May 17, 1888,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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SALES. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Bern. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped Aug. 2, 1885. by Dutch, 

 Jr.— Young Venom), by H. W. Holmes, New York, to E. B, Curtis, 

 Stamford, Conn. 



Troubadour. White bull-terrier dog, whelped Oct. 11, 1887, by 

 Grand Duke out of Marguerite?, by H. W. Holmes, New York, tb 

 Geo. J. Taintor, Staten Island, N. Y, 



Lota. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Sept. 23, 1887, by Berkshire 

 Caution out of Daisy G.,by Berkslure Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to 

 T. J. Venurd, Ladoga, Ind. 



Prince. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Feb. 20, 1887, by Berkshire 

 Caution out of Maid of Athens, by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale, 

 Mass., to C. D. Kinner, Merrick, M-iss. 



Danta. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Sept. 25, 1887, by Rerksbire 

 Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to C. B. Duncan, Nashville, Tcnn. 



Fitiro. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Dec. 5. 1887, bv Berkshire 

 Caution out of Zanita, by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to 

 John A. Y'oung, Southhridge, Mass. 



2'auito. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped July 23, 1885, by Leon 

 Turk out of Maid of Athens, by C. W. Goodrich, Hinsdale, Mass.. 

 to W. O. Littlefield, Kennebunk, Me. 



Maid of Athens. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped June 6, 1884, by 

 Major out of Madia, by W. A. Bragam, Portsmouth, N. 11., to G. 

 Harry Heed, Lancaster, Pa. 



Qipscy. Brindlo and white St. Bernard bitch, age not given, by 

 Bruce out of Mcdan, by J, R. Tengne, South Framingham, Mass!, 

 to Chas. Heim, Brooklyn, N, Y. 



Belle Rita. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Dec. 22, 1883, 

 by BaroueD (A.K.K. 2(54) out of Rita Croxteth (A.K.K. 168), by E. B. 

 Eames, Beading, Mass., to W. L. Richards, Maiden, Mass. 



Fancy. Fawn greyhound hitch, whelped July I t, 1887, by Pilot 

 out of Josephine, by Ed. Marshall, Cassopolis, Mich.., to Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels. Covert, N, Y. 



Simeoe Fannie. Liver field spaniel bitch, whelped Nov. 10, 1887. 

 by Black Mark out of Flirt ( A.K.R. 6011, by F. G. Curtis, Simeoe, 

 Can., to J. E. Swales. Thornton, 111. 



Ross W. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped Aug. 4, 1886, 

 by Bounce out of Pussie, by Hornell-Hai mony Kennels, Covert, 

 N. Y., to H. L. Krueder, New York. 



Victoria. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped July, 1887 (A.K.R. 5039), 

 by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to John .1. Kalb, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. 



(jranel Dulse— Marnucrite whelps. White bull-terriers, whelped 

 Oct. 11, 1887, by H. W. Holmes, New York, a bitch to Geo. R. Her- 

 bert, same place, and two dogs and two bitches to Frank F. Dole. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Ruthvid- Heather Bell tolielps. Black, tan and white collies, 

 whelped Dec. 7, 1887. by A. R. Kyle, South Norwalk, Conn., two 

 bitches to J. D. Shotwoll, Railway, N. J. 



Master Shlna—Mutf/im whelp. Liver cocker spaniel bitch, 

 whelped Dec. 24, 1887, by Andrew Laidlaw, Woodstock, Out,, to 

 Harry F. Gordon, same place. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



Simeoe Kiltie. Liver cocker spaniel bitch, whelped March 0, 

 1888. by Black Mack out of Nina, by F. E. Curtis, Simeoe, Can., to 

 H. H. Curtis, Kingston, Can. 



Trailer— Mdod i/ Whelp. White and blue beagle bitch, whelped 

 March 14, 1888, by llerm. F. Schellhass, Brooklyn, N. Y„ to Jas. 

 Miller, same place. 



IMPORTATIONS. 

 Linden NeWe (formerly Nellie). Fox-terrier bitch, whelped 

 March 11, 1887 (Kenton Splinter— Patience), bv R. S. Rvan, Balti- 

 more, Mil., from L. P. C. Astley, Dudley, Eng. 



