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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 23, 1885. 



THE WESTERN FIELD TRIALS ASSOCIATION. 



HS&itor Forest and Stream: 



A meeting for the perfecting- of the organization of the 

 Western Field Trials Association was held at Kansas City, 

 July 14, 1885, A large membership has been received, tlie* 

 organization has been well received by the sportsmen of the 

 West, and we look forward to an extensive meeting the week 

 bsgenning Ncy. 9, 188;;, at Abilene Kan , a city of about ;f>,000 

 inhabitants, located on the main line of the Union .Pacific 

 Railroad about 100 miles west of Kansas City. The hotel and 

 livery accommodations at this place are first-class, and there 

 is abundance of quail there. The prospects are good for the 

 trials. 



It was decided to offer two purses; one of .$500 for the All- 

 Aged Stake, 8250 to first, $150 to second and $100 to third, $10 to 

 enter and -$15 additional to start; and in lieu of the Derby 

 Stake (the time having passed for closing entries in it) it was 

 dedded to have a Puppy Stake, purse $800, $150 to first, £100 

 to second and $50 to third, $5 to enter and glO additional to 

 start. The entries in both stakes to close Oct. 15, 1S85. 



The names of the committees and judges will be sent you as 

 soon as they have been nominated. 



A. A. Whipple, Sec. and Treas. 

 3&&SSAS City, Mo., July 17. 



THE "WiLDFOWLER" SWINDLES.— London, July 3.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream; I am astonished at Mr. Muss's 

 letter in your paper of June 18. He wrote me a most friendly 

 letter a fortnight ago, asking me if I could send him a bitcli: 

 never said a word about having refused the dog. A most 

 extraordinary proceeding, but one which I can readily 

 account for. The fact is, Mr. Muss and his friend Mason are 

 mad at being foiled. Mr. Muss is not correct in his narrative, 

 but it would take up too much of my valuable time to dis- 

 cuss the matter. I simply say: (1) I hold scores of letters in 

 which Mr. Muss tells me that he is in no hurry; (2) I have 

 fulfilled my bargain to the letter; (3) I have delivered the dog 

 to Mr. Muss, carriage paid, since I gave £5 to Mr. Muss's 

 friend to that effect, as I generally pay £4 15s. or so per dog. 

 (4) I have also paid the importation duty. Whatever delay 

 about the duty occurred took place at the consulate, and I 

 have nothing to do with it. (5) Mason, it has been conclu- 

 sively proved to me, is at the bottom of all the trouble; but if 

 Mr. Muss chooses to be made a catspaw of by Mason, he may 

 please himself. Why 1 should be made the sufferer is another 

 pair of shoes, because I am not likely to submit to it. You 

 have your dog, Mr. Muss, according to description, and ful- 

 filling our bargain to the letter. If at the instigation of 

 Mason you choose to cry a "go," I don't, you see, and I have 

 checkmated you both. Sow you may please yourself about 

 your dog. If you are overcharged for carriage, what 

 have I to do with it? I am not the forwarding agent. One 

 point I would draw your readers' attention to is,*that it is 

 strange that both Kent and Muss act in the same way at the 

 dictate of Mason. It is really laughable, but if these people 

 choose to lose their dog to please Mason, why that is their 

 look out and no one else's. In conclusion, as I find that yon, 

 the kennel editor of Forest and Stream, are merely a tool of 

 Mason, through ignorance or what I do not care to inquire, I 

 for the future shall not notice anything in your columns. — L. 

 Clement. [The above proves tiiatL. Clement, alias "Wild- 

 fowler," is still impenitent. Having swindled Messrs. Kent 

 and Muss out of hundreds of dollars, he now puts his thumb 

 to his nose and asks them, "What are you going to do about 

 it?" He has been so thoroughly exposed iii the Forest and 

 Stream that he will find no more victims among our readers. 

 Hereafter any one foolish enough to send money to "Wild- 

 fowler" will deserve to lose it. The silly "Mason" business of 

 course comes from "Wildfowler's" Chicago friends, and is 

 only an impudent dodge to cover up thievery.] 



