t)EC. 15, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



411 



A 



Blue Cap II. Whito, black, tan and blue ticked beagle dog 

 (A.K.R. 4008), by F. B. Zimmer, Schenectady, N. Y., to A. Vass, 

 Goebon, N. % 



Air. White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped June 27, 1887, 

 by Blue Cap II. out of Constance, by F. B. Zimmer to A. Clary, 

 Westfield, Mass. 



Topaz. Fawn, black points, mastiff bitcb, whelped April 7, 1887, 

 by Dictator (A.K.R. 1503) out of Myx, by F. B. Zimmer to J. W. 

 Reily, Harrisbur.ir, Pa. 



Donald. Blue Skye terrier dog, whelped May, 1885, by Jim out 

 of Queen Mab, by W. P. Sanderson, Philadelphia, Pa., to the 

 Maizelaud Kennels, Red Hook, N. Y. 

 Lada Moore, II. Black and tan Gordon setter bitch, whelped 

 pril 25, 1884, by Duke out of Ladv Moore, by C. F. Kent, Monti- 

 _ ello. N. Y., to F. M. Harris, Worcester, Mass. 



Boslgn Gay. Sable collie dog, whelped June 3,1887, by Strephon 

 out of Jersey Lass, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 to L. A. Hoerner, Tliree. Rivers, Can. 



i Jbcfr. Sable and white collie dog, whelped April 21, 1887, by 

 Strephon out of Flossie, by Chestnut Hill Kennels to F. P. McMa- 

 nus. Rending, Pa. 



Jess. Lemon and white Clumber spaniel bitch, whelped 18JW, by 

 Jack out of Jill, by W. G. Young, Ottawa, Ont., to H. W. Wind- 

 ram, Boston, Mass. 



Jill. Lemon and white Clumber spaniel bitch, whelped 1880, by 

 Flash out of Judy, by W. G. Young, Ottawa, Ont., to H. W. Wind- 

 ram, Boston, Mass. 



Mignon and Lilt/. Lemon and white Clumber spauiel bitches, 

 whelped Oct. 3, by Smash II. out of Romp II„ by G. Piers, Halifax, 

 N. S., to Clumber Kennels, Ottawa, Can. 



Amu Slier win. Black, white and tan Llewellyn setter bitch, 

 whelped March 9, J8S7, by Gun (A.K.R. 15381 out of Victoria Lawe- 

 rack (A.K.R. 4077). by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to G. E. Van Bus- 

 kirk, Halifax, N. S. 



Carlo. Black, whito breast, cocker spaniel dog, whelped Sept. 

 22, 1887, by Tcddie out of Floss B. (A.K.R, 3449), by A. S. Aborn, 

 Wakclield, Mass., to A. J. Perham, same place. 



Budac. Black, white and tan cocker spaniel dog, whelped Sept. 

 22, 1887, by Toddie ont of Floss B., by A. S. Aborn to Miss Ora Hill, 

 Stouebam, Mass. 



Bdnnerman. White and lemon English beagle doc, whelped 

 Nov., 1883, by champion Marchboy out of Dewdrop, by F. T. Lane, 

 Glencoe, 111., to A. 0. Krucger, Wrightsville, p a. 



Kino IViliiam. White, black and tan beagle dog. whelped Sept. 

 8, 1885, by champion Marchboy II. out of Lizzie,'bv W. Stewart. 

 DilTenderffer, Baltimore, Md., to A. C. Krneger, Wrightsville, Pa. 



Dots. White, black and 'icked beagle hitch, by Cornet out of 

 Solo, by F. T. Lane, Glencoe, 111., to A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, 

 Pa. 



Criclirt. White, black and tan English beagle bitch, whelped 

 April 20, 1886, by champion Tlannerman out of Pet, bv W. J. Per- 

 cival, Stanton. Mich., to A. C. Krucger, Wrightsville, Pa, 



Una. White, black and tan English beagle bitch, whelped Dec. 

