FOREST ANt) STREAM. 



[July ST, 1895. 



New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League. 



The sixth contest of the 1895 series of team races promoted by the 

 New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League took place on Thursday of this 

 week (July 25). The scores made on that date will appear in the next 

 issue of Forest and Stream, being too late for th6 present Dumber. 



This series of team races excites a lot of interest every year in local 

 circles, and the fight for first place always grows very warm. Statis- 

 tics of the first five shoots are as follows: 



Shot Per 



Feb. March. April. May. June. Broke, at. cent. 



Maplewood 106 103 114 104 98 525 625 84 



South Side 100 106 101 109 103 519 625 83 



Union 101 105 102 100 ... 406 500 81.6 



Boiling Springs.. 100 ,.. 98 S6 95 395 500 79 



Climax 86 95 104 98 106 489 625 78.2 



Elizabeth 89 90 109 103 74 465 625 74.4 



Endeavor.- 71 96 88 100 94 449 625 71.8 



Riverside 101 85 68 ... 254 375 67.7 



Union Hill 43 67 72 ... 86 268 500 58.6 



The principal individual averages made to date are given below: 



Shot Per 



Feb. March. April. May. June. at. Broke, cent. 



WSigler 22 24 84 .. .. 75 70 93.3 



F Van Dyke 23 24 25 19 82 125 113 90.4 



ALIvins 22 23 .. .. 50 45 90 



W N Drake 22 21 25 24 20 185 112 89.6 



N Apgar 21 38 28 23 23 125 111 88.8 



RHBreintnall 23 21 20 24 100 88 88 



G A McAlpin S3 21 50 44 88 



E Throckmorton. .. 21 28 .. ,. 50 44 88 



E Collins 80 19 24 28 22 125 108 86.4 



J Hoffman 21 23 21 21 22 125 108 86.4 



NE Money 28 .. 23 18 22 100 86 86 



E D Miller 19 81 21 24 22 125 107 85.6 



Asa Whitehead... 21 21 22 26 18 125 107 85.6 



OLYeomans 20 .. .. 22 28 75 64 85.8 



ASickley 22 23 23 22 16 125 106 84.8 



NAstfalk 21 22 19 75 62 82.6 



B Williams 19 23 24 20 16 125 102 81.6 



ESickiey 19 21 21 .. 75 61 81.3 



W Parker 21 .. 21 81 18 100 81 81 



"Dutchy" Smith. .. 15 24 21 .. 75 60 80 



J M "Fayette"... 20 .. .. 20 .. 50 40 80 



L Thomas 20 21 19 88 17 125 99 79.2 



EAGeoffroy 18 18 81 82 100 79 79 



GEGreiff 20 20 19 .. 75 59 78.6 



Warren Smith. .. . 19 .. 24 17 18 100 78 78 

 Charles Hebbard. 20 20 24 20 12 125 96 76.8 



WHHuck 22 20 18 19 17 125 96 76.8 



T H Keller 16 , . 23 19 18 100 76 76 



DH Terry 19 21 17 17 .. 100 74 74 



In all instances the best five scores count at the end of the series. 

 Maplewood now leads by 6 targets, buD there are yet four more con- 

 tests, so that the South Sides and Unions may be depended upon to 

 give them "heap trouble." Boiling Springs, if it could get its men 

 together, would make a big bid for premier honors even at this late 

 date. The team totals as a whole are not high, but it must be remem- 

 bered that these races are shot at unknown angles and that it is often 

 very hard to make up a team. Union Hill is a club that is new to 

 target shooting; hence its improved totals from month to month 

 should be considered encouraging. 



The individual averages are specially interesting to all members of 

 the nine clubs that form the league. 



"Uncle Billy" Sigler, the veteran member of the Union G. C, of 

 Springfield, leads with a percentage of 93.3 for 75 shot at. FerdVan 

 Dyke is second with 90.4 for five completed innings. A. L. Ivins, of 

 the Biversides, is third with a total of 45 out of 50, although Drake's 

 112 out of 125, and Apgar's 111 out 125, should really take precedence. 

 A glance at the list will tell the status of each man prior to the con- 

 test on Thursday. 



