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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 21, 1888, 



SOUTHERN FIELD TRIAL CLUB DERBY.— (Special 

 Dispatch to FOREST and Stukam).- Chattanooga, Tenij., 

 June 19.— Editor Forest and S1 remit: Having been delayed 

 in the printing of our running; rules, and as it is important 

 thai I hey be flistfitnited before the entries close, it has been 

 derided to reoeive entries for the Southern Field Trial Derby 

 up to July 10.— T. M. Brumby, Secretary. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 800 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



83^* Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Royal Nibs. By A. C. Collins, Hartford, Conn., for liver and 

 white ticked pointer dog, wind ped May 19, 1888, by Pavd (Bob- 

 Fly) out of Bess (Slml— Hell). 



DtiM Pedro. By Chas. D. Cugle, Hartford, Conn., for orange 

 tawny, white markings, rough St. Bernard dog, whelped May 28, 

 1886. ny Pontiff (Mattcrhorn— Madge) out of Satellite (Monk II — 

 Sheila). 



BRED. 



Notes must be sent ou the Prepared Blanks. 



Mystic— Blue Boy. South Paris Beagle Club's (South Paris, Me.) 

 beagle bitch Mystic (champion Lee— Juliette) to their Blue Bov 

 (Regent— Mayfly), June 9. 



jBkss's Grctchcu—Ilford Caution. T. G. Averv's (BnfTnlo, N. Y.) 

 mastiff bitch Boss's Gretchen (A.K.R. 35-17) to E. H. Moore's Ilford 

 Caution (A.K.R. 2980), June 10. 



Sal— Bob. G. W. Amory's (Boston, Mass.) pointer hitch Sal 

 (A.K.R. 3G;v!) to his Bob < A.K.R. 3(1-19), June 9. 



Toinette— Fritz. E. W. Jester's (St. George's, Del.) pointer bitch 

 Toinette (champion King Bow— Sue) to C. W. Littleiohn's cham- 

 pion Fritz (A.K.R. 1351), May 23. 



Queen Alice— George JS., Jr. H. Hartley's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Queen Alice to his George E., Jr. (Count Noble- 

 Daisy Queen), May 2-t. 



Nellie Sting— Brusliton. H. Hartley's (Pittsburgh. Pa.) English 

 setter bitch Nellie Sting (champion Sting— Novelty) to his Brush- 

 ton (Pembroke— Queen Alice), May 6. 



Diana— Tom II. N.Billings's (Dodgeville. Conn.) Gordon setter 

 bitch Diana (champion Argus— Beauty) to F. M. Harris's Tom II. 

 (Tom— Flora), May 14. 



Muggins— Master Shina. J. A. Sprackliu's (Woodstock. Ont.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Muggins (champion Brahmin— Gipsy) to A. 

 Lairllaw's Master Shina (Young Obo — champion Sbina), June 9. 



Gipsy II.— Master Shina. Harry Gordon's (Woodstock, Ont.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Gipsy II. (Reaver— Gipsy) to A. Laidla.w's Mas- 

 ter Shina (Young Obo— champion Shina), .tunc IB. 



Brit uUte— Bradford Harry. C.York's (Bangor. Me.) Yorkshire 

 terrier bitch Brunette (Boh— Judy B., A.K.R. 3181) to P. H.Cooinhs's 

 Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beale's Lady), June 15, 



WHELPS. 



^Jotes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



S^tttttlr. G. W. Proctor's (West Gloucester, Mass.) beagle bitch 

 Spangle (Spolt ie— Nina), May 20, eight (three, dogs), by his Tony 

 t Elmore's Ringwood— Sehellhass's Trinket). 



Poll,). T. 15. Hihhen's (Indianapolis, Ind.) beagle hitch Polly 

 (Rasa— Sara), May 28, four (one dog), by his Rover (Thorn— Lucy 

 Hint on). 



Jessie. L. C. Roofs's (Stamford, Conn.) collie bitch Jessie, June 



I, seven (three dogs), by A. R. Kyle's Royal Monarch (champion 

 Rutland— Ruth). 