PODGERS ON BULL-TERRIERS.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Several moons ago I incurred the ire of sundry own- 

 ers of those "ornary," bow-legged, low-minded canines called 

 bull-terriers, in an article. I wrote for the Forest and Stream. 

 which led to a terrible howl aud barking from the owners of 

 this breed of animals. I was assured that the dogs were the 

 most amiable creatures extant, that they never tore the seat 

 of anybody's trousers out, never held their own masters by 

 the calf when coming home late after a lodge meeting, never 

 did anything' in fact, except smile (a chronic, habit they have) 

 and watch the baby's cradle. And to convince me how fear- 

 fully mistaken I was, several of these correspondents hinted 

 that they would be happy to impart a pup to me from the 

 first litter, just to have me ascertain by possession how ami- 

 able and nice these much belied (by which side?) dogs were. 

 Not being above ordinary temptation (every man having his 

 price and mine being a" dog) I ceased the w r ar on them and 

 waited patiently for the , convincing alignments in the shape 

 of numerous promised bull pups to arrive. But alas! for 

 human frailty. Not a pup have I ever received. I did expect 

 better things of my old friend Col. Stuart M. Taylor, who took 

 up the cudgels for the bulls (no doubt he has to do it often) 

 and I expected a pup, too, but as I say, up to this blessed mo- 

 ment none has arrived, and I hung up my stocking last Christ- 

 mas, too. I am going into the country. I was to have the 

 company of a friend but he can't go; there is a boom in stocks 

 and he owns three shares in Pacific Mail and dare not leave ; 

 and now 1 want my pup to take his place as a substitute for 

 company; and feeling aggrieved and indignant at this at- 

 tempt to bribe me into silence and then not doing it, I wish to 

 announce that I shall again let loose the (bull) dogs of war, 

 and 1 proclaim that I don't believe in either bulldogs or their 

 owners, and that owning bulldogs is evidently demoralizing, 

 as proved by my being so on the bare promise of one. I have 

 lost faith in the dog, his owners, and all who advocate him; 

 in other words, I have my opinion of the lot collectively and 

 individually, and 1 am not particular where the dog or^ the 

 owners come in. I have sain it. Sick 'ern, dog or man; 1 am 

 ready to open hostilities again.— Podgers (New York, July 15). 



THE PUG STANDARD COMMITTEE.— New Haven, Conn., 

 July 17.— Editor Forest and. Stream: Please inform your 

 readers that my name was used as a member of the standard 

 committee without iny consent or knowledge; that is to say, 

 I received the appointment through Mr. Osborn, the secretary 

 of the A. K, C, on the 4th inst., and before I was able to reply 

 to the same, declining the appointment, a notice of the same 

 seems to have been sent your valuable paper for publication. 

 By giving the above your attention you will greatly oblige, 

 as I very much dislike to have my name mixed up in this 

 matter. — Walter D. Peck. 



SETTER STOLEN.— A six-months old English setter bitch 

 was stolen from Lexington, Mass., last week. She is white, 

 with one black and one blue ticked ear, is ticked on body, and 

 has round white spot on back. Information of her where- 

 abouts will be thankfully received by her owner, G. A. Col- 

 man, 64 Sullivan street, Charlestown, Mass. 



a solution of borax, glycerine and water of the strength of ten grains 

 of borax and a half teaspoonf ul of glycerine to the ounce of water. 

 Also drop into the eye twice daily a solution of tbe sulphocarbolate 

 of zinc of the strength of two grains to the ounce of water, 



J. "W. K., Philadelphia.— A fox-terrier bitch seven months old is hi 

 very good condition except she has such a bad breath. I keep her 

 bowels in good order, but her breath T cannot understand, as It must 

 come from the stomach, Ans. Your dog suffers from indigestion. 

 The treatment must be principally dietetic. The food should be sim- 

 ple and easily digested , sucb as scraped raw meat in small quantities, 

 with perhaps the whites of eggs incorporated in it. Also milk with 

 lime water, broths mixed with corn or oatmeal or flour. With the 

 solid food always mix one teaspoonful of powdered charcoal, This 

 makes a nasty looking mess, hut the charcoal is an admirable cor- 

 rective. 