A noticeable feature is the rarity with which straights have been 

 made. At Boiling Springs in February, 23 was high with 40 men shoot- 

 ing. At the shoot at Springfield in March, with the same number of 

 entries. Van Dyke and Sigler were high with 24; at Maplewood in 

 April, 45 shooters took part, Van Dyke and Drake making 25; six 

 scored 24 and six 23. The Elizabeth shoot in May again saw eight 

 teams of five men enter for the League contest. Of this number Asa 

 Whitehead was the only one to make a straight ; Drake and Miller 

 second, 24 each; Creveling, Collins and McAlpin totaling 23 each. At 

 the Endeavor's shoot at Marion, in June, the targets were thrown 

 extra hard and low, the light also being very poor. The highest score 

 was made by Major Breintnall, who broke 24; of the remaining 39 

 shooters Apgar alone broke 23; eight others broke 22. These scores 

 show what the conditions were. 



New York German Gun Club. 



New York, July 17.— The New York German Gun Club held its 

 monthly shoot at Dexter Park, L. I., this afternoon. Seventeen mem- 

 bers competed for the three medals. The reswlt of the club contest is 

 given below: . 



L H Schortemeier (21} 11211222-8 121 —3 12 -3 



Dr Hudson (30) 11111122—8 212 —3 10—1 



Schlicht(25) 12210121—7 2118-4 



Frazer (30) 12011821—7 2110-3 



ABusch(25) 01112221-7 —0 



Bandau(21) 12121201—7 -0 



Boesemecker (25) 01112111-7 —0 



P Garms, Sr (21) 21211020—6 



B Konig (21) 10121120-6 



Wellbrock (30) 20201111-6 



Le Moult (21) 11110.11-6 



Aug Schmitt (30) ••222101—5 



F Sauter (30) 80122100—5 



Thamforde (30). . .•12.2102-5 



P Garms, Jr 0.121201—5 



Edwards (30) 00010202—3 



Kronsbarg (21) .00102020 -3 



Schortemeier beat Dr. Hudson out after a prolonged struggle, the 

 former taking the first medal, Dr. Hudson winning the second medal. 

 Schlicht took third medal after tieing with four others. The shoot off 

 for third medal was miss and out. 



Four three-bird sweeps were also decided, Schorty killing 11 out of 

 his 12 birds, making his record for the day 24 out of 25. Scores of the 

 sweeps were as follows: 



Busch 112—3 211—3 110—3 010-1 



LeMoult 011—2 110—3 101—8 111—3 



Sauter 110—2 111—3 100—1 



Schmitt 332- 3 211—3 110—2 311—3 



Kronsberg 330—2 321—3 200—1 002—1 



Hudson 811—3 311-3 



Wellbrock 223-3 210-2 111-3 



Schortemeier 011—2 131-J-3 113—3 212-3 



Frazer 111-3 111—3 200—1 111-3 



Edwards 010—1 211—3 000-0 112—8 



Boesemecker 110—8 120-2 



P. Garms, Jr 110-2 811-8 • 111—3 



Hayes 121—3 



Scbleht 831-3 310—3 002—1 312-8 



New Orleans's Interstate. 



The journey of Elmer Shaner and the Interstate Association's im- 

 pedimenta do not stop short of the Gulf Coast this season. New 

 Orleans and tiie Louisiana Gun Club will have a chance on Aug. 9-10 

 of seeing and entertaining both the above articles, including Sbaner's 

 crimson felt hat, 



On those dates, unseasonable as it may seem— a tournament in the 

 extreme South during the height of the summer— there will be a two 

 days' tournament given at New Orleans by the Interstate Association 

 under the auspices of the Louisiana Gun Club, one of the leading 

 organizations of sportsmen in the South. Regarding the probability 

 of hot weather, the Louisiana shooters asked for the above dates, 

 and they ought to know whether the weather is likely to be suitable 

 or not. As an attraction to shooters the club adds S200 In cash. The 

 Interstate's handicap governs all the programme events, of which 

 there are ten each day— nine 15-target events and one 20-target event, 

 a total of 155 targets per day. The Louisiana Gun Club promises a 

 good time and a genuine Southern welcome to all its guests. 



Bingham ton Gun Club. 