Claymore Crux. J. L. Lincoln's (Chicago, 111.) collie bitch Clay- 

 more < iriix (Bob Roy Blackberry Girl), May 21, eight (one dog), by 

 H. I, Cobb's Laddie (Robin Adair— Flora). 



Belle. David Plummer's (Cape Elizabeth, Me.) foxhound bitch 

 Belle, June 7, nine (three dogs), by A. M, Gerry's Drive (Roderick 

 —Nellie). 



Bess. F. C. Walker's (Hartford, Conn.) pointer bitch Bess (Shot 

 —Bell), May 19, eight (four dogs), by A. C. Collins'sPard (imported 

 Bob— Fly). 



Datey. Alex. Wyukoop's (Leesburg, Va.) pointer bitch Daisy 

 (Joker, Jr.— Pussy), June (5. six (two dogs), by big Shakespeare. 



Dainty. Dr. H. Montague's (Detroit, Mich.) pug bitch I (aim v 

 (Thunder— Tantrums), June 13, live (four dogs), by H. C. Burdiek's 

 Port (Santa Claus— Judy). 



Flora II. Lorenzo Daniels's (New York) smooth St. Bernard 

 bitch champion Flora U., June 13, eight (four dogs), by K. E. 

 Hopf's champion Hector. 



Alpina. Lorenzo Daniels's (New York) smooth St. Bernard bitch 

 Alpina, April 27, nine (seven dogs), by T. B. Lee's champion Vic- 

 tor Joseph. 



Swiss Flora. Lorenzo Daniels's (New York) St. Bernard bitch 

 Swiss Flora, Juno 11, nine (six dogs), by L. C, Wachsmuth's The 

 Baron. 



Princes* Mix. S. M. Nash's (New York) English setter bitch 

 Princess Mix (Druid— Jolly May ), J une 0, six (three dogs), by D.T. 

 Kennedy's Prince Bob (Goodseil's Prince — Lorna Doone). 



Nellie Dale. Ravenswood Setter Kennels' (Braintree, Mass.) 

 English setter bitch Nellie Dale (John Staples— French's Daisy), 

 April 29, nine (seven dogs), by their Dash Boy (Dash III.— Donna). 



Paris Quern. G. W. Proctor's (West Gloucester, Mass.) English 

 setter bitch Paris Queeu (champion Paris— Miss Twilight), March 

 15, teu (seven dogs), by his Count Gladson (Royal Blue — Mod- 

 jeska). 



Meg. C. F. Kenerson's (Hingha.m Centre, Mass.) Irish setter 

 bitch Meg (Grouse— Kate), Juue 2, eleven (eight dogs), by his Tim 

 (Shamrock— Dr. Russell's Peg). 



Nnrmi II. J. F. Dwfght's (Weymouth, Mass.) Irish setter bitch 

 Norcen II. (Elcho— Norecn), May 8, eleven (six dogs), by Kenerson's 

 Tim (Shamrock— Dr. Russell's Peg). 



Bridford Gladys. A. Laidlaw's (Woodstock, Ont.) field spaniel 

 bitch Bridford Gladys (champion Chelmsford — Bradford Negress), 

 June 11, seven (four dogs), by J. Gamliu's Lad o' Devon (Toronto 

 Bjiiu, A.K.R. 189— Toronto Jet, A.K.R. 860). 



.Low. F. E. Curtis's (Simcoe, Out.) cocker spaniel bitch Lou. 

 Juue 7, live (three dogs), by his differ (Zeo— Nina). 



Frixk. Jas. White's (Woodstock, Out.) cocker spaniel hitch 

 Frisk (champion Brahmin— Molly), June 10, seven, by A. Laid- 

 law's Robin (champion Obo IL— Woodstock Dinah). 



Jilt. Lorenzo Daniels's (New York) smooth fox-terrier hitch Jilt 

 (A.K.R. 52!i,i, April 1 1, two dogs, by Mr. Bunker's Trump. 



Surrey Nan. Lorenzo Daniels's (New York) smooth fox-terrier 

 bitch Surrey Nan (A.K.R. 1902), May 21, three dogs, by Mr. How- 

 ard's Sprig. 



Floss. Chas. N. Symonds's (Salem, Mans.) Yorkshire terrier 

 bitch Floss (Dreadnniight II. -Maggie), June 15, four dogs), by P. 



