FOREST AND STREAM. 



t&Btr. 14, 1895. 



fHgeon Shooting in England. 



New Yonk, Sept. 2.— Some two years ago the members of, the 

 famous Gun Club, of London, which has its grounds at Wormwood 

 Sbrubbs, extended a cordial invitation to members of the Carteret 

 pliib, of New York, to shoot in all their competitions, an invitation 

 which I believe has not before been given to any of the pigeon shoot- 

 ing clubs of America. , 



, Leaving New York in June, I arrived in time to take part in some of 

 the sweeps which were shot previous to the big international week, 

 pommenbing on June 24, I found that by the courtesy of the com- 

 mittee of the Hurlingham Club, I and other members of the Carteret 

 Club could also shoot at Hurlingham, a permission I was not slow to 

 ay/ail myself of. 



, Of my own shooting, the less I say the better, for although able to 

 do something more than hold my own in America, I found the English 

 pigeons altogether too fast for me, -though r am not sure that the 

 open hospitality extended to me did not somewhat accelerate their 

 flight in my imagination, if not in reality. Still from inquiries I made 

 on the spot from those best able to give an opinion I am convinced 

 that the bluerocks supplied at both of these famous English clubs, and 

 especially so at Hurlingham, have been faster this season than usual. 

 I was told also on good authority that these very fast birds are 

 bought in Belgium and come from much further south, although they 

 are generally supposed to be EDglish. 



If this is indeed the case, as I believe it to be, there can be no reason 

 why these birds should not be imported into the States, and the first 

 man who succeeds in doing this and rearing them in anything like 

 large numbers, under at all the same conditions as obtain with those 

 used in England, will reap a large harvest. The number of pigeons 

 shot from the traps in America at clubs where it is earnestly desired 

 to have fast birds only, and where a good price for good birds would 

 not be grudged, is enormous and increasing rapidly year by year. 



Take such clubs as the Carteret, Country Club, Tuxedo, West- 

 minster Kennel Club, Larchmont, New Utrecht, of New York, and the 

 Riverton and Philadelphia clubs, of Philadelphia, to say nothing of 

 the -vast number of others at Chicago, San Francisco, etc , and those 

 scattered over the country, and think for the moment what supplying 

 this demand for bluerocks at those clubs means. 



The chief points I noticed where any difference exists between the 

 way pigeons are shot in the States and in England, and the surround- 

 ings and management, are as follows: First— Every competition, or 

 very nearly so, is miss-and-out, or in other words, the first hlrd a man 

 misses puts him out of that sweep and he has to stand aside until 

 another one is started before he shoots again. This, however, does 

 not usually mean that he has to wait very long, as the birds being so 

 fast, the sweep is soon concluded and a fresh one commenced, The 

 next point is, I think, the rapidity with which the birds are retrieved, 

 there Deing no such thing as time allowance and the dog being loosed 

 after each shot as soon as the wounded or dead bird touches the 

 ground. 



The apparatus for pulling the traps, as well as the traps themselves, 

 are very similar to those in general use with us, although this year a 

 clock work apparatus has been introduced which, by keeping the 

 cylinder on which the pulling lever acts in constant motion, makes it 

 impossible for any puller or other person to know which trap is com- 

 ing when the shooter says "Pull." 



The arrangements at both the clubs I am speaking of are perfect 

 and everything moves quickly and evenly. There is a tent pitched in 

 which the representatives of the various gun makers who have guns 

 in use by members keep the guns, handing them to their respective 

 owners as they go up to the mark to shoot, and again taking charge 

 of them as each shooter leaves the mark. 



The pigeons are brought into the grounds in baskets by the people 

 who supply them, those at the Gun Club being supplied by a Mrs. 

 Offer, and those at Hurlingham by a man named Roberts. With 

 them come the men who trap them and they also bring the dogs for 

 retrieving. Thus the club itself has none of the responsibility or 

 trouble of buying, keeping and trapping their own birds, as is the 

 custom in America, this also being done by persons whose sole busi- 

 ness it is to do that particular work, and who will lose the custom of 

 the club it it is not well done. The consequence is, that the birds are 

 always the best that can be procured, and in the highest possible state 

 of fitness, and the trapping and gathering is done far better and more 

 expeditiously than at most pigeon-shootiDg clubs in the States. The 

 price paid for the birds, ihough seemingly high, is not really so high 

 when it is borne in mind that it includes the expense of trapping, re- 

 trieving, etc., which in America has to be borne by the club. The 

 amount charged for each bird is usually two shillings, equal to 50c. of 

 our money. * 



With regard to the shooting itself* it is very noticeable that some 

 men who are members of both Hurlingham and the Gun Club shoot 

 very much better at one than at the other. This is explained by the 

 difference in the boundary fence, which is very high at Hurlingham, 

 causing the birds to rise rapidly after leaving the traps, while at the 

 Gun Club, where the boundary fence is further off and not more than 

 half as high, the flight of the birds is lower and more directly away 

 from the shooters, as a rule. 



