoy and H. GC. Wintringham will remain on the Larchmont Y, C. regatta committee for the present season, with Mr. Howard W. Coates as the third member. Thasca, schr., Gen. Jas. S. Watson, has reached Gibraltar. -Com. George J. Gould, A. Y. C., has reappointed Gen, T. LL. Watson fleet captain and Dr, W. R. Townsend fleet sur- eon for the season. Narada, steam yacht, nee Semiramis, ex-Margarita [., now owned by Henry Walters, will visit England this sea- son, Sheis now at New London. Alcedo II, the hew steam yacht building for George W. Childs Drexel from designs by A, 5S. Chesebrough, will be Jaunched on April 10 at Harlan & Hollingsmith’'s yard, Wil- mington, On March 17 the two American steam yachts Varuna, Hu- gene Higgins, and Margarita II., A. J. Drexel, were at Venice; their next port being Messina. Buccaneer, steam yacht, W, J: Hearst, was at Nassau on March 23. Duquesne, steam yacht, T. R. Hostetter, arrived at New York on March 26 from a long cruise in the West Indies. Columbia, steam yacht, J. H. Ladew, arrived at Key West from Nassau on March 25. Lufra, ketch, has been cruising this winter in the West Indies with Sir Cecil and Lady Miles, Nourmahal, J, J. Astor, arrived at St. Thomas on March 9, aud sailed two days later for St. Croix. — Canaging. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, Commodore, John N, MacKendrick, Galt, Cauada. Sec’y-Treas , John R Blake, Galt, Cavada, Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. PURSERS. Atlantic Division, H W, Fisischman, 1611 N, 21st St., Phila , Pa. Central Division, Laurence ©, Won dworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. Eastern Division, , J, Burrage, West Newton, Mass Northern Division, Francis H.-Macnee, Kingston, Canada. Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. 1896-97. WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. Commodore, C. F. rennewell, Detroit, Mich, Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, Hl, a Rear-Commodore, BE. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis, Sec’y-Treas., W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. Hxecutive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; CO. J. Steadman, Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wia. The Ianthe C. C. willhold a smoker on Saturday. April 10, at.8 P. M., at the club house at Woodside, near Newark, to which all canoeists are inyited. The club house may be reached by the Newark Branch of the Hrie R. R. from the foot of Chambers street, New York, by the 7:30 P. M. train British Canoe Association. FROM correspondence from the other side of the big water we learn that the prominent sailors of the B.C. A. will make a most determined effort to win back the Challenge cup which was won by W. W. Howard, of the New York ©. C, The races will be sailed during the latter part of June. The B, C. A, annual meet willbe held July 10 to3i, and they will try the experiment of a genuine cruising meet from Athlone down the Shannon through Lough Dey to Killaloe, with seven different camping sites en, route. A. C. A, Membership. APPLICATIONS for membership may be made to the purser of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks. tur- nished. by purser, the applicant becoming a member provided no objection be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in the PormsT AND STREAM. NORTHERN J1VISION. Namie. Residence. Arthur F, Muacnee..-...Pevertioro, Ont. . GHNTRAL DIVISLON, Andrew Irying,......Gouyerneur, N, ¥.,..Gouverneur C. ©, Club, -.:2.. Kingston Y. 0, Rifle Lange and Gallery. Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. San FRaNotsco, Cal,, March 14,—There wasa lotof rifls and pistol work at Shell Mound ranges to-day. The light was ood during the preater part of fhe day, and the wind was fair. Good scores were made. A, H. Pape broke the 3-shot rifle record in the Bushnell madal match. He made 1,1, 4—6 in three consecutive shors. This means that two bullets struck the inch center and the third was only 2in. from the center, or an ayerage of 3 shots ina 2in circle, off hand. 20lyds. In this match Paps yesterday lowered his record hy 6 pone his best 30-shot scores averaging 90 points on din. bullseye its. The elass medal scores and best scores on the re-entry matches, Columbia target, were as follows: F Rifle, 200yds., class medals, for members only: Champion class; A, H, Pape 65, F, 0, Young 71, F. BE. Mason 96 First class: O A, Bremer 75, A. B. Dorrell 77, BE, Jacobzon 81, C, M. Daiss 86, G. Schultz 101, A. Gehret 1072. Second class: J. H. Gorman 71, MW. J. White 121, G, Barley 139. Third class: G. Mennel 139, C. Hinterman ‘129, V. J. Lamotte 142, Mrs. M. J. White 175, Mrs. L, J, Crane 182, Pistol], 50yds., 10-shot scores: Champion class: C. M, Daiss 43, Dr. L. O. Rodgers 47, F. O. Young 54, J. B, Gorman 55, First class: F. &. Mason 46, M, J. White 67, EH. Jacobson 77, Second class: G. M. Bailey 50, : Third class: ©. Roberts 72, H. J. Wicker 77, R. W. Forrest 96. Mrs. M J White $6, Dr..J. J. Giusti 108. Mr, L. J. Crane 133, A. Hinterman 151, Mrs. ©. F. Waltbam 174, V, J. Lamotte 213. Rifle, all-comers, re-entry matches, F. H. Bushnell medal, 3-shot scores; H.H, Pape 6, 10, 11; F. O. Young 12, 12, William Glindeman military medal]. 10 shots, Creedmoor count: EH. Hovey 48, 46,45; PF. O. Young 46, J. E, Gorman 45, E. Jacobson 44, C, F. Waltham 42, F, O. Young rifle-record medal, 10-shot scores: *. O. Young 5, J. E. Gorman 65, FP. . Mason 71, Dr. Bangs 76, Dr. Barker 80. Achille Roos .22cal. medal. 50yds., 5-shot scores: E. Jacahson 8, 9. 10,11, 11; H. J. Wicker 15: Mrs. L. J. Crane 11, 12, 14; Mrs, ©. F. Waltham 20, 22; Mrs. M, J. White 28, 32, Pistol, 50yds.. Gordon Blanding medal, 3-shot scores: F. O. Young 7, 10, 11, 13: C. M. Daiss 9, 9, 11, 11; S. Carr 18, 14. ate: Carr—Any revolver, medal, 6 shot scores: C. Roberts 36, my Sf, Eee Diamond pistol, medal, 10-shot scores: C M. Daiss 33, 40. 42, dd; By QO. Young 54, 67, 60; Hd Hovey 54, 57; 5, Carr 49; A. B. Dorrell 51, The Madison Square Tournament. THE Tournament Committee having in charge the management of the recent tournamentin Madison Square Garden. during the wesk of the Sportsmen’s Exposition, has wound up its affairs and gone into retirement with honor. The committee met on Thursday last. April 1. in Room 1,009, a77 Broadway, the quarters of the Sportsmen‘’s Association, and pre- sented a statement of its receipts and disbursements forthe purpose of haying the same audited and approveil by the secretary treasurer of the Association, Mr. J. A H Dressel. The balance to the eredit of the committee wasa sum approximating $310. That sum will . be held in trust by the Association, 10 be placed at the disposal of the committee for next year’s tournament when such committee i3 appointed. An elaborate scheme is under advisemeut for next year’s tourna- ment. In addition to contests similar to fhose held this year, team matches and contests for telescope sichts, .22 Jong vifles, ete . will in all probability find a place on the programme. The prizes, too, will Be PEP ROD NOR teLy. greater, and the number of ratges more than oubled. Crap-Shoating. If you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice like the following: FIXTURES. April 109—Winpsor Locks, Conn—All.day tournament of the Windsor Locks Gun Giub. Targets. C. KF, Cleayeland. Sec'y, April 14-16.—Arcuison, Kan.—Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers’ amateur and fourteenth opeu-to-all tournament 750 added money. April 14-16.—Baurmorsn, Md —Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the. anspices of the Baltimore Shooting Association. April 15 —Younesrown, O.—First tournament of the Pennsylvania auo Ohio Border Gun League. Geo H. Jones, Sec’y. April 1547 —San Antonio, Tex.—Tournament of the San Antonio aU See Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman x. Com. April 16.—Brinceror®. Conn.—All day shoot of the Bridgepor Gun Club. Targets. V A Blakeslee, Sec’y. April 17.—Nutiay, N J.—All-day shoot of the Yanticaw Gun Club, Targets from a magautrap. Shooting chmmences on arrival of $:52 train from Chambers street. New York. April 19.—Hrwenam, Mass,—All-day shoot of the Hingham Gun Club. 100-target handicap. G O. Henderson, Treasurer. April 20-2!,—Rocuester, N. Y.—Tournament of the Rochester Rod and Gun Club. Targets April 20-23,—Lincotn, Neb.—Twenty-first annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association. 41.000 added. April 21-23,—San Antonio, Tex,—Second annual meeting and tour- Gaseye of the Texas State Sportsmen’s Association. O, C. Guessaz, eC’ y,. April 27-79 —BrincHAamTon, N. Y.—Tournament of the Binghamton Gun Club. Two first days, targets; third day, live birds, April 27-80,—Fonpa, Ia.—Tournament under the management of Geo, EH. Hughes and ©. R. McCord. Live birds. $800 added money, April 28-79, —Ricamonyv, Va.—Tournament of the Interstate Associ- tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Olub. " ere oni inti Ind.— Tournament under the management of J, ea May 4-6 —Dzs Mornes, la.—Tournament of the Towa State Sports- men’s Association. Live birds and targets. F.C. Whitney, Sec’y, May 5-7.—Newsuraa, N. Y.—Annual spring tournament of the Wesi, Newburgh Gus and Rifle Asscciation. First two days, targets; third day. live birds. $30 average money to three high guns in all pro- framme target events. Open to all. ‘May 6.—8H RBURNE, N, Y —Anonual tournament of the Sherburne ~ Gun Jub. Oneday at targets. L D Brainard, Sec’y-Treas May 11-13.— PreEsEint, N. ¥Y Annual tournamens of the Peekskill Gun Club. First two days, targets: last day, live birds May 11-14—WaArteRLoo, Ja—Tournament of the Waterloo Gun Ciub, E, B. Walker, See'y. May 1*-16.—ConnersyiLye, Ind —Tournament of the Connersville Gun Club. livebirds. 1, Ff. Thomas, 8¢c’y : May 11-22.—K Ansas Crry, Mo.—Anuna) tourrament of the Missouri State Game and hish Protective Association, Wred T. Durrant. See’y. Mey 18.—Annany, N, Y.—Annualspring tournament of the West End Gun Club. Horace B. Derby. Sec’y. May 18-19.—Forust City Ta.— Aill City Gen Club’s second annua tournament; $100 added. J, W Mahouey, Sec’y. May 19-20,-Savaxnan, Ga — Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tiou vnoder the auspices of the Forest City Gun Chub. May 19-2!1.. Canton, 8S D.—South Dakota Sportsmen’s Association annual, C.8. Seely, Secy. May 20 —GREENYILLE, Pa,—Second tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo, H Jones, Sec'y, May ¥f—-29—BaAsr Sr. Lovis, Il—Annual tournament of the King’s Smokeless Gun Clob, May 31.—CansasoHAnir, N, Y.—Eastern New York Trap-Shooters League tournament, under the auspices of the Canajoharie Gun Club, Charles Weeks, Sec’y. June ¢-4,—SPRINGFIBLD, U.—Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Olub. June 7-8 -PsarREKERSBURG, W. Va.—Tournament of the Mountain S-ateGun Cluh Target>. $350added tl.eonJS Hpstein. Sec’y. J ne 8-9.—Tournamert of the Trap thooters’ League. of Indiana, Juns t-11,—AuBoRN, \. Y.—New York state Sporismen’s Associa- tion tournament, C€, W. Luttle, Sec’y. aor 9-10.—Monron, La.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under The auspices of the Monroe Gun Club, June 10.— NEwoastLe, Pa.—Third tourvament of the Pennsylyania and Ohio Border Gun League, Geo, H. Jones. See’y. Jube 15-18,—CLHYELAND, @—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamibetlin Cartridge and Target Company. Ju ie ih-17— Parco, N D.—Third annual tournament of the North Daksa Spertsmen’s Association, Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec’y. June 22-295.—Oin Ciry, Pa.—Seventh annual tournament of the | Pennsylyania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man. $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries toH C. Reeser, Sec’y, Oil Uity, Pa. July 14-15.—Nuw Haven, Conn.—Tournament of the Interstate As- ociation, under the auspices of the New Hayen Gua Club. Wm. H. Hazel, Sec’y. July 22.—M@BADVILLE, Pa.— Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League, Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y. Aug, 4-5.—Lewiston, Me,—Tonrnament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the ayspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club. Aug 17-19.—Toronto, Canada.—Tournament of theR. A. McCready Co., Lid. Targets. $1,000 guaranteed. Open toall. Write for pro- grammes. } Aug. 19.—W anren, O.— Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Lesgue. Geo. H Jones, Sec’v Aug, 25-26,—MoNTPELIER, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. -. Sept. 15-16,—Portsmouts, N. H,—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. Oct. 6-8.--NewsurGH. N. Y —Annualfall tournament of the West Newburgh Guuard Rifle Association, First two days, targets: third day, liye birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- graiInme target events, Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited ta send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 3/6 Broadway, New York. The board of goveruors of the California Tnanimate Target Agsoci- ation held its annual meeting on Saturday, evening, March 20. The merting was held at the Olympic Gun Clubrooms. The president of the Association, Mr, M, C. Allen, occupied the chair. The president, in presenting his annual report, recommended that some system of division of purses, whereby all ties divided. should be adopted at the nexttournament He suggested the adoption of fhe Rose system or some similar plan. An informal discussion on this point showed that the consensus of opinion on the part of those present was in favor of ‘‘all ties divided.’? The treasurer’s report showed a handsome baleancein hand to the credit of the Association. The Hncinal Gun Club, of Alameda, was elected a member of the Association. The elec'ion of officers resulted as follows: President. M.-C. Allen. Olvm- pic Gun Club; Vice-Presidents: F. B. Norton, Reliance Gun Chib; T. R. Barney, Alameda Qounty Sportsmen’s Club; ©. Carr, Monterey Gun Club; Chas. Van Valkenbury, Los Angeles City Gun Club, and C. J. Haas, Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club; Secretary Treas- urer, L. P. Bolander, Golden Gate Gun Club. A pleasing feature of the necasion was the oresentation by Mr. Rrank Norton, on behalf of the members of the Association and of the svortsmen of California, of a gold watch and fohto the president, Mr. M,C Allen. The members present at the meeting were: Lincoln Gun Club, R. G. Wenzeland D, Daniels; Reliance Guu Club, Wm. Marshall, Col. S. I, Kellogg. and WF, B Norton; Empire Gun Club, F, W. King and F, L, Judd; Olympie Gun Club, H. H. White, MW. C. Allen and T. R. Barney; Alameda County Sportsmen’s Club, Geo. H. Perkins and T.R Rarney: Eucinal Gun Club, J H. Walker, H. A. Hoyt and H, Betten; Golden Gate Gun Club, T, Lewis, ©. M. Wollam and L. P. Bolander. While in Hartley & Graham’s store, 313 Broadway, on Saturday morning last, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. R. P. Cory. of 1278 South Broadway, St. Louis, Mo. We yery nearly shook hands with Mr. Cory without the ceremony of an introdurtion. for he is an exact double of a very prominent, member of the New York State Sporte- men’s Association who resides in Rochester, N. Y., viz.: Mr. Rich- mond, a gentleman who never misses the State shoot or its annual meeting. Mr. Cory, however, made amerds for not being Mr. Rich- mond by showing us an inyention for doing away with the necessity of two sets of barrels, field and trap. This inyention has been patented about a year, and Mr. Cory is now devoting his time.to put- tmg it on the market, so we are not disclosing any secret by giving a description of it Mr. Cory handed us a neat little gum with 27 or 28in. barrels, and explained that it was a pure cylinder, and naturally an excellent quail or brush gun. He then pulled out of his pocket about 2'n. more of the same gun barrels with a perfectly simple attachment underneath that practically made the gun 30in and full chokeat that. ‘ There you haye a duck or trap gun,” said Mr. Cory. And it was a fact. He further explained that over 5,000 trial shots had been fired through the (what we may ¢all) ‘spliced gun,” for the purpose of fully testing its capacity for wear and tear. He also told us that with the cylinder 28in. barrels he gota nice even pattern atreszulation brush distance, and increased that pattern more than 33 per cent. when the “splice” was made. Although the idea is not exactly new, the method of attachment is and it is the most simple, effective and practical one we have ever seen, Why shouldn't it be just the thing for a man who wants to shoot both quail and ducks with the same gun? In a letter to us, advising that a programme of his tournament had been mailed us. Lou Wrbardt says: “You will note a change in the programme. We will all shoot the Sergeant system, which is no ex- periment. Wetried it, and itis simply perfect. Any club can use it without any extra cost. Any kind of target can be used. Our erounds this year are also perfect as to backsround. To protect amateurs we have five equal moneys, with $25 added to every purse, and $50 per day to the five bigh guus.’* The Sergeant system referred taig the idea. of W..G. Sergeant, of Joplin, Mo,,and may be described asfollows: Shooters’ platform is 12yds long, making 3yds. between each of the five shonters at the score. Threetrapsare placed directly in front of No. 2 score, i6yds. from that score, and each trap only 80in. apart, or hft. between the two outside traps, By this means, that is, by having the traps so close tozether, it is claimed that no loss of time is the result of a target breaking inthe trap, If a target breaks, the shooter calls ‘Pull!’ again, and the next trap is pulled. All traps are pulled in rotation, and the traps are so close together that it is practically known trap, unknown angles, all the time, One ofthe funniest things in the way of reporting a shoot that we have seen lately occurred in a Rochester (N. Y.) daily quite recently, The article, which treats of ashoo!, held by the Rochester Rod and Gun Club, is headed ‘A New Trap for Throwing Squabs."* As a mat- ter of fact, the Rochester boys have just leased a magau rap, and this is how the local reporter described Paul North’s new machine and its workings: “The magautrap is new in this section of the coun- try; yesterday’s trial was the first it had had in this section of the State, One boy canruuit. Herides astride a saddle and works bi- eycle pedals which revolve a sprocket, which runs a chain connecting withan arm, Thearm revolyes in a line parallel to the earth, or it can be elevated a little so as to send the birdsin the air. The feeder holds as many squads as one cares to put in it, and as the pile lowers itis only necessary to place others on top of thosealreadyin. One magautrap will seud birds flying all day without stopping. Hach 1s released by the action of elec _ricity, and as fast as one can pusha button a bird is réleased,”’ The following notice has been sent out to members of the Boston Gun Club; ‘Out of respsct to the Jate Mr David Kirkwood, the Bos- ton Gun Club °97 prizes will be postponed two weeks; the remaining six shoots taking place April 14 to May 19 inclusive, instead of March ?1to May 5.*’ The following obituary nolice is taken from a Boston piper: * Dayid Kirk wood,of Maljen, who wasso well known throurhout New England as a gunmaker, with an office in Boston, died this morn- ing at his home, No. 87 Waite street, in that city, after a Jingering ill- ness. He was bornin Edinburgh, Scotland. fifty-six years ago, where he was apprenticed to the well known gunsmith Mortimer. After seryipg some years he went to Germany and worked at the trade, finally settling down fora time in London. Mr. Kirkwood came to this country in 1872, and soon after started in business with Henry Mortimer, a son of he man with whom he served his apprenticeship, After a few years the partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Kirkwood carried on the business up to the time of his death. Heserved forty- SIX Continuous years ab the bench. His place of businessin this city was on Elm street.”’ FE, 0. Burkhardt, of Buffalo, was one of the 24s in the recent Grand American Handicap E.© bad a jit le ill luck too, as his lost bird fell dead out of bounds. Wedon's know anybody who has worked harder in past years for honors in the Grand American than Burk- hardt; it was therefore with much pleasure that we handed him his order on the casbicr for $188.45, the fruits of his 24 out of 25. And by the way, Mr. Burkhardt did not return kind for kind, as he caused us no end of tromble by losing bis 15th bird in the Consolation Handicap on the lastday. Had he scored that bird he'd have saved us all the worry aud bother of shooting up the raft of 18s who fell in fora share of the $14.40, the tenth money in that event. His remissness in this respect caused the cancellation of all entries for the closing event, the Long Branch Scramble, and robbed Elmer Shaner of the glory of finishing the programme, : Immediately following Lou Erhardt'’s shoot at Atchison, Kansas, comes the 2ist annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association, to be held April 40-23 at Lincoln Park, Lincoln, Empire traps, pulls and targets will be used, and all events will be at known traps, unknown angles, One thousand dollars will be added to the purses, and the tournament will be thrown wide ‘open to the world * Programmes forthe shout are ready for distribution. Write for ore to the managers, George Rogers, H. H, Harley, or K. M. Welch. 298 Col. A, G. Courtney, of the Lefever Arms Co,, was present at the ‘Grand American Handicap, and was kept quite busy shaking hands. ‘Court has a yast acquaintance among shooting men, and is deservedly ‘popular with them. One of his chief recommendations is his talent asa raconteur, talent that may be equaled. but never surpzssed. He has a record of neyer haying been at a loss for a story to beat the one JnSt previously told. Herelates tales of hairhreadih escapes while hunting with the nonchalance that bespeaks the true hero. Court ‘and his gun, a Lefever, of course, are consequently always welcome -at any shoot, and no State shoot in New York is ever complete without his presence, We shall see him at Auburn next June. _ We gladly give space to the disclaimer (given elsewhere) from Mr, A _W. Wells, one of the most prominent members of the Wordéester (Mass.) Sportsmen’s Club, that he was not the author of the article signed Paradise Lost, which was dated from Woréester and recently published by one of our contemporaries. At the time that were- printed that letter—and treated it rather mote courteously than it deserved—we stated, in fact, that Mr, Walls could not be the author of such a tangle of misstatements, We are, nevertheless, glad to hear from Mr, Walls, and now repeat the old question: ‘‘Who is Par- adise Lost?” ‘ Dick Merrill and Chan Powers did not return West with the other members of the Western team. They stopped off a weekand looked around New York, We met Mr. Merrill on Friday last and he ex- pressed himself as delighted with his trip, and as particularly pleased with the mannerin which the Grand American Handicap bad been handled by Manager Sharer. His sentiments coincided exactly with those of all who spoke to uson this subject, [i was a great shoot and superbly managed, The next big shoot in this vicinity will be the Baltimore Interstate, April 14-16. We have already given full particulars of the pro- ‘zramme, so that we have nothing more to add save to state that, from the present outlook, the Interstate’s opening target shoot for 1897 is going to be a bumper. Jtis as well to remember too that on ‘the live-bird day, April 16, all events are high funs, a programme ‘that is bound to be popular The grounds will be open for practice ton Tuesday afternoon, April 13. The Cazenovia, N. Y., Gun Club is an organization that moves with ‘the times. Last Tuesday, March 30,it held an all-day shoot, and ‘threw targets at 1 centeach. We have often maintained that tar- ‘gets can be thrown at 1 cent each and a profit made on the outlay, ‘atid we guarantee that the Cazenovia Club did not lose any money ~on iis venture. The club has also leased a magautrap, and the aboyea ‘shoot was in honor of its inauguration. ‘On Thursday, April 8, Charlie Zwirlein will have a live-bird shoot ‘at his grounds, Yardyille. N. J. The conditions of the main event will be 20 live birds, $15 entrance, birds included, handicaps 28 to ‘d2yds. The train for shooters to take is the 9:10 from New York, fleaving Newark, N J., at 9:36 A. M _ The three-men team race at the Boiling Springs’s grounds on Satur- day next, April 10, promises to be a, decidedly interesting affair, as several clubs have signified their intentions of being represented on that date. The conditions are three men to a team, 50 targets per man, unknown angles, $10 per team. i Saturday, April 17, is the date set by the Yanticaw Gun Club, of Nutley, N. J , for the inaguration ofthe new adtition to its apparatus, amagautrap. Theclubthroughits captain, Dr, De Wolfe, issues a cordial invilation to all irap-shooters to attend. Ferd Van Dyke won the club cup shoot atthe Boiling Springs Gun Club, Rutherford, N. J., on Saturday last, April 3, by breaking 49 out of 50. Neaf Apgar, Jack Fanning and J, L, Brewer, who were also among the contestants, scored 46 each, Annie Oakley enters upon her engagement with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show on Monday, Aprili2. The show opens at Ambrose Park, Brookiyn, on ibat date, and will remain there two weeks. Miss Oak- jey’s friends will thus have an opportunity of seeing her once more exhibit her great skill with shotgun and rifle. The Oil City, Pa,, Gun Clb has elected the following list of afficers for 1897-8: President—L. L. Graham; Vice-President—A. Smedley; Secretary—H. C, Reeser; Treasurer—H. C. Dorworth; Directors—¥,. §, Bates, C. H. Lay, Jr., and C. T McClintock, Mr. George Rogers, of Lincoln, Neb., writes us under date of March 27: “Please make a note of the fact that the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association adds §!,000 to the purses at its tournament, April 20-23.” The Mountain State Gun Club, of Parkersburg, W. Va , announces that it will hold a tonrnament at targets, June 7-8, with $350 added money. The secretary of the e'ub is Leon J. Epstein. On and after July 1 Von Lengerke & Detmold will be found at 3'8 Broadway, the ground floorof the same building in which Forssr AND STREAM made its home for some years. We have received no notice as yet from Mr, John L. Winston as to date and place for the match between himself and Charlie Budd for the Du Pont championship trophy. ; APRIL 6. . Epwarp HANKS, Programme for the Richmond Tournament. ADVANCE copies of the programme for the Interstate Association's tournament at Richmond, Va , April 22-29, have been furnished us hy Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, the Association’s manager. The programme commences with a short review of Richmond, its location, advan- tages, Society, climate, etc , all good and interesting reading—for Richmond has about her an air of rnemance that loses nothing as years roll by. Shooters who visit the city of Richmond for this tournament will see something besides targets and traps, as the loca- tion of Richmond is picturesque in the extreme, The West End Gun Club, the local club under whose auspices the Interstate Association will give this tournament, has decided to make the programme atitractive to outside shooters; it has therefore deter- mined to add $100 aday in cash to the purses. The schedule of events for each day is precisely the same, viz., ten 15 target avents, $1.50 entrance, $10 added to each purse, known traps and unknown angles The Rose system of dividing purses will be used, all purses being divided into four moneys. Bluerock targets will be thrown, Shooting commences at 9 sharp each morning, ° The tournament will be held at Blandon Park, two lines of electric cars coauecting with a line of stages that will carry shooters to the grounds. Murphy's Hotel, Highth and Broad streets, will be head- quarters for shooters during the tournament, a satisfactory rate having been secured. The hoter is on the European plan, It has a great advantage in the fact that street carsto the shooting grounds Tun past the hotel. Guus and ammunition sent in gare of T. W. Tignor’s Sons, 1822 E. Main street, will be delivered at the grounds free of charge. Any further information that may be desired can be obtained by address- ing Eig peuretatyy of the club, Edwin L, Hewitt, 8(3 Main street, Rich- . mond, Va. : Buckeye Gun Club. Dayton, O., April 3.—I inclose a clipping from a local paper giving an account of our opening shoot; ‘ “The Buckeye Gun Club held its first shoot of the season for certifi- cates yesterday on the club grounds, and if was a red-letter day for all the members present, as the scores will show. Thechampion clay bird shot of the world, Rolla Heikes, put up the best score he has ever made on the home grounds, and the boys all put up a good score, and the club that goes up against it will think they have been to a shoot- ing mateh if they beatit The happiest man in the club to-day is Dr. Adams, as he made the best score he ever made, bup the boys say it was not him, but the gun he was sheoting. He shot Heikes’s old Monegrame gun, the one that he has shot over 150,000 shots out of. Rolla just told the doctor to hold the gun toward the traps and the gun would dotherest Among the visitors was William Lyman, an old-time Dayton shooter, The club has adopted a new rule of shoot- ing for certificates this year. Heretofore one could be won on 20 birds, but now you must shoot at 100, and you must make a certain per cent. given you by the handicap committees, and it met with the hearty approval of all present yesterday. The club iS expecting to shoot a team race with the Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis, in the near future." “Officers of the club for the year are as follows: President, ©. W. Raymond; Vice-President, W. Scott McDonald; sae Ne John Curphy: Treasurer, C. D, Kiefaber; Executive Committee: Hi Prots- man, Al. Wroe, Dr. L C. Adams, Handicap Committee: Dr. L. C. Adamg, C. D. Kiefaber, W. Scott McDonaid. “The following are the scores made in theabove shoot out of 100 tar- gets for certificates: James Achey 65, Charles Miller 82, Michael Schwind 79, Andy Mumma §3,Shoriy Bacon 91, Hd, Rike 96, R. O Heikes 97, Al. Wroe 80, Hi Protsman 82, C, D. Kiefaber 60, Dr. L. C. Adams 68.” Buckiyve No. 2. Who is Paradise Lost? Worcrsrmr, Mass., March 31.—Hdifor Forest and Stream: Will you kindly inform the trap-shooters through the medium ot your valuable paper that I was not the author of the article. recently pub- lished in one of the sporting papers and signed Paradise Lost. Oh, no, gentlemen, when [ write such an article as that I shall want the whole world to know how yery smart Iam, and shall es myself \. Wy WALES. FOREST AND STREAM. Pigeon Shooting in Paris. THE Circle des Patineurs, the crack gun club of Paris, France, whieh has beautiful grounds, known as Les Acacias, in the Bois, has gotten up a most interesting programme of événts for the behelit of its mem- bers and guests during the spring raohths. Many prominent Ameri- cuns are among the members of this club, and a partial Jist may he given as follows: | Messrs. Walter Watrons, Lewis M, Rutherford, George de Forest Grant, George Work, Walker Breese Smith, Clar- ence Mackay, Peter H. Morris, Fred Hoey, T. B. Burnham, Charles Macalester, Ray Miller and Wim. Rogers. robably some of the above may be in Paris during the two movth orso covered by the programme, and if so it is likely that we shal hear of the United States figuring somewhere near the top in one of more of the events in the following programme: a. =~The season will open on Saturday, April 4. with tha Prix Bournet, for a piece of silver offered by the clu, added toa Sweep of 3 lois ($20), handicap rise, miss.and-out, é ' " . Saturday, April 10—Prix du Printemjis, for piete of silver and $20 sweep, at 25 meters, miss-and-out, Tuesday, April 18—Prix des Feuilles, for piece of silver and $20 Sweep, handicap rise, miss-and-out. 7 Saturday, April 24—Prix des Lilas, for piece of silver, $.0 sweep, handicap rise, miss-and out. | Tuesday, April 27—Frix dela Pelouse, for silver, $20 sweep, 26 méters rise, miss-and-out, _ : Saturday, May 1—Prix de Bagatelle, for silyer, $20 sweep, handicap rise, miss-and- out. _Tuesday, May 4—Prix Vansittart, for silver, $20 sweep, handicap rise, miss-and-out. Saturday, May 8—Prix Latour-Maubourg, for silver, $20 sweep, 27 meters rise, miss-and-oub, Tuesday, May 11—Prix Chateaubriand, for silver, $20 sweep, handi cap rise, miss-and-oub. ; ‘ , From May 11 to May 18 the International tolirnament will be held. Tuesday, May 18—Prix de Newilly, fot silver, §20 sweep, handicap rise, miss-and-out. Wednesday, May 19.—Prix de Madrid, for silver, $20 sweep, handi- cap rise, miss-and: out. 4 Saturday, May 22,—Grard Prix de Paris, for silver, $ 0 sweep, at 7 birds, 28 meters rise. i ; prada: May %5.— Grand handicap for silver, $0 sweep, miss-and- out, Friday, May 28.—Prix de Longchamp, for éilver and $20 sweep, 2 pigeons af 27 meters and 2 at <8 meters, : Saturday, May 29.—Prix d’Auteuil, for silver, $80 sweep; handicap tise. miss-aud out. += : Monday, May 31._Prix de St, James, for silver and $80 sweep, 7 pigeons at £8 meters. ' ! Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2, for the Ghampionship and a gun offered by the club, with a $20 sweep. Thirty pigeons at 28 meters. Only those who have shot iu Rone oue of the previous Sweeps are eligible for the championship. ‘ : Wednesday , June 16, - Prix de Consolation, for silver and sweep of $20, handicap rise, miss and- out. Winners of previous sweeps are excluded from this one, At the Larchmont Traps. LADEW DEFEATS KNOWLTON, New York, March 31.—Dr, J. G. Knowlton and H. R. Ladew, both residents of this city, shotamatch to-day on the grounds of the Larchmont Yacht Club, Ladew winning after a close and exciting match, in which the winnér had an uphill fight from the start until almost the last bird had been shot at. The conditions were 100 birds pet man, Knowlton at d0yds. and Ladew at 28yds , 80yds, boundary. Ladew started badly, losing 7 ont of his first 25 birds, while Knowl- ton lost but 3 out of the same number. In the second <6 Ladet pained 1 bird by scoring 2210 Knowlton’s 21. In the third string of «5 Ladew evened matters up by scoring 28 to Knowlton’s 20, the scores being a tie at the end of the 15th round, tLadew then lost his ‘8th, but Knowlton again tied the store by losing bis 80th. In the Sith round Ladew killed, but Knowltton’s bird fell dead out of bounds. The latter also lost his 86 h, thus being 2 béhind. Ladew, who was shooting strongly, ran straight \intil Ke tost bis 92d bird dead out of bounds, the totals being this only 1 bird apart, with 8 birds more to shoot at. Knowlton was then unlucky enouzh io lose his 95th dead out of bounds, and followed this up by also losing his 99th; as Ladew killed straight to the end, this gaye himthe victory by 3 birds after a most meritorious uphill struggle. The scores were: ER Lad GW cee cece ye eee cece ss eer essen 1221201012021 0222200102121—18 2210220221222112220292211 —22 122211212021112212221 101 - 23 2101121212221112081 22212122386 «201211 111210220221211112—22 121 2222220102111212220 @2—21 12201 2112202225 0210201121—20 11120211020222 2222022202—20 83 GUTHRIE WINS THE CUP. April 3.— An interesting day’s sport was had to day on the Larch- mont grounds. There were nine entries in the main event, a ~5-bird race, among the entries being Chauncey Powers, of Deca.ur, Ill., and C.$ Guthrie, of Pittsburg, Pa. The latter tied with Dr. Knowlton Dred GoKMOwIton, ..ssccaveccteseseaa for the cup on 43 out of 25, and then won the cupon the shoot-off, The shoot off was rather a peculiar affair: Guthrie lost his first bird, Knowlton following suit with a “dead out of bounds.” Then Guthrie killed his second bird, but Knowlton’s bird again carried the shot out of bounds, The scores in this eyent are given below; HIPEEGaDertqzb) Tpke ccs sb eehe nr teebne . .2122202222222962220921222— 21 CAS) Guthirien<9) vse e yee keen. cas vee, 3001 24221123102811111212—23 Al Marshall (28), 0.0.2 seseeeveseus sere eer ys C02!221000 —5 Chauncey Powers (A0),....ccccecsssss ee SER UNO 20221 227227292222] Dr JG KNOWItOD ( 9)... cece ones errr ence CoA zee 2 2220229222022991 — 23 E Ri Ladew (29)... scseresccrecess een en aes ABC 2247 0020211( 29222 a —21 Fred G Moore (29)... .scseyers-ss feere: eras 222ZCma02Q229 Bv2200 —ili Benj Horton (28)...cccsecesees reeeesegnees 9200100111100; 20U =i DSASBLACIEy) CLE cE EEN Nebr beets s cee ae Rw 220222225 2 4: 25223222: 2222 Other events shot were two 5-bird s4eeps and two 10-bird sweeps Tn the first 5-bird event Guthrie took first money with 5 straight from the *9yds, mark. In No. 2D. Biadley (25) was high with 5. In the first 10-hird event Guthrie (29) and F, G. Moore (:9) divided with 10 straight. In the last event, also at 10 birds, H. B. Gilbert ( 9) and C. Powers (30) were tied at the end of the 10th round. Tnstead of civid- ing, they shot off, miss-and out, Powers killing 14 more, Gilbert losing his 14th bird in the ties. Scoresin these four events follow: Events: 123 4 BKyvents: 123 4 Birds: 5 5 1010 Birds: 5 5 1010 D Bradley (28).,....... 3 6 8 8 Al Marshall (2*)............. 4 A SNN tr tage nant S306 6 C Powers) (80). weeesen oe ae we OF CS Guthrie (19)....... 5 410 4 Dr JG Knowlton (20),, ...... 4 EF Thomas (#8),,.... 3 4 9 7 ER Ladew (29).......... 2... 8 J Bender (28)..,:...... 38 3..:. WAH Stafford (28),.. ...... 8 FG Moore (23). ssecces +s «2 10 5 GS Hoyt (28)....uncece ve ce es 4 Hi Sanford (29) ...0.--. .. «. 1. 23 W Taylor (2°), usec, ae ce ee 2 At Watson's Park. Curcaco, Ill, Mareh 29.—Following are the sc. 6s made at Wat- son’s Park to day: Wiley .cccecceceeseeevecversessecueese yess so0%I010021112020111 01110117 JM Branklin, cc. eecceeweeneceee renee ee 02101010101200 1120200102114 March 81.—Practice: TOD SHIPS Th oop cae tape ess aes peausencess sUUarenereeeUee pezse— 17 April, 1.—Fifty-tive live birds per man: JM WHI, rec cerew enue teres eee ede02o2120202101022002222220011 0211121210221212222220921 —43 BB WiISOM, ccc eeccensnensessssness +-00200102000001100021162 2210102 02111020220100222201200:0 —24 O A HAMM, ecsecesecessoses eevee ss O102222002019 2102222 2220012211 2212000101 112101210101100 —85 RM Russell... .ccavesueeccvsevesssess «02100122100002001000 —8 April $.—Practicé: : Hollester....ccccecessasesecseceeuees + -L10010120113210012191 110211122123 FH AMDOCTE, iss cieesseeseaseey sss y ss O0oc121112029 2211021 —16 RAVELRIGG. Marlin Gun Club. Manin, Texas, April 2.—The following scores were made to-day by members of the Marlin Gun Club: No. 1, No. 2. : No. 3. W W Torner..ccocessrerescee GLIO0II110—6 100171000I—5 11010—3 OT Bartlett. ,...ccceenseeense-OOLE101100—5 0010001001—3 Bas ae, BB LOUIS... cccsncneeeeveneseQ00I001010—8 O111001000—4 10010—2 QA Oltorf. cc cece scans cence A220111001—8 0100100010—38 10111—4 JG OlOrh. . cc... a nveeseceey GLI1000000 8 1011010010—5 1100i—38 TR Bineny. cscs vedscmseetis obese 10003001115 00011—1 ‘The above events were all at bluerocks, known traps and angles, This ciub will hold a shoot of some importance in the near future; the principal event willbe a handicap for 4 souyenir kez of W-A powder, donated to fhe club by the Latin & Rand Powder Co. : E.R, Emery, Preg. "gowns in gun clubs, and a | [Apri 10, 1897. The Atchison Tournatient, Tit eign tournament will be inanaged, as usual, by Jack Parker, Lou Erhardt acting in conjunction with Jack to see that all the shobters get what shooting they want. As already aphounced, the programme consists each day of sight 20-targzet events, $2 en- trance, $25 added to each purse, bye equal moneys, all ries diyided— & simple programme, and one easily carried in the bead. , it will also be an easy one to handle; and tinder the management of Jack Parker everything is bound to run smoothly, In addition to the, aboye ey sae! an open set of traps willbe kept busy with events to suit those present. ; ; i 5 Ationg the “Tiles and regulations” are the following notes: ; satest revised A. S. A. rules (rapid-fire) to govern, The referes’s decision is final under all circumstances. We mean what we say. We are going to have a dead square shoot. Programme events. with added money, will be five equal moneys, divided 20,40, 20, £0, £0 per cent. No dropping for place will be tolerated. We haye added $450 a day for averages- five high guns Amateurs must be protected, Shooting to. commence promptly at §:30 A. M. Contestants requested to make entry for the entire programme for each day. Money re- funded for all uncontested events. Electric street cars run to the grounds every fifteen minutes. We haye néw grounds at ball park, with perfect background. ; Byram Hotel will be headquarters. Accoramodations secured in advanee for those desiring it, Shooters wishing to send Shells, guns, ete,, In advance tan address same to Louis Erhardt & Go. "3 Three sets of traps will be used W. G-. Setgeant sys'em, Bx- cept if more satisfactory, will stand in semi-cirele. If shot in squads of six men, reptilar walk around. if in squads ofjfite men ahd 20 tarzets, shoot in rotation from one to Ave, and eagh one shall shoot at 4 targets and then all moye up one position. In this Way each contestant shall shoot at an equal number of targets from each of the different positions. Traps are pulled in rotation, Should target break in trap contestant immediately calls ‘‘Pull!” again, when next trap in rotation will be sprung. These three traps are so close together contestant can notice no difference, and it is equal and fair toall. Thisis no experiment. It was used at the Leavenworth tour- nament, March 17, and one ard all of twenty five participants were Tore than pleased with it, and pronounced it the only system, , 1895 record—Highest entry, 94. 1896 record—Highest entity: 108, Lou. Hrhardt’s celebrated hand loaded shells of all kinds will be for sale on the grounds at reasonable prices. ~ : Traps will be open tor practice and sweepsto kes, Tuesday, April 13, Address all lett8rs to Lou. Erhardt, Secretary, Atchison, Kan. A Ladies’ Gun Club, We clip the following from the Breeder and Sportsman of Cali- fornia, of Mareh 27, feeling that it will interest many of our readers: “The latest fad in soutiern California is a ladies’ gunclub, The members of the club are; Mrs, Leslie C, Brand, President; Mrs. M. L, Wicks, Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs, Charles Haskins, Mrs, 1. 5, Wildemuth, Mrs, Spencer Millard, Mrs, Chas, Luekenbach, Mrs, Mayor Suyder, Mrs. Chas, Sessions, Mrs. Hervy L. Pinney, Miss Pinney, Mrs, Gude, Mrs, Daniel Innes, Miss Innes, Mrs. Arthur Morlan and Mrs, Howard Starker. ‘Phe dues are devoted to the purchase of prizes and ammunition. -The clubwomen meet eyery Saturday at 3 P, M. at Mra. Braud's, where they practice, many of them being quite skill?ul marks- women. “The scene is always animated, for each lady owns 2 dag, atid a dog which loves a gun. Mrs, Brand has four dogs—a pointer and threesetters. Mrs. Wicks has a wattr spaniel, Mrs. Haskins has a spitz, Mrs, Millard a setter, and the others dogs of various breeds, Tndeed, it is ote of the rules of the club that each nismber must own at least 6ne dog. jt ; ; : “The recent tramps bave shown the ladies the folly of conyeutional sretty costume is now being evolved, which consists of a skirt of Lincoln green, atan blouse and leather pelt, bloomers, high laced leggins, and a little tan cap with a preen Sor. “Of course the score is kept, and each month a prize is awarded, Mrs. M, L. Wicks proved the moat efficient markswoman last month, and fell heir to a beautiful f-rn, an immense maiden hair, in a hand- some jardiniere, of which she is justly proud. “Hach lady entertains the club in turn one day in the week, when a few guests are invited. At these social afternoons, which are purely informal, the refreshment is simple, the conversation is confined to sporting subjects, guns are overhauled, the prizes decided upon, abd many other important things receive due attention.’ Sandusky Gun Club, Sannusey, O , March 17.—Below sare the resulis of the Sandusky Gun Club’s tournament, which closed to-day. The rerular order of the programme was not followed out, as most of the shooters came strageling out to the grounds about 10 A. M, causing considerable delay; consequently the target events were dropped, and the remain- der of the day devoted to live-bird events. The second day's shoot was devoted exclusively to live-bird shuoting. ‘ Visitors from other clubs were C. G. Boditield, G. EH. Worthington, and Mr, Elliott, Cleveland, O ; and Mr. Wells, of the Norwalk (O.) Gun Club, All of the boys are amateurs at liye-bird shootiug, and from the results of their scores, with a lit le practice, would develop m o yery good wing shots: Hveuts: 12346567 Events: 1 Pigeons: 66 5 7 715 Pigeons: oS & YF Fels JAE une tape eens Pope te ih gt Ler eG yecte ae ENO ee Speer........ 9 5 3 4 TIL i7 Ser eae Malbotpe ye. eee ee a ead . 712 Valenting.... 5 5 5 7... 1419 : AE Miller... .. 2 3 6 6., 17 . Weils....::5s. ae wh EG ee Capt Miller... .. 2 4 6§ 5 16 Nos. 1, %, dand 4 were shot on March 16; Nos. 5,6and 7 on Mareh 17, Nos. 1,2 and 8 were $1.50 entrance; No. 4, $2; No. 5 was $1 50; No, 6, $5, and No, 7, 7. Allshet from thesame mark, viz.: 28yds, A, F. Miuuir, Capt. Rhode Island Trap-Shooting Association. Pawruxet, KR. J., April 2.—The Rhode Island Trap Shooting Asso- ciatiun opened its season to-day, the weather being perfect and the attendance large, About 2,200 targets were thrown during the day, a novelty being in‘roduced in the shape of targets with feathers on them The scores made in the 25-target event, known angles, was as below: EDSIEOON EGS ore harsrestsanejaieneltislebels evryrerseesnee ©L000101111100111101111000—15 FB GUeZON. specs cee s cece nese reyes reees ey 11100101001010110100000000— 9 RC ROO. cere cketetegee ceeeeeeenes ese s 100000101101 00100101010110—10 FW Greener.......... cqeceedeegereneeuse esses Q0C0110001010010101001111—11 Badminton, , 2... 01 pp ee epee epee ees eee wey eV110110001001010111110100—13 W Richards... 0... cecce gb ye eee eg ee eee ee 1190191111119101111101011— 21 W_ H Sheldon, ....,.s22re reer eyes eee e eee ee+t110011111111011111111111—82 BH Whitaker 2... ccecene yee ee ees eres ceeen ys OO 0000110100001011011111—11 COTTELE. recat scene beens eres rer scene es oe t(00110101101111001010111—15 Barnwell,........ pebenenyy conway ees sewn ss 2601100111001001110101101—14 PHRandall..... Daela (a gy aiid: Sialase eea> ees ess 0000110100110101101010100—11 WaIKOTE wusttetetersraessen aa veer ee se sees 1110111111010111110011111—20 Norton.,........ Se Sis ete: Sayan pesey eases ee s11(0000001000000110000011— 7 C Browu,.... 22.2122. peereneereere evewee-t11060I111100101011100000—12 A Swindalls.,..... -0010101011010010000110001—10 J A Goff...,,.. --0010011011100100110110110. - 13 ad F Rossie...,... . ,-011011111001110000001000—11. J Vampbell,,....,.....-. peveeterssesunes +> UL10C0L0010101000!0011000— 9 Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo. Burraro, N. ¥., March 27.—The list of shooters at today's shoot of the Audubon Gun Club was a long one, as usual. There were twenty-five entries in eyent No. 3, the weekly badge contest. In this eyent Ff. D. Kelauey won the Class A badge with 245 ©, Reinecke the Class B badge with 20, and D. C. Sweet the Class C badge with 16, No. 4 was the monthly cup shoot, and in this event E. W. Smith was the winner with 26. No.7 was at10 targets, expert rules. Scores: Events: 1234656 7 =°&£2zx3¥£80vents: 123456 4 EB Burkhardt. 91019-2523 11 7 DOSweet.... .. 106-27 tae GMecArthur,, 4101714 711 4 UEStory,,.. .. .. 1784 .. 2. of Foster........ 10 82012 8 9 5 JHLodge.... ., 101421 .. ,, __ LW Bennett. 7102023 ...... HMcCarney.... 81622 9... 5 JJ Reid,,.,,, % 71720 5 7 2 W Hines, Jr.. ., 12 20 201412 § FD Kelsey,,, 714242212 .. ., ACcombs,,,. .. mt, i Hanks....,.... 812.21 231011 ,, DL ifries..,,.,. .. ' i H MeMichael. 5 71714i1., .. BTalsma,..,, 10 . @Qebmig.... 8 91038 ...... E Reynolds... ,, z EW Smith... 9... 2023 ...,.. PG Meyer.... .. Alexander... #112019 8 ,, 3 WNorris......., .. Sandy,,....., 2 71119 9.,. 5 W Woodbury. 9 8 JA Kennedy. 8 811 9 4,., 4 J Potts.,..... 7 ; E Reinecke... er 8 20 21 rr, FF O55 peneeeroe te ef Fe hh ee re 2 Arrin 10, 1897.] 7 — FOREST AND STREAM. 299 Tournament at Sistersville: SISTERSVILLE, W. Va., March 19.—Sistersville, W: Va., is a typical “Oil City; business is on a boom and the city is the possessor of niimeérous attractions not eusily found elsewhere. The gun club is composed of gentlemen of high standing and influence, having the necessary means to do anything to which they make take a notion. Trap-shooting in this State is decidedly on the increase, and is augmented by the friendly rivalry which exists between the Parkers- turg, Sistersyille and Marietta gun clubs for supremacy. On Wash- iIngton’s Birthday the Parkersburg clu’ gaye a one day shoot and now Sistersyille has just finished a two days’ tournament, during which $150 was added to the programme events, Parkersburg is not to be outdone, so they are now working hard to secure at least $500, which they will add to their shoot, which comes off early in June. During the first day of the Sistersville tournament a friendly match was shot between a picked team of six men from Parkersburg and a like number from Sistersville. This resulted in a victory for Sisters- yvule by a score of 119 to 108. Writer on one of the local papers was so highly elated over the yictory that he took occasion to deride the visiting team and add just a tinge too much to his roasts regarding the shooting qualities of the visitors, There is no question but what it was intended as a good joke, and no harm was meant in any sense of the word: but at the same time the matter should have been handled more skillfully, The grounds of the Sistersville Rod and Gun Club are situated on a very bigh eminence halfway up a steep hill which lies west of the city. The plateau is reached by ascending along flight of steps, which invariably caused a goneness to overcome those wha were breye enough to attempt to ascend them. The club house, board walks, screens and other accommodations are faultless and strictly up to date in every respect. The shooters face directly east, the background beihe composed of the remaining half of the hill (or mountain) referred to. To therightit slopés down and in all direc- tions can be seen the tall oi] derricks and power houses. It is a busy scene, and by turning around to the ~west one witnesses a picture which Can never be forgotten, Far below lie hundreds of oil wells, forming a continuous line as far as the eye can see, and even then only a yery slight conception of this vast industry can be formed. Among the visitors from out of town were R, 8S. Waddell and R L. Trimble, of Cincinnati, representing the Du Pont and Haz- ard Smokeless powder; J. H. Mackie, also of Cincinnati, represent- ing the Peters Cartridge and King Powder companies; H, BH. Norton, of Ironton, O., who so ably looked after the irterests of the Winches- ter Repeating Arms Co,; F. D, Alkire, of Woodlyn, O.; J. E. Wright, Wheeling; J. G. Gall, Martin’s Ferry, 0.; C. B. Verges, Lowell; P. S. Schlicher and Geo. Aiford, Marietta; F. H. Mallory, L. Stephens, J. E. Mallory, L. J. Epstein, 8. T. Mallory and Robt, Clarke, of Parkers- burg; D. A, McGillis, St. Mary’s} T. S. Bibbee, Hiba, O.; and A. H. Donnolly, of Fairmount. Mr. Mackie was doing good work for King's Smokeless, and made many friends. R, L. Trimble won first aver- age, J, FP. Mallory second, and FF. D. Alkire third; Of the 25 contest- ants participating, over 20 used Du Pont Smokeless loaded in the Leader case, Following are the scores in full; First Day; March 17. Byents: 12834656 78 9101112 Targets: 10 15 15 16 16 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 Shotat. Broke, Mrimble......... 10 11 18 11 14 11 18 11 12 14 14 13 175 147 Alkire ...,...... 9 14 1311114 13 13 12 14 12 12 18 175 147 Norton..,.:..... 8 14 13 14 13 11 15 12 11 10 13 13 174 147 Stub jicsicsseee 511 8 91811 11 7 10 10 13:10 174 118 Rice ...ccsssce0e 71012 13 18 13 15 1013 1312 7% 195 138 Verges.......... 711111110 814111 8 10 13 10 175 121 Mackie,,.,...... 5 912181311 10 10 11 11 12 15 175 132 Gorham...:..... 811 12 14 10 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 175 143 JF Mallory..... 8 12 18 12 12 12 12 12 14 11 12 14 175 143 Goll, sess, 518 911 1111 1010) 911 11 8 175 119 Wallace......... 7141814 8 9101012 81213 175 130 Bower .......... & 91010 141014 12 § 14 12 12 175 133 Hall,..:.-..sse08 8121211111111 81012 7 9 175 119 Schliche 6 91810111211 712 910 7 1%5 117 Allen......., 7131218 9121011 7% 9 611 175 113 8 T Mallory 610 777 9 91110 9 611 175 102 McGillis,,,,. 611 910 81110 8 811 7 5 175 104 McVey,.,......, 8101010 18131012 9 10 10 10 175 125 Clarké.,,-,.se5. (1111 911121212 912 8 7 175 114 STAVEHRAS Leth ole Obie lO tee See Soy 85 57 FH Mallory,.... .. 12 11 12 14 14 11 13 14.13 10 11 165 135 Alford..,..,..... ». 111210 9 811 9 912 6 165 106 ANTEATER Ee mi oo pea are! 0 GR Ua Ui a er 75 54 LUST RTT eres gerites be een ain Sime: Oa cae oa ofl 45 31 RUCE DOLD s such nana bates sia aM nit apte lO Mane 45 18 ESN ET a Caettinc ise: aoe fic He Deere te tats ec eUeety 45 x The team race referred to above was as follows; Sistersville Team, LDS AVON. cece cevese ces coe geen ee ee O114101129111191111011111— 23 BO BoWr. cceeceeees ceeeeeeee eee ee 1010411114111111101110111 —22 DM Gorham... ..ccccecceeeeseeeeeue e011 11191111111110011111011—22 Sais Soh aap 11111111101160101101111011—20 Parkersburg Team. FF Mallory ics cccscevceeseeceeeeeee ee ¢1011111001111110111110111—20 POE Mallory... cece cscceecueceen eee oso 0-1011111111101110011101101—19 Robt Clarke. .......cceecceeesseeeee es 1001010111011110111111111—19 ST Mallory.. ea aes 12101111111100140111011100—18 | Levi Stephens..., paces aeeeeees ss 0111100111110110111100011 -17 SEA MC GiIllIS) pas sana desc nedaceees 0110101101001101101001111—15—108 March 185. oe Second Day, Hvents: 1234: 56 7% 8 910 1112 Targets: 15 15 15 15 20 15 201515151520 Shotat. Broke. | Trimble,,,...... 14 13 14 12 18 14 18 14 38 13 14 19 195 176 Alkire,,,,.,see.- 12 12 1412 18 1418 111515 9 19 195 164 Norton,..,..... . 1112 14 1) 11 12:15 1413 9 12 17 195 151 Boul) Seer it saaelewosy om slave me so 10rdsts i256 145 112 Rice....... ceases 14 12-14 13-18 1317 11 18 11 18 17 195 166 J # Mallory,,... 1813 18 10201215 911 § 12 15 195 152 Mackie,.,..,,.-. 18 15 13 11 16 12 18 14 18 18 915 195 162 Gorbam....,.... 181010 817 8111014 6 1115 195 1°83 J F Mallory..... 18 12 11 15 18 14 15 15 15 13 12 16 195 169 Rape a eRe sald ACen Ie na ni welll alist aii 65 45 Wallace ... 18 12 11 12 12 18 18 12 15 12 12 16 195 153 Bower... . 7 910 816 918101310 9 17 195 136 McVey . 18 12 12 11 18 10 14 10 12 10 12 12 195 146 Bibbee. . 71114 9141117 7 8 11 1018 195 137, MeGilli PRELIM IAL a tem ss many sae dies oes 45 32 Allen..c.cseyer-s 141211 18 12 1117 81210 813 195 441 Schlicher.,,,,,. 10 141118111016 912 714145 195 142 Verges.....:+++. 10 12 9 12 17 12 17 10 128 10 10 14 195 146 Donnolly..,,.... 1118 11 10 1213 16 12 138 6 $ 14 195 139 Paar Tee tae I Re OeM alo: Oblia,, ae eee ay 100 66 Mal .eepeeepeue sel eeb es 1216 TL 15-19 13 121815 150 17 Pele Mal Oly ipocthscuswelts belr pre nun Sed kee a (GE) 50 20 LESTER, Pawtuxet Gun Club, Pawruxer, R, 1., March 17.—The Pawtuxet Gun Club held a prize hoot to-day, the conditions being 25 targets, handicap allowance of extra targets to shoot at. The prizes were six cans of Du Pout Smokeless, donated by the Du Pont Powder Company, and 100 shells loaded with Du Pont Smokeless, donated by R. C. Root, of the C. F, Pope Company, of Providence. Mr. Cory shot in this race as a guest of the club. First prize was won by Aruold, who broke 17 out of his %5 and then broke all his allowance, making his total 21. Scores were: Arnold (4)... , 22. 0cecsseceeeeecneese OOLIITIOLIOINOOOLONIIT1111111 =—21 Sheldon (0). ..,.ce¢aceerseers ,«» 0011111111111011010111110 Sit! Wilson (0). 2... . 0c eee eee aee ves e sss 0001001011011111101111111 iy Mooney (3). ,.e2ceeeeseeseee cree sees .0000111100011111110111100011 —17 BAUGTiV Tien /sseneeta we aes caeeseeesees 1100}01011011011011011101 —16 Badminton (4)....cceceeeee es eer see -10011011101001111010110'0010) —16 ee ay cere seneneeverececs ss L001111010100010110011101100 —15 Root (5) ... .. se cseeeeeeeewsceess sy -21010001011001010010000011110. —1a W Hawhins (6) .....-<. ceeenee sees «-1011000100101110101010000100100 —13 J Armstrong (7). ...0..ceeeeee se +-+-2101101000000000001110010110010I—12 Greens (0)...... Sateen epee yea asks teens 1001111000001110)10100100 —i1 CITT (171) vyierg fs seins stoars-e vom ainlsysrsie'> 5 Q11600310:01100010 101090¢000N01—10 * Guest. Sweepstakes were also shot as below, No, 6 being a miss-and out; Events: 1234656678 Events: 123 45647585 (Parrets: 7 7 7 7 15., 10 6 Targets: 7 7 7 £15 ,, 10 6 meldon.,. 66. 4 510° "0) 5) "o> (Walsoniies, 2. 3. op 2 20 a 5p Arnold.,,.. 4 7 4 610 8.... Badminton .. 5 4 310 2 6.. MaMa ewes OD G12 ee de Gardner. 4 5 4, 22 22 ee oes Gorviysiecs se > 29610 7 61) A Hawkins oy hd) reel $64 5...,.,, +. Stockard,,... ECG, 018 cE eae aA - W. H. SHELDON, Trap Around Pittsburg. q HAZELWOOD GUN CLUB’S OPENING. PirtsBuRG, Pa., March 27.—The Hazelwood Gun Club held the first shoot to-day on its new grounds, The question as to who should have the honor of firing at the first bird trapped on these grounds was decided by lot; Crossland won the toss-up and killed his bird with the first barrel. This pigeon will be mounted by Vice-President Messner, and will adorn the main room of the new club house. Scores in the sweepstake events are given below: No. 1. No. 2 No. 3. Fighes,....0.er2eee nes 2100221222—8 10021222928 110012200221122—11 MUDSOD.. ..ccsssee0ees 21012009227 1012012222 8 221021222112202—14 Aven a Hee eee cere ~.« 002012220I—6 1£00122020-6 ........ oR eee Jrossiand..... bebe Ob oot 2fee2122°4—8 12622192119 93221129e211222—14 Rileyaiyetasaeeree . ..0002210220—5 0211001101-6 ...... ae kes F Sule Ve Patan a Meagan teieee cod Mearretratetels 29261 212121121114 Wilhelfsireee iris panies corpo ee read | 010002212210101— 9 Snapshot... .... Ae ocd seis war Adda Say 200122220022122— 9 WESON WON ONE AND LOS ONE. March 29D, A. Upson, of Cleveland, and Theodore Hostetter. of this city, shot a race to-day on the grounds of the Herron Hill Gun Club, the conditions being 100 live birds per man, $250 a side. Upson won easily with 93 to 74, Hostetter being clean out of all form, and at no stage of the racé was the Pittsburger at all dangerous. Scores were: DPSOD, i cveerveuserenensesseceecuee ee ¢ol111111111111111111111111—25 1111111110111111110111111— 28 1111111111119 111011111111—24 411101111119111011111100H —21— 93 HOSt@tber ce veceee sees cee sey esec ee ee es 1111111111000110111101110—19 1100101110111111111010100—17 1101111911101111111011111— 22 0111011100111111001001110 —16 —74 March 30,—A. return match was shot to-day between the above par- ties and the tables were turned, the Pittsburger winning handily with the big total of 96 to 93. It is stated that the stakes in this match were larger than in yesterday’s contest. In this match Hostetter was looked after by Bill McCrickart, Jack Allen looking after Upson’s interests. Scores were as below, second barrel kills being ignored in the totals given: . Hostetter ,...+++-, eevee 2111111111111111111111111—25 1111111121111111111101011—223 1211111191111111111111111—25 1111111111111100111111111—23 —96 »-1111111111111011111101111—23 1111101111111111111111111—24 1171111011111111111111011—23 1110111111111111110111111—238—93 TROQUOIS RIFLE AND GUN CLUB, . April $.—Below are the scores made at the first. monthly shoot of the lroquois Rifle and Gun Club. aa) did 125 ts 1ShuULE es ds noanoeesgdonto? ah Mews, SUR Gop OR Oley RIZE teh ie ADAMS SEs tha ert ae Cee tere SO 8 1 eS aa SSC A cae ee LU We On Gyo itiee teenie Paetitee etc: oers ys LL PO eee be cunts ole Rid Wards. ve satithenttreta tenet. I ten pat Uaoelouss, dt 14 Beale Singoekes cee temo me bre ote 8 aes de ae kT GLosbyithihieerttan et. BEERS Gye SER MEN SEE Sten olsk GE ih ik GIGV EE dante ade. ino itant gies pO lady tren loee Oued eur ttre Sy DeWolhey fae i On tld Ae elt Garrahert Hate ter lO ea FS TO ee BP AB alt. ATIC UD Peet aniet cece tient Minin ene eet Ol glee ree 2a er ee ae Sea Cir ee a ce eet ee eM slits mil, el Lilo 2 sae 68 Vandchdelhal aS neenner erica, CO re ten MSE DL yi Ot pet erilee tr) Tem cceletsh ater isre tor oredr OE oH Ry eid titer ahae oy eee Smith ....., rae Oe eit mu belae “il mae a5: “ic FUBAUvelt atesesaeteseseiuoaes 2 126 125 Sean ey LiETviy devia Ay HeeteyTe Lnehtienste eS keh let is2t Malet lis) 16 10° 12 Dawson....... ihe beemunuiabeee weoetes 2 Cpeual Briss Hie erty bl James..... Pirie Siena siaeeke bree gti NG etsy 9i Py ym on 1) UO 1810) | soocuoestoteort omer! aL egte ei meare ey) of cite ee Geers bs SUES RICE R SUULE weet tree ont 159 10K Ao he asp 1Dierl [OV WEE LO NB p OOO OST ROOT CMe Bear dip ee Be Ss WAGES OTIO NS bry arhice thet carsianey sia ee a A Ho kk ee OAS YANTICAW GUN CLUB, March 19.—The club shoot of the Yanticaw Gun Club, of Nutley, was held this afternoon. The conditions of the contest are 25 targets, unknown angles, allowance of extra targets to shootat. Scores were; M M Michael (8),........0.% sig Syreeeata ci priate | €000100000111110111010011—15 BM Macy (8). .cseevccscueececceeaseas sees e:0101111000110100011010011 - 21 FUG Bier Os ycayt ssa thats edewe ce yeeeet ana 0111000100 00101100090011—17 G OPReiY (5) vaseneseps sees esas ec eeesee yes 1111110110000011100010001—18 FA Wallett (4) v.svsseneessssses: wee sae 0+1003091000111101160101000—15 WBere (5) neneees tae bee =o yen eree + eeee«-0100001101110111011¢07G0I—16 + +++, 10000001000000910001 01101—15 veeees 1015001111000001000011101—15 de PicCaya (7).cerscseneees «010100001 11000001100020:0 —]5 00 Deakin (7)..cccecseceeees -000101109011007 0110110000 16 FEO GVO (Oy rd seensecrerrest stn tes 1111411111110111111011111—23, TOM’S RIVER GUN CLUB, March 18 —A large attendance of members and a good lot of birds marked to-day’s shoot of the Tom’s River Gun Ciub, The club shoot is at 6 live birds, and only one member, Grant, was able to make a clean score. Scores were: US Grant (24) ...cceese..%21112-6 § C Applegate (23)...... .001100—2 D CG Brewer (22)....,+....00200w Geo C Low (27). , 121021—5 A T Wilson (24).. 2011215 FC Disbrow (24)........, 012220—5 Geo Van Hise (24).. 2210125 J W Grover (#7) ..,. -210210—5 GH Holman (:4),, 101002—5 CL Holman (26),......,.,120100-38 E B Probst (24) .. 120101 —4 J Lake (26) ....--ce0e0e+-- L00L00—2 Chas Seaman (24),.,.....0(0)01_1 Thos B Rows (24) ..,....-111100—4 Robt Holman (26)........011020—38 CH Ray (8) wccrecsceusenrercs GR Tilton (3). .veessegeees bar Aad DaAyip C. BREWER, ON LONG ISLAND. HELL GATE GUN CLUB, March #3,—The regular monthly shoot of the Hell Gate Gun Club, of New York city, was held this afternoon at Dexter Park. Tt was well attended, over thirty members taking part in the club shoot at 10 live birds p2r man. These club shoots go to decide the ownership of yearly prizes and are shot on double handicap bases of points and yards. Below are the scores: Thirty yards, 7 points: Gus Nowak, ....<..1.2122212212—10 Twenty-eight yards, 7 points: Fred Trostel,.,,,...2#12121211—10 Wm Sands.....,.....2222220222— 9 Henry Seaman...... 2121102221— 9 Twenty-eight yards, 644 points: 0111) 22200— 6 Twenty-eight yards, 6 points; Qonrad Weber....,,1201170222— 8 Eugene Doeinck ,,..1102222121— 9 John H Voss,,,,,,,.0l1le11121— 8 Hd Payotar.,,......0102210111— 7 Ph Woelfel,,,.......2200201000— 4 Emil Steffens..,.....000201020i— 4 -Chas Schaefer .,,,.3020020210— 5 Jobn Schlicht..,.,,.0010212211— 7 J Himmelsbach,,,, .0210210200— § HOW Smith,.,....--.0101012121— 7 Heury Forster,,,.,,0000120120— 4 Jobn Kreeb.....+,,,220220001I0— 5 BE Metz... cseeassss. 2000211023 — 6 Dan Valenti, . , rein ic 5 Twenty-eight yards, 544 points: Spats ds B Peterson,.........1620122210— 7 R Regan .,.-. bead 022022210 !— 7 Twenty-eight yards, 5 points: Chas Lang ...,.,..,,0202002111— 6 Twenty six yards, 414 points: T, StetZ16. . 2. eee5..- S2U21102Z1I2— 7 EB Marquardt .....,.200022122}— 7 Twenty-six yards, 4 points; GK Breit,...,....+.,02112:1110— 8 J Kessler........++..2000021221— 6 FW Richter,.......1000122002— 5 FOUR HANDED MATCH AT BABYLON. March 27 —The strong northwest wind that swept over the traps at the Westminster Kennel Club to-day had, perhaps, more to do with the low scores nade than the extra good quality of birds proyided specially for the occasion by L. M. Gilbert & Son, of Philadelphia, and trapped and handled by George S Mott, the club's superin- tendent. The conditions of the race were Gilbert and Knapp against Stafford and Butler, 100 birds per man, The former pair won with 151 out of 200t0 135! The highest score that could be made out of any string of 25 by either party to the match was 21, Gilbert scored that number in his last string, and Butler secured the like number out of his third 25. Knapp could dono better than two 20s and two iv7gs. The weather conditions and the quality of the birds were all against high scores Below are the scores, showing each man’s total George Mott was referee. As regards dead out of bounds, Gilbert lost 9 of his birds that way and Knapp 7: Stafford lost 12 dead out of bounds and Butler 11. Scores: ; HB Gilbert.c cvs cerevvesees sane es 10222220) 22022022229221022 —19 | 202222222012222020 2222022 —20, 2210122220221002€0)22 2022 -17 0222220222 222 22221220201221—77 -2220012202222001 22221222220 1010010222222022 -2002; 022—17 22222020022222220222 2 '02—20 200 2022222220022(2022 1212 -17—74—161 ve evenun yan ee 00220222 22220022022220: 2222 —20 002220 02022( 02 (C0200 262 —13 1220221120002202220022220—17 202202202091 0521214220000—14 —64 02102220200200201212113011—16 221002220001 120221 2120112—18 1222210112222200212 221292 —21 22211000220 11011220010021—16—71—168 BROOKLYN GUN CLUB. March 30.—To-day was the day chosen for the inaugura'ion of the magautrap lately placed in position atthe grounds of the Brooklyn Gun Club, The day wasa lovely one for target shooting, and the attendance was decidedly above par, considering the amount of trap- shooting that has been going on recently in the yicimty of this city and Brooklyn, Among those present were Ferd Van Dyke, of the _A Knodel,,.........0101200002— 4 J Linck... ....++<...0210022200— 5 J Newman ...s.c....8200001001— 5 H Guenther, ......<,0211100020— 5 J Purboter, .c.0c45.1022100000— 4 VAP IeCRN soars endo win W A & Staiford.... FAG Bitlet ye cc csecrcseneeenceeens Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; W. R. Crosby, of the Baker Gun Co., of Batavia, N. Y.; Jack Fanning, of the Gold Dust Powder Co., of San Francisco, Cal ; Neaf Apgar, representing the Austin Powder Co.; Seth Clover, of Erie, Pa.: J S. S. Remsen, president of the Brooklyn Gun Club; T. Baron, the club’s secretary; Ludwig, a shooter who, though large of bulk, hides his identity for busi- nee reasons under a short nom de fustl; Dick Phister, Dr. Littie and otiers. Twelve events in all were shot off, and abont 2,000 targets thrown during the afternoon. The club’s grounds are somewhat conven- iently located for persons who live in Greater New York, and should proye a very popular resort under the present energetic manage- ment of the club. Toreach the grounds (where shooting takes place every Saturday afternoon) take the King’s County Hleyated RK, R. from the bridge or from Fulton Ferry to the end of the road; the grounds are less than five minutes’ walk from the terminus of that road. Scores in to-day's shoot were as below: Events: 123 4 5 6 7 & 9 1011 12 Targets: 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 B Van Dyke .sicssevssevescrvessenas 10 8 10 141918 20 19141616 ,, ML bye wal tier at 4 iets toner i tpre : § 8 .. 16 AEST Tiitisten popes 1a 910 8 17 18 18 18 16 18 14 *° JTS Panping..ccccceseeecaseseeseees 9 8 7 1219 15 17 18 18 19 18 14 WR CFOSDY.ssseseeeeeerereeeeetsese © 10 9 141917 17 19 15 14 18 17 GREGG, si vaeeewsretusyessa tester ess d 6 8 91211 14 20 16 14 15 15 13 BISSttie vidas she's sis ionlnitvnn radon sp 2 7 913815 15 1312 1679 ,, WOdSrssterverner rence neue COOUN IRATE ANE Ti OAS Bn oe . pale GelGaTmaTalaey 1 okt eafae' 1413 ., eae ee UIP IT IES! os is ve 15 18 16 12 13 Tr 60 we 8g Hobbie,.... ne ele aaa s) Dr Little... ( fi hobs ee OTe 5 TO Drswieberys Fic yi ees powamestira nde nog” choke (hot Sys a Sisal Deke o ne aia FALCON GUN CLUB, March 26.—The Falcon Gun Club held its monthly live-bird shoot at Dexter Park this afternoon. Nine members took partin the club event, which is at 7 birds, second barrel kills to count half a point. ©. M. Meyer led with 7 straight one-barrel kills. Scores: = Points, Points, J Mosiler.,.,,,...1200221—5 316 CM Meyer.......J111111-7 7 CG Miller........ 31m1100—4 4 = A Vollges, » J111100—5 #5 © Dosher.,,,,....0000111-3 8 J Meyer.,..... ,- 1220101 J Bohbling,,,..,..110111—5 5 J Herrmann,,.,.1012022-5 3% J Vagt ..cesssss+-L10IIMI—6 6 GRESCENT A. C., OF BROOKLYN. : April 3.—To-day wound wp the target shooting at the Bay Ridge ' grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club for the séason. The atterd- ance of shooters was not large and only five events were decided, T, W Stake won first honors with three firsts out of as many trials. Scores were as below, all events being at 25 targets: Hyents: 123465 Eyents: 123 465 EA Lott.....s.00.. 17 1815... 18 HA Growtage........, 414 7 J H Allen. .....cse08 10 q % 44 12 H Maxwell. isiierss ne ae ae 8 11 .. 20 18 20 NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB, April $.—This afternoon was the date for the semi-monthly liye- bird shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club, at Woodlawn, L. I, Ten members competed in the club shoot at 10 live birds per man, J. N. Meyer being high with 9 outof10. J. A. Bennett this afternoon made an offer io the club in the following terms: To donate a silver cup for compe ition at targets on the Dyker Meadow grounds under the fol- lowing conditions: #5 targets per man, class A men at scratch; class B men allowed 2 extra targets, and class C men allowed 5 extra tar- gets; allowances to be shot out. Theclub accepted Mr. Benrett’s offer and the first contest will be held on Saturday next, April 10. Scores in to-day's shoot were: Club Shoot, C M Meyer (A)... 2222220022—8 A Hddy (B).,... ....,Q0L1leti112—7 J Gaughen (A).,. 2022022222-8 J HJones(B),.,....,.0222122000—6 J A Bennett (A)......0222202200—6 Dr H Farmelee(B),,..0001020002—3 JN Meyer (B) .....,.2222110221—9 HG Frost (C) ..,.,...2220100220—6 F A Thompson (B)...2022022222—8 D Lohman (Q),.,.,,.,0202w Other sweeps were shot as follows: No. 1,5 birds: C, M. Meyer 5, Thompson 5, John Meyer 5, Gaughen 5, Eddy 5, Bennett 4, Jones 4, D. Lohman 3, KE. Lohman 1. No. 2, miss-and-out; Bennett 4, Gaughen 4, Jones 3; C. M. Meyer 3, John Meyer 3, Thompson 1. ; No.3,same; Jones 8, John Meyer 8, C, M. Meyer 7, Thompson 6, Gaughen 2. T Wistake...eiss20e as HAPPY DAY GUN CLUB. April 2.—Below are the scores made by members of the Happy Day Gun Club at their regular monthly live-bird shoot held to-day on the club’s grounds. Woolsey Point, L, 1,: Chas Rieger (28yds)..000100200— 2 A A Weiss (25) .,...,0120011200— 5 Fred Passe (28)'..... 01001C012e— 4 G Moyer (26)......,,20226802202— 6 Dr F M Bauer (28)...20222121e0— 7 JG Jetter (25)...,,,0000202110— 4 Dr Wim Richter (27).0020210122 - 6 WG Ringler (25), ...0002220011— 5 E Weiss (28)..,.,.+.,110210ee21— 6 1 Wanamacher (25),1100001000— 3 U Bock (27).......... 2120010010— 5 Hf Hanlein (25)..,,.,.2020002000— 3 L Niederstein (23), ,,1202201211— 8 : Fred Siebel (28) ...- 0010021020— 4 A Beck (25)... .002++,0020201002— 4 EMIL WEISs, ec’y. Warren Gun Club, WARREN, O., March 11.—Below are the scores made at our club’s shoot held this afternoon. In the cup contest, 25 targets per man, handicap allowance of misses as breaks, Sutcliff and Parker tied on 83 each. On the shoot-cff Sutcliff won by 1 target. Scores were: Nonneman (0). ....eyeeeseeeeeee eee .0111010010111100101110101 —15 CL. Schoonover (0), vaseeseeeeee eee es OO1711111131911011111 0111 —21 Hewalt (0). ..cccceeennseeessereneees ee Ll11914111110119911110110 —22 Rummel! (0) ..cccceweveee ever ee ee ee) 00019110101101111911171 11 —19 Pyler (G)...cceseeewereneeeeenees wees G00C01100000000100010G010— 5+9—14 Sutcliff (6)......csceeeeaeeeeeeeeeees £011001111091110111101100—17-4+-6—23 Biery (4)..ccccaceeeeeeeceeee eres sy +, 0O10101101010010001100000— 94-4 —13 Miller (3)... ccecessaeensewereoeens t101000100000101100000100— §+3—11 Parker (3).csccenvesseceeeeeseeeses es 1111011111013 1110011101—20-4.3—28 ODrYSt (6). seceecseaner ene vee s+eeese-0110011010000001100000111—10+-6 —16 Stiles (2)..., 000 seeneeeeeeeeeeee ee ees «2010110101110001110110111—164+3—19 15 noknown traps No 2. 5 oair doubles. and angles, Nomnmeman..is.c.scsaeseesscaeesstl 11 1 10 10 411000011110010—16 SchOONOVEY,,....00.s0sccevvoueer tl 10410 01 11 101010110110110—16 Hwalt,.isvegys--0> OT eteeriinne tee LO okleU0 Stun 121111111111011—21 No. 3. Plwaltieepecy wes ss: ot pecatucecssestenes eneeeod £11011007111111111111011—21 SCHOONOVEL ,yerveeesecesesencnaceense eves s QOOL110111011111111111111—20 NOWDCMAD peepee specs csesscuseneneeen eves 1110100011111111111011010—18 Dr Gaon .icseeceescssseseesacecneess ress e0011001000101000101011010—10 Biery.ssssesecc ewvveeeteeceesceesvenaysaeeet110111010011010100011601—14 vee byvpecehanaaysees wewes 0011111110101100111010101—16 veceeceevecsssece esas veewevtl11100110101100110000100 —13- weaves ee 901010101111010100101100. —18 ese. 9001111010110111111111111—19 R. W. Hwan, Sec’y, Arapahoe State Bank Gun Club, ARAPAHOE, Neb., March 27.—Hditor Forest and Stream: On tha eyening of above date J. W. Den, J. H. Mooney, W. I. McKenna, E. N Allen, M. Mitéhell, Fred Boehner, Alf Garey, Charles Atkinson, C. S Kunkel and BH. C. Waguer met in the office of Fred Boehner and proceedéd to organize the Arapahoe State Bank Gun Club. J, W. Tomblin was elected President; W. 1. McKenna, Vice President; J. H. Mooney, Secretary; H. C, Waguer, Treasurer; J. W. Den, Captain. An execulive board of six members were elected as follows; Tomb- lin, Mooney, Den, baxter, Allen and Atkinson. Jonn H, Moonsy, Sec'y: ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. MArsH.— What does the gauge of a gun mean? or what is it based on, or how is the gauge determined? Ans, The gauge of a gun de- notes ihe diameter of its bore, and the latter term originally was based on the different sizes of moulds casting spherical balls; thus a 10-bore or 10-gauge was the same diameter as a ball of which 10 made a pound. The gauges are now arbitrary, as follows: Diameter of im- terior of barrel, 28:gange, .n50in.; 24-gauge, .d19im.; 20-gauge, ,615in.; 16. gauge, .f62in ; 14 gauge, .693in.; 12 gauge, .729in ; 10-gauge, 17510 + §-gauge, .fd5in.; 4-gauge, .1,052m,; 2 gauge, .1,37din. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. — Von Lengerke & Detmold. Messrs. Von Lencerse & DarmoLp, whore same has long and fayorably been kuown in connection with their Murray street ad- dress, will move into new quarters at 318 Broadway, July 1.—Adu, FOREST AND STREAM. - A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Tears, $4 4 YmAR. 10 Cts. a Copy. t Srs Monrus, $2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1897. : VOL. XLVIITI.—No. 16. No. 346 Broapway, New Yorx} NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Atrmntion is directed to the new form of address labels on the Wrappers of subscribers’ copies. The label shows the date of the close of the term for which the subscription is paid. The receipt of the paper with such dated address label constitutes thesubscriber's receipt for money sent totus fora new or renewed subscription. Unless specially requested to do so, we do not send separate receipts. Subscribers are asked to note on the wrapper the date of expira- tioh of subscription; and to remit promptly for renewal, that delays may be avoided. For prospectus aud advertising trates see page ill. There is an art, little known and practiced, that invatiably succeeds in ovtflanking most wild ani- mals; an att simple in conception and execution, but requiring patience; a species, so to speak, of high art in forestry—the art of sitting on a log, Nessmuk. THR SPHLL OF THE SPRINGTIME. As THE sun in its springtime orbit gathers strength and infuses its magic warmth everywhere, the annual miracle of the revivification of animal and vegetable life begins. The ice-bound waters, snow-clad landscape, leaden sky and frosty winds are forced to give place to waters aglow with the light and warmth of the sun; to fields and slopes and woodlands dressed in vivid green, refreshing and pleasing to eyes and mind; to breezes balmy, gentle and laden with the fragrance of herbs and flowers; and arched over all a deep blue sky, patched with a few fleecy, lazy clouds. The transformation from the cold and sere and dismal season of dearth to the bright and cheerful season of renewing plenty is a period during which all nature rejoices. Hardy flowers burst forth to welcome the first spring warmth of the sun, bravely risking the strag- gling flurries of departing winter. The unfolding of vege- table life follows in quick succession. The buds gradually open, flowers of rare beauty bloom and gladden the scene; the trees blossom and a new fragrance pervades the air. There is brightness with beauty everywhere to please the eye. The ear is delighted with the hum of bees and the melodies of long-absent song birds. Sheep frisk in the meéadows, the horses race about madly, and the cattle es- say a few heavy capers; yet all are merely giving expres- sion to a gladness which comes from the stimulus of the springtime. All nature is warmth and color and melody. Man feels it to a more exalted degree than any other animal. The enchanting spell of the season infuses a new buoyancy into his being. He is most susceptible to the impress of nature in her kindest mood and her most beau- tiful adornment. Though he enjoys the charm of the pres- ent in itself, he enjoys it the more in contrast with the cold, bleak and dormant season which preceded it. It has more than this. It has its witcheries. The open waters, with their incessant glintings in the sheen of light, and with ducks resting or feeding in the favored nooks, arouse the instinct of the duck shooter. Theimpulse of the _gunneris upon him, He thinks of the sport over decoys, of sport in a blind, of sport in a pass, of the dusky phan- .tom speeding down the wind which he, with a quick shot, sent plowing and splashing into the water; or of the high- flying mallard he so deftly tumbled out of the sky, to the surprise of his companions; or of the ducks which he de- coyed by skillful calling, though they were suspicious of being on dangerous ground. And thinking of all this, he is indeed a better sportsman if he will refrain from spring shooting, because he thereby contributes to the general eood. By refraining he denies himself a pleasure that _ others may have pleasure, and that he may not paw? his own shooting of the future for the momentary gratification of shooting in the present. But the waters haye other treasures. In the cold, swift streams the trout, shy, cunning and fastidious, is a worthy prize of the most delicate skill, A miniature demon of a beautiful fish—aggressive, swift of action, predatory and a fighter by nature—he casts a spell over man which reaches from the brooks to the very centers of the towns and cities. The trout fisher prowls about from store to store, inspecting new colors and forms and materials of flies. He holds longzand graye conversations on rods and reels. He overhauls his fishing paraphernalia, and although he may not go fishing, he engages in all that appertains to it as earnestly as if it was foreordained that he should go. The witchery of the brooks is upon him. The fever of the season has infected him. He meets a friend, who, pressed py business cares, has forgotten all about the season. A word or two, and in a moment his friend hag the fever too. The little trout in the far-away brook has cast his spell over them. The fever spreads. It is a healthy malady. Man’s mind is diverted from the exactions of business. ‘The fever takes him out among nature’s best of the wholesome and the beautiful, where there is fresh air, fragrance and pure sunlight; where there ‘is quiet and peaceand health. The impulses of the spring- time, to fly to the woods and fields and brooks, are those which bring him needed rest, a recuperated being and a longer life. QAPTAIN ANDERSON AND THH PARK. Amone the War Department orders issued last week was one which will be read -with regret by all who have fol- lowed the history of the Yellowstone National Park in recent years. Captain George S. Anderson has been re- lieved from duty in the Yellowstone Park and ordered. to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. His place will be taken by Lieutenant-Colonel 8. M. B. Young, who has been in charge of the Yosemite Park, It is now a little more than six years since Captain An- derson took charge of the National Park, and in that time he has done for it more than any other superintendent has ever accomplished. Within this time great changes affect- ing the reservation have taken place. When he assumed command a very large proportion of the residents’ of the adjacent territory were bitterly opposed to the protection of the Park. They regarded such protection as an infringe- ment on their rights, and no language was strong enough to express their hatred of the superintendent and their opposition to his work. All this never moyed Captain Anderson. Cajolery, abuse, threats, were alike wasted on him and left him steadfast. Like an oft-quoted American hero, when he was sure he was right he went ahead and nothing turned him aside. To-day the great majority of the residents near the Park desire to see it protected, and applaud the superintendent’s efforts. When Captain An- derson went there, no law existed for the punishment of offenses, and all his efforts to put down evildoing appeared to be ineffectual; they seemed to be blows wasted on the empty air. But time passed, and in 1894 Congress enacted a law. ‘; While Captain Anderson was not the first superintendent to insist on respect for and obedience to the regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior for the govern: ment of the Park, he was the first to devise effective methods of stopping minor offenses. For example, it has been the practice time out of mind for vain and silly peo- ple to inscribe their unimportant names in public places. The smooth white stone of the geyser cones offers a tempt- ing surface for the lead pencils of such scribblers, and the snowy geyserite used to be liberally adorned with their names. Expulsion from the Park had usually been the penalty for the commission of such follies when detected; yet this seemed a punishment too severe, and one that conveyed no object lesson to others. Persons guilty of writing their names on the geysers and on geyser pebbles never seemed 1o realize that by doing this they were leav- ing a trail that was easily followed, since they were also writing their names each day in the hotel registers of the Park. Captain Anderson obliged any one detected in de- facing the geysers in this manner to return to the spot where he had proclaimed himself an offender, and there with scrubbing brush and soap to wash out the name- This method of punishment not only afforded unbounded delight to the other tourists, but had a most wholesome effect-on such persons as wished to see their own names on the formations. Captain Anderson, on more than one. occasion, sent a man back thirty miles over the road to scrub out his name. ; The subject of protecting the pine forests of the National Park against fire early engaged Captain Anderson’s atten- tion. His previous experience in the West was of great yalue to him here, although many dangers threaten the forests of the Park to which those of most of the Rocky Mountains are not exposed. The great number of campers here, and the fact that a large proportion of these are wholly ignorant of the dangers of fire or of the ease with which it may be started, make the problem of forest protection in the Park one of great difficulty. Notwithstanding this difficulty, and notwithstanding several years of excep-’ tional drought, during which the danger of fire is many times multiplied, we believe that during the six years of Captain Anderson’s rule in the Park there has been only one very destructive fire. The numerous arrests of poachers in the Park testify to Captain Anderson’s vigilance as a game protector. If the poachers were set free again and the destruction of game continued, and the poachers were rearrested and again set free, this was only because Congress year after year refused to enact a law by which violators of the regulations could be punished. When Captain Anderson took charge, the way had in some measure been paved for his administration by the previous military superintendents, Major Harris and Captain Bou- telle; yet, after all, only a beginning had been made. What was needed there then was a strong man, cool, firm and clear-headed, accustomed to dealing with men, devoted to his duty, and with a keen enthusiasm for his work. These requisites were combined in Captain Anderson, whose six years’ management of this beautiful region have inefface- ably impressed themselves on it. Those interested in the National Park owe. Captain Anderson a debt that they can- not pay. It is gratifying to see that the Government at Washing- ton has appreciated Captain Anderson’s peculiar fitness for the position he has held, and has recognized the value of his services by prolonging his superintendency much beyond that of any one who has previously held the place. It is a matter of regret that he could not’have been contin- ued in this position indefinitely. DEATH OF PROF. COPE. Pror. Epw. Drinxer Corn, Ph.D., of Philadelphia, well _known as a paleontologist and anatomist, died an Monday last at his home in Philadelphia. Prof. Cope was a Phila- delphian of pure Quaker stock, born in that city in 1840. He was educated there and in Europe, and in 1866 be- came professor of natural science at Haverford College. It was about that time that he began the investigation of yertebrate fossil forms, which he continued until his death, and which resulted in the discovery of a vast num- ber of new forms of the very highest interest. His earlier investigations were in the cretaceous green sand of New Jersey, but subsequently he studied the air-breathing vertebrates of the coal deposits of Ohio; and later, in 1870, made excursions into the West, where he served for some years in connection with the Hayden Geological Survey, the Wheeler Survey, and the United States Geological Survey. He was a man of abounding energy and of great ability. The ground covered by his scientific studies is - extremely broad, and his papers and volumes are said to number over 350 separate titles. Two years ago Prof. Cope completed his revision of the Batrachia for the Smithsonian Institution, and his latest important work, just completed, was a volume on the Reptilia, THH LOST MAN OF LABRADOR. Dr. Rost. T. Morris sends us the report made to him by a Newfoundland correspondent who undertook to gather the particulars of the appearance and wanderings of the mysterious lost man of Labrador, about whom Dr. Morris had written in these columns. As we have said before, the theory that this individual was the “Lost Man” of the New Brunswick wilderness, of whom: Mr. Frederic Inland and others wrote, was disproved by a discrepancy of dates. The story which we print to-day is one of most extra- ordinary hardship and endurance, and affords an instruc- tive demonstration of what the human animal is physic- ally capable of undergoing when once he sets out to brave the elements. We know of nothing that can compare with this narrative except the description of Mary Shel- ley’s Frankenstein wandering over the ice fields; but Frankenstein was inhuman, a monster of fiction; this Labrador wanderer was an actual man. WRITH TO YOUR SENATOR. We print in another column a statement of the effort now making in Washington to secure a law under which the National Capital shall no longer serve as a dumping ground for game out of seasen. It is a standing disgrace that Washington, the seat of government, should hold open its markets for game killed in other States and shipped to it when State laws forbid its gale elsewhere. We have a right to expect and to demand that this encouragement by the Government to game de- struction in the individual States shall cease; and it should cease Now. Read the communication on page 309, and write now to your Senator asking for the enactment of Mr, Proctor’s measure, Senate Bill 1488, - 802 i Che Sportsman Canvist. A LETTER FROM ANTOINE BISSETTE. Danyis, State Vairmont.—M sew Fors Strim: Every sin’ Ah’ll was leetly boys Ah’ll see so many fashi’n come an’ go off, w’en Ah'll look naow it seem lak Ah was been dream, or was dream naow, Ah do’ know. - Fus w’en Ah’ll come on de State w’en de young feller was dress up for go see de gal ot ball or Fours July he’ll wore long tail brass coat with blue button, an’ he got col- lar mos’ Jak hoss blinder, so he a’n’t able for see one side or de oder, an’ he’ll gat traouser strap under hees boot, so he jes’ smooze lak stofe pipes. d Naow he mus’ wear black coat *f he goin’ see de gal or -datice, jus’ sem ‘fhe goin’ fun’ral, an’ hees collar tip over; prob’ly, ’f he a’n’t stan’ up leetly way, an’ hees traousers Bat rimple all way daown, jes f he was been squeeze on cheese press jes ‘fore he put him on. An’ de gal—oh, bah gosh, he mek me mos’ crazy in mah head, he alter so fas’ and so mooch. Sometain he’ll had hees skirt lak one-leg transer so he mos’ can’ step, but short, for show hees hankle was very pooty. Den it big ‘nough for Injin wigwam, wid hoop lak barrels, or prob’ly drag on degraoun’ lak peacock, so you can’ help trod on it, and den he be mad lak sixty. Sometam hees dress be short on one end, sometam on de oder, so he was mek you rembler w’en you was bebbee. Sometam hees sleeve be lak hees skin, sometam lake balloons, an’ sometam he'll a’n’t gat any. : W’en Ah’ll was young mans, hees bunnit big ’nough for _ put hees head in, an’ he had some posy all raoun’ de inside, an’ Ah’ll tol’ you hees face look pooty an’ modes’ way in de back en’ of it, jes’ lak big posy in the middler of lot of leetly posy. Naow dey head all aoutside what dey call dey bun- nit, so small you mos’ can’ see it, an’ he can’ tell if he gat it on ’fore he feel of it; an’ he gat no posy, only poo’ leet! bird dat was be grea’ deal more pooty for sing on de push as roos’ all dead on de gal hees head of it. Bah gosh, dat Was mos bad as Injin wearin’ leetly chile scalp on hees clo’se; dat mah *pinion. °F dey a’n’t stop it, de live bird all goin’ aout of fashion prob’ly. ° Dar was fashi’n for heat everyt'ing wid you fork naow, an’ prob’ly you'll gat for heat pea soup wid it, a’n’t it? An you'll gat for wap you mout’ wid leetly tableclot’ ’stead of you han’; an’ it weeked for pour you tea on you sasser some more, an’ blow it for cool. Wen Ah’ll was young mans dey a’n’tanybody dat was brought up much dat was chaw gum. Naow you see lot of dress up folks chaw lak he heatin’ tough ol’ beef he can’ swaller, You go on de store, an’ de clerk wid hair part in de middle an’ ring on hees finger showin’ de calico an’ rib- bin to pooty gal, all dress up too, and dey bose of it chawin’ “y’sou n’yum, n’yum,n’yum,” lak hol’ caow chaw hees cud, so you mos’ can’ on’stan’ him, It more fus’ it was for chaw tobac, an’ a’n’t grea’ deal more pooty. De fashi’n was change in de way folks talk sin’ Ah’ll was l’arn for spik Engleesh, but Ah was stick on to de hol’ fashi’n, me, Wal, seh, Ah’ll see de fashi’n, Ach’ll hear de fashi’n, Ah’ll feel of it, but de curies’ was for smell of it. Yas, sah, all de peop’ dat was dress up naow was preffume hees clo’se so he'll smell jes’ sem he was been trap moosrat, mans, hwomans, all of it. You shook hees han’, you touch hees clo’se, it come off on you so yousmell jes’desem. Bah gosh! Ah’Il call it queer fashi’n for everybody smell jes’ de sem, a’n’t he? W’en Ah trap moosrat in de sprim, w’en Ah’ll go on de store, dey mos’ can’ bore me, dey holler “Whew!”’ an’ squeeze dey nose, Ah’ll so preffume, but dey all raght for have it on dey hamperchy, an’ dey clo’se so t’ick you'll a’n’t able for draw you breeze. Ah’ll a’n’t lak dat pooty well, ’cause sass for geeses jes’ good for ganders, a’n’t he? Wal, seh, Ah’ll goin’ tol you story ’baout dat. You see, dey have it Chris’mus ball on Hamner Hotel, an’ Ah’ll took notion Ah’ll go, ’cause Ah’ll a’n’t be’n some- ~ where sin’ Fours July. Ah know dey won't prob’ly let hol’ Frenchmans dance in dat fancy co’pany, but Ah’ll ae keard de musican’ heat somesuppers jes’ sem as some- ody. So Ah bought ticket day ‘fore for be sure; an’ dat evelin’ - Ah’ll put on mah bes’ pair clo’se an’ start cross lot. As Ah go ‘long Ah’ll come where Ah’ll gat trap set for skonk, an’ Ah’ll see he was pull in de hole, an’ Ah'll tink Ah keel it so he a’n’t be.suffer, So Ah’ll gat steek all ready for struck it an’ begin for pull de chain softle, an’ bah gosh! dat feller gat more preflume he want for heese’f, an’ he give me more as Ah want too, raght on mah traouser, an’ full up dat lot all full, more as twenty nacre, You s’pose Ah’ll goin’ home for leetly t’ing lak dat? No, seh, Ah’!] a’n't goin’ loss mah ticket on dat ball ’cause mah preffume a’n’t sem fashi’n lak dey gat. So Ah’ll knock de skonk an’ go on mah beesnes. W’en Ab goon Hamner dey all beegin heatin’ dey suppy, an’ Ah’ll walk raght up on de diny room sem ’f he bee- long to me. Pooty quick dey use dey nose more as dey: jaw, den dey all try for be fust for de door an’ it a’n'‘t more as fay minute ‘fore Ah’ll was all “lone. ’F you ever see forty chicken w’en hawk come daown on de barnyard, den you see haow de folks scratter. Ah'll sit daown to de table w’ere de victual was be tick, turkey, chicken, r’oysty an’ oysty, bose kan of it, tongue beef, ham meat, everyting. Dey a’n’t nobody for wait on ine, but Ah’ll able for help mahse’f very well, t'ank you, an’ Ah’ll bet you head somebody a’n’t never heat so much on Hamneras Ah’ll was. It mek him mad forsee one ans full up so, Ah tol’ you. He come hol’ hees nose on de door an’ holler: “Git aout dat, you hol’ Frenchman, you,” an’ Ah’ll tol’ him; “A’n’t Ah‘ll got ticket, hein?” He'll ax me, Ah’ll a’n’t gat some beesness for be so preffume. Den Ah’ll tol’ it, “A’n’t every mans: gat raghts tor took hees chouse on hees preffume, a’n’t it? You folks took hees chouse on moosrat; dat all raght. Ah’lla’n’t say noting, a’n’t Ah? Ah’ll a’n’t run off, a’n’t Ah? Wal, seh, ‘f Ah'll took mah chouse on skonk an’-dey mine for run off, dat a’n’t mah beesness too, bah gosh. Ah’ll a’n’t tol’- it for go, me.” Den Ah’ll took some more turkeys an’ put t’ree spoonful wite sugar on mah coffee. Dey ’fraid for touch hol’ of me, for fraid de preffume rub off on it, an’ bamby dey‘come for push me wid pole; but Ah’ll tol’ it Ah’ll paid for mah suppy, an’ ‘fdey droye me ’fore Ah’l] heat it, Ah’ll sue it up to de law. FOREST AND STREAM. So dey let me ‘lone some more, stannin’ way off wid dey nose in dey finger, lookin’ at me t’rough de door an’ win- der, jes’ sem you see cat watch dog heat hees breakfus’. Bamby, w’en Ah’ll had more as Ah’ll want, Ah’ll gat trough, an’ sot back an’ pick mah toof, fore Ah’ll holler to Hamner, de suppy was very nice an’ plenty for me, an’ sem tam Ah’ll willin’ for de company heat ‘long to me Ah’ll was very ’bliged to it for go aout, cause de moosrat preffume was very disagreeably for me w’en Ah’ll heatin’. Den Ah’ll go, an’ long as Ah can hear Ah’ll hear it call me more as forty deeferent kan of Canuck, ’tep’ good one, But Ah’ll felt so comfort, Ah don’ care, me, an’ Ah’ll go ‘long home w’istlin’ jes’ lak rooster, an’ dat all Ah’ll said. Your very respectably, ; ANTOINE Bissertr. SHOOTING IN THE BOHEMIAN HIGHLANDS. Tit sun is just up, and the dew on the grass sparkles like priceless gems. Our rendezvous is on the high road, and at the boun- dary of some particular Zedier which the chief forester has determined to be the scene of our sport on this occasion. One by one earriages roll up, and warlike looking individ- uals clad in loose wraps get out, and divesting themselves of their covering display shooting costumes of Tyrolean Loden, warm and waterproof. Gun barrels gleam in the red sunlight, game bags full of lunch and cartridges, flasks full of good red wine, refreshing eyen when warmed by the sun; every gun slung by a strap over the shoulder. The dogs chase to and fro, eager for the sport to begin. Finally the last guest has arrived, and with a little speech announcing the game of the day to be the partridge, the chief forester gives the signal to advance. A dozen hunters deploy to rightand left, while between them step in the game beaters. The line now advances, the dogs working beautifully in front. Our course lies over a rolling country, planted largely with potatoes and sugar beets, in the shade of which the partridge loves to “bathe” in the soft earth, Woe be to him not provided with leggings or high boots, for the vines will soon wet him above his knees. as he plunges through them. The German Rebhuln, or partridge, is as large as a pigeon, and has only three toes. It cannot perch upon a tree or fence, consequently, but is always found upon the ground. The young birds have yellow legs, which become gray with age,and the cock has a red shield on his breast. As the line advances the dogs point from time to time, and with guns ready we slowly advance, and as the covey “raises” each hunter chooses his bird directly in front of him. The game not bagged at once flies forward and is flushed again later. About 10 o’clock a halt is made and a sandwich and a glass of beer are indulged in. Itis still too wet to sitdown —unless a convenient stone can be found. Away we goagain. Thesun grows powerful, and per- spiration and gunpowder smoke transform us into a com- pany of Moors. We have gradually ascended, and now we look down over the borders of Bohemia into Saxony, “‘Sachsen wo die schine Madchen wachsen.” Behind us loom the Jsergeburge and old Jeschken’s cone, while ahead of us the restaurant on the summit of Gigelsberg beckons alluringly and hints of cool beer served by pretty waitresses. We wonder if ovr path to-day will extend within reach of its hospitality. The fields of oats and rye are not yet reaped, and they fairly scorch us as we work our way around them. A few weeks later and we will have an open country. However, Bohemian grain fields are mere garden spots in point of size, and do not interfere much with our march. About noon we come to a spot, selected beforehand, where in the shade we find a table set with bread and butter, cheese, cold game and plenty of beer and wine. Cartridges are withdrawn, guns secured, and it is with a . relish that only foilows hard. work that we eat our dinner; then we rest on the grass, smoke and swap lies, called by the polite Austrian “hunters’ Latin,” and discuss the more remarkable features of the day's sport. The sun grows less powerful, the atmosphere becomes gray; over the tops of the mountains come rolling heavy clouds, which tumble down upon us; the air becomes chilly; it begins to drizzle, and finally pours. Old Ritbe- zabl resents our trespassing upon hisdomain. Small won- der that the superstitious peasant believes implicitly in the God of the Mountain when the weather can make such sudden changes as this. Quite as suddenly, however, the - mist rolls away, and old Sol comes out as hot as before, while we tramp along with soaked feet. About sundown we arrive at some village inn, to which our carriages have been sent,and partake of the simple meal of roast pork and potatoes with cucumber salad. Afterthe meal the Oberjaeger, who sits at the head of the table, takes out his little book and notesthe number of birds killed by each hunter, and much fun arises from the fact that the total number of birds actually killed is usually less than the number reported shot by the respective Nimrods. This is sometimes due to two hunters claiming the same bird, but I am afraid that exaggeration sometimes is indulged in. The number of misses is next asked of each hunter, and he must pay two kreutzers, or about 1 cent, into a fund for the education of foresters’ children for each miss. The most successful shot is then proclaimed king by the Oberjacger, and glasses are filled and healths are drunk with the fortunate individual, who must try to make a more or less witty speech. After this the party is free to drive home as they please, though some of the older men may sit longer over a friendly game of Skaat. ithe result of such a day’s sport will be, in a good season, 300 to 400 birds. , A more interesting hunt for an American takes place’ just before Christmas, when the ground is frozen and cov- ered with snow. This is the Avedsjagt or cirele hunt. The game is hare. : A hundred hunters more or less; with as many beaters, are on hand; and at the direction of the Oberjaeger the Jaegevs step out in opposite directions, followed at inter- vals by the hunters as designated by the Oberjaeger, and between every pair-of gunsis a beater. Each Jaeger leads his line to form a great semicircle, finally meeting his col- league, and thus forms a circle a mile or more in diameter. As soon as the Jaegers announce with their horns that the [Aprin 17, 1897. circle is completed, the Oberjaeger blows a signal for the whole line to advance slowly to the center. Every now and then a shot is heard, and a hare is seen to roll over or to run across the circle, only to meet the deadly row of guns on the opposite side. The circle.grows smaller and the: firing more rapid, while the number of perplexed hares scampering from one side to the other increases. The Qberjaeger now blows his horn to indicate that the circle must no longer be fired into. We still advance, but- allow the hares to break through the line, turning and shooting them after their escape. : The circle has now become quite small and seems alive with hares, so the third signal notifies the shooters to stand fast while the beaters advance alone. Now comes the ex- citing moment, when it seems to rain hares. Only one instant; but hares to the right and left break through the lines, running for their lives. The guns boom like an en- gagement of infantry,and when the smoke clears away the sround is strewn with the slain. ‘Several hundred haresare the result of such a Ayes, and these are huhg on frames fitted to the backs of some of the beaters, who are dispatched home with the booty. Enough hares escape always to prevent their extermina- tion, and the game is sold to wholesale dealers at from 30 to 50 cents each. Thus the result of such a day's sport nets the proprietor several hundred dollars, — Another pleasant hunt is that for the roebuck. Here, after the usual speech from the Herr Waldbereiter warning against shooting a doe, and urging strict compli- ance with the directions given as to the line of fire, in order not to endanger the life of a comrade, the hunters receive their stations, surrounding a piece of forest, and at the signal of the forester’s horn the beaters start through the thicket, hitting the trees with their sticks and making a terrible racket. Each hunter is on the gui vive, for any moment a buck may dash out, and not to shoot would sub- ject him to as much ridicule as to shoot and miss. A shot cracks now and then, and he wonders who the fortunate hunters are, and comforts himself with the reflection that he knew in advance he would not get a shot, when a rush, a crackling of bushes,and—bang! “By George! he’s gone.” Crestfallen he stands, not daring to moye, until the Jaeger’s horn announces that the 77ezb is over. Soon the Oberjaeger appears, inquiring who fired, and Nimrod ‘admits that he fired and probably missed. A dachshund with a Jaeger follows the trail of the animal, and in a few minutes shouts announce that the game has ‘been found, much to the satisfaction of our crestfallen friend. A moment later and the Jaweyer emerges from the brush with the buck on his shoulders. Nimrod then tries to conyince everybody that he knew all the time he had bagged his game. The Oberjaeger now breaks the tip off a branch of pine, and with due formality presents it upon his hat, and this trophy the fortunate gunner wears proudly in his hat as evidence of his skill, presenting it to his best girl that same eyening—if he is not too tired. Jounx B. Hawes, M.D, THE VALLEY OF PLEASANT REMEM- BRANCES. Doustiess every lover of the woods and fields has, - among his recollections of pleasant places, a remembrance of some particular spot which has for him a peculiar charm, and when his thoughts turn to the woods, and a panorama of beautiful scenes flashes across his memory, there is always one scene that stands out in unusual clear- ness and recurs with persistent frequency. In time he comes to look upon this scene as a type, and whenever he thinks of the country it is this particular part of it which, in his mind’s eye, he sees first; when he longs for a breath from the pines or meadows it is the fragrance of this spot which imagination brings to his nostrils, so that it finally becomes symbolic of his ideal country. * * * * *% * x Hidden away among the grand old hills of Petersham and Barre is a valley which might, at this day, well be called Peaceful Valley. Many years ago this valley was the home of a large family, at whose head was a strong man. It probably neyer occurred to any of his fellow townsmen to think of him as a strong man, yet he had so impressed upon this valley his personality that even its original name was lost sight of, and it came to be known by a title which always associated with it this strong man. In those days it was known as Pirate Hollow. By most people it is now called Swift River Valley, from a branch of that river which follows the valley’s course, and a most delightful bit of country it is. There is no other place quite like this valley to me, one reason for which is very likely the fact that my outings there have always been made with friends—not society friends, nor eyen the friends of business, but the objects of that stronger, deeper friendship, the friends of the stream and cover. : Tn our eyes this is a wonderful valley, for we have found there that rare attainment—satisfaction. It isagreat thing for a modest country valley, this satisfying of a human being. It is a great thing for a valley, this consciousness that men carry away from it only pleasant recollections; that they come again, year after year, to wade the cold waters of its streams or thread the alders of its covers, and go away with little thought of trout or game, but with brightened eye and expanded lungs—cheerful, sat- isfied. For many years we have made our pilgrimages to Swift River, The yalley always holds out a hope, for there are trout in its streams and birds in neighboring covers. Years ago both were plentiful and the valley had-a certain fame; but now little remains of eithersave the memory of what used to be, and the valleyis forgotten. But the river is so bright, so companionable, and looks so “trouty,” that it always seems as though we could find a few nice ones if the water was right. And the alders and birches are so clean, so inviting, that they must hold any number of woodcock. If only we could catch a flight, If the signs were only right. ; ‘ And so we go year after year ostensibly for trout or birds, but really to see the dear old yalley again; for we have fished the streams when weather and water were most auspicious, hunted out the hillsides when every cover nearer home was holding flight birds, and always with just enough of success to save the trip from failure. And now we haye come to look upon this valley not as the valley of trout or birds, nor even as the valley of Swift —_ Arrin 17, 1897.) _ River, but there has grown up within usa name based on | associations rather than on locality. Tous it isthe Valley of Pleasant Remembrances. Inthe Valley of Pleasant Remembrances there are no harsh notes, no discordant colors. Nota house has been built there since I first made its acquaintance. In the long ago there were mills to pollute the water with their refuse, and fill the air with the hum of unseemly sounds; mills wherein men with the sordid commercial instinct ground out the lives of fellow men, with little thought other than of how many cents’ profit per day could be realized from each one’s labor. Then it was Pirate Hollow. Now the mills are gone, the house where lived the strong man has been long deserted, and the only tenants of the valley are a few farm owners. In the Valley of Pieasant Remembrances the hills are always fresh and green. The few cultivated fields are so scattered as not to appear out of harmony, and the advent of that ravisher of nature, the steam sawmill, is as yet only a fear, a dread. ! In the Valley of Pleasant Remembrances the waters are always clear. The streams head in cool springs far up on the hillsides and sweep down through the valley, churned into foam by the rocky stream beds, kissed by the sun- ight, and with neyer a pause where contamination might urk, There neyer were greener pines than those which cover, like a mantle, the rugged cliffs of “Gray’s Mountain;” there never were cleaner birches than grow on the slopes of “Popple Camp,” and there never was such crackly, age ice as “Pat” harvests yearly from Swift River ond. Is it any wonder then that the city folk, summering at the fashionable hotel on the hill, are frequently to be seen riding or driving on the valley roads? Is it any wonder that, with the approach of each trouting season, I hear the robins and thrushes of Swift River pouring out their songs of gratefulness at being there; that I smell the pines of old “Rum Rock” or hear the partridge drumming down “Rut- land Brook?” Is it any wonder that there comes again a longing to see once more this delectable valley, where all is peace and restfulness, to add one more to an already long list of happy memories “that rust cannot cor- rupt?” , Ifa man’s wealth were only reckoned from his recollec- tions rather than from his gold, how rich would be the lovers of the woods, and what.an El Dorado would spring lip iii the Valley of Pleasant Remembrances, THE LOST MAN OF LABRADOR. HARBOR GRACE, Newfoundland.—Robert 7. Mortis, M D,: Dear Sir—According to promise I have made inquiries con- cerning Gilmer Carns, 1 have also engaged the altention of our local papers, patticularly the Harbor Grace Standard, to make inquiries relating to him. The result [ here inclose: During my vacation on the coast of Labrador the past sum: mer | received the following infomation while taking passage on the Labradot mail steamer Virginia Lake: Aug 87, 1896 —Salmon River on the Canadian Coast, Labrador, Gulf St. Lawrence.—Thomas Sweet, of this place, says that in Apri], 1893, a strange-looking man walked here to our fishing station in a most pitiable condition. All the outfit he had was a small axe, a tin pan and a pair of snow- ‘shoes. His clothes were torn, his boots worn out. He was hungry and asked for food, wh ch we gave him; he said that hehad traveled from Quebec during the past winter; that his name was Curry and that he was going to Newfoundland. | We were somewhat frightened to think that any man could walk all the way from Quebec, over mountains and forests, through the snow and frost of a severe winter and a distance of over 800 miles, and with no food, nod covering from storm or frost: Men eXperienfed and Jiving on this coast think it impossible for man to perform such a feat and in puch a short space of time. He stayed with Edward Grant one night. Next day he left and traveled on to the north again. Gomeg north, the next port of call for cur mail boat is Blanc Sablon, which is the westernmost part of Newfound- land dependencies on Labrador, There again this stranger pbpeated in the month of April; I could not get particular ates, Traveling on north still, he got. on to Red, Bay, having about seventy miles fo walk from Salmon Hiver to reach that place, with no roads, hothing but piles of soft snow and mountains to get over, and barren plains and rivers to cross Oh the ice. Thomas Yetman, of that village, mteryiewed im there. He had a small axe, a tin pan or drinking cup, and a pair of snowshoes. He put up here one night, They gave him food to eat He would not take any food with him when he was leaving, Henly Harbor is abont forty miles to travel from Red Bay Turther north. Here again we find bim; John Stone says: “A man came to my house about the first of May, 1893. Said ht had walked from Quebec during the past winter. His clothes were a loose coat, a Scotch cap, a pair of mocca- sin boots nearly worn out. He had with him a small axe and snowshoes, This being an island, he came here by crossing onthe ice, The ice broke up and I put him on the mainland in a boat, He walked from Henly Harbor to Cape Churles over mountains, crossing rivers and arms of the sea by Means unknown to us, a distance of over thirty miles, and with not a living being within that distance to assist him with food. You must know that there are no roads on apy part of Labrador. So that in my opinion he must jossess something more than human endurance to be able to /climb over such high mountains, and down again into the valleys, with many feet of soft snow and running water to wade through.” He must have got to Battle Harbor by crossing over from ihe maipland of Cape Charles on the ice, as Battle Harbor is op an island, with about thirty families living there, Mr. Isaac Smith, of that piace, makes a statement and says: f‘Some time in May of 1893 a stranger came here, who said that he walked from Quebec. He had with him a small axe pnd tindipper, He appeared to bevery fatigued. 1 brought 1m to my house and gaye him food, and lodged him for two days and inended his boots. Heslept ina bed with me. He peared Lo be a very intelligent man, I did not think that he was insane, His height was about 5ft. 7in.; brown mus- tache; hair very thin; think part of his head was bald. Told me that his name was Cawley. That he had a sister living in the States, where he belonyed, and that on ac- count of the demoralized condition of the place he Jeft it and went to Quebec.” b Lasked Mr, Smith what religion the stranger was profes. _ i» FOREST AND STREAM. ing. He said he thonght that he was a Catholic, ‘for he spoke in fayor of the Pope and he got like a madman alue- ing mie when I said anything to the contrary: so that I had to tell him to be quiet. When I knelt to pray before going to bed he also knelt to pray.” I asked: “Did yon ser him make the sign of the cross before he prayed?” Mr. Smith said that he was not sure, but said he knew that he made ugly offers at it. He also said that the stranger had a large pocketbook with him; he kept it inside his ‘clothes, there were a lot of papers in it; he also had a curious knife that he used to shave with; and there were letters on his shirt; the second letter was C, but he did not know the other oe. _ He also told me that the stranger gave Mr, Green, of Seal Islands, a prescription for medicine written in Latin; there was no person there who could read it, and there was not 4 drug store at that time within 200 miles of Seal Islands, © After.two days he went on north Three days later he was seen at Frances Harbor, and on the 22d of May he crossed St. Michael’s Bay on ice that would hardly bear a cat. A trapper who resides there during the winter time saw him and was scared to see the man out in the bay on such ice. Between falling through and getting up on the ice again he reached the shore. The trapper allowed him to dry his clothes in his hut and gaye bim food; and he went on again. Five or six days later on he got to the next settler’s house in Snug Harbor. This settler’s name is. James Ward, who says that when this strange man got to his place he was very much fatigued; his boots were worn out so much that his bare feet were on the ground or on the snow: his feet were bleeding; his toes were very sore, caused by being frost-bit- ten. ‘“‘Wedid the best we could for him, myself and my sister; we poulticed his feet, mended his boots with geal- skin, washed and mended his clothes, During his stay with us, which was three days, he appeared to be well educated, He used to read our Bible and sing hymns for us. Hé said that he belonged to the Episcopalian Church. We put him across the bay three miles to Venison Tickle, where there is a winter station. He kuew nothing about a boat; he could not row the boat, and his hands appeared soft and fine like those of one not used to work with his hands,” This last remark would show that he did not speak truth- fully when he said that he had been serving on board ship. He also called himself different names in the different places that he went through, but strange to say that the names he gave himself always began with the letter C; sometimes he called hitaself Curry, other times Cawley and Gollins, He'left Venison Tickle after a stay of one day. The next lace that I heard from him was in Cartwright, Sandwieh ay, which must be over 100 miles northwest for him to get over by land Dear sir, with my knowledge of the coast line in that part of Labrador, if any man were to tell me that a man walked there from where the Venison Island people landed him, I would say that it was impossible However, it is a fact, for he got there, as is well defined by a letter from Mr. Payne, clerk in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company. In fact hé must hav¥e swum across inlets and rivers, clambered over precipices; down again through tavinés, gulliés and culches, and more places through tangled undergrowth forest; and without food or shelter from rain and storm, I cannot think of any way by which he could have sustained life. if it is not possible to do so by eating heathberries or Marchberries, of which he could very likely haye found some when the snow melted off the ground. Mr. Payne’s letter in the Harbor Grace Standard shows that the strange man got there on June 26, 1893. Mr Payne’s guess at his age differs very much from those of all the other people I questioned on that point. Some say that he ap- peated to be about thirty-five, others forty or over. people say that the portrait sent to me by the Forrest anp STREAM was like him; others that it was not like him. He was but a short time in any one place, so that people may not retiember his features. Mr. Smith, of Battle Harbor, said that it was his likeness. : After leaving Cartwright he proceeded on to the north; and after another hundred miles or more of the same sort of country as previously described, without the habitation of a living being, he reached Hamilton’s Inlet, at the Narrows, and by some means crossed over to Rigolette, where there is another station belonging to the Hudson Bay Company, There he was nearly being devoured by Indian dogs, and but for the timely assistance of the owner of the dogs he would have been torn to pieces, Crossing this river he lost hisaxe, so that he wis without a weapon to defend himself against dogs or bears or other wild animals. He next appeared at a place called Holten, fifty miles fur- ther on, where the people saw him swim across a harbor a half mile wide, with his clothes tied on his head, and again at Cape Harrison Harbor. From Cape Harrison he took to the forest and mountains again, Although by this time he had summer weather, it being well up in July, his endurance must have been something wonderful, where he had to exist on the few stunted berries that remained on the ground from the year before. About 100 miles north of Cape Harrison, on a straight line from headland to headland (which must be double that dis- tance for him to walk), we find report of him again, in a very poor condition, as follows: ‘ ; Capt. J. J. Hennessy, who does trading business at Win- sor Harbor (a place about twenty miles southeast from | Hopedale) during summer time, went to au inland bay in a schooner. On his return in the night, when passing by a point of land, he heard a human cry coming from the shore, The night was cloudy, with little or n0 wind, and if you spoke above the ordinary way of speaking you would hear the echo of your voice coming back to you in a most extraordinary manner, so that the human cry or call com- ing from the shore over the smooth surface of the water and its echo sounded most dismal when one was not expecting to hear or see a human being so far from the habitation of man. to-night I shall die.” It was with no little fear and hesita- tion that Capt, Hennessy lowered a boat, armed the crew and went on shore. To their great surprise, the person whom they had to encounter was not, as they expected, a desperate, wild maniac, but a weak, half-starved man, who bore all the traces of haying undergone days of starvation and incredible suffering. He confessed that he had seen no food for eight days. Capt, Hennessy took him on board, gave him same food, and wassurpriscd to see him so soon recover from the effecis of his long exposure. His clothes were torn into rags, boots worn out, his bare feet on the ground. Capt. H, gave him some clothes and a pair of boots. He told the captain that he had walked from Quebee. He had not the small axe now in bis possession which he ig reported to have had on former occasions, Capt, Hennessy says that he appeared to him to be a man Some — The words came like this, ‘If you don’t assist me - of about forty years old, in height about 5ft. 6 or 7in.; does not recollect color of hair, thinks he had light-colored whis- kers; hair very thin on his head. turning gray; could not identify him by the Forest AnD STREAM portrait, which I showed him. He told the captain that he intended going to Hudson Bay, where he expected to. get a situation. He said he was a printer by trade_and if he did not succeed in getting a situa- tion at Hudson Bay he would return to St. Johns, The manner in which he tried to conceal his identity by giving different names and telling different stories, and his sudden disappearances, seem to indicate that he was trying to flee from civilized man. | ' After staying two days at Capt. Hennessy’s place he sud- denly disappeared and was heard from next at Cape Harri: gan, thirty miles north of Hopedale, haying gone there in a boat with some Indians. From there he must have got a passage in some fishing schooner to Nakva, north of Cape Hugford, for we find that he crossed the peninsula to George’s River, Ungava Bay, where there is a station belonging to the Hudson Bay Oo., Aud kept by aman named John Ford. It is reported that Ford knew from some Indians that this man was on his way northward, and thought him to be an enemy of his, whom he had injured some years before, and who had vowed to return to Ford’s place to kill him. It is also reported that Ford became alarmed and asked the Indians to protect him; However that may be, this stranger arrived at Ford’s plaice in the winter of 1893-94. Ford states to his friend that this strange man arrived there and was teaching his children for some time during that winter. One night he rushed to the door of Ford’s room, calling out: ‘‘Mother! mother! she is in there. I saw her.” Ford called his men, who tried to catch him, but he ran up a snowbank on the back of the house and either fell or jumped over the front of the house, falling on a boat and killing himself. Ford says he was buried there. This is all the information which I have of the strange man. But one thing I wish to say is that the large pocket- book containing papers, and which he kept with such care, should be found and reported of. The harbor in which he is reported to have died is in George’s River, Ungaya Bay, and is on Canadian territory. Whether this strange man be Dr. Carns, or whoever he may be, his journey from Quebec and along the Labrador coast to Ungava is remarkable for feats of endurance and adventure which are almost superhuman, NicHoLas Finz@nRALD. TALES TOLD BY THE CAMP-FIRE.—IV. BY AMATEUR, — (Continued frum page 287.) On the next evening another of our number said: “Some years ago I had occasion to make extended re- searches into the early history of western Pennsylvania, and especially of Fayette and Greene counties. : “Fayette county contained numerous forts and block houses, built by the early settlers for protection against the Indians, and was traversed at several points by the | old ‘Indiah warpaths,’ which were traveled by the red men long before the white men came into the country. The Great Catawba warpath starting in New York State was one of these, and the celebrated Braddock road, in the eastern part of Fayette county, follows that warpath for many miles. The Braddock road was Isid ont by George Washington, and started near where Confluence Borough, in Somerset county, is now situated. That point was known to the Indians, and named by them Turkeyfoot, because the North Fork, the Castleman and the You-: ghiogheny rivers unite here in what, viewed from the surrounding hi&h hills, bears a strong resemblance to the foot or track of the turkey; and it was so known to the whites even in my boyhood; but a town was laid out there and the name Turkeyfoot, which was full of historic asso- ciation and significance, was thought too homely—too paganish, if you will—and was supplied by the name Confluence, which the place bears to-day. Here was the Big Crossing of early history, while the Little Crossing was some eight miles up the stream, exactly where the old stone bridge, on the National road, is situated, at the town of Smithfield—though from the name of the post- office it is more often written Somerfield. Washington’s feet have trod all over that country. “Somerset county was not the scene of any great Indian outrages or outbreaks, but their murders in Fayette and Greene counties were numerous and most cruel. Our friend’s story of night before last and the one of last night have brought to my mind a number of recollections of which he may not know, and which, following his lead, I shall rehearse. “Our friend’s great-grandfather was named Elias Blank, and he was one of the early, if not the earliest, settlers of Greene county, Pa. He derived his patent from the Penns direct, and his particular homestead was called ‘Delight.’ On it there was a very high hill, and on top of that hill was a tree, and it was the old man’s boast-that he could sit under that tree and not see off his own land except when helooked beyond the Monongahela River into what is now Fayettecounty. As our friends have indicated, it was cus- tomary to carry down the name of the father to the first born son. Hlias Blank’s son Hlias died young, but the name Elias was given to many of his grandchildren, as was the name Aaron of one of his sons, the ‘Een’ of whom we haye heard. “Dunkard Creek is in Greene county and was the scene of many terrible Indian outrages. It was so named from a settlement of people belonging to the Dunkard Church, towhom Elias Blank gave a grantof land along that creek, which Hows into the Monongahela River. Elias Blank’s grant from the Penns is a peculiar one in that it gives to him, his heirs and grantees the right to fish and to draw nets in any running streams on the land granted by Penns to Blank, and specifies the Monongahela and the creek flowing into that river, designating the Dunkard Creek by its Indian name, which I have forgotten. The Dunkards were Baptists, but believed in trine immersion and some other peculiar doctrines. Elias Blank was a Quaker. “In early days a man named Bowers settled on the Dunkard Creek, and had a grant from Elias Blank of lands lying on both sides of that creek for eighty perches up the creek from the Monongahela Riyer. Bowers was a Bap- tist, not a Dunkard, and did some great favor for old Elias, which brought him the grant of land, Hut in that grant Blias Blank gives 'ta Rowers and his deacendantg forever 304 FOREST AND STREAM. [Aprm 14, 1897. the right to fish in the creek whose Indian name was —— and now known as Dunkard Creek, from the big sugar tree which marks the west line of this grant, and stands on the north side of said creek, to that point in the Monongahela River at which the waters of the two streams cannot be distinguished by the eye; and to draw nets in said Dunkard Creek and that part of said river in consideration of cer- tain benfits received, and in further consideration of the payment to the grantor during his lifetime of the first fish taken each year; and further in consideration, that the grantor and his descendants may demand as a right from the grantee and his descendants forever the right to draw one net in the waters covered by this grant in any one year, and should this right ever be refused them when de- manded, this fishing right shall revert to the grantor and to his descendants after hisdeath.’ This,as nearly as I can give it, is the wording of that old grant, which is of record in Greene county. “But after the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed the first act relating to fishing with nets in the waters thereof, an attempt was made to break up the Bowers fishing in the Dunkard Creek—along in perhaps 1873 this was—and Bowers was notified time after time (he was perhaps the third in direct line from old Bowers, to whom Elias Blank made his grant); but he paid no attention to the notices, and he was finally indicted in the Court of Quarter Ses- sions of the Peace of Greene county. He employed no lawyer, but came to court, and when. his case was called appeared and said he ‘would try his own case and makean end of it very quickly.’ “The judge was familiar with the early history of Greene county, and asked him what he had to say. “Bowers replied that the Legislature of Pennsylania had no authority over him and his fishery; there was his grant - from Elias Blank, whose grant from Penns was on record, and the act of 1779 gave full faith and confirma- tion to both of them, and before any further steps were taken he asked the Court to decide, as matter of law, whether or not the said grants and the act of 1779 were a protection to him, and the fishing right vested in him as a descendant of the origina] grantee of Elias Blank, and not in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “This created a commotion. The judge examined the papers and the act, declared that the signature of old Elias Blank was well known, the paper genuine, and Bowers’s right fixed. He directed a verdict of not guilty, at the cost of the county, and advised Bowers to have the grant from Elias Blank recorded, which was done. This fishery is a very valuable one; large fish come up the Mononga- hela and are caught as they attempt to pass up the Dun- kurd Creek. “Old Elias Blank’s house was often the stopping place of the famous Indian fighters, the Whetzells, of whom we all used to read when we were boys. They were Jacob, Martin, John and Lewis Whetze'l. All were celebrated Indian fighters; but Lewis Whetzell is the one whose fame became most widely spread, and mainly on account of his having acquired the ability to load his rifle while running at full sp eed—a very valuable accomplishment, “Old Elias Blank was a Quaker and used ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ In conversation, which his son Aaron or Hen also fre- quently did, especially when he wanted to be impressive, or when talking to one he didn’t like. When Ken Blank began to thee and thou anyone against whom he had any cause of complaint, the latter always cut the colloquy short. “Old Elias Blank possessed some means, which he never divulged, of obtaining knowledge of the movements of the hostile Indians, and if was customary to watch for smoke rising from the high hill on his tract called ‘Delight,’ which I have mentioned, or for a light at night in the top of the big tree on the top of that hill, and when either of these signals was given the settlers hurried to the forts and block houses, and old Elias was never known to make a mistake. He was attacked, however, in his own house by a band of wandering Indians on one occasion, and find- ing no other way of escape killed eight of them with his own hand. He never after took part in Quaker meetings, believing himself a ‘man of blood, and a saying went abroad among the Indians that‘Broadbrim had taken the tomahawk and was worse than the man whose gun was always loaded’ (Lewis Whetzell). “After the Revolutionary War Albert Gallatin founded a little town in Fayette county, Pa.,on the banks of the Monongahela River, which he called New Geneva, and just opposite in Greené county old Elias Blank founded a little town which after Gen. Greene he called Greensboro, Between the two is a ferry, a very valuable piece of prop- erty, and the right to which is provided for in the grant of the Penns to Elias Blank, and it was in operation long be- fore either town was laid out. Old Elias established a quit rent on the town of Greensboro, which still is in force, one of the very few remaining in Pennsylvania. This quit rent and the ferry still belong to his descendants, and are considered valuable property. “T have in my possession a gun made by Ezra Engle, from our friend’s description last night, I suppose Ezra IY. This gun is well authenticated, was made before the Reyo- lution, and has been in my family ever since; it descends to the oldest son. It has the peculiar trigger action spoken of, the original flintlock, the copper fore sight set in the barrel anid the elevating rear sight. This gun has no ornamentation at all, is full-stocked, the thimbles for hold- ing the ramrod are made of iron, seemingly, as is the trig- ger guard. A peculiarity is that the gun never becomes rusty from shooting,and noiron part ofit will rust; neither can you brighten the iron. Thegunshootsa ball of which 100 weigh exactly Ilb. I have the old bullet moulds too. The barrel is 3ft. long inside, rifled with four grooves and one full turn, very deep. The stock is a curly maple with natural bend, but the butt piece is a walnut knot sawed to shape, as isthe end of steck at the muzzle; but I have never been able to determine how they are fastened in place. I shoot off the old gun loaded with a bullet once every Christmas Day, unless the day falls on Sunday, when I fire it the day before, and lay it away to the next year, It is a very well-preserved gun;and money could not buy it.” Massachusetts Quail. DANVERS, Mass., March 30.—Spring birds have arrived. An unusual large flight of woodcock is reported. Snipe pave not made their appearance yet. We had a good winter for quail and many are left over, with sood prospect for an- other fall. das Ws SPORT IN THE NORTHWEST. Iw a few weeks New York city will be deserted, and from her miles of streets will have sent forth North, South, Hast and West thousands of men who will keep a fatherly eye on their rod and gun cases. 'To those bound for Maine and the Adirondacks I have no advice to offer, These grounds are tolerably well known, and if not quite all that is claimed for them they have at least the great advantage of being easily got at, and inexpensively too. My fancy, however, takes me further afield when I wander, and to those of the same way of thinking I tender the following brief notes on sport in northwestern Canada. : It is a somewhat serious undertaking this arranging mat- ters for a trip into the wilderness—not'a wilderness such as the Rangeleys and Adirondacks, where each camp bed has a spring mattress, but a vast stretch of uninhabited country, where you must take in what you require or go without it; so that it is perhaps just as well that the season begins late, and that, so far as the sportsman is concerned, nothing is to be gained by leaving New York before Aug. 1. To those that intend traveling merely for the scenery and change of climate these remarks do not apply; they will be perfectly happy in the Northwest Territories or British Columbia after June 15; and at such delightful spots as Banff in the Canadian National Park, or at Glacier House in the Selkirks, or at North Bend in the Frazer. they will find pleasant weather, lovely scenery and good fishing any time after June 15. But the man who goes for sport alone should start about Aug. 1; and if he can make up a party he will be wise to hire a special car, the expense of which will not be more than $5 a head per day. This, when money is not an object, is to my mind the most delightful way in the world of en- joying sport. It beats a club house and preserve because at Jess expense you get equal comfort and greater variety. Supposing that such a party has been made up, the first stop might well be made at Jack Fish station on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Here the superb Stee] River enters the lake, and the fishing in it is almost too good. Trout, true fontinalis, are often caught weighing 6lbs., and they take the fly freely in quick water. In this neighborhood there are many other streams equally good; for instance, the famous Nipigon is but a few miles further west; while the Jack Pine, Black River, Gravel River, Prairie River, and a host of Jittle-known waters may be reached by short journeys east or west along the line. Mark my words: This is the coming fishing ground of the nation. These streams can never be fisbed out, as the trout have Lake Superior to fall back into, and even were the streams ruined there would still remain the unequaled fish- ing from the rocks of the Jake shore. You can Jeave the cars at any point for 170 miles, put your rod together, and within a few yards of the track find all the fly-fishing you desire. To my eye the magnificent sweep of Jack Fish Bay, and the lonely beauty of the inlets and islands of the north shore, are as fine in their way 28 anything in the Rockies, and it is only thirty hours from Montreal. For years it has been nothing but Nipigon; but unless J am much astray there area dozen smaller rivers that will give equal sport. Mind, J am not decrying the Nipigon; far from it; but is it not true that a stream a man can wade, casting now right, now left, and catching (herein a creel full of trout weighing from 2lbs, to 6lbs., is fully as sporting a proposition as a large river where you must canoe it all the time, with a couple of jabbering half-breeds to grate upon your enjoyment of the scene and sport ? There is more or less trout fishing all the way through to Manitoba, but the more becomes less as the prairie is reached. Pike, pickerel, doré and whitefish are the more common inhabitants of the charming lakes that stud that part of western Ontario. Itis a better shooting than fishing coun- try, The sportsman may shoot mallard by the hundred any time after Sept. 1, and after Oct. 1, 1900, he will be able to shoot al] the moose and earibou any man should wish to shoot. Ido not understand why the Ontario Government prohibited the shooting of those animals in that part of the province, ag I believe moose are as plentiful to-day within fifty miles of Kalmar station as anywhere in America short of Alaska, There are some deer south and west of the C. P. R.R. line, but I do not believe they are particularly abundant, and I should recommend the visitor’s confining his attention to the mallard, chicken and ruffed grouse. Until the rail- road was built, sharptail grouse were never seen as far east as the present site of Rat Portage; now they have worked their way to Peninsular, nearly 500 miles to the eastward, The vinnated grouse, on the other hand, have pushed up from Uncle Sam’s domains and invaded all south- ern Manitoba, edging out the shyer sharptail. The avifauna of a land often changes, thanks to man’s advent. Supposing the adventurous sportsman to have penetrated as far into the northwest as Rat Portage, 1,300 miles from Montreal, he will haye to decide whether he will stay where he is, move on, or return homeward. Should he elect to go further, he will certainly not fare worse; though, until the antelope country bordering the south branch of the Sas- katchewan is reached, there will be no change in the game found. Every slough and pond hole will contain young, unsophisticated mallard and teal, and the prairies swarm with sharptail. The car may he sidetracked anywhere, and yet it will afford a base from which good shooting may be had. One piece of advice: be moderate; don’t kill more than you can use, Some have done it, and their names are a stench in the nostrils of all good sportsmen. The northwest is big, aud feathered game yet abundant; but should the game hog make it his playground, in time even that fine sporting re- gion must fail. From the Atlantic to the Rockies there is a familiar ap- pearance about the vegetation and game; but once in the range and anew world is opened up. ‘Trees, animals, birds, fish, all differ from those to which the Hasterner has been accustomed. Nay, more, even the climate, with its soft, sensual airs, and mellow afternoon sun, is more like Asia than America. Although British Columbia is but 500 miles wide at the boundary line, there is a great diversity of scenery and climate, where, as in the 900 miles between Winnipeg and Banff, monotony is the keynote of it all; but a monotony of mallard and sharptail is not unendurable, after all, for some of us. Let’s ‘‘make believe” (as the little girls say when they’re telling fairy stories) that our car has been dumped at Qu’Appelle or some such prairie station, and that we have had our fill of chicken and duck shooting, just as a month earlier we were surfeited with Lake Superior trout fishing. The date is Sept. 25, and a council of war is held in the smoking room of the car, or more likely out on the sun- dried prairie, with the grasshoppers ‘oppin’ around, and the ~ little gophers watching us from the mouths of their burrows, To go on or to go back? The question is discussed pro and con until, beiny put to the vote, the ‘‘go ons” have it: and after seeing two malcontents off by the Hastern express at 20:20 that evening (7. ¢., 8:20 P. M. civilized time) the car is hitched to the westward bound train at 6 o'clock next morning, avd exactly twenty-four hours later is sidetracked at Banif, Hverybody traveling over the OC. P, R.R. stops at this famed spot, and many people become so enamored of the beauties of the place that they return year after year. Last summer I met several Indian officers and their families that had gone there in preference to spending their furloughs (leave) in England, It is a capital headquarters for informa- tion, a8 so many hunters of big game are coming and going that lots of points may be picked up as to where game is or is not at that particular time. Once in the mountains, big game may be got almost anywhere by hard work. No one lives there; it is still alone land; and once over the ridge that separates the gorge down which the railroad runs from the next valley, you are as likely to find grizzlies, goats, sheep and deer ag if you went 100 miles further into the unexplored. There are few elk and still fewer moose in the country between Banff and the boundary line; but goats, sheep and deer abound. Winter comes on early in the Rockies, and on account of the longer open season in the coast range | should advise the party whose fortunes we are supposed to be following to push on to Lytton on the Fraser, and hire an outfit for the Bridge River country. After three weeks in that region they ought to have some beads to show, and be ready to start for home and get to work again; but, of course, a visit to the coast and Puget Sound should be made before returning, or it will be a source of everlast- ing regret. Those who make such a trip as I have outlined are almost certain to repeat it every year. I met Jast autumn several carloads of healthy, happy gunners and fishermen, who had been there before and intended returning in 1897, if all went will with them in the meantime. CHarius A. BRAMBLE dlatuyal History. FLORIDA PLUME BIRDS. Sr. Augustine, Fla., April 2.—Hditor Forest and Stream: It is a hackneyed subject, but the only way to accomplish anything isto hammer away. A man who has just re- turned from a surveying trip across the Kverglades informs me that a shameful state of things exists throughout that re- gion, and that there is nothing to base a hope upon that the barbarous practices will be stopped until the race of plu- maged birds is so nearly exterminated as to make the business unprofitable. He says that brutes with the semblance of white men makeit their regular business to collect bird skins, and that laws are of no more consequence to them than to alligators. Before they took up the exterminating business the Indians were sensible enough to make and re- spect certain Jaws to prevent a decrease of birds, among which was an inviolable rule never to disturb them at their rookeries or roosts, and never to shoot them out of season, But the white men who have taken up the business lie in wait for them at the roosts, and when they are all in for the night they fire into the crowd, killing dozens atashot. Then they look over the lot and probab'y select one out of five or ten and leave the rest of the dead to rot, and the wounded to flutter off and starve. This is in evidence that the differ- ence between the poor Indian and the low-bred white is as great as between the edible qualities of a turkey and a buz- zard. The Indians know that one of their sources of income is being destroyed, but what can they do to prevent it? In years gone by Florida was swarming with flamingoes, spoon- bills, egrets and other beautiful plumaged birds, but they are nearly all numbered with the things that were. Now the great question is in regard to the way by which this brutal bird butchery can be stopped. My own opipion is that the only way by which it can be done is through the enactment of a general law, with heavy penalties, to prevent all traffic inskins. These fellows work in a wild, unsettled region, where they can violate the laws without the slightest danger of detection; but with proper laws against the sale of skins their business would be ended, and these laws should also cover Brazilian and other foreign importations of birds for millinery purposes. If women (who ought to be humane and tender-hearted) would give a thought to the fact that millions of the beauti- ful creatures are slaughtered every year, while other millions are left to starve in the nests, they certainly would be willing to sacrifice a little decoration for humanity’s sake! The Brazilian Government derives a very large amount from ex- port duty on bird skins, and the slaughter gives employment to hundreds of men who ought to be in better business. If our legislators could only be waked up to face the fact that there is something in the world besides politics that is worth considering, we might hope that something would be done, but I confess that the case Jocks hopeless. DipyMuvs. ADIRONDACK WOLVES. Bre Moosm Lake, N. Y., April 5 —Hditer Forest and Stream: see under date of April 3 you publish a clipping from a Watertown paper relating a thrilling adventure of one Charles Adams with a dozen wolves. That story may sound all right to people who know little or nothing about the Adirondacks, but those who have spent their lives in the Adirondacks know that it is notirue. I live within a few . miles of Woodhull Lake, where the encounter is said to have taken place, and we are connected with Woodhull Lake by telephone, and I have not heard of the encounter. Such a thing might have happened thirty or thirty-five years ago, when I first began hunting and trapping in this section. In those days it was nothing unusual to hear wolves how] every day, for they were plenty, and occasion- ally see a band of them in winter on the ice on some lake, for the deer when pursued by wolves would run out on the ice to get away from the wolves, That part of the Adamsstory looks quite reasonable JI have known as high as a dozen wolves to be out in one band ona lake, although I have never seen but three together, even in the early days, when wolves were plenty. I have often talked with old guides, who had remarked the same thing that 1 have, ¢, ¢., the wolves almost invariably caich the deer within a few rods from the shore after he starts out on the ice, even when it was more favorable run- ning for the deer than for the wolves. It puzzled me fora ee Apri 17, 1897.] ; FOREST AND STREAM, 305 long time to know how they did that. I finally settled the question to my entire satisfaction. The wolves instinctively seem to know the runways, and a part of the band would cut across a nearer way to the runway on the lake and intercept the deer. I have seen wolves station themselves out on the ice and wait for the deer to come. Such thiugs were com- mon at one time, but for the last twenty years wolves have been too scarce for any one who lives in this section to be- lieve the Adams story, although I think there may be a dozen wolves left in the Adirondacks. I have been in the Adirondacks every winter more or less for thirty years, and haye tramped through some portion of it in Herkimer and Hamilton counties on snowshoes, but I have not seen a wolf track in eight years. H. S. J., from Clayton, wants to know when the last wolf was killed. In 1888 or ’89 the writer and Fred Hess, a well-known guide, killed a large wolf om the head of Fourth Lake, Fulton Chain. He had come out on the ice about forty rods and Jain down in the snow to await the arrival of another wolf that was aflera deer. We saw him and weut out and killed him That was ove of the Jast. The very last was killed at Brandith Lake in 1894, about ten miles from here, by Reuben Carey, the Brandith’s game keeper, I think the bounty cer- tificates will show the’same. 1 have not heard of a wolf's track being seen since. We had moose at one time, and panthers not many years ago. Iremember one moose my father killed. When I was a hoy panthers were plenty; they are all gone and the wolves are Dearly gone—too nearly gone to attack any one in a band of a dozen. J. H. Hiesy. BIRD PROTECTION. Tux recently organized State Audubon Society has issued the following circular, which explains itself: Attention is called to the fact that the fashion of wear- ing feathers for ornament causes the destruction of millions of birds each year, and is rapidly lessening their numbers. Birds are the natural protectors of vegetation against the attacks of insects; in this way their utility is beyond estimate. They are endowed with beauty, the gift of song, wonderful instincts, and a high order of intelligence, and display a vivacity that places them among the most fascinating of nature’s creatures, They thus appeal to our esthetic sense as well as to our economic interests. _ Already our song birds have greatly decreased in num- bers; while the beautiful egrets and snowy herons, and the graceful terns, once so abundant, haye become almost ex- terminated. What is the cause? At least nine-tenths of this destruction is due to the habit of wearing dead birds, or parts of them, for ornament. The remedy is in the hands of women; if they will re- fuse to wear the feathers of wild birds the destruction will cease—but never until then. The wearing of aigrettes is especially to be condemned, since they can be procured only through the destruction of the parent birds in the nesting season, which entails death by starvation of the helpless young in the nests. In our own country we have few egrets left to protect, but the war is still carried on in other countries, and will be waged until these beautiful birds are practically exterminated the world over, unless the use of aigrettes is abandoned, This Society appeals to women to refrain entirely from the use of aigrettes, and the wings and feathers of all wild birds; and to intelligent and humane men to secure in every way possible the protection and preservation of our native birds. We appeal also to teachers to use their in- fluence to interest and instruct their pupils as to the use- fulness of birds, and to stimulate their love and admira- tion for these fellow creatures. : Believing that it is only necessary to call your attention to this important matter to secure your codperation in so good a cause, we trust that you will not only become a member of this Society, but will use your influence to en- list others as helpers in the work. Declaration of Principles. First—The purpose of the Society is to discourage the purchase or use of the feathers of any birds for ornamentation, except those of the ostrich and domesticated fowl. : Second—Members shall discourage the destruction of birds and their eggs, and do all im their power to protect them. z Third —Members shall use their influence to establish “Bird Day” in the schools of the State of New York. / Fees. A fee of $1 shail constitute a life membership in this Society, ex cept for teachers and scholars in any of the schools of the State of New York, who shall pay 25 cents for a life membershi Dp. _ There is no annual assessment. A certificate of mem- bership will be sent upon receipt of the inclosed card, _ signed with your name and address, and the membership fee. The fees are deyoted to the work of the Society, which includes free distribution of circulars and reports relating to bird protection, Address: Miss Emma H. Lockwood, Secretary-Treasurer, 243 West Seventy-fifth street, New York. The Plumage of Hesperornis. : As long ago as 1870 Prof.