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[Ava, 14, 1884. 
haye their monogram or crest clipped, but this is the wltima 
thule of tonsorial fancy. Felix finds Great Danes very easy to 
teach, all of his are very docile and exceedingly graceful they 
look when performing. 1 
J was staying near Watford last year and ran up to town 
with a friend to see a match at ‘Lord’s” cricket ground, a 
match in which I had a county interest. ‘Lord’s” we called 
to the cabby as we jumped into one of those jolly new han- 
soms, Driving through St. John’s wood I suddenly stopped 
the cab and pointed with my stick to a little white villa. 
“Lords or ladies?” inquired my friend, with a smile. ‘Come 
on,” T said, as I sprang out, and I pointed to a brass plate on 
the door, the name had caught my eye (Felix), ‘‘Vllshow you.” 
The lord and master was not at home, but his ‘good lady” 
was, and my friend neryously clutched for the door handle as 
the matronly siren, he had not expected to see, fearlessly 
handled and ordered her huge boarhounds about. Weneither 
bought anything, we only went sight-seeing, but I am sure the 
obliging civility of Madame Felix was not thrown away, as I 
dare say we haye ‘‘recommended our friends” who I hope haye 
made up for our lack of business intentions. 
Talking about teaching animals by kindness, I hear the op- 
posite process has its believers in your kennel world. On dit 
that the wonderful American setters, of whose cleverness our 
papers were so full a few months ago, were entirely taught by 
‘force,’ that is the word used, They jump on a horse's back, 
open stable doors, lead the horses in and out, ete. The proce- 
dure, [ am intormed, is to Jet the dog clearly understand what 
you want him to do, and then make him do it. ‘‘Make,” I 
suppose, means the “stick,” but then, whenever I have tried 
to teach a doga trick that is just the point I have never ar- 
rived at, ‘making him understand what 1 wanted him todo.” 
have taught mry dogs to swim easily enough by example, 
They will soon take the water if they see another doing it and 
getting all the caresses. But the new school say, ‘If he 
won't goin push him in.” That’s how it was tried to teach 
me to swim, Itemember. 1 was fiung into the river and told 
to shift for myself, I should not have been writing these 
notes if somebody else had not “shifted” for metoo, Tt wasa 
long time before I plucked up courage to attempt another les- 
son, and when I did I tried a way of my own. I went to the 
pubac baths and walked out into the deep part up to my 
neck, and then swam back to the shallow end, My own 
knowledge of dog nature, and I have studied it deeply, leads 
me to affirm that two re are requisite, patience on the 
teacher’s side and confidence on the pupil’s. 
I see from our papers that the usual number of promising 
dogs have been sacrificed to the Crystal Palace puppy classes, 
but if the whole class were to succumb to distemper it would 
not prevent other owners from competing for the prize money 
at the next show. 
For our latest sensation we have to thank Dr, Jager, of 
Stittgart, who bas paid dogs the compliment of saying that 
“the seat of the soulis in the nose.” This will go some way 
toward solying the problem that has puzzled se many, whether 
dogs have souls, for it must be admitted that they excel all 
animals in “nose.” The learned doctor has so thoroughly 
worked up his subject and perfected his own sense of smell as 
to he able to see with his nose how many people there are in a 
room divided from his eyesight witha closed door, If man 
€an improve his olfactory organs to such an extent, what in- 
dg aaa and useful forms of development may not be possible 
to dogs? 
Mr. J. Sydney Turner is on the rampage. He commences 
with a mistake. I did not describe the judging at Warwick. 
he scene I depicted was purely imaginary, Then followsthis 
extraordinury sentence: ‘‘Hard facts are hard” (there is a 
novel truism for you), *‘out the facts are mere presumptuous 
outpourings of an ignorant conjecture, which he seeks to im- 
pose on the credulity of his readers.” There you are, and, 
strange as it may seem, I have no doubt that Mr. Turner is 
very proud of that bit of composition, and from it you can get 
an idea of the pompous windbag English aitected by edu- 
Gated. men in press discussions. When I read these strained 
sentences. that evidently cost their authors much trouble to 
produc I feel inclined to ask them, “Did it hurt you much?” 
e finds fault with my haying imagination. I am proud of it, 
and if he lacks it let him try King Lear’s preseription; take 
“An ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten thy imagination.” 
