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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 18, I888i 



Wednesday. 



The weather was more favorable, the wind having died down 

 considerably, and better scores were the result. 



First event, at 10 bluprocfcs, entrance $2. four moneys: 



Lindsley 1000 1 01001-4 R ,T Carroll 1110111111—9 



Heritage 1110111111-9 J E Miller 1101111011— S 



Brientnall 1111111011-9 E D Miller 1011111111-9 



Sigler 1101111011—8 Franklin 1011101100-6 



McAlpin 1101111101-8 Capon 1111111011-9 



Hunt 1101111010-7 Budd 0111111011-8 



Peacock 1111111110-9 Collins 1011111111-9 



First shot off and div. by Brientnall, E. D. Miller aud Collins. 

 The eight men shot off at five birds, but as all broke straight, 

 they then div. Third aud Fourth div. 



Second event, at 15 bluerocks, entrance $3, $50 guaranteed, four 

 moneys: 



Brientnall 111111111111111—15 Franklin 101111111100101—11 



McAlpin 111101111101111-13 Budd 111111110111111—14 



Quinlan 011111111011111-13 Collins 111011011100011-11 



Jones 010101000111111- 9 Heritage 111111111101100-12 



Lindslev 000100011101111— 8 Vogelsang... .111111101111110-13 



E I) Miller 11 11 11111111111-15 Terry 111011000011100- 8 



Peacock 110110111101111-13 Capon 1000001 00 11 01 01— 6 



JE Miller 111110111111111—14 Dam 101110001000110- 7 



Sigler 111111111011 111—14 



Ties div. 



Third event, at 30 bluerocks, Hurlingham rules, 21yds. rise, en- 

 trance SI, guarantee $50. four moneys: 



Brientnalll')111111100112lli 1111-17 Hunt 11111011131110111011—17 



McAlpin ..11011131111111111011-18 Jones 00121003211 1 10311011 — 14 



EDMinerl21110Ullllllll 1111-19 Heritage.. 1 2 1 011 111 10211 2101 00—15 



Sigler 11111111111111111131-20 Collins ..11111112011111381011—18 



Budd 11111011011111131111-18 Lindsley.. 12111111031111101121— 18 



Peacock.. 11011000111101012131-14 Vogclsang021021010211 10103111-14 

 Franklin.. 000110012001100W. Quinlan.. .22111110100110111 111-10 



First won by Sigler with 20 straight, second won by E. D. Miller, 

 third shot off and won by J. E. Miller, fourth div. 



Fourth event, at 10 siugles and 5 pairs bluerocks, entrance S3, 

 S25 guaranteed, four moneys: 



Brientnall 1H1111111 11 11 01 11 11-19 



McAlpin 1110110111 11 U 10 10 11-16 



.T E Miller 1101111111 00 11 10 10 10-14 



E D Miller 1111111111 11 11 11 10 11—19 



Budd 1111000111 11 11 U 11 11-17 



Sigler 1111101111 11 11 11 11 10-18 



Quinlan 1111110101 11 10 10 10 11—15 



Lindsley 1011111010 11 11 10 11 11-16 



Peacock 1110110111 11 10 11 11 11-17 



Headden 1111111100 11 10 00 10 U-14 



Malone 0100000010 00 10 00 10 11— 6 



Jones 1110111011 01 00 11 11 11-15 



Ties div. 



Extra sweep No. 1, at 10 singles, entrance $2, four moneys: 



Brientnall 10 Sigler 



Hunt, 8 " 



E D Miller 10 



Lindsley 4 



Franklin 9 



Capon 7 



Quinlan 



Budd 



Peacock 7 



McAlpin 9 



JE Miller 8 



Collins 10 



All ties div. 



Extra sweep No. 2, at 10 birds, entrance $3, four moneys: 



Terry 8 



Cramer 9 



Hunt 7 



Sigler 8 



Franklin 9 



Capon 6 



J E Miller 9 



Collins 6 



McAlpin 



Lindsley 6 



Heritage 8 



ED Miller 9 



Brientnall 10 



Budd 8 



Peacock 8 



Ties div. 



Extra sweep No. 3, at 9 birds, entrance $1, four moneys: 



Jones 5 Collins 5 



Brientnall 8 McAlpin 7 



Profane 5 ED Miller 8 



Mvers 9 Quinlan 7 



Budd 7 J E Miller 9 



Terry 5 Franklin 5 



Derby 4 Sigler 8 



Peacock 6 



Ties div., except for third money, which was shot off and won 

 by Budd. 