- Marsh, of New Haven, dis- -covered in the cretaceous chalk of Kansas the remains of a : large swimming bird which had teeth. Subsequently other specimens of this bird, some of them extremely perfect, were discovered, and Prof. Marsh described them under the name Hesperornis, These, together with a number of other forms : of birds haying teeth, were fully described and figured by Prof. Marsh in a monograph on Birds with Teeth, Which was published in 1880. : _ This large bird, Hesperornis, resembled in many respects the loons of to-day; that is to Say, it was a swimming bird with a long neck and pointed bill, and with greatly developed Jegs. But it was wingless, and the sternum, or breast bone, was absolutely smooth and without the keel which is charac. teristic of all flying birds, and to which the pectoral muscles are attached. The only bone remaining in the Wing of Hesperornis was the humerus or bone of the upper arm 2 , , In his discussion of the relationships of Hesperornis, pub- lished in the volume referred to, Prof, Marsh considered these diverse characters, and concluded by expressing the opinion that the hind limbs, which so strongly resemble those of the loons, were adaptive merely, and thai the bird’s nearest relationships were to the ostriches, which it so closely resembles in its breast bone, in the bones of the shoulder to which the wing bones are attached and in some of the characters of the skull. Thus, in his opinion, Hesperornis was a Carnivorous swimming ostrich. This view of the relationships of the great bird did not meet with general acceptance. The characters of the hind limbs seemed to be much more impressive than the ostrich- like characters of the sternum, shoulder girdle and skull, and many authors spoke of Hesperernis as related to the loons. It is interesting to learn, as stated by Prof. Marsh in an article in the last number of the Amerievan Journal of Science, that in the same region where the early specimens were dis- covered another remarkably perfect Hesperornis has been found with feathers in place, and that these feathers show the typical plumage of an ostrich. Thus Prof. Marsh’s earlier conclusions haye received strong confirmation. Carnivorous Squirrels. We have here a character who among other singularities has large imaginative powers, but whose reputation for strict veracity might be hazarded without an affidavit. He lays his claim to being something of a sportsman, as having some years ago done the part of a peripatetic vender of cheap guns among the mountaineers of western Pennsylvania, In a recent talk with our brother clubman and all-round sportsman, Dr, P. W. Levering, the question of squirrel shooting came up, when our friend (the peripatetic) told of an extraordinary time he had had with the bushy tails. The scene is laid in Pennsylvania, about seven miles from Williamsport, some twenty-five years ago. He told Lever- ing that in two hours he killed seventy-zight gray and black squirrels with a muzzleloader. That it was in a corner of a pasture close to woods where the squirrels came in on two lines of rail fence to feed on the carcass of a dead horse. This was too much for Jacobstaff, so he interviewed the peripatetic with the following result, In all seriousness he informed us that it was 105 gray, black and a large kind of red squirrel that he killed in that time; that the nut crop and the corn crop in that region had utterly failed, and that the squirrels were almost famished and would eat anything. Iremarked that I did-not see how they could very well, as squirrels’ teeth are designed for an exclusive granivorous— diet, and didn’t believe them well adapted as Hesh masti- cators. He sticks to his story and says he can bring proof of the facts, time and occasion. The foregoing is about on a par with a story Doc Cum- mins, also one of the reliable shots of the J, C. H, G. Club, tells of a friend of his that bagged (so his friend says, not the Doctor) twenty-seven woodcock down in the swamp back of the house one afternoon with a Flobert rifle; no dog. JACOBSTAFF, [But squirrels are known to be carnivorous on occasion. | Dakota Rabbit Traps. Many of the Russian farmers west of town are complain- ing about jack rabbits falling down their chimneys and fre- quently lodging therein, stopping the passage of the smoke. ‘Fheir peasantlike houses—which are all provided with large fireplaces and proportionately large chimneys—are mostly low and covered with the “beautiful.” The chimneys, of course, have to be kept clear of snow. After it has been shoveled away several times, a large funnel-shaped cone remains, the walls of which are rendered icy by tbe alternate influence of the fire below and the cold above. Any wild animal prowling around on a bitter cold night, upon near ing one of these smoke cones and feeling the warmth, would naturally seek closer proximity thereto, whereupon its ven- tures would invariably result in a slide, Mr. Animal landing in the fire-box below.—Aulm (WV. D.) Wind. - Doom of Two Pugnacious Robins. Winpsor, N. C., April 4.—It is not a very unusual occur- rence for quail to k1ll themselves by flying against a house or other obstruction when frightened, as I have known of at least a dozen killed in this manner in the last ten or fifteen years, Not very long since one killed itself against my offize window. However, | started out to tell not about quail, but robins. EHurly last Weduesday morning two maie robins flew against a house and were picked up by my hired man, one perfectly dead and the other very near it. They were fighting, anu were so busily engaged no doubt that they did not have time to look out for houses and such small things. A. S. R. Game Bag and Gun. THE SCHOOLHOUSE COVER.—I. Amone the many favorite haunts of the woodcock that it has been my good fortune to explore none take higher rank than a sequestered nook nestled among the Berkshire Hills, known to a select few as the ‘‘schoolhouse cover.” I first visited the romantic spot early in the sixties in com- pany with a veteran sporisman who for several years had joade numerous visits each season to the place, always re- turning with a good supply of the feathered dainties and an increased love for the favored spot. ‘The cover, or rather succession of covers, is delightfully situated just under the brow of one of the numberless Berkshire Hills, and con- sisted of patches of alders, birch-covered Knolls and an old orchard, partly grown up with witch-hazal and briers, “Just below the orchard, in the angle where two roads joined, was the little brown schoolhouse that suggested the name by which the locality was known to the elect. It was a bright morning in early October when, at the in- vitation of my friend the veteran, I accompanied him to the place. When we arrived at the schoolhouse it was almost 9 o'clock, and nearly two score of bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked lads and lasses at once surrounded us, and with merry voices gave us a most cordial yreeting. The evident delight of the children was a mystery to me until the veteran brought out from under the wagon seat a box that contained nearly a half peck of candy and placed it for distribution in the hands of one of the older ones. This, he said, was to pay them for taking care of the team, a charge which they attended to in the best manner, and we always felt perfectly safe in leaving the horse in their care. Starting up the road toward the old orchard, we soon came to a steep bank some 20ft. in height, covered with alders and maples, and just at the foot of the bank wasaJevel piece of ground that was also grown up to alders, making a strip of beautiful cover some twenty rods in Jensth. In order to save time, a8 we wished to go overall the cover, my com- panion directed me to go to the right while he beat out the opposite end. Sending on my dog, he took a few strides and came to & point just at the edge of a green grass plot that was bordered with graceful ferns, and as I walked in ahead of him I was greeted with the querulous whistle of a noble woodeock that I cut down as he topped thealders. This was the first of a long list of these royal birds that, first and last, 1 have bagged in this ideal snot, known to all who vis- ited here as the ‘‘woodcock’s parlor,” and a surer place to find one or two birds I never saw. Indeed it was many years before I failed to find the parlor without at least one occupant, although J yisited the place several times each season. In fact, the whole of these extensive grounds was noted for the celerity with which other birds came in to take the place of those that were killed, and if was frequently the case that a party would shoot: over the grounds, bringing to bag all, or nearly all, the birds they found, and another party the next day would find the same abundance. Upon one occasion I knew of three different parties shooting over this ground upon three consecutive days, and all of them reported capital sport and lots of birds, ., After working out the alder strip 1 have mentioned, we climb the bank and beat through the orchard, which lies just af its upper edge. Here, among the patches of witch- hazel, was also @ sure place to find three or four birds, and occasionally a full dozen would be found, East and north of the orchard were scattered trees and some dense patches of birches that often held a few birds. while still further north was quite an extent of scattered clumps of birches that looked very inviting, but, with the exception of three or four favored spots, no birds, to my knowledge, were ever found here, although it was worked out thoroughly a great many times both by myself and others, After beating out the orchard the usual course was to cross the road to the left, then go down the slope toa swampy piece of ground that was sparsely grown up to maples, with an eccasional clump of alders. Although no woodcock shooter would ever thivk of looking here for his fayorite bird, it was one of the best and surest places to find them in the whole region. I well remember that upon my first visit here I chaffed the veteran for proposing to beat out so unlikely looking cover, but he only smiled and sent on his dog, and I was soon con- vinced that there was at least a brace of the beauties here, and when we had gone through it I was thoroughly con- vinced that appearances are sometimes very deceptive when you are looking for woodcock. We had brought to bag some eleven birds, and three years later with the same companion we found no less than seven- teen in this small patch of not more than threeacres It was here that the late Hon. George Ashmun covered himself and the Roper four-shol repeater with glory by handsomely bring- ing down in four seconds four birds that he flushed from one point. ; Beyond this spot, and covering more than 100 acres, is a succession of birch-coyered knolls interspersed with small alder runs that was always, in the good old days, a famous place for both woodcock and grouse; and there is scarcely a square yard of the whole ground that has not furnished its quota of sport, At the end of this cover we come to open pasture, which we cross to the birches on the opposite side. These we pass through, down a steep slope to the little brook, when we turn to the left and follow up the brook to the road, some half mile above, coming out only a few rods below the schoolhouse, This last run was a capital place for grouse and occasionally a few woodcock would be found. When we had the time to spare, we would cross theroad and beat up the thicket beyond for grouse. which were nearly always plentiful there, although the dense growtb of brush and briers made ita hard place to work both for man and dog. , This was the schoolhouse cover inthe good old days. What thr-pging memories of rarest sport come to me as in fancy I revisit the dear old spot. Familiar forms of dearly loved companions, many of them long ago translated to the happy nuuting grounds, in fancy again tread with me the springy turf. Once more I see the soaring woodcock -deftly brought. back fo earth again by their unerring aim Again I see the arrowy flight of the “hurtling grouse” suddenly cease as eye of faith and finger of instinct have proven more tban a match for crafty cunning and wondrous speed. Once more old Mack and Trump, and a score of other well-remembered forms, are gayly bounding before me over the heautiful knolls and through the lovely valleys of the dear old place. What hosts of wonderful living statues eladden my eyes as they glance over the many favored spots that woodenck and grouse loved so well. In the silent watches of the night, when worldly cares have banished sleep, blessed visions of bygone days of rarest sport often come to cheer my saddened heart and bear me upon their widespread wings to happiness and peace. Visions of many, very many, widely separated resorts, and memories of many, very many, glorious days afield thus come to me; but none take higher rank, and but few can equal the beautiful surroundings and happy days of the dearly loved schoolhouse cover. One of the best days that J ever enjoyed here was in early October, just after two or three heavy frosts, In company with the veteran and our mutual friend Sabin, we took an early start and arrived at the schoolhouse about 8 o’clock. Hitching our horse, we took our guns from the wagon and proceeded to load them—this was in muzzleloader days—the veteran walked a few steps away, and just as he was about to ground arms a grouse with a tremendous roar and racket started nearly under his feet and few toward the run across the road. Now the veteran was oue of the coolest men under fire that I ever met, but he was a bit rattled this time, for he whirled completely around, aud as he caught sight of the bird he deliberately drew a bead on him and pulled trigger. It was very seldom that we had the laugh on the veteran and. I assure you we fully enjoyed the opportunity, and when Sabin in a severe tone asked him if he didn’t know it was loaded he heartily joined in our mirth. After we had steadied down we loaded up and returning ramrod started for the old orchard, but after taking a few steps the veteran, bidding us go on, turned on his heel and started for that bird. ‘I'll show him what's what,” said he, and he soon disappeared over the wall Sabin and I had just entered the alder strip under the bank when we heard trom the veteran, both barrels in quick succession. Sabin shook his head and remarked that in such cases the result was usually most unsatisfactory, but I had unlimited faith in the veteran and offered to back the gun, and as soon asI caught a glimpse of him coming up the road I knew by the way he carried himself that all was well with him, When he joined us and pulled from his pocketsa brace of the royal birds, even Sabin was convinced that there were exceptions to this rule when 9ur friend was behind the gun, Beating out the strip, we found in the parlor a brace of woodcock, which gave the yeteran a very pretty double, and at the far end Sabin stopped a twisting bird in capital style. As we neared the top of the bank an eyil-disposed bird flushed’ not 3ft, in front of me and started down the bank, almost ‘brushing my legs as he passed me, [ whirled around, and 306 catching my foot began to tumble; but as I was going T caught a glimpse of the bird as he was disappearing behind a thick bunch of alders, and threw the gun where I thought be ought to be and cut loose, and woodeock and I struck the ground at about the same time, both in rather a demoralized condition. Iwas feeling rather badly, as Thad made quite an exhibition of myself, to say nothing of bruised shins; but as I gathered myself together pain and chagrin disappeared under the hearty clap on the shoulder by the veteran as he exclaimed, ‘‘] thought both my doubles very neat, and I felt proud of them; but I would give them and half a dozen more for a shot like that.” There was only one woodcock in the orchard which fell to Sabin. Listen to his story of the affair. as he has told it many times: ‘I flushed the bird in front of Trump and killed it, and in falling it lodged in the top of an apple tree that was more than 2ft, through at the butt. The old dog jooked at it a moment, then with a war of his tail he deliber- ately climbed the tree, shook off-:the bird, then came down, picked it up and brought it im.” True every word of it, as we all witnessed the performance. Although Sabin never adds arother word, it may be as well perhaps for me to say that the tree had heen blown nearly down, and laid at an augie of about forty-five degrees, which made the feat com: naratively easy for a dog with the sense possessed by old Trump. When Sabin went to put the bird in his pocket, somehow he made a misfire, and it dropped on the ground unnoticed by him, and as he started along I picked up the bird, and, showing it to the veteran, put it in my pocket and said nothing, We then beat out the birches just beyond the orchard, where we found two birds, both of them coming my way, Tn the ground still further on we visited the good places, but there was only one bird here. which the veteran accounted for; at least he thought he did; buf as I had fired both barrels at it there was roomfor doubt I said nothing, however, as I yery much dislike to mar the enjoyment of a companion when he appears to think he has ‘“‘wiped my eyes;” in fact, this performance never disturbs me in the least. Ihave po reputation to maintain as a sure shot. I dearly love to shoot, and am pretty nearly sure to cut loose if there appears to be the remotest chance of getting the bird, and I often pul] the trigeer by guess when the game is entirely hidden from sight. The pleasure of shooting far outweighs the loss of the ammubition, and I always consider myself ahead in the game even if I do sometimes pile un the misses; and then when ove does make a long or difficult shot there is lots of compensation for previous failures, to say nothing of laying un treasure in memory’s storehouse that will increase and multiply as the years go on, no matter how much er how often you may draw upenit. Why? I would not barter the memory of one sucb shot of the many that have fallen to my lot for tenfold the satisfaction en- joved by him who never misses his bird. Crossing the road to the maple swamp that T have pre- viously mentioned, as we walked down the slope, I kept a straight course, while Sabin diverged a little to the right and the veteran to the left, which brought us to the swamp about 30yds. apart. Sending on the dogs, all three of them poirted at nearly the same instant, and after admiring the beautiful picture for a short time the veteran gave the signal to ad- vance. When we went to the dogs almost simultaneously each of us put up a bird and there was not three seconds difference in the report of the three guns, all of the birds being accounted for. ‘‘There,” exclaimed the veteran, ‘‘T never saw vor heard of anything like this before, and do not believe that I shall ever see it again” Ti was mdeed a wonderful performance for our rough New England shoot- ing. Although [have several times seen three and four birds killed almost simultaveonsly, J have never since seen it done from three independent points. We found four more birds here, two of them falling to the veteran’s gun and two to mire, although Sahin should have had one of these; but he was a sure shot and thought too much of his reputa- tion 1o take chances, and as I saw him lower his gun, refus- ing the shot, I cut loose at the corkscrew and had the satis- faction of bringing it down. After leaving the maple swamp we beat out a birch knoll and the little alder run beyond it withoutafind. Just as we reached the top of the bank at the head of the run a wood- cock flushed wild some 50yds. in front of us, and taking a circle of about 200yds. in diameter it settled equarely behind us in the run that we had just passed through. Sabin was delegated to bring it in, and he at once started for the bird, sending his dog around to the right in order to give him the wind. When he arrived within about 20yds. of the bird it arose aud Sabin killed it very prettily just as it was disap- pearing behind a clump of birches. At the instant he fired ‘a cuckoo about halfway between him and the woodcock started into the air just in time to caieh a portion of the charge, and it also fell dead; but Sabin knew nothing of this, and as his dog came in at the report of the gun he ordered him to fetch dead. Old Trump went in the right direction, and when he came to the cuckoo he picked if up and brought it in. You should have seen the Jook on that man’s face as he took the bird from the dog. The veteran and J were almost in convulsions—in fact the veteran did go down all in a heap when Sabin came up and solemnly averred that that bird had whistled just Ike a woodcock, The fun of this was that Sabin had an impediment in his hearing, and often said that he had not heard a woodcock whistle for years; but we decided that as an excuse for shoot: ing the whistle was first class. While recovering from the turn this performance had given us, I saw by the actions of my dog that he had marked the dead bird, so I silently motioned him on. and he was soon galloping back with itin his mouth. When Sabin caught sight of him he at once grasped the situation, and it was worth almost as much as the rest of it to see the changes come over his countenance ag he turned fo us and remarked: “Pretty good joke on old Trump, wasn’t it?” When we resumed our course the veteran’s doe was miss- ing, ‘‘Never mind,” said the old man, ‘‘he knows the route and we shall soon find him if there are any birds” Sure enough, we soon saw him at the edge of a patch of birches fast on point, As wecame to him the veteran walked in front to put up the bird. He had advanced three or four steps beyond the dog when, with a yell, he jumped 3ft in the air, thea scrambling back he tumbled over poor Joe and both went down together, Wondering what was the matter, Sabin and F hastened to him, and as he gathered himself to- gether he very energetically ejaculated, “‘Holy Moses! what a snake,” It appeared: that he had stepped squarely on the biggest snake he ever saw, hence the yell and quickly fol- lowing evolutions. Joe meantime had picked himself up ud resuuied his polut, which the veteran bade va attend to, be did vot think that he could bit a baru, As I stepped to FOREST AND STREAM. the front I saw the ¢rass aud bushes moving a short distance ahead and cut loose at the disturbance. At the crack of the gun a woodeock flushed just beyond and flew nearly over the yeteran’s head. This brought him round all right, at least he grassed his bird in good style. We then investi- gated and found that my sim had been true, as the snake was writhing near by with a broken back. When we saw him we not only exonerated the veteran for his part of the per- formance, but soundly rated him for not yelling louder and jumping higher; the tumble over the dog we decided was faultless. It was now past noon and high time for lunch, so we obliqued to the right and made for a cool spring under a maple some fifty rods distant, where we spent 4 most agree- able half hour discussing our lunch and reviewing incidents of the morning, Ah! that cool, inviting spring; how many happy half hours have | passed under the noble tree that shades the sparkling waters; how many loved companions have shared with me the delighis of this sylvan spot; how many well- told tales of sport galore have I listened to here; how many noble birds with their plumage all smoothed out have I seen lying side by side on the evergreen turf; what delightful “smoke talks” come to me as my thoughts go back to the good old times! SHADOW, THE “RICH” AND THE ‘* POOR.” Editor Forest and Stream: The communication of Mr. W. W. McCain entitled “The Pennsylvania Game Law,” and published in ForEst anp STREAM of April 10, is similar to a few others which appear now and then at infrequent periods, and which represent nothing more than the peculiar idiosyncrasies of individual grumblers, whose ideas of economics are awry, or who mis- take their extremely acute personal cupidity for the true measure of justice. ‘Their keynote is the injustice done to the poor man by the rich. They proclaim their personal vaporings to be general just principles. ‘They urrogate to themselves the authority to speak as the true representative of the poor man. I do not believe that they are such. Ido not believe that they proclaim the sentiments of the poor man. Idonot believe that the poor men of this country (that is, the meritorious poor men, those who are industrious, intel- ligent and progressive) believe that there is an antagonism and opposition of interests between the rich and poor. Out of the army of contributors to ForRustT AND STRHAM, | am pleased 10 note that such opinions do not come from the best writers or thinkers, be they rich or poor. Men of influence, of high position, of good standing in the community, men who know what belongs to themselves as men, and what is due their fellow men as citizens, men who are earnest in pro- moting the public good, never hold such views. There are. however, a few men whose contribution to the sum total of social and financial progress consists of inveighine against existing conditions, and they even flourish so far as to orzan- ize into bodies, whereupon their scattered ideas crystallize into a fantastic whole; thus we have Coxey armies, anarch- istic gatherings, etc,, with a few blatant demagogues as leaders, who declaim against the monster, wealth—a monster which they soon get on very good terms with if they can but capture it. It is a vicious doctrine indeed which teaches that there exists an antagonism between the rich and the poor. On the contrary, their interests are common interests. Their life in society and its affairs is so interwoven that there can be no antagonism without each suffering a common injury. Wealth and labor are inseparable. Where there is wealth there necessarily must be labor, for wealth owes its existence to labor, To capital and labor we owe the wonderful develop- ment of this country. ‘They built our vast railroad systems, canals, bridges, shipping, cities, roads, telegraphs, etc., and the millions of dollars expended went into the hands of the poor, as millionsstill continue to go into their hands for sery- ices rendered as employees Under the laws all are equal, Rich and poor are but relative terms. Few men are so poor that they will not find others who are poorer, and few are so rich that they will not find others who arericher. Of the rich, many acquired their wealth ky years of industry, self-denial, special training, and an aptitude for business. The same road is open to all. Many men are poor from in- dolence, or extravagance, or inefficiency in business. Yet envy ouly comes when a comparison is made with the better fortune of others. No doubt Mr McCain, whatever his fortune may be, knows of many peop’e poorer than he is himself; but knowing such men, does he deny himself the comforts or pleasures within his means because of that? I dare say that he is not interested in bringing himself down to the level of those poorer thanhimself. He enjoys his own, as ig his right. Human nature isthe same through all the different gradations of wealth, and each one enjuys for him- self according to his fancy and his means. I have nothing whatever to do with the argument between Mr, McCain and Mr. Mazurie and Bon Ami. 1 take the points presented by him as being bad in themselves, entirely regardless of any application which he makes of them. He asks with much earnestness the following question: “Which is the better sportsman and the more considerate, con- sistent game protector —the poor pot-hunter (?) who legally kills 100 duck:, grouse or woodcock in a whole season’s shooting, and from sheer necessity sells them to supply his fami'y with the necessaries of life, or the wealthy club member or yacht owner who kills flye times a8 Many in & morning's shoot and gives them to his friends and companions?” Truly the answer is easy—the club member and the yacht owner are the better sportsmen. And why? Because the man who goes forth with no other motive than to kill for market is 00 sportsman at all, nor does he care a rap for the features of sport. He snares, pot-shoots, shoots out of sea son, and secures the birds any way he can. He is out for money. To call him asportsman is to force the term upon him, Mr, McCain’s statement of the question is as unfair as his weak case demands; first, because no wealthy clab mem- ber or yacht owner ever killed 500 ducks in a morning, and it is a rare occurrence when he kills so many as that in a whole season. Second, for every successful hunt enjoyed by a club memy vr he has had a dozen or more which were un- successtul. Uf ‘ club members” or ‘‘yacht owners,” not more than 10 per cent. have successful outings so far as the mere killing of game is concerned. Wherever they go they give a liberal return in money paid for services or material, And alas! the poor pot-hunter who kills only 100 birds in aseason. Poor, poorman! Let us vauseto pity him Let us unite our voices and call him gentleman; yes, sportsman! et us make a wreath of laurels for him, He has been maligned and despised these mapy years, the abborred of all true sportsmen, How solicitous he is that he kills bis birds egally! And his moderation! Gentlemen, we have done _ in some other manner. [APRIL 1%, 18g? the pot hunter a great injustice. Let us henceforth denounce the sportsman and exalt the pot-hunter. Let us do this that our game may be preserved. Let us do this that we may learn true sportsmanship, let us do this that we may scorn riches and the pleasures that they bring. But before we do all this let us confer over it. Where docs the enormous market supply of American game come from? Who has swept almost from existence the prairie chicken, which onre was found from the Gulf of Mexico to the regions of British America? The ‘‘club member” and “tyacht owner’? Who exterminated the wild pigeon, whose numbers in flight darkened the sky? The “club member” and ‘‘yacht owner’? We now have a fragmentary flight of ducks. A few years ago every slough, stream, lake and marsh was full of them ag they made their way southward in the fall, and later the bays and coasts of the salt water were filled with them. We have a few ducksleft. What has become of the rest? The “club member” and ‘tyacht owner” again? Market-shooting as a vocation was one of the most profit- able. It is profitable yet to those who have a knowledge of the best manner of conducting it No greater ignorance was ever displayed of what was fitting than that shown by Mr. McCain in asking us to feel sympathy for the poor market: shooter who is struggling to earn a meager living for a poor and needy family. It is a picture drawn trom vapor ing sentiment or personal interest, and not from fact, There may be market-shooters in certain, poorly favored sections who'do not make any great sums of money, but the shooter who has the physical ability to travel through field and cover all day, and has the practice to handle a gun skillfully, has sufficient intelligence and physical strength to earn a living Once a man is a market-hunter, be Ttemains one so long as the game lasts or until the law prevents. The occupation is followed for the profit that is in it and for the freedom which goes with it. In the Western chicken country a few years ago—with a cheap horse, a cheap wagon and a cheap gun, with a dog or two to assist, the whole out- fit costing from $100 to $150 —it was not an unusual occur- rence for a market-shooter to kill from six to ten dozen chickers in a day, and thry averaged about $3 per dozen, or from $18 to $80 for a day’s work. Alas! poor fellow trying to support a family. ‘The season opened in early August and lasted into wioter. A man afoot could make from $6 to $12 per day. Market-shooters swarmed there from all the different States, and some of the resident farmers abandoned farming during the chicken season to shoot for the market, finding this more profitable than their regular vocation. When cold weather set in and ended’ the chicken shooting the duck season began, and the true market-bunter followed the ducks all the way south, killing all that he could, and then shot all winter on the coast, following them back in the spring. Ashoin the good years gone by could kill any- where from 50 to 150 ducks or more in & day, it is easily seen how the poor fellow was deserving of heartfelt sympathy for struggling so bard to ‘supply his family with the necessari:s of life” on $20 or $30 a day. The market-shooters haye de- creased because they have destroyed the birds, Some of them found that there were not birds enough for them to continue their model “‘sportsmanship,” though there are market-shooters yet who follow the birds north to south, shont all winter on the southern coast and follow them back again in the spring. ‘There are also market-shooters who are en- gaged on a regular monthly salary. There are hundreds of such engaged eyery season, They are paid good wages, not, however, for merely killing 100 binds in a season. ‘This dis- cussion is not a question of a few impecunio s men making a living. It is a question of an army of expei #narket-shooters destroying the game of the nation, To further present something more targible than mere assertion, I consulted my scrap book, in which I pres rve all matters [| deem of value and interest. In it I find the fo)- Jowing, from ForrstT AND STREAM of Jan 5, 1895. It was written by a staff correspondent of this journal. He wrole from New Orleans: ‘*No section of country can preserve its game supply if itis system- atically worked by market-hunters | Few sportsmen realize the enormous destruction of game whith is constantly in progress to supply the demands of the market. Forty or fifty birds each day io one gun do not seem to be a destructive quantity, but it amounts to an enormous total in four or five months, When there are several guns in one neighborhood used in market-shooting, such shooting must result in the destruction of the game in that section. The western part of the State (Louisiana), [have been informed, is losing its game birds rapidly from this cause. Market-shooting is in pro- gress there on an extensive scale, and not the ola-time style of shuot- ing, whereio the shooter relied on his individual effort, and carried his modest bag to the nearest dealer to sell for such sum as he could get, but organized shooting with modern equipments. The shooters scour the surroundivg country, killing all toe birds that they posti- bly can. A wagonis engaced to visit certain prearranged points at stated times to coll-ct the birds killed and take them to the town in which is the shooters’ headquarters, The birds are put ia a refriger- ator box made for the purpose, and when1,000|bs, are collected they are shipped in the refrigerator to New York. I was told that the shooters netted from $1,000 to $5,000 per year from their work in market-shooting.”’ Tn a letter dated New Orleans, Dec. 22, 1894, he wrote: “No one in the North who has not given the subject special study realizes the enormous qu‘utities of game killed io the South during the winter months, Hundreds of men are employed on a salary to shoot for the market by business firms of New Orleans, One dealer told me tha! he had bought, at one order, $850 worth of ammuui'ion to distribute among his 150 market-shooters, ete. * * * One pentleman, whose knowledge and veracity are above question, as- sured me that in past years he has known of upward of 100 baskets of ducks to be shipped from one point in that section, and as each basket averages about 100 ducks, the total is almostincreditle. An- other gentleman told me of a big day, wherein one man shipped as the result of three or four guns’ work a total of 5,700 ducks.” These are statistics from but one or two localities. There are many such now from New Orleans west to old Mexico. The refrigerator and fast transportation make mar- ket shooting an occupation of certain profit. The poor mar- ket-shootér who ‘‘from sheer necessity sells them to supply his family with the necessaries of litt’ seems to be really an army of able bodied, skillful men followiog shooting as a regular profession, each one killing thousands of birds each season, and either receiving good salaries (not, however, tq him ‘‘who legally kills 100 ducks, grouse or woodcuck,” as set forth by Mr. McCain, whose expcrieuce as a merchant dealer in game should qualify him as an authority on sport) or mak- ing sums which in amount rival the incomes of professional men, The markets in all the large cities are filled with an abuy- dance of game every season and for some days after the sea- son is closed. All the hotels, cafés, restaurants, steamships, etc., numbering thousands, aro able to supply their guests with any variety of game in season and some out of season There is enough to supply private needy also, Theenormou, y Aprtt, 17, 180%, cold storage warehouses carry in thé aggregate millions of hirds for use in the close season and for the private use of their customers at all times. Note the Chicago cold storage case, which is not so long ago as to be out of memory. The game warden found 27 000 birds stored away in Kewanee in summer, and that warehouse was but one of several in Chi- cago, and those in Chicago are but a few as compared to the total number in the United States. And who furnishes the vast supply for the consumption of ‘70,000,000 of people, or such percentage of it as can afford toeat it? And out of the total number the percentage must be very great, Of course, it is the * ‘club member” and the ‘‘yacht owner.” As the Forest AND STREAM has often pointed out, our American game laws are for the benefit of rich and poor alike, Law is more for the benefit of the poor man than it is for the rich, for the Jatter can have his shooting whether there is any law or not; that is to say, he cam travel into the wilderness and find sport in the unsettled sections, or he can establish a preserve of hisown. When a poor man decries the passage of game laws he is fighting his own interests; for he is the greatest beneficiary of them. The rich man ig but a demagogue’s bugaboo at the most, for by far the great- est Dumper of shooters are men of moderate means. Mr. McCain writes as follows: ‘‘The fortunate class, who can enjoy shooting privileges at their pleasure, who invest small fortunesin club membership and shooting preserves, are continually deriding the poor and less fortunate class of gunners, who from grim necessity must occupy a lower sphere.” I deny thisin toto. The whole is based on false assertions, a narrow and ungenerous imagination, commer- cial interests, and a selfishness which is paramount to all considerations of what is just to others, Witiiam Henry ATHERTON. THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME LAW. HaRrrisBurG, Pa., April 10.—Hdiior Forest and Stream: The article appearing m your last issue, opposing the enact: ment of the Baldwin bill, is as misleading and evasive as all previous articles have been on this subject. I fail to find a direct answer to any section of the reusons given for its en- actment, Drawing upon the imagination to paint a pen picture of prejudice and fiction is not argument, but is contrary to the provisions of every section of the act, creating as well as defining the duties of the proposed officers. It can have but one object, that to excite public animosity ‘against the proposed cflicer acting as chief by misrepresenta- ition. The answer to all such imputations, as well as all the pretexts advanced, can be found in the facts and figures taken from the report of the State Game and Fish Warden ‘of the State of Michigan, and contained in section 8 of the ‘article of explanation. Fortunately the provisions of the Baldwin Act are such as to define the duties of the chief and his subordinat.s, and gives them the power and authority to act with promptness in all cases of violation, and thus balk the opportunity for the violator to remove the evidences of guilt Impossible as it may appear tosonie, it will not require more than $6,000 per annum, as a State appropriation, to properly patrol this Commonwealth ior fish and game viola- tions. Tne facts contamed in the reports of the operations of this act in another State have convinced me that the sum bamed is adequate, and if certain sections of the codified game and fish laws are enacted, and the Baldwin Act passed, it will be abundant, and no part of the State will suffer the extent of ills to which it has been subjected in the past by violations. The objector is evidently ignorant of the fact that the system wuich he proposes is the same old inoperative one which has been carried on in this State for the past ten years by the Board of Fish Commissioners, It has never been a success or abated violations, and they are to-day as com- mon as though there was no appropriation for this purpose, I would iecommend that the opponent first read the article and the Baldwin bill. Inform himself as to the piovisions of the general fish and game bills now before the Legislature, what has been appropriated in the past, its pur- pose and tesulis; also secure and examine the protective systems now 1n Operation in other States, and feel sure that he will find Jess time tor the occupancy of downy chairs for the chief warden, and to criticise the supporters of this practical act. In this conect*on I desire so make a statement, based on facts, that the sole purpose of this act is to protect the game and fish reserve of the Commonwealth of Peansylyania, con-- trolled by its imdividuals and citizens, an organization composed of all its people, Delaware, Dauphin, and frie counties alike, as well as all others within its wide domain. Tne imputation that Mr. Worden had conspired to assist 4 measure for the special benefit of some certain reserve is a gross injustice to him. I have known him personally for twenty years, positively know that he doves not belong to apy such organization in this or any other State, ] further know that he has done as much to awaken as well a8 maintain an interest among the people of this State in game and ‘ish protection as any one citizen within its burdtrs. He needs no def:nse in this community, and ne introduction to the editors of Forest AND STREAM. He has manifested a spirit of faimmess in indorsing the Baldwin Act by setting fortn his reayons for doing so, with an able presentation of the facts as they exist. I desire personally to add my indorsement to the act, and believe it one of the most practical ever introduced in our State for the enforcement of our game and fisa laws. I trust that it may speedily be enacted into law. Anson 8. De Vout. DILLINGERSVILLE, Pa., April 9.—Editor Forest and Stream: Just a few words, please, in reply to Mr, McCain’s article uf March 28. I uphold neither the rich nor the poorer class of sportsmen. I belieye in equal rights of all men. But is it honest, is it sportsmanlike, is it American in prin- ciple, to see our game exterminated? Does Mr. McCain wish his army of market-shooting friends to have full sway of our fields and forests, and continue, as they have in the past, to destroy our game in and out of season? ‘These men sell their game to their friends, the game dealers, who always take the deepest interest in our furred and feathered friends; and the vast multitude of law-abid- ingsportsmen must, according to Mr. McCain’s views, be deuied all rights to use their yoices in their grand fight against the extermination of game, because there aresome more fortunate sportsmen who own a few gilken-haired setters, wear a good suit of corduroy, are not dressed in “yaller overalls,” and shoot a 12-gauge gun instead of an 8- gauge brush-mowing cannon, Such a man is dubbed a FOREST AND STREAM. “city dude” by Mr. McCain. This is certainly very con- siderate for one who loves legitimate field sports. I say again that field sports were made for a gentleman’s recreation. A man need not haye a large bank account to be a gentleman sportsman. I haye gunned many and many a day with men who could not well afford to losethe time and money to enjoy a good day’s sport, yet they were gentlemen sportsmen in my estimation in the fullest sense of the word. To these men no greater insult could be of- fered than to ask'them to part with their game for cash, Such men I have found kind and generous to a fault; they would share the last crust of bread in camp with their fellow companion; but as poor as they were, money could not tempt them to part with their game, Let the market-hunter find other employment to sup- port himself and family than by the extermination of game; and if his love for the dog and gun be of the right stripe he will, | am sure, be able to saye enough from his hard but manly earnings by fall to spend a few days afield. I believe in protection in all matters pertaining to the pleasures of mankind, and a limitation eyen in the killing of game. Ifwecannot stop the sale of game, let us at least limit its taking by an individual to so many head of game in a season; in fact, have passed most any bill that will protect our game in some way from extermination, I know several station agents on the line of the D., L. & W. R.R. in Pike county, Pa., who informed me last fall that they had each shipped between 1,400 and 1,500 ruffed grouse to New York and Philadelphia markets, In con- versation with Mr. George C. Swab, of Harrisburg, regard- ing the decreasing of ourgame birds, he told me that a stage driver in Sullivan county, Pa., had informed him that he had, during the season of 1896, carried 1,900 ruffed grouse for shipment to different points. How Mr. McCain or any sound-minded person can imagine this sort of butchery of our game will continue foxever is beyond my comprehension, L, W, MaAzunrtn. Fiditor Forest and Stream: Your correspondent W. W. McCain speaks of your edi- torial remarks as “captious, but considerate.’ How could they be captious, which his dictionary defines as ‘‘peeyish, fretful and perverse,” and at the same time be considerate, a Bynonyen for “careful, discreet, prudent and deliber- ate’’? He refers to the remarks of Mr. Mazurie and myself as rancor, defined as “malignant enmity, inveterate hatred.” Whether there was anything to justify the use of such terms I am perfectly willing to leave to your many readers to decide. They will also form their own conclusions as to their efficiency in supporting his position. He also speaks of “gross misstatements.” If they had been as flagrant as represented he should haye able in a full column to have pointed out at least one. I do not in- tend to handle that kind of goods. If Mr. McCain will show me wherein I have erred in any statement I will re- tract, and do it most heartily. The case needs no false props. Bow Amt. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Spring at Chicago. Curcaco, Ill., April 10,— We are threatened with spring at Chicago. A few of the larger lakesof Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin are beginning to break open and offer the wi!d- fowl a chance to wet their feet. Chicago sportsmen have already visited Lake Koshkonong and the Bingham canvas- back hatchery in the hope of an early canyasback or two, and a few small bags.of ducks are reperted from various quarters, one of thirty-two by Prof Woodruff, at Liverpool, Ind. Some irquiries are coming in for jacksnipe ground. The Kankakee bottoms at Koutts, Ind., have been as fine snipe ground as existed in the United States. The high meadows near Water Valley, Ind,, are the first grounds to show jacksnipe in the spring in this section. I should say that my friends would be apt to do well at these localities, and on the marshes that run to ihe north and northeast of these in Indiana, as those near Warsaw, the big marsh near Swift's Siding, ete., ete. Of course all this is said with reserve, as no man knoweth the habits of his majesty the jacksnipe. In the Northwest. The heavy floods which have caused such devastation in the Northwest within the past two weeks willto some extent affect the game supply of the season, probably in a bene. ficial way, more especially as regards the wildfowl, Many lakes which have recently been dry will be filled up again, this more especially in Minnesota and Dakota. Wisconsin waters are higher than for many years. The sportsmen of Horicon Marsh report more water than for ten years. Wild- fowl have made their appearance in Minnesota, Dakota and Montana, Last week I saw numbers of geese in Montana. In the larger waters of Minnesota, such as Big Stone, Mille lacs aud Lae Qui Parle, ducks appeared this week in con- siderable numbers. Lake Minnetonka is beginning to break loose about the edges. The tish are beginning to run in the Northwestern waters, and I saw an occasional fish spear in evidence from the railway car windows as I passed through, The whole Red River Valley was a vast sheet of water, and tor miles the wheat lands were submerged. It was not unusual to see farmers punting about in rude little boats over what had once been their grain fields, The date of the appearance of wild geese in Montana, near the British line, is March 15 to March 18, there being but little variation from that time. The Floods In the South. For many days the press dispatches have been filled with accounts of the devastating floods which have been raging along the Del a country of the South, from Tennessee to the mouth of the Mississippi River. The loss of property and life through these floods is of so serious a nature as almost to preclude a lesser concern, yet these high waters will have a pronounced effect on the game of that country. The bears, deer and turkeys will be driven to the high ridges, where they will be helpless .nd without food and easily slaughtered. The deer will be obliged to wade im the water so long that the skin of their legs will rot and slough off. All species of game will suffer from the swallowing up of their food supply. The Delta floods have been serious along the Yazoo and Sunflower districts, and I think that nach or most of our Bobo bear country must at this writing be deep under water, though Capt, Bobo’s plantation is situated upon the highest ground of that region, and is no doubt far from the edge of the flood. Chicago Mayor a Sportsman. Carter H. Harrison, Jr., this week elected mayor of Chi- cago, is the sixth son to bear that name, and the second to carry the name into the Mayor’s office of Chicago. Readers of ForESsT AND STREAM will be interested to know that Mr: Harrison is an ardent admirer of that paper, and a strict be- liever in its doctrines. There are few more ardent and en- thusiastic sportsmen than he, His tendencies run perhaps rather to the rod than to the gun He has for a series. of years been thoroughly acquainted with the best of the gray- ling streams of the Michigan South Peninsula, and has also fished the best of muscallonge waters of Wisconsin. Con- nected by marriage with one of the best families of New Orleans, Mr. Harrison is thoroughly acquainted in the State of Louisiana, and indeed in all the South. The family iy originally a Southern one, and perhaps naturally turns to the sports of the open air. Mr, Harrison is a skillful ama. teur photographer, an enthusiastic bicyclist, a traveler of the world, a good shot with gun or rifle, and an expert with the fly rod. In angling he is fond of tying his own flies, All these things show that he isa fit man toe be mayor of Chicago. And I will bet $1,000 that the first thing he does when he gets rid of that job will be to go a-fishing, North Dakota Game Licenses. Reference to the report of the State Game Warden of North Dakota shows that during the year 3,502 resident li- censes and sixty non-resident licenses were issued. There is a disparity here which seems to be more than obvious, I fear the non-residents did not all register as such. Wild Possum A live wild opossum was caught Jast Sunday morning in the dooryard of George Pullman, the sleeping-car magnate. The beast showed great shrewdness in thus picking out a place to go to sleep, but I'll bet it had to pay $2 and a tip, The origin of this, the last of the wild animals to be discov- ered in the environs of Chicago, cannot be traced, but it is believed that the creature was endeavoring to escape from the clutches of Possum Bill Werner, In Chicago. Illinois Warden Candidates. Friends of Harry Loveday, of Chicago, have for some days been earnestly urging his appointment as State Game War- den, some of these friends having joined Reptesentative H. D, Nicholls at Springfield for the purpose of laying Mr. Loveday’s name before Gov. Tanner, Mr. Loveday is a member of the Cumberland Gun Club, of Chicago, and a shooter well known around this city. His nomination, how- ever, is not made by action of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, and indeed members of the executive committee of that body this week telegraphed a protest to Gov. Tan- ner, asking that action be delayed until the Association shall have made its recommendation. This protest was sec: onded by F. 8, Baird and M. R. Bortree, of the National Association, who also wish a different man, it seems. Mr, Loyeday’s nomination is said to be satisfactory to Mr. Geo Sloan, who in a way takes the place as king of South Water street, if any one man can be said to occupy the throne since the time of Col. KE, S Bond, The Illinois State Association has as yet come out for no man for State warden, and has made no secret recommendation to the Governor; but the claims of two or three men are being quietly investigated, and before many days have passed there will be a choice made to place before the Governor, with what result is of course problematical, 3 Nothing has occurred as yet at Springfield in the way of legislation which deserves extended comment at this writing. Mention was made earlier in these columns of the somewhat remarkable game warden bill drafted by F. S. Baird. Not long ago Mr Baird, with Messrs, W. P. Mussey and R. B. Organ, of the Illinois State Association committee, went down to Springfield in the interest of this bill. Billy Mussey said to-day when interviewed in regard to this: ‘‘Well, after a prolonged effort on behalf of the bill, we at length suc- ceeded in getting it killed in the committer: room. It is not every sportsmen’s committee that does so well as that, Sometimes one of our bills gets clear up to the House.” It is thought that the efforts of a gentleman of the name of Blow ha! something to do with the demise of this bill, but of this no definite word is known. Warden Blow would, if pressed, take the office of warden again just as it is, and would, I doubt not, continue to wage relentless warfare upon the farmer boy who shoots a bird. What we need is 4 warden who will find some way of getting into the big game freezers of Chicago, ‘That is a question which affects the sportsmen of the entire West. ‘Che killing of Illinois game does not aifect any one oulside this State and very tew inside of it, certainly almost no Chicago shooter, for no Chicago shooter hunts in Iilinois nowadays. It really makes no difference what sort of law we have about open seasons and not very much difference about the question of spring shooting, although the latter is the main point to be consid- ered in any new law. The game dealers know this fact if the sportsmen do not, and they are willing to give us almost any kind of a law we wantfor the Illinois game, But when it comes to a question of an act that will really do some good, an aet which will force the marketmen of South Water street to be law-abiding citizens, such as the rest of us are Supposed to be in our business pursuits—then it is a horse of a different color. One year of legality on South Water street in Chicago will mean ten years more of shoot- ing for the law-abiding men of the West, Northwest and Southwest who love a day out of doors now and then. Col, C. HK. Felton, prisident of the Illinois State Sports- men’s Associition, has to-day written and telegraphed to Governor Tanner asking delay on the appointment of a State warden until his association has made report. Col. Felton’s illness has been earlier mentioned, but to-day it is expected that his recovery will be steady from this date, Guns Out. A great many gunscameout of the cases to-day, and a.consid- erable number of our shooters are out of town for a couple of days after snipe and ducks. Most of these shooters have gone to Indiana. Within a week, if all goes well, we shall hear of snipe near at hand. To-day we had snow and a cold rain, the glorious climate of Chicago being very jealous of its reputation, and always paying for a bright day with a dozen bad ones, This climate is simply sinful m the winter, and it is winter until the Fourth of July, KR. Hougsx, 1206 Boyce Buitpra, Chicago. 308 a FOREST AND STREAM. AS TO SOME OTHER DUCK EGGS. 7 | Fyom the New York Sun. Mr. Jounw Hunry Keene, of Baltimore,is writing his name among the benefactors of the country. For some time it has been the cause of just regret that the canvas- back duck, beloved of all good men and gods of good digestion, is vanishing gradually from its feeding grounds. The wild celery grows; the mouth waters; but the duck, oh, where is he? Thetime seems not distant when not even the banquets of kings and pontiffs will know him any longer. Mr. Keene believes that the depopulation of the Chesapeake is caused by the destruction of the eggs in the Canadian lakes, where the canvasbacks breed. Ac- cording to Mr. Keene thousands of barrels of eggs are sent from the breeding grounds to this country and to various parts of the United States. He proposes that a prohibitive duty be laid upon imported wild duck eggs. It seems that Mr. Keene has talked with the Governor-General of Canada on the subject. j If. From the Richmond Dispatch, copied by the Washington Star, The Earl of Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada, and Mr. John Henry Keene, of Baltimore, have started a pro- tective movement that will doubtless meet with the approval of sportsmen and epicures generally, and ex-Pres. Cleveland in particular, the iatter’s pronounced free trade notions to the contrary notwithstanding. The moyement is for the protection of the canyasback duck, or, rather, for the protection of the eggs of the canyasback duck. For some years this most delicious of all the duck family has been growing scarcer and scarcer in its usual feeding grounds, and not a few especially fayored places that once knew it to plenitude know it now no more. Mr. Keene, referring to the rapid disappearance of can- vasbacks from the waters of the Chesapeake and its trilu- taries, attributes if more to the destruction of the eggs along the shores of the Canadian lakes, which constitute one of their chief breeding grounds, than to any great slaughter of the ducks. Ina conversation with the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. Keene said he had been informed by persons who were posted on the subject that thousands of barrels of the eggs were shipped during the laying season to different parts of Canada and across the border into the United States, and that the business was a profitable in- dustry, as no expense and but little capital were necessary to carry iton. he Earl, we are told, expressed great sur- prise at this information, and promised to do everything in his power to remedy the eyil. Mr. Keene’s idew is that a heayy duty—a duty amounting to an embargo—should be laid upon wild duck eggs imported into this country, and he is to furnish to the Earl certain data regarding the habits of wild ducks, the time of their arrival in Maryland and Virginia waters, their food, etc., which will enable the Karl to codperate intelligently with him. ’ This is a matter of decided interest to the people of Vir- ginia and Maryland living along the waters of the Chesa- peake and its tributaries; and that aside from the stand- point of the sportsman. In these waters canvasbacks were wont to winter in large numbers, owing to the abundance of their fayorite food, wild celery, and were a source of de- cided revenue to many of the poorer class. It is conceded that the canvasback duck is a greater delicacy than any other waterfowl that frequents this section, and conse- quently it commands a higher price, If therefore the movement under consideration shall conduce to restocking our waters, so to speak, the results may prove quite an item from a monetary point of view. III. Letter from the Forrsr anp Stemam to Mr. meene. We see in the New-York Suma brief note of your prop- osition that a prohibitory duty be laid upon importing wild duck’s eggs, because thousands of barrels of such eggs are sent to this country from the breeding grounds in this territory north of the United States. We have been seeking for some positive and reliable data and statistics relative to this industry. If you can supply us with such material for publication, we would be glad to use it for the benefit of the cause. ly, Mr. Keene to the Forust ann STREAM. -Lhave yours of the 21st inst. “Positive and reliable data” relative to the shipping of wild duck eggs can be only obtained by employing an agent to visit the country where the eggs are laid, who could thus, and only thus, ob- tain the information, The Earl of Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada, had no authentic information on the subject. You will see how difficult it must be to obtain proof in any other way than by a commissioner visiting the locali- ties in question, I met the Earl at Sir Julian Paunceforte’s reception and ball, and we there discussed the question. I should think the dealers in eggs in New York ought to be well fitted to acquire full information upon the subject. New York is a general headquarters for information, and your reporter could work the subject up to advantage by starting an inquiry among your dealers, The information I have is not legal competent evidence. But there is notacandy nor confectioner’s shop that has not eggs colored, known not to be domestic, and the trade is enormous. I found the same kind of eggs in London, Paris and other shops of Europe. When TI asked, “Where did you get them?” they replied; “They are wild duck eggs from North America.” The subject is one that is worthy of careful investigation and nothing can be done either by your own Government or by the Canadian until steps are taken in a businesslike way to thoroughly investigate the question by a comumis- sion. If your sportsmen will take the initiative our Secre- tary of State would doubtlessly Jend all the aid of the Government tothe discovery of the facts, and make a special report to Congress and get some legislation on the subject. Nothing more than is now known will be known unless gentlemen of leisure and means, who take an inter- est in the question of the cause of the disappearance from the Chesapeake, Southern and Eastern waters of all wild -ducks, will ever enable us to discover positive, “reliable - data and'statistics” upon this highly important public in- quiry respecting a great food and commerce question which is involved in the obscure question of the foreign egg traffic and industry. I have scarce a moment for outside duties, but I shall cheerfully do the little I may to throw any light upon this important subject. : V. FoREST AND Stream to Mr, Keene, We thank you for your favor of the 22d with regard to the destruction of wild duck eggs in the North. Some months ago it was reported that great quantities of duck . eggs were taken in Alaska and the northwestern Canadian territory to be shipped to this country for the manufacture of albumin. We investigated the question somewhat thoroughly at the time and were unable to discover the existence of any such traffic. We are therefore particu- larly interested in. this subject, and would be glad to co- operate with you in any way looking toward a determina- tion of the facts with reference to the importation of those eggs into this country for confectionery and other pur- poses. Wah Mr. Keene to Formsa AND STREAM. Yours received. The way to elicit information is to agitate the question and keep on, There are plenty who know, and if you would publish such letters as 1 wrote you public inquiry would beawakened, stimulated, and nucleus be formed which would take deep hold upon public atten- tion, and then the revolution would commence, VIL. Js there anything im tt? We have made extended inquiry among egg dealers and confectioners in New York, and can find noi the slightest trace of wild duck eggs brought into this market for candy store purposes or any other. The colored eggsin confec- tioners’ shops here are hen’s eggs, paper eggs, silk eggs and sugar eggs; and some of them at Waster are large enough to contain within the shell a full-grown, full-fledged can- vasback duck. ; Are there any known facts to warrant an opinion that the depopulation of the Chesapeake is caused by the de- struction of the eggs in the Canadian lakes, where the canvasbacks breed? THEY ADOPT THE PLANK. FOREST AND STREAM PLATFORM PrANK—The sale of game should be forbidden at all seasons. Norte Dunsarton, N. H., April 8.—Hditor Forest and Stream: At the recent third annual meeting of the Hills- borough County Game and Protective Association, Las a guest spoke of the benefits of prohibiting the sale of game. Hon. William ©. Clarke, Mayor of Manchester, and a thorough sportsman, said that I had, through the columus of Sport, shown clearly that we needed such a law, and that in his opinion it was bound to come. The motion was made and passed that the Association adopt the platform of FoRmST AND STREAM, The Hillsborough Association ig young, but so far has been active, and it is evident fully intends to be of practical benefit to the fish and game of New Hampshire. I inclose under separate cover a copy of the Manchester Mirror and Farmer, containing an account of the meeting. | The Mirror and Farmer report runs: The third annual meeting of the Hillsborough County Game and Protective Association was held at the City Hall Tuesday morning, and was followed by a banquet and smoke talk at the New City Hotel in the afternoon. The meeting was oue of the largest aud most interesting yet held and brought together sports- men from many parts of the country. Matters pertaining to the preservation of fish and game were earnestly dis- cussed, and especially the subject of closed brooks and the proposition to pass laws aimed at pot and game hunters, The morning session was called to order by President Bea- som at 11 o’clock, and the report of the secretary and treas- urer was read by that efficient official, George P. Kimball, of Nashua. The report of the treasurer showed the Associa- tion to bein a good financial condition. The secretary re- ported: ‘‘During the year three successful prosecutions have been accomplished upon eyidence furnished officers of the Association. Several complaints during the year have been investigated, but the evidence in each case being insuflicient to convict no arrests were made. The accurate evidence is very important in order to securea conviction, and rumor does not constitute evidence, nor can it be depended upon to secure conviction. A large amoupt of printed matter was sent to every member of the Association at the commence- ment of the year, consisting of large cloth posters and small aper folders with a synopsis of the fish and game laws. We also forwarded some to every postmaster in the country, with the request to post them in 4 conspicuous place, and in most cases we think the request has been complied with. The work must be kept up in good earnest, and we shall cer- tainly see excellent results in due time.”’ The nominating committee reported that the officers for the last year had performed their duties so ably that the committee could not betterthe list. They therefore present- ed the same list as before, with the exception that the name of H. W. Clark, of Nashua, was substituted in the execu- tive committee ijn the piace of Hon. Nathaniel Wentworth, of Hudson Center, who did not wish to serye on account of being connected with the Fish and Game Commission. The following officers were therefore unanimously elected: President, W. H. Beasom, of Nashua; Vice-Presidents, Edward P. Morrill, of Manchester; Dr. H. 5, Hutchinson, of Milford; Secretary and Treasurer, George P. Kimball, of Nashua. Executive Committee—the president, vice-presi- dents and secretary, also Daniel Cragin, H, W. Hopkins and A. Beard, of Wilton; Wi. W. Clark, of Nashua; C. J. Darrah, Ff. H. Thurston, Col. Arthur H. Clarke, of Manchester, The meeting was then opened for discussion, and Mayor Clarke was called upon by the president. Mr. Clarke said that Mr. C. M. Stark had recently called attention to the necessity for a law against market-hunters and pot-hunters. Mayor Clarke said that this law must come sooner or later in New Hampshire, or else our fish and game would be ex- terminated. A man who went out for a day’s sport gener- ally found that the market-hunter and pot-hunter, who made it a business, had been ahead of him, Mr, Stark told the Mayor recently that he knew of one man alone who had killed 300 partridges in the last year. The Mayor spoke of Bear Brook, one of the best natural trout brooks in the State, which had been closed for three years and would be opened this June. He said that there were two pot-hunters named Foote, who, in his opinion, would get nine-tenths of the trout that came out of that brook. He said closing a brook for two or three years simply adyertised it when it was opened. President Beasom said he thought Mayor Clarke’s sugges- tion was along the line that the sportsmen of the country were fast coming to see would be necessary before long. He also spoke about the amount of iry put out in this country, and said that Hillsborough called for less fry than any other county in the State. He said that sportsmen ought to exert themselves to see that more iry were distributed each season, “year. jArrm 17, 1897. ead te this would be much more effective than closing of rooks. i ; C, M. Stark, of Dunbarton, formerly the champion wing shot, said he thought that the birds were shot off too close each season and that not enough were left to breed. He thought thatif there was any way of identifying game, a lot of Maine and New Hampshire game would be found in the Boston markets, although the dealers generally claim that it comes from the West. He spoke of the reported fact that four men in Texas in one day shoot 1,200 ducks, which would have gone a good way, he said, in furnishing sport for the whole of New Hampshire. He thought it was in the true interests of all to protect our game from the pot-hunters, and. said that the principal opposition to such a law would come from the dealers themselves, Judge H. KH, Parker, of Nashua, said that regarding closed brooks, his ideas were about the same as Mayor Clarke’s. The year after they were opened eyeryone would fish there and get big strings, and the next year no one could get a bite, as the brooks had been entirely fished out, Judge Parker said that he had found many people outside of the large cities who did not understand the real object of this Association, and thought that it was simply to meet once a year and havea big feed. He thought that the members ought to take particular interest in disseminating the true objects of the society, and the actual work that it has done. President Beasom said that perhaps some of the members themselves did not really understand what the Associ tion wasdoing. Themembership was about 100, and was well kept up. Thesociety circulates copies of the fish and gamelawsand also posters to go on trees and barns. This year the town of Brookline has appointed wardens to stock the brooks and to put out twenty-five posters. One experience has been that the majority of people, if they know the law, do not go to work to deliberately violate it. A deer was killed recently on Sun- day, and ‘within two days Mr. Wentworth and myself re- ceived notification from a half dozen people. They were as interested in the killing of the deer as if the man had come into their yard and killed acow. The people of Hillsborough county don’t want the deer killed, but ordinarily nothing would have been done about this. In this case, however, by reason of the posters, the people knew just who to send to, and within a week we had that hunter under arrest. hh, W. Clark, of Nashna, made some remarks along the same line, Hdward R. Robinson spoke in favor of restrict- ing the sale of game. Fred Whitemore, of Nashua, Charles Hodge, of this city, and others also made interesting re- marks, _ Colonel Noyes, of Nashua, made a motion that the Associa- tion adopt the platform of the HoRHST AND STREAM, and place itself on record as fayoring a law preventing the sale of game; - The motion was passed. VERMONT GAME. SauLpon, Vt., April 3.—Spring, spring—chilly, raw, cold, slushy, sloppy, neuralgia-producing spring—has come again, and we now between aches and chills Jook about to see if the past severe winter has left us game enough for seed. . “ ’ Roffed grouse are fairly abundant except in the immediate vicinity of the French settlements, where the pot-hunters are many and hunt seven days in the week without any respect for the close season. ve } Squirrels there are none, ,.In our rambles through the sugar bush and over the oak ridges we have not seen even a sign of a squirrel, gray, red or chipmunk, ' We hear fayorable reports about quail during the winter. They were often seen ‘‘seed hunting” in the farmers’ barn- yards. Foxes are here in their usual numbers, and are here to stay, as they are becoming more and more wary and wise each Our fox hunters report poor luck, for reynard avoids the old-time runways, and is full of new tricks to bother the hounds. In the early winter I bugged with Whirlwind and Drive five foxes, when the grippe came along and stopped our sport for the rest of the season. A few weeks ago a young man in a neighboring town was out partridge hunting (close season) and saw in the white birches a pheasant, which he promptly potted, and then ex- hibited it publicly on the streets in the village. Among those who saw it were one or two prominent members of our fish and game protective society, but no action was taken to punish the fellow for this flagrant violation of the game law. An outsider, however, reported the fact to the writer, who was then too illto give. it personal attention, referred the case to Fish Commissioner Titcomb, and we are daily expecting to hear of an arrest and conviction, The penalty is $25 and costs, ; ‘There are unfortunately some so-called fish and game pro- tectionists who shine at the léague’s banquets and social gatherings, but when it comes to doing actual work in enforcing the fish and game laws, or giving information against violators of the laws-—oh, they couldn’ enter- tain for a moment the idea of stooping to do such a low thing, and then, “you know,” they might want to use these fellows’ yotes, etc. They are the ornamental tinsel of fish and game protection leagues—all glitter, but of little or no service. : We are satisfied that the large majority of persons who visit our aviary to see the Mongolian pheasants would, if those birds were released, pot them at sight if they thought that they could do so undetected. We often hear remarks, “When are you going to let those birds out? I would like to have a crack at them.” ‘Their whole desire so far as game is concerned is to kill. It matters not how rare or beautiful the animal or bird may he, their only interest in it is to shoot or club it to death, The older we get the more firm we are in ihe belief that the trait of true game protection is an inborn one. Where this is acquired through education it is not always to he re- lied on in the moment of temptation. ; A-riend who is an enthusiastic game protectionist is con- stantly striving to instil this yirtue into the minds of those in his employ. One of bis young men whom he believed to be a sound conyert, and to be relied on to observe the game laws under any and all circumstances, was one day seen to leaye his work in the field and run at full speed toward the house, when within hailing distance he shouted: ‘‘Get your gun, get your gun, some of Mr, ——’s birds are down by the stump fence and we can shoot the whole batch of them at one shot.”’ Investigation showed a covey of quail buddled together under the fence. The young man didwt get the Pun. 3 r Robins first arrived here this season March 21; bluebirds one week later, March 28; song sparrows and meadow Jarks, April 3. - ‘ STANSTEAD, The- Forest AND STREAM is put to press each week on Zuesrtay. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the lutest by Monday, and as much earlier us practicable, — Apri, 17, 1897.] SOME ODD FIELD INCIDENTS. 1 SPEAKING Of quail reminds me of a hunt I had one day last November with Mr M., from Norfolk, Va., who was out here on business, Having heard him say he enjoyed quail shooting, 1 proposed a drive in the country with guns und dog, which he very willingly accepted. We had driven a few miles out when old Jack turned in to the left, went about 50yds from the road and pointed in some broom grass and scattering pines. We got out, tied the horses and walked in. I told M. to shoot to the left and I would shoot to the right. Whien the covey flushed Mr. M. banged away with one barrel, but did not have time to shoot again, as he iad seen his bird fall and could not wait for the dog to retrieve; s0 away he went and picked up his bird—not a quail, but a woodpecker, one of the small, dark kind, almost vlack, Now, how did this happen? Was the woodpecker flying past just at the time he fired, or did he flush with the quail? When M. held up that woodpecker I felt yery much like laughing, but as he had one charge left in his gun I thought under the circumstances and from the expression on his face it might be best to defer the Jaugh until he had time to recover. We have had no cold to hurt the birds this winter, and the prospect is fine for next fall, A. 8. R, Norte OaRoLina. II. While hunting woodcock last September in what is called “the double ditches,” a large swamp about two miles below Alexandria, Va., a rather strange thing occurred. It was rather early in the morning when my cousin and myself entered the swamp and separated, he going on one side with his English setter Major, and 1 the other with my two Gordon setters Shot and Quick. Before I bad gone very far my dogs came to a stand by a little branch. Onmy coming up to them a woodcock flushed and went down the branch a little way, then turned into the swamp. Just as he made the turn I shot, and saw him pitch forward as if hit; but on bringing the dogs to the spot and hunting for it a good while I was about to give it up, when Quick threw his head into the air and came to a stand right al the bottom of a, dead tree. In the tree sapsuckers had bored a great many holes, and on looking up I was very much surprised to see the cock apparently clinging to the side of the dead tree just out of my reach; but on examination I found that his bill had run into one of the holes made by the sapsuckers and held him there, I called my cousin to look at it, but he would not believe that [did not put it there myself. I hope that one of your many readers may have had a similar experience and will tell about it, so as to set me straight with my cousin. C. A. Wasarneton, D. C) : WRITE TO YOUR SENATOR, Wasatneron, D. C,, April 7.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Harly in February last a few enthusiastic sportsmen called an informal meeting to discuss the question of game and fish protection within the District of Columbia. They realized that something must be done to stop the handling and sale of game and fich within the District of Columbia during the close season It, was decided to call a mass meeting, that those citizens interested in the subject might attend and organize an asso- ciation for the protection of game and fish. The meeting was called and resulted in the organization of the District of Columbia Game and Fish Protective Association, which at present is over 300 strong and growing in membership daily. The association, finding that the laws were unsatisfactory, appointed a special committee to draft two bills, one for the protection of fish and one for the protection of game. Senate Bill 1487, introduced by Mr. Proctor, relative to the Potomac River and tributaries, protects black bass, Crappie, striped bass, April 15 to June 1, and forbids sale of striped bass or rockfish of less than 11b. weight. Senate Gill 1488, introduced by Mr. Proctor, makes close seasons as follows; Partridge, quuil, Feb. 1 to Noy. 1; wood- cock, Jan. 15 to July 15; prairie chicken, pinnated grouse, Feb, 1 to Sept. 1; rabbit, Feb, 1 to Nov. 1; snipe, plover, May 1 to Sept. 1; wild duck, goose, brant, April 1 to Sept. 1; rail, ortolan, reed bird, rice bird, Feb. 1 to Sept 1; deer meat, venison, Jan 1 to Sept.1. The possession and sale are forbidden in the close season; and “the fact that the said birds, fowls or meats were killed or captured outside of the District of Columbia shall constitute no defense for such pos- ‘session ” The foregoing bills baye been introduced in both branches of Congress, and the Association hopes to have them enacted into laws in a very short time, When they are the District of Columbia will cease to be a place where the pot-hunter can dispose of his game at any and all seasons, Most of the game that is sold here is killed in the West, so that the West- érn sportsmen should be particularly interested in the pass age of these bills. it is hoped that each and every sportsman that may chance to read these lines wil use his influence with his Senators and Congressmen to aid in passing the foregoing bills. Don’t delay, but Jend us your helping hand at once. ae < J. D. AkNoLp Michigan Deer and Lumber Camp, CONCERNING the report made to Mr. W. B Mershon of ‘deer killed for lumber camps in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, State Game and Fish Warden Chase S Osborn writes to Mr. Mershon: “‘It concerns a matter that has been common talk up in this country and was a common practice for years until the past two winters. We have convicted hunters and lumbermen in almost every county in the Upper Peninsula for this work and have practically broken it up. At least one of the towns mentioned in your memorandum is in Wisconsin, and, of course, we have no jurisdiction there. However, lam glad to have any information you may be able to transmit to me at any time, and if your representative knows or can learn of any specific violation I would be glad to have information of it,” One great trouble in the present time though is. as Mr. Mershon has pointed out, that local or county game wardens are dependent upon the liberality of the Board of Super- ‘visors for a salary, andthe result is that they get nothing and ‘do nothing, Yellowstone Snow and Game. ‘Tsim deep snows of the Yellowstone Park this winter have been disastrous to the game. A Cinnabsr correspondent writes that a man recently out from Yancey’s reports a num- her of calf elk found dead, and that the bulls are in poor condition.. . a fishing and hunting trip. FOREST AND STREAM. Belknap County League. Laconta, N.H, April 10.—ditor Forest and Stream: The subject of legitimate game and fish protection is receiy- ing a good deal of attention among sportsmen in New Hamp- shire at this time, which is very gratifying to all true sports- men. In this section of New Hampshire, which is essentially the lake section of the State, constant care and attention is required to see that the fish and game laws are observed, and the subject of an association composed of men who are in- terested in the protection and propagation of fish and game has long been advocated by reputable sporismen in this Vicinity. Accordingly, on the 6th inst., the Belknap County Fish and Game League was organized in this city. The ob- jects and purposes for which the Association is organizcd ag stated in its constitution are as follows: i. The protection, propagation and increase of game and fish in the woods and waters of Belknap county, to the rea-- sonable, legitimate and equal use and benefit of the commu- nity for food and support, 1 2 he securing of the enactment of such laws as shall f£eem best adapted to securing the results for which the As- sociation was organized. 3. The use of all consistent means to prevent violations of the laws of the State relating to fish and game within the limits of Belknap county, and the detection and punishment of ibe same. : 4. To furnish recreation for the members in trap-shooting, and further for the accomplishment of the object and pur- poses for which the Association is organized the members are pledged to observe the fish and game laws, to exert their best efforts to secure a like observation on the part of all others, and report to the officers of the Association any case of infringement which may come to their knowledge and cooperate with them in securing the detection and bringing to justice of the same. The Association starts off with a large and enthusiastic membership. 8. 8. Jewnrt, Sec’y. Western Hunting Grounds. PHILADELPHIA, April 7.—Hditor Forest and Stream: About the 25th of this month I expect to start for Red Lodge, Mont., on the way to the Sunlight Mining district, where I shall remain until the last of November or December mining I extend a hearty invitation to any and all brother sportsmen coming West on a tour through the Yellowstone Park, oz on I shall be glad to have them visit my camp, and spend as much time as they may desire gratis. Big game, elk, deer, bears and sheep are plentiful within a very short distance of camp, and I can guarantee them all the sport that an honest hunter may desire. I will cheerfully arrange with good guides, who have safe pack and saddle horses, at very moderate terms. Stopping with me will cost them nothing. They can make the Park in one day’s ride from camp. Last year in my letters to Sammy, which were published in ForusT AND STREAM in May, I believe>I recommended the guide we had the previous October, Ed. Bi. Van Dyke. I wish to apologize to brother sportsmen, and Forrsr anp STREAM in particular, for having done so. Lately I have received letters asking if recommend him. To all such my answer is: I will not. Having spent six months last year in and near by Red Lodge, 1 have had an insight’ into much that three weeks’ hunting the previous year did not develop If any one of Forrsr AnD STRHAM’S readers contemplate taking such a trip and will write me, I shall take pleasure in arranging a hunt for them with excellent men, who will guar- antee them shots at game or no pay, and who will take the best of care of them. Any of the readers of Forust anp STREAM, with good credentials from same, I shall be glad to enter- tain and give them all the sport one could wish with rod and gun gratis, WABASH. Some Truth in This. Mucn of the violation of the game and fish laws may be traced to organizations which are ostensibly strict observers of the laws, but in reality are not. There is a phase of the business which is not unlike the attitude of many parents in relation to coasting, They will cuss policemen if they do not compel boys to refrain from making toboggan slides of the walks to the peril of life and limb of pedestrians, and think an example should be made of every offender—unless it should happen to be one of their own boys. In that case itis different. It was only our Willie, you know, who is a much nicer boy than any other Willie and in whose case it is a proper thipg to make an exception. He can be depended upon to violate the ordinance with discretion, so let him slide and look after the other Willies. There is an element of inconsistent logic like that in many organizations for the protection of game and fish which makes them inefficient and often causes them to do more harm than guod. They either are not careful enough in the admission of members or are too lenient with the Willies of their own club family who drop into violations of the laws, The Willies, or plain Bills of the interior, are not slow to take note of these incon- cistencies. If they have been made honorary members of a town club and semi-official deputies to watch the streams it has stocked, and see that no grouse or other game is unsea- sonably killed or shot at in the avjacent underbrush, it does not increase their ardor in the work to find club members violating the laws, either on Sundays or other days, or to have the club smooth the matter over when they report such violations. On the contrary, the disgusted rural deputy is likely 10 secure some ammunition or bait and proceed to co some business himself.— Pittsburg (Pa.) Commercial Guzette. Wildfowl Shooting in City of London, 1'740. Editor Horest and Stream: I find the following curious bit in The York Courant, Jan. 8, 1740; “‘Yesterday great numbers of London Gunners as- sembled at the several Stairs leading to the Thames to shoot Gulls, Ducks and Road Geese, which appeared in great Plenty; and many of them were killed, though none could be brought off, the Frost not yet having prevented the Currenc of the Tide, Dogs were of no use fo the bringing them off, the Edges of the Ice on which the Birds settled bemg too weak tor the Dogs to get up by.” Query.—What were the “Road Geese” and what is the significance of the term? F. @. Browne. The Fores? AND Stream is put to preas each week on Tuesda Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at th latest by Monday, und as much earlier as practioable, Wildfowl in Boston Harbor. Tue Massachusetts wildfowl law respecting use of boats Teads: Whoever pursues any wildfowl ‘with or by aid of a boat propelled by steam or by naphtha, or by aid of a boat or vessel propelled by any se means other than sails, oars or paddles, shall be pun- ished. A special law, approved March 19, 1897, reads: Whoever, within the limits of that portion of Boston Harbor lying westerly and southwesterly of a line running from Deer Island to Point Allerton, including the waters of Dorchester Bay, Quincy Bay, Weymouth Bay and Hingham Bay,shoots at, kills or pursues any wildfowl from or by the aid or use of any boator floating device pro- pelled by any mechanical means, shall be punishable by a fine of $20 for each offense. Our interpretation of the new local law, read in the light of the general law quoted above, is that on the waters named the use of sailboats is prohibited. : Michigan’s Proposed Five-Years Close Time. Eas? Saaiyaw, Mich., April 8 —Bills are before the Mich- igan Legislature, I understand, to probibit the use of pointers and setters, or any kind of dogs, in hunting. and to make a closed season for quail and partridges for five years. Both are nonsensical measures, Quail and partridges were never so plentiful around Saginaw, in my knowledge, as they were last fall. Stopping all market hunting, enforcing the law locally and a short shooting season have preserved the par- tridges, and add to this the favorable winter, and we have the cause for quail being so numerous. I believe these birds have wintered well, and if our game laws are generally en- forced and observed, the game supply of this State will in Crease, W. B. Mursnon. Forestry Commission Recommendations, As ALREADY stated, the detailed and formal report of the Forestry Commission will not be ready for submission to the Secretary of the Interior for some weeks yet, but it is likely to be made early next month. Meantime five members of the Commission have united in a letter to the Secretary of the Interior, which we print below, which gives in genera] terms the substance of the report to be made, This letter will be read with great interest by all persons in the arid West, and especially by all miners: a “The legislation relating to reserved forest lands of the public domain which the Commission of the National Academy will recom- mend in its final report, now in course of preparation, provides for the following: “First, that authority be given to the Secretary of War to make de- tails of troops at the request of the Secretary of the Interior to prO- tect temporarily and until a forest service is organized the property of the Government in the forest reservations from fire and trespass, and to enforce such rules and regulations as he may make for their care. “Second, the establishment of a permanent forest bureau in the Department of the Interior, composed of trained officers, to adininis- ter, Maintain and improve the reserved forest lands, “Third, the appointment of a commission to institute as ra idly as possible, under the supervision of the director of the geologica survey topograpical surveys of the reservations, and determine what propor- tions of them should be permanently reserved on account of their prea covering, and what portions should be reopened to entry and sale “Fourth, to authorize the Seeretary of the Interior to issue the necessary rules and regulations for the protection, growth and im- provement of the forests on the reservations, for the sale of timber, firewood and fencing from them to actual settlers in and adjacent to the reservations, and to owners of mines legally located therein for us6 in such mines; for granting permits to sawmill owners to enter the reservations for the purpose of manufacturing such limber as may be sold to actual setilers in and adjacent to the re- servations, and to the owners of mines located therein; for al- lowing actual settlers who have no timber on their owu claims to take from the reservations firewood, posts, poles and fenc- ing material necessary for their immediate personal use: for allowing the public to enter and cross the reservations; for granting the coun- ty commissioners right of way for irrigating ditches, flumes and pipes, and for reservoir sites; and for permitting the prespectors, ubder such rules and regulations as he may from time to time estab- lish to enter the reservation in search of valuable minerals. “The Commission will recommend that the reservations be opened to the location of mining claims under the general mineral laws, and that the owners of valid mining locations in the reservations msde and held in good faith shall be perrhitted to fell and remove from their claims the timber growing on them for actual mining purposes in connection with the particular claim from which the timber is cut, It will also recommend that the owners of unperfected bona fide claims or patents of land included in the forest reservations be per- mitted to relinquish their claims to the Government, selecting in lieu tracts of yacant land open to settlement, but not exceeding in area the tracts covered by their claims or patents, and that the owners of such unperfected claims shall not be subjected to additional charges for entries or record, and that credit shall ba allowed them for the time spent on the relinquished claims, The Commission will also recommend that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to enter into negotiations with the land grant railroad companies for the pur- pose of couclnding agreements by which these companies may relin- quish to the United States the title acquired by them to lands within their granted and indemnity limits when these lands lie within the boundaries of forest reservations, and may accept other unappro- priated lands in exchange for the even-numbered sections within Hee granted and indemnity limits not included in forest reserva- ious, “Signed: C.S. Sargent, Henry 1, Abbot', William H. Brewer, Ar- nold Hague, Gitford Pinchot.”’ New York Legislature, (Correspondence of Forest and Stream.) AupBany, April 12.—A, Printed 2,096, Assemblyman Ives, general amendments to the game law probibiting hounding for five years, and m-4king the close season for deer Aug. 15 to Nov, 15, both inclusive, §. 1,149, Senator Malby, relating to the possession of venison. A, Printed 1,593, Assemblyman Eldridge, relating to fishing in cer- tain waters in Warren county. S. 775, Sevator Mullin, making an appropriation to acquire lands in the St. Lawrence State Reservation. 8. Printed 1,222, Assemblyman Hobbie, amending the game code relative to the right of protectors to make search or examination. The Assembly has ordered this bill to a third reading; S. 261, Senator Krum, providing for the publication’ of the game laws, * The Assembly has passed the.follo ying bills: 8. Printed 1,554, Senator Hllsworth’s Adirondack lands pill. Signed by the Governor on the same day it was passed. Chapter 220, , A, 485, Assemblyman Meyer, relating to salt-water striped bass, A, 1,180, Assemblyman Miles, for the prevention of forest fires, MATHER, ————————E————————— ’ “Angling Talis.” We have a very few copies of George Dawson’s “Angling Talks.” a series of chapters of entertaining chat about men, fishermen, fish, HSE, ee fishing places. Cloth, 50 cents. Forest and Stream Pub- ishing Co, RARE E Gere A Stray Shinplaster Comes to us once in a while for a copy of “‘Game Laws in,Brief;’? but shin= plasters nowadays are scarcer than Moose in New York; and 25 cents in postage stamps will do just as well. ® aea and River Hishing. Proprietors of fishing resorts will find. it projttable to advertise them in Forast AnD STREAM, MEN | HAVE FISHED WITH. XXXIX.—John A. Fish. f Jou is a farmer, now living at Honeoye Falls, N. Y., where he was born when the century was fairly young. Fishing and shooting with him was one of the pleasures of life,and I enjoyed his companionship while I lived near him, He was coeval and contemporary with Mort Locke, who was writteh up a couple of weeks ago. When the nuts began to drop we three would meet without appoint- mentin the store of William Downey, and after a general talk some one would say: “It’s getting to be most time for ducks”; the rest would assent in a manner that seemed as though they hadn’t thought of that before, and we would wait for the first hard frosts and a word from some friend of John’s on Cayuga Lake. Then came the happy days of anticipation; discussing the amount and kind of provisions to be taken, the furnish- ing of the camp with cooking utensils and with blankets, all to be recorded in order that nothing should be omitted and no duplicates carried. The evenings spent in con- sidering these important questions seem to-day to have been the most enjoyable part of the outing, because they covered about four weeks of anticipation wherein the promise of sport was only a week in camp. In some cases _the pleasure to come was in excess of the experience, but when we really made a start, and the train actually moved eastward with our trunk of wooden decoys and our camp equipage, four adult. boys looked out of the windows to keep their delight from being projected from their eyes, The pleasures of anticipation do not seem to have received their proper share of recognition among the pleasures of the sportsman, as I read their accounts of fishing and shooting trips, in which the size of the bag seems to be the measure of their sport. Yet most human pleasure is in his prospect, with a considerable amount in the retrospect. Pope, who closely analyzed humanity, wrote: *“Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never 7s, bul always to be blest” John’s crops were secure, and the event of the year was to come. Mort Locke had his leave from the railway by paying for a substitute; Downey might get, off for a few days if not crippled by rheumatism, and I looked for a rest; from quarrying rock for the trout ponds which I had dug with pick and shovel. To hard-working men who could seldom get away for a full week it was truly the event of the year, and had been made to cover many weeks before, as has been told. There is norule by which we may meas- ure enjoyment as one might measure time or the distance to the moon. We were like four boys let loose from school, only the boys experience that pleasure every day, and we had it anly once a year. A man who can take a week off whenever he pleases knows little of the ecstatic feeling which we four had on that annual outing; he doesn’t look forward to it and enjoy itin anticipation. Prince Hal says: “Tf all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work,’’ Canoga Marsh, on the west side of Cayuga Lake, was always our camping ground; and we hired boats at the head of the lake, and did our own rowing, camping and cooking. Thatisan ideal way to camp for young men who.can doit. Later in life we prefer to have hired help, but there is.a feeling of independence in camping that is pleasurable if—and here that little “if”? looms up like a word of ten syllables—you have a party composed of the proper ingredients. Our party was so composed. Two could make fun and two could enjoy it; one could kill more ducks with his big 7-gauge gun than all the rest, but he never bragged of il; one was a good cook, and another was willing to cut and drag firewood. Each fell into his jlace, and it was as perfect a party of four as it seems possible to organize. Rowing down the lake, there was a distress call from the rear boat, and Downey signaled to me to halt, for John Fish and [ were the oarsmen of the two boats, and I turned back. Mort had essayed a cast when his spoon with a triple hook lay behind him in the boat, and the result was disastrous. Fortunately I had a pair of wire-cutters in my creel, and they snipped off the protruding barbs, and then the two imbedded hooks were withdrawn; but during that trip Mort preferred to stand or lie upon one side. John explained to Mort the nature and uses of fish hooks, and wrote 3 few verses commemorating the event. Did you ever see a loon sink without making a ripple? We did; and no doubt others have seen it, but I have no recollection of seeing it recorded. Our blind of brush and grass was as far out on Canoga Marsh as we could get it, and keepdry. The fleet of decoys bobbed at their anchors, some 30ft. outside the rushes, Downey and Mort had gone to the rear to thaw out and drink coffee, for legs would get stiffand fingers so numb that an hour in the blinds—enlivened by a jump in the boat to pick up the dead, or chase cripples—was about all the sport we wanted on one relief. John had just said: “There goes a flock of bluebills up the lake, too far out to see our decoys; mebbe they’ll swing around and come down our way—’ He _ touched my arm, and through the sedge I saw something vise from out the bosom of the lake, not clothed in white samite, nor mystic, nor wonderful, but just the head and neck of a loon,and then the back appeared among the stools. The bird did not get its body above water before its quick eye discovered that the fleet of decoys were not _ real ducks, and by the time John and I reached for our guns the sinking of the loon began. It takes longer to tell this than it did to act it, but that loon compressed itself and sank out of sight without making a ripple—not by a plunge und a dive, but by settling in the water before the two gunners could give him a welcome. Pop! Out in the lake, a quarter ofa mile away, he came up and swam off with a backward look, as if he gaid: “Wooden ducks! Yes, there’s a man with a gun always near them; it’s safer out here in midwater.” John said; “That's an old fellow; he’s been among FOREST AND STREAM. [Arpt 17, 1807, wooden ducks before, and may have been tickled by a few shot. He's chucklin’ to himself now how he fooled us. Did you ever see anything so slick as the way he squeézed himself together and stunk? Never turned until he got below the surface, for fear he’d make aripple. There’s no duck that can do that.” : “I saw a red-breasted sheldrake do nearly the same thing on the Mississippi River once; it didn’t come up, like that loon, but it sank just the same.” “A sheldrake may do it,” said John. “I don’t say it can’t, but I spoke of ducks; now a Sheldrake is no more of a duck than a goose is; nor a loon, for that matter; their bills—.” Downey and Mort came into the blind, and our going to the rear to thaw out deprived the scientific world of the ornithological observations of John Fish on the difference between ducks, loons and sheldrakes. On one of these trips Mort Locke was disappointed in not receiving a new breechloading gun, and left the shoot- ing to go to Rochester for it, and so lost two days. He had never used a gun of that kind, for they were not com- nion in the early 70s, but he had the craze on, and really felt that he must get a change of gun to shoot against John’s 7-gauge, which then was the most wonderful duck gun I had ever seen, and so off he went. John and I were alone, for Downey was to come back with Mort. We had some ducks hung in the shade, and John had killed about a dozen muskrats at intervals when the aac were not flying. “Eyer eat a muskrat?” asked ohn. “Yes, among the Indians, where the unwashed son of the forest thrust hisunmanicured hand into the camp-kettle and his guest could do the same or go hungry; but I was hungry, and it tasted good if there was an absence of nap- kins and finger-boywls.” ‘Let's cook some for Downey and Mort. Put in only the hindlegs, which look enough like duck’s legs to pass. What d’ye say?” When the hired boatman landed our friends at camp near sundown, he said he would “take a bite” and go back to,Cayuga. Downey sniffed around and asked: “Got any- thing for supper? Haven't had a thing since breakfast.” Mort was hungry enough, but confined his questions to the game killed, and so we sat down to the feast. “Have some of this stew of sawbills’* legs? The breasts are fishy?” asked John, “but the legs when stewed with a root of wild celery are a delicacy.” Downey enjoyed them,and of course I did; for I was the cook. All went well until we were about to smoke, when Mort Locke thought it would be a pity to waste that ‘ last duck leg, and he fished it up. Alas! John had left the foot upon the leg, and it had evident claws! “Hello,” said he, “what's this?” “There!” exclaimed John, “if we didn’t cook that duck leg that had aclawon it. The other leg was all right, web-footed just like any duck’s foot; but 1 meant to have had that bird stuffed.” “Tt’s a durned ole muskrat, that’s what it is,” said Mort; “but they were good, though. I wouldn’t eatit now that I know what it is.” Downey made no comment until long after our return, and then one day he asked: “What kind of a joke was John trying to play on Mort; trying to get him to eat a muskrat?” Central and western New York has so many fine lakes that the smaller ones are unnamed upon most maps, if they appear at all. Ontario county has three—Conesus, Honeoye and Hemlock—all tributary to Honeoye Creek and the Genesee River, and a drive of some fifteen miles would bring us to any of them. It was the time when the bees were working in the apple blossoms, and we drove up south to fish in. Honeoye Lake among the hills which lend a charm to this beautiful water. The only fish in thelake which might possibly rise toa fly was the yellow perch, and so our outfit of lures comprised small frogs, metal spoons, a can of minnows, and those first principles which are dug in the garden. John was a firm believer in first princi- ples, Mort in metal spoons, and lin minnows and frogs. The result was that John caught most fish, but only perch and bullheads; Mort took the greatest weight, all pickerel; while the frogs took some pickerel, and the minnows both pickerel and perch. Said John: “These perch keep biting as fast as I can take ’em off, bait again and throw out, and I don’t see but I’m getting the most fun out of it, if you are getting bigger fish’ And when the pickerel preferred rest to frogs, spoons or minnows Mort and I reverted to first principles for a while and toyed with the perch. On Cayuga Lake John knew a grand spot for lake trout. In the days that we fished the lake I knew the ranges up and down and across the lake, but have forgotten them now. Inasmuch as John still drops his line there occa- sionally, since Canoga Marsh has been bought by a club, and his great 7-bore no more can awake the echoes as it drops a duck at a distance that used to discourage Mort Locke and the writer, the ranges of this favorite spot would not be recorded here ifremembered. We had been followed by several boats one day for hours, and John had kept off his favorite spot, but after they had rowed around us and got the ranges they left, and we then pulled out to the trout grounds. Next morning three boats were anchored near where we had first fished and caught noth- ing, while we kept away from them and from the good spot. The day after this we were not watched, and when we came ashore at Union Springs we had twenty fine lakers that might have weighed 100]bs. in the aggregate, if a scale had been handy. The fish were carefully inspected by the crowd and pro- nounced a grand catch fortwo men, One fellow said: “I dunno how ’tis. I’ve watched John Fish many a time, an’ he seems to have luck wherever he goes, but when I get the rangesand anchor on the same spot the fish don’t seem to be there. I dunno how ‘tis.” A young man suggested that John had some new kind of bait. “No, he hain’t,” said an old man, “I’ve looked over his minners (minnows), and they’re jess a same as we allers use; he gets’em down at the foot of the lake, fer I seed him buy ’em once.” “John Fish,” said an athletic student from Cornell Uni- versity, at the head of the lake, who was training for a rowing contest, “I'll give you this $10 bill if you'll give me the ranges of the place where you always get a lot of trout.” * In the local parlance of central New York the hooded merganser is palled the little sawbill to distinguish it from the larger sawbills or sheldrakes, Said John: “Gentlemen, we will gladly give you any in- formation we possess about the fishing spots in this lake. But what little we know is not worth buying. My friend and I did not come down here to make money, so please put up your purse. Wecame to get a little bite of fresh air from this beautiful lake and a few bites from the fish init. We have neither information nor fish to sell. My friend is a scientific man who has come into western New York to study the geological conditions that produced the Cardiff giant which was recently found in Onondaga county, and in following the trend of the hills around ‘this lake he pointed out the place which should naturally be the feeding ground of the lake trout; dnd he was cor- rect. “‘That’s all right,” said the student, “and the Cardiff giant is a solid man, but what we want to get at is where this great fishing place is. You won’t sell the secret and offer to give it to us and then give us a story about the Cardiff giant and the trend of the hills. I’ve put up my money and you refuse it. Ill double it, if that’s what you want, “My friend,” said John, “please don’t get angry, and please believe me that we are not after money. Like my scientific friend, I believe that knowledge should be spread broadcast, and I had begun to tell you how we found the best fishing place in the lake, and where it is, when you interrupted me. With your permission I will proceed.” “My dear sir,” said the student, “I had no intention of offending, and I beg your pardon. Wearesportsmen who do not count dollars when we shoot and fish, and I think I speak for the whole party when I say that we will appreciate your kindness in giving us the ranges of the spot where you anchor and always have such great success in fishing. Pardon me if 1 have offended you in any way in my anxiety to acquire knowledge of the fishing spots,” “There has been no offense,’ said John, “because none was intended. You offered to buy what I did not care to sell. But I don’t mind giving these ranges to all of you, if they are of use, as they seem to be. Row outintothe lake until the white spire of the church in Cayuga is in direct line with that dead hemlock that you see on the hill away to the north of it, up above the sky-line. That’s your range north and south.” “Yes, that’s good.” re 2 “Then you see the flagstaff on the hotel here?” “Sure!” “And that great hillside across the lake where that gray horse is feeding?” VY egl?? A “Well, after you row wut and get the church steeple in line with the dead hemlock, just move your boat up and _ down until you’re exactly in line with the flagstaff and the gray mare’s tail.” And so they learned the ranges of the fishing hole. Frep MATHER. THE BOSTON FISHERMEN. Satmon fishermen will be pained to learn of the death of William Andrew Browne. He has fished the Romayne for several seasons with Mr. E. C. Fitch, president of the American Watch Co., at. Waltham, Mr. Browne was a Boston angler beloved by all who knew him, He died at Baltimore, March 26, The salmon anglers are now much interested in the salmon pool at Bangor, Me. Several salmon haye been taken, the season opening on Saturday, April 3, when Charles Bissell, of Brewer, took a salmon weighing 143]bs. Since then two or three more have been taken; the fourth fish being taken on Monday, and weighing 15lbs. Since that.time the heavy rain has filled the river with roil, and but little fishing has been done. The ice left the Penob- scot on the 6th, four days earlier than last year, and the irout fishermen are figuring that the Maine trout lakes are going to be open earlier than last year for that reason. The interest in that subject begins to be very lively. The Massachusetts trout fishermen have not continued to have the good luck that the season opened with. The Wakefield party, consisting of . H. Wakefield, Jr., Rd- ward Brooks and R. O, Harding, who fished Mr. Wake- field’s preserve on the 2d, 3d and 4th, found the weather very cold. They caught an even dozen trout, however. Mr. Wakefield was to go down again to-day. He is de- termined to take more trout. No good catches of trout have been reported this week from the Cape, or anywhere in the State, for that matter. Good brant shooting is being reported at Monomoy, Mr, Warren Hapgood and Walter B. Hill, with Messrs. Graig, of West Medford; Hall; 8. Fairbanks, of Winchester; G. R. Seward, of Boston, and Webber, of Lynn, have re- turned from that preserve. eae : on : Mt aX ae oulet ) fee Boy 317 FIN-KEEL CRUISING SCHOONER.—SAIL PLAN roe 318 FOREST AND STREAM. [Apri 17, 1897. Barbara, cutter, C. H. W. Foster, may be altered to a schooner under the direction of W. EK. Waterhouse. She was built by Lawley in 1892 from designs by Will Fife, Jr., for the 46ft. class, but was never very successful Her draft of 10ft, Gin. will be reduced, and she will be used for cruising. Benjamin Dean, an old Boston yachtsman, and long 2 member of the Boston Y. C., died last week. Mr. Dean for- merly owned the sloop Undine. The Corinthian Y. C., of Marblehead, a remarkably sue- cessful club, is planning a new and much larger house to re- place its present comfortable home at Marblehead. Messrs. Murray & Tregurtha, of South Boston, already well known through their marine engines and boilers, are now devoting their attention to gasoline engines and Jannches, They have just issued a circular descriptive of this engine, which is made with one or two cylinders, It is cheap, simple and easily operated. 2 The annual election of the Southern Y, C,, Lake Pont- chartrain, West End, New Orleans, La., was held on April 1. the following officers heing elected: Com., J. Walton Glenny: Vice-Com., N. H. Baumgarden; Rear-Com., George P. Agar: See’y, I. D. Sampsell, 840 Canal street; Treas., Joseph Buckley; Fleet Surgeon, J. J. Finrey, M. D,; Meas,, W. A. Brunet, The Chicago Varnish Co., makers of the celebrated Naval- ite yacht varnish, has issued this year a specially handsome catalogue, illustrated with numerous portraits of yachts and ee vessels, and of the leading yacht captains and en- gineers. On April 8 Queen Victoria visited the cutter Britannia at Niece and conferred upon Capt. John Carter the medal of the Victorian Order. The honor is well deserved, Capt. Carter having bandled the yacht with remarkable success ever since she was built, through four racing seasons, On April 1 the Missouri Y. C., of St. Louis, Mo., installed the following officers: Com., Louis Hermann; Vice-Com., L. E. Walther; Rear-Com., L. Brueggeman; Fin. See’y, W. A. J. Kohrummel; Rec. See’y, F. J. Burghoff; Treas., W. G. Walsh; Fleet Capt., John Parker; Meas., B.. K. Embree; Executive Board: Thomas Bond, Fred. Hasseldeck, E. 8. Platt and Ernest Helfensteller. Penelope, steam yacht, née Cleopatra, ex-Sapphire IT., re- cently purchased by H. H. Converse, of Boston, sailed on April 7 from that port for Bermuda, Ttuna, steam yacht, Allison V. Armour, is now fitting out at Port Jefferson for a long foreign cruise. Capt. John Crawford, whd was in charge of the 40 footer Liris during her racing, has had command of Itunaforseveral years. The yacht will attend the Kiel celebration and probably cruise in northern waters. America, schr., stil] owned by the estate of the late Gen. B. F. Butler, is now fitted out at Chelsea, where she has been. Jaid up since the general’s death. Messrs. Paul Butler and Butler Ames will use her this season. Vergana is the name chosen for the steam yacht designed by Gardner & Cox for F. H. Benedict, and now building at Marvel’s yard, Newburgh. Polly, yawl, Chester W. Chapin, arrived at Tebo’s on April 9 from Tampa, Fla., where she was built from designs by A. Cary Smith. She has been in use during the winter in Southern waters, and has just made for the first time the trip up the beach, occupying eighteen days, or eight and one-half days from Miami, Fla,, to New York. She is 60ft. over all, 40ft. l.w.1., 16ft. beam and 5ft. Gin. draft. Like all of the other yachts designed by Mr. Smith for Mr; Chapin, from Whim to the big Yampa, she has proved a marked suc- cess. Republic, schr., has been chartered by an English syndi- cate for a voyage to Central America and she is now fitting out at New London. She will sail for Jacksonville, Fla., and thence to the Mosquito and Venezuelan coasts. Capt. J. A. Loesch is in command. Daisy, steam launch, N. C. Reynal, has been sold through Tams & Lemoine to Columbia College for use in coaching the crews. Daisy was originally the Henrietta, built by the Herreshoffs in 1886 for the Jate Norman lL. Munro, and she made some very fast runs when she first came out in New York waters. It was with her that Mr. Munro proposed to steam in a dozen loops around the steam launch of the steam yacht Atalanta in going a certain number of miles, Need- less to say, the race never came off. Algonquin, auxiliary steam yacht, formerly Gadabout III., has been sold to W. P. Douglas, former owner of Aida. Norota, cutter, D B. Burnham, has been fitted out at New- port by Capt. John Barr, and is now at City Island, where she will be hauled out and finished off in racing shape, Capt. Barr will be in command through the season. Parthenia, steam yacht, has been sold by Stephen Roach to A. H. McKee, of Pittsburg, Pa. Vigilant, cutter, Percy Chubb, has been launched at Haw-~- king’ yard, City Island, and towed to J. M. Bayles & Son’s yard, Port Jefferson, where her interior will be refitted under the supervision of H. C. Wintringham. Capt. Maskell, with his Hast Coast crew, formerly in Queen Mab and Ariel under Mr. Chubb’s ownership, will be in charge of Vigilant. Half Moon, naphtha auxiliary, has been sold by A. H. Flint, of Providence, to a New York owner. This yacht isa modern sailing cutter, designed by A. Cary Smith and built in 1890 by the Gas Engine and Power Co., fitted with one of the company’s engines. It is gratifying to know that the new experimental tank at Washington will soon be an accomplished fact; advertise- ments for bids will be issued very soon and the work com- menced as quickly as possible. The Lake Michigan Yachting Association will hold its an- nual meetingon April 24at Racine, Wis. The principal sub- ject of discussion will be the expediency of joining the new Yacht Racing Unionof theGreat Lakes. It is most probable that the Lake Michigan yachtsmen will decline to join the Union, as they are opposed to its rules on several vital oints. They favor the encouragement of the extreme fin- eel, the taxation of overhang measurement without crew, and the employment of professionals in all classes. Ganoeing. Wide Canoes. Tue London Field comments as follows upon the ‘‘one- design?’ wide canoe published in the FOREST AND STREAM of March 30-April 6, 1895, designed by W. P. Stephens: Judging from reports from the far west, the tendency in respect to sailing canoes now istoward useful sizéand model, and the racing flying proais being severely dropped. We have seen some photographs, from different places, which show pretty well what is going forward in British Columbia and on the St. Lawrence, Krom these it appears that the happy Medium between canoe-yawl and racing canoe has been struck in like manner to the Royal C. C.’s “ernis- ing canoe” class, Thetype in favorin Victoria, B. C., is very similar indeed to the Hoglish Solitaire, the cruises of which we published eat and, but for the extra din; of over all length, the Gee. Whig aud her lass would be on all fourg with our “cruiser” clase in Hoagland, | . _Theleading dimensions of the Gee-Whiz are: L.O.A. —16ft. 6in., i, W.L,—18ft. 6in., beam 40in., sail area —135sq. ft.; her rating by R. C. C. therefore would be0.3 Sheis main and mizzen bafter rigged, in the regular canoe fashion, with about 90ft. in mainsail and 45ft. in mizzen. Comparing this canoe with the main-and-mizzen-rigged cruiser which was exhibited In the Yachting Exhibition at Westminster, the only difference, apart from actual lines of the model, is that the Gee-Whiz is bin. longer over all and is 2in, less in beam. Her deck and internal arrangements are near about the same as the Huglish craft. 7 The St. Lawrence sailing canoes are rather longer and narrower, but none the less for general work they are far more comfortable and reasonable than the tight-fit, old-rule sailing canoe, leaying out of the consideration the racing machine. Newcomers to the sport frequently ask: ‘“Why were these larger sized cruisers not thought of and brought out years ago?”’ Well, they forget, or do not know, that in nearly all cases ‘‘canoe type”? in the early days of the sport simply followed the examples set, by the latest edition, annual and sometimes oftener, of the Nautilus or the Pearl, and as the owners of these canoes were always racing, the canoes naturally were kept within the racing rules, and these rules cramped the beam down to 30in., and at atime limited sail area to 112sq, ft. N ow, however, even for racing, beam has been expanded considerably, and it has become possible to build a canoe within the racing rules just sufficiently large for two to sail in and not too large for one to handle, single-handed, almost anywhere; the restlt is, or soon will be, that the canoe yawl, except for certain kinds of open water use, will have to give way to the more easily bandleable cruising canoe, and pos- sibly also, on the other hand, the racing sailing canoe may find its prize winning career damped by the newcomers, and once its occupation is gone it is of no other use, and so will not be wanted. New York C. C. THE New York C. C. station will be opened for the season on May 1. Members wishing to engage rooms for the season, or for a shorter period, at customary rates will please give notice to that effect before April 15. .Applications for rooms will be considered in the order in which they are réeceived, and also with the view of accommodating the largest num- ber for the longest time, A newsteward and additional help have been engaged, which will insure better service than formerly. - Lockers.—Members having lockers in the club house, who wish to retain them for this season, will kindly remit $1 before May 1; otherwise the lockers will be rented to those applying for them. In conjunction with the Marine and Field Club, arrange- ments have about been perfected for a steamboat service between the club and the Battery, New York, every morn- ing and evening. Aifle Range and Gallery. Cincinnati Rifle Association. Cincinnati, ©., April 4,—In to-day's shoot of the Cincinnati Rifle Association Capt. Gindele again distinguished himself by making two more 90s, viz , 93.and 91; his four scores averaged over 90 He shoots in the strictly off-hand position, avd we think he could giyeVan Deusen, Ross and other crack shots a stiff race. Payne won the gold badge today. Nestler was awarded a silver medal for thirty scores, count- ing iu Scores made to-day were as follows: ape att 20%yds., off-hand, standard American target, 7-ring ack: Gindele. 19 910 9 71010 $1 9—93 91910 910 § 810 9 8—91 910 9 7 8 9 910 9 9—B89 9 910 7 81010 810 8-89 Payne 8 5 819 810 9 8 9 9 85 8 8 819 7 9 910 9 7—85 78 8 6 9 8 910 9 10-84 69 810 810 8 6 9 10—x84 Wellinger 99510 8 5 7 710 878 910 5 8 7 710 9 7 9-81 97679 8 7 7 9 8—T7 668 8 9 9 610 8 6—%6 : Nestler, 10 8 5 6 810 9 9 § 9-82 10% 7 710 8 6 9 4 6—TT Jo 779 7 8 9 & 8 5—75 93-87 9 67 6s V4 ' Drube. 98 7 910 9 8 6 61 1068 9 8 610 6 8 9-80 9 7 8 510 9 6 8 9 10—81 5 78 8 7 9 6 7 7 9-73 " Uckotter. 86 67 8 % 9 410 10—70 3865 9 510 9 7 4 6—64 10 7.7 8 bb o7 B& 5 3—H2 83768 5 67 6 9 2 59 Roberts. 7 919 910 610 7 9 9—€6 8 8 7-8 819 9 9 8 8-83 109 8 ¥ 9 3 810 6 §—Al 910 6 8 5 9 8 & 710-80: Trounstine. 810 5 4 7 8 9 8 5 10-74 5 5 7 6 7 3 81010 4-€5 458 7 69 6 7 6 6—64 " 75 8 5 4 5 6 9 8-64 Hasenzahl 6 9 51010 8 5 7 910—F 8788 698 9 7 9—T9 610 810 7 9 5 5 6 9—%5 710 8 5 9 3 8 810 775 Strickmeier. , -730 9 5 910 719 7 6-40 8 8 7 7 7 § 8 510 9-07 65 9 6 810 7 9 7 6—78 510 7 610 6 7 9 6 8- 7% First Outdoor Shoot of the Zetilers. New Yor«, April 11.—The Zettler Rifls Club, of this city, held its: first outdoor shoot for the season of 1897 to-day at Bookman’s Cypress Hills Park The turnout of members was very good, twenty taking part in the shoot. Mike Dorrler added another win to his credit by making the highest total for three strings of 10 shots, and also making the bighest 10-shot seore, Fred Ross was close after him, with L, P. Hansen and Heury Holges in third and fourth places respectively. In the list of *‘flags’’ Dorrler also led, with 5 to his name, Hansen and Holges had 4 each, and Barney Zettler 3, Below are the scores; Total, Total, M J Dorrler,.., .232 226 221-679 J Bodenstab.,.,.204 202 184-590 FO Ross.......-225 222 221—t68 Geb Krauss,.....200 198 190—5+8 LP Hansen ,,.. 225 220 214-659 TPMcKenna....196 178 174—5d8 Hy Holges...,...218 217 215-650 Philip Feigle.,,.184 178 177—529 GW Plaisted,,,.218 £09 205—632 W A Hickes .....178 176 169-523 HD Muller.,..,.209 204 206—62% C G Zettler, Sr..208 26 204—618 C G Zettler, Jr. .220 206 185—611 BZettler..... <.,208 04 191-63 Dr Chas Groeeh,.203 200 194 - 557 A Kronsberg.....193 170 156 - 519 LJCrane .... ..1' 9 170 169—A18 A Siebenichen...171 157 146-474 Dr A Groseh...,.160 157 10-467 PF Muenz ..,.....182 149 133-464 Revolver Shooting in England. T.onpon, Hngland, April 2.—On March 17, at the North London Riile Giub, the following scores were made in revolver compétiticns: Series 1, alternate hands, at 20yds.: Glass 1: Carter 26, 7 Class 2: Holmes 44, Brading 33, Capt. Evans 33, Tilbury 83, W. Luff 29, Britton 26, Class 8: T. B. Ledger 26, W. F. Soames £3. Series 3, disappearing target ab 20yds : Class 2; Capt. Evans 20, W. B. Holmes 26, Brading 25, Britton 19, W. Luff 19, Tilbury 18, Class 3: Ledger 14, R. Pries 138. March 2s.— Series 4, Qyds.. target: EH. Howe 22, lieut. Howard 15. Class 2: Holmes 28, \ilbury 27, Capt. Evans 21, W. Luff 13. Class 3: T. B, Ledger 26, Thompson 14, The Late P. S. Killam. WAKEFIELD, Mass.—Mp. Killam had been a bugler for the epmpany for the past ten years. Hé was a natural born shot, had scores of fing medals that he had won ip strong competition, and bore the rank of & distinguished marksman, He waa a man whom reo likes, enial an A Foo nee and his death is keenly felt by bis many CNG H ae His KEG Was forty-tye, Trap-Shooting, Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have uduertised i owr columns continuously for almost a quarter century. ‘ If you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice lke the following: FIXTURES. April 16.—Brinceror?, Conn.—All-day shoot of the Bridgepart Guu Club. Targets. V. A. Blakeslee, Sec’y. April 17.—Nupiry, N. J.—All-day shoot of the Yanticaw Gun Club. Targets from a magautrap. Shooting chmmences on arrival of 9:52 train from Chambers street. New York, f , April 19.—HincHam, Mass.—All-day shoot of the Hingham Gun Club. 100-target handicap. G. O. Hendersou. Treasurer. April 19.—Smeac, N. J —Live bird shoot at Bunn’s grounds. Hand icap at 25 birds, $10, birds extra April 20-21.—Rocurster, N. Y,—Tournament of the Rochester Rod and Gun Club. ‘Targets April 20-23,—Lincoun, Neb.—T wenty-first annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association. $1,000 added. April 21.—HAckeEnsack, N. J,—All-day shoot of the Oritana Field Club. Targets. April 21-28,_San Antonro, Tex._Second annual meeting and tour- BSIReD of the Texas State Sportsmen’s Association. O, C. Guessaz, OC Ys April 27-29 —BrncHamTon, N, Y.—Tournament of the Binghamton Gun Club. Two first days, targets: third day, live birds, April 27-30, Fonpa, Ia.—Tournament under the managemenf of Geo, EH. Hughes and C. R. McCord. Live birds. $800 added money. April 28-29.—Ricamonp, Va.—Tournament of the Interstate Associ- tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Club. April 28-29,—Prruv, Ind.—Tournament under the management of J. L Head. : May 4-6.—Dzs Mornss, Ia.—Tournament of the Towa. State Sports- men’s Association. Live birds and targets. F.C. Whitney, Sec’y. May 5-7.—Newsureu, N. Y,—Annual spring tournament of the West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Asscciation. First two days, targete; third day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. May 6.—SatRBuRNE, N. Y.—Annual tournament of the Sherburne Gun “lub. Oneday at targets. L D. Brainard, Sec’y-Treas. May 11-13.— PEEKSEILL, N. Y — Annual tournaments of the Peekskill Gun Club. First two days, targets; last day, live birds. May 11-14.—Warerioo, Ia.—Tournament of the Waterloo Gun Club. E. B. Walker Sec’y, May 12-15,—ConNERSVILLE, Ind —Tournament of the Connersville Gun Club. Livebirds, T. f. Thomas, Sec’y. May 17-22.—Kansas Crry, Mo.—Annual tournament of the Missouri May 20.—GREENVILLE, Pa,—Second tournament of the Pennsylvania and Obio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y, May 2€-29.—EHasv St. Louis, Ill.— Annual tournament of the King’s Smokeless Gun Clnob. May 31.—CanAJOHARIE, N. Y.—Eastern New York Trap-Shooters’ League tournament, under the auspices of the Canajoharis Gun Club, Charles Weeks. Sec'y. May 81,—Porrianp, Me.—Spring tournament of the Portland Gun Club, Targets. Added money announced later, r June 24.— SPRINGFIELD, O.—Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. June 7-8.—PaRKERSBURG, W. Va.—Tournament of the Mountain State Guo Club Targets. $350added. Leon J. Epstein, Sec’y. June &9.—Tournament of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indiana, June 8-11.—Avusurn, N. Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s Associa- tion tournament, C.W. Tuttle, Sec'y. June 9-10.—Monron, La.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. June 10.—NEwcasths, Pa.—Third tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo, H. Jones. Sec’y. June 15-18.—Cunvetanp, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 16-17.—Farao, N. D.—Third angual tournament of the North Dakota Sportemen’s Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec’y. June 22-25.—Om Criry, Pa.—seyenth annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oi City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries toH. C. Reeser, Sec’y, Oil Vity, Pa. July 14-15.—New Haven, Conun.—Tournament of the Interstate As- ociation, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Olub. Wm. H. Hazel, Sec’y. July :0-22.—Pine Buurr, Ark.—Seventh annual tournament of the Arkansas State Sportsmen’s Association. Added money announced later, Paul R Litzke. Sec'y, Little Rock, Ark. ay 22.—MEADVILLE, Pa,—Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo, H. Jones, Sec’y. Aug. 4-5.—LrwistTon, Me.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club, Aug 1?-19.—TorontTo, Canada.—Tournament of theR. A. McCready Co.. Lid. Targets. $1,000 guaranteed. Opantoali, Write for pro- Zrammes. Aug. 19.—Wanren, 0.— Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Lesgue. Geo. H Jones, Sec’y. Aug. 25-26.—MonrTPevisr, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. Sept. 15-16.—Portsmouta, N. H.—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Guo Chib. Gct. 6-8.--NrwsuRGH, N. Y.—Annual fall tournament of the Wesb Newburgh Gunand Rifle Association. Wirst two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 3h6 Broadway, New York. It is rather late perhaps to say anything about calendars; but late though it is. we must say a few words in commendation of that got- ten out by Parker Bros., of Meriden. Conn, The special feature about this calendar is the excellent reproduction of photographs of forty- eight experts who handle and swear by the Parker gun. Miiton Hoag, of Seneca Falls, N. Y., described in the calendar ag “‘one of the ioneers of trap-shooting in this country,” occupies the place of honor, He is supported on his right by 8. A, Tucker and ©. R, Dickey, winner of the Grand American in 1896. On Mr. Hoag’s left are the popular A. W, du Bray and Gharlie Budd. Tf Mr. Hoag is not satisfied with the quality of his company he must be hard to please, The remaining forty-three portraits are all speaking likeuesses, and the whole makes a pleasing souvenir for either smoking-room or gua- room: W. Fred Quimby seems to be really sore distressed in mind, He gives as the cause of his sorrow his failure to land in first place in the Grand American Handicap. Hetells us thaton his recent trip out West he expressed himself so confidently to his friends on the road as to his ability to win the “blue ribbon” that they backed him to a. man, going to great lengths to raise the wherewithal. Speaking seriously about the mannerin which the shoot was run, Fred said that he was more than pleased with it. As he put it: ‘It was the best tun shoot I ever saw.” , On Saturday next, April17, the Yanticaw Gun Club, of Nutley, N. J., will hold an all-day shoot at targets. The targets will be thrown from a magautrap,the Yanticaw Gun Club haying been one of the first clubs m the Hast to put one of theses machimes on its grounds. The main eyent on Saturday willbe a 50 target handicap, $2 entrance, targets included. All shooters ara welcome, and those who do not care to shogt tor the money cag always shoot slong “for the birds,” Trains leave New York (Ohambers street fry) AG ¥Sdand 1:80 A. My Shooting will commence on the arrival of the 9:42 trala, Apri. 17, 1897.) J.§. 5. Remsen has strengthened his hold on the Recreation cup by adding another win to his eredit. As there are only four more shoots for this trophy, some stout hustling will have to be done if the cup is not to go to Remsen Hajl. Mr. Remsen’s win on April 7 was a most highly creditable one. He scored 46 «mt of each 50, half the race being al known angles and balfat ucknown angles. His total of 92 tied Greiff’s total, and a shoot-off wastheresult, The pair shot off at 15 known and 15 unknown angles Remsen seored 14 out of 15 at Known angles, and then ran 15 straight in the unknowns, a total of 29 ont of 30, It is also worth noting that when Remsen went to the score for his last string of 25 unknown angles, he had to break 25 to beat Greiff and 24 to tie his score. He lost his fourth target, bat finished with 24, running the last 21 straight. FF. Simnock, the wiu- ner of the cup in February last, was clean out of form on April 7, bis liver being in bad shape and he himself under the doctor's care. It took grit to stand up under such conditions, but Sinnock supplied the grit and knocked out 46 out of 50 in the first half of therace. Con- Gition told in the last half, and he finished with only 86. Baltimore and Atehison may be said to open the target season of 1897, From now until late in the fall not a week will pass without some important tarzet tournament being on the list. Although this is not to be a season of large added money tournaments, the number of small tournaments will more than make up for the Joss in that re- spect. The days of ‘$150 per day profit’ for the crackerjacks seem to have gone by. Itisnow more a case of “small profits and quick teturns."”” | _ Arthur Bunn, of Singac, N. J., announces that he will hold a live- bird shoot on his grounds on Monday, April 19, at 12 noon sharp. The main event will bea 25-bird sweep, $10 entrance, birds extra. Bunn’s birds are always of the very best quality, and it takes good work to score even 10 straight on his grounds. A simple way to get to Singacis to take the Erie R. R. to Paterson, and then take the electric cars from the depot in Paterson to Smgac. Trains also leave epee street, N. Y. (Erie R. R.), at 10:30 and 12 noon for Little Falls. Billy Crosby (everybody cails him “Billy” whether they know bim well or not) is making quite astay with us, 4nd is running in double harness with Jack Fanning. This pairsally forth from New York city on the'slightest provocation, and turn up at every target or live- bird shoot in the vicinity. Both areas weleome as the day, because New York and New pereey trap-shooters koow good fellows when they fall across them. The new Baker hammer gun handled by Crosby attracts Jots of attention for reasons that can easily be guessed. Tn looking over the programmes for the Baltimore and Richmond Tnterstate shoots we can only find one fault with them, and that fault may possibly be only imagimary. Werefer to the absence of any aver- age moneys. Average money we look upon as a@ most interesting feature of any tournament, and in addition to being interesting to the shooters it always getathem out to the grounds early whether it’s a ease of rain or not. Average moneys (always high guns, not class shooting) are a feature that we like to see in any programme, We have not heard much from Newburgh, N. Y., in regard to the tournament to be held there May 5-7, but we understand that Presi- dent Dave Brown intends te male the annual spring tournament ¢ven more, enjoyable than those of past years. He has good ma- terial among the members of his club to draw upon, for the New- burgh boys are skilled entertamers. We understand also that the tournament will be ‘open to all.” The Lroquois Rifle and Gun Club, of Pittsburg, Pa., holds an all-day shoot at targets on the first Thursday of every month. Shooting commenees at 10 A, M. on each of the days aboye mentioned. The programme prepared by the committee —Jacob Motz, H. L, Born and W. J. Udick—is a popular one, and these shoots should be well at- tended by irap-shooters of Pittsburg and yicinity. At all these shoats the purses are divided on the Rose system. Ferd Van Dyke has recently placed two good records to the credit of Lafiin & Rand’s W-A powder: On April 3 he won the Boiling Springs cup shoot with 49 out of 60, and on April 7 he led the band at the Bergen County Gun Club’s grounds, Hackensack, N. J., with a total of +3 out of 100, On the latter occasion he broke 45 out of 50 at kvown angles, but finished with 48 out of 50 at unknown angles, H. W. Brown, of Binghamton, N Y., manager of the Binghamton Gun Olub, writes us that his club is getting out an interesting and tasteful programme for its spring shoot on April 27-29. These semi- annual gatherings of the Binghamton boys are always enjoyable affairs, and the spring shoot of 1897 promises to be as pleasant as any of its forerunners. They knaw how to make yisitors feel at home in Binghamton. Merchandise prizes for the Auburn (N. Y. State) shoot, June 8-11 are rolling. up. The management of the Auburn Gun Club has al ready secured a donation of six first-class guns as prizes. besides a list of other valuable prizes too lengthy for mention. A special fea turé this year will be ‘'$3-open-to-all” sweeps, as the club wants ajl thé cracks, Hast, West, North and South, to come and joinin thefun. The club will bar nobody, ; Mr. Rice’s letter anent the trip of the Western delegation to the Grand Aterican Handicap, which appeared in one of our cotem- poraries the week afer the shoot, seems to have aroused the disap provalof many shooters in the Enst. Several of them very strongly ‘regent the lack of courtesy attributed to them. In another portion of our trap columns we publish some of the le.ters we have received on this subject. | Among the New York delegation to the Baltimore shoot this week ‘willbe Capt. A.W. Money, Hd. Taylor, Justus yon Leagerke. Neaf Apgar, Ferd. Van Dyke, W. Crosby, Jack Fanning and Tom Keller. Most of the above will also bein evidence at the Richmond Interstate of April 28-29. There is material enough fora good squad in the above list. The Marietta (0) Gun Club will hold its spring tournament on Wednesday, April21. The programme consists of twelve 15 target events, $1.50 entrance, unknown angles. All purses will be divided: n the Rose system. The shoot will be under the management of P. Scblicher, Jr, and C. EB. Verges. Shooting commences at 9 A. M., rain or shine, closed, and when we shall haye nothing left with which to annixe him. Jack ismaking lots of new friends for hinisel’, his poud+r (Gold Dust), and for the Olympic Club, of San Francisco, whose baoge he wears over the spot where he says bis heart is. The members of the Knoxville (Teno ) Gun Club have been working hard during the present session of the State Legislature to secure much-needed legislation on behalf of the game and fish of the Stare. The success of the club’s efforts iu this respect should spur on similar organizations to do likewise in their respective districts. Hon. Tom A. Marshall, the winner of the Grand American Handi- cap, is not without a handsome souyenir of his yictory on March 4-25. His friends in the West have presented him with a fine silver service to commeniorate an excellent exhibition of skill and nerve, The spring tournament of the Portland, Me,Gun Club has been postponed from its original date; it will now take place on Wednesday pf this week, Aprili4, Mr. Chisholm, manager of the elub, informs us that a magautrap will be used at this shoot. : r. J. H, Richmond, of this city, has sold out his iuterest in the invade Powder Co. to Oscar Hesse, of Red Bank, N, J., who will hereafter represent the powder company in this country. The Beency will, we uoderstand, still remaim in the hands of Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, Anew gun club has been organized at Secaucus, N. J.. under the presidency of Mr, Henry Heflich. ‘The new club will commence prac- icing at once ani promises to become a factor in lrap-shooling circles in the State of New Jersey. The Oritani Field Club, of Hackensack, N. J., announces that it will hold an all-day shoot on Wednesday, April 21, All events will be at targets, shooting commencing at 10 A. M, On May 31 the Portland (Me) Gun Club will hold its annual spring tournament, The shoot will be at targets, and, to make the tourna- ment attractive, the club will add money to the purses. The Forester Guu Club, of Newark, N. J., will hold an all day shoot bt targets on April 28. The elub will welcome all shooters, and will uiso keep open house on that day. APRIL 13. EpwAarp BANEs. Arkansas State Sportsmen’s Association. shooters. Renewed interestis being displayed in trap shooting all over the State, and altogether the prospects were neyer more flatter. lng fora successtul shoot, The tournament will be under the aus bices of the Pine Bluff Gun Club, Paup R, Lipggrs. Jack Fanning is still in the Hast and will scarcely see San Fran’ FOREST AND STREAM. The Western Team at Elkwood Park, . Burraxo, N: Y., April 9.—Hditor Forest and Stream: I was rather surprised on looking over my ForgstT AnD STRFAM that arrived to-day to find no mention made of the recent letter written by Mr. Rice to your Western contemporary. After describing the composition of his team, all gentlemen and all rattlng good shots, and after describing Elkwood Park, its accommo- dations, shooting grounds aud club house, Mr, Rice makes this re- markable statement: “The management of the Grand American Handicap, notwithstanding predictions to the contrary, was generous in its treatment of the Western party, and should we again visit the Kast, I think my party will join mé in the statement that we shall ask nothing better than what we received at the Handicap of 1897.” Mr, Rice practically closes his letter with the followitg: * * * * should Chicago be favored in 1£98, the winner in the Grand American Handicap shall haveto carry home with him a trophy of which he will be proud, and with the feeling that the West in its zood-natured and broad liberalism has extended to him—whether aresident Hast or West of the Ohio River—‘the glad hand’ with a fellow sportsman's best wishes. This (lregret to say) will be in marked contrast to the treatment accorded by the Hastern shooters to the Western con- tingent as we concluded our shooting Jast week. To Mr, Robert Welch, of Philadelphia, we owe the only real courtesy extended to us as winners by our brethren in the East,’’ Now, Mr Editor, what do youthink of this last sentence? What do you think of the whole letter? What were ‘the predictions to the contrary” that Mr. Rice refers te? What did Mr. Rice and “the Western contingent” expect at the hands of fellow sportsmen that they did not receive? And, lastly, what did *‘Mr. Robert. Welch, of Philadelphia,’ do to the Western boys that we did not do? TI was present at the shoot—as a spectator, it is true—but I never say more genuine enthusiasm on the part of a body of men than was dit played by the shooters present when the Hon. Thos, A. Marshall landed the chief honor. “The Western contingent,” while domiciled at the Blk wood Inn, ate hy themselyes and kept very much to themselves? an Hastern team taken to Chicago under similar conditions and for a similar purposes would undoubtedly have acted in s precisely similar manner. It may be the fashion in the West, but I most seriously doubt it, to insinuate all kinds of things; it may also be the fashion in the West, but again I most seriously doubt it, torun down the hospitality and friendship of those whose guests you have been. Ifitis the fashion to do either of these things, then Mr. Rice’s letter is fully up to date in all particulars. GRs. ANOTHER PROTEST, PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, April3.