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r APRiL 13, 1888. 



we believe to be the six best judges in America in their de- 

 partments, and we give expression to our belief, Ave can then 

 have no cause to complain, and surely bench show com- 

 mittees will thank us for our assistance. If the spirit 

 of economy possesses any body of men with whom we 

 are thrown, to that degree that our just winnings are 

 withheld, or, "if we ask for bread and are given a stone," 

 we have our executive committee to appeal to, who will no 

 doubt try to coax the wanderers back into the fold from 

 which they have strayed. And so we shall raise up for our- 

 selves powerful and sympathetic friends, ever ready to listen 

 to our grievances, and to argue or fight for us as the need is 

 manifest. 



We must not forget that we have a duty beyond that 

 which i mmedi ate! y concerns ourselves. The public are to 

 be protected when their interests and ours meet. All know 

 that there are some individuals who have no claim whatever 

 to the title of breeder, and yet usurp the same. This class 

 have done much to disgrace our fraternity. They stop at 

 nothing to effect a sale— manufacturing pedigrees aud lying 

 without hesitation when it suits their purpose. Many an 

 innocent purchaser has been wronged by these swindlers, 

 and yet in the present condition of things there is no redress 

 for them unless it be through the law, always slow and un- 

 satisfactory. The sportsmen's press, to its infinite credit be 

 it said, has done all it could to defeat these disreputable 

 dealers. It has refused to admit their advertisements and 

 thereby afforded much protection. And yet it is not com- 

 plete. * Our club can go further aud place, these tricksters in 

 their true light before the public. 



Our executive committee will be an impartial jury to 

 which breeders and public alike can appeal. Not in- 

 frequently when no fault exists, yet do misunderstandings 

 sometimes arise, and the purchaser thinks he has been 

 wronged, although he has no rightful cause for complaint. 

 How easily these little affairs can be adjusted all must 

 readily appreciate. 



No one can anticipate the work which our club will 

 have to do. We may find but little for it, and yet there ap- 

 pears to be much to engage its attention. 



One correspondent says: "We shall have a fierce and 

 powerful opposition to cope against." I do not believe that — 

 no right-minded man will oppose us in undertaking to do 

 what is clearly our duty. Who is there who presumes to 

 sit in judgment on the breeders of America ? Surely, if 

 there are any who, prompted by jealousy or malice, desire 

 to cross swords with us, they will not have far to go to find 

 us. 



Gentlemen, the duty which I assumed is now done. A 

 club of breeders has been formed, and I go into the ranks to aid 

 you all I can. It is to be hoped that each and every one will 

 bring as many into the club as they can. The larger it is the 

 more powerful, and the greater good it can accomplish. 



One of our most esteemed associates has given us a senti- 

 ment—The greatest good for the greatest numbers— clean 

 records— no axes ground here — freedom and independence. 

 Let this then be our motto. Guided by principle and swayed 

 only by reason, we shall certainly succeed in our purpose. 



It is a delicate subject which I encroach upon— the right 

 of free speech — and yet I feel impelled to express the earnest 

 hope that if there is one among us who feels inclined to 

 criticise the conduct of any other club he will conquer that 

 disposition. If there is any other which has been unfortu- 

 nate and we can see wherein it is at fault, let us profit by 

 this experience. Much more will be expected of us since we 

 can now see where perhaps they were forced to grope 

 blindly. Let us have a firm foundation, and do not let us 

 build on the weaknesses of others. Am 1 wrong to ask that 

 we enter upon our new work charitably disposed, at peace, 

 and with good will toward all. 



It was then voted that the membership of the club be 

 unlimited, and that all respectable breeders be invited to 

 join. 



The membership fee was fixed at $5, and the yearly dues 

 made the same. A committee was then appointed to nomin- 

 ate officers and transact other business which must neces- 

 sarily be considered before the organization of the club can 

 be completed. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



SPANIEL FIELD TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



We have field trials for setters aud pointers, coursing for 

 greyhounds and collie trials, but no test of the best family 

 of all, the spaniel. And why? Is there cogent reason why 

 this should be? 