II. Coombs' s Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beale's Lady). 



SALES. 



¥W° Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Trumpeter, Lemon and white and lemon ticked beagle dog, 

 whelped Dec. 18, 1885, by champion Bannermau out of Zora, by VV. 

 L. Mann, Elizabeth, N. J., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



(Uric. Black, tan and white beagle bitch, whelped Sept. 10, 18*47, 

 by Cameron's Racket out of Mottle, by W. L. Mann. Elizabeth, N. 

 J., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Sputtie and Dixie. Lemon and white, and lemon ticked beagle 

 dog and lemon and white bitch, whelped Jan. 13, 1887. by Cam- 

 eron's Racket out of Mottle, by W. G. Mann, Elizabeth, N. J., to 

 Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Maud. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped July 6, 1884, 

 by Elmore's Ringwood out of Jenny, by W. L. Mann, Elizabeth, 

 N. J., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mottle. Black, white and tan and tan ticked beagle hitch, 

 whelped Feb. 3, 1881, by Elmore's Ringwood out of Maida, by W. 

 L. Mann, Elizabeth. N. J., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia; 

 Pa. 



Beatrice. White and fawn bulldog bitch, whelped April 3. 1887, 

 by Rustic King out of Soudan, by Chas. D. Cugle, Hartford, Conn., 

 to R. B. Sawyer, Birmingham, Conn. 



Soudan. White bulldog bitch, whelped Oct. 4, 1884, bv Billy out 

 of Zoo, by Chas. D, Cugle, Hartford, Conn., to R. B. Sawyer, Bir- 

 mingham, Conn. 



Merry Monarch. Fawn bulldog, whelped April 27, 1884, by cham- 

 pion Monarch out of Penzie, by Chas. D. Cugle, Hartford, Conn., 

 to R. B. Sawyer, Birmingham, Conn. 



Tigrcnes. Brindle ra*: stiff dog, age not given, by Judge (A.K.R. 

 339) out of Jill (A.K.R, 5056), by Dr. J. W. Alsop, Middletown, 

 Conn., to C. W. Warner, same place. 



Doii. Tawny, with black muzzle, mastiff dog, whelped June 8, 

 1884, by U. S. Grant's Kent out of Nun, by H. G. Otis, Washing- 

 ton, Pa., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia Pa. 



Dixie. Lemon and white ticked pointer bitch, whelped July 9, 

 188(1, by imported Brown Stout out of Clytie P., by T. C. Nard'ele, 

 Hartford, Conn,, to A, C, Collins, same place. 



■Untile. Liver and white, pointer dog, whelpod May 10, lss~, hv 

 Naso of Kippen out of Delia (A.K.R. 1347), by Chas. II. Newell, 

 Portland, Mo., to J. B. Ellisson, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mainspring— Fly (A.K.B. WIS) whelp. I Aver and while pointer 

 bitch, whelped "May 4, 1888, bv Jas. P. Swain, Jr., Bronxvfile, N.Y.. 

 to Ered A. Hodgman, Tueknhoc, K. Y. 



Il«yal A/b.s. Liver and white ticked pointer dog, whelped Mav 

 19, 1888. by Caroout of Bess, by F. C. Walker. Hartford, Conn., lb 

 A. C. Collins, same place. 



Dion Pedro. Orange and while St. Bernard dog, whelped May 

 28, 188(1, by Pontiff out of Satellite, by Jos. Hawlev lo Charles I). 

 < 'ugh , Hartford, Conn. 



Tom II— Nero whelps. Black and tan Gordon setters, whelped 

 1 ebruary, 1888, by Wm. Buehan, Globe Village, Mass., one each to 

 Dr. S. H. Blodgett. Cambridge, Mass.; Geo. McMillan, Detroit, 

 Mich., and B. F. Rodgers, Lawrence, Mass. 



Master Shina— Gipsy 11. whelp. Black cocker spaniel dog, 

 whelped December, 1887, by Andrew Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., 

 to C. 8. Mead, same place. 



DEATHS. 



Loin. Red cocker spaniel bitch, whelpod Aug. 17, 1887 (Robin- 

 Devon Beauty), owned by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 VW° No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



G. A. W., New Orleans.- 1 have a setter bitch pup. 10 months 



. a -,— ■ tUC VOl.Y UHUlliJ. J.> U LiaCUS Ul WOIIHS. 