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gating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RIFLE ASSOCIATION.- 

 Spriugfield, Mass., May 10.— There was a convention of riflemen 

 at the Rod and Gun Club's Point Lookout rnngc yesterday, more 

 than twenty shooters being present. The off-hand scores were as 

 follows; Messrs. Bull, Browning and Johnson using military 

 rifles: 



ETStephens... 88899S988 9-84 



ZOTalbot 10 7 10 978984 8-80 



A F Bardwell 10 5 8 8 6 8 10 9-79 



T T Cart weight 7 89968 10 96 7-79 



CS Axtell. 7 10 7 8 9 8 6 7 9-77 



JWRusselL..; :. 7 5 7 8 10 10 8 8 8-77 



HWM 8 8 5 10 4 10 5 8 6 9-73 



H Adams •.....;...;.. ;. .. 7 7 8 10 6 9 8-73 



F F Browning. = «. 7 1 10 7 8 8 6 7 5 7-71 



H Whitney. in ...9 5 4 5 10 9 8-68 



FFWhiteomb 19 10 4 5 5 8 6 7 4 8—67 



J H Wood 7 4 6 8 5 7 8 5 C 9-65 



I G Mattice 9 6 8 8 2 5 9 5 8 5—65 



H Leroy 7 4 10 4 7 5 6 9 6-64 



AN Clark C 8 8 5 10 4 5 5—63 



J W Johnson 6 5 5 6 9 8 5 6 5 6— CO 



WW Tracy.... 6 4 3 9 8 6 6 7 4-59 



P J Walters 7 4 5 7 4 8 5 7 4 6-57 



J E Beeching 5 7 4 9 4 5 6 6 5 5-56 



G H Btibbs 4 3 9 4 8 5 3 4 3 2-45 



LT Winter 643 3 7 7 771 1—43 



Rest match: 



WM Far row 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 10- -94 



S K Hindley 10 10 9 10 8 8 10 8 10 9-92 



Match for bunch of bananas left over after lunch: 



C S Axtell 8 9 9—26 Henry Adams 7 5 7—19 



Jas Russell 8 8 8—24 H Leroy 6 5 7—18 



T T Cartwright 9 7 7-23 I G Mattice 5 8 5-18 



J Kimball 6 8 8—22 Dr A N Clark 5 8 5-18 



M W Bull 8 6 8-22 F F Whitcomb 4 5 5-14 



Z C Talbot 9 7 6-22 H Whitney 5 4 5-14 



E T Stephens 6 8 7—21 J F Beeching 5 5 4—14 



GF Browning 10 6 5—21 



In the evening the work of organizing the Western Massachu- 

 setts Rifle Association was completed. The constitution and by- 

 laws are, with a few minor exceptions, the same as those govern- 

 ing the National Rifle Association. The officers of the association, 

 Which will be called the Western Massachusetts Rifle Association, 

 will be a board of nfteen directors, of whom the first five are to 

 hold office until the first Wednesday in March, 1893, the second 

 five until the first Wednesday in March, 1892, and the third five 

 until the first Wednesday in March, 1891. The directors shall 

 elect from their body a president, vice-president, secretary and 

 treasurer. They will also appoint standing committees to he 

 known as the finance committee, range committee and prize com- 

 mittee. The executive committee will be the officers and three 

 directors. Any person can become a member by giving his name, 

 age. residence and business address, and paying $2, which will in- 

 clude the dues for one year. A special inducement is made to 

 military companies to join by a provision that if any company 

 shall join as a body, there shall be a rebate of one-half the yearly 

 dues to each member. The following were elected directors: Henry 

 McDonald, E. T. Stephens, J. H. Wood (PittsfieldhW. Milton Far- 

 row (Holyoke), C. S. Axtell (Holyoke), Z. C. Talbot, A. F. Bard well 

 (Amherst), Henry Adams (Amherst). M. W, Bull, S. K. Hindley, 

 F. F. Whitcomb (Holyoke), Jas. Kimball, T. T. Cartwright, W. W. 

 Tracy (Pittsfield I, H. K. Cooley. The association starts off with a 

 membership of 30, which it is expected will soon be increased to 

 nearly 100. 



