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Belle of AllcndMc. Nahrake Kennels' (East Patohogue, L. L) 

 English setter bit.eli Belle of Allendale (Lava Rock— Liddesdale), 

 Feb. 25, eight (four dogs), by T. M. Aldrich's Gene (Druid— Ruby). 



Daisy Foreman. Geo. W. Neal's (Westville, Conn.) English set- 

 ter bitch Daisy Foreman (champion foreman— Jolly Nell), May 

 14, seyen (five dogs), by J. E. Hair's Warwick Albert (champion 

 Royal Albert— Maida). 



Mieke. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) bchipperke 

 bitch Mieke, May 10, three (two dogs), by Geo. Krehl's Drieske. 



Phyllis. Brown's Cocker Kennels' (Waterbury.Vt.) cocker span- 

 iel bitch Phyllis (Oho II.— Davkie), May 13, six (four dogs), by J. 

 P. Willev's Black Pete (Oho, Jr.— Phonsie). 



Bessie 0. Brown's Cocker Kenuels' (Waterbury.Vt.) cocker 

 spaniel hitch Bessie C. (Obo II.— Darkie). May 11, nine (eight dogs), 

 by J. P. Willey's Black Pete (Obo. Jr.— Phonsie). 



'Ruslyn Eileen. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) Irish 

 terrier bitch Roslyn Eileen (Gilford— Girl), April 3, seven (three 

 dogs), bv their Breda Jim (Breda Ben— Graceful). 



Whisper. M. H. Daley's (Bangor, Mr.) Yorkshire terrier bitch 

 Whisper (Bradford Harry— Belva). May U, two (one dog), by P. 

 H. Coombs's Bradford Harry (Crawskaw's Bruce— Beale's Lady). 



SALES. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Cotton Tail Jack. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped 

 March 3. 18S0. by Little Duke, Jr. out of Rural Dot, by Rural Ken- 

 nels, Wakefield. Mass., to C. E. Whcldcn, Hinsdale, N. ft. 



Roslyn Belle. Sable and wliite collie bitch, whelped July 12, 



1888, by Bonnie Dunkeld out of Bonnie Knowe, by Chestnut Hill 

 Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to A. Folmer, Shenandoah, Pa. 



Bonnie Dunkeld— Bonnie Knowe whelp. Sable and white collie 

 bitch whelped July 12, 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., to J. A. Haskell, Walston, Pa. 



Caraetacw — Ten ny Lind whelps. Collies, whelped Nov. 2, 18&8, 

 by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., a black and tan dog 

 to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y.; a black and tan bitch to E. 

 Furey, New York, and two sable and white bitches to F. Tall- 

 madge. Columbus, O. . . ™ . 



ScotWa—Cora II. whelps. Collies. whelped Nov. 10, 1888, by Chest- 

 nut Rill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., a sable dog to C. Henry, 

 same place; a black and tan bitch to W. H. Webster, Milwaukee, 

 Wis., and a black, tan and white dog to B. H. Grundy, Richmond, 

 Va 



Leonard Drumlin Moss whelp. Sable, collie bitch, whelped Oct. 

 30. 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to Dr. J. P. 



^Jakyr Dean. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped March, 1888, 

 by Bendigo out of Eflic Dean, by Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y., 

 to Chestmit Hill Kennels, Philadelphia l Pa. . , , ' , 



Wellesbournc Flurry. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped 

 April 25, 1888, by The Squire out of Active, bv J. & W. H. Charles, 

 Warwick, Eng.". to Ohostnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mancu Trefoil. Sable and white collie dog, whelped July 25, 

 1887, by The Squire out of Scotch Pearl, by J. & W. fl. Charles, 

 Warwick. Eng.. to ChestnutHill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Drumlin Moss. Sable collie bitch, whelped October, 1886, by 

 Kintore out of Duchess, by Chestnut Hill Kennels. Philadelphia, 

 Pa., to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y. 



Gem. Sable and white collio bitch, whelped July. 1884, by Brack 

 out of Fairy, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to Dr. 

 J. P. Gray. Rochester, N. Y. . , , „ „ , 



Jenmi Lind. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped October, 

 1883. by Rutland out of Blinkbonny, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y. 



