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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 7, 1884. 



'George," -who, however, knew his duties as whipper-in 

 Every dog worked within about twenty-five to thirty yards of 

 the gun, every one dropped to shot, was tree froin chase and 

 guitemute; a " whimper" would have been followed by the 

 immediate order for execution. It certainly was a treat to a 

 sportsman, not to be met with every day. The way they 

 spread out like a fan, with their noses on the ground, and the 

 busy, merry working of their sterns, their fine brilliant coats 

 flashing among the bushes, working to the keeper's hand, be- 

 ing certainly very beautiful, Nothing could escape them; 

 every bush that coidd hold anything as big as a linnet was 

 searched, and every dock leaf or bunch of nettles closely ex- 

 amined by their noses; nothing could be better than the whole 

 turn-out— it was perfectly unique. 

 . Garland particularly fancied the strains of Mr. Foljambe, 

 Lord Spencer, and the Duke of Newcastle, It is some years 

 since I saw this kennel, and I do not know whether or not it is 

 now kept up to its old strength and form; but I fancy, since 

 the death of old Garland, Mr. Holford has lost the hand and 

 headmost effective in keeping the team up to its proper 

 standard. 



The Duke of Portland has a grand team of Clumbers, and 

 has won manv prizes with them, and I believe they are quite 

 A 1 in the field, and at this time probably the finest kennel in 

 the kingdom. They are not often exhibited, but when they 

 are they are tolerably sure to be at the top of the list. 



The Duke of Hamilton has also a very beautiful strain of 

 Clumbers, which are held in deservedly high estimation and 

 which are pretty sure to be in the prize list, whenever shown. 



His Royal Highness the late Prince Consort ha€ a team of 

 Clumbers, but from what I have seen of his blood, though I 

 never saw them in kennel, I don't think he had quite the right 

 sort, that is to say, of the type I have been discussing, but that 

 they were of pure blood, I do not doubt; they were too pointed 

 and long in the head, and not heavy enough in. bone; beauti- 

 fully feathered and with good coats, but in some specimens 

 which I have met with there was decidedly something which 

 wasnot. according to general notions, quite correct. 



The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh had also a breed of Clumbers, 

 and a story is told that after Prince Albert's death a present 

 of a brace of puppies which the Prince had promised him from 

 a very beautiful fitter were forwarded to him by command of 

 Her Majesty the Queen, as appeal's by a paragraph in 

 memoriam of the Prince which appeared in the Sporting 

 Magazine of that date: 



"The Prince participated in our gracious sovereign's fond- 

 ness for dogs, and the following anecdote of a circumstance 

 which has only within the last few days occurred will, we are 

 sure, be most acceptable and pleasing to our readers. Shortly 

 since Pi ince Albert promised the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh 

 that he would present him with a couple of puppies from the 

 litter of a beautiful Clumber spaniel. The Prince's lamented 

 death briefly followed. To the surprise and great gratification 

 of the Maharajah, he has received a letter, written to him by 

 command of Her Majesty, informing him that the Prince's gift 

 awaits his Highness— the puppies promised by the Consort are 

 ready for him. Can any comment from our pen requisite on 

 suclTan incident! Plans, promises and wishes — even to the 

 very thoughts of the departed— all, aye, every one stored and 

 ready for application." 



[TO BE CONCLUDED.] 



NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW.— The entries for the New 

 Haven bench show close March 1. As the winners will be 

 eligible to compete in the champion classes at the show of the 

 Westminster Kennel Club in May, there will undoubtedly be 

 many fine dogs present. 



THE CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW.— The report of 

 the Crystal Palace show from our regular correspondent ar- 

 rived too late, for this issue. It will appeaa- next week. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Kennel notes are inserted in this column free of charge. To insure 

 publication of notes, correspondents MUST GIVE the .following par- 

 ticulars of each animal: 



1. Color. 6. Name and residence of owner, 



2. Breed. buyer or seller. 



3. Sex. 7. Sire, with his sire and dam. 



4. Age, or 8. Owner of sire. 



5. Date of bi th, of breeding or 9. Dam, with her sire and dam. 



of death. 10. Owner of dam. 



All names must be plainly written. Communication on one side of 

 paper only, and signed with writer's name. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



J^F" See instructions at head of this column. 



Lady Leicester. By Mr. John A. Doolittle, New Haven, Ct.. for 

 orange and white English setter hitch, whelped Nov. 8, 1883, by Blue 

 Blood (Leicester— Doll), out of Coin (France— Fanny ). 