Gets plenty ot exercise. Do you think it is distemper? Ans. The 

 symptoms yon describe are not sufficient to make a diagnosis of 

 distemper. From the age of tho dog it looks more like worms. 

 Keep the bowels open and give 5grs. of quinine night and morn- 

 ing for four days. Chorea is common in dogs, but not limited to 

 one limb, as in this case. 



J. G. S„ Brooklyn.— I ha,ve abound puppy 8mos. old and would 

 like to know what ails biui? There seems to be something the 

 matter with his ear, he keeps scratching it all the time aud rubs 

 his bead on the ground, and is continually shaking his head; it 

 seems to be on one side only. I have looked in his ear but 

 can see nothing; and if I am not mistaken I think be shows 

 signs of distemper coming on. Ans. Canker of the ear. Get the 

 following: 



B Bromo chloral x \ 



Tr. opii 3i 



Aq. q. s. ad 5 i 



Mix. Sig. After cleansing and drying the ears let a few drops 

 fall into them. Do this morning and evening. 



G. E. B., San Francisco.— I have a setter pupy, about 81110s. old, 

 that has within the. past two months developed an unaccountable 

 wcekness in his legs, accompanied with a severe twitching or 

 jerky motion i n one. of his shoulders and chest; at a, little distance 

 has the appearance of having a sharp attack of hiccoughs. To 

 my knowledge he has bad but two fits, both very slight, but mi- 

 med lately following the last the above symptoms developed. His 

 appetite is good, coat in fine condition, in fact with the exceptions 

 noted, bo is to all appearances in perfect health. .Ans. Your 

 puppy probably has worms, the twitching and occasional fits be 

 ing due to re (lex irritation from the intestines. Purge with full 

 dose of castor oil, tablespoonful, and follow with 30grs. of pow- 

 dered areca nut made into a large pill or bolus. Note the pas- 

 sages subsequently. 



John W. Jennbr, Ithaca, N. Y.— My setter commenced with a 

 bad cough, vomiting considerably, and has grown very thin. His 

 hair looks rough, eyes run; beseems to breathe through his mouth, 

 and from appearances has a cold or some kind of a distemper. 

 Has been ailing for about ten days and has grown very poor. 

 When exercised during the afternoon or evening is sure to be 

 Wprse the following day. Ans. Your dog has the distemper. 

 Give 3 drops tincture of aconite every three hours Until the fever 

 abates. Give 5grs. of quinine morning and evening in gelatine 

 capsules concealed in a bit of meat. Quarantine the dog. Give 

 fresh bedding every two days and burn the old. Give teaspoon- 

 ful of brandy in a little water with the aconite. [This inquiry is 

 dated April 30. It was replied to by mail, the letter being directed 

 to the address given, and in due time has been sent back by the 

 postal authorities as unclaimed.] 



A. N., Baltimore.— The whole upper part of my dog's nose seems 

 to be peeling off, and the hair has fallen off on a place about 2in. 

 long by %in. wide, right on top of his muzzle, just above the nose. 

 His general health seems good, he eats the same as he alwavs did 

 and is bright and plays around the same as usual. The 'place 

 where the hair has fallen looks slightly puffed, but when touched 

 it does not seem to hurt him, but he has a sort of sniffing or jerk- 

 ing of bis right nostril, as if there was something in it hurting 

 him or stopping it up. There seems to be no discharge of matter 

 from the nose, but a little water-like stuff comes out. His nose 

 to the touch feels cool. Ans. There may he some trouble in the 

 nostrils to account for the external trouble. Careful examina- 

 tion by a veterinary would settle, this point. If it is simply a 

 skin disease use the following ointment and give Fowler's solution 

 of arsenic, four drops night and morning in the food. 



B. Ung. zinc oxid 5iss. 



Ung. diachylon 5ss. 



M. Sig. External, twice daily after cleansing and dry ing. 



]ifle and 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE PAINE— BENNETT MATCH. 