—Hditor Forest and Stream: I would like to protest against the way in which that Western delegation found fault with eyerything, They found fault with Phil Daly’s accommodations, and the price paid for the same; they found fault to a man with the reports in the New York papers, zood reportstoo, They said that if the winner had been an Eastern man he would haye had a whole page; and that if the shoot had been held in Chicago better reports and mo;e spate would have been given, etc, And now Mr, Rice, ina Western sporting paper, finds fault with the way in which he and his crowd were entertained during the Grand American Handicap. I don’t know that Mr, Rice or any Western man is any different from myself or others. We went toa good square shoot, and when we made a straight we made money. We werefuruished with good hirds, 2 splendid club housé and comfortable accommodations, and the money was paid to the man that earned it—Hast, West, North or South—no section was favored, It does not séem right that Mr. Rice should find fault with the best shoot ever held in the world, or that he should claim that we did not extend proper courtesies to him and his men, I am sure Mr. Marshall was warmly enough con- nesta ou his victory What more could or ought we to have one? Asfor the management of the shoot, it knew no clique nor any part of the country: It looked after everybody and handicapped each shooter on the best information obtainable, regardless of where he came from. The Western delegation was entertained at the Grand American Handicap as well as any Hasterner, and I have no kick coming, never having been entertained better in my life, Keysronn. Programme for the Peru (Ind.) Shoot. Mr J. L, Heap, promoter of the tournament announced to be held at Peru, Ind., April 28-29, under the management of Jack Parker. has forwarded to us a copy of the programme for that shoot. It is wortby of special mention that a meeting of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indiana will be held at Peru during the progress of this tournament, In making the following extracts from the reading matter in this programme, we must not te taken as indorsing all the statemens and sentiments contained therein, Thisis meresy another case of many men, many minds, and we give the extracts, as we realize that they will be of interest to our readers: | “Having been requested by a number of shooting acquaintances to open the season of 1897 with a tournament at Peru, the promoter of this event hereby extends a cordial invitation to ‘he sportsmen of this and surrounding States to attend what promises to be ore of the largest amateur tournaments ever held in the Middle West, “Believing it to be unfair to the less expert shooters to make an exorbitant charge for targets to all the contestants, and then add the overcharge to the highest scores for the benefit of the more ex- pert under the guise of ‘added money,’ there will be no such added (?) money, Believing further that the practice of soliciting merchandise from the local merchants, the majority of whom are not interested in and derive no benefit from trap shooting, and adding the merehan- dise as prizes serves only to delay the progress of a tournament, while shooting off ties. or engaging in the exciting sport (?) of drawing Straws in order to determine the winner of such prizes, whieh in the main attract no entries, no merchandise will be added. “Knowing from a wide personal acquaintance with the amateur shooters of this State that all the ayerage amateur wants is an oppor- tunity to enter an event having an equal show with all other cuntest- ants to win bis entrance and a fair profit as the result of his skill, the promoter of this eventis prepared to assure every sportsman who may attend that every courtesy will be extended him, and every op- portunity given him to enjoy the manly sport of trap-shooting that a large attendance and good management can provide. “Believing, however, that some inducement should be held out to the contestants to enter every event, thus keeping up interest, espe- cial attention should be called to the average prizes, mention of wh chis made on pages %-11, which is certainly sufficient evidence that this tournament is nob piven to realize a profil, but to promote the sport of trap-shooting. As to the nianagement, the name of the gr-ofleman who has been secured to manage this tournament is a guarantee thatit will be run upon correct lines and in the best pos- sible manner, Mr, Parker will not contest for the purses.” The programme consists of two 10 target events, $1 entrance; five 15-target events, $1 50 entrance; three 2C-.arget events, $2 entrance, and Lwo 25-target events, $2.50 entrance This gives a total of 205 targets, and an eutry tee “for all day” of $20.50, The average prizes referred to aboveare treated of as follows: ‘As announced in Rules and Conditions, targets will be thrown at 2 cents each, but pelieving that a reasonable profit can be made at this price, an average prize of $2 50 per thousand forall targets thrown in programme events will be divided between the two guns making the best general average for all programme events on both days—60 per cent. to first and 40 per cent. to second—thus reducing the price of targets to .34 cents.” Under the head of ‘Rules and Regulations” appears the following: “Shooting commences at 9:30 each morning. Manufasturers’ ex- perts and black powder barred. No contestant willloseashot. All purses divided 35, 80,~0and15 per cent All shooting will b- from known traps, unkoo vn angles, unless it is. clearly demonstrated that too wide a difference exists in the class of shooters, when tho e less expert will be allowed to shoot from known angles, Gurs atd shells shipped to J. L, Head will be delivered to the grounds free of charge,” Bison Gun Club, of Buffalo. Brrraco, N. Y., April1,—The Bison Gun Club tried its magautrap to dav and found that it worked satisfac orily. The shoot took place atthe Walden avenue grounds and was well atiended. Event No 4 was the badge shoot, and in this event Minere won the Class A badge, Siegrist the Class B badge, and Wrench the Class C badge. ‘No, 5 was ato pairs. Scores: Events: 123456 Events; 123 456 Targets: 10 15 10 25 1 0 15 10 45 10 10 Siegrist... 6 7 619 ; yes TE ae aT Mipere ., 711 418 re Warde, Bees Wrench Til 418 7 CA aa, Siete Hsson ., 410 417... G ete lie ee Werlin ,,, » 10 417 6 6 Estes,,..., 6 6 8). 47) Appel... eg al oy nop SLES T oy ae ae ranch ib ting ale ON opis yet eee wl ade Pag dee RISSall 05.55 SAM, Seanad iD DaDser .,sssprevs 2 OS ea FEVECY cbs pepe ba pp D oo pe os WHEE sersere oe de BI 8 7 319 ON LONG ISLAND. WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB. 4pril8,—An important match was shot to-day on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, L I. The principals were H. B, Gilbert and W. Chauncey Floyd-Jones, the conditions of the match being: 100 birds, Gilbert at 8iyds., Floyd-Jones at 30yds., 30yds. boundary. Gilbert was looked after by Capt. Money, G. S. McAlvin handling Floyd-Jones. The weather was cloudy, with a light wind from the southwest. The birds, of course, were good ones, the 30yds, boundary being all too short on several occasions, The match throughout was close enough to be quite interesting, but Gilbert final ly won with 4 birds to spare, Scores were: EL B Gilbert (81)... 0.0 ccwee scenes tiny eos 2022012222222211320112222—22 20202221 2222220222 2020220—19 20022202200 2022222232 022 —18 202022 222222221 1222020202 —20—79 W © Bloyd-Jones (39) vicecessunesvs000222122112002001 112221220290 F222 2222212120211222220020 —21 2200201010201221012102002—15 2010202122211022102122022 —19—75 NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUE, Aprit 10,—The semi-monthly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club was held to-day on the Dyker Meadow grounds. In the club shoot C. a Dodley. was the winner in Class A, C. C, Fleet winning easily in Class B. ~ Cup shoot, 25 targets, unknown angles: C W Dudley (A) - 111110111111111111110110001 —22 »-111111001111111010110111111—22 + »1111100110111111111111110 —21 paqeserroseseesss eALLO111G01011111011111010 —18 sengereresy eee 6 1011101101101110110110110 —17 seneeses cee, 0011101111000111110111001 —16 peetserenssasectsensset01011110101100011000011111—16 C C Fleet (B) .. peesageneceaececes es ot11111111001111111101110101—22 Dr O'Brien (B),...ceneeceeveeeeeeeeeenyeeel111101101111111011100010 —18 A Edy (B).. se. cccssvesesseseeceaseenes»-010110110101100101101110110—16 Dr Shepard (B)..siccesseeeecaseeseene es ¢-10100010101110011001111110 —15 Ty B AGAMS sss ysseessenerssennnerseees OLL1011011112110111111101 —20 ues. The next event was the shoot for the Bennett cup, 25 targets, un- known angles, Class A men shooting at scratch, Class B at 27 targets, and Class C at 30. F. A. Thompson scored the first win for the cup with 22 out of 25. Scores: ‘ J Gaughen (A),... P Adams (A),.., J A Bennett (A) HA Thompson (A). ..ceysseeveeeoesseeee LOLILOUIIIOUII1111111 —22 CF Dudley (A). cccesssseeveesereer ees elO1I101111111011111110110 —20 DC Bennett (A). ii. .5.seeceeveeeeceeeee« 1141111111001110111110110 —20 J Gaughen (A) .....se00: «-1111111101100111110110101 —19 J A Bennett (A)...... .1101111001111011110111101 —19 P Adams (A) ....;; -1100111001111010111110111 —18 A A Hegeman (A) .« , .0010171111011111110110011 —18 ee «21101710010111101101111101 —18 e eee ee011101010110111011100111110—18 eeevesoeeee see +010111111011011101000111011 —18 C C Fleet (B),........ caves veeeeecees 001110110011110101110010110 —16 AVKddy: (B) ici scseeee ++ ax 110011010000000 7 In addition to the above shoots a series of 10-targeb events, all at unknown angles, were also decided: W H Thompson (A)... Dr O’Brien (B). sce... Dr Shepard (B)........... Even meeetaee Hvents: 123 4656 7 8 #=&Eyents; 12346678 D Bennett. 9 9............ Hegeman...,.. 6 5 5 By. ., PAdams.. 42 6 8 7 6 6 8 O'Brien... ...... 966 72, J Gaughen 6.. 7 7 %..°5 9 Shepard... .,...: 27 6 6 2, Dudley ie So oe Bee: ks) Oe Rippin ee. yegt sok vio CRs RY o FUG a tema Hore Sen Lenn oe SaBerinethh tates CASE oe ete George,.., 7 6 6....,...... WThomp’n...... 5.. 8., a“ EFThomp’n,. 7 7 8 7 7 6 9 DrAdams, ...:....9 67.. Trap at Pittsbure. M'PHERSON DEFEATS WILL KING. PirrspurG, Pa., April 7.—W. 8S. King and Sandy McPherson shot an interesting race to-day on the grounds of the Herron Hi!! Gun Club _ at Davis Island. The affair was a handicap, the conditions being as follows: 50 birds per man, King at 3)yds , McPherson at 28yds., King also conceding McPherson 3 misses as kills. ‘l'he odds conceded by King proved too severe, al hough he shot a very great race, scoring 48 out of 50. McPherson scored 46 out of 50, making his total, with 3 tmisses as kills, 49, He thus won by 1 bird. Scores: MePherson (28)... 00. ¢00ee eee eee LLE2019111911191111111111— 25 1110111111111100111111101—21—464-3 —49 W S Bing (8%), ceyeee eee eee oes L111111110111111111111111—24 1111111111111110111111111—24—-48 M'PHERSON WINS AGAIN, April 9.—Will King and Sandy MePherson shot their race of April 7 over again, the conditions being precisely the same on both oeca- sions, with the exception that today McPherson received only 2 mnisses as kills as against 3 in the previous match. McPherson won again aud by the same margin —1 bird, the scores standing 46 to 45 in his favor. Scores were as below, second barrel kills being ignored: McPherson (28)....... reese ee ce et411101111111111111111110 —23 0111111110111101111111101- 2144.2 4g WS King (30), ..ccceeseeeeeesee011111111111111111111 1101023 0111111111110111111011111— 2245 TEAM RACE AT DAVIS ISLAND. April 10.—A close and exciting team race was shot at Davis Island to-dey between teams captained respectively by C. A. May and W.S, King, The teams were of five men, each man shooting at 25 live birds. King’s team won by 107 to 106. Scores: ~ May’s Team: CA MAY ccc eeeeevernenesnenseenne ss s2oeoe 0 2221229212220] 2999 — 23 A A King, cen teen eee ten se one 1 222008112 102202 1216 323022 19 RICKY) eeauenenase ctossenescnsanse® 0s0212222221129 29220373 93 MCPHELSOD, pececsecsesus seenesusnses SaelaeZz222 2222 100202 1220—21 Jacque ...se.ee, 20222222202 2220221502222 —27 106 King’s Team: Warsekciteetsttuseey ee eer ay sane e oe 22122922 2122222 2022 22002291 > 3 PArkOvssveyerernerecrsgeecenctasssee se cleull 0202220 22322227292 31, SOMOUE piewenseners wens ees opener aves s 26 0212112222192229 220002291 ADSOV. .eeuvevaversryeensesevessanea na tl LazeeceesZ2g20 12222232) 22—24 BeSSQMEDs cscsnsseeevensreevans ensue ORUelaneez02e22222% 0 22222— 20107 Marlin Gun Club. Maruin, Tex., April 5.-Ths following scores were made to-day a the regular weekly shoot of the Marlin Gun Olub, both events being at 10 bluerocks, known traps and angles: No 1. No. 2. RB ACOuissee stay MEAN, 0110110110—6 1110103011—6 CA Oltorf . 1011101110—7 1110110101—7 0001001110—4 1011111111—9 . 1110111000 - 6 Herring,.,. *WilsOn,. scare +Corfield ....+.5> 0101010110—5 1111010111 § #REBISLEL. wesescerveerene praveerereess- 1001000000—2 0110090110—4 JUAZS SCOLG. ce seeeceesvocreeresreeess OOOLOIOIIN—4 1101110111—8 GEDIZEAN ccues sepeaperscectiens cht: sonny COLUM I—=¢ 0000111111 6 TRUSTe nietvinleisisisiele atclejele saraielatt cheats e xininicem UCN MOP OUGR LU) 0000000001— 1 Bartlett.,... wine Vnneupalceivenniasn rinses | LO OIOUl——7 1101010010 §& JO de ASS 5 5 kaa te ae NOMINEE 1001010001—4 MTU cceiviiea/apwiarieciieasicmaniens 2 uleLONM—=0. 0111110011-7 S LOUIS. .ccssereee seveeeeeeesescaseresss JOO0QUILOI—2 1010010101— 5 TELE TIVE ireistey chrieomaersieis'eicietaingheteretciece cee eres oe 0101011111—7 * Visitors. HK, RK. Emery. Trap at Hartford. HartForD, Conn., April 3.-'The Colt Gun Club held its regular medal shoot to-day, and twenty-three shooters turned outto conipete Messrs, Willard, Pitkin and Risley each broke 24 out of a possible 25, They will shoot off their tie at the next medal shoot, whici is on April 17. The club is well pleased with its new club house and frounds, It has an inclosed pit with a new set of blue rock fraps and electric pull The coming season promises ta be very lively. Following are the scores made for the medal at 2h targets: Willard isesseeeces-t Mills... .. cec4e00420 W Olmsted..........16 Pipkin). pa dec dessert) HCXLON, pergcweg sera el) AIZER 56s ee eee. sn Risley ,..eceeeeeee--%4 HF Olmsted......., riSs WGneas ees seahe Bishop........002+--28 Nichols .............18 While ..:........2..11 G-isleman..........2% Putnam .,,,,. -.18 Robinson. .......... 9 M Cook.....,....,--21 McGinty..... . 18) HW Carter iet....05 9 Burbidge, .,........21 J Carter .....,..... VW Crane@:..sieversssees 4 OB Treat. ....00.00. 21 Cc s statet otal letslaitiays A Cook 16 Cook, Bishop, Pitkin, King and Willey attended the liye-hird con- test at Rikwood Park, and Mr, Willey, of the club, was.a competitor. M, F. Coox, Sec’y. 320 FOREST AND STREAM, IN NEW JERSEY. CLUB SHOOT AT BOILING SPRINGS, April $.—The regular monthly club shoot of the Boiling Springs Gun Club was held to day at Rutherford. The attendance as usual was very good, and a lange number of targets was thrown during the afternoon, the total ageregating over 3,000. The cup shoot (25 known angles and 25 unknown angles) was won by Ferd Van Dyke with 49 out of 50, Van Josing his 4%th target. Dr. De Wolfe, with an allowance of 5 extras, was second with 47 out of 55. Apgar, Panning, Brewer and Lewis (15 extras) came next with 46. In the 45 hole were Noel Money, W. H. Huck and G. H. Piercy, Al- together scores ruled high, but this is scarcely to be wondered at, as the background at the Boiling Springs grounds is about as perfect as possible. A glance at the scores made in the sweeps will show that pretty nearly everybody had his eye on the targets, Scores in the cup shoot follow in detail; apt Money.. .11110111100011101101010111111111111111111011111111—41 Noel Money,. ©11919011211111121110111911111711111111011110111011—45 Van Dyke.,,..11111111111101111 1101111 11191171111111141111110111—49 Greifl.. ss es eeee10210111711111011111111011011111100111111111011111—44 EU Garena -141411010011111110119111111111111111111111111111101—45 APEAY. .cceaan LV 10191101111011111111111111010111111111101 11111111—46 Pauly y ste s -21014111010111111001111110011011111111101 111110101—40 Lewis ......5.- 11111110010110201011011110111111000111010011111011—35 101110001111111 —l1i—46 Krank. ities 1111 1901001001011111010001111011111010110101¢01101—81 11011 — 4— De Wolfe.... .11110111111011111110191011011111011111111111011110—42 11 — 5-— Adams..,...:5 1011101101 1011011110111101010011011010011001111000—2f fa a Baker.....-+. Se ree ee eet gamut mal 0101011 — 4— Fanning eee oY 1001090111911 11111111011 1110111011111111111101 1146 Crosby ....-. 41011910144111111011111011010111111111011111011011—41 10101001 Brewer. .-..110117111019411911111011071114111111191211171711111—46 L Piercy..,.,,011011111 11110111111101001001010111111000011111111—36 Koemer.,,...- 00990000000000010110010011000010101000010000100101—18 : 100110111000011 — §—21 Sanders. ......1010111001010010101900001111001101101011101111011—28 Barron,...... 01112111111111111101111110101100110101110111110011—39 1 — = 1 Sweeps were shot as below, all events being at unknown augles: Events: 123465667 8 Evevts: 123 45678 Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 15 2u 25 Targets: 10°15 15 15 15 15 20 26 C’pt Money 8 13 12 14 14 12 2023 GWGreifi. 9 .. -. .. «1 «. 20 «. NEMoney 9 13 18 15 12 12 18 24 JOLBrewer 9 13 13 14 138 18 20 24 Van Dyke. 8..14..1412318.. J Baker... 41112 ., 12 12 17 20 W Crosby. 10 15 12 14 12 12.18 21 De Wolfe.. .. 18111214 917 23 J Fanning. 9151313 141418 24 TBaron,,.,.12.,12 8....2 PAdams,, 7., 12;. 10 817., Decon....... 8. eo eenel Gearcom Sane oe eRe Nae) Mecemap hs Wes ALOR ewe tek - WtHuck, 9..13..., 15., 24 Sanders... ..., 9., ,. 1012 N Apgar... 813 1214121217 ., Krank... .... UP SS ae Veins Wik; aCe et Shee ce th Pee MMO Gety ayo. stl tae teen eel Olag L Piercy... 7.. 1214141518 ., AJ Paul,. .. 1. Fis os we oe G Piercy,, 9141112111415 21 Palmer..,, .. . ib-fiey oe B James... 5 nw. eae ntatee Roemer ,, 8 “W. H. Huor, See’y. FORESTER GUN CLUB, OF NEWARK, April 10.—The regular monthly shoot of the Forester Gun Club was held to-day. A good delegation from the Bergen County Gun Cluh, of Hackensack, was with us aud helped to make things lively. The Forester Gun Glob will have an all day shoot on April 28, to which all are welcome, either to come and break targets or else help to eat the lunch. Targets are thrown at 1 cent each on all occasions by this club. To-day’s scores were: Events: 123% 5 6 7 & § 1011 12 13 Th 15 16 Perrine bOWee pcetatseee soles Gm Cee ee S ecigel le antl vO. Dlueahe ae Bagtahres Ttieriicy pede ATEEAUY ie Afi ores ORME! KM woties dk 10ega) J Fleming.. #568 9 8 64 965 %7 848 68 War Smith....; 8’ 679 9 7 9 910 610 8 8 8 7 5 Jackson........ Sosterrery fis ges 4. 2862 a See sete 5 TMRSetClitia hls eyo es ie tees te Hee ee commie a) oc Vibe ts hee AY ID} ALOU oyecy Cae wea ASE eerie ate tet teen weeme Usk ag2) SURO GT Peers Rae R ee eels em ee. ite) Nemes eieeGa & APO eee GC Sntn, iasaccstens © 5 3 8, rete oe ee ek peel yg GALATIGT Site onkee card eee eee ae ep esnoee se enaere noe i eee D Fleming ......:225---+ ++ «, rE) ee tg Tae A hee a 4°89 3 Vuvecheauetad Gees yh dierent et een he South sir eertde i Pra ty ale AVERETT Fe a ey IME Fa cre dts poetic NMLUD 3 Megami sme fey nied Me ST ALS Winans....... 6 BSUS Re Or, Syd gets E Ste Paha lel lale Nos. 4, 8, 11 and 15 were at known angles; Nos, 12, 13 and 16 at re- versed order; all other events were at unknown angles. H. H, Winans, See’y. CUP SHOOT AT HACKENSACK. April 7.—The third contest for the Recreation cup was held to-day on the grounds of the Bergen County Gun Club, at Hackensack. There was a good entry list. eighteen shooters taking part in the main event on the card. Of the above number four were notelizible to compete for the cup; these were Ferd Van Dyke, of the W. R. A. Co.; Neaf Apgar, representing the Austin Powder Co.; J. S. Wannine, of the U.S Smokeless (Gold Dust) Powder Co., and W. Crosby, of the Baker Gun Go, To make it interesting, however, for the above four shooters an optional sweep of $1 on each 25 targets was gotten up, while the cash prizes of $5 to the second high gun, and $2 to the third high gun, were thrown open to them. Considerable interest was evinced in the outcome of this shoot, as both F. Sinnock and J.§.8. Remison, preyious winners of the cup, were entered into-day’s race. Sinnock was under the weather and in no condition to do himself justice: the effects of an attack of the prip will be found too in Hdwards’s total. Gus Greiff was in great form, having changed his gun and found a weapon that evidently suited him well. He-shot a great gait all day, scoring in the sweeps shot prior to the 100-target event pretty nearly every target shot at; he held up well too in the main event, his total of 92 being tied by Remsen, and ouly beaten 1 target by Ferd Van Dyke, who scored the highest total in therace—93 Remsev shot very steadily, making 46 in each 50 end outshooting Greiff when it came to a shoot off. The weather conditions were not unfavorable for good scores, there being almost no wind. The sky, however, was overcast, and the _ light nothing éxtra when targets were thrown low. No, 4 trap was stumbling block to many a shooter, targets being thrown very low from this trap; it is safe to say that a yery large percentage of the lost targets were thrown from No.4trap, It was not an easy day for perfect refereeing, but the club’s referee, Chas, E. Dawson, did his work as satisfactorily as usual. Capt Horton was the club’s hustler, of course; in fact, the Bergen County Gun Club does not Seem to have anybody else to take much interest in running a shooc. Uapt. Horton introauced another feature jn to-day’s shoot in the shape of some souvenir spoons, three of which were shot oif in 15- target events. The first was woo by Edwards, who tied on 15 straight with Gus Greif? and Van Dyke; on the shoot-off, miss-and- out, Edwards wonin the 18ihround. Fanning won No. 2spoon with 14 straight; while W, H, Huck, of the Boiling Springs Gun Club, won, No. 8 spoon with asimilar score, Below are the scores in the cup race in full. Remsen’s win to-day making his second for the cup out of three tries. Smnock has the other win to his credit. There are only tour more contests for the cup, so Remsen may be said to have a good chance of ultimately carrying it back to Brooklyn. Scores: F Van Dyke, .111111111111111101111 14711111111110011111111011011—45 41110111121191101111111111 | 110111011111111111111111—48—93 JSS Remsen .111111010111011101111111 1711011901111 119 11191111 1—46 41111101111111110191111011110111111111111111111111— 46—92 G& BE Greiff, , , ,10101129911111111011101 191112191119 1111111111100 —47 11191111111011110111101991111111111111011111111011—45 —92 W Crosby.... £141411019911111121101119101111111111111111110111111—48 011110111011111111101 11119111111111111101001111111—48 —91 JS Fanning. .11101111911111111111111111111101111111011111111111—47 01011011111111111111111101111111101001111011111111—42—89 ¥ Simnoek ... .11111111111111011111110121111011111111111111110111—46 410101111101001111111101111001110111111110111111111 —40—86 WN Apgar... 11411001121 141001111111101111111111111111001111101 - 42 4141012119111411111011111101 01111011111110111111111—44 — 86 L #H Byrd... ,01104191111110119 1111112 10111111101 1110111119111 —44 41414111111111101100111100110110011111111111101111—41—85 FS Edwards}. 101111110101111111111111111111111111111111010110 11 —45 11011111011111101011110110101111101110111110111011—39—b4 N © Money, ...11410111011111111111111111100101111111111111110110 —43 02111111100111110111110011110101110111101101111011—a8 — 81 ] CG Wright, ..11111011101111011111110111011101111111010110011101—39 10001111111) 1411111011 1101111111010111011001110111—40—79 Capt A Money11100011000101011101111111100114111111001111011111—36 111.1011011111011111111011111011001 1111111110111101—41—77 W Hexamer, .11111111111110011111111111110011110111111100111111—43 140000001101101111011117001 11010110011011111111110—33—76 G@ H Pierey.....11171111110101101411011010110111110101101010101111—37 i Q00117101011.011 121201010112 101000111111111111101110—89— 76 [Aprm. 17, 1807. Ed Taylor, ,,,10111111110110111011110110110111011101100111101111—38 . 11110010111101111111010101110010011110101111011111—86—74 M Herrington.v1111110111101001111011011111011110011011101101110 —86 11110111010011011101110101111010110111111110111110—87—%3 J A Hall, ,,...01101001710111111011011110110011101011110110100111—34 19111011201101000101111111010111111111111111110101—89—73 BR Snyder, , .. .01100100101100111000111110101001101111011111001101—80 10111000111000111011100111011101111111100001011111 —33— 63 Events: Targets; 12346566 7 8 910111213 10 10 15 10 15 20 15 20 10 15 50 10 25 ea ue wee 8 21 Hexamer,........... eee ee aes OG Loar hae tig Ua dy ele iarcete Wiirtht Bot feeder GLOGS al BA oer Osram ake Huek Peace eeeeeserevaeresssesene ss 6 on ve 15 18 12 20 we te we ee te DAaylors sess tease ye sbebe LPs Seaky uel ineades eee 640 te ee ee AROIGEAL A enenhitaater eet tees A Pe hes hp Se ct sale Bell anes neki mneek boner eens eee ee oe talon Dipclossauteteape EIGUCY wouws phate cot ehe ue n eee nero ed tiaas aed los yl tas red) ADPEED Se ack i nee ewe of Dadieball Oh oe Kitts paiesccd dette Leal Gm etcaepra vs ele ae al BedAMes i yyadencesle creteueeubaeneese ADs ack oy a Stuer aut ate TVOUGLit aa dsae eee ate neh St nigaes eal ae eereeeglsy Epmwemine BOVAGr IR Herevee eet ae amanda roa Males ab 7 18 tess L011 ae PO rk hae tie Mes helena arn ot st ot eters een Ny I OHDNOME ga crete Solna Meena eet IRA eee ITE SUE cite Sees Oba shires als TEAM RACE AT RUTHERFORD, April 10.—The Boiling 8prings Gun Club held an invitation team race to-day on its grounds at Rutherford, The conditions were three men to a team, 50 targets per man, unknown anzles, $10 per team, targets included. The day was a delightful one for target shooting, although at times there was enough strength in the northwesterly wind to cause the flight of the targets to be rather erratic. It was rather a surprise therefore, with such weather conditions, that there were not more than four clubs represented by teams. These four clubs were: Boiling Springs Gun Club, Bergen County Gun Club, of Hackensack; Endeavor Gun Club, of Jersey City, and the Brooklyn Gun Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The race was a most in- teresting one, the home team finally landing in thelead with 136 ont of 150. Next came the Bergen County team with 133, the Endeavors with 181, and the Brooklyns with 120. One of the amusing features of the race was Captain Money’s trapsfer from the Bergen County team to the Boiling Springs team in place of Neaf Apgar, who was unable to be present. The Rergen county club had four representatives present: Van Dyke, Morfey and the two Moneys; it thus became necessary to choose three out of four, and it fell to Captain Money by lot to drop ont. In Apgar’s absence another man was needed on the Boiling Springs team. so Captain Money was claimed and ably filled the bill by tiemg for high score in the team race, and aiding greatly in landiug his team at the top of the list, Among the unattached shooters Dr, De Wolfe was conspicuous with the only 25 straight made during the day. Greiff was again in form, scoring 46 out of his 50; but Huek, who was laboring under the disadvantages of a seyere headache, fell 3or4short of the mark that was expected of him, The Bergen county team shot consistent- ly, a 45 and two 44s going to make up the team's total; Tom Morfey had a good chance of 25 straight in the last 25, but fell down on his 50th target. Wor the Endeavors Edwards scored 47, but Piercy and Carl yon Lengerke were both alittle off color. The Brooklyn Club deserves credit for entering a team in this race; the club is only a very young one, butit has all the signs of becoming one of the lead- ing ¢lubs in this vicinity before long, A long list of sweeps and matches were shot during the afternoon, nearly 3,500 targets bemg thrown, although shooting did not com- mence until about neon. Scores in all the events are given below, the team race being-given in detail: Boiling Springs Gua Club. A W Money, .10111111111111111111111011111111111111101111111101—47 G@ EB Greiff. ,.11111111111111111101111111111101111111011110111111— 46 W H Huck. ,11101011111111101111111111111011111010111111101111—43—136 Bergen County Gun Club, F Van Dyke..11111111111111111011111111110111101111101111011111—45 W E Money, ,.11111001110111211111111111111101111101111111111110— 44 T W Morfey..110100101111111111111111011111111111111111111 1110—44—133 Endeavor Gun Club. WS Hawards.11111110111111011111111111111011111111111111111111—47 GH Piercy , ..10111010111111111111111101101111011111111111110111—43 CO ¥ Lengerke)1111111011011111111101110101111111111011101111010 -41—131 Brooklyn Guo Club. J@ Green ,,.11111101011191111101111111111011111100111111101001—41 JS Panning, ,11111101911111111110111101101110110111110110111001— 40 T Baron,.....11111101111111101110011111110011111111101100101101—39 —1: 0 Unattached. Dr De Wolfe.10101001111111101111110112111191111111111111111111—44 © RB Wise, ,21111011111101111111111110011111111110001111111111—43 W Crosby... .,01210111111110101110111111101101111111111111011111—42 Pagew.atcass 11110010100111101111111111011011101101211101011111—38 Sweeps were shot as follows, all being at unknown angles except _ No.1, which was at 15 experts and 5 pairs: 2123 hk 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 Ih 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 ssgunele 17 .. 1816 18 15 .. 1917 16 18 19 ,, 21 Ser alee SELES sitet ees eye ey a Houtdoeconee token fe alien ath p tetas) Pa leans Bes are gino Vie tsk bag tas bi Acs ye sevee es 11.17 16 19 16 1) 1819171715 ., . » 171913 16191919 191714 ., ., 1816181918 ., .. 1715 18 ,, Eyents: Targets: "© Wes 3 Panoing......cssenens ee ee meee pn es Ke ap GLOSSY oa vewe et cnceusnspes vy vv 28 5. 171816 1618 14 ,, 5) OP Lycee nO Reema ot oF ae liseieeiny sc> tape RE Poe rhe eee JERE Rad cereecenppemeedecrs See cep on EARS ASS GW SoS oe ne ny NEP ELH uauobaeuberopetarerraich apt urkcrr rly onc female aby SWeseaReieghil OF oye BaAVOned celesin saciecaraheniiiess dends ley it tae eee Der Oly Tee) ST Ge GEPIERG ys us eee ania sibiobscs) ue) Nee ean peule emited emloml cel delOebony. 2d IbeetaeyelP ee oases ponent ort oe dormers tam Maat stiae On RLM) va) Be COBRD ERR GE ee lrtincee Hanes ab rinene Bhecamer COraplion G Wiel iclitiens TOS WVOLBD ieee aioli temennicsa need Ae ndbe ne iedee hiner etek aU ELOO I OL fap Esiees oe NOE Cs PRM Os ASAE ne nn tiers coe Scowtite tom noe pecmc en rt red nis epalg.s EM ieep it eeeeee SMe DbAn ero Anpatoeiih ich -orbwcee Sy de 1844 A HUGHES cise eeees etsasnnnenen «0 « Tht ice hn ee oe Pe eee en UMBVAT cena ceeeeenecsenes we we ee ee ue Feat eek id - y AT YARDYILLE, April 8.—A pleasant day’s sport was had at Zwirlein’s grounds, Yardville, N. J., to-day. Among the shooters present were J. 5S. Fanning, W. Crosby, Ferd, Van Dyke, J. L, Brewer, Joe Baker, B. Kuser, ete. Several miss-and-outs and three ‘‘10-bird-$10" sweeps were shot, the chief winners being Brewer and Van Dyke. Scores were: No.2. No.3, No, 4. Brewer. .... 22222 212221 1211152222 —10. Van Dyke 0 222722 2020222222 — 8 Baker .. 0 12120 2120212222— 9 Fanning 22220 122222 0:222222222— 9 Crosby 2220 20 2222222220— 9 Zwirlein ......0: 7 12220 2210 7222022211— 9 Duble..... 0 0 1201022012— 7 YOUUE sa, Pin a te Sad iotchty ialeta ls sane 0 10 1102200102— 6 Van Dyke (re-entry).....-... ern 1220 Sieeie Viseetiepee Baker (fe-60try)iscsceservevee 222 10 5 00 dataredtn ee No, 5. No. 6, Brewer..... tees tnaneveve aseatirieteeul 0228 1222212222—10 Van Dyke. Ae eee eer aoe Baker:....» os 0200212102— 6 2000010122— 5 Fanning 220.-221222— 9 0111012222— § CLOSDY..ccuneeeccveesesecnse 2222222202— 9 2222272220— 9 Zwirl@iv .vesaecve-veeyssccesssenevass 0210120201— 6 2200122212— 8 YOUNG. cc ccccaverscrsvectussssansnasasO0ee2e002e— 6 yansbene on veeuvrbrere weer eeeeee waerereven 2022222220— 8 HAWKED scesssecsusrereeceeqecesssesne 0220222223 — 8 BRAAaRI—10 Dud errprseererypereerereree sess s cere Qaanenaenn q ' for the Humber bicycle—a wheel which is to-day recognized as j Chicago and Western Traps. THE VICTOR AT HOME. Wuen the Honorable Tom Marshall, Mayor of Keithsburg, wiuner of the Grand American Handicap and owner of the earth, arrived ab his home in Keithsbure, after his little exercise trip in the Hast, he was met at the depot by a brass band and a triumphal reception such as was wont to be accorded by the populius Romanus to an euxperor who had swiped a section of Gaul or run a corner in Africa. Tom al- ready owned the town, including the city railway, the electrie lights, most of the subdivisions and the City Hall; but any few remaining portions of it were brought to him on a plate by his admiring fellow Citizens, and it was announced to him openly and in public that here- after he was lo be considered as the whole thing. _ A critical observer says that Powers, Merrill, Williamson, Carver, Bingham, and indeed all the Western contingent shot magnificently, and left ho Gause for reproach upon the name of the land near the Great Lakes and the big river. J. L, Winston writes from Washington, Ind., that, contrary to what may possibly be a poplar understandmg of the matter, he will de- fend the Du Pont trophy in the match with Mr. Budd at the city of Chicay 0, the date being May 1, : Cook County League is now in the midst of active preparation of its prize list and shooting arrangements for the ensuing year. Garden City Gun Club is arranging an attractive list of season prizes, and expects a pleasant and sucéessful year, Lou Erhardt writes me that he expects his tournament this peat to pated all his previous efforts. Atchison, Kan., April 14-16, $760 added. The managers of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association add $1,000 to the purses of their shoot at Lincoln, Neb., April 20-23, und claim that theirs will be the “largest tournament that will ha beld in ~ the West this year.” Houee, 1.06 Boyce Botnubmd, Chicago. Answers ta Correspondents. No notice taken of anonymous communications N. W. P, North Middleboro, Mass.- Kindly prescribe for my fox- hounds, two of which have large swellings upon their throats which came after they had distemper. The tonsils in one of them seem 10 be swollen, and at times seem larger than at others. The other seems to be more like an abscess Theréisno soreness, Ans. Apply tine: ture of iodine to swellings daily till the skin becomes snore, Should any of the swellings be soft like an abscess they should be opened, Give a teaspoonful of syrup of iodide of iron twice a day. H.W B., Montelair, N. J.—Harly last winter, when traveling over the D., L. & W. RK. RB, I noticed some rabbits that were being shipped | express. My attention was called to them by their heing singularly free from blood, and after an examination I found that they had all been snared. Some time after I spoke to a brakeman on this ral- road about this, and was told by him that he had seen 50/or 100 shipped at one place, all of which had been snared. Now there is a New Jersey law against sharing. but apparently no law against hav-— ing snared game in possession; or if there is, no attempt is made to © enforce it, Please enlighten me on this subject, Ans. The law specifically forbids possession of “any rabbit after the same has been caught or trapped by means of any Snare, snood, net, trap or device) of any description whatsoever.’ Give your information to Chief Warden Charles A. Shriner, Paterson, and he will proceed against yiolators of the statute, PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. A Corner-Stone of Business. Nowapbays publicity has come to be such an essential to business success that & man’s standing is often judged by his advertising. Af the same time good advertismg mediums are rare, and judicious selection is of thé utmostimportance. Worest AND STREAM Is one off the féw mediums that reaches the purchasers of fine pleasure boats,! engines, yachts and launches. It puts the builder in touch with the buyer. and where the bnyer is satisfied a trade is consummated Occupying this position. Wor#sT AND StRuAM is fittingly characterized as a corner stone of business by Mr. A. W. 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The resultis naturally gratifying to the Peters Co., as it prov) beyond question the superiority of their ammunition, which m th caliber has only been on the market for about a year.—Adw. “Vena Contracta’”’ Guns. Wn have received a number of requests for descriptive matter lating to the '‘Vena Contracta” game gun, which we have been w able to fill owing to the non-receipt of the prize lists. These requey have been forwarded to Joseph Lang & Son, and will receive a attention,—Adv, ; On July i, when Von Lengerke & Detmold move into their ni quarters ai 318 Broadway, New York, they will assume the agen standard over a large part ofthe known world,—ady, Fo EST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Turas, $4 4 Year. 10 Crs. a Copy. } Six Monts, $2. f NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. { VOL, XLVIU.—No. 17, No. 346 Broapway, Naw YORE} NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ATtTEntion is directed to the new form of address labels on the wrappers of subscribers’ copies. 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Bass Fishing at Block Island. Forest and Stream one year and the set of four pictures, $5. Forest and Stream 6 months and any two of the pictures, $3. Price of the pictures alone, $1,50 each ; $5 for the set. Remit by express money order or postal money order. Make orders payable to FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., New York. “Fily-fishing might be styled the poetry of ang- ling. It is as stperior to fishing with a squirming, filthy worm as true sculpture is to gravestone- making, ot as the work of the artist is above that OREN, by the man who whitewashes your itchen ceiling. Any fellow can impale a miser- able worm tpon a hook, and, by its writhings, entice a fish to nibble at it. But it requires a quick eye, a tranquil nerve, and superior judgment to cast a fly so as to deceive the wary trout. Ido ~ not object to taking fish with a worm, for food, tf hard pressed, but for sport—never! There is nothing disreputable in lishing with a worm; by no means. But I do not enjoy that sort of thing; therefore never engage in it. Bodines. WATERS OF THH THOUSAND ISLANDS. Tus New York Legislature has appropriated $30,000 for the purchase of islands and other plots of lands in the St. Lawrence River district known as “the waters of the Thousand Islands,” to be held as public possessions, for the convenience of anglers and other pleasure:seekers. Owing to the rapid conyersion of hitherto wild and unoc- cupied land into summer homes, the number of available camping spots where the fisherman may goashore to cook his fish and eat his lunch has so diminished that the lunch problem has become most serious and perplexing. The Thousand Islands fishing custom is for the angler to be rowed to the fishing grounds by his boatman guide, to fish until the lunch hour, and then to go ashore to the nearest convenient camping ground, build a fire, and have lunch. But of late years, with 20h recurring season, one has been obliged to go past spots formerly open to all, and to row further and further before a place could be found where to go ashore would not be to trespass on private prop- erty. Judiciously expended for suitable sites, the appro- priation will in large measure remedy all this, and the convenience and pleasure of angling and boating in these waters will be materially enhanced. In-taking this step, New York is coéperating with the Canadian authorities, who, on their part, have undertaken to reserve for a like public use, certain islands lying on their side of the line. Ultimately the two countries will have an international park, where, by virtue of mutual concessions as to seasons and other conditions, the anglers of the States and of the Provinces may enjoy some of the finest fishing on the continent. Asis known, the Ontario authorities have in past seasons exempted this district from the operation of the non-resident angling license law, and the exemption will continue in force this year. For the benefit of Canadian boatmen, who have been accus- tomed to row American anglers from the American hotels to the fishing grounds, the Anglers’ Association of the St. Lawrence River sought to secure an amendment of the alien labor law, so that the Ontario boatmen might not be interfered with. A bill to this effect was introduced. in Congress by Hon. Chas. A. Chickering, of Copenhagen, and was passed, but President Cleveland vetoed it. Prob- ably a renewed effort will be made to secure such. a, modi- fication of the present statute, ' THE PAPER GUN. Great are the improyements that. haye been made in firearms within the past sixty years. From the invention of the percussion lock down to the latest. perfection of breechloading and repeating arms, the art of gunmaking has attained such cheapness and excellence that. it seems almostimpossible to go beyond. ies Iron and steel haye been worked into all manner of combinations aiid twisted into all.contortions that can give strengthand most exquisite figure. Actions and maga- zines-have been. perfected till there is nothing left to ask for in ease and celerity of loading and firing, and all at. a cost that makes it possible for men of moderate means to own guns of a quality that were once only within the reach of the wealthy. So it has come to pass that every one who cares to own one has a good gun, and if the shooters were equal to their weapons there would be no game left. But far more effective than any achieved combination of iron, steel and wood is the paper gun, a weapon at the command of every one who can wield a pen; for it is cheaper than the cheapest, though it bears the name of every good maker. It never misses fire, never its mark. In vain the wiles of the ruffed grouse, in vain the startling upburst of his thundering flight. Of no avail the woodcock’s thridding of the alder copse, the snipe’s zigzag course over the sedgy lands, the wildfowl’s headlong speed before the piping gale—down comes each at the noiseless and smokeless discharge of the paper gun. So falls the bounding deer, the cliff-scaling mountain sheep, so the charging moose and the savage grizzly when his hot breath is almost in the face of the intrepid hunter, and so falls the painted Indian at the moment his tomahawk is lifted to strike his victim, Notwithstanding the improvements that have. been made in the iron gun, it is possible that they may be carried still further. Ramrod and hammer have been eliminated, and so perhaps may be lock, stock and barrel, and ideal proverbial rapidity attained. But. there is nothing left to be desired in the paper gun; it has reached perfection. It is infallible, and he who fires it is always an unerring marksman. A DEER JACKING RECORD. A SHOWING aS suggestive as was ever put on record-in official reports relating to shooting is contained on that page of the New York Fish Commission report for 1895 which gives statistics of deer jacking as practiced at Big Moose Lake, in the Adirondacks, for the season of 1893. The figures are contributed by H. H. Covey, who expresses the opinion that if the deer are to be kept up to their - present standard and numbers both dogging and jacking must be prohibited. Mr. Covey’s record gives the number of shots fired, the numberof deer wounded and the number killed. It is shown, for instance, that during the season one man fired nineteen shots, wounded seven deer‘and actually killed two; that another fired fourteen shots, wounded four, got one; another fired, twelve shots, wounded five, killed two; and so on down to the hunter who shot only twice, wounded two and got none. The totals figure up two hundred and nineteen shots fired, one hundred and nine deer wounded, forty-niné killed. Those killed are not to be counted among the wounded; the wounded were in addition to the killed; they: “all left blood, but could not be found, as they were shot while floating.” It is not clearly stated that all the two hundred and nineteen shots were shot in floating. If they were, the totals would show that as conducted at Bie Moose Lake the practice of deer floating yields a proportion of one hundred and nine wounded to forty-nine killed; or, in other words, that before one deer is killed two others must have been wounded, with ten extra wounded ones in a season for good measure. If some of the forty-nine deer were killed by hounding or still-hunting, the proportion of one hun- / dred and nine wounded in floating to less than forty-nine killed would mean that for every one deer killed in float- ing more than two must have been wounded. SNAP SHOTS. By the death of Henry Hope Sewell, the sportsmen’s fraternity of Quebec has lost a valued and highly esteemed member. He wasa sportsman of the first rank, pure in heart and. life, a lover of the woods and everything in Os “just such a man,” writes one who knew him well, “as ForEsT AND STREAM would have its readers to be, and so far as it can helps to make them. An honorable man in. every walk of life, the memory of ‘Hope Sewell’ will long be fresh among his fellows. In a whole family of ‘sportsmen of the highest type he was facile princeps, until a mysterious and incurable malady deprived him of the use of the sturdy limbs that had so often carried him to the haunts of the caribou or followed the, birds on the banks of the St. Lawrence. ‘I like to work for my fish’ was.an expression he once used, and it gives an idea ot his character as a sportsman.” What.a forum isthe Forest anp Stream for the man * with: old-fashioned and newfangled notions about the many interests of the sportsman’s world. It is the inten- tion to make it a free forum, where every one may have his say, if only he be sincere and honest in intent and parliamentary in manner. It might be a very stupid forum ifit were held to the'expression of any one man’s views only, or if both sides of a question were not given scope of expression; or if only those views and suggestions and projects were permitted to be heard which the editorial judgment’ might indorse as wise and sensible. What would: become of that interminable gun talk about the stove of the country store of winter nights if some one oracle knew it all, delivered his say-so and reduced the rest to,silence? And where would be the charm of those nights of lounging about the campfire, with the stars peeping down through the pines, if only one were allowed to do the talking? Our ambition—surely a most laud- able: one—to reflect the sentiment and thought of the sportsman’s world, prompts us then to open our columns to all. And so it is that about once in so. often, say at recurring periods of eighteen or twenty-four months, we make room for the man who ad- vances the sin argument as applied to snaring partridges. Briefly stated, this is, that to enjoy such means or oppor- tunities as may enable their possessor to hunt grouse for sport is a sin; and to be so poverty-stricken as to be obliged to shoot or snare grouse for sale is righteousness. It then follows, that.as the righteous shall inherit the earth the grouse are for the market snarer; and if the sportsman con- tends that he should have some privileges too, this is only a manifestation of his original sin. If anyone shall deem that we misrepresent the position of the defenders of the “poor'man” snarer against the “millionaire” sportsman, we beg of him to reread the arguments advanced in recent numbers in defense of the partridge snarer’s God-given right to follow his bent. Our fishing columns contain some extremely interesting statistics of New Hampshire fishcultural stations. The State has eléyen hatcheries, which are equivalent, popula- tion- considered, to more than one hundred for New York. With all her natural supply, and with all her arti- ficial restocking, New Hampshire nevertheless has found it necessary to adopt legislation forbidding trout fishing for market as an industry to be pursued on her streams. The simple truth is that no State fish-stocking machinery ean begin to repair the drain made by the market fisher. The sale of wild trout’should be prohibited every where. ~ Another industrious individual who ought to be ban- ished by legislation or by public censure, is the fisher for count and brag. Now that the fishing season is coming around again, we may expect to be confronted by the apparition of this creature and his back-load of fish at the country tavern, whose host vaingloriously puts him forth as a living advertisement of the fishing resources of trout and bass waters, In one “virgin wilderness” after another the “trout hog” has flourished, and then the places that knew him know him no more forever, for the good reason that he has wrought their ruin, and they no longer tempt his stupid, unworthy and brutish ambition to score, 322 FOREST AND STREAM. [Apr 24, 1897 Che Sportsman Tourist, LIFE AMONG THE LUMBERMEN.—HI. [Continued from page 246, and from the day when, it-will be re- membered, G. W. M. and Ernest had plugged a- hollow log ard holed up in it a mysterious animail.] Un this night we had not heard nor seen wolves in the vicinity of our camp. We had seen some tracks, though only afew. But now I had scarcely dozed off into my first light sleep when a long-drawn-out howl sounded almost at the camp door, and the cook, Ernest and myself, waking simultaneyusly, sat up and listened to thé serenade, that soon became uproarious and lasted for a half hour, with little or no intermission. - That was the beginning; and frem that time “until wé broke camp on the 8th of April we heard them almost eyery night, We came to think nothing of it, the only effect of their presence being to make the vook careful to store his provisions safely, and to cause the teamsters to keep their harness securely housed. Any scrap of leather, from a hone strap to a horse collar, was sure to be chewed up if left out over night. Although there must have been many of the wolves—-and we had reason to believe they followed us out io the works in the morning and back to camp at night— with the exception of two, which one of the crew succeeded in trapping, we only caught sight of any twice, and then a single individual each time, during the entire winter. Once, when Kronquist, coming in at night, stopped to water his team at a swamp water hole, a single wolf came up from the direc- tion he had come, sat down on his haunches in the middle of the road immediately when he came in sight, and trotted back on the road when Kronquist swung his cap and yelled. At another time, late in March, when the Boss and myself were tramping a road to a thick bunch of timber, a wolf came out to the edge of a little meadow we were crossing and stood watching us. The crust was heavy enough to bear the weight of a man, and the Boss walked up to within a few feet of the wolf, holding his axe ready fora blow. The wolf retreated very slowly, showing little fear and keeping a wicked eye on the man all the time. This wolf was very large and of yery dark color. They raided our lunch place every day looking for scraps, a8 we could tell by finding their tracks thick about the fire on some one of the crew return- ing after resuming work; and toey visited the rear of the camp every night, where a spout carried the dish water from the cook’s sink. Next morning Kronquist waked me. Having bis team to care for, 1t was bis habit to have them fed, groomed and’ harnessed before breakfast. He had been to the hovel and greeted me with the following: ‘“‘Aye tank da Buck ox he aie. Aye yust go down hovel; see hem all fall dou lak he daid. Aye com’ ba’k queek tell you, maister.” - I was dressed in a jiffy, and foilowing Kronquist to the hovel found Old Buck sure enough dead. After looking him over by the dim light of the flickering candle which Kronquist held over the carcass 1 went back tocamp, It was bitter cold, and the wind which had risen during the night swept the little clearing with a howl and shriek, and seemed fairly to suatch the breath out of our nostrils, I found Ernest lacing his buckskin moccasins. ‘‘Old Buck is dead,” ] said. “So! Well, dem Swede feed him too much meal. Da ox he no work, just stand still. Da meal get hot, swell up, bu’st paunch. We save the hide anyway.’ Giving the crew isstractions to manufacture snow shovels so that we might clear a road as far as possible in the direc- tion from which the tote team was to come, Ernest and my- self alter preakiqsi started out to see what it was-we had left in the hollow log the night before. The first thump on the log bronghtaresponse. Cutting into the tree toward the root trom where we had the beast located, we rammed in some sticks to bar his passing in that direction, Then notch-. ing in aboye and jamming in more sticks, we set to work to split out the section between the two searfs, All this time tne animal had kept up 4n incessant. growling, and when at last I had split and chopped a small opening directly above _ where we knew him to be, I felt the perspiration streaming down from under my cap rim 1m spite of the cold. A few more strokes of the axe and we could-see a bunch of reddish- gray fur. Another slab was knocked off, and up came two stubby legs with broad feet and wicked claws; which fanned the air with strong, swift strokes. Instantly a thick leather mitten closed around each leg, and Ernest, throwing his whole weight into the task, bent them down over the log. Next up came more legs and claws, and jumping up on the log I could see a pair of ugly-looking eyes. “I swung the poll of the axe straight between them. The growling ceased, the legs quivered, jerked spasmodically and our animal was dead, Hnolarging the hole toward the root of the tree, we drew forth a lynx, the largest I have ever seen. He was very thin and bony, and had porcupine quills sticking in his nose, mouth, lips and forelegs, . For five days more we hunted and worked-and waited. We shoveled out the tote road for a distance of more than _three miles. We snared rabbits, and Ernest succeeded in shooting another deer, On the fourth day our young Swede was taken sick. Re- turning from work he was seized with a chill, then came fever and the bunk. He required a good deal of attention, the cook looking after him in the daytime, and I myself at night. At times he was delirious, but always gentle. He could not speak Hnglish, but thanked us with his eyes for any service rendered. On the eighth night he seemed better, and was apparently resting, so that 1 threw myself on my bunk for a few mo- ments’ sleep. When 1 woke it was to hear the music of the old violin played very low, and 1 found the boy sitting by the heater, with his head propped against the bunk footboard, playing a march over and over again in a subdued, quiet tone, but in perfect time. Isat down on the opposite side of the stove and waited, listening and wondering what this new turn in his sickness meant. After a few moments I thought to replenish the fire, and throwing open the stove door stirred up the glowing interior, and going to the dingle came back with some sticks of fat pine, when I noticed the light fell full on the lad’s face. He locked up with a bright smile, and nodded toward the camp door as if there might be something outside which interested him. Throwing the wood on the fire, | stepped outside, and stood fora moment dazed and confused, for it was snowing again. But bark! what sound is that which comes from out the woods, floats past through the open door, and mingles and harmonizes with the strains of the violin within? T listen again. Is it? Yes, itis. It is bells; and whose bells? Why, Jake's, those four strings of which he was always so proud; and now I hear them more distinctly, sounding steadily in time with the march played upon the violin. A moment moreand [have Ernest awake and then the cook. Wire is started in the cook stove, and Ernest and I don our outdoor clothing. Hyverything is done quietly, but in time—perhaps unconsciously—to that slow, steady tune which never stops and neyer varies. With cap and mittens Sa ae we again open the camp door. The clamor of the bells rushes in and fills and echoes back from every corner of the interior. Then we hear Jake’s sonorous “‘Whoa!” and the four steaming blacks in the lead with the tote team on the pole are at the door, and on either side Ernest and myself are pulling the long lead reins from Jake’s cold fingers. ' By thetime the horses are cared for supper, or perhaps breakfast, is ready. The Boss tells in a few words of the difficulties encountered and the time lost in gettiog through with the load of supplies. On learning that we have rustled enough to eat and have kept the crew together he shakes hands all around, which is a lot of that kind of thing for him to do, I go over to the young Swede’s bunk, for he had laid aside the violin and crept into it when the bells ceased ringing. His head is cool, his fever gone, and he is sleeping. Ernest THE MUSIC OF THE OLD VIOLIN. comes over, lights his pipe and sits beside me on the deacon seat, gives a few puffs and says: ‘‘Ba posh, we have bean and doughnut on the tab’e to-morrow.” The Boss hands me some letters backed in the familiar handwriting of the little sister at home. I light the stub of a candle, read them through, and full of pleasant thoughts stay awake just long enough to hear the cook sing as he gets ready to turn in: ‘Then consider a while ere you leave me; Do not hasten to bid meadieu, But remember the dear little valley Ang the girl that has loved you so true.”? G. W. M. THE CHESTNUT RIDGE AND ALONG ITS FOOT. THE Chestnut Ridge is the westernmost range of Appala- chian hills in Peunsylvania. It rises to the north near the center of Indiana county, and extends in a generaily southern direction through Indiana, Westmoreland and Fayette counties in Pennsylvania, and on into West Virginia. The seu hern prolongation of this range is known as the Laurel Ridge. It isof but moderate elevation; its summit rounded; its eastern side rather abrupt; its western slope a long, gradual descent toward the setting sun. This ridge is but a remuant of that lofty mountain system which the geologists assure us once shot up 2,000ft. higher than does the present range, but which has been worn down by the disintegrating influence of the atmosphere to its present dimensions; while the detritus has been borne away and deposited in th: river valleys and upon the floor of that. vast inland sea which once covered the region now occupied by the prairies of Indiana, Iilinois and Iowa. When we consider how little change has been wrought upon the natural features of the earth by atmospheric agencies within the historic pericd, the ] ngth of time required to remove thus hundreds and thousands of feet of rock and soil would seem to be little short of infinite. “1 thank God,” says Washington Irving, ‘‘I was born on the banks of the Hudson! I think it an invaluable advan- tage to be born and brought up in the neighborhood of some grand and noble object in nature; a river, a lake or a moun- tain. Wemake a friendship with it, we in a manner ally ourselves to it for life.” And so I have always been thank- ful that I was born in sight of the Chestnut Ridge. From my father’s door and from the streets of my native village this great upland, blue in the haze of Indian summer, and distinct as a pointed picture in the clearer atmosphere, was ever before my eyes, To my youthful imagination its shady recesses might be the haunts of Pan, the woodland god, whose uncouth form was familiar to me upon the page of Tooke’s ‘‘Pantheon,” a favorite book in my father’s small library. Strange how the impressions of childhood remain with us, while many of the more important events of later years are entirely obliterated from the mind! . The slopes of the Ridge were covered with chestnut trees, and great was the pleasure of turning over the yellow leaves after the first frosts of October, in search of the rich brown chestnuts. Here, too, were huckleberries in abundance; the satisfaction of gathering them, however, was somewhat marred by fear of the “rattlers” that were known to lurk among the rocks and bushes. Along the foot of the Ridge were fox grapes and wild plums in profusion, and free to the first comer. In those days notices to ‘‘trespassers’” were un- known, just as the woods and streams were open to all with- out restrictions of game laws or of the rights of private ownership. In my early years the ridge was covered with an almost unbroken forest of chestnut, oak, walnut, beech and hickory trees. But time brings about changes. When | saw the ridge last summer I noticed that havoc had been wrought, among the trees. Great bare spols revealed themselves all along the flank and even upon the scalp of this vast upland The ‘‘woodman” had not observed the injunction of the poet, and had not by any means “‘spared that tree.” The work of forest denudation that has been going on in Penn- sylvania for 200 years had at length attacked the Chestnut Ridge, and the haunts of Pan and the Satyrs had been laid bare to the light of the sun. Iwas sorry to seeit. The de- struction of the forests of our country has been carried on so ruthlessly that not only a scarcity of titmber is near at hand, but certain climatic and fluyiatile changes have set in that threaten serious consequences in the future. The more in- telligent and the mere public spirited of our people have taken the alarm, and are making an effort to stay the work of destruction and to repair the damage done as far as possi- ble by systematic tree planting. But, unfortunately, the more intelligent and the more public-spirited part of the com- munity is here, as everywhere else, sadly in the minority; and so long as timber will fetch a price in the market, so long will the work of havoc continue among the trees. i] Forest ana Stream. FOREST AND STREAM, Ghe Ziennel, FIXTURIES., FIELD TRIALS: Sept. 1.—Continental Field Trials Club’s chicken trials, Morris, Man Sept. 6.- eae. Field Trials Club, Morris, Man, Nov, 2—Monongahels Valley Game and Fish Protective Associ- ation's trials, Greene county. Pa. Nov. 8.— Union Fieid Trials Club’s trials, Carlisle, Ind. Nov. 15.—E F. T. Club's trials, Newton, N.C, Nov. 16.—International Field Trials Club’s eighth annual trials, Chatham, Ont. Noy. 22.—U. 8. F. T. Club’s autumn trials. 1898. Jan, 10.—U. 8. ¥. T Club’s winter trials, West Point, Miss. _ Jan. 17.—UVontinental F. T, Club’s trials, New Albany, Miss. MINNEAPOLIS BENCH SHOW. THE initial dog show of the Northwestern Kennel Club (member of A. K. C.) was held April 20-28 inclusive, in the Exposition Building at Minneapolis, Minnesota. It-was held ag an adjunct of the Cycle and Pure Food Show, and prim- arily as an additional attraction thereto. But the fact that over one-half of those who paid for admission to the main exhibit paid an additional quarter to see the dogs, shows what a strong affection the public has for our canine friends. The Exposition Building will be remembered as the location of the National Republican Convention of 92. The brilliant success of the show is another example of what Western push, energy and ‘‘rustle” can accomplish in case of need. Generally, the managers of a dog show feel aggrieved if less than six months is given them in which to arrange it thoroughly. Less than five weeks before the doors were opened, the N. W. Kennel Club decided to make the venture. In that short time al] the innumerable details were prepared, all the inevitable obstacles met and overcome, premium lists printed and sent out, entries received, catalogue printed, and in short such an immense amount of work done and so well done that the morning of the 20th found 377 dogs awaiting the inspection of the judges and the public. The former were surprised and gratified; the latter, well, i, simply went wild. Generally the entrance toa bench show is accompanied with certain qualms of the stomach, as the usual strong odor ossails the nostrils; but here it was the universal verdict, from the veteran judges down, that a show was never held in such a pure atmosphere. There was absolutely no disa- greeable odor. Right here is where holders of future shows may learn one of several lessons from this management. They made sure that there was full and free ventilation, — that the white capped attendants were constantly on the move with broom and basket of sawdust, that the disinfect- ant was plenty, that a huge pile of sawdust was constantly on hand, fresh from the huge gang-saws of the mills, reco- lent with the aromatic aroma of the pines. And asa result that aromatic perfume filled the air and formed a fit atmos- phere in which to view man’s friends of field and forest There was not a hitch or a balk in the whole proceedings, One can but give honor where itis due, and the highest credit should be given to. Messrs. C. E. Dickey and H D. Brown, President and Secretary, and Mr, N, P. Whiting, Chairman of the Bench Show Committee, for to their tireless labor and genial courtesy the splendid success should be at- tributed. One hundred and thirty loca] entries as a starfer, and the rest of the State, outsideof St. Paul and Minneapolis, hardly represented, give the N. W. K. Club confidence in laying | their plans for a date in the regular circuit of bench shows; not a datefor one year merely, but a regular member of the circuit hereafter. And this is as it should be; for there are a whole lot of purely bred, registered dogs in Minnesota and the Dakotas and Wisconsin that would not be sent even as tar as Chicago toashow. Many of them are fully able to makea great big percentage of the Hastern prize-winners tremble for ther places, when once they are all in the same ring. As Judge John Davidson said, it was a pleasant change to him after being so well acquainted with the regu- lar dogs of the show-rings of the regular circuits, and an agreeable surprise to find here so many new, fresh dogs of such excellent quality. Judge Tim Donoghue found many “cracker-jacks”’ in the classes, and what surprised him espe- cially was that he met in the street several dogs, not entered in the show, that would have surely been placed had he met them in the ring. Moreover, these Minnesota and Dakota dogs have, to an unusual extent, that quality, somewhat rare in bench-show winners of late years, which would bring them to highest prominence in ‘‘Pére” Hough’s Special Class of ‘‘meat dogs.” When out with them you get same —if you can hit it. Now let the N. W,. K, Club consider this. Make a date in the season for a combined bench show and field trial. Hang the best purses up for classes in which the winners are to be those reaching the highest averages of marks in both field and bench. “Tis a combination devoutly to be wished, : Those old veteran judges, Messrs. Davidson and Donoghue, unite in placing this show on a very high plane. of excel- lence, dangerously near, in fact, to New York and Chicago, considering quantity and quality of the classes, cleanliness and general excellence. ‘They call it an unexpectedly good, high class show. Their opinion goes, When a man enters seyen animals and comes out with four first prizes, two seconds, and one vhc. from seven aif- ferent classes, he is apt to think that he ‘‘istoo good for ths world, his home is in heaven;” but such suecess did not affect Mr, Robert Hoodless; he was still content to return to Chicago. But they do say he chartered a Pullman for a few of his friends, viz,, the pointer Devonshire Jennie, the cocker Major Mack, Nannie H., Dalmatian; Fleetwood Bell, bull terrier; Scion Lomond, St. Bernard, and the Irish getters Prince Elcho If. and Shamrock Pattie, Whenever a broad. delighted smile was seen spreading over all the faces of all the multitude advancing toward one it was never necessary Lo look around to know the cause; one instinctively felt that Major Mack was ju‘t behind, lead- ing Mr. R. Hoodless for a stroll. The Major was the pet of the show. His peculiar marking, a shade of tan which no painter could ever hope to. copy, contrasted with a coat of black so lustrous and so silky it is comparable to nothing but itself, his affectionate gnod nature, his joyful activity— all combined to capture every heart. A brindle bull dog chained short in a corner of a corner stall, deemed “‘all space a temple, and all seasons summer,” for venting his rage in impotent railings at mankind. For three days he kept up.an incessant barking at every new- comer; by the afternoon of the third day his yoice was fail- ing, and resembled that of young manhood in thatthe passer by remarked, ‘‘Why, his voice is changing.” Friday noon found him stretched on his side sleeping the sleep of ex- haustion, unconscious of the nose of an African brother just | within good reaching distance, as he stooped over to ex- amine those fierce fangs. Just imagine if he had waked up, | If any more pray hairs appear in the beard of Judge Davidson on his return, remember that class of twenty-five St. Bernards, a most difficult problem in itself; remember his © Kind patience in laboriously explaining the minute points — wherein the pet of a fairexhibitor failed of obtaining the first | prize, instead of a lower one, 32 Here is another lesson for other future managers to learn © from those of this show. ‘Dangerous. Don’t handle.” Such was the legend posted on the outer edge of the parti- | tions frequently. The judges especially noticed this and the marked effect it. had on the visitors, who always want to handle the dogs. All the dogs were grateful for it, from the challenge Gordon, Highland Vola, with her record of thirty-— three prizes, down to the weest ot the collie bairns that was commencing a prosperous career of bench shows at its mother’s side. One man should have been grateful for it, — but he wasn’t. Consequently two lone St. Bernard fangs met in the side of his hand. The special and local prizes were very acceptable and use- ful articles, in addition to special money prizes. They ranged from handsome silver cups to—think of it—ilb. of candy. Strange how some people will bankrupt themselves with generosity. ; The cycle show came near being the side show to the bench show, but don’t mention it, for the cycle show was a great success. : A six-day, two hours a day in the evening, bicycle.race is _ in progress also, ladies only. For four nights the three | leaders, Misses Helen Baldwin, Farnsworth and Glaw, have broken all records, and at the finish every- night they are’ bunched, with Glaw usually a wheel or lin, ahead; there are | usually about 2in between the wheels of the middle one and those ahead and behind her. Glaw and Farnsworth do most | of the spurting, with Baldwin occasionally in the Jead, but Baldwin rides in the-best form and is ‘‘pulling a waiting race.” Hxperience has shown that in such eases ‘‘th’ opposed | may beware.” ‘There seems to have been a competition between the judges at this show, one and all, apparently as to which | would produce the best impression on exhibitors; presuma- bly because they are infatuated with the place, and want to come again. Or perhaps it is only the ‘‘brisk Minnesota weather.” When the prizes were exhausted and reserve and yhe. as well, there was an inexbaustible supply of he., and especially c. But that’s all right. A great many of these were local dogs, and uo master of any of them —or mistress—but has been made the fast friend of the judges and the management and bench shows for life; and when the N.W. K. ©. holds its next show they will all de- vote time, money and influence to its support and aid—just what all dogs want. In sporting classes the order of excellence was as follows: 1, pointers; 2, English setters; 8, Gordons; 4, cockers; 5, Jrish setters; 6, Irish water spaniels; 7, Chesapeakes, All; these classes were good except Irish spaniels and Ohesa- peakes, The grayhounds were well represented—very well. Borzois was only two in number, Petrosky and his mate, C. O. D., both winners of tst, owned by Dr, R. G. de Puy, It does not seem as if they could master the gray wolf of the’ prairie, but their record is a proof that they think him only sport. The list of priz: winners explains itself, but the ex-} cellence of them all can only be appreciated by those who saw them, COLEBROOK. | POINTERS.—Purrizs—Dogs; ist, O. B Clark's Clark's Keat; 2d, | W. A. White’s Brother Dan. Bitches; 1st, W, A White's Zoe.—Oren | — Pags (55\bs, and over): 1st, A. G. Hberhart’s (agt.) Niagara; 2d, Net G. mansen’s Trinket’s Dick. Res., A. L. Belknap’s Mark Sirius, | Bitches (50\bs, and over): Ist, L. 8. Weil’s Devonsh re Jennie; 2d, W. B Maclean’s Nan. kes. J. A. Helfenstein’s Dragon’s Duchess, Dogs (under 55lbs): 1st, O. B. Ulark’s Clark's Duke; 2d, W. H. Vit- tum’s Duke Graphic. Bitches (under 50lbs.): Ist, W. H. Vittum's Netlie Croxteth IL.; 2d, R, M. Bennetw’s Ridgeview Fancy. Res,, 0. B, Olark’s Clark’s Lacy. CHacLencr—ist, A, G. Bberbart’s (agt ) Rush! ot Lad.—Locat—Dogs: dst_and 2d, O. B. Clark's Ulark’s Duke and’ Clark’s Kent, #itches: 1st, W. H, Vittum’s Nellie Croxteth IL ; ed, We B. MacLean’s Nan. : ENGLISH SECTERS.—Pupries—Dogs; 1st, M. Swift’s Dart; ad, Rush & Winslow's Hobart L. Res., G. EB, Griswold’s luke, Bitches: ist, R, W. Matthew's Flossie B.; 2d, Mrs. C, M. Shaffer's Lady Dot.— | Opgen—Dogs. ist, H. A, Burdett's Cincinnatus Pride; 2d, Rush & Wins-§ low’s Chucs Dueco, Kes., G. E. Griswold’s Dick Bitches; 1st, R. W.” Matthew’s Frederica Matthews; 2d, W. R. Tarts Bird C. Res., N. G. Hansen's Princess Diana.—CHanuencEe—Dogs: Ist, P. 'T. Madison’s Roafield.—Locat— Dogs. 1st, W, H. Vittum’s Monk’s Dash; 2d, G, 9) Griswold’s Dick. Bifches: Ist and 2d, R. W. Matthews’s Frederica Matthews and Flossie B. IRISH SHTTERS.—Pupries—ist and 2d, W. H. Wakin's Cora, Fin-’ more and Ruby Finmore,—Upen—Dogs; isi, D. 1, & A, Carmichael’s Lord Elcho, Jr.; 2d, J. J. Hennessy’s Prince Bichoil. Bitches; Ist, W. H. Eakin’s Blanche Finmore; 2d, Mrs. E, Smith’s Finglas Bess — CHALLENGE—Ist, W. H. Hakin’s Bessie Finmore,—Looan —ist, Mrs. 4, Smith’s Finglas Bess; 2d, G. Gonnella’s Pearl| Il, GORDON SETTERS.—Pupriss —1st, Highland Kennels’ Romona; | [Ma¥ 8, 1897, | ! 2d and Res.,M. L. Searles’s Don and Gordon.—OPpEN—Dogs: ist, Highland Kennels’ Highland Boy; 2d, R. Hurd’s Van; Res, ©. At water’s Duke. Bitches; 1st, Highland Kennels’ Higniand Beulah; 2d, A. EH. Perry’s Furn; Res , Highland Kennels® Highland Glossié.— CHALLENGE— Bitches; 1st, Highland Kennels’ Highland Vola.—Locan! —Dogs: 1st, R. Hurd's Van; 2d, HE. Atwater’s Duke. Bitches? 186, A. E. Perry’s Furn; 2d, W. A, Loveland’s Queen. 1 CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS:—Oren—ist, R. W. Matthews’s Ches-_ ter; 2d, F. Whitcomb’s Brownie. FIELD SPANIELS.—Orry—Dogs: 1st, Omaha Cocker Kennels’ | Darby. Bitches: 1st, Omaha Cocker Keunels’ Dinah C.—Any OTHER” CoLtor—Dogs: ist, Black Hawk Kennels’ Red Hawk Cork.~ Ruack— Dogs: ist and #d, Nubian Kennels’ Guy Silk and Willie Silk. Bitches; Nubian Kennels’ Mollie-Bawn; 2d, L. R. Day’s Duchess,— Rep ok Liver -Dogs; 1st, Omaha Cocker Kennels’ Barney.—ANy OrHER CoLtor—Dogs; Ist, A. Mac Aulay’s Major Jack,—Locat— Bitches: 1st, L. R. Day’s Duchess, * Mr, Hugh Dalziel. F Mr. Hucn Dauztmu, the famous English writer and author, died at Herne Bay, Kugland, on April 8, aged sixty- two years. He was a voluminous contributor to the current canine literature of Hugland, but in America he was. best | known through his most serious works, ‘‘British Dogs” and “The Diseases of Dogs and Their Treatment.”’ The follow- ing is taken from an obituary notice in the Stock-Keeper” (England): ‘‘In character, and this is written in a spirit of strong personal regard for an old friend now gone to his rest, Mr. Dalziel was a man of contrad:ctions. Possessed of a most affectionate disposition naturally, he would not hesitate fo alienate the sympathies of a friend, if in the course of a discussion—and he was engaged in many bitter ones during -his career—he saw a chance of driying a point home; but though he never minced his words, he never intended to’ wound. Yet he could very seldom be got to withdraw a statement once made. Such an action, to his mind, would y .ing purposes, and was claimed to be valuable. May 8, 1897.] hive appeared to be anu indication of indecision, and tempor- izing was abhorent to his nature, His beaw ideal of all human perfection was Thomas Carlyle, and he emulated that great man in the robustnesses of his language and strength of his opinions. The persistent determination which he inyari-. ably displayed to get at the raot of any difficulty is exempli- fied by his works, which are monuments of his dogged perseverance as they are of sound, plodding common sense, a jittle marred, perhaps, by prejudice here and there, apd displaying occasionally a tendency to underrate the ability of opponents, Yet, taken all in all, the Fancy can ill spare a man like Mr. Dalziel; for though histugged independence of nature may have led him into committing errors of judg- ment, his hatred of persecution and tyranny, his utter disre- gard of personal interests when he considered he was in search of truth, his stanchness to his friends, and his deyo- tion to the canine race, will unite to keep his name green in the memory of all who knew him, for many and many a year to come, Mr. Daziel was laid to rest at Herne Bay on Monday afternoon beside his wife, whose sudden demise on the 4th of the month undoubtedly hastened the end of her most deyoted husband, whose state of health rendered it im- possible for him to withstand the shock,” DOG- AND THE LAW. Tue following exposition of the status of dogs as viewed hy the law is of special interest to all dog owners. Coming from the highest authority, it may be accepted as final under the existing law and usage, There is in it much of warning to the owners of valuable dogs, who desire to have their dogs recognized as property; that is to say, it warns them that the laws made specially for the protection of good dogs must be strictly observed. An owner who ignores license and regis- tration of his dog, cannot hope for the benefits of them when the day of canine trouble.comes. The case was discussed by Justice Brown in the Supreme Court, Washington, D. C., on April 26. The case was as follows: George W. Sentell’s Newfoundland bitch, while following him in the street one day, stopped on the tracks, and was killed by an electric car of the New Orleans & Car- rolltown R. R. The bitch was registered, was kept for hunt- Among other things, it was set forth that she did not see the car, and “being in a delicate state of health, and not possessing of her usual agility, she was caught by the car and instantly killed.” Jn the District. Court Sentell sued the railroad com- pany for $250 damages, and won his suit. The case was appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the lower court on the ground that the plaintiff should have complied with the State laws and city ordinances governing the ownership of dogs. In giving his decision Justice Brown said: “By common law,” said Justice Brown, “‘as well as by the law of most, if not all, of the States, dogs are so far recog- nized as property that an action will lie for their conversion or injury, although, in the absence of a statute they are not regarded as the subjects of Jarceny. This shows that property in (logs is of an imperfect or qualified nature. They are not considered as being on the same plane with horses, cattle and sheep, in which the right of property is perfect and complete, but rather in the category of cats, monkeys, parrots, singing birds and similar animals, kept for pleasure, curiosity or caprice. They have no intrinsic value—that is, common to all dogs and independent of the parlicular breed or individual. Unlike other domestic ani- mals, they are useful neither as beasts of burden, for draft (except to a limited extent), nor for food. “As It is practically impossible by statute to distinguish between the different breeds, or between the valuable and the worthless, all legislation on the subject, though nom- inally including the whole canine race, is really directed against the latter class, and is based upon the theory that the owner of a really valuable dog will feel sufficient interest in him to comply with any reasonable regulation designed to distinguish him from the common herd. Laws for the pro- tection of domestic animals are regarded as having but a limited application to dogs and cats; and, irrespective of statute, a ferocious dog is looked upon as hosts humant generis and having no right to life which man is bound to respect,” The laws of a number of States relating to dogs and de- cisions of the courts thereunder were quoted, going to estab- lish the principle that regulations for the keeping of dog's were a part of the police power of the States. The opinion then proceeds: - “Although dogs are ordinarily harmless, they preserve some of their hereditary wolfish instincts, which occasionally break forth in the destruction of sheep and other helpless animals. Others, too small to attack these animals, are simply vicious, noisy and pestilent. As their depredations are often committed at night, itis usually impossible to iden- tify the dog or to fix the liability on the owner, who, more- over, is likely to be pecuniarily irresponsible, In short, the damages are such as ure beyond the reach of judicial process, and legislation of a drastic nature is necessary to protect persons and property from annoyance and destruction. Such legislation is clearly within the police power of the State. While these regulations (in Louisiana) are more than ordinar- ily stringent, and might be declared to be unconstitutional if applied to domestic animals generally, there is nothing in them of which the owner of a dog has any legal right to ‘complain. The statute really puts a premium upon valuable dogs by giving them a recognized position and by permitting the owner to put his own estimate upon them. The judg- ment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.” Ethan Allin Seiters, New Haven, Conn,—Hditor Forest and Stream: You inquire about Ethan Allin setters. I think Mr, Lester A. Pearle, of Hampton, Conn, can giye you as much informa- tion about a certain strain of Ethan Allin setters as any one, -for he had the last that I have seen, It always makes me laugh and then sigh when I hear about Hthan Allin’s setters. I have seen a hundred and one that claimed 1o have an Ethan Allin getter, but they always have been of entirely different characteristics and coler. Upon my visits to his kennel, I remember only his blue or steel gray, black and whites, and some that looked like half or three-quarters Gordons, and only one lemon aud white; yet there are. some who claim that the lemon and white ones are the only true and original Ethan Allins. These lemon and white ones originated from a bitch that I think came from Norwich, Vonn., or near there, and had her first training by Kd F. Botham, of Hampton, Conn., which town adjoins Pomfret, After Ethan Allin got her he showed her at FOREST AND STREAM. Springfield, Mass., at a chicken and dog show, and it was said that he took a prize on account of her pointing a chicken while standing upon an elevated plank while the chicken was upon the other end. She then was called Ethan Allin’s premium biteh, so far as she was known. ‘I have had considerable experience with these lemon and whites, and do not think them worth the powder to dispose of them. Their heads looked more like a collie, with crooked hocks and straight stifle, and they were so headstrong that it was almost impossible to well train them. They had good nose and were stanch as rocks when worked alone, but in company they would never come to a point until they got ahead, even though they flushed the bird. Every one that ever bought a dog of Mr. Ethan Allin always claimed to have an Ethan Allin setter, no matter what its size, shape or color; and as proof, would explain in unmistakable language, ‘1 bought him from Ethan Aliin myself.” 1 must not forget to add, that many have yowed in full faith that Ethan Allin used to train from thirty to forty dogs in a season. Bh, K. Sperry, POINTS AND FLUSHES. AND DOW comes’ a contradiction of the daily press report ‘of Owney’sdeath. He has mange, is ill tempered and travel, worn, but not dead. He possessed extraordinary skill ia peacefully dozing on a mail sack aboard a car, and eating such lunches as were offered him. By persisting in this, it became his life work, and thereby he won great fame. Having distinguished himself as the champion tramp dog of America, he now retires on his honors, that is, if there is not a later contradiction of thenews, The Sum says: Owney, the postal dog, is not dead. Heis in St, Louis, at the home of J, H. M, Elvin, a postal clerk, and will be cared for there until he dies. Owney has heen the subject of official cor- respondence recently between the Post Office Department and some of its officials. When Capt. White, the General Superintendent of the railway mail service, read the despatch form Oleveland telling that the dog had been killed by a policeman in the Union Station there for attempting to bite aman, he wrote a letter to George W. Pepper, Jr., Super- intendent of the service at Cleveland, requesting an official report on Owney’s demise and information whether his skin could be mounted to be placed in the postal museum here. Mr. Peppers’s official response was recieved by Capt. White. to-day. It is as follows: ‘‘Respectfully forwarded to the General Superintendent of the railway wail service, Washing- ton, D, C,, with the information that the dog mentioned in this clipping was not Owney. A policeman killed an every- day, ordinary cur at the Union Station and a reporter did the rest. The last heard of Owney was that he had gone to Cincinnati to meet the new Superintendent, from which point he was ‘routed’ to the exposition at Nashville.” Postal Clerk Melvin saw the story of Owney’s death a few days ago, and to-day Capt. White received from him a letter saying that the postal dog had been im his possession for three weeks. He joined Mr. Melvin while returning from the Postal Clerks’ Convertion at San Francisco. Owne was suffering from a severe attack of mange, and Mr. Melvin determined to hold him untill he was cured. The cure has been accomplished, but Owney has developed some ugly traits, due to his advanced years. He tries to bite everybody he does not know. Mr. Melvin said in his letter that he would like to keep Owney until he dies, and Capt. White has written an official communication granting the request. The rules, standard, stakes, list of officers and members, of the Irish Terrier Club of America, can be obtained of the Secretary Mr. O. W. Donner, Milton, Mass. The fifth annual field trials of the New Hogland Beagle Club, will be held at Oxford. Mass., beginning on Nov. 1. For particulars, address the Secretary, Mr. W. S$. Clark, Linden, Mass. Under the date of April 29, Mr. C. B. Buckle writes us ag follows: “The Charlottesville F. T. Kennels have sold to Mr. Bores Wostriakoff, of Moscow, Russia, the black and white pointer dog “Yankee” by champion Rip Rap ex Queen III, whelped March 10, 1896. He is a very good looking and promising puppy Mr. Wostriakoff, whom it will be remembered at- tended the U. 8. field trials held at West Point, Miss., last Jan., intends torun him in the Russian field trials held on “snipe,” and he will compete in their Derby next fall He was shipped to Savannah, Ga,, April 26, where he will take steamer direct to St. Petersburg, and from thence to Moscow by rail. It may be interesting to know that this is the first dog that has ever been exported from the United States to Russian soil, and the first black and white pointer that bas ever gone there at all,” In our advertising columns this week Mr, W. §, Bell announces the Blue Ribbon Stake (formerly the Derby) In a letter he requests us lo say that ‘‘the entries close on May 15, aud those wishing to enter should do so by that time, Any one to whom blanks have not been sent can have them promptly forwarded on application to the secretary, 431 Wood street, Pittsburg.” Mr, M. Guruceaga, care of Mr. P. de Guruceaga, commis- sion merchant, Puerto Cabello, Venezuzla, writes Forest AND STREAM that he desires to purchase two large dogs, and HE that.end requests that breeders will mail him their cata- ogues KENNEL NOTES. Kennel Notes are inserted without charge; and blankg (furnished free) will be sent to any addreas. Prepared Blanks sent free on application, BRED. Mr. T. T, Ashford’s Balsora, pointer bitch, April 21, to Von Gull Sins R J. Vadant, Jr’s, Harrietta, pointer bitch, April 24, to Yon ull, , Mr, W. T. Loye’s Fritz’s Fay, pointer bitch, April 28, to Von Gull. Mr. G. G. Williamson's Dan's Lady, Huglish setter bitch, April ¥, to champion Count Gladstone LV, DEE net The ForREST AND STREAM is put to press on Tuesdays. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us by Mondays and as much earlier as may be practicable, 371 heeli AV heeling. Communications for this department are requested. Anything on the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable THE BICYCLE AND THE ROD. Iv would be strange if the universal wheel, which has revolutionized so many aspects of social life, had not left its mark on angling, and as a matter of fact it has in many places had a very noticeable effect. Not a few North country anglers combine the wheel and the reel very judi- ciously, To run a few miles with the rod in an evening, fish an hour or two at the most effective part of the day, and spin back home about lamp-time, is becoming a com- mon thing. Night fishers, too, hitherto deterred by the long tramp home at midnight, find a new pleasure in the pur- suit by reason of the handy bicycle, which can be left at the nearest farmhouse or inn, ‘The angling bicyclist is in- dependent of time and trains, He can go long distances to waters hitherto debarred except to those who could afford to hire the expensive trap, and his journeys there and back, instead of being tedious, are an added pleasure. : The possibilities of the bicycle in this direction were first brought home to me as I was pedaling gently along be- tween West Gartlepool and Seaton Carew. A scorcher came past me like the wind—if I had not known that about thirty miles an hour was the maximum speed, I could have sworn he was going fifty—and as he flew past, I perceived that he had a trout rod. Where was he off to? Why, roing at that speed, the trout waters of the Tees were within his reach in little over an hour, and in considerably less time than he could have reached them by train on the jog-trot Northeastern Railway. As1 rode I pondered, and the result was that when I reached home I purchased a ticket of a local angling association, whose lowest waters were about seven miles from my home—waters which I calculated, — from the sparseness of the population about them, must be pretty well stocked with trout, seeing that they were beyond the probable circuit of the town poacher and only liable to be fished with the worm in floods by a neighboring Jaborer ortwo. My anticipations were realized, and, thanks to the bicycle, I had anice little preserve to my own rod for the best’ months in the years 1895-6, and hope to have again, For purely selfish reasons, Ido not specify the exact locality. There is a great pleasure in combiiing the two sports. The bicyclist enjoys something of the ‘“‘one crowded hour of glorious strife” of the poet, for he can have many adven- tures in a little time, and seems to have gone through a good desl in an hour when he looks back on it. The dog which threatened to upset him, the flock of sheep which he rides through with a wary eye, the many moments when he has to decide on his course of action ina fraction of a second ; these and innumerable other possibilities of peril are the life and soul of cycling. Often when IJ ran out to what I called “my water,” it seemed to me to be incredible that after all I had only been forty minutes on the road when I remembered all the incidents of the spin. z One thing I am bound to admit—fishing paraphernalia and the bicycle do not fit very well together. A rod and a bag are easily enough managed: if need be, the rod can be tied under the saddle and handle bar, on the under side of the frame, but when it comes to a capacious wooden creel, waders, brogues, rod and net—well, they are impracticable. Even returning with only a creel, holding some 8 or 101bs, of trout, 1 found it to be prolific of painful jolts, arousing a conviction that some other method must be hit upon. With a little trouble I discovered a decent cottager’s wife who for a trifling consideration allowed me to leaye my rod and net, waders and brogues, creel and tackle book in her care, and I must say the good soul attended to my instructions as to turning the waders inside out when they were dry outside, and other little matters. with religious vigilance. “A water- proof bag answered well for bringing my fish home. One morning early in May, after a particularly delightful spin on the wheel, for the air was rather on the keen side, the mountain tops having a touch of fresh snow on them, the sun shone out warmly, and the birds were singing as [ strolled down to the water after donning the waders and tying up the rod. Tbe beck—for it was hardly big enough to call a river—was bright:and clear, At one or two. points there were rather long walks, perhaps a quarter of a. mile, between the streams, but the streams were turbulent and lengthy, and many of them afforded an hour’s fishing. I was provided with a particularly nice saraple of creepers, and with a supplementary supply of well-scoured worms in ‘case the creeper did not. take very well, the season being rather early, on account of the low night temperature, for that branch of thesport. It was now 11 A. M. “Twas a day of cloudless skies, When the trout neglects to rise, And in vain the angler sighs Yor a bite,” I murmured; adding inwardly, ‘‘Much dear old Calverley knew about it!” At the end of an hour, however, I did not feel so cocksure. The first stream was generally good for five or six trout; for although short, it was lively, and ran into a deep pool overhung by an oak, which pool held a large stock of trout that loved to run up the stream in search of the larvee of the stone Hy. On this occasion two nibbles was all it yielded, and two mangled creepers all 1 had to show for them ij I suppose every angler has at some time found the trout in a wrong-headed mood, doing those things they ought not to do, and gomg contrary to their customary use and wont, So it was on this occasson, The month was May, the waters were clear, the sun shone hotly, everything, in short, was auspicious—they ought to have taken the creeper, and they would not. They seemed to say, ‘(No creeper, thanks! We don’t mind a worm if you will allow us to take it our own -way.” And asa matter of fact [ only caught one with the creeper, and the rest all—with scarcely an exception—took the worm on the Stewart in the pick of the creeper water, namely, just in the rough and tumbly water at the head of the streams. ‘The rest of the streams seemed deserted: the heads seemed to have got all the fish in the river. It was a unique experience for me, and another curious thing was that when I gave up at 4 P. M. I had the most. evenly-sized lot of fish I ever took—twenty-three, weighing 8#lbs. Shortly before 4 o’clock they stopped dead, and I was not surprised when a cloud came over and a cold blast, iced by the snowy hilltops, sprang up. As luck would have it this was the very wind I would haye wished for, for it blew on my back and made the spin home on my Humber a delicious ending to a very pleasant day.—Fishing Gazette, London, Grant Day. Tam bicycle has advantages for sight-seeing that are not always appreciated. Under certain conditions no better means for viewing patades could be devised. Qn the occasion of the Grant parade, at the dedication of Grant's Tomb, in which an army of men marched equal to that which Greece has in the field against the Turks, the hicycle was peculiarly adapted for gaining an insight into the most interesting features. On the west side of Riverside Drive ihe new cycle path runs to within a very short distance of the tomb, snd is also, slong its whole extent. within a few feet of the top of the bluff overlooking the Hudson, thus affording a view of the naval parade as well as the land pageant. While the cycle path was crowded with pedestrians before the parade began, the moment the first horsemen appeared, the spectators Tushed to the edge of the main driveway, and the path was comparatively deserted. The cyclist then had half a mile or more of unobstructed riding. As a rule, he could see over the heads of the crowd; but where this was not possible it was an easy matter to secure a belter view by leaning his machine against a tree and standing on the seat. When tedious delays occurred, he had something to sit on, with tree or fence for brace, and when any particularly in- teresting feature came along he could follow parallel with the course and see as much as he desired. The best part of the parade, in the opinion of a rider who gives his experience, was President McKinley, taken both subjectively and objectively. The wheelman followed him and noted how the roar of applause from the nearest of the million odd spectators burst out and kept pace with his ad- yanclug carriage, while the President bowed and smiled, and looked as pleased as a boy who has received a flattering com- pliment. Grover Gleveland, who followed close behind, looked dlasé and relieved. No doubt the next best thing to being a newly-elected President in the first blush of conquest is to be a new ex-President with a freedom from the respon- sibilities of office just attained. Riverside Drive was an extremely bleak and chilly place during the parade. The wind blew with the force of a hur- tizane, and it had a bitter rawness suggestive of pneumonia, Ambulances were frequently called for to carry away per- sons suffering from chills and like complaints, and some of the half-frozen spectators remarked, “‘Grant will killas many at this dedication as he did before he died.” As a general ihing, the people who suffered were those who had to keep still to retain advantageous positions. The bi- cycle rider who could wheel up and down was not troubled with congested circulation, WHEELING NOTES. CARTER HARRISON, the recently elected mayor of Chicago, is a member of the L. A. W., and an enthusiastic wheelman, No doubt a part of the tremendous majority with which he went into office is due to this fact. Chicago has a large bi- cycle vote, and the wheelmen gave enthusiastic support to the man who, as a cyclist, rode 4,400 miles Jast year, includ- ing twelve centuries, and who pledged himself to keep the streets clean. Already the new mayor has shown appreciation for this support by using his influence to bring to a favorable issue the State Bicycle Baggage bill, which had become shelved in the Legislature, and seemed fated to meet an untimely end, Hachting. THE result ofthe yacht conference of last week is doubt- less,disappointing to many who participated init, as much less was done than was possible, and, as we believe, desira- ble. At the same time such positive action has been taken as to assure the continuance of the work through the sum- mer, with its probable successful completion, so far as the first stage is concerned, in the early fall. The opportunity that, though not lost, was by no means fully utilized, was a rare one; the gathering being most sat- isfactory in point of numbers and the character of the repre- sentation, New York was represented by several of the men who are directly responsible for the very successful organiza- tion and maintenance of the Sound Y. R. A., by the organ- izer and head of the older New York Y. R. A., and by able und inflential representatives of the two large clubs not con- nected with the Union. The New York Y, C., of course, was not represented; but that was not to be expected. But one representative was present from Boston, but he, both per- sonally and as the President of the Massachusetts Y. R. A.. was in every way qualified; and he took an actiye and useful part in the discussion, Canada was represented by Com. Jarvis, of the Royal Canadian Y. C., President of the Y. R. U. of the Great Lakes, and by Mr. Ambrose of the Royal Hamilton Y. C., President of the Lake ¥. BR A. of Ontario; these gentlemen having had a double experi- ence in similar work both in the Lake Y. R. A., organized in 1884 as aunion of the yacht clubs on the Canadian and American sides of Lake Ontario, and last year in the organ- ization of Union of the Great Lakes. The American repre- sentatives from fresh water were ex-Com. Berriman, of the Iincoln Park Y.C. of Chicago, owner of Vencedor, repre- senting the Lake Michigan Y. A., and Com. Richardson of Toledo, representing the Interlake Y, A. of Lake Erie. From the Har West was Mr. Macdonough of the Pacific Y. Q,, representing the Pacific Inter-club Y. A. The Delaware River was represented by Mr. Bancroft of the Corinthian ¥. C. of Philadelphia, a veteran in club work, and by Mr, J. W. Jeanes, and the Great South Bay was also represented, Practically the only localities not represented were the Gulf and Southern coasts and the smaller interior lakes of the middle West. Nearly all of those present were specially qualified by ex- perience in the line of club work and interclub organization, as well as by familiarity with the wishes and needs of their clubs, for the task in hand, Tt was plainly evident that the feeling of the majority was in favor of immediate action to the extent of forming an organization with aname and the necessary officers; many believing that the real work of securing satisf ctory rules could be better accomplished in this way than by deferring until the rules were made by a committee. Had a vote been taken on any of the different motions to organize at once, the motion would have had a decided—probably a two- thirds—majority. At the same time there was an obvious disinclination to press the matter in the face of the limited, but very positive, opposition to immediate action. It is worth noting that the men who had traveled from 500 to 1 000 miles in sleeping cars to attend the meeting werein favor of action, while those who had merely come up town after lunch by the Broadway cable cars were strongly against anything more than theappointment of a committee to report in the future, [* In the course of the meeting a very decided difference of opinion became apparent. On the part of some, the main end in view is the adoption of uniform racing rules by indi- vidual and separate clubs, with no more of an organization: than is necessary. This much was done ten years ago in the conferences of the New_York, Larchmont, Seawanhaka and Atlantic clubs, by which the uniform classification by water- line length was agreed upon, each clubstill being absolutely independent of the others. _ In our opinion, such a loose codperation as this cannot ex- ist among the large number of clubs throughout the coun- try, aud it is a mere waste of time to attempt it. ith the best possible management, and with a reasonably good measurement rule in hand, an immense amount of work is still to be done among the body of the clubs before one measurement rule is universally accepted and enforced. This work can only be done by a strong and permanent or- ganization, having the confidence of the clubs, and with a certain amount of authority that shall be recognized by all. If such an organization is not possible, then it is useless to alas for unity of action among independent and disunited clubs, It is entirely too narrow a view of the subject to put the measurement rule in the first and only place, as the sole end and aim of yachting. Its importance cannot be denied, but there are many other things to be obtained by the intelligent codperation of yachtsmen and yacht clubs. The true object of such an association as we hope to seeshould beto promote all the interests of yachting, to bind yachtsmen into one common fraternity, to promote intercourse and a good feel- ing between different sections, to utiliza the combined skill, enthusiasm and intelligence of American yachtsmen for the advancement of the sport, both socially and technically, The general affairs of such a body should be in the hands of a, representative council or committee of a dozen or so; it should have, in this comniittee or another, a court of last re- sort to which the clubs would gladly appeal all disputes with a certainty of a fair and impartial decision that would relieve them of responsibility; it should have committees composed of experts competent to deal with such things as measurement formule, limitation of construction and knotty points in the sailing rules, Weshould be glad to see it go even further, and after the manner of many technical soci- eties, such as the Association of Naval Architects in Great Britain and our own Society of Nayal Architects and Marine Engineers, make its annual meetings both interesting and of permanent value by the presentation and discussion of papers on yachting topics. Such meetings in New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toledo or Buffalo, from year to year, would make a fitting ending to the racing season and weld the yachtsmen of the country into a really national body. There is nothing impossible or chimerical in such a plan; itis nothing more than is done to a greater or lesser extent by other associations deyoted to sport or business. Great as the difference is between yachting and canoeing, the ex- ample of the latter sport, in forming a suecessful national organization for many of these ends is not beneath the notice of yachtsmen, We are quite in accord with those who at the meeting counseled against hasty action and were in fayor of going slowly; but at the same time, we believe that if any action is to be taken the time has come for it. There has been enough done in preparing the way for an organization; that way is now clearly open, and the sooner it is entered upon the bet- ter, The need for caution and deliberation only comes when the association is positively organized, with adequate, but simple executive and legislative machinery in Operation. Then is the time to go slowly in the extension of the general — plan as experience shall indicate, in the elimination of points of difference in phraseology, etc., in the sailing rules and the systematization of general racing methods; in the thorough consideration of the measurement question and the gradual adoption of a new rule. We have no doubt whatever that the meeting in October will result in the formation of an associatian which will in- clude the great majority of American yacht clubs, of course using the word in its broadest sense to include the continent of North America. Whether it will include practically all of these clubs except the New York Y. C., and what success it will meet with in the first year or two, depends now en- tirely upon the action of the new committee; whether it at- tempts too little in providing for a mere concert of clubs on the measurement question; whether it attempts too much in providing a scheme of elaborate and extensive details, some of which will be objected to by different clubs; or whether it takes a middle course in proyiding for a strong but simple organization that may extend itself as experience directs. No professional stenographer was present at the meeting on Saturday, and no attempt was made to take down in full the continuous and animated discussion, Our report is com- piled from notes carefully taken, and is, we believe, correct in substance; but if any of the speakers are misquoted, or any material errors haye been made, we shall be glad to know the facts. THE telegram from the commodore of the Philadelphia Y. C, expresses the sentiments of many yachtsmen and yacht clubs throughont the country; itisa pity that some of the yiews that found expression and carried much weight at the meeting were so much less broad and progressive. The Yacht Confererce. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 1. THE conference of representatives of the yachting associa- tions and clubs of the United States and Canada was held as arranged, at the Wifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on Satur- day, May 1. The meeting convened at 2:40 P, M., the follow- ing delegates being present: Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts.—Lewis M. Clark, Yacht Racing Union of the Great akes.—Aimilius Jarvis. ‘Lake Yacht Racing Association.—H, H. Ambrose. Interlake Yachting Association.—G. O, Richardson. Lake Michigan Yachting Assaciation.—H. C. Berriman. Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound,—Stuyvesant Wainwright, H. B. Hart, Jr.; 0. H. Chellborg, Charles T. Pierce, C, P. Vower, F, B. Jones and Oliver E. Cromwell. Pacific Interclub Yachting Association.—J. M. Mac- donough. : Great South Bay Y. C.—John KR, Suydam. Brooklyn Y. C,—P. H. Jeannott, Louis Wunder and Wil- liam Cagger. a. Hempstead Bay Y. C.—J. W. Williams. Larchmont Y. C.—John F, Lovejoy and Oswald Sander- son, Atlantic Y. C.—Vice-Com. Frederick T. Adams and New- bury D, Lawton. Marine and Field Club.—Charles M. Brooks and W. S. Elliott, New York Yacht Racing Association.—A. J. Prime, H. Langerfeld and George Parkhill. . Corinthian Y, C., of Philadelphia.—A. F. Bancroft and J. A. Jeanes. New York Athletic Club —Mayhew W. Bronson. The invitations to the conference were sent to all known yacht associations and clubs, and to athletic and other clubs haying yachting departments. The total number of clubs represented directly or through the various associations was 108, After the roll of representatives was read by Mr. Jones, secretary of the Sound Y. R. U,, it was proposed that a [May 8, 1897, chairman and secretary should be elected, Com, Jarvis sug- gesting that it be understood that these officers were only to ‘serve for this meeting. Nominations for chairman were called for, and Mr. Cromwell was nominated and elected. Mr, Jones was nominated for secretary, but he declined and nominated Mr. W. P. Stephens, who was elected. The chairman formally opened the session by a few re- marks, after which the question of holding an Open or execu- tive session was then considered, and on motion of Mr. A. J. Prime it was decided to hold an open session, thus allowing the representatives of the various papers who were present toremain. The secretary read the following: PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 1.—Chairman of Yachtsmen’s Convention, Fifth Avenue Hotel: The Philadelphia Y. C. will heartily coéperate in any movement for the advance- ment of yacht racing and the development of yachtsmanship. I expected to attend the convention, but am prevented by sickness in family. Please read to delegates, (Signed) HRANOIS SHUNK BROWN, Com., P. ¥. C. Mr. Cromwell then spoke on the purpose of the meeting, the necessity for an organization, its name, and similar details, asking that all present would express their opinions. For some time no one seemed anxious to speak, Mr. Jones finally taking the floor. He spoke of the pressing necessity for uni- form racing rules, and as the best means of attaining this end of the formation of some sort of union or association of the various yachting bodies; mentioning the existing differ- ences, the difficulties encountered in the past, and the grow- ing need of uniformity in rules at least. For a time no one was disposed to follow Mr. Jones. Finally Mr. Stephens took the floor. His remarks were to the effect that, while uniform racing rules, and in particular the measurement and classification rule, were most essen- tial, there were many other directions in which the general interests of American yachting should be encouraged by the cooperation of all yachtsmen; that the condition of the meas- urement question to-day is such that there was little hope of immediate and successful action; but that the way was now open for the formation of a national association for the pro- motion of yachting in all its branches; that the first step was to organize and adopt a constitution, and that this might be easily done. The second step, of adopting uniform sailing tules for the general management of racing, was also easily possible; and that the third step, the formulation and adop- tion of-an entirely new rule of measurement, was not only impracticable at present, but might well be left until the executive and legislative machinery of the new organization was complete, . Com. G. O. Richardson, of Toledo, moved that the meet- ing proceed to the organization of a permanent association. Mr. Sanderson, of the Larchmont Y. C., stated that his club was in favor of a uniform system of racing rules, but that its delegates were not instructed to go furthér than a scheme for mutual coéperation, and that they could not vote on a motion to organize an association. He also asked whether all clubs interested had been invited to representation at this meeting. Mr. Jones replied that invitations had been sent to all clubs in the United States and Canada that were known to the committee. Mr. Prime suggested that the roll of the clubs be called. Com. Jarvis stated that he was not specifically instructed by the Royal Canadian Y, C. as to his action as its represent- ative, but that the club was heartily in accord with the pro- poral: as understood, to form an association. He stated urther that the delegates present were perfectly frea to act as Individuals and form an association which the clubs might subsequently join. He spoke of the necessity for some immediate action, and of the opportunity offered in the presence of so many representatives, finally offering a motion to the effect that the meeting should proceed to or- ganize an association, and that to such end a committee should be appointed to prepare a form of organization and report at once to the meeting. He stated that he had pre- pared a draft of a constitution, and suggested that as Bier present had given attention to the same subject, they should present their ideas to the meeting and to the proposed com- mittee. Mr. H, C. Berriman seconded the motion, Mr. Jones suggested that it would be well to hear from those, if any, who were opposed to the formation of an asso- ciation. Mr. N. D. Layton, of the Atlantic Y, C,, took the floor and urged that the meeting should go to work slowly, that nothing should be done at present beyond the appoint- ment of a committes to prepare a scheme of organization and report in the fall at another meeting of delegates, at which a permanent organization might be effected. r. _O, P. Tower, of the New Rochelle Y. C., spoke in favor of immediate action, bub suggested that all of the delegates present should be heard, Mr. Sanderson seconded Mr. Law-. ton’s amendment, speaking in favor of a temporary commit- tee to prepare a scheme of organization which should be submitted to all the clubs prior to the fall meeting. Mr. Prime offered a motion that it was tue sense of the meeting that uniform racing rules could only be adopted through the formation of a permanent association. Mr. Berriman spoke, urging some immediate action while the delegates from a distance were present. Com. Jarvis spoke in the same strain, asking for immediate action in the forma- tion of & permanent body with a brief constitution setting forth the main principles of the association, and leaving the completion and perfection of the rules, ete., until the organ- ization was in permanent working shape. He spoke particu- larly of the opportunity now offered, and of the danger of losing it by failure to take positive action. Mr. Jones offered an amendment to Mr. Lawton’s motion, that an organization be at once formed and a committee ap- pointed. Mr, Tower spoke again, suggesting a preliminary organization covering the main points, the details to be per- fected later. , Vice-Com. Adams, Atlantic Y. C., suggested that the roll of delegates be called with a yiew to ascertain how many were qualified to act in the organization of an association, Mr, P. H. Jeannot, of the Brooklyn Y¥. C,, stated that his club was in favor of an association, but that its delezates were not prepared to vote for it at the meeting. Mr. G. ¥. Pierce, Riverside Y. C.. spoke strongly in favor of imme- diate action. He remarked very pointedly that the delegates had come together at great trouble and loss of time to do something which they were now evidently afraid to do. Vice-Com. Adams stated that it was not possible for the Atlantic Y. C. delegates to vote for immediate action in the formation of an association, Mr. Tower made a motion that a committee of five be ap- pointed to retire and prepare a skeleton scheme of organiza-_ tion, reporting back to the meeting. Mr. Jarvisspoke again, and Mr. Prime urged the passage of Vice-Com. Adams’s motion to ascertain what delegates were qualified to act at once. The chairman asked Com. Jarvis to withdraw his original motion for immediate organization and the appoint- ment of a committee In favor of Vice-Com, Adams’s motion, but Com. Jarvis stated that, without intending any dis- courtesy to the proposer of the second motion, he was not willing to withdraw his, as it was perfectly practicable for the delegates present to act as individuals in organizing, Mr, L. M, Clark, President of the ¥Y. R. A. of Massachu- setts, oitered the following motion; Resolved, That it isthe sense of this meeting that iniform racing rules-should be adopted throughout the WJnited States and Canada; and that for this purpose some kind of a national association be formed. tr, Jones and one or two others seconded the mo- tion, whereupon Com. Jarvis and Vice-Com. Adams with- drew their respective motions, Mr, Clark’s motion was put. by the Chair and carried. Mr, J. F. Lovejoy of the Larchmont Y C. offered the fol- lowing motion: Resolved, That a committes of seven be appointed by the Chair to draft a plan of organization and May 8; 1897,] submit such plan to the different clubs of America for their - consideration; this plan then to be reported back to the said committee, which shall, after due consideration of them, formulate a final plan of organization to be acted upon ata meeting called during October of the present year: said final plan having been first submitted to the different clubs so that they can instruct their delegates with power as to the action or position they desire to take. Mr. Jones seconded the motion. A general discussion followed, involving several points, especially the difficulty of any committee preparing a com- plete set of rules, etc., that would be accepted by all the clubs as a basis for an organization. During the discussion the secretary was repeatedly called upon to read the original motion. Mr. E, Langerfeld moved to amend by adding the word “associations’’ after clubs throughout the motion, which amendment was accepted. Mr. Prime objected to the motion and offered an amend- ment, that a committee of seven be appointed to draft a constitution for a national association and to submit it to the meeting after a recess; the motion was not seconded. Mr. Lovejoy’s motion was finally carried unanimously, after which Mr. Langerfeld moved that the date and place be fixed by the same committee. : Mr. Jones moved that a committee of five be appointed by .the Chair to consider the question of the racing rules, in con- nection with the original committee. A general discussion brought out the fact that some of the delegates, in accord- ance with the idea that the main object in view was the adoption of a uniform system of racing rules, interpreted Mr. Lovejoy’s motion to mean that the committee of seven should prepare not only a constitution and by-laws, but a new measurement rule that, after being submitted to all the clubs for their scrutiny, would be accepted by them asa satisfactory basis for such a union, league or association as might be formed. It was stated by some of the delegates from about New York that their clubs would have nothing todo with an association unless it were positively known beforehand what the measurement rule was to be, Much diversity of opinion was manifest in connection with this discussion as to the form of the organization, afew of the delegates expressing themselves strongly against any- thing more than a loose union of the clubs in an agreement to use uniform racing and measurement rules. Mr. Clark spoke very strongly against the idea of framing a rule be- tween now and October which would be generally accepted, and stated that such a movement would preclude the possi- bility of bringing in the Massachusetts clubs. Mr. Stephens spoke at some length, urging that the work of the commit- tee be specifically limited to the preparation of a scheme of organization, that the work at the fall meeting be limited to FOREST COLLEEN. SAIL PLAN. organizing with a suitable constitution, by-laws and officers; that the matter of unifying the general sailing rules be then taken up, and that nothing whatever be done, for the pres- ent, with the measurement question. He spoke of the absence of a satisfactory rule at the present time, the diffi- culty of any committee in addition to the other work fram- ing a good rule during the summer, and the absolute impos- sibility, even if a good rule weré found, of securing its im- mediate acceptance by a majority of the clubs. : Mr. Lovejoy finally offered the following resolution: Re- Solved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the plan of organization referred to in the original motion shall in- clude a constitution, by-laws and sailing rules. This pro- voked another discussion as to whether the term “sailing rules” covered merely the generai rules of the road in sail- ing and the methods of starting, etc., or whether they in- cluded a measurement formula Mr. Lovejoy explained that he intended the motion expressly to include the formula. This was opposed by several, and Mr, Jones offered an amend- ment, that the committee be instructed to omit the measure- ment and classification rule. This was seconded by Mr. Clark and carried, after which the motion as amended was carried unanimously. The chairman announced the following com- mittee: Messrs. N. D. Lawton, Atlantic Y. C.; C. T. Pierce, Riverside Y. C.; A. Emilius Jarvis, Royal Canadian Y. C.; L, M. Clark, Hull Y. C:; J. M. Macdonough, Pacific Y. C.; A. J. Prime, Yonkers Y. C., and Ff. B. Jones, Indian Harbor Y.C. After an understanding that the commitlee was to fix the date for the October meeting, the meeting adjourned. In the evening a number of the delegates were entertained at a mess dinner at the Seawanhaka club house. It was in- tended to take the visitors up the Sound on Sunday, and they were invited to luncheon by the Larchmont Y. C., but a storm from the east interfered with this plan. The America’s Cup. The great majority of ramors and reports of challenges for the America’s Cup are of one or the other of two kinds, either with an after-dinner origin, like the noted case of Mr. Rose and the Distant Shore, or with no hona fide origin at all; the plain product of certain Anglo-American fake mills, specially manufactured when real yachting news is scarce. We print the following merely because it has obtained a wide circulation through the daily press, it evidently be- longs to one of the above classes. The three gentlemen mentioned are not racing men, we are not aware that Mr. Wollf is even interested in yachting, while Lord Dufferin has been known for over a generation as peculiarly a eruis- ing man. The Royal Uster Y. C. is little likely to. under- take so momentous a venture as a challenge tor the Cup. i97y 21 4AANT LIFTS oy HOVvz5 One version of the story is to the effect that Mr. Sibbick whose work has been tntirely confined to yachts 20-rating and under, is to design the new challenger. BELFAST, April 27.—It has been decided to build an Irish yacht to compete for the America’s Cup. The boat is to be constructed in Hilditch’s yards, Carrickfergus, upon the order of a syndicate composed of Gustay Wilhelm Wolff, M. P. for Hast Belfast and_a member of the: Belfast ship- building firm of Harland & Wolff, the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, and the Marquis of Londonderry. She will be sailed under the auspices of the Royal Ulster Y. C., of which the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava is commodore. BELFAST, April 29.—Mr. Gustav W. Wolff, M. P. for East Belfast, and a partner in the firm of Harland & Wolff, the well-known shipbuilders, says there is no truth in the story that he is connected_with a syndicate contemplating build- ing an Irish yacht to challenge for the America’s Cup or the Queen’s Cup. It_is further stated that no member of the Royal Ulster Y¥. C., of which the Marquis of Dufferin, whose name was also mentioned in connection with the alleged syndicate, is commodore, intends to challenge for the America’s Cup. Beverly Y. C. THE Beverly Y. C. announces the following races for 1897: No. 246, June 17.—Club house, Wenaumet; first open sweep. me 247, June 26.—Club house, Wenaumet; first champion- ship. No. 248, July 3.—Club house, Wenaumet; second open sweep. No. 249, July,5.—Club house, Wenaumet; second champion- ship. No, 250, July (24.—Club house, Wenaumet; third open sweep. No. 251, Aug. 3.—Marblehead; first open regatta. No. 252, Aug. 7.—Club house; third championship, No. 253, Aug. 14.—Club house; fourth championship. No, 254, Aug. 21.—Marion, A. M.; Van Rensselaer cup. No. 255, Aug. 21.—Marion, P. M.; second open regatta. No. 256, Sept. 4.—Club house; fourth open sweep. No, 257, Sept. 6.—Club house; third open regatta, No, 258, Sept. 11.—Club house; fifth championship, The Indian Harbor Y. C. has now under headway a new club-house on the site of the old Rockport Hotel, on Rocky Point, Greenwich. The work will be pushed so that the house may be available this season. [May 8, 1997. The Dublin Bay S. C. Colleen. A SHORT time since we made mention of a new class estab- lished this year by the Dublin Bay Sailing Club under the name of Colleen, and now, through the kindness of the de- signer and builder of the boats, James E. Doyle, the yacht- builder, of Kingstown, Ireland, we are enabled to present the lines. 4 The Dublin Bay Sailing Club, whose station is at Bullock, Kingstown, Ireland, has long since made a reputation among yachtsmen and boat sailors as the especial patron of open boat sailing and the parent of some notable restricted classes. Founded in 1884 with the object of promoting racing and sailing in small boats, at a very early period in its experience the necessity for special restrictions to prevent speedy outbuilding and to preserve the general interest of its members became apparent. As in all other clubs, the tendency soon developed on the part of a few to outbuild in both size and cost, thus discouraging the majority of owners, ‘who were not willing to add a new boat to the fleet each sea- ‘son. To meet this difficulty the original classes have been long since surrounded with rigid restrictions, and at the ‘same time, to meet the demands for new and different craft ‘additional classes have been created. One of these, the Mermaid, is very widely known, while the Water Wags, ‘a class liberally patronized by the club, is even more famous. ‘Both the Mermaids and the Water Wags have plumb stems and sternposts, or practically the same length over all and on the waterline. In 1895 the club requested designers to submit plans for a mew class, to be 19ft. over all, 18ft. l.w.l., 6ft, beam and 2ft. Gin. draft, with 5cwt. of lead on the keel, a gin. centerboard of not over icwt. weight and with an exposed area of 6sq. ft.; a gaff mainsail, with loose foot, of 200sq. ft. area and a jib ot 50sq. ft., spinaker boom not over 9ft.; the boats to be clincher built, copper fastened, planked with gin. pine, with wales, transom and seats of teak. Mr. Doyle, in answer to this tender, submitted plans for a somewhat different boat, with ift. less length on waterline and 1ft. more over all, 17ft. and - 20ft. respectively, and with less draft and 6in. more beam. ’ Nothing was done at the time, but last fall the subject of the new class was taken up anew, and another request for plans f. Jt FOOT at a Sees A oe ee = ee ee rain See ae el ee 4 SRILA DIO LLL” 2 3 FEET E CURVE OF AAEAS OF MIDSHIP SECTION |Z F00T: DESIGNED BY JAMES H, DOYLE, 1896. L lr a a 20 CWT, CURVE OF DISPLACEMENT /N CWTS. sent out. The drawings of 1895 were again submitted by Mr. Doyle, with the addition of 2ft. aft, making a neat counter, and they were adopted by theclub. The contract price, on condition that six boats were ordered at once, was £52 10s ($262.50), and about 10% more for a smaller number. Mr. Doyle is now at work on quite a fleet of the new craft. _The drawings need little explanation; the official specifica- tions being very complete. ‘The club is provided with full- size body plan and a set of internal moulds; the measurers, Messrs. Hargrave and Stephens, applying the moulds to the inside of each new boat before she is decked. The full speci- fications are as follows: Dublin Bay Sailing Club. SPECIFICATION FOR BOATS OF B CLASS TO BE KNOWN BY THE NAME OF COLLEENS. COLLEEN CLASS, DuBLINn BAY SAILING CLUB. DIMENSIONS. Ibenephvoverralliy: tie see tense 22ft. DOR NAVAN ina nen nm achiath rie ice as Yay IE Td Apart ey geen sb Oaaoe peobaese! 6ft. 6in. IDE OR AEE oon ms Gotta Shao aanonoOtaeas 1ft. 6in. DESCRIPTION. Boats to be built as shown on the club drawings, with round stem, square transom, clincher built, and sloop- rigged. ‘MATERIALS OF HULL. KEEL.—Of American elm, sided and moulded as shown on ihody plan; greatest width 6in., tapering fore and aft as shown on drawings; thickness 2in. FALSE KEEL,—Of either red, yellow or pitch pine, or me- mel (pine). STEM AND STERNPOST.—Of oak, to be of natural growth as near as possible to the curvature required, free from sap or other defects. Stem sided and moulded ason drawings, i. e., sided at keel 3in. and at head 2in.; sternpost, sided 2in., and moulded as on drawings. Sternpost and dead wood may be in one piece. 4 DEAD Woops.—Of oak or American elm, free from de- fects. moulded 1%/in., sided to fit stem and Keel. PLANKING.—Of best selected, seasoned yellow pine, free from all defects, thickness %gin. (Teak top streak), widths not to exceed 5in. in broadest part, the planks (except l8in. from hoodends at bow and stern) shall overlap with the out- side lands the entire thickness of the plank itself, but an ar- ris not exceeding }4in may be taken off outside edge of plank. Top streak grooved for stripe. No plank to have more than one scarph. ; Bent TimBeRs.—Of American elm, sided /Zin., moulded Jin. spaced 6%éin. from center to center with an in. arris olf top edges. ‘Timbers to be joggled into keel. FLooR TIMBERS.—At stations 2, 6, 7, sided as frame, not less than 114in. moulded across keel, and not less than 12in. on each arm. , Grown TimMBERs.—At stations marked on plan, lin. sided, moulded at keel 2in., at L.W.L. 144in., and lin. at head. Sufficient check out of head to admit shelf or stringer to fit home to bent timbers. Gun METALOR STEEL FLOORS.—Length of arm to be 8in. to G.B. case, and 12in. on frames. Section, moulded ‘in., sided lin., and %in. at throat, tapered to /4in. at point. To be placed on frames Nos. 3,4 and 5. Four No. 12 screw fast- enings in each arm. STRINGER OR CLAMP.—To be 3in. x ?Zin. yellow pine, fitted ~ close up to deck. HANGING KNEES—Of oak to be of natural growth, as near May 8, 1897.] as possible to the curyature required, lin. thick, fitetd at each end, and at center of cockpit, also at mast beam. Lodging knees at transom, and breast-hook of oak. Oak bitt, 244 x 2in., standing 5in. over deck, mortised into keel. DECK BEAMS—Of best Norway spruce, spaced 13°,in. cen- ter to center. At mast and end of cockpit, sided lin., moulded 2in. Short beams at cockpit, ided lin., moulded 1izin. Other beams }in. x2in. ‘ ‘ CoAMINGS—Of American elm, 14in, thick, moulded as on drawings. ’ DECK.—To be in. best seasoned yellow pine or Norway spruce, fitted underneath with 11g x ? June 2-4,—SPRINGFIELD, O.—Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- - Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club June 7-8.—PaRKERSBURG, W. VYa.—Tournament of the Mountain Stute Gun Club. Targets. $350 added. Leon J. Epstein, See’y. June 8-9.—Tournament of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indiana June 811.—AunurN, N, Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s Associa- tion tournament. C. W. Puttle, Sec’y. June 9-10.—Moyron, La.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club, : June 10.— NgwcastLe, Pa,—Third tournament of the Pennsylvania | and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo, H. Jones. Sec’y. . June 15-18.-CLEvELAND, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 16-17.—Fareo, N. D.—Third annual tonrnament of the North Dakota Sport*men’s Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec’y. June 2?.- OGpEn, Ill.—Second annual tournament of the Ogden Gun Club. Wm, McKinley, Seev*y. June 22-25.—O1L Criry, Pa.—sSeventh annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries to H. C. Reeser. Sec’y, Oil Uity, Pa, July 1.—SHERBROOKS#, Quebec.—sSherbrooke’s grand annual. Inan- imates. Opentoall amateurs. C, H. Foss, Sec’y, Sherbrooke, P. Q July 3-5.—MircHeLL, 5. D.—Tournament of the W. J. Healey Hard- ware Co. July 14-15.—New HAyen, Conu.—Tournament of the Interstate As- ociation, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club, Wm. H. Hazel, Sec’y. July <0-2,—Ping Biurr, Ark.— Seventh annual tournament of the Arkansas State Sportsmen’s Association. Added money announced — later. Paul R. Litzke, Sec*y, Little Rock, Ark, July 22.—MEAbyiLe, Pa.—Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y. Aug, 4-5.— Lewiston, Me.—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club. Aug 1?-19.—Tokonto, Canada.—Tournament of the R. A. McCready Co,, Ltd. Targets. $1,000 guaranteed. Open toall, Write for pro-. enAug. 19.—W. O.—Fifth t tof th Aug. 19.—WARREN, O.—Fif' ournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y. y Aug, 45-46.—MonTPElieR, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso-~ fiation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. ae 376 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 8, 1897, Sept. 15-16,—Porrsmovra, N. H,—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. : Oct. 6-8.--NewpureH, N. ¥Y.—Annualfall tournament of the West Nswburgh Gunand Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third day, liye birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. Oct. 18-14.— GreenspuRG, Ind.—Shooting tournament of the Gre ens- burg Gun Club, DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 36 Broadway, New York, The following is from the New York Swn of April 30: ‘A meeting of the Carteret Gun Club was held at Delmonico’s yesterday after- noon for the purpose of changing the constitution of the club and eréating the office of vice-President, and making an honorary mem- ber list limited to five persons, Judge Henry Gildersleeye was elected vice-president, and the honorary members elected were Gearge Floyd- Jones, R H. Hunt, W. F. Potter and G, L. Hubbell The menage- ment of the affairs of the club was put into the hands of two commit- tees—a shooting committee, composed of G. 5, MeAlpin, J. B Knapp and H. B. Gilbert, and a house committee, consisting of C. H Chapin, C. H Mackay and W. A. H. Stafford, Mr. Watrous, of the building eommittee, reported that the grounds had been fenced in, foundations for the house ready, traps were finished, and the carpenters had started framing the house. The treasurer reported that the financial condition of the club was in asatisfactory condition. Five new mem- bers were elected, and $1,000 worth of cups were given to be shot for next season.” Since we wrote last week in regard to the proposed organization of a State Sportsmen’s Association in New Jersey, the committee in charge of the meeting has received additional assurances of support from several clubs in the State. The meeting will be held at2P. M., May 19, im Room 1009, Nos. 877-379 Broadway, the rooms of the Sports- men’s Association. ‘The efforts to organize an association befitting the State of New Jersey are now sure of success, and a tournament early next fall seems a certainty, An interesting item of news yas furnishod us on Monday of this week by W. R. Hobart, corresponding secretary of the old league. It seems that the Forester Gun Club mentioned in the minutes of the meeting of September, 1889, is not the Forester Gun Club, of Newark, one of the most energetic and active gun clubs in the State. This reduces the list of eleven clubs in ood standing at the above meeting to the meager number of three alive at the present date! The new conditions governing the Du Pont trophy are printed in fullin Mr. Hough’s report of the Budd-Winston match. We have also received a copy of the same from Mr. Rica, accompanied by the fal- lowing letter: *‘At the Winston-Budd match for the possession of the Du Pont trophy and Smokeless Powder Chamyionship, which took place this day (May 1), Burnside grounds, this city (Chicago), new rules (copy herewith) to govern hereafter holder of the Du Pont World's Championship Trophy and matches to be shot therefor, were promulgated. It will be obseryed that the condition requiring ex- clusively the use of Du Pont Smokeless powder in contests for this trophy has been waived—this in order that an oft-repeated objection shall no longer be made.” Phil Daly, Jr., informs us that on Friday, May 14, the special event on the programme is at 15 pairs of live birds, $25, 26yds.rise. For Friday and Saturday of this week, May 7-8, he has provided the fol- lowing programme: Friday, May 7, at 12 noon—Byrnes Handicap, 15 birds, $15 entrance, high guns, handicaps 25 to 30yds , bird allow- ances: 27yds. and under, two misses asno birds; 29yds. and under, one miss as a no bird; allowances do notrun on ties, Saturday, May 8, 1 P. M.—Kinnekeet prize, 10 birds, $10, high guns, 30yds. all, amateurs ‘only. The management at Eikwood Park also announces that there will be live-bird shooting every Friday and Saturday during the year, with target shooting from the magautrap every Wednesday. The members of the Forest City Guu Club, Savannah, Ga., won’t do a thing tothe boysin the way of hospitality during the Interstate Association s tournament in that city, May 19-20. This shoot should be an extremely pleasant one, and should do lots of good in the way of helping trap-shooting in the South. The Palmetto boys, from Charleston, will visit Savannah in force, and will be worth watching when it comes“to breaking targets. Colonel Anthony should goto Savannah and try and kiil the hoodoo which he developed last week ie ect he John W. Todd might be of some assistance to the olonel. The Glenwood Gun Club, the new club organizid in Newburgh, N. Y., will hold an all-day shoot on Decoration Day, May 31, at its grounds, Glenwood Park. All targets will be charged for at 1 cent each, and all will be thrown from the magautrap, Ten per cent, of each purse will go to form 4 fund for _ayerage money for the four high guns in all programme events, Electric cars run every ten min- utes to the grounds, and the trip is only twelve minutes from the ferry. The Rose system of dividing purses will be used. Owing to Tuesday, April 27, being Grant Day and a general holiday in this city, we went to press for our last one day earlier than usual. This caused us to receive a great deal of good matter too late for in- sertion in that issue. Last week, also, was a busy one in the trap world, and a flood of material came to hand 4s a natural result of the activity in the tournament line. These ‘two causes combined haye rendered it impossible to get in everything this week, so secretaries of gun clubs and other correspondents to our trap columns must not oe hurt if certain items sent in by them do not appear until next week, The members of the Androscoggin Gun Club, of Lewiston, Me., do not mean to let the visitors at its Interstate shoot—Aug, 4-5—carry. off all the honors, if hard work and regular practice can do anything. At its last club shoot thirty-one members turned out for practice and some capita] scores were made, even if it did blow hard from the northeast. Personally, we know that Rich Hunnewell is hunting for a few scalps—Noel Money's among the number—and he won't be happy until he's got them at his belt. A two-days' tournament will be held at Connersville, Ind,, May 12- 18, under the auspices of the Connersville Gun Club, Hach day’s programme consists of nine target events and one liye-bird event. Shooting will commence at 9:30 each day, and targets will be charged for atthe rate of 3cents each. All purses divided into three moneys, 50, 80 and 20 per cent. The tourbament will be mauaged by T. F. Thomas and James Shipley. Ou April 24 George Work and W. 8. Edy shot a race with H, A. But- ler and T. D. Hooper, 100 birds per man. 30 yds. rise and 30yds. boundary, on the grounds of the Westchester Country Club. After a close and exciting match, Work aud Edey were declared the win- ners by the score of 178 to 176. The scores were: Work 91, Edey 87, total 178; Butler 91, Hooper 85, total 176. Y The gun club of Columbia University defeated the Princeton Uni- versity Gun Club in a team shoot at targets on the Williamsbridge erounds, April 24. Hach team consisted of five men, and each man shot at25 targets. The scores were; Columbia—Tilt 28, Mittendorf 28, Coffin 21, White 18, Wadhams 17; total102. Princeton—Kendal 19, Canning 17, Paine 16, Young 13, Brower 11; total 76. A new club bas been organized in Newburgh, N. Y., under the title of Glenwood Gun Club. The club starts off with seventeen charter members, and will hold its shoots cn the brow of the hill northwest of Glenwood Park. The grounds are easity accessible by electric cars. The club has a magautrap in position, and will hold regular shoots. The prospects for the success of the Glenwood Gun Olub are first rate, The frst shoot for the handsome stein presented to the Brooklyn Gun Club by its president, J, 5,5, Remsen, of Flatbush, will be held on the club's grounds, Liberty (avenue and Enfield street, Brooklyn (terminus of the King’s County Blevated), on Saturday afternoon next, May 8. The event is a 50-turget handicap race, open to all, All shooting wil] be done from the magautrap, We learn thaiJ. A Penn, for many years connected with the gun club of Wheeling, W. Ya., bas left that city and gone into business at Cincinnati, where he will practice law in partnership with his brother, hehe Penn. Mr, Penn will reside at Lockland, and become a mem- er of the Lockland Gun Club, an organization that will find him quite an acquisition. The Maplewood (N. J) Gun Club held a target shoot on April 24, some excélient scores being made, In the main event—50 targets, unknown angles—W. N. Drake and Warren Smith each broke 4. 1 of 50, O.her scores were: O. L, Yeomans 4H, ©. M. Cantield 43, D.W Yan Iderstine 40, J. Williamson 46, Soverie 88, D. Adams and A. KE. Tillou 27 each. W. Tell Mitchell, who was present at the Richmond Interstate last week, spoke very bit erly agaimst the Rose system. We informed him that Forest AND StrReAM’s columns were wide open to him, and fuaranteed not to use the blue pencil, The Frame offer stands for every body who wants to say a few words in defense of the ‘old system,”’ ; 7 Yate Astfalk will hold a shoot on his grounds, Oakwood Inn, near Hlizabeth, N.J., on May 19-20, First day, targets: second day, live birds. . Messrs. Von Leugerke & Detmold haye placed two new shelis on the market, the green “Lightning” and the red “V.L.& D.,” both manufactured by the W.R. A. Co,, of New Haven, Conn. These shells haye the corrugated brass reinforcements which are now the distinguishing marks of all Winchester shells. Richmond's Interstate brought out more new faces before the traps than any other tournament of the same kind that we have ever taken partin. Evidently trap shooting was not dead in Richmond; it was only waiting for an opportunity to show itself, ! We understand from Phil Daly, Jr,, that the party who offered to back Brewer againsb Dr, Carver tor $1,000 has withdrawn his offer, feeling that Dr, Carver has now had plenty of tims to accept the offer, and eyidenily does not want to shoot. Charlie Budd did not make much of an example of J. L. Winston after all. Our Western correspondent, Mr. . Hough, gives a good account of the match of May 1. under the head of ‘“‘Western Trap.” 85 to 85 does not gound much as if either Charlie Budd or his antag- onist were in form. The largest shipment of any nitro powder to this country arrived in the Upper Bay on Monday last, It consisted of 1,400 cases of Schultze powder from England, and each case contains 100 cans! On Thursday. May 13, there will be a team shoot between the Free- hold (N. J.) Gun Club and the Endeavor Gun Clubof Jersey City, The shoot will be the first of a series of three, and will take place on the grounds of the Endeayor Gun Club, at Marion, N. J. Irby Bennett was in the city on Monday én route for Cincinnati and the South. As usual, Irby was too fall of business to be good company; the best thing he can dois to take up his abode in New York, so that we can see him sometimes, and get ten minutes quiet talk with him, Monday, May 31 (Decoration Day), the Boiling Springs Gun Club will hold an all-day shoot at targets. Sweepstake shooting will com- mence at 9:30 A, M., and in the afternoon there will be a merchandise event, 25 targets per man, ciub handicap allowances. This event will be open only to menibers of the club. _ Ben O. Bush, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and vice-president of the Mich- igan Trap-Shooters' League, writes us that a tournament of the Mich- igan Trap Shooters’ League will be held at Grand Rapids May 31 and June 1, under the auspices of the Valley City Gun Club, of that city. This week there will be quite a delegation from New York at the annual spring tournament of the West Newburgh Guo and Rifie As- sociation, of Newburgh, N. Y. Next week the boys will be on the other side of the Hudson, at Peekskill. The dates of the Peekskill tournament are May 11-13. The W. J. Healey Hardware Company, of Mitchell, 8. D., will hold «tournament at Mitchell, July 3-5. Cash and merchandise prizes will be offered for competition, full details being given in the pro- gramme, which will be issued in a short time, On April 24, at Hikwood Park. Phil Daly, Jr., defeated J. Elmer Applegate in a 50-bird match, for {50 a side. Daly shot in good form and won easily, with 47 to 41. May 4, Epwarp BANKS. Western Traps. BUDD-WINSTON. Cuicaaco, Ill , Way 1 —Charlie Budd to-day defeated J. L, Winston in the contest for the Du Pont trophy by a score of €6.to 85 on a mixed lot of birds, after a race in which both men displayed streaks of the most amateurish sort of shooting. The men were tied four times during the race, at so late stages as the 75thand 93d holes, and the event was really a matter of luck, for Winston Jost his last unscored bird over the wire by a bare majority, whereas Charlie scored the last bird he shot at by a sheer scratch, as it wobbled almost up to the wire before it stopped, flying directly in toward the score. The long- - estrun was one of 24 by Budd. On the turn into the £0 stretch, from his 85th to his 40th birds, Winston lost 4 out of 5 birds, and gave Budd along lead. This apparently he did not want, for a little later he lost 4 in succession, and went out at the 50 hole only 1 bird ahead of Winston. 1t was hammer and tongs then to the next turn, the men being then tied on 64 out of 75. They kept up interest to a warm pitch by closing up still again at 82, after Winston had left an open- ing for Budd to keep ahead, and once more at 93 they ran neck and neck. Then came the bit of luck aboye noted, and Budd came in 1 bird to the good. The race was a pretty one to watch asanear thing, but when Winston stepped up to Budd at the close of the shoot and shook bands with him, saying, ‘‘Well, Charlie, we both shot like farmers,” there was a general consensus of belief that he was close to the truth, provided that farmers ever shoot that badly. Tt isno use trying to give reasons or explanations for any given re- sults in a pigeon race, for there is no game more puzzlmz to follow. These men might both step out to-morrow and run over 90 under the same conditions, No man can tell what goes on under a man’s skin. Our doctors know nothing about nerves ‘True, uny doctor or any individual would probably have selected a different day for a good display of pigeon shooting by anybody. A choice brand of Chicago weather was on tap—a cold, chilly, raw and dull day, with a mean, northeast wind moving in from behind the score. Had the day been bright, the birds would have been about as hard to stop as they would be expected to be on these grounds, but as it was, they did not go out always as though they were ticketed clear through. Some were strong and very fast, yetagain the men would each get a string of easy ones—pop-ups, high-flyers or slow-qarterers. This made the uestion of time an impossible one to solve, and perhaps either man would have made as good or a better score on birds far faster or more regularly fast. Asit was, Budd took more kindly to the condi- tions, and his style of shooting was more regular and steady than Winston’s, who was at times quick as lightning and again excruciat- ingly slow, Of course, both men made many long, hard kills, and these brought out a generous and impartial applause from the large number of spectators who had assembled tosee the fun, Among the out.of-town visitors were Chan. Powers, of Decatur; A, B. Pentz, of New York; and P. b. Murphy (“Oue-Barrel Pete’'), of Philadelphia. The Chicazo talent was fairly represented. The Victor in the race received his congratulations with his usual modesty, and the defeated one said he was uotsaying a word. Any man who shoots a race with Charlie Budd at Chicago has a shade of the spirit of luck to fight, for Charlie has always been lucky here, He was lucky to-day in rather a larger number of birds than was Winston, if there can really be anything such as luck in a 100-bird race at pigeons, Charlie had several birds wobble almost up to the lins before they dropped to stay, whereas ib seemed that his oppo- nent was doomed to see his bird in such cases get just over on the wrong side, But all this sort of thing is really to no purpose, and to the victor, of course, belongs the glory of his win. Budd shot a Par- ker, with J. M ©. factory ammunition, and Winston an L. C, Smith, with New Leader shells. Onder the existing conditions of the Du- pout trophy contest they were compelled to use Dupont powder, though before the shoot began it was known and aunounced that this clause of the conditions had been modhfied, to take effect after this race, the trophy then being thrown open with no restrictions as to powder. This latter will make ib a stili more popular and representa- tive emblem, and was, in the opinion of those present, a wise step to take, The new conditions follow; RULES GOVERNING MATCH FOR DU PONT TROPHY. “This trophy to remain the property of EK I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. to bs held in trust by winner of same, bond to be given if re- quired. , ‘ “The winuer of championship trophy is subject to challenge for championship and trophy from any shooter in the world, who is a member in good standing of any organized gun club, Match fo be at not less than 25 live birds nor more than 100, American Shooting Association rules to goyern, and on part of challenger a purse of $10U, “Both contestants to s!and at 30ycs. rise, regardless of position in rand tournament event; boundary, £0yds, “The holder of trophy to name time, giving challenger not less than ten days notice, number of birds—ifin excess of 4s—and grounds upon which match is to be shot. ‘‘Match to take place withio thirty days of challenge , $26 forfeit to be deposited by challenger with American Field, Sporismen’s Re- view, Chicago; Forust anp STREAM, Shooting and Fishing, New York; Sporting Life, Philadelphia, or H, 1. Du Pont do Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del., when challenge is made; remaining $75 to be deposited with one of the parties above named, or referee of match, by challenger on date of match, holder of tyoppzy to pub up trophy on same day, = “TF either contestant fails to appear on day set for match, unless in case of sickness, or for other reasous which are satisfactory to the referee, he shall lose his forfeit, holder of trophy forfeiting trophy. “Jn case holder of trophy is not in condition to shoot the race on receipt of challenge, he must immediately notify challenger and Messrs. Du Pont & Co., stating bis reasons for not being able to shoot the match, which will bs considered by Messrs. Du Font & Co. It ~ satisfactory, same will be accepted; if not, bolder of trophy must shoot mateh or forteit trophy to challenger. ‘In ease of bad weather on day of match, match to take place on first favorable day thereatter, ‘tNo challenge will be accepted or recognized until after the win- ner or party challenged shall be so declared and known, ‘All challenges must be made in writing, accompanied by forfeit, and filed with one of the several parties heretofore named as siake- holders. If holder of trophy attempts to take any unfair advantage. of challenger, such a8 naming unreasonable place for match to be shot, by setting time of match on the Lord’s Day, or resorts to any scheme to preyent an honorable and fair contest, he shall forfeit trophy, Messrs. Du Pont & Co, reserving the right to say what shall be done with it, F “Immediately upon lodging challenge as herein provided, notice of such challenge shall be promptly forwarded to E. 1. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., who will then name referee: trophy to be redeemed from holder thereof for $100 cash, the redemption of trophy to take place on the first day of each succeeding Du Pont Grand Smokeless Powder Championship Handicap Live Bird Tournament, or such other time as Messrs. Du Pont & Co, may elect.” The scores were as follows: Trap score type—Copyright, 1897, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 4451423244554238842434545 CW Buda.,,.,. 0212220492 00920 5909000309121 16253532535455454511385124 BOGE De ee eRe Ree ee 00 UR Yea 5523 24231114438 4542228 4414 ACEC CE LCE An PPE Dy Lan 1425523 244451255542421252 DS ea EPR RAS mer 4231544421522244542421513 JL Winston. 2029299299 9002e2507599909-B 53555243121412818355133851 ernie ern ere yrs 24154411131514244445421338 G 328999029903 52202892002 om 58381431432453141555244442 PEEL OE aL RTI alee ee seed toes Immediately after the close of the shoot both men hastened uptown to take their trains out of the city for home. Charlie Budd goés di- rect'to Des Moines to prepare for the State shoot there next week, an event which could not by any pees oility cone off without his pres- ence. Jack went home to Washington, Ind., will bein Cleyeland the week following, and willthen go Hast. He says he is not going to shoot any more matches this summer, but is going to be a good boy now and set a pace selling shells. THE INDIAN TOURNAMENT, There will be a unique tournament given at Clear Lake, Ia., about the middle of next July, a kind of department-store shoot with ten Indian partners in the enterprise, all of whom are known of old to the shooting men of the country. Part ofthem are of the original Sagwa gang, and others have been added to their circle. The per- sonnel of the gang is now given out as follows: Tom Marshall (Chief Make-Lightning), Chan. Powers (Chief Clean-Stick), Dick Merrill (High Kick), Fred Gilbert (Young-Man-afraid-of-his-Boss), Charlie Grimm (Moon Face), Jack Parker (Des-chree-shoska Jack), Frank Parmeleée (Big Chief-afraid-of-the-water). Loomis (Chief-that makes- the cars-zo), Charlie Budd (Charley Horse). Hach of these Aborigzi- nees will dig fifty for the shoot, which is to say there will be $100 added. There will be one liye-bird day—at 25 live birds—and three target days, witha good programme, the events named after the chiefs above mentioned, respectively. Moréoyer, this isto be a regu- lar occurrencé every year hereafter, this being the ‘‘Wirst Annual Indian Shoot.’’? Whoshall say we have not somewhat of interest concealed here which in the future shall yeb be uncovered? The “yearly Indian shoot” sounds well, and it should prove famous, - RUMORS. Itis spoken of as a strong possibility that Mr. B. §. Rice will be presented as a candidate for the presidency of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association at the next June convention, and it is men- tioned as a possibility that in case of his election he would throw in the Du Pont trophy at the next yearly shoot, and bend all efforts toward making the Illinois annual a great event, a4 tournament some- thing like the Du Pont shoot of last August. We shall have a new club or two in the State shoot this year, strong ones at that, All the aboye is mere speculation, and of course leaves no oné in tha position to eiuher affirm or deny anything in regard toib; but it is a rumor which may or may not indicate some fore-falling shadows of syents, and is worth noting asa sort of semi-prediction which is resting in more minds than one, H, Hoven. 1206 Bovou Burnpine, Chicago, The Kansas City Tournament. THE programme for the twentieth annual tournament of the Mis- souri State Game and Fish Protective Association, May 17-22, isa book in itself. It consists of fifty-six pages and the cover, and is conse- quently something to handle. The tournanient will be held under the auspices of the Federation of Gun Clubs of Kansas City. Two thousand dollars will be distrib- uted in prizes and addec money, and 1,000 in gold will be guaranteed in one event ‘‘to decide the American Wing-Shot Championship.” On the fifth page of the programme is the call for the annual meet- ing of the Associalion, which is worded as follows: ‘‘The anunal meeting of the Missouri State Gamé and Wish Protective Association for the election of officers, selecting a place for the next tournament and transacting of such other business as may come before it, will be held at the Wisconsin Building, corner Grand avenue and Seven‘h street, on Tuesday evening, May 18, at§:30 P.M. The association is composed of individual sportsmen, or of two or more members from each organized club throughout the State. Hach ciub is entitled to fivedelegates. The initiation fee for each club is $5. For each indi- yidual $2.50, Applications for membership should be addressed to the president or recording secretary, accompanied by the proper fee, or cau be made at the annual convention, A list of officers and mem- bers of the club making application should accompany the same. All organized clubs are invited to send delegates to the convention, and teams to. participate in the State shoot. For further information in regard to the tournament, addréss W. 8. Halliwell, secretary." Page 7 contains the rules and conditions, the most important of which are the two last; *-All inanimate target prizes are to be divided into five equal moneys, divided 20, 20, 20,20 and 20 per cent , except: ing those otherwise stated. Shooters in all target events will ba classified to be known as Olass A and Class B. Wutrance in all inani- mate target events will be $2.50 for Class A and $2 for Class B.” A Epeels notice On the same page states that “the O. K. Gun Club, of ansas City, offers to the shooter of Missouri making the highest aver - age on liye birds during this tournament, participating in not léss than seyen events, a 20]d medal especially designed and made for this purpose.” The prograinme for the five days contains a schedule of live-bird évents, and also of target events for each day The most im- portant event of allis the contest for the Kansas City Star cup, 25 live binds, ddyds. rise, $25, including birds, $1,000 in gold guaranteed; six moneys, 30, 25, 15, 15,10 and 6 per cent, The winnerto take the cup now held by J. A. R. Elliott, valued at $250. There is too much matter in this Proera le for us:to give it all as it should be given to do justice to the compilers of the same, The above brief review, however, shows that the management of the twentieth annual State shoot in Missouri has not been asleep during the winter months, With such a programme, too, nothing but suc- cess cau attend the efforts of that management, The Western Team at Elkwood. BurFrato, N, Y., April 22. Editor Forest and Stream: I suppose, since Mr. Rice has dignified me by answering my honest criticism of his letter in the polite manner that he has, that it is at least ineum- bent on me to make some sort of a reply. Placing myselfin the po- sition of attorney for the Commonwealth, and considering Mr. Rice in his true capacity as attorney for the defense, I can best reply by quoting the following story of how Abraham Lincomissaid to have acted udder similar provocation; Lincoln was for the Commonwealth, and his opponent for the de- fense having closed his address to the judge and jury in behalf of the accused, had taken his seat, As Lincoln dd not rise as usual to ad- dress the Court, the judge called his attention to the fact that the field was Dow open to him; whereupon Lincoln arose and said to the judge: “Your Honor, I have nothing to say.” ‘What,” said the judge, “have you nothing to say to the Courtin behalf of the Com- mouwealth?” Yes, your Honor,’ said Lincoln, “I have; but I am afraid that were I to way it, I might spoil the effect of the elaqnent argument of my learned brother, who has plead the Commonwealth’s side of the case far more ably than I could do it. Counsel for the Commonwealth therefore prefers to remain silent with your Honor’s permission? And Lincoln won his case. 4tGRs. May 8, 1897,] FOREST AND STREAM. 377 Philadelphia Trap-Shooters’ League. PHILADELPHIA, May 1.—The third tourmament of the Philadelpbia Trap-Shooters’ League was held to-day under the auspices of the Forest Gun Club, on its grounds, Twenty-seventh strest and Lehigh avenue. The Leagues has become very popular with the trap-shooters of this vicinity, and has come to stay, As was expected, the attendance at to-day’s shoot was yery large, and preparations had been madeto throw 10,000 targets from the two sets of traps, but about 9 o'clock the wind was blowing a gale directly in the faces of the men; and at times blew strong enough to drive the targets back over the screen, and twice they fell back over the score line. To make it more uncomfortable. heavy showers, with 10-min- ute intervals, began about 1 o’clock. In the face of the high wind and driving rain the team race began at 2 o’clock, and because of the efforts of the men to dodge the drops, was uot finished until nearly dark. Some of the teams had a very long handicap, and the Wayne Gun Club, ‘‘to-day’s winner,’ shot at 114 extra targets and finished with the total of 148. The Independent Gun Club team, now shoot- ing from scratch, finished in ninth place. New handicaps are arranged for each team race, and are based on the percentage, plan, all previous scores being used in making up the average, The team haying the highest average at each time of cal- culation to shoot from scratch, 150 targets. In the three tourneys to date this has fallen to the lot of the Independents, and the probabili- ties are that they will continue to shoot at the same number and no more. The scores follow: Wayne Gun Club} Kane (19) 20, Soistman (19) 28, ,Cheyvez (19) 27, Emery (19) 24, MeCownel (19) 13, McMichael (19) 36; total 148. Southwark Gun Club: Woodstager (12) 28, LaRue (12) 28, O’Brien (12) 24, Stoffer (12) 22, Reed (12) 17, Ford (12) 24; total 143. Frankford Gun Club: Cameron (13) 24, Crowther (12) 13, Myers (12) 21, George (12) 27, Lesher (12) 22, Bults, (12) 31; total 138. Florists’ Gun Club: Allen (5) 24, G. O Bell (4) 24, Anderson (4) 22, A. B. Cartledge (5) 19, W K. Park (5) 19. Burton (5) 18: 126 University Gun Club: Kistler (10) 24, Singer (10) 25, Freed (9) 26, Steel (10) 22, Cooper (9) 21, Myers (9) 8; 126. Silver Lake Gun Club: Vincent, (4) 23, Mink @) 23, Hahn (4) 20, French (4) 19, Apker (4) 19, Lane (3) 16; 120. Roxborough Gun Club: Pepper (7) 24, Lancaster (7) 21, Taggert (7) 20, Pree (7) 19. Gilmore (7) 19, Giles (7) 16; 119 Penn Gun Club: Kohl (8) 29, Cassel (3) 19, J, R. Yost (3) 18, Gross (3) 18, Ritter (8)17, J. P. Yost (2) 17; 109. independent Gun Club:* W.H, Wolstencroft 20, J. Wolstencroft £0, H. Ridge 19, Wade Wilson 17, H, Landis 17, H, Thurman 15; 108. Forest Gun Club: Hothersal) (12) 21, Morgan (11) 22, Morison (11) 18, Van Nort (11) 17, Bender (11) 17, Hancock (11) 11; 106. Glen Willow Gun Club: J. Hopkins (8) 21, J. Cowan (9) 21, W. Cowan (8) 18, C. Stumm (9) 17, C. Weinman (9) 16, J, Innis (9) 10; 103. * Scratch team. Sweepstake scores were as below, Events; 123465 Targets; 10 10 10 15 10 1 ANGEDSONS ran paduylssniesosaaeteasees NiCMICHA Geass estes castes hrs Gilbert,.... so to Lak] > o _ = or ~Z oa ae 10 9 8 Tete oe e ee ce errr cary eee be sees eta enter el el o- wnoocem: 10 14 ODO Qo com on ~— S UA bIS Myint clenanebastesee cnet WALT ad pe eameed naa tind poivene Bivalideny scat hbhrewssnt RIDER eter er ser rats ek ht eer wie TRING IG -AG fet on tinetnbonsesAtpone th pos AVVELTIG eee rarenee eepeiered omn ae bene bot a ue TEAS COI Ep mabe Seo IELOS Paral sirenteckack te hetret ants ERIGEME TN nee torah teen ew hence beret : Parke ees akties ieee ee heteerinketine. & i 10 m L omaiel o- Oe We Weyyqa-r- 9 10 6 6 ‘6 8 6 : 5 8