 24, 18.83, by Sam II. out of Scioto, by F. T. Lane, Glencoe, HI., to 

 A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa, 



(roocheund Bally, White, black and tan English beagle dog, 

 whelped July 17, 1886, by Goodwood Rattler out of Goodwood 

 Music, by W. Stewart Diffendcrffcr, Baltimore, Md., to A. C. 

 Krueger, Wrightsvillej Pa. 



Good wood Music. 

 whelped 

 Diffendcr 



Gun— Victoria Lave rack whelp. Black, white and tan Llewellyn 

 setter dog, whelped Nov. 9. 1887, bv Gun (A.K.R. 1588) out of Vic- 

 toria Laverack (A.K.R. 4C77), by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to L. E. 

 Tozier, same place. 



Gun— Morn inn Star ivhelp. Black, white and tan Llewellyn set- 

 ter dog, whelped .Tub' 8, 1887, by Gun (A.K.R, 1538) out of Morning 

 Star (A.K.R. 1541), by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to S. F. Rathburu 

 New York. 



Niclt of Naso—PaUi M. whelps. Two liver and white pointer 

 bitches, whelped A ug. 8, 1.S87, by Nick of Naso out of Patti M., by 



C. M. Munhall, Cleveland, O., to John R. Daniels, same place. 

 Avenger— Flash whelp. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, 



whelped Sept. 28, 1887, by Avenger out of Flash, by Detroit Ken- 

 nel Club, Detroit, Mich., to Will A. Bruette, Jefferson, Wis. 



Dukc—Jipscy whelps. Stone fawn pug bitches, whelped Sept. 7, 

 1887, by Duke, out of Jipsey, by Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, 

 one each to Chas. M. Nelles, Brautford, Ont., and Frank Omul, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Brent— Bonita whelp. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped 

 Aug. 1, 1887, by champion Brent out of Bonita, by Chas. M. Nel Fes, 

 M. D„ Brautford, Ont., to Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich. 



Bronrlio,.Ir.—Ruc whelp. Black pointer bitch, whelped July 20, 

 1887, by Broncho out of Rie, by R. T. Terry, Grovo City, O., to De- 

 troit. Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich. 



Freddie — Moss B. whelps. Black cocker spaniels, whelped Sept. 

 22,1887, by Freddie out; of Floss B. (A.K.R. 3449), by Arthur S. 

 Aborn, Wakefield, Mass., a bitch each to T. E'. Leonard, Walpole, 

 Mass., W. J. Middleton, 1.849 Washington street, Boston, Mass., 

 Mrs. Chas. Washburn. West Everett, Mass., and a dog to J. H. 

 Whicher, West Somcrvillc, Mass. 



The following beagles have been sold by A. C. Krueger, Wrights- 

 ville, Pa.: 



Cameron's Racket— Mayi/ic whelps. Whelped May 1, M; one 

 wb&t dog to Chas. C. Rupple, Buffalo, N. Y.z one wb&t bitch to 

 R. M. Durrach. Germantown, Pa : one w&br dog to Mr. Hoffman, 

 Pullman, HI.; one wb&t ticked bitch to T. E. Hibben, Indianapo- 

 lis, Ind. 



Banner man— Dots whelps. Whelped April 1, 1887; one wb&t dog 

 to D. D. Greers, Navasota, Texas; one wb&t ticked bitch to F. A. 

 Simpkins, Youngstown, O.; one wb&t bitch presented to Hon. W. 

 F. Rutter, Lawrence, Mass. 



Banncrman—Cnra whelps. Whelped March 25, 1887; one wb&t 

 dog to J. Otis Fellows, Hornellsville, N. Y.; one w&t dog to Geo. 

 P. H. Rector, Vicksburg, Miss.; one wb&t bitch to E. Krueger, 

 Wrightsville, Pa. 



Banncmian—Una whelps. W r helped March 30, 1887: one dog to 

 T. E. Hibben, Indianapolis. Ind.; one wb&t dog to Chas. L. Hvde, 

 Titusville, Pa. 



Bannerman—Sciot" whelps. Whelped April 30, 1887; one w&t dog 

 to P. VV. McDowell, German town, Pa., and one wb&t bitch to D. 



