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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 12, 1895. 



Bridge City Gun Club. 



Loganbport, Ind., Sept. 'Si. —Editor Forest and Stream; The Bridge 

 City Gun Club held their annual tournament here this week. It proved 

 a success in every way save that the attendance was not large as 

 expected and rain fell during the forenoon of the first day. The pro- 

 gramme announcing $150 added money, $75 worth of merchandise, 

 a fine medal and $60 added to that, (together with some specials and 

 prizes for high average, brought together such good shots as Bike, 

 Dando and Baymond, of Dayton ; Young, of Springfield ; Shorty Bacon, 

 of Mibmorsburg; Buble and Skinner, of Chicago; Livinguth, Hill, 

 King, Park, and others, of Indiana. 



Most all these men shot through the whole three days in every event. 

 Livinguth, of Lafayette, was much in evidence, as he won the first 

 average, breaking 499 out of a possible 535. Losing but five during the 

 last day, and most of them being at reverse pull. He was closely 

 followed by Young, of Ohio, with 494 out of 535, and he lost the five 

 difference all in one match. Buble came in for third with 490, though 

 King following down in the last event on the reverse pull, as he scored 

 but 15 out of 20. His loss here and that of some of Bike's and others' 

 low scores is attributed in a great part to using shells not accustomed 

 to. As shooters often run short of shells after shooting three days, 

 it was noted that all of the shooters had fifty of their best and regular 

 loads laid away for the final contest, the medal shoot. Those who 

 provide loaded shells at these tournaments do not understand the 

 requirements of the shooters. They get regular machine loaded shells 

 2% and often soft shot, when mostly every trap shooter uses 2%, 2% 

 or 3in. shell. The shell often contains only 32 grains of powder instead 

 of 42 to 46, as they should. Few shells are sold at tournaments, yet 

 many more could be sold if they were loaded to order. 



The olub was very liberal and put up all the money and prizes, 

 though coming out "in the soup." Dr. Thomas did his part and made 

 everybody happy. W. Tramp Irwin was engaged and fulfilled the 

 duties as manager and was untiring in his efforts. The shooting 

 grounds are inside the park inclosure and traps face east, having fairly 

 good background. 



The scores: 



First Day. 



Events: 183450789 10 11 



Targets: 15 15 is 15 15 15 SO ?0 so SO so Shot at. Broke. 



Young 15 12 15 13 14 12 18 18 18 19 20 



Trimble 12 15 13 14 12 12 18 20 15 16 16 



Livinguth 13 14 14 13 10 12 19 20 18 20 18 



Shorty Bacon 13 13 14 .. 14 .. .. 16 .. IV 15 



Buble 15 14 15 12 12 12 19 17 19 18 SO 



Hill.. 14 13 9 12 15 13 19 17 19 18 18 



Bike 15 11 15 12 13 11 19 20 16 17 18 



Dando 14 14 12 14 13 14 17 16 16 17 16 



Thomas 14 H 15 13 11 12 17 19 19 17 19 



Beeder 13 13 12 12 13 10 .. 16 17 .. .. 



Baymond 11 13 14 13 14 13 19 19 18 16 15 



King 14 14 15 12 12 13 20 19 18 19 19 



Sample 10 12 11 .. 13 13 



Elliott 13 15 13 12 12 12 18 18 18 18 16 



Monahan 9 9 11 16 . 



Hoosier 10 14 12 12 11 .... 10 .. 17 . . 



Elijah 13 13 14 13 14 13 20 14 18 18 18 



Weaver 13 11 13 10 10 17 



Price 10 .. 11 11 10 



Jones 9 . . 12 12 



Smoke 14 13 13 . , 16 17 20 15 



Kline 11 10 . . 17 . . 12 . . 



Skinner 13 12 17 19 . . 17 . . 



Furg 



190 

 190 

 190 

 120 

 190 

 190 

 190 

 190 

 190. 

