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and in a short time Medora pointed a single bird. They were 
then ordered up at one o'clock, and the heat was awarded to 
Medora. Down one hour and fifteen minutes, 
~ INDEX AND GLADSTONE’S BOY. 
Index, handled by J, M, Avent, and Gladstone's Boy by 
Chas. Tucker, were put down at 1:45 in an open field. Both 
of these dogs ran in the N.A.K.C. Derby, and Gladstone’s Boy 
won first, and divided third in the All-Aged Stake, Working 
across the field to a piece of woods, Index pointed false, and 
soon afterward Gladstone’s boy pointed a large bevy. A 
little later _Gladstone’s Boy pointed a single bird, and soon 
afterward Index flushed, Ordered on Gladstone’s Boy pointed 
a bevy, and Index broke shot but dropped to order. The 
were then ordered up, and the heat awarded to Gladstone’s 
Boy at 2:20. Down thirty-five minutes. 
LADY BESSIN AND BILLY GATES. 
Bessie, handled by Avent, and Billy by Short, were put 
down at 2:30. Both ran in the N.A,K,C. Derby, and in pace, 
style and ranging there was not much to choose between 
them, Passing down into a hollow, Billy Gates pointed a 
large bevy, which were flushed to order and marked down. 
Soon afterward Larly Bessie scored two points, backed both 
times in nice style by Billy Gates. They were ordered on and 
Billy Gates false pointed, backed by Lady Bessie, and in a 
short time Lady Bessie flushed a single bird, and a little 
further on both dogs scored a point. Lady Bessie next 
pointed, and Billy Gates coming up and not seeing her also 
pointed the same birds, which were flushed to order. Soon 
afterward in a piece of woods, near the edge, Billy Gates 
pointed, and in a short time scored two more points. They 
were then ordered up at 2;55, and the heat was awarded to 
Billy Gates. Down twenty-five minutes. Summary; 
Lillian beat Trinket Bang. 
Richmond beat Tannis, 
Medora beat Annie Morgan, 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Index. 
Billy Gates beat Lady Bessie. 
Col. Cool a bye. 
. Second Series. 
COL, COOL AND GLADSTONE’S BOY 
were put down at 3;50 in sedge field, and worked over a hil 
across a ditch, when Gladstone’s Boy pointed, and the birds 
were flushed to order. Soon after this Col. Cool flushed a 
bird in a gully, and when wey, were ordered on, Gladstone’s 
Boy pointed a single bird, which was-killed by Tucker. We 
then swung round the hill and up a ravine, when Gladstone 
pointed a bevy, and soon afterward scored a fiush, and then a 
oint on a single bird. They were then ordered up and the 
eat was awarded to Gladstone’s Boy at 3:40. Down thirty 
minutes, 
RICHMOND AED MEDORA 
were put down at 3:50 in a thicket and worked through and 
over a piece of woods, where Richmond scored a false point. 
Moving on, Medora false pointed, and a little further on she 
pointed a single bird, and soon afterward scored two points 
on single birds and a false point, When ordered on, Rich- 
mond pointed a single bird, backed by Medora. We then 
worked across a cotton patch, where Medora fiushed a single 
bird. Moving on into the woods, both dozs going down wind, 
fiushed several birds. Richmond did a pretty piece of road- 
ing up a path on running birds, but failed to locate them, and 
Medora soon afterward scored two false points. It being very 
late, they were ordered up at 5:10, and after consultation that 
night, the heat was awarded by the judges to Medora, Down 
one hour and twenty minutes, 
LILLIAN AND BILLY GATES 
were cast off on Tuesday morning in a large field at 9:10, 
where Billy Gates pointed a bevy in a patch of weeds, neatly 
backed by Lillian. Crossing the fence to where the birds had 
settled in a ditch, Billy Gates, going down wind, flushed a 
bird, and soon afterward Lillian pointed and two birds were 
fiushed to order. We then worked across the hill to a branch, 
where Lillian pointed, nicely backed by Billy Gates, and a 
little further on both dogs scored a point, and soon afterward 
Lillian again pointed a single bird, backed b Billy Gates. 