Extra sweep No. 4, at 9 birds, entrance $1.50, 4 moneys: 



Sieler 8 Hunt 5 



Lindsley 5 ED Miller 8 



Budd 9 Malone S 



McAlpin 7 Peacock 5 



Brientnall 8 Franklin 5 



Collins 6 J E Miller 7 



Ties div. 



Extra sweep No. 5, at 9 birds, entrance $1, 4 moneys: 



Quinlan 7 Peacock 7 



ED Miller 9 Budd 8 



Collins 6 Profane 4 



McAlpin 8 J E Miller 9 



Jones 4 Franklin 9 



Brientnall 4 Myers 7 



Capon 5 Sigler 8* 



First, second and fourth div., third shot off and won by Peacock. 



Extra sweep No. 6, at 9 bluerocks. entrance $1, 4 moneys: 



Quinlan 7 Peacock 7 



ED Miller 9 Budd 8 



Collins 6 Profane 4 



McAlpin 8 JE Miller 9 



Jones 4 Franklin 9 



Breintnall 4 Meyer 7 



Capon 5 Sigler... 8 



First, second and fourth div., third shot off and won by Peacock. 



Extra sweep No. 7 at 9 bluerocks, entrance SI, three moneys: 



ED Miller 8 Quimby 7 



Jones 9 Capon 6 



Collins 8 Franklin 7 



Peacock 8 Meyer 4 



Lindsley 6 



First and third div., second shot off and won by Miller. 

 Thursday. 



The bluerock traps were taken up and replaced by five ground 

 traps for use at live birds. The birds were a poor lot in tfie first 

 race, but improved somewhat in the following event. As is usual 

 in live bird shooting, the element of luck was prominent, one very 

 noticeable ease in the second event was when R. H. Brientnall had 

 a strong bird which required the use of both barrels; he was hard 

 hit, but managed to carry the load and every one thought it would 

 be a lost bird, but as he neared the fence he became weaker and 

 was uuable to get over, falling dead on a cross bar within afoot 

 of the top, where he was easily gathered and scored dead. 

 Another flap of his wings would have resulted in a goose egg for 

 Brientnall. 



First event, at 10 live birds, entrance $7.50, Hurlingham rules: 



E D Miller 0121111112— 9 Budd 11211U112-10 



Sigler 1121211121-10 Malone 2012212122- 9 



Quinlan 1 121211121-10 Capon ,2101211001- 7 



Brientnall 1120111122- 9 Class 112H11121— 10 



Sam Castle 1112232111-10 Teddy 1111121200- 8 



Lindslev 0121110211- 8 Lee 2102U0121- 8 



Yeomans 1220112121- 9 McAlpin ....1220111112— 9 



Williamson 222 221020- 7 Collins 1100111322- 8 



Peacock 1121211222-10 Manitz 1221110121— 9 



JE Miller 1211121121-10 



Second event, at 25 live birds, entrance $25; Hurlingham rules; 

 $175 guaranteed: 



Sigler 1112010222U1101111111111— 22 



ED Miller 11131101111121220U111111-23 



Budd 121112111121112311 2122211-25 



Castle 1111111103113111101110021-21 



Peacock 0221112102122100121211112—31 



Class 12121H1U111210212211020-22 



Brientnall U12ol001in2121111211220-2] 



Quinlan 1112110211112121113112111-21 



Led d y 1 102220211012110113221201-20 



Manitz 1222321031312200103212221-21 



Lindslev 110210111q22101221U1101 1-20 



Headden 221 1 111213121111122122222-35 



G. W. Budd and C. M. Headden div. first with a straight score 

 of 25. Quinlan won second with 24, E. D. Miller won third with 

 20, and fourth was divided by Sigler and Class, 

 Friday. 



In comparison with yesterday the birds were a hot lot, and kept 

 the contestants on the anxious seats until scored dead. Themorn- 

 ing was wet and dreary, which no doubt kept some shooters away. 



and small entry 3ists were the order; later in the day the air 

 cleared somewhat and the conditions were very favorable. 



First event, at 10 live birds, entrance $7 50, $50 guaranteed: 



Quinlan 1112111221-10 Peacock 11111112ol— 9 



Budd 1121121111—10 George 1210212111— 9 



Headden 22021 022oo- 6 Green 2121111021— 9 



Sigler 1211311111—10 Davenport 1211121122—10 



Penrose 1323333322-30 Class 1111102111— 9 



Ties all div. 