BiNGtf AMTGN, N. Y., July 18.— Fourteen 10-target events, unknown 

 angles, $1.50 entrance, were shot tbis afternoon by members of the 

 Binghamton Gun Club. The scores were low on account of the high 

 wind; the table following tells the tale: 



Waldron 8 7 6 7 8 7 10 9 8 8 



Adams • 88487868888887 



Brown 9 9 9 7 8 9 9 10 7 



Boss 76677676687899 



Kendall 5 10 7689.. 6378 6 8 9 



Hobbie 87877688699888 



Snell 9 8 9 8 6 6 8 10 9 8 8 7 10 



Vance , 8 6 7 9 6 



H. W. B. 



The Garflelds Visit Elgin. 



Elgin, 111., July 15.— The Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, made us a 

 visit on Saturday, and together we enjoyed a very delightful after- 

 noon. Our boys being a little out of practice, and the Garflelds bring- 

 ing a very strong team, made the full team shoot (13 men on a side) 

 rather one-sided— 553 to 500; but when six of the Elgins met six of the 

 GarfieldB a closer contest developed, the Garflelds winning by one tar- 

 get— 135 to 134 — with their first, team, while the Elgin second team won 

 by 117 to 113. O. von Lengerke, who is a member of both clubs, shot 

 with the Chicago boys in the first race and with Elgin in the second. 

 It will be noticed he shot stronger for the Elgins. 



After the matches were finished the Garfield boys wished to show us 

 how to shoot with the traps pulled in reverse order— a game we had 

 never tried before. The result proved the Elgins to be apt pupils, as 

 the combined score of their first eleven men was 71, while the Garfield 

 eleven (two having taken an early train for home) could only account 

 for 70. 



We are now looking forward with pleasure to the time when we will 

 be able to accept their invitation to visit them in Chicago, and hope t 

 keep them moving to beat us. They are a jolly lot of gentlemen, and, 

 win or lose, we are sure of a good time. 



The following are the scores made: 



No. 1. 10 singles, unknown angles: Kelley 6, Mott 7, Doe 7, A. Klein- 

 man 10, Nish 9, J. J. Smith 9, Mead 9, Tefft 9, West 5, Young 10, Adams 

 10, Von Lengerke 8, Middieion 5, Bowers 8, Tilden 5, Richards 6, Web- 

 ster 6, S. Palmer 10, Weatherill 7, Hicks 9, Lasher 8, Patterson 9, Free- 

 man 8, W. Palmer 5, Brown 7. 



No. 2, same; Kelley 9, Mott 9, Doe 10, Kleinman 10, Nish 7, Smith 10, 

 Mead 9, Tefft 10, West 6, Young 7, Adams 9, Von Lengerke 10, Middle- 

 ton 7, Bowers 7, Tilden 8, Richards 7, Webster 7, S. Palmer 7, Weather 

 ill 6, Hicks 6, Lasher 10, Patterson 9, Freeman 9, W. Palmer 8, Cbees- 

 man 4. Brown 9. 



No. 3, team race, 13 men to a team, 50 bluerocks per man, unknown 

 angles: 



Garfield Team. 



Mott. 00111133111111)11111111111111111111111111311111111— 48 



A Kleinman. . 11011011 11 11 111111 1001111 101 1 11 11011111113 1 01101 1 1 — 43 



J J Smith.... miiiioioiimiioioniiiioimiimiiiiiioioioioi— 41 



Tefft 11111110111111111111111111101011111111111111111111-47 



Young 110O1101011113111101O11111J011101111010111O1J0I110— 37 



Von LengerkeOllllllllllOlOl 10101110010011111111111111.111111111—40 



Bowers 11 tlllllllllOl 110111 11 niilOOllllllOlOOllll 1010111— 41 



Richards 1110111011111111 llllOllOlllllOlllllOlllOllllOlllll— 42 



S Palmer 10101111111011011011111011101101111111110111010111-39 



Hicks 11111111111101110110111111101111111111111111111110-45 



Patterson.... 111111111 11111111011111111.111011111111111111111111-48 

 W Palmer.... 1110111 1110)11111011111111111001111111111100101010 -40 



Brown ..10111101111110111111111111111101110011111110111111—43-553 



Elgin Team. 



