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FOREST AND STREAM 



[March 22, 1888. 



Mn-pb' Grove Countess. Briudle, with white markings, St. Ber- 

 nard hitch, whelped Feb. 22, 1837, by Duke of Lancaster out of 

 Lvra, bv Maple Grove Kennels, North St. Louis, Mo., to Associ- 

 ated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Driver. Black, white and tan beagle dog, age not given, by 

 Warrior out of Fanny (A. ICR. 1718), by Geo. 8. King, Richmond, 

 Pa., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Rollo. Black and tan Gordon setter dog. whelped Jan. 18, 1887, 

 by Rollo out of Floss, hy J. C. Ovis, Luray, Ya., to Associated 

 Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Else.. Dark fawn mas '.iff bitch, whelped Nov. 1, 1887, hy Don out 

 of (31y tie, by Dr. L. A. Kittinger, Wilmington, Del., to Jos, Shaw, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Elise. Light fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Nov. 1 1887, hy Don 

 out of Olytie, by Dr. L. A. Kittinger, Wilmington, Del., to S. M, 

 Donuell, Newark, Del. 



Draco. Pa rk fawn mastiff dog, whelped Nov. 1, 1887, by Don out 

 of Clvtie, bv Dr. L, A. Kittinger, Wilmington, Dei., to George B. 

 Kittinger, Seattle, W. T. 



Wring. Red Irish setter dog, whelped March, 1W4, by Bluehor 

 out of Zulu, bv Taylor A- Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., to J. W r . Bodine, 

 Brighton, N. J. 



Belle M. Liver field spaniel bitch, whelped May, 1887, by Boh, 

 Jr.. out of Sutherland's liver hitch, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, 

 Ont., to R. Tivey, Peterboro, Ont. 



Unei. Black, white and taa hcaglo bitch, whelped Dec. 24, L8K3 

 (A.K.R. 1384). by Frank I\ Quinby, White Plains, N. Y., to 0. S. 

 Wixom, Covert, "N. Y, 



Sport. Black, white and tan beasle dog, whelped April 12. 1886, 

 by Bounce out of Jessie, by C. S. Wixom, Covert, N. Y., to F. P. 

 Quinby. White Plains. N. Y. 



Rattier XL Black and tan head, white hody, fox-terrier dog, 

 whelped Sect. 7, 1887, hy imported Rattler out of imported Fan 

 Tan, by Uoekdahi Kennels, New Bedford, Mass., to Edward Vinal, 

 Plymouth. Mass. , 



Venus. Black and tan head, white hody, fox-terrier hitch, 

 whelped May 27. 1887, by imported Foxie out of Lilly I v., by Rock- 

 dale Kennels, New Bedford. Mass., to Chas. A. Case, same place. 



Chief— Bizrr.cna whelp. Dark red Irish setter dog, whelped 

 Oct. 13, 1887, by Onota Koimels, Pittsfield, Mass., to C. H. Willis, 

 Stoekbridge, Mass. . 



Kind Marsh -JVora whelps. Two liver Irish water spaniel bitches, 

 whelped Aug. 4, 1887, by Great Western Kennels, Moberly, Mo., to 

 Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Lord Raglan— Juno wiiclp. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Aug. 

 11, 1887, by n. A. Goodwin, Jr., Newburyport, Mass., to Associated 

 Faneieis, Philadelphia, Pa. 



DEATHS. 



Prctly PijiUj. King Charles spaniel bitcn, 5yrs. old (Reuben- 

 Daisy), owned by Miss Belle A. Borrowscale, Boston, Mass., Feb. 

 15. in parturition. 



Lou. Gordon setter bitch, whelped September, 1873 (known as 

 Tiles-ton's Lou), owned by Elliot Smith, New York, March 19. 



('ro.tirth. Liver and white pointer dog, lOyrs. old (Young Bang 

 —Jane), owned by A. E. Godeffroy, (luymard, N. Y., March 18. 