When ordered on, Billy Gates pointed a single bird, backed 
by Lillian, and some distance further on he scored two more 
stylish points, and they were ordered up, and the heat was 
awarded to Billy Gates at 10:07. Down fifty-seven minutes, 
Summary: 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Col, Cool. 
Medora beat Richmond. 
Billy Gates beat Lillian. 
Third Series, 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND MEDORA 
were put down at10:20in an open sedge field, and consider- 
able ground worked over, when Gladstone’s Boy pointed a 
bevy, which flushed some distance off, Ordered on, Glad- 
stone’s Boy pointed in a ditch; and soon afterward both dogs 
flushed, and a little further on Gladstone’s Boy scored another 
finsh. After beating over considerable ground, Gladstone’s 
Boy pointed a bevy on the side of a gully. They were then 
orderet up, and the heat was awarded to Gladstone’s Boy at 
11:00. Down forty minutes, Summary: 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Medora, 
Billy Gates a bye. 
Fourth Series, 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND BILLY GATES 
were put down at 11:25 in the open, and worked over a hill, 
when Gladstone’s Boy pointed a beyy, backed by Billy Gates. 
The birds were flushed, and Tucker killed three. Going on. 
Billy Gates pointed, and then both dogs roaded and pointed 
false. Ordered on, Gladstone’s Boy pointed and was unsteady 
to wing. Working over the hill, Gladstone's Boy pointed a 
bevy on the side of agully, They were then ordered up at 
11:45, and the heat and first prize was awarded to Gladstone's 
Boy. Down twenty minutes, 
TIES FOR SECOND PRIZE, 
MEDORA AND GOL. COOL 
were put down to decide which should contest with Billy 
Gates for second prize, and after a short run Col. Cool was 
selected by the judges. 
BILLY GATES AND COL. COOL 
were cast off at 12:50, and Col, Cool soon scored a false point, 
backed by Billy Gates. Then Billy Gates pointed, backed by 
Col, Cool, and the birds were flushed to order. A little further 
on Billy Gates pointed a single bird, backed by Col. Cool, and 
soon afterward Co]. Cool pointed, backed by Billy Gates. The 
bird was flushed to order, shot and Inlled by Short, and re- 
trieved by Col. Cool. Soon afterward Billy Gates pointed a 
single bird. They were then ordered up and the heat and 
second prize was awarded to Billy Gates at 1:40. Down fifty 
minutes. 
; LILLIAN AND COL. COOL 
were then called to run for third prize, when the handler an- 
nounced that he would divide, and third prize and honors 
were equally divided between Lillian and Col, Cool. 
FINAL SUMMARY, 
First Series, 
Lillian beat Trinket Bang. 
Richmond beat Fannie. 
Medora beat Annie Morgan, 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Index, 
Billy Gates beat Lady Bessie, 
Col. Coola bye. 
- Second Series, - 
Gladstone’s Boy beatCol. Cool, 
Medora beat Richmond. 
Billy Gales beat Lillian. 
Third Series, 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Medora, 
Billy Gates a bye. 
Fourth Series. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Billy Gates and won first prize. 
Tie for Second Prize. 
Col, Cool beat Medora. 
Billy Gates beat Col. Cool and won second prize. 
Third Prize. 
Diyided equally between Lillian and Billy Gates. 
SUMMARY ALL-AGED. 
. Fist Series. 
Medora beat Coleman’s London (absent). 
Billy Gates beat Bessie A. 
Ress beat Clay. 
Sportsman beat St. Elmo V. 
Paul Gladstone beat Slocum. 
Lady C. beat Meteor. 
Gen. Arthur beat Count Rapier. 
Col. Cool beat Rue. 
St, Elmo IV. beat Richmond. 
Gladstone Boy beat Lillian. 
Second Series. 
Ress beat Medora. 
Billy Gates beat Sportsman. 
Paul Gladstone beat Lady C. 
Gen. Arthur beat Col. Cool. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat St. Himo IV. 
Third Series. 
Ress beat Billy Gates. 
Paul Gladstone beat Gen. Arthur. 
Gladstone’s Boy a bye. 
Fourth Series. 
Ress beat Gladstone’s Boy. 
Paul Gladstone beat Ress, and took first prize. 
drawn after heat was partly run.) 