Many spaniel men are iu favor of a trial in the field, 

 among them the secretary of the Spaniel Club, Mr. 

 Wilmerding, yet no one takes the initiative. That step 

 should be taken by the American Spaniel Club, a club 

 organized for the improvement and to guard the interests 

 of the several breeds of sporting spaniels. No one can deny 

 that they have improved spaniels for exhibition purposes, 

 but are they also advanced in field merit? Is the champion 

 cocker of to-day at all similar in corporeal structure to his 

 ancestor of ten years ago? Instead of being a cobby, active 

 little fellow, abundantly able to work without fatigue, he 

 partakes more of the dachshund, the longer and lower 

 he is being in his favor. I mention cockers as they have 

 been "improved" beyond all bounds. But would this state 

 of things have been had trials in the field been in vogue? 

 The show type could never have won from the shorter- 

 bodied, leggier dogs, and the "long and low" fanatic would 

 not have ventured to stray too far from the field trial win- 

 ning type in breeding show dogs. Witness pointers and 

 setters. There are not two types of them, a field trial and a 

 show ring. Our principal winners in these breeds on the 

 bench are good in the field, and our trial winners can many 

 of them win in the ring. This plainly evidences the value 

 of field trials. 



Now let us hear from the spaniel men on this vitally im- 

 portant subject, and let us do our utmost to wake up the 

 executive of the Spaniel Club by means of the columns of the 

 Forest and Stream. Let it be a discussion of field trials, 

 not of "Spaniels for Bench and Field." Quester. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Editor Forest and Stream: After 

 reading with some degree of astonishment the reports of 

 recent bench shows, and after the barking of the canine 

 judges and reporters^ I was inclined to imitate my four-leg- 

 ged friends of good ureeding and wait for a show of teeth, 

 or in other words, defeat, but seeingDr. Dixon's letter res- 

 pecting Little Boy, I reluctantly answer his remarks by 

 saying that it is just possible for a dog with such style to 

 take the eye of the judge and win when young and before 

 gunshy was marked upon his expression and a true Gor- 

 don like champion Beaumont was not here for judges to 

 compare, Altnough Royal Duke is certainly not a pure 

 bred Gordon, yet he does not show so much of the Irish 

 taint as Little Boy, but these, with all the other black and 

 tans I have seen in America, lack Gordon character — the fire 

 and hunt and lively carriage which make them even prefer- 

 able to the pointer for many purposes, and which must tell 

 greatly in their favor for American sport. Besides, they in- 

 variably have too long, or what in England is termed "tea- 

 pot" sterns, and the usual marks of breeding, such as dew- 

 lap, developement of occiput, haw and the old bloodhound 

 distinction are generally absent. With all due deference I 

 would suggest that it is not in the interest of Gordon setters, 

 or any other breed, to speak of the judges as the doctor 

 does and of some exhibitors as "a crowd directly interestedin 

 Royal Duke," nor is it right to say that sportsmen agree that 



a gunshy black and tan Hke Little Boyis "the light-weight 



faults, and in short, pure Gordons are a combination of 

 color, beauty and utility, and when properly tried, they will 

 soon take the place they merit. Before concluding, allow 

 me to thank the gentlemen of the kennel press for the cour- 

 tesy they have shown me and for their kind advice, but I 

 would just tell the writer who in reporting the winning of 

 first by my Newfoundland New York Lass saying she is not 

 a good one. that he is wrong, and the American dogs are not 

 as bad as he would have it. He seems to forget that she is 

 but a pup, and like all my dogs, has suffered from a long 

 voyage, change of climate and bad weather. Perhaps when 

 they and their owner get climatized, something more will 

 be heard of the "English dogs."— Edwin H. Morris (Mor- 

 risville, N. Y.j April 2). 



NEW ST. BERNARDS.— I have imported the rough- 

 coated St. Bernard bitch Gemma I., whelped Dec. 3, 1883. 