Pandora. Fox-terrier bitch, whelped Nov. 28, 1886 (Bacchanal- 

 Hazel), owned hy C. Esehenbach, New York, from distemper. 



Primrose and Mischief. English setter bitches (Ted Llewellin— 

 Marcella), winners of 1st and 2d, puppy class, tiornellsvjlle, 1887, 

 owned by F. M. Shelley, Sheridan, N. Y. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



YW9 No Notice Tahen of Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. E. B., Charlottesville.— We have a pointer who seems to be 

 in perfect health and condition, hut for some weeks past the pupils 

 oi his eyes have become greatly enlarged, and he does not appear to 

 see well. The pupil almost extends over ail the iris, which makes his 

 eyes look very blank and staring, but at the same time are clear. He 

 had distemper last July. Do you think he is affected by this, and 

 what do you advise? Ans. Consult an oculist or a vet. or hoth. 

 His brain' may be affected. Belladonna produces such an effect, 

 so also does tumor or hemorrhage of brain. 



Subscriber, Newark, N. J.— I have a fox-terrier 6 months old 

 which is in poor condition, and "'ill eat nothing but meat or cake. 

 I have tried Spratts biscuits and boiled tripe, but she will not eat 

 it. She is lively and has plent y of yard room, but does not care to 

 go out unless some one goes with her. You will oblige by answer- 

 ing this in your valuable paper, felling me what I can do for her. 

 Ans. Probably worms. Purge with castor oil (two teaspoonsful), 

 and look for worms. If found, give 20 grains of powdered areea 

 nut made into a pill with lard. 



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Seating. 



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Every person who is sufficiently interested in the National 

 Park to do his share toward securing protection for it, is in- 

 vited to send for erne of the Forest and Stream's petition 

 blanks. They are sent free. 



RECENT RIFLE TALK. 



DURING the dull days of the past winter several men in a 

 position to talk understandingly on rifle topics have been 

 giving their views on one or another aspect of the large subject. 

 Capt. 8. A. Day, of the U. S. A., with his collection of fine rifles as 

 a text, spoke of them historically and critically. He had seen 

 twenty-seven years' service with the army and could speak of 

 small arms with a knowledge of how they had been found want- 

 ing or otherwise in the bauds of troops. He found t he Springfield 

 to he a good gun, which had done good service, but was a little 

 out of date, it was good for 800yds. but not a foot further, and at 

 the extreme range of 1,000yds. the only hope with it was "scratch- 

 ing'' or accidental scores. 



The Martini-Henry rifle of the British service drew out com- 

 mendatiou from Capt. Day. It was, in his opinion, an excellent 

 gun. The barrels well made, the British manufacturers having 

 the knack of grooving it very effectively. American riflemen 

 should have great respect for this gun, for it is the one with which 

 national teams have been twice defeated by British volunteers. 

 It is a haudy gun— it is a "gunny" gun. It feels like a gun in the 

 hand. "A man would trust that gun almost an> where if he had 

 plenty of ammunition," thought. Capt. Day, 



The reliable Sharp- Rorchardt came in for its merited commend- 

 ation. In its action it was declared to be excellent, having a 

 square, falliug breechblock, containing the hammer and lock. It 

 strikes the primer in the. prolongation of the bore, thas causing 

 the least possible disturbance ot the piece in firing. 



The Remington was instanced in its cheap military form. In 

 the model which with various modifications has been sent here, 

 there and everywhere over the globe. Its simple action com- 

 mended it, but its light barrel was an objection. The question of 

 magazine guns brought but three types. The Winchester; the 

 Lee and Spencer. The Winchester with its tube magazine, the 

 Lee. with its detachable magazine which Capt. Day, as a military 

 man, thought, as proper a military device as a fixed bayonet. 

 When an order to "fix bayonets" has been given and obeyed, an 

 officer knows that his men arc prepared to make a charge at the 

 word of command. Why should not similar security be felt when 

 wailing to repel an attack? After the command "fix magazines" 

 an officer may rely upon all bis men having their magazines full 

 and in position. Nothing could give him greater confidence in a 

 crisis. The Spencer rifle, with the improvement of Col. Geo. V. 

