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75 



gun, the frightened turkey had sailed over his head and 

 buried itself iu the friendly recesses bi 



Perkins returned home cast down but not discouraged* 

 The next evening found him again peering around after 'tur- 

 keys. Several inore evenings passed, when finally in a 

 quarter of the -woods with which lie wfla nol familiar, he 

 again succeeded in locating the roost of a turkey. As lie 

 turned toward home, he had bo n olsgivi gs as't&his ability 

 to recognize the place next morning ; but nevertheless ho sal- 

 lied out early with his trusty shotgun, and, sure enough, 

 missed the place— how, we cannot tell. He thought he had 

 gone all right, for he found a turkey Unsuspicious and roost- 

 ing low. Presently be Bred. At the sound of the gun the 

 heavy bird fell fluttering to the ground. Perkins was rush- 

 ing up to wring his neck with the but, end of the gun, when 

 he was suddenly brought to a stand by an injured voice ex- 

 claiming: "Golly, buss! what make you shoot de ole 

 woman's Christmas turkey f I tell you what, she'll he pow- 

 erful mad — you better b'lieve- she will!" 



It is charity to drop the curtain on the scene which fol- 

 lowed. Perkins returned home sans turkey, a Wiser, sadder 

 and a poorer man. A nature less hopeful than his would 

 have been utterly crushed by this second failure ; not so. 

 No, Perkins had too much of the blood of '70. One foggy, 

 muggy, lowering morning last November, he slung his old 

 double-barrel over his shoulder, and resolutely strode into the 

 mist. Behold him under the fateful tree I Par up above, by 

 the dim light we can faintly discern the outlines of some 

 large, dark bird. He raises the deadly tube and tires. At 

 the report the bird moved uneasily; then he raised his large 

 wings and flapped. Perkins was too much excited to dis- 

 criminate. His knowledge of natural history went back on 

 him; or the light was too dim for him to notice the dispro- 

 portion between the wings and the body, or to see the broad 

 band of dusky white extending from the body all along the 

 under edge of each wiua. He sent a second charge alter the 

 first; the bird fell hcav: , i ; ound, and he hastily seized 



it to find- alas! why is 'it our painful task to chronicle an- 

 other failure? The bird that Perkins had so foully murdered 

 there in the early dawn of that cold, comfortless November 

 morning was indeed known by the name of turkey ; but tur- 

 key was only his front or Christian name, so to speak. The 

 family name of that unhappy bird was "Buzzard!" 



Perkins has now given no the pursuit of turkeys, and when 

 he goes to town no longer visits his accustomed haunts, where 

 the lovers of sport are wont to congregate. Will. 



FLORIDA DOVE SHOOTING. 



Tallauasskk, Flo., Feb. 11, t«W. 

 Editor Fokkst and Stream : 



The lakes in the vicinity are numerous and well-Sued with wild 

 dncts, so last Monday a party at Ave started out for a shooting bout 

 among them, prepared lo kill every "quack, iiuack,"' that, showed h s 

 eye-hall. On approaching a lake we would seiner and hide In 

 thickets along the shore. One of tu generally obtained a shot at the 

 ducks in the water, and when they rose and circled about we al I n 

 aged to gel a pop at them. As there were men iu ttie party who could 

 hit anything within range, we did no- return to our one o'clock dinner 

 with an empty bag. Those who have never sat down to a similar! 