Fifth Series. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Billy Gates, 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Lady C.. and took second prize. 
Billy Gates and Lady C. divide third. 
Amateur Races, Lady C, beat Gladstone’s Boy. 
(Ress with- 
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DEERHOUNDS.—Editor Forest and Stream: Seeing some 
time ago an inquiry about deerhounds in ForEsT AND STREAM, 
I beg to inform your readers that I know of no one in the old 
country who knows better where to lay his hands on the real 
article than Mr, Rotherham, V,8., Royal Canine Surgery, 55 
South Molton street, London, I haye known him for over 
twenty years as a gentleman of honor, and any American 
sportsman calling at the above address will receive every 
kindness and information regarding any breed of the canine. 
—A Rovine HIGHLANDER. 
LARGE BEAGLE LITTERS.—Granby, Conn., Dec. 19.— 
Lucy has had larger litters than the ones mentioned, once 
having eleyen and once thirteen, by Flute. Her daughter 
Queen has whelped ten.—N. HLMORE. 4 
BIRMINGHAM SHOW.—Owing to the pressure on our 
kennel columns this week, we are compelled to defer our 
special report of the Birmingham (Eng.) Dog Show. 
CHARLES LINCOLN.—The Baltimore Bench Show Asso- 
ciation has adoped resolutions of respect for the late Chas. 
Lincoln, and condolence with his family. 
Worms in Doas.—One dose acure. ‘‘Scalford, near Melton Mow- 
bray, Jan. 7, 1872, Keeping as I do so many valuable mastiffs—prob- 
ably as many as any breeder in England—I have used Naldire’s 
Powders, and consider them an effectual, speedy, and safe remedy 
for dogs. W. B. Wynn.”’ Naldire’s Worm Powders, the great British 
remedy, are sold by McKesson & Robbins, 91 Fulton street, New York. 
Price $1. Manufacturers: Wright & Holdsworth, 3 Spur street, Lon- 
don, England.—Adv. 
Rifle and Crap Shooting. 
‘BREECHLOADER TESTS. 
BOUT a year ago, during the muzzle ys. breechloader contro- 
versy, Lrequested that tests of the two systems be made with a 
view to the determination of the comparative trajectories at 200yds. 
The friends of the muzzleloading system had attempted to ridicule 
those who defended the breechloader, on account of its alleged high 
curve at 200yds. A number of tests have been made and reported in 
your columns. In no case has the muzzleloader shown the superiority 
claimed forit. I wish to call attention to the very careful tests made 
by Mr. M. H. Cryder, of Morris, Jl. Three breechloaders and one 
muzzleloader were used, and all showed practically the same curve. 
The muzzleloader with a proportion of powder and lead of one to 
3.234 made a curve of 10%4in.,while the Maynard with a proportion of 
one, to 444+ made a curve 10}gin. The breechloader, with 11 grains 
less powder and 30 grains more lead, shows a curve only one-quarter 
of an inch higher than the muzzleloader. The Sharps and Ballard 
rifles with proportions of one to 4 07-++,Jand one to 4,884, showed about 
the same Curves, If the muzzleloader is capableof making a flatter 
trajectory, the friends of the system haye had ample time to test and 
reportit. The other question, that of accuracy, Ithink has been 
pretty thoroughly discussed, but I have a very interesting target 
which I think will be very instructive. Itwas shot by L. C. Tolles, 
M.D., of Central City, Col,, Dec. 20, 1868. Ihave had it in my pos- 
session for the past ten months,and make it public now partly for 
reasons which will appear further on. 
The most important thing about an alleged champion target is its 
reliability. Ihave taken pains to inyestigate this matter, and will 
say that I have not the shadow of a doubt thatit is not an accurate 
record of an actual performance. The skill of Dr. Tolles is well 
known, and this target is only one of many good ones sbot by him. 
