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I March 3, 1887. 



THE DENVER DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The first dog show of the Deiwer Kennel Club was held 

 here last week. Many fine dogs were on exhibition and I 

 understand that the club are so well satisfied with the re- 

 sults that they will give a show each year. The judges were 

 Mr. E. E. Pray, pointers and setters; Mr. C. G. Page, grey- 

 hounds; and Mr. E. P. Thomas the remaining classes. I 

 send a list of awards; many of the stalls had no name of dog 

 attached and consequently I can in some cases give only 

 name of owner. In nearly all classes dogs and bitches com- 

 peted. 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS. — 1st, F. C. Graves's Max; 2d, fl. R. Walker's Hum- 

 bold. 



ST. BERNARDS.— 1st, F. O. Rair's ; 2d, F. McKinney's . 



NEWFOUNDLANDS.— 1st, W. Baker's . 



GREYHOUNDS.— Doi/.n; 1st, E. N. JenMu's Nebraska Jack; 2d, 

 J. Winfteld's Dude. Bitches: 1st. J. Winfleld's Big Casino; 2d. J. 

 Masconi's Lady Trurap. Puppies: 1st and 2d, A. G. Light hall's 

 Gold Dust and Blue Wing, very high com., 0. F. Hoeckle's Fly 

 and L. H. Gilrnore's Nada. 



DEERHOUNDS.— 1st, J. Masconi's Denver Belle; 2d, E. N. 

 Jenkins's Happy Jack. 



BLOODHOUNDS.-lst, J. Manat's Joe. 



POINTERS— 1st, H. M. Bostwiek's Rebel. Com., R. A. Morri- 

 son's . 



ENGLISH SETTERS. — 1st, A. H. Jones's Paul; 2d and high com., 

 J. Arnaud's Prince Keys; 3d, W. Hawkins's Sport. Very high 

 com., L. H. Gilrnore's Don and F. Lyndlmrst's Shcvron. Com,, 

 W. Belfield's Dave. 



IRISH SETTERS.-lst, T. White's ; 2d,R.W. Brown's Judv; 



3d, J. R. Walsh's . Very high com., J. Jones's Buff II., E. Far- 

 dor's Biddy and W. H. Carter's . High com., Mrs. D. J. Ezie- 



kiol's Sam and J. W. Coolidge's . Com., W. H. Lawrence's 



Hunt. 



GORDON SETTERS.-lst, G.P.Borden's Ben Hur; 2d,L. Apple- 

 man's Monk; 3d, J. Jones's Grouse. 



FIELD SPANIELS.-lst, M. Krause's Obo K.; 2d, Slater's Cute. 



COCKER SPANIELS.-Do0i: 1st, W. D. Todd's Jet II.; 2d, W. 

 S. Do wiring's Dixey. Bitches: 1st and 3d, M. Krause's Gipsey and 

 Josey; 2d, C. Barron's Gipsy. 



COLLIES. — 1st, H. Rathvon's Kit; 3d, Dr. A. G. Roger's Noehe. 



BULLDOGS.— 1st, A. Park'u Sullivan; 2d, O. Gardner's Dick. 



BULL-TERRIERS.— 1st, M. Raincy's Pat; 2d, P. Williams's 

 Tough. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS.— T. W. Barters Trix; 2d, L. Dingle's Rags- 

 SKYE TERRIERS. — 1st, S. L. Bigelow's Hero; 2d, A. Carman's 

 Dolly; 3d, Miss Annie Zips's Judy. Very high com., S. K. Bige- 

 low's Rats. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.— 1st, C. W. Dunmore's ; 2d, 31. 



Ulements's ; 3d, Dr. B. W. Rogers's . 



PUGS.— Docs; 1st, Mrs. A. M. Andrews's Lucky; 2d, Mrs. V. 

 Weinier's Mingo. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. H. C. Farrar's Fannie; 2d, 

 Mrs. E. J. Bmford's Susie; 3d, E. L. Keehan's Fannie. Puppies: 

 1st, E. L. Keehan's Punch; 2d, Mrs. Ontbank's Beauty. 



MISCELLANEOUS.— 1st, H. Altaian's Hector; 2d, H. Dauphine's 



. Very high com., L. H. Gilrnore's Pelon. High com., L, 



Smith's Barney. Com., Miss FrounsUne's Booze. 



Several special prizes were awarded that went to winners 

 in their respective classes. The prize for the best collection 

 of sporting dogs was awarded to C. F. Hoeckel, and for the 

 best collection" of hounds to J. M. Norman. Denveh. 



