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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 27, 1880. 



object the enforcement of tlio laws in regard to the pres- 

 ervation of game, including birds, fish and animals. 

 Members of the following gun clubs were present : "VV. 

 K. Jones, of the Excelsior and Montgomery clubs ; J. E. 

 Skinner, of the same ; W. E. Hutchings, of the Excelsior 

 Club of Montgomery, and the following members of the 

 (iulf City Gun Club: E. P. Davis, C. W. Leslie, E. 

 Rauchenstera, M. F. Eirkbrkle, Dr. J. C. Turner. Dr. T. 

 g. Scales, VV. H. Williamson, H. P. Vass, W. B. Holt, G. 

 W. Ttmstall, Dr. C. C. Sherrard, J. S. Alexander, J. C. 

 Bush, E. Carre, Cecil Fleming and W, A. Goodall. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year : Presiaent, Dr. T. S. Scales ; First Vice-President, 

 il. C. Semple, of Montgomery ; Second Yice-Pesident, 

 AY. K. Jones, of Montgomery ;' Recording Secretary, H. 

 C. Davidson, of Montgomery* i Corresponding Secretary, 

 C. E. Wallin, of Montgomery ; Treasurer, Dr. C. C. 

 Sherrard, of Mobile. Governing Committee — G. W. 

 Tunstall, of Mobde ; J. E. Skinner, of Montgomery ; H. 

 P. A r ass, of Mobile ; F. P. Davis, of Mobile: H. B. Met- 

 calf, of Montgomery. Law Committee — Hon. O. J. 

 Semmes, of Mobile : F. C. Randolph, V, M. Elmore, of 

 Montgomery ; W. G. Boyles, of Mobile ; H. C. Semple, 

 of Montgomery. 



We take great pleasure in noting this movement on the 

 part of Alabama sportsmen, and shall hope to chronicle 

 good work done by the new association. 



Capture of an Owl.— Alexandria, Ohio, May 18th. 

 — This morning, having gone to the woods to look for a 

 stray sheep, my setter dog Captain ran ahead, and either 

 flushed from the ground, or from a tree, what I took to 

 be a large hawk with a black snake in its claws. It alighted 

 on a large sycamore, and upon a nearer view I discovered 

 it to be an owl with a steel trap and chain attached to 

 one foot. I returned to the house and procured my gun, 

 intent upon its capture. When I reached the tree'it had 

 gone, but upon a short search I discovered it on a pile of 

 rails, with one end of the chain faBt. I secured it alive, 

 and now have it a prisoner in the corn-crib, minus the 

 trap. It is a very large specimen and very fierce. It does 

 not seem to be any worse for its adventure. When, 

 where and how long it had been in the trap I cannot an- 

 swer. H. S. S. 



Oregon— Eugene City.— The shooting is over for the 

 spring, and our breech-loaders, well oiled, are reposing in 

 their cases. The last of the geese winged their way to- 

 ward the North (34th ult.), and it was my good fortune 

 to be with them on that day, when eight fat Canada 

 geese were bagged. The modus operandi of shooting 

 them in April is as follows : When the gunner has dis- 

 covered a flock, which are generally hungry and tired on 

 account of their long flight from the South, he gradually 

 approaches them with a horse, and if he is up to the 

 business, and keeps well out of sight behind his equine 

 companion, he often gets within forty yards of the flock, 

 and then with a good gun, and with 'cartridges loaded 

 with BB shot, great havoc is made among them. 

 Mountain grouse are extensively hunted here in the 

 Bpring, and by their "hooting" may be easily found and 

 shot. Although it is almost equal to turkey-hunting, as 

 they are a large bird and strong on wing, yet their flesh 

 tastes strongly of fir, which they live on during the 

 winter. The young in the fall are as delicate eating as 

 ruffed grouse. A sportsmen's club in this place is in a 

 flourishing condition, and will endeavor to have the 

 game law amended. As it now stands, there might as 

 well be no game law, for it contains a provision allowing 

 any one killing game at all seasons of the year, if it be 

 for his own consumption. J. G. S. 