 130 

 190 

 190 

 75 

 190 

 65 

 115 

 190 

 95 

 60 

 45 

 185 

 70 

 90 

 75 

 95 

 35 

 60 



174 

 163 

 171 

 10? 

 173 

 166 

 167 

 163 

 170 

 106 

 165 

 175 

 59 

 165 

 45 

 86 

 170 

 74 

 42 

 33 

 108 

 50 

 78 

 55 

 81 

 15 

 52 



190 

 190 

 190 

 130 

 190 

 190 

 190 

 190 

 190 

 130 

 190 

 105 

 1?0 

 190 

 130 

 190 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 155 

 135 

 65 

 80 

 80 

 80 



169 

 178 

 164 

 111 

 171 

 169 

 166 

 176 



122 

 162 

 92 

 173 



icy 

 119 

 174 

 35 

 35 

 32 

 133 

 115 

 51 

 53 

 64 

 54 



Shot at. Broke. 



. J 14 16 16 .. .. 



Park 15 13 18 18 19 .. 



Pilling 4 11 



Sella 19 17 16 .. 



Second Day. 

 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 



Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 SO SO SO SO so Shot at. Broke. 



Thomas 12 14 14 15 14 12 19 18 15 16 20 



Livinguth 14 15 12 15 13 14 17 20 19 20 19 



Elijah 12 13 12 12 13 13 18 19 17 16 19 



Beeder 14 15 11 12 14 14 16 . . 15 . . . . 



King...; 14 15 10 15 12 15 19 20 15 19 17 



Dando 14 11 14 15 13 14 19 18 18 16 17 



Bay 12 14 14 18 13 13 19 18 16 17 17 



Trimble 15 14 14 14 14 14 18 18 18 19 18 



Young 14 14 13 14 15 13 SO 19 18 19 18 



Shorty Bacon 14 15 15 14 13 14 19 18 



Hill 15 13 13 12 13 13 14 15 19 18 17 



Park 12 15 11 17 19 . . 18 . . 



Hike 14 14 15 15 11 13 20 17 17 19 17 



Elliott 13 14 15 15 12 14 20 13 18 17 18 



Smoke 15 12 14 15 12 15 18 18 



Buble 15 13 15 12 14 14 18 18 19 20 16 



Filonegan 16 12 17 



Weaver 10 13 . . 12 



Price 11 8 12 . . . 



Hoosier 13 12 14 15 9 17 18 16 .. .. 



Skinner 13 13 15 10 11 19 18 16 . , 



Monahan ... 12 12 10 .... 17 . . . 



Hiatt 10 .. 11 17 15 



Whistler 16 15 17 16 .. .. 



Sample , 13 14 16 11 



Third Day. 



Events: 183436789 10 



Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 SO SO SO SO 50 



Buble 15 15 14 15 12 19 17 18 18 50 



Bike 9 13 14 15 12 19 19 19 13 49 



King 14 14 15 1 3 14 20 18 20 15 44 



Trimble 13 12 13 13 14 18 18 18 19 40 



Hill 13 14 15 14 12 19 20 19 17 44 



Thomas 12 14 15 11 10 19 18 15 18 43 



Livinguth 15 14 15 14 15 20 18 20 19 47 



Young 15 10 15 13 14 19 19 18 20 49 



Elijah 10 14 12 12 15 17 17 19 18 44 



Elliott 15 13 14 9 11 .. 15 .. 14 42 



Cbadwick 11 11 



Park 12 15 12 14 46 



Sample 13 13 14 18 13 18 16 19 13 



Harris 11 



Skinner 14 13 15 12 13 .. 16 



Monahan 12 12 13 9 



Dr Thomas 13 .. .. 