NO settlement has yet been reached in the curious jumble into 

 which the pistol contest between these two crack shots has 

 revolved itself. Secretary Shepherd, of the N. R. A., lias given 

 one audience, but he is acting as Post Adjutant at the Peeks kill 

 camp during t he present week. Tuesday next, June 20, has been 

 fixed as the date for the hearing of all parties, and it, is likely 

 that the Secretary will make a quick and sharp settlement of the 

 whole matter. Already Paine has engaged Abe Hummel as coun- 

 sel, aud there is prospect of a court set-to after the N. R. A. bear- 

 ing is over. On June 11 Mr. F. E. Bennett, accompanied bv his 

 judge, Mr. J. B. Fellows, and Mr. Gould, of the Rifle, called at the 

 Boston Herald, office to demand the stakes as awarded to Mr. 

 Bennett on Saturday, .June 9, by Referee Bull. Mr. Fellows, act- 

 ing as spokesman for the party, endeavored to explain that Mr. 

 Paine did not enter formal protest against Referee Bull's decision. 

 He w as informed that in a telegram to the Herald Mr. Paine did 

 formally protest, and that, according to the articles of agreement, 

 the secretary of t he National Riile Association must decide the 

 question at issue. Mr. Fellows then offered to give bonds for the 

 $2,000 stake money pending the decisions of the secretary above 

 referred to, and he was informed that his offer woidd be taken 

 under advisement, and at a later hour was informed that legal 

 advice had been asked in the matter, and the decision was not 

 to pay over the money. 



"Do 1 understand that I will never get the stake, said Mr. Ben- 

 nett, "oven if Mr. Shepherd, the secretary of the National Rifle 

 Association, decides in my favor?" 



"That will be decided when Mr. Shepherd gives his decision," 

 was the reply. 



"Well, I suppose 1 will never get the money I won fairly," said 

 Bennett; "that is about all there is to it." 



"The Herald wants to do justice to both sides," was tho reply, 

 "and it would not be right to anticipate a decision by giving away 

 the stakes." 



Mr. Bennett and his friends then left the Herald office, saying 

 as they were going out that they would hurry as much as possible 

 Mr. Shepherd's decision and be donelwith the matter. They hoped 

 Mr. Paine would be sportsman enough not to protest the paying 

 of the money if Mr. Shepherd decides that be has lost. 



Each side is busy quoting rule and precedent to sustain their 

 respective positions. The conditions of the match were given in 

 the Fokkst asj> Stream of April 26. and were very simple. So 

 far as the N. R. A. rules go there is but one reference to revolver 

 Sights in the conditions of the revolver match of the last fall 

 meeting. It requires "plain open sights sufficiently strong for 

 service purposes." On the other point of this protest, Bennett's 

 slowness in shooting, it is in evidence that the grand total of his 

 600 shots was fired within a total of GOO minutes. 



Under Article X., Shooting, paragraph 5 says: "In each match 

 of the annual mcettngs, except where otherwise stated, the squad 

 or team assigned to each target will be required to commence 

 firing at the time named on the score card, and to continue filing 

 at the rate of one shot per minute until the completion of tho 



score." And paragraph 15 says: "In all competitions, unless 

 otherwise provided by their terms, competitors will be allowed 

 one minute to each shot." 



These are all and the only references to the question of time in 

 the N. R. A. rules. The Boston Globe, of which Rifleman Gould is 

 shooting edi tor, says of this dispute: 



"According 1 the rules of the National Association the pro- 

 tester must make his protests in writing and in duplicate form 

 within two hours after the occurrence. 



"Mr. Paine 's judge did not serve a notice until nearly twenty- 

 four hours after, and then not in duplicate, a nd no written notice 

 was served on Mr. Bennett or his judge up to the present, time, 

 hence the protest of Mr. Paine's judge was invalid. 



"In regard to sights, those used by Mr. Paine and Mr. Bennett 

 were put on the market over a year ago. Riflemen were anxious 

 to know if they would be permitted at Creedmoor, and wrote to 

 the Secretary of the. National Association for information. He 

 responded that they would be aUowed in revolver contests, and 

 sights precisely like Mr. Bennett's were used at the last annual 

 meeting at Creedmoor, and it is a rare thing to find a fine revol- 

 ver shot who does not use such sights. They are permitted by 

 every club iu America. 