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 birth, of breeding or 8. 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. 



EP~ See instructions at head of this column. 



Joker Sleaford, Sleaford -s Boy, Dick Sleaford, Hamlet Sleaford, 

 Snap Sleaford, Fanny Sleaford and Bpvrmy Sleaford. By Joseph 

 Lewis, Canu msburg. Pa., lor pointers, three liver and white and two 

 lemon and white dogs and two liver and white bitches, whelped June 

 15. 1886, by Young Sleaford (A K.R. 467) out of bis Lilly (A K.R. 334)1 



Queen of the South. By J. W. Murnaa, Keeling-, Temi., for lemon 

 belt on English setter bitch, whelped March 18, 1885,'by his Sportsman 

 (Gladstone— Sue) out of his Gem (Gladstone— Gazelle). 



Bulver. By N. Wallace, Waterbury. Conn., for orange and white 

 English setter dog, whelped Oct. 30, 18 H 3, by champion Foreman out 

 of Tallman's Jennie (Lathrop's Dick- Harrington's Gyp), 



\ohle, ban Noble and Bella Noble. By Jos. Lewis, Cannons- 

 burg. Pa. , for English setters, a black, white and tan dosr, a lemon 

 belton dog and a black, white and tan bitch, whelped June 15, 1885. 

 by Count Noble (Count Wind' em— Nora) out of his Nellie (Count Dan 

 —Floss). 



Bugle. By John Kaschenbach, Wilkesbarre, Pa., for black, tan and 

 white beagle dog, whelped Feb. 7, 1885. by imported Keno out of 

 Bessie (Racket— Fly, A.K.R. 1012). 



Flirt By John Kaschenbach, Wilkesbarre, Pa., for black, tan and 

 white beagle biteh, whelped March 24, 18S', by imported Keno out of 

 Fly (A.K.B. 1012). 



BRED. 



S3F** Sec instructions at head of this column. 



Jessie Tamer — Sportsman. Geo.W. Ballan tine's (Washingtonville, 

 O.) English setter bitch Jessie Turner (Druid— Ruby) to J. W. Mur- 

 nan's Sportsman (Gladstone— Sue), July 14. 



Zozo—Obo. Jr. Wm. H. Moselv's (New Haven, Conn.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Zozo (A.K.B. 2380) to A. Laidlaw's Obo, Jr. (A.K.R. 1481), 

 July 10. 



Cornelia— Gladstone. L. Sbuster, Jr.'s (Philadelphia, Pa.) English 

 setter biteh Cornelia (A.K.R, 950) to P. H. Bryson's champion Glad- 

 stone, June 15. 



Calypso- Hero II. City View Kennels' (New Haven. Conn.) mastiff 

 bitch Calypso (A.K.R. 1498) to Ashmont Kennels' Hero II. (A.K.R. 

 545), June 12. 



Musette— Bradford. Ruby. Jesse Welch's pug bitch Musette 

 (A .K.R. 1SSS) to City View- Kennels' Bradford Ruby (E.K.C.S.B. 

 13,831), June 89. 



2?<sss— Bradford Ruby. Fred E. Parker's (New Haven, Conn.) pug 

 bitch Bess (A.K.R. 1935) to City View Kennels' Bradford Ruby 

 (E.K.C.S.B. 13,834), June 10. 



Daisy IT.— Bradford Ruby. City View Kennels' (New- Haven. Conn.) 

 pug biteh Daisy "II. (A.K.E. 13(51) to their Bradford Ruby (E.K.C.S.B, 

 13.834). July 1. 



Rita Croxteth— Bang. Ceo. S. Tucker's (Peterboro. N. H.) pointer 

 bitch Rita Croxteth (A K.R. 168) to his imported Bang, April 14. 