The Attakapas Region op Louisiana.— New Orleans, 

 April 9th. — As the Attakapas region of Louisiana and its 

 fine game resources appear not to have been represented 

 in your valuable paper, I shall endeavor, to describe the 

 country and its advantages to the sportsman. This re- 

 gion has but recently been rendered accessible by means 

 of the Louisana and Western Railroad, which will place it 

 in daily connection with New Orleans. It occupies the 

 southwestern portion of the State, and most of the par- 

 ishes of Vermillion, Lafayette, St. Landry and Calca- 

 sieu. Snipe, woodcook and papperbot appear in June 

 and remain until January ; woodcock are killed in large 

 numbers by torchlight in July and August. Grosbeak in 

 the marshes, and plover and grosstete on the highlands, 

 are also to be found in July atid August. Prairie chicken 

 abound in the parishes of Calcasieu, St. Landry and Ver- 

 million in November, December and January. Ducks, 

 geese and brant generally appear in great numbers about 

 the 15th of November, and remain until spring. Hares 

 are found on the prairies from October to January, mule- 

 eared rabbits also near the sea. There are some deer in 

 the woodlands along the bayous. Millions of larks, rice- 

 birds, robins and other small birds are found everywhere. 

 Fishing, in the bays along the coast, is good. Sportsmen 

 wishing to enjoy a fine climate and plenty of good shoot- 

 ing will be amply rewarded by a trip to this section, and 

 will receive a hearty Louisiana welcome. E. G. 



TRAP-SHOOTING. 



Editor Forest and Stream :— 



Thu sentimentality which characterizes the articles in your is- 

 sue of the 33d, by " De L.," and -which is pointedly and nquelcliedly 

 answered by "Knowles" in the succeeding week's paper, must 

 have its inception from one of two causes, either its authortnever 

 shot u bird out of a trap, and with no experience thus vehemently 

 disclaims against it, or he has beeonio misanthropic from having 

 gotten nix out of his lirst ten, and sours on the whole thing, after 

 the manner of the fox and the grapes. 



The proposition that "De L." advances of "tailless birds, 21 

 yards," and other pet terms are the mere incoherences of the 

 ■ y. Were he to add 6 traps, 5 yards apart, handicap 

 rises to 31 yards, and instead of 31 yards, make it hs it fre- 

 quently, 50 yards in fact, use of second barrel, and with a hand- 

 i. i) |ze depending on the result, it would be a truer statement 

 of the fact; Eta iinj exist at every match. 



1 thilulc " Knowlea" for takking up the cudgels in our behalf. 

 I say "our," fori believe him to be one of our " Guild," who 

 would never wantonly prael ice cruelty to one of God's creat ares, 

 nor have a thought incompatible with the instincts of a true 

 sportsman. 



" De I,." looks back to the time when great flocks of the Ecto- 

 pfeles migratoriUS visited him semi-annually. Bewailing now 

 their absence, does he not alBO look back to the time when per- 

 haps the country be refers to was a dense timber district, and re- 



member that with the! forests lessenod rains decrease, and wild 

 pigeons forsake their haunts with the removal of the timber and 

 their food? This would seem to be an unanswerable reason why 

 he can't get any more of that " pure unadulterated sport," which 

 I shrewdly suspect to have been with a smooth-bore musket, onc- 

 t:alf pint Boot and four fingers of powder. 



" De L." errs in ascribing to trap-shooting the decrease iubirds. 

 The suggestion that there is any decrease In the annual flight of 

 wild pigeons is absurd ; their fecundity is marvelous ; it seems as 

 if they were created by a kind Provideuce especially for the de- 

 mand. Again, "De L." is inconsistent even by his own figures- 

 The totals be gives show dead birds to be only about 71 per cent, 

 of the whole number shot at, leaving 39 per cent, for propagation. 

 Is there any living creature that will not thrive on such a residue 

 for raising a posterity? That part of "De JD.'s" article which 

 gives usglass balls for wild pigeons has its simile where one who 

 asked for bread was off ered a stone. "Knowles" hits it exactly 

 when be says: "The problem being solved, one tires of it." Let 

 me add, it is like Scotch snuff, one good pinch is enough. 



Any apprehension, I think, of the perpetuity of the wild pigeon 

 being limited or affected by trap-shooting is groundless. The 

 only fear is that each year, the roosts being farther from us, it 

 costs more to get them here. Our State shoots will have to find 

 some substitute. What shall it be? En Gabde. 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



Massachusetts.— Worcester, May 31st.— In the glass ball shoot- 

 ing match, at the grounds of the Sportsman's Club, yesterday, 

 between Mr. William H. Perry, of this city, and Mr. George 

 Carey, of Providence, 100 balls, from a rotary trap, IS yards rise, 

 Carey started in finely, and broke over 30 balls without a mi6S, 

 while Perry failed to hit! before his first two dozen were sprung. 