 She is litter sister to the late champion Swiss Beda and is 

 the dam of champion Barry II., Eiger and Leah. She stands 

 72 centimetres (28in.), plump, is white with rich mahogany 

 patches; has a splendid coat and a model head. She is a 

 first-class specimen in every respect. With her came a son 

 of hers, Alpine Chief, and a daughter, Alpine Maid.whelped 

 April 4, 1884. They are by Red Boy (Kondor— Cora, both 

 registered in the Swiss Stud Book). Alpine Chief is a most 

 promising pup; he stands 31in. high, has a beautifully 

 marked head and a wonderful coat. He is rather light in 

 color, lemon with white markings, but this is offset by his 

 other good qualities. His pasterns are somewhat weak, but 

 exercise and development will no doubt get him all right. 

 Alpine Maid is a nice symmetrically built puppy, white 

 with lemon patches and a very pleasant expression. She 

 stands almost as tall as her dam and has her splendid coat. 

 This trio of new-comers made their debut at Boston, and 

 considering that they were eighteen days coming, gave an 

 excellent account of themselves. — K. E. Hope (Arlington, 

 N.J.). 



the privilege of 100 to 200 acres of land, rather sandy an » 

 quite free from woods, within 50 miles of Brooklyn, on Long 

 Island, for the purpose of planting English— Belgian hares 

 and jack rabbits. The lessor must agree to post the land and 

 protect the hares from being hunted, trapped or killed. The 

 club vrill be formed as soon as the privilege can be obtained. 

 — H. W. Huntington. 



KENMORE DISQUALIFIED. — New York, April 8.— Ed- 

 itor Forest and Stream: At a meeting of the Bench Show 

 Committee of the W K. C, held April 5, 1888, the Irish set- 

 ter Kenmore was disqualified for being entered in puppy 

 class while over age, and P. H. Foster and Thos. J. Farley 

 are hereby suspended under Rule 22 for fraudulently enter- 

 ing the said Kenmore in violation of Rule 2. — F. R. Hitch- 

 cock, Sec. W. K. C. 



BALTIMORE DOG SHOW.— The Baltimore Kennel 

 Club will hold a dog show at Baltimore, Md., April 24 to 27. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



D., Montreal. — Six months old setter dog, just received from 

 kennels, fair condition, very good appetite, bowels open, but nose 

 hot. His skin on belly, especially under forefeet, inflamed, caus- 

 ing him to scratch continually. Ans. Keep up t reatment adopted 

 and rub sulphur ointment gently into skin once daily, atop 

 arsenic after two weeks. 



^voting. 



Address aU communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co 



Every person ivho is sufficiently interested in the National 

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

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

 blanks. They are sent free. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



CHERRY FIELD, Mo., March 31.— Cherryfiehl Rifle Club scores 

 shot with open sights oft-hand, and snowing, quite thick. Match 

 at Hinman target, 200vds: J. A. Wilson 76, E. A. Guptill U, W. M. 

 Eaton 74, P. B. Guptill 66. 



BOSTON, April 4.— At Russell's shooting gallery, this evening, 

 Mr. Fred E. Bennett made "what is, perhaps, the unprecedented 

 score of 100 points in a possible 100 with a revolver. The weapon 

 used was a .44-cal. Smith & Wesson army revolver, Russian 

 model, the same with which he has hitherto inade some remark- 

 able scores. The distance was 30yds., position off-hand. The tar- 

 get was of the standard American pattern, with bullseve 4in. in 

 diameter. Inside of this, and encircling the exact center, is a 

 white ring 1.08 (or about 1 11-16) inches in diameter. Into this 

 little ring the marksman put eight shots, aud the other two of the 

 string of 10 cut this ring. A shot in this ring, or cutting the edge 



making Hie best 12yds. score on record, Ira Paiue and Geo. Bird 

 having previously tied on 71. Mr. Bennett now holds the follow- 

 ing records: Best 10-shot score of 97 out of 100 points at 50yds; 