Olivette— Bang, Geo. S. Tucker's (Peterboro, N. H.) pointer biteh 

 Olivette (King Bow— Graeie) to his imported Bang, April 15. 



Relic— Doncaster. F. W. Seller's (Harrisburg. Pa.) English setter 

 bitch Relic (Gladstone -Leila) to A Burgess's Doncaster, June 28. 



Flirt. II— Meteor. Amorv It. Starr's (Marshall, Tex ) pointer bitch 

 Flirt II. i A.K.R. 3829) to Col. W. E. Hughes's Meteor, June 1. 



Meg Merrilies—Ben Nevis J. C. Harrison's (Philadelphia, Pa.l 

 collie bitch Meg Merrilies (A.K R. 148) to champion Ben Nevis (A, K.R. 

 mi), July 14. 



Beauty— Ben. Mevis. W. S. Powers's (St. Louis. Mo.) collie bitch 

 Beauty (Tweed— Nettie) to champion Ben Nevis (A.K.E. 33al), July 11 



Voynol—Bang. Geo. S. Tucker's (Peterboro, N. 1-1. ) pointer bitch 

 Vayn'ol (Meteor— Rita Croxteth) to his imported Bang, June 11. 



Water Lily— Donald II. C. Moller's (New York) pointer bitch 

 Water Lily (Don— Dolly) to Clifton Kennels' Donald n. (Donald- 

 Devonshire Lass), July 18. 



WHELPS. 



! 82?~ See instructions at head of this column. 



Lilly. Jos. Lewis's (Cannonsburg, Pa.) pohiter biteh Lilly (A.K.R. 

 354), Juno 15, seven (five dogs), by Young Sleaford (A.K.R. 467). 



Edith. C. E. Taylor's (Bath, Me.) cocker spaniel biteh Edith (Brush 

 U. -Olivia), May 23, nine (Ave dogs), by Bex (Quaud -Diamond). 



Nellie. Jas. L. Anthony's (New York) pointer bitch Nellie (Sensa- 

 tion ), July 11, twelve (five dogs.), by his Planter (Sensation — 



Black Rose). 



Flossy. City View Kennels' (New Haven, Conn.) pug bitch Flossy 

 (A.K.R. 2250). July 18, seven (three clogs), by their Bradford Ruby 

 (E K.C S.B. 13.831). 



Rita Croxteth. Geo. S. Tucker's (Peterboro, N. B..) pointer bitch 

 Rita Croxteth (A.K.R. 168), June 20, seven (three dogs), by bis im- 

 ported Bang; all white, with liver markings. 



Olivette. Ceo. S. Tucker's (Peterboro, N. H. ) pointer bitch Olivette 

 (King Bow— Graeie), June 13, nine (three dogs), by his imported Bang; 

 all liver and white. 



Lady P. Lehigh Kennels' (Lebighton, Pa.) English setter bitch 

 Lady P., July 1, .seven (two dogs), by Romeo (Roxey's Boy— Gypsy 

 Maid); five black and white, two blue belton. 



Brimstone. Field Trial Kennels' (Flatbush, L. L) English setter 

 bitch Biimstone (A.K.R. 20), June 28, eight (four dogs), by their Buck- 

 ellew (A.K.R. 30 : all orange and white. 



Jolly Daisy. Field Trial Kennels' (Flatbush, L.I.) English setter 

 bitch Jolly Daisy (A.K.R. 955), July 4, eiglu (tour dogs), by their Buck- 

 ellew (A.K.R. 30); four black, white and tan and four orange and 

 white. 



Eillarney II. E. W. Taylor's (Baltimore, Md.) red Irish setter bitch 

 Killarney H. (A.K.R. 1850), May 10, eight (two dogs), by W. H.Pierce's 

 champion Glencho. 



Bessy. Haven Doe's (Salmon Falls. N. H.') beagle bitch Bessy 

 (A.K.R. 1117), June 21, four (two dogs), by his Bunny (A.K, R. 1118); 

 all dead. 