D. Green, Navasota, Tex. 



Racket- Nellie II. whelp. Bitch, whelped April 19, 1887, to F. A. 

 Simpkins, Youngstown, O. 



Rachel— Rue wiiclp. Wb&t bitch, whelped Aug. 24, 1887, to Dr. 

 H. D. Danford. Trimble, O. 



June. By Victor II. out of Mary, whelped March 11, 1884, to F. 

 Eibel, Laucaster, Pa. 



Polly. Wb&t bitch, whelped Aug. 3, 1884, to T. E. Hibben, In- 

 dianopolis, Ind. 



Blossom. Wb&t bitch, whelped March, 1834, to H. S. Gilbert, 

 Millersburg, Pa. 



Dido. Wb&t bitch, whelped Sept. 8, 1885, to A. C. Waddell, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



Racer II. Wb&t dog, whelped May 14, 1885, to A. C. WaddeU, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



Magaie-. Wb&t bitch, whelped Aug. 1. 1886, by Thorn out of 

 Lucy Hinton, to A. R, Earnhardt, Greensburg, Pa. 



Rover. Wb&t dog, whelped Aug. 1, 1886, by Thorn out of Lucy 

 Hintou, to Allen Hendricks, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Al~ba—Bunnic whelp. Dog, whelped March 21, 1887, to A. R. 

 Barnhardt. Greensburg, Pa. 



Bugle. Wb&t dog, whelped October, 1886, by Rattler III. out of 

 Roxy, to H. M. Lichtenberg. Englevyood. N. J. 



Vida. Wb&t dog, whelped April 29, 1886, by Ringwood out of 

 Belle, to Geo. P. H. Rector. Vicksburg. Miss. 



Victor. Wb&t dog, whelped Nov. 7, '1880, by Thorn out of Music, 

 to W. E. & H. L. Ellis, Westminster, Mass. 



Bounce— Jessie ivhdp. Wb&t bitch, whelped June 22, 1887, to F. 

 Eibel, Lancaster, Pa. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



Floss. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Sept.. 22, 1887, by 

 Freddie out of Floss B. (A.K.R, 3449), by Arthur S. Aborn, Wake- 

 field, Mass., to Arthur S.Johnson, Charlottetown, P. E. I., Can- 

 ada. 



Avenger— Flash whelp. White, black and tan fox-terrier dog, 

 yvkelped Sept, 28, 188", by Avenger out of Flash, by Detroit Kennel 

 Club, Detroit, Mich., to H. E. Cook, Hillsdale, Mic^ 



. IMPORTATIONS. 



Bertha. Mr. Mitchell Harrison has purchased the collie bitch 

 Bertha from Messrs. J. & W. H. Charles, England. Bertha is the 

 winner of eleven prizes and four cups, including the Ten Guinea 

 cup at Barn El ns. She is also dam of Bendigo,"who was bought 

 from the same gentlemen by Mr. T. H. Terry. 



Flurry III. Mr. Harrison' has purchased from W. ft. Dockrell, 

 London, Eng., the collie bitch Flurry III. (Blue Sky— champion 

 Flurry II.). 



DEATHS. 



Merchant of Melrose. Mr. J. Hellen's rough-coated St. Bernard 

 dog Merchant of Melrose (A.K.R. 5680) diedDec. 7, of distemper. 



\ifU mid $J\ootiuq t 



Address att communications to Ihe Forest and Stream Pub. Co 



THE BENNETT REVOLVER TEST. 



DURING the past week the range at Walnut Hill has been the 

 scene of an exceptionally fine display of revolver firing. The 

 match has been closely watched by a number of very interested 

 witnesses, and the report in the daily papers have been most ex- 

 tended ones. The daily story of the novel match is told under 

 each date: 



Boston*, Dec. S.—F. E. Bennett, the expert revolver shot, to-day 

 commenced the task of shooting 100 shots a dav with an army re- 

 volver for 6 consecutive days, at the range of the Massachusetts 

 Rifle Association, at Walnut. Hill. The object of this shooting is 

 to settle a heavy wager which has been made that this gentleman 

 will surpass Chevalier Paine's best record of 841 points on the 

 standard American target at 50yds., 3 times out of 6, and the 



aggregate of the days' shooting to average over 841 points a dav. 

