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Smos.. beat Mr. W. H. Lipscomb's Dick Bragh (Shaim Bragh 

 —Kate), 10 mo8. 



Mr. R. J. Lloyd-Piice's Rhiwlas Kate (Rover— Wee Kitty), 

 17 mos., beat Mi-. J. McGoff's Iveragh (Don— Lizzie), 3yrs. 

 5 mos. 



Mr. J. McGoff's LallaRookh (Garrvowen— Granuaile), S yrs. 

 5 mos., heat Mr. W. W. Despard's Gipsie (Carlo— Nellie III.), 

 about 4 yrs. 



Mr. J. K. Milner's Frisco (Rattle— Aileen), 7 yrs. 10 mos. (a 

 bye), against Mr. J. Hamilton's May (Shot— Loo VIL), 3 yrs. 

 !2 mos. (absent). 



Mr. L, F. Perrin's Wee Kate (Attie— Kate), 3 yrs. 1 mo., 

 heat Mr. J. J. Giltrap's Sarsfield (Garryowen— Currer BeU II.), 

 20 mos. 



Mr. L. F. Penln's Timo (Scamp— Wee Kit), Ifi mos. (a bye), 

 agamsf Dr. Gogarty's Sandy (Major General— Lillie UI.), 19 

 mos. (drawn). 



Mr. H. Waterhouse's Chief (Cornt— Countess), 4 yrs. o mos. 

 (a bye), against Mr. H. M. Wilson's Nellie (Scamp— Aileen), 5 

 yrs. 8 mos. (disq.). 



Second Bound. 



Rhiwlas Kate beat Mountaineer. 

 Lalla Rookh beat Frisco. 

 Wee Kate, a bye. 



Third Bound. 

 Wee Kate beat Rhiwlas Kate. 

 Lalla Rookh, a bye. 



Final Round. 



Mr. L. F. Perrin's Wee Kate beat Mr. J. McGoff's Lallah 

 Rookh, and won. 



In the final tie t'o r the puppy stake between Mr, Lloyd-Pi-ice's 

 Rhiwlas Kate and Mr. McGoff's Little Nell, a very long trial 

 was run during which both animals showed great equality ; 

 Nell, perhaps, had the better nose, but was not nearly so well 

 handled as her opponent. To end long jind tedious work, the 

 judges ordered the keeper to Bre his gun when the workers 

 were in similar positions so far as regards their dogs. The re- 

 sult was in favor of Little Nell, who behaved better to the 

 shot, and of course had the awai-d. Though a somewhat un- 

 tisual mode of obtaining a result, it was equally as fair to one 

 as the other. An excellent decision was come to in the heat 

 between Rhiwlas Kate and Z\Ii'- H. M. Wilson's Mountaineer, 

 this time in favor of the former. After some little prepar- 

 atory work, mostly in favor of the bitch, Moantaineer drew 

 up for a short distance, made a mag-niflcent point, and was 

 backed. Somewhat uncert.ain, he moved on, evidently losing 

 the line, and, leaving it altogether, Kate drew slowly in the 

 direction where Mountaineer had previously .stood, and like- 

 wise pointed, Prom this good score by the bitch a single bird 

 rose and was killed. Though originally a capital point to the 

 dog, his leaving the Mne was (luite fatal to his chance. In the 

 last trial of the all-aged stake, Wee Kate and Lalla Rookh 

 were not down veiy long in turnips before the former, in the 

 middle of the field' coming down wind, got too near a covey, 

 and dropped instantaneously as they rose, behaving perfectly 

 to the gun. Away to the left and nearer the hedge, LaHa 

 Rookh flushed a single bii'd, to which she had to be ptit down, 

 just later another bird rose, which she might have found, and, 

 though steady to sliot, she easily lost the bie and stake. Such 

 short trials as the two last and others were a necessity under 

 the cu-cumstances, and if they savor a httleof luck in t he way 

 of the first to find and behave well being the winner, that 

 as a rule fell to the best dog of the brace down at the time. 

 To make the Ii'ish ti-ials a popular success on another occasion, 

 they must be held where game is more plentiful; and there 

 does not appear any reason why they cannot be held over 

 grouse, which are far more numerous in the neighborhood of 

 Dublin than partridge. On more than one occasion last 

 week we walked for over an hoixr \\athout coming on bu-ds. 