 Fosbery, was the other type of magazine gun, and this was a type 

 because it was new and novel. The electric rifle, in which the ier- 

 nitious of the charge is not brought about by percussion acting 

 upon a fulminate, but through the well-known device for ignition 

 by a spark. In the models shown there was a small battery similar 

 to the Leclanehe in the stock. It was a chlorate of silver battery, 

 and there is no consumption of material except when the car- 

 tridge is in place and the finger on the trigger. There is no cock- 

 ing or uncocking. The electricity ignites the powder directly, 

 without any hammer or mainspring wnatever. This device quad- 

 ruples the life of an ordinary shell. The igniters used are not 

 more expensive than the present percussion caps. One of these 

 little batteries has been subjected to a test of 33,000 shots without 

 beiug recharged. 



The tendency which has been so prevalent abroad and in this 

 country as well for a rifle of small caliber was not favored by 

 Capt. Day, who feared that small caliber men would find them- 

 selves in trouble, since reducing the caliber necessitates the 

 sharpening ot the twist. This increases the tendency toward the 



stripping" of the projectile, and the consequent "leading" of the 

 barrel, which makes some harder coating, like steel, necessary 

 around the lead. This, again, destroys the fine edges of the groov- 

 ing, reducing the life of the gun and making it but little more 

 effective than a smooth-bore. 



Agent Chapman, for mftny years of the Winchester Arms Co., 

 explained recently something of the dullness which is ruling in 

 the gun trade. He. found that in 1877, when the Russo-Turkish 

 war was on, that, American arms were in great demand by Euro- 

 pean consumers. Then came the demand for an arm more effec- 

 tive than the carbine-built Winchester. The next change was 

 the demand for smaller calibers, and the large-bore weapons be- 

 came unsaleable, and brought rifles down to being the cheapest 

 product of fine mechanism in the market. The introduction of a 

 powder producing far less smoke than that formerly used was one 

 of the results of the Soudan campaign, as the smoke banging over 

 a line firing fifteen to eighteen shots to a man per minute was 

 found to form an almost impenetrable veil in front of the troops, 

 hidden by which an enemy could charge home almost uninjured. 

 The manner in whieli the English squares were broken by Arab 

 sword and spear men showed that something must be done to do 

 away with this cloud of smoke, and the powders recently inven- 

 ted, while net fully accomplishing this object, are in the direction 

 of the ideal powder, which is to be one compact in form, proof 

 against moisture, very powerful and entirely smokeless. 



Another curious obstacle which rifle makers meet, was pointed 

 out to be the risk of an infraction of a previous patent since the 

 patents had become so many that it was difficult to make a new 

 model without using some secondary feature found in a previous 

 model. 



Another interesting talk on topics coHnected with the rifle was 

 with Capt. Chas. R.Huntington, of the regular army on post in 

 Arizona. He pointed out that within the last three years most 

 noticeably the soldiers of the regular army have developed a 

 skill in marksmanship which makes them the best shots of any 

 military force in the world. 



Since the concentration of troopB at a few large posts, and the 

 opening of sources of supplies by the railroads, it has been possi- 

 hle to devote a great deal of time to rifle pracf ice, and the result 

 is as stated. At long ranges. 800, 900 and l,000yds„ the best men 

 are still inferior to the Crcedmoor small-bore riflemen, but at 

 military ranges, from 300 to ttJOyds., the position beiug either 

 kneeling or erect, they are far superior shots to any other body of 

 men in America, or indeed elsewhere. The scores made in the 

 post coutests compare favorably with those made in New York 

 or at Wimbledou, in England, while the division matches, not to 

 speak of the annual competition between the chosen men of the 

 entire army, show an average far better than that made by auv 

 troops in the world. 