 The weather indications for shooting were good, the worst feature 

 being the damp atmosphere which caused the smoke from the re- 

 volver to hang around the firing point, making it difficult to sight 

 correctly. Mr. Bennett's score to-day aggregated 886 points, 45 

 points higher than the score he essayed to surpass, and 9 points 

 higher than his best previous record. Out of 100 shots he secured 

 83bullseyes, making a clean score of bullseves on his sixth string 

 and recording a run of 16 consecutive bullseyes. The weapon 

 used was a Smith & Wesson .14-cal. Russian model army revolver, 

 with factory ammunition. The scoring was done by the official 

 club scorer, and the match refereed by A. C. Gould, editor of the 

 Rifle. The shooting will be continued to-morrow, commencing at 

 about 2 o'clock. The score: 



1 6 10 8 10 7 10 10 10 10 10—91 



2 8 10 9 10 7 9 9 9 10 8—89 



3 9 10 10 6 9 10 9 10 10 10-93 



4 10 9 9 6 10 10 10 8 9 9—90 



5 8 10 7 6 9 8 9 9 10 9—85 



6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8-94 



7. 7 9 10 10 6 9 10 8 7 6-82 



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



9 10 10 8 8 10 9 10 10 7 8-90 



10 9 7 7 10 10 8 8 9 9 7— 84— 88C 



At the conclusion of the revolver shooting W. W, Bennett, 

 brother of F. E. Bennett, broke 84 out of 100 clay-pigeons thrown 

 into the air, using a Winchester repeating rifle. ' 



Dec. 6.— F. E. Bennett, the expert pistol shot, fired his second 

 100 shots at a standard American target, at 50yds. with a Smith & 

 Wesson army revolver at Walnut Hill to-dav, it being the second 

 of the six days lie is to shoot. The weather conditions were much 

 less favorable than on Mondays, there being a bright, glaring light, 

 which reflected from the target, making it troublesome for the 

 shooter. A rather fickle wind caused considerable annoyance 

 and the two elements had the effect of bringing the day's aggre- 

 gate below that of Monday. In addition to these objections, Mr. 

 Bennett on his fifty-fifth shot had the misfortune, to accidentally 

 discharge his revolver before taking aim, and a serious accident 

 was narrowly averted. The referee decided the shot a miss. 

 Even with this accidental miss against him Mr. Bennett secured 

 the fine aggregate of 867 points. 26 points above the amount he 

 engaged to secure, which included 82 bullseyes out of the 100 

 shots, and one cleau seors of ten shots, all bullseyes. Mr. Bennett 

 has four more days in which to secure an aggregate of 841 points, 

 but there is every indication that he will secure, that amount to- 

 morrow and settle the first part of the performance he has at- 



total of 1753, makes him 71 points ahead of the required amount 

 for the two days' shooting. To-morrow being club day, the shoot- 

 ing will commence at about 10 o'clock in the" morning. To-dav's 

 score is as follows: 