Lasher 01111111100010111101101111011110111111111001111111-39 



Doe 33110111111101011110111111001111111010111111110111—43 



Nish 01101100111101111011111101111111110111111101011101-39 



Mead 11111111 J JllllllOOOllllllllllllllOlOlOlOlOllllOlOl— 40 



West 1000001 01G10001 1 1001 1 100010111 1 10011011110101111 10—27 



Adams 111111101111111111111 10111111011111111111111111111-47 



Middleton.... 00110101111111011111111110101011110111100101101111-36 



Tilden OllOlOlOOlOllllllllllillll 11 llliOllllOllll 11010111—41 



Webster,,,. ..1110101111011011111111 1100111111111010011111111011-40 

 Weatherill., ..010111011110010000111111011011011110111110111 11101-35 



Kelley UllllllOllOllOlOOOOOllllllllllllOOllllilllOlOlOll— 37 



Freeman 11100110111111111111111111111111101110111101111111—44 



Cheesman.... 10110101111110100111100001101111110110101011101111-34- 500 

 No. 4, six men teams, 25 bluerocks per man, unknown angles: 



Elgin, Team No. 1. 



Freeman 1111111111111110111111111-24 



Adams 1101111111111111113011111-23 



Tilden 111111 1011 111101010111001—19 



Doe , 1101101111111101011111111-21 



Webster 1110011111111111111111111-28 



Von Lengerke 1111111101111111111111111-34-184 



Garfield, team No. 1. 



Mott 1011111111111111111111110-23 



Patterson lllllllOOlilllllllllllHO-23 



Tefft 1111110111111111111011111-23 



Hicks 1111011111111111111101111—23 



Brown 1111111111011011111111001-31 



Kleinman 11 11101111111011 1 11111111 -23-135 



Elgin, team No. 2. 



Nish 1011111111010011110111111—20 



West 0111111011111101111111011—21 



Middleton lllllOOOllliiOlllOHOllll- 19 



Weatherill 1101101111111111111110111-22 



Cheesman 1 11 101 1 1 1 1 1 1 000001 01 1 1 110— 17 



Kelley 1111011110110111101101010-18-117 



Garfield, team No. 2. 



Richards.... 0111111111111111111111111-24 



Smith 1100011001011111010010110—14 



Young 11011.11110111110110111111—21 



Bowers O101G011O1111H01O1110111-37 



S. Palmer 0110111110101 HillllllllOl— 19 



G Hawthorne 1111011110001110111001111—18—113 



No. 5, 10 targets, traps in reversed order: Freeman 9, Mott 6, 

 Adams 5, Patterson 7, Tefft 7, Doe 8, Hicks 6, Webster 6, Brown 8, 

 Von Lengerke 8, Kleinman 5, Nish 7, Richards 8, Wesl C, Smith 6, Middle- 

 ton 4, Young 5, Weatherill 6, Cheeseman 6, S. Palmer 4, Kelley 6, G. 

 Hawthorne 8, Oarbary 6, R Hawthorne 6. W. H. Doe. 



Star Sweeps in England. 



"Star" sweepstakes are not uncommon in this country, still there 

 are plenty of shooters who will understand them better when they 

 read the extract given below, which is taken Trom the London Field 

 of June 15. As will be seen, the sport "came high" to the majority, 

 while Lord H. Vane Tempest won in the neighborhood of SI ,300 on an 

 investment of about $90. The event was shot on June 8,. at the Gun 

 Club, Netting Hill, London. 