"In regard to time consumed. By the conditions of the match 

 Mr. Bennett could consume as much time as he desired. Men 

 who contest at the various rifle ranges in America, when they are 

 making a big score, frequently find that they are getting 'rattled' 

 and stop shooting for several minutes, sometimes for half an 

 hour, which is permitted. 



"The N. R. A. rule applies to team shooting only and in special 

 matches. If one member of the team desires more than a minute 

 to shoot his shot he is allowed it, and some steadier shot makes 

 up the overtime, by consuming only half a minute. It is at the 

 rate of a shot a minute, not an actual minute for each shot. If 

 there are five men to each team and 10 shots for each man the 

 team is allowed 50 minutes to do its shooting. There were no 

 provisions for time in the Paine-Bennett match, and Referee 

 BuU was right, in disallowing Mr. Paine's protest. If the condi- 

 tions had been as the team rule of the National Rifle Association 

 reads, at the rate of one shot a minute, as the match called for 

 600 shots and these shots counted as one continuous score, Mr. 

 Bennett would be permitted to consume 600 minutes or 10 hours. 

 A portion of the time he shot very rapidly, the last 100 shots being 

 fired in 18^ minutes, and he did not occupy the amount of time 

 if he was shooting on time rule. 



"It has been shown that Bennett in his practice nearly every 

 day scored over 000 points aud on one day aggregating 915, his 

 average being 002 points. C. F. Babcock, the range keeper of the 

 Narragansett Gun Club, of Providence, where Mr. Paine did his 

 practicing before the match, stated to a number of Boston rifle- 

 men on Saturday that Paine's best 100-sbot score was 901 points. 

 Mr. Paine learned what Bennett had done in practice for the first 

 time when shooting the match at Springfield. Thus with Bennett's 

 beating three successive days settled Paine and he grasped at 

 the^last straw and protested." 



Mr. Milan W. Bull, the referee, is out with an interview 

 and makes a point on Chevalier Paine when he says: "Rule 7 of 

 Sec. 10, headed 'Shooting,' says: 'Competitors retiring from 

 matches forfeit all claims.' The articles of agreement also stated 

 that 100 shots a day should be fired for six days. This Paine did 

 not do, and moreover, refused to shoot after being ordered to do 

 so by the referee. Bennett shot out the match, and is entitled to 

 the stake ou that ground alone. As regards the protest filed by 

 Paine it was not properly made, as the rules say that all protests 

 must be in writing and in duplicate, one copy of which shali be 

 furnished the party protested. The protest must he made within 

 two hours of the occurrence objected to. Paine's protest was filed 

 21 hours too late, and is therefore illegal. I claim that by the 

 wording of the agreement either of the contestants can lire as 

 slowly as he pleases, provided he does his hundred shots a day." 



CANADIAN MILITARY PRACTICE. 



MILITIA general orders, issued on tho lirst of the present 

 month provide a system which has long been a great defici- 

 iency in the system of homo troops. The Canadian Militia Gazette, 

 a sharp and capable critic, does not find it altogether satisfactory, 



and says: 



"In future the men of the permanent corps arc— having fulfilled 

 certain conditions — to fire from 90 to 120 rounds annually, at dis- 

 tances varying from 50yds. to 600yds., the smaller number of 

 rounds being for the smart men who are able at once to make 

 passable shooting, and the extra thirty to be spent if necessary in 

 training those who do not come up to the set standard. 



"First, of all there will come position drill and firing with blank 

 cartridges. The attack upon the target will be made at only 

 50yds. distance, and the soldier having, in a standing position, 

 fired five rounds and made at least eight points, will then be con- 

 sidered qualified to proceed back to lOOvds.; should be similarlv 

 qualify there he next fries 150, then 200, 400 and 500. If be succeed 

 —with or without (he help of the prescribed marginal allowance 

 of ammunition— in making eight points in any series of five shots 

 at each of these ranges, he will pass on to the second stage, and 

 be further instructed; if he fail to make that number of points, 

 his practice ends. That is where one of the defects of the scheme 

 comes in. The man who fails in this simple first stage is the man 

 most in need of further instruction and practice. 