Yes, it was a slip of the pen when I wrote Anglo-American, 
I meant Franco-American, and I thank you Mr. Turner for 
telling my readers that Mr. Portier is also ‘County Monaghan.” 
‘I did not know it. Jn reply to Mr. Turner’s fulsome panegyric 
of Messrs. Taunton and Portier, I say, ‘‘tut, tut, tut, they are 
wery worthy members of the doggy world, but spare their 
blushes.” And then it is inconsistent im one part of his letter 
to say I ‘‘evidently know Jittle” of them, and in another part 
to impute “malice.” I have read over again my notes that 
have so seriously upset Mr. Turner, and I ean see nothing in 
them to offend masculine minds, and [ don’t write for old 
ladies. If I have offended either of the gentlemen let him say 
so, and I will express regret for aby unintentional act. Mean- 
while, with regard to interposing meddlers, ‘‘Taunton I know, 
and Portier I know, but who are ye?” As to the point. of the 
mmatter. which was the award of the stud and breeder's’ prizes 
at Warwick, l repeat the opinion I expressed in the notes 
that have so excited Mr. Turner: ‘Not one suspicion do 
I cast upon Mr, Portier’s strict probity, and I can say 
more. that [ feel confident that the award was an honest 
independent and conscientious one,” but none the less in my 
opinion, and that of many others, an utterly indefensibly 
ridiculous one, In speaking of my writing, Mr. Turner has 
employed the word “ignorant.” I believe his letter was writ- 
ten before the Crystal Palace show, where Myr. J. Sydney 
Turner awarded the prizes ii the mastiff classes} it cannot be 
said he judgedthem. Such a public display of ignorance or 
prejudice as Mr. Turner presented to bewildered mastiff fan- 
wiers by his awards in the puppy class, is within the recollec- 
tion of few men, if any. So enormous was the blunder that 
one of our oldest and most respected exhibitors, who has won 
prizes by the dozen and lost them with equal equanimity, was 
exasperated into making a scene in the ring. He did not 
mince his language in telling Mr. Turner his opinion of his 
capacity to judge mastifis, and I dare swear his cutting eriti- 
cisms are still tingling im Mr. Turner’s ears, Had not this ire- 
ful Daniel so arrogantly assumed my “ignorance,” I should 
have hesitated to draw attention to that indelible record of 
his own incapacity, the catalogue of the Crystal Palace show, 
wherein those who run may read: Class II. Mastiff Puppies— 
ist, Princess Rita; 2d, Princess Ida. LILLIBULERO, 
JoLy 29, 1854. -— 
DEATH OF BOW. 
al [as as We go to press we receive notice from Mr. Odell 
regarding his well-imown pointer, champion Bow, The 
letter states that he had been unable to swallow anything 
for twenty-four hours, and that in all probability he would be 
dead before the letter reached us. Bow was a grand dog both 
on the bench and im the field. He was, perhaps, as well and 
favorably known as any dog in this country, and Mr, Odell 
will receive the sympathy of every lover of the dog in the 
land. Bow was whelped in 1874, é was bred by Mr. 38. 
Price Bow, North Devonshire, England; he was by Price's 
champion Bang and out of Davey’s Luna, Hewas brought to 
this country in 1878 by Mr. T, H. Scott, who exhibited him at 
St. Louis shortly after his arrival, and then sold him to the 
St. Louis Kennel Club, who kept him until the dissolution of 
the club, when he was purchased by Mr. Edward Odell, of 
New Orleans. . ; oy 
Following is a listof his winnings in England in 1876; Second, 
Aguicultural Hall; first, Bxeter; second, Tavistock, and third 
at Bristol. After his arrival in this country he won on the 
bench: Third, St. Lonis, 1878; first and special for the best 
ReneS also with Sleaford, the special for the best brace ati | and white collie bitches, wlelped May 25, 1884, by their Kilmarnock 
)s 
ew York, 1878; champion prize at St. Paul, 1879; first and 
special for the best pointer at Detroit, 1879; champion prize 
and special for the bést pointer, also with Faust, the special 
for the best brace at Boston, 1879. His field trial winnings 
are; Divided second with Nellie in the All-Aged stakes at the 
National American Kennel Club’s field trials at Patoka, I1., 
1879, and with Faust, winning third in the brace stakes at the 
samme meeting. 
