Dkoemdbb 8, 1881.] 



FOEEST AND STREAM. 



375 



3l the first trial turn and take the direction radicated, thus 

 Bwing that our efforts to mate him feci confidence in us 

 land that he could implicitly trust, us, were crowned with 

 •Success, and that instinctively as it were lie obeyed the motion 

 Hour hand, although thinking that the meat was in the 

 opposite direo' ion 



-• once get this first turn accomplished the rest is 

 comparatively easy, but do not hurry him as nothing is 

 u i much may he lost by undue haste ; and you Will 

 find that if yon drill him in this until he is reasonably per- 

 fect before going any further, that when you come to try 

 mm with the second turn, he will all the more rapidly com- 

 Hjjjeilfj and ohey. If at the successive Bteps in these lessons 

 you are through with each one before attempting the next, 

 you are Bure to find your reward for ynur patient labor in the 

 great satisfaction that, you will experience when you cast, him 

 lrx>:e among the birds and witness the practical illustration 

 ttyour wisdom and success as a teacher that he will he sure 

 to afford you. 



Tit is better to confine his beat to quitenarrowlimita at first, 

 b this will keep him near you and make it easier for you to 

 Cheek him at once, should his performance 'ie faulty Three 

 S four strides will generally be found sufficient, and in some 

 even less will be found enough, and occasionally we 

 have a pupil whose natural apiitude for this may be in- 

 ,Bd from the first and a s' ill wider Tango allowed him : 

 in either case the range should be Circumscribed until be 

 .re to understand what is required, and to readily and 

 irfulty obey your signals and the different motions of 

 ir hand. This very important accomplishment cannot, be 

 it in a Week or a month, indeed you will do very well if 

 succeed in obtaining fair work out of him in n year ; not 

 trag before thia time he will beat hisground ma manner 

 will cause even old sportsmen to pronounce him a prod- 

 but as we are strivmg for perfection, we will not. be 

 led with h mediocre performance, but continue persever- 

 ly to practice our pupil until he will not only regularly 

 ■garter his ground in front of us and instantly obey each 

 ^EDal, hut will wheel of his own accord when he reaches a 

 l proper dial, mee or comes to fence, hedge, or stream that h e 

 Should not cross. _ This knowledge that he must not cross a 

 edge without orders is of great importance and 

 easily imparted by working him along a fence after he has 

 learned to beat his ground and turn at the signal, lie will, 

 BJter a few lessons, Understand what you desire and readily 

 keep within bounds. Should he at any time transgress and 

 go through or over the fence, care must be taken that he re 

 lurns at once, and at the precise spot where he went through. 

 This is of great importance, for if he is allowed to return at 

 Eiy other point the chances are that he will fail to realize t hat 

 he has dme wrong; hut, if you insist on his returning at the 

 ratact place, he will at once understand that something is 

 wrong and will be more careful in the future. 

 I While our pup is yet young he should become accustomed 

 to Ihe water ; most young dogs will take to it readily ; bui 

 -Should he appear to have any fear of it he must be handled 

 pith Care and gradually made acquainted with it in such a 

 manner as shall not frighten him. When he has acquired 

 feme little knowledge and you begin to take Mm out for a 

 Walk with you, you should visit with him some small stream 

 or shallow pond and sit down on the bank and give him time 

 to get acquainted with it. If he shows no inclination to wet 

 his feet yon will find it a very good plan to hold a piece of 

 meat over the water where it, is but an inch or two deep, and 

 Where he cannot get it without putting his feet in it. By 

 ■«arefully working him in this way he will soon learn that it. 

 will not hurt him ; and in a short time he will fearlessly 

 H36 across the shallow stream with you and soon, if the 

 Bight course is pursued, he will venture anywhere. You 

 should never throw him in no matter how much you may feel 

 ffisposed to do so, but rather let him find out for himself that 

 Biter will not hurt him, and he will soon lose all fear. 



THE HOUNKLLSVILLE KENNEL.— Mr. Geo. H. Wicks, of 

 Patersou. N. ,)., has reeentlv paid a visit to the kernels of Burr 

 Boil is, and .1. Otis Fellows, Hornollsville, N. Y., breeders of cocker 



jBpauiels, and speaks very highly of their stock, which he says 



Books finely. The dogs are in fact a grand lot. 