 cannot understand the all-.. iiiii hi M a hunting entertainment, with 

 one's shooting companions, tired by a long walk. After three o'clock 

 we shouldered our guns, and went to a road near by for a whack 

 the ducks as the sun went down. On the way a covey of partridges 

 was flustied, and three birds were bagged. A tew doves Qew act 

 our path, and several of them were added totlie bag. When we read 

 the destined lake the brush had been burned about ltd borders, 

 before we got within gun shot the ducks flew up, one flock alter 

 other, and they passed away without our getting a bang at them. One 

 Stray fellow that, came nearer was brought down in a handsome man 

 ner. When a man makes a big bag he boas' never speaks of 



the many times he failed to net a feather. 1 wilt be more candid, and 

 confess that one duck was all we earned home that evening. Instead 

 of going to bed early, as weary men should, we went to a parly and 

 danced until I thought I knew exactly bow u'Leary feels a Iter one of his 

 pedestrian contests. 'I'uest'aj moj nfpg we were to accompany a friend 

 to his shooting box ten miles lroin mwr, but as none of us had re 

 covered lrom the previous day's fatigue, we postponed the Journey for 

 the afternoon. It was four o'clock when ws c. imbed into the wagon, 

 and dark on arriving at ooi ■ a shot from the vehicle on 



had been sent down the day before to make things comfort a 

 gave u* a smokmg hot supper. A friend who lives on a plantation a 

 mile distant dropped in after supper, ami we hud such a jolly time that 

 u wae one o'clock ftetore he hade us pood night. The next morning, 

 after gettingup hut one covey or partridges on a mile of ground, v.e 

 came to a large cotton field eoged with pine trees. I never saw so 

 many doves before ua I did in that field. The party spread out, each took 

 a stand, and we spent the whole rnoruiug shooting as fast as we loaded. 

 On leaving in the afternoon the bird3 were slid flying aiound, tempting 

 a fellow to try atom ,. ,,..;. They are a shy bird, and it takes 

 considerable shooting to make a large bag. We did mo necessary 

 firing, and the bag was ailed accordingly. Our neighbor, hearing "the 

 Fourth of July- which we had kept up all morning, arrived on the Held 

 of slaughter, and later took us to his house for dinner. When four 

 o'clock struck we were putting away the turkey, venison and bird pie 

 in the most sportsmanlike manner possible. In the evening we got 

 into our wagon, which was driven by one of the party, whom we con- 

 sider "the most reckless driver in Florida. ,.i ; up toour 

 house the driver, i r i; ion, made a sharp turn', tumbled us 

 all on the botloiu or the conveyance, broke one of the seats, ami as we 

 first supposed, mashed a little darkey whom we had on the floor: he 

 was dug oui of the debris. The history of the next day is but a repeti- 

 tion of the previou- one. excepting that for fear of exterminating the 

 doves we tinned onr attention to partridges, aod wmn we left the tol 

 lowing day the coveys were pretty well thinned out. The weather be- 

 coming bad, we packed our traps and started for town in a soaking 

 rain, the wagon full of game, and everybody well Satisfied with their 



tc 'p- v. m. h. 

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PIGEON MATCHES. 



Tobonto Gun Club— Toronto, Feb. 15.— Monthly shoot, Wednesday, 

 Feb. 13; 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary : 



KPetryman , i 1 l l l l i i i i_io 



RMorrison 1 1 l l l l ,) n i— 6 



W Kennedy D 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 <) 1— B 



AM:Gr0j,or 1 110 111111—9 



'1' Taylor 1 1 n 1 1 1 l l 



J Kennedy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— S 



ffMfller i iiilllii 0-9 



DSmlth l o o l i i ioi i— t 



J Young 110 1110 1 1—7 



WViliiers ....0 1 1 1 1 1 o u u— s 



TWimleld 1 1 1 U 1 1 (I 3 — (j 



Joe Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1—9 



Sam Stanelaud i i l n i l 1 l i— s 



HWatson liiiiiiii l—io 



J. B. Geauam, See. 



JIait.-e— -•( mo»,'(t, Feb. 19.-S "oof. at .Granite Hall, Tuesday evening' 



Feb. 18, for a gold badge and the ci r the Slaie, at. glass 



hall shooting: open to any member of organized clubs of the State: 

 13 yards rise. 1 | : ozs. shot. The balls n lien ahol at were, from 20 to '.'4 

 yards distance; trans, Meet springs, very variable, lino. . 



the oails so low It was almost h a Iblt tog em before ihey 



touched the floor in I . hooting : 



Peaks Island Gun Club. 



JasBJones 11111 liloooioil 1— 1! 



Cushnoo Heights Gun Club, 



H A Thorndike o mil o 1 1 o o l l o l 1 l l n— 11 



J L Colcotd o lilt n u o n o l o i» o o ii (i i i— 7 



K C Clement l 1 i o 1 l 1 1 1 i u l it ) | 



! llill lllllilooi lllll— 16 



,T HTcgins i 1 i 1 1 1 o (i 1 1 t tl 1 1 1 1 1-14 



■I L Fish (lllll ii 1 o (J 1 1 1 1011 1—18 



COTibbets .1 1 11 1 1 1110 1110 10 till 1—16 



H FFarnham l 1101 I lll'l 1110 l l i o I— IT 



Lewlaton Gun Club. 