Of the guns used, those made by Purdey, Churchill and Reilly were 

 far in excess of any of the other makers, though I noticed that sev- 

 eral members were using Greener guns, which are so well and favor- 

 ably known in America. On at least one occasion a single-trigger gun 

 manufactured by Ohas. Lancaster, of New Bond street, was being 

 used and appeared to be a great success. I afterward visited Mr. 

 Lancaster's shop, and he fully explained the working of this new in- 

 vention to me. I was very much struck with it, and I firmly believe 

 that a tingle-trigger gun will be the gun of the future. Mr. Lancaster 

 having been kina enough to send one of these guns to the London 

 8hooting School at Wiliesden. I gave it a thorough trial and found it 

 to work most admirably, without the slightest hitch occurring, the 

 pull-off being light and without any drag, and there not being the 

 least symptom of both barrels going off simultaneously, which has 

 been the rock on which single-trigger guns have hitherto been wrecked. 

 As no movement of the hand takes place between the two shots, Mr 

 Lancaster rather recommends them not to use the pistol grip, which 

 so many Americans are fond of, but which is rarely seen in England. 



Speaking of the London Shooting School makes me wish that we 

 had a similar Institution in New York, and I shall be surprised if some 

 enterprising individual does not start one soon. Though an old and 

 experienced shot myself, I learned something from my visit to that 

 place, and was sorry that I had no time to repeat it. Every shooter 

 from America or anywhere else should make a point of going there to 

 see what he can do with his gun, how it shoots, or to learn, first, 

 whether his gun suits him as to bend, cast off, pull off, length of 

 stock, etc. ; second, whether he can do better with a gun in which any 

 of these are different; and, thirdly, having got a gun to suit him, he 

 should see whether Mr. watts, the gentlemanly manager of the 

 ground, cannot teach him some wrinkles which will improve his shoot- 

 ing 50 per cent. Here you find clever contrivances for testing or im- 

 proving your powers of shooting at every possible variety of flight 

 which a bird on the wing may take— straightaways, incomers, rocket- 

 ers, rightquarterers, left-quarterers; birds flying at every imaginable 

 angle, slow, fast or medium. 



Much of the shooting done in England is at grouse or partridge 

 driven over the heads of the shooters who have previously been 

 placed behind a bank or hedge. These birds usually fly in flocks, and 

 it is the height of the shooter's ambition to take his first two birds at 

 the right distance in front of him as they approach, and then snatch- 

 ing his second gun, held in readiness by a man who loads for him as 

 required, to turn round and if possible get two more out of the same 

 flock or covey as they speed away behind his back. 



In order that a man may have an opportunity of practicing this par- 

 ticular form of shooting a number of clay pigeon traps are mounted 

 on a wall. The shooters being placed in front and at a proper dis- 

 tance, a continuous or intermittent flight of these clay pigeons is sent 

 skimming over his head, sometimes eight or ten together, sometimes 

 singly, and in their flight they do very closely resemble the flight of 

 driven game. 



I cannot go into the details of the many ways in which a man can 

 here discover his weak point and be taught how to correct it, but I 

 must mention the long whitewashed target, across which dark objeots 

 fly from right to.left or left to right, and on firing at which, the impact 

 of the shot being clearly shown each time on the target, you can see 

 for yourself whether you have shot high, low, behind or in front. I 

 forgot to ask the enterprising proprietor how long his school had been 

 established, but from the piles of used shells which meet the eye the 

 attendance of pupils must be very large and it would be surprising if 

 it were not so. ^ & 



The school is now situated at Wiliesden Junction, just outside Lon- 

 don, can easily be reached by train or oab, but Mr. Watts told me he 

 had secured a much larger and more suitable site at Hendon, close to 

 the well-known Welsh Harp hotel and pigeon-shooting grounds, and 

 Intended moving there at once, reproducing all he has at his present 

 establishment on a much larger scale and with many new additions. 