■ MB. FABNUM'S SHOT.— We have reBeived from Mr. Clarence 

 ■ramus Sno photograph of his pointer dog Shot. Shot is by 



Bfnkney's Diamond oul 0] same owner's Juno (both now dead), is 

 liver and white in color, and was trftml d by his owner. Mr. Fur- 

 that he has a long nose, is staunch, retrieves nicely and 



^ATLANTA Don SHOW Deo. 3.-- MitorMrest esuf Stream -■ 



(file committee of this show have concluded to keep the entries 

 until the 12th iuataut, the day before the opening of the 

 >w. The judges are as follows : For English. Irish and Gordon 

 tors and for pointers, Major J, W. Taylor, of Lexington, Ky. ; 

 'GBorgia State bred setters, Col. E. F. Hoge. of Atlanta, and 

 jor Taylor ; for spaniels, fox hounds, beacles, greyhounds and 

 itch deer-hounds, Uapt. W. J. Heyvrard, ofAtlanfa.' and Major 

 plot- j for fox terriers and all non-sporting dogs, 'Capt, W. J. 

 rwu-d— Cuis. Liycons, Superintendent. 



t A CHALLENGE.— Charleatowu, Mass, Nov. 29.— Editor Forest 

 mid Stream .- As there are several gentlemen, whoso names I 

 Will not mention, residing in Boston and vicinity who are con- 

 stantly talking of their wonderful pointers and setters, and assert- 

 ing that they can heat everything and anything, 1 now make the 

 Bowing proposition to induce them to try thou- dogs on quad 

 Btefore the season is dosed : I will hunt, my black setter bitch 

 ie " (Oopeland's Fete ex Queon Bess), against either of then- 

 ar pointers, for from three to six consecutive day.-' ,,; I, 

 n quail, for from one hnndred to two hundred 'and fii'tv 

 aside. Man, money and dog ready at any time. 

 N. LEoWABD, 

 No. 110 Modford St., OharleBtown, Mass. 

 Ha PROLIFIC CANINE— Mr. Nelson E. Angus, Amherst, 

 lans., i-ithc proud owner of a bitch which has beaten all pruvioun 

 cords by bringing forth 18 puppies, aliva and healthy, at one 

 tor. The mother is black, a cross between a Newfoundland sod 

 St. Bernard, weighs 50 pounds, and is but ten months old, this 

 ling tier tiret litter, of corn-Be. The father in an English bull- 

 og, yellow, with white breast, is three years old, and Weighs 

 ^nout 851bs. The litter consisted of 11 dogs and 7 bitches-, 

 ^Itthe latter were killed by the owner after they had Jived 24 

 JUTS. The eleven remaining are all smart and active and are 

 'ing well. The inothei has excited considerable curiosity among 

 lal dog men, none of whom ever heard of ho large' a litter 

 (ore.— B. 



[This is a very large litter, but our correspondent is mistaken in 

 tfling it the largest on record, as some few years ago Mr. Frank 

 'Rimer's red Irish bitch — Dove, we think— "gave birth to forty 

 ppies at twice whelping, lit the first and 21 the next. We have 

 BO recorded in those columns other instances where the number 

 m&hs or exceeds the litter of Mr. Angus' bitch.] 



.IMPORTATION OF SMALL COCKERS.— We understand that 

 r. J JT, Wmslow. of Baltimore.basre.jentlyreeeivedfrom England 

 brace of small black and tan cocker spaniels. They are said to be 

 the old-fashioned breed, and are very pretty and attractive. 



■tetters 

 Cape, u 

 dollars 



The dog, Sontag, is black and tan with white on brisket, and 

 weighs about IB lbs., while the bitch, Ginx Baby, is black and tan 

 and weighs 12 lbs. The dogs are full of bunt, and it wUl be inte- 

 resting to see. whether they are two Bmall for work. We shall 

 uope to hear from their owner on this point. 



KENKEL NOTES. 