With the working of the Irish setters we were generally 

 pleased. They bore the character of being headstrong, wild 

 rangers, disoliedienc to whistle and wilftil in the extreme. 

 To none of these, not gentle impeachments did we find them 

 more prone, or even as much so, as their cousins of the 

 Laverack, Llewellyn, or any other variety. Most of them 

 were steady in drawing up, few, either puppies or old dogs, 

 chased fur or feather: and the staunchness displayed by some 

 of the former, which we were assm-ed had not been in the 

 hands of their workers more than a fortnight, was extremely 

 creditable— these were Colleen, Little NeU, Eily, and Sandy. 

 What we saw of the Irish setters here proved their good pace, 

 that they quarter theii' ground well, though not as a rule 

 working it out to the very corners (perhaps more the fault of 

 tlie workers than the dogs) ; they do not always appear on the 

 look-out for game, and are decidedly addicted to pottering 

 about on the ground scent vrhere birds have been recently. 

 Persevering they appear to be in the extreme, and only in one 

 instance — that of Dr. Gogarty's Sandy in the trial with Timo 

 — did we notice any inclination to tire, and this only occun-ed 

 in one field, this dog freshening up wonderfully when he ob- 

 tained a"sniff of birds" a little later. The most'uniform fault 

 of the red setters appeared to be in their natural habit of carry- 

 ing their heads low. The most notable exceptions to this fault 

 were found in Mr. Giltrap's puppy Sarsfleld (who had rather 

 hard lines with Rhiwlas Kate the first round , and with the 

 ultimate winner in the all-aged stakes) and Mr. Perrin's Wee 

 Kate. A^^e fancy that the first-named, a son of Garryowen, 

 was the fastest animal on the field. He could quite run round 

 Kate, he carried his head splendidly, quartering well and 

 covering a lot of ground. With a little more finished breaking, 

 he would certainly make one of the best working Irish setters 

 of the day, and in looks he is quite up to show form. Wee 

 Kate, the winner in the all-aged stake, a daughter of the 

 beautiful Kate of old, is already pubUcly known as a bench 

 wiimer. Without the great pace of the puppy already named, 

 she is by no means slow, quarters her gi'ound well, and 

 appeal's to be always looking for game. The way she carried 

 herself was about perfection, head well up, flag beautifully 

 straight from the back, and she appeared as truly level fi-om 

 the set on of her shoulders to the end of her stem as the top 

 of a bilUai-d table. She possesses a great reputation as a 

 gi-ouse bitch, and showed fan- breaking, but there was not 

 sufficient game to well try her staunchness. Perhaps the little 

 suspicion we have with regard to the latter quality might 

 arise from the over anxiety of her owner. Mi-. L. P. Perrin, 

 who worked her himself, to prevent her misbehaving. Mr. 