Roslyn Bruin. Sable collie dog. wbelped January, 1888. by Dub- 

 lin Scot out of Di Vernon, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., to J. W. Leevv, San Francisco. Cal. 



King Bruce— Piper's Girl whelp. Collie bitch, whelped Feb. 1, 

 1887, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to C.W. Stoddard, 



ffing Bruce— Norali whelp. Collie dog. whelped Jan. 3. 1886, by 

 Assoeiated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to H. J. Heitbrink, Lo- 

 gan po't, Ind. 



Donald— Miss Hero whelps. Fawn mastiff dogs, whelped Jan. 13, 



1889, hv Associated Fanciers. Philadelphia, Pa., one each to Mrs. 

 J. C. Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich., and A. L. Pfau, North Balti- 



Lov, Page. Rlack pointer bitch, wbelped March 10, 1889, by 

 Broncho, Jr., out of Rie, by MccJeth Kennels, Massillon, O., to 

 Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass. . 



Beaufort— Jcxsie wJirlps. Liver and white poiut.erdog and bitch, 

 whelped July 7, 1388, by Chestnut HiU fennels, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 to Osttroff Bios., same place* 



Rural Obo. Black cocker spaniel dog, wbelped Feb. lti. 1888, by 

 Pete. Obo cut of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to 

 Bradford Norman, Newport, R. I. 



Diets "bo. Black and white cocker spanieldog, whelped B eb. lb, 

 1889, by Pete Obo out of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield, 

 Mass., to H. L. Richardson. Lynufield Mass. 

 ' Lou Oho. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped' Feb. 16, 1889, by- 

 Pete Obo out of Floss B., bv Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to 

 C. E. Wheldon, Hinsdale, N. H. 



Rex Oho. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Dec. 19, 1888, by 

 Dick Mc Bride out of Nellie, by Quaker City Kennels, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., to H. F. Pearce, same place. 



Topsy. Black cocker spatiiel hitch, whelped June 11, 1888, by 

 Harry Obo out of Black ie, by A. W. Paneoast, Jackson, Mich., to 

 H. F.' Pearce, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Racket— Jess whelp. Cocker spaniel dog, whelped Jan. 18, 1889. 

 by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to W. W. Berry, Den- 



Lady Madge. Black cocker spaniel bitch .whelped June 25. 1887, 

 by champion Black Pete nut of Phyllis, by Brown's Cocker Ken- 

 nels, Waterburv, Vt., to D. Darling, Rochester, Minn. 



Bessie C. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 7, 1884, by 

 Obo II. out of Darkie, by P. Cullen, Salmon Falls, N. H., to 

 Brown's Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt. 



Black Harry— , Jet Obo whelps. Two black cocker spaniel dogs, 

 whelped Feb. 24, 1889, by Brown's Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, 

 Vt , to Geo. H. Carr, Hartford, Conn. 



Othello and Mieke. Schipperke dog and bitch, age not given, 

 by Geo. Krehl, London, Eng., to Chestnut Hill Kennels, Phibidel- 



P Nell Bright. White buU-terrier bitch, whelped May, 1887, by 

 Bendigo out of Daisy, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., to M. C. 

 Trestrail. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Miss Bendigo. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped May 24, 1888, 

 by Bendigo out of White Rose, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., 

 to Geo. E. Potts, Wolston, Pa. 



Buster. White bull-terrier dog. whelped March 15, 1889, by 

 Rusher out of Bertha, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn.., to W.N. 

 Fogg, Nashville, Tenn. 



Grip. White bull-terrier dog, whelped March 15, 1889 by 

 Rusher out of Bertha, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., to J. M. 

 Dill, Richmond, Va. 



Hillside Flash. White and black fox-terrier dog, age not given, 

 by Reckoner out of Richmond Dazzle, by J. E. Thayer, Lancas- 

 ter, Mass., to Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa. - 



Rosbm Dennis— Biddy whelu. Red Irish terrier dog, whelped 

 June 24, 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, to Mr. 