PAINE— BENNETT.— Providence, R. I., May 10— A conference 

 was held at the Girard House to-day bet ween Chevalier Ira A. 

 Paine and the representatives of Bred eric E. Bennett, with re- 

 ference to the forthcoming match for $2,000 and the revolver 

 shooting championship of America. It is agreed that the. first 

 and second days' shooting, 600 shots each day, shall be done at 

 Springfield. Mass , in Hampden Park. The Springfield Gun Club, 

 through their Secretary, Mr. Ware, has written to both the con- 

 testants, tendering courtesies. It is undecided vet whether two 

 days of the match will be shot in Boston. The start at Springfield 

 will be made Monday, June 4, and the finish on June 8 and 9, at 

 Narragansett Park, Providence. If there is no possibility of 

 •jecuriag a satisfactory place in Boston for two days in the middle 

 of the week the match will he shot through at Springfield and 

 Providence, with the possihilitity of a day at Bridgeport, Conn. 



NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., May 8.— The annual meeting of the 

 44th Battalion Rifle Association was held at the Windsor House 

 on Monday evening, May 7, when the officers were elected: Dr. 

 John Ferguson, Patron; Col. J. E. Morin, M.P.P., Vice-Patron; 



J. A. Vandersluys, Treasurer; Lieut. R. P. Skinner and Corp. A. 

 Purden, Finance Committee; Corp. J. Wilson and Wm. M. Parker, 

 Auditors. 



OWENSVILLE, Ind., May 8— The Owensville Ballard rifle 

 team, wiud two points from 4 o'clock, standard target, 200ydH. off- 

 hand: 



J Montgomery 9 10 8 7 7 9 8 9 6 5—78 



R Spick 8 6 10 6 6 7 9 9 6-70 



J Daugherty 7 7 10 5 8 7 7 10 7-74 



Chas Sumners.. 8 4 9 3 7 5 6 10 10 9—71 



Wm Roberts 10 8 10 7 5 6 6 6 4—68 



McG. Daugherty 10 4 5 7 9 6 5 7 5—04 



R. Spick won medal. — J. Montgomery, Jr., Secretary. 

 BOSTON, May 9. — The weather conditions were very good to- 

 day at the Massachusetts rifle range, but the gathering of shooters 

 was small. Mr. Lee's score of 90 is worthy of mention as well aH 

 Mr. Johnson's revolver shootine: 



Victory Medal Match. 



H L L:e 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 10 10-90 



A Huntington .8 9 9 10 8 9 5 10 10 0-1 



B S Day 7 7 9 10 10 6 8 10 7 10-L. 



FDHart 10 9 8 7 9 8 9 9—81 



N P Moore 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 7-79 



100-Shot Revolver Match, 50yds. 



WC Johnson, Jr 9 9 9 8 8 9 7 8 9 9-85 



8 10 9 8 9 10 7 10 8 10-89 

 8 9 7 7 9 7 10 8 7 -78 

 8 8 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 9—86 

 9889 10 89 10 9 9—89 

 10 8 9 10 8 5 9 7 10 7-83 



7 9 10 8 10 6 8 10 10 10-88 



8 10 8 8 7 10 6 7 10 7-81 



9 8 8 10 9 6 10 10 8 7-85 

 9 9 10 7 8 10 10 10 7 8-88-853 



Revolver Match, 50yds. 



J B Fellows 7 8 10 8 10 9 9 10 8 8—87 



M Howard 87078698 9 10-78 



B Summer .. 9 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 10—78 



J Wyman 59854 5 000 5—59 



Man 13.— Though a very stormy day, a good number gathered at 

 the Massachusetts rifle range to s>.oot in the regular matches. 

 This association will hold a spring meeting of four days, begin- 

 ning Wednesday, May 30, and ending Saturday, June 2. A large 

 number of prizes wiU be offered for rest, off-hand and revolver 

 shooting. Below are the best scores shot to-day: 

 Practice Match, Off-Hand, 200yds. 