TREATMENT OF POISONED DOGS. 
Hditor Forest and Stream: 
The lives of many valuable dogs can be saved by the prompt 
use of a yery simple remedy, As soon as you know a dog has 
been poisoned, inject about one ounce of hydrate of chloral 
into his back with a hypodermic syringes, the quantity to be 
governed by the size of the dog and severity of his symptoms. 
As lone as there is life in him do not despair. T have known 
dogs to be saved by this treatment when in the death throes, 
’ DIcK, 
Braz, Indiana. 
NATIONAL BENCH SHOW ASSOCIATION. 
W®* have received notice from the following-named clubs 
¥ that they will send delegates to the meeting called at 
Philadelphia, Sept. 17, for the purpose of forming a National 
Bench Show Association: The Philadelphia Kennel Club, Mr. 
8. G. Dixon, The Cleyeland Bench Show Association, Messrs. 
L. G, Hanna and C. M. Munhaill. 
The Philadelphia Kennel Club have kindly tendered the use 
of their club rooms, at the corner of Market and Thirteenth 
streets, for the meeting. We hope that every club in the 
United States and Canada will send delegates or appoint 
proxies, as the meeting will probably be one of the most im- 
portant events in canine history that has yet transpired. 
. WHY LOGAN’S DOG DIED.—It seems the General owned 
a paicueyi fine watch dog, a mastiff, of whose sagacity and 
fidelity his master was never tired of discoursing. One sum- 
mer the Logan family were temporarily away from home, 
and Nero was left to guard the premises, of which he was the 
sole occupant, he having been readily taught to repair twice a 
day to a restaurant afew blocks away for his food,a hole cutina 
back door-affording him means of egress and ingress, One day, 
on returning from his dinner, Nero heard 4 noise in the dining- 
room, and on inspecting the cause discovered a burglar, who 
dashed into a closet and pulled the door shut after him before 
the huge beast could pin him, The dog laid down in front of 
the door and waited with all the savage persistency of his 
breed for his victim toreappear. A day went by - two, three 
and still the stubborn dog, weak and haggard with hunger, 
kept his post with a purpose that only death could subdue. 
On the fifth day the family returned and lifting the emaciated 
brute from his station, opened the closet, It was then re- 
yealed that the house-breaker, provided with his kit of tools, 
had sawed a small section out of the frame wall of the house 
and escaped. When the dog beheld the aperture and the 
cold facts of the case dawned upon bis canine brain, his little 
remaining strength forsook him, and lying down at the feet 
of his sorrowing raaster, he gave his tail an apologetic quivér 
and—died. His obyious resemblance to a human detective 
had broken his faithful heart.—Philadelphia World, 
THE DANBURY BENCH SHOW.—The society under 
whose auspices the above exhibition is given have arranged 
for prizes to be awarded at the next show to be held at Dan- 
bury, Conn., in connection with the annual fair, during the 
first week in October, as follows: Double the amount re- 
ceived as entrance money in each division of a class—viz., 
dog, bitch and puppy—will be paid by the society as a cash 
premium to such division, divided according to merit in first 
and second premiums, according to the discretion of the 
judges. The best dog in each division may receive the socie- 
ty’s silver medal and the second a broze medal in place of the 
cash premium when desired. Winners in the champion diyi- 
sion wil receive a special silver medal. There will also be 
special prizes given by the society besides those that may be 
iven by individuals, as follows; Thelargest dog, the smallest 
og and the best bitch with uppies each a special silver 
medal; the best exhibition of dogs exceeding six varieties a 
special gold medal. An effort is being made to secure the 
services of the best judges for classes, and when arrangements 
have been completed the announcement will be made in these 
columns. The premium lists are now being prepared and 
will be ready within a fortnight. There is an increased in- 
terest shown in this exhibition, and it will no doubt greatly 
exceed in numbers and varieties any that have preceded it.—F, 
NEW YORE FALL DOG SHOW.—The premium list of 
the fall bench show of the Westminster Kennel Club is now 
ready, and can be obtained by addressing Mr. Charles Lin- 
eoln, box 1,812 New York, or at this office. A complete list 
of the classes and premiums may be found in our issue of 
July 10. We hope that the breeders and owners of non-sport- 
ing dogs will heartily second the efforts of the club by an 
entry that will warrant them in making the fall show a per- 
manent fixture. 