I forgot to say that those who want instructions in rifle shooting 

 can also be accommodated. To sum up I would say to any American 

 who thinks of accepting the hospitality of the great pteeon-shooting 

 clubs of England next summer, that they will have to use a straight 

 muzzle-light gun, with a light, easy pull-off, or they will keep shooting 

 behind and under the rapid, quick-rising pigeons they will constantly 

 meet with. The fact that they cannot make long runs as in America 

 that misses come often and that each miss means being out of that 

 sweep, must not discourage or make them nervous. They may ab- 

 solutely depend upon having the fullest fair play and being received 

 with open-handed hospitality, to the full as much as would beaocorded 

 to any members of those English clubs who might wish to join In 



some of our snoots on this side, and i am sure we all wish they w oul d 

 come over. Blue Rook. 



London, England, Aug. 15.— There are four important pigeon-shoot- 

 ing clubs in London— the Hurlingham, with grounds in Fulbam; the 

 Gun at Notting Hill, the National and the Gun and Polo at the Welsh 

 Harp, Hendon. The two firHt-named are the most important. No 

 one is allowed to participate at their meetings except their own mem- 

 bers, invited friends and the members of other clubs which are recog- 

 nized by them. To gain recognition a club must apply, and if Its 

 standing is shown to be satisfactory it enters into a reciprocal agree- 

 ment by which both consent to extend to the members of the other 

 the privilege of contesting at their meetings. There are two organiza- 

 tions in the United States which enjoy this recognition, a New York 

 club being one, a Philadelphia club the other. The shoots at Welsh 

 Harp are generally open to the world. The annual "International" 

 week shoot at Hurlingham and the Gun Club occurs in June. During 

 this week shooting takes place at their respective grounds on alternate 

 days. The name "International" week should be understood in a re- 

 stricted sense, because it is international only so far as the exclusive 

 rules before mentioned permit. For instance, the United States can- 

 not be represented at present except by members of the two clubs 

 recognized. Americans desiring to shoot while abroad would do well 

 to remember this point. Although this rule seems severe, it is only 

 fair to state that it is done to save the sport from the influences of 

 professionalism, and not to keep out the best shots in the world. 

 Every sport in England save the rowing races at Henlevand the shoot- 

 ing at thes« clubs has suffered from professionalism. LoverBof shoot- 

 ing in the United States should profit by their experience. 



The firing takes place in what is known as an inclosure, which is a 

 high board fence within the club grounds. The shooting progresses 

 without confusion— every detail being perfectly arranged. The scores 

 are kept upon a blackboard in public view in order to reduce all 

 chance of error. The rules which govern the contest and which are 

 known in America as the "Hurlingham" rules are too familiar to trap 

 shots to need explanation. There are, however, certain points which 

 are of importance to us. 



In the first place the English "bluerock" pigeon is superior to the 

 bird trapped in the United States. It is much smaller and is usually 

 quick, strong and tenacious of life. It flies as if it appreciated that the 

 shooter waB bent upon its destruction. This bird being better than 

 those used in America, and the American being by nature a person 

 satisfied only with the best, the question arises, "How can we improve 

 our stock?" The "bluerock" trapped in Europe is not caught in a 

 wild state. It is bred and raised by pigeon merchants. The price for 

 the best birds (trapped) is 62^ cents each. As they are very prolific 

 the business is a paying one to the breeder. These facts being true 

 why not interest some of our American farmers, who are trying to 

 raisewheat at 50 cents a bushel, in this occupation. The genuine bird 

 can be easily imported from England for breeding purposes. If this 

 could be accomplished so that a sufficient supply could be annually 

 raised it would help the sport greatly. 



Secondly.— The method of pulling trap is superior to that in America. 