JAFrye 10 4 10 9 6 10 7 9 7 9— 81 



CB Edwards - 8 9 6 6 9 8 9 8 10 6— 79 



A L Davis 7 6 10 6 8 7 8 9 5- 72 



ST James 7 5 9 7 8 8 5 9 6 5— 69 



F D Hart 9 4 9 7 8 4 10 6 5— 68 



Victory Medal Match, 2D0yds. 



H L Lee 10 7 8 9 10 10 9 6 10 7-80 



AHuntiugtou 9 10 8 7 7 10 9 7 10 0— 83 



W Moore 9 8 7 7 7 8 7 9 9 8—79 



A L Davis 9 6 9 4 8 4 9 7 9— 71 



Revolver Match, 50yds. 



J B Fellows 8 7 10 9 10 8 10 9 9 10- 90 



SLMardeu 8 8 10 7 8 8 7 7 8 7— 78 



W Moore 7 7 8 7 9 5 4 5 8 6- 60 



Pistol Match, 50yds. 



A Holder 10 8 7 8 8 6 9 6 10 0— 78 



ST James 868777 3 76 9- 70 



B Clarke 9 9 7 10 7 5 6 6 7 7- 73 



S B Howe 9 9 5 9 7 6 4 5 5 6- 65 



Rest Match, 200vds. 



S Wilder 13 12 9 13 7 9 13 11 12 11-107 



B G Barker 9 9 12 10 12 11 9 10 8 H— 101 



A Sharp 9 12 8 11 10 9 12 10 12 8—101 



S B Martin 11 1012 12 10 9 8 9 9 10-100 



J N Eames 7 9 12 9 9 11 9 11 11 8— 96 



S Ham 9 7 12 10 9 10 12 7 9 9- 90 



CTowne...; =.12 8 7 8 9 11 8 11 8 11— 93 



TOPE K A, Kas.-^Tbe Rifle Club here is all torn up over the 

 exposures of aUeged false scoring and feeling pro and. con runs 

 very high: A member of the club has prepared and published the 

 following statement: "The secretary of the Topeka Rifle Club: 

 Mr. J. L: Paine, has been caught marking his scores higher than 

 he made them with his rifle; and officially reporting them as gen- 

 uine. Here are the facts. On April 2, 1888, in a friendly contest 

 with the Springfield, 0., Rifle Club— who said 'we will not require 

 you to exchange targets, we believe in you'— a member of the 

 Topeka Club, who had several times found Mr. Paine marking 

 up his scores, again detected him raising each of his 3 scores, 

 thereby cheating the contesting team out of 7 points. This out- 

 rage was reported to the club, who winked at it, merely asking 

 Mr. Paine to resign as scorer. The score record at the range is 

 made in pencil. Mr. Paine obtained the detective's figures and 

 marked his own back to nearly agree with them: the glass show 

 ing three changes made in a single figure. He then calls a special 

 meeting and summons the detective to prove his charges: These 

 pencil scores: marked back, agreed so nearly with the true scores 

 the club declared Mr; P. innocent; but he (Paine) had made the 

 fatal blunder of sending the spurious scores to Springfield before 

 these charges were preferred: The club refused to adjourn till 

 they could be obtained. This manifest unfairness caused the de- 

 tective, who is Mr. F. G. Minkler, to send in his resignation. It 

 must be noted that up to this point no charges were brought against 

 Mr, Miukler. The president" of the club, on receipt of Mr. M.'s 

 resignation called a secret meeting, no citation being given to 

 Mr. M. to appear. Mr. Martin moved to accept t he resignation: 

 Mr. Leonard objected, and moved that he be expelled, saying if 

 allowed to resign he might say ugly things about the club. Mr. 

 Minkler has not yet received official notice of the action of that 

 mock tribunal- The day following this farce, the fraudulent 

 scores arrived from Springfield, O. Every figure agreed perfectly 

 with Mr. Minkler's. They were at once shown to the president, 

 who flatly refused to look at them, saying he didu't care a d— n if 

 John Paine fired 100 shots and marked them all up. This man 

 presided at the mock tribunal that expelled Mr. Minkler. The 

 following sworn statements show a bad state of affairs in the 

 club.— I. R. McCarter." The affidavits are by I. R. McCarter to 

 the effect that Paine raised one of his (MeCarter's) scores by sub- 

 sequently firing two shots into it. scoring 9 instead of 00; and* by F. 