Denver, Col., Feb. 16. 



THE CLUMBER SPANIEL. — Editor Forest and Stream - 

 In the Clumber spaniel standard adopted by the English 

 Spaniel Club, in the description of the coat, there appears 

 to be a grave error. It reads thus: ^Coat. — Long, plentiful, 

 soft and straight." Surely there must be some oversight or 

 misprint in this! It is universally acknowledged that the 

 coat of the Clumber spaniel should not be long except in 

 feather; of course it is long in comparison with that of the 

 fox-terrier, but it is considerably shorter than that of the 

 other large breeds of spaniels. I quote the two leading 

 authorities on the dog, Vero Shaw and "Stonehenge." The 

 former writes in his '^illustrated Book of the Dog," as fol- 

 lows: "The coat should be silky, but quite free from any 

 curl, which is a most objectionable feature in a Clumber 

 spaniel's jacket. Though profuse the coat should not be 

 too long, as it would interfere, with a dog when at work in a 

 covert. The latter, in "The Dogs of the British Islands," 

 says: "Thecoatmust.be. soft and silky, slightly wavy, and 

 though abundant, by no means long except in feather." 

 This, I take it, shows pretty conclusively that in the opinion 

 of these eminent authorities, the coat of the Clumber 

 spaniel should not be long. It stands to reason that a short 

 coat, comparatively speaking, when at the same time as 

 dense as that of the Clumber, should be better adapted to 

 thick, thorny coverts, and at the same time to marsh, and 

 consequently water, shooting, than a long one,— Clumber. 



NOTES. — Mr. German Hopkins, well known in England 

 as a breeder and exhibitor of fox-terriers, has recently ar- 

 rived in this country and is to take charge of the kennel of 

 Mr. August Belmorlt, Jr Mr. C. Fred". Crawford has re- 

 turned to his old love and has re-purchased an interest in 

 the Blackstone Kennel, and is now the owner of Fore- 

 man and Plantagenet. These two, with the recently im- 

 ported Royal Albert, and some promising youngsters, will 



make a strong team for the spring shows The New 



England Kennel Club announce that at their coming show 

 a "lunch will be served in the dining-hall from 12 to 2 o'clock 

 on Tuesday, the first day of the show, to which all exhibitors 



are cordially invited as guests of the club." The Pacific 



K. C. has voted to purchase one or two good non-sporting 

 dogs to be owned by the club and used for stud purposes. 

 The breed particularly mentioned is St. Bernard. Members 

 desiring to contribute to the fund should communicate with 

 the secretary, Mr. James E. Watson, 516 Sacramento street, 

 San Francisco, Cal. This is a step in the right direction and 

 the example is one that other clubs throughout the country 

 may follow with great benefit to themselves and the public. 



THE PROVIDENCE DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The Rhode Island Kennel Club offers at its inaug- 

 ural bench show, March 29 to April 1, special kenn el prizes, 

 each kennel to consist of four or more dogs shown by one 

 exhibitor, as follows: For the best kennel of mastiffs, rough- 

 coated St. Bernards, deerhounds, beagles, English setters, 

 Irish setters, pointers, spaniels (field or cocker), collies and 

 fox-terriers, §25 each. For the best kennel of Gordon setters 

 and pugs, £15 each. For the best kennel of bull-terriers, to 

 consist of three, shown by one exhibitor, Mr. E. S. Porter, 

 New Haven, offers" $25. The Royal Disinfectant, furnished 

 by Brown Bros. & Co., Providence, R. I., will be used to 

 deodorize the show. A. G. Spalding & Bros, will feed the 

 dogs on "Challenge Food. "—Nathaniel Seaburt, Secretary 

 (Providence, Feb. 38).. 



THE NEWARK SHOW. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Everything points toward a large and successful show at 

 Newark. The medals and diplomas offered are very hand- 

 some; the latter will accompany every award from that of 

 champion down to commended. The neat, not to say orna- 

 mental, new benching of Spratts (used here for the first time) 

 will .without doubt attract many visitors. The attention of 

 , all puppies intending to visit this show to exhibit themselves 

 js called -to the fact that their menu will be particularly in- 

 viting, as it consists of broth, milk 'and puppy food. Certifi- 

 cates for returning the dogs tree will be required by the 

 Baltimore & Ohio and the American Express companies; 

 other companies do not demand it, These certificates may 

 be had. of the secretary on application to him at the show. 