This is the fact touching shooting at fixed distances, and on the 

 Western posts the men have gone further, and their particular 

 excellence is iu skiimish firing, where they have to alternately 

 advance and retreat over a spa ce of ground several hundred yards 

 in extent, firing twenty shots in sets of four, at different ranges, 

 and at distances which they must judge for themselves. This is 

 far more difficult than fixed-distance tiring, and the best Eastern 

 shots failed lamentably when brought into competition with the 

 soldiers, trained as they now are. Some of the scores made in 

 6kirmish firing are wonderful, being nearly as good as the best 

 made at equal measured distances, and the. general proficiency of 

 the men is most admirable. 



The result of this training was strongly manifest in the last 

 Apache campaign. Iu the old days the Indians had but little fear 

 oi the marksmanship of soldiers at long range, and ventured on 

 very daring ambushes, trusting to their superiority as shots to 

 save them from serious loss. But one cr two experiences of the 

 sharpshootiug abilities of the troops effectually cured them of 

 any such idea, and the cousequenee was that in a country prob- 

 ably the most favorable in the world for ambuscades, but one was 

 attempted, the Indians never daring to come within range of the 

 military rifles. 



To Captain Turner is due a great deal of the very great profi- 

 ciency of the cavalrymen in pistol practice. Before his day the 

 men were taught to aim a revolver as they did a rifle— by sighting 

 along the barrel, bringing front and rear sights in line with the 

 object. Turner changed all this, teaching the men to look at the 

 object, and not at the pistol, firing without direct, sight. This in- 

 novation was very hard to be introduced, but the results accom- 

 plished were such, especially at mounted drill, that the superior- 

 ity of his system was universally admitted, and to-day is taught 

 throughout the army. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



OWENSV1LLE, Ind., March 13.-The Owensville Ballard Rifle 

 team, Hinman target, 10 o'clock wind, 200yds. off-hand: 

 J Montgomery 10 7 5 10 7 7 8 9—75 



8864 59 10 79 7-74—149 



W Roberts 10 4 5 8 6 8 4 8-67 



10 9 9 8 9 3 6 8 6 8-76-143 

 Charles Sumners 6 9 7 5 7 9 7 7 5 7-69 



8 8 5 8 8 4 10 6 6 6-70-139 

 James Daugherty 9 5 9 4 9 7 4 8 2—66 



588774586 4-62-128 

 JohnStone 10 4623 9 296 4-55 



4674558359 56—111 

 W Gentry 3 7 5 7 5 4 6 4 4 10-55 



2 7 3 5 3 6 4 6 8 3-47-102 

 R Speck 7 4 6 3 3 5 3 5 8 9-53 



4076 5 4437 9-49-101 

 BOSTON, March 17.— A large number of riflemen went out to 

 Walnut Hill on the early trains to-day to snoot in the regular 

 matches of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, but owing to the 

 very high wind only a few good scores were made. Following are 

 the scoies finished to-day: 



Off-hand Decimal Match— SOOvds. 



H Hawley 5 6 8 10 9 10 10 6 7 10-81 



B G Warren 9 9 5 7 6 9 9 10 7 0-80 



T Dav 7 8 10 9 5 8 10 9 6 7-79 



M Jackson 7 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 6 10—78 



D L Chase 8 6 7 8 8 6 7 8 10 7-75 



F D Hart 8 6 7 5 10 7 10 6 7 8-74 



A Newman 8 7 6 7 10 7 4 6 7 10-72 



Revolver Match— 50vds. 



J B FeUows 8 6 9 8 10 9 9 7 8 10-84 



F Carter 8798 10 10 758 6-78 



H L Lee 5 9 10 6 9 9 7 8 8 6-78 



M Howard 688856979 6-72 



BRudge 10 8 10 7 4 7 10 3-65 



M Jackson 4448 5 7670 9-60 



Military Match— (Creedmoor target). 



J P Nowell 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4-41 



S Holmes 444434444 4-39 



J Sampson 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 4—38 



Rest Match— 200vds. 