Rye. By Mr. Geo. Laick, North Tarrytown. N. Y.. for white, black 

 and tan mottled beagle bitch. whelped Sept. 17, 1833, by Ringwoodout 



Meggie. By Mr. John W. Traumm, Middletown. Ct., for red Irish 

 setter bitch, whelped July 21, 1883, by champion Elcho out of Meg 

 (Elcho— Rose). , m . _ ,. 



Miss Ranger. Bv Mr. W. F. Gould, Menomonec, Wis., for liver and 

 white pointer bitch, whelped Nov. 3, 1883 (Dilley's Ranger— White 



Brace Ranger, Dime Ranger and Lass o' Ranger. By Mr. S. B. 

 DUley, Rosendale, Wis., for pointers, two dogs and one bitch, whelped 

 Nov 3, 1883, bv his Ranger out of bis White Lilly. 



Mono. By Mr. F. Pendergast, Boston, Mass., for red Irish setter 

 bitch, by Dr. Wen. Jarvis's champion Elcho out of Meg. 



Essex and Bernardo. By the Essex Kennel, Andover, Mass., for 

 tawnv brindle and white smooth-coated St. Bernard dogs, whelped 

 Jan. 30, 1884, by Alp II. (A.K.R. 705) out of Daphne II. (A.K.R, 480). 



Avis, Alpina. Lotta and Quenn. By the Essex Kennel, Andover, 

 Mass. for white, wilh orange tawny markings, smooth-coated St. 

 Bernard bitches, whelped Jan. 30, 1884, by Alp II. (A.K.R. 705) out of 

 Daphne II. (A.K.R. 499). . 



Rose Marie and Red Kate. By Capt. F. G. Bixby, Boston, Mass., 

 for red Irish setter bitches, whelped June 17, 1883, by his Ruby (Elcho 

 —Rose; out of Red Maggie (Chief— Grisrfe). 



Dash Boyand Duck. Bv Capt. F.G. Bixby, Boston, Mass., far black, 

 white and ticked English setters, dog and bitch, whelped Oct. 19, 1883, 

 by Dash III. out of Rbcebe (Rook— Dora). 



Black Bess II. By Mr. Louis Melchor. Battle Creek. Mich. , for black 

 cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Aug. 28, 1883. by imported Tippo out of 

 Woodstock Queen (Beau-Black Bess t. 



Blve Belle By Mr Louis Melchor. Battle Creek, Mich., for blue 

 belton English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 28, 1883, by Count Noble out 

 of Rosalind (Leicester— San dotos Nellie). 



Jolly Nell. By Mr. H. W. Durgin, Bangor, Me., for white, black and 

 tan English setter bitch, by Mr. J. H. Goodsell's Prince out of Jolly 



" Jolly June. By Mr. H. W. Durgin. Bangor, Me., for black and 

 white English setter bitch, by Mr. Ja«. H. Goodsell's Prince out of 



^Marvel' By Mr. J. W. Munson, St. Louis, Mo., for liver and white 

 pointer bitch, whelped Feb. 83, 1882, by Croxteth out of Trinket (Tory 



Master • M. By Mr. J.W. Munson, St. Louis. Md„ for liver and white 

 pointer dog, whelped June, 1883, by Croxteth out of Spinaway (Gar- 



MackM. and Majesty. By Mr. J.W. Munson, St. Louis, Mo , for 

 fiver and white and lemon and white pointer dogs, whelped October, 

 1883, bv Faust out of Musette. 



Bessie Case. By Mr. J. W. Munson, St. Louis, Ma., for black, white 

 and tan English setter bitch, whelped December, 18»1, by *Titz (Rod- 

 erick— Noma) outof Duff (Carlowitz— Rose). 



Dimple Baker. By Mr. J. W. Munson, St. Louis, Mo., for black, 

 white and tail English setter bitch, whelped April, 1880, by Sanborn's 

 Dan out of Sanborn's Roxey. 



Jul" By Mr. James L, Semon. New York, tor lemon and white 

 English setter bitch, whelped April 10, 1888. by Dr. S. Fleet Speir's St, 

 Elmo IV. (champion St. Elmo— Clio) out of Diamond Duchess (Bailey's 

 Victor— Blue Nellie). . . . . 