THE BOSTON DOG SHOW.— The premium list of the 

 New England Kennel Club's third annual dog show is ready 

 for distribution. The prizes offered are liberal. The kennel 

 prizes especially are well worth competing for, each kennel 

 to consist of four or more owned by one exhibitor. The best 

 kennel of mastiffs will receive two cash prizes, one of ISO 

 and one of §25. The best kennel of St. Bernards will receive 

 the same. Deerhounds, pointers, English setters, Irish 

 setters, field or cocker spaniels, beagles, collies, bulldogs, 

 bull-terriers, fox-terriers and King Charles spaniels each 

 have kennel prizes of $25 each. The best stud dog, with two 

 of his get, in many classes will receive the club stud dog 

 medal. Many valuable special prizes are already offered, 

 and the list is constantly increasing. Following is a list of 

 the judges announced: Mastiffs, St. Bernards and pugs, 

 James Mortimer. Babylon, L. 1. Irish and Gordon setters, 

 Win. H. Pierce, Peekskill, N. Y. Pointers, English setters, 

 greyhounds, deerhounds and foxhounds, John Davidson, 

 Monroe, Mich. Spaniels, A. Clinton Wilmerding, New York. 

 Collies, S. T. Mercier, England. Bulldogs, fox-terriers, 

 Newfoundlands, dachshunde, basset hounds, Italian grey- 

 hounds and poodles, Ronald H. Barlow, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Bull-terriers, Thomas R. Varick, Manchester, N. H. Beagles, 

 H. F. Schellhass, Brooklyn. N. Y. Remaining classes, Ed- 

 ward Lever, Philadelphia, Pa. Veterinarian, Dr. George 

 Walton, Boston. Superintendent, John Read. Entries 

 close March 19. 



"OUR PRIZE DOGS."-Mr. Chas. H. Mason will devote 

 the coming dog show season to the compilation of a book 

 with the above title. Each dog winning a prize at Buffalo, 

 Newark,Providence, Boston. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia, Hart- 

 ford and New York will be accurately and fully described, 

 giving age, owner, breeder, sire and dam, color and mark- 

 ings, with weight and height when necessary, as well as an 

 impartial criticism of both the good and bad qualities of 

 each animal. The work will be handsomely bound and pro- 

 fusely illustrated with photographs from life of not less 

 than fifteen typical specimens of the more prominent 

 breeds. Mr. Mason informs us that it is his intention to 



Eublish such a work each year, if the venture is sustained 

 y the public. That the work will be heartily welcomed by 

 exhibitors, breeder^ and buyers throughout the country 

 there is not the slightest doubt. We know of no one so 

 competent to compile such a work as Mr. Mason, and we 

 have no doubt that " Our Prize Dogs " will win for its 

 author both fame and shekels. 



THE BUFFALO DOG SHOW.— The prospects for a good 

 show at Buffalo next week are encouraging. There will be 

 quite a number of dogs shown that have been recently im- 

 ported, some of them having a world wide reputation." The 

 owner of the celebrated greyhounds Balkir and Lancashire 

 Witch informs us that they will be sent to Buffalo if in good 

 form. Mr. Thayer will also show his new fox-terrier Raby 

 Mixer. We have also heard whispers of a mastiff or two 

 that will open the eyes of fanciers of the breed. Exhibitors 

 should bear in mind that the entries close March 5. 



DEATH OF GLENCHO.— Mr. Wm. H. Pierce has had the 

 misfortune to lose by death his Irish setter dog champion 

 Glencho. He died on Monday from pleuro-pneumonia. 

 Glencho was well known to the readers of Forest and 

 Stream, having often been described in our reports of shows. 

 He was a noted winner on the bench, and said to be a capital 

 performer in the field. Mr. Pierce will find it hard to replace 

 him. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

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

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Sets of 200 of any one form, hound for retaining duplicates, 

 are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 JSP™ Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Buck Noble and Count On Me. By 0. D. Thees, New York city 

 for one orange belton and one blue belton English setter dog 

 whelped Nov. 5, 1886, by Buckellew (Druid— Ruby) out of Bessie 

 Noble (Count Noble— Lady May). 



Countess Flora It. By Ad J. Klofanda, Eau Claire, Wis., for 

 liver and white ticked pointer bitch, whelped Oct. 1, 1886, by Clip- 

 per (Ponto— Meg Merrilies) out of Rosa (Snap Shot ). 