 best 10-shot score of 100 out of 100 points at 80yds.. standard Amer- 

 ican target; best 6-shot record in Massachusetts Rifle Association 

 at 12yds., 73 out of 73 points, and best run of consecutive bullseyes 

 at 50yds., the number being 37. The Chevalier Ira Paine was 

 promptly heard from about the Bennett score, which he was in- 

 clined to query. He said: "Bennett was offered §1,000 to dupli- 

 cate my score, but he never saw fit to attempt the task. I don't 

 believe he is sincere in the matter of shooting with me, although 

 I am very anxious to have him do so. I will shoot either or both 

 of them a match for from $1,000 a side upward, 100 shots, at the 

 regulation American target, at 50yds. distance, .44-cal. Smith & 

 Wesson revolver, or the revolver of any other reliable firearms 

 company. I want to shoot against the better marksman of the 

 Bennett brothers, and whether he is Willy or Freddy, I invite 

 both to go out and decide that question at the Walnut Hill range 

 before accepting my challenge. If they prefer, 1 will shoot against 

 both of them together, each to tire 50 shots, or shoot half the 

 match." 



GARDNER,, Mass., April 5.— At the last regular meet of the Gard- 

 ner Rifle Club at Hackmatack Range, (he Standard American 

 target was used. The shooting was off-hand, 300vds. The results 

 of the two strings shot were as follows: G. C. Goodale 168, W. C. 

 Loveland 102, F. B. Edgell 160, G. F. Ellsworth 100, C. N. Edgell 150. 



BOSTON, April 7.— The high wind to-day made it hard work 

 for the riflemen at Walnut Hill to reach high records. The 

 spring meeting of the Massachusetts Association will be held 

 May 30 and 31 and June 1 and 2, and a valuable list of prizes will 

 be offered for competition. The scores: 



Revolver match, 50yds— J. L. Fowle 88, J. B. Fellows 87, W. 

 Charles 80, H. Hawley 84, F. Marden 7'.), W. S. Hill 75, A. New- 

 ton 65. 



Revolver match, 30yds.— J. L. Fowle 81. H. Severance 79, W. S. 

 Hill 76. 



Rest match, 200yds.- B. G. Barker 101, G. Gleason 100, H. M. 

 Walker 100, S. Ham 07, B. Howland 90, J. Cutta 93, W. H. Mann 94, 

 S. Martin 93, C. Harlow 93, L. R. Avay 90, H. T. Dudley 80, M. I. 

 Hart 85. 



Off-hand decimal match, 200yds.- G. F. Ellsworth 80, S. Gardner 

 76, D. L. Chase 72, S. Munson (mil.) 63. 



THE ARMY SCORES. 



THE long delayed general order announcing the results of the 

 rifle practice of 1887 makes a very gratifying showing. The 

 Department of the Platte keeps the place they gained last vear, 

 only now they are much further in the advance of the remainder 

 of the army. The Department of the East, in its individual 

 practice, is second, with a handsome showing, but the scarcitv of 

 skirmish ranges at the sea coasts lowered their record in that 

 respect. All the other departments, except Arizona, are well 

 over 91 in their individual figure and well over 00 in the general 

 result. Arizona is a long way behind, both in its showing, as in- 

 dicated by the figure of merit and in the proportion of men ad- 

 vanced to the longer ranges, or in other words the amount of 

 instruction received at the different distances a boat one-half of 

 their strength fixed at 000yds., about 3V6 per cent, at P00 and 

 1,000yds. 



Among the regiments the lead is taken by the Third Artillery 

 (I05;O6), which reaches about the same result as the Third Infantry, 

 the leaders of the previous season. The best company is F, 

 Twenty-first Infantry (131.11), which therefore wins the Nevada 

 trophy. Comparisons with the work of previous seasons show: 



Year. 



Sharpshooters. 



Marksmen. 



Figure of merit. 



No. firing at 300yds. 



Percent, of this 

 No. advance to- 



Individual. 



Skirmish. 



General. 



500 yards. 