 McGoff's LaUa Rookh, the mnner up with Wee Kate, is a 

 bigger bitch, handsome, and we beheve, a bench winner, a 

 f auiy good goer all round, without the style and head carriage 

 of her more successful opponent. Her breaking was not very 

 finislied and possibly she is one of the most head-strong ex- 

 amples of the sbi-ain. Little Nell— the winning puppy, a rare 

 goer, with more than moderate carriage of head, better than 

 some, not so good a_s others — appeared to have a happy knack 

 of finding game. She behaved well throughout, and, with 

 fairly good looks, may be classed as a good bitch, and, with- 

 out being actually pexfect, well able to hold her own in field 

 trial company this side of the channel. Mr. Lipscomb's Dick 

 Bragh is a promising puppy, and performed wonderfully well 

 for a youngster only lU months old. Probably the biggest 

 animal competing at the meeting he possesses considerable 

 quahty and immense bone. A great, strong dog, a little 

 drooping behind the shoulders; with good legs and feet, color 

 and carriage, he would be just the animal to use where thei'e 

 is a tendency in the Irish setter to become small and effeminate, 

 snipy in muzzle, and attenuated in the legs, as is to be 

 noticed in some strains. Mi\ H. M. Wilson's champion "bench 

 winner" Nelhe we were unable to see gallop more than a few 

 yards, fi-om the cause alluded to last week. Mi-. H. Water- 

 hOLise's Chief showed to anything but advantage, quite re- 

 fusing to hunt at all during the early portion of the trial on 

 Thursday evening. Mi'. Milner's Frisco has not the pace re- 

 quii-ed in a successful competitor at field trials^ but may be a 



useful dog enough for ordinary sporting purposes, and his 

 rather ungainly gallop is, we are told, the result of a severe 

 accident to one of his hindlegs. Mi\ Perrin's Timo is a very 

 handsome dog, fine in color, shoulders, legs, feet, and capital 

 in stein, carried well. Without possessing so much pace as 

 other animals in the stake, he quarters his ground well, proved 

 a fine ranger, and fairly obedient for a puppy. He may reach 

 a higher position in a stake on some other occasion. Mount- 

 aineer is apparently a useful sort of a dog to shoot over; his 

 nose is good, though his leaving game in the way he did in his 

 trial with Rhiwlas Kate proved lac'ii of confidence in his own 

 scenting powere; he worked out his gi'ound and quarters well, 

 and was very stjdish on point. 



From that wliich we have already WTitten, readers will sur- 

 mise that the animals competing were by no mea,ns deficient 

 in good looks, and this undoubtedly was the case. So imi- 

 formly handsome a lot of dogs never before ran at trials; and, 

 •with little exception, any presentmight, without discredit 

 either to themselves or their exhibitors, compete in a show 

 ring. Indeed, about one-thii-d of the animals runniag had 

 appeared and been successful before what are known as show 

 bench judges. A fact of this kmd is so contrary to the ruling 

 that obtains either at the National or Kennel Club Trials, as 

 to be quite remarkable. At the latter, often enough, the 

 ugliest dogs are the best, and those with the least pretension 

 to so-called '"show fonn" prove the winners. An Enghsh setter 

 having a record — i. e., a winner both on the bench and in the 

 field— is, indeed a rarety, but here, at the first trial of Irish 

 setters, we have a "best on record" obtained immediatly. In 

 so far the strain common to the Emerald Isle thus possesses a 

 gi'eat advantage, and now that it is so presented to the public, 

 the means are forthcoming of popularising the red or red and 

 white dog. The latter, which is said to be almost a distinct 

 varietj^, had no representative present, if we may except Mi-. 

 W. W. Despard's Gipsie; and she, perhaps, had not quite 

 sufficient marking to prove her of the more gaudily-colored 

 strain. — London Field. 



BAD SHOW MANAGEMENT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



If the canine death returns do not pan out 50 per cent, 

 higher than is usual after a dog show, resulting from the bad 

 arrangements of the Philadelphia Kennel Club's show last 

 week, then many of us will be siu-prised. The cold-blooded 

 idea of placing valuable dogs— many of them used only to 

 sleeping in snug quarters in one's own house— under cattle 

 sheds, wath nothing but a roof to protect them against Octo- 

 ber's inclement weather, is simply— well, is simply a nail in the 

 coffin of the P. K. C. Then the accommodations for visitors 

 and exhibitors were truly inviting— wading through mud and 

 water half up to one's knees to get from one row of kennels to 

 another was the order of things, not to speak of standing 

 arovmd in it all day for fom'-sevenths of a week, while the 

 festive winds blew tlirough the corn sheds and onr whiskers. 



Another little gi'owl and I'm done. I was the imfortunate 

 recipient of a champion medal. It was a fair little medal, 

 worth, say, about three or four dollars; but on being shown 

 Mr. Jones's medal given as a second prize to his puppy in an- 

 other class, and Mr. Brown's, a third prize, in still another 

 class, my heart sank within me, for on comparing them they 

 were found to be one and the same, save that my hard-earned 

 champion souvenir bore the title "champion" shallowly carved 

 upon its back. Exhibitor. 



JSew York, Oct. 11, 188,5. 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS.— There is every indica- 

 tion that the coming trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club 

 will be the most interesting that have yet been held. The 

 pointer stake especially promises to prove a hot one and gi"eat 

 interest is manifest among fanciers of the breed as to the re- 

 sult. Birds are very plenty and well grown, and wdth favor- 

 able weather the trials will no doubt bring out a large number 

 of interested spectators. At a meeting of the club on the loth 

 the secretary was instructed to notify the public that all 

 Derby entries for 1886 must be whelped on or after May 1, 

 1885. It was also voted that the notice to handlers relative 

 to working dogs south of the railroad track of the Piedmont 

 Air Line should be changed to read "that any dog being 

 proved to have been worked south of the Piedmont Air Line 

 Railroad, within seven miles, taking the Bellevue Hotel at 

 High Point as a center, shall be debarred from ranning and 

 forfeit winnings, if any. 



