322 TRAP SHOOTING. 



Match at Washington, D. C, July 20, 1874, on 

 the grounds of the Shooting Club. Colonel Alex- 

 ander pulled the traps, which were forty yards 

 apart : 



11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11—29 out of 30. 



In this match at Washington I shot with the 

 Orange powder of Laflin & Eand, New York, 

 No. 7 Lightning, and found it strong and clean, 

 and better than any I ever used before. I shot 

 at one bird full seventy-five yards off, let go by 

 an outsider, and killed it dead. It is coarse- 

 grained, burns even, does not recoil much, and 

 shoots strong. 



CHALLENGES FOR FIELD AND TRAP SHOOTING. 



The following challenges, made by me, and 

 published in the sporting papers, were not ac- 

 cepted : 



(Prom the Chicago Tribune.) 

 A CHALLENGE. 



I hereby challenge any man in America to 

 shoot a pigeon match, fifty single and fifty double 

 rises, for from $500 to $5,000 a side, accord- 

 ing to the rules of the New York Sportsmen's 

 Association ; I to use my breech-loading shot-gun, 