 Schroeder, Chicago, 111. T , ,„ 



Paddy-Sttelcdi whelp. Red Irish terrier bitch, whelped July 17, 

 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kenn-ds, Philadelphia, Pa., to H. W. Karr, 

 Rasinville, Va. 



DEATHS. 



Collie II. Black, tan and white collie dog, whelped Dec. 19, 1883 

 (A.K.R. 1620), owned by Armstead M. Webb, Baltimore, Md., May 

 20, from urethral calculi. , „ . „ „ 



Smut. Black native setter bitch, whelped Feb. 2a, 18/6 (Cope- 

 land's Pete— Queen Bess), May 10, owned by Newton Earle, Provi- 



Jto!' White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped July 25, 1882 

 (Ringwood— Rosy), owned by Mrs. Bradford S. Turpin, W r est 

 Yarmouth, Mass. 



^heating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY, 



PARTELLO'S ADVICE TO SHOOTERS. 



LIEUT. J. M. T. PARTELLO, who will be remembered as one of 

 the most brilliant young shots brought to the front at the 

 time that Creedmoor was doing so much in stirring up enthusi- 

 asm in rifle shooting, has written from his station at Fort Davis, 

 Texas, a most interesting letter on the importa nce of good marks- 

 manship in a soldier, and while talking of the way of teaching 

 marksmanship in the army gives a great deal of good advice to 

 shooters in general. The Cleveland Leader, always well informed 

 and alert on matters of interest to Ohio marksmen, gives his let- 

 ter in full, and from the columns of our Cleveland contemporary 

 we quote of Lieut. Partello's letter: 



Shooting to hit is the objective point of military art. All other 

 drills and studies are for the purpose of placing the soldier in a 

 position to do this effectively. As a preliminary to target firing, 

 he must know how to aim, and be cannot aim correctly unless he 

 can see straight. The m at common defect in the recruit is in- 

 ability to see straight, bad aiming, bad holding of the piece, con- 

 strained position of the body, canting the piece— that is, inclining 



the rear sight to the right or left — and fe 

 defects mastered, the recruit is bound to 1 

 himself, and possibly a fine marksm; 

 another important drawback, and one mi 

 average mortal thau most people imagii 

 tests soon overcomes any tendency to > 



of recoil. All these 

 good shot, in spite of 

 Color blindness is 

 more common in the 

 Practicing at vision 

 I sighting; holding 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



Jgg~ No Notice Taken oi Anonymous Correspondents, 



F. A. P., Bath, Me.— I have a mastiff pup (one year old) that has 

 what I suppose is distemper. Can you tell me what to do for him? 

 He feels good all the time, but has a cough, and yellow matter 

 passes from his nose and eyes; he coughs so at some times it 

 seems as if he would strangle. AnB. Keep bowels easy by giving 

 two or three compound cathartic pills at a dose hidden in a bit of 

 meat; give 5-grain quinine pill night and morning. 



J. D. G., Pittston, Pa.— My dog has warts all over his mouth; 

 they look like seed warts. If you think they would have to be 

 burned out I would like to know what to use? Ans. They can be 

 burned off by means of lunar caustic (silver nitrate) or nitric acid 

 applied by means of a pine stick or match. Apply twice daily. 

 If acid is used, limit its action by rubbing a bit of soap over the 

 spot after applying. The dog must be firmly held. 



the piece properlv and with ease cancels bad aiming, unsteadiness 

 of body, constrained position, etc., and a proper grip hold as well 

 as butt position against the shoulder will render the heaviest re- 

 coil of no moment. 



There is a system of preliminary drills adopted in the Doited 

 States army which ir, would be well for the militia of the several 

 States to pattern after. 



We get raw, green, verdant material, genuine numbskulls, who 

 really do not know which is the dangerous end of a gun, and out 

 of this stuff it is a fact that fine, accurate marksmen are devel- 

 oped, and even the highest grade of all, sharpshooters. 



The difference between our regular army and the State militia 

 is that the former makes all duty, work and labor, suhserve the 

 end of target practice. With tho regulars, the most important of 

 all drills and exercises is to perfect the soldier into a shooting 

 machiue, while on the other hand the time of the militia is occu- 

 pied in fancv drills, parades, reviews, and other show work. The 

 United States has to-day an army of marksmen. The officers 

 thoroughly understand their business, and the soldiers take pride 

 in becoming fine shots. 