DEATH OF "IDSTONE."— It is with smcere regret that we 

 announce the death of the Rev. Thomas Pearce, better known 

 to our readei-s as "Idstone." The London Field says of him: 

 ' "In the columns of the Field 'Idstone's' writings were highly 

 valued for the crispness of his tales of countrj^ life, and for his 

 careful descriptions of the various breeds of sporting dogs, of 

 which he was a first-rate judge. As a companion he w-as most 

 amusing, his repertoire of tales being as inexhaustible as that 

 of Sidney Smith. Peace to his manes. We fear we shall not 

 soon see his like again." He died at Bournemouth, Eng., on 

 Sept. 34, of congestion of the lungs. 



DEATH OF CHAMPION RODERICK.— Dr. M. H. Cryer 

 has lost by death his pug dog Roderick. He was whelped July 

 13, 1878, and was by Mr. T. Morris's Punch and out of his 

 Judy. Roderick was one af the winning litter at Southport, 

 Eng., in 1S7S, and has won one second, one fu-st, .six champion 

 and nine specials in this country. He has left a numerous 

 progfsny, many of them having already made their mark upon 

 the show bench. 



GREYHOUND LOST.— A black greyhound bitch with the 

 letters, branded on her side, has strayed or been stolen. A 

 suitable reward wiU be paid for information that will lead to 

 her recovery by Mr. Johnson, 163 West Eighteenth street, New 

 York. 



BOSTON DOG SHOW FOR 1886.— Boston, Mass., Oct. 11.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: The New England Kennel Club 

 claims April 6, 7, 8, 9, 1886, as date for their second annual 

 bench show.— Jean Gbosvenor, Secretary. 



THE NEW JERSEY CLUB FIELD TRIALS.— The New 

 Jersey Kennel and Field Trials Club vrill hold their first 

 annual field trials on Fisher's Island, commencing Nov. 13. 

 The trials are foi- members only. 



THE NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS.— The entries for the 

 All-Aged Stake of the National Field Trials Club close on 

 Nov. 1. The secretary is B. M. Stephenson, La Grange, Tenn. 



BALTIMORE DOG SHOW.— It is rumored that the Balti- 

 more Kennel Club will hold a dog show early next year. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonymoug Gorreapondents. 



A. P. F., Obei-Jin, O.— My spaniel dog seems to be troubled with 

 what 1 call rheumatism, he was first attacked last winter and wrs 

 lame in hindquarters for several weeks. He is non- having another 

 attack. His hind legs give out as though he had hurt his spine, he 

 will be taken all ac once with paiu and favor one hind leg. appetite 

 poor as a general thing at present. Since his first attack he sits on 

 one side, never square up and down. At times he seems not lo be 

 able to use his hindquarters. Ans. We should sav that your dog 

 suffers from muscular rheumatism or lumbago. This is caused by 

 cold. The treatment to be followed consists in rubbins the parts witii 

 chloroform linamenc, perhaps blisiermg with a fiv blister over the 

 affected part. Keep the doe;'s bowels in good coudition and let him 

 sleep in a dry, warm kennel or room. 



G. W., Trenton. N. J.— I have an Enghsh setter five years old. His 

 hair comes out very badly, and has for a couple of years past. Have 

 ti'ied brushing, combing and washing with sulphur soap. He has 

 been perfectly healthy ; had distemper when young and since then 



hair commenced coming out. Ans. Yom- dog may have a disease of 

 tbe hair follicles, but you will probably find, on careful examination, 

 minute scales or dandniff covering the skin. This is scaly eczema, 

 one form of mange, and is chronic. The best skin medicine is Fowler's 

 solution of arseme, and should be given in graded doses, eotnraenclDg 

 with three drops, running up to ten by au increase of a drop per diem. 

 After three weeks stop the arsenic for a week and then coramence 

 again in same way. For a skin wash get four ounces each of rose and 

 of camphor water, add two teaspoonsf ul of sulphur and mis all 

 together and apply once daily. 



fhaating. 



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 ing Co. 



FIXTURES. 



Oct. 20.— First Georgia State Fair Tournament, under auspices of 

 the National Gun Association. Judge 11. R. Freeman, Manager, 

 Macon, Ga. Beginning Oct. 20. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE MASSACHUSETTS RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



BOSTON, Oct. 12. -The three closing days of last week were taken 

 up at Walnut Hill with the matches of the fall meeting of the 

 Massachusetts Rifle Association. Three matches had been provided 

 and for three days tlie shooting was almost incessant. U. W. Hin- 

 man was executive oflQcer of the meeting, with C. E. Berry as sta- 

 tistical head. The programme provided:. 