Beaumont. By Mr.W.W. Nixon, Leesburg, Va., for liver and white 



ticked pointer dog, wmelped June 19, 1883, by Beaufort (A.K.R. 694) 

 out of Fannie Turner (Sensation— Queen IT.). 



NAMES CHANGED. 



|^" See instructions at head of this column. 



Black Silk to Hornell .Silk. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped 

 Aug. 7, 1882 (Obo— Chloe II.), owned by the HerneTl Spaniel Club, 

 HornellsviUe. N. Y. 



BRED. 



Elf" See instructions at head of this column. 



Bess— Glencho. Mr. F. Waterman's (Hudson, N. Y.) red Irish setter 

 bitch Bess (Chief— Tilly) to Mr. W. H. Pierce's Glencho, Nov. 22. 



Faust Fan— Ranger Croxteth. Mr. S. B. Dilley's (Kosendale. Wis.) 

 pointer bitch Faust Fan (Faust— Minaetonka) to his Ranger Croxteth 

 (Croxteth— Royal Fan), Jan. 27. 



Critic— Obo II. Mr. Winchester Johnson's (Boston, Mass.) black 

 cocker spaniel bitch Critic (A.K.R. 303) to Mr. J. P. Willey's Obo H. 

 (A.K.R. 432), Jan. 1. * 



Nellie— Dash III. Mr. Taylor's (Woburn, Mass.) English setter bitch 

 Nellie to Mr. A. M. Tucker's Dash III., Dec. 7. 



Matchless— Dash III. Mr. F. Tburls's (Newburyport, Mass.) English 

 setter bitch Matchless to Dash HI., Dec. 12. 



Model Blue— Dash III. Mr. A. S. Garland's English setter bitch 

 Model Blue (Druid— Gussie) to Dash III., Dec. 29. 



Maida—Dash III. Messrs. Mason & Mouse's (Providence, R. I.) 

 English setter bitch Maida (Blue Dan— Clip i to Dash III., Jan. 24. 



Dash III. Mr. Elmer A. Eight's (Lvnn, Mass.) English set- 

 ter bitch to Mr. A. M. Tucker's Dash IH., Jan. 31. 



Nellie— Count Best. Mr. J. F. Lawrence's (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Nellie to the Detroit Kennel Club's Count Best (Dick 

 Laverack— Kelp), Jan. 21. 



Hornell Ruby— Obo 77. The Hornell Spaniel Club's (HornellsviUe, 

 N. Y. i cocker spaniel bitch Hornell Ruby (A.K.R. 67) to Mr. J, P. 

 Willey's Obo II. (A.K.R. 432), Dec. 4. 



Skip— Belton III. Mr. J. R. Henricks's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) English 

 setter bitch Skip (Dog Whip— Daisy Dean) to Belton HI. 



Early Dawn— Count Best. The, Detroit Kennel Club's English set- 

 ter bitch Early Dawn (Nixey— Princess) to their Count Best (Dick 

 Laverack— Kelp). 



Reign— Lexington. The Detroit Kennel Club's English setter bitch 

 Reign (A.K.R. 178) to their Lexington (Nixey— Princess Louise), 

 Dec. 25. 



Phoebe—Bow. Mr. C. A. Johnston's pointer bitch Phoebe to Mr. 

 Edward Odell's Bow. 



Clio— Lord Sefton. Mr. J. S. Brown's (Montclair, N. J.) pointer bitch 



Clio (Sensation ) to Mr. A. E. Godeffroy's Lord Sefton jCrox- 



teth — Vinnie). Dec. 18. 



Countess— Belton III. Mr. J. K. Henricks's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) English 

 setter bitch Countess (Leicester— Pocahontas) to Belton III. 



Molly Druid— Royal Gladstone. Mr. J. R. Henricks's (Pittsbuigh, 

 Pa.) English setter bitch Molly Druid (Druid— Jolly May) to Royal 

 Gladstone (Gladstone— Mersey). 



Crook— Emperor Fred. Dr. H. F. Aten's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) English 

 setter bitch Crook (A.K.R. 281) to Mr. E. A. Herzberg's Emperor Fred 

 (A.K.R. 33), Jan. 31. 



Daisy Starlight— Dashing Dan. Mr. H. W. Durgin's (Bangor. Me.) 

 English setter bitch Daisy Starlight (Lelaps— Starlight) to Mr. F. T. 