Wewlsiito impress upon tue minds; of those, who send us items 

 for our Kennel Notes, that to avoid mistakes all names should bfe 

 printed In print i.kttkhs, as we And It very easy to make mlslalrea 

 whore this Is not done. We also would like to be informed whether 



iiheanitt 



breed to 

 careful s 





ale, 



ihe Holes In i his number at the paper win show just, 

 what is wanted. Our aim is to have everything correct ; but until 

 COntrtbutQra BUI take the necessary • rouble to eontorm to the above 

 request we cannot answer for the mistakes that may occur. 



3UME8 CLAIMED. 



Son-tan— By Mr. ,J. H. Wmsthw, Baltimore. Md , tor small Imported 

 black ahd tan cocker dog by Brier oui ■ 



ffiM Bate/— By Mr. .1. H. Wtnslow, Baltimore, (Md., for small im- 

 m- " i. "- ' ■ !>>•! ' '"''■■■ by Nip out or Whisky. 



v, .'■,/;: Jack— ity Mr. .). H. Wluslow tor Imported liver and white 

 :,,,■ i.nk ;-|.. .ji. i : \ a dlgree unknown. 



True— By Mr. J. n. window for liver and wldte tleld spaniel dog 



Zacdone, . -By Mr. J. 11. Winataw for liver and while 



neld spaniel bitch puppy by Norfolk Jack out of Hazel Klrke ; also 

 Blaine ioi liver and white bitch puppy, same parentage; also Linda 

 for llvtr and whin- luteli puppy, seine pj rent age. 



p, -;,r ■.„., ;•'.<„ i;-, Mr. .i MoHendn , ■ t, Baltimore, tor reel Irish 

 seller bach puppi b\ -I. U. snombeig's iiela (Elcho— Lady Falmer- 

 ston) out of Reckless (Klhott's flwc- Talfor's Flirt). Fan was 

 whelped May 1 1, 



Grovjse— Claimed hyltr. E. a. Dawson, of Mesboppen. Fa., for Lis 

 leipefl March IB, issi, hy Aten's Glen out o£ S. 



B BIS 



Ihir 



. by Mr, Henry Grafton, Bos 

 whelped July -1, ci-1, by f 

 ivi Eoyal tst Louis Eehnel i 



Bow-DUley's Conntess Boy 



Don- Claimed DjG. T. « 



ter dog, whelped June s 



aimed by Mr. Geo. lif Woodbury, Newport, N. II., for liver 

 u.ud white cooker dog pup out of Champion Peathei by Bragg. 



Hoy— By Wm. E liooton. Headina-, .Ma.-s., tor Lis Gordon setter dog 

 puppy, wheiped Oei. '.:;, HM.by Mr. W. 11. Long's Billy (Reed's Duke 

 —Show's Sadie; out of Air. M. Lahev's Minnie. (Barry's Captain— 

 8i , i 'i- Marlon). 



Oitmm— By Mr. "W.-L, Jarvls, Jamaica, L. l, N. Y., for black and 

 white Gordon setier 6.os, wtielned J .01. G, list, By Edward Jobnson's 



Il.lSil, Uil! r.: I- - i ■ ■ ; j I L ■ ;; II iil- ■ ". |.ir,.. 



^Kf— Claimed by Mr. H. L>. Cbauncey, Midland Park, N. J., for 

 black and white ticked setter dog pup. whelped July 24, 1381, ov 



on" of Dr. .Alen's prize wlnnine; ,;. . ■•.-.irk-, nvned by Mr. It. li. 



Rogers, BHdge Hampton, L. L, out otytr. e.'l. Miles' Topsy (Rod- 

 mau'.s -Basil and J. 1 NelUestralns). 



Sport M.— Bl Mr. W. '■'■•-- ■ '• Sew York eity, tor ins liver and 

 white pointer dog pup, r.y mi. k<1. (.. Limit's i uneh.out of Mr. W. 



S. Abort's li,.. i ,.■ 



Puck— Clalmeii bv Mr. A, ,l. Midolvbiooi.:, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 

 for brown arid while pointer dog, v, Inlped June, 1SS0. 



Rny— Claimed by .Mr. l. Heyiial, New v/ork city, tor black, wblte 

 and tan setter Bitch, by Mr. Charles II. Raymond's Guy Mannerlng, 

 outlet same owners Lemonade. 