The service rifle is a good gun, provided with excellent, durable 

 sights, and the mechanism is so simple and easily understood that 

 it is equal in every respect and superior in some to the best re- 

 peating rifle yet invented. Our government is right in not adopt- 

 ing a magazine gun until it finds one that is better than the 

 Springfield service now in use. This arm has a notch near the 

 muzzle, on the bayonet stub that answers for a front sight, and a 

 buck horn or V -shaped crotch near the breach for a rear sight . 

 The latter is mounted on a movable leaf tnat can be used in three 

 positions at once. Lying flat along the barrel the piece is then 

 ready for the blank range or any distance within 200yds. Raise 

 the leaf quickly, and, according to the position of the buck horn, 

 which combines a peep sight and an op -n sight, two other dis- 

 tances are at command. Now look through the notch at the ex- 

 treme top and the rifle is ready for long range work. This leaf 

 has a movable screw by which the sight can be set either to the 

 right or to the left, to overcome drift in the twist of the barrel 

 and cross winds, and also a slide to raise or lower the elevation. 



Allowing that all minor difficulties have been mastered, and 

 that the recruit sees straight, holds correctly, has a go "id position, 

 does not cant the piece, and does not fear the recoil, why is it then 

 that when he fires— each shoot with the same elevation and under 

 the same conditions— his bullets scatter and a bad scoi e is made? 



The answer is very simple, and next to pulling off, the defect is 

 t he most common of ill and the most easily remedied. I once 

 stood beside a mil'tiaman who was shooting at 500yds., conditions 

 perfect, ammunition without fault, his nerves steady ana his 

 piece carefully handled, and yet in spite of all he could do his 

 bullets would fly first up, then down, and not infrequently from 

 the target altogether. He could not understand the cause, and 

 was much provoked at himself; yet the reason was plainly ap- 

 parent to me, and a few words of caution served to overcome the 

 difficulty and enabled him to finish his score with fair results. 

 The whole fault lav in drawing an imperfect bead each time. 



The front sight may be so arranged to the eye thatitfaRs into 

 the buckhorn at the rear, either as a large, medium or small bead, 

 and it is this little drawback that arises nine-tenths of the misses 

 at. long range. If, for instance, the m.irksmau is shooting at 

 600yds., and the gun is so sighted (all other conditions being favor- 

 able) that the medium bead will place the lead on the bull'seyc; if 

 he should now by T accident or otherwise substitute a coarser or 

 finer bead, the chances are that the bullet would fly clean o\ r er 

 the target or fall short of the same. It is this fault that causes 

 such irregular grouping by amateur marksmen. Which one of 

 all who try is absolutely sure that he draws twice in succession 

 the same size of bead? Very few, if any, can truthfully assert 

 they are perfect in this respect. Then it is not the gun which 

 does such poor shooting, but rather the man behind the gun. A 

 little careful practice will overcome defective holding, fear of 

 recoil and canting; but it requires long, faithful, steady and 

 watchful work, the uiniost care and attention to aim truly and 

 successively the same way. 



My own company attained a percentage last year at fixed dis- 

 tances of more than 90 per cent. This excellent showing was 

 mainly due from a system of preliminary practice faithfully fol- 

 lowed indoors during the cold months, so that when the time 

 came for open-range work the men were ready to b"gin se< ring at 

 once, without the usual waste of ammunition. This is the scheme, 

 and it would do the militia a vast amount of good, besides saving 

 them a lot of ammunition money, if they first adopt this course 

 for the preliminary training of their raw material before com- 

 mencing range shooting out of doors. A sheet of white blotting 

 paper, say 2 or 2^f t. square, is placed against a wall, and 30 or 

 40tt. distant a musket is steadied on a sandbag rest or in a tripod, 

 so that it can be arranged in a sighting position to suit the ob- 

 server. 