Tempe. Amory R. Starr's (Marshall, Tex.) pointer bitch Tempe 

 (A.K.R. 2210], May 21, eight (seven dogs), by Click (A.K.E. .''-.'Sir. 

 four liver, two black and white and one black dog aud one black 

 bitch. 



Beep o' Day. Glencho Collie Kennels' (.East Bethlehem, Pa.) collie 

 bitch Peep o' Day, July 2, six (three dogs), by Rokeby i A.K.R. 1022). 



SALES. 



EP™ See instructions at heatl of this column. 



Minnie Lee. Black pointer bitch, 2yrs. old (Robert E. Lee— Dai k- 

 ness), by J. C. Schuyler, Lebighton. Pa., to C. H. Keppel, Allentown, 



Gyp. White, black and tan beagle dog, age not given (Racket- 

 Ely), by N. Elmore, Gran by, Conn., to H. F. Sehellhass, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. 



Ben Nevis. Collie dog (A.K.R. 2891). by J. D. Shotwell, Rahway, 

 N. J., to W. H. Perry, Philadelphia, Pa," 



Tottie. Fawn and white Italian greyhound bitch, whelped Sept. 6, 

 1884, pedigree not given, by H. C. Bendick, Springfield, Mass,, to H. 

 Van Deusen, Saratoga, N. Y. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



ISP" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



E. B. M., Flatbush.— My Newfoundland dog has just recovered from 

 a very bad case of distemper. It has left him blind and with a con- 

 stant discharge from his eyes. Ans. It is doubtful whether your dog 

 will ever recover his sight, but having come on suddenly the sight 

 may be improved. A good ophthalmologist could tell you after ex- 

 amining the eyes The discharges should be kept from collecting 

 and this is best done by sponging the lids as often as practicable with 



[copy.] 



Haehold, Texas, June 30, 1885. 

 Messrs. Wallace & Sons, New York, Agents of U. S. Cartridge Co.: 



Dear Sirs— Your sample of Climax waterproof 12-gauge shells 

 just came hi as 1 was loading for a practice shoot at blackbirds. 1 

 gave them a trial, taking my loading implements with me. I used 

 each shell twelve bvm.es, I was using Curtis & Harvey No. 4 poWder, 

 very heavy wadded. I consider this a very severe test, which speaks 

 well and places your shells with their other well-known advantages 

 above all others, especially for the far West. (Signed) Almo. 



— Adv. 



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\hootin$. 



Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON, July 18.— The hot weather kept most of the shooters at 

 home yesterday. Those present did not feel very active, and the list 

 of finished scores was not large. The weather conditions were not 

 good, The wind was a "fish fail" of the worst kind after 12 o'clock. 

 A team match with the Empire Club, of Thomaston. Me., was shot on 

 the decimal target and the total of scores telegraphed to them. The 

 resuP. of the match was in favor of the M. R. A. The telegram from 

 the Empire Club gives their total 800, and the M. R. A. team scored 

 860. giving the latter a lead of 66 points. Details of the scores will be 

 published later. 



Practice Match— A. 



A Law 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—48 



F "VV Perkins (mil) , ,4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5-41 



JPorter ' 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4—42 



ESGitmore 454 4 44444 4-41 



JFAngeh(mil) 344334434 3-35 



Decimal Matcb. 



M Jewell, C 8 8 9 9 7 10 9 8 6 9-83 



RReed, C 6 10 8 8 6 9 8 5 8 10-79 



JLemons, A .10 7 7 9 5 10 6 4 7 5-70 



ALaw,A 5 6 6 10 5 5 10 9 7 4-67 



Victory Match. 



W Charles 7 7 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 4-82 



JNFrve 7 7 9 9 8 9 10 8 9—82 



M Handy 6 10 7 8 8 6 8 8 10 7-78 



WALTHAM, July 18— The Hillside Club of Waltham shot a tele- 

 graphic Creedmoor match this afternoon with the Jamestown (N. Y.) 

 team. Tbe score in detail was as follows: 



Creedmoor Target, 200 Yards. 