1SKB1). 



Queen—Mr. Edward Odell's (New Orleau's, La, l pointer bitch Queen, 



orinerl;, l.uov, i. as \iiin:v:ir . ni.a-on, iv;e; bri'd eclober la, lsr.l, to SI, 

 ouls Kennel Club's Bow. 



BmiUy—Coin—On Nov. n Dr. Grei nough'a (Boston) black and tan 

 setter bitch Beauty (Mason's Dora— copeland's Shot) to F. B. Fay's 

 lin.niplMii i "In fl.OHi.' — Leiccst.-i'i. 

 ,;; ,, , . -Nor/oik Jiuk—Ott (.'el. 22, Mr. J. il. Witfllow's (Baltimore) 



Jktio— JVeZaon— By .Mr. A. s. Aj.gar, of New York, on Nov. 4, bis 

 oolito Ditch .lutio, Imported J uly as, tssi, to his Imported Nelson (E. 

 K. c. S. B. sw:i i). 



Rai>p—Fartuy—Nr. \V. B. Welsh's (tirange, N. .l.j Imported pointer 

 bitch Fanny, to \V. II. HobarrV, champion Hupp ( Don— Blossom). 



, ..:,t.— yucti\— On Dec. l, Mr. J. F. Kirk's (Toronto) im- 

 ported black eocKtr bitch Queen, to his Imported Toronto Beau 

 (Kaltii— bqiniw). 



Litu— Mock, Jr.— Mr. can Kloehe's (Plttshurg, Pa.) setter bitch Llta 

 (Mark I'llt) to Mr. I. JI. Humor's lfo>'k, Jr. (Oarlowltz— Queen Bess) 

 on Nov. as. 



;*',>, ty^Chitf— On Friday, Nov. as, : 

 N. y.) champion roil H.sh -vtter bltcll 

 pion Chief. 



l;iih— Rocket -The Baltimore Kennel club's pototer hitch Lilly to 

 Mr. Edmund orgiirs (Brooklyn, N. T.) Rocket. 



Ftorcn.ce U.— Vem— The Baltimore Kennel Club's red Irish setter 

 bhch Florence II. to their champion red Irish setter dog Berg. 



Coimte&i Xe.Uie—riMliiwt Lm1—T'i\c Baltimore. Kennel Club's setter 

 bitch Countess Nellie, to i heir setter dog Dashing Lad. 



FKKSEKTATIONS. 



Trte— By Mr. J. U. Winslow, Baltimore, Md., to Hon. Ossian Ray, 

 Lancaster, N. II., the Uver andwhhe keli ;-r;uidei uo'< impny Trlx 

 (Norfolk Jack— Hazel Klrke). 



Elaine— By Mr. J. H. WttffllOW to Mr. John Lytic, Waverly, Md., the 

 lleid soanlel bmli puppy Khtine (Norfolk Jack— Hazel Klrke). 



ZoHone— By ytr. J. 11. wtiislow to .Mr. Win. Price, Baltimore, the 

 Usui soanlel bitcli puppy Zordone (Norfolk Jack— Hazel Klrke). 



Jjinda—By Mr. J. 11. Wlnslow to Mr. Carlos Fox, Baltimore, the 

 field spamel puppy Linda (Norfolk Jack— Hazel Klrke). 



WHELPS. 



Daisy— Nx. J. Page Stlnson's pointer bitch Daisy, by Flash, whelped 

 November 22 nine puppies— five bitches and four dogs— by Fop— 

 by St. Louts Kerne ■! i luh'8 l-Vust— all liver and white, one dog and 



Mr. .s. B. Dllley's (Rosendalc, Wis.), Uver, white and 



i., k"i.l jn :■. - L'e-.. i:'\up.o;i ,."'.'.'mI .';.u leiiiLiupioii hanger— Dolly) 

 Whelped nine— lour does anu rue tuvcnes— one dog w helped dead (all 

 are liver and white) by A. E. (iorlol'troy's liver, white and ticked Im- 

 ported pointer dog Cros jeth hn;..:— .law i, 



I. <„>>. I.'.xm.v.c/O'-Oalvim.. nail's (sind'«t''i', I'a.j lady llea.oon,- 

 held, by Leicester, out o£ tilphina, whelped Nov. 27, nine— three dogs 

 and six bitches— by Rough 



Daisy -Mr. A. S. Ape. tr S'(Ni W York) Imported conic bitch Daisy, 

 (E. K. C. 8. B. 9452) whelped Oct. I— three dogs and four bitches— by 

 owners Import oil Nelson (II K. c. s. 15. '.i.isa.) 