Western Bang Bang. By Ad. J. Klofanda, Eau Claire, Wis., for 

 lemon and white pointer dog, whelped Oct. 16, 1886, by Bang Bang 

 (A.K.R. 891) out of Ferry (Tammany ). 



Perseus and Pandora. By E. Eschenbach, New York city, for 

 white, black and tan markings dog and white, black markings 

 fox-terrier bitch, whelped Nov. 28, 1886, by Bacchanal (The Belgra- 

 vian— Bedlamite) out of Hazel (Raby Tyrant— Fay TIJ. 



Captain BQgardus. By Dr. W. F. Spring, A Vest. Winstcd, Conn., 

 for liver and white ticked pointer dog, whelped Aug. 25, 1886, by 

 Captain Fred (Pete, Jr.— Woodbridge Nellie) cut of Ladv F. (A.K. 



r. mi). 



Wilkes. By J. H. Conklin, New York citv, for white bull-terrier 

 dog, whelped Nov. 15, 1886, by Saxon (A.K.R, 1703) out of Dr. Wan- 

 uer's NeUie (Saxon— Zook). 



Diana. Bv Swail & King, Bclvidcrc. 111., for red Irish setter 

 bitch, whelped Sept. 28. J 886, Ivy Prince (A. ICR. 1968) out of Meg 

 Merrilies (A.K.R. 2181). 



Donald III. By W. T. Payne, New York city, for liver and white 

 pointer dog, whelped Jan. 11, 1. 887, by Lord Palmer (Donald 11,— 

 Lady Bang) out of Sweet Brier (A.K.R. 2748). 



St. Lawrence. By Dr. Abbott, Montreal, Canada, for red Irish 

 sei.ter dog, whelped Dec. 1. 1886, bv Sarsficld (Garryowen— Currer 

 Bell II.) out of Florrie (A.K.R. 2679). 



Badger State Kennel. By Ad. J. Klofanda, Eau Clare, AA 7 is., for 

 sporting dogs. 



NAMES CHANGED. 

 Go Bang to Scwkedcliewan. By Manitoba Kennels, AA r inuipeg, 

 Man., for liver and white pointer dog, whelped June, 1886, by Bang 

 Bang out of Pkcebea. 



BRED. 



%W Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Lady Snow— Bracket. Floyd Vail & G. L. AVilms's (Jersey City, 

 N. J.) pointer bitch Lady Suow (A.K.R, 3651) to Graphic Kennels' 

 Bracket (Graphic— Bloomo), Feb. 24. 



Judy Oho— Shady. Geo. E. Browne's (Dedham, Mass.) black 

 cocker spaniel bitch Judy Obo (Obo II.— Daisy Zulu) to F. H. Per- 

 rin's Shady (A.K.R. 3(185), Feb. 22. 



Suzettc— Newton Abbot. A A 7 . T. Payne's (New York city) spaniel 

 hitch Suzette (Sport— Suwanee) to A. C. Wilmerding's Newton 

 Abbot (Black Prince— Newton Abbot Lady), Feb. 24. 



Bizreesia—Glenmar. Onota Kennels' (Pittsiield, Mass.) Irish 

 setter bitch Bizreena (A.K.R. 2876) to their Glenmar (A.K.R. 

 '2881), Jau.22). 



Nell IT.— Jim. Onota Kenuels' (Pittsfield, Mass.) Irish setter 

 bitch Nell II. (A.K.li. 2684) to their .Jim (Eleho-Jim), Feb. 8. 



Vida—Riot. P. Carman's (AA r right sville, Pa.) beagle bitch Vida 

 (Ringwood— Belle) to A. C. Krueger's Riot (Rattler— Spider), Fob. 



'" 'Excellence— Riot. A. C. Krueger's (AVrightsville, Pa.) beagle 

 bitch Excellence (Bannerman— Rena) to his Riot (Rattle 

 Spider), Feb. 14. 



Roxuna— Racer. P. Caiman's (Wrigbtsville, Pa.) beagle bitch 

 Roxana (Ringwood— Belle) to A. C. Krueger's Racer ( A.K.R. 4504), 

 Feb. 20. 



Bannergirl— Racer. A. C. Krueger's (Wrigbtsville. Pa.) beagle 

 bitch Bannergirl (A.K.R. 4007) to his Racer (A.K.R. 4504), Feb. 21, 



Maggie— Cameron's Racket, A. C. Krueger's (AVrightsville, Pa.) 

 beagle bitch Maggie (Sport— Fannie) to las Cameron's Racket (A. 