 Perry then settled down to his usual steady work, and missed but 

 4 more in the IjO, closing with a score of 92 to Carey's 88. 



HtiHMon, May 20th — At the glass ball match hist week the fol- 

 lowing scores were made : A. Leland, 31 in 30; Frank Cass, 20 in 

 30 ; John Whitney, 2d in 30 ; W. H. Hortou, 17 in 35. The Club goes 

 to Milf ord May 39th, to shoot with the Milf ord Club. 



Natick vs. COCHIT0ATE.— The Natick sportsmen visited Cocbi- 

 tuate on May 33d and bad the third match shoot with that elub for 

 the " broom," which has been closely contested for in the two pre- 

 vious shoots at Natiek. The afternoon was fine. There were up- 

 ward of 300 spectators on the field, including a large number of 

 ladies. The shooting- was at 10 rotary at 18 yards rise and 5 

 double- Following is the score:— 



OOCJSUTtTATB. 



Botati;. Doidile. Total. 



K.Bent 10 5 15 



.1. Common 4 7 11 



J.N.Cochran 9 8 .17 



G.Leaoh 8 8 16 



C.Sherman s 8 14 



M. Bent 8 7 13 



J.Loker 7 8 15 



Total 53 49 101 



NATICK. 



Rotary. Double. Total. 



M.Iirighiim 8 3 11 



C. W.Gile 7 8 15 



J. Milliard 10 t) 19 



CO. Wilson 5 4 9 



W.W.Clark - 6 i) 15 



Dr. J. H. Wright 1 5 13 



C.W.Hall 8 7 15 



Total 51 45 98 



N BW Jktjsey— JBfr «i Point, May IStft.— Pirst of a series of seven 

 matches by the Recreation Gun Club, of Bergen Point, for first 

 and second gold medals. The first goes to the winner of the 

 greatest number of matches; the second goes to the oae who 

 breaks the greatest number of glass balls during the season, aside 

 from the winner of the first medal. Mole revolving trap ; 15 glass 

 balls; 18 yards rise; elub rules:— 



Moore 1111 0011100 01 11-10 



Wilmerding 110001111000010—7 



Toorhees 11000100010100-5 



C. 11. Davis Li 1 1 1— 3 



S.L.Davis 0000000010000 10—3 



Moore took first medal, Wilmerding second. 

 Yincentmen, N. J., May 19th— Members of the Coaxou Glass Ball 

 Club had a delightful shoot here to-day; Card traps; 18 yards 

 Pirst match :— 



W.D.Haines 1 111111110-9 



J. W, Haines 1 10101010 1-8 



Total 15 



W. S. IHHllard 11110 110-8 



F.S.Hilliard 1 111000011-8 



Total 13 



Second match :— 



J.W.naines ...1 11110 110-7 



W. I). Haines 1 11110 10-6 



Total.-- 13 



P. S. Billiard 1 11111111-9 



W. S. Hilliard 1 11111111-9 



Total IS 



SHELDRAKE, 



" Midway Shooting Association.— Matawan, IV. J., MayZith,— 

 The following is the score of the Midway Shooting Association at 

 their regular mouthly shoot, held on the association grounds, 

 May 20th. Pirst prize, a $65 gun or its value. Second, the club 

 badge :— 



P. E.Hvor 23 111111111 1-10 



H. A. Warne 23 1111111011-9 



I. Van Braoltle 22 111111101 1-9 



H H night 21 101111111 1—9 



W. V Chirk 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-9 



Win. De-cue 31 111110 1111-9 



James La raberaon 21 1111111011—9 



Charles Brown 31 1110 110 0—5 



Wm.A Dunlop 31 111111111 1-10 



D.H.Brown 31 111118011 0—7 



Stephen Laml.orson 21 1111111110—9 



Charles Mulrheld 31 1011111011—8 



P.N.Banks ...31 1111011111-9 



I. B. Bergern 21 1111100111—8 



J. G.Ivans 21 1010101011-6 



H. I. McCabe 21 110101011 1—7 



Ties for first, miss and out : Hyer broke one and Dunlop missed 

 his first. Ties for second : Warne, 1 ; Haight, 8 ; Clark, ; Deoue, 

 0; J. Lamberson, 0; S. Lamberson, 8; Bunk, 6. There being no 

 more birds it was agreed to shoot oft ties next month. 