A man stands near the blotter, holding in his hand a thin stick 

 about 12in. long, on the end of which is a diminutive circular 

 builseye, black, with a hole punctured in the center large enough 

 to admit the point of a pencil. Now the recruit takes his position, 

 and without touching the rifle sights it on the blotter and calls to 

 the man pointing to place the little builseye where he says, at the. 

 same time directing him to move the pointer up, down, right or 

 left, until it comes perfectly within the line of sight, as the gun 

 is pointed. When the bullseve is exactly in range (precisely as 

 be would have it were he sighting at a bona fide target 200, 300, 

 600 or 1,000yds. distant) he calls stop, and the scorer inserts the 

 pencil through the inch builseye and makes a dot. This is the 

 first step. The recruit steps away, and the rifle, which is supposed 

 to be immovable, remains still pointed on the same spot. The 

 observer rests his eye for a minute, comes back and goes through 

 the same tactics twice more— three in all— the scorer each rime 

 making a tiny mark as the former calls out stop. When the trials 

 are over the triad of dots is connected by lines, and the marks- 

 man steps down to the blotter to see where his hits are. It is 

 tiuly astonishing to see how wide of the murk some of them do 

 go, not excepting experienced marksmen, and even sharpshooters. 

 Considering the first, dot to be a hit, were t he others sighted at a 

 target or a deer they would have been clear misses. The fault 

 was in not taking the same bead three times in succession. 



The importance of this apparent trifling point cannot be over- 

 estimated. Large scores are not composed of scattered bulls- 

 eyes, hut of consecutive bullseyes in which each succeeding shot 

 reaches nearly the same spot struck by the others, and to get a 

 succession of shots that are regular and not scat tering, it is neces- 

 sary to sight successively in precisely the same manner. Any 

 variation will scatter and nine-tenths of the trouble lies in not 

 drawing always the same size of bead. Had the recruit in the 

 case of the blotter confined himself cither to the small, medium 

 or large bead, the chances are that the pencil would have scored 

 three times on tue same dot. Let those who want to improve 

 their rifle shooting try the above scheme and they will be as- 

 tonished at the benefit gained. It will give evenness of sighting 

 before very long and probably explain, too, some of the unac- 

 countable misses at former trials. The caliber and rifling of a 

 gun nowadays have a great deal to do with the efficiency of the 

 piece. Heretofore the inclination has been toward large bores. 

 Some foreign governments still cling to SOcal. and in one case I 

 think 56 is the standard adopted by a power. So it is with our 

 militia. Some are now using iiOcal., old pattern rifles, and fondly 

 imagine they can do good work with these miniature out-of-date 

 cannons. Why, the recoil of such a piece is sufficient to frighten 

 any beginner, and the execution is virtually nil, compared to 

 smaUer bores. Forty-five is the standard of our government. 



and 40 would bo far better. A happy medium, say 42eal., would 

 fill the bill completely as to a general service rifle for both short 

 and long range. 



Trajectory has a great deal to do with the efficiency of a rifle. 

 Not every one understands the full significance and importance 

 of this adjunct, and as it is an element which enters largely into 

 the possibility of fine shooting,! will give a few explanations 

 for the benefit of those who do not understand trajectories. 



The trajectory is the path of the bullet through the air. A 

 bullet fired from a rifle is acted upon by five different forces. 

 First, the projectile force; second, the resistance of the air; third, 

 the force of gravity: fourth, the resistance of the sides of 

 the grooves; fifth, friction against the surface of the bore. A 

 variation in the intensity of any of these forces will effect a cor- 

 responding change in the path described by the bullet. Geog- 

 raphy has also something to do with the matter, as both altitude 

 and the condition of the atmosphere work a variation in the ele- 

 vation. The above forces, in whatever latitude, are seldom or 

 never the same at any two different times, so that two bullets 

 will rarely strike in the same place, even though the piece be held 

 perfectly or placed in a vise when fired. The resistance of the air 

 and gravity are the main forces which affect a bullet after it 

 passes tho muzzle. The former decreases in proportion as the 

 speed of the projectile lessens, while the latter acts always alike, 

 no matter at what speed the lead is flying. Therefore, a ball, in 

 its flight does not, as is generally suppos d, describe a perfect, arc 

 in the. air, but rather a curve somewhat sharper at its ending than 

 its beginning half. The gun which has The correct, length of bore, 

 the right number of twists in the grooving, the proper charge of 

 powder for t he size of the chamber and length of the barrel, and a 

 bullet of a weight in proportion to the amount of powder behind 

 it, is apt to give the best results. Equalize the five forces as 

 nearly as possible, and such a gun approaches nearest perfection. 