Beeder 38 



Medal shoot: 



Park 11111010111111111111111111101111111111111110111111-46 



Elijah 01101110111111111111111111100111111111111111110111-44 



Thomas lllillOlllllOlllllllllllOOllllllllillliOlOllllllOl— 43 



Bike lllllllllimi01111111llllllillllllllillllllllllil-49 



Young lllllllOlimilllllllimilllllllimilllllimill-49 



Livinguth 1111111101illlllliimil0]0milllllIlllllllimil-47 



King 11111111111001111111110111101111111111111111110011-44 



Buble lllllllllllllllllll1llliilillillllliniiiiiinini—50 



Hill 11111111011111111101111111110011101111111101111111-44 



Beeder lllllllOllllllOllOllllOlOllOlOlllOlllOllOlOlw —38 



Trimble lllllllll01111lliiillllllillllllli01lll010lillllll-46 



Elliott 11101011111011100111111001011111111111111111111111-42 



John Buble won the fine gold medal, $30 in cash, $5 for best score, 

 with a Lefever gun. and $5 for best score with the DuPont powder' 

 Beeder won the prize for best score with Sehultze powder. Rike 

 Young, Livinguth, Park, Trimble and Hill (shot off lie) got each $5 

 for six highest guns. Many people were out to witness this event, and 

 Dr. Thomas had the military band upon the ground, 



There will in all probability be another tournament held here next 

 year, though the management are a little discouraged at the losing 

 part. I think they will try to make it all up next year. J. F. E. 



New York German Gun Club. 



Dexter Pake, Sept. 26.— No. 8: 



Schmltt (80),. 12211022-7 Schlicht (25). . . 12111211—8 



Boesenecker (25) 10102020—4 Lucas (25) ... 00020210-3 



Lenone (25) 10111211-7 Hudson (30) 11121111-8 



Frazer(30) 11291020—6 Thamforde (30) 22222111—8 



Bpndan (21) 22122010-6 P Garms, 8r (21)... ', . . . ^01001000 -2 



Shortemeier (80) ..... . .22222222-8 Kransberg (21) 22212222—8 



Lyons Cgue8t) * mm2 - 8 



Ties: Shortemeier 2, Schlicht 3, Hudson 2, Thamforde 1, Kransbere 

 2 (too late for entry). Schlicht, first medal; Hudson, second medal - 

 Shortemeier, third medal (forfeits second medal) 



205 



193 



205 



182 



205 



187 



205 



184 



205 



187 



205 



175 



205 



197 



205 



192 



205 



178 



165 



133 



30 



22 



110 



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155 



132 



15 



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95 



83 



60 



46 



20 



18 



50 



38 



No. 1. 



Schmitt 222-3 



Boesenecker 000—0 



Lenone , 001—1 



Hudson ,. 121—3 



Frazer 122-3 



Shortemeier 221- 3 



Wellbrock 11 1-3 



Radio ; 202-2 



Kransberg, ,,,,,,,, t , M 



No. 2. 

 121—3 



No 3. 

 22212-5 



The Interstate Season. 



Pittsbukg, Pa.— Editor Forest and Stream: The series of tourna- 

 ments given by the Interstate Association during the season of 189° 

 has ended, and perhaps a few lines touching on the work of the Asso- 

 ciation would not be amiss. 



Nine tournaments were held during the spring and summer, and 

 when I say that the object of the Association was fully realized, do 

 not think if is merely an assertion. Target shooting was given a 

 decided stimulus, and scores of new patrons of the diversion were 

 developed and largely in a section where the entertainment was yet in 

 its infancy. The South was a big and permanent gainer by the tour- 

 neys. Of course there were not so many targets trapped as in compe- 

 titions held in the North, and the reason is quite plain The percent- 

 age of shooters in Dixie is much less than in the North. However, 

 the manner in which the Southerners appreciated the sport will con- 

 vince any one that in a few years hence the North will have to look to 

 its laurels in skill if not in numbers. 



Starting in with that big event, the annual Grand American Handi- 

 cap, in April, the line of success followed month after month. There 

 were no half-way events, and all must be considered successful. True, 

 the entries at one or two tournaments was not large, but the advance 

 of trap shooting— the main object of the Interstate Association— was 

 marked in each particular locality. They drew contestants and 

 onlookers from the country around within a radius of 100 miles and 

 over. Not one was purely local. 



The Grand American Handicap wbich was decided at Paterson, N. 