 At Hurlingham and Welsh Harp I observed a contrivance by which 

 the decision as to which trap is to be pulled is left to chance, as I will 

 attempt to explain. Behind the shooter is placed a box, 2ft. by 1ft , 

 which contains certain machinery. A separate wire runs from the 

 machinery to each of the five traps, passing inside metal rods from the 

 box about half way. Through the other end of the box a single rope 

 connects the machinery with the puller's hands. When the shooter 

 comes to the score, the trap puller gives the rope a jerk which causes 

 a bell on top of the box to ring— proving that the wheel inside is 

 revolving. The principle on which this wheel works is the same as 

 that of the roulette or wheel of fortune. If a notch in the wheel stops 

 in one portion of the circle, it connects with trap No. 1, if in another 

 with trap No. 2, and so on. After the bell bas'ceased ringing the trap 

 can be sprung by the same rope. At t he Gun Club a similar principle 

 is in vogue, but the machine is of a different manufacture. The object 

 of all this is obviously to lessen the chance of collusion between the 

 trap puller, the bird handler and some shooter. These machines do 

 not obviate the difficulty, however, to the full satisfaction of the shoot- 

 ing public, although it is conceded that they greatly lessen the danger 

 of fraud. The criticism against the machines is that the trap puller 

 can, in time, become so expert as to be. able to cause the wheel to con- 

 nect with any trap he desires. In the United S'tates the gates are wide 

 open, generally, for unfair practices and a pigeon shoot is seldom held 

 where charges of favoritism are not heard, it we cannot succeed in 

 removing the possibility of Unfairness, the- sport must lose Its popu- 

 larity. The fact, too, that with us many of oUr best shots are depend- 

 ent upon their success for a living makes the temptation greater to 

 commit fraud and the defeated or suspicious more ready to suspect. 

 It is for us to Invent means whereby pigeon shooting will be put on an 

 absolutely fair basis. 



Thirdly.— The gun used. The leading manufacturers are now con- 

 structing a "pigeon" gun. It is in many ways so different from a 

 "game" gun that the latter is seldom used by the shooter at the trap, 

 nor the former by the hunter in the field. The best "pigeon" guns 

 are expensive, being high class in both materials and workmanship, 

 Ihey are band-made throughout, and are heavier and stronger than 

 a "game" gun in order to stand the largest loads. The barrels are 

 generally made of Wbitworth's or Slemens's steel and are usualiy both 

 full choked. The most expert shots use th» closest possible bores. 

 They are seldom made ejectors for the reason that a gentlemen is 

 always attended in shooting by a servant Who takes entire charge of 

 the gUn, relieving his master from all work or effort except such as is 

 required in the mere act of discharging it, and further because very 

 f ipid firing is never necessary. Another peculiarity of the gun is its 

 high rib, by which it is made to throw the center of the charge above 

 the target fired at. The object of this is to prevent the shot going 

 under a fast rising bird. The stock is made as straight as possible 

 and few pistol grips or recoil pads are used. 



The method of fitting a man properly with a gun is well worked out 

 It is done by the use of a "try" gun. This implement has a stock 

 which can be altered by screws. By manipulating this and by shoots 

 ing it repeatedly in different positions it is finally adjusted so per- 

 fectly that when It is brought to the shoulder it covers the target at 

 which the shooter is looking without an effort to aim. 



A person's measure being ascertained in this practical way a gun is 

 made for him accordingly. Few men possess a gun exactly suited to 

 them. Difficulties in such a case must be overcome by the shooter 

 fitting himself to the gun. This is alwavs attended by 'impairing his 

 skill. In the shops of the leading manufacturers in London can be 

 seen guns made to obviate all sorts of physical defects in the shooter. 

 For example, a gun made to fit a man who had lost his right eye. but 

 desired to shoot from bis right shoulder. Such a person can be fitted 

 so that he can attain the highest possible results. 



Persons having stronger vision m one eye than in the other are so 

 carefully measured that they suffer no disadvantage when competing 

 with men having perfpct vision. 



The question of ammunition is a most important one. The proper 

 load for a man depends largely upon his build and the weight 

 of the gun. It is customary to use all the ammunition the ruleB 

 will permit, if the shooter can stand the recoil, but a man should 

 determine by experiment the load that best suits him. Nitro powders 

 are generally preferred to black, and aof t shot to chilled. It is amaz- 

 ing how many fine guns are manufactured in England which are sel- 

 dom, if ever, heard from in the United States. The latest invention 

 brought out here in this line is the one-trigger double barreled gun. 

 As yet It is not in general use. 



The deeper one studies the subject the more he finds to learn. The 

 British Museum contains a small library on the art of shooting, and 

 among its volumes the most experienced might find useful hints. We 

 should not allow foreigners to become more proficient than ourselves, 

 as international matches may be in store for us in the near future. 

 The expert trap-shots in the United States are men who have worked 

 out by themselves the important points necessary to success. Their 

 knowledge has been obtained at great cost of time and labor, and they 

 are naturally slow to impart the secrets of their skill to their less 

 thoughtful and energetic companions. We Bhould all remember that 

 trap-shooting is an art which requires study as well as natural qualifi- 

 cations in order to produce the highest and most lasting success. 



London, Aug. 15. ^ g_ y? 



The Union Defeats the Endeavor. 