 Gun makers are constantly striving to do this, and the result is 

 the fine rifles now turned out by the first-class factories. 



In casting elevations on a strange range always remember that 

 damp, moist days require less i levation than hot, dry ones. Also, 

 watch the bullet as it flies through Die air, and observe where it 

 drops- Some marksmen are utterlv at a loss to know just where 

 that "confounded bullet did go." I say watch it, and then you 

 can tell. I know this caution appears to be a strange one, but let 

 me say that it is strictly true, and not the least bit difficult to ac- 

 complish. I have watched thousands of bullets, from the time 

 they left the muzzle of flu gun until they struck, and nave called 

 the shots accurately and truly. Let any one stand behind a 

 hooter, and train his eye to quick perception. Do not look at 

 the muzzle, but about 20ft. beyond, or rather, just beyond the 

 point wnere the puff of smoke reaches, and after a little practice 

 he will be able to distinguish the lit tle leaden pellet as it darts out, 

 and to follow it, too, every foot of its journey through space. 

 Don't give up in disgust after the first few trials, but try again. 

 It is a very easy thing to do, and no trick at all for a sharp-sighted 



P ThcYnst and most important point of all is "pulling off." Of all 

 the misses made by anybody when firing at an object, charge 

 better 1 ban 50 per cent, of them to defect! ve pulling of the trigger. 

 Nearly every rifleman in the world, be ho a greeuhorn or an ex- 

 pert, deranges his aim to a more or less degree when he pulls off 

 the piece. First-class riflemen will, as a general rule, flatly deny 

 any such imputation against their superior marksmanship, and 

 will claim that they have, loug ago, mastered the defective pull- 

 ing of the trigger; but the ieal expert (who is one or two grades 

 above the first-class rifleman) knows better than this, am. that, 

 as a matrer of fact, not one rifleman in a thousand pulls off his 

 piece perfedly. Now, if our best shots cannot always thoroughly 

 over '"me th's one drawback to fiue shcodng after years of hard 

 prad it e. bow difficult must it be lor the < rdinary soldier or 

 militiaman to mastn* it? Hence it is that pointing and aiming 

 drills are continuously practiced in the army, so as to give the 

 soldier, whether standing, kneeling, or lying down, a PTtect com- 

 mand of his rifle, as well as to teach him steadiness of bothptrson 

 and piece, and to establish between tne hand and eye such a 

 prompt and intimate connection as will insure the finger acting 

 upon t e tr>gg-r at the proper moment without causing any 

 derangement ut the a ; m. 



The. best riflemen at Creedmoor and elsewhere, before entering 

 a match, spend the half hour previous tot.hp contest in pointing, 

 aiming and snapping tne trigger at a small spot on the wall or 

 tent so as to have their nerves and triggi r finger in training be- 

 fore 'commencing the competing scores The pointing and aiming 

 drills are the most important parts of the training necessary to 

 make "a man with a gun" a good shot. 



Pull off perfectly at the spot on the wall, and the. real builseye 

 becomes a much easier matter to hit. Onewf the best riflemen I 

 ever knew was a moderate drinker, and an inveterate smoker. 

 Before entering a very important competition he suddenly cut 

 SUOrt his driukmg and smoking habits, and in consequence thereof 

 went utterlv to pieces in the match. The change was too great 

 for him. Next time he kept up his regular habits, drank mod- 

 erately, and smoke i all he wanted to, and won the match. Smok- 

 ing and drinking by no means aid marksmanship, but regularity 

 of "habits, whether good or bad, should always be observed by the 

 embryo medal winner. Last of all, remember that i-flemen are 

 made' and not born. Practice ma,kes the marksman, not inhei i- 

 tance. It is within the province of every one to become at least 

 fair shots, and if the student will observe at least a few of the 

 above rules, which are calculated to transform the greenest of 

 raw recruits into something better, he will find before very long 

 that his labor has not been in vain. J. M. T. Pabteulo. 