E W Cobnrn 11116 n l l o l 1 l (> l o 113 11—15 



Sfhaw 1 Oili 10 10 1110 10 l I 1 l 1— is 



Cllllebbard lllll 1101000011 11101-14 



FR Whitney ....lllll 1 1 l 1 ii 1 1 1 1 01111—17 



Androscoggin Sporting Club, 



jKQlbhS ..11101 1111001 nil 11111-16 



E 111 10 10 111 111 1—12 



VV Curlls I 1111 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1111 1— is 



CFNason 11 101 1 10111111 1 1 i 1 1 1— IS 



AEFnst lllll 1110111101 10 1111—16 



SI Burleigh mil 1000110111 l o 1 1 1— is 



"Nason won badge with four straight on shoot off : Farnham and 

 Whitney divided flrst money ; Tlbbatla won second, Co'nirrii third. 



"New YoiiK— EdUchester.— At S. Odell's; pigeon match: 



Billet: 1 1—2 T Stevenson.... 1 I 1 i i--'- 



c Colour,!... 1 1 1 1 1— 6 GMoller I n 1 1-3 



.1 Court s i'i 1 ' 1 ;; F Hiiiim: a o ii l.-j 



Mr Stevenson 1 111 1-5 Mr Soneborn....i 1 o o u— 2 



MrHusted 1 1 1—3— 18 Mr Vanderhoff..l 1 1-3— 14 



After the match a sweepstake of 15 birds each was shot while the 

 snow was falling fast, making shooting extremely difficult: 



Mr Soneborn OOOOOOOOOOOOOi 



E Diamond 10 1 



Stevi son ii o o l o o l o o i o o l 



■ •'. IS.— Audubon Club shoot for Salter medal; 3 snow 

 birds and r> pigeons each ; weal her clear and cod: sun very bright on 

 the snow ; ground traps ; birds, Is yards ; pigeons, 21 yards : 



.Tl' Fisher 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 n 0—7 



G Fleisehman 1 ! 1 1 rt 1—5 



It LongnecKU" 1 101 11 Oil 1 — 



GeofiVlne, l l o o l o i l i 1—7 



Wmll Jaeger 1 1 1 1 1 J 1—7 



ChasSocKow 1 10111111 1—9 



B M Schultz 1 o 1 1 1 (i t 11— ."1 



dBelr.Jr i 11 1 1 1 l 1 i_ : 



AWEggeit 1 1 1 ii 1 1 [ 1 ' 



Thoscoi.ius 1 I 1 1 1 1— a 



Jas Rafl'erty 1110 10 11 1—7 



ChasHeinold 1 10101110 1—7 



FKeigieman 1 110 110 11 1— s 



SABoberts 1 1 1 tl 1 1 1—6 



J Franklin, .lr , 1110 10 1—5 



Wm Sheibert 1 1 1 1 0—1 



Feb. 21.— Twenty-five snow birds each ; gronnd traps, 20 yards ; 

 clear and cold: 



JasKafferly.... 1 01000101101111 11100101 1— 10 



Thos Collins llllll 10 011111110 00101 1—19 



Feb. 22.-(J,ueen City Club shoot for club medal; ten birds each, 

 ground traps, 21 yards : weather mocleiate ; wind fresh ami raw : 



BTolsma 11111111 1—9 



CAKolb 1 1 1 (I 11 7 1 1 1 0— 7 



Eliener 1 1) 1 1 1 10 1—6 



GW Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1— 



OG/erber.Jr 10100100 0—3 



ChasOehmig 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— to 



PMtVoliz 1 110101011—7 



Chas Weiss 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8 



Peter Bruener 1 011101 10 1—7 



Brooklyn Driving Park, Feb. 22.— Match between Messrs. King and 

 L. H. Smith, 2u sirgle birds trom H and T traps and ntteen doubles 

 from plunge traps, twent v-tive yaws rise. In the single-bird shooting 

 King led, killing 15 our of tin against Smith's 11 out of 20. In shooting 

 the double birds King killed 1ft out ol 14 mi ml of 26, when 



he withdrew, the score standing: King, killed 34, missed 10 ; Smith, 

 killed 20, missed IT. 



Miner Bod and Gun Cnoir.— The Miner Rod and Gun Club, of 

 Which Mr. Harry Mirier, of theatrical fame and popularity, IB the Presi- 

 dent; Maj. tie, rge Aery. Tie. is.; Mr. John B. Voskamp. 'See,, unci Mr. 