1 5 7 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 8-87 



2 8 9 10 7 6 9 10 10 10 10-89 



3 8 9 10 8 10 7 8 10 10 9-87 



4 8 9 10 7 7 8 9 9 8 10-85 



5 9 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8-91 



6 9 9 10 10 7 10 9 9 10-&3 



7 979 30 99 10 99 6-84 



8 8 9 10 9 10 10 8 6 8-87 



9 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8-92 



10 8 6 7 8 7 9 10 8 6 8-77-867 



Dec. 7.— To-day was the third day of the contest at Walnut 

 Hill. F. E. Bennett commenced firing his third 100 shots at 10 

 o'clock. The elements were decidedly in favor of good shooting, 

 but owing to a series of mishaps Mr. Bennett was in poor form 

 On Tuesday he ran several hundred yards to catch a homeward 

 train, much to the annoyance of his friends and backers. In 

 addition to this his revolver, which he had shot over 10,000 times, 

 worked unsatisfactorily; a dragging pull having developed, which 

 he sought to have corrected, but which resulted in the accidental 

 discharge on Tuesday and occurred again on his fourth shot to- 

 day, thus giving him a second miss. The cause of these two 

 premature explosions was found in an imperfection in the trigger 

 catch of the hammer, the result of bungling workmanship on the 

 part of some gunsmith. In the evening the revolver of F. E. Ben- 

 net, which has twice accidentally discharged in his match at 

 Walnut Hill, and thereby lowered his aggregate on account of the 

 referee deciding these shots counted as misses, was brought to 

 this city and carried to an expert gunsmith, who found that the 

 party who had previously repaired the arm had taken the liberty 

 of cutting out a piece of the hammer and inserting an inferior 

 piece of metal, which was soft, and caused the accidental dis- 

 charge, which not only lowered Mr. Bennett's score, but nearly 

 cost him the loss of his left hand. It was a fortunate discovery, 

 and Mr. Bennett naturally feels that what might be construed as 

 carelessness on his part by the public was in reality caused by 

 the unauthorized changing of his pistol by the workman. A new 

 part has been procured for the arm. After the accident ho felt it 

 desirable to take another revolver with which he was unfamiliar. 

 These incideuts all contributed to disturb him and lower his 

 score of to-day, and he fell some points below the number lie 

 attempted to score. Notwithstanding the obstacles mentioned, 

 he recorded two perfect scores on his fifth and ninth entry. The 

 condition of the match at the present time is as follows: Three 

 out of the six 100-shot strings have been fired, and twice out of 

 three times he has surpassed the feat lie has attempted. He has 

 three more trials to surpass 841 points, and it is generally believed 

 he will accomplish what he has undertaken. It is also believed 

 that the aggregate of his six days' shooting will average over 841 

 points a day, which will win the second wager. Mr. Bennett's 

 aggregate for the three day's shooting is 2585 points, 62 points 

 ahead of the required amount. The shooting will be continued 

 to-morrow at 2 o'clock. To-day's score is as follows: 



..10 



8 9 10 6 



8 10 8 7 8 



9 6 7 10 7 

 9 10 7 9 10 



6 7—71 

 9 8 8 10—83 

 8 8 9 7—78 

 7 9 10 5-84 

 8889988 10 9 9—86 

 D 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 10 10-94 

 798 10 98 10 69 10-86 

 87877 10 998 7-80 

 9999 10 88 10 9 9—90 

 8 10 8878888 7—80-83,2 



Dec. 8.— The revolver match at Walnut Hill was continued to- 

 day by F. E. Bennett, it being the fourth day of the contest. Mr. 

 Bennett was not in the best form. On his return to Boston Wed- 

 nesday evening ho had his injured hand poulticed and he ap- 

 peared at the range to-day with his left hand carefully gloved. It 

 was thought that the heavy recoil from the army revolver had 

 affected his fine holding, which can be readily understood by 

 those witnessing the shooting, as each discharge of the weapon the 

 recoil would throw his arm up, so the revolver would reach the 

 height of his head. The shooting commenced a little before 2 

 o'clock and Mr. Bennett, annoyed by his failing yesterday to re- 

 cord the required amount, shot slowly, with great care and de- 

 liberation. In his physical condition he was well aware that he 

 woiild require all his skill to score 841 points. When 90 shots had 

 bron fired It was shown that it was necessary to score 79 on his 

 last string to secure the aggregate of 841 . It was thought to he 

 an easy task for Mr. Bennett, but. to the dismay of his friends the 

 first shot was a 5, but when the scorer called a 6 for the second 

 shot it was a dubious outlook for the shooter. When he faced the 

 target to fire his ninety-seventh shot it was observed that it was 

 not only necessary to secure three bullseyes to aggregate the de- 

 si red amount, but it required two shots in tho 10 circle, which is 

 8-'" ! I „,.,in.in diameter, and one in the 8 circle to secure 841 points. 