 J., attracted shooters from points as far west as Denver. The claim 

 ha3 often been made that this handicap would soon be classed among 

 the world's largest shooting events. Each contest proves that the 

 claim was not a wild enthusiastic break, for year by year its scope 

 has been extended, and advance has always been prominent at each 

 succeeding tourney. 



Pittsburg, Pa., turned out a large number of shooters at the April 

 target tournament. They came from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, 

 Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, eastern and western 

 Pennsylvania and other points. It had the most general representa- 

 tion of any of the target competitions. True, its location and long 

 patronage of the sport was an advantage over other cities, but even 

 then it must be given a great deal of credit. The jump to the South 

 began with the tournament at Wilmington, N. C., in early May. It 

 was a new field to some extent, but none the less sport-loving. Shoot- 

 ers were present from a distance as well as from the nearby towns, 

 and all went home delighted vuth the experience. Lynchburg, Va., 

 came next, and it can be said in all fairness that it was one of the best 

 tourneys of the series. The little places near by sent a baker's dozen 

 shooters, which, with the local club and those who came from a dis- 

 tance, made a very respectable entry list. In June the Interstate 

 traps threw targets in the thriving city of Vicksburg, Miss. Shooters 

 from far and near helped to break them. I was highly pleased with 

 the result there. It seemed to me as If the pastime gained in favor 

 from the time the first gun was fired. The tournament created that 

 healthy, earnest talk which is bound to lead to results. Macon, Ga , 

 had its tournament in July, and even if the peach carnival was going 

 on at the same time the sport did not take a back seat. Apparently 

 it gained many admirers and future devotees. " 'Way down in the 

 Jand of cotton" might be apropos in prefacing my remarks about the 

 next event, which was held in New Orleans, La. Distance did not 

 seem to bother gun men in that section, for they were there from 

 points hundreds of miles away. Some said they had t>»en target 

 shooters in a small way, but hereafter felt as if they would never 

 cease singing the praises of the diversion. Charlotte, N. O, came 

 next. An Interstate tournament wasn't exactly new there, for this 

 bright little city had been favored before, and right well she deserved 

 the visits. Tourneys are quite popular with the sportsmen there, and 

 the breaking of targets goes on with a regularity that indicates that 

 the boys are in love with it. The final shoot was held at Shepherds- 

 town, W. Va. It was none the less successful, and all were pleased 

 with the result. 



While the Association has not laid out a circuit for 1896, nor will 

 they until after the annual meeting in December, it is very probable 

 that the South will again be visited during part of the season at least. 

 The territory took up with the sport so largeiy and earnestly that it 

 would hardly be good policy to pass it by with but one series of tour- 

 naments. 



Gun clubs in the South desiriDg the aid of the Interstate Association 

 in giving tournaments during the early part of 1896 should make ap- 

 plication for same as soon as possible to Mr. J. A. H. Dressel, Sec'y- 

 Treas., 313 Broadway, New York, N. Y., or to the undersigned at 122 

 Diamond Market, Pittsburg, Pa. Elmer E. Shaner, 



Manager Interstate Association. 



111- 3 2112.-4 

 121-3 12111-5 



112- 8 



112-8 21212—5 



121-3 11218-5 



30911- 



James River Valley Tournament. 



Jamestown, N. D., Sept. 25.— The management of the James Biver 

 Valley Fair's target tournament, held at Jamestown, N. D., Sept. 25 

 and 26, confidently expected that at least twenty sportsmen would 

 shoot through all the events each day, but the unfavorable weather 

 cut down the attendance at the fair and was the chief cause of the 

 small number of entries, 



Besides the Jamestown shooters, there were present: B. W. Main, 

 of Cando; F. H. & Q. S. Sprague, of Gra'ton; H. Swartout, of San- 

 born, and C. E. Bobbins (Parker) and O. M. Guptill (Burgess), from 

 Fargo. 



The shooting grounds were located at the south end of the race 

 track furthest from the main entrance, and a high cold wind from 

 the north kept the air so filled with dust that often it was impossible 

 for the shooters to see the direction a target had taken. 