Second event, at 10 live birds, entrance $12.50, $100 guaranteed: 



Quinlan 1011222111— 9 Sigler 2111101211— 9 



Penrose 1312121110- 9 Headden 0122222120- 8 



Davenport 1111222121—10 Peacock 1012121110— 8 



Class 1211211313-10 Green 3202201102- 7 



Budd 1212211112—10 Vogelsang 3202020321- 7 



First div.; second shot off, miss and out, and div. by Penrose 

 and Sigler; 3d div. 



First extra sweep at 3 live birds, $2 entrance, three moneys: 



Quinlan 111—3 Peacock 111—3 



Headden 111—3 Heritage 011—2 



Green 010—1 Penrose 101—2 



Budd 111—3 



Ties for first money, miss and out: 



Quiulan 1 1111110-7 Budd 11111111—8 



Headden 111110 —5 Peacock 11111100—7 



Budd winning with 8 straight; second div. - 



Second extra sweep at 3 live birds, three moneys: 



Quinlan 111-3 Green 100-1 



Penrose 011—2 Peacock 101—2 



Headden 111—3 George 011—2 



Budd 111-3 



Ties for first at 5 birds: 



Quinlan 11111—5 Budd 11100—4 



Headden 11110—4 



Quinlan wins first, second div., third won by Green. 



Fbank Mason, 



THE SUBURBAN TOURNAMENT. 



THE managers of the tournament to be held at the new Sub- 

 urban Shooting Grounds, commencing Tuesday, Oct. 23, are 

 doing all in their power to make the programme attractive to 

 visiting shooters. In addition to the events as advertised in their 

 circular, some matches will be shot under the Keystone system 

 of squads of six at five traps at known angles, thus giving Eastern 

 shooters an opportunity to see the practical working of the plan. 

 It is the most rapid system of shooting yet devised, and will 

 eventually be generally adopted. It is better for shooters, keep- 

 ing them almost continually shooting, with no tedious delays, and 

 better for the managers of tournaments, as it will enable them to 

 run the events off nearly t wice as fast as under the present style. 

 It is applicable to any make of target, and the chief requisite is a 

 sharp man who will insist, on having his squads on hand and ready 

 to shoot the minute the preceding squad has finished. 



We consider it a very attractive feature of a shoot, and advise 

 our readers to be present and try it themselves. M. 



MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB. 



DUNELLEN, N. J., Oct. 16.-The Middlesex Gun Club tourna- 

 ment opened here to-day under rather unfavorable auspices 

 so far as weather is concerned. Heavy showers prevailed, which 

 kept many of the shooters away. However, enough were on hand 

 to make it livelv, and toward noon the weather cleared and those 

 who had braved the storm were blessed with a pleasant, sunny 

 afternoon. The shooting was at bluerock targets, which worked 

 in first rate shape, and from three sets of traps, making a continu- 

 ous fusilade. Over 4,000 birds were shot, which, considering the 

 comparatively small attendance, shows that the guns were not 

 allowed to grow cold. 



Events No. 2 and 8 on the programme were left out, extra 

 sweeps being substituted in their place. The scores of the tourna- 

 ment in full' will he given next week. M. 



UNKNOWN GUN CLUB.— The Unknown Gun Club had a 

 capital day's shooting last week at Dexter's Park, Jamaica 

 Plank Road, L. I.: 



HBehrman(23> 1033000—3 Dr Hopkins (35) U00010— 3 



H Knebel, Jr (25) 0U1111-6 A Haas (24) 0111111-6 



H Van Staden (23) 0111100-4 H Knebel, Jr (25) 10010U-4 



M Brown (26) 1011110-5 W Tomford (35) 1111010-5 



H Rankin (23) 0101001-3 C Detiefsen (27) 0011010-3 



DMonsees (28) 1111101-6 E Hillmer (23) 3010111-5 



J Bovle (24) 0111000—3 Ellenhorst (21) 1 110100-4 



H Bohling (26) 1111001-5 J Huff ell (23) 1110101-5 



H Skidinore (25) 1110001-4 F Hafke (21) 00w. 



W Oilman (23) 0111011-5 



Ties for first prize won by H. Knebel, Jr., with 2. Ties for second 

 by .J. HuffeH with 3, and third was divided by H. Van Staden, W. 

 Skidmore and H. Knebel, Sr. Referee and scorer, M. R. Still- 

 well, Jr . 