 Hall's Dashing Dan (Lofty— Maud Muller), Oct. 29. 



Spinaway— Bang. Mr. J. W. Munson's (St. Louis, Mo.) liver and 

 white pointer bitch Spinaway (Garnet— Keswick) to Poyneer's Bang 

 (Bang— Luna). Nov. 9. 



WHELPS. 



$W™ See instructions at head of this column. 



Belgrave Bess. Mr. H. P. McKean, Jr.'s (Philadelphia, Pa.) imported 

 fox-terrier bitch Belgrave Bess (Akely Joe— Hebe), Jan. 8, three dogs, 

 by Tom (champion Monitor— Fancy). 



Rita Croxteth. Mr. Geo. S. Tucker's (Peterborough, N. H.) pointer 

 bitch Rita Croxteth (A.K.R. 16S). Dec. 22, six (three dogs), bv his Bar- 

 onet (A.K.R, 264). 



Bess. Mr. F. Waterman's (Hudson. N. Y.) red Irish setter bitch 

 Be ; s (Chief-Hill's Tilley). Jan. 21, ten, all bitches, by Mr. Wru. H. 

 Pierce's Glencho (Elcho— Noreen). 



Nina, Mr. Arthur Brookhouse's (Wellington, Mass.) English setter 

 bitch Nina (Lelaps— Belle), Nov. 8, nine (seven dogs), by Mr. A. M. 

 Tucker's Dash in. 



Kelp. The Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit, Mich.) Euglish setter 

 bitch Kelp (A.K.B. 110), Dec. 29, eleven (seven dogs),' by tneir Nixey 

 (A.K.R. 177). 



Chess. The Detroit Kennel Club's pointer bitch Chess (A.K.R. 77), 

 Dec. 25, twelve (six dogs), by their King Bow (A.K.R. 83). Seven since 

 dead. 



Ruby. Dr. S. H. Green's (Newmarket, N. H.) liver spaniel bitch 

 Ruby, Dec. 19, ten (six dogs), by Mr. J. P. Willey's Obo II. (A.K.R. 

 432). Eight, black and two liver. 



Betty. Mr. Wm, B. Mersnon's (East Saginaw, Mich.) Gordon setter 



hitch Betty, Dec. 17, seventeen (eleven dogs) by Dick (Rupert ). 



Betty threw thirteen last spring and her owner was very much elated 

 thereat. 



Madge. Capt. F. G. Bixby 's (Boston, Mass.) red Irish setter bitch 

 3Iadge (Berkley— Ruby), Jan. 21, eight (four dogs), byhisRuby (Elcho 

 —Rose). 



Trix. Glencho Kennel's (Peekskill, N.Y.) red Irish setter bitch Trix 

 (A.K.R. 187), Jan. 27, eleven (six dogs), by their Glencho (Elcho— 

 Noreen). None for sale. 



Ace of Spades. Mr. George H. Gilbert's (Boston, Mass.) black 

 spaniel bitch Ace of Spades, Jan. 28, eight (five dogs), by Obo II. 

 (A.K.R. 432). 



SALES. 



£^~ See instructions at head of this column. 



Miter. English terrier dog, whelped Sept, 7, 1883 (Dandy— Fanny), 

 by Miss Ida P. Warren, Leicester, Mass., to Dr. Geo. O. Warner, same 

 place. 



Wycliffe. Red Irish setter dog. whelped Aug. 25, 1883 (Ruby— Lyda 

 Belle), by Dr. J. Frank Perry, Boston, Mass., to Miss Ida F. Warren, 

 Leicester. Mass. 



Lucretia. Liver, with white on breast, cocker spaniel bitch, whelped 

 May 1, 1883, by Snipe (Captain -Nellie) out of Cute (Sam— Flora ), by 

 Mr. Forest W. Forbes, Westboro, Mass., to Mr. Geo. M. Hour, same 

 place. 



Primer. Black and white English setter dog, age not given (Dash- 

 ing Dan— Daisy Starlight), by Mr. C. N. Wade, Hackettstown, N. J., 

 to Mr. Geo. Shaw. Minshell, N. J. 



Lady Leicester- Orange and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 Nov. 10, 1883. by Blue Blood (Leicester— Dolly out of Coin (France- 

 Fanny), by Mr. W. E. Miller, Menden, Ct., to Mr. John A. Doolittle, 

 New Haven, Ct. 