Nearly all the local shooters had extra business that demanded their 

 attention during the Fair week, and could not give the tournament the 

 time they otherwise would. 



Much credit is due to Messrs. Blewett and Bankin, of Jamestown, 

 for their efforts in making a success of the tournament. The Fair 

 Association officers fulfilled all pledges and treated the Phooters very 

 courteously. Bluerock traps and targets, with North's electric pulls, 

 were used with satisfaction to all. In order not to interfere with the 

 races, ball games and other sports, the number of events was limited 

 to three, comprising 50 targets each day. 



There was no dropping for place. The utmost harmony and good 

 feeling prevailed, and all in attendance will look forward with pleasure 

 to the time for holding the next. Jamestown tournament. 



The complete scores are as follows: 



No. 1, 15 singles, known angles, $1.45 entrance, four moneys: P. 

 Blewett 10, Swartout 10, Main 14, Donnelly 8, Parker 12, Burgess 11 

 Rankin 6. 



No. 2, 15 singles, unknown angles, $1.45 entrance, four moneys- 

 Blewett 9, Swartout 13, Main 18, Donnelly 5, Parker 13, Burgess 9, Ran- 

 kin 4, Hewitt 9. 



No. 8, 20 singles, known angleB. $1.60 entrance, four moneys: Blewett 

 16, Swartout 16, Main 16, Donnelly 7, Parker 17, Burgess 19, Rankin 12, 

 Hewitt 12. 



FIRST DAY'S AVERAGES. 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. Total. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. Total. 



Main 14 13 16 43 Blewett... 10 9 16 85 



Parker..., 12 13 17 42 Rankin... 6 4 12 22 



Swartout. 10 13 16 39 Donnelly .8 5 7 20 

 Burgess.. 11 9 19 39 



Second Day. 



No. 1, 15 singles, known angles, $1.45 entrance, four moneys: Blew- 

 ett 10, Swartout 6, Main 13, Rankin 9, Parker 14, Burgess 11, F H 

 Sprague 10, Q. S Sprague 3. 



No. 2, 15 singles, unknown angles, $1 45 entrance, four moneys- 

 Blewett 9, Swartout 7, Main 12, Rankin 7, Parker 13, BurgeBS 10, F. H. 

 Spragus 11. 



No. 3, 20 singles, known angles, $1.60 entrance, four moneys: Blew- 

 ett 13, Swartout 10, Main 10, Rankin 13, Parker 17, Burgess 11 F H 

 Sprague 9, White 16. 



TOURNAMENT AVERAGES. 



1st Day. 2d Day. Total. 1st Day. 2d Day. Total. 



Parker 42 44 86 Swartout 39 23 62 



Main 43 35 78 Rankin 22 29 61 



Burgess 39 32 71 Sprague 30 



Blewett 35 82 67 



Prizes: First, Winchester repeating shotgun; second, $10; third 

 $7.50; fourth, $5; fifth, $2.50; sixth, Forhst and Stream (one year's 

 subscription). o. E. B. 



Atlanta. 



Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4.— Editor Forest and Stream : We have received 

 several communications from the DuPont Live Pigeon Shoot, to be 

 held in Baltimore, Md.,the same dates as ours. For some reason 

 their dates conflict with ours, but from looking over all the leading 

 sporting papers we find we have had these dates under the head of 

 fixtures, etc., for several weeks prior to them. We have declined to 

 postpone our shoot, on the grounds that we had priority of dates, and 

 aUo had gone to quite an expense toward programmes, advertising, 

 securing of grounds, etc. It would not be justice to the shooters 

 attending our tournament, inasmuch as two days later there will be a 

 $1,000 added money shoot at San Antonio, Texas. This will give our 

 visitors an opportunKy of attending the San Antonio shoot with very 

 little additional expense. 



Mr. Jno. Parker, of Detroit, Mich,, has charge of our tournament, 

 and this, we are satisfied, will give every one attending perfect satis- 

 ^$90, The Claree Harpware Company. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



Shooting Pictures: A series of twelve facsimile water colors by A. 