 G. Minkler that he had detected Paine raising his own scores. 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 11. -Yesterday was the first anni- 

 versary of the muster in of the Emmet Guards of this city, Co. 

 G. 9th Regiment M.V.M. The observance of the day included a 

 visit to Peat Meadow Range and a target shoot. Those of the ac- 

 tive members of the Guards with a total of 15 or more out of a 

 possible 25 follows: Capt. William Regan, 15; 1st Lieut. Bernard 

 J. Wilmot, 16, 2d Lieut. Michael J. Sullivan, 10; 1st Sergt. William 

 E. McCann, 15; 3d Sergt. Robert M. Burns, 20; 4th Sergt. Mathew 

 E. Hinds, 15; Corporal Daniel F. Sullivan, 15; Privates John H. 

 O'Keefe, 20; Maurice Nugents, 20; Francis T. Plunkett; 18; Daniel 

 C. Daley, 15; William Tone, 15; Jeremiah Sullivan, 15; P. F. Hur- 

 ley, 15. Those of the 43 honorary members who shot for a score 

 the following made ten or more out of a possible 25 points: J. B. 

 Willard, 19; Lieut. James Early, 18; William Walsh, 14; P. H. 

 Hurley, 13; John Murphy, 13; Capt. John E. Merrill, 13; Geo. Mc- 

 Aleer, 12; J. J. Quinn, 12; D. F. O'ConneU, 12; H. F. McManus, 10. 



SAN FRANCISCO, May 6— The first monthly shooting of the 

 Independent Rifles at .Shell Mound Park range this afternoon re- 

 sulted as follows, 200yds : 



H Tonemacher 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5—44 



JDHeise 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3—35 



J Schlichtmann 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 3—35 



J Worthman 2 43433 3 43 4—33 



J Faltings 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4—33 



JHaman...- 2 43403233 4—27 



PEckhoff 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4-27 



L Goldhammer 8 4 3 4 3 3 4. 3 C— 26 



Captain Joost 03445343 0-26 



TOPEKA, Kan., May 10.— The following scores were made bv 

 the Topeka Rifle Club: 



J L Paine 83 84 87—254 G J Mulvane 00 74 70-210 



OR Paine 79 77 76-233 J H Leonard 60 69 72—201 



RR Moore 74 72 78-224 T W Bean 68 53 76—197 



R Thompson 71 73 76—223 



AMHERST, Mass , May 13.— The annual meeting of the Am- 

 herst Gun Club was held Friday evening, May 11, when officers 

 were chosen: President. A. F. Bardwell; Secretary and Trea- 

 surer, Henry Adams. The following scores were made at Moun- 

 tain V iew Range May 11: 



Henry Adams 10 10 6 6 8 8 9 10 7 9—83 



J S Thomas 9 7 8 10 7 9 7 a 6 9—77 



Maj P D Bridges (mil) 5 4 3 4 5 4 4-29 



Sergt A F Bardwell (mil) 4 5 2 4 4 5 4—28 



Lieut H D Messinger (mil) 4 3 4 3 4 4 3—25 



GARDNER, Mass., May 10— At the last regular meeting of the 

 Gardner Rifle Ciub at Hackmatack range the American standard 

 target was used. Distance 200yds., shooting off-hand. The work 

 of the three scores were as follows: 



Sporting Ride. 



ONEdgell 84 80 76-240 D Newton 62 78 80-220 



SL Walker 72 73 81-226 G F Ellsworth 80 78 w-164 



FB EdgeU 69 73 77-219 



Military Rifle. I 

 AEKnowlton.58 67 67-H15-207 G C Goodale. . .58 60 76-|-15— 205 



NEW 7 ARK. N. J.— A 100-shot open match at the Shooting Park 

 will open on the 17th, and will doubtless result in some big scores, 

 as the most expert marksmen in this section are entered. Among 



will start at 1 o'clock. 



COLLEGE SHOTS.— A team from the Universitp of Pennsyl- 

 vania beat a team chosen to represent Harvard at the range in 

 Watertown, Mass., May 10, by a score of 131 birds to 135. The in- 

 dividual scores were as follows: 



University of Pennsylvania. Harvard. 



