R PHOTO BY GEORGE R. GALLUP. 



THE RESULT OF A COON HUNT. 



I send you 2 photos representing inci- 

 dents in coon hunting in this vicinity. One 

 of them represents G. R. Gallup, a member 

 of the Northboro Coon Club, and owner of 

 the famous coon dog " Trim," champion 

 of Massachusetts. Mr. Gallup bought the 

 dog 3 years ago, in Pennsylvania. Per- 

 haps some of the readers of Recreation 

 would like to read Trim's record. 



The first year he captured 18 coons; the 

 second, 22; in the season of '95, 17, and in- 

 '97, 33- When Trim strikes a trail where 

 he is most sure of his game members of 

 the Worcester Club say they can hear him 

 (and his master) as soon as he takes scent, 

 even if 10 miles away. 



Mr. Gallup and a party of friends capt- 

 ured 5 coons in one night. Following this 

 they caught 9 in 3 nights, the largest weigh- 

 ing 24 pounds. Three of these were taken 

 alive. 



Mr. G. has a coat and cap made from 

 the skins of coons which he and Trim 

 caught. 



Picture No. 3 represents the game taken 

 by Mr. Gallup and his brother, Frank, in 

 one day and night. 



" Coon Hr.nter," Northboro, Mass, 



THE MAN IN THE COON SKIN. 



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