Chief— Biddy whelp. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Feb. 2. 1883, by 

 Mr. Geo. Laick, North Tarrytown, N. Y., to Mr. Chas. P. Williams, 

 New York. 



Donna. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Feb. 2, 1883 (Chief— Biddy), 

 by Mr. George Laick, North Tarrytown, N. Y., to Mr. Frederick Com- 

 fort, Catskill, N. Y 



Flora. Liver, with white on breast and feet, cocker spaniel bitch, 

 whelped Oct. 20. 1882 (Joe— Beauty), by Mr. Jas. W. Rushforth, Yon- 

 kers, N.Y., to Mr. A. D. Wilbur, Catskill, N.Y. 



Spry. Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped July 16, 1882, by 

 Quest (Sensalion— May) out of Topsy (Ned— Flora), by Mr. J. H. Mc- 

 Cann, Colebrook River, Ct.. to Mr, J. W. Trantum. Middletown, Ct. 



Miss Ranger. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Nov. 3, 1883 

 (Ranger— White Lilly), by Mr. S. B. Dilley, Rosendale, AVis., to Mr.W. 

 F. Gould, Menomonee.w'is. 



Black Pearl. Black cocker spaniel bitch (A.K.R. 647), by Mr. Geo, 

 S. Tucker, Peterborough, N. H., to Mr. J. P. Willey, Salmon Falls, 

 N. H. 



King Bote— Bow Queen whelp. Pointer bitch. whelped Nov. 14, 1883 

 by the Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich., to Mr. Geo. Hoover,Canal 

 Fiilton, O. 



Crook. Blue belton English setter bitch (A.K.R. 271), by Major G. 

 R.Watkins, Brooklyn, NA., to Dr. H. F. Aten, same place. 



Flash. Black and white cocker spaniel clog (A.K.R. 652), by Mr. 

 Forest W. Forbes, Westboro, Mass., to Mr. George M. Hour, same 

 place. 



Port Wine. Pointer dog, 3 years old (Shot— Taylor), by Mr, J. S, 

 Brown, Montclair, N. J., to Mr. Isaac Eckert, Reading, Pa. 



Beaut— Bell Mahone whelps. Black, white and tan English setters, 

 whelped November, 1863, by Mr. J. O. Watts, Linevdle, la., one to 

 Mr. J. S. Brown, Montclair. N. J., and one to Mr. J. R. Beny, Jr., 

 same place. 



Flora. Fawn, with white toes and tip of tail, rough-coated St. Ber- 

 nard bitch, whelped Oct. 18, 1883 (Carlisle— Moyai, by Mr. James Mc- 

 Namee, Stapleton, S. I., N. Y., to Mr. Henry Muller, Clifton. S. I., 

 N. Y. 



Jolly Nell and Jolly June. Blue belton English setter bitches, 

 whelped June 25, 18S3 (Goodsell's Prince-Jolly May) by Mr. H. G. 

 McMillan, Rock Rapids, la., to Mr. H. W. Durgin, Bangor, Me. 



Jolly June. Blue belton English setter bitch, whelped June 25, 1833 

 (Goodsell's Prince— Jolly May), by Mr. H. W. Durgin, Bangor, Me., to 

 Mr. C. F, Danforth, same place. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



£5f"° See instructions at head of this column. 



Ponto. Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped Dec. 25, 1882 (Bow 

 — Julia), by Mr. Edward Odefl, New Orleans, La., to Mr. P. Mnspero, 



I same city. 

 Sir Kay. Orange and white English setter dog (A.K.R. 288) by 



Major G. R. Watkins, Brooklyn, N. Y.. to Commander James E. 

 Jewett, 



trior Tuck. Orange and white English setter dog (A.K.R- 388), by 

 Major G. R. Watkins, Brooklyn, N. Y., to Mr. F. D. Watkins. 



RubyS. Red Irish setter hitch (A.K.R. 514), by Dr. C. E. Nichols, 

 Troy, N. Y., to Mr. Chas. R. Squire, same place. 



Elcho— Ruby S. whelp. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Dec. 2. 

 1883, by Dr. C. E. Nichols, Troy, N.Y., to Mr. Charles R. Squire, same 

 place. 



DEATHS. 



Eg— See instructions at head of this celnmn. 



Belle. Black and tan Gordon setter Belle, 10 years old (Ruby- 

 Juno), owned by Mr. Wm. H. Moller, New York, from paralysis. . 