 K.R. 401% Feb. 27. - 



■ Trixy—CeuntrinCs Racket. P. Carman's (AVrightsville, Pa.) beagle 

 hitch Trixy (Ringwoad— Belle) to~A. C. Krueger's- Cameron's 



Racket (A.K.R. iOKI), Feb. 22 - 



■LiM— Cameron's Raclxt. F. EibePs (Lancaster, Pa.) beagle bitch 

 Lill to'A. C. Krueger's Cameron's Racket (A.K. II. 4010), Feb. 18. 



Polly— Ocfmer'oa'S Racket, J. Anniu's (Caledonia, N. Y.) beagle 

 bitch Polly to A. C. Krueger's Cameron's Racket (A.K.R. 4010), 

 Feb 17. 



Nellie IT.— Cameron's Racket, A. C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, 

 Pa.) beagle bitch Nellie II. (Victor— Nellie) to his Cameron's 

 Racket (A.K.R. 4010). Feb. 15. 



Thorn II.— t lute Hivmrwtd. A. C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) 

 beagle bitch Thorn II. fSport— Thorn) to his Flute Ringwood (Ring- 

 wood— Trinket), Feb. 18. 



Wrightsville, Pa., Feb. 28.— Editor Forest and Stream: In your 

 issue of Feb. 24, appears the notice of the breeding of E. W. Jes- 

 ter's beagle bitch Freckles to my Cameron's Racket (A.K.R, 4010). 

 This is an error as Freckles was bred to mv Racer (A.K.R. 4504). 

 Please make the correction.— A. C. Krtjeger. 



WHELPS. 



Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Cadets. Weimer & Lincoln's (Boston, Mass.) rough St. Bernard 

 hitch Oadcss (Cadwalader— Myra), Feb. 14. two one (log), by Blake- 



iMimio: ±±. r.B»ei aeuueio \Aituover. mass.) oc. uein.'ira Dltcn 

 Daphne II. (A.K.R. 489) Feb. 23, nine (four dogs), by E. H. Moore's 

 Merchant Prince. 



Bernaline. Essex Kennels' (Andover. Mass.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Bernaline (A.K.R, 3239), Feb. 18. eleven (six dogs), bv Chequassct 

 Kennels' Rudolph II. 



Lyra. Charles Wills's (Newbnryport, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Lyra (Alp II.— Brenner), Feb. 22, eight (three dogs), by Duke of 

 Lancaster (A.K.R. 2802). 



SALES. 



Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Colleen Bawn, Red Irish setter bitch, whelped May 20, 18SC, hv 

 Dirk out. of Maud II., by J. C. Lester, Parkville, Conn., to Harry 

 A. Fletcher, AA r oodfords, Me, 



Buckellew— Count Noble ichclps. One orange belton English set- 

 ter dog and bitch and one blue, belton dog, whelped Nov. 5, 1886, by 

 Oscar D. Thees, New York city, one each to C. L. Hopkins, Nor- 

 wich, Conn., Henry Pape. Hoboken, N. J., and Thos. Ebert, New 

 York city. 



Boy. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped Sept, 14, 1884, by 

 Lee out of Diana, by Pottinger Dorse y. New Market, Md., to A. H. 

 Wakefield, Providence, R.I. 



May Belle II. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped July 

 4, 1884, by Lee out of May Belle, bv Pottinger Dorse \ , New Mar- 

 Met, Md., to A. H. AA r akeneld. Providence, R, 1. 



Mars. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped April 3, 1886, 

 by Lee out of A'ouus, by Pottinger Rorsev. New Market, Aid., toF. 

 McKie Thayer. Colorado Springs, Col. 



Juno. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 4, 1886, 

 by Lee out of Flight, by Pottinger Horsey. New Market, Md., to F. 

 McKie. Thayer, Colorado Springs, Col. 



Black Knight. Black cocker spaniel dog (A.R.R. 3148), by P. Cul- 

 len, Salmon Falls, N. H, to J. P. AVilley, same place. 



Bang Bang -Ferry whelp. Lemon and white pointer dog, 

 whelped Oct. 16,1880, by J. F. Rivers, Bridgeport, Conn., to P. Mc- 

 Gill. Brooklyn, )s.Y. 



Marquis. White and orange St. Bernard dog. whelped Sept. 20, 

 1886, by Merchant Prince out of Nun, by Essex Kennels. Andover, 

 Mass., to J. B. Stacy, Pulaski, Tenn. 