 B. Frost. New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons. Parts I. and II. 

 Price, $2.50 per part. 

 The art features of sport afield and afloat have been recently en- 

 riched by a meritorious series of shooting pictures from the brush of 

 Mr. A. B. Frost, who is well known as a skillful artist. These pictures 

 are so realistic and the subjects so tastefully selected that they can 

 be promptly recognized and accepted as typical incidents in the ex- 

 perience of every sportsman in his pursuit of game in the woods, on 

 the marsh or water, the prairie, the upland; in short, all the sports 

 with gun on land and water. They not only appeal to the sportsman 

 as works of art, but they sympathetically interweave themselves 

 in memory with the incidents of which they are so truthful 

 a reflex. The series comprises twelve pictures, reproductions 

 of the original water colors. "Ruffed Grouse" portrays the 

 home of that bird in the dense wild woods, rougher still in their 

 tangle of underbrush^ rocks and fallen wood. In the foreground is a 

 ruffed grouse, the prince of game birds, seeking concealment behind 

 a log; In vain, however, for an exceptionally well-drawn setter is 

 pointing him accurately, while further in the background the shooter 

 stands, gun in hand, ready for the swift shot when the bird takes 

 wing. The gold, brown and green of the autumn leaves give fine 

 color contrasts to the picture. The figure of the shooter perhaps 

 could be better drawn. "Summer Woodcock" Is In happy keeping 

 with its title. The shooter stands in the vividly green and dense 

 cover, gun at shoulder, ready to shoot the woodcock, which Is just 

 passing a small opening, through which a patch of sky can be seen. 

 The dog is in the background looking up at the flushed bird. 

 In this picture a curious effect is produced by the posture of 

 the shooter and a slight foreshortening of the gun, for he seems to 

 be pointing his gun many yards to one side of the bird, and 

 from the peculiar effect it is impossible to determine the point at 

 which he is aiming. "Bay Snipe" is a scene of flat shore, with; its 

 peculiarities of rank green vegetation, sand bar and shallow water. 

 The shooter, in a blind in the foreground, has his gun at his shoulder 

 ready to fire on some incoming birds which all too trustfully come to 

 his decoys. Numerous birds thrown loosely behind the blind show 

 that the shooter's success has been good, and that all sorts of birds 

 are welcome. "Bail Shooting" portrays shooting in different places 

 working through the shore growths. In the foreground a shooter 

 standing up in his boat is aiming at a rail, the pusher steadying the 

 boat with his pole and at the same time intently watching the result 

 of the shoot. There are stretches of water here and there which 

 reach far away into dim distance, while the pretty yellow of the dead 

 water grasses and reeds makes a most pleasing effect. The other pic- 

 tures are entitled Prairie Chickens, Ducks from a Blind, English 

 Snipe, Quail Shooting, Ducks from a Battery, Fall Woodcock, Baboits, 

 Quail— a Dead Stand. Each plate is mounted on heavy cardboard 

 19X26in., ready for framing. The pictures are accompanied by a de- 

 scriptive text, crisp and airy as a breeze from the woodlands, original 

 and vigorous in style, written by Mr. Charles D. Lanier, and the text 

 is further illustrated by excellent pen-and-ink drawings, also the work 

 of Mr. FroBt. 



PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 



Three Limited Trains to Atlanta, Ga., via 

 Southern Railway. 



To accommodate the heavy travel to Atlanta, Ga., on account of the 

 Cotton States and International Exposition, commencing Sunday, 

 Oct. 6, in addition to the two limited trains now in operation between 

 New .York and Atlanta via the Pennsylvania B. R. and Southern 

 Railway, "Piedmont Air Line," a third train will be put on which will 

 be known as the Exposition Flyer, leaving New York daily at 11 

 o'clock A. M., reaching Atlanta following morning at 10 o'clock. This 

 train will be composed of Pullman drawing-room, sleeping and vesti- 

 bule coaches. The equipment of the new train will be excellent In 

 every respect; the hour of departure and arrival at Atlanta are most 

 convenient. This will, no doubt, as soon as known to the traveling 

 public, be as popular as the lamous Washington & Southwestern 

 Vestibule Limited operated by this system between New York and 

 Atlanta, which will continue to leave New York as heretofore daily 

 at 4:30 P. M. 