"The Manchester £1 handicap sweepstakes, with a £23 cup or specie 

 added, secured the largest field of shooters of the season, the number 

 being twenty-five. Three 'lives' in all were allowed, the amount paid 

 for each 'life' being regulated according to the round in which the 

 miss occurred ; £1 was charged for each round, so that if a competitor 

 missed in the sixth round he would have to subscribe £6 to the pool 

 for the privilege of re-entering. These events can hardly be termed 

 popular, and they are decidedly of a too expensive character to be 

 often repeated. To-day many of the members subscribed over £30 to 

 the pool, and then failed to obtain a prize. In the opening round no 

 fewer than ten misses were recorded; but, with one exception, the 

 competitors embraced the opportunity of 'starring. ' By degrees the 

 field was reduced, and at the end of the seventeenth round the contest 

 had resolved itself into a match between Lord Vane Tempest and Lord 

 Kosslyn; but the former had the advantage with one miss to his oppo- 

 nent's two. Continuing, a protracted struggle ensued, but Lord Tem- 

 pest, shooting in capital form, never gave his adversary a chance, and 

 at the end of the twenty-sixth round he was declared the winner, his 

 total score registering 24 kills out of 26 In addition to the cup, Lord 

 Tempest was awarded the stakes, amounting to £2: 5. As will be seen 

 from tbe returns, Lord Tempest made a run of 13 kills ere missing, 

 and then his 14th pigeon, from No. 3 trap, hit fatally, with diffi- 

 culty cleared the boundary. The following are the amounts sub- 

 scribed to the pool by the leading shooters: Lord Vane Tempest £38, 

 Lord Rosslyn £38, Mr. Oabeley £26, Mr. Wood £42. Mr. Leslie £35. The 

 full score showed 163 kills ana 60 misses, the contest occupying about 

 three hours and a half." 



Manchester £1 handicap sweepstakes, with a £25 cup or specie 

 added, 25 subs.: 



Lord H Vane Tempest (Boss), S (prize, 



£275 and cup) (26yds). ' 11111111111110111111310111—24 



Lord Rosslyn (Boss), S (24^) 01llllillli0nillilli0lll0-22 



Mr E de C Oakeiey (Churchill), E C (29). .01111110111111100 —13 

 Mr A J Faulkner Wood (Churchill), E C 



(36) 11111111110110100 —13 



Mr Leslie (Woodward), E C (28) 111111101110100 —11 



Mr Gordon Smith (Lang and Hussey), E C 



(29) 00111111110110 —10 



Mr Walter (Reilly), E C (85) 1010111111010 — 9 



Mr E F Quilter iPurdey), A (25^) liUOlllllO — 9 



Capt Cotterell (Purdey), E C (25J^) 11110110 — 6 



Mr Braye (Churchill), E C (24>£). .' 1111110 — 6 



Prince San Donato (Purdey), S (86) 01111100 — 5 



Mr Savile Lumley (Woodward), E C (37), .0111110 — 5 



Lord Westbury (Purdey), S (25^,) 0111100 — 4 



Hon F Erekme (Boss), 8 (26J4) 1 101 10 — 4 



Mr Raybon (Purdey), W, E O (22J4) 11110 — 4 



Mr F M Cobb fAdseit), S (26) 11100 — 3 



Mr Ha'ford (Purdey), S, Bk (23>^) 11100 — 3 



Mr A McMlckiug (Purdey). E C (85) 1110 —1 



Mr Firwood (Reilly), E C (27^) 10010 — 2 



Mr Edwardes (Churchill), W (29>£) 0110 — 2 



Sir G H Leith Buchanan (Reilly), S,Bk(26)lll — 3 



Mr W F Gambier (Grant), E O (24>0 110 — 2 



Mr S Clayton (Grant), (26) 010 — 1 



LordLovat (Purdey). E C (26) 000 



Baron dePallandt (Holland), W (38) 



Greenville, Miss. 



The third annual tournament of the Greenville Gun Club was held 

 July 4. The following members participated in the shoot: J. D. Van 

 Meter, W. M. Keller, George B. Alexander, J. H. Leavenworth, Hon. 

 Leroy Percy, Greenville, Miss. ; C. W. Hope, Wayside, Miss. ; E. L. 

 Sharkey, Refuge, Miss. 



Green Clay, Jr., of Kentucky, now of Gladstone, Miss , won the 

 handsome gold medal given by the club for the highest average. No 

 other State produces such men, the personification of generosity and 

 kindness, the tried and true friend, ever ready to lend a helping hand. 

 J. D. Van Meter (Kentucky) was not up to his usual good form, but 

 he and his "pump" will always be near the top; a true sportsman, 

 not in for the money, but for the fun. Charles W. Tway, proprietor 

 and manager of the Union Breeding and Training Kennels, of Michi- 

 gan City. Miss., won the gold medal given by Jake Scott in the fifth 

 and sixth events. Tway is a great shot, but oh, how quiet I Come 

 again, Tway. George B. Alexander, two years ago one of the beat 

 shots in the South, cannot explain why he cannot hit "them;" he ex- 

 pects to practice up for the next shoot, and we look for a great score. 