"The second stage, for those only who qualify in the first, con- 

 sists in firing from teu to fifteen rounds at 500yds., and, if twenty 

 points have been scored, alike allowance at 600yds. Those who 

 can't score twenty" points, in fifteen rounds at 500yds., shoot no 

 more for a season; those who fall short of twenty points at 600 

 are checked there. Those who stand both tests pass into the 

 third stage, and fire thirty rounds more at 200, 500 and fcOOyds., ton 

 each range. 



"The man who goes right through to the end of this programme 

 will have acquired a fair insight into what hitherto were perhaps 

 erroneously considered the mysteries of rifle shooting. But it is 

 to be feared that with the scheme laid down in the general orders 

 carried out to the letter, there will be comparatively few men 

 who will ever get to the third stage. The system will hardly be 

 satisfactory until provision is made for the further instruction of 

 those who fail in the initial stage. Just as the soldier is driUed 

 and driUed again until he attains machine-like exactness in the 

 manual, he should be made to devote time and attention to rifle 

 shooting until he has attained reasonable proficiency in that much 

 important branch of his military educatton." 



NEW YORK SCHUETZEN.— The New York Schuetzen Corps, 

 the oldest German sharpshooting association in this city, began 

 their annual Schuetzen test a t Schuetzen Park, Union Hill,N. J., 

 on the 13th. The genial Major Busch, the heaviest man in the 

 corps and in this part of the country, for he weighed over 450lbs., 

 has died since the last meet. Still many of the old boys were able 

 to handle their rifles as ably as in old times, and Major Karl 

 Klein a nd ex- President Laodwehr ran up very respectable scores. 

 The present officers arc: H. Kleinecke, Captain; Bernhard 

 Knmm, Fred II. Ehlen and Henry Decker, respectively Record- 

 ing, Corresponding and Financial Secretaries; Fred Cook, Treas- 

 urer; Karl Klein. Custodian; Hermann Rapke. Adjutant; Dr. D. 

 Mescbendorf and Dr. Louis Wendel, Surgeons to attend to the 

 wounded Schuetzen. While there is a great deal of target shoot- 

 ing t he main feature of the festival is the dismemberment of a 

 double-headed wooden eagle that must be shot to pieces. The 

 royal bird was considerably mutilated by the sharpshooters dur- 

 ing the day. They began with the crowns. Each head of the 

 eagle had a crown, and a third crown stood between both. This 

 middle crown was brought down by Henry Peters, and then Geo. 

 H. Wihernberg and August Bruuke shot off the. right and left 

 crowns. Bernhard Kumm knocked off the globe that the eagle 

 held iu one claw, and Chas. Bradley brought down the scepter 

 from the other claw. F. W. Meyer and Wm. Wessel brought 

 down the American and German flags, and Diedrich Lehnert 

 and Wm. Millcsdorf knocked off two of the rings. Fred. Schmidt 

 shot off the right head. On the 15th the shooting went on. As 

 guests of the New York Corps there were present large delega- 

 tions from the New Y r ork Central Schuetzen Corps and. the Ho- 

 bokeu and Newark Schuetzen Corps. After the shooting, John 

 Gobber, of New York, was proclaimed "Schuetzen KOnig." 



NATIONAL RIFLE CLUB.— June 12— Following are the win- 

 ning strings in the Na tional Rifle Club, held at Vernon, Yt., June 

 6 and 7. 'the length of string is given after all deductions for 

 weight have been made. The riflemen had a good day to shoot on 

 the first day of the meeting. The second day there was a tricky 

 head wind Which troubled somewhat. The meeting was well 

 attended and all parti rs were as jolly as ever, and separated with 

 good wishes and "Hope you will be here in the fall. The medal 

 given for the shortest aggregate of 50 shots was won by Wm. V. 

 Lowe, with a string of 



First string: Lowe S J1 16 , Broekway 9 J 1B , Park 10'%. 



Second string: Brockwav 10 J1 ,m Lowe 10 l: ',„, Cressy ll a lti . 



Third string: Lowe 9*„, Cressy 1-1, Brown 14 5 l6 . 



Fourth string: Lowe 12h«, Broekway 13 ,6 1C) , Smith 17 1 j a . 



Fifth string: Lowe 7' 16 , Cressy 13, Park 14V„ Stephenson 11* ia.— 

 Win. Y. Lowe, 