000 yards. 



as 

 f» 



1 



1883 





4,834 

 7,081 

 9,247 

 9,974 

 11,705 



S6.15 

 55.75 

 81.94 

 90.42 

 96.74 







20,052 

 22,0 9 

 19,036 

 17,371 

 17,957 



59.6 

 09.8 

 85.0 

 92.8 

 96.8 



26.7 

 40.1 

 57.9 

 69.8 

 77.4 



3.8 

 9.0 

 9.2 

 9.9 



1884.. 

 1885.. 

 1886.. 

 1887.. 



849 

 1,510 

 1,350 

 1,492 







27.93 

 28.71 

 34.97 



54.93 

 59.56 

 65.86 



In the first two of the foregoing years the firing extended over 

 the whole twelve months, and men who had been discharged 



before the close of the season were included in the returns; in 

 1885 the season was hut four months long and only the men firing 

 during that time were enumerated, which accounts for the re- 

 duction in the number firing that year at 200yds, This table, 

 especially the latter part, shows the continued advancement of 

 the army, and room for further instruction, especially at 600yds. 

 and ranges beyond. Only about three-fourths of the army has 

 had practice at. 600yds., and but one-tenth at 1,000yds. Further 

 efforts it is urged, should be directed to securing more instruction 

 at 600yds. , the ordinary battle range. The tabular statements 

 show: 



CONSOLIUATED ANNUAL RETURN OF RIFLE AND CARBINE FIRING 

 OF THE U. S. ARMY. FOR 1887. 



Department and Division. 



Engineer Battalion. 



Department— East 



Depai tmen t— Dakota 



Department— Platte 



Department— Missouri. . . 



Department— Texas 



Department— Columbia. . 

 Department— California . 

 Department— Arizona — 



Division— Atlantic 



Division— Missouri 



Division— Pacific 



Army 17,957 98.1 



a * 



5 is 



"A.Z 



2,172 

 3; 271 

 2,779 

 2.0-10 

 2,117 

 1,314 



Per cent, of this number ad- 

 vanced to the longer 

 ranges. 



300 

 yds. 



97.8 

 98.9 



99.4 

 99.7 



98.8 

 08.8 



830 96.9 

 2,458 93.7 



2/72 

 10 8 13 

 4,002 



67. 8 

 1.9.2 

 95.0 



500 

 yds. 



95.8 

 97.5 

 99.1 

 99.3 

 97.8 

 98.3 

 95.5 

 90.5 



98.4 

 93 6 



GOO 

 yds. 



77.2 

 79.8 

 85.6 

 79.3 

 85.4 

 84.4 

 75.7 

 54.0 



77.2 

 83.3 

 60.9 



SCO 



yds. 



19.9 

 6.7 



18.2 

 6.2 

 8.7 

 8.6 



10.2 

 3.4 



19.9 

 9.9 

 6.1 



1,000 

 yds. 



7.5 



19.7 

 6.0 



17.0 

 5.8 

 8.4 

 7.1 



10.0 

 3.4 



19.7 

 9.4 

 5 9 



Sharpshooters in the U. S. Army for the target year of 

 1887, whose qualifying scores aggregate 552 in possible 

 600 (92 per cent). 



Lasseigne.A.J 

 Ladd, E. F... 

 Murphy, W.J 

 Hess, F. W... 

 Fremont, F. P 

 Vose, W. P.. 

 Weeks, J. W. 

 Barrett e, J. D. 

 Lancaster ,J.D 

 James, A. W. 

 Merriam, L.. 



Ley, H 



Smith, F. A.. 

 Guerry, H.... 

 Stamm, E. A. 

 Buck, B. B... 

 Holbrook.WA 

 Bryant, C. R. 



Smith, L 



Roper, L 



Macomb, A. C 

 Blunt, S. E... 

 Murphy, S. F. 

 Roberts, C. S. 



Daly, J 



Mans, M. P... 



3d Lieut ... 



2d Lieut 



Corporal 



Captain 



1st Lieut 



Captain 



Sergeant 



2d Lieut 



Captain 



Sergeant 



1st Lieut 



1st Sergeant 

 1st Lieut. 

 Sergeant. 

 Corporal. 