A pomnaris, AVhite and orange St. Bernard bitch, whelped July 

 iff, 1886, by Apollo out of Brunhild, bv Essex Kennels, Andover, 

 Mass., to J. B. Stacy, Pulaski, Tenn. 



Norfolk. Orange tawny and white St. Bernard dog. whelped 

 July 4, 1886, by Escex (A.K.R. 931) out of Daphne II. (A.K.R, 489), by 

 Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to Elwvn W. Lovejoy, Lowell, 

 Mass. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



Johnny III. Lemon and white clumber spaniel dog, whelped 

 Aug. 28, 1886, by Johnny out of Jess, by Jos. Hickson. Montreal, 

 Que., to Dr. Languiard, Boston, Mass. 



Sensation's Rose. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Feb. 

 9, 1880, by Sam out of Fan, by C. E. Gilchrist, Charlestown, Mass., 

 to J. Bardwell. Chicago. 111. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



%W No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



If "Sagamore" will write te me and give his address, I wiU 

 tell him just how to cure his puppy. I speak from experience. 

 Not one veterinary in a dozen will do him any good. — E. N. Burr 

 (Box 189, Kansas City, Mo.). 



Aadresss all commwiieations to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 



FIXTURES. 



March 10— Hiram Furth, of Erie, Pa., against R. E. Sheldon, of 

 Cleveland, O., at Er.e, Pa, 



March 16.— Fitchburg, Mass., Climax Badge Tournament. A. 

 W. Baker, Jr., Secretary. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



REVOLA^ERS. — I am very glad to see that some one besides 

 myself is interested in revolvers, aud the able article written last 

 week in Forest and Stream coincides exactly with my own ex- 

 perience. Why is it that manufacturers of arms who provide a. 

 light, short-barreled revolver with rifle ammunition, do not carry 

 out the same principle and provide cannon ammunition for their 

 riflesV They seem to be under the impression that a pistol with a 

 2m. barrel, handle at an obtuse angle with line of recoil, and held 

 with one hand, should be able to carry heavy balls with the same 

 relative accuracy as a rifle having in turn light ammunition, held 

 by two hands, and braced by the shoulder. This is, or course, 

 wrong, and goes without saying, and still it is seen every day. 1 

 have had many pistols but have yet to And a good shooter. In the 

 first place the average revolver is made on bad principles, and in 

 consequence, when tired the muzzle flies up and throws the ball 

 up too. AA r hat is the reason? Simply this, that the horizontal 

 line of recoil is met by the resistance of the handle at an obtuse 

 angle, the handle is forced clown into the hand, hene-e the muzzle 

 naturally goes up. Now if the handle were placed at an acute 

 angle the muzzle would go down and so to correct this fault the 

 axis of the handle should he at right angle with the recoil. Colt's 

 revi lvers come as near to this as any. Now for weight. This, of 

 course, should be arranged according to size of cartridge required. 

 Say we take a .32-cal. S. & AV. double action as an example (an 

 elegant pistol m its way but too light). This pistol should have 

 barrel double the thickness and so heavier (and for practice), Sin. 

 or more longer, and the metal carried well out to muzzle so as to 

 keep it steady, the cartridge to contain same amount of powder 

 (or less), but ball shorter and very much lighter, reduced by one- 

 half if possible. This pistol, with the right-angled handle, of fair 

 size, made with the usual exactness of the S. & W. or Colt's, would 

 be an arm of accuracy, and no doubt would fill the want where at 

 present there is none such. I would like to see more written on' 

 this subject, as it may be the means of the turning out of a better 

 revolver. — Pistol. 



ZETTLER DEFEATS NEAV YORK.— New York, Feb, 24,-Re- 

 turn match between the New York Rifio Club and the Zettler 

 Rifle Club at the Twelfth Regiment Armory; Creedmoer rules 

 and targets, graduated to distance 156ft.: 



'New York, ■). Duane, Captam. Zettler, A. Lober, Captain. 



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 WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 23.— A few of the members of the 

 Worcester Rifle Association- braved the driving snowstorm and 

 at Pine Grove Range celebrated Washington's Birthday. Shoot- 

 ing off-hand, 200yds.: 



AC White .7 10 7 10 9 8 8 9 7 10-85 



A Brown ....8 10 7 10 8 8 8 7 9 10-85 



TLeighton... ........10 9 8 7 10 8 7 7 7 8-81 



J French 10 7 7 9 5 7 7 9 8 9-78 



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