J A Frye 



C C Clarke 



O Howard 



W Gardner 



A Lormg 



BOSTON, May 18.— The regular shoot of the Massachusetts 

 Rifle Association was held at their range to-day. The extreme 

 beat and a bad fish-tail wind from 6 o'clock, caused the scores to 

 run low. The champion gold medal was won by Mr. Frye, and 

 the gold medal in the 20-skot rest match by Mr. Munroc. Mr. 

 Braekett wins the gold membership badge on 10 scores of 81 or 

 better. The spring meeting of this association will be held May 

 30 and 31 and June.l. Following are to-day's scores: 

 Champion Medal Match. 



6 8 10 7 8 9 7 6 7— 77 



6 5 8 10 10 9 4 5 10 8— 75 



6 8 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6— 74 



9 5 9 6 7 7 4 7 9 10- 73 



6 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 4 9- 68 



Twenty-Shot Rest Match. 



J R Munroe 7 U 12 11 11 11 11 11 9 la 



J K 10 11 12 11 13 10 10 10 11 10-313 



5 Wilder 10 9 12 11 9 10 9 8 11 13 



6 H 10 12 9 10 9 9 9 10 9-199 

 r N Frve • 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 11 9 



10 10 9 9 10 11 9 9 11 8—196 

 J N Eames 9 9 10 8 12 tS 9 8 11 9 



11 H M 10 10 12 10 10-195 

 D Webster 12 9 11 9 5 8 13 9 10 11 



" 7 12 11 11 11 9 9 11 9-186 



Medal and Badge Match. 



G B Warren 4 10 8 8 7 9 7 8 8 6- 75 



786888965 8- 73 

 Victory Medal Match. 



A L Braekett 10 7 10 5 9 8 5 8 10 10- 82 



A u DI 7 9 9 7 10 10 5 7 9 3- 76 



Gold Membership Badge. 



AL Braekett 10 10 7 10 9 10 6 8 10 7- 87 



Rest Match. 



D L Chase 11 12 9 11 10 12 11 12 11 10-109 



J N Frye 1? 10 If 9 11 1» D 9 11 h— 107 



D Webster U 1" 9 13 9 12 9 11 9 11-103 



J N Eames 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 10 8-103 



j r Munroe .. .12 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 13 11-102 



a W Hart 13 11 9 10 9 10 11 10 8 11-101 



A Ballard - 10 9 11 9 8 9 9 13 11 11- 99 



W P Thompson H 6 9 8 1.1 12 11 8 13 9- 97 



VV a" 'ner . ? « 9 10 11 9 8 all 



KETuttle 911 6 



FO Martin . ..... 9 12 8 10 8 



Military Ma tch. 



A McCarthy 454445444 5- 43 



500yds. 



J W Blake -5 5 4 5454545-46 



All -Comers' Match. 



J A Frve 8 7 7 9 9 8 10 8 8 10— 84 



nt Chase 9 6 10 10 7 7 9 10 6 8- 82 



W O Burnite, M 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 9 8 10- 79 



BG Warren. 9 10 9 5 6 7 6 7 8- 73 



E Kelley 10 T 5 8 5 9 7 4 10 8- 73 



C H Eastman 5 9 8 10 4 5 9 6 8 8- 73 



B G Barker 8 7 9 4 10 6 5 7 7 8- 71 



1 Bavley 6 7 7 5 9 5 5 7 5- 63 



E Alson 4 5 tt 8 8 5 6 4 6 8- 60 



A S Hunt 4 9 7 7 7 4 5 4 1 8- 55 



NEWARK, N. J., May 14.— The Warren Rifle Club re-organized 

 to-night at 193 Warren street, with tho following members: W. 

 E. Ryan, President; Col. Moriarty, Secretary; B. D. Fiunigan, 

 Geo. J. Houlahan, C. E. Moriarty, Win. Nunley. Thos. Nunley, J. 

 J. Walsh, E. Frier, J. Blakeman, James Donnelly, J. Langan. 



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