;,',,,- Mr. A s. Apg.ir's (New York) collie bitch Flora, Imported 

 July as, 1881, Whelped Aug. It, tlve— totu- dogs and one bitch— to the 

 .English champion Marcus (E. E. C. S. B. 7526.) 



SALES. 



Ui htto— W. T. uogan, of Baltows Falls, Vt.hag 

 ■ I 'I.. tonnel, Claremont, S. H., a live! 



3d bitch pup, whelped July 23, out of Champion 



ft A. Dlffemiorffer, Lancaster, Pa., to the Conestoga 

 (a a a: place, an '■ 1 1 . . . ■ I and white ticked setter bitch 

 Llvy li.) air.-d i years and 9 months. 

 -By Mr. L. U. Smith, of Siratliroy, Ontario, to the 



a,., -ie ■ ; aa.a, ea-I a Ilia- Setter bltcll 

 tot a , . i , o .,, a, iri „ 30,MS1, 



■. ' . ,■,,.:,, 



.. .." law ind I to a Ditch puppy 



Champion— F 



purchased of It 



and white tick 



Feather, by Ch 



Leak— By Mr 



Kennels of the 

 Leah (U.iybel- 



COnestoga Kennels, I anc ;-i.'a a,.. 



piipuy Kate Dawson {Fart — Cooin 

 The Sun— UyMr, I, 11. Si.. 



i ■ i togs Kennels, Lanes tier, 

 'I'm- Nun. (Parts— Dawn) whelped i 



; a .. i. , ii— Dr, li. T. Aion. Brooklyn, N. y., to Mr. Kalbrietsch, 01 

 the same city, his black and tan s?i ter bhch Lady Glen (A ten's Glen 

 — Ira wis - Flirt.) 

 .■,•■-; /. "- -Bj Ur. J. Lindsay, Jersey citv, N. J., the. fol- 



fini i tt-Toneey Scotcl . pair ot dog pups, 



il i I. , in, to T. F. liurani. Eso., New York: one bltcll pup, blade 

 tan 



Ayrshire Laddie— Woo 

 J., to T. j? . Dmant, Est 

 old, out of Mooiey. by , 



Leila— By Capt. J. W 

 Charlotte. N. C , the 1 

 iLelce-T-r-M.i.:-,. a ■ 



Beta -RtA 



■ ■■ ,.-laiui|!lou ciadai 

 '. ullverJL I. a Ban 

 r.i the same .Ity, a 

 r's (Hela Elcho— I 



1,1 ".ma ' ,, K aa,l - 



Md., 



,,lri'h 



black, white 



toM 



Q, Taylor's F1L.,. 

 Sport— Mr. W. H. Boede, or i.ynn, Mass. 



and tail beat'le uo;: Sport to M v. I 'Urea oa^'ariaud, ot ihe oune city: _ 



\v. m. Boutwell, Shell ■•- Mass. a red trisii eettei bitch puppy, 

 melped law' .: • - oul of Fannie (Dlrck iiat- 



,, it , t— Bridgel Plunket); also to Mr. O. P. Weils. i;.--i,, i .--., r,-,i 

 irisii getter Dlteh, wheli e ■ : • ' i| -"' «< Mr. 



George B, Walker, Chicago, IB., red [rtsn setter d a e June 



25.1881, same Ulter: also to Mr. \v. II. Jane-. Vla,ni.l,l, ?.i " - a, red 

 Irish setier flog, whel] d ,Iun ',. . lit r; I i Mr. H. 



imoraga, ClUtondale, .Mass., red D-lsh setter bitch, whelped June ss, 

 tafil, same litter. 