B G Barker 8 10 9 12 12 10 11 7 10 10-99 



J N Eanus 9 8 9 10 9 9 12 9 9 10-94 



SHam 10 11 10 11 11 8 6 9 8-93 



FDHart U 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 6-90 



PROFESSIONAL RIFLEMEN. -Newark, N. J., March 13.- 

 Editor Forest and Stream: In one of the Essex County Rifle 

 Association matches the question arose in regards what consti- 

 tutes a professional rifle shot, and to settle the dispute it has 

 agreed to leave the decision to your judgment. Now, sir, you 

 would greatly oblige this club and numbers of other clubs in 

 Newark and vicinity, to answer this in the next issue of your 

 paper.— Our Own Gun Club (F. C. Knothe, Sec). [The simpler 

 way would have been to have defined the word "professional" 

 where it was used in drawing up the conditions of this particu- 

 lar series of matches. It is manifestly impossible to offer the 

 old time athletic definition of one who competes for money or 

 who takes money as a prize. There is such an established system 

 of sweepstakes both in trap and target shooting that the money- 

 taking test cannot well be applied. It is possible, however, to 

 offer a rule which with very few exceptions will cover. One who 

 makes his living by the use of the rifle may properly be classed as 

 a professional. Thus we can readily separate the professional 

 hunter from an amateur one, a rifle gallery keeper who is an 

 instructor in shooting would be styled a professional, even though 

 he might have dozens of patron pupils who possessed greater skill. 

 Oftentimes it will be difficult to draw the line, as of a man nomi- 

 nally in one calling yet giving much time to and deriving a goodly 

 income from his skill with arms. The better plan in all this 

 question of the classification of marksmen is to avoid the use of 

 such indefinite words as "professional" and depend on classifica- 

 tion of shots. Each man in a public match makes a record j upon 

 this he may be handicapped, so that men of about the same degree 

 of skill compete one with another. There is some sort of chance 

 at the prize list, and the shooter as he gains in skill goes to a 

 higher class, meets contestants more difficult to overcome and the 

 question of professional and amateur does not come up to per- 

 plex and annov.l 



NEW BF.DFORD, Mass.— Since Christmas time target practice 

 has been all the rage among the firemen in this city. Great rivalry 

 exists between the different companies, and an inter-company 

 match for the championshio of this city is the thing proposed. 

 For conven'euce of arrangements, No. 4 company leads, as in all 

 the other houses the range is in the cellar. A 200yds. target has 

 been reduced to a size equaling a distance of 55ft., the length of 

 the range. This target is suspended from the floor directly un- 

 der the repair shop, and a board m this floor ha" been hinged 

 and so arranged that the target can be swung up through the 

 floor to the room above. The marker sits in this room and sees 

 the effects of the shots at once when the target is thus swung up. 

 He is in electric communication with the marksman at the firing 

 point, and by the pressure of a button causes a dial to drop upon 

 an electric communicator, thus telling the marksman the result 

 of his shot in an instant. If any doubt is felt as to the result by 

 those at the firing point, they have simply to press a button, which 

 causes a bell to ring near the marker, who upon this signal re- 

 peats the score. A rifle associaiion has been formed of eighteen 

 men belonging to the company, who ha ve formed a stock com- 

 pany. Each lias contributed his share and purchased one Ballard 

 rifle. The earnings of this rifle, however, have been sufficient to 

 purchase an additional rifle. The best shots made at No..'4's range 

 are given below: 



W A Gibbs 4555554555—48 D D Briggs 4555455*45-46 



John Backus 5454555455—48 Alonzo Jason 453554555:5—46 



Clifford Baylies.... 4454555555-47 George Parker 5455525435-46 



J B Bradford 5:544555545—47 Paul "Wing 45454454 -55— 45 



T RAlmy 4455555554-47 David Piper 4455445554-45 



Wm I) Ashley 4455555455-46 Charles H Card. ..5545535541—45 



Sam'l Watson, 3d. .5445545455— 46 



The number of cartridges shot per week is 5,000 at this range. 