PENNSYLVANIA SHOTS.— The third tournament of the 

 Delaware county gun clubs was held on the grounds of the Thorn- 

 bury Club at Glen Mills on Oct. 10. Three clubs were represented. 

 The conditions were 10 single and 5 pairs of double birds: 

 McClure Gun Club, of Chester, Pa. 



W Gibbs 1111111101 10 11 10 11 11-17 



D McClure 1101111101 33 10 10 10 10-15 



A McClure 1110010010 00 10 10 00 00— 7 



W H Hall 0111103100 10 00 01 00 00— 7 



J Wood 1101001101 10 01 10 00 10-10 



J Brooks .1001100001 10 00 00 00 01— 6 



F W Harrison .1011111001 00 10 10 11 10-32—74 



Thornbury Gun Club. 



FSmedley 0010111110 11 01 10 10 00-11 



G Green 0111110100 00 00 00 00 33- 7 



Yearsley 0011111100 11 11 00 10 10-12 



B Green 0133111111 00 01 10 10 10-14 



T Darlington 0111101600 00 01 10 10 10- 9 



HMevers 0013031011 00 11 00 00 10- 9 



R Baldwin 0110011010 10 01 11 11 10-12—74 



Maple Run Gun Club, of Media, Pa. 



C Marshal 0001100010 11 00 10 01 10— 8 



W Thomas 0011U0U0 00 00 00 00 33—8 



T Allen HlOOOllOO 10 01 01 10 01-10 



W Rodgers 0111011111 10 00 00 10 10—11 



.1 M Baker 01011010001 10 10 11 10 11-10 



W Hall 0010111001 10 01 01 10 11—11 



W Ingram 0010010001 10 10 10 10 01- 8-06 



In the shoot-off of the tie between the McClure and Thornbury, 

 it was agreed to settle the matter by shooting at 4 single birds 

 per man. The McClure men were again sent to score, and scored 

 16 out of their 24 birds. The Thornbury team tied their opponents 

 when five of their team had finished, 



McClure Gun Club. Thornbury Gun Club. 



W Gibbs 1101—3 F Smedley 1130-3 



D McClure 1110-3 G Green 0110-2 



A McClure 0100—1 Yearsley 1110-3 



WH Hall 0111-3 B Green Ull-4 



J Wood 0310-2 T Darlington 1111-4 



F W Harrison 1111—4—16 H Meyers 1101—3—19 



NILES, O., Oct. 10.— The Niles team defeated the Ravenna 

 sportsmen by 17 birds, winning the second of the series. The 

 conditions were 25 singlo bluerocks per man: 

 Niles. 



E. Tully 1003101011110011110111111—18 



W Cramer 01111101011001111110100U— 17 



W Turner 0330033011000111011111010—15 



W Ward 1 110101001101 1 301101111 11— 38 



TTullv OlOllllllllllOOniOllllOO— 18 



JNaylor OilllllOOlOlllllOllOUOOl— 17— 103 



Ravenna. 



P Barber ...1000101011110111000101111—15 ■ 



W Holcomb 0001101101011101010101100—13 



P Bierce 000100110011101100110m0-13 



T Crail 0000101100011011110101111—14 



H Lewis 0011010911011010011111111—16 



B M Madole 1000111110110110100101011—15— 86 



TORONTO, Oct. 13.— The first artificial blackbird shoot of the 

 season took place at McDowell & Co.'s shooting ground to-day. 

 Altbough most of the contestants had never shot at artificial birds 

 befor " , 

 show, 

 W. L 



W. Donaldson 3, J. Robinson 3, W. Davis 3, H. H. 'Hodgins 2, J. 

 AY. Macklin 2,|S. Lowe 2. In the shoot-off, Donaldson first, Robin- 

 son second. Third sweep, at 5 Macomber metal flying targets: 

 Hodgins 4, Davis 3, Harris 2, Macklin 2, Lowe 2. 



ABERDEEN, Miss.— At a shoot now in progress here there is 

 one peculiar match with a special prize of $100, with no entrance 

 fee and no charge for targets. The only restriction put upon 

 entrance to this match is that all contestants must have taken 

 part in tne other events. 



BROOKLYN, Oct. 4.— A big pigeon shooting match took place 

 to-day in Dexter Park between the Glenmore Rod and Gun C ub 

 and the Coney Island Rod and Gun Club. A good deal of interest 

 was manifested by those present in the match. Four teams of 5 

 men each shot, darkness setting in the fifth team was unable to 

 shoot. There were 500 pigeons to have been shot at. There was 

 no decision given. The following is the score of the teams that 

 shot, 10 birds per man: 



Glenmore Club. 