 W. M. Kell<3r, the genial sport of the club, a good average shot, but 

 with a big side bet you will see him up to the top notch. Wallace 

 Arnold, jeweler, finds more money in his business than in shooting, 

 but lent his full share to the pleasure of the shoot. J. B. Connefy 

 came to see tb« fun, and of course couldn't resist trying his hand, 

 but V! « "du ' wouldn't work, and he quit before he made a 

 "st 



Messrs. Hope and Evins, the Wayside crackerjacks, were shooting 

 in good steady form ; Hope winning second average at 87 per cent. 

 They are capable ot even 98 per cent, on special occasions. True 

 friends, and the best kind of wheel horses for a tournament. Mr. 

 Hope promises another big shoot at his home (Wayside, Mississippi), 

 and the feeders as usual will be on hand. Hon. Leroy Percy was too 

 busy electioneering, and did not appear on the grounds until the 6th 

 event, but was strictly in it, and also in several of the following 

 events. E. L Sharkey, of Refuge, Mississippi, scored up near the top; 

 but the boys made it so warm for him that he went away leaving his 

 shooting paraphernalia on the grounds. J. B. Hebron, candidate for 

 sheriff (now elected), showed up with good scores in the 7th and 8th 

 events. Messrs. Bradfleld and Pinkston, representatives of the 

 Vicksburg Gun Club, shot in good form, but not up to their usual 

 standard. They are true sportsmen and we hope to see them with us 

 often. Alex. Smith, of Greenville, Mississippi, doesn't think there is 

 much fun in breaking clay birds; but put him in the field and he is 

 sure to down his bird. J. H. Leavenworth was in it, but not for the 

 money; out of form and promises to do better, which we believe. 

 "Coovert," leading photographer of Greenville, was on hand as usual 

 and made a picture of all the shooters, and of course each shooter 

 must and will have at least one. O. A. Lawson, of Greenville, Missis- 

 sippi, won the Washington County medal given by Theo. Phol for the 

 best score made in event 4. Lynne Hyner was so busy talking up his 

 special shells that he really didn't have time to break "them" all. R. 

 H. McHie, secretary and treasurer, was kept busy all day, and a more 

 capable and genial manager could not be found in the State. 



The scores made were as follows: 



Aver- 



Events: 133 4 5078 9 10 Shot at. Broke, age. 



J D Van Meter 13 14 8 17 14 15 15 14 17 14 300 140 70 



C W Tway 12 19 14 18 16 30 17 13 17 19 200 165 83W 



C W Hope 19 16 16 35 17 17 15 19 20 30 200 174 87 



Evins 11 13 14 14 3 9 36 17 19 35 19 800 157 7816 



Wallace Arnold 13 15 14 17 13 13 17 17 11 15 200 145 72J^ 



O A Lawson 18 14 18 19 15 18 17 17 16 15 200 162 81 



Green Clay, Jr 17 17 18 19 15 19 15 20 19 16 300 175 87'^ 



WM Keller ,. 14 12 15 11 13 14 13 11 .. .. 160 108 64.4 



Lyne Hyner 9 13 13 12 11 11 10 6.. .. 160 85 53.1 



John J Bradford.... 14 14 11 16 17 16 14 15 .. .. 360 317 73.1 

 Geo B Alexander — 14 33 11 34 13 19 15 15 .. 15 180 129 71.7 

 J H Leavenworth... 12 14 13 14 13 14 3 4 12 15 13 300 134 67 



Pinkston 18 18 14 14 16 18 18 13 15 19 800 157 78.5 



E L Sharkey 15 13 16 18 13 17 19 16 15 17 300 159 79.5 



Alex Smith 11 14 11 13 13 1 8 16 15 18 300 144 72 



Leroy Percy 16 10 14 ... . 60 40 66.6 



J B Connelley 8 12 ... . 40 80 50 



J B Hebron 14 11.. 40 35 62.5 



R. H. M. 



Worcester Sportsmen's Club. 



Worcester, Mass., July 16.— The following scores were made by 

 members of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club, the event being the 

 second shoot in the Nitro Powder series: 



WH Buck 1111011111101111111110101— 21-f-l -22 



Bucklin 1131111111111101111111101—23+3 —25 



McLellan 1111111111111001111111111-23+2 —35 



Me..' 0100110001100111111001101-14+3 -17 



Oavis 1101110110101111011111111-80+0 —80 



Larkin 1100111011011111011111100-38—2 -20 



M Buck 1110111101010101100110010— 15--2J4— 17}4 



Mascroft 1111011111010111111111111— 3S-H) —32 



Forehand 1111111111111111111 111101-84--0 —24 



Chas. E. Forehand, Sec'y. 