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Doge wn eon: wvereeeeeee . ’ SUSE VEIN Cee Lead eUsnMy anes cay Carhledzey i ivsscrcescees ots thee EVEL Tineebistacl neat oe gerne te cee stcce ike NO Om co or 30) eS . = RoOSoto= = pit Cece IVER C Raitt eons e yierercity WR Sra ee ee ak oe A DWOIStENCLOE ture vnerswee. se 5, SIEGE LM ssalglam ame edceie dictator nelake) a ehaattey casper mise sigiee pest eum er emuinisee ig ae ee The following shot in only one event: Hancock in No. 4, scoring 3; Free in No. 6. scoring 4; in No. 8, Kane 6,7. V. Smith 5, Wood- steger 5, George 6 and Wilson 5; in No.9, W. M. Smith 7; in No.ji1, Morgan 5, Word 2, Jackson 7, Reed 6, Taney 2, Soistman 4, Francis 5, Dayid 8 and Aiman 7, J, K Srarr, Sec’y, Hill Top Gun Club. AvstTeRLitz, Ky., April 22,—Inclosed please find scores made to-day at the shoot given by the Hill Top Gun Club, The weather was fine, the only fault being the strong wind which was blowing. Mr Alfred Clay gaveafree dinner, and that was one place where’ the boys killed straight, no dropping for place, and all ties shot off in this race, The grounds looked fine with the American flags floating from the top of tha club house and the boundary stakes. Although there were few shooters present, they all had a good time, It was the first time a magautrap was used in Kentucky. Jay Clay was present, shooting Winchester shells loaded with Blue Rib- bon; J. H. Mackie, representing the Peters Cartridge Co. and the King Powder Co., was also present and showed up the Peters New Victors in great shape. Tom Clay won first average, thereby re- ceiving @ picture entitled ‘‘Quick Shot,” donated by the King Powder Co., of Cincinnati. Jay Quincey Ward won second prize and 100 New Victor shells, donated by the Peters Cartridge Co., of Cincinnati, 0. Scores were as below: ot ee ee ee oe 8 te ¥fi0 IDE ish gH prruborvewarghasiae Metis ts] Hyents: 1234656 47 $8 91011:21314 Targets: 20:25 3 1020 28 5 10 20 50 25 25 25 25 Ward,, firtoeestes ld Be 7-22-20) 8 8511 322", 17 ga Gay... eT GS UISh Ay Grae he en Coyle, ,1719 4 81618 4 5 13 25 2) 15 18 2) Dodge visveses sionua 1298 4 51418 5 9144819 |, 15 19 DIG Lay Wiwiewele bu = tare ities PRE) Sale eee eS ae MackiCssisseeercsecsicesece 1620 4 717 22 B., 14 39 21 24 22 91 Marsh. (Soo wigerife,cuqiage oe Le 3 Fall 1! Bt Tol) er to WoodctoGk. vavccrryevsaies eee at A LOCH ead Se see oe ae) hype ee ea Aa ery Wea ee ttamiee to utens ale else S Glayeeiiesgahisscekons at Ore tL eae Sore wie Srv sdiun ate hele by eer ae err re 2 ey he yee ee eee T FergusOn...ccecceresseese Magee ee: Okie ey Oe Mi cee Hora BANEroTEOO alsa ace ge Pe ewiagie Peay) PeCUe Cre le slat lon lgimrae ASHE Wisetin cincsts nivinte Wherghh. Marrintsta/sinte nu (leh) aMAcb ei beste siee cleus enue elo 0 5221 PA TICLEESOTis eon pete ante siete: naien heii bene Soe are ne euere ety ti CE erate Gra © Lauviny iets nivel vraieisin es vical sett mieeed oels eaiareee “4 Guo W. CLay Haverhill Gun Club. Havernitt, Mass , April 25,—Monday, April 19, was Patriot's Day, and we held our opening shoot for the season of “97 on that day, two facts that made it & notable day for the members of the Haverhill Gun Club. ; , The weather was something awful, froma trap-shooting point of view; a strong southwest wind blowing across our grounds With the force of a young hurricane, causing the targets to perform all sorta of antics and making good scores an impossibility to inexperienced shooters, such as comprise the bulk of our members, The shooting opened at 9 A. M, and continued all day, and most of the boys shot through the programme, which consisted of the usual proportion of 10-bird events at unknown and regular angles, two “snips” shoots, two events al réversed traps and two handicaps for prizes, the first a 30-bird, distance handicap, and the second a 50-bird handicap for the silver canister W-A powder presented by the Laflin & Rand Powder Co , with a handicap allowance of birds as broken to members competing. ; : - Herewith are the scores made in the handicap: Fifteen targets, regular angles, distance handicap: Short (18) 2, Leighton (18) 4, Wright (18) 10, Stevens (18) 4, George (18) 9, Merritt (18) 6, Webster (18) 5. Brooks (16) 3, Ingham (16) 3, Griggs (16) 5, Sprague (16) 8, Philbrick (16) 3, Brown (15) 6, Tozier (15) 6, Osborn (15) 6, Shute 15).1. A -. : Fifteen birds, unknown angles, distance handicap; Short (18) 4, * W Sands....e.0++.. ee32222222—10 EH Paynter........ Leighton (18) 7, Wright (18) 5, Stevens (18)6, George (18) 10, Merritt (18) 8, Webster (18) 10, Brooks (17) 4, Ingham (1%) 7, Griggs (17) 8 Sprague a - Philbrick (17) 5, Brown (15) 4, Tozier (15) 5, Osborn (15) 5, Shute ( First prize, a box of cigars, won by Mr, George, with a score of 19. Messrs. Wright and Webster, each scoring 15, shot off their tie at 10 birds, unknown angles. Score: Wright 6, Webster 7, Second prize, a tobacco pot filled with smoking tobacco, won by Webster. Fifty-bird handicap for L. & R, powder trophy: 25 regular. 25 unknown, Allowance, Total, dO UCOIN eCAay At iach Gani vi 5 13 GeGreawes weniarecnenehecer 18 9 41 BIGOT Ean, decodes eo 9 7 9 95 Win Sb.) ahice Qeuens nocaey 16 1 35 Kemet epiungeettas sane ke 10 9 dt ae Ke ah eee ep eelleete § 5 5 19- E.B Shors..,.. 14 1 26 Ingbam, 6 10 30 Prooks ..,....05 10 15 41 Merritt ..... 13 ir? 82 Steyens....,,.. i : 13 2 25 Sprarue..... : i} 9 30 O*DOLNe, ps 005 10 4 22 Woe eI inserts 4 14 : 2 Bla sronhartieciy omecrht ee 8 12 29 Griggs Pt ae ace eeielt 3 14 gs BIOWDS jfesas bodies Fandoon te 5 14 Bi WiEHStET ive deta finals ve 8 33 MUS hee tenisantone erent? 17 8 5 3) Messrs, Brooks and George settled their tie by tossing a peony, and Mr. Brooks won the trophy; second prizs, split-bamboo fly-rod, was woe by Vir. Wright with ascore of 35. Mr. George won first prizs, Bristol s eel fly-rod, for best average for the day with a percentage of 73; Mr, Wright won second prize, canvas hunting coat, for best averages for the day with a percentage of 58: Mr. Merritt won third priz>, Hsndryx click réel, for best average of the day, witha per- centage of 451, Saturday, April 2%, was held ths regular practice shoot of the club, bu: only six of the members pub in an appearance, Below are their scores: Hvents: 1234 5 6 ? 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 IMG Sinass tate passer elle eeicte aes 6G G8 bo 6 ye oh bean, Osborne..,, eas Zara abo Niue. One Taorse Rosai Stevens .,. PRE ts poten One Danes, OR Ueh.W Gey enaboeGm sie DS Short... dubs daebs -beo tae Toler to et ut tea semen aa i Tile) S030" yy abn udododnd Mee at theta veep tres oem es Ege George, oprigtggs trate? cvickr oth icereepe YO LF Teh oe aise Ty wish The first eight events were shot at expert rules, with traps seb at sy=tem, IN NEW JERSEY. BERGEN COUNTY GUN CLUB April 24.—The sixth shoot for the BH. C. cup was held to-day on the grouocds of the Bergen County Gun Club. The race is a handicap af- fair, 50 targets, allowance of extra targets to shootat. The cup was won by Bob Snyder, of Schoverling, Daly & Gales, with 49 out of 63 shot at. Scores for the cup were: Snyder (13) 49, Herrington (1) 48, Van Dyke (0) 47, Banta (13) 47, Ray- mond (18) 44, Adams (14) 44, Taylor (7) 43, Steele (12) 42, Warner (12) 42, Hverett (14) 42, Van Keuren (12) 41, Stern (15) 41, Other scores were as below; Events: 1234656 6 7 8 9101112 Targets: 25 10 10 JO 10 10 10 1010 25 25 10 Ts Ey Aone a pdr scdcignermcner cul) oe) Lt) te sj yg ase pe ee Or atta ts) UUITISE ealatanaae eli teint eticet ee Ul eOe ok eece ie (On One ee Gee SEC Uy, FILO Ol fetrarensratya aie teeteals Mee aes PTR GSN Geo, 5 72019 8 SUID orig eee sen deer eee ener Kiva ye lay ek ros eee oobi cte UACERON pre et base aeicceiniedhcek se 20 wien ln cye G 92018 .. Vane Kennenth ay, naccncnedeatresered ch ty ta. AO AS AAs HD Daryl, ia limiahstamae temo ute emt sncaan 8 a ie Taonte REAM EL on-\ Sant Preis nance chanooG I One td, Atk Ge RICATAG nett vane sate oenitioeet pene See deisne, Geng AA Sty Ace as VORTAC ro hanactne occa ea OTa Te fe ne Des de Sas OM Abc Brie Van Dyke.......2 b PI AB ow Ashe shed oeAs NtEElBanaedurte these heap ih Shas 5 Warner........ ane Ais) : Aa Events: 123834 65 6 % 8 910 11 12 13 Ih 15 16 Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 20 <0 10 10 20 10 20 25 RAV MTONG yp iyeceslelersresiussrs cedar ga os el 12108" (99 Be Bale? Sers9 Griffiths,,....... Aci Wi hee ht Tubes ene Cs AP eRe s UC ESOM astrtt Chee sere ae tee Renee bores Patent tee. SDSLL Shy pony Webern ies Wianindle caine e i ie oe Pe Sa ee Wir, Tee ge ee Riffe .... Doe paeieMe rac wa Hh AT pine RO bes eo AS Warner.,... SAR COCO utes Lk Lie Se et aaheoh eee eee Oe oe Capt Money,. vecees 19 -14114 12,1612 11 81344 8 8 141045 5, G Pierecy.... . 17 14:16 15 15 1814101615 ,,-. 16 91417 Dr Jameson seseeees 1815 15 19 16 13 14 101315 81015 9 14 19 Stern..,... teseseeee € 12701211 810 5 B81¥ 4 617 51011 FW Walte. Away eetes rv elle Yop ites We REIS peel OlnG ASWAlFETSa cg ceasalpa se allo ee Cretan tues ge ket ee TOC, [GIGI Aan tase, comes eerie, Sa ES CTS WSLS ee eet tia IAS LNAU OES pen reat ciseay Tee bere slic. eset ie ikl Pe alee Ry ae, MINA CY neteaaacet ar ete, ela ebro sSablonG. 14. conde (Geer , BEGIOVIa ts jaeteetaltshhemia sey capiid UL et ues add: GN. cSaiGml Gey SUE Oleieeteten wedees sae sttos ie aee Oe ele eo bel teas Ny TagEIOE GY. My vista clelste'ets ettveycu PECL eee relisale nel ete reel res O_ eeene SLOTUBS: (tee biter at ee Wels Sear tye Vy Pk eee een ae cee bets lit Alli Two team races were shat as follows: Hirst Race—Raymond’sx Team, Raymond.......... dheisut iat e-Be eeeees » -0111111110111010100011110 -17 AW MOnGY iy .¢teessceeees tiveers eevee 11111011101010'1110101011—18 JACESOD .,,arteerarsee seeeay ee e2111110101001001101110111—17 —53 ~~ Jamesgon’s Team, Dr JAMIESON,» yy ese seca see eee yee ee ee eee s 10001101111 00111011111110—17 Griffiths, ,.ys00eesee cere peseeeeseeees + +1010111011111101111110001—18 VV OES eteton cd aagnerdasos oc asigtverstts 1009100101101111101001100—13 - 48 Second Rac8—Raymond's Team. RAYMOND ..ceseeesesseeeveeesyeceeeeve sOO11111111111060111110111—19 AW MOneyiccsceceteseeceeuecenvaness +» 1100110!01111100!01011110 -16 Jackson,,... ceeeeeerceeet seeyeee oe 01101000010010110010010!1—11—46 Jameson’s Team. eee ee L11111111111101110110€091—19 ebeiaaers ve» 21111100001113110010.0101—15 seeveveyvevesesee es 0101090011100011011011111—15—49 C. O, GaRDsER, Jk ON LONG ISLAND. AT DEXTER PARE, April #7.—The following scores were made to-day in a private three-cornered match at 25 live birds per man, 30yds. rise: US BARCMISeD ss, iiesiactisseds perttsastass aeneeelZ) ()20022122219'90 20 Chas Matzen...cscceveeeue « 22112e20021111)0:01111111—20 WH Lattiscsssstessrecsvsssssseveeseerets 120 2211: 01222022010201111,-19 PHENIX GUN GLUB. April 28,—The monthly shoot of the Phoenix Gun Club was held at Dexver Park tg day, Ten members were present. The scores made were as beloy,: A Botty,......:210222101121222—13 J Smith,,..,,,,001120200111211—10 B® Madison.,.,.,.111201111111102—13 J Henry........201112011110022—11 M Chichester. ..111101021112211-13 D Freleigh.,,,.0110 0911010012— 8 J Akhurst.,,...0121111:00°0111—-11 P Gardner...... 21010011010012— g W Hughes.,.... 1212111001<0202-1! Dr Burnett,,,,.401001001000iC2— & HELL GATE GUN CLUB, April 29,—The attendance at the Hell Gate Gun Club’s_ monthly shoot, held this afternoonat Dexter Park, was quite large, The birds were a good lot, and only one man was able to make 10 straizht— William Sands. Scores were as below: Class A, 30yds., 7 points: B Doeinck..,,...,,,.J211110100— 7 G Nowak,,....,.....1211001010— 6 Twenty-eight yards, 7 points: .» 0121201222 8 J Hi VOSS,.,.200000.-4210112122— 9 HSeaman.,,,,,.,,,,0102101209— 5 PH TrOBtel,, 5.5 e07e ey PLOL210IZ1— 8 P Woeifel.......,..,)2100002101— § Twenty-eight yards, 614 points: EH Steffens, ...,...... 1201201012 — 7 Twenty-eight yards. 6 points: J P Dannefelser,.,.,12/0121221— 9 J Himmselsbaeh,..,,2101201212— 8 J Sehlicht,,.........1121200221— 8 C Webber... .02.4..2122901212— 8 LT Muench.,,,,....2100101210— 8 HON Smith .,........21019012'0— 7 Hy Metz oo. cscs eee. 162211 Ne— 4 D Valenti ..,........2101000111— § P Garms, Jr.,......++210200011— 5 _ will take prompt action on these interesting points, ei Set Mahe es § J Kreeb....,....++-+,122010001e— 5 Twenty-eight yards, 5 oints: sol R Reean oy cere 52021 0122011022— 7 EH Peterson .........2101210121— 8 A Kuodel,.iiss.se00 .00100801/ 0— 2 Twenty eight yards, 5, points; Lang .....+..4,--1210002101— 6 EK Marquardt,,......0e00100000— 1 Class B, 26yds., 444 points: I Stetzle..... » 222, L210102101— 7 ares ,2201200102— 6 Twenty-six yards, 4 points: FN Richter........,2001010/10— 5 J KesSler....,. , ,,2100001010— 4 * Guest, 30yds, Rochester Rod and Gun Club, Rocuestsr, N. ¥,, April 21.—Our tournament closed to-day after two days of fair sport. The shooting was very hard, as will be seen fron a glance at the scores made by Glover, Bartlett, Fanning, ste, Below are the tables of each day’s scores: SCORES OF APRIL 20. ¥L T Fogarty. .sovrs-1210122119— 8 Eyeuts: 46 6 7% $ 9 10 Targets: 20 15 25 15 15 20 15 Wellenisesnpranere sitet tac ts 17 11 «18 10 = 18 31 11 LAP eR Sn ebanco TAU ETE 14. Es GIOVer ss cies ees 16) 15-20) 13 12" TSF 13 Wagner....s.sese 18 18 18 11, 8 10 12 Hanning. eek 17 18 18 §8 10 1? 13 Winston.,.,, te) srt 19 14 79 12 138 15 Wi BORSTiie pete ete nte et us fla SOP ee italy Wheeler ..,....005 « Reel ee ie ae Bartlett, ccssiereva a TOTNES enraged Br PS ogee Mae Bs ; LOe) ee te 9 14% It G8.. Gel 18 12 14 10 pee nd : PR : Wy wikia Me Mahe WERE GOlGRD GS ae meeent fake fh BG. te 15 0 ey eee ee. Si a et 14 71 YI teeta idee CAS AB Me. er. OY hires W145 DAVIS re ile lecte dheiela Faeshitins Oza dee Mast erte ured et scekde ace MOrEIs iis apyseeitatcceie alae oleas : st tia So the te IN TSSOM ee rene dent iin tn, can Uy AP ie enn SCORES OF APRIL 21, Hivents: 12 3 4 566 7% 89 10 Targets; 10 15 15 20 15 25 15 15 20 15 TADTLEM Eee nes settee nb ee oh ie a 1232 15 13° 21-12 14 18 0 Bartlett....... voeees 8 13 10 18 10 22 14 14 15 12 Winston, saeveae 10 14 10 17 14 20 14 14 17 14 Glover, Se atat Gy 9 11 11 18 15 24 12 34 15 11 aS LTC rte eee sae Se en es aye 9 9 13° 13 12 21 13 9 16 12 Wheelers sis Geraterts tices sees 7 1B 8 16 12 21 10 cm Boentie ieee Ghiesa pases treme res see, eRe 3: 009) Boe Soca WOLEYPaase seme herria os ee ee iv is Pe eee ee er eet. Te Dutch yey eameseehecere Goon ional oh, oul Nee Oe eee ete ee rd Swivellersseccsesevscvgras cases re th Rl abl ESt ah TOL Gs Le} HATINIIN See ee seed ae oe, Lleelete 6 12 18 16 15-21 12 11 15 1 Byelicae...: mci ven aedeecercitiatelaveltrs tous 9 14 14 17-15 20 12 11 16 11 Tassell,.... = SSAA Ae seh ee 9 13 30 18 nt ety, tad ee. Wride ey hs os Re oe ecerene bt ak Yee ree se 2108 eA ve Bolton...,. Mpa wacclenenenudia te rd) Krulep ics © diy ibee fom ae eS olds ty; WIAPIIGTEN de srtcret ie ianmeiienioada FE) Le) Pose Susla eke ne oem DONES Meee ettecte ce ehemne has eae aLinee ry Eh ee PI De Wirt, Androscogzin Gua Club, Lewiston, Me,, April 16.—Below are the scores made to-day at the annual Fast Day shoot of the Audroscoggin Gun Club, There was a good attendance, thirty-one shooters being present We shot under a good, stiff northeast wind, which made the targets go aloug some. The fourth and fifth events were for merchandise prizes; No.7 was at 25yds. rise. We had a jolly, good day’s sport, and the boys are all warming up with great interest for the Interstate shoot, Aug, 4—5.° We shall no doubt have a large attendance at that sheot from this State, and hope to make a good showing to our friends from other States. Below are to-day’s totals: Events: 123 466% 8 910 Targets: 5 1@ 10 25 25 10 10 10 10 15 ANH OLE ys oa een cheese eke Oe es (Ne Gen viae ese sarien GR Hunnewell,....ccssssssseens 4 10 9 21 22 9 10 ., ., C, GEWECOBD a guith nan ctoome ae temo Emo: BAS OT uch te strum 51210 Write arte nor moreocte tie san Se PEM mts GE ti be OUR at Greenwood) iasesatecrateeetans of) Gage 1609 87 chee ee Micbsinasincatol ah teaeents til a tete on frie sete Je, ote DET ty GP A OY Godfrey.........0. SARSCARE Se Be St rie RY a ete ot dreemecs BS) UCI aoe hog arisreR Herts He Orie ER este vt pe Nae IN BS a ee cy 3 Bea See ete cate orieiaens aes eyn) 8 otis RIB) STO" ye ena are oe Foss......., HaltieReae United tee etube “ry Sm Ga Clie On me hens) Cee as WASTMATI AN a Cigehslteice elec 6 SOI BGNIy: wl CASNON, muna t WENA STG anna ems caer Anencee ec! Mie ARea tensity wee ee Ue J DNASOnE SP aditn dh cht enaa itn i) IRCVIOE Rook aes) ews (OPT p in Se aban eee merting, ce cf speviiethl Soi i oh uy LOSE TS Ou tae tale coon echt te oe eo tome ee ope 9: (SUV ETR Dre enctsdeislecetees chs Ree eee OE SOR Mee Be HC Doten...,.... 35 Gs (Fela IG" od te 6) a9) Alley.,.... Natasa be hg Phe: Biba ce tM ie Gre Se ae at) HT yOUSa ars ate, Sate A Oe teh nih SER a Te ahh Lew Keys, ......5 Oh ATi 8 SRR Me ee ae a MOO yee ee Whines ites ced iaaee seen Rh See 0 ee aL WARE Ie sande cata ee tire Vin hth SA Ea jens ATISEIM a parte neta tet pnt lite i iaties ant eel to se [aie 4) AEE ee Price tit cee ele treat ct i di digs EP st A) AAT ae M6rroW vo iiccses ese cceee faethe tre oe PA es wr Ue, WOOKSVelesiteren ee tase Oe fe eats ween ed a Bea TEE ee OT BC GaR meron elnenamecete el wot Nl Gir Sef ae wat Toit Glen elO en enema sn nine els ee Siang Sie re bi Teale yas. rtteectrete ae sureties toe crue ect obo oad 3 he 8 SCribNer 2 ..cscseseeeee nognyasts Rv) The a! 3 sDAVUGIon ce aaah sire e et ett ett itt LT OS Ba meee ie G. R. “HUNNEWELL, Eureka, of Chicago. Curcaaeo, Ill., April 23 —A special meeting of Hureka Gun Club, of Chicago, was held at the Sherman House this evening with small but business-like attendance, President Carson in the chair and Secretary W. A. Jones at the desk. The affairs of the club were reported as being highly prosperous, with a great interest evidenced in the epen- ing days of the shooting season. Numerous applications for mem- bership were on fils, and the following new members were elected: Messrs. A. C, Borroff, W. H. Cornwell, G. W. Murrow, W. F. Reber, C,H. Felton. R. Kuss, A A Walters, H. A. Boedker, W. H. Prickett, W. Stanley, F. H. Lord, Robert Clark, Charles C, Hess. All the fore- going will be notified to morrow and several will shoot at to-morrow's shoot. Dr. A. W. Morton was reinstated to membership, and the resignation of EK. C. J. Cleaver, now located at Joplin, Mo., was ac- cepted. A letter from Hon. Thomas Marshall wasread. It inelosed dues for the year and stated that the writer had had pleasure in representing the Hureka Club in the Grand American Handicap and in carrying its colors to first place. Notice was served by W. A. Jones for an amendment to the by-laws to be acted upon at next meeting, amending Section 11 of Article XIII , to effect that hereafter on aby application for membership the secretary shall send ont notice of the fact to all members of the club, and unless at least three unfayorable reports come in from the members, the proposed man shall become a member upon payment of the proper fees. On motion of Mr. Buck a committee of five was appointed to look into the matter of forming a stock company of the Hureka Cluny membership, withthe purpose of purchasing suitable permanent grounds for fitting up into perfect club quarters. This motion had some little discussion, but all present thought the idea a good one, Tk is not in the least unlikely that this wide-awake club will buy grounds and fit them up nicely within the present year. A locality near Ken- sington, on the Illinois Central Railroad, was mentioned as being pos- sibly desirable. The chair appointed the following to acton thea above committee: Messrs. O, J. Buck, A. ©. Paterson, W. H. Corn: well, J. L, Jones and E M Steck. It was practically decided that the club will holda two days’ target tournament some time this summer, possibly in July, or earlier, open to all, with some added money, shooting to be under the Rose system. This matter will come up at another special meeting, which will be held next Friday night at the Sherman House, the call for which will be sent each member, stating that at that time there will come u the questions of this tournament, the amendment above cited as pro- posed, and the problem of organization into a joint stock company, A good turnout should ensue, and there is little doubs that ee elu » SLOUGH. 378 The Rose System and Its Friends, A VERY popular saying is ‘‘Save us from our friends.” Could the Rose system talk it would probably make use of that expression in eounection with Will Park’s recent definition of its merits. Tn his de- scription of the Baltimore Interstate tournament he says this: ‘The money is divided under the Rose system, which is supposed to give the amateur a chance to win, and prevent the experts from carrying away more than their share of the money,”’ In this short sentence there are three things to find fault with: first, the word *tsupposed;” second. the term ‘“‘amateur” as distinct from “experts;”’ third, the pbrase ‘‘prevent the experts from carry- ing away more than their share.of the money.*’ THE TERM “‘AMATDUR’? USED INCORRECTLY. To consider these three points intelligently we shall have to discuss the term “amateur” first, In using the word as he has. Mr. Park has made & very common error, one which Forrnst AND STREAM has done its best to correct. As we have often pointed out. trap-shooters are to be divided into two classes. proféessionalsand amateurs. These two classes must again bedividedinto three sub-classes: expert, semi- expert and novice. Now, the expert amateur is as well able to take care of himself, in the matter of division of purses, as is the paid or professional] expert. The Rose system is not for him; the ‘‘old” inequitable system would suit him far better, for he is numbered among the crackerjacks, and can pretty nearly break ’em all, as the saying is. The Rose sys- tem is really a benefit for semi-experts and noyices of both classes, professionals and amateurs. But whereas there are twenty amateurs to one professional in the latter classes (perhaps even a larger pro- portion), itis possible that Mr. Park thought the percentage of pro- fessionals in these classes to be too small to take into account, but at the same time he totally forgot the expert amateur, a clags that is increasing yearly as the sport grows more popular. As Rolla Heikes puts it: ‘There are a whole lot of good ones now.” NO SUPPOSITION ABOUT IT, ; The word “supposed” is evidently inserted for a purpose. In other words, our friend is onthe fence. He leaped it not so very long ago, and whooped it up for the Rose System and his ‘amateurs.’ Since the crackerjacks have complained so long and so loudly (save in print) about the system, his opinion has wavered and he has climbed back to the top of the fence, where he may now he ‘‘supposed” to he watching and waiting fora chance to get down on whichever side proves to be the right one, There is no supposition about the matter at all. By dividing up the purse in an equitable manner, and not on a gambling basis. the biz winnings of the expert, professional or amateur; have been knocked silly, Big winnings nmnder the Rose system are not possible; they were nob only possible under the old system—they were absolute cer- tainties for one or two men. And big winnings mean proportionately large losings, and the losings came out of the pockets of the semi- experts and novices of both classes. Of course the same subclasses are the producers under the Rose system, but to a less degree because winnings are proportionately less. Semi-experts, if they shoot up to their average, can always come pretty close to having their fun for nothing if purses are divided under the Rose system. Many times they will come out a few dollars ahead. Under the old system they had only the gambling chances of “ta good hole’? in one event to pull them out clear, and every shooter who bas attended tournaments for any length of time knows that the semi-expert’s chance of such a piece of good luck is the slimmest of the slim. Novices always have to pay for experience. They must expect this; it isthe casein everything, and in every business or sport: We maintain, however, that under the Rose system the novice pays less for experience than under the old system, And this is no mere ‘‘sup- position.” “THEIR SHARE OF THE MONEY ” A more extraordinary phrase than that from which the above is taken we never saw used in similar connection. Mr. Park must have written-the words without thinking. Neither Formst 4np Stream, Mr. Rose, the Rose system, nobody. in fact. not even Mr. Park. wishes for one'moment to “prevent the experts from carrying away their share of the money.”’ On the contrary, FoREsT AND STREAM in particular maintains that the experts shall always be entitled to carry away ‘their share of the money**—but it must be *‘their share,”’ not more than their share, nor less than their share. ‘The Rose system pays a. man for what he does: it pays him equita- bly, for the highest score always receives more than a lower one. But the old system does not regard skill to any great extent; it favors luck largely. A man can break 18 or 17 out of 20and receive more than a@ man who went strairht. Can an expert who broke straight under such circumstances be said to haye carried away “his share’? Or put it this way in a similar event of fourmoneys: One 20, five 19s, six 18s and onel7. The 20 takes 40 per cent of the purse and the 17 takes 10 per cent ; each 19 takes 6 per cent , and each 18 takes 3 33 per cent. Does every man take away his share of the money? The Rose system does not ‘prevent the experts from carrying away their share of the money * But the old system almost invariably does —either more than their share or Jess than their share The sooner this fact is recognized the better it will be for trap-shooting. Bridgeport Gun Club. BRIDGEPORT, Conu., April 23,—Harly on Fast Day morning the Bridgeport Gun Club members were all astir on their grounds mak- jng ready for their shoot, The programme consisted of 12 events, all but three at unknown angles. Representatives were here from Stam- ford, Norwalk, Hartford, New Haven and the Naugatuck Valley. From 15 to 25 took part, and kept it up well during the day. The tar- gets were empires, thrown 57yds., from bluerock traps, at about 15f£t. in the highest elevation, Sixty-eight was the highes! average made, and that by Mr Sanford, of this city. Our grounds seem to be too hard to make high scores on, yet there are no finer in New England, with sky background. Three thousand targets were thrown, and a good time was had. Following is the score in the events, while there was much shooting before and after. The $15 for three best averages, divided 40, 30.20 and 10 per cent, went to the following shooters: Hirst, Sanford 68: second, Lewis 65; third, Beers and Burbridge 63; fourth. Hendry. The events for aver- ages were from 3 10 1linelusive, making 100 birds: Events: 1238345 6 7 $8 9101112 Targets: 10 it 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 16 RUSVOUSOT ie ea neater tapeerinaatomes ain ot leet cbs fe tien acy, eeeeh eee R Crawford......... SAS) Ae avi ea Set: va 5 SOS Le Li Crawford, ..c.scccecesees Garnet ala 63 6 8 810 664... % 8 Graham......cccacsee Tes PRT athe 46 6 7 8 7 7.1. © oh 6b Sanford,.. 6479 7 9 711 994 8 Wilson., i ibe 0: 8 2 BB 69h) de gr M Beers,......-.5 4 6 710 511 8 8 212 6 9 Saunders.,\. otecrete ees ae Moy Yer epee eS rials ee 2th Sane 15: 0\s ba ayer Deets Chaeahes » 5% 3B 9 Ble 5 -9°8 9 99 MOVES insists stan weke eth eti a CeO meS OME Oe ee) Semen nar (EGRESS tec oahnbeatet aa aig toch 106 pet Ie een. (Seb aren German..,.....5 fa aror ee barrie fy AN ie Ch edie Syiht et lip eo BA Burbridgewitibiuie.s Saya iat rt, une HE WRI ISS re re ore bE ie Mhorph eee es PS PETS on Stara | 3268 67 7 6 9 8 6 4 Boswell ...cccesesesaes SaUhsd po bot GO 8: OB yu gs. 6! 8-9) Boy @lamksont rics tilts sceneress eho ot) rite ah bias ienoe URL GW ore AU ie) ee eS ty ae lee IA pegs it off ore git aek ARR My re Keeler: }itisrescesss Orso a ies 3 Suet ike Pun uP 3, ipa Ould oe Stegmian ....., 2.5 SHEEP AS ns ser osn AS Get 4A 89: 004s ere, a be UEBEOMS ur dresses enede deed pebtales eed aU) CDS Sree Thee tiers lar THOMAS e jeeccetiaeeatessacece rt 3.34 ef) OE a ie iP tay re Se ae Something to Interest ** Flinchers.” ULEVELAND, O., April 30—Hditor Forest and Stream: Lnotice your request for a cure for flinching, and would say that for the past year or so I have had a bad case of ‘‘fudging’*;so much so, that I have fallen off in my shooting so badly that lam ashamed of myself. At Rochester, N. Y., a week or so ago I happened to mention in the presence of Jack Winstonthat I was fudging badly, and he told me to put on a kid gloye and it would stop me. Following his adyvice,-I ' put ove on, and in the next 20-bird race I broke 1§ and did not fudge ounce. Thetwo thatI missed being low left-quarterers from No. 1 position, shooting over a magautrap. Have found since that I can shoot without any fudging to speak of, and hope the good advice given me by Winston may aid some other unfortunate shooter. PauL Norrn, W.G. Sergeant, of Joplin, Mo., writes to us that the Joplin Gun Club will bold a three days’ shoot, May 25-27, the week immediately following the State shoot at Kansas City. The Joplin shootis “open to the world,” and Sergeant will see to it that everybody gets all the shooting he wants, as well ssa fair showto get some of the silver dollars floating around Joplin, Paul Litzke writes us in regard to the Joplin shoot as follows: ‘There will be a three days’ tournament at Joplin Mo,. the week following the Missouri State shoot. W. G. Sergeant and C, M. Sumner are the promoters of it. This will bea target shoot and added money to the amount of $300 (or perhaps $500) will-be hung op, The amount will be definitely announced in the programme, which wiil be issued shortly.” FOREST AND STREAM. Texas State Shoot, THE twenty-first annual meeting and tournament of the Texas Stata Sportsmen's Association was held at San Antonio, Tex., on April 20,21 and 28 While the attendance was small, it was one of the most interesting meetings ever held in the State One feature was noticeabie—the improvement ih the shooting of many of the members: O€ the Association medals, Capt Poster, of Fort Sam Houston Gun Club, captured the target medal on the good score of 48 out of 50, The team medal went to Joe George and Oscar Guessaz on the score of 48 ont of 25 each, The, individual championship medal on live birds was won by Lieut. Pegtam Whitworth, of the Fort Sam Houston Olub, with 19 out of 20. While Mr. Whitworth rather bad the best aie in ne aA easy birds, he gaye a splendid exhibition of nerve andl SKIL. : "Next year the State Association will again meet in San Antonio. The force that has hitherto been devoted to giving the famous ‘‘Mid- winter tournaments” will be thrown with that of the State organiza- Be and the two combined will arrange for a tournament on a large scale. At the meeting, Wednesday, the 21st, the question of handicapping the experts, so as to give therising amateur a chance. was the all- absorbing topic. The Rose system also was thoroughly discussed, and the Consensus of opinion was that the Rose system and somesys- tem of handicavpirg should he adopted, Mr. A. B. Cutzer.was chosen for President, Albert Steves Vice-President, and Ole. Guessaz Secre- tary, all of San Antonio, First Day, April, 20. Events: 123465 6 7 8 Extra Targets: : 20 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 10 VIC W.Cr he 2 iene emg sorte vees. 19 17 14 43-77% 19 18 19 10 McCormack .,,.....,.. 13 14 17 42 19 20 17 18 George...... ¢ ter .. 14 16 18 43 16 16 19 318 ve Ie Gyn ee senna »-. 19 19 19 44 18 19 18 18 ot Foster .. 1Af 15 16 48.19 19 17 17 8 Oritzer 17 20 17 43 19 18 18 19 9 Moore 1N 14 19 41 18 12 14 18 8 GUeSSAZ_ oe y cease 18 17 19 47 19 17 17 16 9 Norman...,...... 15 18 17 44 16 17:17 «17 a: W Miller........., 78 38 20 46 19 19 18 19 i Jackson........ et arate 18 16 20 47 20 16 17 16 i Everly ......- seesnee liGoee es rit tet och. a Bradford .,, GUSLUE Nie eee ee toe ae Brian rn laeetota} viets aie RRS a Bey tay ' MeGuily ...... ees pessintee tlt odo 44 20: 1978 ER a. M Miller..... bat 17 14 14 44 12:18 19 16 My Nalla 28 Figlstetveees eseeee 1418 16 46 17 18 17 18 _ Wilcox oa x 19 16 ., 17 17 20 16 8 Howard e neetrleatehiin cfeaiers Wigs Coit aaeRi se oe UGTA ARE RG CAPE i “tn Second Day, April 21. Events: 1 2 2 5 6 Extra Events: 12 35 6 Ex'ra, Targets: *10 20 25 20 20 20 Targets: * 0 20 25 20 25 20 MecGinty.... 815 ,, 1718 18 George..... 9172315 2n 14 Norman 716 18 18 19 W Miller.... 618 #41714 10 McCormack 6 16 21 16 19 17 NV TISOIT Stoneman nen yielse 11 Jackson.... 819 21 17 16 19 Jones, ...... finan. « fe TUNER Oe, ae ( pa esr ab!) “ eR ifzatapenes fh .. 2278 18 14 ONIN San erate te eee 16 Foster.... 717% 24:18 18 mt Whitworth, 10 18 28 19 16 15 Nalle.....5. 8 13 22 18 15 a Guessaz .., 817 25 18 17 17 Wate ay tea hn 40 * Live birds. 5 : Third Day, April 22. No. 1 extra, and No. 2 5 live birds one barrel: No. 8, 20 live pizeons —individual championship medal: Extra. Extra, —— — HKyents: 123846512 Events: wRSASE TA Targets: 25 25 9025 25 6 & Targets: 25-26 20 25 25 5b 6 Criiger. coco: 21 21121720 4 1 MecGurty..... 21 28 15 2% 22 5 4 MeCormack., 21 24 12 21 21 5... WMiller.,.... ‘6.191725 45 4 4 George.....,.. 22.18 14 22 21 .. Mulle........- 19 18 I8 2073 3 ,, Guessaz_..... 22 28 161917 5 2 Pritz ......... a Wass Coe to Rl baie 8 Wh iiwith tie 19 20993510" “aoa Normane ies. 2 0) TR eon ee Rgpters hs bred 20 Saar eS 19) Bone SA tevene tn Ones 0n, ncn led met Jackson. ..... rae4 1G an find ube birds any . is . $80 FOREST AND STREAM. | | [May 8, 1897. . Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association. Tournament. Lincoun, Neb., April 24.—One would naturally believe that the twenty-first annual tournament of tha Nebraska, State Sportsmen’s Association, following right after the Atchison shoot, and with such inducements as $1,000 added money, would draw a large fathering oi shooters. In this respect at least the anticipations of the pro- moters were scarcely realided. However, it must not be inferred that the tournament was not a success: quite the contrary. With such weather as that experienced at Eincdéln the past week, hothing in the way of outdoor sports could be a pleasure ‘This no doubt affected the attendance. Also, the high water, which made railroad connections uncertain from a number of points, served to keep others away. P The rain on the first day caused a postponement of this day’s pro- pramme until Saturday. The rest-of the programme was carried out “as announced excepting the State championship, which was post- poned also till Saturday, as the 15-live-bird event, which came first on the programme, consumed so much time on Friday. _ The tournament was held at Lineoln Park, which is also the race- course. There was ample room. Three sets of target traps were in position facing rorth, with an almost perfect background. To the right of them, facing east, were the live-bird traps of rather antique iiake and not calculated to make the birds fast. This was the only erude part of an otherwise well-arranged shoot, Pigeons should never be shot at a tournament from anything but the best traps, and especially so at this season of the year when the weather conditions are unfavorable, The wind here at times blew a perfect gale from the ‘hortheast, diagonally across the traps., Thus most of the birds were rightquartering incomers, if not directly so, and nearly all lingered at the traps. ; The management consisted of George Rogers, R..M. Welch and H, H. Harley, Mr. Rogers looked to everything on the outside and shot in every event but the last one Mr Welsh was cashier: he handlea all the money as weil as attending to the duties qf secretary of the Association. Mr, Harley was chief squad hustler, being always on hand when most needed. It was their maiden effort at holding a tournament. Anything that may have been left undone or neglected in the way of preparation must be attribu ed to this. A tournament of any magnitude has never been held in Lincoln before, and it is only natural that eyerybody should be new at the business, The guests in at.endance were/Messrs. K. O. Heikes, Dayton, O., and J, A, BR. Biliott, Kansas City, representing the Winchester Arms Go ; fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, shooting Du Pont's; Chas. Budd, Des Moines, with a Parker—Hazard Blne Ribbon combination; C. M. Grimm, Clear Lake, shooting Du Pont in aU. M ©. factory Joad; Frank s. Parmelee, Omaha, pushing Remington goods and ‘shooting a $45 ejector; J. W. Barre, Louisiana, Mo,, Austin Powder Co,’s representa- tive; Jack Parker, Detrojt, Mich,, shooting Victor shells and King’s Smokeless: Then there was the Omaha délegation, as follows: Krug, Townsend, Whitener, Carmichael, Blake, Loomis, Brucker, Hughes and Plumber Read; McDonald, Brooks, Airy Lou Hardt and B, O. Running, Atchison; W. T. Den, Brownyille, Neb.; W. G. Sergeant, Joplin,!Mo.; C.D Linderman, Adams, Neb.; Dan Bray, Syracuse. Neb,; C. L. Greene, Manhattan, Kan.; W.S Dun, Hastings, Neb.; Jake Cravill, Carinda, Ia,; F. Miller, Berwyn, Neb.; H. W. Ham- ilton, Pawlet, Neb.; G. J. Savage, Leigh, Neb; W. A. Waddington, Heaitrice, Neb.; M, T. Miller, York, Neb.; Wright, Chicago, Ilr; Jacob Alvord, Cortland, Neb.; G. BH, Trent and Watson, Medina, Minn.; EF. A, Leach, Tripp, 8. D., A, R. Gavey, J.W. Den and F. Boebner, Ara- pahoe, Neb:; A. A. Glade and Servers, Grand Island, Neo.; C. D, Hagerman and A. D, McCandless, Wymore, Neb,; George Peterson, Coon Rapids, Ia.; Dr. J. B, Hungate, Weeping Water, Neb.; G. Hul- sizer, Seward, Neb.; Geo. Nicholai, Sutton, Neb.; J. &. Smith, Minden, Neb.; W. J. Organ, Beaver Crossing, Neb. The general average of those who shot through the entire target programme is as follows; — GENERAL AVERAGH. Shot at. Broke. Ay. Shot at. Broke. Av. Gilbert.......... 700 -662 94,2 Runwing..,..... 700 614 287.7 Heikes,......2.. (00 657 93.8 Duer...... cee LUO 603 86.8 BuGdinuescaess 700 648 92.5 Linderman,,,,. 7.0 607 (86.7 Barre...cscceess 100 645 92.1 Loomis,,,,,.... 700 594 84.5 GrimimMississ... 70 642 91.9 Leach ......... 700 587 S378 Parmalee.,..... 700 626 89,4 Hagerman,.,,.. 700 586 84.7 Sergeant....a... 700 G17 88,1 Den iccsesesvar d 581s 88 Parker,....:.:+. 700 615 87,8 Third Day, Friday, April 23. This was the day set for the State even’s to be shot, and was also to be liye-bird day. The State events consisted of two team races at targets, and one live-bird event for the individual championship of the State. In the two-men team race, Rugers and Linderman each scored 10 straightand won the trophy. That strong pair, Loomis’ and Parmalee, were only one behind, Loomis losing the only bird credited to them. The four-men team event had but two entries, Lincoln and Omaha, Lingoln won by a good margin and now be- comes fhe permanent possessor of the Plattsmouth Cup. The live-bird events cousisted of a 15-bird open event, $10 entrance, and the 10-bird event for the State championship. Tha first one was started but not finished owing to a rainstorm that came up, and also to the late start that wasmade. Jn addition there were four 20-tarzet events with $25 added. -‘These’.were shot, as well as a number of extras, Inthe target events Greene, a young amateur from Man- hattan, Kan., led the procession wiih 95 per cent. Then came Heikes and Gilbert, with 9'.5. per cent. The wind blew an awful gale, which made the target ‘shooting very hard. Straights were few and paid well; m fact, only four appear in the seore. In the first Smith took all of firsb money on such a score, while Heiles duplicated this feat in the second. Then in the next Gilbert and Barre divided first, as each made @ straight. In the last one no one could reach that number, though 19s were numerous. . THE SCORES, Evans, Brucker and Servers shot only m one event. Events: 12 3 4 Shot at. 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Omaha Team. Parmelee,.......0111110011— 7 Linderman,.....111111111/1—10 Loomis..........0010110101— 5 Clydeé,......0.,-.1111011111— 9 Whitener,...,...1111111011— § Hasley,,,....+,.1111011110— 8—84 Plumber,..,.....0111101111— g—28 TWO-MEN TEAM, Rogers.......-..1111111111—10 Parmelee,.,.....1111111111—10 Linderman,,,,..1111111111—10—20 Loomis,,....,...1111111111— 919 Duer.... 2.2.0, 11101T1111— 9 Plumber, 0110141 101— 7 Hagerman,.,,..1011111110— 8—17 Smith,,.,....,,..1111111110— §$—15 Garey.........+-1010011111— 7 Ded, ..eesceees.-1111110011— 8—15 Fourth Day, Saturday, April 24. Nearly everything wasslow on this day. The pigeons, the trap- ers, the squad hustlers, the managementand the weather—every- hing but the few remaining shooters. The class was fast enough, and the pace was equally asfast. It had virtually resolved itself Into. a wolf-shot, as some would say. There was scarcely a lamb left and no producers. But there was $250 added money and the professionals could very well afiord to stay, even if they had fo go up against one another. This they did in greatshaps. Just look at the ayerages—only two birds difference between the first five. Not- wifoatanaing: the hot copay three times it occurred that first was won withouta tie, Gilbert d the trick in the fourth, Elliott in the Lincoln Team, Rogers...,.....,0111101110— 7 seventh and Denin the ninth, Once only did fifteen get in for money; that was in the ninth event, not because there were no straights, but because no one scored 16. The place-hunter had evi- dently overlooked this, as he was by n0 means absent. This was really the programme forthe first day that had been postponed on account of rain. Here is where the management made a mistake. They should have begun the programme with this, and not shoot each day as it appeared on the programme, The entries could have been much larger had it been done. After four days of shooting the amigteur is generally absent, as was here the case, The target programme of this day consisted of ten 20-bird events. with $25 added in each, The 15 live-bird event began on the previous day, remained tobe finished, and the State championship was also to be decided. THE SCORES, Hulsizer, Boehner, Welch and Clyde each shot in one event. Events: 123465 6 7 8 910 Shot at, Broke. 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Brooxuyn, April 27.— Doknown angles: Events: DO (3. 4. 6 bo-G “7 18) (9 oo Targeis: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 10 IO UVTI EL Raita sins dots'e a, pr aL TO ATs ee EE Pe ae ee. TGEWISS janie te eek ckaewe duct robes ee: ee ae tse te 2 See ere rie er ata reM: ere oh Gee Bl Cin Pe Op Sst eSESUILITIE SS ote satin cicctaatn dane'y edelsfalgisiome om 0h thane Ga, (hime S imme Ge Umm SS MISWOLt ce preekuncreeree dan eres ie CM site eth Tae EE fon ee ae ete yethas nothing to show forit. Thisis what Fred Gilbert did in the. H.C, Cuprace. And this is the second time this year it has occurred to -Fred that he has broke 50 straight, and still lost his entrance money. It will be remembered that Gilbert broke 50 straight for the © a Cup at San Antonio, and was beaten’ by Robinson in the shoot- off. : i Everybody knows who “Li Hung Chang, the Pride of Nebraska,” is. Heis the man who has the reputation of having outrun a jack ~ rabbit. If you want to get the particulars of that rabbit story jusb- a-k him about it, Old Grandfather Den, as usual, was on hand. Jn fact, a tourna-— ment of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association would hardly be complete without his presence. Although he is now séventy-pine — years old, he is still as frisky asa colt and a good live-bird shot, It | is 4 source of much pride and satisfaction to him that Koll Heikes is | the *‘Daddy of ’em all,” as it was he who first taught Roll the rudi- ments of this trap-shooting game. PAUL R. LirzkE, Eureka Gun Club. Cuicaao, Ill, April 24.—The Hureka Gun Club held its regular club shoot here to-day, Adams won in Class A, De Wolf in Class B, and Walters in Class C. Two 25-target sweeps were also shot, Scores: Class A. AW Adams, ..cscacaseesssnss cncesesceees -80111111101111011111111100—20 | WMStECK, cc nccccr ees eeteecoueen sees cases 2410111110011110111001110—19 HEP StADnard ss a setctsuecrcukiuue Weenies »1111101111110111100101010—18 , Glass B. ; W De-WOlf,...cceesveensecenes ee ceeen vers eed 10111101111100111110111—20 | FOTEUSON oye eeeereeeeeseneevereesseree ses eL211111101010001110011111—48 | Answers fo Corvespandents, No notice taken of amonymous communications J_M., Hast Pepperell, Mass.—My puppy, four month old, is a setter. He has no desire to eat, and is poor in coat and flesh. He hasn't much life and wants to sleep most of the time. He has had lice, but: is [ree from them now. Aus, Treatfor worms. Give a teaspoonful of the syrup of iodide of ircn three times a day and teaspoonful of | cod liver oil twice a day. H. B.C N,, Ferrisburg, Vt.—1. What is the difference between a ‘Crown Steel” barrel and a Damascus barrel? 2. Which is the best, and why is it the best? 3. Why was J L. Brewer not allowed to en- | ter in the Grand American Handicap? Ans. 1. Damascus barrels are welded, while steel barrels of the better quality, as a rule, are drilléd from the solid bar. 2, Opinians vary. The steél bairéis being harder, will wear better and retain their shooting qualities, if choked, longer. They are also less liable to be burst by falls or blows, 3. We cannet answer. The Interstate Association in its programme reserved the Tight to refuse any entries. So far as we know, no reason has been given for barring Brewer, though it is unlikely that his shooting abil- i y had anything to do with it PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. Wational in Scope. Ay advertiser using a half inch space in Woessr Anp SvreAm writes us that he receives from it on an average fifteen letters weekly. _- Of course, returns vary with the nature of the advertisement. 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Among the celebrated, points for trout, salmon and togue recom- mended are; The Moosehead Lake region, Penobscott River region, Big Machias lakes, Wish River region, Aroostook River region, and lhe Katahdin ponds. The B.& A issues some handsomely printed books and circulars relative to the attractions of the wilderness tapped by their line, from the sportsman’s standpoimt, which will be sent on application to the General Passenger Agent, Bangor, Me, Adv, A Fishing Trip Azone the lines of the Chicago, Milwankee & St. Paul Railway is the title of a beantifully illustrated pamphlet of thirty-two pages, the contents of which are devoted to practical methods of fish-catehing in near-by lakes and streams. ; One copy will be sent to any address on receipt of two-cent postage, stamp. Geo, H, Heafford, General passenger Apent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ull,—Adv. Seal Shooters Ouananiche, In is almost time for the northward pilgrimage of the anglers who go to Lake St. John for the first fishing. The lake, withits tributaries, including an area of 20,000 square miles, 3s free to the guests of the’ hotel reached by the parlor and sleeping cars of the Quebec & Lake St. John Railway. Mr, Alex. Hardy, G. P. A., Quebec, Canada, will send a handsomel illustrated guide book free on application, 4dv, | — — = FOREST AND A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Terms, $4 A Year. 10 Crs. a Copy, : Srz Monrus, $2 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1897. { vo. sok XLVII.—No. 20. _ No, 346 Broapway, New York NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ATTENTION is directed to the new form of address labels on the wrappers of subscribers’ copies. The label shows the date of the close of the term for which the subscription is paid. The receipt of the paper with such dated address label constitutes the subscriber’s receipt for money sent to us for a new or renewed subscription. Unless specially requested to do so, we do not send separate receipts. Subscribers are asked to note on the wrapper the date of expira- tion of subscription; and to remit promptly for renewal, that delays may be avoided. For prospectus and advertising rates see page iii. In my school days, a boy might have been en= vied, but not loved for proficiency in his studies} but he was most courted, who knew the best fish- ing holes, who had plenty of powder and shot, the best squirrel dog, and the use of his father’s long flintlock gun. And I confess, as I write these lines with my spectacles on, that I have still a strong drawing toward this type of a boy, whether I meet him in my lonely rambles, or whether he dwells only in my memory. Thad. Norris. «Che Forest and Stream’s Platform Plank. “The sale of game should be prohibited at all seasons.” NAILS DRIVEN IN 1897.—No. II. INDIANA, Chapter LXXXVIIL , Laws 1897,—Sec. 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to pursue or kill within this State any quail, ruffed grouse or pinnated grouse for the purpose of sale, barter, traffic or removal from the State, or to sell, barter, keep, expose or offer for sale; or remove from this State any quail, ruffed grouse or pinnated grouse caught or killed in the State of Indiana. [Sec, 2. Penalty #1 per bird. ] WILLIAM HALLETT PHILLIPS. Tus death by drowning of William Hallett Phillips, which took place last Sunday near Washington, carries sorrow to many hearts. Few men have hadso wide an ac- quaintance among well-known persons and few so many devoted friends. Mr. Phillips belonged to one of the oldest and best- known Washington families, and was about forty-five years old. Toa pure, high character and a sturdy nobility of purpose he added a charm of manner which exercised an immediate attraction on those who met him eyen in the most casual way, and he was not only one of the best known, but one of the most popular men in Washington, Mr. Phillips was a lawyer, practicing chiefly before the Supreme Court. He wasaman of great ability and of high standing in his profession. He had edited one or two law volumes, and at the time of his death was engaged in revising for the State Department Wharton’s Digest of International Law. He was counsel for the Cuban Junta in Washington, and had recently argued cases for them before the Supreme Court. He was possessed of great breadth of character, and his interests took a wide range outside of his profession , He was a devoted angler, and spent his vacations in the enjoyment of that sport, sometimes.in the Rocky Moun- tains, or again in Nova Scotia or northern New York. By temperament he was a naturalist, though an untrained one, enthusiastic in his love for wild things, deeply inter- ested in ethnology, a lover of books, and ardently attached to the freedom of outdoor life. Indeed, his whole mental attitude was one of good natured hostility to the restraints of civilization, and he wa3 never so happy as when jn camp among the mountains, or by some lake shore. Next to that, he chiefly enjoyed sitting in his den, sur- rounded by collections gathered from many lands, and dis- cussing with some intimate friend problems in natural history or ethnology, or memories of bygone days of freedom. Mr. Phillips was a man of singular modesty. Although he wrote not a little, his writing was always unsigned; and though he labored long and earnestly for the public good , he preferred that his efforts should not be known, and that others should receive the credit for what he did. Four years ago this month, on the occasion of the pas- gage by Congress in 1894 of the bill providing a govern- ment for the National Park, the Foresr ann Stream paid of bim: “There is in Washington another person—a, private citi- zen—who for many years hag labored heart and soul forthe best interests of the National Park. He has traveled back- “ward and forward over it, has reported on it to the Secre- = tary of the Interior, has watched legislation which threat- ened to affect it, and has contributed his legal knowledge to every movement for its preservation. It is not too much to say that he has done more than anyone else hag done—and perhaps more than anyone could have done— toward bringing about the happy result that we announce to-day. This person desires to remain unknown; yet the few individuals who are acquainted with the facts and who know how great is the debt of gratitude owed him by the public, feel a sincere regret that they are not at liberty to make public acknowledgment of his services to the Park and to his countrymen.” Death has removed the prohibition, imposed by his modesty, which forbade us to speak with due praise of the services which he rendered to the National Park, and so to the people to whom that Park belonged. It is as the earnest and successful worker in behalf of the Park that we believe he would most desire to be remembered, and it is certain that the great seryices which he has per- formed for it are his most fitting memorial. To make this recognition of such public services is here his due; and yet there are many, very many, who will long remember William Hallett Phillips, not for anything that he ever did, but just for what he was—because they loved him. THE MINNESOTA TAG SYSTEM. Ir some ancient Rip Van Winkle of a hunter should about this time awaken from his long sleep and come ‘down from the mountains to rub his eyes in amaze at the new order of things confronting him,:he would find abundant occasion of wonder and bewilderment at the changed game conditions; and the probabilities are that when he comprehended them the first impulse would be to throw away his rusty old gun in disgust, for he would find that the game was not what it was when he went to sleep, nor the freedom of its pursuit such as he had en- joyed when the indulgence of his hunting instincts had lured him away to the Catskills. We are making tremendous strides in the way of shoot- ing and fishing restrictions. Things have already come to such a pass in some sections that we may not go hunting without a license, nor be guided in our hunting except by licensed guides, nor kill more than a certain amount of game or fish, nor, having killed it, make any disposition of it save as the law directs with reference to transportation, possession and disposal. A new and interesting feature of what may be termed advanced game protection has just been incorporated in the game law of Minnesota, in certain provisions respect- ing the keeping of game in the close season. The Com- missioners tell us that they have found opposition to the provision forbidding the possession of game in the close season on the part of persons who, having killed their game lawfully or having lawfully acquired it- in the open season, have demanded the privilege of keeping it for their own use for such length of time as they might desire. The privilege is, of course, a perfectly reasonable one, and is never denied on any other ground than that to yield it would be to weaken the efficiency of game protection. Here in Minnesota Executive Agent Fullerton has devised a modification of the law, which removes from it this ob- jectionable feature. ‘The foundation for the absolute control of its game by the State is laid in a special provision, which makes this statutory declaration: Src. 9. No person shall at any time or in any manner acquire any property in or subject to his dominion or control, any of the birds, animals or fish within this State of the kinds herein mentioned, but they shall always and under all circumstances be and remain the property of this State. By killing, catching or taking the same, how- ever, in the manner and for the purposes herein authorized, and during the periods when their killing is not herein prohibited, the same may be used at the time, in the manner and for the purposes herein expressly authorized, bui not otherwise; and whenever any person kills, catches, takes, ships or hag in his possession, or under control, any of the birds, animals or fish mentioned in this act at a time or in a manner prohibited by this act, such person shall thereby forfeit and lose all his right to the use and possession of such bird, animal or fish, and the State shall be entitled to the sole possession thereof. This reservation is so explicit, broad and comprehensive as to prepare the way for any restriction, no matter how stringent. It effectually denies, does away with and nulli- fies the “natural rights” claims of those who contend that they are endowed by nature or by the Creator with an in- born and inalienable right to do whatever they please to, by, for and with game and fish, . Having thus declared to be a privilege the taking and use of game, the statute prescribes seasons and methods of capture and use, and provides that persons who desire to keep any of the birds or animals mentioned in the law be- yond the time named for their possession, which is five days after the close of the open season for killing, may do so upon the following conditions. , Sworn application in writing must be made to the Com- mission, giving the name and residence of the person in possession of the game, and stating the character and amount of the game, which shall not exceed 100 birds, five deer, one moose and one caribou for each applicant, and the applicant must bind himself to keep possession of the game for his own use and not to ship or sell or otherwise dispose of it. ' Upon the receipt of such application if the Commis- sioners are satisfied that it is made in good faith, and that the applicant will keep the game for his own use and not for sale, they may issue official tags or seals to be attached to each bird or animal, and after such tags’ or seals have been attached to the game it may be retained in posses: sion until consumed. FOREST AND STREAM. blockading squadron, for six months, and on Dec, 25, 1863, he was inthe battle of Stone River. During the battle the Marblehead was struck thirty times, and three of those on board were killed and six wounded. Three days later Meade landed with a force of 100 men, destroyed the batteries, and brought away two guns, He next commanded the Chicora, of the West Coast blockading squadron, under Admiral Farragut. In Janu- ary, 1865, he ran out of the Calcasieu River in the face of a much greater force and destroyed the blockade runner Delphina., After the war he was kept actively employed. In 1868 he was commissioned commander, and negotiated a commer- cial treaty in the Samoan Islands, bie When the yacht America was in the possession of the Goy- ernment he was in command, and under his direction she was refitted and sailed in the second race for the America’s Cup against Cambria, in 1870, He became a captain in 1880. He commanded the Van- dalia for three years, He was Naval Commissioner to the Chicago Exposition. In 1894he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral, and soon after retired, : He married, in 1865, a daughter of the late Rear Admiral Paulding, U.S. N., and by this marriage had one son and four danghters. : Admiral Meade was associated with the Society of Naval Architects from its organization, being one of its vice-presi- dents. He read 4 very interesting paper at the opening of the session of 1894, and he was always ready to take part in the discussions, The Solent Classes Racing Association. THE Solent Classes Racing Association is an organization composed of the various yacht elubs about the Solent and the Isle of Wight, its object being to regulate the vast amount of racing which takes place every season in these fayored waters, While racing under the Y. BR. A. rules, the Association has certain regulations of its own, to cover points not provided for by the Y. R. A, One of the working members of the Association is Lieut.-Col, J. IT. Bucknill, of the Royal Southampton Y. OC. (Thalassa), who for the past five years has compiled and published a small handbook of tules and general information relating to the Association, under the title of ‘“Almanac—Yacht Racing in the Solent Olasses.”’? The sixth edition of the book has just reached us, The preface is novel and characteristic of the writer: _ “This almanac now enters upon its sixth year, and has there- fore lasted for a period equal to one-tenth of her Majesty’s reign to date. It continues to give satisfaction to many of her Majesty’s lieges who sail on the Solent in yachts. An honest endeavor is made to raise the almanac each year to a higher level. This of course reduces the rating it receives, or, what is taotamount, enables us to increase the sale with- out increasing the rating. The main points worthy of notice in 1896 were: F 1. The consolidation of the new Solent Classes Racing As- sociation. ; 2. The successful introduction of a class in which the hull sails and spars were as nearly alike as possible. 3. The failureof the new Y. R. A. rule of rating to produce the wholesome type intended. 4, The wrangling about measurements and certificates. 5. The owners’ strike at Yarmouth on Aug. 20. 6. The introduction of distinguishing racing numbers on the mainsails of racing yachts in the Solent classes. “The Almanac cup for 1897 will be given to the Redwing class, and will probably be raced for at Calshot. on June 9, at the regatta of the Solent Classes Racing Association.” Thalassa, The Almanac contains a list of all the Solent clubs with their fixtures and courses, tide tables, charts of the various courses, and other useful matter. The Royal Ulster “Challenge,” THE detailed report of the annual dinner of the Royal Ulster Y. C. shows it to have been a most enjoyable affair socially, with some very enthusiastic responses to the toasts. There is nothing in the report, however, to warrant the idea of a challenge for the America’s Cup; as wesurmised, it was merely another case of after-dinner talk, The Fiéld com- ments as follows: . ; The dinner of the Royal Ulster Y. C. appears to have been a very striking ceremony, and the enthusiasm of the mem- bers even carried them so far as to talk about that Will-o’- the-Wisp, the America Cup, and building a yacht to chal- lenge for it after she has won the Queen’s Cup at Cowes. The quest of the grail was a trifle compared with the quest for the cup won by the America, and we trust that if the Royal Ulster Y. C. does back a challenge for it that it will be couched in somesuch terms as Sir George Newnes placed be- fore the Royal London Y.C. This club, it is true, declined to forward the chailenge, but then the Royal London Y. CG., like many other English and Scotch, has madea strong op- position to the illegal document Known as the ‘New Deed of Gift,” and until that document is burnt there is little chance of any British yacht club backing a challenge for the America Cup again. Nobody actually knows what the con- ditions were that the Royal Yacht Squadron agreed to when the club forwarded Lord Dunraven’s challenge to the New York Y. C., but it is understood that the squadron will not forward any more challengés for the cup—at least not with- out a more definite understanding than can be arrived at by cablegrams. We shall be very glad to hear that the Ulster people really intend to build a Queen’s Cup yacht, and that the builder will be My. Hilditch, of Carrickfergus, whose work is most excellent, and he is capable of putting into form any design, however elaborate it may be. We print in another column a summary of the speeches made at the Royal Ulster Y. C dinner by the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the Marquis of Londonderry, the Lord Mayor of Belfast, ete. It certainly looks as if a yacht of some kind will be built, but we hope that the after-dinner enthusiasm will not over-ride the judg- ment and discretion which we have learned by experience are necessary in challenging for the America Cup. Corinthian Y. C. of San Francisco, THE Corinthian Y. C,, of San Francisco isa very lively and active organization, in which, fortunately, racing has not yet reached a point where it stops cruising and general yacht- ing. The following lengthy programme for the season’s sport shows that short cruises are deservedly popular in the club. The season opened on April 24 with a reception and review of the fleet; April 24, opening day; 25, crnisein squadron. May 1 and 2, cruise to McMears; 8, open; 9, open; 15 and 16, cruise to Val- lejo; 22, open; 23, open; 29, open; 30, open; 31, annual regatta, June 5, open; 6, open; 12 and 13, crnise to Petaluma draw: bridge; 19, open; 20, open; 26 and 27, eruise to Marin Islands, July 3, cruise to Martinez; 4 and 5, Vallejo; 10 and 11, cruise to San Mateo; 17, open; 18, open; 24, open; 25, open; 31 and Aug. 1, cruise to Vallejo; 7, summer cruise; 8, accompanying yachts return; 14, meetyachts returning from summer cruise; 15, home; 21, open; 22, open;)28 and 29, cruise to McNears. Sept. 4.and 5, outside cruise, Drake’s Bay; 6, open, national Labor Day; 9, interclub regatta, 11 and 12, Marin Islands— clam chowder; 18, open; 19, open; 25 and 26, Dillon’s Point. Oct. 2, open; 3, open; 4, open, State Labor Day; 9, Corin- thian Cove; 10, Corinthian games; 16, closing day; 17, cruise in squadron, Important if True. THE California Y, C. was to haye had a banquet on Satur- day night at its club house, on the other side of the estuary. ft only had part of one. When the guésts sat down something was missing—there was n0 life tothe feast. As the semi-banquet progressed, the absence of nut-brown ale became more and more painful The guests drank glass after glass of Alameda water, an its weight on their stomachs was about equal to the depres- sion of their spirits. ; Finally one bold mariner could stand it no longer, He asked in good man-of-war language for something stronger. Then the harrowing story had to be told. Shh When the material for the banquet was ordered, one of the most important items was a keg of beer. It was a good- sized, heavy keg, and it was duly delivered at the boat that was to convey it to the club house. The man in the boat knew a great deal more of beer than he did of the law of gravity and displacement and relative buoyancy, and he at once concluded that it would be easier to tow the keg off to the club house than to take it in the boat. It would save a lift. With great confidence he rolled the keg into the water and grasped a piece of ropes with which to tow it, The keg sunk and the boatman waited foritto bob up again. But it didn’t bob; and the boatman waited many minutes in vain. aoe he realized that an iron-looped barrel full of beer will sink, He procured some grappling irons, but that keg is still somewhere in the estuary, and the jolly tars did not splice the main brace at the banquet.—Oakland Tribune. ‘ Pioneer. THE so-called “‘steam house-boat,” Pioneer, designed by H, C. Wintringham and built by Marvel & Co., of Newburgh, N. Y,, for George E, Chisholm, was successfully launched on May 6, being christened by Mrs, Chisholm. The vessel is not a house-boat, but a veritable steam yacht, with twin screws and schooner rig. The name has been given to her merely because of her unusual beam and ample deck house. She is 125ft. over all, 30ft. beam, 10ft. 3in. hold, and 5ft. 6in. ‘draft. The engines are triple compound, 614, 1014, and 16 by 10in., two in number, with an Almy watertube boiler. The maindeck is covered with a house which leaves only a small open space at the bow and stern, the forward part of this house containing the owner’s rooms, guests’ rooms, dining saloon, bath rooms, etc. The pantry is thwartships, about the middle of the deck house, and abaftit are the engine and boiler, the galley, officers’ messroom, staterooms, etc. The sides of this house extend out to the rail, as in the ordinary river steamboat; on the upper deck are two houses, the pilot house forward and a saloon abaft, separated by a short space, pat BOHOL the same roof; ample awnings haye also been pro- vided. The hull is of steel, with four compartments, the auxili- ary plant for electric lighting, ice making, refrigerating, etc., is very complete. Two pole masts provide for a moderate sail plan. Considering the special purpose of the yacht, comfortable life afloat on inland waters regardless of speed, the wide departure from thse conventional dimensions and arrangements of the average steam yacht, are fully justified by the results obtained, The Green Lake Y. C. Challenge Cup. THE Green Lake Y. C., of Dartford, Wis., has just sent out invitations to the other yacht clubs on the Wisconsin lakes to participate in the contest for the challenge cup given this year by it. The full conditions of the, contest appeared in the FOREST AND STREAM of March 13, but have since been slightly amended, the limit of crew being now, in addition to helmsman, one man for every 4ft. of racing length (in place of l.w.l. length) exceeding one-half of said racing length, and each man being represented by a weight of 1501bs. when the yacht is measured. Theclub is prepar- ing for the liveliest season of its history; new racing boats are being built and new courses have been laid out. Cockatoo. Tue first of the four Herreshoff ‘‘raceabouts”’ that were designed and built for C. S. Haton, of Marblehead, to replace the famous Cock Robin, was launched on April 27 and had her trial trip off Bristol next day. On May 1 she started from Bristol around the Cape with Mr. Eaton on board and Mr. W, P. Fowle at the stick, Mr. Arthur Dean Foss joining the party at Newport. Cockatoo is 31ft. over all, 21ft. L.w.1, 7ft. 4in. beam and 5ft. 6in. draft, her lead keel being reported as of 2,500lbs. weight, the minimum limit of the class. She has a very low house, a mere roof on the coaming. The rig, of 500sq. ft., is rather higher than Cock Robin’s and propor- tionately shorter on the base. Mr. Fowle will handlein her races. The three other boats of the class, for W. O. Gay, H M. Sears and D. C. Percival, Jr., are not yet completed. Messrs. Gay and Sears will race their boats around the Cape. Hoodlum. THE 24ft. racing yacht designed by J. R. Purdon and built by Fenton & White, Manchester, Mass., for Messrs, A, H. Higginson and Reginald Boardman, has been named by them Hoodlum, She is 82ft. over all, 24ft. l.w 1, with crew and 21ft. without crew, 8ft. 6in. beam, Yin. draft of hull, and 8ft. total draft with board down. Her sail area is 824sq. ft, She is rigged as a sloop, with a moderately long bowsprit. The overhang is mostly forward, the stern being cut off square. A special set of ways has been built for her at Manchester, and when not in use she will be kept ashore, The White Bear Y. C. has definitely decided not to enter on the undertaking of a new club house this year, and will probably accept a proposal made by Col. W. W. Price, the receiver of the Ramaley property at Lake Shore. Times are hard and there is not enough money in the treasury of the club to prosecute the work of a new house, and the under- taking, while by no means abandoned, will be postponed until next year. Theclub will not take a lease of the old club house at Dellwood. Many of the members are opposed to the Dellwood house, on the score of inconyenience and the inadequacy of the plant. Co]. Price has shown a liberal spirit in his proposition to the club. He will makenocharge to the club, excepting for the use of the dancing hall, which will be called into requisition for dances and entertainments. Certain rooms and balconies will be reserved for the especial use of the club, including a room for the ladies. For the | week of the interlake regatta, the pavilion will be the ex- clusive possession of the club. A new dock will be built for the accommodation of the clnb boats. The racing course on the lake will be a little changed to accommodate the new starting point. With the more conyenient headquarters, the races this summer can be started at 3 o’clock. Peterson, of Minnetonka, is building for C. M Griggs and a syndicate a new boat to be called Akela, which is expected to beat Tartar, the winner of last summer. Messrs. Ordway and Elmer will sail Alfrida this season, Several other new boats are build- ing, et the season is sure to be a lively one.—St. Paul De- 394 The New York Conference, THE list of delegates which we published last week gives a very inadequate idea of the nature of the representation at the conference of yachtsmen. Through the associations there given were really represented 110 yacht clubs in the United States and Canada. The full list of these clubs is as follows: The following summary shows the clubs, 110 in number, which were represented: Through the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound— Seawanhaka Corinthian Y.C., American, Riverside, Yale Corinthian, Horseshoe Harbor, New York Athletic, Stam- ford, Indian Harbor, New Rochelle, Knickerbocker, Hugue- not, Bridgeport, Corinthian Fleet, Harlem, New Haven, Douglaston, Sea Cliff, Huntington, Park City, Hempstead Harhor, Norwalk, Stamford Corinthian. Twenty-two clubs. Through the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts— Massachusetts, Hull, Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, Winthrop, South Boston: Savin Hill, American, of Newburyport; Com- mouwealth, Chelsea, Jeffries, Manchester, Atlantic of Bos- ton, Cape Cod, Duxbury, Lynn, Cohasset, Columbia of Bos- ton, Revere, Squantum, West Lynn, Wellfieet, Old Colony, Mosquito Fleet, Plymouth, Kingston, Burgess, Hast Glou- cester, Squam, Wollaston, Fall River. Thirty-two clubs. Through the New York Yacht Racing Association—Pa- yonia, Yonkers Corinthin, Columbia, Jersey City, Graves- end Bay, Newark, Kill von Kull, Ossining, Hudson River, Audubon, Tappan Zee, Bayonne City, Tower Ridge, Yonkers, Greenville, New Jersey Athletic, Newark Boat Club. Eighteen clubs. Pacific Interclub Yachting Association—San Francisco, Pacific, Corinthian, Hincinal, California. Five clubs. Lake Yacht Racing Association.—Say of Quinte, Buffalo, Kingston, Oswego, Rochester, Queen City, Royal Canadian, Royal Hamilton, Victoria, Nine clubs. Interlake Yachting Association—Citizens, Cleveland Y. A., Put-in-Bay, Sandusky, Toledo, West End, Buffalo, De- troit, Hrie. Nine clubs. ; Lake Michigan Yachting Association—Lincoln Park, Columbia, Chicago, Milwaukee, Racine, Green Bay, Mani- towoc, Marinette and Menominee. Hight clubs. Through the Yacht Racing Union af the Great Lakes— Three associations above. : Through separate representation—Atlantic, Larchmont, Marine and Field, Corinthian, of Philadelphia, Great South Bay, Brooklyn, Hempstead Bay. Seven clubs. Letters from Southern, Carolina, Royal St. Lawrence, Royal Nova Scotia, New York, Hastern, Albany, Minne- tonka, Philadelphia, Shelter Island, Rhode Island, River- ton. In addition to the above, letters were received from the Rhode Island Y. C., Riverton Y. C., of Riverton, N. J.; Royal St. Lawrence Y. C., Keystone Y. C., of Long Island; Minnetonka Y. ©., Shelter Island Y, C., Hastern Y. C., Southern Y. C., of New Orleans; Carolina Y; C., of Wilming- ton, N. C.; New York Y. C., Albany Y. C., and Royal Nova . Scotia Yacht Squadron. The New York Y. ©. wrote to the effect that it was Impossible to be represented, as the matter could not be laid before the club until the meeting later in the month; the Hastern Y. C. was not disposed to send a representative, and one or two of the smaller clubs wrote to the effect that they were not in a position to take any action, for various reasons. Nearly all of the letters, however, were in accord with the telegram of the Philadelphia Y. C., printed Jast week, expressing an interest in the work and a desire for its success. The Minnetonka, Royal St. Lawrence and several others had appointed delegates who were unable to be present. The expressions of opinion both from these letters and from the delegates at the meeting were almost uniformly in favor of some scheme of union; very few clubs have ex- pressed themselves as opposed to the general idea, The prin- cipal issue at the meeting was as to the time for organizing, immediately or in the fall. This was settled in favor of the latter view, thus postponing the discussion of a still more important question, the character of the future organization. On this point quite a difference of opinion exists, the majority of the clubs, including many that are noted for their active part in racing, are apparently in favor of a defi- nite and permanent organization for the general regulation and encouragement of yacht racing throughout the country, on the plan of such organizations as are in existence in con- nection with other sports. On the part of some of the larger clubs, however, there is evident a feeling somewhat similar to that displayed in the recent report of the special commit- tee of the New York Y. C. on this subject, an overwhelming sense of the importance and prestige of the particular club, and a fear to trust anything so fragile and delicate as this a eaLge to the rude jostling of smaller and less prominent clubs. : However natural this feeling may be on the part of those who by long exertions have built up a large and successful club, we believe it to be without foundation, and in no small degree unjust to the smaller clubs. We have enjoyed toler- ably extended opportunities for observation throughout the wholecountry, and, so far as we have been able to gauge the general feeling of yachtsmen and of the clubs at large, there is no jealousy or envy on the part of the smaller clubs toward the large ones such as the New York, Eastern, Larch- mont or Seawanhaka. That ill-feeling which is at times evi- dent is purely local, the result of some small personal or in- terclub quarrel, and is not of the sort which would interfere with on¢ national union of the clubs; in fact the tendency to such local differences would be diminished. The repeated successes of the New York Y.C. in the international vic- tories of Puritan, Mayflower and the other great cutters down to Defender haye developed no jealousy or rivalry on the part of other American clubs, great or small; on the other hand all have rejoiced in the triumph of the great met- ropolitan club. Wedonot pretend to speak for the large clubs; the posi- tion of the New York Y. C. has been plainly and definitely set forth by its special committees, and the positions of the other clubs will be disclosed in time. As for the ‘‘small”’ clubs, however, by which we include all save the New York, Hastern, Larchmont, Seawanhaka Corinthian and Atlantic, we can say confidently that there is no disposition whatever to injure or interfere with the larger, or to presume in any way upon such positions as they might have through repre- sentation on a fair proportional basis. There is, in our opinion, no danger however remote of a coalition of thesmall clubs to pass rules merely to harm the large ones. The future action of the “small” clubs depends entirely upon the position now assumed by the larger ones; if the latter hold aloof entirely, it seems certain that the new movement will be carried through withoutthem, If they fall in with the moyement, but attempt to run it themselves by right of sizeand standing, they will stir up the united opposition of all the other clubs. If they make it plain that they are willing to go in and work disinterestedly for the good of the organization, and the encouragement and exten- sion of yachting, they will receive that deference from the smaller clabs to which greater efforts, proportionate to their size and higher standing entitle them. They must, how- ever, leave their prestige at home for the decoration of their club houses, and come to the meetings of the Association simply workers for the general good, The Kingston Y. C., of Kingston, Ontario, held its annual meeting on May 3, electing the following officers: Com., Frank Strange; Vice-Com., H, W. Richardson; Rear-Com., CG, L. Curtis; See’y, J. H. Macnee; Treas., W. C, Kent. The club will request of the Lake Y. R. A. that the racing cirenit of 1897 be opened with a race at Kingston on July 19, FOREST AND STREAM. The New Twenty-Footers. | So far as numbers go, the 20ft. class is likely to show up very well by the middle of June; comparatively little has been said thus far about new boats on this side of the line, and it looked for a time as though Canada was doing all the building; but quite a fleet, and a representative one at that, is now materializing, with bows pointed toward Oyster Bay. Whether the trial races will equal the record of the 15ft, class last year—twenty-nine boats at the line for the first race—is doubtful; but it is certain that the new class will be the main feature of the Sound racing and will provide some good sport by the middle of July, when the trial races will be sailed. Itis too soon yet to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the new boats, but there is every reason to fear that they will differ from the 15-footers only in being bigger, uglier, and more costly in proportion. The winners of last year’s trial races, Messrs. C. H. and D, M, Crane, will be well represented this year in the new class; Mr. C. H. Crane, the designer of Hl Heirie, will sail a centerboard boat of his own design, now nearly completed at Lawley’s yard, where Hl Heirie was built. The new boat will be similar in a general way to Hl Heirie, but will carry the Scarecrow leg-o’-mutton rig, The boatis not a beauty, but her chances of success are so much the better on that account. Mr. Crane has also designed a second boat, also a centerboard, which is building by the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Go, at Ogdensburgh, for a syndicate in which he is in- terested. Mr. D. M. Crane, who is living in Boston, has tried his luck with a fin-keel 20, also built by Lawley. This boat, Pioneer, also carries the Scarecrow rig; she has been under way for a couple of weeks about Boston Harbor, and is sailing very fast, as judged by the local fleebin the general {May 15, 1897. Verona. THE accompanying reproduction, from a photo by N. L. Stebbins, of Boston, shows the handsome cruising knock- about which was illustrated in the FOREST AND STREAM of Jau, 23-30. Verona, as she has since been named, was de- signed and built by the Marblehead Yacht Yard (W. B. Stearns) for C. B. Tucker, of Boston, and is 32ft. 9in. over all, 2tft. l.w.l., ft, 8in. Geam, and 4ft.1lin. draft. She has lately been tried in both light and heavy weather, and has proved fast and very easy on ber helm, As the plans showed, she has a great amount of room inside, which is disposed of to the best possible advantage for the comfort of owner and crew. - YACHTING NEWS NOTES. We have received the first number of a new monthly journal named Marine ALLAAH published by the Marine Publishing Co., New York. It is deyoted, as the subtitle sets forth, to ‘‘vessel construction, propulsion and allied interests.” The new paper is of a convenient size for handling and reading, and contains forty pages, well printed and with numerous illustrations. Among the descriptive articles is one on the new steam yacht Marietta IIT., one of the new engines for the U, 8. Cruiser Chicago, and one on the new Hamburg-American steamer Pennsylvania, Dr. BR, H. Thurston contributes an interesting article on high- pressure steam for marine uses, und Col. H, A. Stevens writes of the origin and development of the ferryboat. We wish all success to the new venture. as theré is room for it in the wide field of marine engineering. Gleaner, sloop, has been sold by EF. O, Wellington, of Bos- VERONA. Knuckabout designed and built by W. B. Stearns for ©, B, Tucker, 1897. scrapping about the harbor. She will come to Oyster Bay for the trial races. The first boat launched about New York has been named Kenneu. She was designed and built by L D. Huntington, designer of Question and Paprika, and is similar to the lat- ter; she is owned by M; H. Clark, of New Rochelle, who will sail her in all the Sound races. Mr. Huntington has under way another 20-footer for Mr. Irving Cox, who designed her, following the model of Paprika, which he has been sailing for some time. : Mr. Sherman Hoyt, who sailed Paprika so well last season, will this year sail a fin-keel 20 footer, designed by Gardner & Cox,and now building by the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co. She will be owned by Com. Rouse and Mr. Col- gate Hoyt. Still another fin-keel has been designed by Chas. Olmstead, desiguer of Riverside and Trilby, and built by the Montank Construction Co., of which he is manager, at the old Mumm yard, Bay Ridge. She is for Philip T. Dodge. owner of the Olmstead 20 footer Hos, built last year, and will be named Asthore. Messrs. Ff. B, Jones and Irvine Zereza will sail with Mr. Dodgein the races. Mr. Olmstead has also another 20-footer 1nuder way at Bay Ridge. Mr. William Willard Howard, now in this country, is building a 20-footer at Clayton, N. Y., the boat heing de- signed and built by Pry, who did such good work on Mr. Howard’s 15-footer Ulmeec. The Indiana Yachting and Boating Club, of Wawasee Lake, Indiana, will be represented at Oyster Bay by a 20 de- signed by Mr. H S Hicks, a member of the club, and now building at Racine, Wis. Mr. Linton Hope bas designed and built a 20-footer for an American owner, and she will probably race in the open events, though not eligible for the trial races. It is likely that another English boat will also be sent over. The new hoats are all built up to the limit, of 17ft. Gin. Lw.l. and 500sq. ft. of sail, with from 6 to Sft. beam, and a number of them will use the Searecrow rig. The few existing boats in the 20ft. class, Bogie and Hos being the only modern ones, are practically outbuilt, having a waterline of 19ft,, with but 440sq. ft. of sail, There is some talk of the Boston Rooster, owned by the Adams Brothers, being adapted to this class and entering the trial races. The Hnglish l-rater Shrimp, 4 very fast Sibbick boat that was imported two years ago aud altered to race in the 21ft. special class, with an enlarged bulb and sail plan, has recently been altered in the other direction to bring ber into the 20f6. class, and she will he sailed in the regular races, It js almost certain that some boats as yeb unreported will be added to the list, so that fifteen or even more starters may be looked for in the trial races, ton, to L. F. Gates, of Oshkosh, Wis., who will race her on Lake Winnebago. She has been remarkably successful in Boston waters, last year winning the bronze meal and pen- nant of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. in the second class, Telfer, schr., recently purchased by Mr. Wood, of Castine, Me,, sailed from the Atlantic Y. C. at Bay Ridge, N, Y., on May 1 for Bangor, Me., with Capt. Trask, two seamen and a cook aboard, and also Harry Wood, the fourteen-year-old son of the owner, At a little after 1 A. M. on May 5, when off Faulkner’s Island in a dense fog, the yacht was struck by the Sound steamer City of Fitchburg, and nearly cut in two, sinking in afew minutes. Capt. Trask and the cook, who were on deck, launched the dinghy, and the others, wakened by the crash, came from below, all reaching the steamer in safety, and coming to New York on her. Wivern was built in 1866, from their own model, by Pierce Bros., at East Boston, She wasa keel boat, 52ft. 3in. over all, 48ft. 4in. Lw.l., 15ft. beam and 6ft, 5in. draft. In 1885 she was lengthened and renamed Telfer. She is well-known about New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Penelope, steam yacht, ex-Sapphire IL, née Cleopatra, now owned by H. 5. Converse, of Boston, has been forsome weeks in the West Indies, and reached Sandy Hook about 11 A, M.. on May 5. As she came up the Swash she met the big moni- tor Terror coming down the Ship Channel, outward bound for fiye days’ target practiceatsea. Signals wereexchanged, but the two vessels came together, the monitor losing her dayvits and the captain’s gig. The yacht was less fortunate, losing her foretopgallant mast and smashing her bulwarks, with other minor damage. She proceeded to Tebo’s for re- pairs. : Lorelei is the name selected by Chas. A. Sehieren, Jr., of the Great South Bay Y, C., for his new sloop building ab Greenport from a design by H. C, Wintringham, The new yacht is intended to race in the class with the Herreshoif sloop Bonnie Doon, owned by Messrs. Mills, a very success- ful boat. She will be 44ft. 10in. over all, 30ft. l.w,1., 18ft. beam, 2ft. 5in. draft, including a lead keel of two tons. The forward overhang is 6ft. and the after overhang 8ft. 10in. The mast is 42ft., boom 40ft., gaff 24ft., and bowsprit 9ft. out- board. The hull is double-skinned, of white cedar, theinner skin 7-16in. and the outer 9-l6in, Thereis apermanent cabin "it. long, with berths, ete., and abaft it a ‘‘summer cabin’’ 8ft. long, the remainder of the cockpit being 13ft. long. The Riverton ¥.C. of Riverton, N. J., held its annual election on May 4, the following officers being elected: Com., William R. Ellison; Vice-Com.. A. M. Taylor; Sec’y, H, B.S. — _ Myers; Treas,, James S, Coale; Meas,, g ] Finance and Elective Committee: John C. 8, Davis, Chair- H. Melivaine Biddle; r | May 15, 1897.] man; E.S. Showell, Charles C. Rianhard, Charles W. Dayis and Harvey Mitchell; Regatta Committee: John S. Muckle, Chairman; Charles W. Dayis and Harvey Mitchelk Republic, schr., under charter, sailed from Charleston, 8. C., for Mexican and South American ports on May 4. Oneonta, steam yacht, F.C. Dininny, has been chartered to G. K. Clarke, Jr, It is reported that George G. Tyson, of the Riverside Y. C. owner of Vorant I. and II. Trilby and Riverside, has place an order with the Herreshoffs for a steam yacht 210ft. long, a seagoiug craft with brigantine rig, intended for a cruise around the world. Mr. J. KF. Tams, who has for many years been associated with the Regatta, America’s Cup, and other important com- Mittees of the New York Y. C., has been appointed as the third member of the regatta committee for the year, Com. C. T. Wills, chairman of the building committee of the Indian Harbor Y. C., has signed the contract for build- ing a new club house at Greenwich, Conn, The building is to be of wood, 70 80ft., and two stories high. The contract price is $15,000, The site is a prominent one at the mouth of Greenwich Harbor, a half mile west of E. C. Benedict’s resi- dence. The contractor is J. P. Crosby, of Greenwich. The pbuilding will be ready early in July. The total cost of building and grounds will be in the neighborhood of $20,000. On April 29 there was launched from Webber’s yard, New Rochelle, a new sloop designed by Mr. Webber for James Baird, of the Philadelphia Y. C. Surprise, as she was named, is 45ft. over all, 30ft. Lw.1., 18ft. beam, and 3ft. 9in. draft, with 5 tons of lead. Sheis a centerboard boat, with ole-masted sloop rig. She is intended as a generally useful Haat, and is of strong and durable construction well fitted below, the trunk cabin giving a headroom of 5ft. 10in. Un- der sail in a hard blow she proved very satisfactory, both in stability and speed. Paprika, 15-footer, has been sold by Gardner & Cox to H, A. Stevens, Jr., son of Col. Edwin A, Stevens, of Hoboken. Mr. Stevens has just joined the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. The Burgess Y. C., of Marblehead, Mass., hasarranged the following fixtures: May 29, club cruise; June 17, open race; June 26, first championship; July 5, open race; July 10, _ second championship; July 10, moonlight sail; July 24, ladies’ race; Aug. 2, association open race; Aug, 21, third cham- pionship; Sept 4, club race; Sept. 11, championship sail-off. _ Melicete, cutter, the Burgess centerboard 46-footer, has been sold to Rear-Com. W. O. Gay, Hull Y. C. The Boston Y. C., at a recent meeting paid the following fitting and well merited tribute to the memory of one of its most valuable members: Resolved, That whereas Hon. Benjamin Dean, one of the original members of the Boston Y. C., died at his homein South Boston on April 9, 1897, this club does now put on record the following memorial of its distinguished member. Before yacht clubs were known in these waters, and nearly thirty-one years ago, he was one of the four choice spirits who, on board the old Violet, lying at Hull, conceived the scheme of the formation of this club, Now all but one of that party are sailing on celestial seas, where winds are ever fair and the breakers make no moan. At the first meeting of the voluntary association he presided: When, not long after its incorporation, the membership of the club seemed to turn rather to the pipe and bow! than to the tiller and sbeet, he it was who did herculean labor in the successtul efforts of reorganization, freshening it with new and influential] members, who added character and respecta- bility to the organization, From the beginning to the day of his death he was one of the trustees, except for such years from 1870 to 1875, in which he was its commodore, and when the membership list reached its high-water mark, To him the holding of office meant always the taking of the respon- sibility attached toit. There is noisland in the harbor of any size but that, at some time, he has examined it with reference to anchorage and headquarters for theclub. It is familiar to us all that the land and flats which are now used for yachting purposes and our present club house, and the more permanent wharf built after other structures had been wrecked by ice floes, are due to his thoughtful generosity, rare foresight and executive ability. In the later years of his life, though handicapped by serious physical ills which ‘would have deterred even the strongest man, he showed no abatement of his fondness for the sea and his enthusiasm for yachting. His last letter, written to the secretary of the club the week before his death, closed in these words; ‘“‘My dear fellow members of the Boston Y. C., you will always be dear to me and still sail in my company, inhaling health from the winds and courage from thestorms.”” Ifwesought to make from all in this club the composite of that man who ‘should be taken in all respects, as the ideal yacht club mem- ber, who would not say itis Benjamin Dean. The Taunton Y. C., whose station is at Dighton, Mass., an- nounces the following fixtures: May 31, club house, open to members’ families and guests; club cruise to Thurston’s for clam dinner; entertainment at club house in the evening. June 14, ladies’ day and moonlight sail; entertainments to bs announced later. June 26, first club race for championship cup. July 13, ladies’ day and moonlight sail. Aug, 5-%, cruise to Newport. Auy, 11, Ladies’ day and moonlight sail. Aug. 21, championship cup race. Aug. 26, open regatta and water events. Sept. 6, championship cup trace. Sept. 10, ladies’ day and moonlight sail. During July, August and September, there will be several smoke talks and stag parties given, dates of which will be aunounced later. The club will arrange several clam bakes this season at Assonet Neck and at Thuston’s; dates and particulars to be given later. Regular club meetings are held at club house on the third Monday of May, June, July, August and September; annual ‘meeting the last Monday in February, Limit of membership 200; membership for 1896 was 197. Admission fee $10, Annual dues $5. The janitor will be on duty atthe club house, mak- ing preparation for the season on and after May 15. The house will be in readiness for members and their guests after May 29, Connected by telephone. The officers are: Com.,; Clinton VY. Sanders; Vice-Com:, C. Everett Evans; Rear- Com., Daniel L. Brownell; Acting Sec’y, Edwin N. Clark; Treas,, Hverett H. Waldron; Mleet Captain, Joseph S. Wil- liams. Directors: Ged. H. Wilbur, C. V. Sanders, C. BE. Eyans, D. L, Brownell, H, S. Williams, W. W. Arnold, H. B, Baker. Regatta Committee: Edward L. Sargent, J.S Wil- liams, Geo. H. Phillips, W. H. Reed, Luther Dean. House pronase: OC, Everett Evans, Edwin A, Tetlow, Charles P. oster. The annual meeting of the Royal Canadian Y, C. was held on April 24 in the town club house, Toronto, the following officers being elected: Com., Aimilius Jarvis, Vice-Com., J. . Plummer; Rear-Com,, George H. Gooderham; Hon. Sec’y, F. G. KR. Seaver; Managing- Committee: C. A. B: Brown, R. C, Donald, J. Gray Gibson, Frank M. Gray, G. Ri Hargraft, A, Burdett Lee, H. EK, Ridley, James E. Robert- sou, W. E. Sampson snd James Scott. The retiring commo- dore, A. R, Boswell, has served the club for many years, as honorary secretary in 1869, ’70, ’71; as commodore from 1878 to 1883, and peat, with the 20-rater Vreda as flagship, from 1889 to 1897. r. S. Bruce Harman has also served the club long and well as honorary secretary. The club has been laboring under serious disadvantages for several years past, the town club house on the water front, by way of which the island club house isreached, having been almost inaccessible from the city. The work of improving the water front has been carried on by the city authorities in the same dilatory und slovenly manner that characterizes most municipal work on this side of the line, and several years haye been FOREST AND STREAM. wasted in the construction of a bridge across the railway tracks, This bridge, which is open this week for the first time, will give convenient access to the club house from the city, and enable the members to enjoy once more the un- usual advantages which Toronto affords, a man being able- to spend an hour at the club house between business and dinner, or to get out for a sail within half an hour of leaving his office or house. The continued isolation of the club sta- tions has had a natural effect in decreasing the membership of the club, and to counteract this a motion was passed to remit the initiation feeuptoJuly1., The present member- ship is: Honorary life members, 3; life members, 60; resi- dent members, 365; non-résident, 365; junior resident, 50; total, 577.' Ten new life membership certificates willbe issued. The club offers special prizes for the 20ft. class and will be represented in the races at Montreal. Although the financial reports of the year show a balance of but $32,21, the club is in 4 very satisfactory position this year. Com. Jarvis, 80 well Known through his connection with the building and handling of the successful Canada last year, is one of the most energetic and enthusiastic of Canadian yachtsmen, and no better selection could have been made for a leader at the present time. With free access to its houses and an added membership, the club has a bright future before it. On May 7 an explosion took place aboard Viking, steam yacht. H, A Hutchinson, which nearly resulted in the death of Louis Corbett, the fireman of the yacht, She was lying at Tebo’s Docks, between Sultana and Buccaneer, with steam up, just preparing for commission, when a manhole cover blew off, filling thé boiler room and other spaces below deck with steam. All hands escaped but Corbett, who was caught below, but was able to reach an open porthole. This was too small to permit the passage of his body, and hs would have been scalded but-for those on the dock, who ram a fire hose to the yacht and played upon him. Between the chances of being scalded by the steam or drowned by the hose, he was still in serious danger. Chief Hngineer Heil- bron, of the Buccaneer, made an attempt to go below but failed. Meanwhile men had been at work on the deck with axes, and a hole was finally cut by which Corbett was lifted out. He was taken to the hospital, but itis hoped that his injuries are not dangerous. The Dock Department of New York has at last moved in the matter of a yacht landing at the south end of the city, and work will be commenced this month on a breakwater next to Pier A, North River, inclosing a protected basin with a landing stage. The improvement has been long needed by yachtsmen. Emerald, schr., J, R. Maxwell, was launched on April 29 from Marvel’s ways, Newburgh, where she has been durin the winter. Her original trough keel has been cut off an cut up, the lead being recast in the new keel trough which has been built. This alteration has increased the draft from about 10ft. to the full limit, 14ft. The rig is practically new throughout, and of course of increased area to utilize the power gained through the lower ballast. The yacht has been towed to Tebo’s, where her spars will be shipped and she will be fitted out for racing. ; Helen, steam yacht, was launched at- Hast Boston on May 1. She was built for Oliver H. Perry and is 87ft. over all, 68ft, l.w.1., 14ft. Gin. beam and 5ft, draft. The Cricket Fleet, of Atlantic City, at its meeting on May 6, decided to change its name tothe Absequan Y. C. The following fixtures are announced: May 25, race for half- ratersin Cricket Bay; June 10, race for cricket boats; June 24, race for cricket boats and half-ratersin Absecon Bay; July 8, open race in Cricket Bay; July 24, race for cricket boats and half-raters in Absecon Bay; Aug, 6, invitation race; Aug, 23, open race in the Thoroughfare; Sept. 7, race for cricket boats and half-raters in Absecon Bay; Sept. 21, open race. The invitation race, scheduled for Aug, 6, will probably be sailed with the Longport Y. C. Lehemer, sloop, has been sold by Com. Francis Shunk Brown, Philadelphia Y. C., to Joshua R. Adams. ~ Mayflower, steam yacht, Ogden Goelet, has made nearly twenty knots-on her speed trial on the Clyde. She will be delivered to Mr. Goelet very soon, and will come at once to New York. Both Mayflower and Nahma, Mr. Robert Goelet’s new yacht, haye been delayed by the furnishers and upholsterers. Bedouin, cutter, J. Murray Mitchel), will this year, for the first time, BEpeAr with white topsides. She has been thor- oughly overhauled and refitted at Tebo’s. Her younger and narrower sister, [leen. lies near her in the tier at Tebo’s, neglected and in very bad condition. Adrienne, schr., formerly of New Orleans, has arrived at New Haven, from which port she will hail in the future, her new owners being Chas. H. Graham and Israel Kelsey. She was designed by Stewart & Binney, and built by Lawley & Son in 1892. When enrolled in the Southern Y. C. she did a great deal of cruising in the Gulf and also in Cuban waters. The Fox Lake Y, C,, of Fox Lake, Ill, has elected the fol- lowing officers: Com., Dr. T W. Brophy; Vice-Com., Ben- jamin Felex; Sec’y, John A. Putnam; Treas., C. J. Patter- son; Chaplain, Rey. Geo. W. Wright; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. - Corlett; Meas., Robert Tooke, Jr,; Regatta Committee: Clark Bennett, Sumner Sollitt, Harry Weber, W. H. Lyford, Dr, Bently. The following amendment to the rules was passed: “Boats launched after July 4, 1896, with overhang shall be barred from first class unless one-third overhang be added to load waterline with crew aboard in competing length.”” The club has received a challenge from Wisconsin to sail for the championship of the State, and the winner to sail the winner of the Wisconsin State regatta at Green Take. Five races will be sailed at Fox Lake. The first, July 3, starting at Minneola; July 5, starting from Dr. Bro- phy’s cottage; July 17, starting from Hast Side; July 31, starting from Dr. Tooker’s cottage; Aug. 7, starting from island; Aug, 14, starting from Hast Side. The New York Yacht, Launch and Engine Co., of Morris Heights, N. Y., has issued a handsome catalogue descriptive of the yachts, launches, ete., built byit. The company is now well established in its new shops on the Harlem. Rifle Aange and Gallery. Revolver Shooting in England. Lonpon, Eng., April 24. —At the North London Rifle Chib the fol- lowing revolver scores were made oo April 21. Revolver series 1 (20yds stationary targer): Glass 1: Oarter .........c00-.2.. 071767—41 Maj Munday. ..ceceene. 41427 Bl Millbury sti ts veces (6567— 38 Class ?: W Luft .iccs se seee yee. 659776"—82 Dritton... 73 187—2 8 Taeut Johnstone .,.., 767tdh 87 Chicken . 346545 27 Capt T W Brading So fgso, ote Wear 1 ee ..066443 7 Capt Evans,..... 7 Tid ad Class: , Lieut. Curley ,.......--> 67746534 MacCormack.,.......... 57( 073 —22 IE%ING, .pcceypentr ever ey cdfit 4- 32 Sattell,. ci. veveces. 21258017 MAUNA Sots 2c on 63453i—24 Dicker........-..- yas... -0 5060 13 =e 15.—South London Hifié Club, 20yds. stationary revolver target: FGWh ties vies ce eanee HOSTHS—84 CHIGKED J yeeey pep cree ys 04TH BL _ There was no shooting at b0yds. 395 Cincinnati Rifle Association. CINCINNATI, O., May 2.—Capt, Gindele again distinguished himself by making creditable scores om both the Standard and the German Ring targets. His scores were; 91, 89, 94, 86, 86, on the Standard tar- get; 228, 226 and 218 on the German Ring target; he averaged 891, on the former, 224 on the latter. Trounstine won the badge to-day for the fifth time, but must hold it for the balance of this month by vir- tue of most points to entitle him to final ownership, Scores made to- day were as follows: pe cuaingae 200yds., off-hand, Standard American and German Ring rgets: Gindele. 910101010 919 8 9 9§—94 6 9 810101010 1010 &8— 91 910 9 § 9 9 F 8 10 10—89 23 21 28 24 25 21 23 24 24 20—228 Payne. 8 8 810 § 810 7 % 8-2 510 6 9 910 7 9 8 7 8N 78 79 69 8 8 8 9-% 16 18 24 20 23 25 24 21 24 21—216 Trounstine. 10 810 61010 5 38 7 8-77 op ft) Waetiv TEL re Mele cpetsy Sh 65 8 8 7 8 910 4 7—72 Drube. 71010 81010 ¥ 8&8 7 885 10 7 710 819 7 8 ¥ g- 82 99 8 7 65 5 9 % 9 —77 14 23 19 19 18 20 19 18 17 22—184 Nestler, ‘ 6 7 610 810 910 8 9—83 810 9 6 6 910 %7 9 5— 79 89945 9 910 8 5-76 24 21 22 20 22 23 21 20 25 5—203 Uekotter. Of “8 So 4 8 9 8 9 267 8 5 5 610 7 8 5 8 3-65 498 5 7 5 9 6 4 764 *Hake, 109 6% 8 4 @ 7 4 6-68 4348 5 48 8 6 7—57 35 8 7 9 5 6 4 5 3—55 Wellinger. 10 710 7 810 6 % 910—R4 8 910 6 79 7 9 8 9— 82 6 8 9 9 510 810 6 5—76 20 24 19 20 21 18 21 21 22 21—207 y Hasenzahl 810 7 9 8 82% 6 T-79 999 8 9419 7 5 (7% 1069 7 6 810 8 7 6—"7 22 12 24 22 23 21 1B 17 21 24—197 *3chulte, Geb 108 oh 1810 8) ee 465 5 7 2 8 6 6—51 43 510 7 5 5 4 6 4-53 Strickmeier, [ee a Wes yg Mek th ye eaein nm 7 9 8 6 fF B G& 2B G—ER Bnet) tooo) eeu cae Gn 19 16.26 4 10 11 24 21 15 A—176 * Military rifie. Grap=Shooting. Leading dealers in sportsmen’s supplies have advertised in our columns continuously for almost a quarter century. If you want your shoot to be announced here send in notice like the following: FIXTURES. May 17,—Winimar, Minn.—Tournament of thea Willmar Gun Club Targets. D.N. Tallman, Sec’y. May 17-22.—Kansas Crry, Mo.—Annnal tournament of the Missouri State Game and Fish Protective Association. Fred T, Durrant, Sec’y. May 18.—ABany, N. Y.—Annual spring tournament of the West End Gun Club. Horace B Derby, Sec’y: May 18.—RUTHERFURD, N.J.— Ali-day shoot of the Boiling Springs Gun Club. 100 targetrace, $5, targets extra. Open to all; no handi- cap. W.H.Huck, Sec'y . May 18-19.—Forust Ciry, Ia.— Hill City Gun Club’s second annual tournament; $100 added. J. W Mahoney, Sec’y. ; May 19-20.—SAvannan, Ga,—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion under the auspices of the Forest City Gun Club. $200 added. May 19-20.—EuizasetTu, N. J.—Tournament at Astfalk’s Oakwood Inn. First day. targets; second day, live birds. - May 19-21.—C4nton, 8 D.—South Dakota Sportsmeén’s Association annual. C.S. Seely, Sec’y. May 20.—GREENVILLE, Pa.—Seeond tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gnn League. Geo H. Jones, Sec’y. May 25 —Finpuay, O.—Tournament of the Magautrap Gun Club, Targets Chas. EH. Steen, Sec’y. May 25-27.—MAruin, Texas:—Tournament of the Marlin Gun Club, EK. K Herrings, Sec’y.. May 25- 7.—Jopiin, Mo,—Tournament of the Joplin Gun Club, Added money announced later, . May «6.—BRroorkiyy, N. ¥—Tournament of the Brooklyn Gun Club. Targets. Grounds at Liberty ayenue and Enfield street, Brooklyn. May 2€-29.—East St. Louis, Il.—Annual tournament of the King's Smokeless Guu Clnb, May 31.—Canasonanin, N, Y.—Eastern New York Trap-Shooters’ League tournament, under the auspices of the Canajoharie Gun Club, Charles Weeks, Sec’y. May 31.—PortLanp, Me,—Spring tournament of the Portland Gun Club. Targets. Added money announced later. May 31-June 1,—Granp Raptins, Mich, Tournament of the Michigan Neat Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Valley City Gun Imb. May 31.—Nrw Hayen, Conn,—Second tournament of the Connecti- eut Trap Shooting Association. under the auspices of the New Hayen Gun Club. W. H Hazel, Sec’y June :—3.- HACKENSACK, N J - Anniversary tournament of the Ber- gen County Gun Club SHecreation cup shooton June. C. O. Gard- ner, Jr, Sec’y. June 2-4.—SPRINGFIELD, O,—Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- Shooters’ League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. June 3.—BArH, Me.—Sixth annual tournament of the Bath Gun Club. Op+ntoall. Geo. E. Thompson, Sec’y. June 7-8.- PaAREBRSBURG, W. Va.— Tournament of the Mountain State Gun Club Targets. $350 added. Leon J. Epstein, See’y, June 8-9.—Tournament of the Trap-thooters’ League of Indiana. June 8-11.—AuBuRN, N. Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s Associa- tion tournament. C. W. Tuttle, Sec'y. June 9-10.—Mownrox, La.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. June 10.—NeEwcaAstLe, Pa.—Third tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones. Sec’y. June 15-18.— CLEVELAND, O.—Fourth annual tournament of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 16-17. Fareo, N. D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Sport+men’s Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec’y. June 17-20.— ANAconpA, Mont.—Thirteevth annual tournament of t e Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest and fourth annual tournament of the Montan4 State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Anaconda Gun Club, C A Tuttle, Sec’y , June 22,.- Oaprn, Ill.—Second annual tournanient of the Ogden Gun Club. Wm, Mckinley, Sec'y. June 22-¥5.—O1L City, Pa.—Seventh annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Spartsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Gun Club, Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special eyent: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries to H. C, Reeser, Sec’y, Oil City, Pa. July 1.—SHERBROOKE, Quebec.—sherbroose’s grand annual. Inan- imates. Opentoall amateurs. C. H. Foss, Sec’y, Sherbrooke, P. Q, July 3-5.—MircHev., S. D.—Tournament of the W. J. Healey Hard- ware Co. July 14-15.-New Haysn, Conn.—Tournament of the Interstate As- oviation, under the auspices of the New Haven Guo Club. Wm. H. Hazel, Sec’y- July - 0-2"°.—Pine Buurr, Ark.— Seventh annual tournament. of the Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association. Added money announced later. Paul R Litzke, Sec*y, Little Rock, Ark. : July 22:—MEApDyiLuez, Pa,— Fourth tournanient of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec’y, Aug. 4-5.—LeEwiston, Me,—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club, Aug 17-19.—Toxzonro, Canada,—Tournament of the R. A, McOready Co.. Ltd. Targets. $1,000 guaranteed. Open toall. Write for pro- grammes. Aug. 19,—Warren, O.— Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League, Geo, H Jones, Sec'y-. Aug. 25-26.— MonTPELIER, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club, Sept 6.—MeERIDEN, Conn.—Third unnual Labor Day tournament of the Parker Gun Ulnh, Sept, 15-16.—PortsmoutsH, N. H.—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club, Oct. 6-8,--NEwsBURGH, N. ¥Y.—Annual fall tournament of the West Newburgh Gunand Rifle Association. First two days, targets: third day, live birds. $30 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme farget events. Open to all. Oct, 13-14. Gregnsbure, Ind.—Shooting touriiament of the Greens- burg Gun Club, DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. Club secretaries-are invited to send thetr scores jar publication in Ehese columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed, Ties in all events are considered. as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream. Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York. The Auburn Guu Club is going to introduce some new features at the New York State shoot this year. It has circulated among manu- ¥acturers and dealers of sporting goods the following note: ‘‘The ‘thirty-ninth annual convention of the New York State Association for ‘the Protection of Fish and Game, connected with which there is to be -a four-days” tournament for shooting, which will attracta great many ‘shooting ard fishing men who use guns, rods, etc., and who talk ‘them, will be held in Auburn, June £-11, 1897, inclusive. It is de. ‘signed to have in connection therewith a sportsman’s exposition in the exhibition halls on the grounds of the Cayuga County Agricul- ‘tural Society in Auburn. Floor space will be free, and will be assigned ‘on application to Charles G. Curtis, president. No expeuse will bs ‘charged by the managers of the convention at all, and we invilé you to coms and show your goods to bona fide buyers. believine such a ‘course will place you face to face with purchasers better than in any ‘other way. We charge you nothing for exbibiting or for floor space, ‘or for anything. Your expenses will be only what you are obliged to make yourself. Will you come?” Ralph Trimble, who is at present representing the Du Pont Smoke- less powder at shoots argund New York, was shooting in great form ‘at the Brooklyn Gun Club's tournament on Saturday last, May 8. Ralph and Remsen tied on 47 each out of 50in the ‘'stem” race, but the stein itself was won by C. W. Billings, with 59 out of 65, J. H. Swan with 13 extras, counting up 49 breaks, In the sweepstake events Trimble was well to the front. No.1 squad in the first 25 tar- gets of the stéin race made the following record: Remsen 25, Brewer 24, Trimble 24, Edwards 24, Fanning 22; total, 119 out of 125 from the magautrap. In its second essay, with a little more wind and more speed to the targets, the squad stood: Trimble 23, Brewer 22, Remsen 22, Fanning 22, Edwards 2%. ‘The joint totals were: two 47s, two 4s and one 44, or 230 out of 250, an ayerage of 92 per cent. Mr, W. H. Sheldon, one of the enthusiastic trap-shooters of Rhode Island, who is doing a great deal cf work to boom his favorite sport, writes tous as follows: “Iregret to have to announce the death of Mr. Geo. T, Crandall, one of the pioneers of trap-shooting in this State. Mr. Crandall was eighty-two years of age, and has been closely identified with trap shooting in Rhode Island sinceits infancy. He left three sons,two of whom—Wm. G. and Geo. J.—are well known as trap and gameshots. The third son, Alonzo, has more than a local reputation as a builder of speedy yachts. Every member of the Pawtuxet Gun Club will miss the kindly face of a friend.” As already announced in our Fixtures column, the West Eod Gun Club, of Albany, N. Y., will hold a shoot‘on May 18 atiis grounds, Colvin avenue, that city. To get to the grounds, shooters should take the West Albany electric cars at Arcades to Watervliet avenue, where conveyances will be in waiting to carry shooters, to the grounds. The programme consists of ten 15-target events, $1.25 en- trance, the price for targets being 15 for 25 cents, deducted from the purses. Fhe programme states that 10 per cent. of each net purse will be deducted for averages divided asin the regular eyeuts, viz., 4moneys: 35, 30,20 and 15 percent. All targets thrown at unknown angles, shooting commencing at 10 A.M, Horace B. Derby is secre- tary of the West End Gun Club. The second tournament of the Connecticut Trap-Shooting Associa - tion will be held on the grounds of the New Haven Gun Club, Dacor- ation Day, May 31. The programme is the same as that shot at the first meeting of the Association, under the auspices of the Parker Gun Club, of Meriden. The team race, of course, is the main feature on the programme. All purses will be divided under ihe Rose sys- tem. except in the team race. when there is an optional sweep on each £0 targets (20 known and 20 unknown). Mr, W. H. Hazel, secre- tary of the’club, will furnish any further information that may be desired. Parkersburg, W. Va., should haye a large number of shooters registered at her hotels the second week of June. The Mountain State Guu Club, of that city, as lively an organization as exists any- where in ihe States, announces that it will hold a two days’ shoot at targets, June 7-3, the Monday and Tuesday of the second week. At this shoot the club will add $350, a large sum as added money goes now. Hisewhere we give an extended notica of the programme, which has just reached us, Two well known faces were missing from the ranks of the shooters at Newburgh last week —Meesrs. J T. Mascroft and V. D, Kenerson, of Worcester, Mass. Many expressions of regret (that were far from merely formal expressions) at the absence of the two above-named gentlemen were heard during the tournament. Both had come to he looked upon as fixtures at the shoots of the Newburgh Club, and both had formed many friendships with those who regularly attend these affairs. The Hill City Gun Club, of Forest City, Ta., has gotten out a pro- gramme for its tournament May 18-19. The eyents are all at 15 tar- gets, and the prizes to be contested for are both cash and merchan- dise. The management states that the shoot ‘is no money making ‘scheme, as sportsmen will see at a glance that the programme is arranged with a special view to pleasing the majority of trap-shoot- ers.” Mr. C. A, Tuttle, secretary of the Anaconda (Mont.) Gun Club, writes us that the thirteenth annual tournament of the Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest and the fourth annual tournament of the Montana State Sportsmen’s Association would be held jointly at Anaconda, under the auspices of the local gun elub, June 17-20. On Thursday of this week, May 13, a ten-men team race will be shot on the Endeavor Gun Club’s grounds at Marion, between the home club and the gun club of Freehold, N. J: The latter is a strong organization and the Endeayors will have to zet out their best material to do justice to the visitors. Lunch will be served on the grounds. Among the passengers on board the American liner Paris, which arrived at New York on May 8, were Mr. and Mrs. R. W. 8. Griffith, Mr. Griffith is head chemist and general manager of the Schultze Smokeless Powder factory in England, and his visit to this country is connected with business for the firm which he represents. George 5, McAlpin, who has of late become about as well known as any amateur trap-shooter in thea country, bas been secured to take charge of the members of the Yale College Gun Club, and train its members for the coming three-cornered match with Princeton and Harvard for the college championship. It is a fact that the biggest kickers against the use of the Rose sys- tem in dividing purses are the professionals and those experts who shoot purely “‘for the stuif.." Whatis the logical inference? And is it anything discreditable to the only equitable system of dividing purses in target events. The company at Newburgh. WN. Y.,,last week was quite warm. As a matter of fact, itis an easy thing to get up a hot squad around New York just now. Jack Fanning and Ralph Trimbie help mightily when it comes to breakjng targets. Tuesday, May 18, is the day set for the 100-target race, $5 entrance, birds extra at “cent each, open to ali, promoted by the Boiling Springs Guano Club, of Rutherford, N. J. There will be an optional sweep on each 25 targets, . : Warwick, N. Y., one of the prettiest towns in the State, has just organized a gun club. Twoof its members areJ.B Ogden and John B, Rogers, both of whom were at the Newburgh shoot, The Bath (Me.) Gun Club announces that it will hold its sixth an- nual tournament on Thursday, June 3, at its grounds, Woolwich, Me. Mr. Geo. H. Thompson is the secretary of the club, The programmes for the Cleveland Target Co.'s tournament, June 15-18, are now ready for distribution, A letter to the company will receive due attention. May 11. EDWARD BANKs. Programmes for Coming Tournaments. MOUNTAIN STATE GUN CLUB, Wary this year the Mountain State Gun Club, of Parkersburg, W. Va,, held a tournament, which, although almostan impromptu affair, proved so entirely satisfactory that the club ses to work at ouce to arrange for another tournament on a larger scale, claiming June 7-8 as its dates. To make this shoot an attractive one, the club went down in its pocket, counted up its small change, and decided to offer $350 added money. Three hundred and fifty dollars added to the purses in a {iwo-days’ shoot is a good deal of money as things go now, and the club deserves all the encouragement possible for its enterprise, It need have no fears as to the number of entries; the boys will come out in force and shoot from first to last, because tournaments of this nature are few and far between nowadays. On June 7, the first day of the shoot (and Monday by the way), the programme calls for 150'targets, six 15-target evepts and three 20_ FOREST AND STREAM. target even!s—at a total entrance for ithe day of $15; $15 is added to each purse in the 1b-target events, and $20 fo each purse in the 20- fargei events The programme for the second day is precisely simi- jar, with the exeention that the $15 added to the purse in event No. 1 is donated by the United States (Gold Dust) Smokeless Powder Go. A special feature of the second day’s programme is a, gix-men team race for State teams, all members of a team to ba resident of the same State The race will be at 25 targets per man, $12 ner team, with $50 added to the purse by the Mountain State Gun Club. The purse will be divided into three moneys Rose system, Among the notes of interest to shooters are the following: ‘AIL purses will be divided under the Rose system; four moneys in the 15- target events; five moneys in the 20-tareet events, All events dt uh- known angles. One set of nine expert blueroek traps with North’s electric pull will be used, Shooting to commence at 9 o'clock. All guns and shells forwarded to Leon J: Bpstein; secretary, will be cared for and deliyeréd to the shooting grounds,” THE CLEVELAND FOURTH ANNUAL We always open Paul North's programmes with a degree of eager- ness that does not make itself felt under any other similar circum- stances, The Cleveland programmes are nothing if not original, and every year Paul North springs something new upon the shooters, and keeps us guessing what will comenext, This year he has had made strenuous efforts to help out the novices and semi-experts of the amateur class. We imagine that his efforts will meet with success, and that the above sub-classes will be well represented at his shoot. And the paid expert, the unpaid expert, and the semi-experts and novices in the professional ranks will also be there; they will be on hand for business purposes. Taking it altogether then, the fourth annual target tournament of the Chamberlain Cartridge and Target Company should about show high watermark for the target tourna- ments of 1897, , The principal feature that is new in this prozramme is the system of taxation of the manufacturers’ agents for the benefit 6f those whd put up their own antes of all kinds - shells, funs, expenses, ete. Hyery event in which there is a sweepstake has the same entry fee, viz., $2.50, whether it is a 15, 20 or 25-tarzeb event. The $2.50 refers to the non-agent classes+ for the agents the fee for each event is a and the extra 50 cents per event will go to form an average Fund to be divided among the non. agent classes, being prorated at the end of the shoot among the members of the said non-agent classes, who have shot through the entire programme for the three days. As was the case last year, bluerocks will be thrown free of charge; this would mean fora tournament of this siz3 a sum of $1,000 or $1,500 prorated among those who shoot, supposing 3 cents a piece had been charged for targets. As the programme says: “We take preat pleasure in inviting our friends to Cleveland once a year, and in throwing for them all the bluerocks they can shoot at for the three days of our tournament free of atiy charge for them, and in that way give them an opportunity to edntest in the various events without the customary ‘rake off for bluerocks.” *, } The first day’s programme contains five 1b-target e¥ents, two 20- target events, and one 25-target event, or a total of 140 targets in all, the entry fees for all day footing 1ip to $20 for the non-agents and $24 for the agents. In all 15-target and 20-target events there will be five moneys; in event No. 6, the 2i-target eyent, the purse will be divided into half as many equal portions as there are entries; thus one-half of the entries will receive $5 each, the other balf ‘nit, For the secohd day there are three 15 and three 20-target events, with the same conditions exactly as on the firstday. There are also two <25-target events, entrance free, the prize in each one of these events being a watch charm, presented respectively by the Du Pont and the Hazard Powder companies. The only restriction in these events is that a shooter must use the powder manufactured by the firm presenting the badge, an optional sweep of $2.50 being made in each of these events. these purses being divided in the same manner as in event No. 6 on the firstday, The third day’s programme is an exact copy of that set for the second day, watch charm races, op- tional sweeps and everything, It is also stated that no shooter hay- ing won one of the four charms offered for competition is eligible to compete for another, and all ties for the charms are shot off inthe sueceeding events. So much for the schedule of events, Expert amateurs and all other non-agents must bear in mind that if they make a0 per cent. or better record on either the first or second day, they will march right up the following day with the upper ten 4nd poney up their $i extra per day, just the same as the agent classes do. The most pithy part of the whole programme is the following defi- nition of what constitutes the ‘$4 class} **By manufacturers’ experts we Mean any one that accepts any compensation of any kind from a manufacturer of articles used ab tournaments for his services in In- troducing these goods,”’ We had nearly omitted all mention of the fact that all targets will be thrown from magautraps; and that the grounds of the Cleveland Gun Club, where the shoot will beheld, will be open for practice sweepstake shooting on Monday and Tuesday, June 14-15, the club taking charge of all events shot on those days. ‘The list of average prizes, which are in addition to the dollars pro- rated among the non agentsas aboye stated, is a healthy one, and contains many valuable articles and somecash, there being seventeen prizes in all. And the ‘manufacturers’ experts’ are barred from all participation in those seventeen good things. The above will give 4 good idea of what Paul North and the Cham- berlain Cartridge & Target Co. has in store for the boys at Cleveland, June 16-18. If there's anything else you want to know, write to Paul _ and get a programme, The Pennsylvania State Shoot, AsouT six weeks haye to pass before the annual State shoot of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association is due, The dates for this tournamont are June 22-25, and although there is yet plenty of time between now and June 22, the management of the Oil City Guo Club, the club under whose auspices the shoot is to be held, has so far advanced matters in the way of preparations for the reception of its guests that it could, should itso desire, take things easily from now on until the word to commence firing is given on June 22, But the club and ifs management do not seem disposed to take things quietly, and will leave nostone unturned to make the State’ shoot at 1897 the banner one in the history of the State Sportsmen's Associa- tion of the Keystone State. PROSPECTS FOR A BIG SHOOT ARE GOOD. And it begins to look yery much as if the shoot is going to be a big one. So far,of course, we Can make no remarks on the probable programme of events foreach day. No authentic copies of the pro- gramme, which is now being put through the press, have reached us, as such copies are not ready for distribution. We can say, however, that these programmes, when completed, will be of considerable in- terest, as they will contain much purely original matter, il City, too, is favorably located in western Pennsylvania, a great ceuter for trap-shooting by the way; it stands to reason, therefore, that we shall see many uew faces at this year’s anunal gathering, The “Old Guard” of the State willsurely be on hand. Philadelphia and Har- risburg will both send their quota of shooters. Reading will also not be left outin the cold. York, Lancaster, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, ete., will allsend delegations without question. But it is Pittsburg and her immediate yicinity that we look to for the bulk of the shoot- ers at the State shoot} anda note ina letter we have received from Mr, H. ©. Reeser, secretary of the Oil City Gun Club, and also secre- tary of the State Sportsmen‘s Association, tells us that a round dozen of Pittsburgers do not intend to get left out of the shuffle, Thereis so much of interestin this letter of Mr, Reeser’s, that we will not only give the extract referred to but the bulk of the letter, as it will best serve our purpose so to do: AWN INTERESTING COMMUNICATION, “By the way, the Pittsburg shooters have already engaged twelve rooms here abthe Arlington Hotel for the week of the shoot and, judging from this, the Smoky City is going to be pretty well repre- sented. Avout four weeks agol wrote to about seventy-five men who participated in the Grand American Handicap and inquired whether they intended coming here for the special event, as [ was anxious to know what the boys thought about it, and wanted to fig- ure on birds. With two exceptions all the replies were favorable, and Texpect not less than 100 entries. And why shouldn’t there be that many? We offer the same inducements that the Interstate As- sociation did at the Grand American Handieap, and I would not be surprised to see nearly the same Dumber of eniries. I would have written to all who were at the big shoot, but did not have the ad- dresses of more than seyenty-fiye. Hyen suppose that we only have 100 entries. That means $2,500 to divide, and surely that should be sufficient inducement for all the best shots in the country. We have selected the grounds for the tournament and think that the visitors will be very much pleased with them. They are about, four miles from the city, at the famous sulphur springs and picnic grounds of the Oil City Street Railway, whose trolley cars run to the grounds every ten minutes, lt is adelightful ride along what is called ‘Deep Hollow” Road, one of the most beautiful drives in the country, and the scenery and surroundings cannot be excelled. The shooting grouuds are located on what only afew years ago were the best woodcock grounds inthe country; even now those birds are quite plentiful in season, while ruffed grouse can be heard drumming in every direction, so that I feel sure everybody will be delighted with our selection, Our regular shooting grounds are altogéther too [May 15, 189%, place nearer the city. small, and itis impossible to get a desirable The trolley ride, howeyer, will prove to be one of the pleasant fea- tures of the visit here, as the service is excellent, The road is well supplied with lares, openzobservation cars, and they make very fast time, Mr. J. L, Winston was here last week and appeared to be very well pleased with the place. He said thatsome of the hoys had an idéa that it was necessary to wear red flannel shirts and high boots here, so, far fear (!) that you may be one of them, let me dispel that Ulusion. Wear the besbthat you have, and even a diamond or two willnot be outof place. We will take zood care of all the visitors and see that they are not blown up. with nitro glycerine; run over by. the Gars or scaréd by the policemen,’ LIKE THE GRAND AMBRIGAN HANDICAP, The special event refarned to by Mr. Reeser is the 25-bird Tace, $25 entrance, birds extra. $1,000 guaranteed, which will be commenced on June 24. The moneys in this event will be divided ins precisely similar manner to the way in which the purse in this year’s Grand American Handicap was divided. This event will actually be an- other Grand American Handicap, as Mr, Reeser rightly says, and we no uct think that he has placed his list of probable entries much too igh, A HINT TO PENNSYLVANIA GUN CLUBS. While referring to the prospects for Penusylvania's State shoot. it would not be out of place to urge upon fun clubs in that Stafe who are not already members of the State organization, to lose no time ih Sending in their applications for membership, The. State Association has worked hard for the betterment of the game laws of the State: and there seems a probability of its efforts this year meeting with the Success it failed to achieve in 1895, Clubs and individuals should recognize, before it is too late to do any gnbd, that only organized efforts can accomplish anything in this line. These words apply équally to every State association in the Union, If the game is to be preserved from practical extinction, ib can only be done by organized efforts, _And State Sportsmen's Associations are the best weapons with which to fight for the game and fish of any and every State, Western Traps. ANACONDA SHOOT, Cuicaqo, Ill, May 8.—There should be a good attendance at the tournament at Anaconda, Mont., June 17-20, for which the Jive shoot- ing men of Anaconda ara already making preparations, The club of that city will be host for the two big associations, the Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest and the Montana State Sportsmen's Association, and the.event will bring together the Hower of the moun- fain and coast shooters, Anaconda is a pleasant little city nestled among the big hills, and it is the home of an active and expert trap contingent, who are up fo all the latest wrinkles in the madern shoot- ing line, as witness their adoption of the magautrap for their tourna- ment, with a full programme of higbly attractivesort. In their local paper the shooters of Anaconda, make the following announcements regarding their facilities, all of which is far within the facts, as from @ personal acquaintance I can testify: “The facilities offered by Anaconda for the tournament cannot be excelled, The grounds of thé assotiation where the tournament will be held are within-a two minutes” walk from thé electrie car lines, and which run a half-hour service. For shooting purposes the grounds are all that conld be desired, as they are a perfect flat, with a good clear background. They are substantially fitted to meet all reqnirements, with a commodious clib house, scorer’s stand and cashier’s office, and a seating capacity For about 200 peonle, visitors and spectators. No pains have been spared to make everything con- venient. and up to date. “Tu relation to trophies and prizes, the club has practically arranged for $1,500 added money. In addition to the merchandise prizes, there will be trophies to the value $1,000, the property of the two associa- tions, and consisting of medals, cups aud badges ‘Among the trophies which will be shot for in June will be the indi- vidual championship medal of the Northwestern Association and the individual championship medal at; reverse angles now held by Dell Cooper, of Whatcom, Wash. Another Northwestern trophy is the 3-man team championship. The Hunter Arms (Co. have loaned to the Association the Smith gun trophy, valued at $250, The Globe trophy is valued at $350, and will give an opportunity for one of the sharpest contests of the tournament. “The Montana State championship cup for a 3-man team will also be shot for. Itisnow held by the Missoula Rod and Gun Club, The individual bluerock championship for the State of Montana, now held by D, D. Tiwohy, of this city, will also be up fer contest, Among the other trophies is the live-bird championship of Montana medal, now held by M. Wright, of Butte, and the challenge medal of the State of Montana, now held by James Conley, of Anaconda In ad- dition to these, there will be many merchandise prizes put up. “The Anaconda Club was organized in 1893, since which time it has held three tournaments, aud all of them successful shoots. At the last meeting of the Northwestern Association, held at Spokane, there were about sixty entries, and from present indications the entries this year will exceed 100, assuring plenty of fine sport. Ifis the pre- sent object of the club to make this tournament open to theavorid, and pneriemien from all parts of the country will be heartily wel- comed,” BUTTE ROD AND GUN CLUB, Almost within~a biscuit toss of Anaconda, if you can toss a biscuit far enough, is the sister city of Butte, which also supports a fine and skillfully conducted gun club, If any one thinks these men cannot shoot he should watch their scores, or himself try a whirl with them out in the glorious climate of Montana. Butte Rod and Gun Olub holds the Shooting and Fishing trophy, and will to-morrow defend il against a team from the neighborimg city of Anaconda, The selec- tion of the team from the club was made last Monday in a club shoot which brought out a foll representation of the membership. The ata was at 30 singles and 10 pairs, and was shot with the following result: 30 10 30 hile Sibgles, Pairs. Total. Singles. Pairs. Total. Smith .........24 6 40 *Westphal.....19 ~ 14 33, Wright,,..... 