,Htav lizTt. — Match shot by Meadville Gun Club; 26 

 yards rise, Bogardus rules, pigeons :— 

 J. C. Worst 11111111111111111 1-15 



J. W. Babcook lililllilllllliili-id 



H. Wenegar 11111111111111111 1—18 



H. Pierson 111111010011111 Oll-U 



O t. Kelsey 10110111001111100 0-11 



Ties at 9 birds each :— 



Worst llllllll 1-9] Weneger 111111111-9 



llllllll l-9l 



It got too dark, so the shooting was postponed until next week, 

 Friday, when I will give you the results. Mr. Pierson is a one- 

 armed man, and can't be bent for money. 



D. HOWAKD DOWBELT.. 

 PENNSTLVANIA-BmM, J|f aH 15fl».— Match at 10 birds each; 

 H07.S. shot, 31 yards rise, 80 fall, the use of one barrel only :— 



F.Thoraber 1 I 1 I 1 (1 1 1 1 *- 8 



J.Chapman 1 lllllflll 1—9 



17 



E. Parsons 110111101 0—7 



T. Wilkinson 10 1110 10 1—6 



18 



Sharon, May 15l/i.— Practice shoot, of the Sharon Sportsmen's 

 Association, first ma tch, five explosive target balls, Mole trap :— 



.l.Murchie 1 1 1 1 0-4|C.LaValy 1 1 0-2 



C.Tribby 1 1 1 1 1 -5 !.l. Beeves 1111-4 



Second match, same as above, ton balls:— 



H.H. BisseU 111111111 1-10 



J.Murehie. 1 1110 1111-8 



O.Fribby 1 llllllll 0—9 



J.Boevee 1 111 111 110— 9 



A. Williams 001011 11 n 0-3 



J . M. 



Gatitat, City Gun Clttb.— TTasTnitoto!), D. C, May Sith.— Tho 

 fourth match for two gold medals was shot this afternoon, having 

 been postponed from Saturday on acoount of rain. As will be 

 seen, the first medal was again won by 40 straight ballSj this lirno 

 by Mr. T.E.King, and second medal by 39 out of 40, by Mr. Mills. 

 The whole shooting in the last two matches has averaged over IS 

 balls out of 20, and as wo are mostly amateurs we think we are 

 doing some creditable shooting. Card rotary trap :— 

 yards. 



E.M.MoLeod 22 11111111111111111 111-20 



T. E. King 20 1111111111111111111 1-20 



e. l. Miiis 25 minimum mil -so 



Levi Woodbury 20 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l-lii 



W.R. MoKelden. ...20 1111101111111011111 1—38 



P. P. Nagle 20 1110 1111111110 11111 1-18 



C.J. Stoddard 20 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-17 



W. W. Eldridtre 20 1111011110 111111101 1-17 



N. 11. Wadsworth.. . . 80 11010101111111111111 17 

 H. L. Shcpard 20 1101111111110 110 011 0—15 



Ties shot off for first and second positions :— 



20 11 111, 11 111, 11111, 11X11-80 



E. L. Mills 25 1111 1,11111,11111,11110-19 



E. M. MoLeod 23 1111 —4 



Practice match at double balls; 1! yards rise; two traps ten 

 yards apart :— 



Levi Woodbury 11 10 11 11 11-9 



W. W. Eldridge - ...10 11 11 01 il-8 



E.L.Mills 10 11 10 11 11-8 



E. M. MeLi.-nd .10 11 10 11 IIS 



N. II. Wadsworth 10 11 II 111 10-7 



F. P. Nagle -01 01 11 01 00-5 



C.J.Stoddard 10 10 10 ID 10 5 



W. W. E. 



GEORGIA- Rome, May 20th.— Scores at glass balls by Cherokee 

 Gun Club, at its weekly practice; two Card traps, screened. 