Kate. Black and tan terrier bitch (A.K.R. 192), owned by Mr. 

 Henry Muss, Champaign. HI. 



\ifie and 



^hooting. 



FIXTURES, 



First International Clay-Pigeon Tournament, at Chicago, 111., May 

 26 to 31. Managers, Ligowsky Clay-Pigeon Co., P. 0. Box 1292, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio. 



RIFLES IN THE FIELD. 



THE English rifle makers and shooters are indulgiug in flooding the 

 newspapers with letters upon the re-arming of the infantry of 

 the regular forces. One of the more recent and interesting of the 

 series of letters is from J. D. Dougall, the well-known gumnaker, of 

 Bennett street, London, who in the Times says: 



"For many years references have been made in the public press to 

 the inaccurate shooting of our soldiers on the battlefield. In former 

 times this was attributed to the smoothbore musket, the familiar 

 'Brown Bess' of our t'oreibthers, and it was a favorite estimate that 

 at the battle of Waterloo there was only one casualty for every hun- 

 dredweight or so of lead expended in bullets. The rifle system was 

 to remedy all this; but the question now is, has there Seen such im- 

 provement as expected? and I believe that it is a very common opin- 

 ion that there has not. This disbelief has been greatly strengthened 

 by the result of the affair of some of our best infantry with the Boers 

 in South Africa some year or two ago, when our highly trained and 

 disciplined men had no chance, although armed with the most scien- 

 tific weapons, against those rough Africanders, all sportsmen from 

 boyhood. In short, our men were picked off one by one, and could 

 deliver no effective fire in return. Why was this? Let me give an 

 answer to this question, not dogmatically, but for the due consider- 

 ation of all concerned. If my words may appear somewhat dog- 

 matic, it is because they are founded on knowledge and experience. 



"It may appear a bold assertion, but I hold all high 'vernier' sights 

 on military rifles, for use in actual battle, to be a mistake. Let them 

 be applid to long-range and target rifles if you will; but target prac- 

 tice will never make a man a good shot in the field, whether lie be a 

 soldier or a sportsman— nay, I go further, and say. with all the confi- 

 dence that is founded on experience, that it will make a bad shot of 

 either. To explain. All good shooting is founded on keeping both 

 eyes open in the act of aiming and firing. It is by this that, uncon- 

 sciously, we have a sense of distance, and that we also command the 

 ability to aim correctly at objects parly concealed (as the Boers were) 

 or in motion. Soldiers are not taught this, and 1 have read some- 

 where that they are even enforced, under strict orders, to close the 

 left eye in taking aim. To use one eye only, however effective it may 

 appear at target shooting, is to throw away our natural endowment 

 of binocular vision, and all the fine 'rifle sights' in the wwld wdl not 

 restore the loss. This is now being recognized by sportsmen, and 

 hardly a man among them is now to be found who closes his left eye 

 in game shooting. Yet when I first began to ventilate the subject 

 (but by no means claiming that I had invented the 'two-eye' system) 

 in the London press, about the years 1855-56, 1 was received with a. 

 shout of derision. But the derision lias passed away, aud all the best 

 shots whom I have had the opportunity of consulting tell me that 

 they now never think of closing one eye. This is not done in driving 

 a nail, in playing at cricket or billiards, and why is it done m rifle 

 shooting? Because we have got into a wrong groove and think it is 

 the proper thing to do, not knowing that, as the cookery books say, 

 there is 'another way, 7 and a better one. 



''The subject is too serious to be briefly discussed, and I fear to in- 

 trude unduly upon your space. To enter upon the whole question is 

 not beyond in v ability ; but I should prefer, before doing so, that, some 

 experienced military men would give this short letter their consider- 

 ation. In the first place. 1 would suggest that military rifles he fitted 

 with plain folding 'leaf sights,' say, for 100, 200, 300 and 400 yards, and 

 without complications. Beyond 400yds. I fearlessly assert that much 

 more deadly fire would be delivered upon a moving or shifting enemy 

 bv the judgment and common sense of the soldier, trained to keep 

 both his eyes open and to exercise his faculties, than by the use of 

 fine mechanical adjustments, which (he being taught to depend on 

 them) can only puzzle and bewilder him when there comes the real 

 tug of war. 'Our grandslres drew a good bow at Hastings,' but I 

 never heard of any bowman, from Robin Hood down to the still ex- 

 isting and highly expert Royal Scots Archers, voluntarily depriving 

 themselves of one-half of the ocular powers granted them by nature," 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON. Feb. 2. —The regular matches were continued at the range 

 at Walnut Hill to-day. The attendance was large, including several 

 visitors, among whom were Mr. W. D. Palmer of the Merrimac Club, 

 and members of the Press Association. During the morning the 

 weather conditions were excellent, a fight soutii wind prevailing; in 

 the afternoon it increased, but not enough to make good shootiug 

 difficult. The results of the different matches are appended: 

 Combination Match.— Decimal Target. 