1.26 13 +9 Morse... wee 9 80 Christianson , ,22 17 39 =Walker........17 10 27 Waters,......,%8 13 2A Cowan .....-. 12 14 26 Jaeger, .. ....18 15 §3 JM Steward, .15 9 24 Anderson....,,21 12 a3 d Steward, Jr.i8 10 28 JONES). uh ae 2.20 18 So. ne fe ae ll OP 10ND Live bird seores are viyen below, several events of this kind being shot during the day; No.1, No. 2. No. 3. W S King (30)........0111111-@ J111411111—10 =—-111111114111110 - 14 Hamilton (29) ...... 1111111-% 010 11010 : J G Messner (:0)..... 11111117 1111111110 - 9 11110111110 W #A Hill (29)......... 1111111—7 1111010 11111100 Bessemer (80).. .1111111—7 00 1111110110 Burchfield... .1111111—7 101110 ero Ties ion) ioe Skillman. . SOLIIMIS65 “RPS 00 ee Paleiesie enna cebee na eld T1064 soo coche 0011110 Crossland (29),,. ..»,1111101 6 1101110 1010 AH King (29)...._.,.1111101-—6 011111310 1419111111114111 -18 1111421111—10 —-111119191111141—15 ane eaes ee 1111111111—10 ~=—00 W G Clarke (30) Slick... ils... on McPherson (29),......10 SUEGH (UD) iesieitsb nis eae toe 1111111100 111110111111102 JACQUE (O)eccvevereceeesrere 04111110 111011111;01112 (OF: eles Fal Qo) SSE Ae Mrinal 110177011111111 ives COS) a eiedemeeersislaicny Wa Adelelgiele 001110110110001 Meyers (28), ccsscvvaveessnees Malaleareb ictal 111011011111 lal ie (@iihy RA) On de nAsnas sat : 10C0 ‘ cree yen pes C No, 1,7 birds, $5, four high guns, all at 28yds.; No. 2, 10 birds, $7, Evans 2, Skillman 0, No. 6, 7 birds, $5, 28yds., 2 high guns: Hughes and Evans 6, Bennett. and Wilbut 5, Jones 4, No. 7, 11 birds, $5, 2 high guns: Wilbut 10, Atwood 8, Parker?, Mun- son and Jones 5, Carter 3 HOSTETTER BEATS GUTHRIE. May 7—Theodore R. Hostetter and C. S. Guthrie, both members of the Herron Hill Gun Club, shot a race to-day on the Davis Island. grounds of the club, Hostetter winning by 1 bird with 88 to &7. The birds were furnished by L. M. Gilbert & Son, of Philadelphia, and were a capital lot. Below are the scores: ; T R Hostetter... cccccvvececcavvers eye y 2220220222222 0 222222220019 22222222222: 2220 222222200— 28 2222202 2222322 22222722222 9} 22222220222 022222922222 32 88 2222 12232222 200220202222 —20 222402220222: 0 2222 ‘229222920 2202 222 222222222902222522—21 292222 23222 1222220222222 —24 —h7 IRIQUOIS CLUB. May 6.—The monthly medal shoot of the Iriquois Club was held to day on the grounds of the club at Howard Statior, The following were the scores made: CS Guthitie,,..ccsccras Ce Hyents: 12 3 4 & 67 8 9 MCEIFOY:iasecctewiveniesceerssscie- abe Lue. 90 Te bee TO) 9G WEru says ehh avales ap acielee wniaisle 9 12 14 14 10 58 12 Cochran....... adver ieleu-see 8 11 9 10 18 16 ‘ TIGTIB eek Gareth baile caimicwetatbencquil pele Sols 107 10) aS. 14 SG Se WCE ca cice a sts doa slclstesttieonrsia-siestentcys > wea cl) 148 C1 Rte RO WET OR Bile oiret ayaa cer eh dents Ae retoae Come De. ROP to ee 1 QT OPN tors bepatadd 0:38 aia mossy sls 8 22) 13° 12) 74 cb) 13) 1a Tt AV Lites Oren en ernk etter ncreeret ie ie Orelon CART casa, GG) we MCPherson ...,,cceseeeereevecsenes ve 12 14 14 13 17 15 18 18 Hartman...,s.s000s Pe eee eaters fae See are math TEAe gb HiISODT LE heh jdes coegeadasaaticinen tes lee ce Osama OF Sein faa A. L Burn, Sec’y; Trap in Buffalo. AUDUBON GUN CLUB, Burrsto, N. Y , May 1.—To-day’s weekly shoot of the Audubon Gun Club was well attended, twenty-eight shooters taking part in the club badge event, No. 3 on the list. C.S. Burkhardt wonin Class A; William Hines, Jr..and F.N Alderman tied in Class B, Hines wm- ning on the shoo off; J. A. Kennedy won in Class C, Owing to the near approach of the close of the club badge season, only six more events remaining to be shot this season, there is con- siderable interest manifested in the results. The Class A badge race seems to be the best contested, and it looks as though it will take the full fifty two shoots, if not more, to decide the winner. There are now six ties in this class, the following having won this trophy five times each: L. W. Bennett, L, G. Northrup, F. D. Kelsey, Alex. For- rester, fh. C, Burkhardt and C.S8, Burkhardt. In Class B George P. MecArhur has the call, having won that emblem six times, with William Hines, Jr., a close second, with five wins, and H. Reinecke, Louis Fries and J, J, O'Brien, four each. Arthur Coombs seems to have a sure thing on Class (, having won that prize eleven’ times, The attendance prize also has a leaning toward him, he having an unbroken record to date for that prize. George Zoeller stands next in Class C with seven wins to his credit, and W. R. Eaton third, with ~ six. Following are to day’s scores: Events: 12346567 Targets: 10 15 25 15 15 20 15 EH Burkhardt,, 9 12 22 11 13 19 13 Geo Zoeller... 9 417 .. 2. oe 0 Burkharat.. 10 12 22 15 11 18 13 123 466 7 10 15 25 15 15 20 15 +. 15-21 14 1318 74 8201210 ,, J, Eyents: Targets: NOrris....c0s IB OLbens sent tee UE Story.,,. .. un ee Swipes........ VEINEAT of Dlens Ge fo bot tyewam sy MME tha BY ites a GMeArthur, 101019121016 ., W Hines, Jr., ., 12 %3 yey ye Tfplel cekoniy 65 SO Hk Mieka an ean MEMOMOUDER Gah Bo aa dll ag oo AN oe, LW Bennet., 9 9 211315 2018 RT Hankin., ,, ..13.,., 4... J J Reid..... » 4 612 51814 8 A Porrester., .. .. 221511 15., E McCarney,. 711 1612124011 Ltries,..,. FOr Dots Bie Ae eS DCSweet,,.. $1317 910., .. FAlderman,,..., 2112....., Dennis......., 6 615 9.... George Floss, 912..14 8 2010 Kernedy...3., 6 918 * 719 9 Geisdorfer.,. 10... 1. .. 1 tn Myers.,.... AA EE Sait lta AUT (ey eA teabh Bae ieee ke ke J J Schneider. 413 Stewart... . Team shoot: E. ©, Burkhardt, captain, 8: E, W. Smith 8, Norris 9, Fries 7, Alderman 10, Myers 8, Perter6, Zoeller 9, Schneider 7, Hankin 4, J.J Reid 9, Hoyt 5; total 9v. ' EN: McCarney. cap aio, 8; Forrester’, Bennett 9, C.S, Burkhardt 8, Hines 10, Floss 8, McArthur 8 Sweet 8, Storey 7, Lodge 8, Dennis 9, Kennedy 6; total $7, Trap at Norfolk, Va. NorFo.k, Va., May 3.— In anticination of a visit from T. H. Kel.er, @ popular sportsman and representative of ths Peters Cartridge and King's Powder companies, of Cincinnati, W, N. White and Pete Gal- lagher, two of the leading spirits of the Portsmouth Gun Club, ar- ranged for a stoot for Saturday afternoon, but the elements pre- yented. By min force and a promise of a bountiful repast of soft crabs, Mr. KelJer was persuaded to remain over until to-day; and as a further inducement a friendly match was arranged, and an ‘un- known” was matched agaiost him, Wheo the match was culled the veteran Capt, Cramer stepped to the score as Mr. Keller’s opponent, but good naturedly said he would not take advantage of the visitor, and his last miss looked very much like he intentionally pointed the gun in the wrong direction. After the mat -ha team race was arranged, Mr. Keller and Capt, Cranmer picking the teams. A most enjoya jie afternoon was spent in this manner. Mr, Keller is known toroughout the country as a sportsman, aud invariably makes many friends for the goods he rep- resents wherever he goes. Scores: TIndividua! match at 25 targets: T. H. Keller 21. Capt. Cramer 20. Team race; Keller 12, G+liagher 10, Small 7, White 10-89. Cramer 13, Peed 10, Marshall 8, Reynolds 6—37, A. M. P. 398 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 15, 1897. Newburgh’s Semi-Annual. THE semi-annual gatherings of the West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association, of Newbureh, N. Y., are always thoroughly enjoyable, and the spring tourn®ment of the Association held May 5-7 is to be counted among that number. There are two or three reasons why these gatherings should be pleasant ones, First, the scenery around the grounds of the Association can scarcely be surpassed anywhere; second. these tournaments are held in the spring and in the fall, just atthe height of each season, when nature is wearing her prettiest dresses: third, Jake Gidney’s unqualified success as a popular caterer on all occasions: fourth and last, but not least. the ‘glad hand” that is always extended to all visitors by the members of the Newburgh Club. ae NOT A LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES. The number of entries did not run large, twenty-six shooters taking part in the programme events on the first day, and two of the twenty- six only shooting in oneevent, On thesecond target day the number of shooters was increased to over thirty, but several of these shot ‘‘for birds only.’ But the quality was there; note afew of the names: E. D. Fulford and M. M, Mayhe~, Utica, N. ¥ ; J. 5, Fanning, of San Francisco, representing Gold Dust Smokeless; Ferd Van Dyke, Dayton, N. J, winning the general ayerage and being on top each day, representing the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, of New Haven, Conn ; Ralph Trimble. Covying on. Ky , representing Du Pont Smokeless: J. 8S. S. Remsen, Brooklyn, N. Y¥.; H. M. Levengston, a rattling good shot from Ssratoga Springs, N. Y.; Neaf Apgar. Plain- field, N. J.; Gus E. Greiff, New York, representing Von Lengerke & Detmold and Schultze powder; Captain A W-. Money, Oakland, N. J, representing the amalgamated forces of the H. C. & Schultze Powder Compbanies of America; M Herrington, New York, representing W-A Smokeless; J. L.. Brewer, of New York; J. G. Lindzey, Dunellen, N. J ; Dr. P. H. Mason, Peekskill, N. ¥.; W. M. Stanbrough and Jas 8. Taylor, Newburgh; ete. And there were also others who were not far behind in the push: Jack Halsted, Harry Dain and Frank Southard, of Peekskill, N. Y.; J.B, Ogden, Warwick, N Y ; Beveridge, Fremont, Neb ; Capt. J H. Wood, Harry Higginson and Dickson, of the home club; W. H. Hy- land and his young daughter, who shoots remarkably well, North Tarrytown, N. ¥.: CG. MW. Perkins, Troy, N. ¥ ; J. Rhodes, of Fishkill, and his brother. T. Rhodes, of Marlboro. N, Y ; M. F. Robert, Rupert, Vt.; John M. Philips (Commodore), Salem, N. Y,; Arnold, Albany; Joe Baker, Ridgefield, N. J., etc, THE WEATHER WAS FAVORABLE. The Association was decidedly favored in the matter of weather, Bach day there was a brilliant sun, and it was warm enough, despite a breeze from the northeast, to sit around in the shade and enjoy life in general. With such a number of crackson hand (and indeed there was a warm lot for semi-experis and novices to buck up against) gond scores could be looked for with a certainty, as the background is A No.1. Butthesboo ing was not so easy after all, for the targets were thrown at varying heights. some quite low and others away up among the clouds, while straightaways were so scarce that they fairly took one’s breath away when they did show up. Gil, the head trapper of the club, is a boss trapper, and takes a pride in the work he and his foree have to do; it looked also asif he took a special delight in fooling the cracks, for the traps were not “changed eyery time.”’ but frequently, so that one never could tell what angle was probable -It might be three right-quarterers in succession; then a left-quarterer; then two right-quarterers, and so on. Such a style of trapping means Teally ‘unknown angles,”’ whereas if you ‘‘change the traps every time,’ it is scarcely unknown angles in reality. ; Under the above conditions straights were not as numerous as one would have supposed from the company; but with the warm com- pany facing the traps. it was 4 case of everybody in for the money” almost every event. This, with no added money in the purses, cut up the purses into so many pieces that a man had to shoot a great streak fo come out ahead. THE ROSE SYSTEM WAS USED, The West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association adopted the Rose system of dividing purses at its tournaments last year, and sticks to it. While the system does not meet with the approval of the cracks, and for obvious reasons, it does meet with the genuine approval of the majority of shooters inthissection. But this tournament at New- burgh was a hard test of its merits. being something after the pattern of the shoot given by the Cobweb Gun Club at Baychester, N. Y., last March, when so many crackerjacks took part in the tournament. In both instances it was a case of shoot hard to break even or come out ahead; while those who lost felt satisfied, because they lost less under the Rose system than they would have done under the old system. And it is worth while remembering that fer one man who wins at such shoots there are four or five that lose; somebody has to pay for the targets and ante up for the money won by those on top, not to mention the expenses of running the shoot and put.ing a small sur- plus in the club's treasury. : But we do think the club made a mistake in dividing purses in the liye-bird events on the same plan. For 5 and 7-bird races we have always held out for high guns; say one high gun for eyery four or five entries. For 10-bird races and events calling for a: stili higher number of birds. we believe in adopting the same plan, basing the moneys on the number of entries, just as the Interstate Association did in its programme for this yeai’s Grand American Handicap. Our reason for urging this System is the fact that live-bird shooting is more expensive and quite as easy as target shooting, and that there- fore, unuer the Rose system or under tke ‘‘old system”’ itis quite pos- sible for a nian to kill them all and yet come out behind, We would rather see ihe ‘‘o d dropping-for place system” in force for live-bird events than the Rosesystem, Make it nigh guns ali the time, The cashier’s department was, as usual, capably bandled by Presi- dent Dave Brown; John B. Rogers, of Warwick, N, Y,, taking bis old position of entry clerk and squad hustler, GENHRAL AVERAGES, _ In the general averages Van Dyke, by yirtue of his steady shooting on bo h days, was easily ahead with 344 breaks out of 370 shot at. Brewer, who tied Van Dyke for first average on the seecnd day, landeéd-in second pisce for generalaverave with 336 breaks, Fanning was third, 6 targets behind Brewer, Greiff came next with 328 breaks, Hawards and Lavengston tieing for 5th and 6th places with 3 7 oreaks to their credit. The above-n med received thé 6 averaze sed) given by the club—§13, $11, $8, $7, $6 and $5. The records ollow: = Ist day, 2d day. To‘al, Ave. Van WV KG et yeeererees tert boeres np esi Of 170 a4 92.9 Brewer ..,... Sterrerstieter 1419 1418171717121616 185 155 83.7 Dail ..ccyreeeseesss> LL 18 1813 16 18 14 11 13:15 185 147 79.4 . 10 17 16 11 18 14 14 13 16 13 185 142 vie . 12:16 14 11 17 16. 17 12:16... 16) lal 79.4 ApPBar..-.0. . 1619 201417191710 .,, .. 145 486729) = 88.9 vess> dO UB AT BIR 1699 9 2... 1445 18 81.8 Halsted... cceseeee-es, »» 1617 1218 16 118 ,. .. 130 WW7 = 82.8 Ogden srccceeeeeec, 18131642 .,19 611. 2) 4:5 100 80 BeveridZes...cccseee 2s os -, 14 ,. 17 1614 123 17 110 91 82.7 DicksONy 645 seess= = liber bs pile) Sealers es 110 88 80 Weis O oie preter ee fee eterna rae Wend Pant 50 40 80 GSE Court anaes pel ened Ooh ees 2h - £6 74.2 THVNE wesw reve eraser oe Boe aUlant pee 5 is) 14 40 Sng 4 out of 15, : ; Second Day. May 6&6. This was a lovely day with everything m favor of high scores under ordinary conditions, The targets, however, were lined up and down the screen as on the previous day, and straishaways were remark- ably scarce. With the aid of the good background the boys ground out the targets in reat shape, and the result was that every man whoshot through the programme made better than 0 per cent. Vau Dvke and Brewer tied for first. and second places with 170 breaks out of 185 shot at, Wanning was third with 164, Fulford and Greilff coming next with 163. Below are the records of the SCORES OF MAY 6. 1234567 8 910 15 20 20 15 20 20 20 15 20 20 Shot at. Broke. Ay. > weye 4518 17 18 18 19 19 15 17 19 185 170 Hvents: Targets: Brewer. yii.s.s ase 151818 1417181914 2017 185 170 91.8 Fanning .....e.ee ees 1316201317 2017 141816 185 164 88.6 Fulford......., vores 141919141717 16141518 185 163 88.1 Greltn@r ae stent vee 8 18 1712181917138 1917 185 163 F841 Levengston...... -» 1917151519 2017121417 Je 161 8% Remsen............. WI9iIVI2IRIWI7 M4 Ik Iy 6s 161 Sy Hienry-siigenverrcs. ~ 10171712 20181715 1518 185 160 86,4 Hdwards....s....e9. 1431818 18191918 101618 18) J58 85.4 Mayhew ....cecreue. 141817101617 18141617 Jfb ib? 84.8 Trimble....... o>) J4161412171571914 161% 185 1F4 83.2 ADP ANG arenes yy 1214.17 12141918 101815 18 149 80.5 Wood, 8 ener .», 1418141616111433 140 111 7% Herrington......... » 9w,.., 1217 161114138 150 94 62.6 Beveridge ........ +. 12.17 15 11 17 16 14 .. 139 fe ae baie) dle ee ree fo. if i7 445 (9 13 .. Loe : pea ons! 5 €8 71.5 Soe , 95 44 46.3 . 55 39 70.9 é 1% 813 FR 38 «669 . eda 40 28 70 Bakensit en sisy peeenent Oe he, ign potin <9) 40 24 «60 T Rhodes..,.......,. é 17 PJ Bi) 29 0-82 8B Roberts .,....... ' CYal ea 35 26 14.2 Gommodorbitiiy.tiyy «+ or > In addition to the above, the following shot in one event: each: H. C. H.in No, 8, scoring 9 out of 15; in No. 9 Sanders scored 13 out of 20, and Dowd 12 out of 20 NEW YORK VERSUS NEW JERSEY, A special feature of this afternoon's spert was a five-men team race between New York and New Jersey shooters; the latter by vir- tue of their being guests of the New Yorkers were the challengers. Neat Apgar captained the Jerseymen, Edwards selecting the New York team. Hach man shot at 26 targets, unknown angles. The re- sult was a win for New York by 6 targets, the totals standing 109 to 103 Fulford and Van Dyke for their respective teams led with 24 each while Apgar knocked out 23. Scores were as follows: New York, ED Pulford .....c0.eeceees eeeesecee ys LILII11101111111111111111—24 ¥ S Edwards ........... nests Catia 011111101111111111111110122 — JL Brewer ..,.,:.1.. es pheeat ss +). 0111111111111111101111011 —22 M M Mayhow.....cccccecceeeeeeeeer e+ 1141101111101101111151101—21 DUSWiood bere telrheess err OPE nee 1111101111111111011110100—20—109 New Jersey. BP Van Dyke... ccccevseesecseeeuee ses 2112931191111011111111111—24 NAD EAN iinet eeiessinauctstatualc nenstnatcnmnees 1141101101111111111111111—23 Capt Money.....c..eeeeeesaeeeene eee ¢ O101111111111111101110110—20 T-GaUIndZey setecacee vas panes eee ees «6 0010111110111111111110011_19 Third Day, May 7. This was live-bird day and the club had provided some excellent pigeons for the occasion, The boundary at these grounds is quite sbort and varies from about d0yds. to 450r50 With a strong wind across the traps these grounds are about as hard as any we know of, but to-day there was scarcely enough breeze to do much toward helping the birds away from the traps. The programme called for a 5-, a 7- and a 10-bird race with respect- ive entrance fees of $5, $7,50 and $10. Manning and James’S. Taylor did good work with the gun, scoring all their birds in these three events, while Fanning added to his record by killing 9 more straight, in a miss-and-out, thus making his total 31 straight. Capt, Money also made a good score, accounting for 29 of the 41 he shot at, using only his first barrel on 24 out of the 29 scored to him, The handicaps affixed to each shooter’s name applies only to event No. 38, the 10-vbird race In this event, asin all the others with the ex- ception of the miss and-outs (Nos.4 and 5) several of those whose canned are given shot only ‘‘for birds.” Below are the scores in de- ail: No. 1. No. 2, No 3. No.4. No.5, Taylor (£2).....0.0002.22122—5 9 2224211- 7 1222221222-10 .. .,.....,, Baker (#8)_..,........20012—3 1111000—4 2211110202—8 0 0O Arnold (28)...--. wee. 20202—3 2220122—6 22L0220022— 6 20 20 Herrington (28) ..... e1l2-4 ......, 0111122211— 9 10 211112222 Perkins (8)... .....- 10122—4 2201212—6 1:22 42w e 11220 ’ Money (9) .........5 12111—5 = 1211117—7 1212011112— 9 .. 111111110 Mayhew (' 9).-........ 11102—4 11010115 £0211117220—8 0 0 Wermont (28)......... 22112—5 122:211—7 2202021211— 8 22 2e Old Boy ( 6)......04.. 2201i—4 22z0120—f 2200210011— 6 10 221210 Ritchie (26)........... 20002—2 0222022-5 (011020Ww teal eee Shain i Wanning (30)..... eee 21221—5 9=1114122—7 122222212210 ., 212121212 Boyd (26), 2... ves... 23001—38 1021112—6 2101111220— 8 20 1220 Sanders (<6).,,,....-.01¢#1—4 ..._... 0; 2000110w 8 ure cadh ; Hill (27)...... veecer, O1112—4 2221121—7 1102260w Fuse One ata : Grebe ease Stent 1202%-4 2222222 7 1... sa 11 12120 Dickson (28)..,..,..,.22220—4 2111112—7 e0121211e2—7 .. ........ . Van Dyke (30)......, ....- 2020222—5 2022202222— 8 .. 112122212 Dowd (27)... cesecerae oe ie Sapbe ¢ 2IOIWZII— 9 eevee Gibb (26) ..e.2ees00s Ae KS Se 110011w 4 gROneAd Beveridge........- Reon Soctna aaa 12 22220 Mayhew (reentry). ..... Spon 9) Choe ou 121111111 HDWARD BANKS. Boston Gun Club. WELLINGTON, Mass,, May 5 —At last an entirely satisfactory day appeared to-day for the benefit of humanity in genera] and the Bos- ton Gun Club in particular, A day at Wellington when the conditions are such that a lost target can only be accounted for by faulty marksmanship and nothing else is something of a rarity, and must be given prominence, Not a single miss to-day was laid to the wind —probably because not a zephyr was stirring that could come under so dignified a heading—and minus the stereotyped excuse a géneral sadness was noted, and the silence was painful as a target sailed serenely on. The match to-day was productive of more fair scores in one con- test than any during the series of fifteen shoots, of which thirteen have taken place. A shooter’s best six scores count for the prizes; thus afaithful attendant benefits accordingly by throwm¢: out low scores and improving each Wednesday, if possible, At present Spencer has 108 out of a possible 126 under these conditions, Miskay 97. Gordon 94, Woodruff and Winters 89, and so on, down the list of twelve, with four others who have scores that will admit of comple- tion if desired, The last two shoots will quite possibly alter the com- plexion f the above situation, with exception of high gun, who is all but sure of his prize, the first. Summary to-day as follows: Events: 1284 566 7 8 91041 12 13 ih 16 16 Targets: 1010 5 6 1010 6 10 5 6 1010 10 10 10 10 Gordon yomseaniserres > 910 56 8 810 5 9 44 6 8 810 7 8 Brown 3 4 Aid BY Shes 7 67 oe ae 8 Winters De 4 BB 210 eh “4. Ge BS: Woodru AS i: Dt iit rr eden Sale eg Banks,. A ee ieee clits eee Bee a! bl Taft, ., BS 2 TE Br AP SG wed ee i Le Rastman Dy adie Vc) tbe Oe rer ath oi kh eee Williams [Tee daly rear Tee pe ete Nickols ee aie ry a A ee Spencer thee 0 OTB eee ie Ao OUR BOB! VAN ae Miskay...... Rites Gai oO. de Od eh esha We aire wise GUase 129 aac eee Sef ds 6 Decco: evel ives ew ete nets Sen gay meted Byents 2, 6 and 9 were unknown angles; Nos, 4, 7 and 10, pairs; No. 11. reverse pull, 3 straightaways; all others known angles. Prize match, 21 targets, 10 known, 6 unknown and 3d pairs; distance handicap: = oa Winters (18)..:c.cessee00+se1211111111—10 11111—5 10 11 10—4—19 Williams (15)..,..0..0000.--11110J1130— 8 11101—4 11 11 11—6—18 Miskay (17) vccceccceeceess JIIMI101J]- 9 11111=5 01 11 10-418 Spencer (16))..cccceeues wo 10T11712I— 9 + 10111—4 10 11 11—5—1s Gordon (17) .ec.---seeeseee LLIIOIIIII— 9 = 10101—4 —Ss« 10 11 10-4 77 Hastman (10)........e000s..2120111111— 9 O1111—4 10 10 10—3—16 att (ib), . sey Denke peie nee UU EIOT UOLO=—nOe mmrh il item Ont el 5 NiGkols (16), ccsceceveseseesJIIIIIINO— % 0111-4 01 11 10—4—15 Woodruff (17),,.,..00.2s++,1111110010— 7 00011—2 11 11 10—5—id Brown (15). ..sccce- .-1111000110— 6 ~—-10111—4 10 10 00-—2—12 Banks (14)issccveeeeeverve re OlLI000I0I— 5 1010-2 10 10 10—8—10 IN NEW JERSEY. FORESTER GUN GOLUB, OF NEWARK. April 28.—The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, held an all-day shoot to-day. Thirteen shooters took partin the various events. among the number being: Ralph Trimble, Tepreseuline the Du Pont Powder Co ; M, Herrington, representing the W-A Smokeless powaer; GC. you Len- gerke, of Yon Lengerke & Detmold; the McCiintocks, from New York; Aaron Woodrutt, of Hlizabeth; Cahiss, from Branchville, etc. The club has just enlarged its shooting stand, and has put in a new setof expert bluerock traps, The scores in to-day’s events were: Hyents: 12383 hh 6 6 %- 8 9 10 11 18 13 1416 16 Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 25 15 20 15 10 15 10 15 20 Trimble, ..,.-c+secyeeee, 12 16 14 16 14 17 18 20 14 20 12, BIDNOCK eS, Jase ans ceeete deel el sb eee ml: 22 tel fy Leer 2enyun ges J Fleming, ss» 91671 1515161216 , 1493 912 8 138 17 Herrington .. Bota eee deol old 20 a baie 14 Be Ores Von Lengerke ph ete en ctaees BG Rehr. reritetemss gece eb Maly GSmith..... eect ihe eto) Hy a cheno eel Bloke Dr Cummins Dea bed tet bts elena tole eree Ll On ire Bissett ..... Adela late aeecutaate ces Cine sled Ole Cel Caen Biel PH SOF Smite ess nei escwdia cn tkit kitmaaite) Ceo G mea elena HO am; etal Woodie oe ya see cbecctiled Gn: Lites s aloe ie eee eet eet tee AGI Aves ptoe reek re ce spear epee Te ote cele DAFIGMINE esis sesestiny 1 LOMO. Fite: old Oe, clon? CSHISS/. a pp recnee Gall gaa sO bt fo Nos. land 16 were at Known angles, No. 13 ab reversed order; all the others at unknown angles. No. 17, 20 targets, unknown angles: Bissett and D. Fleming 14, C. Smith 12. No. 18, 15 targets, reversed order: O. Smith 10, D, Fleming 9. Vay 8.—The regular monthly target shoot of the Forester Gun Club was held this afternoon. Fair scores and a small attendance were features of the shoot. Scores: Eyents: 123466 7 8 9101112131415 F EB Sinnock,, DSR salt. Sapeweeeirensy H Wambold, 7 HE Herrington 16, J. Wleming 16, ‘i 7 9 »Y eo eo . > 3 oo Pane ee ee ee es cee coleae ~ 7 JEL @ummine iiaereeese ste uses sauy ee ech at ve Herrington...... bebe ch tale. Seid) 8 MAUS ULI rh asi se Salas, ape Soie doa 1s obs cfoclintseli cd pee eee acal Sev bite MACE anLET ean Ome Nos. 1, 2,4, 6 and 13, known angles; 3,5, 7, 9,11, 14, and 15, unknown angles; Nos, 8 and 10, reversed order; No. 12, doubles. : H, H. WAuBoLp, Sec’y. BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB. May 1,—The first monthly shoot of the aew prize series of the Boil- ing Springs Gun Club was held to-day on the club’s grounds at Ruth- erford. Thé cup shoot was won by Huck with 47 ont of 50, Frank being second with 46 out of 65. Scores were: . Marvin (15), ..11111011111101101101110000101000101011101101111101—33 011111010101111 —11—44 Wise (3),....., 111114111101110010111.11111010010100111001111101101— 38 ‘ 011 —2- Paul (4)....., a pipet ticket ta RRL DA He aan eatin bso —88 Adams (8),.., UB TED UNSERE SESE 2 ‘3 1 1 — b= Jeanneret (10) 11000101111001010111101111101001110000000110111711—29 ~ 1111101110 — 837 Frank (5),... set eu ortataetcet me eat a 110011111111011101— 43 48 1101 — 3—46 * . a - Croco ‘ah ae Pe we ae we com: com: Huck (0),.,,.,.11111101191111111111111111001111111111111101701711 —47 Greiff (0)... ..11111111012110191111111001111011111101111011110111 —42 Palmer (7).... ae 111111111111071101101110111101011100011—40 lil — Billings (0),,.,11011001111110110101001111110101011110000111101100 —282 Asmus (0)... ,.01111111110111110011110101110111011111011011110010 —37 Peck,,.... ...0110000001100001100010000 —"% Sweeps were shot, as below, all being at 15 targets: \ Events: 123 4 Hyents: 1234 ADAMS. ...siseeeseiaee © BI211 Asmuss..... w. 1010 919 Greiff... wate oot an anyone eas wkd as te Palmer was oad TS 8 Mranic EE pee ala Wise .. sees 91117111 Jeanneret 8 611 8 Huck....... ao ot alae 14121212 Matzen,... Vv .. 12 Palen, exe ewiqane Sse Recker ae code tee eee er i 9 9 BASS v4 ante heleetiaeies t1i1i10 9 W. H. Hocr, Sec’y- Oneida County Sportsmen’s Association. Urica, N. Y., May 1.—Below you will find scores of the regular weekly shoot of the Oneida County Sportsnmien’s Association. The conditions are 15 singles and 5 pairs, expert rules, with a handicap by allowing a number of dead birds, The prize this week was won by our president, H, L Gates,from seratch. Trap-shooting is hay- ing quite a boom here at present, we having added twenty-two new members to our roll the past month. Scores: HL Gates (0) _.....es0e0e0+,-111110110111101 11 411 10 10 11 —20 # D Fulford (0). ~s+.111011110111101 10 11 10 11 10 —19 Fairchild (2)..-. «+.-011011100110110 11 00 10 11 11—16+2—18 Bremer (2)..05 seen ,~111101011010011 11 01 10 10 00—154-2—17 DECK (2)itscrrans as 110001001101101 10.10 10 11 11-15-4217 © A Wheeler (2).... . 110111010110111 10 00:10 10 10—154-2—17 11 00 10 11 11—14--4—18 FL Dailey (4). cc sesesteeese ses 100101001101001 10 10 01 O01 Ata 6 OR Mizner (4)... ..0000e00e+, 100100111111010 Sperry (6),..... a delderiste ecto ...-111001100011100 00 10 10 00 10-—11-+-6— 17 J W Fulford (1).........000++-111010100111001 0011 11 10 0116-116 Frank (2)....... sceveeeevevea--011117111000110 10 10 11 10 10-1442—16 Judson (2),,..seeeeeee++ee+++,001000001111100 01 11 10 11 10184215 Scott (2)i......-s vesecseeeess» O01111011001101 00 CO 01 11 10—138-+-2—15 10 00 00 00 10— 84+4—12 May 8—Below are the scores made to-day by members of the Oneida County Sportsmen's Club in the elub Shoot, Deck proving the winner after a close contest. Scores: Club shoot, 15 smgles and 5 pairs: ARS Sher sp eveeveeese e LOLILOIIIII1111 Deck (2 11 11 11 00 1i—21-4-2- 23 TW Hanford (A) icaveeeseveee ess 10111011111111 a 10 11 11 10 11—21-++-1—22 Fairchild (2) .. ve ceeese-101011110101111 10 10 11 11 11—19--2— 91 Kilbourne (2).. rec» -011011101111140 11 10 11 40 01-18-1220 Frank (2)...... 131111111013(0011 11 10 10 11 10—1+--2— 20 -111111110111000 »111101111111010 , 110011011111111 Pfeiffer (2).... BD Fulford (0).. HL Gates (0)....4. Bindemann (2). ...0ceeeeeeeees 210111110001111 Flolmeés (6) 6. .ecuseeeeeeeee ss »911110000110100 Cummins (4)....s0.e0e0eeee,+-111101000001001 Bruner (4). ...sceceeee veces e+e L0010110011 1100 Klages (4). cccsceeeneneees sey) e2001110001001100 11 00 10 10 01—17--2—19 11 10 1010 10 —18 10 10 10 01 11 —15 . 01 10 10 10 10—16+-2-18 11 10 10 10 00—1244-18 Mizner (4). ....5 vyanteeceves e+ +-010100010100010 00 1 Wheeler (2),-..serveneeeeeese,-OL0110001011010 11 1 Stone (8). .cseseseeeteves ses, QV0001100011000 Ba Pawtuxet Gun Club. Pawtuxer, R. I,, May 1.—The Pawtuxet Gun Club held its fourth weekly shoot for W. A. silver trophy. A strong east wind blew in the shooters’ faces, and low scores were the result. Sheldon and Greene each won a leg on the trophy, the others not shooting out their allowances, as they could not win, Sheldon now stands with two wius to his credit, and Greene, Mooney, Hawkins and Armstrong with one win each. Three wins decide the ownership: ; Sheldon. ssscssnaevsnecesccevreseveeveeeces sLL110110011111111101101 —1§ Gre@Ne. . cee tansnveeys ceeseuereeeeeesee es -0101100111111111110110110—18 MOODCY..cccncveveseneveeecerseecveesseees ¢-1001010001100101000101111—12 Hawkins vissessees ee caeaeeeterveseerssyss -4110001100000011001101101—12 ALUIStLONE, sccenceecteterenesssevyereeyens0t110011100101000000100101 —11 BadmingtOn, ..csesccesTeereseeeeeee eves ss 1010100000001101100001011—10 WIINBME occ cucceecteseeateeessesereee ss -QU00010100101100101000000— 7 Brownesl,..ccsescessaueeeensess seeeees -»s0011010001110101000110110—12 BCOLY vaca ws ve pe seavansvewsccurrereyaeeesay»1110100001100010110100101—12 AVATICN, .jccccevsuesyenenseesessecsenss «s+ 0000101100100000000001001— 6 * Guest, ~ Orange Gun Club. OrAnGE, Mass., May 5.—The Orange Gun Club held its weekly. shoot this afternoon, commencing at 5 P.M, The following scores were made at 26 empires, unknown angles> W. 1, Mann 20. L. A. French and Geo. H. Thompson 18, HB. C. Whit- ney 17, A. CG. Parkinson and Arthur Sherwin 15, Charles Cobb 14 and Perley Whitman 11, ; Our regular time for shooting is every Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. We use empire targets and empire expert traps, a set of which we have just putin and find that five traps is way ahead of one trap, oné man up. Obr members use an assortment of guns con- ‘sisting of Parkers, Smiths, Lefevers, Colt, Ithaca, Winchesters, ete. ; a W, ls Mann, Sec’y, May 15, 1897.) ; FOREST AND STREAM. 899 eee ee —— The Peru Tournament. _ Peru, Ind., April 29 —Who said trap-shooting was dead? Willthe gen- “lemen who have been slingint ink right and left within the past four years in the various sportsmen's journals, explaining what has killed trap-shooting, and also those who haye been equally energetic in ex- -plaining how to revive the sport, please closely scan thenames of the sportsmen who attended the “Amateur Tournament” held here yes- ' ‘terday and to-day, and then say whether or not they do not think that trap-shooting is a pretty lively corpse in this neck-o-the-woods. Tam fully satisfied that after they have carefully counted the num- hers and noted that the majority entered in all the events for both. days (or nearly all) they will find some of their pet theories knocked “oalley-ywest.”? - Iam also of the opinion that some of the gentlemen who have been shouting that an amateur tournament was never a success, and Othera who haye been positive that a shoot withont added money was fo tournament at all, and that no one bus the paid experts ever went ‘to tournaments and shot through the programme, will realize that mistakes do sometimes occur. ‘ There is one gentleman to whose attention I would especially direct the account of the tournament, and that is Mr, ‘‘Paradise Lost,”’ or Mr, “Lost his Bntrance,”* or whatever his name is, who wrote quite a lengthy article some time since telling how dead this game of ours was. I trust that he will be conyinced that there is one State in which she still flourishes. I wonder what some people will think of an amateur tournament where there was present in the neighborhood of 70 shooters, and where the ten regular events on the programme for the first day had an average of over 87 entries for the entire day, several of the events having 45 to 47 entries, and where tha first event on the second day opened with about 39, nearly all of whom had par- ticipated in the programme of the previous day; and also where the second day had an average of more than 23 entries. for the twelve regular events on the programme, A total average for the twenty- two eyents on both days of avout 30, This, tov, at an amateur tour- nament, where there was not a cent of added money, no merchandise prizes, and where the only inducement to etter was the entrance money of the shooter. Oh, yes, there was added money too, After charging the shooters 2 cents for targets there was an additional re- duction of one-fourth cent for every target thrown in the regular events as an average prize for the two best averages, and there was still Something left to the management, This was a personal tourna- Ment and the experts were barred. } Toward the close of Jast season, when a number of the shooting acquaintances of the promoter importuned him to open the season of 1897 with a tournament at Peru, and later, when announcing through the sportsmen’s journals his intention of so doing, he stated that he expected the majorily of them to fulfill their promise to at- tend. He then believed they weuld do so, but did not for one moment think they would bring along their friends, but this is just what they did. They were ‘‘all here” or néarly so, On the afternoon of April 27 the trains began to bring in the shoot- ers from the more remote parts of this State and some from the sur- rounding States The first arrival was Mr, Ben O. Bush, of Kalama- zoo, Mich., closely followed by young Willard Thomas, of Logansport, who Came in on the same train with that prince of mauagers, Mr, Jack Parker, who was just from the West, where he had managed the Atebison tournament and taken part in the State tournament at Lincoln, Neb, At 10 o'clock P. M. the register at the Bears Hotel indicated that there was going to be a shooting match in this city, as it contamed the names of such well-known shooters as John A. Flick, the crack one-armed amateur, of Ravenna, O ; Fred. D. Alkire, of Woodlyn, O,. just back from the Grand American Handicap; Mr. George Elliott and Wred. Cornelius (Smoke), of Rochester, Ind , and Messrs. Whisler and Kieley, of Marion, Ind, Wednesday dawned bright and clear, and the morning trains brought in Mr. A. Burnison, of Huntington, Ind ; Messrs. E. V. and Ol. Wright, Charles and J. Bt Rose, Uncle Jake (J R) Bruner, A. W. King, Bret and J. W. Dewalt, of Wabash, Ind., and Mr, Snow, a very pleasant gentleman and splendid shot, from Brooklyn, 0. These gentlemen proceeded directly to the grounds, where they pattici- pated in some extra events with the arrivals of the previous after- noon and evening, The next delegation camein from the South on the L EB & W. train from that section of the country, This train was yery obligingly stopped right opposite the grounds for the con- venience of the shooters, and the delegation which alighted from it was headed by the Indianapolis boys, consisting of the following members of the. Limited Gun Club, of that city: Royal Robinson, T F. Parry, J. W. Cooper, E. H. Tripp, L. C. Griffith, J M. Lilly (S. Mark), H.'T. Hearsey, secretary of the Indiana Trap-Shooters’ League; G. G Beck and Dr, O, F. Britton. Tnese were accompanied by Messrs. G. BE. Bruner, L. W. Cumberland (Lewis), Hngles, Wallace, Benson; the Apperson Bros. and Mr. G. Smith, Kokomo; Mesirs. E ©. and W, B, Cooly, Hilt Forbis and Byron Snell, Hartford City; Mr. Meyer Weiler, of their club, was already here yisiting; Mr, C Proc- tor, Union City; Mr. C, L, Bender, Muncie; and Mr, 8. E. Voris Crawfordsville, who has been a crack amateur for some years, and who was one of those who were entertained by Mr. KH. &. Rice upon his recent triumphal trip to the Grand American Handicap with his , team of Western cracks, among which Mr. Voris sustained his repu- tation by finishing among the 24s. When the delegation trom the train arrived the regular programme for the first day was started, but the ball had not fairly started before the Bast-bound Wabash train brought in Mr. Joseph Blistain (Slow), Lafayette; Mz. Pattison, of the Indiana Mineral Springs, and Mr. J. LL. Winston, The other morning trains brought in Messrs. Albert Bussel, Leesburg, Ind ; ©. A. Brown and ©. W Townsend, Knox, Tnd,; and the “game” was on in earnest, though the afternoon trains brought in their con ingent, consisting of Messrs. Garland, Wave- land, Ind., a “stayer,” and Squire Hosea (Bob White), Cincinnati, O., and one or two visiting spectators, who came to look on The grounds that had been secured were first-class, and were with- in easy walking distance of the depot, and just outside the residence portion of the city. They were as level as a floor, with a background it would be hard to improve upon, and with nice carpet of grass. Two sets of traps were used, and were kept going from the opening of the programme without cessation, except for some unfortunate breaking of traps; until the entire tournament was concluded. But there was nevera complaint offered by any one, and Jack Parker was everywhere, and nnder his direction it did nob take long to get things in motion again. The traps were seb according to the Ww. G. Seargent system of three traps behind one screen about 8fb. long, and the shooting was done in squads of five men up, standing in a semiciccle, aS in using the magautrap. The system was entirely new to this part of the country, though I understand it has been used successfully in several of the Western tournaments, including the Atchison shoot. Butit was very satisfactory, or at least if there was any complaint ip did not reach the ears of Mr. Parker, the promoter. Something over 10,900 targets were thrown during the bwo days in the regular events, and about 2,000 thrown in the exira events and for practice. Two large tents had been provided for the protection of the shoot- — ers should the weather prove inclement (which it certainly did not), and a smaller tent was provided and set half way between the other +wo for the use of the cashier and his assistant, which positions were ably filled by Messrs. J. G Brackenridge, of this city, and O. C. Head, of Moberly, Mo., who was here on 4 visit to his brother, the promoter of the tournament. Mr, Charles Clark, proprietor of the Clark Hotel, had charge of the refreshment tent, and served everything in first- class style. ; The sefapaeing was done by Messrs, Tim Dunnand George Wey, of this city, to the satisfaction of eyeryone. Messrs, W. VY Turpen, Chas. Lamme (both old time shooters) and Leo Landauer attended to the scoring for both days, and it was only necessary to make one cor- rection through the entire tournament. Mhe weather the first day was simply perfect; the entries large; the management by Mr. Parker perfect; and if any one failed to have a good time he has not been heard of here. The best shooting for the average on the'first dap was done by young Willard Thomas, with a score of 157 broke out of 175 in the regular programme, closely fol- lowed by Messrs. Alkire, Griffith, Snow and Tripp. Lappend herewith scores of the first day. SCORES OF APRIL 28. Events: Ex. J Ex. 2 Bs.3 123 456 %7 8 910 Targets: 10 10 15 10 15 20 16 25 15 20 15 20 15 8 9 15 9 14 16 14 24 13 19 13 18 12 5 10 12 8 11 17 14 23 14 18 15 16 15 8 8 10 8 12 20 13 23 14 18 14 20 15 Min#O,..cecareesees . oO 10 13 10 15 19 10 21 14 19 14 18 10 Cavanaugh ..,....senees 8 7 10 8 11 16 11 2) 11 15 11 16 ii SO GS ee ecethemerery of 6 8 B TSB Se. ok ee ks AIG Y Webs Revers pereress vc 8 12 81018132013 1811 ., 13 Haimbureh...eeeyesaeene 5 6 6 trent. st pee Ch PhS 3s Whislefiecncstsaceeetes 8 9 Ie 71017 13:18 12 18 1313 ,, BMOKCL ts dawvcedny sence: wh My te 91118 12..138 .. 12 12 BurpisODs. cceeeeseseseeen +8 + 12 9 7 18 12 241417 18 15 12 SDOW sesanereecceeescuns #4 or i 8 11 18 15 24 14 19 1119 14 BOCK, .sveccevseyanetees ws - + 5 12 17 12 17 12:18 13 15 11 RRODIDSOD, pe cpepeysennret 2 ee <: 8 1516 13 23 13 18 11 17 14 PALLY. succevvervenseusenr es aa <8 6 11 15 15 21 12 15 12 13 11 OORCTE ee chase cee teatemd ae Ue Galt soLOu earns) fe rip. ssssces a 1) ae) we ~~ So 14-1915 BI 11-18 12 16 12 --Qriffith.,... 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The morning of the second day dawned with quite a shower falling, and this, coupled with the fact that the weatherman had predicted thunderstorms for this day, made things look a little gloomy. The promoter called af the hotel at about 7:30 A M. and informed the shooters that a large canvas could be secured and stretched over the score, thus enabling them to continue the shooting at one set of traps. “Get out with your tent, Do you suppose a little rain is going to stop this crowd from shooting?’ was about all the satisfaction he could get out of them, and by 8:39 A.M sixteen men had paid in their $328 and were demanding that the pregramme be comm. nced, Tain or shine, as they wanted toshoot Three more shooters arriv. d on the morning train, including Messrs Parsons and Leach. Wrank- fort, and Dr, Deeds, Plymouth. By 9:30 A.M. eyery cloud had dis- appeared, making it another ideal shooting day exceos that there was a little wind, The entries did not run quite as high as on the first day, but the in- terest kept up until the last, there being as high as 30 entries in the two first events, which was high for the day, and ranging down to as low as 16in one of the 25 bird races, though there were few events with less than 20to25 entries. Some of theless expert shots (and justly so) concluded that they had contributed enough, and toward the close of the day were allowed to shoot for targets only. The pro- framme was finished by 2:30 P. M, thus enabling nearly all the shooters to leaye on the afternoon trains, Those that remained shot a couple of sweeps and the affair was at an end, thus closing what I haye every reason to belieye was the most successful tournament ever held in | his State, in point of attendance and continuance of en- tries, and one of thelargest amateur tournaments ever held any- where where there was no added money. Mr. L, C, Griffith, of In- ’ dianapolis, proved the best shot of the second day, but did not quite wipe out the lead gained oyer him by Willard Thomas on the first day, for the geueral average, though only lacking 1 bird of so doing. Mr. Thomas thus won first average for both days with a score of 323 out of 876. Mr Griffith was a close srcond with 332, : Below are the scores of the second day, with the exception of /a couple of sweeps, the scores of whivh were not preseryed: SCORES OF APAIL 29. 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As- there were 10,080 targets thrown in the regular programme events, tha average priz8s amounted to $25, which was divided be- tween Messrs, Thomas and Griffith - $15 to the first and $1010 the second. These hwo gentlemen wers probably the youngest shooters on the ground. In sharp contrast to those two young men were noticed several gentlemen shooting right alonz, and at a pretty lively clip, too, who have all of them touched or passed their fiftieth year, and one of them has already passed his sixtieth ‘These were Uncle John Whis- ler, J, R, Bruner, A. Burnison and Geo. ©, Beck, to say nothing of Dr. Britton, whose age seems to be a question with everyone except E, H, Tripp, who says he has the record, and can fell to the day. But never mind Partington’s age; heis still one of the best shots this State can alford, and is considered by many to be the most graceful shooter now before the trap. ’ The Ohio contingent —Messrs. Snow, Alkire and Flick came along way to aftend the amateur tournament, and certainly got wha’ they came after, They are allo k. Dr. C. L. Thomas came up from Logansport on the afternoon of the first day and spent the evening wih the shooters, but was called away by pressing business early the next morning. It is no wonder that Willard shoots well witb such a sportsman as a father, The local shooters did not take a very active part, not having prac- ticed much within the past few years; they did not like to display © their lack of skill before the visiting cracks. Some of them entered in several of the events until they discovered that there were plenty of shooters to make the affair a success without them, when they fell back, and kindly rendered such assistance as they could in other ways. : Anoticeable exception to the above was Mr. Johu H, Cavanaugh, Jack has been so closely confined to his duties as train dispatcher for the Wahash that he has done very little shooting for the past six years. But this cul no figure with Jack; he was proud of thé event, glad to participate with such a.crowd of sportsmen, so pail his en- trance for both days and shot in every event, extras and all. He shot very well for one haying so little practice, and could he hayes gotten one or two more birds in each event would have hardly been ou; of the money in any of them Messrs. Smoke and Elliott, of R-chester, Ind; Pattison, of the Min- eral Springs, and Brown and Knox, of Knox, Ind, are all srayers, J, Blistain (Slow), of Lafayette, shot throuzh the programme the first day, and was not so slow either. Mr John L Winston, the representative of the Austin Powder Go., was one of the two manufacturers’ agents present. He shot in most of the eyents for both days. x The winning of first and second average by Willard Thomas and L, C. Griffith was quite popular with the spectators and also with the shooters, who Know them both, Willard is well known to the sports- men of this and surrounding States, having been shooting for several years and in very fine form, but for some reason did not quite shoot up to his gait last season. Hehas anew gun, and he certainly hits them, Mr. Griffith, or Griff, as his friends call him, is the managing salesman for the Parry Mfg. Co, at Indianapolis, having charge of _ their business in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee. He is rob only 4 crack shot, but is a business man and a polished gentleman. The Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis. was well represented, an their members made 4 splendid impression both with the shooters and the residents of our city. They were the founders of the Indiana Trap-Shooters’ League, aud were enti'led to the first annual tourna- ment of the League, but, being in a flourishine condition, they pre- ferred to send it to some cily where trap shooting interests has been a little latent. They will go there and will assist in making it the suc- cess they did this one. When they do giye a tournament, every, shooter in the Sate should make every effort to attend, 2 Messrs. Bender, of Muncie; Miley an! Whiel->r, of Marion; and Proctor, of Union City, are “‘stayers”*’ Mr. Proctor was far from well and did not take part in many events the second day, but did well during the first day. Ed Veris did not shoot the ‘pesky mud pies’’ as like He did the spar- rows last winter at Indianapolis, nor as he did live birds at the Grand American, yet his scores were very good, and Ed would bea hard man to beatin a race involving the three kinds of targets. The Wabash, Ind., boys did not shoot in their ‘‘at home” form, as I haye good reason to know, but they made a splendid showing, both in ells scores and in the number in attendance. They have a fine elub, The Kokomo Club; but recently organized; is a splendid organiaa- tion for all that, and gets the first annual league shoot. Toey were well represented, and with two such sportsmen as G E Brunot and LL, W. Cumberland for president and secretary, they will surely” fiourish, and will make the State shnot a success. ° Bob White was shooting a strange gun and did not get up to the tae Better luck next time, or after he gets accustomed to her * ang, u Al Bussell, of Leesburg, Ind., who is a member of the Warsaw Gun Club, was in attendance and took part in mostof the syents. Alis to give a Lournament at his home soon und will doubtless have a good attendance, as he aiways goes to the tournaments elsewhere. The Indiana Trap-Shooter’s League held a very successful meeting at the Bears’s Ho el on the evening of the 28th inst., but.as that orzan- ization has a fine secretary the writer does not wish to deprive him of the pleasure of r-porting ithe sama. The promoter of this tournament, not haying time and opportunity to do so in person during the progress of the tournament, now de- sires to extend to every individual jshooter who saw fit to attend, his sincere thanks and appreciation of his patrona2e, whether by partici- pating in one event cr io twenty-five; and to several he desires to ex- tend his thanks for their kindly assistance in the promotion of this affair, which marks one of the most pleasant experiencas of his life. Among them Mr, John Parker, whose name mentioned in connection with a tournament assures its success: the Limited Gun Clubasa bady, especially their most efficient secretary, Mr Royal Robinson; to the Indiana Trap-Shooters’ League as an organization, but espe- ’ cially to its secretary, Mc. H, T. Hearsey, who would just about fit in’ Royal Robinson’s pocket, but who, aS a sportsman, weighs a ton, and map a the energy of the 939. Gentlemen, you haye my sincere anks. Asl have mentioned before, Mr. Jack Parker managed this shoot, and made many friends for the King Powder Company and the PG Cartridge Company, two firms that he ably represents at the rap. The tournament has already had its effect on the shooting interests of our city, as several business men have signified their intention of joining our club, and it is understood that another club, composed en- tirely of new shooters, is being organized, _ John M, Lilly and Thomas Ff. Parry, of the Limited Guo Club, of indianapolis, are a good-natured pair, win or lose, and they go a great way toward keeping every one in good humor if in their hear- ing. They shot several individual races in the rezular events for $1,000 (?) aside. Mr, Parry isthe uncle of young Griffith, who wou second average for the two days. Tom was Satisfied, and just as proud as if he had won it himself Abouta half hour after the 4rrival of the Indianapolis boys soms one was beard to say, “I did not know you were expecting the Princes of Wales.” But it was a case of mis aken identity. Instead of His Royal Highness, it was John M. Lilly John M says that he has not broken a straight since he had his whiskers ‘cut that way.”’ : J. L, He a, Buckeye Gun Club, Dayton, O., April *8.—Below are the scores made to-day at the tournament of the Buckeye Gun Club: ‘Events: 1284 5 6 7 & 9 1 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 13:19 Targets; 10 15 10 15 10:15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rike....... ws. 9 91014 9 13 101210151018 10 9 91010 9 9 Thompson..,.. 912 911 ..15 910 814 9145 9 7 9 B,. 8.10 Raymond.,,,.. 914 912 9:0 914 911 91310 910 8 9 6 ., Mackie.,,..,,., 915 714 71210174 915 91210 hed a, 0 repre (Cait. Wee cea , 918 915 7 8 912 812) 810,., mt a’ a Younr,......- 818 812 8178 8121014 913 8 910 910 § MVEES ee een eUaL 1 Rape mal cn Qe enon. Ue er ihe cee a AN e ae el we Oa pe ACUe gma dre tit se Se ce Pe Casa Ape ee Coby tl Sk ka Sale ES Raa ES Re ao Oe oe } TA WON a ry oie TIN 1d toe aie Ok ORE Bepe BA Be Ui ee ; CEST els tl ll pildeMcn tenn cere titres Bitasiaticteal. Me ern C Protsman yige oe ppaebae aecage pie cos 90-9) Hf eG Sie eee a Lyman,... Wr ee Pe a as See et 8 Wes ey Pes eh eis iy cree: PAG eel tea Si are Ae URTIOCKSjiceid ue ehh ae bef ifisg ehbew ae. OelOgeened 88) NTP Ob § We Dando i aockes ae ussets teeta see sone RLeeLO Obie Giee 6 Kiefaber..... ibis pus es vibes se roes eB LIG Lins hE RS ace RPE COT aan, é CE WIMCTI Navan b, Ory. os 0s Uyaa ur Eoee ake sarees ord eee : UU AGHC Rea cetetia | bitia chs dTutsbithts Fs Gebinghs eo bake ee ae MC DON EIT eave x6 lee! eed foal ce sie’ a Nels od tad dee ede) ds One Oana, SHOUD Ss tiddens i PARE te tot frm pe ered deena qooen Aleit (2a. PLAT N SM St ih ert rider bbe ate “A rertt vot tie LE tues 8 DMR a Oe A AR SG iain ad ad A a fie! € 6 AMS FW Oey apo rant cctant Ma tent Ac bw eT ok met ie con nt ewan “Yetta: GAMER ers ta ed sot ccatsenbsepeed re te ats) 10 MARTIN Dorr, Sec’y, Catechpole Gun Club. Wotcort, N. Y., May 5.—Inclosed find scores made by the Catch- pole Guo Club at its grounds this afternoon for the handsome can of W-A smokeless powder presented bythe Laflin & Rand Powder Co , of New York. Hach member was handicapped according to his ability. The result of the shoot was a tie for the trophy by Messrs. Foster and Seaman; the two dividing ‘he prize, Mr. Seaman taking the silver can and Mr, Foster the contents. ‘The shoot was at 45 targets, known angles, handicap allowance of misses as breaks: De Witt (2). ..cccceee see ee 21100110111001100110111010011000011—. 04-222 Woster (2). ...005000eeeees e+ 201110111101011101101031110111011 —25 +3 =37 Cosal (4)... eeeueseeees+1090111101100010091000111000100110 -14-++-4 -18 Wadsworth (4) ....+++++++ 10010001001010010000101001010100 11—13+-4 -17 Fowler (4) -...ccesee00e9« e+0110100000010101101001110110;0)10 —17+-4—21 Olmstead (6),,... ~. +, «-0000110001001009001001001101110000—12+-6 -18 Egnor (6) ... «++ 1000011001001091111010111100111011 —20-+-5—25 Youngs (8).....05 + ~ +2000100000100111001100100900010011—12-+4-5 —39 Seaman (8). ...0e0eeeee eee 0» £010111001101111001100101100011100—19+-8 —27 Burke (8), .....00c0a0.eee + -€000.001001000000009911010010 — 7+8—15 H, A. W., See’y. Omaha Gun Club, OMAHA, Neb,, May 1.—Below are the scores made this afternoon by the members of the Omaha Gun Club im the first regular weekly sno0ot of the season, Theclub will shoot every Saturday afternoon up to and including Sept. 25. Rolla Heikes and 8. A. Tucker were guests 0" the club this afternoon. s F Club shoor, 20 targets, known traps and unknown angles: Read. ,..,.11111110111111111111—19 Smead. . 10119101111110011101—14 Loomis... .111111°0111111110111—18 Carmicha’l11010011110110110111- 14 Randlett .,11011111101111111111—18 Krug...... 11191010110111111001—14 Towusend.11101111111111101111—18 Parmelee.,11110111111111011100 —16 McFarlane101:1111111111110110 -17 Whitener, ,0/1091011°0101111111—13 Brower... ,11111111011111010111—17 Bates..,.,.0111010101110/01¢011—12 Salisbury,.01111011111111011111—17 Searle..,.,11110)10'1101100010)—12 Kenyon... .11111110111011011101—"6-_—s Hughes... ,101010110101100)0171 12 Blakes,..,,.10°10111111011111301 16 Brucker .,11101101100000111110—12 Learned, .1111100 Sa a ae Marsh.,,..09109101110111011101—12 Montm’cy.01111011111111110110 -16 Stubbs .,,,11111110110001110101 - 14 W. D. Kenyon, Sec'y Sherburne Gun Club, SHERBURNE, N. Y , May 1.—Below find the scores made to-day by members of the Sherburne Gun Club at their regular weekly shoot: Hivents: 12 3 466%97 8 9 PRD MeV ceanhneeatrhirsurrrceriet, Os aie 168 “OF 0% Re oie oe J F Paddelford, HOD G2 5 7¢e tie he So ite Tee L © Parmilor,,,...ssss0008 1+ Oy, TSS wi O72 (BS Oe MALOLE Det clivsestuutrneeeaentdeees ve 8 5 at ee eo, ee oe ee ; GEORGE, 400 FOREST AND STREAM, [May 15, 1607. Connecticut Trap-Shooting Association. Merripen, Conn., April 29.—The Connecticut Trap-Shooting Associa- tion held its first shoot of the season on the grounds of the Parker Gun Club, Meriden, Conn., April 29. The tournament proved a preat success in every way. A good deal of mterest was cevtered in the team race, which was the drawing card: The Parker Gun Club members are good entertainers and plenty of shooting was had, Theshoot started about 9 A, M: with a warming up event of 10 targets, 50 cents entrance; and thirty-eight shooters.- (Scores not reported, as it was not on the programme) The club furnished a luncheon free of charge, consisting of baked pork and beans, potato salad, ham sandwiches and hot coffee, which was well served and highly appreciated. Among the visitors were O. R. Dickey; Boston, Mass.; Capt, E. B. Wadsworth (Puck), Boston, Mass.; KR, L. Trimble, Cincinnati, repre- sentative of the Du Pont Powder Co,; Chas, Willard, of the Colt Gun Co., Hartford; Conn, Among the list will be found nearly all the old familiar names of the Connecticut shooters, Room does not permit naming them in detail. The next shoot of the Association will be held on the New Haven Gun Club grounds, date to be made known later, The traps used are the bluerock traps, with North’s electric pull (one set of five traps), and 5,975 birds were thrown during the shoot, Everything went well, and it is not 100 much to expect that the Connecticut Trap Shooting Association will prove a grand success for the season of 1897, if anything can be judged by the first grand opening, under the auspices of the Parker Gun Club, Meriden, Conn, Scores follow in tabulated form: BKyents: pho eee -Ghoe Ort TE dee oye fy eoqq q Awd 5b 6 5 B B @ & AFF ww Ae Ae 4a Style: ab Tee Na ee tet mS ep SP ae js 24344 4 2.3 % 3 BeBe 6 8 2 BE 2 5 Targets: 10 10 15 I5 20 20 15 15 10 15 MafePoLtetataaccdersccatcditiacte oe loelip a IC Sridiue ts ele lo HOWE ees lebssbeateeeeiwcearsn) 2 125 (Tt cTh Wares =F 10 Millar ears een eres eee iecneecs LUP 6 dd-0ng? oloeelb-elebeld | Bo WHItMCY. ce ceeeverescsesseeesess 10 8 15 14 19 15 14 14 § 14 ATLA eee i ticcueee of 0. Gdemlar lo: iioeedoa ove ob Tb PADICCT, pecans sant saa peerrer, Vib Seb eke nh erie cht P Pp ah ete! Siyipaiius eee ek ee eae esr ee fee Ce amily bh ae yar ae BISHOP] Aeeeen te eaneeetaatgigaiae, Coe oe Muelle imei caetOnolse vee LL OOkg Ty cyniisesned boners Series! teh Gwe EE ab ie! rt OWLS Te ee ee ee eatin Omeld) oll el Sele eee : Pitkin, cree Shetek adaae 84) oe ToS ae Ge Is ts ian TE el sanhpeeerenessrcerey ou HE MN IR yd oe Rhy) a TRUTDNOL Oe tiancisnsaekeodeet me fe Se Ube Toelon die ld” aps is Giitler se ee ee strereceeeD: 22 D0 EUs Rew? Rock wellaeiineueeseseterrsbeeagee Oh nO) Moen lel el ole pecan STQVEDS..ccccecsceeescscssse cose S&S 8 18 18 18 14 10 14 6 12 (IMEFTILbsC Rt oan kates neat paaaeede) nO) LO) mule 1) bent: Ta STs “bs tO Videon...... oe. ST eae eee Lee Se Tey, eau 1) ese LA @lavideeiiiilasrssatesdsenseces 9 9 14 12 17 19 12 14 Gi 5 Clarke ee ee eect 0 co der 10 in) 6. deeds "99 10 fe $52 15s Ase ee 6 5 10 ..° 16 10 ~\- & 5 9 8 12 712 mn tig, 8 4 14 11 16 15 ce : eres aes OgartOD ,...00.00s 8 6 15 6 é ¢ ry dy sea ay er LS cat 1, cleats © Ban stimlile Blakeslbe,stacatenwratecetecene (0) O07, SS (1% 41" 1 Eee MGateS cs ceeccbabseretcstateares oO Os do) 10) 12) 1212 eg BAER hres tie te fuse te ate nen eee eae se On cli Oe les Wha DICKGY.,.cccicccccccnssccvessenes & 9 13 14 1B 19 14 13 10 (CAME ReMe vest hecamamnbens napainen eee Onl LelddeeeLOR cee at sob Ei NGretuicnestrotsctttnsaeeeees DOF Oeebh 1d. Aes the -tidb. OF 13 NeISBSTS eel ebatadransennesscuece 2s Op 21 T0>ad6s Iho 34 : PBC eet ee cts t testi ine cere Welds tl” ASE Te ter dn 9 CRICTIe FA SSN Bere eercoeretaea: Deeb is ne tae deen es PENNY ere ae bene incnese tl aN EO t, ] : GOOFAN i eeilisecdpecssnescdees oe 5 HO. ee 120745 10P aT 0001111111001001101011111 —17 Bennett cup shoot: GE Greil (A). csc ccegeces pe yeeer sees s41111119110111111011111111 —23 J Gaughen (A)l. i iasyessecsesas .1111111101011001111111111 —2i M Van Brunt (A). ...,,eeeees .1111100110111100111111111 —20 FA Thompson (A)......00,20+ eee ee © 0011111111101110001110111 —18 Dr Shepard (B)..cscssccegerseeyeee ven e«100011111110010011010111111—18 A A Hegeman (A), ...ssssecees veeeeeeesss1410001111011001101101111 —17 CE Heeb (B)icceccccc ccs ecen eee eeesy e000 011111111101001101101100100—17 P AGAMS (A). cccsscescseereryeceeeeenss 0011101001010110011111111 —16 Dr O’Brien (B)....eeseseesy eae enevues es so 001110100111011101111000011—16 PE George (A). .c.. senssessvevessee ees 4001001010110111001011111 —15 W _ H Thompson (A)....... Qooncich, peeaeeee2110010001001010011101101 —13 Sweeps were shot as follows: Events: 12383846566 7 8 91011:213 Van Briint Winevereccvecsseune o De 4 80! 6) 2) 0 deat 4 SaU eb de oa ne oateonooeais sei Wwe ay en fe dl eb ES Venetian oy en ee naeeee (Heike Up okitalit Up ee Be seo So ah UE TIEN Pneirteelslcot unate ion cone ME aL Seana riots Waly ot he AGAUST. eesesrtesadevemewe 2 9 0 4 8 fF 18 i 2 9190 51 EVASTHOMPSOliyy resdeocevsaccens st 1087s 7) O08) Gard, 8 68-820 eg oh WeHeDie hips ony ccteee orate bench sa eolcwacer ce mewtcct ce ot SBOE ORRIN otnee en iiensereneee ae amune ere Punk Pepe tk anew ena IDA yaa APR RMP Ree Anya mal oh Paw age og begs oF SROPALA A crtcenceveincem ee tee teh. ot Meemane Eke ch phere Multa CEPA aon a ee Geena eng Clete iinet a yp mtassh ih sper) tr ST EAC AOAC An ieremrarocecetie ms xh Mea cee cS th Ut ul, cohen) TOME VAP tea teetihetine eetente COKE CRC TE ERE mnds oO Les en UL Oe Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive were 10 targets at unknown angles; Nos. 8-13 were miss-and-outs at unknown angles. G. FE. Poon, Sec’y. Gilbert Defeats Brokaw. New Yorr, May 8.—One of the most important matches of the sea- son, and probably about the last, was shot to-day on the grounds of the Larchmont Y. C, The conditions were 30yds, rise, 30yds. bound- ary, 200 birds per man, and the contestants were H. B. Gilbert and W. Gould Brokaw. The match excited a good deal of interest, both parties being well known in trap-shooting circles. Gilbert in particular has had a most remarkably successful career at the traps this season, losing only match out of many that he has shot. Brokaw, on the other hand, has not been seén much at the traps of late, as he has been spending the winter for the most part at Palm Beach, Fla,; his practice work for this match, however, showed that he was in the best of form, as he scored 49 straight one day, and 177 out of 200 in a trial match. There was quite a little betting on the result of the match, Gilbert haying the call. He was handled, as usual, by Capt. A. W. Money, while Geo. 8S. McAlpin looked after Brokaw. Col. H. A, Batter was the referée. There was quite a gathering of club men when the race started, on the arrival of the 10 A, M, train. Among those present during the match were: Noel H. Money, Capt. A. W. Money, W. A. H. Staiford, G. S. McAlpin, John Boudouine, Charles Hibbart, Daniel Bradley, Fred G, Moore, Col. Butler Mayhew Bronson, Frank Hardy, Roger Lamson, FE, Payson, Clifford Brokaw, C. U. Hamilton, George Ide, E. 5. Hatch and D. B. Gilbert. Gilbert won easily by 12 birds, his score of 175 being very good in view of the fact that the birds were a fast lot and that there was a strong breeze blowing across the grounds. The 30yds. boundary, too, must nor be forgotten, The score tells how the match was shot; EBB GUIGOrty sy ites cessed Arn 02222222022222202222 22022 —21 0222220212222210110221022 —20 2020 222:221212222222222222 23 222222222222 22222297 10222 —24 0202222212212122 2202221 22 —22 2221022020222022212201222—20 2221220021202222 242211221 — 22 2222122022111112012211222—23 —175 .2202222220022222002220020 —07 0222222222022221 202222220 —21 2222022122220021212110021—20 102222202 2120211221111120—21 2202202211202220202202111—19 1224222222202 22 22222202923 1121222222002222022202220—20 2222201222120222220222222 99 163 W G Brokaw.... Pe ee ry Rhode Island Trap-Shooting Club. Provipence, R.1., April 29.—The first of the series of prize shoots arrangeu tor the members of the Rhode Island Trap-Shooting Club was decided to-day. The prize was a silver can of W-A Smokeless owder, and four cans of the same powder, five prizes in all. Hvent Ro. 3 was the prize shoot; in this event P, H, Randall and R. C. Root tied for the silver can, whieh has to be won three times before be- coming the property of any ons member. The numbers in brackets after a shooter’s name denote the number of extra targets allowed. Those who were not members of the club were not entitled to any of the prizes. Next week's contest will be known as the Gold Dust pow- der event, and there will also be another 25-target race for the silyer W-A can, Below is asummary cf the scores made to-day: Eyents: 1234656 Byvents: L234656 Targets: 25 10 25 10 10 10 Targets: 25 10 25 10 10 10 RC Root (6)..... 18 621 510 7 GCornett (),..... 518 6 5 8B OMAN ieccs AO ti ADeaeiee oe RE OGRARN ates tae ot TGs yee FJ Greener (0),. 17 818 7.,.. FArnold*,,....... 817... 4., SF Wilson (0)... 16 816... 5 8 WHSheldon(0). .. 1017 9 6 7 Jd F Russell (6),.. 16 517 .. 7.. PH Randall (0)., ., 721... 8 6 #} C Whitaker (0) 18 918... ..,.. SBrownell*...... 1. os os Bye ve H Remington (6) 14 620 7... * Not members. J. F. RUSSEnL, See’y. At Watson’s Park, ; Cuicsco, Hl, May 4—The following scores were made to-day on targets: Bob White, sueaeseeeeegueeeecsuwoneee ee 0L1101911111111111100110—20 BE EB NGal,. cae eeeene ses ceeeeeee ene yee tL10111101011111111111111 —22—42 JH Amber RE, vecugsecesesecsceveey«s001110101001010011111111011—17 AS Kleinman....... eceoeesouseeece ees ¢2111010111111101011111111 —21—38 Match, 50 targets: AS Kleinman, ,..11101110011111111111101111011011111111111111111111 —44 Gillespie... .....-11211111111111111111010110110101111001110000011011—37 May 6.—Live birds: SiMONELS . 05. cece eee vee seeseccs ces ss . 00120221211 1200110102211002122—21 TODY .sevecsevseerttiuygrssecseedseeessdahec0l1120210010,00 —13 B Barto. cvccveveessteeceeess -s4- see. lee021102010010 —9 BACCIy - vee qian ddd pwiewginesise taint se SUL 000000 —2 ATIGTOWS. ..csccensetecesense toss eee ee 0201002200 1 GBBSL. wclalsetlurtiba bined. x «ave hieeisieinveioignec lea 10 . —3 FRABSANG iL pe re ova. tracer reterecelolers.eiererere’sto,oletatel OU — so Same date a 75-target match between Dr, Laneand Dr, Hungate re- sulted in a win for Dr, Hungate by the score of 51 to 37, RAVELRIGG, Kentucky Gun Club, _ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3.—The Kentucky Gun Club opened its season ©n Saturday last, May 1, under adverse conditions so far as weather was concerned. The following clipping from the Courzer Journal of yesterday gives a good account of the progeedings, and also gives the dates of the coming shoots vf the elub: Bree enc the cold, blustery weather, twelve members of the Ken- tuecky Gun Club gathered on their grounds at Fifth and L. streets esterday, inaugurating the season, which lasts till the close of Octo- er, Those who participated in the first day’s shoot were Messrs. W. W. Thompson, H. J. Lyons, W. L. Lyons, A, Ll, Phelps, Jr,, A. P, Houston, J. B. Williamson, J, B. Alexander, Bmile Pragoff, John Prins, H. T. Smyser, Sam Hutchings and Bland Ballard, “The members of the club are divided into three classes, A, B and C, according to their proficiency in shooting. Every Saturday a con- test will take place, and the member of each class who has won the greatest number of times by the close of the season will be given a gold medal. The birds are projected from five traps and always at unknown angles. In Class A, Mr, A. P. Houston won yesterday, mInaking 22 out of a possible 25 points, In Class B, Messrs, W. lL. Lyons and H. T. Smyser were tied, each making 17 points. On the shoot- Cea Lyons won, In Class C, Mr. John Prins won, hitting 14 irds. “On Decoration Day, which will be the fourth anniversary of the club, a large attendance is expected at the shootfrom all over the State, and on July 4 the annual meeting will be held for the cham- pionship of the State,’ - Missouri and Kansas Gun Club Tournament. Lirrit Rock, Ark., May 7.—Under this title will be given a tourna- ment at Joplin, Mo., May 25-27 with $300 added money. The pro- gramme will consist of ten 20-target events each day, with four moneys in each purse, W. G. Sergeant and C. M. Sumner are the promoters of this shoot, and they, in connection with the other shooters from Joplin, Mo., _ and Galena, Kan. (where the shooters composing the above club re- side), are sure to give those who attend a good shoot. Sergeant is well known all over the country as one of the best amateur shots, and there has not been a shoot of any consequence in the West for the past two years that he hasnot attended. ‘hisalone should materially increase the attendance, as reciprocity and the promoters’ popularity is frequently instrumental in inducing shooters to attend tournaments whom added money would have failed to bring. Those who attended the Joplin shoot in °96 will recall that every- thing was carried out as announced, and that it was one of the best managed affairs on the circuit, and that the hospitality shown, the visiting Shooters was generous to a fault, Joplin is only 160 miles from Kansas City, and this shoot, following right after the Missouri State tournament, will make it_conyenient for shooters from @ dis- tance to attend this one also. Just ship your shells to E. Webster, Joplin, Mo., and you will find them when you want them, Pavt R. Lirzxn, All preparations for the delegates from the different New Jersey gun Clubs on May 19 have been completed. The hour for the meet- ing is set for 2 P. M., and the place of meeting is Room 1009, No. 877- 379 Broadway, New York city, the rooms of the Sportsmen's Associa~ tion, So many clubs have notified the committees appointed to call the meeting of their having appointed delegates, that the suecess of the efforts to re-organize the old State organization, or to organize a new one, ig insured. We may now look for a State shoot in New Jer- Sey some time this summer or during the early fall. All gun clubs that have not elected delegates to date should do so at once. Answers to Correspondents, No notice taken of anonymous communications Party oF THREE.— You will find good bluefishing and weakfishing at Bamepat, N.J.,in the season. Write to Capt, John Kelly to keep you posted, H. P., New Hayen, Copn,—Ans.: Articles on smokeless powder small bore hunting rifles were published in our issues of Sept. 26, Oct. 17 and Noy, #1, 1896, In answer to H. B. C., North Ferrisburgh, Vt., lasb week, an error was mdde in printing ‘‘burst’’ for “hurt.” The sentence should read prey tales gun barrels) are also less liable to ba hurt by falls or ows. B, B.—For the New York law on black bass see fishing columns. Best places near New York are Lake Ronkonkomo, L, J,, and Green- wood Lake, N. Y. Write J. E, Waterstone. A. H. 8., Meshoppen. Pa.—For June trout flies select grizzly-king, brown-hackle, professor, ibis, cow-dung, silver-docter. Use darix flies on bright days, and bright flies on dark days. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. Marlin Model of 1894, THe Marlin Fire Arms Company, New Haven, Conn., send us an advance notice of a new .22eal. repeating rifle, which will be ready for delivery June 15, This is a take-down repeater, weighing, with 24in. barrel, 544lbs. and shooting withoutany change in adjustment the short, long and long rifle cartridges for this caliber. The action of this rifle is that of the very popular model of 1592, with the addition of the take-down feature and various improvements. Chief among these improvements may be noted the following: The working parts are of tool steel, carefully hardened and eiaranteed to wear, while the receiver is of the special tool steel used in the Marlin high-power smokeless rifles. , The important factor of cleaning has received due attention, and a great advance has been made in this respect, The barrel may be cleaned as easily from the breech as from the muzzle, and the work- ing parts are finely polished, thus insuring an action even smoother than in the famous model of 1892. All paris of the action are se- curely fastened, so that none can be lost; butat the same time all may readily be removed, if desired, and eyery crevice thoroughly eleaned. —Ady. Bicycles. THE Relay Mfg, Co., Reading, Pa., issue a neat catalogue of their well-known and reliable bicycles. ‘he Relay line is yery complete, including six models ranging in price from $60 to $100, besides tan-~ dem, combination tandém and tricycle tandém. The latter is a novyeity in cycle construction, and should prove very popular with persons who have heretofore been debarred from the pleasures of cycling through the fear of upsets. . Relay bicycles possess many features of sterling ‘excellence, none of which is perhaps more striking than their visible ball bearings, which enable the rider to inspect the bearings without removing the wheel from the frame. Catalogues will be sent on application,—Adv, Antidote to Ivy Poisoning, — Him is a non-poisonous lotion for external use, which}insures an instant cure for ivy poisoning and the bites and stings of poisonous insects. It is said that a single application will relieve the pain caused by a bee or hornet sting, and a few days use will cure the most obstinate case of ivy poisoning. The preparation is espécially valuable to sportsmen as an antidote to the poison of black flies, pnats, ete., and the importance of having this articleon hand ready for use should not be overlooked.—4dv, A Fishing Trip ; Atong the lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is the title of a beautifully illustrated pamphlet of thirty-two pages, the contents of which are devoted to practical methods of fish-catching in near-by lakes and streams. One copy will be sent to any address on receipt of two-cent postage stamp. Geo, H, Heafford, General Passenger Agent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ul.—Adu, ; Hunting Launch, Tae Aleo vapor engine launch is provided with a motor controlled from the bow, and is especially adopted for hunting, No licensed en- gineer or pilot is required. Catalogue, containing full particulars, will ba mailed on receipt of 10 cents in che by the Marine Vapor Engine Co., foot Jersey avenue, Jersey City, N, J,—Adv, . FOREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. TrrMs, $4 A Year. 10 Crs. a Copy, \ Srx Montus, $2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1897. VOL. XLVIII.—No. 21. ty 0, 846 Broapway, New Yor«. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ATTENTION is directed to the new form of address labels on the wrappers of subscribers’ copies. The label shows the date of the close of the term for which the subscription is paid. The receipt of the paper with such-dated address label constitutes the subscriber’s receipt for money sent to us for a new or renewed subseription. Unless specially requested to do so, we do not send séparate receipts. Subscribers are asked to note on the wrapper the date of expira- tion of subscription; and to remit promptly for renewal, that delays may be avoided. For prospectus aud advertising rates see page iii. If we are content with an ungainly fly, we will be satisfied with inferiority of rod and tackle; and although the fish may not see the difference, the angler may become, trom neglecting one point, slovenly in all. A well-made fly is a beautiful object, an ill-made one an eyesore and annoyance; and it isa great satisfaction both to exhibit and examine a well-filled book of handsomely-tied flies, R. B. Roosevelt. Che Forest and Stream’s Platform Plank. “The sale of game should be prohibited at all seasons.” NAILS DRIVEN IN 1897.—No. III. NEW HAMPSATEE, Act of March 3, 1897 —Section 1, That any person who shall for the whole, or any part ofthe time, engage in the business or occupation of fishing on any of the streams or ponds of this State for the brook or speckled trout, or in the lakes thereof of less size than the first Connecticut lake for lake trout, with intent to sell or trade fish so caught, shall for every such offense be fined not less than $200, or impris- oued not less than thirty days or more than six months, or both. THE MAINE GUIDE LICENSE. Tn Maine guide registration law provides that before engaging in the business of guiding one must register with the Commissioners of Fisheries and Game his name, age and residence, and must procure from the Commissioners a certificate setting forth that he is deemed suitable to act asa guide. For this certificate he is required to pay a fee of $1, and for failure to comply with the law there is a fine of $50. The obligation is not imposed upon any person who does not directly or indirectly hold himself out to the public as a guide, or directly or indirectly solicit employ- ment as such, Every registered guide is required from time to time, as requested by the Commissioners and on blanks furnished by them, to “forward a statement to them of the number of persons he has guided in inland fishing and forest hunting during the time called for in said state- ment, the number of days he has been employed asa guide, and such other useful information relative to the inland fish and game, forest fires, and the preservation of the for- ests in the localities where he has guided, as the Commis- sioners may deem of importance tothe State.” Whenever a registered guide is convicted of a violation of the fish or game laws he shall forfeit his certificate and be debarred for one year from engaging in the business of guiding. ‘The purpose of the new system manifestly is to give the Commissioners, who represent the executive machinery of the game law, some measure of control overthe guides, who are most directly and personally responsible for the ob- seryance or the violation of the law in the woods. Noone will question that the Maine guide has it absolutely within his own contro] to see that the game law shall mean in the cover of the forest precisely what it does on the page of the statute book, When a man from Boston or Worcester or Providence or Albany, or New York or Philadelphia, goes into the Maine woods and takes his'game out of sea- son or by dogging it into the water, he does 50, and can do 80, only with the purchased Cocnaeantel encouragement and assistance of his guide. And not only this, but he dares to defy the law only because he believes that he may trust his guide and accomplice to keep mum about it afterward. This is not saying that ninety-nine out of every hundred Sportsmen who go down to Maine are not in spirit and practice observant of the laws; nor that. ninety-nine guides out of every hundred are not in Spirit and practice law abiding, The fact remains that the hundredth sportsman and the hundredth guide do kill an unconscionably large amount of game in forbidden ways and seasons, and it is to get control of this hundredth factor that the guide license and guide reporting, after coming out of the woods, ystem has been put intoeffect. Ifthe constitutionality of - the law shall be tested, doubtless the line of reasoning adopted for its defense will be to show that no new prin- ciples are involved, but that the law involves only familiar ones carried to an extreme. The police power of the State is very broad. In rela- tion to game and fish it may prescribe conditions as to when, how, by whom, and for what purpose they may be taken; in short, may hedge about and restrict that taking eyen to the point of absolute prohibition. Maine may enact that moose may not be killed at any time, or that they maybe killed at certain seasons only, under condi- tions that the hunter be licensed or that his guide be licensed, and that the killing be reported to the officials. Guiding sportsmen is a part of hunting; as a part of hunt- ing, it is subject to that’ legislation which has to do with hunting. All that requires to be shown in defense of the cons#tutionality of this Maine guide’s law in its general character is that the statute isin the direct line of game protection. What the new system will accomplish in the direction of eliminating from the guide’s calling unworthy members remains to be proved in practice. No qualifications are named by which the Commissioners are to govern them- selyes in determining the fitness of an applicant; it appears to be left wholly to their discretion to declare a man fit or unfit to act as guide; and just here perhaps is the weak point in the law. We may take for granted, however, the desire and purpose of the Commissioners to exercise their discretion for the good of the cause. The chief objection to the system on the part of the sportsman is found in anatural and quite defensible objec- tion to having made public or a matter of record his ex- perience in the woods. The thought that his success or his failure, his goings in and comings out, rising up and sitting down, are to be made subject of official inyestiga- tion and chronicle, takes away something of the freedom and abandon which are after all the chief charm of the wilderness; and the law-abiding sportsman is quite as apt to resent this feature as is his brother who finds in it a hamper of lawlessness. SNAP SHOTS. Mr. Jamus A. Mruumr, of Denver, Colo., has submitted to Congressman John F, Shafroth a proposition with respect to the buffalo remnant in Lost Park Reservation. There are very few of these animals surviving, and the machinefy of the State game protective system does not seem to be adequate to cope with the problem of their preservation. They are killed by illicit hunting in such numbers as to oyercome the natural rate of increase. The end not long deferred must be extinction, unless some more adequate protection can be provided. Mr. Miller proposes that the United States cavalry stationed at Fort Logan, near the Park, shall patrol the buffalo country to keep out poachers The proposal has much to commend it. The duty would be an agreeable one for the troops, and although the actual measure of protection might not be considerable, the knowledge that United States troops were on the look- out would doubtless deter the rascally class of hunters who are now bold, because under the present remote and inade- quate system of protection machinery they have nothing to fear. We trust thatthe matter may haye favorable con- sideration by the Interior Department. Something of the complications and difficulties which must always attend interstate game legislation was hinted at in the letter from Dr, Geo, W. Massamore, printed in our last issue relative to the black bass law of the Potomac. In the winter of 1895-96, the legislatures of Maryland and Virginia adopted laws providing a close season from April 15 to June 1 for Potomac black bass. The operation of the statute, however, was made contingent upon the enact- ment of a like law by West Virginia, and it was stipulated that before the statute could go into effect in the three States, its adoption must be proclaimed by each of the sev- eral governors. West Virginia in its turn adopted the law last winter, but the proclamation was not made in season to procure the full close in time for this year. Last week Goy. Lowndes, of Maryland, named May 19 as the first day of the close time for 1897. Eyen the short season thus proyided will be beneficial. The case of Rey. Dr. Owen, of Hagerstown, Md., who was up before a Williamsport justice of the peacé on the charge of haying caught Potomac bass out of season this _ measure for the protection of the birds. year, has attracted some attention. It appears that the justice authorized the prosecution under the misconception that the Potomac black bass law was already in effect, whereas it is to be said for Dr. Owen that the law—or lack of law—was on his side, and he was guiltless of actual vio- lation of the statute. The question comes up, whether under such circumstances, it is the duty of an angler to obey both the letter and the spirit of the law. The Mary- land Legislature haying enacted this statute providing fora close season on black bass, to begin on April 15, but hay- ing its operation dependent upon the adoption of a like law made by sister States, the question is whether a fish erman who governs himself by the ethics of the fraternity rather than by the strict letter of tke law should refrain from black bass fishing after April 15, or whether, taking advantage of the technicality of the case, he should insist upon his right to fish. Underthe circumstances, should not an angler be goyerned by the higher law? It is an encouraging sign of the times to ob- serye that this opinion is held by those who have ex- pressed themselves in the local newspapers. Long before the millennium shall be proclaimed, anglers and shooters will govern themselves by the spirit as well as the letter of the game laws. The call to do this is not uncommon For instance, on Long Island, New York, because of a bungle in the law, birds which should be unprotected from Aug. 15 to Jan. 1 are actually unprotected from Jan, 1 to Aug. 15. Observing the strict text of the prohibi- tion, one might kill these birds in the springtime, and yet defend his action upon the ground that he was law-abiding, whereas the obligation of his profession as a sportsman would require him to abstain from shooting in the un- timely season permitted by the law, even though he was thereby deprived of his sport the year around. A similar condition of affairs existed not long ago in Minnesota where certain birds were by a twist of the law protected at the seasons when they should be pursued, and were left without protection in the nesting and immature periods. Under these conditions no one who professes to be governed by an enlightened regard for the interest of pro- tection, or even by considerations of ordinary individual de- cency with respect to game can do other than observe the spirit rather than the strict letter of the statute. It has been intimated that Dr. Owen will take his grievance of an un- warrantable arrest before the Grand Jury, and the justice retorts that as-for him he would be content to abide by the decision of a committee of leading citizens respecting his official action. As this is a question of field ethics, it should be left to the decision of sportsmen. If Dr. Owenand the Justice would submit their sidesin the Forest AND STREAM columns we could assure them of even and exact justice at the bar of public opinion. “ The establishment by the Governor of Wisconsin of a Bird Day marks a distinct advance in public opinion by one of the most progressive States in the Union, and this proclamation is likely before long to be followed by simi- lar action in other States, Slowly, but steadily, the inter- esti in bird protection has been growing, ever since the Forest AND STREAM, nearly twelve years ago, originated the Audubon Society idea and started the first Audubon Society, which it carried on unaided and alone for several years. Now there are Audubon Societies in many States, and the interest in them and in their work is constantly increasing. These societies appeal to two motives: the sentimental and the economic; and gain support alike from the tender-hearted and from the hard-headed and practical. To the latter class the effective presentation of the subject in Miss Merriam’s little book, “How Birds Affect the Farm and Garden,” is a cogent argument, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society has distributed a large number of copies of this pamphlet with great benefit to its work. Florida mockingbirds haye been trapped, and their nests robbed, until the diminution of numbers and the silence of field, garden and woodland have awakened alarm. The Legislature now in session is considering a It should be made a law; and means should be provided to make the law a force rather than a farce. We regret to record the death of Mr. Charles B. Parker of Meriden, Conn., vice-president of the Charles Parke: Co. and a ees of the firm of Parker Bros. Mr, Parker succumbed to pneumonia, on May 11; he was in his fifty-sixth year. 402 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 22, 1897, Che Sportsman Cowist. A HOT SPRINGS ADVENTURE. J REstDe in that part of northern Ohio which was formerly the Wyandotte Indian Reservation. The General Goy- ernment made a treaty with the Indians in 1843 under which the red men were removed beyond the Mississippi River, and the lands were put into the market, The result is that this portion of Ohio is much behind the other portions of the State in the way of settlement and improvements, though deyeloping rapidly of later years. Until a comparatively recent date game was very abundant. Deer and turkeys afforded splendid sport, in which your humble servant took a hand. I have spent the greater part of my life here, but as game became scarce I have made numerous excursions to _the West and South, where the woods, prairies and streams afforded ample sport with rod and line, dog and © gun. Having heard of the Ozark Mountains and Hot Springs. of Arkansas, I made that country a visit last fall. I found good sport in the yalley of Washita River. I and some genial friends were treated one beautiful moonlight night to a possum hunt by some hospitable native darkeys. Our game was roasted in good shape and served up by the col- ered hostess in artistic style, after which we were treated to plantation music and dancing. The fishing in Washita River and the tributary moun- tain streams was quite exhilarating, While in that region I spent some time in the pretty little city of Hot Springs, nestled in a beautiful glen, where numberless springs come boiling hot from the mountain sides. ‘I have been healthy, and stood backwoods life yery well until age came upon meand with it an attack of rhen- matism. I had read a Government report from the pen of an official scientist, describing the curative properties of the springs, I therefore went prepared to spend some time at that famous health resort. I took up quarters at a first-class hotel and stood the fancy rates, because I had confidence in the magic of the baths and anticipated that my stay would be brief. I consulted a physician of high standing, who thor- oughly investigated my corporal system and pronounced my malady to be gout, but otherwise I had a remarkable physique for a man past three score and ten; and the gout, he said, would readily yield to treatment together with the efficacy of the baths. I obeyed his orders implicitly and soon experienced palpable relief, but was called home before my course was completed and before the muscles of my thighs resumed their former tension and elasticity. I enjoyed hotel life very well, and the beautiful natural scenery, the streams, the rocks and hills, so different from the level plains and woods of western Ohio, were new and delightful tome. Isoon madesome pleasant acquaintances with invalids and tourists, who treated me politely and made due allowance for my rural manners. They fre- quently laughed at my rustic jokes, and gave me liberal applause for homely anecdotes and yarns, it was perhaps lucky for the social position which I speedily obtained that I had the forethought before leay- ing home to put myself in the hands of a fashionable tailor and proprietor of a gent’s furnishing store, out of which I came equipped in good style, and so far as dress was con- cerned I stood high among the fashionable guests at the hotel. I was perhaps deficientin another respect—I never had been placed under -the tuition of a French dancing master, nor did I ever have any formal instructions in per- sonal deportment, the etiquette of the drawing room, or fashionable carriage of my person. I suppose, therefore, that I was over-dressed for one of my station in life, and my rustic movements showed the more plainly in contrast with my fine suit of clothes. . To this, on reflection, I suppose I may also attribute the adventure which I will endeavor to describe. One evening after a stroll up Happy Hollow, where I had feasted on a violin concert by a matiye, with orgam accompaniment, and where I reveled in the delight of the beautiful surrounding scenery, when leisurely sauntering to my hotel, I was met by a polite gentleman, who cordially grasped my hand, exclaiming: “Flow do you do, Mr, Hanes? Iam very glad to meet you again. Don’t remember me? Why, don’t you mind when I met you in ——, Ohio, and was introduced to you by Henry Robinson, the banker? By the way, I then lived im Cleveland, and still make that my headquarters, though. not there much of the time, Mr. Robinson is my cousin.” The circumstance of the former introduction by Mr. Robinson had faded in my mind, but I politely concealed it. He said he could introduce me to some genial friends: in Hot Springs who would contribute to the pleasure of my visit, and made an appointment to meet me the next morning at 9 o’clock on the veranda of my hotel. I pretty nearly forgot my engagement the next morning, but my mind recurred to it and consulting my watch 1 found I was half an hour late. I went to the veranda,, however, and there sure enough was my friend, who had the patience to wait for me—I learned from him that it. was a pleasure to wait fora friend of his cousin, and he: invited me to accompany him. He took me upstairs to a. room in a corner building across the street immediately opposite the hotel. i was surprised to find myself ushered into a gaudily’ equipped gambling room. There sat béhind a faro table a» well-dressed man reading a morning paper. My friend in- troduced me and asked for another gentleman who he had. said was fond of playing whist for amusement. The proprietor of the room said it was earlier than he: usually came, but to make ourselyes at home; he would: doubtless soon be in. In the meantime my friend, the cousin of Henry Robin-: son, began to inquire of the proprietor in regard to the: game of faro, saying he had neyer seen it played. The* genial proprietor carefully explained the game, Saying it: was purely a game of chance, and chances were supposed to be even; that the only margin by which the proprietor’ could liye, pay his light, fuel and rents, was the Splits. He: explained to us what the splits were. He showed a small. nickel box which was open at the top, except a narrow rim. that kept the cards to their place; the deck of cards that: were pasted in rows on the table were those on which the: player bet his money, The dealer drew his cards out of the nickel box one by one, face upwards, laid the first card next to the box, which was the dealer’s side, and the next card was laid in aseparate pile, which was the player’s side. If the card on which the player bet fell on his pile, he won; and if it fell on the dealer’s side the player lost. If two cards of the same denomination came from the box to- gether, it was a split, and the dealer got half the stake, According to mathematical investigation. the odds were 17 per cent, in favor of the dealer, whichis the pittance on which he is doomed to live; although he didn’t complain in that respect. My friend’s curiosity was not yet satisfied. He stepped to the next table and: asked for an explanation of that device. The gentlemanly proprietor said it was roulette, and politely explained its operation. There was a con- cave wheel reyolying horizontally, a marble ball was thrown in the wheel with an impulse in the opposite direction. The centrifugal force for some time kept the marble in the outer rim of the wheel. Asit slowed down the marble approached nearer a center circle perforated with holes and the marble fell into a cell, which deter- mined whether the outsider won or lost. There were certain chances and combinations to encourage bets against odds, with big results to the player if he took the chances; but I cannot retain it all in my memory. He next gratified my unsophisticated friend by explaining another device; but here I became confused and cannot now clearly describe its workings. It consisted ofa funnel, shaped not unlike the hour-glass carried by Father Time, with tortuous and rugous interior, and parti-colored cells below, into which a marble fell after wending its winding way from the top of the funnel. The outsider’s bet was decided by the color of the cell into which the marble settled. I can’trememberthe name, but he said it was a Mexican game, and the chances were ab- solutely even. My friend, the relative of Mr. Robinson, thereupon said he would try his hand on that game, and started by the purchase of $5 worth of ivory checks. He won. He bet on another color and won again, He continued to win. When he had several $5 stacks of chips in front of him he generously passed one of the stacks to me and told me to try my luck, I bet, and much to my surprise made mar- velous winnings. Large stacks of checks were piled before both my friend and myself. The proprietor, to make sure that he had sufficient currency to avert a failure of his bank, took from his pocket several packages of National Bank notes of large denominations, each package indicat- ing from $100, $500 to $1,000. ’ At this time our winnings were over $1,000 each. We bet again and our luck was amazing. We won again. At this point the proprietor became agitated, and said the bank had a rule that they must be satisfied they were playing with persons of responsibility, who, if they should lose, could stand it, He asked my friend regarding his financial condition. The latter answered that he had plenty of means, but had not much money in his pocket. “Have you money elsewhere, or a bank account?” asked the proprietor. He answered that he had $30,000 on deposit—$20,000 in a Cleveland bank and $10,000 in Toledo. The proprietor said he would require of us a deposit of $1,000 each as a guarantee that he was not playing against irresponsible parties. He didn’t doubt our solvency, but it wasarule they had. He inquired of me in regard tomy financial ability. I told him what was true—that I had but $10 in my pocket. He asked if I had money else- where. I told him I had $200 deposited at the hotel. He asked if I had a bank account. I told him I had an ample bank account in Ohio. He said it was against their rule to take bank checks of strangers, but he would waive it in our favor, as I was virtually youched for by the friend who introduced me. Therefore, as a fayor to us, he would take our checks. Here another trouble arose. My friend had none of his blank checks with him, and I told him I was in the same fix. The proprietor appeared to be a man of versatility. He said he had blank checks that could be readily filled out for any bank, and he passed a book of blank checks to my friend, who filled out and signed his check on his ‘Cleyeland bank for $1,000. While this was going on the proprietor blandly repeated that it was a mere matter of form for the temporary show of compliance with their rules, ‘and continued in that strain during the process of the writ- ing. Then my unsophisticated friend passed the book of blank checks to me, saying that he was satisfied it was a mere form to go through before the banker cashed in our ivory checks or continued the play, and advised me, with ‘a tone of friendly confidence, to put in my check with his for the temporary purpose of drawing our big winnings. By this time it dawned on my mind that my friend ‘would hardly conduct me to a benevolent institution in order to have a sudden fortune burst upon me. I hastily reasoned with myself, also, thatiif the proprietor got pos- isession of my check he might attach more importance to it than a mere temporary matter of form, and change his ‘mind about returning it. I further hastily reflected that my big winnings. stacked on the table before me in the ishape of iyory chips, needing only the form of the banker ‘dealing out the cash for them, ought to be a cuaranty that -I was temporarily, asa matter of form, good for $1,000, and I promptly and without hesitation declined to give my check. He raked in our chips and said it was lucky for him, because the banlesaved that much loss. I noticed, however, that the big veins swelled on his neck, his facial expression at once assumed a tone of dis- ‘appointment, and his manly brow displayed all the hues of the rainbow. I turned to see what comments my friend the cousin of Mr. Robinson had to make, but he had yanished. “walked out of the room with becoming dignity, reflecting ‘on my first experience with a bunco steerer and his con- federate, who most likely obtained my name and address ‘on the hotel register, and the name of Mr. Robinson by reference toa banker’s directory. S. R, Hanes, A St, ParmrsBpurG paper says that in consequence of a isilly rumor that the Turks had poisoned all the herring in ‘the ocean, the peasants in some parts of Poland refuse to eat ‘any more of them, By inadvertence Mr, Amery’s paper last week, describing ‘gport in British Guiana, was assigned to British Honduras, THE WALTON CLUB. Editor Forest and Stream: : In these days of priyate preserves in the Adirondack region, when more than one-fourth of the wilderness is owned or controlled by clubs, associations or individuals, and printed notices, conspicuously posted, everywhere warn the public that no trespassing is allowed, it is re- freshing to recall the time in the not very remote past when the hunter, angler and tourist were privileged to roam the woods with perfect freedom. Although there are now more than fifty of these preseryes and over one million acres of land on which people are prohibited from setting foot without permission from the owners or lessees, most of them have been established within a decade, The first organization formed, or one of the first, for the purpose of maintaining a private preserye in the Adiron- dacks, was incorporated in 1877; so that it is only a score of years, not a quarter of a century at-the most, since th or nes no restrictions as to where a person could hunt and fish. Long before any preserye was established, however, there were sportsmen’s clubs whose members annually visited the wilderness. The initial organization of this kind, the famous Walton Club, was founded forty years ago, and doubtless the readers of Forest anp STREAM will be interested to learn some facts about its early history which are not generally known. The club’s membership roll contained the names of many gentlemen who were prominent in political, pro- fessional and business life, including Hon. John A. King, Governor of New York State, 1857-59; Thomas G. Alvord, Lieut.-Goyernor, 1865-67; Gen. R. U. Sherman, for years prominently identified with the State Commission of Fish- eries; William B, Taylor, Major J. P. Goodsell and Silas Seymour, all of whom at different times held the office of State Engineer and Surveyor; Hon. Ransom Balcom, Justice of the Supreme Court; ex-Mayor Alrick Hubbell of Utica, then State Senator from the Oneida district; Hon. Thomas Jones, Jr., Hon. Ornon Archer and Major Charles M. Scholefield, Members of Assembly; George Dawson, editor of the Albany Journal; Lewis Gaylord Clark, for many years editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine, and Alfred B. Street, the poet. The club motto was “O, for a lodge in some vast wilderness.” In the winter of 1857 several gentlemen, who had been often attracted to the wilderness of northern New York by the beauty of its primitive scenery, its exhilarating and health-giving air, and the broad and fruitful field which it furnished for the exercise of the arts of the hunter and angler, for which they had congenial tastes, met in Utica and formed a society with the design of making annual trips to that inyiting region, and by organization and sys- tematic preparation and arrangement, of rendering as perfect as possible their comfort and enjoyment in the wilderness. They gave their organization the name of the Brown's Tract Association, to denote particularly the field which was to form the center and principal cirenit of their opera- tions, which was the territory then known, geographically, as Brown’s Tract, a region embracing some 200,000 acres, lying in the heart of the wilderness, studded with majestic mountains, and gemmed throughout by crystal lakes. They made their first visit to the woods in an organized body in June, 1857. The second annual meeting of the society took place at Albany, Feb. 10,1858. For the reason that the name was deemed as not sufficiently Indicating the purpose of the organization, it was changed to the North Woods Walton Club, and articles of association were adopted, members and. officers elected, and a plan of a trip for the next sport- ing season agreed upon. It was not the policy of the club to seek accessions to its membership. It elected no honor- ary members and had no “deadheads.” Yet the members were glad to welcome within their circle true spirits who could share in their enthusiasm for nature’s enjoyments, who could find in the breathing of God’s pure air and in the contemplation of the beauties of primitive creation a sufficient recompense for the toil and privation from lux- ury which these enjoyments cost. In short, they desired to have associates of such confirmed faith that they could find in a bed of boughs a couch softer than down, and in a bark shanty a palace grander than any celebrated in Eastern fable. For such their arms as well as their shan- ties were always open. “But to the pampered son of lux- ury, who prizes nothing except as it ministers to his animal enjoyment; to the conceited cockney, who recog- nizes not God save in city fanes, who knows his fellow-man only as the tailor has made him, and to whom all else in the animal creation is but as beef in the shambles,” their doors were forever closed. The officers of the Walton Club for 1853 were: President, Gen. Richard U. Sherman, Utica; Vice-President, George Dawson, Albany; Recording Secretary, William B. Smith, Rome; Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, Major Charles M. Scholefield, Whitesboro; Commissary, Richard U. Owens, Utica; Good Samaritan, Col. Onias P. Nellis, Whitesboro. The articles of association adopted by the club stated its object to be “the diffusion of trout, deer, health and enjoy- ment among its members.” The qualifications for mem- bership were: First—A unanimous election thereto at any regular meeting. Second—An initiatory payment of $5, and the annual payment thereafter ofa like sum, on or before March 1. ‘The failure to pay a ratable assessment of expenses forfeited membership, and rendered the de- linguent incapable of renewing his connection. The fund arising from the iniatory and annual payments was devoted to the purchase of camp furniture and other articles of permanent outfit and the payment of necessary contingent expenses. Additional expenses were defrayed by assessment, The plans of the club for 1858 provided for a trip by several detached parties to Moose River and Racquette Lake between May 20 and June 20, The region desig- nated was then reached the most conveniently by the way of Boonville. From that place the most direct route was via the old Brown’s Tract Road, then a mere bridle path through the woods, to the old Forge on Moose River; thence by alternate boating and carrying to the various points to be visited. Transportation by wagon and by ack horses was procurable in Boonville, but in order to insure the most certainty and economy it was recom- mended to the members of the several detached parties that proper arrangements for transportation and for boats i — a May 22, 1897.] FOREST AND STREAM. 403 and guides be made through the commissary several weeks in adyance, It was proposed that the detached parties should num- bervat least six, and their locations, with accompanying suggestions concerning other matters pertaining to the ex- pedition, were given in substance as follows: 1, One party will be located at the head of Third Lake of the Moose River chain, which will be denominated and considered the main camp, where the club has accommo- dations for thirty men. This camp will form the center of all operations during the stay in the Wilderness, being a point from which either of the other camps may be reached in from four to twenty-four hours travel. 2. One at the Moose Lake, a tributary of the south branch of Moose River. 3. Oneat the head of Fourth Lake. 4, One at the head of Seventh Lake. 5, Oneat the North Branch Lakes, 6. Oneat the Raquette Lake. The Third and Fourth lakes are the most easy of access, and the most conyenient in every respect for camping grounds, They afford excellent trolling for the large lake trout, while the First Lake and the inlets of the Third, Fourth and Fifth lakes, all within a few hours’ approach, are stocked with speckled brook trout. The low grounds bordering the south shores of these waters are favorite re- sorts of the deer. Moose Lake is good trolling ground for both lake and speckled trout, and is not difficult of approach, though not as convenient as the Third or Fourth lakes. The North Branch lakes ate celebrated sporting grounds, but. they are to be reached only by severe effort by land and water, and none should undertake to visit them except those inured to the hardships of the wilder- ness, The Seventh Lake is in its characteristics much like the Third and Fourth lakes, though more remote from the main camp. _ The Raquette Lake is famous in the geography of the orthern wilderness, It affords evety yariety of sport, and exhibits all the beauty of wild scenery. It is reached ohly by a toilsome journey by land and water, but fur- nishes more comfortable accommodations to the visitor than either of the other lakes, as several families reside on its shores who make provision for the entertainment of parties. Those who may wish to see the most of the wil- derness, and to enjoy in the largest measure the beauty of wild scenery, are recommended to visit the Raquette. he enthusiastic sportsman, inured to toil and hardship, will, perhaps, prefer the lakes and streams of the North Branch, where he will find ample scope for both his pro- pensities and his powers of endurance. Those who wish to avoid as much as possible the seyerer experiences of wilderness life, and at the same time have plenty of good sport with the wild denizens of the woods and waters, should prefer the Third and Fourth and the Moose Lakes. The Third and Fourth especially will be chosen by the novices. These general remarks will serve to inform the inquirer of the general plan of the expe- dition. Those were the days of long wagon rides over rough and rocky roads, long carries with heayily laden pack baskets and camping accessories, primitive log rafts and open bark camps. In those times none but true sports- men cared to visit the woods, for it was only the lover of nature who could find there sufficient reward to compen- sate him for the deprivations and hardships incident to a wilderness trip. What was then considered the proper kind of an outfit for the hunter and angler would now be looked upon as decidedly eccentric by the average visitor in the Adirondack region. Ofcourse, many of the articles then considered requisite to forest life would be useful now, and some of them necessary, to the person campirg out, but at the present time the percentage of people who spend their vacations in bark shanties is yery small. By far the greater number find accommodations at the hotels and boarding houses, or occupy cottages, and naturally their needs differ quite materially from those of the Adir- ondack visitors of forty years ago. In this connection it is interesting to note just what was required for a complete outfit in those early times. The Walton Club recommended that each member should provide himself with fishing tackle and a good thick blanket. One rifle or double-barreled fowling piece, or fowling and rifle combined, would suffice for every two persons, Small arms were not considered requisite for either sport or safety. hose who carried firearms were adyised to provide themselves with an ample supply of ammunition, The articles of clothing recommended were as follows: 2 thin flannel or merino undershirts, 2 red flannel outer shirts with pockets, 2 pairs of drawers, 4 pairs of woolen socks,2 short hunting coats or roundabouts with ample pock- ets, 2 pairs of woolen pantaloons, 1 pair of rubber overalls, 1 rubber coat, 1 Kossuth hat, 1 pair campaign boots, 1 pair laced wading shoes with hob-nailed soles, 1 pair of leather slippers, and 1 mosquito cap, This is a cap of oil silk, made to fit the head closely and to cover the forehead, ears and cheeks, leaving only the eyes, nose, mouth and chin ex- posed. It should have flaps which can be tucked in the collar of the shirt, and thus protect the neck from the insects, In the above list is included the suit to be worn, and these articles, with two or more strong towels, a cake of Castile soap, a pocket-comb, tooth-brush, a pocket-knife, suitable for dressing fish or game, a pocket drinking flask, a water-proof box of matches, and a small vial containing equal parts of oil of pennyroyal and spirits of camphor as a preventive or antidote to the bites of insects, form all that is necessary about the person. 72 N24 795), 963, L, FuGros0yc.-vutiyestes + E De . Tis B. W. Goodsgell.....,.... 85 9 ig 9244 823 HH. D, Letterman ...,..., .. ee a ae 8i2, ©. A. Lippincott......... 8 891, 7134 79 ©. G. Ludlow...., etek fy 4334 4416 783, RUB PES oniehahndmiass kee er 913, G. A. Murrell.,,..s5y000> 72 79 (4 9.35 H, A. NOWEIFE.ceerr ners oe 87), bet, 773, DN PEEL seeleisisrerelal/slelalas 79 Gly 8534 8594 Gai inal eremer satin £bl4 Bene 803, i LLG SOLON Ey wweevssses or 79 Bi, 844. Hoiders of medals: Long distance fiy, B. W. Goodsell; distance and acenracy, | H. Bellows; accuracy and delicacy, B. W. Goodsell; bait casting, [tha H. Bellows. E Howugea. 1206 Boyer Buripine, Chicago. Kentucky Fish Abundant. Mayrietp, Ky., May 8.—Never before were there so many fish in the small streams in western Kentucky. Last week a party of five spent the day on Clark's River, and in a few hours landed seventy-five nice trout. Now this may be a small catch for some waters, but it is extraordinarily large- for Clark’s River. We fished just below a mill dam, where the water was not more than 8it. deep. I suppose the backwater from the Ohio bas supplied the creek with its unusual amount of fine fish. HAYSEED, [May 22, 1897, ANGLING NOTES. Fish Feeding. Iv is my belief that during the next few years the mat- ter of feeding young and adult fish will command the at- tention of public and private fish breeders in this country to a greater extent than it has during any period in the past since artificial fish propagation has been practiced. It is natural that this should be so, as other branches of the work haye occupied the attention of fishculturists until these branches having been perfected, as you may say, the problem of how best to rear the young and old fish in confinement, economically and in health remains to be solved. Not that the rearing of young fish to yearlings, or older, has not been practiced for years past, and has occu- pied the time and thought of fish breeders, but now it would seem as though they were concentrating their thought upon the discovery of the best and cheapest me-— Hee SEPA and feeding fish fry, and maintaining stock fish. Fish breeders in Europe have apparently devoted more time to solving this problem than the fish breeders in America, and this is explainable when we understand that their operations have been conducted on a small scale comparatively; for while they hatch thousands of fish in Europe we hatch them by millions in this country, or I might even say, by the hundreds of millions. Naturally under such conditions, while we have been perfecting plans for hatching fish on such a large scale, we have not deyoted much time to the matter of rearing the fry after they are hatched. Within the past few days I have re- ceived several letters, which refer to the subject of feeding or rearing fish, One from Mr. Thomas Ford, Manor Fish- ery, Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, I quote from as fol- lows: “For the last three or four years I have been feeding my trout from the fry stage up to my 12]bs. fish on a new system, at present used only by myself and the results are most excellent. It isa perfectly natural food, and I have wholly discarded chopped liver and horge- flesh. My fry have had no chopped liver for quite ten years. This will probably be news to you. This year my yearlings run up to 9in., and I sold a good lot from 4 to - 8in., quite équal to the Scotch two-year-olds, and I got a good priceforthem,of course. ]had smaller yearlings from smaller fishrunning from 3 to6in. The last 500 yearlings, jario, | sent out were all from 4 to Sin., with the 9in. tront picked out for future breeders.” We have no trouble to rear yearlings of Jin. in length on this side of the water, but it isnot done on natural food. At the Cold Spring Harbor Station of the Fisheries,Gameand Forest Commis- sion, and in the rearing ponds of the Rosapeague Club, near Smithtown, L, L., 1 have seen 9in, yearlings a-plenty, though neither are fed entirely on natural food. The lat- ter are not fed on liver, but they are fed on beef heartsand salt water minnows (mummys). Last year at the meeting of the American Fisheries So- ciety at Battery Park Aquarium, New York, fish feeding was discussed at length,and the method of William Thomp- son, of Warren, Ind., was referred to, not entirely with the seriousness which it deserved. Mr. Thompson feeds his fish on meal of some sort, but the process of preparing his fish food has neyer been made public. Corn meal, cooked and mixed with chopped liver, is a fish food that has been tried by the State and by private breeders. In fact, I now recall a letter from a private breeder received a month or so ago on this very subject. The writer is Mr. H. Seymour Buckley, of Odessa, N. Y. He said: “I notice a discns- sion in the Transactions of the American Visheries Society in regard to trout food in which is mentioned the Page method of feeding mush. I have been in this business only three years, but I have used the mush and liver dur- ing that time and consider it a very good and economical food. I also use blood with this mush. IJ rear only brook trout, and they take this food readily and thriye upon it. Fish fed upon this food can be eatenat any time without changing the food, as there is no bad flayor from it in the flesh of the trout like that of liver-fed fish. In fact the fish fed on mush and liver are superior to wild trout. I am supported in this statement by all who have eaten my fish. I haye had no experience with other foods so I will not say that this heads the list, but I do know that it pro- duces a fish whose flavor cannot be beaten.” But I haye wandered from Mr. Thompson. It is one thing to rear brook trout or salmon and quite another to rear shad or whitefish fry. The United States Fish Commission in its shad pond in Washington does rear shad fry from spring until fall, but does not feed the fry, as they subsist on the food generated by the plant life in the pond. Mr. Thomp- son writes me that by his method of feeding he rears whitefish to from 1} to din. in length. This is a system of feeding artificial food, and he tells me he has furnished his. food to the United States Fish Commission to rear 1,000,000 whitefish to June1. If this is successful, it will be a long, long stride in the direction of solving the food problem so far as the delicate whitefish is concerned. While I have been writing,a letter has come to me .~ which has a bearing on this subject. Whenthe Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission recom- mended in its report for 1895, that in the future no plants of German carp should be madein waters containing other fish, because it was no better than the common sucker, and instead of being a yegetarian, as was heralded when introduced from Europe, it had been convicted of spayn- eating; a New York newspaper commented upon the recommendation a8 unwise, and said that the carp had not been conyicted of spawn-eating, or words to that effect. The letter just received is from a member of one of the best known private clubs in this country, and he is chairman of the hatchery conrmittee of the club. He says: “Years ago, acting on the advice of the U. 8, Fish Commissioners, the club stocked a lake with carp on the assumption that they would proyide food for the black bass, with which the lake was stocked. * * * The black bass has deteriorated. Some years ago the fair run was from # to 14lbs., with an occasional bigone. I have raised and turned into the lake some thousands of black bass fry about 3in. long, yet the catch has proven smaller and smaller, now running about 8in., and a pound fish is the exception. There used to be shoals of minnows in the lake; these have entirely vanished, and last sum- mer I did not see them at all. We were troubled by the numbers of yellow perch and pickerel. To see a pick- erel now is an eyent, while the number of perch haye wonderfully fallen off. I lay all this primarily to the May 22, 1997. FOREST AND STREAM. A441 carp, They have increased enormously, and take very good care that no bass shall breed in the lake. J have re- peatedly seen them shove the bass off the nest and suck wp the spawn, and I imagine that every other spawning fish has an equally bad time.” There is much that can be said about this state of affairs in the lake referred to, but I have quoted from the letter chiefly to show that there is some evidence that the carp is a spawn eater. I have always believed that the New York commis- sioners were justified in their recommendation, and this is only one of a number of instances that have come to my personal notice to prove that the carp is most undesirable in waters where better fish would thrive if it were not for the carp. The writer of the letter informs me that a de- termined effort has been made to clear the carp out of the lake, but so far without success. It is the simplest of all simple matters to get an undesirable fish into a lake, and - once in, it is the hardest kind of a matter to get the unde- sirable fish out without at the same time doing injury to the desirable fishes in the same water. Color of Trout Flesh. Col. Wm. L. Stone has made it plain to me that he means the flesh, and not the skin, of the trout when he said that the males are of one color and the females are of another. He writes; “I have just heard from my friend who lives at Beaver Lake, near the Boreas, and he says that itis the male trout whose flesh is white and the fe- male a rich salmon.” Jt will be interesting to investigate what the male and female trout of other lakes may show in the way of coloring of flesh. CHENEY. QUEBEC ANGLING SEASON OPENED. Editor Forest and Siream: The ice has gone out with a rush, and the fishing season has opened here much earlier than usual, Telegrams from Take St. John report that the ice left the lakeon Wednesday last, and that ouananiche are being taken in abundance by the habitants around the shore. ‘This fishing is altogether with bait; but by the early part of next week the fish will undoubtedly rise well to the fiy in the mouths of the Meta- betchouan and Ouiatchouan rivers. The ice left most of the smaller lakes along the line of the Quebec & Lake St. John Railway over a week ago, and fiy- fishing ig now becoming good, but will be better in about a week, t toward the curb, which gaye the wheelman the inside track. “Hi there! Get out of the way,” ejaculated the great dog writer, who was gritting his teeth and sawing at the handle bar. “You don’t want me to run over you, do you?” The boy made a dash for the other side of the street, and his mother on the sidewalk turned the color of a bilious squash as she saw the bicycle turn and follow him. Before the boy could gain the sidewalk the wheelman had gotten ahead of him, and he made another frantic turn to escape, but the wheel turned too Run which way he would the bicycle was on top of him, and every dodge and twist he made was duplicated. Finally Johnnie gave up, thinking he would rather be run over and die than endure the suspense, His mother gave a shriek and fainted. The bicycle still pointed at Johnnie, but when within about 6in, of his bare heels it abruptly came tO a standstill, and its rider dismounted. “Johnnie,” said the rider, “Iam worse scared than you are. Let’s call it even.” In explaining the incident afterward he explained that he had not been able to take his eyes off the boy, and that the bicycle had followed his trail like a hound. ‘When [ tried to back pedal,” he added, “the thing went faster, but at the last it stopped of its own accord.” He furthermore said that he didn’t think he could dupli- cate the fancy curves he had made while chasing the boy for a $50 bill, and also that his next bicycle ride will not be in public. J . ' Hse 14 : Hachting. As the yachting journal of America, the ForES?T AND Si’eeAm vs the pecognized medium of communication between the maker of yachts- men’s supplies and the yachting public. Its value for advertising has been demonstrated by patrons who have employed its columns continuously for years, FIXTURES. MAY. 99-80-81, Buffalo, opening cruise, Port Colborn, 31. Minnetonka, open race, Lake Minnetonka, 31. Cor, Baltimore, club. Chesapeake Bay. 31, Atlantic, opening sail, New York Bay. 31. New Jersey, opening sail, New York Bay. 31. Brooklyn, opening sail. New York Bay. 41, Fall River, open, Mount Hope Bay. JUNE. 4. Atlantic, Adams cups, New York Bay. a Buffalo, opening cruise, small classes, Port Albino, 12. Brooklyn, annual, New York Bay. 42. Atlantic, special, New York Bay. 12. Buffalo, pennant, Lake Erie, 1. Gravesend Bay, annual, New York Bay. 15, Atlantic, annual. 1%. Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 19. Marine and Field, open, New York Bay. 19. Columbia, annual, Hudson River. 26. Buffalo, ladies’ day, Lake Erie. : £6. Gravesend Bay, cruise, New York Bay, 26. Atlantic, Adams cups, New York Bay. 26, Brooklyn, first special, New York Bay. JULY. 4, Larchmont, annual, Long Island Sound, 3-4-5. Buffalo. 5. Cor. Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 8-10. Brooklyn, annual cruise, Long Island Sound. Atlantic, annual cruise, Long Island Sound. 8. Rendezvous at Riverside; gail to Morris Cove. 9. Morris Cove to New London. 10. New London to Shelter Island. 11. At Anchor, Shelter Island. 18. Fall River, ladies’ day, Mount Hope Bay. 17. Cor, Marblehead, Ist cham,, Massachusetts Bay. 24, Brooklyn, special, New York Bay. 31, Gravesend Bay, cruise, New York Bay. AUGUST, - 4-5-6 Cor. Marblehead, midsummer series, Massachusetts Bay. 7. Cor. Marblehead, open, Massachusetts Bay. 7. Buffalo, club, Lake Erie, —. New York Y. C. cruise, 14, Cor. Marblehead, 2d cham., Massachusetts Bay. 14, Brooklyn, special, New Youk Bay. ; 24, Minnetonka, Inter-Lake races, Lake Minnetonka. 25. Fall River, open, Mount Hope Bay. 28. Cor, Marblehead, 8d cham,, Massachusetts Bay, 28. Buffalo, 27ft. and smaller classes, Lake Hrie, 28. Gravesend Bay, cruise, New York Bay, 98. Brooklyn, special, New York Bay. SEPTEMBER. 4-5-6, Buffalo, cruise, Lake Hrie. 6. New York, Y. R. A. annual, New York Bay. 6. Fall River, club, Mount Hope Bay, 6. Cor. Marblehead, cruise, Massachusetts Bay, 6. Gravesend Bay, special, New York Bay. 9. Pacific Y. C., annual, San Francisco Bay. 11. Brooklyn, sail-off, New York Bay, 11, Buffalo, ladies’ day, Lake Brie. 25. Buffalo, closing cruise, Lake Hrie. v SECRETARIES of clubs and of regatta committees are re- quested to send early notice of fixtures and other events; and also of decisions of protests, etc. Weshall be glad to receive copies of club books. THE American papers are making entirely too much of the Royal Ulster banquet and the absurd talk of a challenge for the America’s Cup; they have, to all appearances, forgotten the miserable fiasco of. the “Distant Shore” challenge, with its similar post-prandial origin and the ‘‘dark brown taste” which marked its speedy withdrawal. It must be remem- bered that this Irish dinner took place, not in ‘‘Greater New York,”’ but a free country, where no Raines law exists to curb the enthusiasm of the speakers. IF the reports in some New York papers are to be credited, a great deal of labor and money has been most unnecessarily wasted in the preparation of yachts to challenge for and de- fend the Seawanhaka cup. If, as positively stated, one of the new boats on her trial trip has made a speed between known points of 13.5 miles per hour, it is hardly worth while to hold trial races, and the holders of the cup might as well express it to Oyster Bay and turn their new fleet to any use for which it may be fitted other than international racing. We do not wish to throw doubt upon our contemporaries, not even to the extent of intimating that the measuring and timing may have been done after the methods used in con- nection with high-speed steam yachts; but at the same time we cannot forget the fairy tales of last spring, of the phenomenal speed of the first new 15-footers. YACHT DESIGNING.—XIX. BY W. P, STEPHENS. (Continued from page 335.) Tue triangle, Wig. 34, called in Enplish the set square, is a simple but very useful instrument; used in connection with the straightedge or T square, a great deal of work may be ac- complished as accurately, and much more rapidly, than by the regular geomeirical constructions, Itis used for drawing lines at certain fixed angles, and also for drawing parallel lines, One of its three angles is always a right angle, thus serving to draw a perpendicular to the straightedge against which it rests. ‘The other two angles may be equal, or 45° each; or one may be of 60°, and one of 30°. At least two sizes of each, the 45° and the 60 and 30°, are desirable. The value of the trzangle depends upon the absolute truth of its angles, and the straightness of its sides. The extreme points of the angles are of no consequence, they cannot be kept in- tact and they are of little use; but the three sides should be straight, and at the proper inclination to each other. ‘The triangles are made of the same materials as the straightedyes; if of wood, they should be built up with the edges faced, and rot of a single solid piece. Rubber and celluloid are the best materials, being lighter and more conyenient to handle than metal; but a 45° trzangle of the largest size, 12 to 16in. on each of the shortest edges, is a great convenience if it can be depended upon as absolutely accurate; and for this end metal, either steel or german silver, is more reliable than wood, rubber or celluloid. Such a tangle should be used with the greatest care, as even metal may be damaged by an acci- dontal blow or fall, and with any impairment of the accu- racy of the angles, or even a nick in an edge, the instrument is of little use. . With the three simple instruments, straightedge, T-square, and triangle, all straight ruling can be done, but there is FOREST AND STREAM. certain work that can be done much more quickly with more ‘ complicated instruments, For drawing a large number of parallel lines close together, as in shading, there is the paral- fel ruler, two straightedges fastened together by two links of equal length, thus being always parallel when moved to or from each other. This instrument is indispensable in navigation and chart work, being used to transfer the com- pass bearings from the rose or compass to other parts of the chart; it 1s, however, by no means indispensable in practical drafting; the same work can be done better with a pair of triangles. A similar instrument is the rolling parallel ruler, astraight- edge fitted with a roller underneath, on which it may be FIG, 34, Triangle—60 and 30 degrees. Triangle—45 degrees. moved back and forth in parallel lines. While useful at times, if at hand, neither of these are, in ordinary practice, worth what they cost. : The section liner consists of a straightedge, either a flat metal ruler or a round bar, with weights to keep it in place on the paper; a carriage travels from end to end of the bar, moved by a gear which engages a rack cut in the bar. This carriage has a second straightedge of rubber that can be set and clamped at any angle to the guide bar. A pawl and ratchet on the carriage regulates the distance of each move- ment, so that lines may be drawn at equal distances apart by throwing the pawl out of gear, the carriage may be moved any desired distance. With the pawl in gear, the instrument is used for shading and cross-sectioning, where many lines at small and equal distances are required. Wath the pawl out of gear, it becomes practically a T square, and is very useful for putting in a number of parallel lines, as in details of cabin work, ete. Such an instrument, costing $8 to $10, is very usefulin an office where much drawing is ‘done, but of course is not essential to the amateur’s outfit, It would appear upon first inspection that the drawing of straight lines was an easy matter compared with curves; but such is not the case. To draw a number of lines that shall be perfectly straight and spaced with absolute accuracy in regard to position and distance requires the best of tools and some skillin using them, A little practice in plotting lines of certdin definite lengths and parallel or perpendicular to each other, as will be described later in connection with the laying off of the paper for a design, will show how very diffi- cult it is to obtain the desirable degree of accuracy, On the other hand, these straight lines once drawn, the curves, both of short aud long radius, may be run in comparatively quickly. The instruments for drawing curves are of four kinds: : Compasses and trammels, Set Curves, Splines or Battens. Adjustable Curve Rulers, The first of these, to be described later, as they are to be classed as marking instead of ruling instruments, are adapted only to curves which are true circles or parts of circles; for radii of Gin. or so, the compass is used, with a lengthening bar giving an additional 8 or 4in. of radius; for longer radii, up to S dozen feet if necessary, the beam compass, or tramimel, is used, The set curves, whieh are used in all classes of mechanical ta) B rs D FIG, 36. Copenhagen Ship Curyes. drafting, but especially in marine drafling, are patterns, moulds or templets of wood, metal, rubber or celluloid of a grat variety of shapes, What are known the world over as “ Copenhagen Ship Curves” were originally designed especially for marine drafting, each curve being calculated accord- ing to geometrical formu’e, The full set contains 120 curves, and in rubber costs about $65; the same curves may be obtained in wood at about two thirds of this price. The largest, about 24in. long, cost from $1 to $1.25 each in rub- ber, and 65 to 75 cents in wood; the smallest, only 2 or Bin, in length, cost about 25 cenlsin rubber. These curves are now to be had in celluloid, the price being about one-fifth greater than rubber. Anything like a full set of ship curves is found only in the _ found useful. [May 22, 1897. drafting rooms of large establishments, and even then there are many that are but seldom needed. While as large a col- lection as possible is always convenient, it will be found in practice that a comparatively small number will be sufficient, provided that they are of the right shapes and that the draftsman is so thoroughly familiar with eyery one that he — will know as soon as he looks at a line just which curve he © must pick up to fit it. With a very large collection of miscellaneous curves, the time lost in hunting for just the right one is more thanis gained in using it when found. Some of the typical.shapes are shown in Fig. 35. Such a curve as A, which is one of the larger size, 24in. long, very nearly straight, is useful for lines that are not ~ quite straight, but which have not a strong enough curva- ture to cause a spline to bend fairly; such us the lines of masts and booms in the sail plans. B shows a useful curye of the same size, what is called a reverse curve, two curves tangent to each other. Of all the sef curves, the most useful are these of the § type, with two reverse curves, L, M, N are small curves about Gin. long, of the same type, very useful for the sections of the body plan. C is a true parabola—in fact all of these curves are parabolic—and makes a good sheer line for the hull of a sail plan, H and F being smaller curves for the same purpose. D is a reverse curve of very’ small curvature; it is useful in drawing the rabbet line and the side line of keel in the half-breadth plan, lines of very moderate curvature. Such curves as G, H, I are almost indispensable in designing the modern racivg yacht of small size, for the hard turns of the level lines in the half-breadth plans; they are also useful for the bow ends of the section lines in the sheer plan, K isa smaller curve for the same purpose, L, M, N are small curves about Gin. long, with good reverses, as already mentioned. O, P are similar, but still smaller. Outside of the regular “‘shzp curves” are others used by carriage and sleigh draftsmen, and forsimilar work. R shows a very useful curve of this kind, about 10 to 12in, long, one of the niost generally useful curves that a drafts-_ man can have. In some works on drafting mention is made of “‘péar- shaped curves” as very useful to the marine draftsman, but such curves ate not to be had in this country; they are en- tirely different from the “‘pear wood curves” mentioned in some lists and made of pear wood of all shapes. Among — the miscellaneous curves made for different purposes are complete sets of ellipses, par'abolas and hyperbolas, which are of no practical use to the marine draftsmen. There are also made extensive sets of circular curyes, with radii graded from 20ft. down to 14in.; these are called ‘‘railroad curves,” and are designed for drawing the curves of railway tracks, which are always circular. These curves also serve for drawing the crown of deck and the deck beams; a few of them in wood, or even cardboard, of 8 to 4ft. radius, will be In purchasing an outfit of set curves, it is best to begin with a few, perhaps half a dozen, of medium and small sizes, using these until every inch of curve on each is well known, then others may be added by degrees as the need is found for them, In this way no money need be wasted on curves which look well on the walls, but are of limited utility in practice, Very good work can be done with wooden curves, but the rubber are preferable for a permanent outfit. If of reliable manufacture these curves are in the main true and fair, but constant use will disclose lamps and unfair spots, especially in the very small ones, Such imperfections ; are a serious annoyance to the careful draftsman, but great care should be taken in the attempt to rectify them, which is best done by very fine sandpaper wrapped around a small block of wood and applied lightly to the hard places on the curve, which is laid flat on a table, the part under treatment projecting slightly over the edge. The draftsman will- frequently find it desirable to make his own curves for special purposes, such as the drawing of the stem contour or the midship or middle waterline section, A good material for this purpose is the heavy red cardboard known as ‘‘press board” and used by printers to lay between the printed sheets in subjecting them to hydraulic pressure, as is done in the case of fine books. This material may be had in sheets nearly or quite #;in. thick, The outline of the curve is first traced on tracing paper and then trans- ferred to the cardboard by pricking through with a needle or protracting point, or by tracing over transfer paper. The cardboard may be cut out with a penknife or scissors, as closely to the line as possible, the edge is then smoothed and trued up with fine sandpaper and the templet or mould is tested by applying to the drawing. The cardboard is hard encugh to stand cutting and sandpapering, but it may be made harder and smoother by a coat of shellac varnish over the edges. With a little careful manipulation the edge of; mould or templet may be made fair, smooth and true, and exactly fitted to the line on the paper. A single thickness of this material is hardly thick enough for pen drawing, but) the outline may be run in with the pencil and inked with the rest of the drawing, by means of the thicker wood or rubber curves. For drawing the very flat curves of mast, boom, gaff, etc., the draftsman can make his own curves, of hard wood or rubber; it adds greatly to the appearance of a s2il plan if the spars are drawn with the proper taper, and this can best be done with such moulds. A great deal of time may be saved by making special moulds for parts which are frequently duplicated, such as the midship sec- tion, rudder, centerboard, etc. There are two things in particular about the work of the mative draftsman which are apt to excite the wonder of the: casual observer: how the beautiful curves, such as the level lines, are drawn, and what the little lead coffins are for? One answer will suffice for both questions: the curved lines are drawn by means of a thin, flexible stick, as a guide for’ the pencil or pen; and the “‘little lead coffins” are used to anchor the stick in place while the peu or pencil is drawn along it. Such sticks are properly called splines or battens, and they are among the most indispensable portion of th draftsman’s outfit. Their use is peculiar to marine drafting: and they are practically unknown in other branches of th art. The proper material for the splines is wood, and lance- wood is the best of all. Rubber and celluloid are used, bu they are inferior to wood. Considering the high degree of perfection now attained in the manufacture of the most delicate and elaborate instru ments for dra{tsmen, engineers and surveyors, and the addi tional fact that good splines are the foundation of perfect work in marine drafting, it is most surprising that such can- not be purchased ready made or even obtained to order, = =n i) = oO po =a =} 09g mo cr =) = ic) D bee i= ca io) i=} a o B i] re) 4 = $5 w@ ue i= = =e wm ° So ‘=| f=} | badly proportioned. The regular stock batten sold in th stores, of rubber, celluloid or wood, about tin, thick and The sections are full size; the longitudinal plans are about one-third size, E—Parallel batten- D—Keel batten. SSS N FIG. 36, C—Level line batten, B—Sheer batten. , with groove. ’ uniform from end to end A—Section of ordinary batten, FOREST AND STREAM. -#;in."deep, with all edges ‘parallel and a groove cut in the top to take the point of the spline weight, is about equal in grade to the commoner sort of cast metal dividers. We have seen a few splines of hard rubber, specially made and much larger in size, upward of din. each way, that are very good tools; and the ordinary rubber batten has a limited use for Jines of considerable curvature; it is also convenient in trac- ing lines already drawn with a good wooden datien. The celluloid spline is useful to a certain extent in that if is even more flexible than the rubber and thus better for very hard turns, as in the level lines in the counter. Hach of these would be improved by the omission of the groove, which merely serves to chip out small pieces from the working edges, ruining the tool, The extreme flexibility of celluloid makes it well adapted for the very short splines used in the body plan, as the spline: may be quite large in section, allowing a good hold for the weight without interference with the pencil or pen, and yet may be sufficiently flexible to fit the short, quick turns of the sections, As already stated, the best material for a spline or baiten is wood, as it is at the same time both flexible and rigid to a degree unknown in rubber and celluloid; and the best wood is Jancewood. This wood is comparatively unknown in America, but itis in common use in England for the shafts and tongues of carriages and wagons. In one of the noted English yards the old shafts were always carefully pre- served, to be worked up into splines for the drafting room, the wood, of excellent quality in the first place, being thus perfectly seasoned. Perhaps the best substitute to be had in this country is spruce, such as is used for sounding boards. by piano and organ makers. ‘This special grade of the wood is of the finest quality obtainable, clear, free from sap and gum, and yery straight in grain. A. good working outfit of battens should include several sets of varying lengths, each set containing four or five bat- fens. Of these there should be one sheer batten, which, for a length of 5ft, may be tin. thick for the whole length, and Zin. wide at one end, tapering to 4in. at the other. For the longer level lines the datten may be of the same thickness, but widest in the middle, say -3;in., tapering to jin. at one end, and yin. at the other. This dutlen will have to make some sharp turns aft, but forward the curves will be much straighter, and the batten may be proportionately stiffer. Another batten tapering one way, din. thick, and ;%in. or a little less in width at one and for a third of the length, then tapering to +;in. at the other end, will be useful for the keel contour in the sheer plan. A datten about tin. square, and with no taper to either side, will answer for long, easy lines, such as the diagonals, and also for the side line of the keel and the rabbet line, both of very slight curvature. The other sets may be 42in., 86in. and 24in,, each with a similar assortment of shapes. In addition there should be some short and very flexible datt#zns for the body plan. It is impossible to give exact sizes, as so much depends upon the kind of wood used and its elasticity. Dependent on these, the different dattens must be so proportioned as to adapt themsclves naturally to the class of lines for which they are designed; if they prove too stiff at any point they may be worked down with a small and very sharp plane or sandpaper. ‘The best datien is the one which will fit the re- quired curve with the fewest number of weights to restrain jt. It will be evident that different lines, as, for instance, the sheer line and the load waterline in the sheer and hali- breadth plans respectively, require, very different baitens; but the ordinary store batten ignores this difference and offers one uniform size for all purposes; flexible and wobbly, for jnstance, in the middle of a level line and too stiff to take the curve of the ends. With a very flexible or badly proportioned batten the draftsman must lay out the line by placing weight after weight but a few inches apart and readjusting the whole series un\il his patience is exhausted, the line even then being in all probability imperfect. With a good batten, the required curve, fair and true, is thrown in at once and fixed by a few weights, little or no correction being required. In making battens, a piece of wood of the required length and not less than 14 to 2in. ou a side is worked up straight, square and trueon twoadjoining sides. It is then slit length- wise with a saw, and the first slab which comes off is nesawn into battens The main piece is then refaced where the slab came off and again sawn. In this way the finished batten has at least one side, if not two adjoining sides, which bas been worked true in the piece before sawing. After the batten is finally shaped, with the clean, bright surface left by a sharp plane, it should be polished with shellac varnish, giving it a hard, glossy coating. If in use it does not bend fairly and truly, it may be touched up with the plane or sandpaper, and again polished over the fresh wood. For the level lines, bow-buttock lines, etc., the wood must be strong and flexible, so that the fine tapered ends will take a sharp turn without danger of breaking. or the sheer bat- tens and those for the diagonals and other lines of moderate and regular curvature, a softer and less elastic wood may answer. Pine and mahogany can be used, and some other woods. Those who possess the tools and some skill in using them, as is the case with many amateurs, will in time he able to fit themselves with a good set of batiens-—better than can be purchased. Practice and experience will show where a baiten may be improved for its designed purpose, or, pos- poly: if too light, be cut down to make one of a different orm, Harlem Y. C., THE Harlem Y. C, will sail its fourteenth annual regatta on May 31, the courses being: Course No. 1—From across a line between the steamer and Belden’s Dock, City Island, around a stakeboat anchored in- side of Throgg’s Neck, keeping the same to port in rounding it, thence toward Matinnicock Point, keeping Stepping Stones Light to starboard in passing, around Matinnicock Point Buoy, keeping the same to port in rounding, and re- Sure directly to the finishing line, Distance, 20 nautical miles. Course No. 2—A straightaway course (omitting the run to Throgg’s Neck) direct to Matinnicock Point Buoy, keeping it to port in rounding, and thence directly back to the finish- ing line. Distance, 16 nautical miles, Course No. 3—Same as No. 1, except that yachts must pass Old Hen Buoy, keeping the same to port In rounding, and thence back to the finishing line. Distance, about 12 nauti- cal miles. The following classes will sail over course No. 1: Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls: 45ift. class, 43ft. class, 36ft. class. 