No. 6 company has an excellent gallery in the basement of its 

 house. The shooting at this house was begun last Christmas time, 

 when an old saw plate formed a target. This was shot out iu a 

 little while and a new target was procured. The range is 45f h in 

 length. The target is so arranged that it can he easily swung 

 round in front of the marker, who stands behind a wooden shield 

 and calls out th<» resu lt to the marksman. An improved marking 

 dial is being made for use at this range. "You may get some idea 

 of the number of cartridges we use here," said Engineer Chas. G. 

 Taber, as he dragged a bushel basket nearly full of empty shells 

 from a dark corner. Friday evening, March 16, an interesting 

 match took place at this range. A team composed of seven non- 

 members of No. company, challenged a team of seven composed 

 of members of the company. Ballard rifles were used, the van- 

 quished to furnish a barret of choice Vineyard clams. The scores 

 follow. The highest possible is 50: Non-members of the com- 

 pany— Capt. John Welch 44, W, Cunningham 40, William Mcln- 

 tyre 46, Daniel Leary 38, George, Baylies 45. A. T. Studies 40, Chas. 

 McBay 46, total 289. Members of the company— Capt . George W. 

 Parker 38, Thomas Wood 44, n. G. Taber 40, T. K. Wood 45, Walter 

 Almond 43, H. M. Mosher 13, R. N. Allen 43, total 385. 



At Onward engine house a 40ft. range has beon constructed in 

 the cellar, where practice goes on constantly. The marker is pro- 

 tected by a brick wall from the bullets of the Ballard rifle used at 

 the range. 



No. 3 company at the central engine bouse rejoice in being high 

 hook on the score hook. The range is located iu the cellar under 

 the floor of the machine room. It is 40ft. in length and very con- 

 veniently arranged. Some of the scores made at the house have 

 been: 



E K Pierce :.. . . 5455555555— 49 Samuel U Mitch el. 4455455554-46 



G W Parker 5554545555-48 Chief Macy 4444555545—45 



The sport is greatly enjoyed by the firemen, who are glad of any- 

 thing which will lesson the tediousness of their long hours of 

 waiting for an alarm to strike. 



-SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.— The monthly medal shoot of the 

 California Schuetzen Club took place at Harbor View to-day. the 

 match being warmly contested by a number of the crack riflemen 

 of the city, and from 10 o'clock in the morning until darkness put 

 a stop to the sport the crack of the rifle reBOuaded in the range 

 and the talliers were kept busy recording t tie several scores. The 

 following were the winners in their respective clashes: Champion- 

 ship class, A. Rahwieler. 443; first class, A. T. Fields, 413; second 

 class, IT. lieeth. 387; third class, A. Kurlfinke, 382; fourth class, T. 

 Carroll, 37V. Mr. Rahwieler, having made the best record of the 

 day, was awarded the medal. In tho cadet class A. Ehrenfort 

 scored 307, placing him in the championship class of the cadets, 

 the other winners being I. Worth eimer of the first class, and J. 

 Stetten, Jr., of the second class. On Sunday week, the 35th inst., 

 tho Schuetzen Club will give a picnic at Harbor Yiew, when 

 thirty cash prizes will be given for target practice, toget her with 

 sp-cial prizes, consisting of silverware, jewelry, etc., under the 

 following rules: All shooting off-hand at 300yds. distance, at. 

 targets 37 in. in diameter, divided into 35 rings, and all rifles not, 

 over .45-cal. and sights (telescopes excepted) allowed. 