It was shot with a Maynard .35-cal. breechloading rifle, at i00yds, 
range, Weigkt of rifle eight pounds, length of barrel thirty-two 
inches. The standard ammunition, such as is furnished by the manu- 
facturers of the gun, was used. The bullets were not patched, and 
the rifle was not cleaned during the firing of the ten shots. It was 
shot from a dead rest, nota machine rest, but simply a plank with 
one eod raised to a convenient angle to support the body of the 
shooter; a notch being cut in the upper end of the plank in which to 
rest the muzzle of the rifle. The fourth shot is in the geometrical 
center of the bullseye. Its string measurement in the order in which 
the shots were fired is as follows; 45, ,80, .36, .00, .63, .24, 54, .62, .26, 
17, total string 3.57 inches. é 
The muzzleloader target, published in yourissue of July 12, 1883, 
hasa total string of 4.02in, It was shot with a rifle weighing 45 
pounds, built expressly for target shooting. The author of the arti- 
ele in question says: ‘‘Now I will give the breechloader the balance of 
the year 1483 to surpass this target."’ It was Sunpeee ee nearly sixteen 
ears ago, I wish tosay a few wordsin regard to the recent small- 
ore craze, Irefer more particularly to the .32-caliber rifle, I am 
not convinced that the ,32-caliber is as accurrate as the larger bores, 
even at short range. I have a settled conviction that it willnot win 
at 100yds. Some one has said that experience is the best teacher, and 
my experience has taught me that extreme small bores are not cal- 
culated to win at 100yds. Of course, a mass of testimony to the con- 
trary might convince me; but it must be of a different characterirom 
what has appeared in Forsst AnD Stream during the past year or 
more. The targets published are mostly ‘‘dude” targets, according 
to Major Merrill’s description of the term, which I heartily indorse. 
They have no mark showing the center of the bullseye, and no string, 
The test of excellency of any target is its string. This kind of meas- 
urement does not snit some targets, because the bullets did not strike 
where they were intended to strike, The object in shooting is to hit 
something, In hunting, the expert marksman does not fire carelessly 
into a flock of turkeys or other animals, depending on chance to hit 
one of them in a yital part. He seleets a vital part and uses his best 
skillto hit that part. In target shooting he endeavors to strike’ the 
center of the bullseye. Failing in this, the string measure will exactly 
show the extent of this failure. 
The published targets are calculated to deceive the uninitiated, who 
would naturally suppose that the center of the group exactly coin- 
cided with the center of the bullseye shot at. It is a comparatively 
easy thing to make a group of shots in a target, especially if the 
target be a large one. It is manifestly unjust to take such a group 
and draw a circle around it, whose center does not correspond wit 
the center of the bullseye, and present it as an illustration of the ac- 
curacy of the rifle and ammunition and the skill of the shooter, and 
make no mention of the fact that.the bullets did not strike whers 
they were intended. Iam explicit on this point,as more than one- 
half of the diagrams of targets which have graced the pages of 
FOREST AND STREAM recently are decidedly ‘‘dude.”? 1would not haye 
it understood that I class the shooters as dudes. I am speaking of 
the targets only, not the shooters, who no doubt did the best they 
could. Now, in regard to the small bores, I would like to hayea 
record of the experience of those who have used the improved .32 
caliber. How does its accuracy compare with the larger bores? Let 
us have afaithful and unbiased record of its performance. String 
measurements are always to be preferred if they can be obtained. I 
believe the small bores are sufficiently accurate for off-hand target 
shooting at 100 and 200yds in good weather, but will they win in 
ordinary weather at 100yds. when shot from a dead rest or in the back 
position without artificial rest. As Isaid before,I believe they will 
not. E, A. LEOPOLD, 
Norristown, Pa., Nov, 22. 
RANGE AND GALLERY. 
DENVER, Col., Dec. 16 —The rifie team of the Breckenridge Mili- 
tary Company are entitled to the claim of the best military marks- 
men in the State. The contest for the championship lay between 
that team and Routt Rifies, of this city, and the final contest took 
lace Saturday, Dec. 14, and was won by the Breckenridge team. The 
rophy was the Lower prize rifle, presented by John P. Lower. Each 
team had previously won it twice; and the match Saturday was the 
deciding one. The following are the official scores: b 
Breckenridge Team. Routt Rifles, 
AG Schaefer....... 4454444445 — 42 
Je PR Ruders iu haa 4335 145854—40 
S Jones. :........22. 343345454438 CJ Kelley........... 4544434454 47 
EK Campbell....... 454444444542 J Anderson... ..... 4455454554—45 
DEVOl sete ie 3354444544—40 CS Robbins........ 4404234525—33 
JC Eeckland......-. 445345424339 W Anderson....... 444454444441 
BY @Oan ste sesrnses 434444534439 PM Lessley. ... ...4445485854—41 
EW Scott.-.....:2:. 845444354440 George Still......... 455433434439 
E Thompson....... 454444444037 William McGuire. . .3445444344—39 
R Hamilton......... 5445444555- 45 A W Peterson....... 45445435384—41 
G Bressler....,..... 354454545544 Thomas Stone.......54444544d4—49 
404. 