Dolan 9 8 8 9—34 Clyde 9 6 8 7—28 



Smith 9 7 10 7—33 Austin 8 7 8 7-30 



Randolph 8 7 8 8—31 Palmer 8 9 9 9—35 



Farquhar.. ..10 9 8 6-33—131 Greene 10 6 10 6-32-125 



Average 32% Average 31i£ 



The officers of the meeting were: Judges, G. C. Charles, Jamaica 

 Plain Gun Club, and Capt. J. B. Sawyer, Massachusetts Rifle 

 Association; referee, R. Scbaeffer, Wellington Gun Club; scorers, 

 J. A. Frye, Massachusetts Rifle Association, and D. C. Holder, 

 Harvard Shootin g Club. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out tin the, prini".d Vlcmhs 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club 

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

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



DECORATION DAY TROPHY. 



THE Forest and Stream Decoration Dat Trophy, a soUd 

 silver cup, costing more than $100, and made expressly for 

 this event, will be contested for this year by teams of three men 

 from any organized gun club. The conditions provide that each 

 team may shoot on its home club grounds, 15 artificial targets per 

 man, priae to be won by best aggregate of throe scores in five 

 shoots, held between May 15 and Sept. 15, 1888. First prize, the 

 Trophy; second, 50 ner cent, of all the entrance moneys; third, 30 

 per cent.; fourth, 20 per cent. Entries will close on May 31. 



THE TUCKER SYSTEM. 



WE have received from M. Buell Lamberson, 27 Stark st., 

 Portland, Oregon, a copy of his circular descriptive of the 

 Tucker system of pool shooting, which takes its name from Mr 

 S. H. Tucker, of Parker gun fame. It says: 



There are multitudes of men who are fond of the sport and 

 would take part in club shoots if they were not kept back by the 

 presence of one or more crack shots against whom they feefthev 

 have no chance. A trial of the "Tucker" system will' show that 

 all grades of shooters may enter in the same match and every 

 contestant will get what he wants, and has a right to expect a 

 fair show 1 . The system will be better understood bv reference 

 to the following sample score of ten bird match: 



Total. 



A Ill 111-8 1110-3 9 



B 111110-5 1111-4 9 wins 2d, 



C 111111-6 1111-4 10 wins 1st. 



D 111011-5 1110-3 8 



E 111100-4 1111-4 8 wins 3d. 



F 110110-4 1011—8 7 



G ; 110001-3 Withdraws 



H 110000-2 Withdraws 



C kills all his birds and wins first. B wins second over A be- 

 cause he out-shot him on the tie. E wins third for the same rea- 

 son. A makes 9, the same aggregate score as B, but the latter 

 makes a clean score on ties and so is entitled to the prize. If C 

 had dropped a bird on his ties it would have let him out of 

 the race, entirely: and B would have won first, E second and F 

 third; 



At the beginning of this race each shooter puts in 50 cents; or 

 any sum sufficient to pay for his birds in the main shoot. At the 

 end of the main shoot G and H, thinking they have no chance til 

 win, withdraw. The other shooters pay into the pool any amount 

 that may have been agreed upon before che main shoot com- 

 menced, say .$1 each-|6, which amount is divided. 50, 30 and 20 

 per cent. 



When the ent ries are larger than 10 or 13 it is recommended 

 that the number of birds be increased to 3 and 5=13 as below: 



Total: 



A ■ alllllll— 8 11111-5—13 wins 1st* 



B. : : ; .11111110-8 11110-4-12 



C ...millll-8 10011-3-11 



D. . ; ,L ,.01111111-7 11111-5-12 I divide 



E. . 11110111-7 11111-5-121 2d. 



P .. ..11111110-7 10011-3-10 



G 11011101-6 11011-4-10 



H 11101101-0 imi-5-11 wins 3d, 



I 10111110-6 11001-3- 9 



J 11010111—6 00111-3- 9 



K 11100011-5 11U1-5— 10 



L 10110011-5 Withdraws. 



M 11000101—4 Withdraws. 



N 10100011—4 Withdraws. 