11. ■00 ' :._'>.V1. jMI'tO. I.IIV-. II 1. iiiuf.,ri:,.i I ,;-.„; .-., e.U :j 1 ■ n-lll ■. I 



165 and 167 Bowery, ami grounds at Springfield; L. I. 

 Thursday, some ol the mem isra ni; shoot. Toe day was unpropitlous, 

 snowing and very cold, and none but thorough sportsmen ventured 

 out. The following is the score of that day's shooting at 25 yds. rise : 



Harry Miner 1 t -1 1 l o 1 o i 1— s 



GeorgeAery , 1 1 1 1 1 l l o 1— s 



JTDavis... i 1 i o o 1 l i l 1— s 



WmSteers l i i i o 1 1 1 0— t 



Mr. Minor and Aery then shot at lo birds each for $2,7 a side, of wht-h 

 the following is the score : 

 Miner 1 11101111 1—9 Aery 1 11101111 0— S 



In the evening, at their headquarters, a splendid badge of flne design 

 with a pigeon with spread wings on top was presented to Mr. Mh,er 

 witn a neat little speech by Mr. Wal.ace. sccohroeuing the same was a 

 most flattering letter. The " Wallace Medal '' is to tie won three times 

 by one person when it becomes his property. 



New JiSBSET— .Er&'s Shooting Ground, near Newark, Feb. 22.— Private 

 sweepstakes, to shoot at so birds each, 21 yards use, from II and T 

 traps, using both barrels and i.h{ oza. of shot: 



" Wood "—1 110101111101110 111010 11010110 

 1 1—22. 



Bell— 1 1010011111011110001101011111 1—21. 

 Zerega — 1 ooooioioiooilioilliioooieini— 



H. 



Palisaok and Jersev Hkiuhts Gun Club.— A very enjoyable affair 



wi --1 h: 'I in the . ifi... i hi - • .: . ■ ., i , , , p ,,; - ,,.,. 



Gun Club, West Ho.iokeii, on Weilnesitav, ten. lo. a challenge hav- 

 ing been sent by the Palisades to the Jersey City Heights Gun Club, 

 to shoot a mutch for glory and the championship, was uroniptly ac- 

 cepted, and the ooys were on hand, The challenge read : Ten men 

 each club, to s.oot at. iu giass baiis each, IS yards rise, Bogardns traps 

 and ru.es. Disappointment awaited the Heights buys almost at the 

 start, for on- reaching the gronnd their redoub i . . ainandonaof 

 tneir most reliable shots v, us discovered to be not among them. Had 

 ne forebodings of a iearful defeat, and, Achilles like, w..s sulking in 

 his tent 5 or n ottes this most momentous of days? After 



waiting an hour and a half aud the captain not appearing, the match 

 proceeded with but nine men each side, with the tolluwing score as 

 the result : 



Jersey City Heights Gnn Club. 



Eaton 1 111110111111111100 1—17 



Dr Burdett 1 10111111111 11 ill 11 0—16 



Harrison o 111101110101110101 o— is 



DrFowl l 101111100101101111 1—15 



McAndrews , 1 111110011110O11111 i— 16 



Heddun 110011111101000110 l— is 



T flSrnuh 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—11 



W Ungues 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 o o o 1 1—13 



Dr Cummins 1 00111 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 t 1 1 1—16—129 



Palisade (inn Club. 



Hess 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 " 



Collins 1 OOllllllioilOliOl 1 o— u 



L Jennings i ooi oioloiooooooi l 1 1— . a 



1 Corbett .0 1 1 1 1 1 , l l l i i l i u l i t l—i j 



Hvon Lengcrke 1 ltlllOl U11101 1010 



DrTalsou 1 1 o l l o o l o o o i i o o I 



3 Joutrss l liiioiooooii iiiout 0—12 



J VonLengerke 1 111111011111111101 0—17 



LPalmer 01001 01 111 10101101 1—13—119 



•TurtgeB— C3pf. Jolin?on, of .1. C. H. G. 0.5 6. Graef, of PsHtade (i. C. 

 Hon. Long Branch 6, P. 



scorers— w. ; .i ,,«., Fun-ado G. C; I'. CronBei J.C. n. G.C. 