Jersey City, N. J Sept. 7—To-day the Endeavor Gun Club 

 journeyed to Enoch Miller's to have a friendly match with the Unions 

 The day was hazy and once in a while a spurt of rain fell At Mr" 

 Miller's suggestion, a very nice trip was made of it by taking the P R* 

 R. as far as Newark, and thence by trolley to Irvington and there takl 

 ing a ptage to the shooting grounds. The ride on the stage being the 

 beBt sort of the trip, as it took us through a delightful country and 

 along the bicycle path from Irvington to Melburn, where. In spite of 

 the weather many bicyclists were passed in all kinds of the latest 

 costumes. The country being fresh from the rain was a pretty green, 

 while the Orange Heights in the distance loomed up in the mist 



On arriving at the grounds we found the Union team waiting for us. 

 After a cordial greeting by Mr. Miller all took part in a sweepstake to 

 warm them up. The Endavors were received in a very hospitable 

 manner and the vote was unanimous that it was one of most pleasant 

 days we ever spent. For this we have to thank the Union Gun Plub 

 and hope to give them as good a time when they come to see us 



In the record which follows some excellent scores will befonn-i 

 when one considers the conditions shot iu.*Therewas a finest 

 over the grounds while we were shQotins. However, nothing couia 



keep Enoch from making a clean score, hitting every target in 'the 

 eye. Others made good scores also, aa follows: 



gpMi'ler... immimmmiiilllll— 25 ~ 



1L Wckley 1111111 111011110111111111—23 



^ Sinith 1011111111101111111111101— 22" 



STiiiou..... iinmiiiniiiioiiiioim-28 r 



W Parker 11,01111,101111111111101111-22 



Snj" • Ill 1101 111101101111011111-2J 



5 £H?, ney mm n ' 01 1 inoi oi m 1001 -i m - 



R Williams 011111110011111001 n011ll-'9 



Abbott 0010111110101001011111101— 16 



A. Parry OOlOllOlOHOUlOllllOlOlO— 15-201 



Endeavor. 



J S Dust on 1111111111111111111111110-24 



QEGrMff 1111111111111101111111111-24 



OWMcP-ck 1111111111111111111101101—23 



"Proctor" 1100111101111111111001111-20 



J A Oreveling imooomoi1 110111101111—19 



2 ???, rcy v * ioiooiioiiiioioiioimoii-i7 



RHStrader 0010011011110111011111110-17 



Dr Fletcher 0111011101110010001111111—16 



? £■ Co 1-8011 ooioi iom 1 001 ooni 1 1 1 n io-i5 



ARStrader 0001011100010110101101011— 13— 188 



R. H. feTRADBR, 



Climax Club Shoot. 



Plawfield. N. J., Sept. 5. -The Climax Gun Club, of this place. 

 Held its regular monthly shoot at Benner's Fanwood Road House 

 grounds this afternoon, fifteen members putting in an appearance. 

 Lou Erbardt, of Atchison, Kansas, was a guest of the club, and made 

 his presence felt when it came to breaking targets. J. "Grier." a 

 Dunellen shooter whose handicap was reduced from 10 to 8, found no 

 trouble in breaking 80 out of his 35, and D. Darby succeeded in scoring 

 28 out of 30. Neaf Apgar and Tom Brantingham. whom It was a 

 pleasure to see once more Phooting in his old style, both broke 25 

 straight in the club shoot; Keller and "Dutchy," both scratch men 

 also, each scored 23. J. Swody, with a handicap allowance of six 

 extra targets, scored 23 also. Manning and Williams, 22 each, and 

 Stephenson 20, were the only other shooters to add points to their 

 scores already recorded. Erhardt shot along in the club shoot for the 

 optional sweep which was gotten up in connection therewith; he 

 scored 23 out of his 25. The table of scores made in the sweeps Bhot 

 during the afternoon shows that the boys were in good shape. Apgar, 

 Keller and "Dutchy" being especially to the fore, their seres in No. 5, 

 five pairs, being worth looking at. Scores of the club shoot: 



Club shoot, 25 targets, allowance of extra targets, unknown anglf r: 



J "Grier" (81 111011111111111111111111011111011 -30 



J Singer (10) 11011111111011111101 111110111110011-29 



D Darby (5) 111111111111101111111111111110 -2« 



Neaf Apgar (0) 1111111111)11111111111111 — ?6 



T Brantingham (0) 1111111111111111111111111 -25 



THKeller (0) 1111111111011111011111111 -23 



C Smith (0) mimmi111injniiii01 -2S 



J Swody (6) 1111110011101111101011101011101 -23 



L Erhardt* miimi01limill11l01l —23 



R Manning (2) 110110011111111011111011111 -22 



P "Williams" f4) 00101111011111111011011111110 —22 



Stephenson (10) 01 01 1 001 0101 001 10111 1 1 1011011001001-2" 



D Terry (1) 11111110001111011101100111 —19 



E Edwards (5) 011101001011000101011111111110 -19 



a. woodruff (2) omomnimimoooooioio -18 



J Goodman (6) 1011011010001000100000101011101 - 14 



* Not a member. 