 Doubles :— 



Robert J. Hampton 10 01 11 10 10—8 



Allan Omlierg.-.- 00 00 111 10 10-3 



Jos. E. Veal, Jr 11 HI 10 11 OOr-6 



William M. Towers' - - 01 01 10 



Scores at single balls ; two men placed on the score at once, and 

 both traps being sprung simultaneously; each shooter was re- 

 quired to tako the balls on bis side. Alternating sides every two 

 shots:— 



Robert I. Hampton. .1 111 0011 1101 1111101111111101 



1 Aibin Omberg..01 1 1110 1 00101110111 fllUllllllOl 



Joseph E. Veal, Jr II II n 1 1 001 0001 001 01 0- 8 



William M. Towers' 01 1 1 .1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1-16 



♦ Member of Talking Club. Hal ltAi,aiKT- 



MXBSISSIBM— TTrrttm Church, May Villi — Weekly match. 23 

 balls, is yards rise, Bogardus rules, two Bogardus old style traps ; 

 weather good :— 



J. D. McArn 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1- 11 10 11 11 10 11 10- 9 



J.S.C-illis 1110 10 11111-9 11 II 11 11 II) 10-10 



D C. Newman 1101111110 1—9 00 in 10 10 10 11- 8 



D. A.Torrey 111110 1110 1-9 11 II 10 11 11 11-11 



A.M.Newman Ill 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1-U 11. 1 1 1.1 .1 1 1 1 II 13 



Ilea Garrett 0113 111111 1-10 II 11 01 11 11 11— 11 



Geo. McDonald 10 1111110 11-9 01 00 11 H 10 10- 7 



GULF CITY GUN CLUB. 



«*mE pigeon shooting tournament of tho Gulf City Gun Club, 

 J- of Mobile. Ala., Hay 13th) Uth and loth, was not so largely 

 attended as it would have been had the tournament been held ou 

 the days previously announced, and had the weather been more 

 favorable. As it was, the meeting was characterized by much 

 thorough enjoyment, and both home men and ^ isitors were much 

 pleased at the uniform good feeling existing throughout the 

 three days of the oonfc - 



Among the sportsmen from abroad were : Mr. W. W. Scales, of 



Sturksvillo, Miss.; Mr. 0. M. Scales, of Artesia, Miss.; Mr. S. S. 



[■[■, Miss.; Messrs. Jones end Hutchings, of 



Montgomery, and Messra LoBreton, Cousin, Buckley, Kaudlett 



and Skanuall, of New Orleans. 



HRST nAY. 



Pirst match ; ten single birds ; 21 yards rise :— 



Boiling 11111 11101- 9 



W. W. Scales. 101111110—7 

 S.S. Scales. ..0111111111— 9 

 r. M. Scales..! 11011103 I- 8 



Cousin 11101 11111—9 



Tunstall 111111111 I— 10 



Andrews 0111 111110—8 



Vass..: 1 llllllll 0— 9 



Le Breton. ...111110 1 1 1 1- '.1 

 T. S. Scales. ..111111111 1—10 



Buckley 1111111110- 9 



Sharp 1 llllllll— 9 



Lowe .10 11111111- 1) 



Alston 1 111101101- 8 



1 ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 1 1 1 1- 8 



J. M.Ladd....ll 11111101— 9 

 Priehard... Llll 11101 1- 9 



Flat 0111 1111(11— 8 



Jones 1011111111-9 



Alexander ...1111101111—9 



First money was divided between Tunstall and T. 8. Scales. Ties-j 

 for second, miss and out ; 31 yards :— 



Boiling 31 Buckley 2 



3.B.SOttles. o Ladd 



Cousin I Lowe.. 1 



Vass I Pilchard 2 



LeBreton Jones 1 



Sharp 1 1 Alexander i 



Ties for third, miss and out, divided by Carre and Plat, 3 each. 



Second Match.— Seven single birds ; 26 yards rise :— 



111111-6 



j. M. Ladd 1010 11 1-5 



Priehard dr. 



Plat 1110 111-6 



Jones 1 1 I 1 1 0-5 * 



indi . ■.' 



.1111111-7 

 .... 1 1 1 0-3 



v. \i. Ladd ....011111 0-5 



J.SHw 110 1. i 



CM. Scabs 110101 1-5 



J. A. Sheium. . U Oil da-. 



Boiling 0111110-5 



\V. W. Scales.... 0010 100-3 



110 0111-5 



Cousin 1110 11 1-H 



Tiuislall 1 111011-6 



Andrews I 1 1 1 1—5 



Vass 110 111 1-6 



... 1 11 1 1 1 L— B 

 . 10 1111 0-5 



Buckley 10 I 1 1 1— ^ 



Shnrp.. 01 1111 1-6 



Lowe 0-01111 1—6 



Alston 1 10110CM 



Ties for second, 3 buds, 31 yards miss and out -.— Cousi 1 

 tall, 2; Vass, 3, and Scales 3; divided: Sharp, 1; Carre, 0; Wat, 1 