A glaring a ■ . on the fresh snow, and th» ■■ ol the 



bulkhead, tended inward a lower score on perhaps 



n -ght have been made. The Palisade Is a flrst-Class club, comp Bed 

 (with that prince of voo.l fellows, A. Andersi ent) or 



ie nest .-polling material of the country, and the way tiny 

 treat their gnetts, as well as take a defeat, prove iim-iii '■> b" thorough 

 gentlemen, as well as genuine sportsmen. '1 he uncertainty of n 

 shooter's nerve or form was never mora emphatically shown than m 

 this contest, for H. von Leugerke and Dr. Taison, of the Palisade, who 

 had been depended upon ('rom their paal ai by 'heir 



associates for eighteen broken balls out of twenty, went to 

 themselves. The same of damson, Smith and Hughes, of h • •'. •'. II. 

 Q. c. ; but the lau r it is but justice to say had oui re.vmly arisen 

 trom a severe nltack of pneumonia, and wh- iar from st rg. In tin, 

 case or the others, over anxietv to win prcbaMv threw them oil their 

 equilibrium, We noticed the lolly laei ol P— . ol the /...-. bobbing 

 arnuud among the spectaiors, lakmg in tes. .: .,•■. ., , 



we suspected, putting up a Job on Payne. Look out for fun when 

 you gee P. around. Three hearty cheers having been given fur the 



Ie Club, and returned with a will by them, a ■ 

 1 1 turn match was accented, to be shot on the grounds ol the J. c. B. 

 c. 1 '.. a: Wesl End (Marion), probably- on Samrilay the 15r.li pn>x., 

 . came to a close the iirst of what we trmt will be many of 1 he 

 good tunes between the clubs. Jacobstah 



l-iiii.AuKi.riiiA— Feb. 22.— Match between Thomus Pierce and Louis 

 Uaumeisier; both new hands at. the tiap ; the following is ttie score : 



Pierce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111111 1—23 



Uaumeisier 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 l— aa 



L. B. 



Towanoa Ron and Gun Club.— Toicanda, Fa.. Feb. 22.— Match to- 

 day at pigeons; 20 yds. rise ; 80 yds. boundary ;, Bogardns ni. b. 

 day whs bad for good scores as there was a heavy snow squall through- 

 out the shooting : 

 w A Ohamberlip. 01*11111 l— 7 



M If Smith 1 0*01111 I 1—7 



I'H Aiden 1 11010101 1—7 



Geo Dayton 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 r— 1 



ssisiodgett 1 01110011 i,_i. 



B. 



Washington, D. C.,Feb. 24.— The following pigeon ,-aati lies weffi 

 shol here on the 22d 111st. Much interest was mantle- ted in tin- shoot', 

 ing, as Messrs. Engle, Kenly and Wtrtsner, the crack shots ,,: 

 more, came over to take the " starch " out of our boys. 



First match; Oplgeous each, 26 yards rise, $5 entrance; $3(1 to flrst, 

 and $15 to second : 



Mills 1 1 * 1 1—4 Ferguson i n 1 n 0— s 



Wagner.. 110—2 Jones. 01 1 00—2 



Mceutcheu ni 1110-2 Mayhew tl U— u 



Hngle 1 1 1 1—4 Wilhums ...n 1 1 1 tl— 3 



Mills and Engle divided ; Williams took second. 



Second match ; 3 birds, 20 yards: rise, $3 entrance; prizes, ii! 1 



Faigle II 1—3 Mills rj 1 I— a 



•loues 10 1—2 Wimsatt 0-0 



Wirtsuer 1 11— I Ferguson 1 f| 0— 1 



Waguer 1 1— 2 



Til ins won second. 



Thud match; conditions as above : 



....1 1 1—3 Jones 1 1—2 



0—0 



0—0 



Wirtsaer won second with three straight. \\ . 1 ■ . .1. 



Tknnkssee— yashiiHe, Feb. 19.— Major Taylor, of l.ouisviue, was ex- 

 pooted iu this city to-day. He is said to he the bearer of a elnill-nge 



' : hie' 1, .... ,11.01. ;,':/, nil m: u to an equal number from this suite 



11 ■ I"'- 11 't ! h ii" pigeons 1 h- ; v I 1 I,,' , 1, 



Louisville Jockey Club for a purse of $2,500. 