Stone. . . 3145144544-41 Monroe 3353444353—37 



G Been 5335444344 -39 Dennison 5154445444 -48 



Emerson 4554545445-45 Foster 1545145354—43—292 



Whiting 4455444455-44 



The result of the Jamestowns' shoot, though expected by telegraph, 

 had not been received up to 10 o'clock. After the telegraphic shoot 

 came a decimal match with tbe Arlington Heights Rifle Club, the 

 score of which in full is as follows: 



Arlington Heights Club. 



Lloyd 7 7 10 9 10 6 4 7 10 4-74 



Pierce 4 G 4 4 5 4 5 8 7 8-55 



Franklin - 5 3 9 5 9 6 7 8 6-62 



Thomas 9 2 4 9 7 7 5 8 8 2-58 



Davis 5 70596597 8-07-310 



Hillside Rifle Club. 



Dennison.. . 9 045 10 7687 8-70 



Emerson 4 4 3 6 7 4 9 10 6 8-56 



Foster 4 79222844 8-50 



Stone 7 996886 4 8 7-70 



Whiting 4 8 6 4 4 5 8 5 8 9-61-307 



Following the above and as the finishing match of the afternoon, 

 came a Creedmoor shoot with the Arlington team— 200yds. The 

 score: 



Creedmoor Match, 200 Yards. 

 Hillsides. Ailingtons. 



Dennison 4414444—28 Lloyd 4451544—30 



Emerson 4445444—29 Pierce. - . 4444543—28 



Edes (mil) 34153-3-27 Frankliu 4445544—80 



Whiting 4444344—37 Thomas 44 44144-3 8 



Green 4444433 - Sff- 137 Davis 44 15445-80—146 



A fine supper was given in the evening by the home team to the 

 visiting clui) atFields's. 



The Jamestown (N. Y.) Club having received the acceptance of the 

 Waltham Club at loo late a date to permit preparations for a match, 

 did not shoot on their own range. 



THOMASTON, Conn., July 18.— A telegraphic match with the Mas- 

 sachusetts Kitle Association was shot to-day under the following 

 conditions. Teams of eight men each, 15 shots per man, 200yds., off- 

 hand. Walnut Hill decimal target; weather conditions, a very bright 

 light, no wind: 



E Thomas 5 5 5 I? 8 6 7 7 8 5 9 9 10 8—106 



W 11 Dunbar 8 10 10 5 6 4 7 9 5 7 6 5 8 6—104 



GCGiluert 10 9 10 9 4 4 4 8 8 7 8 7 8 4-103 



CALemoum 10 9 9 5 7 10 6 7 5 4 2 3 8 9-103 



GCCanfleld 10 4 4 111 3 4 6 5 9 6 8 9 7 6—100 



OP North 8 3 6 9 JO 10 7 7 4 5 6 4 6-7 4-96 



C E Williams 5 4 1 6 5 i 5 8 6 g 13 10 10 



CL Ailing 6 18 3 6 6 4 7 6 4 7 10 5 10 8-94 



Subjoined are scores for the badge; 800 



E Thomas 6 6 7 7 8 5 9 9 10 8—75 



W H Dunbar 8 10 10 5 9 7 6 5 8 6—74 



G-A Lemoion 10 9 5 7)0 6 7 6 4—72 



GCGilhert 10 6 10 9 18 7 6 8 4—72 



GCCaniield 10 4 4 10 3 8 9 9 7 0—70 



EW Bennett 5 9 4 5 6 8 5 10 10 7-69 



GP North 8 3 6 9 10 10 7 7 4 8-19 



CLAlling 6 4 7 6 4 7 10 5 10 8-67 



LAWRENCE. Mass., July 11,— At the grounds of the Lawrence 

 Ritle Club this afternoon, the best record for off-hand marksmanship 

 at 300yds. in the world was. beaten by Mr. E. F. Richardson, who used 

 a Maynard .34-cal. ritle, with which "thirty-one consecutive bullseyes 

 were 'scored, beating the b^st previous score, that of H. G. Bixby of 

 Nashua, N. IL, at Walnut Hill in 1882. The shootiug by all the con- 

 testants was quite creditable. Distance 200} ds.; ten shots with a 

 possible 50. The highest scores by the others were: O. M. Jewel! 49, 

 William Fisher 46, W. O. Webber 44, A. W. Howland 44. Capt, Moses 

 Harris of the First IT. S. Cavalry with a military rifle scored 21 out of 

 a possible 25. 