30ft. class. Open jib and mainsail: 30ft. clags. Open catboats: 30ft. class. Cabin catboats: 30ft. class. Over course No. 2: Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls: 25ft. class, 20ft. class. Open jib and mainsail: 25ft. class. Open catboats; 25ft. class, Cabin catboats: 2dft. class. rs 418 Course No. 3, the 15 and 20ft. classes of open catboats. The steamboat W. C. Egerton has been chartered to follow the boats over the course. - _A very good list of entries has already been received. The regatta committee includes Messrs. H. B. McAllister, P. H. Leary, J. Wimmer, W. T. Hyde, and Wm. A. Towner, chair- man, Racing About Boston. MAKE no mistake. Thisisto bea great racing season in the classes under 80ft. racing length. There are more new boats than for several seasons past, and plenty of old ones, whose owners will make the new ones demonstrate their superiority by actual racing. And the 21ft. knock- about will not be by any means the least interesting of the lot. The restrictive rules of the Knockabout Association have fostered building and racing in the class, and at the same time have secured a safe, able and seaworthy -boat. And they are not fin keels. Nor is the naming of the new knockabouts an uninterest- ing feature of the sport. The story of “Poor Cock Robin” is even more in evidence then it was last year, when only the mame of the principal in the story wasused. ‘Jenny Wren”’ appears this season on the stern of Frank Peabody’s new boat of his own design, while the “Fly,” who saw Cock’) Ro- bin die, is embodied in W, O. Gay’s new Herreshoffer. Yachtsmen can now place their bets as to whether or not this latest Fly will see Cock Robin die, either at its own hands, or by those of some others of the new flest. It iscon- ceded that this Cock Robin will take a lot of killing, even by a Cockatoo, pugnacious as that little bird may be. Gosling is the unassuming name by which F. O. North and L. M. Clark bring their new Lawley boat into the racing, but certainly the owners are no fiedglings at the sport, what- ever their boat may be. Jacobin is the speed-implying title which IT’. H: Jacobs gives his new Purdon design, while H. M. Sears takes a ehance with the Hazard from Herreshoff’s hands. D. C. Percival, Jr., likes the name of his first knockabout too well to drop it, and so has had Herreshoff put it on the stern of the new one. Figures are added to it, though, and it stands as Sally III. And there you have them, gentlemen. Pick your winner if you can.—Boston Globe. : The New Montreal Fleet. A MONTREAL correspondent of the Boston Globe writes as follows of the new 20-footers for the defense of the cup: To a party of members who went out to Dorval to inspect the progress that is being made with the work on the new and beautiful club house of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C., G. Herrick Duggan, the designer-sailor who did such excel- lent work with Glencairn last year,spermitted a view of the five boats which he is building for the trial races for a de- fender of the international Seawanhaka cup. It was a very unsatisfactory view, however, for in the dimly-lighted shed it was very difficult to see anything except the merest gen- eral outlines. Only the hulls are finished, and these gaye the impression that the boats would be somewhat of a cross between a soapdish and a flatiron, with great breadth of beam and very shallow. They did not look beautiful, but the designer seems to have the greatest confidence inthem. Two of the boats will be fin-keels and the others centerboards. The boats are being built for Harrison B. Young, Com. Riddell, Shirley Davidson, Capt. Hamilton and Mr. Duggan himself. Great care is still being taken that the lines and figures are kept a secret, and people with cameras, or any suspicious looking person, who manage to get inside the grounds of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C., where the sheds are, are being turned away without the slightest compunction. Notwithstanding all this, the figures of the sail dimensions of some of the boats have become known, although it is im- possible to obtain the sail plans. These figures, however, will give a pretty good idea of the general sail plans of all the Canadian boats. The boat of M. J. Langeuil, which is just across from Montreal on the St. Lawrence, will have silk sails, as fol- lows; Mainsail, 25ft. boom, 14ft. Gin. hoist, 16ft. gaff, 38ft, 3in. leach; jib, 22ft. 10in. hoist, 19ft, leach, 10ft. Gin. foot, The Duggan boat, built for Harrison B. Young, will have silk sails, as follows: Mainsail, 25ft. boom, 15ft. 7in, hoist, 13ft. gaff, 34ft. leach; jib, 22ft. 4in. hoist, 20ft. 5in. leach, 8ft. din. foot. The sail dimensions of the two boats that are being built in Toronto by Cuthbert are also known. Both have cotton sails. The one built for Mr. Harry Abbott, son of the late premier, has sails as follows: Mainsail, 28ft. 9in. boom, 16ft. hoist, 13ft. 5in. gaff, 33ft. 2in. leach; jib, 22ft. hoist, 18ft. 4in, leach, 15ft. 6in. foot. Another boat which is being built for an unknown by Cuthbert has cotton sails, as follows: Mainsail, 25ft. boom, 16ft. hoist, 12ft. bin. gaff, 30ft. Gin. leach; staysail, 18ft. 6in, hoist, 17ft. Gin. leach, 8ft. 9in. foot; jib, 25ft. hoist, 20ft. 6in, leach, 11ft. 2in. foot. Work on all the little boats is being pushed along fast, and the spars, which will be hollow, are being made now, but the boats will not be upon the water much before the Queen’s birthday. Huguenot Y. C. NEW ROCHELLE—LONG ISLAND SOUND. Saturday, Way 15. THE racing on Long Island Sound opened on May 15in a light and variable southeast wind that made the race less in- teresting than the entries deserved. The race was given by the Huguenot Y. C., of New Rochelle, the course being around Execution and Hen and Chickens buoys. Two new Huntington boats were entered: the 20-footer Keneu and an unnamed 15-fcoter for a Western yachtsman. There was not enough of a steady wind to test the yachts. The times were CABIN CATS—cGEFT. GLASS. ; ength Blapsed. Oorrected, Dosoris 1T., G. LT. Vall.........0esceeee 29.46 1 44 30 44. 30 CABIN CATS —2i FT. CLASS, Jonquil, H. W. Warner.......csecesees 44,46 2 06 17 2 06 17 Mary S. B.D. Wall, Jr........ vencese 24.50 2 06 09 2 06 09 Win or Lose, John L. Appleby ,.....4. 23.70 2 (6 29 2 06 £9' Did not finish, Did not finish. Melita, OF He Chellborge.. ) iewecet eee ses CABIN SLOOPS—%5FT, CLASS. Modesta, C. Whann,........ IndiarOpanhae. Sans Wabneta, Aldrich & Henry. sannbc 2. 1 56 48 Not meag. Jester (yaw]), E. W. Robinson....... Pubs 1 55 00 Not meas. OPEN SLOOPS—25FT CLASS, Celia, W.S. Gould......., LED ATL boeatnikinle he : 1 29 08 1 39 03 VOM Tee Hi Eve CELEB ete lw vlarsieiy ciseat= oto stwerare fcc ueet 1 39 40 1 89 40 OPEN SLOOPS—20FT. CLASS. Keneu, M. Clark,.... MeO oh rt, 46 13 1 46 13 OPEN CATS—25FT. CLASS. Hdwina, J.N. Gould....c.scesseceeeee 21.44 2 C6 38 2 06 38 Narrioch, A. ¥. Townsend..,......... 12.11 210 53 2 08 20 OPEN SLOOPS—15FT. CLASS $= ba satcanereuren 4engpciorc etiavene ren cee 50 51 oes Hope, Arthur Iselin,..... “Ansbastecsne 15.00 2 09 20 Celia, cleverly sailed by Irvine Zerega, won a close finish by quick handling at the lineafter she was apparently beaten by Houri. The winners were: 30ft. cabin cats, Dosoris II., walkover; 95ft. cabin cats, Win or Lose; 25ft. cabin sloops, Jester, not measured; 25ft. open sloops, Celia; 25ft. open sloops, Keneu, walkover; 15ft. class, new Huntington boat. Regatta Committee—H. Burton Hart, Jr., F, B. Jones and R. T,. Badger. 416 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 22, 1897. New Rochelle Y. C. THE New Rochelle Y. C. will open the yachting season of 1897 by giving a special regatta on Saturday, May 22. Hutries are invited from all regularly organized yacht clubs. There will be races for yachts of these classes: Sloops, 20ft. class; cabin catboats, 25ft. class; open catboats, 25ft, class; open catboats, 20ft. class. There will be separate classes for open boats with shiftable ballast and unlimited crews, The club offers as first prize for sloops of the 20ft. class a sil- ver cup, and will award a second prize if fiye or more yachts start. A prize will be awarded to the winner in each class of catboats in which two or more boats start, and a second prize in each class in which five or more boats start. The owner of any yacht which starts and fails to go over the course must satisfy the regatta committee that the start was made in good faith. Hntries should be mailed to the Regatta Committee, New Rochelle Y. C., P. O. Box 7385, New Rochelle, in ti to be recetyed on the morning of Thursday, May 20. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. Hours of starting: Theraces will be started at 2 o'clock M Divisions: Yachts will be started in two divisions, viz.: First division—Sloops of the 20ft. class; second division—Al1 catboats, Starting line: The starting and finishing line will be marked by boats flying the club flag, and anchored at the entrance to Hicho Bay. Course.—A1]l yachts will sail course No. 2, which is as fol- lows: Course No. 2.—From the starting line at Hcho Bay, around red buoy on southwesterly end of Hen and Chickens Reef, leaving it on starboard hand; thence around striped buoy, known as Middle Ground Buoy, being the most easterly buoy on Hxecution Reef, leaving it on starboard hand; thence around easterly stakeboat at the starting line, leav- ing it on starboard hand. This course to be sailed three times. Total distance, 1234 miles. If the direction of the wind makes it advisable, this course will be sailed in reverse direction. The signal therefor will be flag B of the signal code, hoisted five minutes before the blue peter (the preparatory signal), In such case, yachts in finishing the race will cross the line from south to north. Yachts must not pass between Hxecution Light and the ed buoy to the eastward thereof. Starting Signals; The starting signals will be given from the committee’s boat at the westerly end of the line, ané will be as follows: First Gun,—A blue peter will be hoisted as a preparatory signal, It will remain flying for five minutes. Second Gun.—A red ball will be hoisted as the starting signal for yachts of the first division. It will be displayed for five minutes. Third Gun.—A white ball will be hoisted as the starting signal for yachts of the second division. The start in each division will be a one-gun start. Shortening Course.—If in the judgment of the regatta committee it becmes necessary to end the races on the com- pletion of the first or secondround, thered ball will be hoisted under fiag B of the signal code, and attention will be called thereto by two guns. Racing Numbers.—Last year’s racing numbers are useless, and must be discarded. Permanent racing numbers have been assigned to all known racing yachts, and may be ob- tained of Rehm & Co, No. 157 Fulton street, New York. Owners of yachts are urged to secure their permanent num- bers before the race, > Measurement.—As the rules of the Yacht Racing Unionof Long Island Sound require that all sloops of 25ft. racing length and under, and all catboats, shall be measured with erews aboard, all such yachts must be remeasured before racing this season. The regatta committee will accept’ the certificate of measurement of the measurer of any club, but reserves the right of remeasurement, in case of protest. Rules.—In general the races will be sailed under the rules of the Yacht Racing Un’‘on of Long Island Sound. QHAS. P. TOWER, Chairman, | PAUL A. MEYROWITZ, | | Regatta J. R. THOMAS, 4 = J. C. LIPPENCOTT, | Committee. A. P. WESTON, Sec’y, J The Larchmont Y. C. Programme. THE following programme for the season has just been issued. by the regatta committee of the Larchmont Y, C. piesete John F, Lovejoy, H. C, Wintringham and H, W, oates. Saturday, June 19.—Spring regatta, open to all classes, Monday, July 5.—Highteenth annual regatta, open to all classes; steamboat Albertina for members and guests. RACE WEEK. Saturday, July 17.—Open regatta for all classes; special race for schooners in cruising trim, in one class; first race of series for Class N; 30ft. racing length; first race of series for Class Q, 20ft. racing length. Monday, July 19,—Special race for schooners, in racing trim, in one class; special race for schooners, in cruising trim, in one class; second race of series for class N, 30f¢. racing length; second race of series for Olass Q, 20ft, racing length. = Tuesday, July 20,—Four-oared gig race for Hen and Chicken colors, presented by former Commodore Harry M. Gillig; two-oared gig racefor Dauntless colors, presented by Mr. H. Seeley; dinghy race for Hxecution colors, pre- sented by Mr. H. B. Seeley; race for naphtha launches ex- ceeding 21ft. load waterline length; race for naphtha launches 21ft. load waterline and under; tub races and water sports. Wednesday, July 21.—Open regatta for all classes; special race for yawls, over 51{t. racing length, in cruising trim, all in one class; third race of series tor class N, 30ft. racing length; special race for yawls, 51ft. and under racing lengtu, all in one class; third race of series for class Q, 20ft. racing length. Tnweday, July 22—Race for elass K, yachts with cabin trunks, 51tt. racing length; fourth race of series for class N, 30ft. racing length; fourth race of series for class Q, 20ft. racing length. 1 Friday, July 23,—Schooner race, all in one class; race for class K, yachts with flush decks, sift. racing length; race for class L, 48ft. racing length; fifth race of series for class N, 20ft. racing length; fifth race of series for class Q, 20ft. racing lingth. Saturday, July 24, Race Week Hnds,—Open regatta for all classes; sixth race of series for class N, 30ft, racing length: sixth race of series for class Q, 20ft. racing length. Saturday, Sept. 4,—Special race for class K, Sift. racing length; special race for class N, 30ft. racing length; special race for class 5, 20[ft. racing length; special race for class T, 25ft. racing length. Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day): Fall regatta, open to all classes. Saturday, Sept. 11; Race for Larchmont cup for schooners; special race for class K, 51f6. racing length; special race for class Q, 20ft. racing length. Tn all classes where two or more yachts start in a race with full intention of completing the course, a prize will be awarded. When three or more yachts start with like inten- tioh, a second prize will be awarded; and where five or more start with like intention, a third prize will be awarded, be formally opened for the season on Saturday, N. Y., 10 time © The trustees of the club announce that the club house will May 29. The flag will be hoisted and formally saluted at 4 0’clock P. M., on the arrival of the 3:06 train from New York. Othertrains leave New York at 1:04, 2:02, 4:08, 4:33, 5:05 and 5:30 o’clock P.M. Members desiring to return to New York the same syening can do so by the 9:08 and 11:20 o’clock P; M. trains. Dinner will be served from 6 until 8 o'clock. Yacht Racing Union. NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVES. THE attention of owners of yachts in the 25, 20 and 15ft. classes of sloops and in all classes of catboats, is called to the amended rule of measurement, requiring that all yachts in these classes be measured with weight on board to represent the crew. This necessitates having such yachts (except those with plumb stems and sterns) remeasured this season for load waterline length. Attention is also called to the amended rule making it compulsory for committees to dis- qualify any yacht starting in a race without having been of- ficially measured. ; The classes having been relettered, new racing numbers must be obtained this season for all yachts Intending to race. Messrs. Rehm & Company, 157 Fulton street, New York, have been appointed to furnish the new numbers at the fol- lowing prices: For yachts in Classes A, B, C, D, G, H and J 60 cents per pair; for yachts in Classes K, L, M and N 45 cents per pair; for yachts in Classes P, Q, R,S, T, V and W 35 cents per pair. ‘ A yacht starting this season under her old number will be liable to disqualification. A limited number of printed sheets giving theracing num- bers of all registered sailing yachts have been issued and can be obtained from T. D. Rich, publisher, 108 Fulton street, New York, or from the undersigned, at $5 for one set and 57.00 for two sets, The Peekskill, N. Y., tournament on May 11-18 was a pleasent affair. Thecompany was quite warm, too; in fact, altogether too hot for any shooters who were not close up to the expert class. Jack Fanning was out of trim, and shot away below his average, but gave the boys lots of amusement by carrying off the “booby prize—with trimmings’’—on the first day of the shoot. O_R. Dickey shot in splendid form on both days of the Peekskill, ., Shoot. His work on the first day was far above the ayerage, while his dropping 5 out of 20 targets in the last event of that day was little short of miraculous. Therace for first place on the second day was quite interesting, but—blood will tell, won’t it? Atthe annual meeting of the Forest City Gun Club, of Savannah, Ga., the following officers were elected; President, C. A. La Motte; Vice-President, P. J. Ott; Secretary, Harry B. Lemeke; Treasurer, Jobn Rucker; Captain, F. J, Jangstetter. The members of this club have been making preparations to give their guests a warm welcome at the Interstate Association’s tournament, which is being held this week, May 19-70, The Decoration Day (May 31) prize shoot of the Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J,, will bring out the members of that club ja force. These holiday gatherings are always popular and lots of gerne are thrown during the day. This means plenty of shooting or all, Are you in the ‘$4-class"? This isa question shooters are asking one another now since the Cleveland programme came out, The question is one easily settled by the shooter himself, and Paul North expects no trouble in classifying the boys correctly. The programme for the Monroe, La , Interstate Association tourna- ment is noticed elsewhere. These Southern gentlemen apparenily seem to like a warm programme in warm weather, “Grimm, Gilbert, Budd, Heikes and Parmelee!" A warm combinz- lion, indeed. The above were among the forty shooters who took part in the opening day’s programme of the Waterloo, Ta , tourna- ment on May 11. Mrs. Frank Class, the wife of Frank Class, of Morristown, N. J., is said to have killed 40 out of 50 targets on May 10 at the shoot of the Morristown Gun Club. U. M. C, Thomas, Ferd Van Dyke and ¥. S, Hdwards are New York's free representatives at the Savannah Tnterstate tournament this week, May 15. EDWARD BANKS, Kansas City. Kansas Ciry, Mo., May 18.—Special to Forest and Stream: The tournament here opens under the most favorable auspices; the weather is fine and the attendance promises to exceed that of last year. Most of the prominent shooters are here, as well as a host of State shooters. This will no doubt prove to be the best tournament of the season, The only event of importance yesterday was the State team race, fourmen to a team, 15 live birds per man; eight teams were entered, and a)! but one of these were from Kansas City, The Foresters won the State medal on the fine score of 57: then came the O, K. with 55, Stockyards 54. Washington Park 451, St. Louis Belt Line and Pastimes 47, Kansas City 43. Many new shooters arriyed during the night and this morning. So phe entries in the target events will exceed 100, Pau R, Linzer, New Haven Gun Club. Naw Haven, Conn., May 12.—The members of the New Haven Gun Club held their regular monthly shoot to-day on the club’s grounds near Schuetzen Park, About twenty shooters took partin the differ- ent event(s. the principal ones being the merchandise at 20 singles and the team shoot. j Bement, Robertson and Bennett tied for first place in the merchan- dise event, Bement winning on the shoot off. Kelly took second all alone, and Treat shot out Redfield for third place. The teams were captained by A. B, Treat and J. B. Robertson, te- spectively. Robertson had rather the best of it, his team being 10 birds in the lead af the finish. } Mr, Sanford, of the Bridgeport Gun Club, was present and did some good shooting, as did also Whitney, Potter, Stevens and Bement, of the home club, Scores! Robertson’s Team. ATE te gansrmeasonregacrnn = beesacedt ee ee 14911011111111111111—19 WHIMCY.. 0. epee ee epee vepsccesesssy eves ss oe 510111111111111111111—19 ROB SIONIN Ty dee ualavwewssulbneys pss eatenete ttl ldodOlidOtll Oty StOVEDS, oc cevcoerseesseveseeeserssyyseeee sL1110114111110110111—17 Ltd ie) See AIG oes srry enn hreCObbnKINGaining ate Kelly....., epeweneveeesre eeueeseyece sevens oL0111141110101111011—16. RObertsOn ,....ccewenesseesteueesgyenen sass t1100110901011100101—11 ES DEL Ae ene reenter sees sees -01111000100110100011—10—125 Treat's Team. 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Hagen, Sec'y. ocouocrcr 200 3 Or Western Traps. ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT. - Cuicaco, Ill,, May 15.—One of these days we shall see a copy of the programme of the {llinois State Sportsmen’s Acsociation. This old reliable institution will hold its convention at Chicago, June 1, and the week following June 1 will be devoted to the trap shooting feat- ures of the yearly assembly, the association events being followed by thse open tournament at liye birds and inanimates piven y John Wat- son. It is certain there will be a crowd at this old-time fixture, Come and see the d o. b, birds and the targets thab go out from under the roof, Comeand listen to the Convention; You won't have 4 better time anywhere on the round of trap circuiting than you will right here. Come and see the 10: paugerules. We are the only peo- ple who have them, We also haye the Chicago Climate, Bring your overcoats and duck suits, Also bring your knitting and stay the whole week. John Watson has a whole herd of fat chickens and we will scare up enough to eat somewhere around town. P. 8.—Bring your 10 gauge guns too, They touch a tender spot and soften up our hearts, making us think of the past that has long, Jong ago gone rat- tling down the grooves of time. Bring your10-gauge guns and you shall shoot right in the ear of the 12-gauge men, just for the sake of » Auld Lang Syne. We are modern as the Pyramids, at least, in trap- shooting rules, here in Chicago and the Illinois State Association. COUNCIL BLUFFS GUN GLUB. The Council Bluffs ([a.) Gun Club shot its first handicap May 8, 23 out of 29 of its members turning out. 8.7. McAtee, with a handicap of 7, won first. Gus Heinrichs, with a handicap of 8, won second. COOK COUNTY LEAGUE, The Cook County League, of Chicago, shoots its first season event to-day. Most of the other club grounds will therefore be vacant to- day. The trap season is now fully under way at all of our club grounds, Targets make the ohly form of shooting, no live bird matches or club shoots of great size on live birds having yet been pulled off this season, and it being now too late for that sort of shoot- ing here, Few birds are shot in Chicago between Mareh and June, the latter month giying us the State tournament on birds and targets. The organization of the target clubs into a league bids fair to be more active and effective this year than ever before, and it is very likely Chicago will grind a good line of targets thissummer, HH, HoueH. 1206 Bover Buiuprne, Chicago. Limeport Gun Club. Limeporr, Pa., May 8.—The medal shoot of the Limeport Gun Ulub was held here to-day. The conditions were 25 targets, A. 8, A, rules, The scores; FLT Brdman, ,...cyeeeeeseeeeeeeeweesese ss -L101111110011011101110101—20 J WEISS ,.cecccesessereesueessessesesaeeeess1101110011101001001100101—14 AP Wang. -sicvescepseeeneveesgse+eeeeee2-0111101101111011010110011—17 HB Schantz viecccsseneuvevseeseeaeseeves -L111101110111101011110101—19 MR Sebaffer,...cccsssuveveceeseseeeeeees0+L110011100101101100101010—14 SB Carliivsescessesveveeessesseeeeensssess1111100110110101000110101—15 A FYGVCI ec cevce-cuvevuvensvenvsesenesaueees+1101111001001111010100101—15 J A BUDNEr..cecvescuneveeesessesssacee aes ¢2100111111011110100101101—18 COW Schaeter ...evsceereseeecerseeseesee ess 2001100111100110110101001—15 OJ Bygloman, .iecveeseuveveseeeeseeeeees 6OL01110101111010111101101—17 BH Stroh , oy ees cceeecunyeeeeeseeeuseees ost101111100100111010101110—16 . 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Events; 12345 Hyents; 125346 Targets: #51015 25 25 ‘Targets; 25 10 15 25 265 HE Doten..,....... 23 9 15 2223 E Godfrey...,...... 24 8 15 23 ba LT, KeyeS...ssecse00. 20 8141919 J Moore,,......,... 20 71118 21 W ¥ Conway....... 16 5 91615 HAllen.....,......18 7 9.,,, OUP Kevess crest 19 1438 19) SKMIEht. wcecerpae 2h saedd 12 oy J Kastman,sssiocs.:R0 812.1917 Ae Wallet, ieee AU? 19D) By N Taylor...-,sses.. 28 915 21 LU, E. KEvesg, The Monroe Interstate. VIA THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY ROUTE. SHooteRS from New York and vicinity desiring to attend the tour- nament, and to reach Monroe the day previous to the opening, will leave New York from foot of Liberty street, via the Baltimore & Ohin (Royal Blue Line), Sunday, June 6, at 2:00 P. M ; Philadelphia 4:20 P, M ; Baltimore 7;00 P. M.; Washington 9:00 P. M ; Knoxville 2:10 P. M. (Monday); Chattanooga 6:10 P. M } Birmingham 10:15 P. M.; Meridian :00 A. M, (Tuesday); Jackson 9:56 A, M.; Vicksburg 11:45 A. M., arriy— ing at Monroe 3:45 P, M. : Climax Monthly Shoot. A REGULAR monthly shoot of the Climax Gun Club will be held on May e6.ab Plainfield, N, J. A stage will meet the 1:10, 1:30 and 2:39 trains from New York,-conveying shooters to the new grounds free of charge for this shoot, Now come and help us make a success of this, and see how you like our uéw grounds, Kensington Gun Club, Lone Braneos, N. J., May 15.—The Kensington Gun Club was or- ganized here on Wednesday, May 12, with “0 charter members, The following officers were elected: President, H. P, Bennett; Vice-Presi- dent, C. B. Woolley; Secretary, C. L. Edwards; Treasurer, H. G, Woolley; Captain, H. C. Mapo, Jr. Weekly target shoots will be held ou the clab’s grounds at Kensington Park, Cus, L, Epwarps. May 22, 1897.] The Peekskill Tournament. THE annual tournament of the Peekskill (N. Y.) Gun Club, May 11- 18, suffered considerably from wet and wintly weather, The first day was fine enough, but the weather on the Jast two days was of a most disheartening nature. Rain fell in torrerts at times on the last day, and it was hardly expected that there would be much of an attendance under such conditions. But the tournament was a suc- cess, despite the weather. ; As usual, it drew together quite a number of crack shots. It is not a difficult matter to gather together a couple of warm squads at any tournament around New York; and Peekskill had her share of warm material, AMONG THE SHOOTERS were: ©. R. Dickey, representing the Parker Gun Co.; Ferd. Van Dyke, of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.: HE. D. Fulford, Utica, N. ¥.; H. M. Levengston, Saratoga Springs; J. 8. Panning, represent- ing the interests of Gold Dust powder; Ralph Trimble, looking after the Du Pont Smokeless’ side of the question; Gus Greiff. of Von Lengerke & Detmold, who came for the live birds; J. S. 8. Remsen, Brooklyn, N. ¥.; Esau, the assumed name, or rather, one of the many assumed namés of a crack New York trap-shooter who pre- fers to hide his light under many a bushel; Hd. Taylor, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Oo.; Dan Lefever, of the Lefeyer Arms Co.,; Tom Keller, of the King’s Smokeless and Peters’ cartridge companies, and his running mate, Dutehy Smith, of Plainfield, N. J.; Neaf Apgar; Bob Snyder, of Schoverling, Daly & Gales; J. L. Brewer, New York; C, H, Perkins, Troy, N. Y.; E. Ingram, New York city, etc. We had almost forgotten W, F. Parker, a member of the firm of Parker Bros , anew man at the traps, but one who is coming yery fast, and who promises to shoot his firm’s gun to the front before long. On the second day there were several new arrivals, W. Allison, South Wey- mouth, Mass,; J. B. Sanders, Albany, N, ¥., and Joe Baker, of Ricge- field, N, J., being among the number, : A glance at the above list of names shows that there was ample mnaterial for good scores. It was hardly to be wondered at, there- fore, if the novices dropped out or else only shot along ‘‘for birds. GROUNDS ARE PECULIARLY LOCATED, The grounds of the club are peculiarly located. Peekskill is one of the hilliest of the many hilly cities that line both banks of the Hudson River. Being on the east side of the river, it is a matter of consider- able difficulty to get a good sky background facing to the northeast. So difficult was it that the club did not bother about it much, but just went to work and inclosed a small space of ground at the foot of one of the hills, and planted itself right in the middle of a small arena and faced its traps squarely into the hillside. This makes it seem a difficult ground to make good scores on. We say ‘'makes it seem, because the scores On the second day show that the boys found out how to break them, no matter if the targets did go far and fast. ‘The traps were a set of the new bluerock expert traps, so ‘* ’nufi said*’ on that point. As somebody said, ‘‘They fiung ’em for fair.” Dickey and Fulford on the first day were able to register some big averages, their work making that of the others seem amateurish to a distress- ing degree. THE OFFICIALS. The tournament was most satisfactorily managed by Neaf Apgar, who not only ran the shoot, but also tried hard to accomplish the im- possible feat of doing two things at once and both well —shooting and working, In the cashier’s office were Messrs. H. F, Hill and O. J. Loder, both members of the home club and both efficient in their positions, The pulling, refereeing and scoring was done by any member of the chi who was at liberty: Dr. Mason, Dr. Horton, J. B. Halsted, Frank Southard, Harty Dain, Snowden, G, W, Richmond, B, G. Everinghim, W. G. Gibb, etc., were always on hand and ready 10 do anything to help things along; Dr. Mason in particular was & very busy man, and his scores suffered in consequence. . Thé records of each day’s scores, which are given below, will best pive the history of this successful litile shoot. GENERAL AVERAGES The general ayerage column is one that Dickey can cut out and paste in his scrap book without any excuse for,such action. Hach of the eight men who shot out the entire two days’ programme shot at 890 targets, and Dickey, by wrtue of consistently good shooting, ended with 338 breaks, an average of 93.8, an average thab speaks very highly for his work with the gun. The conditions really should be experienced to enable anybody to properly appreciate his work. Fulford, who also shot consistently well, landed only 6 targets be- hind Dickey, and had an average of 92.2. Edwards was third with $24, 8 targets behind Fulford and 14 behind Dickey, just managing to show up an ayerage of 90 per cent. for the two days. Van Dyke was fourth, close up to Edwards, with 89 4 percent, Leyengston, Apgar, Trimble and Fanning, finishedin ordernamed. Below are the records: ist day. 2d day. Total. Ave. POKG ye pet bash aathapinaitrapinb so sisint 2.5 sOt 170 318 93.8 Pulford ....0y--e0s Ree eta sada dddiaisam ae ek 168 3a2 92,2 a WHrdse we ecdee cs ces (Perea tent ssataa cae (Loe 19 3-4 9) Wan Dydca oer ceviseetasencnnananesmeselO0 166 322 69.4 LLOVEDEStON ... cee eececscsenencneenetnres dod 162 316 7.7 FA TIP AT a dlstsislaisnncuniviisitbGlemi ae tincrinanans, cet 151 398 85.5 Minish Dies endeumaveeatekadiips Auge pean LOD 155 205 84.7 .--- 142 - 148 290 £0.5 NNN ee veceeevres «cosas teks pean ne GUNS, SHELLS AND POWDERS OF WINNERS. The guns, shells and loads of the fourhigh guus were as follows: Dickey—Parker, U, S. Rapid, 45grs. H. C. and 14402. No. 7; Pulford— Greener, 3drs. Schultze, U. M. C. Trap, factory-loaded, 11402. No, 74; Edwards—Winchester, 32drs. EB. G., U. M. C. Smokeless, factory - loaded, 1140z. No 734; Van Dyke—Winchester, 54grs, W-A., W_R. A. Leader, factory-loaded, 1340z, No. 74g. Remsen and Hsau, who divided third average on the first day, used the following guns and ammuni- tion:—Remsen—Scott, |Schultze; Esau, Francotte, single barrel, H. C. First Day, May 11. A finer day for the time of year than that which was provided for the opening day of the Peekskill shoot, could not be had for the ask- ing. Some people may have found if a trifle too warm and enervat- ing, forit was a regular midsummer day that had gotten out about six weeks too early. The hot sun poured down on thearena of the Peekskili Gun Cluo and made everybody hunt the shade. It just suited Dickey, who was in wonderful form, losing only 7 out of the first 170 shot at in the programme events; then came a case of men- tal aberration, and he lost 3 out of the first 4 targets he shot atin the last 20-bird event, all from No.5 trap, and finished that 20 target eyent with 15, shooting himself out of the money! Fulford also lost 4 targets in that event, and ended up 4 behind Dickey, taking second ayerage with 91.1 per cent, , j Outside of the two above-named, it was aclose race; Remsen and Esau tied with 1:8 breaks; Apgar was text with 157; then came Van Dyke, 156, Hdwards 155, Leyengston 154, W. F Parker 151, Trimble 140, Brewer 149. Fanning was last on the list of those who shot out the programme, being clean out of all form, and breaking only 142, His poor form, while it caused the loss of some good com in the sweepstakes, earned him the ‘‘hooby prize” of $2 offered by the club to the man who made the lowest average in all programme events. Below are the SCORES OF may 11, Events: 12346 6 7 8 91011 Targets: 10 16 20 10 20 14 25 10 20 15 20 Shot at. Broke, Avy, OR Dickey.,,... 8 15 18 10 19 15 23 10 20 15 15 185 168 93.3 ED Fulford.:,,. 71418101815 25 9 18 14 16 185 164 91,1 JSS Remsem,,. 101218 81813 23 9181118 18 58 87.7 LA Esau.,....... 101418 8 15 14 20 10 17 12 20 185 158 87.7 N Apzgar......... 912819 8181422 916 14 15 185 187 87 2 FVan Dyke..,,,, 81217 9181521 7161419 18 156 86.6 FS Edwards,.... 91819 8181221 6191218 185 155 &t.1 HM Levengston. 91216 91814 21 9171 415 185 154 85.5 W F Parker,,..., 8 915 9161322 81912 18 185 11 83.5 R Trimble,.,....., 101015 817 13 22 9181216 185 150 83.3 , 91014 817 15 22 8 18 1216 185 149 82,7 .1018 17 8161418 914 914 185 142 788 se eS 1147 ied a 0 T ee. A707 0) 67 Sse edo eauidebeeras olcels the ous | p20 RES ee ae ae IY 9041583 6161116 1h> 127 81.9 19 8... 917 815 12 14 135 102 5tD B1i218 Si1512., 7.,i.. 115 91 79.1 veabhule ase bE egal Pe aby 81 70.4 WollvowOte, ddedoeeBMibo., 2.) 0b 18 74.2 TLHaAVED basse td ediee oe ge Guess 17108 50 74 $2.2 Wr aWasnhow.demipet pte us) neta ee acd Dee Dele lo 75 48 44 CATT ne ners G ALON fe te en Me il 45 27 «60 HOP SDI. (evenees (os ok ew, welvw, we we py meebo lo = | GPT) HOEEOW: conan: ULL ww leet nips pi eh vy) eel ae gs 25 20 80 BiGibveringhimy. 15 ++ 2 os os ce ae ce ce 1S ae 15 13 -86,6 Second Day, May 12. During the night a heavy downpour of rain made matters look decidedly blue for the second day of the shoot. In the extremely early hours of May 12 the rain came down in torrents, and was still falling persistently at 8A, M, when the majority of the shooting guests of the Hagle Hotel gathered in the dining room for breakfast, About 9 the rain ceased almost entirely, only a slight drizzle causin| a recourse to hacks in order to reach the grounds, The score a, FOREST AND STREAM. club house areall in one, and are covered by an ample roof that gives shelter when required, both from rain and from the sun’s rays, for both kinds of weather were dealt out to the boys. The greater part of the day thesky was dull and leaden-colored, but at times the sun got through and then everything steamed. The light was very varying, and there is something remarkable in the scores made by No. 1 squad m consequence. Targets were going about as far and as fast as one ever sees them go, and the light kept changing in a puzzling manner, yet No. 1 squad went out and did some excel- jJent work, Itjust happened that each of its five members was in his best trim and therein lay the secret of some of its scores. In event No. 3 it broke 94 ont of 100; in No. 4, 47 out of 50; in No, 7, 115 out of 125, Dickey losing 4 targets; in No, 8, 48 out of £0; in No. 10, 72 out of 95, and in No. 11, 96 out of 100 The fiye men broka 835 ont of 900 shot at in the programme events, making a squad average of 92 7. Dickey was on top again, but not without haying to do some hust- ling, as Edwards and Fulford were only 1 and 2 targets respectively behind him, while Van Dyke was only % targets behind Fulford. Le- yeugston also shot a goad gait all through, ending up in fifth place with an average of just 90 per cent. Thus, all five members of No. 1 squad accounted for the first five places in the percentage column, Trimble shot very well for more than half the events, but seemed to lack condition, and fell off towards the end of the day. Fanning was again badly off in his shooting, and his work was a source of much worriment to his friends, although it did not feazs Sharkey in the least. During the two days he had a hoodoo on righ -quarterers, and never could find them correctly or to his satisfaction, Sanders lost his chance of a nice average by losing 15 out of bis last 55 targets; up to that time he had broken 107 out of 125 shot at. W. Allison won the “booby prize,”’ as Halsted shot ‘for birds only’’in most of the events, SCORDS OF MAY 1?. 123456 %78 91011 Events: Targets: 10 15 20 10 20 15 25 10 20 15 20 Shot at, Broke. Ay. OR Dickey,,...,. 1015 20 9418 142110181520 18) 170 94.4 FS Edwards..... 81420 918 15 24 9191518 180 169 93.8 ED Fulford,,,,. 7 18 20. 918 14 23 10 19 15 40 18) 163 93,3 F Van Dye,,...-. 915 16 10 19 14 23 10 17 14 19 180 166 92.2 HM Levengston, 7 13 18 1017 12 24 9 20 13 19 180 162 90 RTrimble,,..,...1014 191018 18 42 7151814 180 125 86.1 NApegar......... 101415 8181219 9161317 180 151 838 J SPanning ,.,, 91118 91517422 5171216 180 148 82.2 J BSanders.,.,., 101117 9191418 914 9 14 180 144 #&0 HP Dain......,.. 101217 8151018 7181215 380 142 18.8 W Allison... ... 91316 7161818 6137415 189 141 78.3 J B Halsted,,..., 712141014 11 2k 6 13 15 10 180 133 73.8 PH Mason....1.. .. 12175 714 18 22 9 17 14 19 170 142 t3.5 Dutchy_....... Wh SORE Hele loseene ole ae pit sc 125 107 +€5/5 16 645 1123 7 » 125 10) t3.3 pp opp EO yer ba 2) IED 81 64.8 157 15.12 5, 8 i. 4, 14 120 9) [6.6 DY ita Kaa TS cee 116 80 69.5 oR. Ea Line Ses reve 70 SHE sepy( he eb Wie, Se ee ce 66 55 684.6 tenn Se EE eee Tee 60 33 63,3 ‘Wa Atha cep tee ah tek se eet Ces 55 39 70,9 J Heit. Say See ee eis tts) BD) 26 06=— 74.2 BID SEHOLLOM tare tesn eed ces ee sate ne een el ele 25 25 1.4 Third Day, May 18. The weather to-day was about as unpleasant as it could be, being windy and rainy allday. This kept the attendance down toa mini- imum Dickey shot well, losing only 2 birds out of 35 shot at, one of the lost birds falling dead out of bounds, Fanning and trimble split up first money in the handicap with 15 straight. No. lwas 5 birds, $5, bird included, three high guns; No. 2,10 birds, $7, birds included, three moneys; No. 8, Peekskill Handicap, 15 birds, $10, birds extra, four moneys; NOs $2 miss-and-out. Scores: 0. 1. No. 2. No, 4, Van Dykes... scsccascnceucitensanst2zi2—5 2222222022 9° 22221- 5 DiGktys ae iksdeeteen naan ees ».-22]e2—4 292122222250 222225 HOMO kt acorn cece a eee ellie oe well seOT 2 7 ele DAI ean vena ce beeome tere aber eleeei— oe OPTI TIe Te ur. Perkins.,..... Herre ist eee ee cUle—tel OU1t U— Se eee HANG PMA tee eee hs copes jaeee JOW 1M0112eli— 8:10 ey oothsies p neeste Daiiefaivieletaralent ya 2] OU ——r as aicterdiaw ety Sete GIDE a oiecetninenteade eterna OISOl— 5) suecLy a : eater GPR yAis teat el UN shoei encoe: 4 2 0111 22e— 8 210 Trimblé:....... Sd scan er Se G Es uh ah Pr SS ah Peay Greiff ...... sey cick hetetvtors Piste dhtdloniots evfaney 222622222210 = «2211-5 HOH... Salata iehs ehatetarsteloleleincaurta lereieroreversiels 2(0202U222— 4 ..... VYaylormn... odie ‘ 0222221411— 9 120 Trimble missed ‘his first bird in No. 4, but re-entered wi.h the result shown in the score. ; Trap score type—Copyright, 4897, bi Forest and Stream Publishing Co, No. 3: ; ALRROATCARTRTAR Fanning (80). ..cecsssssessesecensernrers ee ee l1i2211 3b 2 1—15 : PYINLATAL TOEARZA Trimble (29),....... SHS Pectcrirttnpote | tilt sp ae ST 122171 1—15 d ATADLARRA CREAT DiCKGy (80). eccecrsacceessssessarsecield Be 21 O28 21232992 34 , LRAKRRERRGOS TARR WAVIOR CO) repeats e 1 baba ele pw diggelvvaeauUl a oeal ieee bss 1—13 RAPAWMAARRSLAALY HOrton (28) cicsieeceseeesetesseesiaared 112023200010 ee e— 9 KRURYRPHAATAAALS Daing(Za)vnstectesaneeserisdsbeecounede 0 Ursa o Olle O00 2,01 1— § TRORRYR Greil (BO), cv eceneesenerewscsesenaeeo 20 02-8 We RTAN 2 Van Dyke (80),.,,.005- serse-treeeer @ 288 W The following shot along “for birds only’: WRARYAN > TURE Vileatatie cent otaacecan en th cee emoel eae te ie SL NUaEy RAT KY RSORAY ZI Teper ast) dys ctsts tensa eee ne ieee TT NYRRATNAAR Halstead..... Sialeidid visielsaaid digivistervini vie iadiifat cml ice 1s ma >> nd oy »S TRHAA POPE TIS Saiciaiieriwer arcrsnrentesicisetemlsrareunncel ali eral Vy EDWARD Bangs. Buffalo Trap. AUDUBON GUN CLUB’S WEEELY SHOOT. Burrato, N. Y., May 8.—The attendance at to day’sregular w shoot of the Audubon Guo Club was as large ae ice The oe badge event (No. 3 in the table given below) attracted a lot of entries In Class A, F. D. Kelsey won a heat; George McArthur was the winner in Class B; George Zoeller winning in Class CU. Events Nos, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were shot over some new traps, and as the club members have not gotten accustomed to them scores did not rule as high as usual Below are the scores in to day’s events: 3 Events; 123834656678 #éEvents; 12345678 Targets; 1015251615 15 2020 ‘Targets: 10 15 25 16 15 16 20 40 BC Burk- J H Lodge. ., .. 1810 6., hardt ... 10 10 23 18 11 15 16 20 WHines,Jr .. .. 221013 (°° *" PE Reinecke 9 820 .. ,, «+». » AOoombs, ., ..15,, ., .. UHStorey 9 617... .. 0... 6. GZoeller. .) 2a: Sif i4 7" Bird,,..... 1 610., ,.13.... McCarney, .. |; 21 10 11 10 13 46 Norris..... 9 § 2111131318 ,.. Porter..,;, .. .. 19 12 13 12 12 MeArthur, 911 21131218 i4,., BTalsma.. ). |. 19 9 13 12 12 Kelsey thas dvdarcd Ups lowe in. (BE Dcke sk qe oaeg has TRE Lrot0- Lie ald tent ee pee le wee eiverk yaa pier ct? P@ Myers 9132014121217 ,, Bil King.. 3) i257 0 C1 G3 49° EWSmith ,. 82210........ Ad Barnes ., 1) 1! '' 7" 44 93 ja UD Sta WAC ths rth ldeS 05) Sides wipesss. Sf sb ag J Kennedy ,, .. 141011 91813 WREaton .. 1. 0 ett L Bennett... ,, .. 10,, ,, 1412 J Lascelles . ere ae AWN Utter, .. .. 20.. Omaha Gun Club. OmAHA, Neb., May §.—Below are the scores made to-day i £ lar weekly club shcot of the Omaha Gun Club; ene atcen Mont, .....11911111111101110111—18 E Kalb...- 11111011111111001411—17 Blake... ...11111111211101011111—18 9 Carmicha’1111111011114111111_79 Learned, , ,10110110110101101111—14 Whitener. €011101111111110110'—15 Read...,.. MOMI11011111101I-37_- Diekey,, , ...0011111112111011111117 Kenyon. ...11011011171111011110—16 Randlete, ..11010101111111001110—14 Loomis. ,.,11110100011110111111—15 MeFarlane 11110110011101110100—18 Brucker, , ,11110111111101111011-17 Townsend .11021010111001101101—18 Latshaw,.,20011011111111111110—16 W, D, Kenyoy, See’y, 419 Boston Gun Club. Weinindton, Mass., May 12,—From a week of moisture and damp- _ ness, the Boston Gun Club’s Wednesday afternoon emerged quite ~ passably decent—sufficiently so for 15shooters to put in an appear-. ance at Wellington this afternoon. "[he rain keeping off, no objection could be made, syen though a variable wind prevented good shoot- ing. This being the next to the last shoot for prizes, considerable interest was attached to the match event. Toe leaders failed to im+ prove their opportunity, and ib remained for Winters to make the only change of note in displacing Gordon from third position. Hay- ing a low score among his total awaiting erasure next Wednesday, his attendance that day renders his chances exceedingly good for second prize Scores of this afternoon are as follows: Events: 12 Targets; 10 10 ERO Uy ials ee leanyiseyiee dime bees wesc Winters ... ie OL a =) a = & a Now Gro rggreE SS TWHeOe ANAM OGHSoD S . gen . = > ors is VPVNPRAEWERVAGaeVWScCA S i ornewa & & RAR? ateauws = Ge so Pe eee oom reeteree Haton.,,..;. . = * oe tio ep aN epee WIP He coass Pome cow: =: Tap ole rte ee Horace ..... a enritioetet cc = Oo Oo Oe OF Spencer...... Be Lraraar a erabara tae aosn ae INI ELE ie tered rote fn a oP tau WISKE yan nase hited tackhaeetektahae dee ania yet z 6 5 Hyents 1,4,5,6and 12, known angles; Nos. 2,7 and 9, unknown} Nos. 3 and 8, pairs; Nos. 10 and 11, reverse pull, ; Prize match, 21 targets, 10 known, 5 unknown and 3 pairs; distance eee OPO OO Os & oat op oc OO 3 3 4 2 WORE pcos Worm FP ms et: handieap: Sewall (15)..c0e0 vessesesesstlIJO01111-8 O11i1—4 11 11 11-6—18 Hastman (16), ...cceeceeeeeye2110010111—7 11111—5 1011 104-16 Horace (16).........e05s05.-Ol11111101-8 11110-4 01 11 10-4 -16 Winters (18)..,cecessyeeeeyeL1lO1U1111—-9 O1111—4 00 10 10-215 Miskay (17)...ss0seece0ees+-1011101011—7 O1111-4 11 00 11-415 Spencer (16),.......0000... 01110101117 10111-4 10 10 11—4 —15 Taft (16)...c00 sevecererseve-A101110011—7 11101—4 10 10 10-314 Gordon (17). c.eceeeeeeeeee+-0000001111—4 1111-5 11 10 10—4—13 Brown (15). cscseuesaneeeeessLL0101100i—6 1100)—2 1 10 11-513 Hddy (ib) sistenaronrennaas «eA UMOLTTIO— 6 11010—8 40 10 10-28-11 Saeffield (15),...c.cse2+e000.0111110001-6 10010-2 00 10 00—1— 9 Niekols (16)......2.0.++e00+ 00000111014 1001i-3 1000 10-2— 9 Haton (16) s.cvsisccscnasisans 0011000110—4 O110)—2 0 00 10—1— 7 Benton. (14).......4..5.0050.1010101101—6 Ww. Nickelson (15)....55,:0000005 1000100100 8 1000-1 wy, Eureka Gun Club. Cuicaco, Ill., Way 8—Below are the scores made to-d members of the Eureka Gun Club at the regular weekly. SHON No. 3, club shoot, 25 targets, unknown angles; 7 FP St d RSS ae 1 : ANNALA,. 4. s4seseeveerereeeoryers eve oLL11110110111111111111117— Ed Steck.,.,..... NII US tinoioi0 tonite Goodrich, ,....+0++05 cvewenseesesoseass -0110101110101111101111010— dt UN GOMER lata emisiateniniie thie eee daar *)1011111110001111010111100247 FO RLO‘dsn sa nein ceetennels seeeeeees = 1101111110110000100100110 —14 DriGansons.s.insssues severe aa ante ,, -0910010111011010101000011—12 4€5S8 Bb, PHEEGHUE itaunecesteeuese res cyt sitinaedl: eee4111111101110011101111111—21 JL Jones......... .1111110100091100111111110 — .. C011) 1001101001 0101100101 24 voce eeees eee 1101010101001010000101111— 13 Class C, a seeaveeee ee 0110111110101010111111111—19 veceeeeese0110100101111111110111001—17 sovscceseueceuaneccssrecccseyeces¢1111011110011000111110000=35 WM SMU. acs cssescessenssseeeeeeeres 1111111101101001000011000= Cs Smith. 1.002.) III: ooootaoor0101t 141 00 ag Nit. cc cccceaceneesceeseenestereseeres ee eee11000100111101010010C0111—13 CUTTS. i peescereceseessesecceeeeeteeer ness 1110011001001010100301001—11 Sweepstake events were shot for practice as follows: . Events: 124656 Events; 12456 Targets: 25 25 25 25 30 86 Targets: 25 25 25 95 30 Steck... .ssseansaas 19 24 22 24.26 Goodrich..,...,,.., 18 17 24 CarsON. ....seee00. 15131618 ,, EM Smith 377.575) | 40 “9 dy AGAMS. seeeeseccees 21 21 49-24 ,, CS Smith,......... .. 11 14 16 NCUA saab ease as os TIS S ee Connally peeaeeeannr Miller... essscseneee 21 21 21 1, 2, Waltera..sssccecsec 2, 1948 1) 46 Reber ..eeecseveever 1518 21... .. WA Jumes....... {* 43. Curtis,.ccseveeseees 13.13 ,, 11 ., Paterson,, .cc....0, 1. 1) 2043” Stannard,.....ee. 21 2118 23., Spreyne,.....,0)) I) Sl go ge GOVEr...cececereees 17 22 0,19... Ferguson......0000 Ot) ag Tard J, suconweaiees 2d. Bloc ae nee MULTOW 5 shi fides add BieTy J LJones...sieyeee 14.12 14 18 1, Prickettlisi.c. 22202 12 3! on 1g 36 No. 6 was 20 singles and 5 pairs, Baltimore Shooting Association, BauTimore, Md., May 6.—To-day Malone scored his 7 the Baltimore Shooting Association's championship aun pee straight. Macalester h.s a win for the cup, this being the third fra it was shot for. The shoots for this trophy take place once a hen for a year, the man winning it the greatest number of times out of the twelve events becomes the owner of it. The affair is a handica Malone being scratch man to-day. Thescores were: ~ P, Malone 15, Brown and Du Pont 14, Sims and Johnson 18, M. C.K and Simon 12, Jamison and Harrison killed 7 and 6 respectively out of 10 and withdrew; Howard withdrew at the end of the sth reund with 7 kills; Antique scored 2 out of 4and withdrew, ~ ~~ TRAP SHOOTING, May 8.—The following s¢ores wera made on targets to- grounds of the Baluimore Shooting Association. The ect ay One eae signate the number of targets shot at ard the second the number broken. The events were handicaps extending from 25 to 35 targets: First event: Gent 28, 16; Macalester 29, 25; Hill 29, 20; Walters ub 1b: Tyler 35, 15; Coe 29, 22; Collins 31, 14; Stanley 29, 17; Robb 31, 17- Muang 35, 11; Gallagher 35, 16; Harrison 80,20; Malone 27, 22: Hamilton 30 20; ayaeon oy 10; Bander aa ani Eee x8 15; Fox 82, 17. batn't) econd eyent: Gent 23, 20; Macalester 29, 25; Walter: ; Bill 2 20; Coe 29, 22; Collins 3), 23; Stanley ¥9, 18; Robb 31, 18: open ie Ga lagher 35, 14; Harrison 3), 20; Malone 27, 22; Hamilton 3), 98- Wil. pan aD: py Boney, 29, ef ease aa Fox 3/, 14, Sones = ree 15-target events and one 10 target event : . the follow:ng results; - were also shot, with Events: 123 4 Events: 123 4 Targets; 18151515 ‘Targets: 19 15 14 15 Mali t@...sseesereeeees 10721210 Dival............0050. 9 6 3 Hamilton, vsssssereeess 101211 6 Robb, a5 + Gantissssdatopunrayoeren (te eheG: aa rhor os cr,1. 0. et aay a nee BOUday1s sratecrees cue ~ 101210 5 ‘ORIOLE, The Western Reserye Shooting Association, Cuyanoga Fauus, O., May 10.—Tbe Western Re i Association held its regular weekly shoot to day. The Waren ne fair and attendance good. The followimg are the scores: No. 1, 25 single targets each man, known traps, unknown angles: ° OIOSK veers: teceecesserestesnerrnasmascens «LIMON {Ol O1101 01—21 IWiIDAMISt yt seeeen peeeins ce aa .. 00010010111011110110U0110—13 Worthen, . 11111 1011°101101111111101—24 +o 011111710110114111 111701 ral +++), +-0000017 10001010011 101 1-12 austen rer hn9 xo 2 101101(.011110111101111100—4 No. 2, same: Hull 21, Haynes 20, Worthen 20, i Lemons a nat 5 ans . Crock 20, Schmidé 10, No. 3, same: Woodward 1 eCane 11, Brad 7. Sohmidt a Perpeae eh Haynes: 38) Hall No. 4, same: Crock illi'ams 15, Worthen 21, Li 2,0 14, Brady 14, Bite = ; F) , Lemons 2?, McCane 0. 5, 8ame: Hull 17, Lee 13, Young 10, Hayn Schmidt i. i ‘ ] ? = 1 YES 20, Woodward 16, 0, 6, club shoot, handicap; Hull (0) 21, Haynes (5) 23 25, Cros (9) 22 Brady 10) 24, Schmidt (8) 1, SE CS es Onth any) o, 7; Waldron 12, Woodward 15, Young 12, Lee 17, Wolf 15 No, 8: Waldron 15, Lee 19, Wolf 11, Crock 21. : 15, aUes, C. E, BRApy, Bee'y, fesertenrene 420 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 28, 1807, The Coming Tournament at Anaconda. AnaconpDA, Mont., May $.—Hdifor Forest and Stream: The thir- teenth annual tournament of the Northwest, comprising the States of Montana, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and the Province of British Columbia, and the fourth annual tournament of the Montana State Sportsmen’s Association are to be held in conjunction, under the auspices of the Anaconda Rod and Gun Club, at Anaconda, Mont., June 16,17, 18 and 19. We have repeatedly pressed our claims to recognition by the Inter- state Association without avail. But the Association of the Northwest has confidence enough in our ability to furnish a good programme for their entertainment, and at the last annual meeting, held at Spo- kane, Wash,, unanimously voted to place the next annual meeting in our hands. Im this far Western section Anaconda bears the reputa- tion of doing whatever she undertakes in a thorough and enthusiastic manner, and we expect the coming tournament will be no deviation from the generalrule. Situated as we are, in the center of the largest population of our own State, with convenient railroad facilities to. the cities of Butte, Helena, Great Falls and Missoula, we can safely ex- pect a good attendance from the above-named cities- In addition the representatives of the Association in other States should make up our attendance to at least 150 entries, We have as good facilities for handling a large number of shooters as any club in the West, Our grounds are conyeniently located in the east part of the city, about two minutes walk from the electric car line, which has rerular communication with the city every half hour, We have & Commodious club house, scorer’s stands, secretary office and a spectator’s stand which will seat 200 visitors. Our target devices consist of a battery of five expert traps, fitted with North's electric pull, on which all trophy events will be shot in order to conform to the conditions under which the same were origin- ally contested. In addition to this we have the latest improvemen(s of the Cleveland Target Company, the magautrap. We, therefore, feel assured that we can provide all the shcoting our visitors desire. Gur hotel Facilities are the best of any city of its size in the West, and our citizens point with pride to the conyenience and equipments of the Montana Hotel, conceded by all traveling men to be the best of any between us and the Missouri River. The citizens of our city haye generously contributed $1,500, which amount is to be giyen in added money, In addition to this, the - trophies owned by the Northwest Association and the Montana State Association amount to $1,000. This, with such merchandise prizes as we many secure, assures us sufficient attraction to induce all shoot- ers to come if it is possible for them to do so, The Anaconda Racing Association holds its meeting here commen- cing June 26, continuing thirty days. amotnt to $150,000. Already they have from 350 to 400 horses quar- tered at the race track, and amoug all the racing men who will at- tend there must be some who enjoy shooting; and those of the shoot- ers who enjoy racing can, by stopping with usa few days, have the oapportunily of seeing some of the best horsefiesh to be found in the United States. ' Cur programme will be ready for distribution My 29, and we will be pleased to furnish same upon application. ANAconDA GUN CLUB, per ©. A. TurrLe, Sec’y. The Monroe Interstate Tournament. . . Foruowine closely after the Interstate Association’s tournament at Savannah, Ga., held this week, May 19-20, comes the same Associa- tion’s tournament at Monrce, La , June 9-10, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. The programme gotten up for this shoot is a pretty stiff one as such things go: ten 20-target events, unknown angles, #2.50 entrance, $10 added to each-purse, makes a schedule of events that calls for 4 lot of shooting and alot of money. But sucha programme will attract quite a number of shooters, and this tournament ought to bea good one, Monroe is so situated that she can draw from all séctions in the South, while the members of the home club are popular enough to be able to count with certainty upon the attendance of more shooters than would be sufficient to make the tournament a success. Headquarters for shooters during the tournament will be at the Orleans Hotel, where special rates will be made to shooters attend- ing the tournament. Guns and shells should be forwarded to the Monroe Hardware Co., who will deliver same at the grounds free of charge, This company will also have high grade ammunition for sale on the grounds. The club has also secured special rates on all railroads as follows: One and one-third fare on the certificate plam. has been secured for the round trip from the following railroads and their connections: Alabama & Vicksburg; New Orleans & Northeast- ern; Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific; St. Louis, Iron Mountain C Southern; International & Great Northern; Texas & Pacific; Illinois Central; Yazoo & Mississippi Valley; Houston, Hast & West Texas; Southern Pacific; New Orleans & Northwestern. Tickets on sale June 6 good to return until June 13, The tournament will be held on the club’s own grounds, fiye min- utes’ ride from the hotel headquarters. Shooting will commence at 8:30 sharp each day. Bluerock targets will be thrown from a magau- trap at the rate of 3 cents in the programme events and 2 cents in all extra events. All purses will be divided under the Rose system into: five moneys with the ratio points of 7,5,4,3 and 2. Omnibuses of the Monroe Transfer Co, will carry shooters to and from the grounds at the rate of 25 cents for the round trip. The secretary of the club, Mr, W. O. Williams, wul gladly answer any inquiries relating to the tournament. - Trap in Rhode Island. Provipencs, R.1., May 6.—The second series of prize shoots of the Rhode Island Shooting Club took place this afternoon. The main event was known as the Gold Dust powder event, The conditions: were 25 targets, known angles. The prizes consisted of 5lbs, of Gold Dust powder divided mto seyen cans, and a leg on the silyer W-A powder keg. This week, as last, an amateur with an allowance of six targets won the second claim. Despite the strong wind blowing in the faces of the shooters, some remarkably good scores were made, especially by I F. Greener, 8. F. Wilson, A. M. Hunt and R. C. Root. The winners of the prizes were A. B. Arnold, first; P. H. Randell, sec- ond; F. 1. Greener, third and fourth; 8. F. Wilson, third and fourth; W. H. Sheldon and R. C. Root, fifth and sixth; G. Cornett, Seventh; J. F. Rossie, eighth. ’ Next week the main eyent will be known as the E. C, Powdereyent, with ten prizes to shoot for. In the near future the various gun clubs. in the State will compete in a three-man team shoot for an empire expert trap, offered by the Association as a prize to the winning team at 50 targets, known and unknown angles. Below is a summary of the events shot: Byents: 123456 Hyents: 123465 6 Targets: 25 10 10 10 25 10 Targets: 25 10 10 10 25 10 JC Lamb.,,.....132 6 6 6.,... WmHSheldon.. ,,.,.. 618 5 AM -Aunt.,....19 5 7 8..,, PHRandell\..., ...... 622 7 FT Greener,,... 15::9101019 6 H Bain,,.....00. «» « » O11 6 RG Root,....... 18 ¥ 8 818 4 GCornett..2.. 1.1... 16 6 SF Wilson.,,... 19 7 6 719 9 OC M Wallace,... 1.1... .. 9 5 TRB OsSION Sl y8 TE bs asp, tet WeGonnorss on ee aS A HArnold.,...... 6 @,, 24 8 W. H. Mason. Cobweb Gun Club. New Yorn, May 6.—The last shoot of the Cobweb Gun Club for this season was held this afternoon. The attendance was very small. In class A the wigner was Charlie Zorn. William Cashan won in class B without a competitor, H, Miller won in ciass C. The scores were: Class A. (CU GU scaae ened ted a entities cil coe LRM Lem weet etek mere erred (01 (eee G Nichols,....... vvessesee stil 10-4 ; Class B. Wallin CAShart S savdcstenvasaiicconsda bien seen we wasaeaaensuaaecolel—o Class © Hi Miller... .c.sccceceveses O20II—3 G Thompson...,..........00010—1 (Coin erm cermrrerrr let is After the above race had been disposed of the winners in classes A and B respectively proposed a match at 5 birds, class handicap, loser to pay for the birds, and the winner to wear both medals until the commencement of the fall season. The result was a win for Cashan, who thus carries both medals with him. The scores were: © Zorn (B0).......0022;.5..10201—3 W Cashan (28)...,,..... +, 121125; G. W. THomeson, JR, Sec*y, Du Bray’s 49th. Lowvisvitie, Ky , May 11.—To-day was the forty-ninth birthday of Lieut, A. W. du Bray, of the Parker Guo Co , so the Kentucky Club: * decided to celebrate the occasion by holding a small live bird shoot, The main event was a handicap at 15 birds, s0yds, boundary, Du Bray was equal to the occasion, although placed at the 3lyds.mark Mr. du Bray was also presented with a very handsome scarf pin in honor of the occasion, Scores in the handicap were: Du Bray...<:..22ee2e2e2222222—15 Lyons... ccoo.seel02102122202 — 4 Chadwick, ,....222222222222212—15 Moore...,.,....0022211210100 Ballard... co. 0.0221122112222222 15 Morgan,,...,.,,.22e001002012800— Miller ..........110111112221111—14 Shipp...,,......110200 : Woodstock,, , , .212222111022122—14 Samuels......,,001200 Hying,,......,.29)220111121220—13 The purses they have given . ON LONG ISLAND. BROOKLYN GUN CLUB, May 8.—The Brooklyn Gun Club held an open shoot for the stein cup presented for competition by its president, J. S. 5. Remsen. There were thirteen entries for the race, which was at 50 targets, un- known angles, thrown from a magautrap, handicap allowance of extra targets to shoot at. The cup was won by C, W, Billings, a member of the club, and algo a miember of the Endeayor Gun Club, of Jersey City, quite a beginner in trap-shooting. He was allowed 16 extra targets to shoot at, and broke 41 out of his 50, adding 9 more out of his handicap allowance; this just made him score a highest possible. J. H. Swan, gave him quite a chase, breaking 49 out of 53 shot at. Remsen and Trimble made the bighest scores of the scratch men. The first squad in the stein race was composed as follows: Remsen, Brewer, Fanning, Trimble and Edwards. Its scores in the first 25 targets resulted thus: Remsen 25, Brewer, Trimble and Hd- wards 24 each, Panning 22; a total of 119 outof 125 shot at. The totals in the rate were: ist 25, 2d%5, Handicap. Total, Billings (15). .ecesse seasevenls 23 9 50 Swan (12) ... 21 17 1 49 Remsen (0).....0.sseeessees 25 22 4. 47 Trimble (0).. a eed 23 yr az Beveridge (7). meer aE? Wemicroa tl 20 5 a7 Broweri(0) vstedaniese6g bs edielédieee § vente mae 22 : 46 Hdwards (0)..... Honoo Ghinncnorrnn peers 22 ai 46 Fanning (0)..... 2.00» tisteyid Bi}-t]y $8 slbigla Gai! a2 re. 44 Lindsey (4)...... Prins rehese fiiceeewaeee 18 2 42 Dr Littlefield (15)...., SOREL nbanlee he RLM Va 8 42 L Pierey*..... heeethrfeseeutaaiaenceneard 19 rs 87 (GePIONGy Se cae dase nehsuisingnitiee ten meactslo 20 br 35 C von Lengerke*.....,.. Tanne Genel 18 ih 33 * Did not shoot out their allowances. Sweepstakes were shot with the following results: Events: 12346566%7 8 Events: 128346566978 Targets: 10 14 15 15 15 15 25 15 Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 15 26 18 Beveridge, 6101013 ., 11 .. 18 Lindsey... ., 14131314 91813 Edwards... 81515 121114014 Billings.... .. Pe URS nh ats G Pierey,, 412 111214101714 Wannings,. ., .. 13 11 15 10 21 15 Swan...... 6138 ..10.. .... 21 Trimble... .. ., 18 1414 14 24 15 Brewer.... 911 12 1213 12%218 Dr Little- I, Piercy., $121512.,.,. .. 11 field..... Ase ae te, EGE an W Jones... 71012 ,,., ., .. .. C von Len- "e Remsen... 912 11 12 13 13 23 14 perke.... .. .. .. 12 11 11 13 12 : T. Baron, Sec’y. NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. May 15.—The regular live-bird shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club was held this afternoon at Woodlawn. OC. Furgueson, Jr.,and J Gaughen tied for the class A cup in the club event with straight scores. The tie will be shot off at some later date. J. N. Meyer won in class B and HE, Lohman in class C. After the club shoot a number of team races were shot between teamis of fiye men captained by VU. Furgueson, Jr.,and C. M, Meyer, respectively. Meyer’s team paid for most of the birds. The scores: OUlass A. © Furgueson, Jr. ,(30)1222222222—10 © M Meyer (29).,....22@1222222 — 9 J Gaughen (28),.....2212222222—10 W Lair (29)..........10e0222122— 7 Class 8B. J N Meyer (28). ..., 222222227210 A A Hegeman (28), ,0222122e?e— 7 F A Thompson (29) .1121220101— 8 Dr Littlefield (30)... .0220202020— 5 Class C. E Lohman (27) ....,.,1122222222—10 D Lohman (25).....,2200212201— 7 Furgueson’s team: ist match 2d match, 8d match. 4th match, WurPuesSOD...y.eeeeeyee eee —o 122-3 222-3 2222 —4 Dair.. ..., EEEEERS yee pes CUS SOL 10e—1 022—2 2122—4 Hegeman.. . 022 2 022-2 212-3 2e20—2 Gaughen.... 212-3 221 —3 222—3 2222—4 E Lohman.... (0222-11 122-312 222-3-14 2222—4—18 Meyer’s team: CM Meyer... cccceceerees st 0—2% 22e—2 122—3 2222—4 J N Meyer ,.,...ec0s0c0eseee—o 222—3 222—3 2122—4 THOMPSOD...,...0e cree es eeU—2 112-3 122—3 0101—2 Littlefield. ....,.0000ys070220—2 022—2 029—1 20.0—2 D Lohman. ....s0.ser,.002—1—10 220—2—12 e21—2—12 2201—3—-15 Sweep, 5 birds: Furgueson 4, Lair 4, Hegeman 4, H. Lohman 4, C. M. Meyer 5, J. N. Meyer 4, Thompson 3, D. Lohman 4. ; * 2 G. E. Poon, Sec’y. BROOKLYN GUN CLUB, May 15.—The regular monthly shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Club was: held this afternoon at the club’s grounds, at Liberty avenue and En- field street C. W, Billings, with an allowance of 10 extra targets, won the club eyent with a full score of 59, he shooting at only 8 of his 10 extras; Baron, with an allowance of 5, and Remsen, scratch, were ae up with 48 each. Sweepstake shooting was also indulged in- cores: Club shoot, 59 targets, handicap, unknown angles: C Billings ON Ge UA ohn le ehcp eae raeeee eeu teers? PoP et 11111111 — 8- J Baron SE AR tle Seen erect eure i ee tous a oar ’ 101 ‘ is JS Remsen (0) 1111111011111111111111111111111111111111011110111 = —42 E Asmus (15).11110111010100111111110000001110011111111001101111—34 01110011 11111111 —12—46 J Lindsey (4). SE eter Atm betnd biatade Ame reas U ner 1 J Swan (12) ., .11110111111111110011111111110101101010101100111111—89 111010101010 — 7-46 Bllsworth (15).10011101111111111000010100011110111010101111111011—24 100011111111001 —10- P Adams (10). .10111011101110010110111011111001011111101101101111—36 ss 1101001111 : aS ColCo’rtney(8) Peas TtOt Ot 11110011001011 See EO at ee 30 1 3 = +4s: 'GPatterzon FNCU HSIBU AAI Eires a Lue Naito 110010—27 5 01101101100101 — 8— JS Wright (15)01111010110011010101011001011111001000111100001111—29 001011010011000 — §—a> Events: W -Be Cay "40 ih Lb 37 88: 2S Targets: 16 ito 10 15 15 15 ASDAUUS wi ota desea capitate leteisteialvalpaleen iy gst th GD oe ht] 12 Go Ge Whee se 12° Bon SUMS Ble ale 1A) ‘Be Sh SSL ar ae Rs ie Ses ee gm pr ace Be oes Pi a ee Md dd 2s, D, SES elt ee en Ne cles Pu UCOGT EEN: pete es pee a ADE RE ee a sr Toh ahh She ISTIRALB Gyan a dvabela coh = wus erctcteervietstared refutes tees srs alias 9 14, 105-8 CEAATS a e eer ree ae he ae ge Aral Os PRES Wao DLdt tas vis sieisna orcentace tale aac aN MCC GIEE oie ikea IN NEW JERSEY. ENDEAVOR G. ©. VS. FREEHOLD G. C. May 13,—The Freehold Gun Club can boast of a lot of members who ure not afraid of keeping the club’s word, even if it does put #hem to considerable bodily inconveniences to do so, For that reason the rain of to-day, heavy and persistent as it was, had no terrors for them; they came to Marion, N. J., and shot the team race against the Endeavor Guu Club as agreed upon. The Freeholders, for their grit, deserved a better fate than befell them, The home club was not atits besp as it puzzled the Endeavor Guo (lub, under the weather conditions, to put nine men in the fleld against the nine men that came from Freehold. The result of the race, however, was a yictory for the Endeayor Gun Club by 12 breaks the score sbanding 167 to 155. Hach man shot at 25 targels, unknown angles. The rain and the dull sky made shooting quite hard, and scores as a result ruled low. Below are the scores in detail: Hndeayvor Guo Club. M Berrington... .cce+eceeeseeeees ee eeeLL11101910111111001111111—22 WS Mdwards........ss+. »1111011111011101110111111—21 ‘CG von Lengerke,.,,.... 1011111111110110111111110—21 JG Lindzey ...scsseveee 54 1100111111111111011111110—21 Li Piercy... cs cccsvenserensveryoeene TCS nl inescamntaaeeatent el -1110011101111111011111110 - 20 JE Swan... cceccceccecceeyeveteeeeees oO111011111110100110111111—19 CW Billings... cssceeeceeveeceeeyeeee sLO01001011111101101111110—17 HEP Fessenden. .scccavevceveseesss=-«0110010000000010000000101— 6—167 Freehold Gun Club. A BH Sherman.....seereecceeeseeeeesye4111111011101111111111011—22 De NisS@..ccccsuveucsnuevevereeseeeeee¢4111110011111111101101111—21 ‘© HOSSC. .svacenucevecssrereseevenen ee 2 OL10111111101111011111011—20 cesvceusetuuenweesceeeeueee ee e110L011111110111111011110—20 Hallo jase ceeeeceauceeesenseeeeeseeee¢0101111100111111111101011—19 DANCELc. cc cc caanensssseveeeaceeeene es s1001110001110011000110010—12 PAOD, ice cencarsanneeesseessvers sees ss0000100011010011000101000— 8—165 SALVATOR HANDICAP AT ELKWOOD, _May 15.—The Salvator Handicap was shot at Ellwood Park to day. Six men being entered. Capt. Money captured the event with a clean score to his credit. Noel Money was second with 24, and W. R. Pat- ten was third high with a score o£ 23. The conditions were: 25 birds, $10 entrance. After the Salvator Handicap a 10-bird sweep, $5 en- trance, and two target events, one at 15 targets, $5 entrance, the other at 10 targets, h2 entrance, were shot. Messrs. Daly aud Chanfrau, managers ab Hlkwood Park, announce the following programme for Wednesday, May 19; Clay target shoot, bird allowonce handicap, $2.50 entrance, targets extra, scratch men shoot at 50 targets only, Unknown allowance to the handicap men in regard to the number of extra targets to beshotat, The manage- ment desire to make the handicap such that the “novice shooters” will have as good a ehance to win as the “scratch men,’ "The referee is the only one who will know the exact number of targets to be shot at by the different contestants, and he will call the men from the score as soon as their allowance is shot up. No man can be credited with more thant 0 breaks. Shooting commences at 1P M, All tar- gets thrown from the magautrap. The scores of Saturday were: No. 1, Salvator Handicap, No, 2. Capt Money (29) .v..eeysy0¢2111112122122211121129221—295 0122222091 8 NH Money (29). csc eue see 919922111212121 232990112124 1412111122210 W R Patten (27)... 00 evens 91112211220221021221 29291 93 9209999909 70 P Daly, Jr (29).....e0ey 000211911 2122112021229101120— 22 23999219099) - J von Lengerke (29) .,,,+..1219111111111201100221111—22 2111011121— 9 Griffith (27). cu. cee ev eee eee e 2 211120110021111200001021—17 2002011221— 7 DEA Cys) adoene ee takealliee cytere rans eklceu eee ry tats 2aR0222201— 8 Van Mater 28)". ISEEESISUIIE ofeies § He (25) ovate ecerp eure re te tinea’ oe ears chen 0001002220 — 4 DAES (20). pa cne ment acate: tines tocacns see aE en Target eveut No, 1, Capt Money... .eeereeeeeee sees s+ 010110011111111—11 1112022002— 7 LS SNares Penne eee WN HB Money... .cccanceaeceeee eevee 010111011110110—10 eee Von Lengerke,....... scseeee000.110111111001110—11 eA ape Daly ..... An ataiin ea orobge os bare yk WA Delaney. .cccsescsceeseeseseeeess + 000010001001010— 4. 0000000000—0 RISE ere” +a+s«+100001110000000— 4 1111011001—7 Van Mater,,...... «+. +-210000010100100— 5 0000010001—¥ Oakes ceraectons ....01111010011000i— 8 10100000013 Catchpole Gun Club. Wotcort, N. Y., May 1?.—A handicap shoot for merchandise prizes was held this afternoon on the grounds of the Catchpole Gun Club, There were four prizes, two being donated by the club and the other two given by Mr. A, M. Jurdeéss, our popular cigar manufacturer, and by Mr. Wiilam Olmstead, a member of the club, respectively. The handicap was an allowance of misses as breaks. Scores: WOSter (2) ps cee eee cen see es 10010100011001121110111001010011111—21-- 2-23, De Witt (2). 00.25. ¢000066¢10110101017111101100111110011011111— 25 227 Seaman (3)e. cs ee ee eee eee 1L010191111111111110111101010011101 29-4 3—32 EHenor (4). occ. 000000022200100010001100110000000001011011100—124+. 416 Cosad (')..... tanec «.00101001001011011110100011101100001—17-+- 6-23 Wadsworth (6) ..........11010100001000110100101001101110000—15--. 6—21 Olmsted (7).:... aeeeeees01110001100000000001110000000110111—134. 7—20 Fowler (4) ...00.00080s+.10000111000101011000110010011101000—15+- 419 Youngs (4)... , .000101001100010000100 0010001100001—1 9—19 Burke (12).,, . -11000100001110011100001C01110001101 —16--12—38 Watson (9).. yess -01011000101001173011110001001010101—18-- 9 —a7 E, A. WabDsworrH, Sec’y, Budd Challenged by Beck. We learn from Indianapolis, Ind., under date of May 12, that Mr. .Geo, C Beck, of the Limited Gun Club, has challenged Mr. ©. W. Budd for the Du Pont trophy. The forfeit money is up and every- thing has been done to comply with the conditions. " , elnswers ta Correspondents, No notice taken of anonymous cowmunications A. H. 8, Meshoppen, Pa.—What trout flies are suitable for May and June? or otherwise post us, Ans. Grizzly-king, brown-hackle, professor, ibis, cow-dung, silver-doctor; dark ilies bright days, bright flies dark days. N. E., New York:—Will you kindly advise me where to eo for a few days’ fishing next week? Ans, You will find trout fishing at Cana- densis or Parkside, on the Hrie Railway, in Pennsylvania, or at Wood- bourne, N. Y,, on the Ontario & Western, S. R. H.—We believe yourefer to “Bernard Damascus” barrels. These were originated by Leopold Bernard, who manufactured them in France thirty or forty Years ago. They are easily recognized by the figure. Since Bernard's death they have been quite freely imi- tated, as his barrels were held in high esteem, R. F. C., Manchester, O.—1. What make of rifieis the hardest shoot- ing gunin use? 2% What is the weight of same, also size of caliber, weight of ball and distance they will shoot with accuracy? Ans. 1, The English elephant double rifle. 2 The 4-bore, weighing 20Ihs., shoots a charge of 12 to lddrs. of powder and 4 ball weighing between 4and4oz, Shots with such guns are rarely attempted at distances beyond 100yds,, and as a rule the distance is much less. W. P. H., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—What is the authentic record in the United States for bass? Ans. According to Formst anp STREAM’S “Biz Fish Record,” the largest small-mouth bass whose weight is known beyond any question weighed 10lbs, Another is mentioned, which is said on good authority to have weighed 11/4lbs., but-this fish was not weighed in public. The largest large-moutn bass of which we have record weighed 2elslbs. The head of this latter fish may be seen in the FOREST AND STREAM Office. . Cc. R. B., Mechanicsville.—1. I have a Gordon setter seven months old. His eyes are not sore, but they discharge matter, mostly nights. What ecanIdoto stop it? 2. I haye a foxhound nines months old which has distemper. What willl dojfor him? Ans. 1, Use the fol- lowing drops: Sulphate of zine, 2grs.;boracie acid, 5grs.; water, 102) Mix. A few drops in the eys four or five times a day. 2. Keep dog indoors, in a dry, comfortable, clean room. Weed well. Give 5grs. of salicylate of soda threes times a day, =e E, F., Allentown, Pa.-1. Some years ago I cut from the Porrs anp StrrAm a recipe for repelling flies and mosquitoes, which was Superior to anything I ever tried. The articles were oil tar, penny- royal and sweet oil Can you giye me thewropor.ions? 2, What fies would you recommend for first of June for Pocono Mountain, Tobyhanna and Tunckhanna still-waters? 8. Can you give me the address of Geo. Barnard & Co., canvas clothing makers? Ans. 1, Nessmuk’s recipe: Simmer together over a slow fire 30z, pine tar, 20z, castor oil, loz pennyroyal oil, and bottle for use. Another recipe calls for 6 parts sweet oil, 1 part creosote, 1 part pennyroyal. 2, See answer to A. H,S. 3. Brooklyn, N. Y. H, GC. T., San Francisco.—In the issue of Formsr Anp SrRrAM of March 27, on page 250, Mr. Cheney speaks of Mr. Hiram Hawes as using a slow tapered rod. Will you kindly explain the difference be- tween a quick and a slow tapered rod? Ans.—Merely for the sake of illustrating the point, letit be assumed that a light rod is a true eyl- inder from end to end. It will then be very slow and ponderous in its action, bending alike at all points, save that in use it will bend most at the butt from the excessive weight of the tip and its lever action, Tf itis now tapered truly from one end to a point at the other, itthen clearly will be much quicker in ifs action, the change making the tip lighter and more pliant and the butt relatively heavier and stiffer, Still it may be too weak and pliant near the handle for certain pur— poses, thus being slow in recovery. Now, if the rod is made with more substance from the handle to. a certain point from it, say by way of illustration, a quarter of its length, while the rest of the tip remains the same, the added thickness being nicely tapered or dished © so as to form asymmetrical whole, the greatest plancy and action of the rod is then placed further away from the hand, and it will act correspondingly quicker in casting. Within certain limitations — which are n0w apparent, a rod of a certain weight can be made slow | or quick by a skiliful dispusition of its material in its makeup. PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT: “Vena Contracta Guns.” Wernow have on hand a number of ecpies of the catalocue of Joseph Lang & Sons’ ‘‘Vena Contracta’’' game guns, which we will forward on request as long as the supply lasts.—Adv. ————— ‘ : Flies. Tur name of MacHarg has long been associated with some of the © best trout, bass and salmon flies ever tied, Ten cents sent to J, B. MacHarg, Jr., Rome, N, Y., will bring a sample fly and fishing tackle catalogue,— Ad». VAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE Rob anp Gun. TERMS, $4 A Year, 10 Crs. a Cory, | Sr MontHs, f NEW YORK; SATURDAY, MAY 29; 1897. ).. VOL. XLVII—No, 22., ; No. 846 Broapway, New YORK. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ' Arrention is directed to the new form of address labels on the wrappers of subscribers’ copies. The label shows the date of the close of the term for which the subscription is paid, The receipt of the paper with such dated address label constitutes the subscriber’s receipt for money sent to us for a new or renewed subscription. Unless specially requested to do so, we do not send sepurate receipts. Subseribers are asked to note on the wrapper the date of expira- tion of subscription; and to remit promptly for renewal, that delays may be avoided. For prospectus and advertising rates see page iii. _ King James the First and Queen Anne being hunting, the. Queen, shooting at a deer, mistook her mark, and killed Jewel, the King’s most prin- cipal and special hound; at which he stormed exceedingly awhile; but after that he knew who did it, he was soon pacified, and with much kind- ness wished her not to be troubled with it, for he should love her never the worse; and the next day seit her a diamond worth two thousand pounds as a legacy from his dead dog. Letter of Arthur Wilson, August, 1613. Che Forest and Stream’s Platform Plank. “The sale of game should be prohibited at all seasons.” NAILS DRIVEN IN 1897.—No. IY. MINNESOTA. Chap. 221, Laws 1897.—Sec.10 * * * The sale, exposing for sale, having in possession with intent to sell, or the ship-' ment to any person, either within or without this State, by common or private carrier, of any ruffed grouse, sometimes known as partridge or pheasant, is hereby prohibited and made taxdtawful. LHAP-YEARS FOR GAME. On the State reservoirs of Ohio and on Lake Erie within the Ohio limits duck shooting is forbidden on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays of each week in the open season. In Currituck waters of North Carolina decoy shooting is forbidden on Wednesdays and Saturdays of the open sea+ son for ducks, In Chesapeake Bay the Maryland law provides that each alternate week day shall be closed on duck shooting. In Maine during the forty-eight hours from Saturday sunrise to Monday sunrise salmon fishing is forbidden; and in New York a law of the same character provides a weekly close time for shad in the! Hudson. These are examples of the familiar expedient of provid- ing for brief intervals of exemption from pursuit during the period when shooting or fishing is permitted. The purpose is to interrupt the open season, so that some portion of the game or fish may make good its escape. A novel application of this principle has just been made in the new law of South Dakota where, following out the principle of close days in the week, a close year has been adopted coming once in every term of five years. It ap- plies to big game and provides that buffalo, elk, deer, moose, antelope, mountain sheep and mountain goat may not be taken in the year 1900, and that hunting shall be prohibited in every fifth year thereafter. Such a system has much to commend it for efficiency; it certainly is wiser than the common shiftless neglect of game resources, until it is found necessary or considered expedient to make a long close time of two, or three, or five years. The inade- quacy, injustice and futility of such long time close periods are found sometimes in that they are ignored by the law- less—which in these matters means the great majority— who disregard the close time altogether and get the game, while the law-abiding sportsman is cheated out of his share, so that at the end of the period the game supply is in no better condition than that it was at the beginning. Again, if the law chances to have been well observed, when the close time expires all hands turn in with ardor whetted by long abstinence, and in the first open season work quite as much destruction as that which would haye been wrought under ordinary conditions in the open sea- sons covered by the close period term. A single close year, on the other hand, is more apt than a term of three or five years to be respected by all classes. In this new departure has not South Dakota, then, set an example which might profitably be followed in other States with respect to the particular interests of the game supply in each section? For the convenience of fixing in the public mind the recurrence of suck close years, they might be made identical with the leap-years, which are also the years of our Presidential elections. Thus, in Maine, every leap-year or national campaign year might be made a year of grace for moose; in the Adirondacks it might be a year of grace for deer, in Vermont for deer, in New Hampshire for moose and deer, in Michigan for deer, in Minnesota and Wisconsin for moose and deer, in Vir- ginia for quail,in North Carolina for wildfowl; and so throughout the Union, in each particular State, for what- ever variety of game might stand most in need of such periodical immunity. It is even possible that in its appli- cation to spring shooting we might find in the leap-year system at least a partial solution of that long-vexed and apparently never fully to be settled problem. A measure introduced in any of our Legislatures to forbid the spring shooting of ducks and snipe and shore birds for one year in four would perhaps not encounter the determined opposition which now defeats most endeavors to prohibit spring shooting-absolutely; and the promoters of a leap- year spring shooting law could work for it with some heart. It might be practicable in this way even to secure an uniformity of legislation by several contiguous States for a-once-in-four-years cessation of spring shooting, by com- mon consent to prevail over the several States concerned. - The advantages of such a system applied as the exigen- cies of the game supply may demand would be these: I. Being incorporated in the permanent law, ‘and close times thus set apart far in advance, the leap-year provision would be simple, definite, readily comprehended and easily remembered. There would be no dates to be un- certain about. Most people know a leap year; and those who do not know leap years would at least find out before shooting time that a National campaign was in progress; so that if made identical with the leap years, which are also the years of the Presidential campaigns, the close game year would be fixed in the public mind, to be looked forward to, anticipated and prepared for. One would know years in adyance that, for example, in the spring of 1900 he could not go duck hunting on Long Island, or that in the autumn of 1900 he could not go deer hunting in’ Michigan. II. The interval of three open years separating the re- currence of the close yearsais so extended, that the one single year of prohibition could not reasonably be regarded as a hardship; and the deprivation of sport so entailed could not be complained of, particularly in view of the increased game supply assured for the three open years. For it would also be found III. That although only one year in every four is closed, nevertheless, this one year will be sufficient to assure a decided improvement in thegamesupply. Ifthereis any- thing in arithmetic, the thousands of wild ducks permitted to pass to their northern breeding grounds in one leap- year would assure the multiplication of ducks for the years to follow. Iftwo and two make four, as is the rule with the deer tribe, the thousands of deer permitted to escape in a leap-year—in one such particular region as the Adi- rondacks—would mean a very substantial addition of the stock for the three years of shooting. In short, ifoneclose year in four means in the long run one-fourth less of game destruction, it means also a game increase vastly greater in proportion—as much greater, with respect to wildfowl, as the product of ten thousand pairs of ducks exceeds in num. ber the parent thousands. IY. One full close year means an actual close time of much longer duration. For instance,in North Dakota, where the big game season runs from Oct. 15 to Dee. 15, while the closed leap-year of 1900 would involve on the part of the hunter a deprivation beyond the present system of only two months, it would assure for the game a close term extending from Dec. 15, 1899, to Oct. 15, 1901, or a total of twenty-two months. Sucha long period of immu- nity from pursuit and of freedom from alarm is, as stock- breeders well know, particularly fayorable to prolific breed- ing. In short, if there is anything in game protection, and any virtue in withholding for a time the hand of destruc- tion, a system of closed leap-years would work advantage- ously for the preservation and conservation of our dimin- ishing game supply. The system is one which has de- cided merits, and toit no serious objections present them- selves. We believe that the plan is one well worthy of serious consideration, and of at least experimental adop- tion. If it is good in South Dakota it would have like beneficial results elsewhere. We believe that in it will be found a partial solution of the problem of game con- servation. + 3 S 2g - - = DECORATION . DAY. Tur great conflict that for four years rent the land is more thati thirty years behind us. A generation has grown up which knows of it only by tradition. Men who are now in middle life were but children then; they remember the stirring eyents of the war but dimly, and then by one or two of its incidents. It is only the gray-haired who have clear recollection of the horrors of the battle and of the sorrows that followed it. The feelings that engendered the war and that grew with its continuance have largely passed away. After the lapse of a generation the men who fought on either side feel for each other a wider charity. The devotion of each to the cause for which he fought may not be less to-day than it was then, but the mellowing touch of time has softened the old rancour, and with the years have come toleration and gentlenegs. Hyen to those who lost their nearest and dearest, time has brought its solace. The keen, hard agony of bereave- ment is softened to a tender regret. To-day, the hero who fell on the battle-field is not less a hero than the day he died; but the rebellious bitterness of the first grief has given place to a solemn pride in the life that was sacrificed for the cause held so dear. Thank God, the bitterness of the old war feeling has for the most part been forgotten. Those who fought on either side acknowledge the bravery and the worth of those whom they met in the heat of battle, and all are glad’ to unite in honoring their courage and their devotion. The warm spring sun, which brightens the grass beneath which lie the forms that wore the blue and the gray, and which on Memorial Day will silver the bared gray heads of the comrades who stand about the graves, shines to-day ona people united in their love for the common flag which re- presents our common country. In the pages of Forrest anp Srream the brave soldiers of North and South have for many years met on common ground. In these pages the true sportsmen of both sec- tions long ago put aside all hostile feeling and became united by the bond of a common mterest—their love for nature, for the gun, the rod and the yacht. Many war stories have been printed in these columns, but in them all we recall no word of unkindness toward either section. This is as it should be. In the pure delights of field and stream the harsher and rougher aspect. of life’s struggle may for a time well be lost sight of. And as we return from our outings refreshed and strengthened to renew life’s battle, let us bring back from the contempla- tion of nature’s beauties also a broader kindliness and a spirit of charity and good will for onr fellows that will make easier not only our own lives, but also those of others. VENEZUELAN PLUME BIDS. Piume bird hunters from this country have’scoured the South American continent in search of birds. They have - penetrated far to the interior, following up and down the great rivers, searching out the nesting places and de- veloping a traffic valued at many thousands of dollars. The warfare upon the herons of Venezuela by the plume hunters has been so destructive that the government has recently taken action to insure the protection of the birds. The decree issued on this subject transmitted to the State Department by our consul at Maracaibo, provides in brief that the birds shall be taken on their rookeries only by hunters who have obtained for the purpose a license, to be - granted by the president of the State. The Secretary of _State is charged with keeping a record of all the places where the rookeries are situated, their boundaries and extent, etc., and the quality and quantity of plumes which each one. produces, together with the names of the persons who select the plumes, and the method of hunting. No transaction or sale can be entered into with respect to the plumes without a “pass” to be granted by the authorities for the purpose, nor “without this document can the plumes be exported. It is absolutely prohibited to hunt herons with fire-arms, and the decree also forbids “all practices which may tend to destroy these birds.” The entire industry of taking plumes is thus placed under strict official regulations. The adop- tion of the new system vrobably is to be taken as an earnest that the native supply will be conserved, and that in Venezuela at least the plume bird source of revenue will be maintained. We do these things differently in our country; with us the regulation or restriction is postponed until there is nothing left to regulate..- 422 Che Sportsyan Courist. ON THE EDGE OF THE GRAN CHAGO. MOLD. BY WILLIAM KINGSBURY TO WILLIAM H, AVIB. Chapter I. ‘, Wake I greatly regret being compelled to acknowledge that I was neither a sharer in the adventures, nor a participator in the glorious hunting and fishing enjoyed by those of whom I will write in the fol- lowing description of a trip into the wilds of the Argentine Republic, still I shall strive to the best of my ability to give as accurate an ac- count of the trip as I would had I been along. Should I succeed, much of the credit must be attributed to the fact that one of the party, who caught most of the fish and shot more than his share of the game, sits at my elbow spinning the story of the trip while Tam writing it down. ; ® full names of but two of the party will be used, and the third member will be known simply as H, Mr. William Kingsbury, who dictates the story, was born in Massa- chusetts: He isa man uear the size of Nessmuk, being only 5ft. #in. in height, and weighing about 110lbs. As was Nessmuk, he is a natu- ral born hunter and a close observer of nature and the habits of all kinds of game. He has killed many deer and moose in Maine, the tate of his ancestors; where several relatives are now guides. Upto our months ago, however, he has spent the past eleyen years of his life on the pampas and on the edge of the Gran Chaco of the Argen- tine Republic, He and his chum, James Galvin, would spend about six months or so on some estancia as herders. Whenthey grew tired of remaining in one place, they would take what money they had earned, and mounting their horses go off on a hunting trip, perhaps to some remote part of the republic not béfore visited, but more gen- erally to the country bordering on the Gran Chaco. Mr, James Galvin, Kingsbury’s chum, was a young Dublin Irish- man, He had traveled extensively in all quarters of the world, and was one of the crew of the yacht Sunbeam when she made her famoustrip around the world. Mr, Kingsbury speaks in the highest terms of Jim, and declares that some day in the future he will roam the pampas again with his chum, ; The third member of the party, H., born in England, was a jolly, happy go-lucky, devil-may-care sort of fellow, and wherever he went, there mirth and jolity were sure to be found. He was wealthy, and a person of considerable influence. With this brief introduction of the three persons who will figure the most conspicuously in this yarn, I will immediately commence the description of how three months were passed in hunting and fish- ing on the Salado’s banks, as told to me by Mr, Kingsbury. Wiii1aM H, Ayis. James Gavin, H. and I had decided to take a trip up the River Salado, and into the Gran Chaco in the Argen- tine Republic. It was our intention to hunt, fish, camp and enjoy ourselves in general. As H.’s business was very pressing, when the day set for our departure arrived, it was decided that Jim and I should go ahead and H. would meet us later on, Our outfit consisted of four horses, two apiece. Two of these horses were used to carry our camp- ing equipment and the provisions, and the other two, which we had used on several ranches or estancias where we had been employed, were tough, mettlesome little ani- mals, which we ourselves had broken to the saddle; these two of course we rode. Besides the horses, we had my good pointer bitch Chena. She was a grand dog both on martinets and partridges. Our armament consisted of one Winchester, model ’75, one double-barreled Parker, for shooting partridges and martinets, or any other game for that matter; two Smith & Wesson revolvers, a couple of serviceable hunting knives, two lassoes, and plenty of ammunition. When we started from Los Cardos the cholera was rag- ing, and so we were not loath to get away. We regretted, however, to start without H. Atter leaving Los Cardos, we struck across the country in a northerly direction. We had figured that we would make about thirty miles, and reach the estancia of Las Limpias, where we would putup for the night. We passed many lagoons which were alive with ducks and other waterfowl, but did not bother them, as we knew we could shoot something at any time we needed game. Atevery few yards partridges would fly out of the long grass almost from under the horses’ feet. These partridges (called in Spanish perdice chico, meaning small partridge) are very gamy. They fly, I think, even swifter than the ruffed grouse of the United Stater. On the ranches they are found in the wheat stubble during the daytime, and secrete themselves in the long grass of the pampas at night. They are never found in coveys, ex- cept when very young; then they seem to stay together as long as the mother bird will furnish them food. As soon as they are left to shift for themselves they scatter, and are never found together afterward excepting in pairs during the mating season. They areso swift and gamy as to afford excellent sport to the lover of wing shooting. The Argentine mode of snaring these‘birds is this: A native of the country, mounted on horseback and armed with a long, reed-like pole, on the end of which is fastened 2 noose made of horsehair, finds a bird in the grass and immediately begins to circle around it, gradually narrow- ing in on it. The bird watches these movements as though hypnotized, and allows the hunter to approach so near that he is able to reach out cautiously with the pole and quietly drop the noose over the bird’s head; then he gives a quick, dexterous yank and pulls the fluttering, live bird toward him. After unloosing the bird he puts it ina bag carried for the purpose and starts to hunt up another ene. In this manner thousands of birds are taken and sold alive in the markets of the cities. The larger mar- tinet is taken in the same manner; this bird, however, is more wary and so harder to capture. We stopped at noon by the side of a small, fresh-water Jagoon and had our dinner. Jim attended to the culinary end of the business while I looked after the horses. Asa general thing Jim attended to the cooking, being more adept at that business than myself, whilel always acted as hostler. We traveled through a country that afternoon that would proye a veritable paradise for the small game shooter. Martinets, partridges and hares could be seen on every side of us. The hares were of the large English variety, haying been introduced into the Argentine Re- publicfrom England. They haye increased to such an ex- tent as fairly to overrun the country and areconsidered an abominable nuisance, It was. about 5 o’clock when we reached the estancia, our objective point for the day. Las Limpias, owned by an Englishman named Traill, is a large, fine estancia with many hundreds of head of stock. After asking permission of the owner to camp on his place, which he readily granted, we built a fire and roasted some beef oyer the coals, Besides the beef we had hot camp biscuit and mate bombilla. Thisis a drink which is as universal in that country as tea and coffee in ourown land, Unlike tea and coffee, however, mate bombilla is not drunk from a cup, but is sucked through a tube from a gourd, The end of the tube, which is placed in the gourd, is bulb-shaped and FOREST AND STREAM. fnll of tiny Holes; this is so that the tube will act as a strainer. The yerba, from which the mate is made, comes from Paraguay, and the beverage itselfis really Paraguayan tea, The manner in which the beverage is made is this: first, some yerba and sugar are placed in the gourd, then hot water 1s poured into the gourd until it is filled; the tube or bombilla is then placed in the opening at the top of the gourd and the beverage is ready to be sucked through the tube. I consider it a far more pleasant drink than tea or coffee, and it certainly is healthier than either. After supper we procured some alfalfa for the horses and lariated them out for the night. When all had been made secure, we spread our blankets on the ground and crawled under them. Then, while the moon cast her soft, silvery beams down updén us and the Southern Cross twinkled among a myriad of glowing worlds, we were lulled to dreamless sleep by the softest waridering zephyr as it Sighed faintly over the wide pampas’ bosom. A We were astir next morning before dawn. While Jim put the water on to boil for the mate and prepared break- fast, 1 gaye each of the horses another large bundle of alfalfa, waich I proctred from a stack near by and from which we had been told to help ourselves. As soon as breakfast was over we were in the saddleand away. We had not gone far before we noticed Chena act- ing in a strange manner; she was staggering along and seemed entirely played out. What ailed her was a puzzle to us. Finally we concluded that she must have grown footsore, but it surprised us to think that she should get into such a condition in but one day’s travel. Of course she had traveled a great deal further than we had, for while we rode in a straight line she would race here and there and point birds in all directions. She had done the same thing, however, on many other occasions, therefore it puzzled us to see her grow lame s0 soon. When we had left the estancia a mile and a half in our rear, we struck the railroad which runs from Rosario to Cordova. Soon after crossing the track we came to a long prairie, which was covered with thousands of head of cat- tle belonging to a large estancia which we could see in the distance. While crossing this prairie we passed now and then mounds of earth made by the biscatcha, an animal similar to our prairie dog, only larger. After crossing the prairie we came to a read that crossed a wide cafiada. The cailada was covered partly with water and partly with long grass. In the water and among the grass were thousands of ducks and other water fowl. We soon entered the small town of Ombu, but as it was only 10 o’clock decided to go on to the town of Santa Clara de Bueno Vista, which we reached by noontime. ‘The dog had grown so bad and was in such a pitiful condition that we almost decided to stop for a few days, She had tried a great many times to get a drink of water that morning, but as the lagoons which we passed were all salt, it had been impossible for her to doso. Now she was so com- pletely exhausted that, just before we arrived at the fonda, she ran to the peletta, or public place for watering horses, and jumped in. She refused to come out at my command, and lay lapping the water as though she had never tasted anything halfso good. Her bath revived her to such an extent, however, that she finally came into the fonda where we were eating and quietly lay down at our feet. We lounged around until 4 o’clock, then, as the horses had enjoyed a good rest and Chena seemed very much re- vived, we proceeded out of town, intending to camp wherever night should overtake us. Taking the road which led to San Martin, we followed its devious windings in and out among hundreds of tacaruses or ant hills, While passing through the ant hills Chena struck the trail of an animal. By her actions we knew she had found something other than a partridge. When she first struck the trail she seemed to forget all about her indigsposition of the morning, and as the scent grew hotter she went faster. Finally she dashed into a tangled clump of bushes, and we heard her give three or four sharp yelps. Hand- ing my bridle rein to Jim, I dismounted and hurried for- ward. When I reached the clump of bushes I found that the dog was engaged in a very interesting fight with an iguana. The battle seemed to be going all her way, when suddenly her opponent managed to secure a good hold on her upper lip,and Chena yelped in despair. Soon the iguana lost his hold, and Chena, maddened at the treat- ment she had received, rushed desperately at the animal, and seizing him by the back soon made an end of him. We tied the iguana on one of the spare horses and took it along with us; they are grand eating. ; Soon after the iguana incident we came toa house where we had supper and stopped all night. Invariably I found the natives the most hospitable people I evermet. When- ever we approached a house to make inquiries or asked permission to camp on their premises, the time never was when we received unciyil answers or when we were re- fused permission to camp where we liked. Most generally, as in this case, we were invited to have mate and to par- take of dinner, supper, breakfast or to stop all night, We bade our new friend good-by and were on our way again before sunrise. A fine, bracing breeze was blowing, and as the sun rose into the heayens that were unflecked by the faintest sign of cloud, it sent its darts of gold aslant the tops of the undulating pampas grass in such a manner that all the earth seemed a vast, fluctuating ocean of pril- liant colors. With shirt collars thrown wide open, we dashed over the wide pampas as free as the birds that wing the air. It was a glorious morning and a glorious ride, and we gloriously enjoyed both the morning and the ride. We had gone but a short distance, when San Martin broke to our view. Not caring to pass through it, we swung our horses to the right, and it soon disappeared in the distance. Shortly after we came to a long, wide cafiada, which was infested with the usual allowance of unsightly ant hills to be met in such places, We saw a number of foxes, and numerous small owls would fly up from the ground, and, hanging just over our heads, screech demoniacally in our very faces. After entertaining us in this manner they would fly away and alight on the ground in front of us, where they would stand as straight as soldiers on dress parade and stare at us with their big, round eyes in the most comical, solemn manner imagin- able. As we issued from the cafiada we came to an excellent road which leads directly through the old colony of Hes- peranza, Years ago there were no trees where this colony now is, At the present time, however, beautiful foliaged squares are to be met throughout the colony, These trees (tay 99, 1897, were planted by the Swiss Colonists who settled here years ago; they consist of poplars, willows,and the pariao, or tree of paradise. Wetraveled over this road a distance of fifteen miles, and the trees meeting overhead in many places formed a complete arch, whose cool shade was greatly — appreciated, About noon we came to a nice little brook, and as our horses were somewhat jaded, and asthe dog appeared to be growing worse than ever, we decided to camp. When dinner was oyer and we had rested awhile I examined Chena’s feet, and found them in a terrible condition, The skin had come away from the bottonis and hung in loose patches almost. ready to drop off. After rettiovitig the loose skin I thoroughly greased the wounded feet with some beef tallow, then, tedring up an old undershirt, bound them up in pieces of cloth, which I tightly sewed around her legs, so that she would rot ldse the wrappings: As Chena showed no signs of improvement next morning; we stopped until the afternoon; then, although it wert. straight against us to. do so, and seemed almost liké mur- der, we decided to leave all the food we had with thé dog; and goon without her. That she nevet would have dé: serted us in such 4 manner will be abundantly prove further along in my story. We felt, however, that we could not stop there any longer, as we were very anxious to reach Soledad, where we were to meet H. We would have managed to carry her somehow on one of the horses, but when we tried to fasten her on she raised such a row that we had to give it up. Knowing thatit was but fifteen miles ahead to the town of Hesperanza, and concluding that Chena would manage to get there, with heayy hearts we left her and continued on our way. We felt so mean that we never looked back after starting. Itwassundown when we reached the town of Hesperanza. As we had no desire to stop there, we continued on until we reached the road that led through the pass across the riyer Salado, While making our way slowly in the direction of the river, we met a tall, venerable-appearing old gentleman, whose long locks and beard were snow white. Hesaluted us, and when we had returned his salutation, asked us where we were going. We told him that we were going a short way the other side of the river to camp for the night. ‘“Hadn’t you better turn back and stop at my house to-night?” he asked,in Spanish. “You and your horses look dusty and tired, and I have plenty of feed to give the horses, and some supper and good beds for yourselves.” As he looked thoroughly honest, we decided to go back with him. The house we found to be in a thick monte about 100yds. back from the road. It was an old-fashioned place, built of mud and sun-dried bricks. It hada tin roof and was surrounded by peach, orange and sauce, or South American willow trees. Asit was right in the sea- son forthem, the orange frees hung loaded with the golden globes. Back of the house, in the midst of a clump of wil- lows, was the corral, Taken altogether, it was a very charming place. When we had removed the packs and saddles from the horses, we gave them a thorough scrubbing; then watered and led them into the corral, where our host had placed some. great heaps of alfalfa forthem. While they had greatly enjoyed their bath, still when we turned them loose in the corral, instead of immediately commencing to eat, they walked sniffing around the corral, and Bt they had at last found the driest and dirtiest place they could, they immediately lay down and rolled. Whenthey finally got upon their feet again we didn’t know whether to laugh or swear. The time we had spent in washing them had been literally thrown away; they certainly were the dirtiest lot of horses we had ever seen. When we returned from the corral to the house we found the family seated around a small fire under the trees. There was the old gentleman, his wife, two grown daughters and two boys ten or twelve years of age; they were engaged in sucking mate. After our host had intro- duced us to the other members of the family, we were invited to be seated. The old gentleman and one of his sons gurrendered their stools to us, and the boy brought two steer skulls, to which the horns were still attached. These he placed in such a manner that the horns and nose rested on the ground; the upturned neck served as a seat. Itisa com- mon thing to find these skull-stools among the Gauchos of the pampas. The supper consisted of plenty of bread, eggs, and large quantities of good, fresh milk. While we were eating, our host entertained us with yarns of some of the Indian scrim- mages he had been mixed up in. He also recited many exciting incidents connected with the history of the Col- ony of Hesperanza. He told of how the Indians used to harass the people by swooping down upon them in an un- expected moment, running off large herds of cattle, and even taking the women and children along with them. The old man was greatly interested in my Winchester; he had never seen a rifle like it before. Not that repeaters are necessarily scarce in that country, but because they are seldom owned by the poorer classes. I loaded and un- loaded the rifle several times for his amusement; he won- dered greatly at its perfect working. When I had finished showing the gun to him I leaned it against a tree to one side, and we were all soon engaged in conversation, As the younger members seemed to be more deeply in- terested in the rifle than in the conversation, Jim, to satisfy their curiosity, picked it up and gave them a special ex- hibition and lecture on its wonderful mechanism. When he had given them a thorough explanation, he set the gun back in the place where he had taken it from. [have said before that the general hospitality of the Gauchos of the Pampas cannot be surpassed. While they, as a rule, are bad people to antagonize, being unforgiving in their hatred of their enemies and unrelenting in their efforts for revenge; still, toward those whom they consider friendly, they are exceedingly polite and generous. We found our new acquaintance, Don Francisco Montenegro, a natural born gentleman, kind and generous toa fault. It seemed then—and time has only strengthened the impres- sion—that perfection of these generous qualities had not only been developed in the old Don, but had been trans- mitted, through him and his good wife, to their offspring for a happier, more contented family than they appeared to be lhad never seen before. While on our return, six months later, we found, to our extreme regret, that the poor old Don had gone to that mysterious realm from which none ever returns—death had claimed old age as ita own, May 29, 1897] FOREST AND STREAM. 423 a =e ee We sat conversing under the orange trees until”the first hours of the morning. Sweet zephyrs whispered, song- like, through the drooping branches of the willow trees, or sighed low and soft among the orange leaves. The alter- nating glow of cigarillos revealed, now and then, the dim outlines of a man’s or woman’s face, for the dark-eyed senoritas smoked as well asthe men. The soft-spoken Spanish words drifted like low music notes on the quiet air until conversation lagged and yawning took its place. The old Don, noticing in us a desire to retire, finally led the way into the house, carrying my Winchester along with him. Owing to the conversation, I had not thought to exam- ine the Winchester after Jim had finished showing it to the younger members of the family; therefore, when we had all entered the house, I came near jumping out of my boots as a blinding flash and deafening explosion filled the room. “Car-r-r-rambal” gasped the old man, stagger- ing backward with his hands to his head. ' Gathering my scattered senses as quickly as possible, I sprang to the old Don’s side, and after a hurried examina- tion was relieved to find that he had suffered no injury. It was a narrow escape, however, as the bullet had sped by within 6in. of his head, and had made a hole through the roof as large as the muzzle of a 10-gauge shotgun. Jim, who was unused to a repeater, had unknowingly left a cartridge in the gun, and as the Don went to stand it in a corner of the room, the hammer came in contact with some article stored there, and the cartridge was exploded. I considered myself as much to blame as Jim, and it taught us both a lesson which we did not soon forget. Tn spite of our retiring so late, we were astir bright and early the next morning, After we had attended to the horses and had had some mate, we ate breakfast with the family, and were ready to start. . I forgot to mention that Jim had with him a double- barreled muzzle-loader of a well-known English make. With the exception of a break in the stock, that could be easily mended, this was an excellent gun. Not caring to carry it any further, and knowing that it would be very acceptable to our host, Jim presented it to him. The old man’s eyes sparkled with pleasure, and hurrying into the house he soon reappeared with a Remington carbine and 500 rounds of ammunition, which he insisted Jim should take. Although Jim protested strongly, the old man was 80 persistent in his urging that Jim finally accepted. It was with real regret that we shook hands with the mem- bers of this family and started on our way. [T0 BE CONTINUED. | *“THET BOTTLE.” Aw ox team is a curious sight in our village, situated, as we are, in the rich cotton lands of the Tennessee valley; and the appearance of one upon our streets vies in interest for children and those of idle turn with the peripatetic bears and players ihat sometimes beguile them of their pennies and applause. We know that ox teams are common in the foothills of the mountains fifty miles away; but we never see in harness anything less lordly than the mule. except at rare intervals, when some dweller of the hills, painfully and | slow, a four days’ journey to and fro, comes down to barter wool or timber for simple luxuries or necessary bread—a thing that seldom happens more than once or twice a year. A few days ago, about the middle of an April afternoon of most oppressive heat, I became aware of a crowd collect- ing before my office door, and on glancing out to ascertain the cause beheld a wagon and a “‘yoke of steers” surrounded by the’village rabble, resting under the shade of a beneficent oak. The driver, a grizzled giant, red of face and fast ap- proaching age, was seated on his load of boards, and while he mopped the perspiration from his brow descanied volubly upon the decadence of the times, for the benefit of all who cared to listen, and perhaps to relieve the disappointment that he felt at finding no one who seemed to recognize the superior quality of his wares. I listened curiously: “Why mens, I tell yer, this uster to be God’s kentry when I ‘us er boy; but ’tai’t so now. I’ve fotch down es fine er lot er bo’ds es ever was riv’on Sugar Creek, an’ these dod- burned fellers won’t even Jook at *em; an’ thur hain’t parry drap er licker in therdum town. Fust time I’ve bin here in thirty year, an’ ef I gits back home ergin, hits ther last dad-blame time yer ever see Ole Lem.” I could but feel sorry for the old fellow, and being anxious to study him at close quarters, I called him into the office, ‘*Yer wanter buy some bo'ds, mister?” “No, but I wish to talk with you. Come inand sit down. You have had a long trip and I know you are tired. “While you rest tell me something of your home, and the game in the mountains bebind you,’ I replied, and while my visitor was filling his pipe I dispatched upon a secret mission of comfort a boy, who soon returned with a bow! of crushed ice, some sugar and a decanter of “‘heartsease.” How the old fellow’s eyes sparkled at the sight! And I shall never pote the expression of gratified surprise that came over his ace. . “No, I don’t wanter spile good liker ‘ith sweet’nin’,” he said, declining the sugar. ‘“‘Er leetle ice an’ er heep er whisky is my dram.” I passed him the decanter, He re- garded it critically for a little; his face grew grave, and fe he asked, tremulously; “Boy, what mought yo’ name e?”? I told him, unsuspicious of the consequences. ; “Dod-burn ther leetle rooster!” he yelled, jumping to his feet and throwing his glass into the corner in his excitement, “T “lowed I kno’d thet bottle. I’ve seed hit er hund’ed times —drunk out er hit ‘fo’ yer was born. I’me ole Lem Green— yo’ daddy ‘us ther best friend I had in ther worl’, an’ he died befo’ Richmon’ in my arms. Why, dod-burn ther leetle rooster!” and with this he grabbed me in a bear hug that was suffocating, Iwas powerless to extricate myself and had to submit until his longing was satisfied, and then he ex- Jained : *V’ve thought er yer a thousan’ times. Yo’ ma went home ter her folks arter the war an’ I lowed you neyer cum back er I'd er looked yer up long ergo. Yo’ daddy wasn’t much mo’ ’n er boy when I fust kno’d im. He ’us er mighty man fur houn’s an’ uster cum up in ther hills ter run deer, Fust time I seen him I ’us out in ther woods one day huntin’ I heard some houn’s runin’ an’ purty soon er big buck come er splittin’ by me an’ | jes dropped “im in 'is tracks. ’Bout er minit the dorgs ’us thar, an’ whilst [’us figh’in’ ’em off yo’ daddy rode up. He wus mad clean th’ough when he see’d ther buck wus shot an’ asked: ‘* Did you shoot thet buck befo’ my houn’s?’ ‘« Yes, suh,’ I said, ‘an’ er mighty fine shot hit wus,’ 7 < ““*Wal,’ said he, ‘ne man kin shoot deer befo’’my dorgs. -You gcter gun? *Fend yo’se’f; I’me goin’ ter shoot you.’ Well, suh, he dun all “is talkin” so quiet thet I didn’ kno’ he ‘us mad ‘til’ then, but I look’d up at ’im an’ seed he sho meant hit.’ ** “All right mister,’ I said, ‘gimme time ter load my gun.’ “Go er head an’ lode ’er,’ said he, ‘whilst I hitch my horse.’ I rammed in the load an’ wus just ready ter tell ‘im ter step off ther sroun’, when I seed I’dlost my fit. I told im *bout hit, an’ asked ‘m toloan meone. His gun’us new- fash’on an’ shot-caps, so he didn’t have er flint; but he eum an’ holped me hunt in ther leaves fur mine. We didn’t find hit, an’ at last he asked me: “*Hain’t yer got er knife; we kin fight ith knives?’ I felt in all my pockets. but I had left my knife at home; so I offer’d ter fight ‘im fis’ an’ skull. He said he hain’t never fit thet way, but ‘fo’ I shu’d git erway from ’im he’d try me one time, “Wall, suh, we pulled off our coats an’ went at hit. Iwus bull o’ ther woods in thet kentry in them days, an’ ‘lowed I had er easy job ter whup ‘Im, an’ hit tuck me ’bout er hour ter find out I’us wrong. We fit an’ fit, an* then we’d clinch an’ roll over an’ claw; an’ then we'd stop an’ res’, an’ go at hit ergin, By ’n’ by we ‘us mighty nigh played out, an’ ’us jes’ lyin’ thur hol’in’ on ter each other, waitin’ fur win’, when ve idee struck me we “us doin’ er po’ bus’ness enny how; so sed: ***Cap'in, ’se durn sorry I shot yer deer, an’ I reckin you is, too.’ “*Why in blazes didn’ yer say thet at fust an’ not hey enny racket erbout hit? Who is yer, enny how” he said. “T tole ‘im; an’ then we shuck han’s; an’ es hit wus get’in’ ‘long in thur shank er the eyenin’ I tuck *im home with me to spend thur night, “My ole dad wus standin’ at thur gate when we rode up. We/us thet tore up an’ bloody thet he didn’ even know me *til I spoke up: _ “Tad, here’s thur fust man I ever locked horns with thet did’n’ bawl; an’ I’ye fotch’ ‘im home ter patch up er bit.’ ““Did he whup yer, Lemuel?’ the ole man asked kinder slow. “No, suh,’ yo’ daddy spoke up quick, ’an’ ther’ haint a man this side o’ Jericho thet’s ever wine ter whup “im; an’ ef ther’ ar’ he’s got ter whup me nex’. “Ther ole man wus tickled all over, but he just said: “Light, stranger, an’ cum in; thet house wus mine, hit’s yourn now long es yer want hit.’ “Well, suh, frum thet day yo’ daddy ’us my best fr’en’, an’ thur wa’n’t any fall plum ’til thur war broke out thet he didn’ cum up ter ther bills an’ spen’ er mont’ ‘ith me, er any summer thet I didn’ cum down an’ spen’ er mont’ ‘ith ’im; an’ thet’s how I knows thet. bottle. ‘“When ther South went out er ther Union the fust I kno’d er hit er nigger cum ridin’ up ter my house one day, leadin’ ther fines’ horse I ever see, an’ he fotch a letter frum yo’ daddy. I wa’n’t much han’ at readin, but I kinder made hit out thet he’d bin ’pinted colonel an’ *us gwine ter the front, an’ hed sent ther horse fur me ter ride, an’ I mus’ go ‘long ‘ith ‘im. ‘‘We didn’ have no niggers, an’ my ole daddy hed follered er the flag ith Ginral Scott the time he whupt ther greasers, an’ I hed sumhow got ter loye hit frum ther way he hed fotch me up. So mean’ him sat thar thet night, an’ talked ther letter over until plum daylight; an’ then 1 woke thet nigger ter saddle up ther horses whilst I tole ther folks gaod- by, for thar wa’nt no use takin’, I was boun’ ter go ’ith Billy, fur I loved ‘im best of all. ~** Tem I’ve got yer ‘lected cap’in, an’ yo’ cump’ny’s waitin’ fur yer,’ was the fust thing Billy sed ter me when I rode up ter ther camp. ““*T hain’t no soldier, Billy,’ I told him, ‘an’ I-hain’t er goin’ ter fight ther ole flag, She'll float furever, an’ furever, an’ furever, fo’ I pull er trigger on ‘er; but I’m gwine erlong ith you, an’ ther day yer miss me frum yo’ side yer’ll fin’ me somewhar when ther battle’s over, an’ ef yer’s got ther time ter spare, sen’ me home ter dad.’ ‘He beg’d ontil he seed the talkin’ wa’n’t no use; I wa’n’t er gwine ter shoot agin the stars an’ stripes; but I slep’ in ’is tent, an’ stood by ’im in most er hundred fights; an’ when they shot ‘im down at Richmon’ I fotch ’im home.” When old man Lem started back to the hills next morning “‘thet bottle” went with him. The wagon was empty and the bottle was full. > H. ALABAMA, May, 1897, glatuyal History. SOME INTELLIGENT BRUTES., Hditor Forest and Stream: After reading Mr. Thompson’s excellent articles, also Mount Tom’s and Aztec’s humorous and highly entertaining contributions on this subject, I cannot refrain from giving some personal experiences. I do not mean any disparage- ment to the human race, when [assert most emphatically, that in my opinion some horses and dogs haye more reason- ing power than some human beings. I believe that the intellects of animals are bright and dull just as those of men are. You often hear the expression from stock traders: “That horse has Jots of sense.” Did you ever stop to think what was meant-by that expression? If you have ever dealt in horses, or had any practical experience with them, you know that this is a fact. One example that came forcibly to my attention was in my own family. My futherin-law owned a fine trotting- horse named Oscar. The horse was a regular pet, and would follow my wife’s mother almost into the house for an apple or a lump of sugar. When that horse was hooked up for a drive, if my wife’s father had hold of the seins he could hardly hold him in. Oscar would chafe under the bit and actually pull the entire drag by the lines. In passing another conveyance he would make a plunge, just as if he was getting off In aregular race, But let my wife’s mother drive, with no one in the drag but her and the children, and the horse would jog along like an old cow, and had actually to be urged with the whip to make him go fast enough. Now if that was. not reason I would like to know what you could call it, The horse thought he was doing the right thing in the right place, and he was. The horse was not afraid of his master, for he had never received a lick or a harsh word in his life, and would nicker every time he saw him, When I was asmall boy, and during the latter years of my adored father’s stay on this earth, we owned a very handsome and unusually large Newfoundland dog. The dog had been sent to father from New York by one of his friends. I well remember the day the ‘little round black ball was taken out of a box at the express office. We boys, three of us, and the dog grew up companions, and would fight for each other at the drop of a hat. It was dangerous for any grown person or large boy to make one of us cry; as the deg would try to tear that person to pieces. We used to have lots of fun out of the dog at the swimming hole. A large deep creek ran through the farm, and the dog always accompanied us on all of our excursions. We would go to the swimming hole, which was at Jeast 100yds, across and 10ft. deep. We could all swim like “‘didappers,” but we loyed to terse the dog; so one of us would swim out in the ‘middle of the hole, throw up his hands, yell for help, and splash as if he was drowning. In the dog would go and bring the boy out. Of course the boy would hold on to the dog’s Jonge hair, and the dog would swim out with him, Then we would pet the dog, and make much ado over him, and old Charlie thought he had actually saved one of us. It was two miles to the village and post-office. Just as regular as the day arrived, my father would call Charlie, give him his basket and show hima paper. Charlie would trot. off, go to town, and make straicht for the meat shop, The butcher hada standing order for the day’s meat, and would wrap it up and put it in Charlie’s basket, then the butcher always cut another piece and gave if to the dog. Then Charlie would trot around to the post-office, and the postmaster would tie up our mail and papers in a package and deposit them in the basket. Then Charlie would come as straight home as his legs could carry him, and woe to the dog who dared to interfere. To this day it makes me shiver to think of how that dog acted the night my father passed away from earthly cares, How that dog knew father was dying can never be known: but. he certainly knew it. He kept up such a pitiful howl out in the barn where be had been shut un in the corn-crib, that we took him a quarter of a mile from the house and tied. him to a tree. He gnawed the rope in two and beat us back to the house; and was scratching at father’s door when we arrived. _Pather heard him, and asked that he be let in, which was done, Charlie crouched at the side of the bed and licked father’s hand, and wept as bitterly as any member- of that family. His whine was not the whine of pleasure, but of heartrending grief, and the dog showed it for days afterward; as he moped about, and absolutely refused food or comfort. If Charlie had been loved during father’s life- time, he was worshiped now, and there was not a dry eye in’ that family the day we dug a grave and buried the old dog in the orchard. I had a very precocious setter once, named Bijou. I raised her from a puppy, and called her by this name be- cause I considered her a regular jewel. She was a fine dog after birds, and the only dog I ever saw that would climb atree. Don’t laugh now. Ido not mean a perpendicular tree, with no limbs within ten feet of the ground. But any leaning tree or fruit tree with limbs within four feet of the ground she would go up like acat.. She would hook her fore-paws over the Jimb and pull herself up, and get the bird or ball, or whatever you had put up there that she was searching for, My wife’s mother once owned a black and tan terrier named Gyp. It was desired to have Gyp’s ears pointed and his tail cut off; so Mrs. Durando had the stable boy, Jim, do the work, and to the day of that dog’s death he could never stand the sight of a negro. Jim, the mutilator, © was a negro, and Gyp’s bristles would go up if he smelled a,’ negro, to say nothing of seeing one. We have had lots of fun by having the colored cook or house girl come up behind Gyp while he was lying asleep on the rug. The moment the dog got a whiff of the person of color he would almost have a fit, he would get so mad, A friend of mine. Mr. William Cooke, of Chattanooga, owns a very fine pointer named Mack. Now when you go out after quaii with Mack, he usually tells you how much he appreciates his being taken along, and some dogs can almost talk, to their masters especially. Why, I think that - almost any man can see a dog laugh. They express their hilarity in the expression of the eyes, in the peculiar jerking in and out of the tongue, and in every wag of the tail. Well, Mack will sit beside the driver up on the seat of a buggy or wagon for miles, and never move until his master bids him go. If we are traveling through promising-looking country, you can see Mack raise his nose, look out over a field, then - look his master just as straight in the eyes as he can, and ask him if he don’t think we could find birds in there; but never olfers to jump out or go until bidden. I have re- marked on this trait of the dog a dozen times in the many pleasant outings with my friend Cook. When we are out of the conveyance, and Mack is told to ‘‘go and find them,” the first thing he does, after jumping into a field, is to make a complete circle of the field close to the fence, on the inside of the field. Do you know what the dog is up to? If you do not I will tell you. He does that first, to see whether any birds have run into or out of the field lately. If he finds no scent going in or out, then he quarters the field thoroughly, and hunts it out to see if any birds are in there at all or not. Now if this is not reason what do you call it? Training would not make a dog do that trick, Again, how can a dog dream if he does not think and rea- son? I owned an old deerhound named Rock some years ago, and, to use common parlance, “it would make a dog laugh” to hear old Rock have the nightmare after he had come in from a chase after a deer, and got his old ribs filled out full of'good scraps. The old fellow would lie on his back with his feet pawing up in the air, and he would run the whole race over again in his sleep. I have sat by the camp-fire and laughed at that old dog until my sides ached and the tears ran out of my eyes. One more incident and I will close. This black and tan terrier that belonged to my wife’s people got old and very cross. One day the dog snapped at some one and lay down again in front of the fire and we all thought he was asleep. Mrs. Durando spoke to her husband and said: ‘‘Hd, I wish you would take Gyp down on theriyer bank this evening and shoot him, J am afraid he will bite some of the children and they will have hydrophobia.” Immediately the dog got up, marched out of the room and we did not lay eyes on him for a week. Finally we found him down at my brother-in- law’s store hiding under a desk. Now tell me if that dog did not understand what Mrs. Durando said about him, why should he have acted in that way? L once spent some months on a cotton plantation down in 4D & ‘Mississippi. Fastened to the lop of the gin house was a large beli.. 1b had been the custom on this plantation, even before the war and up to the present time, for all the hands to go to work and quit work bv the sound of this bell. The bell yang at 6 A. M.,12M.,1P. M. andé P.M. There was on the plantation 2 mule, who had constituted in himself a self- ordained and independent “‘labor organization.” This cuss of a mule would not go to work until the bell rang. At 12 o'clock he would quit work at the first stroke of the bell, would not go to work again until the bell rang, and would quit in the afternoon the moment: the bell sounded. This may seem strange, but if is true as gospel. The mule would not tighten his traces after the bell sounded at noon. No matter if he was in the middle of a cotton row in the field or pulling in a wagon, he struck the moment the bell sounded. All the whipping and abuse you could heap upon him only made him more determined. He-would stand and bray and kick at you as fast- as his hindfeet could fly, and finally wind up by kicking himself out of harness. One day his regular driver was sick, and the owner of the plantation put old Uncle Sam, a new hand, who had only gone to work on this place the day before, to drive this team and haul seed cotton out of the field to the gin house, At noon the bell rang and Pete struck for grub, as usual half- way between the field and gin house. Uncle Sam wanted to come on to the gin house with the load before he unhar- nessed for dinner, but Pete differed with him on this point. The old negro and the mule took up the whole noon hour trying to see which would have his way, and finally the mule came out victor. Uncle Sam had to give in, and unhar- nessed out in the field and came leading the mule to the house. The owner of the place and myself were watching the whole show and were enjoying it hugely. Uncle Sam led the mule up to where we stood in the barnyard, and said: “Mars Bob, dis ’ere rectified mule are dun struck fer higher wages.’ The owner said* ‘Sam, that mule has been strik- ing for higher wages for the last twenty years, but he has never got an advance yet.” ALFRED B, WINGFIELD. Editor Forest and Stream: - In your issue of May 8 I notice a short article on the sagacity of a tortoise-shell cat, by Von W. I wonder if all wise cats are of the tortoise-shell variety. For several years one of my nearest neighbors owned a tortoise-shell cat, blind im one eye, that séemeii to possess reasoning powers, If she didn’t, if was a close shave. These people lived in a large, old-fashioned brick house, the front door of which was adorned with an old-style door bell that turned with a crank. This crank or handle worked very easily, and after ringing the bell always dropped down and hung from the bottom. When or how the shrewd feline first learned to ring the door bel] no one knows, but it developed that when pussy was outside and wanted 1o come in she simply went around to the front door and rang the bell, as any sensible cat should, instead of yowling and mewing for half an hour and disturbing the family, The first discovery my neighbors made of the cat’s accom- plishment was one day when one of them answered a ring, when, upon her opening the door to welcome the expected visitor, in walked the old cat, looking as wise and important asa judge. At first they supposed that some mischievous urchin had rung the bell and scampered away, and that the old cat had taken advantage of the open door toslipin. In a short time the same thing occurred again; in fact, it became quite frequent. They were greatly mystified, as it never occurred to them that the eat could ring ihe door bell. Finally, one of the members hid in a convenient place and watched. Patience was soon rewarded. Pussy came trot- ting up on the porch and walked under the door bell. Atter looking around a moment, apparently to see that her actions were not observed, she crouched and sprang straight up to the bell handle, at the same time giving it a hard side slap with her paw. The concussion whirled the handle around und rang the bell. In a few moments one of the family opened the door‘and puss walked in. ° At first she did it evidently to gain admission in cold weather. Afterward it became a pastime Of course, the folks were obliged to answer the bell, as frequently they found an actual visitor. So the old cat always kept them guessing Perhaps they would answer the bell a dozen times to find puss the only visitor. This, of course, grew monotonous, and at -the next ring of the bell some member of the family would go tothe door wearing an ominous frown. and loaded with suppressed wrath and a mop, only to find a lady caller. In the course of time, among the numerous progeny this old cat brought into the world was a tortoise-shell kitten which the family took a faney to and decided to raise, in- stead of consigning toa watery grave. When the kitten was well grown the old eaf used to take it around to the front door and amuse herself by giving it lessons in ringing the bell, and ina short time the younger cat could ring the bell as well as its wise old mamma. Anpther accomplishment the old cat acquired was her manner of eating raw oysters, of which she was very fond. She was tanght to take an oyster from the dish with her paw and carry it toher mouth as decorously as a person would with afork. The name of the family was Cooley, and this city was their home for many years. FRANK E. Kenuode, SAVANNAH, Iinois, Mr. Kellogg also sends some ‘‘Lines to Grandma Cooley’s Cat,” written by him for the local paper on the occasion of the intelligent creature’s demise, We quote in part: Only a.cat with a tortoise shell, Minus an eye and dumb as well, Dead ag the nail in the old time door, Her life-work done and hertroubles o'er. A humble mission was hers to fill, This old she-cat that lived on the hill— To eat, drink, sleep and catch the rats (And never forgetting to raise more cats), And other things shs did as well, Among them was ritgiog the front-door bell And eating oysters with either paw, As cite a thine as you ever saw, A humble nlission was hers, ’tis trie, Yet who shatlsay that her felins mew Was not as iniportantas the clack of men, Who ulter wise things with tongue or pen? Hyerythiog here on this old, round earth Has a niche to fill fromthe date of its birth, The great ‘First Cause’ has some hidden plan And acalimay helpasmuchasaman— _ 5 \ FOREST AND STREAM. Possibly more, for aught we know, For we amount to but little heré below, ' And none may know till we reach the shore Whether the end is a wall—or a door, The Philadelphia Zoo. Tu report of the Board of Director: of the Philadelphia Zoological Society was made at its annual meeting held in Philadelphia last month. From the financial standpoint the year has not been a suc- cessful one for the Society, the hard times and the unp’oduct- iveness of all forms of industry during this period having greatly affected the attendance at the Garden, so that a diminution of 30,000 is seen for the year. This, of course, méans a corresponding decrease in receipts of gate money, The Board has made every effort to meet the reduced in- come, and so successfully that the present cost of operating the Garden is no greater than it was twenty years ago, although several buildings and many outdoor inclosures have been added, and the cultivated area of the ground much increased. The collections during the year have been enlarged by 166 mammals, 168 birds, and 294 reptiles and batrachians, a total of 628 animals, Among the interesting additions are a rac- coon dog, a sable antelope, seyeral other antelopes from Africa, a wild sheep from the Himalaya Mountains, two toed sloth and a female orang. The birds perhaps of most interest are a pair of young California vultures (Otogyps californicus). This vulture, which is almost aslarge as the condor, is limited in its range to a part of the Pacific coast, and is believed to be near extinction. Probably not more than two or three liv- ing examples of this species have ever been placed on exhi- bition, and itis known that there are at present no other specimens in captivity. The two at Philadelphia were ob- tained through the efforts of the late Capt. Charles Bendire, of the National Museum, It is interesting to note that the Philadelphia Garden has received four beayers by exchange from the National Zodlogical Park. Itis also interesting to observe that the Philadelphia Garden now has sixteen American buffalo, of which nine are females, all of which except two were bred in the Garden. Mr, Brown, very wisely, is endeavoring to infuse uew blood into this herd by exchange. and last year made such an exchange with Mr. John A. Starin, of Glen Island, New York, for a four-year old bull. We feel certain that so long asthe Philadelphia collections are under the charge of Mr. Brown every possible effort which care, knowledge and intelligence can insure will be expended for the collections, The Woodcock’s Night Song. Haditor Forest and Stream: A communication from Mr. William Holliday, in your last issue, comes home to me with much foree, I should be pleased to take him by the hand, for he seems to-be a man after my own heart, He wiites of the song of the wood- cock at night, in mating time. 1 well remember an experience of my boyhood days in my New Hampshire home. I was shooting muskrats at twilight in the spring of the year, and was stationed on the bank of a river near a broad alder run, and J should say that on the space of about two acres of ground, there were four or five woodcock, and as they were continually ascending and descending in their spiral flights, eich gave his sharp clean- cut whistle, together with the peculiar, ‘‘spate, spate, spate.” So charmed was I, that it was nearly midnight before I could break away from the fascinating play. I never knew before that woodcock possessed this singular habit, nor did my father, who was an expert bird shooter, and quite a nat- uralist in his way. Taking him to the place the next evening, he was as much surprised and delight.d as was I, at my discovery. I also agree with your correspondent in thinking the whistle produced by the wings, This incident happened about forty years ago, but it is as distinct in my memory to-day, as though it occurred but yesterday; the freshness of the springtime, the crisp, bracing air of the evening, together with the strange, weird voices of the night, left an impression nol easily effaced. CHAS. WHEELER. Northern Wildfowl in Florida Waters. JACKSONVILLE, E'la.—In the winter of 1894-5 I shot 1wo female surf ducks (Pelionetia perspiciilata) in Nassau Sound, Fla., and last winter | shot two young red throated divers, or loons (Colymbus septentrionalis)in Ft George Riyer, Fla. A fine male full-plumaged surf duck was shot last winter in the St. John’s River, near Jacksonville, and the skin is now mounted and on exhibition in the window of a store on Bay street. In1896 saw a beautiful livespecimen of the great north- ern diver, or loon (Colymbus torquatus), in Jacksonville that was caught by one of the coast pilots at Caryford’s reef on the East Coast of Florida, near Miami. The same year I saw in Jacksonville two trumpeter swans (Cygnus bucinater) that wére shot at Deigo, on the sea coast near Jacksonyille, and sent to the Jacksonville market. They were very poor, and there were only two of them in the flock. The gunner that shot them had never seen any before, and he called them geese, as did also the markctman, ‘The great northern diver also had never been seen by any of the locai pilots or boat- mwnen before. No one knew what it was, It would seem that these Northern species are extending their range. J. Fras, Le Baron, C.E. Bird Specimens at EKouse’s Point, Rouse’s Port, N. Y., May 18.—On Saturday, May 15, Alex. Noel, a Canadian fisherman, shot and killed a splendid specimen of the great egret heron in the marsh just north of Fort Montgomery. He presented ihe bird to the Y, M. ©, A. rooms, aud it now ornaments one of the windows, adding one more bird to the already large collection that has been made by Mr. Glazier during his work here as secretary of the Y. M, C. A., some of them being very rare. Mr. Glazier is a taxidermist and has used his art to advantage in orna- menting the rooms here. Parties interested in the study of birds will find themselves well repaid for the time spent in visiting Mr. Glazier and his collection. The rooms are but a step from the D. & H. depot at this place. W, McComn, Jn. The FOREST AND STREAM is Put to press each week on Tuesday, Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the latest by Monday, dnd ask much earlier as practiouble, loaded with No. 7s. May 29, 1897. Gane Baq and Gun. THEN AND NOW. PorrnuaNnD, Ind.—Hditor Forest and Stream: A few weeks ago | had acall from my friend George Hedrick, of Ohio, with whom I have camped several seasons im the Lake Supe- rior region. He was carrying a cane made from an oak tree cut. by General Anthony Wayne’s soldiers in the summer of 1794, during his 90-day campaign against the Indians of the Northwest. General Wayne, after marching to the scene of S-. Clair’s defeat and erecting Fort Recovery, took a north- easterly direction, and in crossing a boggy stream. called Beaver felled trees into the stream. These bogs became buried in muck and were recently removed by a dredge boat from a depth of 4ft., in a perfect state of preservation. An enterprising mechanic hauled one of these oak logs home and worked it into canes, As I handled that cane, mounted with the foot of a small deer taken near Republic, in the Michigan Northern Peninsula, 1 reflected that my father’s family settled in 1828 on that historic spol where General St. Clair was ambushed, and that from the plains of eastern Ohio to the prairies of western Indiana there was a continuous growth of magnificent oak forest interspersed with walnut, ash, hickory, elm, sycamore, sugar, beech and other woods; and that this large tract of giant trees, tower- ing so high as to test the marksman’s skill in picking a squir- rel from a topmost bough, was now no more, Therefore my text. As late as 1872 there were some deer near the head of the Wabash River, between Fort Recovery and Greenville, 0O., old Fort Washington, and I hunted there with a long-bar- reled muzzleloading rifle a part of four days in October of that year. Isaw eight deer, which was more than [ have seen on some hunts 1 have taken in Wisconsin. They were mostly lying among the whitetop that grew thick in places where the forest was open, and grew tall enough to conceal a deer standing. One would arise from its bed, spread its tail like a peafowl, and witha few mighty bounds high above the tops of the weeds disappear around a convenient thicket. I might have hit some of them with clubs, but I could not get a bead on one with that fishpole of a rifle. Finally I caught one walking and doubled him up, and I was mighty proud over my first deer. I had learned some things on a former trip, on which occasion I saw a deer standing broadside directly in front of me and about 150yds. distant. When I saw this deer I was so close to a tree that I could have touched the trunk with my gun, I instantly stepped sideways and behind the tree impelled by a desire to shoot with a rest, a thing that had become a habit from shooting a gun before [ had the strength to hold it off-hand. How foolish I felt when I pushed my gun past the tree and looked for my deer to find that it had disappeared. Another day near 10 A. M., asI was going due west and the sun was shining brightly, | saw a small deer slanding about 100yds. distant in front of me, and looking northward, As I drew up my riffle, I saw a twig seemingly the size of a rye straw just back of the deer’s foreleg, and so near the deer. it looked like a safe center to shoot at. I drew on this twig and fired The deer gaye a bound and disappeared. Keep- ing the twig in sight, I approached the spot; but as I drew near the twig grew in size very rapidly, and I found it to be atough, knotty swamp ash fully lia. in diameter. I bad seen only the shaded portion, or about one-fourth of the bush. My ball had struck to the left of the center, gone half way through the bush, and then detlected to the left. I vowed then and there to shoot shy of twigs thereafter. At this date the oak trees were being split into staves, and hauled to the railroad stations. Prior to that the finest trees were cut and split into rails, clapboards, lath and fencing posts for yard and garden fences. Then came men who paid from $10 to $15 for the best trees onthe stump, These were aplit into ft. stave blocks, or squared their full length into ship timber. Now very little remains, and that is going like a June frost. I handed the cane back to my friend, but I could not banish the recollections of my childhood. After he went away, I became restless. I have a sister living on the old home, and I concluded she wanted to see me, There were surely some rabbits on the old farm, and I could not abuse my mind of the thought that it would do me good to wander over the fields again, Fortunately a morning came with a light. tracking snow, and 8 o’elock found me tying Dolly to ~ the fence some two miles from town, for here were rabbit tracks Bunny was at home in the fence corner, snugly tucked away beneath a leaning rail covered with weeds; but: my little Smith & Wesson six-shooter brought him out and into the buggy, and Dolly and I trotted on, Two miles further up the gravel road were more rabbit tracks, This was easy, hunting rabbits in a bugsy, with a sensible mare like Dolly. And now which way did this one go last? On one side of the road ig a meadow; on the other a cornfield, with a brushy pond, and a fence separating this field from a meadow. I tie Dolly, climb the fence, and makes circle in the meadow first named. My rabbit has gone into the corn- field and returned, as the tracks indicate, though snow lies lightly on the timothy, and tracking here is difficult. I car- ried a double-barreled breechloading shotgun and shells The tricky rabbit led me in a circle, and at the most convenient moment bounded off for the fence at the highway, and was out vf reach by the time I had suapped my first. and emptied my second barrel at him. From the time of leaying home I had reproached myself for bringing a shotgun, but now I vowed to kill that rabbit with shotgun. So into the cornfield I went, but was surprised to find more rabbit tracks. The pond was alive with rabbits, to judge from the tracks. But 1 remembered what the old [a- dian said, ‘‘One deer make heep many tracks,” and-I did not expect to find a rabbit in every tuft of grass. I did not find any until I got over the fence and into the meadow, where I saw one sitting, and made itseyea target for my little six-shooter. But I knew it was not the one that ran away irom me, and therefore circled further in my efforts to locate that one. Presently I saw its ears further out in the meadow. I recognized it by its scared look and took it with the shotgun. Then Dolly and I continued our journey. Presently w came to the Salamonie River, and youder te my left wa once a sawmill run by water power. [ hauled from tha mill the finest walout lumber L ever saw, great boards 40in wide. They were ripped by hand into casings for our house ‘The millrace was fed from a great pond among the trees May 29, 1897.) FOREST AND STREAM, 428 We called it the duck pond, from the flight of ~wild ducks that visited it, My father and some friends seined it once about thirty eight years ago, and caught, in addition to sey- eral baskets of suckers, cat and sunfish, eleven pike that touched the ground when I took on my shoulder one end of the pole on which they were strung with a rope while a man carried the other end on his shoulder. The place is a corn- field now, And now I come to the little hill where my grandfather, in 1830, made his last clearing; but I must not tarry here, for yonder is the crossroads, near which was the round log cabin with its puncheon floor, split from ash trees, and mud and stick chimney, One room, one door, one small window, and a great big, long-eared, silky haired hound, on whose _ back I would climb and ride around in the yard. There were trees, 109; great big trees that swayed to and fro, and whipped each other while the storm lasted. There is grass with-weeds there now, And here a rabbit has been playing along the fence. What has possessed him to come here, where there is absolutely no shelter? I will look him up after dinner. Dinner comes at early noon here. We of this section eat three square meals each day. And I drive in just as I did twenty-five years ago when I brought home my first deer, It’s a bluff, | bave only rabbits now, ‘‘What was that you said, John? [John is my sister’s husband] You were expecting me?” Now why should they be looking for me, and what led me to think they were? After greetings and caring for Dolly’s comfort I mentioned the rabbit tracks, and wondered if I had time to go and look for that rabbit before dinner. My sister said that she could wait dinner. She would ring the b-1] when she had dinner ready. Ring the bell? Oh, yes, I had forgotten the bell, but now I remembered it. I had heard it when that sister wus not as old ag sheis now; beardit when there were others to gather with us around that board, and asl mechan- ically took my gun and hunting coat from the buggy I kept back that word that wa uppermost—that name our baby lips learn first to speak. John said he would go along, and went in and got his 3240 Marlin. We passed through the field where once we made a dismal failure of riding two bucking mules, walked over the spot where I first breathed the breath of life and into that part 1 can remember as woods Here were rabbit tracks. Bunny had been haying a picnic Some splendid Polen-Chinas came grunting around me. I remembered that once we had what we called razor backs and elm-pelers, only ghosts of what hogs are now. And I remembered that here I would in childood’s days eut down bushes and hide be- neath the leafy boughs, and climb saplings, and eat black haws, and gather wild plums; and later, when left to run the farm that a team that I was breaking ground with be- came frightened at the snapping of a rail as I got down off the fence after giving the horses and myself a breathing spell and dashed off as if possessed of Satan, the plow flying high in the air, then striking the ground, only to rebound far above the horses backs—‘‘Look out’?! It was Jobn’s voice and yonder went a rabbit for the fence just as fast as a rabbit can run. And little wonder, for John would have stepped on him, in fact his foot was over the rabbit, He was clearly out of range, but I threw a load of shot at him and then wished for my Winchester. Heran up the road and across into a weedy field. I followed and sat on the fence and watched his maneuvers. He thought he was hid- den in the weeds, poor fellow, but the shelter was not. sutti- cient and I could see all his movements. He back tracked, and doubled, and skipped about, every now and then sitting upright to look for me. No doubt he thought he was giving ine a great game and could Jaugh at me from some sate retreat while I bothered my head over his multiplication table, After dinner we started for the old covers, The first field —how the bluebirds once swarmed over it and nested in the hollow stumps, and I once saw a neighbor's dog run a deer across that field, and I shot many a squirrel there when that was woods. ‘There was now nothing but sheep in that field. Nothing fora high-minded bird to light on. A weasel could not. find a hiding place there. The second field was a copy of the first, and now we come to the orchard on an adjoining farm. There is a remnant of a peach tree, whose fruit years ago did tempt me and I did eat; and here is the brick house, once the comfortable home of a thrifty farmer. The house is a ruin, though | remember when it was built The barn is falling down, and the fences rotting to the ground. Back of the barn a flock of wild geese once settled in a wheat field, and | shot one with a rifle ut a distance of 103 paces. Down through the center of the farm I follow a large ditch where once there was a creek, every step bringing up memo- ries of the past. Here my little dog once followed a musix- raf into its den 10ft. from the entrance and came out minus one eyelid. And yonder stands an old elm from whose fork one dark night I shot acoon with. my rifle while my big brother held a torch back ofme. Now we come to the back field surrounded by woodsthat would be called timber on the prairies; but 1 don’t see any of those tops that mingled with the clouds forty three years ago. I must haye Jost John, or he must have lost me; at any rate I was lost to the present until I essayed to cross my little creek where I used to catch sunfish and little catfish the size of a man’s finger, ‘where my foot slipped and went under the edge of the ice into the walter‘and the ice cut my shin; and then I was both cold and hot, and remembered that [ was hunting rabbits, aud as I sat on a sycamore log, and removing my rubber shoe wrung the water from my Mackinaw sock, I said: ‘“Con- found the ditch! I crossed heré a thousand times when that waterway was a decent little babbling brook, and I loved that brook, but I don’t like your new-fangled ways.” {}1 went on through the woods, but I could not help count- ing the tree-tops that encumbered the pround, and I looked in vain for my old friends, the oak trees, from whose top- most boughs wild pigeons were wont to send forth their un- musical note. Yonder by that fencc i once saw a stump dog, not so bad as a stump bear, but bad enough for my years of inexperience. I watched that stump dog for fully fifteen minutes and then climbed the fence nearly to it before I was assured it was harmless. Yonder adjoining wood lot is a wilderness of tree-top and brush, It was a near neigh- bor to my old borne and a splendid squirrel woods. And then I turn toward the house, and as memories come thick and fast, I try to think that everything is for the best; that if my old friends, the trees and streams are no more, it was only the way of this world, and I too would soon be no more, and possibly the next generation would not care if the forests were destroyed and the streams dried up. G. W. CUNNINGHAM, “—- IN A JACKSNIPE PASTURE. Hounanp, Mich,, May 17.