KENNEL NOTES. 
NOTICH TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Kennel notes are inserted in this column free of charge, To iusure 
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 birth, of breeding or 9. Dam, with her sire and dam, 
of death, 10. Owner of dam. . 
Allnames must be plainly written. Communication on one side of 
paper only, and signed with writer's name. 
NAMES CLAIMED. 
bE" Seeinstructions at head of this column. 
Belle. By Mr. Hazel Hibbs, Bristol, Pa.. for red. with white on 
breast and toes, Irish setter bitch, whelped May 13, 1884, by Duke (Guy 
—Lillian) out of Nettie (Berkley—Lulu), ; i 
Hen. By Mr, Hazel Hibbs, Bristol, Pa., for red and white Irish cet- 
ter dog, whelped May 13, 1884, by Duke (Guy—Lillian) out of Nettie 
(Berkley—Luli). ; at 
Dot, By Mr, 0. M. Munhall, Cleveland, O,, for liver and white ticked 
pointer bitch, whelped June 28, 1884, by Donald IL. (Donald—Devon- 
shire Lass) out of Dora (Sensation—Devonshire Lass). ! 
Clansman, Poker, Magyie, Kuda, Nettie, Kuss, Topsy and Flirt. 
By the Kilmarnock Collie Kennel, Dorchester, Mass., for biack, white 
and tan collies,; two dogs and six bitches, whelped April 20, 18h4, 
by their BHRE ROOT Bruee (A.K R, 1422) ont of their imported Iona 
A, K.R. 1421). 
: Petite Grace. By Mr. Luke W. White, Bridgeport, Conn., for lemon 
and white pointer bitch, whelped June 1, 1884 (Beanfort, A. K.R. 694— 
champion Grace), : } , 
Leda, Panchita, Hfie. Madge and Kilmarnock Belle. By the Kil- 
marnock Collie Kennel, Dorchester, Mass., for one black, white and 
tan and four sable and white collie bitches, whelped July 11, 1884, by 
Scot Guard out of Drumiin Tsle (A.K.R. 1417). 
Bang Grace, Earl of Grace, Graceful Bangand Nell Grace. By 
Mr. L. W. White, Bridgeport, Conn., for ete two lemon and 
white dogs and one lemon and white bitch and one liver and white 
bitch, whelped May 22, 1884, by champion Bang Bang (A.K.K, 393) out 
of his Graceful (Sensation—Grace). 
Clyde, Don, Rogue, Archie and. Scamp, By the Kilmarnock 
Collie Kennel, Dorchester, Mass., for three black, white and tan and 
two sable and white collie dogs, whelped May 26, 1884, by their Kil- 
apni Bruce (A.K.R. 1422) out of their imported Winnie (A.K.R. 
1431). ; 
fetta, Minnie, Meta and Blanche. By the Kilmarnock Collie Ken- 
nel, Dorchester, Mass., for one black, white and tan and three. sabl 
Ss ee” 
Bruce (A.i, R. 1422) out of their imported Winnie (A. K.R. 1481 
_ Grace Beaufort, By Mr. L. Gardner, Mount Vernon, N. Y., for 
liver and white ticked pointer bitch, whelped June 1, 1884, by Beaufort 
(A. KE R, 694) out-of champion Grace (Match Nell). 
Pope, Shoozer, Ky-Ky, Pudge and Musette, By the Wssex Kennel, 
Andover, Mass., for pugs, two dogs and three bitches, whelped Aug. 
vi ata by their Young Toby (A.K.R. 473) out of their Titania (A.K.R. 
BRED. 
ES— See instructions at head of this caltaummn. 
Lyde Ii.—Fritz, Mr. John Wanstall’s (Washington, D. G@.) pointer 
biteh Lyde Il. (Sport--Lyde) to champion Fritz (A.K.R. 1351), Futy 28, 
Elsie—Dunrobin. Myr. Cecil Campbell Higgins’s déerhound bitch 
ae ne Mrs, George Shepard Page’s imported Dunrobin (Torrom— 
oyal). : 
Di—Buckellew. Myr. Thos. F. Connolly’s (Flatbush, L. 1.) English 
setter bitch Di (Perfection—Beauty) to Mr. W. A. Coster’s Buckellew 
(A.K.R. 30), July 28, 
WHELPS, 
[ae~ See instructions at head of this column. : 
Lilie, Mr.G. D. Penniman’s (St. Denis, Md.) blackesetter bitch 
Lillie (Rake—Flora), June 27, eight (five dogs), by Bang (A.K.R. 805). 