The following sweeps were also shot, No. 5 being at five pairs ; all 

 the others were at unknown angles: 



Events: 

 Targets: 



Events: 1X3456 



Targets: lo lo lo 10 10 25 



Smith 8 9 10 



Erhardt 7 10 10 



Apgar 10 10 If) 



Edwards 8 9 7 



Woodruff 5 JO 9 



Swody 7 8 .. ,. 



Seller 9 9 10 10 10 23 Stephenson, 



Singer g 6 



12 3 4 5 6 

 10 10 10 10 10 35 

 9 10 22 Manning 8 8 9 9 . . . . 



7 9 28 Brantingham.... 8 8 9.. .. 



8 10 25 Terry 7 . , . . 



Grier : 9 722 



§ .. .. Goodman 3 ,. 



Darby 7 , 



Trap-Shooting: in Iowa. 



Council Bluffs, la , Aug 24 — The score given below was made by 

 members of the Council Bluffs Gun Club, the conditions being: 30yds. 

 rise, 80yds. boundary: 



Trap score type— Copyright Wff, by Vorrxt and Stream Publishing Co. 



Beresbeim aalllalllll2 2 11111112121 2-22 



Kingsbury 12i 1 121all0iulll02 2 211l2 2— 2l 



Highsmith Ial1a0lliil102all8 -14 



Konigraacher, . ..120110 222211201 - 12 



West 12 2 11112 2 2 11 - 12 



Matthai 1111112 2 12 —10 



Graham 121112111c — 



Hlnnchs Illlla0021 —8 



ti/^-r 



Miller 11110 — 4 



Pyper 121010112112.10 -11 



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Binder 1 



K 



Laskowski 



C, Matthai, Scorer. 



West Newburgh G. and B. Association. 



Newburgh. N. Y., Sept. 5.— Nine of the members of the West New- 

 burgh Gun and Rifle Association took part in the club prize contest 

 this afternoon. This contest is at 25 targets, each man shooting at 10 

 targets, known angles, 3 pairs and 9 targets, unknown angles. Chad- 

 wick, with a handicap allowance of 10 misses as breaks, won a heat 

 for first prize, Lenone with a handicap of 2 winning a heat for second 

 prize. The following were the scores made at targets: 



Chadwick 0111000101 11 10 01 110010101+10—24 



Lenone 0111111111 10 10 10 111111101+ 2—22 



HCH 1111111111 00 01 10 101011U1+ 0—19 



Stansborough 1111110011 11 00 00 101101011+ 3—19 



Likely 1110110011 10 10 10 010110110+ 3-18 



Taylor 1110110111 11 11 00 001110101-t- 0-17 



Dickson 1111101111 01 10 00 010000110+ 3-17 



Donohue 1101001110 00 00 10 101111011+ 3—17 



Wood OOlOtOlllO 10 10 10 110000010+ 2-14 



The following live-bii d sweeps, 28ydes. rise, were also shot during 

 the afternoon: 



2Yoj> score type— Copyright JS9S, by forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



-V<-(-^<- T-*/ *V ? ^-H-*/* T \ S 



H C H 220202222-7 2222022 222—9 



Jas Taylor 1 12112081a- 8 121211212 1—10 



-»\->\/*< — »\\\ \< — )-H*-H=>->«r"Si 

 G H Taggart 1 11101122 1- 9 2 1 1 1 • S 2 1- ? 



Lenone 102a221 la- 6 011 1 ill 1 



-»->T -=» / *->T-=*->'fV< — » 



Dickson 122201112 1—9 211211212 1— lq 



Davi^ Brow!(, fres, 



More Kind Words. 



Wiluamsport, Pa., Sept. 3.— Editor Forest and Stream: I am highly 

 pleased with your report of our recent State shoot. It certainly ia a 

 pleasure to glance over such a complete and well-arranged report. I 

 am sure it will be highly appreciated by the sportsmen not alone in 

 our State, but everywhere. N. A. Hughes, 



Ex-Pres. Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, 