 There was not a sound to be heard in the shooting house but the 

 ticking of the clock. The ninety-eighth shot was fired. "Ten," 

 called the scorer: 823 was the total at this point. Mr. Bennett 

 took careful aim and fired his ninety-ninth shot, "Ten" was 

 again called and 833 was counted. One more shot, which if placed 

 out of the bullseye would lose the match. It was oppressively 

 quiet, A passing train tooted a salute. Another careful aim, a 

 loud report and the calling of a ten set a number of hearts to 

 throbbing quicker than was their wont, and the grand total of 

 843 was credited to Mr. Bennet t, which gave him the first match 

 for securing 841 points three days ont, of six. The aggregate of 

 the four days' shooting was 3,428 points, which on the second 

 match for tho six days' shooting places Mr. Bennett 61 points at 

 this point beyond what he is required to make to win the second 

 match. The shooting will be continued to-morrow at 2 o'clock. 

 To-dav's score is as fnllnwaj 



To-day's score is as follows: 



1 8 7 10 9 



2 8 7 7 9 



3 10 5 9 8 



4 10 6 9 10 _ 



5 8 10 10 8 11 7 10 9 9 10—91 



6 7 6 9 9 6 10 10 10 7 10-84 



7. 



8 9 



10 



8 9 



7 7 10 8—83 



7 10 9 8—82 



8 9 8 6-78 



9 9 10 10-90 



7 9 8 8 8 8 7 10—80 

 7 8 10 10 10 10 6 10 10—90 

 89978969 In— 84 

 6 8 10 7 6 9 10 10 10-81-843 



9 9 



10 5 - 



Dec. (>.— Tho revolver shooting of F. E. Bennett was continued 

 at Walnut HiU to-day, it being the fifth day of the match. The 

 match was called at 2 o'clock, and the shooting was remarkable 

 for its evenness as well as its excellence. From the first string he 

 ran ahead of the required amount, and gained steadily. The total 

 secured was 8tl8 points, which included one clean score of hulls- 

 eyes secured on the third string,and arun of IS consecutive bulls- 

 eyes from the 41st to the 59th shot inclusive. The wildest shot in 

 the hundred was exactly OJ^in. from the center of the bullseye. 

 The grand total secured up to date is 4290 points. Mr. Bennett 

 has secured an aggregate of over 841 points four days out of five. 

 The 4296 points gives him an average of 849 1-5 points a dav and 

 leaves him 91 points ahead of the required amount to date. These 

 figures show it necessary for him to secure only 750 points on his 

 last trial to-day. The shooting to-day will commence about 2 

 o'clock, and if the same time is consumed in firing his last 100 

 shots as the previous ones, the result will be known about 4 o'clock 

 in the afternoon. The shooting to-day, although aggregating less 

 than on Monday, contained the same number of bullseyes, and 

 the 100 shots were placed in a smaller circle than ever before in 

 any match shot on the standard target. To-day's score was as 

 follows: 



1 10 



2 7 



7 9 9 7 10 10 8 7 8-85 

 9 8 10 7 9 10 7 6 8-84 



8 10 9 9 10 9 8 9 10-90 

 7 8 10 9 9 10 10 7 10 10—90 

 78 10 899 10 99 8-87 



9 9 8 8 9 10 6—86 



9 8 10 10 9 8 8—88 



8 9 8 8 10 8 7—85 



9 7 9 8 8 10 10-87 

 8 10 7 10 8 10 10-86-868 



6 10 8 9 



7 9 10 7 



8 10 7 10 



9 9 8 9 



10 7 7 9 - 



Dec. 10.— To-day was the sixth and last day of F. E. Bennett's 

 revolver shooting at Walnut Hill. The weather was favorable 

 for good shooting, and Mr. Bennett was in excellent form. The 

 match was called about 1:30, and the time occupied in firing the 

 last 100 shots was about lh. 35m. The first string was a clean one, 

 being all bullseyes, and an unusually high aggregate was secured 

 ozi each string, the total of the last 100 shots being 876 which 

 included 84 bullseyes The day's score is as follows: 



1 9 S 8 9 10 10 9 9 10 8—90 



2 7 10 7 10 8 10 10 7 9 9-87 



3 10 89698788 10-83 



4 10 9 10 10 9 8 10 7 10 9—92 



5 9 9 7 10 9 9 8 10 8 8-87 



6 10 8 10 10 10 9 7 9 9 8-90 



7 9 10 9 10 10 7 6 9 9 8-87 



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



9 9 10 6 9 10 10 10 9 10 10-93 



10 6 7 9 9 9 5 8 10 10 9—82—876 



The aggregates of the six-days' shoot is as follows: 



Points. Bullseyes. Points. RnllaAirAK 



Nov. 5 886 a5 Nov. 8 . . 