LONDON, Ontario, July 15.— The council of the Western Rifle As- 

 sociation held its annual meeting to-day, and chose Col. Lewis Presi- 

 dent; Major Wilson Vice-President, Col. Denison Treasurer, and 

 Lieut. Hoyles Secretary. A council of fifteen officers was chosen 

 from the various western battalions. It was decided to affiliate with 

 the Ontario and Dominion Associations in future. 



GARDNER, Mass., July 25.— At the last regular meeting at Hack- 

 matack Range, the members of the Gardner Rifle Club used the 

 American decimal target, distance 200yds., Btiooting off-hand, with a 

 possible 100. The result, two strings, were as follows: 



GF Ellsworth 88 88-170 A Mathews 79 71—150 



WCLoveland 74 81—155 Geo Warfield 74 47—121 



1 N Dodge 79 71— 153 



TELESCOPIC SIGETS.-Hoilidaysburg, Pa., July l-l.-Edi!or 

 Forest and Stream. Your last numoer contained a letter from Mr. 

 Peirce concerning the manufacture and use of telescopic rifle sights. 

 It recalls to my mind the mannerin which a famous local rifleshot 

 duped his rivals and gathered in the shekels galore. It whs. shortly 

 after the civil war, and B. had a lot of extra fine riflemen to oppose, 

 and found himself losing more matches Ulan were either agreeable 

 or profitable, So he forwarded his rifle, a 16-pound muzzleloader, to 

 a Pittsburgh firm, with instructions to affix thereto a first-class teles- 

 cope sight. It returned in due time, and after considerable experi- 

 menting he so arranged the large sheet-iron shade on his rifle, as to 

 entirely conceal the sight to all but the shooter, while it could be re- 

 moved and replaced with great, ease. When not in use it was carried 

 in along pocket in his coat breast. The sight cost, him in all about 

 $30, but he won several times that amount ahead before the trick 

 was discovered by the remarkable improvement in B.'s shooting hav- 

 ing aroused the suspicions of the other riflemen. By its use he 

 claims to have made numbers of 3 shot strings of }4 and 3j inches, 

 at from 75 to 100yds,, and I have no reason fordiSbelief. He still has the 

 sight, but has not used it for ten years back. — D. [A celebrated 

 Albany rifle, maker had a concealed telescopic sight on hts niuzzle- 

 loading ritle, and it was not discovered until after his death.] 



HAVERHILL, MASS., RIFLE CLIJB.-At Riverside range, July 18, 

 Creedmoor target, 200vds, off-band: 



J Busfield 4454444554-43 F Merrill 53455 11111 42 



VV Worthen ... . ... .4545453544-43 L W Jackson 2454444444-39 



E Brown 4454444544—42 



LAKE LOOK-OUT, Springfield, Mass., July lS.-The Springfield 

 Rod and Gun Club had a pleasant and well attended shoot at this 

 range this afternoon. The shoots were for club prizes. Massachusetts 

 target, with the following score: E. T. Stevens 105, H. Thomas 102, 

 L. H, Mavott 99, E. S, Field 9a, J. Newton 84. At rest, S. Bower 113, 

 L. H. Mayott 113, S. K. Hindley 113. 



THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.— The gathering of the National 

 unit- Association on the Wimbledon Common during the usual July 

 fortnight has drawn a great camp full of militiamen and volunteers, 

 2,500 entries having been made for the Queen's prize, The Canadian 

 team has made a very favorable impression. In the shooting match 

 on the 16th, between the teams from tbe House of Lords 

 House of Commons, the peers defeated the commoners by a score of 

 277 to 270. Earl Spencer, ex-Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, made the 

 best score among the Lords— 94 out of a possible 100. 