 First Team. 



W R Selover 



O Mills 



W Levens 



W Mills 



..10 



Coney Island Club. 

 First Team. 



C W Wingert 7 



Dr Shields 8 



A Eddv 10 



C Soddens 7 



S A Livingston 8—45 J Schliemann . . . .' . . . .' . .' .' .' ** 9—41 



Second Team. 



Dr Powell 9 



W Livingston 6 



H Balzer 9 



E Helgan 8 



P H Van Dreele 10-42 



Third Team. 



E H Madison 10 



J Bennett 9 



A Balzer 5 



M J Bourke 6 



R McEvov 7—37 



Fourth Team. 



P Sutter 8 



G W Forhell 10 



GT Van Wicklen... 9 



T J Edgerton 



Second Team. 



L Durenpost 10 



C Plate 10 



C Detiefsen 8 



A Schartz 7 



C B Russell 8—43 



Third Team. 



J Von Lengerke 10 



M J Kearney 8 



H Von Lengerke 9 



F Quimby 10 



C Carlos 5-42 



Fourth Team. 



F Eames 9 



RMonsees 7 



J Hyde 7 



E Bushnell . 



J Walsh 9-45 W-RHobart.' 9-40 



lii lee 



Referee, Mr. H. McLaughlin: scorers, Messrs. W. Bennett and 

 E. A. Dollar; challengers, Dr. Shields and Dr, Powell. 



CONEY ISLAND CLUB, Oct. 10,-The members of the Coney 

 Island Rod and Gun Club held their regular monthly shoot at 

 Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, to-day. The shooting was very 

 good, C. Detiefsen winning the Blattmacher badge after shooting 

 out F. Lanzer, who had tied him with 7 birds. Dr. Shields carried 

 off the second prize, J. E. Lake the third, aud the fourth was 

 divided between Mr. H. McLaughlin and E. Ranft. At the meet- 

 ing held on the ground it was proposed to have the annual club 

 dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the new club rooms. The full 

 score of shoot is as follows: 



H McLaughlin (26yds) . 1100011-4 A Rockfeller (25) 0111111-6 



Dr Shields (30) 1111110-6 D MoDsees (26) 0011110—4 



J E Lake (26) .0110111—5 J Schlieman (26) 1111001—5 



W A S cewart (26) 0011111-5 H BlaTtra a-h er (25) .... 0111100—4 



A Schwartz (39) 0000111—3 F Lanzer (36) 1111111—7 



CCarston (37) 1011111-6 G L Ayers (25) 1001111—5 



Oa Btain Meyer (24) . . . .0101111—5 J De Fraine (37) 0111111-6 



Detiefsen (3?) 1111111—7 G Straub (23) 0111100—4 



J J O'Brien (22) 1010111—5 C Worn (21) 0001111—4 



H P. Donnelly (25) 1111001—5 E Nostrand (22) 0111111—6 



E Rockfeller (25) 1101111—6 E Rauf t (25 > 1111000—4 



Ties for medal and first won by C. Detiefsen: Dr. Shields second; 

 J. E. Lake third; fourth divided by H. McLaughlin and E. Rauf. 

 Referee, Mr. H. McLaughlin. Scorer, Mr. Post Van Pelt. 



CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 33.— In the contest for the C3eveland 

 Gun Club badge this afternoon C. F. Knight won the trophy, 

 breaking 31 out of a possible 25 targets. The conditions were 25 

 single standards sprung from 3 traps at 18yds. The weather was 

 favorable to good shooting and some excellent scores were made. 

 Eleven members and two visitors took part in the regular event, 

 making the following scores: 



L O Jones 1101011101111111101001110—18 



F Wall 11000111 11101110000101011—15 



C F Knight 1111111111111111111111101—24 



J Mose 1010110000101111001111101—15 



W Tamblyn 1101110111000110100111101—16 



W Roberts 300 1 1 1 1 11111111101 101 1101—20 



B Bassett 1010111011111111111111111—22 



Ma r back U010011011G101 0111 101111-1 7 



M Silsby 0110111011111100010101111-17 



D A Upson 1011111110111111101011111—21 



J Held 1001111111111111111100000-18 



L Wherry 1111001110111111110110001—18 



Arnold 0100111111111011111011101-19 



The team shoot at 10 singles resulted in favor of Tamblyn's 

 team by the following score: 



Tamblyn's Team. Jones's Team. 