AMHERST, Mass., March 10.— At a regular meeting of the 

 Amherst Gun Club, March 6, the name Mountain View Range 

 was adopted. Eleven new members were admitted. While the 

 club have a fine house and grounds, and are in a nourishing con- 

 dition, there are, unfortunately, few who can spare the time for 

 rifle practice, much as they may enjoy it. The following scores 

 were made at the range March 6: 



Henry Adams 10 798 8 6877 8—78 



9 9 10 975787 7—78 

 9 7 9 8 10 8 7 6 10 4—78 



A F Bardwell 9 10 8 7 7 6 7 9 10 5-78 



10 79898774 8-77 

 8 8 9 6 6 ti 9 10 5 7—74 



J S Thomas 10 97767396 8-73 



0776 5 6973 9—68 

 968679 5 47 6-67 



GARDNER, Mass., March 15.— Regular meet of the Gardner 

 Rifle Club, Hackmatack range, standard American target, 

 300yds. off-hand: 



H C Knowlton 79 84—163 CJCrabthee 73 79-151 



A E Know] ton 79 80-159 F E Edgell 70 75-145 



CNEdgell 76 81-157 C L Leland 69 73-143 



SCARBORO RILE CLUB.— The shooters have been busy of 

 late; on Saturday, March 10, a rifle match was shot, at Highland 

 Creek between tea us of 10 a side from Highland Creek and Sear- 

 horo, the result being a tie as follows, 5 shots per range per man, 

 100 and 300yds.: Highland Creek, 174, 3 5— 379. Scarboro, 17C, 209— 

 ajft On Friday, March 16, a match with "the NewtoubroJk Rifle 

 Club was shot at Agiucourt, 10 men on a side, 5 shots per man per 

 range, 100 and 200yds., which resulted in a victory for Scarboro 

 by 57 points; Scarboro, 184, 203—387. Newtonbrook, 158, 172— :;--;o, 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication shatild be made out on the prlv'ed Wants 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished (jrcuis to club 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par- 

 ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only. 



CANADIAN TRAP NOTES. 



TORONTO, March 10.— To-day was a grand field clay at Mc- 

 Dowall's shooting grouuds, the occasion being a friendly 

 shoot between the Toronto and Owl Gun clubs of this city. By 2 

 o'clock both clubs were down in full force, and the new grounds 

 were fairly alive with gunners, over two hundred being present. 

 The match started promptly at 2 o'clock with Aid. Maughan as 

 referee and Messrs. Pearsall and Humphreys as judges. The 

 teams were divided into four squads, each club sending five men 

 to the traps. The shooting all through was very even, for when 

 fifteen men on each side had shot the Tcrontos were only two 

 birds ahead. Darkness set in soon after the last squad had gone 

 to the traps, and after the tenth round it was impossible to follow 

 the birds, so by mutual consent the competition was closed, the 

 Torontos being the winners by ten birds. The strong wind that 

 prevailed carried the birds (which were thrown from five screened 

 traps set 5yds. apart) to a great distance, some falling over 75yds. 

 from the score. The score— 20 men per team, 20 birds per man, 

 from 5 screened traps, 18yds. rise: Toronto G. C. 204, Owl G. 0. 194. 



Montreal, March 13.— A new gun club has been formed as the 

 outcome of the dissention in the Montreal Club. It was organ- 

 ized last night, when the following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent, Aid. A. W. Morris; Vice-President, Dr. Barnes; Captain, C. 

 H. Wallace; Secretary-Treasurer, L. T. Trotter; Committee. A. H. 

 C. Walpole, W. Edmond, S. Allen. The new club will he known 

 as the Dominion Gun Club, and its grounds will probably be in 

 St. Henri. 



Toronto. March 14.— The first shoot for the Enos James gun, 

 presented to tho West Toronto Junction Gun Club, took place 

 to-dav. The following scores were made: At 29 Canadian black- 

 birds— D. Black 18, D. Blea 17, E. Dolleiy 11, T. Wakefield 13, H. 

 George, 13. J. Bailey 13, E. D'Eye 13, W. Jones 10, D. Walton 9, C. 

 Hinton 7. The third shoot for the President's medal was held on 

 the same d ay with the fpUowing result; At 15 sparrows, 18y ~ 