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No notice taken of anonymous communications 



Gray Ling, Michigan.— The admirable grayling picture which was 

 printed with Mr. Mitchell's paper is one of the illustrations in the 

 Brief. We cannot supply It in any other form. 



B, W„ Milton, Mo.— 1. Have some brass shells which I cleaned with 

 vinegar. Will that injure the shooting or the powder? 2. What time 

 do the ducks generally start south for the winter? Ans. 1. No. 2. 

 The early comers will reach you in September. 



0. B. W., Huntington, N. Y,— Kindly inform me through your col- 

 umns if it is legal to shoot a dog chasing rabbits or deer out of season 

 on one's property ? Ans. The law expressly provides that dogs chaB- 

 ing deer out of season may be killed by any person. As to dogs 

 chasing raDbits out of season and trespassing, we know of no law 

 which would justify any one in killine them. Dogs are now consid- 

 ered property in most States, and to kill them without legal warrant 

 might subject the offender to a suit for damages. 



E. C. H., New York City.— To decide a bet, will you kindly inform 

 me the maximum distance a Marlin rifle ( 38cal.) will carry? Ans. 

 The Marlin Company manufacture two .38cal. rifles, viz., the .38-40 and 

 the .38-55. The latter of course would have the greatest range. The 

 question of distance that various rifle bullets carry has never been 

 aetermined, and in fact there would be very little practical use for 

 tests in that direction. Riflemen, as a rule, are only interested in the 

 performance of their guns at distances up to 200 or 300yds. As a rough 

 guess, we should say that either of the cartridges mentioned would 

 carry a mile. 



E. G. S., Manchester, N. Y.— 1. Is the .44-40 used in the new repeat- 

 ing rifles a safe cartridge to use when hunting where there are moose 

 and bear? 2. Why is it not a proper way to test a rifle by putting it 

 into a vise? The manufacturers say that this is not a tair test. 3. Can 

 hunters cut timber on Slate lands in tbis State with which to make log 

 camps, and can the same hunters come back to these camps year after 

 year and claim them? 4. Are there State lands around Cranberry 

 Lake; if not, what route should be taken to reach these lands and 

 where are they? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. Because no rifle will shoot accu- 

 rately from a fixed rest. If you wish to test for accuracy use a sliding 

 rest 3. No, no one is permitted to erect any kind of a fixed structure 

 on State land unless they have purchased a lease of the land through 

 the Forestry Commission. Canvas tents only are allowed. 4. We 

 presume there are State lands in the neighborhood of Cranberry Lake. 

 Write the Forestry Commission, Albany. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



Winners of the Great St. Leger. 



Mr. J. W, Botjton, the well-known bookseller, of No. 8 West Twenty- 

 eighth street, this city, has a set of rare portraits of the winners of 

 the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster, from 1815 to 1843, inclusive. 

 They were painted by Herring and engraved by O. Hunt, colored by 

 hand. There is a complete set of twenty-eight plates, including Filbo 

 da Puta, 1815: The Duchess, 1816; Ebor, 1817; Reveller, 1818; Antonio, 

 1819; St. Patrick, 1820; Jack Spigot, 1821; Theodore, 1882; Barefoot, 

 1823; Jerry, 1824; Memnon, 1825; Tarrara, 1826; Matilda, 1827; The 

 Colonel, 1828; Rowton, 1829; Birmingham, 1830; Chorister, 1831; Mar- 

 grave, 1832; Rockingham, 1833; Touchstone, 1884; The Queen of 

 Trumps, 1835: Elis, 1836; Mango. 1837; Don John, 1838; Charles XII., 

 1839; Launcelot, 1840: Satirist, 1841; Blue Bonnet, 1842. 



James F. Edge, president ot the Asbury Park Gun Club, writes 

 Messrs. G. W. Cole & Co. that the members of hts club use "Three in 

 One" compound for their guns, and recommend it to all other sports- 

 men as a rust preventive, cleaner and lubricator. 