Tamblyn 8 L O Jones 7 



Roberts 8 CF Knight 10 



Bassett 10 DA Upson 6 



Silsby 9 FWall 6 



Mose 9 Arnold 8 



Wherry 7-51 J Held 8-45 



TORONTO, Oct. 9,— The members of the Owl Gun Club com- 

 pleted their annual pigeon tournament to-day at C. Stark's Ath- 

 letic Grounds by shooting off the ties made Friday and Saturday, 

 Sent. 28 and 29, the result being as follows: First Class— First prize, 

 H. Elliott; second, R. Humphreys; third, D.L. Van Vlack; fourth, J. 

 Rice: fifth, T. Louden; sixth, J. Douglas. Second Class— First prize, 

 A. J. Timon; second, C.B.Harrison; third, W. Smith; fourth, W. 

 McDowall; fifth, M. J. Stewart; sixth, S*. Longbottom. Third 

 Class— First prize, R. McKay: second, T. Fitzsimons; third, A. 

 Austin; fourth, W. Beatty; fifth, T. Chambers; sixth, J. Adam- 

 son. Fourth Class— First prize. J. Lenno"; second, A. Longbot- 

 tom; third, J. McGinn; fourth, W. Dymer; fifth, D. O'Hailorn. 



COLLEGE MARKSMEN.— At the first regular meeting of the 

 Harvard College Shooting Club, the following officers were elected: 

 President, C. Green, '89; Vice-President, M. E. W. Grew '89; Sec- 

 retary, K. H. Posts, '91; Treasurer, C. C. Barnes, '90: Executive 

 Officer; W. K. Post, '90. Directors— R. M. Ware, '90; P. Marquand, 

 '89; G. N. Lamb, '91. The treasurer's report shows the finances to 

 be in excellent condition, and the membership is unusually large. 



BANDLE VS. HEIKES.-Cincinnati, Oct. 13.— The following 

 was agreed to between the prominent Ohio shots named: "We, 

 the undersigned, agree to shoot the following match: 100 single 

 live pigeons each. Hurlingham rules to govern (with the exception 

 of weight and gauge of gun), for ^250 a side; Thanksgiving Day, 

 at Daytoi), O., 1888. Boundary to ho 80yds.; every live bird to be 

 retrieved. (Signed) Ai Bandle, Cincinnati, O. Rolla O. Hbikes, 

 Dayton, O. (Cincinnati, Oct. 11)." 



NORTH SIDE CLUB.— The regular monthly average shoot of 

 the North Side Gun Club took place to-day on the club grounds, 

 at Woodside, L. I. There were 7 birds each, 25yds. rise. The fol- 

 lowing is the score: Lyons 5, Duryea 6, Helmken 6, Manniner 6, 

 Bohmke 6, Bussell 7, Bergen 4, Eberhard 4, Kunnbeck 6, Grau 4, 

 Bull winkle 5, Siems 5, Meyer 5, Wienholz 5. Referee, Samuel 

 Lyons. 



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J3F"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



A. L. F., Boston, Mass.— The dog is well bred. 

 J. J. N.— Hunter, up in the Oatskill Mountains. 



E. W. H., Newark.— The spreading adder and the milk snake 

 are not identical. 



J. M., Colorado Springs.— You can order the rifle through any 

 of the large gun houses advertised in our columns. 



B. A. L.— Robins may be shot on Long Island Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, 

 according to the 18S7 amendment of the song bird law. 



G. G., Tucson, Arizona.— Use a wire scratch brush. There are 

 cleaning rods. Send for the catalogue of some gun house. 



F. C. R.— To find good sport with the rifle; if you mean on large 

 game, within 100 miles of New York, is not an easy quest. The 

 nearest deer hunting country is in the North Woods. 



G. M. — In northern New Jersey quail, ruffed grouse and rabbit 

 season will open Nov. 1. The bass fishing season in Greenwood 

 Lake will extend to Jan. 1 in the New York portion of the lake, 

 and to Nov. 31 in the New Jersey portion. 



F. N. L., Haverhill, Mass.— I have what I think a very fine 

 female St. Bernard pup. She will be six months old the 11th of 

 thismontb. She stands 25in. and weighs 751bs. Is this an average 

 weight. Ans. Tfie weight and measurement of the puppy are 

 rather above the average. It is impossible to give the weight of 

 puppies, as so much depends upon health and food. 