DEATnS. 



Bitty— Dr. I. S. Ncvin's Imported black cocker spaniel Billy. Cause, 

 ntsailer distemper. Autopsy proved no lesion, nothing abnormal 

 In any of the vLscera or brain. 



NAMES 0HAN6ED, 



Kale Dair«"a to /a,'..'... ;. .".a— i;y the Conestoga Kennel, Lancas- 

 ter. Fa., Change the ime Kate Dawson, o( o bltoh pup, lemon and 



SomkOld Jokes.— Under the capttarj •' Fratricides" the 

 Baltimore Sun records that "A parly of Oentrevlllef sports- 

 men surrounded a flock of geese ami shot three of them be 

 fore they discovered them to be tame geoso." 



The New York Evening Express records this : "Are the 

 squirrels very thick this year?" asked a New York man of a 

 returned hunter. " Well, yes," said he, reflectively ; "the 

 one 1 got was." 



THE NONPAREIL SPORTING CLUB yvtll hold a club shoot a t 

 Hiram Howe's Balf-Mlle Track, on Saturday the 10th day of Decem- 

 ber, t ssi , a r. m. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



MILITARY GALLERY SHOOTING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



1 object when you say that a team o 

 gallery match cannot be gotten togethei 

 1 am a member of company R, rah h 

 have participated In "both F aaa -, ,;■ 

 shot oir-haud in both. Now, I do 

 off-hand shot, and 1 can bring six 

 just as good as 1 ciiii- tla ... aan :s 



l,wi,.,. a It 



more. They are used to the globe 

 forward conditions of a match nov 



The range is toll, ft. from the f; 

 reduced from 200 creedmoor to r> 

 are both Ballard's. .32caL, .22 cal , 

 6>i lb. pull. Considering the light 

 so to 33, nride regularly out of a po 

 of the company snoot off-hand. 

 fho National Guard, with the Gall 

 I.otl cry 



To be shot every Friday evening 

 members of Company B, lath net 

 Oct. 21, 1SS1, close firinl drill in 

 monthly meeting ol Ms ■■.'-' a. T 

 to all active members of company 1 

 at roll call. 7 shots at KM yari 

 n'l ii i ("0, am aaa, "-'il ' o-''-.i :-C"i',' 



count, but 5 best, scores of r, a lain .-. a m a.a 1 . a"." a to pin handicap 

 a a ire; ; ah; i - ' . -: to: a. ■, 1: . 



All who have since the arat day of Oct., 1S81, made the following 

 score : 



35 In 7 shots Is handicapped 5 points. 



ai In 7 shots or 25 in 6 shots is handicapped 4 points. 



33 in 7 shots or ii in a shots is handleapp -d ?■ Points. 



32 In 7 shots or 23 In 6 shots is handicapped 9 points. 



30 or 31 In 7 shots or 28 in a B -j Ots 1 IS lleappedl point. 



2S or 29 In 7 shots or 20 or si' in 6 shots is ltd wltaa la aal nothing. 



20 or 27 In 7 shots or ts or 'd In 6 shots Is allowed I point, 



24 0i'2S in 7 shots or 1 s or 1 7 In r, shots Is allowed .' points. 



22 or 2:1 In 7 shots or 1+ or It, in 5 shots is allowed » points. 



20 or 21 in 7 shots or 12 or 13 in 5 shots Is allowed -' points 



Less than 20 In 7 shots or 1 1 or less in B shots is allowed 5 points. 



'f profess to 



be a duffer, but a fan- 





better) who can shoot 





nil Snoot off-hand. 1 





points in l,0nu, maybe 



nd peep ai 



d stx-pound pulL 1 



being shot 1 





get tO the ii 



•ing point; the target, 





bull. The rifles used 



:>th wlthglo 



ep sights and 





5St, the scores otirom 





lot bad. The nialorlty 





y for any company or 





1 of company drill by 





s. n. y., commencing 





Tai':', distributed at 



e conditions 



make the match open 





Int., woo were present 



; position, 



standing; re-entries 



f any eoinpe 



titor for any nfeht to 



P. 