-.iCO-yard match, Massachusetts decimal targets. Open to all com- 

 ers; 200 yds. Position, standing. Rifle, any within the rules. 

 Roimds, seven. Entries unUmited. Entry fee, fifty cents. Winners 

 of prizes to be decided by the aggregate of the four best scores; 

 highest possible, 2H0. The competitor making the bighest aggregate 

 score to have first choice, the other prize winners to choose in order 

 of their respective scores. Scores of equal number of points will be 

 considered a tie without regard to rank or value of shots. Ties to be 

 decided by the next highest score made, outside of the four counting 

 scores. 



E. F. Richardson 257. O. D. Palmer 230, A. C. White 246, A. C. Adams 

 24.3, D. Newton 238, E. J. Cram 2.37, Geo. Fay 237, E. M. Rockwell 237, 

 R. Reed 236, J. Francis -4:34, O. M. JeweU 234, J. B. Fellows 23.3. G, W 

 Foster 2:30, J. N. Frye 221), F. A. Whitney 228, B. M. Pitts 316, G. G. 

 FrankUn 214, H. K. Richardson 213, F. W. Thomas 213, W. Rust 209 

 W. Fisher -^07, C. L. Holmes 208, E. B. Souther 20.^. F. W. Yates 305, J . 

 L. Thomas 204, F. D. Bartiett -303, N. F. Tufts 203, A. Law -203, C A 

 JosUn201, L. O. Dennison 199, C. E, Mack 196. ,T. W. Vining 193, A C ' 



Stewart 163, A. D. Ala en 102, W. Ford 162, W. C. Johnston, Jr., 161 

 M. Winthrop 136, H. D. Wilbuf 116. 



Massachusetts decimal target, at rest, 200yds, rounds 7, position 

 any or rest, any riQe under lOlbs. without telescopic sights, entries 

 same as in Match 1. prizes to be won on the aggregate of each com- 

 petitor's best four scores, ties will be decided as in Match 1. 7.5 per 

 cent of total entry fees will be divided into 11 prizes: 



J N Frye 69 69 69 70—277 J R Munro . . . .68 68 64 64—264 



J Francis 69 69 68 70—276 B G Warren.... 67 66 66 65—264 



GWWhitcomb.69 60 69 09—276 J B Fellows.... 62 60 64 59—245 



DL Chase 66 99 69 70-276 VV Arthur 56 56 62 59-333 



SWilder 69 69 68 68—274 L O Dennison .. 52 59 54 40—205 



600yd. Cartoon Match.— Open to all comers, 60L)yds, cartoons to 

 count 6, any rifle within the rules, short and mid range sporting 

 rifles allowed any rest, entries imlimited, entry fee 50 cents, four 

 scores to count, ties to be decided by the rules of the M. R. A., Spring- 

 field military rifles, as issued bv the State, allowed 7 points on each 

 score. All competitors are subject to the rules of the M. R. A. 

 Attention is specially requested to those relating to the weight and 

 trigger-pull of rifles, the loading of gtms at the flriog point, and 

 penalties for carlessness; no challenge of shots will be permitted 

 except at the discretion of the executive officer; persons challengmg 

 will be requu-ed to deposit 50 cents, to be forfeited in case the cnal- 

 lenge proves unwarranted ; sighting shots are not allowed in any of 

 these contests. 



Possible 168 on 4 scores. 2^ points allowance for military rifle. 



S Wilder (long range rifle) ] 57 B G Warren (mid-ranUge rifle. .151 



Corp F W Y.ites (mil). 126+28=154 N Washburn (long range rifle). 144 



J M Frye (mid-range ride) 1.52 G W Whitoomb (mid-range r)..145 



W Ford (mil) 124-f-28=152 L Walizer (mil) 10.5-r-28=l33 



Edwahds. 



ALBAIST. Oet. 10.— For the past two days the riflemen have been 

 pounding the iron at Rensselaerwyck from early morning until dark 

 m attempting to make good scores. The principal match in the fall 

 meetings and the one wnich attracts attention outside of the sport- 

 ing riflemen is the Thu-d Division match. There are about twenty 

 organizations entitled to enter teams for the prize, but the skill of 

 the Tenth Battalion riflemen is known all over the division, and only 

 one of the organizations had the courage to enter the competition 

 against them. The meeting m every way was successfully carried 

 out, over 3,500 shots were fired, and ijuiug to the excellent arrange- 

 ments no accident happened. Appended are scores of the matches 

 concluded yesterday: 



Short-Range Match— 2C0dys. 