AC Adams 7 8 9 10 f 6 10 10 10 9-87 



BAAmsdem 9 10 7 8 8 4 10 10 8 8—81 



CB Edwards 10 6 10 655597 



C A Hunt 4 6 4 9 3 7 7 9 6 



BALappen 7 7 7 549945 



9-72 



8-68 

 2—59 



5-46 

 4-46 

 4-44 



Combination Match— Creedmoor Target. 



R Davjs 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 



B A Amsden 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 



BALappen 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 



Victory Match. 



JBFellows 7 5 7 10 6 7 10 7 10 9-80 



BF Jones 9 « 6 8 7 U 7 9 8 5-76 



C A Gordon 9 4 710 6 98 5 5-C9 



Creedmoor Practice Match. 



C E Berry 5445544554—45 H A Lewis (mil) 3543545454—41 



E B Edwards 4545554454—45 J R Carmichael 3135554443-40 



W D Palmer 5454455544—45 G Welsh 4314445443—30 



H D Hubbard 4544455544—44 S S Burns (mil) 4 144444443—39 



B C Carr 5445455444—44 J Parson (mil; 4444542333—36 



F Chauncy (mil) .... 4444445444—41 J E Kemp 5542424334—36 



A Keach 5445448444-41 



Creedmoor Prize Match. 



H Gushing 4544455455—45 J B Thonias (uiih. .. 1454145443— 43 



H Withington 51)4551545-45 C J A Cobb 4555435144-43 



J P Bates 4455544545-45 J A Look 45534r4444— 42 



\CCash 4554444545-44 A Darling (mil). . . 44414.7:4444—41 



B A Lappen 5414545445-44 C H Best 4435544543-41 



F Chauncy (mil) ...4444545554—44 L A Barr ....3441444544-40 



Capt. JohnC. Mallory, of the Civil Engineer Corps, United States 

 4.1-my now stationed in Boston, has been elected to membership in 

 the Massachusetts Rifle Association. He was a member of the Ama- 

 teur Club of New York. 



At a meeting of the directors of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa- 

 tion, held at the office of the secretary, the following committees 

 were chosen for the ensuing year: Executive committee, Mr- 

 Rockwell, Baker, Fellows, J. A. Frye, Gerrish; membership, Leach, 

 Rockwell'. Russell; range. Fellows, Bullardand Hinman: glass ball, 

 Sawyer, Frye, Leach; team, Rabbeth, Russell, Perkins; long range, 

 Hinman, Gerrish, Washburn. 



SWISS GUN TRIALS.— The St. James Gazette reports progress on 

 the sei ies of trials now going on in Switzerland between the new and 

 old systems of military arms. The trials are not yet concluded. But 

 enough has been done in 1883 to demonstrate pretty clearly the su- 

 periority of the Rubin system over that now employed for arming 

 the troops. A report by Colonel Feiss, presented to a military society 

 at Berne, declares that the new arm is superior both in accuracy of 

 aim. power of penetration, and flatness of trajectory to the older 

 weapon patented by Vetterli. Mr. Rubin, who Is director of the 

 Federal Laboratory at Thun, reduces the caliber of the barrel l,y one- 

 tenth of an inch, or even more; that is to say, from 10.4 millimetres 

 to 8.0 and 7.5. The cartridge he uses has a metallic case, and contains 

 a little bullet nearly X?A inches in length, inclosed in a covering of 

 galvanized copper, requiring no grease. In order to keep the l£ 

 of the whole cartridge within reasonable bounds, compressed po wder 

 is used, and it is exploded bv central-fire action. The initial velocity 

 of the ball is found to be 540 metres for the rifle of 8.0 bore, and 565 

 for that of 7.5 bore, whereas the Vetterli system gives a velocity of 

 only 403. Thej penetrative force of the projectile carries it at 10 