OFF-HAND VERSUS HIP REST. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At last we have an outspoken protest iron, competent fudges 

 against the bastard off-hand, which has obtained so largely In Amer- 

 ica. Apiotest, too, comlnglna , thai -1 be respected. 



Our British cousin's reputation lor manly conduct in aU games, 

 sports or meetings for trial of rival powers is 01 the best. Fair play 

 and may the best man win is a living prile ipie Willi them, and 1, for 

 one, am glad they have the courag of their convictions. They have 

 la.na'iit .air boasters n ua-.w, we'it'i ie-,-.-a, i, dttlng by sending 

 uver ihe Madge to whip us into tnana t:ia a. air, aaa .11,1 have, fairly 

 tinned the tables upon us. We must either build cutters or ships of 

 that lyin- or consent to tali" -./a,,: 1 a ■ > hlch the proud bird would 

 hud exceedingly mortifying. 



Doubtless many 01 the best men in most, rlitc clubs are opposed to 

 hip or oliest rest In so-ealletl off- hand matches, ,u,u wot hi "la.dly see 



i, a a,,',. : " iaai." 11 I-, ,-ala, ":-.:, . : .- - ..■ oi here use It that 



It would be difficult to pur, it down. " Might i- net laalti. and II seems 



10 me that il r. Kigby's protest will direct attention to the manner 01 



, • manifest)} unfair one In competition with real off-hand 



shooting, ytr. contln's letter in same issaelsverv w- iiaa .awl la 



.,-,,', ii a.--, or his endeavor to raise theetaod.nl , iaawa ; , do- 

 ing in opposition to the Objectionable mode. There are clubs shunting 

 matches every year, one of said clubs using, almost to a man, hip or 

 chest rest, while the others shoot off-hand; and, so far as known to 

 the writer, not a word of protest Is made, nor, indeed, is any dlscrira- 

 ,,,,,,,: , •■■: u, making up ihe matches. One club h.,s. to my knowl- 

 edge, recorded Its vote against its being eat. eel oil hand in any 

 report of matches shot on their grounds, and expressly provides 

 "that It shall be entered as hip or chest rest ag:iln=t, ine name of the 

 man using It- ' What, we needed Is lust what has happened, ajidaU 

 nist nwii v.'i.i he ewsaiwed (a cieicc , 1 1 ■•' ior a reformation, which 

 tlrno Is sure to bring about, Ben Tf.wuto. 



. i, IBS1.— Editor Forest mid 

 i pistol shooting in yester- 



conUctlon that to lilt a tele- 

 - , i ■ i . i ■.- at, la.|,csslbtllly. 

 ting Into prim, and espeel 

 I feci 1 owe It to you to tin- 

 ire from actual experiments 

 es in six snots, and probably 



blaclc, la a and white, ton. Sutl 

 pup. mack and tan, to win. Lint 



black and tan, to George Ccnvpe 

 black, white and tan, to Mr. An 

 one dog pup, black anil tan, to II 



ord, Mass. 



PISTOL SHOOTING, Jes3Up, 

 Stream : 1 have just read your I 

 day's issue, in Which | a i c p: 

 graph pole at a distance oj ma, 

 Although I have a great reluct a 

 ally c f any appearance of boanil 

 deceive you on this score. 1 am 

 that It can be done ti an aaa 

 oftener. The first time I ever 1 1 



i . ,i.t with a Colt's navy plstoL i pi o -iiti w a stick about tour 

 feet niirli and placing a large chip m the dan end st nek It up for a 

 target, and, retii Ing WO yards, tired six shots. The llr-t shot out the 

 ,, nt one toot under ihe chip and I hree ot hers Btnicl I lie chip. 

 tin that occasion 1 was alone, hut in 1-77, In the presence of two gen- 

 tlemen now living, Hired repeatedly wtth a Colts p'stol, e,a 

 central Are. at, aji iron raigei liree reel In diameter, from 100 yards 

 distance, end I am sure none ol the bullets missed the target and a 

 Parse majority of them were eli'net ladle.-.,, ,-s or whhin afewtoches. 

 Did 1 not feel confident or being able to duplicate this in any time, 

 I should not have sent you this coinniunleation, QCiBTDS. 