Nov. 6 867 83 Nov. 9 . 



Nov. 7 832 75 Nov. 10., 



.843 



75 



. .868 



83 





84 



5,173 



485 



out of six, which won the first wager. The second wager being 

 that the aggregate of the six days' shooting would average 811 

 points or better for each day, this is also won, with a surplus of 

 126 points. This will probably be Mr. Bennett's last appearance 

 in public as an amateur, as a variety manager has engaged him, 

 in connection with his brother, W. W. Bennett, also a phenomenal 

 shot, to appear next month. This will class both of these gentle- 

 men as professional shots. 



Chevalier Ira Paine, who was in town, called at the Herald 

 office Saturday afternoon to protest against the statement made 

 in the papers throughout this country that Mr. Bennett had 

 beaten the best previous score with the revolver, which score was 

 made by Mr. Paine at the same place some time last March. "I 

 wish the matter placed before the public in the right light," said 

 the chevalier, "and 1 don't wish to have any man" gain notoriety 

 on my name unless it is done fairly. Any assertion that Mr. 

 Bennett has beaten my revolver record of 84 points, under equal 

 conditions, is untrue. The conditions under which I made my 

 record were well and widely known. The ammunition which I 

 used was purchased for me at random, in stores where it was 

 allowed to lie. probably for years, and the powder was caked and 

 consequently unfit for record shootiner. From March till November 

 Mr. Benntstt repeatedly tried in private to make as good a score as 

 mine under the same ammunition condition, but he never came 

 within 9 points of my mark. Then new ammunition was given 

 him, which yyas just, suited for the purpose, and he beat mv record, 

 but not hing was said about the conditions under which he did it. 

 Does any sane marksman suppose that a man is 38 or 18 points 

 better off in one day than in another, all the conditions being the 

 same? No. If Mr. Bennett beats my record fairly and squarely 

 under the same conditions, I will be the first one to grasp his 

 hand and congratulate him, but when the record is beaten under 

 unfair conditions and nothing is said about it, I don't think it an 

 honorable act, I have, not been invited to try mv skill with the 

 revolver at Walnut Hill on the present occasion, but should I be 

 permitted to do so next April, when I next appear publicly in 

 Boston, I will give Mr. Bennett and others another lesson with the 

 pistol." 



PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8.— The fourth annual meeting of the 

 Cosmopolitan Rifle Club took place at their headquarters this 

 evening. The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: 

 President, T. Frank Carlin; Vice-President, H. Siedenburgh; 

 Treasurer, Hon. Peter Woods: Secretary, J. W. Ruppman; Stand- 

 ing Committee, C. H. Jones, A. Kelly, R. Koch; Captain of team, 

 C. H. Beeler; Lieutenant. W. Denny. The secretary's report 

 showed the club to have a good round number in good'staudinn- 

 and that the club was financially in first-class condition. The 

 captain's report showed 28 active members, who, with the ex- 

 ception of 2, had made marked improvement in their respective 

 averages as compared with last year. The averages show C. H. 

 Beeler, Jr., (for the third successive year), winner of the club 

 championship diamond badge, and J. B. Tracy, W. Denny and F. 

 G. Ruppman the winners of marksman's badges in the order 

 named. The above badges are offered annually by the club, and 

 become personal property, as also the monthly average bars, 

 which are attached to the regular club badges; these were won 

 respectively by C. H. Beeler, Jr., 6; W. Denny, 3; J. B. Tracy, 2: 

 F. G. Ruppman 1. 



