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With Ira Paine I have shot ten matches and won 

 eight. 



One other match I shall mention here because 

 of its novelty. At Chicago I shot against four 

 of the best marksmen in Illinois. The gentlemen 

 opposed to me were Abraham Kleinman, Abner 

 Price, D. T. Elston, and Benjamin Burton. They 

 were selected to shoot in company at fifty birds 

 each, all they scored to form an aggregate, while 

 I was to shoot at two hundred birds. I won the 

 match by killing one hundred and seventy-eight 

 birds, while the four who contested it with me 

 shot exceedingly well themselves by scoring one 

 hundred and seventy-six. 



It is proper that I should give here a few 

 hints to the members of new shooting-clubs, and 

 to some of those who belong to older institu- 

 tions, in order that they may not be placed 

 under disadvantages when they enter upon con- 

 tests of a public nature. Since I began to shoot 

 pigeons I have travelled a great deal, shot a 

 great deal, and observed the performances of 

 all sorts of men. The one great thing for new 

 clubs to observe is this : that in their shooting 

 at home, whether for practice or in contests 

 with each other, they should follow the rules 