404 
M.5. Noah, Judge for Routt Rifles. 
enridge Rifles. —THat Orricr Boy, 
NEWARK, N..J.—At a recent meeting of the Newark Rifle Associ- 
ation it was decided to change the shooting in the coming winter tour- 
nament. The following rules will be strictly observed: 1, The teams 
will consist of five men each. 1. Clubs may enter as many teams as 
they see fit; providing a man does not shoot in more than one team 
during the match, 3. The prizes will be for average shooting, 50 per 
cent. for all twelves made, 25 per cent. for all elevens, 10 per cent. for 
alltens. 4. The shooting will be on the Zettler ring target. 5. The 
tournament to commence on Monday evening, Jan. 5, at the Freling- 
huysen Range. Entrance, 50 cents. Time for shooting not to exceed 
one hour and twenty-five minutes per team, Clubs will furnish 
scorers and referees as heretofore. Clubs shooling two or three teams 
may shoot in one night. A suggestion is offered by the N. R. A. that 
all amateurs use the Zettler ring target for practice durimg the tour- 
nament, New clubs now organizing may enter the match at any 
time by notifying the secretary. Clubs will referee and score as fol- 
lows: Domestic—Referee for Western, score for Celluloid; Celluloid 
—Referee for Domestic, score for Plymouth; Plymouth—Referee for 
Celluloid, score for Hssex; Essex—Referee for Plymouth, score for 
Warren; Warren—Referee for Essex, score for Frelinghuysen; Fre- 
linghuysen—Referee for Warren, score for Western: Western—Ref- 
eree for Frelinghuysen, score for Domestic. 
RIBS ON RIFLE BARRELS.—E£ditor Forest and Stream; Why 
can we not haye ribs on our rifie barrels as well as the English on 
theirs. I lately saw an English single-barrel rifle with a rib on top of 
the barrel something like a Smith & Wesson revolyer barrel, and it 
beat anything I ever saw or had hold of for quick and fine sighting. 
The back sight was so arranged as to slide on the rib, and could be 
set so as to fit the eye of the shooter. The barrel was a round one 
with the rib soldered on, Iwould like to hear an expression of 
opinion about rifle barrels and ribs from older readers of the Forrest 
AND STREAM, and with more experience. I think the rib an improve- 
ment.—R1. 
BOSTON, Dec. 20.—The attendance at the Walnut Hill Range to-day 
was too small to warrant contest. J. Halsey, of Lowell, made 77 in 
the decimal match, and H. Cushing a 76 in the victory medal match. 
BULLSHEAD RIFLE CLUB, Dec. 18.—Twelve-ting target, possible 
120: G, Zimmerman, 120; H. Gunther, 109; J. Sherdian, 108; §. F. G, 
Weber, 105; J. Campbell, 98; J. Louitzki, 96: H. Miller, 96; H. Zubil- 
ler, 94; G. Wendelkin, 88; J.jWettje, §88.—A. Loner, Sec’y. 
J.S. Sullivan, Judge for Breck- 
THE TRAP. 
Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re - 
guested to write on one side of the paper only. 
THE SPANGLER ARM. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
One of our local trap shooters, A. E. Spangler, has inyented a meri- 
torious device for throwing the tongueless Ligowsky tlay-pigeon. 
The invention consists in a simple lever arm suitably constructed to 
throw birds of various sizes; it can be attached to any Ligowsky trap 
now in use, being interchangeable with the projecting arm; does not 
require any attention and can be readily understood by a study of 
the arm itself. 
For the reason that the Ligowsky bird rarely breaks when it strikes 