—OQne Sunday afternoon this spring, while sauntering through the fields with two of my friends, we came upon a wet pasture in which we flushed a dozen or more jacksnipe. As I had not had my gun from its case this year, and here were the real birds rising with scaipe! scatpé! in all directions around us, and although I do not think it good policy to shoot in the spring, my desire to bag a few could not be suppressed. Before returning home, | went to my office, took down my shooting coat from its hook, and in the pockets found a dozen shells loaded with No. 83. Mounting my wheel, I rode ouf into the country three miles to friend B.’s home, and asked him to join me in a little hunt in the morning, He was willing to go, but could find no more shells than I had, Harly Monday morning, April 26, I rode to my office, donned shooting coat and boots and waited for B., who soon arrived on his bike. Strapping our guns to our wheels, we rode out of the city, .and followed the side paths to the pasture. We had to leave my pointer at home, owing toa sprained shoulder. As the road bisects the pasture, we laid our machines flat on the ground to reduce the chances of a stray shot punctur- ing a tire. Hardly had we entered the west side when, with many scaipes, three jacks flushed before us. As I shot hurriedly, ‘my first shot failed to score, but quickly manipulating the old ‘‘pump-stick,” I grassed the bird with the sécond shot. B. also bagged one, being unable to fire again, owing to my position between him and the bird. The bird which escaped flew across the road. We hunted this side of the pasture over carefully, but could fiush no more birds, Crossing to. the east side, we had worked over two-thirds of the ground, when suddenly scaipe! scape! scaipe! three more birds arose, making noise enough for a dozen. Choos- ing my birds, I easily scored a double, B. shot his, and began looking around in the air for more. ‘Where are the rest of them?” he exclaimed. “'They’re all dead,” I replied. Picking up my two, I showed them to him. He had not heard my second shot, which was fired at the time he shot; he supposed more had flushed. The expression of his face when he was looking for more snipe was amusing. Only two more jacks were flushed; one rose wild out of range, the otber B. bagged after we each had fired two inetfec- tuul shots at it. Tyimg the bunch of birds to my handle bars, we slowly pedaled home, Six birds bagged out of eight flushed we did not consider bad, and were well satisfied with our hour’s sport. tery My desire was gratified, and the gun was put away until the fall or an occasional day at the traps. ARTHUR W. BAUMGARTEL. A DEER HUNT IN THE PENINSULA, Iv was a bright, sunny day in December, when a small party gathered in the palatial station of the Chesapeake & - Ohio Railroad in Richmend, Va., bound for the Peninsula in quest of deer. The leader, the Colonel, was a prominent member of the Richmond Bar, and had, according to his own statement, been deer hunting im the mountains on divers and sundry occasions. The others were novices, although feeling great confidence 1m their shooting ability to hit an object, if suf- ficiently large and not moving at too greatspeed. These were the Honorable Seeretary, also of Richmond, a genial soul with true sporting instincts; the Baron, commonly known as the “smoothest pebble on the beach,” whose good nature was inexhaustible, and who appreciated to the ut- most a good story, a good dinner, and a bottle of the right temperature, and the Man from Boston, whence the Baron also came. This equal division of the party, one-half from old Virginia and the other from cold and puritanical Magsa- chusetts, made a combination that assimilated excecdingly well, for notwithstanding the difference in their habitations, a greater one than mere distance implies, they had many tastes in common, believing fully in Martin Luther’s famous saying. The party was landed late in the afternoon at the ‘‘Burnt Ordinary” station on the 0. & O,, and were welcomed most hospitably by an old acquaintance of the Colonel’s, and in- stalled at fhe near-by tavern. Here and throughout their stay all realized the penefit of the Colonel’s companionship, for was he not one of those silyer-tongued orators of the late political campaign who stumped this part of the State, and by his arguments and logic confounded his opponents on the platform and routed them horse, foot, and artillery? Result: every man we met, in either the village or wood, beatied on our Demosthenes and clasped him gladly by the hand, Our landlord and his wife were hosts par excellence, who looked diligently after the welfare of ther guests and fed them on the fat of the land. At each mea! we feasted on York River oysters, Old Virginia ham, roast turkey or duck, wild or domestic, home made sausages and corn bread; think then if you can that we decreased in girth during our stay. As it was then hog killing time and with not much doing on the farms, the whole-souled residents of the neighborhood joined us in the hunt, offering us doys, horses, a deep knowledge of wood lore and their fellowship, There was the Squire, an ex-cavalryman, and looking the picture of a raider as he came loping through the forest on his inseparable bay horse. There was Rich, our ‘‘driver,” tireless and indefatigable, bearing the horn to whose blast the hounds so quickly rallied; his two brothers equally enthusiastic in the chase with himself; Carleton, former private secretary to the Colonel, but now turned from the error of his ways and tilling the soil; and last, the State’s attorney, easy tempered, long of limb, and of great capacity; not over anxious to exert himself, but always ready for fun. The weather during our stay was perfect; bright, with just enough clispness in the air to make our blood tingle and cause us to feel that lite was worth living, and if during a long wait on a stand by a runway, listening intently for the distant voices of the dogs, one felt.at all chilly he could always find one or the other of his neighbors provided with an infallible preventative against the cold. It was the first time some of us had heard the music of the hounds in chase, and music indeed it was. The yarying tones as the dogs were trailing, here recogniz- ing Jackson's clarion voice and then the deeper note of Lee, then to hear them all blending together, when the deer was up, into one continuous swell, now rising, now falling, but neyer ceasing and always tuneful, would stir the most slug- gish blood. Although the net result of our four days’ hunt was one spile-harn buck, still the deer were there, the dogs starting three or four every day, and the renewed vigor the fresh air filled us with amply repaid us for our journey, __ An amusing incident occurred on the second day when Willie and the State’s Attorney were placed on adjoining stands that were not thought especially desirable. The Attorney being of a social disposition, left his post to call on his neighbor, and while they reclined on the dead leaves on the bank, chatting, never thinking of deer, as no dogs were within hearing, a sudden rustle of the Jeaves behind startled them, and behold a full-grown deer leaped over their heads to the middle of the roadway, at the next bound disappear- ing among the trees on the other side before either gaping hunter had gained his feet or recalled his scattered senses. Another happened on our last drive, when the Colonel, wishing in his generosity to give his friends a chance, placed the Seeretary and the Man from Boston next each other on the two best places. As the degs were heard approach: ing, the Colonel ran to his Boston friend, warning him to keep a sharp lookout aud thea hurried back to the Secretary, who stood ‘on guard giving an illustration of a man about to shoot a deer. ; “If he comes through this opening,” said his Honor, ‘1’Ti kill him sure, and should he come there,” taking aim over his gun, “I'll pill him.” As he strutted up and down thirsting for innocent. blood, the hoofs were heard of a deer coming, leaping between the trees, headed directly for his would-be slayer. His last bound landed him within 20ft. of the gun, but never think- ing to pull the trigger the Secretary stood aghast. and when the deer having turned and gotten safely away, the Colonel asked, “‘Why, oh, why didn’t you shoot?” he replied with much dignity, ‘‘Do you take me for a target for a battering ram? One more jump, and he would have struck me in the stomach,” Well, that nmi is o’er, and nothing remains but pleasant recollections to bear us up, and glowing anticipations of an- other to come in the autumn. Tre Man rrom Boston. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. New Warden for Illinols. Onicaco, Ill., May 22.—At 4 P. M, of May 19 Gov. Tanner sighed the commission of Harry W. Loveday, of Chicago, as State game warden for that city. Mr. Loveday’s friends, especially Mr. H. D. Nicholls, of the House, have labored faithfully for his appointment, and he has won in a contest of singular warmth over several other applicants for this position. The position itself is no sinecnre if handled as it should be, and there is no one man in theentire Western country who can be of more service to the sportsmen of the West than the State warden at Chicago. The real work which lies before him is not the prosecution of the individual violators of the law in the narrow hunting grounds left in this State. The real work lies with the wholesale violators of the laws, the game dealers of South Water street. The late warden, Mr. Blow, strictly left this branch of work alone, hence whatever effort he may have made during his term of office may be measured exactly by the extent of the hole left in a bucket of water after one pulls his finger out of it. There is no instance in his record of a single victory of any import gained in the furtherance of game protection. . If Mr. Loveday during his term of office shall gain but one single victory of that nature, that is to say, one victory in this fight of the sportsman against South Water street, he will have done enough to cause his administration to‘stand out in shin- ing contrast to that of his predecessors. Hyen within what _ are now the legal lines of action the game dealers of Chicago can continue a vast havoc among the game of the West.. When they exceed. that license, as in the past they have con- tinually done, and deliberately hold out premium for violation of the laws of this and other States, the hayvec which they create can have in view but one limit, and that the extinc- tion of our Western game. If Mr, Loveday in his respon- sible position—a position which is far more responsible and far more conspicuous than it was a few years ago—vwill lead the war into what is really the enemy’s country, he may feel sure that he will be followed by the sportsmen of the better class without distinction of clique or faction, and he may reckon upon the support of all the thinking press, In person Mr. Loveday is well fitted for his work, should that work determine itself into the quality of police investi. . gation. _He is over 6ft. tall, and m build powerful asa giant. In business Mr. Loveday is a photographer, and his address is at the Schiller Building, Chicago. Mr. Loveday is one of the old time members of the Cumberland Club. His favorite sport is duck shooting. Growing Strictness of Game Laws: The new Minnesota game law is a good instance of the rapidly increasing strictness of game laws in this part of the West. Mention has already been made of certain radical changes in the game laws of Michigan and Wisconsin, Min- nesota has long been practically a model. in game law mat- ters, and has now gone a step further in the line of modern legislation for the protection of fish and game, the State seeming being apparently cognizant of the fact that her heritage of wild creatures is oné which should be appreciated and preserved. Inthe new Minnesota law the Formst anp STREAM plank, “Stop the sale of game,” has found a place, lt is forbidden to expose for sale within the State any ruffed grouse or black bass. The deer season is cut down to ten days, from Oct 25 to Nov. 5. The moose law is still more severe. Only five days of open season are allowed on moose, from Noy. 1 to Noy. 5, and this not until 1898, which will end the five years close season on that animal, These figures certainly do not appeal to the non-resident sportsman, as perhaps it was not intended that they should. Should the law be generally observed, however, there is no question whatever of the regulf on the supply of game. Such laws would mean that this sort of game is forever to remain un- exhausted in the State of Minnesota, - The action of the State of Minnesota on game matters is of exceptional interest, from the reason that the upper part of that State is now for the first time coming into general prominence as a sporting ground for that part of the public which formerly went to Michigan and Wisconsin, In its supply of deer, Moose, mascallonge and bass, Minnesota has very much more to offer than Wisconsin at this date, This summer and this fall will see dozens and hundreds of sports- men crowding into Minnesota who have never been there before, but who will follow the indication of a new sporting country just opening up. J mentioned last fall the sudden wave of non-resident deer hunting traffic which swept into upper Minnesota on account of the mix up in the Wisconsin law. This coming fall there will be a more deliberate and premeditated movement into the covers of that State. The 426 FOREST “AND STREAM. [May 29, 1807 lower part of Minnesota, comprising the prairie country. has long been known and has long since been shot out. but the swamps and forests of the country lying above the head of the Mississippi River still remain full of possibilities and invitation for sportsmen living outside the State. Spring Shooting, The other evening I had a friend to dinner with me down town and wedid not go to my club, where the girl fries beefsteak on top of the stove, but dropped in on Bill Werner, who runs the best department in one of the big restaurants of Chicago. In getting us up the plan of hostilities, Mz. Werner mentioned the fact that clams were more. correct than oysters, because oysters at this season of the year are spawning and are not fit to eat. Mr. Werner suggested that it would be an unsportsman-like thing to shoot oysters in the spring. During our dinner Mr. Werner had occasion to remark that there were still at that time, May 15, considerable num- bers of jacksnipe hanging sround in this country, and that some of these snipe were still being killed by shooters. ‘‘It He all wrong to shoot: snipe at this time of the year,” said e. A friend of mine who was up at Lake Koshkonone this spring, and who helped in making quite a good bag of can- vasbacks, said to me yesterday, In speaking of the occurrence: “JT never felt worse over anything in my life, It wasa shame to kill those birds at that season of the year. They were skinny and poor, and actually not fit to eat.’’ ~ 'The above are some facts which may have some inter- relation in their bearing upon the question of spring shoot- ing. a) Horicon Meeting. Tbe annual meeting of the Horicon Shoeting Club, of Hori- con, Wis., was held recently, and officers for the ensuing vear were elected as follows: President, Robert Rom; Vice- President, J. W. Burns; Manager, W.'T. Kleifoth; Secretary and Treasurer, L. F. Mclean. Changed Cars. Mr. C. W. Norris, long of the Bie Four Railroad of this city, and well known as a successful trout fisherman, has switched from railroading into commerce, and is now of the Chicago Paint Specialty Co., making an enamel by which anybody can enamel his own bicycle without haying it sequestered for a year at some shop. Novelists and “Forest and Stream.” ’ A book reviewer in a Chicago paper calls attention to a curious error in natural history made in a recent novel by Max Pemberton. Mr. Pemberton lays the scene of his novel in Bosnia, but goes on to speak of a winter so severe that ‘the bears came down from the mountains, even to the gar- dens of the houses” The reviewer points out to Mr. Pem- berton that he probably meant the wolves, as in severe win- ters hears have a habit of holing up under the snow, and not prowling around the gardens, In his recent novel ‘Soldiers of Fortune,” Mr. Richard Harding Davis describes a number of encounters with fire- arms, but in one passage he descrihes the men as sitting. ‘‘waiting with their thumbs on the triggers of their rifles.” This feat, I think, is something not commonly attempted in actual life, though it isa common one in Mr, Davis’ writings. All intending novelists should be careful to read Forust AND STREAM. EK. Hover. 1206 Boyvcx Buripine, Chicago. Successful Shooting near New York. Fiditor Forest and Stream: For many years I have enjoyed the stories of fishing and hunting in your paper, and now that I am unable to leave my business for more than a day or so at a time, I have found that the only way to quiet that longing for a good hunt with gun and dog, which will come over me as the sea~ sons approach, is to read what others have done, and which are told so well by your many correspondents. In past years I have hunted over many parts of this country for different kinds of game, but for the last four years, up to last fall, I could not get away. Now there are, I imagine, many who have to do their hunting through your paper, and so I tell you of my shoot- ing, hoping it may give pleasure to some who, like myself, imagined that one had to go many miles from New York to find any birds at all. On the first Friday afternoon in November I left the Grand Central Depot and went fifty miles up the Harlem R. _R. and was there met by my cousin, Oscar Mead, with his trap, and after a few minutes’ ride from the station, found myself kindly welcomed by his family in a large, roomy farmhouse, and after a good supper and a look at the bird dog that was to be our main stay in finding the quail—for quail we were after—lI retired early, to be ready for Satur- day’s hunt. The next morning my cousin and myself started, and after going about half a mile across’ some fields we came to aclump of woods that covered not over three acres. Our pointer Sport soon began to work in the open on the edge of the woods, and in less than a couple of minutes came to a Steady point. We at once walked up and stepped in ahead of him, and as the birds rose we each save them both barrels. As I had not shot a gun for four years, how delighted I was to see my bird fall at my first shot, though my second was a miss. My cousin was equally successful; and go with two between us to begin with we marked the birds as well as we could and started after them again. There were fourteen in all, and they stuck to that little piece of woods all day, and we kept them company. What, though wedid make a good many misses, we had that keen enjoyment that only those feel who love hunting for hunting’s sake, and not for how many they have killed. When the sun began to go down we went home with ten birds in all, as satisfied as only tired hunters who have got their share can feel, -I could only get away on Saturdays, but I spent every Sat- urday in November and two in December up there, and in our six days’ hunting we got, within a range of five miles, fifty quail, two partridges and one woodcock. F. L. Kneevanp. A New REesort in Texas. Hier Istann, via Galveston, Tex.—This is a new point, and is the coming summer as well as winter resort of the -South. Hunters will flock here in abundance during the winter season. ‘The shooting surpasses that of Florida, Atl species of duck, snipe, brant, geese, prairie chickens and deer are plentiful and easily reached, Cc. T. C. A Victory for Texas Sportsmen. Tur sportsmen of Texas working through the Game Protective Association have won a great yictorv in the enactment of a pew game law based upon the hill intro- duced and pushed on request of the Association by Repre- sentative Blair and Senator Lewis. The new law declares that all game found within the borders of the State is the property of Texas, “and the taking or killing thereof is declared to be a privilece and nota right.” And an express stipulation is made that no game may be shipped out of the State at anv season, A econ dispatch from Mr, O. C. Guessaz, of San Antonio, ells us: W. L. Moody, of Galveston, who owns and runs the can- vasback farm called Lake Surprise, fought the exportation game clause, but is finally beaten. No county is exempt. It is a great victory for us. Thanks are due Representa- tive Blair and Senator Lewis. Thestrangest part of it all is ne we came very near prohibiting the sale of game alto- gether. Snake, Rabbit and Club. One day while I was vlowing in a cornfield I heard what I thought was the cry of a young rabbit. The sounds nro- ceeded from a hrush nile, and were the cries of an infant rabbit. A black snake had swallowed one of the rahbit’s hindlegs up to the body, and had crawled up through the brush until the rabbit was suspended. in the air about 44ft. from the ground, and neither the snake nor the little rabbit could do any more. The parent rabbit was immediately be- neath the young one on the ground, and was making earnest, efforts to rescue her young, She would leap hack and forth and then as high as she could, toward her young, but could not reach it. She was making a very peculiar, low, mur- muring sound, similar to that made bv a mother cat when in unusual anxiety about ber young. Icreptup cautiously and with a elub delt the snake a blow which caused it to release the young animal, which escaped, along with its mother, with apparent joy and agility, as if unharmed, The spake also escaped. F. EH, WaHiItrteMore. Chuckors in Illinois. Macome, Tll.. May 14.—Hditor Yorest and Stream: T am pleased to inform the readers of Formst AND SvRwAmM that yay chuckor partridges have been heard of, Yesterday a flock of seven (grown) were seen on a. man’s farm three miles from this city. Two men were plowing in a bluegrass patch, when the birds became frightened and flew into the oat field and remained there half a day, walking around feeding on the oats that failed to-be covered, The question is now, do these birds mate off like praizie chickens and quail, or do thev go in flocks like guinea. chickens? Prairie chickens and quail haye been mated for a month, and are laying and setting. This would lead me to believe that the chuckors so in flocks like the guinea bens, as it is getting so late in the ‘spring. If they mate off, they would have done so before now. W. O, BuatspEtt. Poultry Yard Wisdom Applied to Wild Ducks. T 11K® early fall chickens when they areripe. Don’t yon? Now I suppose the best way to get them is to keen over the hens until about March, when. they will be about readv to fill up a good nest of eggs, and then kill the hens. When it comes time we want a spring chicken in the fall we can begin to find fault and growl because there are no chickens for the tahle. This is the way with spring shooting. Kill all the birds you can before they breed, and find fault in the fall because there are so few birds. This is what a lot of people are doing. ‘ We berate the market shooter; but is the member of some elub any better when he kills 50 to 100 ducks 4 day, and will kiJl the last one there is if he could? Kill the hens, and no chickens. Kill the birds in the spring, and no birds in the fall. Goon, and see where you come out. OLD Man, Iowa Prairle Chickens. BerKerny, Ia.. May 15.—The outlookin this section of lowa is unusually good for prairie chicken (pinnated grouse) shoot- ing this fall. Owine to the continued wet weather this spring they have not attempted to nest on the lowlands, but all the nests which I haye observed are on bigh ground, and consequently quite a number of the young will avoid being drowned, as has been the case in some of the previous years. Five young wolves were discovered in an old straw stack by a farmer near here recently. During the past winter sey- eral farmers have complained of the depredations made by the wolves upon their hen roosts, but have never succeeded in killing the old ones. E. D. C. The Maine Caribou Season. As THE Forms? AND STRHAM was the first to point out, the Maine game law adopted at the last session omitted the provision of a close season for caribou. Commissioner Henry O. Stanley writes us under date of March 23, in this regard: ‘The Legislature two years ago gave us the power to grant (or rather make) special laws. and to add to close time on fish and game, but not to take off. We have the power to make the close time on caribou, and have done so, making the open time the same as on deer, viz., Oct. 1 to Jan. 1. It seems very queer that none of us noticed the omission of the close time on caribou.” A Stray Shinplaster Comes to us once in a while for a copy of “Game Laws in, Brief;’? but shin= plasters nowadays ure scarcer than Moose in New York; and 25 cents in postage stamps wilk de just as well. Sh} Am) Sea and River Sishing. BLACK BASS OF THE TRENT. Eitor Forest and Stream: Having spent many bappy hours reading the experiences of some of your correspondents, J thought I would giye you the contents of our camp log book. Long before the season opened for black bass fishing we had our plans all arranged, and many pleasant evenines we spent together discussing: the contemplated trip, AsTI look back to if, now, 1 am convineed that half of the enjoyment of camping is the anticipation. Wehad spent afew weeks once before on the Trent, but this was our first experience there under canvas, but we had no trouble in perfecting the — necessary arrangements. Wesecured from our gepial wood and water boy his 1224 tent with 6ft. walls. Four of us left Rochester Friday morning for the lake, thence bv steamer North King for Coburg, Ontario. A wait of three hours for a train and then to Brighton, where we found team waiting us for a twenty-two-mile ride to Campellford. The drive was a Jong one, but the thought of the good times coming. combined with the natural wit of our friend Foster. lessened the distance wonderfully. Arriving in Camnellford at 8 P, M.. we were met by the genial host of the Hotel Win- sor, T. Blute, and soon after supner retired for the night, a tired Jot, Next morning we purchased what few remaining provisions we needed and started for the final pull to camp. The trip was 2 short and pleasant one of about six miles along the bluff banks of one of the finest rivers it has been mv lot to see, ; Healy Falls, where we pitched ‘our tent, is simply the ideal spot for the man wbo loves a split-hambon., a silk line and a small-mouth bass of from 1 to 3lbs. weight with which to toy in arapid current. My word for it. his business careg at bome will not occupy his attention while so doing. By 12 o’clock our tent was erected, the camp stove was in place, and dinner was being prepared. A few words about our stove: It consisted of the top of an old stove which we secured in Campellford, and two leneths of stovepipe for a draft. Having built two walls 14in. high and 3ft. long, and 18in. apart, we placed the top on, con- nected the pipes, and filled the holes in the wall with mud to make the draft perfect. Such cooking as came off that stove! It makes my mouth water to think of it, but all the glory should not go to the stove. Our first cook wasas good as a French chef. “Tl marrv the cook myself” got to be a catop word from the excellence of his seryice. Having dined on such food as our larder contained, we proceeded tn fish for black bass for supper, and in less than twenty min- utes had more than we could use. Tt was then that the idea was put in practice of returning the fish to the water in as good a condition as possible, when they were landed. J remember on one occasion four farmer boys came down to fish with rods that would make ood tent poles; luck was against them, so we seized the op- portunity of loading the boys up with fish. After drawing a vet that we bad made out of mosquito clo‘h through one of the small eddies. we had minnows enough for a couple of hours gdod fishing; and what sport it was. You puton a minnow, throw your line up in the rapids for the current to carry it behind some boulder, then you commence to wonder if that one weighs 24 or 3lbs. The sport continued until we were out of minnows, and the boys started home with tbeir burden, all they could carry, and with plenty left for camp use. By Monday the remaining three of our party found us, and we settled into camp life with as much ease as the log- gers on the river. Weearly four had arranged to put up a job on the later arrivals, but through some error it fell through; still we had our minds at work for something new, and the opnortunity arrived after we had been in camp about aweek. Foster proposed that he should shave the first dish- washer, who agreed. The victim was lathered in true ton- sorial style and shaved on one side of his face. Foster then stepped back as if fo strop the razor, laid it down, and sneaked out the back of the tent. Some one then purloined the razor and started after him. Our friend Miller, not knowing what had happened, waited and waited. Finally it dawned on him that it was a put-up job, and for a few min- utes his anger got the best of his feelings, and he went on a hunt for that barber; but as it did not basten his return, he looked on the affair asa joke on him and proceeded to square things. One day an acquaintance from C. arrived. Here .was an- other opportunity for the disposing of fish, so the tackle was produced and fishing commenced. I can almost feel that jerking sensation in my wrist now as I did then as I landed fish after fish, and it was a clear case of exhaustion on my part when [returned to camp. All had been as successful as myself in the catch, Such a string of bass! I doubt if I ever will see the like of it again. There were fully seventy- five of them, and two mascalonge. As a matter of fact bass were so plenty that Shepard came in camp and actually found fault that they got in his way; said he was trying to get a mess of bullheads for supper, and the bass grabbed his bait every time he made a cast, and before the line could get into the hole where the bullheads lay; however, he got twenty-two of them, and they were excellent, done nice and brown just to a turn, and ont of that pure running water. A pbullhead under those conditions is not to be slighted, how- ever much we may despise him when taken from sluggish water. Upon our return from the river one morning we were met by the boss of the loggers, whose camps were situated about a mile above us, and he insisted on our joining him at din- ner, Not knowing what to expect, we hesitated for a few moments, but finally accepted. We were treated in royal style—that is, our appetites were. Each man had placed in front of him enough for six to eat. If I remember rightly, Rowarth wanted to fill his pockets with the good things to carry back to Rochester for the high-priced chefs to pattern after. I had always considered the loggers’ lot a hard one, but from that time on I began to envy their fortune, Our two weeks was drawing toa close, and how short the time seemed! All felt like staying a month longer, but busi- ness would not permit, As we packed our camp kit a little stanza of some old angler came in my mind, and I thought from the sweetness of the taste. of our bass that they had dined likewise: “These little trout have dined on naught The past six mouths but what they ought— That is to say, the little sinners Have swallowed soft-shell crabs for dinners.” Our return trip was pleasant. How the ripples seemed to -_ - May 29, 1897.] beckon us to return as we took our last look at the river from a bend in the road. Some one commenced to hum “Say Au Revoir but not Good-Bye” and you could hear the chorus fully a mile away. It was the most pleasant trip in the recollections of the party. Our thoughts went back to the schoolboy days, and, as each related some little story of his first catch, 1 wondered if we would meet again the com- ing summer, Now, one last word of advice to campers. If you want to camp and do it right, make your camp rules, appoint your workers, and let every member do the work assigned him. You will all enjoy yourselves in that way, and each and every one will have a share in the duties as well as pleasures of the camp, and you will come home with no bitter feel- ings, but will yote camping a success. STILLY, MEN I HAVE FISHED WITH. XLII.—Leonard Jewell. Tne name has an unfamiliar look as I write it, for no one called him anything but Len or Old Len. When I first met him, in 1874, he was nearly sixty years of age, tall, broad-shouldered, actiye and powerful, without an ounce of superfluous flesh. As related in the last sketch, he was the fayorite guide of Mr. D. H. Fitzhugh, of Bay City, Mich. ‘Their relations were much closer, however, for there existed a friendship between them only broken by death, if then, for Plato says: “True friendship between man and man is infinite and immortal.” And this was a case of the truest friendship, and between men mentally and physically as unlike as possible. One light-hearted and jolly, fond of good living and companions; the other a taciturn man of the woods, satisfied with the simplest camp fare, if there was plenty of it. The grayling were not rising well. “I'll tell you what to do,” said Len, “I'll pole over to the weeds and get some caddis. Put one o’ them on the hook, let it sink and you’ll get’emevrytime,” “Tl do no such thing. We came out totake them with the fly, and as they don’t seem to care for the oak fly to-day, nor the black-prince with a tinsel body, I'll keep on changing until I’ve tried every fly in the book; but I decline to use bait.” “It’s cur’us; that’s just the way Dan talks, but when J /g0 a-fishin’ I want to catch fish; if they prefer bait to flies, I give ’em their choice.” “How about net and spear, Len; they are the next. steps down. If these grayling refused fly and bait, would you net ‘em, or spear ’em, in an any-way-to-get-’em fashion?” “Years ago I would, but not now. I’ve been with Dan 80 many years, and he’s showed me how to fly-fish, an’ Pye seen s0 much of skinning streams for market that I’m dead sot ag’in it; but in square, hook an’ line fishin’ what’s ‘the difference?” __ ‘I see that your education has gone on well, under Dan, but you hayen’t learned that one fish taken with a fly is ‘more satisfactory than a dozen taken with bait; the bait- fisher is only a fellow craftsman, while the fly-fisher is a master of the art.” He evidently understood the allusion, and after a mo- ment’s thought asked: “Ain’t your flies bait? What does a) lish think they are unless they’re something good to eat? This philosopher of the woods had asked a question the answer to which was perfectly clear to me, but would not betohim. A grayling rose at my royal-coachman and was hooked. I thanked the fish, mentally, for it relieved me from an immediate answer; and as it was reeled in and boated I called attention to that particular fly and’ thought itimight be successful again. But Len was not to be,put off. He repeated the question, and my only refuge was: “Q, bait-fishing for trout or grayling is dunghill ‘fish- ing!” “That's just what Dan says, an’ I’ve talked with him often on the subject; but as long as vou use light tackleand feel the fish fight as you reel it in, there seems little differ- ence whether you deceive it by a hook concealed in a worm or in a bunch of feathers.” The mists of the morning had rolled up from the river, light clouds were reflected in the water, and the grayling began rising, but would not notice the royal-coachman, and I changed back to the yellow and brown-oak fly with success. “Len,” said I, “when Dan and you go out after snipe and woodcock and you happen to see. the bird that the dog points, you would not shoot it on the ground, would you? You would put the bird up and kill it in the air, if you could, and be proud of your skill. Isn’t that 80?” “That's 80, sure; but I never thought of comparing that with catching fish. Perhaps the two are something alike, after all. I wouldn’t shoot a woodcock on the ground, and outside of seeing the dogs work, finding the birds and knocking them down, I don’t see why men talk so much about woodcock. Dan has ’em cooked and asks me to eat ‘em, but I'd ruther have ham an’ eggs, They're very good, but too small to pick and bother with.” “That’s a thing that every man decides for himself; but if we were in camp and there were just ham and eggs enough for one and an equal amount of woodcock, Len, we would never quarrel over the division. Pole me over to that sand- bar, quick!” Fitzhugh’s boats had wells in them for keeping fish alive. The cover formed a seat and had two holes in it, one to drop fish through and the other to run an anchor- ing pole through the bottom of the boat into the river bot- tom when required. Len did not know what I wanted, but we were under way in an instant, he following the motion of my hand. I had seen a long, snaky-looking thing swimming rather laboriously toward the shallow and ‘naturally wanted to know what it might be. Ag I dipped it up in the landing net it proved to bea Neeturus, “mud-puppy” or “water-dog,” called by Len and the lake fishermen a “lizard.” It was a good-sized one, about 16in, long, and its bright outside gills were perfect. This is the animal found every year and described as “a four-legged fish, the like of which was neyer before seen.” They are plenty in the Great Lakes, but not so common in the rivers. “Kill it, and throw it ashore for the minks or the meat- hawks,” said Len. “Pll do nothing of the kind,” said I, dropping it in the well. “I intend to eat it.” Woodsman-like, Len made no reply to this, I had no idea that he belieyed me; he probably thought it some of my nonsense, but when I showed my capture to Dan and _ FOREST AND STREAM. told him that I intended to eat it he asked if they were good to eat. . “Don’t know, I never ate one nor heard of them being eaten; they’re clean feeders, that’s all I know. The thing isn’t handsome, neither is a catfish nor a lobster, yet some man had the courage to eat the first one and I’m going to eat this one.”’ —. With an incredulous look Len said: “Ill skin it and dress it if you’ll eat it, but I’d be hungrier ’n I ever have been afore I'd eat one.” , The flesh looked white,and when dressed the animal somewhat resembled a squirrel, except for the long, flat Swimming tail. ; : “Tl fry that thing after I fry the grayling,” said Len, who now began to believe that the “thing” was really to be eaten, ‘fan’ then I'll scour out the frying-pan so’s it "ll be fit to cook in again,” ‘ “Don’t fear for your frying-pan, Len,’ said I, “this game is going to be roasted. Get me some wire and an ounce of salt pork and leave the rest to me.” I cut the pork in strips and then into pieces lin. long and larded the animal by cutting the flesh and poking in the pork, then by means of the wires roasted it before the fire, while Len fried the grayling:; It was good. Dan looked at me curiously as I tasted it, but Len was disgusted. Jassured Dan that it was good; he ate some, to the increased disgust of Len. Dan also called it good, and between us we put a polish on the bones and then wound up on grayling. The oft-quoted “woods appetite” is no creation of fancy. Often I think of it as I come to the table in the morning and try to eat, asa matter of duty, for in the city I never want breakfast, and wonder how it was possible to be hungry three times a day in the woods,and such hunger that never brought the least criticism on the cook, further than to let us have it now, and plenty of it. Pompey says of Mare Antony: “Epicurean cooks sharpen with cloyless LEONARD JEWELL. sauce his appetite,” but there’s something in the woods that renders epicurean cooks and cloyless sauces super- fiuous, } Dan Fitzhugh’s love for Len Jewell is beyond my power to tell, If he said it once he did a hundred times, as he gazed on Len’s powerful form: “Look at him! He has the face and form of a field marshal of France! Napoleon se- lected his marshals from just such men.” ¢22in, The price is $6 acopy. Mr. Cary’s studio is at No, 25 Chambers street, New York, Joxn 12, 1997.] CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Fishing Season Open. OxnicAGo, May 29.—May 25 removed the limit on all sorts of game fishing in Wisconsin. From this date on we shall See sreater and preater crowds upon the Saturday afternoon trains of the Wisconsin Central, the Northwestern, and the Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads. Thus far the season has been very cold and backward, and fishing has not been attended with the comfort usually associated with green fields, sunny skies and waters which lilt and purl. One of our choice Chicago days, with the thermometer at a trace above freezing, and a raw wind blowing, is calculated to knock the lilt and purl out of things to an extent distressing to the tackle trade, An Old-Time Fishing Reel. Mr, Isaac Hitt, of Chicago, recently brought to this office something of a curiosity in the form of an old-time brass fishing reel, This reel he bought in Baltimore, Md., in the year 1851, and he used if in the waters of that vicinity and later on in his fishing near La Salle, 11],, where he resided for some years, This old reel is made of brass and multi- plies one time, It has no balance handle and no reel-seat attachment, the reel being confined on the rod by means of a circular clamp operated by a thumb screw, as many reels were made until within twenty years ago. The maker of the old reel is not known, and it is in no way connected with the early Kentucky reels. Most curious of all in regard to this ancient bit of sporting gear is the fact that it still con- tains a good part of the fishing line which Mr. Hitt put in it in the year 1851, and which he says he is sure hag never been changed, This line is a braided silk, and it would indeed be a matter of curiosity if it had lasted all these years, even with less use than that given it by Mr. Hitt, It is possible that this line has been changed without Mr. Hitt’s knowledge, though he feels quite sure that it is the old line that he bought with the ree) forty-six years ago. Fishing on the Thornapple. Lexden, of Michigan City, Ind., writes, giving further in- formation which he has collected for the benefit of Forust AND STRHAM readers in regard to the angling on the Thorn- apple River of Michigan south peninsula, He says that Mr. Holt, who writes from Cascade, has a trout hatchery at that point. He adds that a favorite way of fishing this stream is to go to Cascade and go up stream with one’s boat by wagon for a distance of nine miles, then putting the boat in and floating down stream to the town, thus getting a nice day’s fishing. Mr, C, F. Holt, above referred to, says, under date of May 24: “The bass fishing in Thornapple was as good last season as in many years. he first week in last September, in col- lecting fish for exhibit at the State fair, | caught thirty- seven in one day, ten of them weighing over 3ibs. These were caught with minnows. “Bass are now spawning, and seem to be plenty, but there has been very little fishing yet. Mr. A. L. French, of Fort Wayne, also writes encourag- ingly below, as does Mr. W. E. Powers, of Hastings, Mich., and it would appear that a stream where one can take thirty- five fish, and may possibly get trout mixed in with his bass, all on a stream with as tempting a name as that of the “Thornapple,” ought to be good enough to risk. Mr, French says: ‘‘I think the fishing was never better there than it was last year onthe Thornapple. Idid not come down the river once when we got less than thirty-five fish.” Mr, Powers writes: ‘‘l] presume you cculd get fly-fishing in the Thornapple River. We do not fish the river for bass, as we think them grubby in warm weather, The river will be too high for wadin# until July, then a person would need a boat in places. Some very nice trout have been caught in late years in the river. I can see no reason why two persons with a boat that could be handled around the dams could not have a great time going down the river. “JT don’t think any fly fishing is done on the river, and, as Ihave said, we do not fish the river, Gum Lake being my place for fishing. There we use live bait mostly.” Among the Fishermen. Cnicago, Ill., June 5 —Mr, E C, Carter, of the North- western RaiJroad, had the pleasure of being caught in a se- vere snowstorm while trout fishing in the Escanaba River, in Michigan, on May 31. None the less, Mr. Carter managed to take twenty-four very fine trout during the day. Ont here we call a trout a fine one which runs8 or 10in. in length. Mr. John Shearson, of the Northwestern dining car depart- ment, took quite a little party up to Manitowish last Friday a week ago. They were fortunate enough to take several mascallonge, though none were very large. No word is yet received from Messrs. Stanton and Willard, who are absent at Squirrel Lake fishing for’lunge, The sea- son is so cold and backward that it is likely they have met with little success, although they are skillful fisherman. So far I haye known of only one good ‘lunge coming down from Wisconsin this season, this being seen at the shop of a local taxidermist. On Sunday evening the following gentlemen will leave Chicago for a three weeks’ fishing trip for mascallonge and bass at Habbekona Camp, on Woman’ Lake, in Upper Min- nesota: Messrs. Joseph DOWwueys H. Leech, W. P. Mussey, C. 8. Wilcox, C. B. Dicks, 8. M. Sutherland and J. W. C. Haskell. These gentlemen should have very good sport from all accounts, and 1 look upon their trip with some curi- osity, considering them in a manncr, the advance guard of the army of sportsmen who { predict will soon invade Min- nesota as a new hunting and fishing territory. About a dozen membors of the Eagle River Hunting and Fishing Club left this week for their place on Big Sand Lake, Wis. This club owns about 4,500 acres of land, and is near to good fishing. The white bass are running now hear Holland, Mich., and there should be good black and white bass fishing near there this month. Mr. Wm, F. Schmidt, of Chicago, wntes me thus in re- gard to bass waters not far distant: “On Saturday last three of us caught forty-two bass in Eagle Lake, Wisconsin, Kansasville Station,.on C., M. & St. P. R. R., seventy miles from Chicago. This lake has not been fished much and has not been advertised extensively. The season opens in Wisconsin May 25, which gives the bass in the southern Wisconsin lakes a better chance to increase, The only fishermen we found there were the same fishermen who have been going there for years. “This lake, when the water is high in spring, is connected with Fox River, and both large-mouth and small-mouth bass come up into it to spawn, being left there when the water FOREST AND STREAM. recedes. In this manner it is continually re-stocked. I know of no better Jake near Chicago for bass, and none more convenient, traing arriving there in the afternoon in time io fish a couple of hours. Returning train reaches Chicago about 10 P. M. next night or 9:80 the following morning, “The bait we used was pork-rind, cut to somewhat resem- ble the shape of a frog. “You speak of the Prairie River, near Merrill, Wis. Some of my friends have been up there this season, A party of them in two days caught ab ut 100 each, and they are very enthusiastic over it; so you can set it down that the fly-fish- ing for trout is as good there as ever.” E. Hovues. 1206 Boycr Buripine, Chicago. Catskill Mountain Trout. Near Phoenicia, N Y., on the southern edge of the Cats- kills, three Kingston sportsmen, Messrs. Arthur Benjamin, Ira GC Lowe and Cilbert Barley, took 24lbs. of trout May 37. The party camped over night in Snyder Hollow on the stream, about five miles from Phoenicia, and began fishing at daybreak. Their largest fish weighed 14ibs, but the entire catch ran well, and there were few small ones. The water was low, but this did not affect the fishing un- favorably. As a result of intelligent stocking, the fishing in the Cats- kills brooks is steadily improving, and the average size of fish taken seems to be increasing. In Esopus Creek and tributary streams a large proportion of the fish taken now are California trout; but these seem to ba equally esteemed with the native trout. The Kingston anglers have a method of fishing which ‘is sad to be very successful. ; Jt is a combination of bait and fly-fishing. The cast is rigged as follows: First comes a bait hook, then, about 8in. above that, a very light sinker; then in order black Spanish fly, brown- hackle and white-miller. The cast is made to the lower end of the pool and drawn up against the current. If nothing results, the line is allowed to sink and float back with the current, Trout are either taken or attracted by the flies, and afterward the bait has a chance to get in its fine work. Our reports from Sullivan county show that the fishing at present is very poor. The streams were skinned by the early fishermen, and little or nothing remains for later arrivals. This, of course, is a common story. While the trout are plentiful, big catches are made, and fishing for count is the order of the day. The local hotel proprietors are too apt to encourage this destructive tendency, as it gives them a chance to boast of big catches made in their neighboring streams, The logical remedy is to enact a law limiting the number of fish to be taken by one rodinaday. Such a law would not only Jengthen the season when fishing is good, but would also tend to protect the small trout, as these would be returned to the water when there was a chance of catching larger fisb. J. B. BuRNHAM, Florida “‘Small Fish.” Mr. Vom Hore has returned to New York after a two months’ fishing trip in Florida, His visit to the Texas tar- pon country was given up at the last moment, but some of his friends have gone there to try conclusions with the Aransas Pass article. Mr. Vom Hofe brought to gaff in all ten tarpon. He de- voted much of his time to angling for what in contradis- tinction to their more lordly brethren are called ‘‘small fish,”’ fish ranging in weight from 3 up to 25lbs. so freely that there is always plenty of fun angling for them. Included in the classification are snook, jackfish, lady or bonefish, sea trout, Spanish mackerel, etc. Two weeks at Punta Rassa were given up to such fishing, and from 50 to 100 fish taken at a time, Among other trophies of his trip Mr. Yom Hofe shows the whip taken from an 801b. whip ray, which measures 54ft. in length. Whiprays and stingrays are speared in shallow water, ‘The guide paddles along very quietly, and the rays, which are dark fish, are easily seen by contrast with the white sand bottom. The large sawfish taken by Mr. Yom Hofe at Fort Myers was illustrated in our last issue. J. B. B. American Fisheries Society. GLENS Fatus, N. Y.—The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society will be held at the Russell House, Detroit, Mich., June 17, 18 and 19. There will be a business meeting the morning of the 17th, and in the afternoon a trip will be made across Lake St. Clair by private steam yacht to Lake St. Clair Shooting and Fishing Club, where dinner will be served. The 18th will be devoted to business, The evening of the 18th the mem- bers of the Society will become the guests of the officers of the Michigan Central R. R,, and entertained in their private car on a journey to the State hatchery, at Paris, returning to Detroit the next day. A. Newson Cuorney, Recording Secretary, Maine Trout and Deer. Dap River, Me., May 29.—Fishing has begun in earnest in this section. and some very good strings of trout are being taken, Miss Ethel A. Harlow, of Ledge House, caught twelve nice brook trout one day this week. : A large black bear was seen by a party of fishermen at Poplar Brook Falls last week. Deer can be seen every day from the Ledge House and Cabins in large numbers. Over forty were seen last week from the piazza of the house, This is a fine opportunity for one wishing to get photographs of deer. DEAD RIVER GUIDE, “FOREST AND STREAM OFFICE’ 346 Broadway NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING PATI Present Entrance on Leonard Street a“ These fish bite - Sportsmen are arriving in good numbers - 469 Ghe Kennel, FIXTURES, FIHLD TRIALS. Sept, 1.—Continental Field Trials Club’s chicken trials, Morris, Man Sept. 6, -Manitoba Field Trials Club, Morris, Man, Oct, 25.—Brunswick Fur Clnb’s ninth annual trials. Nov. 1.—Dixie Red Fox Club’s third annual meet, Waverly, Miss. Noy, 2,—Monongahela Valley Game and Fish Protective Associ- ation’s trials, Greene county, Pa, / Noy, §8:—Union Field Trials Club’s trials, Carlisle, Ind. Noy. 15.—E F. T. Club’s trials, Newton, N. C. Nov, 16.—International Field Trials Club’s eighth annual trials, Chatham, Ont. Nov. 22.—U.85 F. T. Club's autumn trials, 1898. Jan. 10.—U. 8. F,T Club’s winter trials, West Point, Miss. Jan 17.—Continental ¥, T, Club’s trials, New Albany, Miss. SCHOOLING THE DOG.—III. To the beginner, the matter of selecting a setter or pointer puppy is one of great moment, one to be thought over care- fully and seriously during a number of days, with such ad- ditional data as can be gatheted from the advice of sym. pathetic friends. He will probably be told that the puppy, which outstrips its fellows in the scramble to the feeding dish, is infallibly the best; or that thé one which bullies the others and is master of the litter is the best; or any one of a dozen whimsical notions may serve for advice, for how- ever incapable or ignorant a man may be himself concern- ing dog matters, it is rare indeed when he does not feel competent to give expert advice concerning them, There is no way to determine the puppy which will make the best field ‘dog other than by the way of actual test, And this cannot be applied till the puppy has mental and physical powers developed sufficiently to work afield. All other so- called-signs of determining the best puppy are trashy non- sense. The strongest puppy, scrambling first to the dish, may be the most gluttonous, and nothing more. He may be the first to dinner, with no inclination to work. The greatest bully may be a loafer. Nothing definite can be determined by matters of mere whim or fancy. Of course the trained eye of the breeder can detect extreme coarse- ness or weediness even in young puppies, but even the average physical qualities cannot be predetermined by the appearance of puppies when they are only a few weeks old. A handsome puppy may shape up into a homely dog, and a homely one may mature into symmetrical, form. The main points to consider are that the puppy is bright, healthy and vigorous, and that it comes from well-bred parents of good qualities. These attributes do not insure that the puppy will be a good one, but if possessed of these there are then more chances that it will be good. There are well bred loafers, imbeciles and incapables among puppies, and the really good ones are in a minority, It is much better to purchase the puppy when it is eight or more months old, for the reason that the death rate among nursing puppies is much greater than is commonly known. The puppy, at eight or more months of age, has far greater chances of life than when its age is only a few weeks, and furthermore, the purchaser can have some reasonably definite knowledge of its qualities and capabilities Still, one must not be too hasty in forming either favorable or unfavorable opinions of young puppies’ field qualities, for some puppies are very precocious and show a puppyish en- thusiasm for work which ends or lessens with matur- ity, while others mature slowly, and develop into good or superior dogs notwithstanding a lack of earlier promise, In short, the same tact and good sense, so useful in every-day matters, are equally useful in matters pertaining to the dog. Good health is essential to the puppy, both to him as a useful organic being, which has certain functions of life to perforny properly, but in his capacity as a pupil it is indis- pensable, When the puppy is in ill health there then should be no attempt train him; he is then as unfit to be taught as the teacher, if ill, would be unfit to teach, Both that he may have the comforts be deserves and that. his health may be good, give him a comfortable place to sleep in, one which is dry, well ventilated and sufficiently warm, His food should be sufficient in quantity and good in quality. If he is a few weeks old, feed him liberally three or four times a day on milk and beef or mutton made into a stew, with cabbage, onions, potatoes, bread, Puppies when growing have a ravenous appetite and require frequent feeding in order to avoid the gorging they practice when there is too long a time between meals, p When he is in age from ten to fifteen months, a light breakfast and a generous dinner at night will be sufficient, and when the dog is fully matured, say from twenty to twenty-four months of age, one meal at night will be ample. He may then be fed on table scraps if they are scraps worth considering as food, for while the fragments lett at any table are scraps, there is a wide difference in the food values of those same fragments. Scraps made up of fish bones, — potato skins and corncobs would not be of much value, while scraps of good beef, bread and vegetables would be the best of dog food. If there is not a sufficient quantity or quality of scraps, then have the dog’s food specially pre- pared. If he is working regularly every day to the guna straight beef diet will be the best. Avoid the mistake of cooking the meat too well for the dog. If it is cut into pieces in size about right for a mouthful, then placed in a baking pan in the oven till the pieces are thoroughly hot, it is sufficient, Let if cool and the dog will eat the meat greedily. He will thrive on it. His coat will be in good condition, his spirits high, and he will have the greatest stamina of which he is capable. He will not be sftlicted with the annoying and serious bowel disorders which so frequently result from a vegetable diet, and his skin will be free from the diseases which are so offensive to the owner and so harmful to the dog. By some strange fallacy it is commonly believed that meat is harmful to the dog, Many disorders are attributed to its use. Notwithstanding that dogs fed on acorn meal or grain diet are lacking in powers of en- durance and are commonly afflicted with mange, the fallacy concerning a meat diet lives on and on. The dog is car- ’ niyorous, and therefore when he can choose his diet he will select meat every time. If accustomed to a meat diet it is sometimes necessary to starye him into a vegetable diet before he will accept it, and when he does accept he does so reluc- tantly; and only at all from the impulse of hunger. He rarely needs any vegetable food with his meat, and when he does need it navure has so ordered it that the dog feels the need and knows instinctively how to salisfy it, for he goes forth and eats grass. In cities, where grass is not obtainable 4.70 FOREST AND STREAM. for dogs, a small portion of vegetable diet now and then may be given. but it isnot needed regularly, The great evil in feeding dogsin the city is not so much in the eyil effects of meat asin the effects of over-feeding. It is fromthe abuse of food, combined with insufficient exercise. The dog is fed every time the family has a meal, and on improper food such as cake, pie, highly spiced dishes, and between times the chil- dren delight in feediug the dog sugaror candy. Hencesuch dogs are always too fat, some of them disgustingly so, besides being wheezy, awkward and indolent in consequence, and also predisposed to many diseases, Any food will thus have harmful effects if its use is abused. Violent bowel disorders are frequently cured by a change from a vegetable to a meat diet. A common argument is that the owner requires three meals a day, and that, therefore, the dog requires the same number. It is as much as to say that one’s sfomach is the measure of all other stomachs. The meat eaters require much less food and less often than do the vegetable eaters. The ox eats by the hour; the meat eater satisfies his stomach needs in a few moments. The wolf may not have a square meal in several days, yet he is strong and enduring, though he be gaunt and hungry-look- ing. It is claimed that domestication has changed the nature of the dog in this respect. Such is mere assertion with nothing to support it. The teeth, digestive organs and nature of the dog are the same, whether he be wild or tame. When he reyerts'to a wild state he does not seek potato or cabbage patches for food; he kills whatever ani- mals he can to secure the needed supply, and even the domestic dog, in spite of the alleged change of nature coming from domesticity, is known to kill sheep on occasion, besides always showing a natural inclination to pursue rabbits, deer, squirrels, game birds, ete , not for the delight of man, but for his own delight and profit. When the game is captured the unschooled dog shows a purpose of eating it immediately. If it is light and portable, as squirrels, birds, etc., he may take possession and run away with it, Nothing is commoner than to see the amateur and half-trained dog scrambling furiously for a dead or wounded bird, each endeavoring to secure it first—if the dog is most successful the bird is either bolted outright or badly mutilated before the amateur can force him to sur- render it—and yet there are many who think that the dog hunts solely for the gratification of his master. UP A TREE WITH A COON. A Mr, Cuarxce, who lives in the Willamette Valley, Ore- gon, recently told me this experience with a coon. ‘One day I was looking through the woods for some stray cattle, my only companion being my big dog Sam, I chanced to pass under the wide-spreading boughs of a young fir tree. About 25 or 30ft. above the ground was a large nest built by a wood-rat, ‘The nest was about as large as a barrel, and was made of large and small leaves, grass, etc. I glanced at the nest and was about to pass on when, to my surprise, | saw a very large coon lying on top of the nest ap-— parently fast asleep. 1 had no weapon saye a large and strong-bladed knife, However, I resolved to make an ag- sault despite the disadvantage under which [Jabored. I de- termined to climb the tree and, if possible, dislodge the animal, Sam was a large, powerful dog and a most expert coon fighter, and I had every confidence that he would make very short work of the coon if the creature could be dis- lodged and brought to earth. Stripping off shoes, coat and vest, and casting hat aside, I started to shin up the fir. My idea was to climb past the place where the coon was perched, and, when once aboye, I could easily drive the animal down the trunk, or if it took refuge in the branches I could easily. shake it out. _ But I had reckoned without my host. No sooner did the coon see me start up the tree than it ran to the trunk and began to climb for dear life, As I had started after it I proposed to capture if if possible. ‘Never mind, my fine fellow,’ I thought, ‘just climb away, but 1’ll get you yet, see if I don’t.’ “Well, on the coon nimbly climbed, and I followed slowly and awkwardly. Up, up, the animal ascended, and after it I came. Smaller and smaller grew the trunk of the tree, and _ at the height of about 75ft. from the ground the coon reached a point as far as it dared to go. Ithad got so far up that the slender trunk was not larger than a man’s wrist, and was swaying to and fro. Seeing that the coon could go no fur- ther, and as I could ascend no higher, I endeavored to shake the animal out. But that was all in vain, I shook the tree violently until I was completely out of breath, but the coon hung on with the tenacity of a leech. ‘Winally L gave that up asa bad job. ‘I'll get him yet,’ I murmured between my clenched teeth. Next, I cut off a branch about 10ft, long, and trimmed it up. With this I could readily reach the coon; and would you believe it, T could not punch it out to save my life. Hvery time Ireached upward, the coon would grasp the end of the branch in an instant and twist itin my hands, I consider myself a strong man, but, laboring under the disadvantage, I was no match for the cunning little animal Maddened and chagrined by repeated defeat and failure, 1 made several desperate efforts, and finally cast the stick aside in disgust. All this time the coon kept up a continual snarling and growling, and I could see that, like myself, it was getting pretty mad. Several times it looked as if it was ready to leap down on me, and I have often wondered since that it did not, “At last a happy idea struck me. The tree was only a few inches in diameter; and why could I nat sever it and pitch the creatureoft? No sooner thought than done, With the sharp knife l rapidly cut into the soft fir wood, and by pushing with all my might succeeded in breaking off the now nearly detached treetop. When the coon dis- covered that the jig was up and it had to go, it gave a jump and caught on the ends of some branches below. These it clutched desperately, but its momentum was too great. It fell from limb to limb, and found no resting place until the ground was reached. “Sam saw the coon start, saw the leap and the frantic efforts made in vain to grasp the branches. He measured the distance promptly and with precision and the coon had scarcely touched the ground before the dog was on it like a panther. Tt was a short, but very desperate fight Sam came out victor, but not without many a scratch and painful bite. As soon as the coon started to fall | began descending, and, being pretty well exhausted, I came down leisurely: While coming down I could hear the savage fight below in full -progriss. By the time I reached the ground the conflict was ended. 1 shouldered the coon, and, reaching the house, my first care was to dress Sam’s many painful wounds and make the old fellow comfortable. It was a week or more before he recovered from the effects of his sanguinary tussle. The coon was, without exception, the largest one I have ever seen, After the excitement had subsided, I began to realize how rash and foolhardy I had been in following the animal up the tree. Had the coon attacked me, it would have compelled me to loosen my hold on the branches to defend myself; I should have undoubtedly been killed outright by the fall, or else very seriously injured. 1 will never follow another coon up 4 tree, -J. M, BaLTmrors. SPOKANE, Wash, E. F. T. Club Derby Entries, Enrrizs for the nineteenth annual Derby of 1897 haye a total of forty-two, of which thirty are setters and twelve are pointers: ; Winniz GLADSTONE—R. C. Cornell's w. and b. setter bitch (Tory Gladstone—Molly), ZpB—Victor Humphery’s b. pointer dog (Kemp B.— RisgukE—George Batten’s b., w. and 1, setter dog (Glad- stone—Roderigo Queen) Racco—T. EH, Batten’s b. and w. setter dog (Mecca— Countess Jennie), Munniz’s.Grrt—Del Monte Kennels’ 0, and w. setter bitch (Antonio—Minnie T.). Lizerry—Del Monte Kennels’ w. and b. setter bitch (Sam T.—Gath’s Dora). Licurroot—Del Monte Kennel’s w. and b. setter bitch (Sam T,—Gath’s Dora) Tick Boy, JR —Del Monte Kennels’ b. and w. pointer dog (Tick Boy—Jilt). Lem Guapstone—G. M. T. Cantrell’s 1. and w. setter bitch (Antonio—Cossette Gladstone), Tory Smsas—F. R Hitchcock’s b, w. and t, setter doz (Count Gladstone—Tory Luna), Tory Novyei.—F, R. Hitchcock’s b , w. and t. setter bitch (Topsey Rod—Novelist). Sr. Cuarr—Tyro Kennels’ liv. and w. pointer dog (Rob— Ripsay). Trackti—Tyro Kennels’ 1. and w. pointer bitch (Rob— _Ripsay). SePpoy—Charlottesville Kennels’ liv. and w. pointer dog (Rip Rap—Queen III.), Bruevin—Charlottesville Kennels’ b. and w. pointer bitch (Rip Rap—Queen IIL). GHoorKA—Charlottesville Kennels’ liv. and w. pointer dog (Delhi—Selah). Poy Fnaranr—Charlottesville Kennels’ b. b. setter bitch (Harold Skimpole—Daisy Croft), Lapy Hart—J. H. Johnson’s (agt.) o. and w. setter bitch (Dave Earl—Toney’s Lady), Docror Tassrs—Wm. Elliot’s liv. and w. pointer dog (Hal—Kent’s Star). - PrARL R,—Dr. M. F. Rogers’s b., w. and t. setter bitch Jussre C.—Dr, G. Chisholm’s b., w. and t. setter bitch (Hal—Kent’s Star). —J. J Odom’s b., w, and t. setter dog (Toney Boy —Blue). ; JELDA—W. B. Meares’ b. and w. pointer bitch (Tick Boy —Abdallah Romy). Frrzsmmons—W. B. Meares’ b. and w, pointer bitch (Tick Boy—Abdallah Romp). Fairnvirw Barite—W. G. Brokaw’s |. and w. setter bitch (Edymark— ——). HursTBourRNE Joz—Tobasco Kennels’ b., w. and t. setter bitch (Toney Boy—Bonnie Belle). LApy or Hessen—Tobasco Kennels’ b., w. and t. pointer bitch (Hessen Boy— Lady of Rush. RomMAncpR—Avent, Thayer & Duryea’s Kennels’ b., w. and t. setter dog (Topsey Rod—Novelist), ORLANDO’s Grrp—Avent, Thayer & Duryea’s Kennels’ b., w. and t. setter bitch (Orlando—Dolly Wilson). - Sam T. [].—Richard Bros’ b,, w. and t. setter dog (Sam T.—Belle Gladstone). Wuy Nor—Pierre Lorillard, Jr.’s b., w. and t, setter dog (Eugene T.---Miss Ruby) Wisp Curip— Pierre Lorillard, Jr.’s b., w. and t. setter dog (Eugene T.—Maiden Mine). Marppn Moprsry— Pierre Lorillard, Jr.’s b., w. and t. setter bitch (Hugene T.—Maiden Mine). Lornrra—Pierre LomHard, Jr.’s; b: and w. setter bitch (Loris— Kosalie), Lena Beti—Picrre Lorillard, Jr.’s, b , w. and t. setter bitch - (Sam—Minnie B.). Witt B.—Dr. J. Spencer Brown’s 1. and w. pointer dog (Rip Rap--Cropie Kent). Kine Vicror—Geo, E. Gray’s (ag’t) b., w. and t. setter dog (Victor—Petral). Spor’s Grrt—Dr. McLeod’s 1, and w. setter bilch (Spot’s Cash—Minnie B ), Sror’s LAppis—Dr. McLeod's b., w. and t, setter dog (Spot’s Cash—Minnie B.). 4 Sror’s Betu—Dr. W. G. Moore’s b., w. and t. setter bitch (Marie’s Sport—West Wind). Miss Miscatmr—Richard Bingham’s b., w. and t. setter bitch (Dash Antonio—Petty), Horr—Joe. EH, Mears’s lem. and w. setter bitch (Joyful— Thompson’s Nora), 8. C. BRADLEY, Sec’y. Dog Owners and Others. New Yorx —Hditor Forest and Stream: \ read in the daily press hot. long since of a number Of dogs being poisoned in apartment houses in this city. I have read the keep-your- eyé-on- business indignation published by some of the kennel journals over the matter. Of course their grief and indig- nation are not the result of fair investigation of the matter, they are from trade policy to please readers. Some common sense advice to owners of dogsin apartment houses would be better than the indignation of the Uriah Heep sort, I do not write this to you, Mr, Hditor, with any desire or intention to make light of the interests of dog owners, nor to approve of the poisoning of the poor dogs. What I do write this for is to point out that people in apartment houses who donot own dogs have some rights too. This is often lost sight of. More than that, it is often treated with con- tempt, If a man or woman owns a dog and keeps him in his or her own apartment, and the dog is not permitted to disturb the neighbors, no one has a right to object. But the dog owner loves his dog, and gives him every freedom of the premises, In every large apartment house there are numbers of dogs as there are numbers of families, Some of the dogs are nervous and waketul from confinement. They bark when they hear any unusual noise night or day, and ¥ [Junm 12, 1897. their endless yap, yap, and bow, wow, day and night, does not make them beloved of the people. One noisy dog may disturb a dozen families. Lgt anyone protest to the owner against the nuisance, and in place of being politely received and the protest considered, the complainant will have a bitter quarrel on his hands, and will réceive insult and foment malicious gossip.. The owners will hold indignation meetings and the nuisance will be augmented Sleepless nights caused by the exasperating barking of a pampered, indolent dog, are made light of. Worst of all, the health of the residents is menaced, . From the second floor upward, the dificulty of taking a dog to the sireet for exercise and natural relief grows more difficult. Many of the tenants are pressed for time, , or are too-lazy or careless to take their dogs to the street for the necessary purposes, so they turm them into the hallways, with the result that the janitors have a never- ending task to keep the buildings clean, Do their best they cannot keep them clean. After a time there is a most disgusting stench, and the carpets become so fouled that nothing the janitors can do will suppress the stench, To warn the offending tenants brings forth the indignant denial from each that it is his or her dog- It is always the dog of some one else. The ones who do not own dogs protest against the unsanitary condition and refuse to pay rent, or threaten to move, or berate the janitors, so that the revenues of the houses are impaired and the property depreciated in consequence, The janitor is scolded, blamed, or discharged for matters he cannot control so readily as one might think. If he allows the nuisance to continue, the house becomes unsanitary and a menace to health. If he tries to abate it, there is ill-temper and ill-will, and the tenants threaten to leave if the dogs are not suppressed, and other tenants threaten to leave if they are. The janitors, being intelligent, think thatif the dogs were removed the cause would dis- appear. Janitors have valuable property to look after, and they have to look after a living for themselves and families. Tenants who do not own dogs do not care to suffer from foul smells and noisy nuisances, Where people are ill the nuisance is still more intolerable. What I wish to do is to point out that there are two sides to this question. When dogs are poisoned, as were the dogs recently on Amsterdam ave., the owners of the dogs may not be without blame. I make a claim that the dog owners have their rights, and that others have rights too. JANITOR. Dogs and Gold Diggings. Dogs have suddenly become more valuable than horses in this section of the Northwest. This state of affairs results from the great and growing demand for dogs to be used in hauling sledges in the Yukon country, Alaska, While thousands of horses for which their owners cannot get $3a head are roamine oyer the plaing of eastern Washington and Oregon, good-sized dogs are bringing from $15 to $30 each in the local market. At Juneau their value is double what it is here, and on the Yukon River a good dog brings from $100 to 150. To the Yukon miner the dog has become what the reindeer is to the Laplander and the pony to the cow- boys of Texas and Mexico—a beast of service and a most ~ yaluable one. Every steamer sailing for Alaska for three months past has borne northward several dozen dogs destined for service in front of heavily laden sledges. They are taken by boat to Dyea, at the head of salt water navigation, and there put ‘into harness to assist in hauling outfits and supplies over the Chilkoot Pass and down the further slope to the series of fresh water lakes forming the headwaters of the Yukon’s tributaries. Up to May, when the ice breaks up, dog teams ‘slide over the smooth surface of the lakes with surprising rapidity, considering the loads they haul. There are port- ages to be made around dangerous rapids, and here again their services are invaluable. Arriving at the central posts, such as Forty Mile or Circle City, both men and dogs take a rest, In most cases the dogs are put into’ harness again for the trip to the diggings. The sledge dogs are too valuable not to be well taken care of where that is possible. ‘There owners’ first thought in this respect is to obtain plenty of food for them. ‘Their food consist principally of fish, usually salmon, caught in the Yukon River by the natives. An ordinary dog will eat daily Qibs, of dried salmon, which equals lbs. of fresh fish. At Forty Mile last winter dried salmon sold at from 20 to 50 cents a pound, and bacon that was fit only for dogs to eat, sold for 874 cents a pound. In some of the larger camps on the Yukon dog boarding houses have been established, where the animals are properly cared for at from $6 to $i5a month, according to the season and the price of dog food. The native Yukon dog is much more valuable than the im- portations from Puget Sound. ‘The dogs must be acclimated in order to stand the severities of the winter. It is found that dogs taken from Montana and Dakota endure the Yukon wiuters with less suffering than those bred in the milder climate of Puget Sound. Two splendid specimens of native Alaska dogs were brought here a few days ago, their owner finding it cheaper to pay their passage on the steamer than to haye them boarded at Dyea during his trip here for sup- plies. The animals weigh, one 82lbs, and the other 88lbs. The large one cost its owner $117 at Circle City. Itisa cross between a dog belonging to a family of missionaries that went to the Yukon years ago and one that hailed from the shores of the Mackenzie River. Both animals are stout, _ well proportioned and muscled, and have exceptionally short and heavy necks. Their ears are short and litted like those of the Eskimo dog. Their coats are dark, and the hair, while not close, is smooth and heavy enough to form a comfortable protection against the Arctic winters and the Sara mosquitoes, by the side of which the ferocity of the New Jersey variety pales into insignificance. A specially prepared dog food made out of meal and coarse meat from the packing houses is now being manufactured in the form of a cracker and seems likely to come into general use. Buckskin moccasinsure provided by many owners to keep the feel of the animals from being worn raw on the ice and snow. They are about 9in. long and made much after the pattern of a child’s stocking, Pack saddles are also coming into use this spring. These are so arranged that dogs can - carry a weight of from 10 to 20lbs. besides drawing a sled, The saddlebags fall on either side, and straps are arranged to - prevent the pack from sliding forward or backward. A Tacoma dealer has built up a large business in the manu- facture of dog harness. A. suit of harness usually weighs 2ilbs. The collar is made to slip over the dog’s head, obyiat- _ ing the necessity of buckling it about the animal’s neck when the driver’s hands are cold and numb. The collar is made of leather faced with sheepskin and stuffed with deer hair. i Jone 12, 1897,] FOREST AND STREAM. 4,71 ’ ‘The hames are inclosed in the collar, and attached to them are buckles for fastening the traces. On each collar are placed rings to which the traces of a dog in the lead may be attached, making it easy to drive teams in tandem. ‘Traces in the harness for native dogs are made of heayy web mate rial, because the dogs eat the leather harness. They deyour the collars on sight if permitted todo so. This peculiar carving makes it necessary to keep the animals separated when harnessed, so that they cannot masticale one another’s collar. When the web traces become oily, the dogs chew _ even them, and it is only a matter of time when the web slrappings become food for the hungry creatures, This spring several parties have taken burros and small horses in lieu of dogs for draught and general service beasts. It is claimed that one pony or burro will draw 3,000lbs. on the frozen surface of a lake. Another advantage claimed is that they can be more profitably used as pack animals during the summer, -- £0.05 Did not finish. OPEN CATS -UNDER 20FT, Day off, W. Maloney... .....5+0++55++-16,00 2 24 34 2 24 34 Nixie, G O’Shaughnessy......0--++0e +1708 Did not finish. The winners were Cleopatra, Minnie and Day Off. Lillie carried away her boom and Nixie parted her gaff lashing, both withdrawing. Royal St Lawrence Y. C. DORVAL LAKE, ST. LOUIS. Saturday, May 29. A special race for 20-footers for prizes offered by the club, and three pewters as crew prizes, presented by Mr. G. A. 5S. Hamilton, was sailed over the usual course on May 29, There was a heavy sea running, the result of a continuous hard blow from the southwest, and only three boats came to the line; Glenowen, Shirley Davidson, one of Mr. Duggan’s designs; Lalage, J. H. Abbott, designed and built by Cuth- bert, of Toronto, and Viola, designed and sailed by S. Thorn- ton, ' The starting gun was fired at 4:28. and all the boats went across with three reefs, Lalage being somewhat handicapped by her reefed jib that would not sit properly, while Viola had no storm jib, and was sailed under her reef mainsail alone. As she did not balance very well under this, her work was not very satisfactory. Glenowen led from the start, and won as follows: ist Round. Finish. Elapsed. GICNOWEN, :cereceeeesrsescsesersseses D0 Ol 5D 5 36 27 1 68 27 MSGI AL OT rcrareters adel ba oetclelstaite\sle(srtre )pareQaGUro0 5 48 06 12009 VIO rea icjate es tema trnelcels esiefsteimitns aareeree 0-08.40) 5 54 63 1 26 53 Communipaw—New York Bay. Monday, May 3L A RACE was sailed off Commuipaw on May 31, the course being an 8-mile triangle on New York Bay. The times were: CLASS A—CPEN CATBOATS UNDER 24FT Length. Elapsed. Corrected. Blonde, J. Carey... ..cseceseeseneeen. 00.82.00 1 34 30 1 34 30 Eureka, Capt. Durham ,...... apeel ug 1 27 28 1 27 28 Comfort, Capt, Babt,. ...... , 22.00 1 54 00 1 49 15 Nellie Bly, Henry Stoner,,.. 22,06 1 51 3) 1 47 15 Adeline, f. Schwariz ..... 2123.00 1 387 50 1 37 30 Pilot, J, McMurray .....-.e.eess0.----25.09 Did not finish, CLASS B—OPEN CATBOATS Z0FT. AND UNDER, Watermelion, Capt, Mitchell,.,.......17.U0 1 38 00 1 45 00 Osceola, Mr. McGrath.........50000++-18,00 1 15 00 1 12 00 Willie B , Capt. Bradley... ......0s 16.00 1 16 00 1 12 36 Nellie V., Frank yon Winkle... 15.06 1 10 40 1 05 40 PPOLs rvctevesecescssce senoascns 15.05 1 12 00 1 06 30 Canes Seo 1-15.06 1 11 00 111 00 Lough Bery, Carr vera raver 15.06 1 43 30 135 3) The judges were Daniel Hobart, Nicholas Wortherel, Robert C. Montgomery and Samuel Albert. Wollaston Y. C, QUINCY—BOSTON HARBOR Saturday, June 5. THE new Wollaston Y. C. sailed its first race on June 5, after a postponement from Monday; the prizes being cups offered by Com. Burgess. Lhe wind was moderate from the Hast; the times were: SECOND CLASS. Qlara Lou, W. J. Coombs,..,...... Burgess, Com. Burgess,,,......s.00. armas encores ifiaitidiare aal FOURTH CLASS, Thelma, BE A. Merrill ........,,..+- West Wind. F. B. Robinson,..,........ Estha, H. A, Newman..... Fegs steno eines Ty tabs doco le vlers hie Cll ab DorisS. ) Wi Hy Cleaves. oe isis cegpsctecctewcssnetsansesvectsse2 ON 17 Sea Gull, HE RidGou) . ay we vsclesevecvscdsasnacanssevesvacsene Ol 40 GipReys JOUBISWUIBIUY consdeaateeenreccal oomaas)naes ss delpeed gece, COLL The winners are Clara Lou and Thelma. Cohasset Y. C. COHASSETT—COHASSETT HARBOR, Saturday, June 6, THE second sweepstakes of the 15ft, one design class of the Cohassett Y, C. was sailed on June 5 in a light S,H. breeze, the times being: Etarb. Finish Elapsed, Hodoo, Gammons & Wheelwright .,3 45 00 4 ¢4 12 0 4) 1. Honey, C, H. Cousens... ceececeyesed 45 00 4 34 80 0 49 12 Delta, Ralph Williams....c.syereyee sd 45 00 4 42 31 0 54 43 Jap, Bouve & Pegram,.,..sseyeeeees,3 40 OO 4 43 38 0 55 50 Course, 444 miles, Winthrop Y. C. WINTHROP—BOSTON HARBOR Saturday, June’ 5. THE Winthrop Y. ©. sailed its first championship race on June 5in a light S.K. breeze, the times being; ' SHCOND CLASS. Start. Finish, Hlapsed. Alma, ©. A. Henry... pcccsepesecnsesee oo 00 Devo 118 13 Myth, Howard Gould, .iessssseeesess 2 85 00 8 6 02 1 21 0? Harold, A. T. BlisS,...ccseresseeeeeee% GD O0™ 3 57 00 1 22 00 Mist, A. A. Merrill... scesssesereseys-% 39 00 3 57 85 1 22 35 Myrtle, A. W. Chesterton,......... , 2 85 00 3 58 05 I 23 05 THIRD ‘CLASS. Harriett, L.wf, Harrington ,,........2 40 00 3 30 06 0 50 06 Keila, John McConnell, Jr,.......... 2 40 00 2 46 23 0 56 23 FOURTH CLASS, Delia, W. 1. Kelly...csccsevseressenss2 40:00 3 39 52 0 54 52 Eva, S, A. Freeman ,...ceseresreen. es 2 45 00 3 41 27 U 56 27 Florrie, H. Waite. ...ivessecrsrnaeenss% 45 00 3 42 31 0 57 31 Pippin, W. EH, Traiser.,.......+2.00..2 45 60 3 48 07 1 08 07 The yachts are not yet measured, so no corrected time could be computed; but the winners will probably be Alma, Myth, Mist; Harriett; Della and Eva, In the evening a hop took place at the club house. Bona, THE cutter designed by G. L. Watson and built by Henderson & Co at Meadowside, on the Clyde, was launched on Jtine 3, and will shortly be readv'for racing. Her owner, Prince Luigi Amadeo, of Sayoy, Duke of Abruzzi, nephew of King Humbert of Italy, passed through New York last week on his way to Alaska, where he proposes to climb Mount Elias He is but twenty-four years of age, and a novice at yacht racing. The new yacht, which has been named Bona, and will be under the charge of Capt. Sycamore, who was here in Valkyrie IIL, is described. as fol- lows in the Field: ~ Sheis planked with yellow pine of about 2in. thickness, with an upper strake of teak; her length on the waterline will be about 75ft., her beam about 18ft., and she will have a uniform draft of about 14ft. The lead keel is a bulby mass, close on 25ft, along its upper ryin, and rather less below. It is something like 4ft, deep forward, tapering back to over 15in, Its greatest breadth isforward of its center, where it ex- ceeds &ft., anditis calculated to weigh about sixty-three tons, The mainmast is of Oregon pine, and, with the topmast on end, the distance from deck to truck will be about 100ft. The main boom is; 80ft.; itis made of steel and shaped like an ordinary wooden spar. Her bowsprit, of white wood, has 16ft, outboard, and the gaff is said to measure 48ft, The sail plan is computed at 8,500sq. ft., and the rating of the boat comes out at nearly 86ft. linear rating. Bona is to be sheathed with copper, and her internal fittings will be light. A large space has been allocated forward for her crew of. twenty hands, and Capt. Sycamore has a comfortable room close at hand. The cabin, or main saloon, is amidships, but the vessel will have no staterooms beyond a large compart- ment abaft the companion way, with two berths. Bona is really built to no class, going in with the big boats Britannia, Ailsa and Meteor, though very much smaller. It is possible that she may lead to the revival of this size of yacht, in place of the useless and unwieldy racers of the largest size, The Shipwrights’ Strike. IT would seem as though the recent strike in the building trade in New York, with no ground save the slightest tech- nical dispute over the nature of a trivial piece of work, whether the fitting up of a few small pipes should be done by plumbers or steam-fitters, was about as foolish as any- thing of the kind could be; but even this has been exceeded, from all accounts, by the action of the shipwrights of South- ampton. In the case of the New York mechanics there was at least the excuse that work was plenty and the employers would be injured more than the men; at Southampton, and in the yacht building industry, the case is reversed, work is not plenty by no means, there is the strong competition of the Clyde to be feared in the best of times, and while the em- ployers must suffer serious loss, it will all fall ultimately on the men. The following account of the trouble, from The Yachtsman, is corroborated by accounts from othersources; while we have not heard the men’s side of thestory, from all that we'can learn the following is substantially correct: The strike of shipwrights at Southampton is extending, and is really giving serious trouble. At present there ap- pears to be no sign of settlement, and work in all of the yards, so far asshipwrights are concerned, is stopped; and as this delay comes at the busiest season of the year, when every owner is anxious to get his vessel in commission, the inconvenience that is occasioned is intolerable, Mr. William Summers, head of the well-known firm of Summers & Payne, who is chairman of the employer’s committee, endeavored to smooth matters over, the only return for his kind offices being that his own men, who remained in the yard after the shipwrights at Fay’s Day & Summers’s and White Bros. had laid down their tools, joined the malcontents and went on strike. Mr. Summers gives the following explanation of the position of those whom he truly terms ‘“‘the unfortunate employers.” The crux of the whole matter lies in this: should sbip- wrights or joiners make and fit the bulwarks and wash strakes of vessels? In 1891 rules were drawn up and accepted by the Joiners’ Society and the Shipwrights’ Society, by which the joiners were to have this work, up to certain limits: and in three of the local yards this practice has been carried out; in the fourth yard the shipwrights have been allowed to do the work. Until three weeks ago the work in all the yards has gone on without dispute. Now, however, the shipwrights suddenly and without warning haye taken up the position of claiming the bul- warks and washstrakes in all the yards. The employers, when challenged on this point, replied in effect, ‘‘No, we cannot alter our position unless the joiners agree to give the wore to you.’’ Thereupon the shipwrights went out on strike. The employers’ committee then wrote to Mr. Wilkie, gen- eral secretary of the Associated Shipwrights’ Society, offer- ing the following terms as a solution of the difficulty: ‘‘(q) That the shipwrights should return to their work forthwith; (b) that a committee of three delegates should be appointed by the shipwrights, and a like number by the joiners and the employers, to draw up a new system of working for the future, which should be binding on all concerned, and that the questions in dispute should be settled by this committee; and (c) that no bulwarks or washstrakes should be put on by members of either society within fourteen days of the date of this offer unless a settlement as to whose work it should be had been arrived at in the meantime.” One would suppose that a more equitable offer than this could not have been made, but the British workman is inex- orable when he thinks he has got the employer by the throat, and the only reply to the employers’ letter was what is grandiloquently termed an ‘‘ultimatum’’ from Mr. Wilkie. This demanded; (1) That in accordance with the original custom of the port the shipwrights shall have bulwarks and washstrakes; (2) that a committee of five shipwrights, five joiners and three employers should be appointed forthwith to settle the working arrangements of the future; and (8) fail- ing mutual arrangement, three referees shall settle all dis- puted matters, ~ 4,7 4 FOREST AND STREAM, (June 12, 1897, It will be noticed that, with “fairness”? characteristic of such disputes, the strikers first demand all that they ask for and intimate that they will accept nothing else, and next, that in the appointment of the joint committee the employ- érs shall number as three to five of either class, and that the workmen agreeing jointly to make any other demands would put the employers in a minority of ten in a committee of thirteen members, All the shipwrights of the port are out except a few in the docks, who form a verysmall minor- ity of the total number. The principal new work at Southampton is the new racing cutter for Charles Day Rose, at Fay’s yard. Of course this dispute will delay her considerably. YACHTING NEWS NOTES. Rajah, steam yacht, has been sold to J. B. Dickinson, who has changed her name to Marcella. The backwardness of the season has evidently failed to communicate itself to the Pewaukee Y. €. That enter- prising organization has already issued invitations to the Oconomowoc Y. C,, Oconomowoc Lake Club, the Pine Lake Y.C, and the Okauchee Y.°C, to become contestants in a grand interlake regatta to be sailed on Pewaukee Lake this season, ata date not yet announced. The first of such inter- lake events among’\these lakes was sailed in 1894, on Lake Oconomowoc; the second on Pine Lake, in 1895, and the third on Lac la Belle last season. Only one such has been given in any one season; each has been a great event socially, as well as from a yachting standpoint, and each has been greater in both respects than its predecessor. In other words, regattas of the genus interlake have had a rapid and persistent growth in public favor, and haye become an established institution in local yachtdom. Although the host club in the prospective event is one of the youngest of the local organizations, it manifests a large amount of energy, and evidently does not intend to be forestalled in the honor of giving the interlake event of the season of 1897, Ten new yachts have been built or are in process of build- ing for its members this spring.—Chicago Times-Herald. We print the following for what it is worth; the details are highly improbable, and so far as is known no schooner yacht has been recently in the locality mentioned: “TAMPA, Fla., May 80.—A passenger from Key West re- ports considerable excitement there over the report brought in by a sponge vessel of a strange wreck twenty miles south- west near the Fish Light Banks, As told there the sponge divers were after sponges, when they found this vessel lying in 30 or 40ft. of water. She wasanew yacht of trim shape and schooner-rigged. Her decks showed evidences of hasty flight, all boats being missing, and the masts gone by the board. The cabins were luxuriously furnished, and in a stateroom was seen the corpse of a young girl in her night raiment, showing that she was drowned at night. The silverware of the vessel and other furnishings were of the handsomest, The vessel seemed intact, save a slight place near the bows, where the lower timbers were crushed in, but not enough, the divers think, to have caused her to sink so quickly, Holes were found in her hull which were sufficient to have sunk her. They seemed to haye been made by an auger or something similar, it is said. The divers are a superstitious class, and ‘they did not remain long enough even to get the boat’s name, but hurried away as soon as they discovered the corpse in the cabin, It was stated that an expedition was going out from Key West at once to search for it and investigate the matter. No wreck was reported to Key West, and the matter is a great mystery there.”’ The new Chicago fin-keel, Blade, owned by Vice-Com. Ildo Ram*sdell, has been launched and completed. She is very similar to the Herreshoff 30-footers of last year, but was de- signed by Jos. I, Myer, of Chicago, and built by Mr. Rams- dell himself with the aid of two friends, Henry and Sidney Davis, who have worked on her at night and on holidays ‘through the winter. She is 45ft. over all, 30ft. l.w-1., 8ft. 4in. beam, and 1ft. 10in. draft of hull, total draft, 8ft. The fin carries 5,0001bs. of lead. Thesail area is 1,000sq. ft., in main- sail and jib. The construction is similar to the Herreshoff boats, bent keel and frames, but with cypress planking, The general appearance of hull, cabin house, ete,, are very like the thirties. The spars areall hollow, The yacht will be raced on Lake Michigan this season. Hiawatha I1., designed and built by C. L, Seabury & Co. for Charles Fleischmann, made her builder’s trial on May 27 on the Hudson, With 195lbs. of steam she made about eighteen miles on # run of three hours, the contract calling for a speed of seventeen miles on a continuous run of that time. Lorelei, sloop, Chas. A. Schieren, Jr., designed by H. GC. Wintringham, was launched on May 27 at the yard of the Greenport Basin & Construction Co. On May 29 the steam yacht Ituna, A, V. Armour, was in collision with the tug Red Ash, of the Central R. R. of N. J., with a car floatin tow. The tug was bound down and the yacht up the Kast River, meeting off the Battery. The proper signals were exchanged, but the yacht struck the pilothouse of the tug, nearly carrying itaway. The yacht lost some of her headgear, but sustained no serious damage, The collision occurred in a strong tideway. The race of the Atlantic Y. C. for the Adams cups, set for June 5, was postponed indefinitely for lack of wind. The next race of the series is scheduled for June 26. Lufra, Ketch, Sir Cecil Miles, arrived in New York harbor on June 2 and anchored off Stapleton, Staten Island. She left Cowes on Dec, 29, calling at Gibraltar and Madeira and then spent the winter in the West Indies. Her owner left her at Bermuda, returning home by steamer, the yacht com- ing to New York and meeting bad weather on the passage, She is 120ft. over all, 108ft. l.w.l., 22f. beam and about 10ft. draft. Capt. R. Root, who is in command, was master of Mr. Asbury’s schooner Cambria when she sailed for the America’s Cup in 1870. Afterrefitting Lufra will sail for England. The secretary of the Royal Canadian Y. C. has sent out the following notice: ‘‘I beg to advise you that in view of the fact that this is the jubilee year of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria, and also that there will be no competition for the Queen’s cup between yachts over 42ft. corrected length, the Royal Canadian Y, C., with the object of widen- ing competition and benefiting yachting as a whole, is will- ing to forego its claim in this respect and throw the race open to all classes, It has been decided, with the consent of his Excellency the Governor-General, to celebrate the jubilee of her Majesty by holding the race for the cup on June 22 at Toronto, subject to the terms and conditions governing the same and under the auspices of this club. The course will be as follows; Start at 11 0’clock A. M. off east pier of Hastern Gap, over a triangular course 41-6 miles eachleg; twice around; 25 miles.’ Carrie, steam yacht, built by Brown & Son, at Tottenville, Staten Island, for Capt. I, J. Merritt, was launched on June 5, Sheis of wood, 96ft. over all, 75ft, Lw.l., 15ft. in. beam, with schooner rig. Her engines will be pnt in at Camden. The new steam pilot boat designed by A. Cary Smith made her preliminary trial on Juné 2, from Harlan & Hol- lingsworth’s yard, Wilmington. A run of 7 miles on the Delaware developed 896 H. P., with a speed of 14.18 miles, The contract speed was 11 miles, with not less than 800 H. ‘Pp, The vessel will be in commission-in a week or two. She is a novelty, the first of a new type, superseding the famous fleet of sailing pilot boats. She promises to bea credit to her builders and in every way an interesting vessel, and yet her owners have been able to find no better name for her than the worn and hackneyed ‘‘New York,” Namouna, steam yacht, James Gordon Bennett, sailed from New York on June 1 for the Azores. The Daimler Motor Co, launched on May 29 the yacht | Owasco, built for F. lL. Humphrey, and on June 2 the yacht Argatee, built for H. S. Thompson. Lasea, sehr., J.S. Watson, was at Venice on May 18 with her owner and family on board, She was to sail in a few days for Southampton. Ganacing. A Canoeing Fatality. THE following, from the Hamilton, Ont., Times, is inter- esting only as showing the folly of such performances, in- volving serious risk to no good purpose: Aman named James Sickles was drowned in the Grand River at Brantford on May 24, at 11 o’clock, in the presence of 1,000 spectators. For some time Sickles had been giving exhibitions by shooting the dam in the river at the Lorne bridge in an ordinary canoe. The dam, which has a fall of about 8ft., runs across the river about 50ft, below the Lorne bridge. Sickles had been in the habit of advertising his daring feat, and after bringing a crowd to the river banks, taking up a collection, and in return whetting the people’s taste for excitement by shooting the dam. On two former occasions he performed the feat with success. He was an- nounced te repeat the trick at 11 o’clock to-day. Shortly be- fore that hour at least 1,000 people lined the banks and the neighboring bridges. Sickles ventured outin his frail bark at the advertised hour. The current carried him quickly down stream, and amid the applause of the crowd the canoe shot the dam. It instantly upset, however, and the occupant was caught in the swirl of the fall and buried under the water. The boat came to the surface, but Sickles neyer rose again, The drowning alarm box was immediately pulled, and the lifeboat crew promptly responded. The boat was quickly rowed to the place, but no signs of the unfortunate man could be seen. The grappling lines were at once thrown out, but inasmuch as the boat could not go near enough to the falls, it was impossible to recover the body for nearly three hours, when, of course, nothing could be done. Sickles was a private in the Dufferin Rifles, a married man; and a sad incident of the affair was that his wife was a witness of his drowning. A. C. A, Membership. APPLICATIONS for membership may be made to the purser of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks fur- nished by purser, the applicant becoming a member provided no objection be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in the FOREST AND STREAM, EASTERN DIVISION, Name. Residence. Club, George W. Hillard...... Woburn, Mass........ Innitou C. C. 7 George Owen, Jr....... Proyidence, KR. 1...... Lawrence C, C. Wm. D. Wright........Boston.......... hc ey ectltr ge terides 4 A. H. Bailey............ IBOStOne: t yrsh ssc Cl su tis adeaiacnsane GEO. ERE RAZIES sce rare OSU ene site aaes cc Spied pee bine Tae sire 1h, BES Je ttd ica ecagn shes Liawrence,......---->- Lawrence C, C, Roland H. Sherman....Lawrence..... es Lawrence ©, C, James Lanigan, Jr..... Lawrence.........°.., Lawrence C, 0. Wim, M. L. McAdams... Newton..,......-22..0e- eee cere eet Wi. W. Burridge......Lawrence.........-..... Pires MIO SPST ATLANTIC DIVISION. Woolsey Carmalt,..... New York City..... ee etioh we 2 Halbert E. Payne...... New York City. ......... “By order of the Board of Judges. “ae. “Henry L, Turnur, Colonel ist Infantry,I N. G. ‘‘GnorGe M. Mouwron, Colonel 2d Infantry, I. N. “Mancus KAvyANAvGH, Colonel 7th Infantry, I. N. “ALFRED RUSSELL, Major Artillery Battalion, 1. N, G. “Bpwarp C, Youne, Major Oayalry Battalion, IL N, G.? The style of target to be used in the competition will be a full- length figure. A shot in the head will count 6,in the upper part of G. G N the body 4, half-way above the waist line 3, in the heart circle 5, be- low the waist line 3 and in the legs 2, The markings, as shown by dotted lines, will be indistinct, and each competitor will be required to judge for himself the location of the scoring points. He will be able to see the figure, but not the markings, the object of this heing to compel the men to make quick calculations when firing. EH, Hover. 1206 Boycm Bumping, Chicago. Wahnetah Rifle and Revolver Club. ‘PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, May 26.—The following scores were made to- day by members of the Wabnetah Rifle and Revolver Club: GUBMMnSy IE yews eperssapseanreaseess Got oO C10) SOM F 10 481 PSYCOSTre Pale aletarerelan erisirtetnsiet oes arvewespe a LOM Om veel UNE O SE tune mems: <1 TO Walla cer rcetauntvliesesevieeted LO Meh Rk Grete Oe same TV OSTA Dials city wo vteleretetie riele meus io meters LUM aay Bs dame Cent an Lira aris Devoe;..... stn es 9.1010 9 9 8 8 6 6 May 29.—The following scores were made to-day; C. Briney Jr., 87 and $5; James Stocks §5 and 76; C. Briney, Sr,, 82 and 78. A combined reyolyer and rifle match was also shot to-day for the championship of Midvale Steelworks, the contestants being P. F; Yost and Thomas Wallacs The scores shovy that Mr Yost won easily. The conditions were: Yost, a8cal. revolver, lbyds ; Wallace, -22¢al. revolver, 10yds. The rifles were both shot at 25yds, range: Scores’ P F Yost—Revolver. De BH CRUE TRS earhawe feign esa —139 ifie, 6 9108 7109109 68 79 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 9 GBB 8—208 . a4 T Wallace—Revolver. Ra ch mk ad eae 6 10 142 ifle, 0956798 85687695 68 8 6 8 9 9 —162 304 Ateam match between ©. Briney, Jr.. aud James Yost against Thomas Wallace and P. FY. Yost, resulled as follows, both teams using .22-caliber reyolyers at the 12yds range: CeBrindy a distress tea tees ..,.revyolver 91, rifle 119, total 210 LENE Reet as dort ,,. revolver 69, rifla12i, total 190—400 P Yost...... paevestseseeseseesse.--Fevolver 838, rifle 123, total 206 “LWW ECO Wun ae wepnittss ela tuna ei yte ga revolyer 41, rifla 131, total 172—378 J. 5. Sumnts, Sec’y. Zimmerman and Ross. Gus ZIMMERMAN and Pred C. Ross, two of the best known rifleshots in this country, will leave on June 17 for Ntirnburg, Germany, where une yy il take part in the international meeting to be held in that city uly 4-11. : Zimmerman bas bsen across the sea several times and has been uniformly successful, but thisis Ross’s first attempt so far as we know. Heis practising daily, and expresses himself as satisfied with his work. The work of this pair in the Niirnburg festival will be watched with the closest interest by those they leave behind. Trap- Shooting. If you want your shoot to be announced here send In notice like the following: FIXTURES. June 15-18.—CiLmrvyeLanp, O.—Fourth annual tournament of ths Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. June 1617.—Fareo, N. D.—Third annual tournament of the North Dakota Spertsmen’s Association, Targets, W.W. Smith, Sec’y. June 17-20, ANAconpA, Mont.—Thirteenth annual tournament of the Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest and fourth annual tournament of the Montana State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Anaconda Gun Club. $1,500added. C. A, Tuttle, Sec’y, June 22.-OGpEn, Ill—Second annual tournament of the Ogden Gun Club. Wm, McKinley, Sec’y. v June 22-25,—O1L Crry, Pa,—Seyenth annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association, under the auspices of the Oil Oity Gun Club, Targets and live birds. Black powder barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. Send entries to H. C, Reeser, Sec’y, Oil City, Pa. , June 30.— Bripenpor?t, Conn.—Third tournament of the Connecticu Trap-Shooters’ Association, under the auspices of the Bridgeport Gun Club, e July 1.— SHERBROOKE, Quebec.—Sherbrooke’s grand annual. Inan- imates. Open to allamateurs. ©. H. Foss, Sec’y, Sherbrooke, P. Q, July 3-5.—MircuHey, 8, D.—Tournament of the W_ J. Healey Hard- ~ ware Co. July 5.—Ortumya, la.—All-day shoot of the Ottumwa Gun Club. Open to all, A Sate .F~ July 5.—Bourrauo, N. Y.—All-day invitation target shoot of the Bison Gun Club, ©. H. Werlin, Sec’y, 1634 Broadway, Buffalo, July 7-8.— INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Tournament of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indiana, under the auspices of the Limited Gun Club. Royal Robinson, Sec’y. July 14-15.—New Haven, Conn.—Tournament of the Interstate Ag- ociation, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club, Wm, H. Hazel, Sec’y. July ©0-22.—Pine Buurr, Ark,—Seventh annual tournament of the Arkansas State Sportsmen’s Association. Added money announced, later. Paul R. Litzke, See’y, Little Rock, Ark. : July 20-23.—CLearR LAKE, [a,—First annual Indian Welf shoot Three days targets; one day live birds. $500added. Wor programmes and particulars write to C. M. Grimm, Clear Lake, Ta, i July 21-22.—CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind,—Tournament of the Trap-Shoot- ers’ League of Indiana, under the auspices of the Crawfordsville Gun Club. Chas. E Lacey, Sec’y. July 22.—MmADVILLE, Pa.—Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo, H. Jones, Sec’y. Aug. 4-5.—Lz=wiston, Me,—Tournament of the Interstate Associa- tion, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club, Aug, 4-5.— Iyprana MINERAL SPRINGS, Ind.—Indiana Mineral Springs tournament. Ben O. Bush, Manager. Aug. 17-19.—Toronto, Canada.—Tournament of the R, A, McCready Co,, Ltd. Targets. $1,000 gnaranteed. Opentoall, Write for pro- grammes. __ Aug. 18-19,—Wanrsaw, Ind.—Tournament of the Lake City Gun Club, W. A. Wineberér, Sec’y. Aug. 19.—Wanrnen, 0.—Fifth toursament of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Lesgue. Geéo. H. Jones, Sec’y, Aug, 25-26.—Mon?TPELink, Vt.—Tournament of the Interstate Asso- ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. Sept 6.—Menripen, Conn.—Third annual Labor Day tournament of the Parker Gun Club. ~ Sept. 15-16.—Porrsmovrsu, N. H.—Tournament of the Interstate Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club, Sept. 28-29.—INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Tournament of the Trap-Shooters’ League of Indisna, under the auspices of the Limited Gun Olub. Royal Robinson, See’y. ' Oct. 6-8.-Newsuraes, N. Y.—Annualfall tournament of the West Newburgh Gueand Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- gramme target events. Open to all. ‘ Oct, 13-14.—GREEnsBuRG, Ind.—Shooting tournament of the Greens- burg Gun Olub. Web. Woodfill, See’y. DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. H. lL. Gates, of Utica, N. Y., sent us three weeks azo a long attack on the Rose system, the full text of that com- munication appearing in our last issue. As explained in another portion of these columns, the letter should have been withheld until after the conclusion of the Auburn shoot, Mr. Gates being afraid that it might be construed into an attack on the methods proposed for running that shoot. Personally, we don’t think Mr. Gates’s arguments will have kepta single desirable shooter away from the State shoot, while on the other hand it may have had the effect of increasing the attendance by calling otit some of the class of shooters for whom such shoots are supposed to be provided. The Riverside Gun Club, of Red Bank, N. J., and the Cen- tral Gun Club, of Long Branch, N. J., shot a10-men team race ou Decoration Day on the grounds of the Red Bank elub. The conditions were 50 targets per man, 500 to the team. Riverside-won easily, scoring 372 to 314. Oscar Hesse, President of the Walsrode Powder Company in this country, # member of the Red Bank Gun Club, was high, with 46 out of a possible 50. i, : June 12, 1897.] Extract from the programme for the first annual tourna- ment of the Trap-Shooter’s League of Indiana at Kokomo, that State, June 8-9: “Parker Gun Handicap. * * * The highest. score which one with an allowance may make is 47 uniess a scratch man should break more, in which event his score shall be the highest possible for the other class.’’ Hx- tract from FOREST AND STREAM, June 20, 1896, page 4504, under “Handicaps and Highest Possibles’’: “In 50-target events make the highest possible score 47 (or 48) beyond which no targets can be scored * * * unless a seratch man shall break more than 47 (or 48) in a 50-target race * * * % in such cases that scratch man’s score to be the highest possible.” When we wrote the above we neyer intended to penalize any man who might break more than 47 (or 48) out of his first 50 targets; but’ on looking over the item we saw that we had made no provision fora man, not ascratch man, who mightdoso. We, therefore, in writing on the same sub- ject in FOREST AND STREAM of Oct. 3, 1896, three months later, Said: ‘In all handicap events fix a highest possible score, making allowance for the loss of a few targets on the part of the seratch man or men in all events where the number of targets to be shot at reaches 50 or 100 aye as highest possi- ble in a 50-target handicap or 94 in a 100-targetrace). The number chosen for the highest possible cannot be exceeded unless some shooter shall break more than that number out of his first 50 or first 100, as the case may be; that is, without his allowance. In the event of amy shooter exceeding the highest possible, as above, that shooter’s score shall be the highest possible, and all shooters tying that score, with or. without their allowance, shall be entitled toa portion of first money.” In the same article we drew the shooter’s attention to the fact that such a system of handicapping could only be brought into play where the Rosesystem or ‘high guns’’ was used. The old “50,30 and 20” wouldn’t do here atall. In the ‘Parker Gun Handicap” the purse will be divided into ten equal parts, the gun going to the high man, ties for first place shooting off for the gun under the same conditions as in the original race, : a The citizens of Sherbrooke, Can,., are to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee on Dominion Day, July 1, so the Sher- brooke Gun Club has gotten outa programme to attract, shooters to its grounds on that date. The management has decided to adopt the Sergeant system of three traps, the system devised by WG. Sergeant, of Joplin, Mo,, which has been so often described inthese columns. A note in the pro- gramme states that ‘‘as far as possible shooters using black powder will shoot together.’ All purses will be divided under the Rose system, and the programme of events and varied styles of shooting called for ought to please all who complain of the monotony of target shooting. The shooting is open to all, and will take place rain or shine, We have to thank the Sherbrooke Gun Club for the following very courteous mention of ourselves: “I'OREST AND STREAM, the sportsman’s weekly, devotes a large amount of space to trap-shooting, and subjects practical and theoretical con- nected therewith. Subscription $4 a year and worth tt.” (N. B,—The italics are 10% ours.) L There will be no contest between Ferd Van Dyke and W. H. Wolstencroft for the Austin expert rules trophy, and the reason is not far to seek, Ferd Van Dyke never challenged Wolstencroft, and did not know anything about a challenge having been issued in his name by Winston until the morn- ing of Monday, May 31, when he was attending the New Haven shoot. As soon as he heard of it, Van Dyke said such a match was an impossibility under the circumstances, and added that Winston had never said a word to him about it, and that he had never authorized any such challenge, Van Dyke left New York city on Thursday last, June 3, for Monroe, La., to attend the Interstate Association’s tourna- ment in that city, June 9-10. He will not be back until about June 14. Under the terms of the cup, we Supp Ose it now becomes Wolstencroft’s property, as he has* defended his title to the cup for 4 period of six months. The race for the Recreation cup is fast narrowing down to twomen. The cup represents the amateur championship of New Jersey and Greater New York, and has now been won twice by two men, I. Sinnock, of the Forester Gun Club, of Newark, and J.S. 8. Remsen, of the Brooklyn, N. Y¥., Gun Club. Sinnock won iton June 2 with a score of 95 out of 100; he used a Parker gun and Du Pont Smokeless, His other win was made in February, and, curiously enough, on that oceasion he was shooting a Winchester and W-—A pow- der. Remsen always uses 4 Scott and Schultze. Remsen was tied for second place on June 3 with Hdwards, both scoring 93; Van Dyke, who was not eligible to shoot for the cup, broke 94, The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. have put their new _ model 1897 repeating shotgun onthe market, ‘There are sey- eral improvements in this model, among them a button on the right-hand side of the receiver; pressure on this button enables a shooter to open the gun without uncocking the hammer, Another feature is thedouble extractor, while the rigidity of the slide handle is also an improvement, The stock is also longer, and slightly differently shaped; in fact, the gun is an improvement over the model ‘93, Van Dyke shot one of these birds for the first time at Hackensack, N. J.,on June®. His work with it showed that he, at any rate, could use it as satisfactorily as his old gun. W.. F. Parker, of the firm of Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn,, was oneof the few shooters present at the second day’s shoot of the Bergen County Gun Club's first anniversary tourna- ment at Hackensack, N. J., June’, When Mr. Parker first dawned upon us in this section as a trap-shooter, he was easy; that was last fall at the Hndeavor Gun Club's tourna- ment at Marion, N. J. Since then we haye met him in several places and have become more respectful. At New Haven, Conn.. on Decoration Day he shot well up to the front, but on June 3 he was hunting the top holes all the time, finishing with 118 out of 130 shot at. é Paul North has another grievance. A few weeks ago he was in St. Louis and needed a shave; he bought one, and was reclining eracekaly in the barber’s chair, his chin all covered with the generous lather, when he felt a tap on the shoulder and heard a smooth yoice utter the name of ‘‘Mr. Isaacs.” Paul turned around and faced his interlocutor, whose features at once became suffused with crimson when he saw his mistake. ‘‘Oxcuse me, please; I did think you were mein friend, Mr. Isaacs!” And the grievance is that the barber peremptorily refused to cut Paul’s throat and end his miser- able existence. __ The Bison Gun Club, of Buftalo, N. Y., announces that it will hold an all-day shoot on Monday, July 15. Five percent, of all the purses will be deducted to form a fund for average money. the fund to be divided into three moneys and to goto the “three highest averages made shooting through the whole programme,” This will notseem an easy feat when it is understood that the programme calls for fifteen events, with a total of 265 targets for a single day’s shoot. All tar- gets will be thrown from 4 magautrap and will be charged ‘or at the rate of 1 cent each. Owing to Decoration Day falling on a Monday and our going to press the following day much v+luable news mat- ter had to go over, among the items being a review of the programme for Pennsylyania’s State shoot. Judging from the programme, outsiders, as-well as residents of the State will be well looked after by the Oil City boys. There will be a preat gathering at Auburn, N. Y., this week. The New York State shoots are always very popular affairs, and this year’s gathering gives promise of keeping up the reputation made by its predecessors. So far we havenot heard of any claimants for next year’s shoot. FOREST AND STREAM. The programme for the thirteenth annual tournament of the Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest, June 16-19, under the auspices of the Anaconda, Mont., Gun Club has been received, This tournament is open only to residents of the States of Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Montana and Bri- tish Columbia. Professional shooters and manufacturers’ agents will be barred from thistournament, Theprogramme also contains this old familiar friend: ‘‘Any person found guilty of dropping for place will have their entrance refunded less price of birds, and be barred from the ‘ntire tourna- ment.’?? Under the Rose system, this sentence would be un- necessary. Among the New York contingent at the Auburn shoot this week will be Justus von Lengerke and Gus Greiff, jointly representing the American H. C. & Schultze Powder Com- pany, Limited, and Francotte guns; Hd. Taylor of the Laflin & Raud Powder Company, and M. Herrington, both of them interested in that firm’s W-A. powder; J. G. Lindsey and L: H. Sechortemeier. The New Utrecht Gun Club will of course Ee a in the Dean Richmond cup race on the last ay. The programme for the New Haven, Conn., Gua Club’s tournament, July 14-15, under the auspices of the Interstate Association, is ready for mailing. A copy can be obtained by applying either to Elmer H. Shaner, manager of the Asso- ciation, 122 Diamond market, Pittsburg, Pa., or to G, W. Hazel, secretary of the New Haven Gun Club, 11 Church street, New Haven, Conn, Theclub adds $100a day to the purses, Charlie Grimm, of Clear Lake,-Ta., sends us the following notice of a shoot to be held at Clear Lake, June 20-23: “Wirst annual Indian Wolf shoot; $500 added money; three days targets, one day live birds; under the management of C, M. Grimm.”’? Mr. Grimm also states that he will supply pro- grammes and further details on application, Much medi- cine should be made at that shoot, and the tournament ought to prove a great success, In a letter which we have just received from Neaf Apgar, dated June 5,he writes. ‘‘Weshoot every afternoon and fish the balance of the time. I want you to come up and see me, and have a fish.’”’ Neaf is now a member of the Boniface tribe, being proprietor of the Pine Point Club Hotel, Orange Lake, Newburg, N. ¥. His location is well-chosen, as Orange Lake is a very popular resort, both summer and winter, On Friday, May 28, the intercollegiate shoot resulted as fol- lows: Yale 116, Harvard 118, Princeton 110, Columbia 106, U. P. 104. The conditions were five-men teams, 30 targets perman. Brewer, of Princeton, made 29 (the high score), Brown, the captain of Yale, being second with 28. The Yale team has been under the tuition of Geo. 5. McAlpin, of New York city. fs The winner of the New Utrecht Gun Club’s Holiday Cup on Decoration Day was Danny Lohmann, a boy about four- teen years old. Danny is a ‘Class C man,” and was allowed under the system of handicapping in use at this club 2 extra birds to shoot at (if he needed them), but Danny had no use for the ‘‘two extra”: he plunked out his 10 straight and took the cup. His handicap distance was 28yds. The difficulties experienced by the trap-shooters of New Jersey in straightening out the muddle into which they have gotten themselves by trying to revivea defunct organization, could have been avoided easily if a brand new association, with a history of its own, had beenstarted. History is made quite cheaply, and that furnished by the old association is barely, of the quality that inspires either confidence or re- spect, The Norwalk, Conn,, Shooting Association held its third annual meeting on May 24, electing the following officers for 1897-98: President, T. W. Latham; Vice-President, H. A. Gallup; Treasurer, C. F. Stewart; Captain, Frank Reiley, The Board of Directors consists of the above-named officials and Frank Lamkin and George Titus. The secretary seems to have left out his own name, perhaps through modesty. Another view of the Rose system; “The Rose system was tried in several events. For am ordinary shooter it is all right, but it is not in favor with those who can shoot some.”’ The above is an extract from a report of the Peoria tourna- ment, which appears in one of our cotemporaries. ‘Those who can shoot some’’—there’s the rub, The Endeayor Gun Club, of Jersey City, N. J., killed two birds with one stone on Saturday last, June 5, by disposing of the Dunellen (N. J.) Gun Club and the Bergeu County Gun Club at “one sitting.” The team scores (9 men to a team, 25 targets per man) wete: Endeavor 181, Bergen County 148, Dunellen 185. The Ottumwa, Ia., Gun Club will hold an all-day target shoot on its grounds on Monday, July 5. All purses divided into three moneys if under twelye entries; over twelve en- tries, fourmoneys. Bluerocks will be thrown from a magau- trap at 114 cents each. The State Sportsmen’s Association of North Dakota will hold its tournament June 16-17, at Fargo. All purses will be divided by the Rose system, There will be 325 per day as added money, targets being thrown at 3 cents each, A magautrap will be used in place of five expert traps, The first annual amateur tournament of the Spirit Lake, Ta,, Gun Club will be held July 17-19. This tournament is for amateurs only, and a programme has been prepared that should please the average amateur. Elmer Shaner was in the city on Friday last, June 4, on his way to Monroe, La, He left by the 5 P. M. train the same eyening with U. M, C. Thomas as his fellow-traveler. JUNE 7. HpwAnp BANKs. Mr. Gates and the Kose System. BEFORE proceeding to review the arguments set forth hy Mr. Gates, of Utica, N. Y.,in his letter on the Hose system published in our issue of June 5, it would be only fair to Mr. Gates to explain that that letter appeared in such issue con- trary to his wishes. Not that hedid not want to goon record as against the system; he only wished us to keep the letter until after the New York State shoot had been de- eided, His reason was this: The letter was written to us and was in type prior to the issuing of the programme for that shoot; realizing that it might be construed as a direct attack on the management of this year’s State shoot, he wrote to us in a hurry to withhold the letter until after the Auburn shoot, Accordingly he withdrew it from the then current issue, only to haveit escape our notice in the bustle attendant on going to press the day after Decoration Day. We regret our neglect in this matter, and trust that we have exculpated Mr. Gates from any blame on the part of the management of the New York State shoot. A LETTER TO BE ANSWERED. Haying appeared in type, such alettershould be answered, as itis the direct result of our request that such articles defending the ‘told system”’ and discrediting the Rose system should be sent in for publication. Our first impression on reading Mr. Gates’s contribution was one of regret that an attorney of his caliber should not have been able to make out 4 better case. And our first im- pression has not been changed. Mr. Gates unfortunately argues from the standpoint of a man who goes to a shoot, not for the sake of enjoying the sport, the good fellowship that always prevails at a tournament, nor for the purpose of meeting old friends and making new ones, but (we quote his own words) ‘because I huye there a chance of winning those expenses by doing some good shooting.’” It would be perti- nent at this point to ask Mr. Gates whether, if he went on a A7B camp hunt into the Adirondacks for a week, he would con- sider it necessary to sit down in that camp and play poker for the purpose of making his friends pay for what he is en- joying? When Mr. Gates goes to the theatre, blows himself toan extra good meal at one of the swell restaurants in Utica, or takes a trip to the seashore, is he always on the lookout for others, besides his legitimate clients, from whom he may have ‘‘a chance of winning those expenses?” TRAP-SHOOTING IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SPORTS. Trap-shooting differs from other sports in the respect that trophies cannot always be made the bone of contention; yet, as a sport, it, like all others, needs some incentive to keep up interest in itself, and sweepstakes are the only plausible way in which this can be done so faras wecan see, In golf, lawn tennis, yachting and bicycling, there are, as a rule, but one or two prizes per day to compete for; that is to say, the com- petitions in which an individual can enter in those branches of sport in asingle day, are extremely limited. A golf con- test practically lasts all day; thesame with a yachtrace. In lawn tennis'it often takes two or three days to decide a sin- gle contest, by reason of the “heat system” of finding the winners. In bicycling it is unusual to find a competitor en- tering in more than two races on a single day, Again—save in yachting—the immediate outlay for each day’s sport is extremely limited when compared with the expense attendant on a single day’s trap-shooting. Leaving traveling expenses and entrance fees out of the question—as something incidental to all branches—in trap-shooting there is the additional cost of 200 shells and the same number of targets, an expense that may be roughly figured at $9 per Cay in addition to a practically unlimited number of con- ests. ‘ The number of events to be decided each day precludes 4 general distribution of cups and trophies, and the natural result seems to be cash sweepstakes of varying sizes. Such are the conditions of the sport. The only question that re- mains unsettled is that of dividing the purses, = “THE BIGGEST FRAUD.” In speaking of the Rose system Mr. Gates uses some strong language; he describes the system as “‘the biggest fraud on shooting men yet devised.’’? Hethen desires to preface that statement by telling us that when he first studied the Rose system he was dead in love with it, but that now it was in disfavor with him. He also tells us that heis “just a plain, ordinary, every-day shooter, who can shoot fairly well one day and fairly poorly the next,’? adding that he is, therefore, “one of the fellows for whom this delectable Rose system was made.”’ Is Mr, Gates satisfied that the Rose system does not re- duce ‘‘those expenses’? Has he syer taken the trouble to work out, as we have done, the results: that would have accrued to ‘‘a plain, ordinary, every-day shooter” under both systems for a series of tournaments? Don’t take a single, isolated case. It would be just as proper for the adherents of the Rose system to quote from solitary instances. The “‘plain, ordinary, every-day shooter” can never hope to win in the long run; the same class of man in any branch of sport is hound to be a loser oftener than he is a winner; his only hope lies ina handicap. In trap-shooting the above gentleman with three titles is the “producer” (another title), and our ~ _effurts and the efforts of the Rose system are directed to make him liable for as small a share of the expenses of run- ning a tournament as possible. The outery of the cracker- jacks against the Rose system is proof positive, if anything further were needed, that the Rose system minimizes their winnings, The conclusion is obvious that if winnings are minimized, the same must apply to losings. MR. GATES IS MISTAKEN, Mr, Gates makes a serious error in stating “that the trap editor is becoming converted and now opposes the Rose system for live birds.” The error probably arises from Mr. Gates’s misconception of what we wrote in our report of the Newburgh, N. Y,, tournament, which was as follows; “But wedo think the club made a mistake in dividing purses in the live-bird events on thesame plan. Wor 5 and 7-bird races we have always held out for high guns; say one high gun for every four or five entries. For 10-bird races and events calling for a still higher number of birds, we he- lieve in adopting the same plan, basing the moneys on the - number of entries, just as the Interstate Association did in its programme for this year’s Grand American Handicap, Our reason for urging this system is the fact that live-bird shooting is more expensive and quite as easy as target shoot- ing, and that, therefore, under the Rose system or under the ‘old system’ it is quite possible fora man to kill them all and yet come out behind. We would rather see the ‘old dropping-for-place system’ in force for live-bird events than the Kose system, Make it high guns all the time.” We haye always considered the Rose system in connection with target events, and have never argued in favor of its adoption for long or short live-bird races. While we think it might work well in 20 or 25-bird races, we much prefer the high gun system suggested above. THE CAUSE OF SMALL ATTENDANCE, In his closing paragraph Mr, Gates evidently desires to lay the blame for small attendances at tournaments at the door of the Rose system. Wesuppose that he intends us to de- duce that such is the case from his arguments, but we must confess our inability todo so. We think there are other rea- sons, and will adyance a few: : No, 1. Hard times, It costs money to go toa two or three days’ shoot, and few men have now the means or the leisure to go to such affairs. Business is dull, and must be attended to very closely if a profit is to be made. : No. 2. Number of Tournaments.—Our Fixtures columns for the past few months have shown such a large number of tournaments on the list, that anybody who wished to do so and had the means could have shot along week after week without having to make very long jumps to accomplish his object. This is a very different matter from what it was a few yearsago. In the vicinity of all the large citiesthere isa shoot pretty nearly every week, and the “‘plain, ordinary, every-day shooter” prefers to attend such shoots to going to the larger affairs and being gobbled up by the experts, No.3 ‘Once bitten,’ ete. The “plain, ordinary, every-day shooter” has also learned wisdom by bitter experience. He used to go to those tournaments, pay all the expenses of run- ning them and then stuff the pocketbooks of theexpert. He doesn’t do so any more. The most singular instance of an awakening on the part of the “producers” is furnished us in our correspondent’s, Paul Litzke’s, report of the recent Joplin, Mo , shoot, where $300 was added to the purses. Mr, Litzke’s words on this point are worth noting. It should also be noted that at this tournament the purses were not divided under the Rose system. A BLOODED TOURNAMENT. If Mr, Gates and those who think with him want a really blooded tournament, one where they would certainly have “sa chance of winning those expenses,” let them get up a tournament where all ties shoot off, as in the ‘‘good old days” Mr, Gates speaks about, The first one, owing to its novelty to the majority of shooters of the present day, many of whom may also have a “bump of vanity” with a notion concealed inside it that they ‘‘can shoot some,’ might be a success in point of attendance, But what of the second tournament of the same kind? The arguments he uses contain nothing new, They are the samé as those made years ago by the few who made trap-shooting a profession against the many who madeit their sport, and they are the same arguments which mace the Rose system a necessity. 4786 FOREST AND STREAM, [JonE 12, 1897. Programmes for Coming Tournaments. PENNSYLVANIA’S STATE SHOOT. So much has been written in these columns of late regard- ing the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association's annual tournament that very little remains to be said ahout it. Programmes are ready for distribution, and can be obtained by addressing the secretary of the Association, Mr. H. C. Reeser, Oil City, Pa. The shoot takes place June 22-25, immediately following the Chamberlin Cartridge Co.’s tournament at Cleveland. Coming as it does on the heels of that shoot, and Oil City being such an easy distance by rail from Cleveland, it is only fair to predict that many shooters will take in both tournaments. \ The programme isin the form of a booklet of 128 pages, and is so full of matter, both reading and advertising, that it is rather hard to find what one wants, and haying found _ it, to select what is most important to be noted. The State programme is a good one, and so is the programme of open events. In the former $60 is added to the purses on each of the two target days, while $80 and $70 respectively represent the totals of added money in the open eyents on the same two days. For State events on the first day there are three 15-target events, $1.50 entrance, $10 added to each purse; two 50-target events (the Wolstencroft Individual championship trophy and the Parker gun handicap) with $10 added to each purse. The American Wood powder trophy (25 singles and 5 pairs) for three-men teams is also shot on this day. The open events ate seven 20-target events, $2.50 entrance, $10 added to each purse, and a 25-target event (Gold Dust powder event), $2.50 entrance, $10 added. On the second day the State events are: Three 15-target events, thesameas on the first day; the Remington gun handicap, 50 targets, $10 added, and the Reading and the Harrisburg trophies for fiye-men and six men teams, each race at 25 targets. The Opee: events are four 20s and two 50s; the 50-target races are the H. C. cup handicap, $4 entrance, $10 added, and the Oil City Derrick event, $4 entrance, $20 added by the above-named newspaper, ‘I'he 20s are precisely the same as on the first day, $10 added to each eyent. On the third day live birds will be shot. The State events will be the Williamsport trophy for the Individual cham- pionship of the State, and the L. C, Smith trophy for three- men teams. On the open set of traps there will be four events: No. 1, Smithman Springs introductory, 7 birds, $5, birds extra, three high guns, not class shooting. Nos. 2,3 and 4 will he 10-bird races, $7, birds extra, high guns, four moneys, not class shooting. The handicaps in the above events will be the same asin the Oil City special. The Oil City Special Handicap occupies the place of honor on the fourth day, June 25, Theconditions are precisely the same as the well known conditions which prevail in the Grand American Handicap—25 birds, $25, birds extra, handi- caps 25 to 33yds., $1,000 guaranteed, all surplus added, high guns, not class shooting, the number of moneys being de- pendent on the number of entries in event of more than forty entries. As in the Grand American, there will in any case be $500 to the first high gun, $300 tothe second high gun, and $200 to the third high gun. Handicaps will be awarded by the following handicap committee: Major J. M, Taylor, of the American Field; Jacob Pentz, of Shooting and Fishing; Will K. Park, of Sporting Life; Paul North, of Cleveland, O., and.Kdward Banks, of FOREST AND STREAM. All handi- caps will be announced on the evening of June 23. Shooting will commence each day at 8:30,.and all targets will be thrown from magautraps. Pursesin thetarget events will be divided into five moneys under the Rose system. Special rates have been made with all railroads in the Cen- tral Passenger Association on the certificate plan, at a fare and a third for the round trip. Guns and shells should be shipped in care of H. C. Reeser. The annual meeting will take place, of course, on the even- ing of the first day, June 22, and will be held in the Arling- ton Hotel, the héadquarters for shooters in Oil City, a rate of 42 a day being made to shooters during the tournament. THE NEW HAVEN INTERSTATH, The first target tournament of the Interstate Association in its Northern circuit for the season of 1897, will be held . July 14-15 on the grounds of the New Haven, Conn., Gun Club. The New Haven club is practiced in looking after large numbers of shooters, but we think on this occasion it will find that its hands are very full. Trap-shooting hag taken such a decided boom in the Nutmeg State and the ad- joining States, that we look for really a good tournament as such things go nowadays. The location of New Haven isalso favorable for a good attendance, as the city is easy of access from all points in New Hngland. : There are ten events scheduled for each day, five 15-target events and five 20-target events; all the 20-target events and the first 15-target ayent are at known angles, the balance at unknown ang! s. Theclub adds $100 a day, viz., $9 in each 15-target event, $11 in each 20-target event. All purses will be divided into four moneys under the Rose system. Guns and ammunition forwarded in care of Basset & Reeves, 5 Church street, New Haven, Conn., will be delivered at the gfrounds. The club’s grounds are easy of access from the center of the city, electric cars running past the door of the Tontine Hotel, the headquarters’ hotel during the shoot, direct tothe shooting grounds, The Tontine Hotel is on the Huropean plan, with rooms $1 per day and upwards; a special rate will @ made to shoooters. To reach the grounds from the rail- road station, take any car up Meadow street, and get atrans- fer for Schuetzen Park. New Jersey State Association. THE MEETING OF JUNE & THe efforts of the trap-shooters of New Jersey to organize a State Association, although still somewhat hampered by a few little irregularities, are making tracks in theright direc- tion, The meeting of) June 4 at Taylor’s Hotel, Jersey City, was fairly well attended, but there is still a certain amount of unexpected apathy on the part of the trap-shooters of this— great shooting State in the matter. This is doubtless caused by uncertainty as to what it is proposed the new Association (or the old Association revivified) shall do in the way of look- ing after the interests of the game and fish of the State, and also in the trap-shooting line. Once the Association is fully launched this uncertainty will disappear, and then without question many clubs that are now hanging back will come forward and join hands with their brethren in helping to push @ good thing along. ELEVEN CLUBS SEND DELEGATES. When the roll was called it was found that the following eleven clubs were represented: South Side, of Newark, I, H. . Terrill and W.M. Smith; Oritani Field Club, Capt. A, W. Money; Jersey City Heights Gun Club, Justus von Lengerke;: Newark Gun Club, Jacob Pentz; Elizabeth Gun Club, Robt. E. Chetwood; Arlington Shooting Association, M. Herrington; Boiling Springs Gun Club, H. A. Jeanneret and W.H. Huck; Endeavor Gun Club, Carl von Lengerke and Edward Banks: Passaic City Gun Cluh, Colin R. Wise and_M. J. Coman; Essex Gun Club, W. H. Green; Mattawan Gun Club, W,. Hughes. : "y The Dunnellen Gun Club and the Climax Gun Club were both applicants for membership, and both were elected, their respective delegates, Messrs, A. N. Randolph and J. G Lind- zey, being alsoon hand. This started the meeting with the tulucky number of thirteen clubs represented, precisely the Same number, if we make no mistake, that the old ill-fated association commenced business with. P Capt. A. W. Money, the president pro tem., presided, and his temporary secretary, Colin E, Wise, attended to the cleri- cal work of the meeting, Before the meeting had been called to order Mr. W. H. Green stated that the notices of the meeting had not been properly sent out, as a certain club that was a member of the old association had not been notified of this meeting. He named, on request, the Hssex Gun Club, of Newark. His at- tention was called to the fact that he was present at the meeting of May 19 as representing that club, and the tem- porary recording secretary, Mr. Carl von Lengerke, stated that he had mailed a notice addressed to the club’s secretary in Newark, not being aware of the secretary’s name. As. a matter of record some forty-three notices were sent out, but only the above thirteen responded. Several other clubs have, however, signified in writing their intention of joining the Association as soon as if is started. ANNUAL MEETING SET FOR JULY 13, The work of the meeting may be shortly stated as follows: The date of the annual meeting was set for July 13, 2 P. M., at Taylor’s Hotel. The report of the committee on constitu- tion and by-laws was received and referred to the committee on rules. The present officers were continued in office until the annual meeting. The committee on constitution and by-laws appointed at the meeting of May 19 was continued in office as the committee on rules toreport with an amended Ea OEE and by-laws at the above annual meeting on uly 13. : There were several little incidents of interest that occurred at this meeting, The first was Mr. Pentz’s statement that, as directed by tue committee, he had written ‘‘a pleasant little letter’? to the old Association’s ex-treasurer, W. I. Conover, of Marlboro, N. J., in regard to certain funds be- longing to the old Association said to be in his possession. To that letter Mr. Pentz stated he had received no reply. From the aboye it may be gathered that the ‘s300 in the treasury’’ referred to at the meeting of May 19 is practically non-existent. ; Another incident was the calling the attention of this mneeting to the fact that the meeting originally called for May 19 had never been adjourned, as shown by reference to the minutes, After those minutes had beenread, Mr, Banks, of the Endeavor Gun Club, asked what had become of that meeting, whether it was still in session, the adjournment in the minutes plainly referring only to the meeting called by the ex-president, Mr. Al, Heritage. There was some discussion on Mr. Banks’s motion that the minutes be amended to show that this meeting had been ad- journed, if it actually was adjourned. As it appeared that it had not been so adjourned, except in so far as the second meeting held on May 19, same time and place, the outcome of the first meeting, had been adjourned, the amendment could not be entertained, and Mr.,Banks was asked to with- draw his motion. This was done; but the question as to what became of that meeting is still unanswered. THE COMMITTEE WORKED HARD. Some words of commendation must be said in regard to the work of the ‘committee of five’ appointed at the second meeting of May 19. This committee has worked hard to un- ravel the entanglement due mainly to two causes: The mud- dle caused by trying to galvanize into life an association long since defunct of its own free will; and, second, the muddle caused by electing temporary officers for that defunct asso- ciation. The last muddle was the worse one of the two, as the tem- porary officers were elected at a meeting called at ten min- utes’ notice, when the constitution of the old organization . plainly says that a week’s notice of any special meeting shall be given. Deets such difficulties, the committee has gotten to- gether and worked hard, with a view to giving New Jer- sey the State Association that it should have. The best thing it has done so far is to urge strongly on the members of the present organization the necessity of incorporation. Once incorporated it will start practically as a new organiza- tion, and will have alegal standing; something tangible at any rate, and something which we must own it does not Beem Co possess as yet. STATE SHOOT IN THE FALL, Another recommendation of the committee which seemed to find great favor with the members present, was that look~- ing to the holding of a State shoot early in the month of October, or in the latter part of September. We think there ueed be no fear that this part of the committee’s report will be overlooked when the annual meeting of July 13 convenes. ON LONG ISLAND. HELL GATE GUN CLUB May 25.