Bicycle Saddles from a Medical Standpoint. 



Messrs. Httlbert Bros. & Co. say they had no idea that cycling 

 had received so much attention from physicians until they started 

 advertising their Mesinger saddle and its advantages from an anatom- 

 ical standpoint, when the numerous calls and applications from the 

 medical fraternity proved to them conclusively that they are giving 

 this subject a great deal of study. They are one and all convinced 

 when shown the Mesinger saddle, manufactured by the above firm, 

 that the last objection to bicycle riding has now been overcome. 



A well-known racing man came into the Bridgeport agency of 

 Messrs. Hulbert Bros. & Co. bemoaning the fact that his doctor had 

 forbidden him to ride for a month. He was persuaded to try a Mes- 

 inger saddle, and at the end of a week came In delighted, saying that 

 he had kept up his track work every day for the week, and at the end 

 of the second week his doctor pronounced him cured. 



Sport at New Berne, N. C 



At this season Northern sportsmen are bezinning to turn their at- 

 tention to the Southern shooting and fishing resorts. New Berne, N. 0., 

 is situated in country prolific oC game, and in the immediate vicinity 

 are to be found ducks, snipe and quail, as well aB bear, deer and tur- 

 keys. The black bass and rock bass fishing is especially good at pres- 

 ent. At New Berne is the Hotel Chattawka, a modern hotel supplied 

 with all conveniences. 



The New Navy Rifle. 



It is reported that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company has 

 received the contract for furnishing the first lot of 10,000 of the new 

 .236 Lee magazine rifles to the navy. 



J^nswers to (j^arrespottdqtits. 



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, Orange, N. J.— You will find suitable designs in our back 



numbers. 



W. C. D., Philadelphia.— You will find good rabbit hunting at 

 Canadensis in Monroe county. 



M. W. L., Norristown, Pa.— No one has the lines of Defender except 

 her designer, and they will not be published. 



R. O, Brooklyn. — There is no book; you will find several designs in 

 the back numbers of the Forest and Stream. 



P. W,, Kalamazoo, Mich. — The official and unofficial measurements 

 of Defender have been published in our recent issues. 



W. H. O, Chicago.— The questions you ask cannot be answered 

 positively; the points are matters of opinion on which yachtsmen 

 differ. 



A, N. V., Chatham.— Ethelwynn is a centerboard boat; her full 

 dimensions will be found in our late issues. A 1-rater would cost 

 about $800. These boats will float if capsized. 



Mignon, New York. — The Treasury regulations are as a rule not 

 enforced rigidly in the case of small yachts, but if the authorities 

 choose to ■enforce them, as is sometimes the case, they must be strictly 

 complied with. 



H. W. W., Newark, N. J.— Is it lawful to kill deer in Sullivan county, 

 N. Y ? Also If you can shoot quail, rabbits partridge, woodcock, etc., 

 on the 25th day cf October in the Northern District of New Jersey? 

 Ans. 1. No. 2. Yes. See Game Laics in Brief . 



J. W. F., New York.— 1. Can a non-resident shoot in Michigan with- 

 out paying a $25 license, or does license apply only to large game? 2. 

 It I own a house and forty acres of land in Michigan, and reside there 

 two months every year, would that make me a resident? 3 A year 

 ngo I bought a Gordon setter pup, but failed to get her pedigree; as 

 she has turned out very well, what must I do to mBke her eligible to 

 compete at the next New York dog show, or where should I register 

 her? Ans. 1. The license is required only for t^e hunting, 2. No. 3. 

 List her with the American Kennel Club, No. 55 Liberty street, New 

 York. 