 Xashmlle, Feb. 10. -Several gla=9 ball matches took place to-day, Bo- 



gardus rules. Beberltch traps. First maich, M. Bagm boat }.] ii, init- 

 io a score of rive out of ten balls. Mr. U. getting hut one. Second 

 luaich, a handicap sweepstakes, three balls each. Messrs. Mieheii 

 and Ituelti Ola got, Ihree each; the shoot^off whs wou by Mitchell 

 Third match, same as above. Mitchell, Home and Buckholz tied oil 

 three ; Mitohe.l iron trie shoot-off with four straight balls. Fifth 

 match, Mr. 1-,'agio beat litr. Home bv hrealuug two our, ot Ave bads 

 i he sixth match was at double birds. Buckholz iv.ts 1 tie winner, beat- 

 ing both Mitchell and Carter. 



Feb. 22.— In the match at the fair grounds to-day for the gnn pre- 

 seiiied 0;.' J, an A. Nichols, of Syracuse, X. Y.. tnjre were flfte-n en- 

 tries; Hi biros each, plunne naps. Is yds. rise. G. C. Campbell, of 

 ilsorj 1. oumy, was tin- wi mot. Sweepstakes billowed, i:. c iirst match 



- r " ■ 'a wautms mio Hitehefl, who divided onatie of four 



s ro'glu. men. aa in - ,■,„,,, „ ; ■,■], Jones, Jtio.hril, Walson and Ktrk- 

 i.i'io .- , hi Eve, and J, eies »w,n shoot-off. The third ma eh was. won 

 uy catkins aud Mitchell, who tied on three, and divided. Trie fouilh 

 and fifth mate! a ■■-.- won hj Wafkms, ,1. n. u. 



Tub Gulp City Gum Ci.ui: -Mobile, Ala., Feb. 12.— Regular monihlv 

 contest for gold medal ; is yards rise, three revolving traps screened 



Uarre 1 titlllll lllll lllll 1-20 



- I 111111011111111111 0—I8 



Scales 11 11 11 101 llm 1 ooni i-i« 



Bush ,0 11 1 1010111 10111111] n is 



Bolt 1 1 1 tl 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l_]g 



Pi J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—14 



£ lwi8 , t fil 1 i (i i 11 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 



" '" 1 ' i 1 1 u o 1 h Ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—13 



gimond .1 1 I 1 1 1 11 1 1 ii 1 ii n 1 I ii_ii 



Pnesier 1 1 1 0101 1 1 11— » 



» 'U'ler - n 1 1 1 1 u 11 n 11 101 a 



8 iu 1 (' II 11 n 11 1 1 ] 1 011—6 



' N '' S "U 1 n 1 u 1 11 1 11 0— 4 



Itizzell 1 1 1 1 0— 4 



unto— Vienna, Feb, 32.— -Match between Mr. H. Evans and James 

 Roy at six biros each ; ground trap, Ohio rules : 

 -Evans 1 110 1 1—5 Roy 1 loll 1— 5 



No birds to shoot off tie. 



Sweepstakes at glass balls; balls each ; Bogardus rules : 



Hoy 1 1 1 1 i_5 Evans 1 1 u 1 1— f 



llarUiey 11 11 1-5 Lloyd 1 11 1 1 i_ 4 



Ties Bitot off, miss aud out : 



Hoy 1 1 1 0-3 E Vil n a „_„ 



ilurdley 1 1 1 1—1 Lloyd IZj 



Michigan.— In the first match of 1879 for the State Championship 

 .Medal, at Detroit. Feb. 20, J. V. D. E.drtdge wou with 13 birds straight 

 Frank Waerry killing 14. 8 ' 



— See Beigardus' advertisement. 



jUttc'hiittQ and gtmting. 



FORE-FOOT. 



• • /^AiN'T go to windward, hasn't got any fore- foot." Tin's 

 ^^ is a very common dictum universally met with 

 among the '-practical " fraternity and the many followers of 

 their faith. The average individual who has " loafed it " a 

 little around his father's shipyard, picking up chips feu- the 

 tire " to hum," and once in a while overheard tin. ancient 

 knights of the adze ponderously discussing about the dangers 

 ■ if going to sea without a fore-foot, is especially inclined to a 

 md in lief that never a vessel could screw* out to windward 

 unless supplied with the regulation allowance of gripe and a 

 little extra besides. His profoundly wise look as he, with 

 owl-like wisdom and patronizing air, condescends to answer 