—The monthly shoot of the Hell Gate Gun Club was held this afternoon at Dexter Park. There was a large attendance, thirty- three members and one guest taking Partin the club races at 10 live birds. Of these thirty-four shooters, only tw , Col. John H. Voss and Conrad Weber, were able to score all their birds. The individual scores were: Thirty yards, 7 points: E Doeinck.........-- 1220311220— 8 Twenty-eight yards, 7 points: J H VOSS. ..s050000e- 1121122111 —10 G Nowak,......,....01821211(2— 7 P Woelfel 5 occesee sav 9222220010— 7% F Trostel... .. 1101111112 — 9 HSeaman.,,..,.....1¢10211e01— 7 P Garms. Jr. , 1i10ellilI— 8 W Sands.............200220202— 5 EB Paynter...........0111220111— 8 Twenty-eight yards, 644 points: _ LT Muneh ..... ... 2101100121I— 7 E Steffens......,....10e)111111— 7 Twenty-eight yards, 6 points: CO Weber, ......0000e1421221121—-10 J Hemmels.......,..1112000!21— 7 HB Metz. .ccceceeeree-L011/01122— 9 C Schaeter..... ....-0210200111— 6 H Forster..,.. .. 2210111112— 9 J P Dannefelser.,,..02:0100021— 5 SLOG DICH binge sean « 2102202211— 8 D Valenti.......+»--.0000201001— 3 Twenty-eight yards, 514 points: KR Regan wiccsccereee 2000110110— 5 FE Peterson,,....+,..2200011ei0— 5 Twenty-eight yards, 6 points: © Lange,.....e500..,2100120111— 7 Al Knodet...........0212220220— 7 Twenty-six yards, 416 points: L Btetzle. ....e. e000. 20211210 2— 9 J Linck . yveevevee. 102I21010— 7 E Marquardt_......,2210101101— 7 J Nevman,..,......,00)0110210— 4 Twenty-six yards, 4 points: H Guenther.........2102021.02— 7 W Richter.........,, 1001182. 02— 5 J Lassler verse 2112201000— 6 JH Furboter.,,,.. 0102002010— 4 GA Schaelfer..,.,,.0220020122— 6 J Sherry *..,..,...,.,1011221110— 8 GK Breit ,..........2001010021— 5 + Guest. FALCON GUN CLUB May 28,—The Falcon Guo Club held its monthly live bird shoot at Dexter Park to-day. The club shoot is at 10 birds, gun below the elbow, 25yds. rise, second barrel kills to count as half a point. Scores were: Points. Poin's. QM Meyer..1112111210— 9 & J Moller,,,. 111111211110 914 JN Meyer...1111111111—10 10 J Bobling .,,0211112202— 8 6 Two matches were shot as ai ii “nyo 0. 2, G4. OOM Meyer... .ccereesescncecesscnsseeeeeel211—10 — 110111111111111—14 DN Meyer wicecevenececsssevesses eeeeieO2tI— 9 111111111110111—14 NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. May #9,—To-day was the semi-monthly target shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club at the Dyker Meadow grounds. In the class badge contest Greiff and ¥. A. Thompson tied in Class A; on ths shoot-cift Greiff won with 22to19. Inthe Bennett cup contest ¥. A, Thompson was the winner with 22 breaks. This gaye him two wins for the cup, tieing him with Greiff; as another win would entitle either of the two to absolute ownership of the cup, they agreed to call off their previ- ous scores and let all the other members io by starting afresh at the next semi-monthly shoot, The detailed score inthe aboye two events are given below; . Club badge shoot. GE Greiff (A)... iss cceessccaeensnaneey ee LOU001119919199111101011 FA Thompson (A),,isceeyreesesevereenes LOUIIIIN10NN11I11111 —£3 J Gauighen (A), ..ccserseeteseceesseseveest110101111111111101011011 —20 P Adams (A)..... sevveveseeer vesvevessee (011101111101111100101111 —19 A A Hegeman (A) .,.,y:0e¢ee0eeeeey sees 10LL111110111011011010111 —19 D Deacon (A)... pscsenteesscssesseseneees tll LI1010111111111001100 —19 DO Bennet (A)iscsersesceeseeeeeesseey ey 2101110011101011010101110 —16 —18 Dr O’Brien soe sesseteccevereseneevuee ss 1111001111010110111101101 OC Fleet (B), sseescvtseveesesseneseeeses s011011000111011101001111001—16 EM HerrivigtOn...cscccoeessenereyesesseesttOLLIOIOOIIII111001111 —19 * Guest. Bennett cup shoot: F A Thompson (A) seecotennvenceeeeees ees Q211119111112111101111111 —23 a Gaughen (A) s amenerree eeyeeneeense 6 2L14911190111011101191111 —22 GH Greiff (A) spices yeuceseeeseegeeese ee oeL100111111111111101111110 —21 D Deacon (A) cscccecsgeneg yy ceeees ee ceeeoLl11111110111110011010110 —19 CC Fleet (B),.seapeeeeseececeecee cesses» -OCO111101111011101110111101—19 T AGAMS (A)..s.speseecssesyenonceue yess -1011100111110111110101111 —19 PH George (A) ipespeeessceseeeess cones sL111100011011111010101101 —17 DC Bennett (A). ccsceecceeseeee senses sss 1101110001110011110101111 —17 Dr O’BrieD (B)icccsasscsseeeeeaeeesssses sL10190110110011111101000100—16 A A Hegeman (A)sssccrssceeseeceueeees5+0011110101010100111011000 —13 Tn addition to the races mentioned, a list of ten other events were shot. The scores in the firet eight are given in the table that follows, No. 9 was at 5 pairs, and resulted thus: fF. A. Thompson 8, Adamsand Deacon 7, Gaughen 6. No. 10 was at expert rules, and the result in this race was: Adams and Deacon 9, Thompson 7, Gaughen6. The other eight events were all 10 targets, unknown angles: . Events: 12345678 Events: 12345678 GE Greiff. 9 9 710 910 8 8 Harrington 8 8 9 6 9 8 & 8 Thompson. & 5 7 9 7 & 7 5 Hegeman,.., 6 98 8,.. 6G,, J Gaiphen 5 fr 6° 9 6 90" 7 (OBrien, A) 1) (bo ee et te Ay Peadams yy Sis 6 95 89S Wee Blech Wo wl ee fol or One tes Dy Deacony 2k. 8209) 29) 2S DC BenTickie Bora Sa.e) cnet Holiday Cup _May 31.—The programme for the New Utrecht Gun Club’s Decora- tion Day shoot at the Woodlawn grounds included the 10-bird race for the Holiday cup and a 15-bird open-to-all handicap race. The Holi- day cup was won by Danny Lohman, a rattling good little shot; Hegeman tied with Danny by virtue of his extra allowances of 1 bird, but withdrew in favor of Lohman without shooting off the tie. The conditions of this cup are: Class A, 10 birds; class B, 11 birds, and class C,12 birds ‘Jt will be noticed that Danny Lobman did not need his class allowance, as he killed his 10 straight. In the open-to-all handicap Lair was the only one to seore 15 straight; the two Furgue- sons, father and son, each scored 14. The conditions of this race were $10 entrance, two high guns. In the smaller sweeps No. 1 was at 5 birds, $3, two high guns; No 2 was a $1 miss-and-out; Nos, 3 and.4 were 5 birds, $2, three high guna; Nos. 6 and 7 were 5 birds, $2, two high guns, Scores follow: Holiday cup shoot: Trap score type—Copyright, 1597, by Forest and Stream Fublishing Co. 2512423332 a CASBIONETAT THT ONIHALE (CS RE)s ctsid asset sa secaebltetaret OH Maes ae —i0 Laer bs IAA A nm A.A Hemetitiuc(B?80).y.ectsecocariegssyecese eo ee 2—10 Reb hat ctiie ce : . RAZATEO W Lair (A,23).scssssseeserteatnsentsigesseseared LEST 2207 9 SEAS Gat eT Ie RK J Gaughen (Ay Be stesesscanetbesesegessyese Ae eee Be 3b —9 ey, ea ee a =, VA H P Fessenden (B, 22).ssvecsssesvsescsveceesesd 121021 201 e—8 pees 14231 APL DAR va G Furgueson (Ay 20)seersasreacesssenunsrarveess PoP? 0 ToS —8§& Chie Hote Leon G Nostrand (B, £9)...cssessstsseorsssestssevess0l LT 202211 0—8 Renee 1156 eYTELTO AYR DersOe oR): ates tee rene TE Te ith —8 ; S421282247 KRAT Oe *Dr HUGO (cS). sevsscssssesssseeressavasay gael 14 12a2 0 —8 Roe 4232 AAA N OF Dudley (A, 29),.ssccereeareseveeeersersrured O22 004 OAD —7 ee 12125 KReRSKRA - Ha Knowlton (B29). adavettertasarargveaesayel Pa ob arugula oiges eveAla F A Thompson (B, BO) ss) arasseraserrusraaee ch oH aE gees ATK ANS TN Meyer (BlB)ycsessent oissvisieeste ero ODE Ea ae eed Sab ies AL CYT oT Te *7, Harrison G28) Fan Ohbsncassceyh-tch’t.v't/aca bebrboaes cerkrn arama ce ae eh aU hg 11 —6 PER RS RAR LA E Lohman (C, 29), seccssssheressvevesssvrseves ) Oe 201 OO Ww 4a525 : KARAKA CM Meyer (A, 29)... :sssecewssyrensetserseseere OP URW * Guests. _ Sweeps were shot as follows: ’ } No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4, Harrison ...,.,<. veeveues van P2121—5 222101 11021—4 010ei—2 HUGSOD, ccoeessenvecccageenes 12121—5 112111 9 RRRATI—-5— BI —5 JOOTZCT isssscvessecnecusvsasy SElU0—d seauve nes Y ote GAUZHED...ccsaseveererseeee: L1kQ2—5 222220, 222225 ThOmMpson,......-+---0s sees, O1212—4 0 W2lle—i =. 222104 Thompson (re-entry)........ PE Se 211220 Ath Mice WUFEUBSON GD jenn ctemeeew koe Meru vieerr 2E222—5 222292 —5 Ls dene statis mans sone tartdiacasene roe R2212—5 22122—f WOSTTANAGy ys 45 sabe endea lesen ogee Seeaey 1021 11121—5 DEAtZCT cisimper eel tuup pases teateers Sree 0021 22011—4 HESSCNAONs gas pace pa be wek) ma me eee 1120 220 SRW ey Sans sae oea\sonnaeded 4 ono Acree CEA 22202—4 Ue yisey ascinnes paged etd saad pers peesye “ait. 22221- 5 LOU) sesceetstauneancasst ad Phe ee ee Sis CEG 11120—4 No, 5, open handivap. No. 6 No. 7, W Lair (29)....... sucenes yes oJ1122%201212211—15 Tnond as'va C Furgueson (30),..... vee ves Be 210222 222229214 202224 99793 5 Conny Furgueson (28).....,.22220112222 22214 22222—5 02121-4 A A Hegeman (28).,,......,.012011221111211—13 01221—5 B2280—5 Dr Hudson (28).....0005900y2s12!1221%01211110—13 Jods aus F A Thompson (29)..,.. ..-..10222211- 200022 12 es 21212—5 C Martzen(28).,....+05+5++,+-10102212211100e1—11 20102 -3 10211—+ MGR AIT ca se suskaated'edatevasaaednaeaa cae 11020—3 220; 2—4 DON MAN, i veka bebe besgks veeas eevee b base 21202—4 11212 5 WESSENOCU sy adansed ene dedddal sp sceunsddseced alee 5 121225 G. E, Poon, Sec’y, Oneida County Sportsmen’s Association, Unroa, N. ¥., May 29.—Below find the scores made today by the members of the Oneida Sportsmen’s -Association, at the regular weekly shoot, The weather was quite favorable. . The club shoot is at 15 singles and 5 pairs, with handicap allowances of misses as hreaks. Scores: Kilbourn (2).........ee0see+++-J01111011111011 11 (1 11 11 11—2142—28 ED Fulford (0) “ 111101111110111 11 11 1! 11 10 —2z Fairehilds (2), oa 111111110111011 10 11 10 10 1019-13-91 Pretifter (2), 1... ae 011111111100141 11 00 10 10 11-18+2—20 Coupe (6)...,... 1 -011101101011C01 01 01 10 10 10—14+6—20 J W Fulford (1),.....0.5+.2«-.J01111011010111 11 60 10 11 10—17+-1—15 Davidson (2)...s; Warreéo 5. No. 2, 15 targets, expert rules: Yao Dyke 13, Warren 14, Edwards and Byrd, 12; Greiff and Money, 11. Wo, 3, 60 targets, expert rules: Mdwards 42, Byrd 37, Second Day. June 3.—The second day of the Bergen County Gun Olub’s shoon was rather asurprise. The day was pleasant, but perhaps a trifie too warm and moist for absolute comfort. There was also not enough ‘wind to make the targets iy at all erratically; im fact, it was just the day for target shooting. But where were the shooters? he propramme was one that should have drawn more than a mere eorporal’s guard together. The club announced that it would divide $15 equally between the three high funsin all programme events shot between the hours of noon and 5 P, M., exclusive of the 10)-target handicap race. In the handicap race it alsoanuounced thatit would ae a cuiip to the winner of thatevent, And what was the resultin e way of shooters? Four shot inal) the programme events up to FOREST AND STREAM. the last event, when one dropped out, and only three stayed to.diyide up the $15. In the handicap race there were only four entries for the money and the cup—a handsome stein. Yet, notwithstanding this poor support, the club carried out its promises and did all that it said. it would do, The programme was not varied from in the slightest. Capt. Horton again had to do all the work single-handed, the only member-of the club showing up to take a hand being Mr. Van Keuren, and he did not arrive until the programme was almost ehot out. The referseme was again in the hands of Chas. Dawson. Morris O’Con- nor, the club’s regular puller, did his work as ususlin a most pains- taking and careful manner; Morris’s work in this respect has always been of the highest order. The scoring department has generally been a weak point in the Bergen County’s menage, but in Prank Hol- den, a recent find, the club has all that is needs in that line. The Yaller Kid and his maAtes behind the screen did their part of the work all rigzht—save when they sent out two targets together or did some other similar monkey-work, \ Among the eleven shooters who faced the traps in one or more events were J. Hildreth, the southern representative of the Winehes- ter Repeating Arms Co ,and W. F. Parker, of the Parker Gun Co, of Meriden, Conn. Parker was shooting away up, anc showed con- clusively that the improvement we notediin his shooting at New Haven on Decoration Day was not merely temporary. His average of 90.7 for 130 shot at indicates that he was holding jush about right. Hild- reth bad only just arrived in the city from a long train journey, aud was therefore hardly in a fit condition to point his gun in the proxim- ily of the targets often enough to make a high score. The handicap race speaks for itself. The handicapping was done mainly by Captain Horton, in consultation with Messrs. Parker and Revyeridge, That their work turned out satisfactorily is proved by the fact that Captain Money and George Pierey tied for first place and the cup with 94, Byrd was second with 93. Edwards, who had no excuse to offer, droppad ont of sight, ending with 86 ont of his 100, On the shoot off Captain Money broke 15 to Piercy’s 12, the tie being decided in programme event No. 4, which was shot on the conclusion of the handicap, At one time it looked as if Piercy hada einch on the cup and first place, as he broke 45 out of the first 46 shot at, bul he fellaway afterward. Byrd, who was 4 behind Pierey at the half- way, pulled up well and tied him in the end, but lost the chance to tie for the cup by losing one of his 5‘‘extras.”’ Piarey was the onl one to run 2) straight, doing this in his first 25, The scores in this race were as below: - A Money (8). 0140491919191941100.11011191111111911111191111 011 111—45 : 400119111147011111114111119111101111101111001011011—41 11111111 —d- G A Pieresy (7).11141111101119111119111111119 0191111111.11111110101—47 See a ae ear neat cae Se y 3 1111011 int LH Byrd (5), ©14119119111110011111101011110111111110111101111111—48 A At bray Al mea eae the it tng a Ae ae te 11101 — 4-92 ® Hawards (3).11110111111111111111110101011011 101101110111111111—42 AOU OM TOL toot a2 5 lil — 3- J Hildreth*, ...10100110001011011111110010101111010011011100001000—27 00001110101010000011010101111110100111001011011111—28 —55 * Por targets only. As stated aboye, only three meu finished for “the three high guns” average money of $5 toeach. OF these Edwards was bigh with 123 out of 130 shot at; then came Captain Money with 119 breaks, closely followed by Parker with 118 to his credib. These scores were: 94 Byents: 1234656 7 Targets: 16 20 20 15 25 2015 Shot at. Broke. Av. FS Howards, .cse ssaseeeess, 10 19 19 15 24 17 14 13) 123 94,6 Capt Money....ccsseeeereeees 131816 15242018 140 119 91,5 W F Parker...... pecteatenens 2018 20142271813 180 118 90.7 TH Byrdee ey iecscceenecanss+ 14 19 9013) 28 15: ; 5 115 46100 ©6869 G Piercy. ..... Freed eee tes OL ae lo abe 95 8) 36-8 4,2 M Herringion...... sbadeh aad eh ph crores eile oes ake 75 64 85.3 CG Beveridge..... Peco ganassel eel peed tena ieeks be Fo 41 74,5 DT Hildret tel icescives trier pe dd 18 ite np sa 5a 2 63,6 WEtite commentasieltts ae Ae Gs BS Ss 35 24 = «68.5 TAT e ea eete said Uinksfalee cea ee rah fp 3 15 13 £6.6 VELELE Rated Catia tproceckit hes tren Oleh eet he 1 9 6) _ Several extra eyents were shot. Two were at 15 targets, expert Tules; two at 10 targets, reversed order, and two at 5 pairs. EpwArb BAnNKs. The Joplin Tournament. Jopiin, Mo., May 27,—The tournament of the so-called Missouri and Kansas Gun Club came as near to being a frost as any shoot we have ever attended, and that with $300 added money! ‘The class of shoot- ers one would expect to meet at a shoot of this kind were very con- spicuous by their absence; in fact, there wasn*tone of them there. This perhaps can be attributed to the fact that they were familiar with Sergeant's hobby—extremely hard target?, 20-bird events, and four moneys, This isall very well for the crackerjacks, but $300 is hardly a sum sufficiently large to draw enough of the other class to make a shoot asuccess. When a producer knows that he must shoot 85 per cent. to ba in for money, he is apt to reflect two or three times, and may perhaps inspect his gun and his pocketbook, and after careful considtration put his gun back into the case, and his money back in his pants. There ars yet some amateurs who have money to burn, providing they can see some chance to take an occasional piece outof thefire. True, 85 per cent would haye won some money at this shoot, but there were several of the 85 per cent, amateurs present, and vet so difficult was the shoot- ing that only one could get a fraction oyer 80 per cent, Not one of the five crackerjacks, and they were the best in the country, could reach 90 per cent. for the three days. Making the shooting as diffi- eult as it was here never does the sport any good; it more often results in injury, and that is just what it has done in thiscase, This shoot has given the trap-shooling game a black eye in Joplin and vicinity that it will take some time for it to recover from. There was a marked contrast between the interest manifested in this tournament and that of thirteen months ago, Then the whole town seemed to be interested in the success of the shoot, and quite a number of the local shooters participated. This time only five took part, and several of these only in one or two eyents. The entries ranged from fifteen to vine. Out on the bold prairie, about two miles from the city, is where the shooting grounds were located, and the site was well chosen, the background being excellent. The electric cars landed one right on the grounds. The traps were set on the Sergeant principle, and this, as has been the case everywhere, gave universal satisfaction. There were two sets of traps arranged this way, but one was more than sufficient for the attendance present. Tyo kinds of targets were used, the red bird and the ones made by the American Target Co., both of which are made at Leavenworth, Kans. They were similar to all other targets, the only difference being the names. The Amer- ican bird was used on the firstand last days and the red bird on the second. The wind blew a gale diagonally across the traps and away from the shooter nearly the entire three days. ‘This of course added to the dificulty of the shooting. The few who were present are as follows: R. O. Heikes, Dayton, O., Winchester Arms Co.; F. S. Parmeiee, Omaha, Neb., of the Rem- ington Arms Co.; Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, la,; Chas. Budd, Des Moines, fa., that Hazgard-Du Pont combination; Herbert Taylor, St. Louis, Mo., also representing the Hazard & Du Pont Powder Co.; Sim Glover, Rochester, N. Y,; Mrs. Milt Lindsley (Wanda), talking King’s Smokeless and Peters Victor shell. Then there was C H, Calhoun, Wier City, Kans.; Taylor Cox, Carl Junction, Mo ; C. M. Sumner, H. T. Leeman and List Carney, Galena; Dr. D. N. Day and wife, Duluth, Minn,, and J. W. Den, of Arapahoe, Neb., who had the misfortune to he taken sick and was unable to firea pun during the tournament. The only local shooters that participated were Kinmouth, Sergeant, Morgan and Cragin. Only eight shot through the entire three days’ programme, though Sergeant really entered all the events, but after shooting at about 10 birds in the first event on the first day he withdrew, as he had then shot himself ont of the money. GENERAL AVERAGES. The genoral averages for the three days were: Shot at. Broke, Ave. Shor at, Broke. Ave. Gilbert,,,,....,.000 534 gy Glover ....,.,...600 42 82 HeiKES oo pape ey 00 514 85.6 Calhoun ,,,..,.-600 489 Budd... ... cena f 00 493 ES Coz fiere deatine WD £2 G7 Parmelee.....25.600 446 82.6 Sumner,,,.,,,...000 412 First Day, May 25. The first day of the shoot opened threateningly enough, and fora while it rained quite hard, but by 10;30 it ceased. Then &strong wind sprung up that blew chilly across the prairie, making heavy sweaters decidedly comforable. The shooting was extremely difficult, as the targets were thrown very hard; this, added to the wind and the bad light, made'straight scores very scarce, were made during the day, and each one of them was good for first alone. In events 3 and 6, Cox, the one armed shooter, took first aloue on 19; Cornett did the same in No. 7, Gilbert following suit in No.8 Jn events 9 and 10, 20, 19 and 18 took the three first moneys without a tie. The attendance was insiznificant, only fifteen shooters: taking part, and only eleyen of {hese shocting in all events, _ rise. Four straight scores of 20 — 477 SN S ————— ___s_____ a a The averafes are puzzling, and will appear rather more so when the class of shooters -who. were present is considered. Here is food for reflection for those who were not present: Gilbert is high with 86.5; then comes Heikes, who, it is safe to assert, has not been down to 8) par cent. in the last threes years. And Glover with 82 per cent) Parmelee with just a fraction over 80 per cent; while Budd, who has recently bean shooting so steadily, could not even get up to that notch! How hard the game was is well shown by the averages. With such targets, 20-target races, and only four moneys, it is not surpris- ing that so few of the local shooters wanted any of the game, SCORES oF MAY 25. Kyents: 12-34 6 6 7 8 910Shotat. Broke. Ay. Gilbert......000c200. 18181519 151817191519 200 173 86.5 Heikes ....,cceeneees 20 17 15 14 17 18 17 17 14 17 200 166 83 GIOVEr, -.eee,ere...-- 18 16 16 1915 15 14 16 19 16 200 164 £2 Parmelee....seeeee-- 14 201713 15141318 1819 200 161 80.5 Budd .....-+.ee0s.+, 16 17 15 14 15 15 15 15 17 £0 200 159 T9.A Cornett....e.s..ee-- 14 15 168 13 16 17 19 17 16 15 200 157 73.5 WOx el dewee a eueedee Tide SeiGelo to Ioelbeti 2 200 1A7 TB.5 @alhoun,....eceeeee- 11 1517 14 18 15 12 14 2717 200 154 TT Sumner....secceeees 1713 15 18 14 1612141814 200 146 138 LUMan ceesseeeseeee 111275131215 8181714 200 1385 67.5 Sergeant..cases-rese W I71217 111513161116 1f0 128 71.1 Kinmouth,......,-.. .. 11 8181316 17 18 16 18 180 122 67.7 Tih Ale) >) Are ON Ap Sa Se aietek ees itae les wali) 76 63,3 Titan aa cesuaatae tans cet conte cert earns ulm 20 ii bb TSIM ONCE ae perc deter ae Pence ee ees ee ees 40 1 64055 Second Day, May 26: It was confidently expected that soms more shooters would put in an appearance to-day, but such was not the case; and not only this, but one of the féw who were present had already become punshy, and had left. That, too, after he had been telling us how he had come to stay, even though there were but 2entries. Taking the gaff ourselves and seeing others take it, are two different things. It had been suggested that perhaps if the targets were not thrown so hard that some of the locals might enter. This advice was not heeded, however, and the game went on just as before. The entries were no greater—not even as large as yesterday— but those who did shoot improved their scores. Gilbert was the only one who reached 40 per cent ; Calhoun and Budd were second, with 89 Fourstraights were again the total, and two of these were made by Gilbert; Budd getting one and Calhoun the other. In the 10th event 19 was high, . and 14 got fourth, as there was no 16.0r 15, Several more of the local shooters took part in a few events—just to be social, so to speak. Mrs. Lindsley (Wanda) and Mrs. Day shot along for birds only. The weather was fine-and there was a good wind blowing. With so few entries the shooting is generally aver by 4 o’clock, One interesting event was a iss-and-out, 50 cents entrance, 32yds. In this Taylor broke 5 straight and tool the $3, the talent all going out rather easily. : SCORES OF MAY 26, Tivents: 1283 465 6 7 8 910 Shotat. Broke. Av. Gilbert. ...ceeeeees0. 19 2019 20 19 18 17 19 19 17 200 187 43.5 Calhoun ......+:.... 1616 18 19 20 19 17 17 18 18 20) 178 89 Budd@.....cerseeeeees 1% 15 20 19 18 18 19 18 17 17 200 178 £9 HeikeS.........00... 18 1817 19 15 16 19 19 19 17 200 117 €8.5 Sergeant... .seseeeee 17 1616171619191718 1) 200 174 87 Glover ..cscsecceees 15.19 19 17 18 14 15 17 17 19 200 170. =~. 85 Parmelee,,......... 12 13 17 19 18 18 18 16 16 18 200 163 Coxon LLvccdtenee Lose 17 16S Veo IF AG 2005 1605 x0: Leeman.........,... 13 16 17 17 14 16 15 16 17 18 200 159 79.5 Kinmouth ,,......., 1614 1515131416161717 200 1&3 76.5 Taylor..,,...eeses, 1316 17 17 18 15 171813 8 209 147 73.5 Sumner,,,...:.+.... 9 14 15 18 15 17 15 12 14 14 2c0 133 69 TIGER ATI slglelett edie heterne HEGKT OnE Recs al Upltale le 80 66 84.5 MTs A Ve siecestcrs oe tet rs ine aie Ud loeadals 80 49 61.2 OP ORNS Fete ouasidh i htead Boe nue cca pe ny Ble acter 40 21 52,5 Wandaisrsieireveqetsontemsgosnnen 6 a ere 40 Ww «42,5 Third Day, May 27. This was but a repetition of the two previous days. The weather was again fine and the wind still blew from the same direction, though if anything a little stronger than before. The first eveno had but nine entries, and the only new shooter who participated was Carney. of Galena; he shot in four events. - : Gilbert once more led the procession, with Heikes second, neither averaged as high as on the previous day. Thesame old number of straights were scored—four. Of these two again went to Gilbert, whils Heikes and Glover got the other ones. In the first and second event 18 won first without a tie, and in the third and sixth 17 was high, In the third event Morgan won fourth money on 10.. After the regular programme was shot the crackerjack squad in an extra - event scored 96 out of 100, as follows: Heikes and Gilbert 20, Parmelee and Budd 19, and Glover18, At this time the wind had decidedly abated and the targets flew more steadily. The same old conditions prevailed: ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, $10 added to each, four moneys. : SCORES OF MAY 27, Events 123 46 6 7 8 910 Shot at. Broke. Av. Gilbert, ...ce0. seeys 1616 1619 201620181518 £09 Wk 87 Heikes. ..cescuveves- 1/7 13 16 20 17 17 18 16 19 18 200 1V 65,5 Parmelee .....,.+... 15 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 19 19 200 163 82, Budd ....cseseeeess 25 16 15 1518 12 18 39 16 17 200 161 89.5 Glover ..csseereeees 1618 16 151512141715 20 20 # £158 79 Calhoun .il,i.... 22:76 16:15 17714 16.19 17 6 200 157 78.5 Sergeant,........... 18 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 13 18 200 15+ i7 COX sicscsevseenesss 201517 16 14 16 11 11 14 16 200 145 73.5 SUMMEL....cceeverey 161117 14 9 12121217 14 200 184 67 LIVE (ereten eoele ape ope calnemirse eek tet re LBL iia 40 2 75 HO MDI e rere tncliellotereene omer eee ns rena L ceria eG 80. 58 T2.9 Kinmonth,,....0.... .. 15 91215 ,, 121018 .. 140 93 66,4 MOSS AT ey pete ap seclemye enUelae OPT ao wee £0 45 56,2 AV GHG E aican Pellets: cewee rele LOM nmeil) ot a: 80 4\ 51.2 DC SSIDH Yi tector acim hag, co Mae Brit eatebae cLUaaiLan. 40 21 52.5 PauL R. LitzkE The Kansas City “Star” Cup. Kansas Criy, Mo, June 5.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Having noticed on several occasions during the past_year several reflections by Dr. W. EF. Carver on the standing of the Kansas City Star cup as a representative trophy emblematic of the American wing shot championship, I feel 1t a duty I owe to the Kansas City Star, a news- paper on which I am employed, and which devotes probably as much space to the trap-shooting fraternity as any daily newspaper in America, to reyiew the facts which led to the establishment of the Kansas City Star cup contests. After the final winning of the 4mer- ican Field cup in 1£92 by J. A R. Elliott, who gallantly defended it for a period of two years against all challengers, ‘here wasno trophy of any value commensurate with the importance of a championship contest in competition, excepting the Du Pont trophy, which at the time of the establishment of the Star cup race was handicapped by a rule limiling the contestan!s to the use of a special brand of pow- der, and providing for the redemption of the cup by the donors on payment of $100 at any time they felt like calling itn, Iam pleased - to notice that the Da Pont people have since modified the rule limit- ing contestants to the use of any particular powder. The Star cup is a handsome piece of plate, of special design and cost $250 net in cash, and the final ownership will be determined next summer. After the open competition for the Siar cup in May, 1895, thosé who bave held the trophy by winning it either in opea com-~- petition or by challenge, are to meet and finally decide the absoluts ownership of the cup. Thus the competition forit has an induce- ment to aspirants for wing-shot championship honors that is not en- joyed by auy other championship emblem now before the trap-shoob- ing public. This trophy has largely stimulated pigeon shooting in the West, and has more than accomplished its purpose, which was to add to the interest of the Missouri State tournaments in 1896, 1897 and 1898. Other State associations were not barred from calling it into. competition at their avoual tournaments, the only requirement being a guaranteed purse of $1,000. _ The popularity of the Star cup race needs no comment from mea, ag in 1896 the eutries numberec over fifty, while at the last State shoot held here in May, there were sixty three contestants for the trophy, and among them were many of the representative wing-shots of both the Hast and the West; and it was won by Sim Glover, of Rochester, N, Y. Afteran excellent race he was tied on 25 straight kills by J. M. Crabill, of Clarinda, Ta. ; Chris Gottleib and C. GC. Herman, of Kansag City, whom he shot out by Killing 5 more straight. Dr. W. F. Carver, who has been fayored repeatedly by extensive complimentary notices ju the Star, shows his lack cf appreciation of fair treatment by an a tempt to ridicule the donors of a trophy, who sought to encourage championship contests at the trap, Any championship aspirant whois on the level cannot object to the simple conditions that govern the cont:st for this trophy, and it hes received the mdorsement of wing shot championship claimants who stand high in the esteem of the trap shooting world. The traphy was oitered in good faith, and the conditions made broad and liberal, so thatit would bring together the crack wing-shots in honest coniest, and the final winner will have atrophy of which he may well feel proud. JAMES WHITFIELD, Sporting Editor, The Kansas City Star. 478 a Illinois State Sporitsmen’s Association. A LIVELY CONVENTION. Cxuicaco, U1., June i,—Thetwenty-third annual convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association was the most remarkable one held for eight or ten years. Not only was it remarkable for the brisk and lively quality of the proceedings, but the nature of the business transacted was so far out of the ordinary routine of the past five years, that one may indeed well doubt if in all its history this organ- ization has ever held a convention offering more interest In view of the past records of this conservalive body of sportsmen, ws had aright to expect that we should bs favared with the usual addresses and resolutions about song and insectivorous birds, that we should hear the customary solemn declaration that ‘this is not a trap shooting body,’ that we should listen to the customary wrangle concerning the shooting rules, and that we should emerge from the labors of the convention with the same principles, the same rules and the same meeting place for the next convention, which, namely, should be Chicago, What really happened was far different from the above. The pres- ident and directors made addresses brief and much to the point. The song and insectivorous bird reared its head but briefiy, The timely resolution was mainly absent, The city of Chicago was not selected as the meeting place. Lastly, best and greatest of all in the idol breaking of the evening, the famous 10-gange rules of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association were sent rattling down the grooyes of time unattached and looking for a foothold, which they will prob- ably never again have so long as intellizent shooters meet in con- clave. Not only was (be 10-gauge clause eliminated from the Illinois rules, but the rules were abolished in toto, the A. §. A. rujes being substi- tuted therefor in full. Henceforth the city of Chicazo, for many years behind the world in shooting rules, will no longer offer the anomaly of having a special set of rules for two or three days’ shoot- ing out ofthe year. The city of Chicago, in all other matters cus- tomarily ahead of the times,has now caught up with the times in this regard, and hereafter shooters may visit this town feeling that they may there meet the sams customs which now obtain all over the shooting world. Tucidentally, it may be said also that a greater union among the sportsmen of Illinois may be among the possibilities of the future, so that there is at least one chance in a thousand that we may at length accomplish something in the way of game legislation, THY PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS, There were-present delegates from eighteen out of the thirty-four clubs belonzing to the Association. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. The address of the president, Col. C. IE, Felton, was tinged somewhat with the + ositive personality of that gentleman, more especially as bearing upon mat- ters of game protection and interstate sportsmen’s trafic. Golonel Felton will gradually come to believe wholly in the wisdom of the Forest And StRaAm Plank—‘Stop the sale of game’*—bub as he is now, he assumes the divided position of sanctioning the use of game as food for man when once the game has been killed. He thinks the sportsmen’s papers are a destructive agency, and in this he is no doubt right. His able address is well worth printing in full. PRESIDENT S ADDRESS, Gentlemen: Ttis a pleasure to me to see so large anumber ofclubs represented at this convention of the Association; but it it with grief to us all that we miss from our presence an ¢x-President, who was one of its founders, and who was present at nearly every session dur- ing its history—the late Hon. Charles Hern. He was born abroad, of foreign parentage, and came to ihis country in early youth. He was an ardent sportsman; 9 true friend; a warm companion, He settled in Indiana, and was favored by the citizens of a prominent county in that State by eleciion to the office of Sheriff Heremoved to Chicago. and its citizens not only conferred upon him the like honorable and responsible position—that of sheriff of Cook county—but thereafrer also elected him treasurer of that county, the most responsible office in the eift of its citizens, and one which he held without. the least criticism being made as to its conduct. This shows the possibility of preferment to manly worth, sterling integrity and unceasing effort in this our glorious country; an inspiration to all young men, of what- ever nationality, who become its citizens, After an illness of nearly two years, the father called hin to an eternal home above. In life our late brother sportsman never ceased jin his admiration of those he loved; and as friend, is heart was neyer cold; and to worthy stranger his hand was always extended, and the smile of welcome was ever preséut, We have lost a yalued member, and his goodness will ever be remembered by us. This Association was organized March 10, 1874, Tits first convention was held June 2, following, at Chicago. Hon. John V. Le Moyne was iisfirst president, Its membership was composed of individuals, and uot of clubs; and this was found to be impracticable, June #0, 1876, the Association was reorganized by the adoption of a constitution making club membership, instead of individual membership; the basis of 1 sorganization, and no material change has since been made, Thad the honor of being its president when it was reorganized, and the present 1s the third time I have held the position, for which honor 1am more indebted to the good fellowship of its members toward me than from ability to ably serve the purposes of the Association. What are those purposes? ‘The constitution says: ‘To secure proper legislation for the protection of game birds and fish during the seasons when it is improper to pursue or to kill them; the en- couragement of our citizéns in their efforts 10 increaie the varieties of and numbers ef our game birds and fish, and the organization and encouragement of subordinate associations and elubs for the vigor- ous enforcement of all laws against the killing, sale or shipment of, or haying in unlawful possession, any such game birds or fish.” By this it will be seen that this isin no sense a trap shooting organ- iz ion, although, as incidéntal to our annual conventions, field days are held, et which certain prizes are competed for at the trap, by its members only, notably, a beautiful diamond medal costing $500, em- blematic of individual championship, given by the Board of Trade of Chicago, through the kindness of M.O, H. Roache, a member, in 1881, which medal is held in trust from year to year by its annual winner, and a medal or other prize annual.y furnished by the Associ- ation for competition by club teams, and also a cup, which is com- peted for annually at targets. These three events constitute all the field work of the Association during the year, and this faces puts to blush the accusation, often made, that ours is an Association of trap- shooters for |rap shooting only. This Association has done nearly all that has been done toward the protection of game and against unlawful traffic in itin this State, during its existence as a State, Its chief enemy has been the game dealer, whose commercial interests prompt him to use all necessary means to defeat legislation when favored by this Association, He purchases from market-shooters and sells prior to the open season game birds so young that they might have almost been gatherett by hand in the field, without the use of gun, He receives from shippers in other States, after the season has closed. inimense quantities of fame, secreted in barrels and otherwise, which has been trapped or otherwise unlawfully killed; and he re-ships such game to Kaslern markets. or holds it in cold storage for sale to citizens or members of social clubs, who seem to think a table must be garnished with game birds, ora banquet will not be “‘up-to-date.” even it such game is unpalatable and unfit as food for man atthe time. Certain Western States are now partly relieving us of the duty of watching our game commission men, how- ever, and their cold sturage methods, by the enactment oflaws which prohibit the shipment of game from such States. Much better would it beif they would enforce the laws against the uplawful kill- ing. When killed, it is immaterial to game protection where it is to be utilized as food, Butif gameis not shipped to our markets from other States, we must watch more closely the game dealers, as hunery stomachs will cause open mouths, and open mouths will be filled, by the aid of such dealers, with game killed in Iinois long before the time it is awful to kill it, unless we are watchful, Mere shooting clubs are a detriment and injurious, unless they en- forces obedience to law in their respective localities They téach men the use of the gun by contests at targets ar the trap, and thus create desire to kill birds in the field, and unless the oreanizations to which they belong make game préseryation and not trap-shooting the main motive, littlerezard will be paid as to numbers of birds killed or the dates when killed 1 favor limiting the number of birds killed by any one during a season; but when killed, let the owner do as he likes with the game, provided it be used as food forman. Sportsmen do not kill more than they can use or give to their friends to eat; they seldom, if ever, sell game. Sportsmen’s papers also cause game de- struction far beyond their ability to causeits propagation and preser- vation Their life more frequently comes from advertising patron- age than from lists of subscribers. They advertise guns, ammmuni- tion, targets; and urge the organization of trap-shooting clubs and publish the scores made 8 an incentive to palronage, While many articles appear in the columns of the better class of these journals which are very instructive and enjoyable, as well as useful, the ten- dency of late has been to admit to their columns matter which, under tke guise of communications or “unprejudiced” editorials, is simply intended to create the sale of certain merchandise, or he of use, “as sugar is to au old fashioned toddy,” in sweetening the patrons of ad- vertising Columns. Sportsmen’s journals are useful, and so are clubs, but let the prime motive be game preservation, and éliminate, as far as possible, the trap-shooting feature, save only as it stimulates toward the suggested purpose: The indifference of citizens who are not members of clubs is another source of game depletion, Phe lay; FOREST AND STREAM. of South Dakota lash year gaye Sept. 1 as the date of the opening season for pinnated grouse shooting. Citizens of the State, however, left but few b'rds unkilled long prior to thatdate, haying commenced shooting on Aug, 15. In our State few men care to prosecute viola- tors of the law, being neighbors or friends; and wheu information is furnished, it is by persons who decline to assistin a prosecution. There should be no friendship between sportsmen and violators which interferes in the least with bringing the latter to justice. _The report of our board of directors will give you certain informa- tion not necessary for me to anticipate, and the law committee will report to you as fo matters of interest in relation to legislation and the enforcement of the law in our State. Lately, Gov. John R. Tanner bas appointed Mr. Harry W. Loveday as game warden, in place of Mv. Charles H. Blow, Mr. Loveday is known to you all, and has often been a delegate to our conventions, You haye known him as being almost too warm in bis friendship, having too laree a heart, so to speak, to be a successful detective and prdsecutor; but beyond friendships and beyond heart pulsations stands public duty, and without criticizing the work of his predecessor, as his work is now a matter of history, I think and trust Mr. Loveday will make a record far superior to any so far made, and which will be gratifying to each member of the Association. In substance he has announced as his motto. “No true friend of mine will violate our game laws, and, officially, it will not only be my duty but’ my pleasure to prosecute successfully all violators." In 4 letter from him received yesterday, stating that he must be in Sprivgfield Wednesday morning, hence he cannot be with us to-night, he says: ‘tAssure the conyention that I ar with themin everything that tends to the protection of game and the punishment of offenders of the gamelaws,” It goes without saying that every member of this Association will aid him. Additional unfriendly legislation has been had in several of our sister States, imposing heavy license fees to non-resident shooters, and but nominal fees to residents. This has caused no little feeling of antagonism among our sportsmen, many of whom ara interested m club grounds and otherwise in the States referred to, but [ bave not the inclination to here discuss the question, nor you the time to listen to me on that subject, But recent events show that some action must be taken, by legisla- tion or otherwise, by which the persons and property of the owners of lands may be protected from the violence of would be assassins, who are somstimes designated as trespassers or poachers instead of intended murderers. Many clubs own or lease grounds and stock the streams thereon with fayorite food fish, aud fields with game birds, and endeavor to protect their interests with the aid of reput- able employees, that in proper season the members of such elubs may enjoy outings, as relief from the mental and physical strains of city life. Often, as at Tolleston, Ind., where a club, composed of prominent citizens of Chicago, owns property, its employees when in the exercise of their duties in protecting a marsh from poachers, are viciously assaulted—in one case two being decoyed into an ambush and fired upon by fiwo or more assasins, one employes receiving more than fifty No. 4 shotin his shoulder, breast and face, and the other also badly wounded; and in another case a rifle ball was shot through the side and end of a club boat while it was being occupied by an employee Isit a wonder that such acts have led to retaliation by individual employees? which retaliation, while not legally excusable, is not at all unnatural, and borders on the line of self-defense, if it is not such in fact. No good citigzen—certainly no sportsman—will trespass or go upon the lands of another for the purpose of shooting, whether it be afarm ora game preserve,when such grounds are posted or known to be private, unless permission has been previously granted It is little enough to ask permission, which, being refused, gives no cause for trespass, nor yet to send a ball to the owner or his employee through the barrel of a Winchester repeater. An unsatis- factory atfendant to those outrages at Tolleston was that certain otherwise reputable papers seldom failed to write against the club's methods, and by the tone of their articles inspired the would-be assassins to further outrages. A feature for congratulation is, in another phase of our Associa- tion’s dury, that public sentiment against the killing of song birds and birds of plumage and insectivorous birds, is being rapidly formu- lated, and societies of ladies are accomplishing much to the end desired. The labor is mcst commendable, but cannot be wholly suc- cessful until the “pestiferous”’ sparrow has been exterminated Our annual meetings are held in May or June. The State Legis- lature meets in January, alternate years. It would be best that our conyention be held early in that mouth, that success may follow effort in securing proper legislation. Formerly, our field contests were at live wild pigeons, which could best be secured in May or June. Now they are at domestic birds and targets, and May and June are mating months torthe former. Trecommend that sections 7 and 10 of our constitution be so’ amended as to conform to the sug- estion.- . In conclusion I again thank you for the many honors this Associa- tion has conferred upon me and for your kindness and patience upon this occasion. DIRECTOR'S REPORT, The report of the board of managers is likewise clear and able and worth use in extended form The futility of past efforts in game law matters was taken up and the hope expressed that should the con- vention be held earlier in the year, at the time of the meeting of the Legislature, there might be a hope of more successful effort at Springfield. The former game warden, Mr. Blow, was censured by the board and the incoming warden, Mr. Loveday, was promised the hearty support of the Association in any effort looking toward vrac- tical protection Lukewarmness of certain branches of the Associa- tion was touched upon and full explanation was made of the difficul- ties attending the work of vetting out a programme this year. The report as filed reads as follows: The sal and Members of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Asso- ciation: : Our Board cf Directors, in preseuting its report of the work done during the past year, desire in the first place to call your attention to the various ditticulties they have labored under, Virst may be men- tioned that not one of the resident four members has escaped a lone spell of illness, either of himself or family, which deprived the Board of his seryices for long periods. Our worthy president. Col, Felton, was himself injured while hunting last fall and confined to the house most of the winter. On two or threes members at a time, therefore, including oursecrétary, fell all the work, and it has been by no means easy. Early last fall the law committee, at the request of your Board of Directors, and with the assistance of Mr, F, §, Baird, drafted two bills which were presented to the Legislature. Your Board was in attend- ance at Springfield accompanied by Mr, Baird to plead for the passage of those bills, We had many promises of assistance from members of both Houses, but we had our same old enemy to fight, namely, South Water street, and as usual we were defeated. The first bill, known as the “Game Warden Bill,” got as far as the committee on fish and gamein the House, but in spite of the fact that it was an eminently just and fair bill, there it was killed. The fate of the other bill will doubtless be the same, as of course it called for protection; protection for the bird, protection for the farmer and protection for the sportsman; but not protection-for South Water stréet in its desire to sell game all the year, and hence it is also doomed to die. We were met by lies, treachery and deceit; our supposed allies deserted us for the enemy; politics and money were, a8 usual, all powerful, and, as usual, we failed, having nothing but justice to plead for us, nor can we eversucceed if the workis to devolve on two or three men. We obtain no assistance from our brother sportsmen in the country, Not one of them ever turns a finger to help us by obtaining the help of his represent. tive in the Legislature, No coun- try club or city club either, for that matter, ever makes an effort to assist the officers of the Association. Alone at Springfield, with- out one friend pledged to support honest game legislatien, without help from any quarter, and opposed by an interest which has thousands of dollars at stake, what chance have we for a good law? The pre- sent line of action must be abandoned It can never be successful, Unless every club in this State uses its diract influence through its every member in pledging our law makers in advance to forward the interests of a fair bill, we must retreat from the field where we haye so often been répulsed, We must declare ourselves Here to-night Wither we abandon the chief objects of our Association, which are the preservation of fish and game, and the enforcement of laws governing such preservation, and devyole ourselves exclusively to the sport of trap shooting, or else as clubs and as members we must pledge ourselyes to earnest work, and we must keep that pledge. As you are all well aware, far too muuch time has been already wasted, and already our prairies, our Marshes and our stveams are too nearly depopulated to admit of further delay or inaction. We have had a game warden for some years, appointed by that arch enemy of game preservation, ex-Goy, John P. Altgeld. Your Board has during the past year received many complaints of his uc- tions, but it is sufficient at this time, in yiew of the fact that he has lately been removed from office at the urgent request of your Board, to state that he was Hhorpup bly unsatisfactory to all but South Water street, Our new game warden has pledged his earnest support of the present laws and their impartial enforcement. In every pos- sible manner he should receive the hearty aid of every sportsman in the State, and if his purpose be sincere, he should not be handicapped by eyen lukewarm sympathy, The fullest support is what is needed. Your Board heartily welcomes Mr. Loyeday’s pledges, and trusts that through no cause will -he fail in his work. The previous secretary and treasurer of the Association, Herman B. Meyers, deserves your unqualified censure. Although his term of [June 12, 1897. office expired nearly a year ago, neilher the present secretary nor your Board were able to get a complete statementof his accounts until very recently, and that proved one of our greatest obstacles in issuing our programme of the present convention, As he was pot under bond, unfortunately, we were powerless to compel him to ren- der an accounting; and as he refused to turn oyer the cach balance in his hands, we were without money fora long time, Your Board recommends thatin future the secretary and treasurer be comperiled to furnish acceptable bonds, and thatif be the duty of the President to demand same, We would also recommend for various reasons that the date of the convention be changed to one of the earlier months, av least during years when the Legislature is in session: Perhaps then we could ac- complish something at Springfield. In presenting you our programme for this week’s sport, we do §0, feeling that it would have been a better one had we not met so many obstacles, one of the chief of which is the failure of the reat clubs of the State 40 subscribe according to their means to our cash prizes. As you will note, but three of the city clubs and two fromthe country have seen fit torespond to our requests for subseriptions. Tourna- ments cannot be supported that way, and if the clubs want liberal prizes, each should contribute to the support of the Association, We trust the clubs will not be so niggardly in their support another year, We bave, however, done the best possible with the means at our dis— posal; and submit to you the programme, hoping for your approyal _of our work. REPORT OF LAW COMMITTEE. Mr. Mott, chairman of the law committee, reported that his accounting must be largely of a negative nature. There had been no legislation obtained by the sportsmen, nor did he think: there would be any change from the present law, unless there might be passed a certain vicious bill, instituted by South Water street and aided by our former respected warden Mr. Blow. He thought there would be no other changes in the game laws at the present session of the Legislature. He6 did not think the present officers of the Associa- tion should be blamed, nor did he think any other officers would have been able to do much better in their position, Mr. Mott referred to the fact that previous to the appointment of Warden Loveday a prominent game dealer had boasted that nothing could be done which could prevent the appointment of Mr. Loveday as warden. To this fact he attached no inferences, Mr. Mott stated that arecent court decision had passed upon the question of using decoy letters for the purpose of using evidence, A certain Supreme Court had decided that decoy letters could not be used to convict a postal employee of theft. Hedid not think they could be used to secure evidence in game cases. SECRETARY'S REPORT. Mr, Bissell, secretary and treasurer, made a brief report showing that he had received $730 and expended $482, Mr. Bissell said he had had troublein getting oul a programme, but the delay had been due to the fact that a good contract with publish- ers could not be closed. Hestated that he had had a great deal of trouble in getting a statement of accounts from his: predecessor in office, nor could he get aécess to the books without difficulty. Some- thing inthe wording of Mr Bissell’s report led Mr. W, L, Shepard, formerly president of the Association, and for many years its secre- tary, to infer that allusion was made also to himself and his method of keeping the records, and Mr. Shepard, with what seemed quite unnecessary warmth, arose and protested against such accusations. Mr. Bissell explained that he intended no referente to anyone but the secretary who had preceded him in office, and his report was so changed in its wording before being placed on file. Mr. Forest, of the gun club to which the former secretary helonged, asked of the Chair that he might haye a conference with the Board of Directors, looking to the clearing up of the charges against his fellow elub member. This conference was held, and restitution of one or two smallsums was madeto the former secretary, who claimed to have made an unintentional error in entering one name too many in last year’s medal shoot. FURTHER BUSINESS, A letter was read from the new warden, Mr. Harry W. Loveday, stating that he was obliged to go to Springfield and so could not be present at the convention, but that it was his wish to counsel with the Association and to work with if in all possible ways. Mr, A. C, Patterson, of Calumet Heights Gun Club, brought up . under the head of unfinished business the change in the shooting rules which be had proposed last year, amending Rule 11, on live bird shooting, so thatit should not call for the gun to be held below the armpit, but’ should read, ‘*Position of the gun to be any that the shooter may desire.” Mr Patterson stated that the latter clause was now to be found in the majority of the shooting rules all over the country, Theré wai some little talk begun on this motion, TOM MARSHALL AND THE 10-GAUGE RULES. But just here is where the fon began. Before Mr Patterson and his friends had been able to crowd the proposed amendment to a vote, there arose from the corner of the room, just to the rieht of the président’s chair, the swarthy face and sturdy form of Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg, one of the best known and most popular shooters of the country, as well as of Illinois and of the Wlinois Association. Tom Marshall is a champion shooter, as all readers of trap-Shooting columns know. From this time on be may be given a title still more to be coveted and far more permanent. He appeared as the cham- pion of the intelligent sportsmanship of Illinois. By his few words of direct speech, and the magnetism of his personality, he accomplished what the leading meu of this association have for years sought in vain to do. He knocked out the fossilized 10-2ange rule. Mr. Marshall said, ‘Mr. Chairman, I wish toinguire whether it takes a year to amend the shooting rules of this Association?” The chairman replied that, while such had been the understanding, and that while Mr. Patterson’s proposed amendment had been offered under that understanding, he was unable to find avything in the con- stitution or by-laws making that the case, uor could any of the oldest members of the Association point out such a clause. Mr, Marshall then said, ‘Mr President, I move you that the I]linois State rules be abandoned entirely, and that we substitute therefor those of the American Shooting Association.” The motion was, by conset of Mr Patterson, offered as a substitute to Mr Patterson’s mo ion, Thefight was then on at once, and eyery- body in the room knew that the old-time question of the absurd 10- gauge rules was up again tor decision, and that never before had the fight against these rules been so strong or so well led. A curious complica ion arose at‘this time, Col. Felton, the presi- dent of the Association, had practically been the author and con- triver of the Iilinois State rules, although the odious 10-cauge clause had been forced vpon him against his will, as of course Col. Felton was intelligent sportsman enough to recognize the world-wide prin- ciple of handicap, Col. Felton now saw that if the 10-gause idea was knocked ont by Mr, Marshall's motion he must lose also the whole set of rules wnich he had labored so earnestly to frame, He therefore decided that he must speak upon this motion, and asked Vice-President Franklyn to take the chair. Col. Félton said that while he did not claim to be familiar with ‘these Hastern rules,” he considered them very imperfect. He said, If we adopt these rules then weadmit that weare a trap-shooting body only. We should not care what the trap-shooting rules of the country are unless we are mostly concerned in trap-shooting.”’ Col. Felton claimed that the Iilinois rules were the most perfectshooting rules ever yet framed. He thought that the 10-gauge clause should be modified, as it was not right that 10s and 12s should shoot at the same score, bub none the less that clause had been passed as the pleasure of this body, nob only once, but more than ovee, Hesaid he would favor Mr. Patter- son’s amendments to the position of the gun, but could not tolerate the thought of the abolishment of the rules which made the IIlinois State Sportsmen’s Association a distinctive hody, and not merely one more trap-shooting association. : Mr. Marshall spoke again briefly, jerkily, but forcibly and clearly to the point of his motion, and evidently his audience went with him at every word. He stated that he did not mean this motion to mean disruption, but uniformity, than to take up the A. S. A. rules would be to put the Association in line with the rest of the country, and to follow a course which had been declared a good one by the men of we country who did the shooting and the thinking in regard to the shooting, i Mr. Mott spoks also in favor of tha Marshall motion. He said: “Are we so great that we need special rules for ourselves? Why should we not have rules that are good enough for everybody else? Our chairman thinks we should appear to be a trap-shoowng boedy if we {ook up these new rules, but 1 think we shall appear to be a trap- shooting body, and a very stickling one if we hang to the old miles. It is beneath us this repeated discussion over theserules. Let us take up the rules which will make us uniform with the rest of the country. 7 Mr Mott's remarks were greeted with applause, though applause, from the other side of the house came when Mr. Smith spoke in favor of the old-time rules. At this point Mr, Organ made his annual motion to table the whole thing, Ordinarily this motion is carried as one of the formalities of the year, but it was not thus this year. There was 4Tinging yots on each side, and a division being claimed the roll call was ordered. This was a long process, but befors the fourth club had registered its vote the chorus of ‘‘Noes’’ was becom- ing. so steady that Mr, Organ saw the motion to table was lost, and asked to withdraw the motion. The chair decided the motion to be lost. Mr. Marshalls motion then came up and was put with practi- cally no further discussion, although Mr. Baird had risen on & point of information, asking to be informed on certain points of the A.B, A. ‘June 12,1807.) FOREST AND STREAM ry Tules. Upon the motion béing put the chair was unable to decide and a rising vote was cated. The secretary tallied thirty-four votes ‘of delegates who rose in favor of abolishing the old Ulinois rules. sig eee to these were eleven delegates who wished to cling to the 10-gange idea, The names of these: need not be mentioned, as the majority was an overwhelming one in favor of Tom Marshall, proper handicap, progress and reform. At last we are modern, It was decided by vote that the A. §, A. rules shall take effect thirty days from the close of the present tournament, CHANGE OF DATE. Mr. Mussey moved that the convention for 1898 should be held with an open date for May or June, but that for 1899, the year of the next session of the Legislature, the meeting should be held the first week in January, for the A ie i of better efforts at game legislation. This was carried, . Baird moved that the directors levy an assessment on each club of not over $10. Carried. Mr. Baird moved that the board use diligence in enforcing the game laws of this State. He said; “Itis time for us to quit resolving. Sele ead may mean much or little, I mean it shall mean much,” jarried. THE ASSOCIATION MAKES A MOVE, _When it came to the question of the next place of meeting, the cities of Peoria and Chicago were both put in nomination, Mr. Hahnestock, of Peoria, recalling the partial pledge of the Association of last year to give Peoria the conyention this year, Mr. Organ stated that he was a friend to both cities. Chicago had better facilities than Peoria. He did not think more than 25 per cent, of Chicago people would go to Peoria. Still, he would go himself, and was not in the least averse to seeing Peoria chosen. Mr, Fahnestock said that Peoria did not want the convention unless it obtained ittunanimously. As to facilities, Peoria could handle the Association. Mr, Allen, mayor of Peoria, said that his city could take care of a political convention, and he allowed it could handle this tournament. Mr. Abner Price at this point arose and made a stinging and yigorous speech in favor of Peoria, He said the Association had practically pledged itself last year and that now it sought to violate this pledge. He said, “Jf we go to Peoria, we go not for the sake of the trap-shoot, but for the good of this institution.” Mr. Price was applauded vigorously. Mr. Mott thought that 1399 would be-better than 1898 for Peoria, as that would be a legislative year. Mr. Mussey thought that the new game warden would be better helped by a Chicago board of managers than by a board residing in Peoria, Mr. Price again insisted that the Asso- eration was already pledged for 1898, and that its pledge for 1899 should be yalued no more than the present one. Mr. Clark, of Peoria, - said that Peoria would be a good point to come to to make up the past differences between the sportsmen of this State. Mr, Clark said the sportsmen would neyer get a game law, because the country shoojers always turned in and helped kill the sportsmen’s bill ema- nating from Ohicago. The sportsmen of Chicago did not believe in “spring shooting, but the members from the lower part of the State could not £o to Wisconsin for their spring shooting, and so they gob no shooting at all. ‘They would always fight bills in such ways until there was a better understanding on both sides. If this convention should go to Peoria he thought it would be a good time to enlarge its membership and come to a better understanding on protective mat- ters with the lower counties of the State. The question now came to a vote, and Peoria was chosen as the place for the next convention. Hiection of officers was then called, and there being unanimity among those present, the secretary was instructed to cast one ballot each for the following officers; President, H. H, Fahnestock, of Peoria; First Vice-President, Abner Price, of Chicago; Second Vice-President, Chauncey M. Powers, of Decatur; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. F. Simmons, of Peoria. ; Mr, Bortree at this point introduced a resolution to the effect that the Illinois Association should extend its congratulations to the State Sportsmen's Association of Texas on the efficient game law passed for the protection of ‘‘yours and our migratory game,’’ The secre- tary was instructed to send this resolution to Mr. R. R. Lockett, pres- ident of the Texas State Association. Action was taken by which hereafter each club may be allowed to enter two teams in the club team championship contest, no member to compete in more than one team. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Sherman House for the use of the club room, and adjournment followed, THE TOURNAMENT. As usual, the shooting of the two State events at live birds ran into the third day. The entry in the Board of Trade badge shoot, the test of the Association tournament, was eighty-six, a distinct advance over that of last year, which shows that there was good hustling done ‘this year by the directors. The club teams also filled well, and the Smith cup entry reached thirtynine, The weather for Tuesday was cold, and on Wednesday a drizzling rain spoiled much of the enjoy- ment of the afternoon. Thursday was cloudy and not pleasant, but at no time was the shooting stopped by the weather. The birds, un- der these mixed conditions, continued to ayerage yery good, many in the badge shoot being as fast as would be seen at any time or place, During the rain they of course became less active, and the shooting did not offer so much interest. CHAN POWERS TAKES EVERYTHING, Last year, aS may be remembered, the Smith cup was won by Chauncey M. Powers, of Decatur. Mr. Powers evidently likes this trophy. for he went out after it again this year, and again took it from the full field of competitors. Kut he was not satisfied with this. He laid covyetous eyes also on the capital prize of the Associa- tion, the Board of Trade diamond badge, and when he left the score after the ties, he bore this great emblem of the State live-bird cham- pionship for the year upon his lapel. There wasno stopping him this week, and fears are entertained that Mr, Powers may want to take home with him our city hall or the Columbus statue. In the ties Mr. Powers was 48 usual calm, and keyed up exactly right. With him at the home stretch were Tom Lailin (who always gets into the 10 tie nearly every year), and Billy Mussey, who shot birds like a veteran, though he has been out of practicefor a longtime. At one stage in the tie it practically lay between Mr, Mussey and Mr, Powers, the former having missed a bird. Hesaid to Mr. Powers: “Go ahead now, Chan, and kill your bird.” This Mr. Powers was unable to do, and bis miss let in the rest for a second tie, so that Mr. Powers had to goon so far as his 14th bird to win. Messrs. Mussey and Laflin divided the merchandise, no one else getting further along than 5 birds in the tie. Seore: First event, for the Board of Trade diamond badge, value $500, em- plematic of the individual championship of the State, at live birds, the winner of the badge this year to receive the proceeds of next year’s entries for the same prize, 10 liye birds, entrance $10, Dr SHAW..sercaceees eeceuesee— § EF HH Morris...,....,.2120220222— 8 B Smith .,..cccscce. 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G Tate ve euveunsceesseee0l11102 — 8 R KUsS. oe. eee eee eas 0201222222— 8 AW Febrman,.....1222220022— 8 H Dunnell.....1.0+++0220212210— 7 J J Smith..,... ex... 1222200120— va £,1101201201— 7 W Crappe ve serererelO00— 7 EW Neal, oes eee P022222021— EE Boltenstern, , ,,2122220211— 9 C Landon... ......5. 0082122222 — G Kleinman.,,.,,,,,1221022222— it) N L Hoyt. ........++-1221100012— a J BICH, .....e0000 0 28L1121121—10 5 HH Frothingham, .1222020222— 8 J H Amberg.,.....,.0202222222— § P RTUeCr, pyc ceee ees er0zeee202— 8 RW Wright,,..,,,,,2222222222-10 A Schiitz.,.........2120200002— 5 CE’ Felton,,,......,0200002101— 4 G Franklin, 1. .2121201220— 8 JT Glover., «+=. 4122022222— g J B Castle.. 1002202222— 7 CH Comely vee AZIIZ11101— 9 F Dilg....cses ,2222220122— 9 J M Brown -. 2110202200— 6 G W Madden, .2122001022— 7 F A Barr,,, 0022121220— 7 RA Turtle,......-,2122002201— 7 serene cee 42200010222 6 In the ties on 9 only six men were in atthe end of the first string of 5 tie birds: Woodford, Von Lengerke, W. Dunnell, Ehlers, Dile and e George Kleinman, After the end of the second string of 5, W. Dunnell ” ou11 straight. Ties_on 8 Bingham, Portman, Morris, A, Kleinman, Harbaugh, Tate, Frothingham and A. ©. Henry divided money after killing 8 eT re won merchandise (the Spalding bicycle) on 20 straight. Tieson7: Roll, Madden and Turtle divided money, Madden won merchandise on 11 straight. Ties on 6: Hicks and place divided money. Place won merchandise on 8 straight. Second event, targets. For the L, ©. Smith cup, emblematic of the individual State championship at inanimate targets, the winner of the cup this year to receive 60 per cent, and the club of which he is a member 40 per cent. of the entries at next year’s inanimate target event, the winner to execute a bond in the sum of $500 to the production ofthe eup next year; 20 targets, entrance State rules: G Powers. .10111111111111111111—19 Dr Shaw . .11111111100101111110—16 W Smith, ,01110100111110111111—15 J P Bieks. .10111110111011111101—16 LOG Willard10110010110w FE Bingham01111111110110110101—15 G Roll, ....11111111011110111010—16 Froth’h’n.11101111110111111111 —18 Hennis ....10001101011 w Hollister . ,11111101111111001111_17 Patterson,.11110111111011111101—17 J B Castile .11100011110110100011—12 A E Henry10101101101111111111—16 VBolsten’r 01111101101011001011—13 FStannard 11111111011011111111—18 M J Wich . ,.10111101111001111110—15 De Wolf., ,01100101101000110010— 9 A EB Leisey11001001110001101111—12 Tate.,.....10011111001001111011—13 Barto ,....10101110111101111111—16 Mr Powers won the cup with 19. uarantee » Minois Heilman . ,11011100100101101011 12 HE Dunnell.1111011111110101111117 DL Parkeri101111010111110110i—15 MacGruder00100111010010001000— 7 AW Henry11100110101101000100—10 Kuss ....,.11111111100111011111-17 JL Warner00001111011111111011 —14 P F Stone..110011111110001-0101_13 W Dunne! 01110111101011011111 15 H Bolten’n00101011111111001111—14 Ed Steck, .11101011111111111111—18 Harbough.11011111110110101011—15 J Ruble... .01111110011111111101—16 Fehrman, .11011111101111011101—16 B Dunnell.10110011111011111111—16 Portier. ...11110101101110011111 15 AKleinm’n01111101110111011111—16 Neal,..,.,.11111011111011111111—18 Marshall , ,11100111111111111111—18 Ties on 18 divided money, and -Shaffer.... 1112 9., 101612 .. Marshall wou merchandise on 9 straight. Ties on 17 diyided money, and Hollister won the merchandise with 3 straight, Ties.on 16 divided money, and Shaw won merchandise with 8 out of 9. Ties on 15 diyided money, and T. L, Parker won with 16 out of 18, Bingham being near him with 14 out of 18. THE CLUB-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP. Open to teams of four men from any club members of the State Association, Entrance, price of birds only. The club-team event brought out twenty-one entries, and ir was noon on Thursday before the result was determined, the three duck. shooting Dunnell boys from Fox Lake, with their friend Pitzen, wip- ing up the earth with all the city shooters and men from down coun- try. and putting Pestakee club atthefront. Before the conclusion of this event the weather had grown cold and the wind was strong, Old shooters present said that they had never seen harder shooting than that offered by the birds on Thursday. Scores: Pistakee: H. Dunnell 10, B. Dunnell 10, W. Dunnell 9, Pitzen. 7—36. Gorfield: R. Kuss 9, T, P. Hicks 9, Dr. Shaw 9, Neal 8—35. South Chicago: Larkin 10, Reeves 9, L. C. Willard 9, Watson 7—35. Eureka: Marshall 10, Bingham 9, Wright 8, Steck 8—35. ; gen City: J. Ruble 10, Amberg 9, A. Kleinman 8, G, Kleinman Chicago Shooting Club: W. P. Mussey 9, M. J, Hich 9, Stone 8, R, B. Organ 8—34, Blue Island: Krueger 10, Boeber 9, Geo. Roll 9, Borman 6—34, Dixon: Troop 9, Smith 8, Parkhurst 8, Norris §—a3 _ Prairie of Chicago: Comely 9, Parker 8, Hhlers 8, Dicks 7—382, eas McFarland 9, Yon Lengerke 9, Prothingham 8, Place 7— Peoria: Portman 9, Sammis 8, Leisey 8, Heilman 6-31. Evanston: Dilg 10, Schmidt 9, Franklin 7, Jay Smith 5—31, Gilman: Fortier 10; Tate 8, Madden 7, McBarnes 6—31. Genésseo: Powers 10, Laflin 9, A, Henry 6, Hasbrugh 6—30. Douglas; Lansdon 8, Stannard 8, Carter 7, Glover f—29, Alpine; Tornette 8, De Paola 7, Barto 7, Simmonetti 6—28, Elgin: Doe 8, Freeman 7, Adams 7, Nish 6—28. Duck Island; Shepard 8, A. Price 7, Clark 7, Fahnestock 6—28, Prairie of Evanston: Peterson 8, Zeek 8, Higginton 6, Harloff 5—27, Grand Crossing: Roberts 7, Ruple 7, withdrew, Henry G, C.; Wood 7, Forrest 6, withdrew. THE OPEN TOURNAMENT. At the conclusion of the State target event, the L.C, Smith cup race, the target traps were thrown open to all present. A mixed lot of inanitnates was used, bluerocks, empires, etc. The weather was none too good at any time for the sport, and on Thursday, a windy day, the shooting was extremely difficult, the targets dancing and dodging in a way which made @ straight score something rare and valuable. The entry at no time was very large in the target events, and by Thursday evening had dwindled perceptibly, The beastly Chicago weather took much of the life out of the sport. The bulk of the shooting was at $1.50 sweeps. Scores: Tuesday, First Day. Kvents: 1234656 Events: I1Z3 4656 Targets: 25 15 15 16 15 15 Targets: 46 15 15 15 16 165 Geo Roll,.....,.- 21 14 15 15 14 13 MceMurchy...;,, 2515 141414 ,, Bingnam, sje ieve 20 os oe oar, 10 Wm Smith,...,, 20... 12 .. Hennis ..s,e.000. 21 14.. .. ., 12 JW BKingis...0.. 22 2. «os we ps Nal Dr Shaw,,....... 2012... .. ., 15 LWreeman.,,,,, ? POWElS....004+5> 20 1413 12 15 ., BF Bolstner,,.. 18 ., ." by Budd...errsesee 22 14 14 15 14 18 Hollester,...,.,, 23 18 15 14 13 13 Marshall ,,;.,... 23 14 14 15 .. 18 HE Bolstner..,, 22 ,, et Gilbert.....,..,. 23 13 13 15 15 15 John Ruble.,,,.. 15 Poley,.,sseseseee 21 «2 1414 ,. 10 Frothingham.,.. 21 ., Wahnestock,,,.. 18 ., AS5 Kleinman... 24 MeBarnes.,,...- 18 .. 2.1. Leis0y..sessesees AYMStrong vj.e0e 13 .. «es « Hdwards.:,.... .. 11 G Hesler,,,,. .. 19 ., oe LO Willard ,,,.. 5, 14 13 JRGraham,.... 23 11 10 14 12 19 4 BDunnelliiecss: Sly. 2 ce ae ce KING ecscestecs 6 19814 16 17 is B Stiligeiccedes Wiss we ae vee. Heilmansiiii.i,.. 11.5.” Portman ssivse0 2s IZ. oe a. MOTTIS..i.ceesece ce oe ca ce 1 dD Bteck,......-.... 20 1215131411 Kdwards.............. 9. & Glarkpigiadanecae fe eolewiss as (fe ELtZOT a eyeiie ye ice gt 6 BLOW iisestsa ea Hed ds ce ts CPOPPETasciaeee cs cs et 8 Bill Smith,,,,... .. 141210 ., 14 EE Rice... i ID Tg Simmons,,,..... «. 1112 ., .,12 MrBarns.. tii) 1) 3) 2 0) ib ay Bart, .cesesssese oe 1 ce te oe or TA cssisecorees ss cs cs), HM Magruder ..sssce es Ws ts cg ce Rupeliys.ccicsee ve cs 2 1h ACGME cawersead agp Stess tnaces ian DUDA YA Cn po, peelae Tae 13 Lansdon.....ecre ee Fee vs ae oe WAITGEM., 00. cs 2. 1815 6 USS 1.4. seserae »» 24138 1413 15 Castle,..,..,.... .. .. 12 ay HEDinnele sash: he 1Or to pees HOvth Wives «saath |. 9 LPStannard..,... .. 13., .. 13 W UShepard... ...... 5) °° 10 VEOKTIS pe Re reek: Vectors Se. MUCH IME. Sanne . 18 12 7. 44 DAMP OU stain ae fatednaseae: TS Dyan To a okt ae syn TA OWen, cccccs a0 20 os ss oe 10, Palmer,.,, «. .. 1210 Dilis,. ascenccass a0 an c. 145, 14 Behrman po igetsie Madden....csiaee as os ae as as 18 Woods,,, See rfa ibe, Be De Wolf. sseccsee eee 1013 ., 6 Barr i da tt Wednesday, Second Day, Events: 12383 465 6 #£4¥yvents; 1234656 Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 Targets: 16 16 16 15 15 Kolenzik,,...+ il eet UST Te SRO, rei jkere lanl 116 14 15 Brow) ,evveveyeve oo fee ie Stes Mrs Day. ..eovrey 121412 911 13 SURES Siege aictetciciteeet ts Em a ar ae Goldsmith,,.....10., .. .» +» 11 Stec alah aero ae Fehrmann,.,,... 11 12 14 12 An Geo Kleinmann, 12 12 14 | pla Marshall... ...... 18 15 14 15 j1 43 Thomasyysaceas. le... te 1. 43 APZTAVES, .es.2.,. 6 11 1 »» Simmons,,,..... 9121214 Es Datei ole mEndd. Sy cemepied cbe Tit i: 814 id 14 1818 W Dunnell,..10 “8 11 Ps betes eevee essere Palmer, ..s.ss+0- 5 y- Parker.....s0s0-s 18 EOUSS ps:dllpvinry scan ve owe UCKCE- bbe np oenes ck Bln ee eee bs ae SRW ELGUT Vins sama, acco Loue barrens od Mf: Ar se TICKER ass cweas ry 10 wire ere ea Goodrich) es, ae at Ul Gy Ld ee HH Rice wevcias 25. G Heiler: erates Fi Dr Day........+, 14411 ,,14 9,, Madden,,,...... 9.. 1813 °° 7° Gilbert, .......- » 1215 1415 1115 Woodford....... 142) 0. 1, 7" Neal,,.....+-+s. 12 11 14 11 ,, 12 Ruble...,......, 14 13 13 35 13" 4129 8,,.. AW Henry,,..,, 1413.14, °" 9 814., ab DHA ste. Et Seon fet es 1413 1412 ., ., ASKleinman,.. 12 14 5° 14°" 44 1311 .. 1512 ,. Hollesier..,,..., 121211 14 °° . 1315141213 ,, MecCarthy.,,.... ..1045.. °° "’ H Frothingham. 1112..15..., WD Stannard,, .,12,. 7° °° ** F PStannard.,.. 14 14 15 1418 14 Bill Smith.,,,./) 1) 124471 7° 7" Willard... : ++ »» Fabnestoek.,.;. 5; 10,, °°" *? fine ee Ser HOLO Wee styebortebe sas Mien: V F Boltenster. Dae Lakin clyyes cael e uy ML miveht QW Frau +» +» A W Reeyes,,... .. et eh Bitiderts Mieke OO teem shan SUMERG Cvepersaeg dBap ltt DE WOE. vy peey an F108 oy Baeci. i. sicsck ott, HO 7 1 -}1-(-), ae ' Bacon, ,,.csseeseca.. 11... 109 DHIRGE, veccdeee ee aa ee 141 H Dunnell.. 2737) 7! 1 i ALBA a 644 pnnee eee a ay) be ine) be? DB ALLO panganent Jy eed scnkoees LU oar rb paar velo ae Ll py, be) CESlOleets scale! Uo bead oem ate ELOVivacestes pte cll po dl ee eee Darprettes eens an cs scelU ae ce Taha crersn welds IO co doe We DUnnellys see") fe aeedees Gas Ie haya wet Shee Wp cee ory UST nen PEs tie Teter te ben Dilley ieadesnneis ss kn, Cledal nn tae eee Ee Clarkon ncaa aha pee 11ST; Thursday, Third Day. Events! 123456 78 #éEventss 128246566978 Targets: 15 15 2015 1520 15 15 ‘Targets: 15 15 20 16 15 20 15 15 Thomas,,.. 12 14 15 1313181310 Kruger.,,, 810... .. cs os on os Froth’ham 15 .,, .. .. .. 171810 Marshali.., 11 18 15 15 15 19 10 12 L Willard., 8 12 .. 11 15191118 Mrs Day... 9..13., ., 10 912 Kolmazik,.11 812 914... 7% DrmD avalon scene ial o@easdceee Rool,....,. 11 44 17 12 14 17 13 15 Trclips PLO ye Fourtier... 6.., ; Gilbert,... 15 13 18 141519 1415 HDunnell, 13... 1610..12..., Stannard... 15121913 141718 ,, Hicks..,,.. 12 2... 6. ee ee ws oe Kibby..... 81015 .. 1210 .. ,. Neal.......138 918 .,13,, 14., WKOMMBtORE Ye adelante kes at. dd, 44 bo) CEALZOD ane lol Peep e hee nT aL net Rehm,,....... 814., 7.. ..10 De Wolf fe fe trope tok) E Skecks.. 14. 0... Meaders,., 13 11 14111016 ,, ., Tate....... 5.4. .. « rear ATPTAVOS Vial Lol] Gay yelp sane oe BY Oeh eral, cen. G causes Abbott..,. 141315 ,.1315., ,, Searles... 101115 ., 11.. ow Budd,..... 10111610 1419 ,, ,. Klineman.. 1310 17 101416 .. .. Were, Cores reenpere cel pore, melee AS Seals) Peabl PS yy oe! SHOT rer is eee) cae waae, (OO WW OOULOrd: it rec lOL 4 ain keke MORTIS! Fy apd scot creed CHET s. wOClLALK GS aie. bale oo Ae eee SHAW 1.00 Nat ale Senne ote pe SeOIt See, Pen eee H E Bolt.. epee WY eh ia ci oe BS oP eustion,, 1113 181111 .,., ., Wish ..,,.. Sf -Oc8: (9 Se GUISE DION. Pt tng oyt Gal dunia) EY EBOltve, : Klineman.. 121417 ..138 15... ,. enstien., ». as ow 12138 a. We es Bowerseees 01 feete igelsl6-.. 9 Ganhaueit, i a eee oe Ruble..,,.. 13 14 19131418 ., 14 Parker.... .. i. «. 11 ., 16 2. 4: McConnel.. ., 1112 810,, ,, 11 A WHenry ee a Si psotiesreck colle top Oe, Seen NSE nd Se yoe ene pee Lee gee Dr Shaw... 11 1517 111217 .. ., Adams,, rae et 6 fered fees el aes Barta: on sede lee Soke Se Pataen i Dew Gite og STOW I ert ed esa GM ee geeieen Pane IR 18 11 14 Gyraliainis -2r2p2utel fielss 4 kore! Cem ISh eee een, Were enr etal eae W Dunnell. ., ., 16... S13 PO MOrris tie 0: eae teas, oe HEANOR. a crea coe ete sen y) 6 One CADICK ROTEL ereeriene) eas BDunnel.. .. .. SES ede SOCKS sey ens Ae ee 10 SIo At the close of the State events there began a red-hot contest among the cracks at live birds in the open sweeps. This was on Thursday afternoon, when the weather was hard for shooters and good for birds. The best of the shots present had trouble to make a good showing under the circumstances. Powers continued his con-- sistent performance by getting 10 screamers straight, and was tied by Bingham, Harry Dunnell, Abe Kleinman and Von Lengerke. econ evidently had the best of the game. Score, 10 live birds, THURSDAY. C. Powers, Hd. Bingham, H. Dunnell, Abe Kleinman and QO, von Lengerke, 10; C. W. Budd, lL. O. Willard, G. Kleinman, Simpson, Kolanczik, J. A, Ruble, H. Boltenstern, S. Palmer and W. Dunnell, 9; Ny. E. Money, Fred. Gilbert, Abbott, Paterson, Hicks, Kuss and A. B, Searles, 8;.Tom Marshall, Dr. Frothingham, George Roll and J. R. Graham, 7; Kibber 1, Boulfield 4, ©. M. Price 5, Conley 5, On Friday the weather was clear and cold. and the wind was so strong in the early part of the day that the birds were puzzling to the best of the enthusiasts who lingered at the traps. The shooting was confined to miss-and-out-sweeps. Toward eyening the birds ler down a bit, and the scores ran higher at the finish. Friday practi- cally concluded the tournament both at live birds and targets, there haying been but a day and a half of liye bird shooting and three and a half days of target shooting open for non-residents of the State. Scores in the nine miss-and-outs were: Events: 1 23466%7 89 Eventsi1 23 45639789 Money 0) 2 62407 br 08, “Abbott's, 4. 4, i 2) tad Ss Howers. 7 4 111 0 0 6 215 Kibbey..,...... 51 5 20 Willard. 7 5 712 4 3 2 415 Kolan- WDunnel7 0.... 8041., vA srr og See ee atti ade mh a Binghint,; WOON ses pany elaine, (Parra osha Cot al late, BMA eae a) eereeen lS Dene bes BDSnalwere espn 4 ue, ous Kleinm’n,, 5 6°22 5 4 4,., HDun- Gilbert fae 7" 6 a SG) Web Siete eae 5 5.15 Frething- LAE si eps ee oe) vat el ae Pe deat) HAM ey eye ys “One LO 4146 Eardinpe yay oe) se -veOuNO COMMENT, The entry of the Du Pout Gun Club, a newly incorporated body, including some of the best shots in the State, was received in the State team championship event with some demur, it being allaged that the club was not regularly a member of the Association, At the talk of a protest the entry of the team was withdrawn, Dr. and Mrs, D, H. Day, of Duluth, were present and apparently enjoying themselves. Mrs. Day’s shooting was of a sort which asks no odds of the best, and her appearance at the score was always the signal for the gathering of interested groups of spectators. Mrs. Day handles the shotgun with a grace and effectiveness rarely seen among the women who shoot at the trap. Dr. Day has in part recov- ered the use of the hand which was so seriously injured some time ago, and isnow enjoying rugged health. Heand his wife have at- tended several shoots on the Western circui: this season, Chan Powers, winner of the Board of Trade badge, the L, GC. Smith cup, the City Hall, Lake Front, etc., did his shooting with a Parker gun, His target load was U, M. C. Smokeless 3in. shell, 314drs: Du Pont, 140z. No. T4shot. On live birds he shot the 3!4in. Green Trap shell, 45grs. Du Pont, 1440z. Nos. 7144 and 7 shot. Speaking of mayors, we had three at this tournament—Mayor Mar- shall, of Keithsburg; Mayor Allen, of Peoria, and Mayor Jake Rehm, of Blue Island. Jake was a member of the board of directors and did efficient hustling at the shoot. The people out.at Blue Island haye slected Jake mayor ever since he was eignt or ten years old, and he has a cinch on it for the rest of his naturallife. Once he was sick and forgot all about the election, but he came in returned as mayor just the same. It makes no difference how many votes the other fellow gets, Jake Rehm is the only accepted mayor of Blue Island. Mr. Lou Hbrhardt, of Atchison, was present for only one day of the tournament, but his absence was mentioned with regret by a great many. ; Mr, F, H. Hollister, of Chicago, went well to the front in the race for the Smith cup, and says he will win it next year sure. The ties inthe Board of Trade badge divided the money before they began to shoot down toa finish. When the question was put ta the ties on 10, Chan Powers was the only one who wanted to shoot it out, He said afterward thathad he done this he would have stood to win about $1,000 at this tournament, supposing the entry next year to be about what it was this. Dick Merrill and Charlie Grimm were absent from the shoot this year, aud Chan Powers and Charlie Budd were consequently desolate, These side partners have heretofore been part of the fixtures at this event. Noel Money has attended two shooting tournaments in Chicago in May and June. At the first one it snowed, and at this one it was too cold tosnow, J know he will like the place, Tom Laflin, as usual, went into the 10 hole on the badge, He says he would rather haye the gold watch he got than to have the badge, I regret to say that S. A. Tucker has laid aside the old shooting coat which he has worn for twenty years. Mr. Tucker now appears in a wide-ribbed corduroy which can stand alone, and is audible at the distance of a block. Shooters ata shoot do not always know what they are shooting for. I hope that they will not forget the following contribtors of cash: E. 5, Rice $100, John Watson $100, Decatur Gun Club $50, Win- ner diamond badge 1896 $50, Audubon Gun OClub $25, Evanston Gun Club $20, Garfield Gun Club $10. C. S. Wilcox $10. Haryey McMurchy did some fine work at the target traps, but was obliged to leave town at the middle of the week. Italian Joe, of the Alpine Gun Club, the best known plover shooter on earth, was one of the characters of the shoot, J asked him if he was shooting the old scatter gun which I had seen him use on plover, but he said, **No, I shoot-a one-a dem Ella CG. Smitta gun now.” Chan Powers’s double victory at live birds and targets has never been duplicated in the history of the Illinois State Association, nor is it apt to be at any early date. Charlie Budd, as usual, kept open house at tke Windsor Hotel. Asked his opinion of the Budd-Beck race for the Du Pont trophy next Monday, he said he hoped he would not be obliged to waliz home, as it was a long way to Des Moines. The song and insectivorous bird was with us, but in diminished numbers, “Our sister States” did not come up so often in the con- yention as usual, I note with alarm also that we forgot to pass res- olutions against the German carp and other enemies of the land, A, convention without resolutions is in a condition rightly to be viewed ri Busser and Terr ’ y diligently applying the ear to the ground, eenileme ] able to distinguish the coarse, husky tread of the 10-zauge SE ae ap sara in the ance eth jhan Powers and Tom Mars can divide the town si i between them as they like, eM ge Keep your eye on Peoria next year. There be some who think 4830 Peoria cannot hold a shoot, but the last heard of Pres Wahnestock and his friend the Mayor ef Peoria, they were walking down the rail- road track toward home, with their grip sacks carried at a merry angle; and as they looked back over their shoulders at the city of Chicago, they sang a mellifiuous duet, the chorus of the old song which begins, “Oh, I dont’ Enow, you're not so warm!” But we have no 10-gauge rules now. At last Chicago is modern. [ 1206 Borcm Buripine, Chicago. E. Houes, Connecticut Trap-Shooter’s League. DECORATION DAY AT NEW HAVEN. THE second tournament of the Connecticut Trap-Shooter’s League was held at New Haven on May 31 (Decoration Day). ‘The weather was by no means favorable for a large gathering, as heavy rain had poured down since 5 P. M, on the previous evening, and was still com- ing down with a melancholy persistence when 9:30 A. M., the hour for starting the shoot on May 31, arrived. The clouds every now and then gave otit some hopes of better things later in the day, and we tinderstalid that certain persons of known probity saw the sun for a féw mibtites about 8 o’clock, or may be earlier. At any rate the sun did come out about 11:30 and stayed ont, making himself a welcome guest by drying everything, even wet sweaters, and giving everybody & chance of a sunbath on the club house porch. As may be imagined from the phrase ‘‘wet sweaters,”’ the boys tould not be kept fiom the traps when once they had reaihed the grounds. It could rain all it wanted to, but Connecticut isn’t a dry State and its trap-shooters don’t object to a little water—externally, thatis. Se it came about that the first two programme events, and an extra to ‘warm up,’’ were all shot with a steady and wetting rain falling. Then came the change and all was lovely. THE ATTENDANCE AFFECTHD BY RAIN, But the attendance was affected by the downpour of the earlier hours, Hartford shooters were expeeted, but none showed up. Meriden sent a squad, but at least another squad had signified its intention of being on hand to take the morning train for the “City of Hims.” Windsor Locks, too, was hampered in its efforts to getup a full squad for the team-race, owing to the failure of some of the memoers of the gun club to put in an appearance. Bridgeport, how- ever, was the banner club among the visitors, Messrs. Blakeslee and U. M. C. Thomas brought a delegation of 14 shooters to the grounds, and they shot right along and made their presence felt when it came to drawing down the moneys dealt out by Cashier Gould to those who ‘twere in for money.’’ The home club had enou:h shooters on hand to make up almost three teams, theservices of Edwards being pressed Jn to make up the sixth in thethird team, In addition to the 42 shaat- ers taking part in the team-race, there were several others unat- tached, some students from Yale showing up in the afternoon for some practice after their victory in the intercolleriate race with Haryard, Princeton, Columbia and Pennsylvania on Saturday last. LUNGH, MOSQUITOES, ETG Although there were not as many shooters present as would have ' been the case had ths weather been fine from the start, there were enough on hand to keep the five traps hustling to get through the programme before nichtfall. The homeclub had arranged every- thing with a yiew to the comfort of its guests. The club house was thrown wide open, and a capital lunch was provided free to all. There were other guests on hand in addition to the shooters, and these guests were neither welcome spectators nor idlers who had just dropped into look at the shooting. On the contrary, they were as busy as possible all day, and kept others busy, too, These guests were a gang of the most outrageously large and black naosquitoes, who apparently hadn’t had a thing to eat since Fast Day. Where they came from it is hard to say, although the swamp behind the club house looked a littlesuspicious. Presideut Clark and Mr. Bristol, of the home club, accounted for their presence by openly stating that the Meriden boys had brought them down in their grips and turned them loose out of spite. Two very large ones, however, were posi- tively traced to Yan Dyke’s grip, and this is quite likely, as Van had only left his New Jersey home the night previous. Anyway, there were mosquitoes to give away; we can vouch for that. President M. H, Clark brought his gun along, but shot only in the teum race, preferring to take a hand as scorer, referee or any old thing, so that the attending shooters could have all the shooting they wanted. To Mr, Clark and Mr. Bristol most of the sucess of the shoot must be given; Mr, Bristol, in particular, was always busy one way or another, and had been on the ground sinca7 o’clock prepar- ing everything for the 9:30 opening; there are very few men who can boast ‘three score years and ten”’ who can equal Mr. Bristol in en- thusiasm, energy and capacity for work. Mr. Gould, as on former occasions, acted as cashier, and did his work for the most part unas- sisted, and did it most excellently. THE THAM RACH. The team race was, of course, the main feature on the programme* New Haven entered three teams; Bridgeport had two teams on hand, while Meriden and Windsor Locks had one each. The race is at 40 targets per man, 20 known angies and 20 unknown angles, The known angles were shot first, the teams shooting as a whole, not being split up. The order of shooting was decided by lot, the teams going to the Score in the order designated by numbers drawn out of the box. Known angles were disposed of first, and at this style of shooting the New Haven No. itook the lead, breaking 108 out of the 120 shot at. The Metiden team was second with 103. Then came New Haven No, 2 with 96 breaks; Glosely followed by Windsor Locks and Bridgeport No, 2 with 93 breaks each. Bridgeport No. 1. Was next with 91, New Haven No. 3 being Jast with 7. 7 Then came fhe unknown angles. Atthis game New Haven No. 1 increased its Jead by breaking 104 to 102 by the Meriden team, Bridge- port's two teams and the Windsor Locks team all tied on the un- known angles with 87 breaks each, New Haven No, 2 dropping down to 84. New. Haven No, 3 bettered its total made on the known angles by scoring 77 at unknown angles. It is worthy of note that while so many people say they tan break more targets at unknown angles - than at known angles, yet the New Haven No. 3 was the only team to make more at unknowag angles than at knownangles. The combined totals of all the teams for each style of shooting show: Known angles 659 breaks out of 840 shot at; unknown angles, 628 breaks out of 840 shot at, these figures give an advantage of 31 breaks to the known angles, ; The team averages were: New Haven No. 1 88.3, Meriden 85.4, Wind- sor Locks, Bridgeport No. 2 and New Haven No, 275, Bridgeport No. 1 74.1, New Haven No, 563.3. (Inthe scores of the New Haven No. 3 team, Brown shot in place of Hazel in the second half.) The detailed scores were: New Haven No. 1, i : Known angles. 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Edwards.. » ADDIDIVILTIITI11111-10111101011110111111 37 Bass@tt, scoceseveersseLL11111001100100111 11£101011110111111001 —29 LOMEGOD) yaveeyenyssetdl2110110C0119111 1 11101001111110110100 —39 Hazel, cccecveceees ss 20L11100110011100010 11010110111111011010—35 TYEAl, vscyevsevnessnerttLOOO1O010110111101 10110110001010100010 —31 Kittle sssyssy e+e, +1r00000000000000001i00 01000001111110100001—11—162 SBOmR Noe D Washburn.,.,.,.10001011101110111011 11100001011110110101—25—180 FOREST AND STREAM. THE PROGRAMME BYENTS, In addition fo the team race there were ten eyents on the pro- framme, All these events were shot off, and also an extra at10 tar- gets, No. 1lin the table below. A straightaway miss and-out, 50 cents entrance, brought the shoot to a close. This had eleyen entries, the results being: Van Dyke and M, A. Beers 6, Parker and Coates 5, Hull 4, Edwards and Jordan 3, Gaines and Videon 1, Cowee and Claridge 0, The conditions of this race were all straightaway birds, the shooters going back 6ft, at the end of each round until they reached the club house, which they did at the end of the 4th round, finishing trom that mare, about 24yds, rise from No. 3 trap. Scores in the programme events were: Events: 1 2 > 4 6 7% :& (9-£0) 11 Targets: 10 10 15 15 16 16 10 16 10 10 COWES en kehs eenetisascee bre scra se tOe Oe epeelOwele. 0) ose dee Glee) MA WATGS i ivy;iearsccnettstretss 18) 9 18 db ih 4h) Sth 98 19 Whitney ....,. 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[June 12,. 1897. / Portsmouth Gun Club. . | PorrsmouTH, N. H., May 31.—The members of the Portsmouth Guny Club held an all-day shoot at their grounds to-day. They had agy guests four members each of the Haverhill (Mass ) and Exeter elubs The Somersworth Club.also intended to participate, but the stormy } weather prevented. Notwithstanding the rain excellent sport.was en- joyed and some good scores resulted. Dinner was served in the club } house, and a fine menu was prepared by the steward, assisted by the ladies of the club, ; The day’s scores resulted as below, President Newick, of the Ports.) mouth Club, shooting with the Exeter men in the team shoot. The out-of-town guests expressed themselves as much pleased with the manner in which they were entertained by the local club. All eventa were at known traps, unknown angles, five traps, six men up, walk) around. The division of sweepstakes was under the Rose system, | which proved very satisfactory. The team race resulted as follows: - : Exeter—Newick 11, Colton 8; Bickford 11, Langley 14—44, Haverhill—laighton 14, Miller 9, Blake 9, Lambert 10—4?, ish die Cptetiss hates) 13, W. I. Philbrick 10, H. E. Philbrick 9, Noons) Sweepstake scores are given below in tabulated form; * ena ae BS ibe) 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 165 Ww. PHILBRIOK, bec’y. Answers ta Correspondents, No notice taken of anonymous communications | T, S, Philadelphia, Pa.—Please giye me the names of bass’ fishin g grounds near New York, Ans, J.B. Waterstone, Greenwood Lake, N. Y,; Bradford Weeks, Milton, N. J. _P. McC., Yonkers.—Piease state in your next issue if a bullet any size fired from a rifle straight up in the air has got the same velocity | when it strikes {he ground as it had when it left the muzzle of the rifle from which it was fired. Ans. No, ‘The resistance of the air re duces the velocity, so that it is considerably less at Lhe‘moment of im-% pact than at the time of firing, : PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. Three Great Conventions. THE Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Kndeavor meets at Sa Francisco, Cal,, July 7-12. | National Educational Association at Milwaukee, Wis,, July 6-9. : Beer alee and Protective Order of Elks at Minneapolis, Minn, uly O-d, { Thesé are all National conventions, and delegates and others inter- | ested should bear in mind that the best route to each convention city | from Chicago is via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Two 4 trains daily via Omaha to San Francisco; seven through trains daily | yia four different routes Chicago to Minneapolis; six daily trains Chi- | cago 1o Milwaukee. Choice of routes to California, zomg yia Omaha | or Kansas City, returning via St. Paul and Minneapolis. Through |} trains vestibuled and electric lighted. All trains run on absolute | block system. Low excursion rates to each conyention; Ticket agents éverywhere sell tickets over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, or address Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, | Chicago, Ill.—4dv. 5 A Vacation Trip to the Tennessee Centennial and the Mountains of Western North Carolina. WHERE can you go for a short vacation and have a more delightful time than to make a trip to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition ab Nashville? The round trip.rate, by rail from New York, is only $25.80, good for ten days. ‘The Pennsylvania and Southera Railway operate a through line of Pullman drawing-room and sleeping cars, | leaving New York daily at4'30P.M The rotte is through the ‘Land | of the Sky,” Asheville, N. C,—a more delightful spot on earth cannot be found. Stop oyer and visit the Vanderbilt estate and numerous © other attractive points of interest. Write to the New York office, 271 _ Broadway, New York, for information. Copies of illustrated pam- phlet of summer homes and resorts mailed upon application, enclos- President MecKinley’s Trip South. THROUGH “THE LAND OF THE SEY.” Tue President and party will leave for Nashville, Tenn,, on June 7, to visit the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. On his return he will stop over at Asheville, N C., in ‘The Land of the Sky,”’ for a day or two. This point is located directly on the line of the Southern Kail way, the popular route between New York and Nashyille. The pro- gramme of entertainment at that point has not yet been announced, but arrangements have been made at the Battery Park Hotel for his party: also, he will make a visit to the famous Bil more estate, | here are numerous points of interest around the city which will make his stay in “The Land of the Sky” pleasant.— Adv. Pantasote. PANTASOTE is a néw material manufactured by an old company. Ib is adapted for 4 variety of uses. In one form it is used for upholster- ing yacht interiors; in another for making tents. Pantasote mack- intosh is light, warm and waterproof, and as it contains no rubber aud is always soft and pliable, itis paruicularly adapted for hunting coats. Gun cases are also made from pantasote, which do not rast the gun as do those made from rubber composition. In its heavier form pantasote resembles leather, and is used as a substitute for if, while in its lighter form itis more nearly like canvas in appearance and usefulness. Samples and particulars will be sent to those men- tioning FoRHST AND STREAM and inclosing stamp, Address, Panta- sote Co., 89 Leonard street, New York.— Adv. “Among the Ozarks.” THs LAND Of Big Rep APPLES, is an attractive and interesting book, handsomely illustrated with views of South Missouri scenery, includ ing the famous Olden fruit farm of 3,000 acres in Howeil county. If pertains 10 fruit raising in that great fruit belt of America, the south— ern slope of the Ozarks, and will prove of great value, not only to fruit-gzrowers, but to every farmer and home-seeker looking for a farm anda home. Mailed free. Address J. E. Lockwood, Kansas City, Mo.—Adv, Mullins’s Metal Boats. W. H. Mutirns, Salem, O., recently shipped a carload of double- ender pleasure craft and “Get There” duck boats for use on ‘he par, lakes at Denver, Col. Also two “Get There’ ducking boats were re- cently sent to London, Hng., to a large concern who will use a large quantity of them.—Adu. E a Joux Woon, Jk, 76 Washington street, Boston, Massi, issues for free. distribution @ calendar of the fish and ganie seasons for the New England States,—Adv, OREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. Terms, $4 A YEAR. 10 Crs. A Copy. ; Srx Montrus, $2. - “NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1897. { VOL. XLVII.—No. 25. Ne, 346 Broapway, New YORE: NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Arrention is directed to the new form of address labels on the wrappers of subscribers’ copies. The label shows the date of the close of the term for which the subscription is paid. The receipt of the paper with such dated address label constitutes thesubscriber’s receipt for money sent to us for a new or renewed subscription, Unless specially requested to do so, we do not send separate receipts. Snbseribers are asked to note on thé wrapper the date of expira- tion of subscription; and to remit promptly for renewal, that delays may be avoided. For prospectus aud advertising rates see page iii. And fet me add this more, he that views the ancient ecclesiastical canons, shall find hunting to be forbidden to churchmen, as being a turbulent, toilsome, perplexing recreation; and shall find angling allowed to clergymen, as being a harm- less tecreation, a recreation that invites them to contemplation and quietness. Walton. The Forest and Stream’s Platform Plank. “The sale of game should be prohibited at all seasons.” NAILS DRIVEN IN 1897.—No. VI. COLORADO, Act of April 16, 1897.—Sec. 27. It shall be unlawful at any time to sell or expose for sale, or to cause or suffer to be sold or exposed for sale, or to kill, capture or otherwise take with intent to sell, or to offer to any common carrier for shipment, or to ship by any common carrier with intent to _ sell, the head, hide (tanned or untanned), horns or meat of any animal mentioned in this act, THE FOREST LAKE CLUB CASE, Wirxin recent years wildwood lake properties have appreciated in value in an enormous degree. The in- creased popularity of angling, the.growth of the outing idea, the participation of the family in the sports of the forest and stream, and the tendency toward club life and fishing preserves—all these have created a demand for fishing waters adapted to club purposes; and as the avyail- able lakes have been taken up and the number remaining for such purposes has decreased, the market price has ad- yanced. An instance of the worth of such properties is afforded by the case of Forest Lake Club. Forest Lake is a charming sheet of water, situated amid the hills in the southeastern corner of the town of Claverack, in Columbia county, New York. Itis eleven miles from Hudson, and three and one-half hour’s ride from New York city by the Harlem Railroad. The lake, with the entire land surrounding it, is owned by the For- est Lake Club, of Hudson. The organization of the club and the acquisition of the property were due chiefly to the enterprise of the president, Mr. G. Hills, who was the first to discover the charms of the lake, and to recognize its adaptability to club purposes. The lake is 1,325ft. above tide-water, and from the basin in which it nestles between the forest-covered hills a far- stretching prospect is commanded over a landscape of hill and valley and mountain slopes. The entire range of the Taghkanic Mountains is in view, with the Berkshires be- yond. Among thesummits is that of Monument Mountain, on the top of which is the monument which marks the meeting there of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. In all the view from the club house of well-named Forest Lake not a house is to be seen, and from the entire lake circuit only one house is visible, and that fifteen miles away. Here, within a short drive or bicycle spin from business, the members find themselves indeed in the woods, with the perfect isolation and freedom which others less fayored must travel far tosecure. A model club house has been provided, and there are boats and boat house, an ice-house, and all the conveniences and equipments of a sportsmen’s club. The lake is well stocked with small- mouth black bass, brown trout and pickerel. ) _ This was the situation when, not long ago, the thriving village of Philmont, looking about for a water supply, cast coyetous eyes on Forest Lake. In this body of pure water high up among the hills, the town authorities saw a natural reseryoir haying a fall of 150ft. to the highest point in the village. It was admirably suited to their purpose and they determined to haveit. The first advance to the club was an offer of $500 for the privilege of taking water from the lake. Regardful of the law governing such mat- ters, under which the village could haye recourse to con- demnation proceedings to acquire the lake for a water supply, the club in turn offered the village $500 to keep hands off. The Philmont people then raised their offer to $1,000, while the club held out for $5,000, and offered to go through the form of condemnation proceedings with an understanding that the Com- mission should make the award in that sum, This was refused; and the village then had. recourse to con- demnation proceedings. Judge Chester, of Albany, ap- pointed as commissioners Messrs. J. H. Peck, of Troy, and Melius and Meade, of Albany. The Forest Lake Club, concerned more for the principle involved than for the actual money at stake, summoned expert witnesses exper- ienced in buying and selling lake properties and versed in their values as summer resorts, as club properties, and for reservoir purposes. The valuations which these experts put upon the lake and surrounding lands ranged from _ $15,000 to $25,000. The commissioners rendered their finding last month, awarding the club $9,000 as compensa- tion for the damage caused to the lake by the raising and lowering of the waters, and for the impairment of its com- mercial yalue.- : THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION. A ¥ew years ago the annual conventions of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game were so exclusively given up to trap-shooting that all other purposes were lost sight of or systematically ig- nored. To remedy this condition of affairs the Association was reorganized, on a plan by which proyision was made for two meetings in each year, one purely deliberative in the winter, and another for a shooting tournament in the summer. An important and very effective device for giv. ing each of these two activities its fullest scope was the provision of two sets of officials, so that both interests might be maintained by a guiding control actually and actively concerned in’ their promotion. The plan has worked extremely well; the January meetings in Syracuse haye been well attended, and the June tournaments under the management. of various clubs have been large and suc- cessful events. A feeling has been growing that it would be expedient, when the time should come, to separate the two activities entirely; to make the State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game simply and purely what its name im- plies, and to give over the tournaments to a new and sepa- rate and wholly independent organization. The time for this, it is thought, has come; and a proposition to that end was made by President Gavitt at the Auburn meet- ing last week, when a committee was appointed to put the proposal into effect. Such an absolute division is doubtless desirable. For one thing, it relieves that certain air of grotesqueness whick attaches to a trap-shooting meeting held under a long official name whose fitness and meaning are, under the circumstances, a mystery to the uninitiated. The New York Shooting Association, or Shooting League, or Trap League, or some such title, will be less cumbersome and will have the merit of pertinency and meaning. We anticipate for both organizations—the old and the new— many years of useful activity and successful achievement. PUBLIC FISH IN PRIVATH WATEBES. Connecticut has now joined the list of those States in which the Fish Commissioners are forbidden to stock private waters with fish provided out of the public funds. A law was enacted at the late session of the Legislature, modeled upon statutes in force elsewhere, making public any waters supplied with fish by the Commission. The purpose of such a restriction is of course to put a damper upon the numerous owners of trout streams and bass lakes who are eager to have them stocked for their own private advantage at State expense. Most people count as clear gain and honestly come by whatever they can get for nothing from the public Treasury, whether a salary for services they do not render, smuggled goods, seeds from Washington or fish fry from the State hatchery. Applica- tion blanks for fish fry usually contain a statement that the waters which the applicant desires to haye stocked are public and not private; but experience has shown that some men holding high positions in the commercial com- munity will cheerfully lie about this, and are not to be trusted. The system of making stocked waters open to the public is the first successful expedient to get the better of such individuals, It has been suggested by an authority in whom we re- pose confidence that in making such a provision, even with so good a purpose, a Legislature may have framed a law ‘which will not stand the test of the courts, since it might, under certain conditions, involve an unjust interference with common-law rights. For instance, if one of seyeral landowners, through whose domains a trout stream runs, should stock his part of the stream: with fish from the State hatchery, he would at the same time be stocking the entire stream, both on his own property and on the adjoining property of his neigh- bors as well, so that under the action of the law their waters as well as his would be declared open to the public, and their right to forbid trespass would thereby be invali- dated. Whatever might be the merits of such a case, the principle remains that public funds should provide public fish for public waters, and private waters should be replen- ished at private’ expense. SNAP SHOTS. Among the historic hoaxes of our times was that recently perpetrated upon the Treasury Department at Washington by a chemist who claimed to haye discovered the philoso- pher’s stone, or a process of manufacturing gold from baser metals. Asa result of investigation we are gravely assured by the Treasury officials that there is nothing in the scheme; it won’t work. The world will have to wait a while longer for the secret of transmuting common clay into gold; and yet we need not despair, for transformations not less remarkable are accomplished every day. Itis an easy trick for an Adirondack hotel chef to transmute close- time venison into “mutton,” and for a New York restau- rant-keeper to change common American quail into im: ported “royal birds.” Such culinary achievements will soon be counted among the lost arts in Colorado if the new law shall be enforced, which forbids including on bills:of- fare any game killed in the State, whether designated by its own proper name or by any false name. In Louisville and Kansas City the art has promoted in- dustries of large commercial importance. To the office of our frequent contributor, J. M. Rose, of Little Rock, Ark. repaired the other day a fisherman, for advice about net fishing. He wanted to seine Arkansas waters for shovel- bill catfish, buffalo, gars and drum, for the supply of facto- ries in Louisville and Kansas City, with which he had contracts to furnish 5,0001bs. of such fish daily, to be; made up into canned Columbia River salmon. The Arkansas law was an obstacle to the proposed seining; but the cat- fish stock of the Southwest is unexhaustible, and the supply of salmon need never give out. The abbreviation of the Maine moose hunting season to the last fifteen days of October, and the prohibition of deer hounding in the Adirondacks, have combined to divert from those hunting regions a large number of sportsmen who are turning to Canada for their fall campaign. The ‘outlook is for a great incursion of American hunters into the Provinces. The plan of Government game preserves outlined in ‘our issue of June 5 by Mr. W. G. Van Name has attracted wide attention and the indorsement of favorable opinion. Last week we printed comments upon it from Mr. Robert B. Lawrence, chairman of the Committee on Legislation of the New York Association, and of Mr.S. F. Fullerton, Exec- utive Agent of the Minnesota Commission. To-day we publish other communications from others whose opinions are not less entitled to respect. Next week we shall have a paper on the game parks of Ontario, written by Dr. G. A, MacCallum, President of the Fishand Game Commis- sion of the Province, in which it is pointed out that what Mr. Van Name proposes for the United States has already been accomplished in a measure in the Provinces. Minnesota has abolished its discrimination against non- residents. Deer hunting visitors will no longer be re- quired to take out licenses. Future effort will be directed in the line of preventing the marketing of game. There is probably in the whole Union no point outside of No, 346 Broadway, New York, where faith in the efficiency and sufficiency of the Forrst AND SrReAm’s Platform Plank is firmer than in the office of the Minnesota Commission, _ range. 432 Che Sportsman ON THE EDGE OF THE GRAN CHACO. TOLD BY WILLIAM KINGSBURY TO WILLIAM H. AVis, Chapter V. THE next three days were vety busy ones for us. H: had to buy a full outfit in the horse line. After scouring the country for a couple of days he finally found a couple which he said suited him. They cost him about $70, in- cluding a saddle, lariat and bridle. Fate seemed to snatch some of our belongings from us at times, only to return them at some future period. When we had parted with Chena we never expected to see her again, but fate had provided otherwise; and so it turned out with Jim’s horse Zaino, which disappeared on the night of the dance of the little Angelito. The fourth day after H.’s arrival a Goucho boy drove up to the front of the house and tied his horse to a post. “What a miserable looking animal that is,’ Jim re- marked; “I’m going over to have a look at him.” The horse did appear miserable, indeed; its bones nearly pro- truded through the skin, and on its back were a number of sores; the poor spine stood up in a knotty ridge, and the tail and mane had been cut short. Wesat watching Jim, as he went first from one side of the horse then to the other, and we noticed that he was making a very close examina- tion. Suddenly he called out, excitedly: “Come here, quick! Look this horse over closely and tell me if you ever saw him before?” “For heayen’s sake, Jim! This poor rack of bones can’t be—and yet I do believe it is your horse—Zaino.” “I know it’s Zaino! There goes the saddle, and there goes the bridle after the saddle!’ and he hurled them both as far ashe wasable. “Come, Zaino! come with me.” Jim was madder than I had ever seen him,and there was a glitter in hiseye. He tied Zaino near the shanty and was washing the horse’s sore back when the boy made his ap- pearance. He seemed puzzled for a moment, then, as he gradually took in the situation, he walked over to where Jim was and spoke to him in Spanish. “What are you doing with my horse? I want him right away,” he said. “Where did you get this horse and how. long haye you had him?” asked Jim. _“He belongs to my father, and he raised him from a colt.” “You lie!” shouted Jim. “Now, pick up your saddle and bridle and get out of here as lively as you know how.” As Jim emphasized this command by administering three or four kicks, the fellow was not long in obeying orders, Snatching up the saddle and bridle he started off at a lively clip across the pampas in the direction vf Soledad. Don Antonio, who had witnessed all this. walked over to ask what it wasallabout. Jim explained matters to him and he said that Jim had done just right. “I’m afraid you'll have trouble with the boy’s father, though,” he said. “He’s a regular robber and a very bad man, I don’t like him, Everybody’s afraid of him.” . “He’d better not come bothering around me much. If he does he’ll find one man who don’t care a rap for him,” Jim replied. The boy had hardly been gone an hour when we saw a man mounted on a galloping horse coming across the pampas. “I say, Jim, V’ll bet that’s the old man coming after the horse himself,” said H., who had been the first to observe the approaching horseman. The horseman, alarge, villainous-looking individual, soon dashed up to theshanty. Healmost threw his horse on its haunches he stopped so suddenly. “Carramba! Yon give me that horse. What you mean by stealing him from my son? In broad daylight, too. You give him to me directly.” “Where did you get this horse?” asked Jim, coolly. “tT bought him three years ago. He’s mine, and you bet- ter give him to me, quick.” “Yl give him to you when you bring to me the person from whom you bought him and not before.” “Oarramba! you defy me? Be careful, be careful how you play with me.” As he hissed the last words he slipped his hand toward a murderous-looking horge-pistol which he carried in his belt. “Be careful how you play with me or I will surely kill you,” Jim replied grimly, as he whipped out his Smith & Ganrist. Wesson and aimed it full at the other’s breast. “You can’t, have this horse,” he continued, “He is mine, and here is the certificate which shows when and from whom I bought him.” Jim here produced the certificate whieh showed his ownership of Zaino. “As for you, you are nothing but a contemptible thief. You stole this horse from me, and if I catch you around here again, you villain, Pll put some of these bullets clean through you! Now get out as quick as you know how.” Seeing that Jim was deadly in earnest, the half-breed did not wait-for a second invitation to go, but, without an- other word, wheeled his horse, put spurs to him and dashed quickly away. He turned once in his saddle to shake his fist at Jim, but not until he was safely out of We never saw him again. H. proposed that all hands go next day on a grand fare- well hunt, to leave the Don and his family a good supply of meat before taking ourdeparture. Daylight had hardly appeared when, followed by Chena and Tigre, we were on the move. H. was tall and loose-jointed, and why he had selected two horses sosmall that his feet nearly dragged on the ground puzzled Jim and myself greatly. Never will I forget that morning ride over the cafiada of Soledad. H., anxious and eager, was in the lead, and as he went along, bouncing up and down on his little pony, it seemed that he would surely shake apart. Hvery joint in his body _ seemed to be working at once, and the flaps of his yellow tourist hat dangling loosely about his face, combined with his ill-fitting, fluttering clothing, to make him the most grotesque and comical sportsman [ had eyer looked upon. Jim and I followed in the rear and nearly fell off our horses with langhter at some of his ridiculous horseman- ship. He was naturally such a good-natured, whole-souled person, however, that he did not mind our laughter in the _ least. In fact, he seemed to be pleased at his ability to en- tertain us. i We had covered perhaps five miles, and were following FOREST AND STREAM. one of the numerous paths made by horses, cattleand other animals through the thick, high grass near the San An- tonio, when, without. warning,a drove of more than a dozen large ostriches almost sprang from under H.'s horse and were away helter skelter in all directions. Jim’s Parker spoke, and down, heels over head, went one of the largest. Jim had caught him just as he was dodging be- hind a large ant-hill, “ H. put spurs to his horse and started wildly straightaway after a couple which kept the path we had been following. I fired at one as it swung into a path to the left, and had the satisfaction of seeing it drop. I wounded another, which Chena easily catight and made short work of. All were now galloping like mad through the high grass, each in pursuit of an ostrich, The bird I was after stub- bornly followed the zigzag twists and turns of one of the most crooked paths I had ever seen, and so gave but poor chance fora shot. Soon he came toa staight stretch, how- ever, and his doom was sealed, for the Winchester keeled him over at about 40yds. Concluding that I had my share, I stopped on a slight rise of ground, where I could look down and see, now and then, the upper portions of Jim’s and H.’s bodies skimming along above the top of the high grass. The grass was so tall that I could see very little of the horses. Watching H.,1I heard thecrack of hisrifleand a loud, ringing whoop, which told of success. Then I saw him bound 2 or 8ft. in the air and disappear. Thissudden disappearance, I learned afterward, was attributable to the fact that just as he had dropped his ostrich his horse came to a natural ditch and took it on the fly, while H.flew into the air, coming down on the horse's haunches, ungrace- fully turned a back somersault, and landed on his back on the ground. After considerable trouble, with Jim’s aid he managed to secure his horse and his ostrich, a very well satisfied individual indeed. We had more game than we knew what to do with. H. had killed one, Jim two, and I three, counting the wounded one which Chena caught. Besides these six, Tigre had run one down and killed it; so we had seven ostriches, and as we wished to take some venison back with us, we decided to take only the ostrich skins and best parts of the meat. After our dinner of ostrich meat, we took a two hours’ svésta in the shade, and then went fora swim. We were not long in getting the horses to the sandy shore, un- dressed, and mounted on our barebacked horses, were swimming them around in the river. We, horses and all, were enjoying our swim hugely when H. let out a yell and headed his horse for the shore. We were considerably puzzled and not a little alarmed until we saw an ostrich running along the edge of the river. As soon as H.’s horse reached terra firma he headed him full gallop for the flying ostrich, and we were entertained by the unusual sight of a perfectly naked white man mounted on a bare- backed horse chasing a running ostrich and yelling all the while like an Indian. We soon caught the infection and joined in the chase, but only fora short distance, when _ the ostrich entered the high grass and we gaye up. While returning to the estancia, H., who was in the lead, stopped his horse suddenly, raised his rifle slowly and, taking a deliberate aim, fired. By the expansive grin of satisfaction which overspread his countenance we knew he had shot something. The something proved to be a fine, young gama buck. Before reaching the house H. stalked another, The next day, Saturday, we spent in curing the deer and ostrich meat,so that Don Antonio and his family would have enough to eat in the meat line for some time to come. Sunday was spent under the trees with the Don’s family. Jim andIhad been with these good people now for a month, and in that time we had enjoyed ourselyes hugely. We had almost come to count ourselves as members of the family. That they entertained like feelings toward us' was plainly evident by the half-hearted manner in which the songs were sung and the listless mannerin which the guitar was played that afternoon. “It will be so lonesome when you all go away,’ said the old Don, for the fiftieth time that day, when we had gathered with the family for our last supper in their company. Monday broke fine and clear; not a sign of cloud or mist could be seen. The atmosphere was go clear that objects ten miles away seemed to be but a mile or two from us. As we headed across the pampas in a northerly direction, hands, hats and handkerchiefs were waved until we were no longer in sight, Our complete outfit consisted of our six horses, a pair of woolen blankets apiece, a tent, one rubber blanket to each man, a small amount of extra clothing, 10lbs, of syerba, 10lbs. of sugar, salt, pepper, 50lbs, of Italian biscuit, about 25lbs. of dried venison and ostrich meat, 500 rounds of cartridges apiece, 200yds. of manilla rope with which to tether. our horses (lassos being too good for such work), numerous pots, pans and other utensils. : Irode Spotted Dick, and my pack horse was Santiago. Jim’s horses were Zaino and Old Chub. Zaino had not ~ recovered from his hard usage, still we could see that he was daily improying. H. named his horsés Blanco and Queen Sabe. ; We passed through a country of alternating prairie and thick monte that morning. The clean, pure weather and bright sunshine soon drove away the feelings of gloom that had hung over us all at the start. Game of all kinds was so abundant that we scarcely paid any attention to it. We had dinner on the edge of a wild monte, and took a three hours’ siesta in the shade. Just before going into camp that evening we jumped a fine large buck gama. H. fired three times at not more than 75yds. and scored three straight misses. The buck did not attempt to run, but stood whistling and snorting until the last shot was fired, then turned and leisurely trotted away, completely disgusted at the poor marksmanship. We went into camp near a heavy monte of algarroba, mandua and cactus,and a fine large lake literally alive with waterfowl. The mosquitoes were so thick that we got but very little sleep. We were compelled to keep the fire going all night, fora heavy smoke, but even thesmoke did little good. The horses suffered considerably, and we were thankful when morning finally came. The light revealed each of us a sight to look upon; H. seemed to haye suffered the most. There was scarcely a square inch of the exposed parts of his body without a huge swollen lump. [m0 BE CONTINUED. | these mountains, though I was never there in body before. (June 19, 1897. | SHEEP AND SNOWSHOES.—I. A Winter Hunt on the Summit of the Rockies. Wherefore. Curcaco, Ill, May, 1897.—In this story blend Ai-so pom- stan, Pab-kuk-kus and an umbrella. These be evil agen- cies. Yet, as in all plays, there must be also a good fairy, — sO now appears that beneficent genius, the Forest anv Stream luck, for which let no man take credit upon himself. It is known of all men that Ai-so-pom-stan is the great . cow moose which stands upon the furthest peak of the high mountains, At-so-pom-stan is the maker of the wind. When she moves her ears slowly, the wind is light. When she fans very hard with her ears, there is high wind and storm. This the Blackfeet will tell you. Pah-kuk-kus is the evil spirit of mischief who lives in © the North, where the Crees hunt. Pah-kuk-kus is the ghastly joke-maker of the air. He comes to the lonely hunter, who is camped in the mountains, appearing some- times as a whirling cloud of smoke or fire or dust. He tears away lodges, and destroys caches, and terrifies the hunter by his presence. Heis a bearer of a great gun, which he shoots off as he approaches, or sometimes, as he disappears in a trailof smoky cloud. He causes things to disappear, and breeds trouble for the hunter and his friends. Malice is his thought, and he has no pleasure except to disturb and trouble those whom he pursues, He comes usually in the storm, and perhaps grows angry, and tears trees or breaks lodge poles. You may hear him © howling as the storm goes by. When you hear the voice | of Pah-kuk-kus, it is time to draw the blanket close about you and to keep good watch, for evil is to come. An umbrella also is an eyil influence. Therefore I trembled when I saw that Mr. McChesney, whom I joined at St. Paul on the way out to this country of the Blackfeet, had in his luggage an umbrella. Once a fhiend started with me to go fishing and he carried an umbrella much to my fear. Him I persuaded to check his umbrella, and leave it at the depot. Yet on that trip, such was the | potency of this evil influence even in the summer time, this very man fell out of the boat and was near to drowing, and we took no fish at all. Had he carried his umbrella — along all the way, methinks he had been still wetter and | mayhap had found a watery grave. In the winter time | and in the Rocky Mountains, an umbreila is still more L | j - bodeful, though our wise men have not told us of this, per- haps. because they have rarely seen Pah-kuk-kus in ths form. As to the Forrsr anp Srream luck, of that we shall hear duly. Kiedy we have spoken of the place where these things had their happening, out in the cup of the big plains, and on top of the ultimate range of the great Rockies, where the waters run three ways, into the Pacific, into the Gulf of Mexico and into the Hudson Bay; for in the Blackfoot country the headwaters of the branches : of the Columbia, the Missouri and the Saskatchewan all come close up together in some great mountains of high rocks, where the ice never melts at all, and where the snow lies late in summer and in the win- ' ter is very deep. It is in these mountains that Ai-so- pom-stan lives, and I doubt not many other spirits. For, | though you go toany other portion of the Rockies, from the — Cordilleras to the Selkirks’s, you shall not feel your skin creep asit does here. Over this region there spreads some wide, mysterious influence, such as you feel nowhere elge. | This spirit seems to be the guardian of the Grail of Amer- ica, Some jewel whose nature we do not yet know, but which is hid deep in these hills. This may be in the &t. | Mary’s, or in the Two Medicine, or among the big moun- | tains between them or just beyond them toward where the - waters fall to the western ocean; but. it is there, and feel- ing this as you approach these mountains at the cafion of | America, your skin crawls. It crawls the more if it be in winter, when the mountains are garmented in white. The - Indians pray to the tall Chief Mountain. “Here at thy | feet the fallen years lie buried,” they pray to this moun- | tain, knowing somewhat of its august spirit. And Chief Mountain and the high St. Mary’s offer no invitation to | you, but repel. For my part, I did not need to go into the St. Mary’s at | all, for I already knew how they appeared. I had seen | them ina dream long ago. The wise men do not know ’ where we go when we are asleep, and certainly I had seen i ; So in body I went with the others to the Two Medicine, and now, whether I sleep or wake, I still visit these moun- tains in dreams, seeing them in all their snowy splendor, | their mysterious, repelling, yet fascinating calm, white, and cold, and reserved and beautiful. If one could | only write of this so that all others could see it so! Bunt to | really see this you must go to the home of Ai-so-pom-stan in the winter, and to do this you need something of the ForEST AND STREAM luck. For all this country belongs not to the white men, but to the red men. It is on Uncle Sam’s ground, where only fortunate ones may hunt. Itis in Montana, but not of it. | Nowhere in the Rockies may you legally kill the grand bighorn sheep when you have toclimb up to him on snowshoes. Montana say this is illegal; but Uncle Sam, giving to Forzsr anp Srream all good things as a matter of | course, said through the Indian Agent, Major Steell, that we might climb to the summit if we liked, and might kill | a few head of bighorn rams (not any ewes) if we were able to do so. So far as I know, there has been no other party of white men from the States who have gone into | the Rockies in the winter and made a successful camp and _ a successful hunt for mountain sheep and goats. If they have done this, they must have done it on some Indian reservation, and I know of no other where the sheep and | goats could be thus obtained at that season. Therefore, when Schultz and Jackson and Joe Kipp, of the Blackfoot agency, sent on for McChesney and myself, they offered us | one of the rarest treats which could perhaps be attained — by an American sportsman, and a trip in which there . would seem to be some news such as not every journal of svorts has ever chronicled. But then, thisis Formsr anp | Stream, to which all things come. Thus did the Poresr™ AND StrEAM luck take us to the heart of things, and ulti-' mately baffle even Ai-so-pom-stan and the evil Pah-kuk- kus. So I shall say now, lest there be those who see no prophecy in these opening words, that we did really go into the Rocky Mountains in the dead of winter. We walked over their yery tops on the snow and ice. We: 7. June 19, 1897.) lived in camp,some of the time with not even a tent, when the thermometer was known to be 27° and very possibly was 35° below zero. Weclimbed the white mountains on snowshoes, and we got to the sheep and the goat, and brought out the rarest trophies which can come to hunter n this country, doubly valuable to us in view of the season in which they were taken and the wild surroundings of the unique chase which gaye them to us. I do not know of a rarer hunt than this. I do not know of any other country where it would have been possible, nor can I think of any hunt in which I would rather have been engaged. Al-so-pom-stan Active. On the first day of our arrival at Blackfoot station, the ears of the old cow moose must have been going at a great rate, for a fearful blizzard swept down from the north and shut in the litile prairie town in a sheet of white. We could see only a few yards into the storm, and the cold was intense, as we learned when we sought to give the snowshoe a little breaking-in trial. Our team was all ready to start, and our supplies waiting over at Joe Kipp’s day. specially is this a grand country for grizzlies, and I lamented that it was the wrong season for these fellows, so that we should not have a chance to get the long lost grizzly on whose trail I have been for so many years. On the second morning of our stay at Blackfoot the sun made a feeble effort to peep out, and the snow lightened a trifle, though the wind still kept up and the air was very cold. We concluded we might venture to the agency. so hurriedly loaded into the big sled box our camp outfit and supplies, and piled on top the best we could ourselves, 'We numbered here four of the party: J. W. Schultz, whom many readers will remember meeting at the Exposition in New York city; Crosby Boak, the teamster, a Westerner of checkered career as we shall later see. Mr. C. S. Mc- Chesney, of Troy, N. Y., was the Easternest man of the outfit. Years ago, when both were boys, McChesney and Schultz attended school together, and hunted together, and had good times together back in the hills of the Adi- rondacks and other places. Then McChesney went to Yale, and Schultz went to the frontier, passing fwenty-odd years among the Indians of the extreme West and getting acquainted with the good hunting countries, so that when it came time for him to invite McChesney out for a hunt, he knew what he was doing in regard to game matters. McChesney had neyer been West before. I had never been so far north in the Rockies myself before, so we both shared the sense of novelty. Dr. Martin, the Agency phy- sician, rode over from Blackfoot with us, but he was not of the hunting party. It was a bitter wind that swept over the flat country be- tween Blackfoot and the agency, and we had ample oppor- tunity to test the worth of our respective outfits of clothing. We were well covered with a rime of frost when we got to the agency, but Major Steell, the Indian agent, soon had us thawed out, ordering us all to go over to his house and make it headquarters for the rest of the day and night, for it was now thought best not to go any further that day, as the weather was very bad. At the agency we met Billy Jackson, whom we were glad to see, of course, for the sake of auld lang syne. We were busy enough here at the agency for a day, as we had to get the snowshoes in order and pick up some odds and ends of the camp outfit which were lacking. We would gladly have remained here tauch longer, for Major Steell kept us absorbed listening to his tales of the old frontier. Major Steell is an old- timer of the real sort, having been trader forthe American Fur Co. back in about the year 1 of the frontier days. We were now really in the West, the wildest of the West there is left to-day. We were upon the grounds where the buf- falo once swarmed, and where the Indians hunted and fought but a very few years ago, We were within sevent miles of the spot where in 1873 the “Baker massacre” too place, in which 283 Blackfeet were killed by Col. Baker’s troops. On thissame ground, in 1864 and 1865, 1,500 of the Blackfeet people died by the measles. In 1882-83, the season after the buffalo disappeared, 480 Blackfeet starved to death. These figures will show in a way where the Indians were going when their actual condition was first realized by those who have since come to understand the situation better. It was a land of tragedy, this over which we were cross- ing, but happily now of a tragedy passing away. We had seen at intervals as we came over the prairies the log houses of the people, and had seen their cattle feeding in herds of hundreds. The Indians do not starve now, and they are warm. They swear by their agent, and petition that he be not changed. And Major Steell, who has lived among these people so long that he can understand them, looks about him in his home at the gifts of friendship they bring him, and about the country where the horses and cattle are, and recounts with pride that his Indians are the foremost tribe of the American Indians in adapting themselves to the new order of things. Both Indians and agent seém happy and contented together, and for once in a way the Indian problem seems one that has been solved. An Indian agency is perhaps a different affair from what would be supposed by Eastern people. Itisno mere collection of rude huts or lodges, but has more the appear- ance of an army post. The new Blackfoot Agency is built up with comfortable, painted houses of modern appear- FOREST AND STREAM. ance, and makes a pleasant though rather straggling little village. Not far away is a church,and not far beyond lies the Goyernment school. There are Government store- houses and offices and hospitals, and some good dwellings where the agency force live, to say nothing of Joe Kipp’s main store, a hotel, and several shops of varied nature. The Indians do not wear blankets as general dress, but lean to the clothing of the white men, except the women, who come in on issue days wrapped up in blankets as of old, and of course riding astride their horses, And by this token a blanket is the warmest thing a man can get around him in a Montana windstorm—far warmer than an oyer- coat. The Last Night Under a Roof. By night time at the agenvy we had all our belongings arranged, snowshoes fixed up, rifles sighted, etc. Major Steell allowed us to leave all our superfluous clothing at his house till our return, so that we were able to leave the agency stripped for the work of the mountain trip, and carrying no superfluous weight along. After these busi- ness details, we settled down to an evening of solid com- fort, enjoying our last night under a roof. The thermome ter was at 6 below toward evening, but inside the house it was glowing warm and comfortable. Bull Shoe, one of the Indian judges, made us a call dur- ing the afternoon, tried a shot with our rifles, and told us something about the Indian laws in-the times before he became a magistrate. Some of the Indians call on the Major nearly every day, and he holds quite a levee at times in his little reception room, adorned with Indiin implements and works of art. Hehas a number of fine trophies and skins about the room, and over one armchair has a bear skin. It was noticed at different times that Brocky, and I think Bull Shoe, Eagle Ribs and one or two other Indians, would always decline to sit in this chair when it was offered them. They would sit down on the floor, but would not sit on the bear skin. Major Steell mentioned this fact, and Schultz told him it was because these men all belonged to a society or cult or lodge, or Indian church of some kind, of which the Bear was the “medicine animal.” They dared not sit on the skin of a bear, or speak disrespectfully of that animal. Sometimes this society forbids the mention of the name of the bear in the common form (Ai-yw), but they have some word or other by which they paraphrase it. Talking over these and other things, we passed a few hours of evening all too quickly. Major Steell is a good story teller, and he has stories to tell, right out of his own life, with no need of varnish or sandpaper. If only the New York papers would lay a pipe line to Major Steell’s house, what bear stories they could get! True ones, too! For instance, once upon a time the Major was riding across country, and met up with a whole bunch of grizzlies, eleven of them in all, when he had no weapon along but his re- volver. He chased the bears for the fun of the thing, and shot away his revolver loads, his horse once being so close as to jump over one bear. This would be thought a lie in a Sunday paper, where a good many bear lies are thought true, Major Steell’s Story. Among other stories the Major told was one about things to éat. “I see you haye a good grub outfit along, boys,” said he, “and that reminds me of a hunt I had one time, not so very long ago and not so very far from here, although it was in the days of the buffalo. “There used to be a hunterabout these parts by name of Cadotte, a very good hunter, too, and one day a party of us, with Cadotte in the Jead, startéd out for a buffalo hunt not far below where we then were. The buffalo were all over the country, and we made no arrangement for taking any grub along. In those days a man never took anything to eat, for he could always kill a buffalo or some other sort of game, “We started out on Friday, and soon got to the river, where we expected to find some buffalo, but we found they had moved on out of that part of the country. We, therefore, crossed the river and followed on West, expect- ing at any hour to run into the herd. To our surprise, we did not find a buffalo, and did not see a head of any other kind of game, either. We rode all day Friday and had not a bite to eat. It was the same thing Saturday, too. We didn’t see a bit of game of any kind, and we went to bed mighty hungry, At afternoon of the following day, Sunday, we pulled up—there were six or eight of us along —in a cottonwood grove, without a sign of a bite to eat, and we were more than half-way starved, for we had ridden in the cold for nearly three days and had eaten nothing. We felt pretty blue, and didn’t know what to do, “The problem was solved rather suddenly by Cadotte. We had an old, scabby, mangy dog along with us, which had followed along somewhat unnoticed. This dog passed by Cadotte as he sat on the ground curled up in a ball of despondency, and without saying a word Cadotte pulled out his revolyer and shot the dog. Almost at the same time an old owl, startled by the shot, hopped and lit down again on a limb of the tree above Cadotte’s head, and he shifted his aim to the owl and shot it also. We did not say much about it, but we went to work and cooked both the dog and the owl, and we ate ’em both up, too. I don’t really feel competent to say which was the better to eat, but we were not confined to either one. If we didn’t like owl, we had dog,and either dog or owl isa whole lot better than nothing, I will say that much.” : “T have every reason also to believe,” continued Major Steell later, “that skunk is good to eat, and I know very well that wolf is not bad toeat. But it must bea poisoned wolf. I called one time on a couple of trappers who were wolfing, and they were liying much of the time on poisoned wolf. It is a mistake to think that a poisoned animal will poison any other animal eating it. If you should eat of the stomach of a poisoned wolf you could be poisoned at once, of course, and would die; but the flesh of animals is made tender by the action of the poison in the blood, and is not so bad to eat. This may sound like a fairy tale, but any old plainsman will tell yon it is true. I can’t say that I like owl or dog or wolf very well, now that I can get other things, but don’t you turn up your nose at any one of them if you can’t do any better. Of course, a good fat dog is good to eat—nice, fat dog, well cooked— clean dog, you know; everybody knows that. But what I mean to say is that even a scabby and mangy dog is good hes, you have nothing better. Yes, sir, it’s mighty good. 483 CS TS ee ee eee Billy Jackson’s Story. “T saw a funny thing one time out on the plains,” said Billy Jackson, when it came to him. “I was riding over to a station to do some little errand or other, and as I crossed a bit of prairie I saw a strange-looking thing going around and around, all the time in a circle, a little way off on the prairie. I rode up, and there I saw a band of skunks, thirteen of them there were in all, and they were running around in a circle, one right behind the other, galloping along as if one was tied to another. They looked up at me, but they never did stop a lick, but kept on gal- loping on around in the circle, as though they were hired to do it and dare not stop. Jt was too much for me, and I couldn’t make it out, so I rode on away and left them a- galloping round and round. In about two hours or so I came back that way again, and blamed if there they weren’t still on hand a-galloping round and round in the same circle yet. They looked up at me again, as though to say it was their busy day, but they didn’t offer to stop. I went away and left them,and I never did know what they were ip to. T never saw any such thing as that in all my life in the West, before or since. They were galloping around that circle all the afternoon, fully three hours.” Schultz's Story. “T don’t suppose there are more than two or three of the genuine old-time war shields left in all this tribe,” said Schultz. “I have heard of one, and it is valued at about $100. There are very few of the old war shirts left, either, nowadays, Do you know how a war shield was made, in the old days? Most people suppose it was cut out of the neck of a bull skin, but it was better than that. The Indians would wet and heat and shrink a full-sized bull” skin rawhide until they got the whole skin shrunk down to a size not much bigger than the shield. Of course, it was very thick and very tough. It was all right for an arrow or a knife, and in the time of the old Hudson Bay fuqnes it would stop a bullet, too. You don’t see many shields made that way now, They fix them up for show, cutting them out round from a thick skin, but not putting the time and care on them they used to in the old times.” Boak’s Story. “T expect they ain’t but one hunter in this whole coun- try,” said Boak, the teamster, ‘an’ that’s my pardner. Scott.” (Boak never got done about talking of his “pardner,”’ for whom he had the old-time pardner’s reverent confi- dence, such as Bret Harte never did and never could ex- aggerate.) “Mean’ my pardner usually get about twenty bears or so each year.