Ruth. Mr. £. §. Hawks’s (Ashfield, Mass.) English setter bitch 
Ruth (Dashing Lion—Armida), July 25, , by Bobolink (Rake— 
Clara Dale), 
Sweetheart, The Ashmont Kennel’s (Boston, Mass.) red Irish set- 
ter biteh Sweetheart (A.K.R. 299), Aug. 7, eleyen (five dogs), by their 
champion Nimrod (A.K.K. 681). 
Lyda Belle. The Ashmont Kennel’s (Boston, Mass.) red Irish setter 
biteh Lyda Belle (A.K.R. 626), Aug. 4, eleyen (four dogs), by their 
champion Nimrod (A.K.R, 681). 
Lady Bird. Mr, Jos. R, Trissler’s (Lancaster, Pa.) pointer bitch 
Lady Bird, July 18, nine (three dogs), by Shot; all liver, 
Flirt. Mr, George A, Ayre’s (Warwick, R, 1) Gordon 
Flirt, Aug, 2, sixteen (seven dogs), by Dinks (A.K.R. 1077) 
Beauty, Mr. Walter D. Peck’s (New Hayeu, Conn.) pug bitch Beauty 
(A, I. R, 1860), Aug. 8, five (two dogs), by his Napoleon. 
. Titania, The Essex Kennel’s (Andover, Moss.) pug bitch Titania 
Ge R, 471), Aug, 8, five (two dogs), by their Young Toby (A.K.R. 
Coomussie. Mr. L, Shuster, Jr’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) Hnglish setter 
bitch Coomassie (A.K.R. 949), July 12, five (one dog), by Mr. P, H. 
Bryson’s champion Gladstone. _ 
Victoria. Mrs. C. Wheatleigh’s (New York) pug bitch Victoria 
(A.K.R. 1264), July 14, five (three dogs), by her Tu Tu (A.K.R. 1263), 
SALES. : ; 
eS" See instructions at head of this column. 
Tiny. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, age not given (Racer— 
Beulah), by Mr. A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., to Mr. 0. 8. Hawks, 
Ashfield, Mass. 
Robert Bruce. Black and tan_collie dog (A.K.R. 893), by Mr, Chas. 
H, Baker, Boston, Mass., to Mr, B. 8. Kneeland, Springfield, Mass, ~ 
Toquin. Mastiff dog, whelped Jan. 26 (Diavolo, A.K.R. 543—Madge, 
A.K.R, 648), by the Ashmont Kennel, Boston, Mass., to Mr-J, D. Was- 
son, Albany, N. Y, ; 
Donald I7,—Dora whelp. Liver aud white B inter dog, whelped 
June 28, 1884, by Mr. C, M. Munhall, Cleveland, O., to Mr. J, R. Bole, 
same place, 
Clyde. Black, white and tan collie dog, whelped May 25, 1884 (Kail- 
marnock Bruee—Winnie), by the Kilmarnock Collie Kennel, Dorches- 
ter, Mass., to Mr. I. Bremer, New York. 
PRESENTATIONS. 
(== See instructions at head of this column. 
Baing—Lillie whelp, Black, white and tan setter doz, whelped June 
2% 1884, by Mr, Geo. D. Penniman, St. Denis, Md., to Mr. Allan Me- 
Lane, Baltimore, Md, 
Donald 1.—Dora whelps, Liver and white pointers, whelped June 
28, 1484, by Mr. C. M. Munhall, Cleveland, 0., adog to Mr. L, G, Hanna, 
same place; a bitch to Mr. H. C, Sherman, New York, and a bitch to 
Mr. T. 8. Dumont, New York. 
DEATHS. 
Pe See instructions at head of this column. 
Sheila, Scotch deerhound bitch, 11mos. old (Oscar—Olga). owned 
by Mr, James Mortimer, New York, July —, from distemper. 
Tartar. Fox-terrier dog, 6mos. old (Marlboro Jockey— Lill), owned 
by Mr. James Mortimer, New York, July —, from distemper. : 
setter bitch 
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ARMY MARKSMANSHIP. 