WE Fitch 33 33 



B R Spelman , Jr . . . 33 33 

 J G New-bury .. ..32 33 



C H Gaus 42 



L Gerger 31 



B Andrews 31 



A Doimor 30 



J B Schuyler 30 



35—101 C Hume 39 30 31—90 



34—100 S Schriber, Jr 39 30 5si— 90 



34— 99 J Mackwirtu 29 30 80—89 



33— 97 SGVanEtten ,26 30 30—86 



31—96 GMBrmk 27 28 29—84 



32 - 94 H Wagoner 27 28 29—84 



31—94 AFWaldoillig: 30 26 26-72 



31- 92 



Champion 3Iilitary. 



300yds. 500yds. Total. 



Ser.gt C Hume, 14th Separate Co 23' 25 47 



Lt H Batchelder, ] 0th Battalion 25 33 47 



Sergt WT Miles, 10th Battalion 22 24 46 



Lt Chas A Gaus, 10th Battalion 34 22 46 



Sergt B C Andrews, 10th Battahon 33 83 45 



Col Wm E Fitch, 10th Battalion 31 31 45 



Sergt B R Spelman. lOtn Battalion 23 22 44 



Lt J G Van Etten. 14th Separate Co 33 33 44 



Sergt J 1 Miles, 10th Battalion 23 20 43 



Sergt C R Johnston, 14th Separate Co 20 31 41 



Lt G M Brink, I4th Separate Co 20 21 41 



Third Division, N. G. S. N. Y. Match. 

 Tenth Battalion, Albany. 



300yds. 500yds. 



Sergt B R Spelman 45554—23 55555—25 -48 



Lieut CH Gaus 44544-23 44545- 23-^ 



Lieut H Batchelder 33544—19 55441—22-41 



Sejgt J I Miles auA—^ 42553—19—39 



Sergt Ay T Miles 4^i44_30 34434 _ i7_ 37 



Sergt B C Andrews 44444—20 23452—16—86—244 



Fourteenth Separate Company, Kingston. 



200yds. 500yds. 



Lieut J G Van Etten 43554—21 55444—22—43 



Sergt C Hume 44445—21 23544r-18— 39 



Sert C R Johnston 43334—17 42445—19—36 



Lieut G M Brink 43143—17 .32214—15—33 



Corp C H Van Gaasbeek 4444.3—19 50035—13—32 



Private F Quant 34434—18 20024— 8-36—308 



Mid-Range Match— 600yds, 



J L Miller, r c 5555555555.54555—74 



L Gieger, r c 555545.5555545.^5— 73 



C H Gaus, m b 1 55i4.5i445.!i.55555— 70 



W I Miles, s C , 55555551.5545506—68 



P Smith, r c 55445535.5::i45546-67 



C E Wendell, mfl 04'3.32334244554-3— 47 



MANCHESTER, Nov. 9.— The thu-d and last day of the faU meeting 

 of the Manchester Rifle Association was marked by the best of 

 weather conditions and the largest attendance of the meeting took 

 advantage of the favorable elements in au effort to make high scores. 

 The forenoon was partictdarly one of interest, as some of the best 

 shooting that has ever been seen in the State was developed. W. 

 Dennison was the first to settle down to steady work, and me bulls- 

 eyes rolled from his rifle with but few breaks. He raised himself 

 card after card until half an hour before midday he had made a gain 

 of 18 points and advanced from sixth place to the honorable leader- 

 ship of the brilhant marksmen w^ho c.nstituted his coiipetitors. Mr. 

 Dennison is calm and deliberate in all his movements and is a model 

 rifleman. His !^-S card was the largest made duriag the three days' 

 shooting. Another gentleman whose brilliant work won admiration 

 was A. C, While, of AVoreester. w^ho made an unbroJien string of 14 

 consecutive buUseyes, 



The match conditions and winning scores stood: The first match — 

 200yds oft'-hand , Massachusetts decimal target, open to all comers, 

 position standing, rifle any within the rules, rounds 10, entries un- 

 limited, entry fee 50 cents, winners of prizes to be decided by the 