In this example if A had dropped a bird in the last five, D and 

 E would have divided first; H would take second and K third. 



The special feature of the system, and that which makes it a 

 new departure, is the plan of dividing the shoot into two parts. 

 In a ten bird match the first six birds are made to classify the 

 shooters, and the remaining four answer for tie birds. The 'first 

 and second parts added together show the total birds killed. The 

 man who kills straight wins in this, as in any other match. The 

 vital principle in the Tucker system is the value placed od tie 

 birds, and in combining them with those kiUed in the main shoot 

 to decide the match. The best explanation of this is a reference 

 to above specimen score. B wins second, not because he killed 

 more birds than A, but because he killed his ties su-aight. 



The advantages of the Tucker system cannot be fully set forth 

 on paper, but some of them are mentioned below. "The proof of 

 the pudding is eating the string." Give this plan a thorough trial 

 and you will never go back to the old system. It prevents the 

 working of combinations and dropping birds for place. Makes 

 every man shoot his best when his money is up. Divides the 

 money equitably. No one obliged to enter unless he has a show 

 to win. Encourages all classes to shoot together. Reduces the 

 number of ties and avoids the usual long delays in tie shooting. 



THE OHIO LEAGUE SHOOT. 



G A LION, O., May 8.— The first day of the State tournament of 

 the Ohio Trap Shooters' League opened this afternoon at 1 

 o'clock. It rained all morning and gave promise of being a bad 

 day, but contrary to expectations it turned out to be a delightful 

 afternoon, barring only the wind. About thirty shooters from 

 abroad were present, and everything passed off pleasantly. The 

 grounds are nicely located, and every provision for the conveni- 

 ence of the shooters has been made. The second semi-annual 

 tournament of the Ohio League is an assured success. 

 The following is a list of the winners in to-day's contests: 

 First event— 9 blue rocks, fifteen entries. Winners in first class: 

 First, Sheldon and North 9; second, Taylor and Heikes 8; third, 

 Valentine and Robey 7. Winners in second class: First. Joseph 

 H., Miller and Bass 6; second, Sheckler, Bruce and Hale 5; third, 

 Keifer, Hubbard and Chubb 4. 



Second event — Nine Peoria blackbirds, eighteen entries. Win- 

 ners in first class: First money. Heifer, Heikes, Heal, Pinckncy 

 and North, 9; second, Taylor, Gault, Burnison and Loville, 8; 

 third, Bruce and Hubbard, 7. Second class: First, Chubb, Dr. 

 Beecher, Kelly, Snyder, Robey and Ball, 6; second, Alsop, Sheck- 

 ler and Parnell, 5; third. Murphy, 4. 



Third event— Twelve blue rocks, seventeen entries. Winners 

 in first class: First, Heikes, 12; second, Gault, Heal, Hoffman 

 and Chubb, 11; third, Miller and Sheldon, 10. Second class: 

 First, Burnison, Keifer and North, 9; second, Taylor, 8; third 

 Maynard and Murphy, 7. 



Fourth event— Twelve Peoria blackbirds, thirteen entries. 

 Winners in first class: First, Gault and Taylor, 12; second, 

 Heikes, Murphy and Burnison, 11; third, Sheldon and Dr Beecher, 

 10. Winners in second class: First, Keifer and Miller, 9; second, 

 Chubb, 8. There was no third place. 



Fifth events- 9 blue rocks, 21 entries. Winners in first, class- 

 First, Heikes, Taylor and Sheldon 9: second. North, Murphy. 

 Sheckler 8; third, Keifer, Valentine and Parnell 7. Winners in 

 second class: First, Bruce, Maynard and Hoffman 6; second, Ball, 

 Heal and Robey 5; third, Loville 4. 



Sixth event— 15 blue rocks, 22 entries. Winners in first class: 

 First, Sheldon, Heikes and Bruce 15; second, Keifer and Hoffman 

 14; third, Pickney 13. Winners in second class: First, Burnison, 

 Valentine, Gault, North. Parnell and Bass 13; second, Ball, Joe H. 

 and Sheckler 11; third, Robey 10. The seventh ana eighth events 

 were omitted on account of rain and darkness. 

 At the business meeting of the League held in the evening the 