Editor Forest and Stream- = 
As my second article on army target practice contained not only 
criticism but suggestions as to improvements, I could perhaps well 
ass over “Benton’s” criticism of my first article in silence; but 
onest criticism is entitled to respect and answer, and first thanking 
“Benton” for his courtesy. let me now reply: ' 
In my first article I purposely refrained from any definite sugges- 
tions or formulation of new ideas. It was my desire to attract atten- 
tion and discussion, and my eriticisms themselves suggest the 
remedy; but, living so far away and it taking so Jong for the mail to 
fo and come, criticism and answer would necessarily take so much 
time that I finally concluded to send the secund article, not in answer 
to any discussion, but as advancing my ideas for improvement, and 
anticipating just such criticism as that of “Benton,” and to that 
article 1 would refer him for much in reply to his remarks. so, al- 
though my first article condemns simply, it will be found that my 
secoud does suggest and formulate, and possibly a third may do so 
still more. 
‘Benton’ says our system is ‘‘an old and well established system;” 
will be be kind enough to tell me how old, and what he considers as 
age? ‘Laidley’s Rifle Firing” was nob issued until some time in 1879; 
his system, and the present one, was not formulated until Aug. 16 of 
that year (See G. O. No. 86, A. G. O. Series, 1879), and the revised edi- 
tion of Laidley was printed and distributed some time in 1880. Prior 
to Laidley it may be most emphatically said that we had no system. 
Some ball firme was done by some few officers with their men, but 
as a whole, thé army was without any system whatever. The Tactics 
issued in 1873 (See G. O. 6, Headquarters Army, July 17, 1878), had 
less than six pages devoted to the snbject (Par. 179 to 187 inclusive), 
and covered a crude system to which no attention whatever was paid 
by the majority, Prior to this the tactics had nothing but the manual 
for the loading and firing in the different positions, and this as far 
back as 1867. Now I know there were books and systems long before 
Laidley issued his, for he copies and draws from many iu his book. 
“Creedmoor” had began the boom as early as 1874, or perhaps earlier. 
and the fever was spreading and taking in new victims continually 
in 1874-75-76-77; but the system 4s a system, affecting the whole 
army, did not begin until the fall of 1879. Just prior to this a system, 
based on Department orders simply, was in yoxue in the Department 
of the Piatte Gyhether other departments had a similar one Lam not 
prepared to say), and this Department system, though similar, was 
not like our présent one; and it had to be abolished when Laidley’s 
came out. 
There is yet an order on file in this Department, issued by Gen. 
Ord, who, by the way, was the only department commander in those 
days who insisted and demanded that target practice should be, and 
he did haye quite a system; there is one order, I say, which says, in 
effect, that ‘‘recent results of campaigns against hostile Indians haye 
demonstrated the fact that it is cheaper to expend lumber for targets 
than for coffins. Post commanders will, therefore, see that a brome 
expenditure of material is made to provide the nevessary means for 
tarzet practice.” 1 do not quote the exact language, as I have not 
the order here to quote from; but I have seen and read the order, and 
know that iv is almost the exact language used and idea conveyed. 
And doés not the mere existence of such an order indicate that 
want of target practice had been badly felt? Would it indicate that 
any zeal whatever then exis.ed, excepton the part of the department 
commander, for target practice, and that he had to issue orders to 
enforce his zeal? 
Jt may therefore be truly said that we have not an old system; the 
system we have has been a growth since 1879, some of the growth 
having been in a right, but, as | claim, the greater part in a wrong, 
direction and with wrong ideas. pllere practice was not established 
by orders until May 18, 1880 (see G, O, No. 36, A. GO. of that date). 
the reports now required were called for first 1n 1881 (see G. O. 43, A. 
(3, O., May 9, 1881), and the annual -lassification o£ ‘two best scores, 
etc., Was instituted by this same order; the “tropby*) was first offered 
in 1881 (see G. O. No. 45, May 11, 1881, A, G. O.), and conditions for its 
winning changed in 1882 (sea G. 0. 52, A. G. O,, May 13, 1882); the 
pera system of competitions was lee in 18k2 (pee G. O. 
, A. G. O. May 15, 1882), having been first started by GO. No, oH 
series of 1881, and a great deal of detail previously unexplained am 
undetermined was decided by this order. Skirmish firmg and com 