 2d Lieut. 

 2d Lieut. 

 Sergeant. 

 Captain. . 

 1st Sergt. 

 1st Lieut. 

 Lt, Col... 

 Sergeant. 

 Captain. . 

 Sergeant. 

 1st Lieut. 



Total of Qualify- 

 ing Scores. 



.'th Inf.. 04 97 

 9th Cav. 96197 

 K, 3d Ai t 9-': 

 3d Art,. 93;95 

 3d Inf. . . 95 93 

 2d Art.. 1 94 94 

 E,0th Inf 95,9v 

 3d Art.. 90 91 



97 94 

 97 97 

 95 90 

 97 94 



9091 

 90 97 

 93 91 



3d Art..| 91 

 B,8th Cv 92 

 4th Inf.. 1 94 

 A,5thlnf|91 

 12th Inf. 90.. _ 



H, 3d ArtJ94j91 



ti. 1st inf 93 gg 



I. 0th Inf. 1 90 95 

 1st Cav. 95 97 

 A,3dArt;90 92 

 3d Art,. 90 00 



F. 4th Inf 1 95 95 

 5th Cav. 1 93 96 

 A. D. C. C5 93 

 K, 3d Art 92 93 

 17th Inf. 91 90 



G. lst Art B8 93 

 1st Inf.. 93 94 



99.90 95 90 

 99 91 98 86 



97 94 92 80 



98 92 98 1 91 

 97 1 90 1 96 88 

 9491 93$! 

 90 1 93 95 

 95 94 95 

 90,94 95 

 99 1 95 1 91 



97 sir,' 93 

 94 '93 93 

 95 93 

 97 92 

 91 



90 98 

 95 9;i 

 97 9: 



931 

 93; 91 



m 9u 



92 83 

 94 83 



93 80 



93 92 92 93 

 93!92j97 89 

 96 91 91 881 

 90 93 93 '84 



95.83 

 95.07 

 94.00 

 93.83 

 93.67 

 93.67 

 93.50 

 93.33 

 93.3S 

 93.17 

 93.17 

 93.00 

 92.83 

 03.8:; 

 92.50 

 92.50 

 92.50 

 92. 33 

 92.33 

 92.33 

 92.17 

 92.17 

 92.00 

 92.00 

 92.00 

 92.00 



The full official table contains the names of 103 other sharp- 

 shooters whose percentage was between 90 and 92. 



WORCESTER, Mass., April 5.— To-day being Fast Day in Mas- 

 sachusetts the Worcester Rifle Association arranged to have a 

 meet at Broad Meadow Range. During the day members of the 

 Gardner Rifle Club, of Gardner, Mass., were present and enter- 

 tained by the local club. The standard American target was 

 used, distance 200yds, shooting off-hand, each man shot two 

 strings with a possible score of 100: 



White 79 80—159 Fuller 74 72—146 



CNEdgeU 80 78-158 Crabtree 74 70-144 



G C Goodell 82 75—157 Taylor 73 68—141 



F Nichols 80 76—156 Knowlton 70 67—137 



FB Edgell 78 77—155 Rice 63 60—123 



Thomas 76 75-151 



With Military Rifle. 



Lieut J Earley 66 65—131 Maj E. R. Shumway..63 66—129 



HAVERHILL, Mass., April 5.— There was a large attendance at 

 Riverside Range, including detachments from the City Guards 

 and Sons of Veterans. The morning was fine with a variable 

 wind, and the afternoon rainy; 200yds., off-hand, standard target. 

 The badge match, 10 shots, possible 100: H. Tuck 80, W. D. Pal- 

 mer 75, J. Brown 73. E. Brown 72, J. Busfield 72, J. P. M. Green 

 67, A. Edgerly 62. H. Tuck won the gold, and E. Brown the silver 

 by handicap. Record match, best scores, 10 shots, possible 100: 

 ; H. Tuck 84, A. Edgerly SO, J, Busfield 78, J. F. Brown 72, J. P. M. 

 Green 64, E. P. Coggswell 62, E. Brown 60. 



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