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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 8, 1888« 



Beech Grove Gabrielle—llfprd CaumnTI. Geo. Jackson s (Beech 

 Grove, Ind.) mastiff bitch Beech Grove Gabriclle (A.K.R. o371) to 

 F.W. Cowles's Ilford Caution II. (A.K.R. 4046), Oct. 9. • 



Blue Nell-Royal Albert. C. Fred Crawford's (Pawtucket, R. I.) 

 English setter bitch Blue Nell (champion Count Howard—Sandal 

 Queen) to his champion Royal Albert (champion Sir Allister— 

 champion Novelty), Sept. 35. , . _ T . _ , 



Petrel IF. -Foreman, A. E. Davis's (Worcester, Mass.) English 

 setter bitch Petrel IV. (Don J ua.u-Petrel IIU to C.Fred Craw- 

 ford's champion Foreman (Das)mig Monarch- b airy IF), Oct. 6. 



Ckmntcss-rVarmeh-. Brltmt. Warwick. Kennels' (Bridgeport, 

 Conn ) English setter bitch Onuntces (Prince Phoebus— Rosoy) to 

 their Warwick Bel ton (Bolton High-Magnolia), Nov. 3. 



Empress Eugenic- Warwick Albert. Warwick Kennels' (Bridge- 

 port, Conn.) English setter bitch imported Empress Eugenie 

 (Rocket— Moll 111.) to their Warwick Albert (champion Royal 



A Beie-Warwick Albert, F. Feller's (Bridgeport, Conn.) English 

 setter bitch Belle to Warwick Kennels' Warwick Albert (cham- 

 pion Royal Albert— Maida), Oct. 24. 



* Floss— Warwick Obo. H.A. Savage's (West Doerheld, Me.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Floss (Obi. Stubbs— Pet) to Warwick Kennels' War- 

 wick Obo (imported Oho, Jr.— Black Garrie), Oct. 29. 



Black Countess— Warwick Obo. S. H. Hubbard's (Bridgeport, 

 Conn.) cocker spaniel bitch Black Countess (Black Pedro— Smutt 

 II.) to Warwick Konnels' Warwick Obo (imported Obo, Jr.— Black 



G ^Dmne— Warwick Obo. Mr. Meackam's (Stratford, Conn.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Dame (Bob— Daisy) to Warwick Kennels' Warwick 

 Obo (imported Obo, Jr.— Black Garrie), Oct. 16. 



Bacchante— Regent Vox. A. Perrin's (Cambridge, Mass.) fox- 

 terrier bitch Bacchante (A.K.R. 5117) to A. Belmont, Jr.'s, Regent 

 Vox, Oct. 23. 



Forest Corimu—Aldcrshot, F. C. Smith's (Groton, N. Y.) Irish 

 terrier bitch Forest Corinne (champion Bruce— Little Nell) to D. 

 H. Rhodes's Aldershot (Chief, A.K.R. 231-Bizreena, A.K.R. 2860), 

 Oct. 13. 



WHELPS. 



%W Notes inust be Bent on the Prepared Blantea. 



Flossie Darling. Crystal Spring Kennels' (Puauesburgh, N. Y.) 

 collie bitch Flossio Darling (Ned— Fancy Maida. A.K.R. 5410), 

 Oct, 7, seven (two dogs), by Dr. Cloud (A.K.R. 5599). 



Hebe of JSesseldoum. A. R. Kyle's (South Norwalk. Conn.) collie 

 bitch Hebe of Nesseldovro, Oct. 21, eight dogs, by Sir Wallace of 

 Nesseldown. . , ' ' 



Bedlam. A. Perrin's (Cambridge, Mass.) fox-terrier bitch Bed- 

 lam (A.K.R. 5(198), Sept. 18, four (two dogs), by Mr. Comey'a Scars- 

 dale (A.K.R. 1212). . , , „, 



Teaser. F. K. Berlin's (New York) fox-terrier bitch Teaser (A. 

 K.R. 6666), Oct. 31, one dog, by J. R. Bull's Nap. 



SALES. 



JEfF" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



The Rambler— Dame Trot whelp. Tricolor beagle bitch, whelped 

 July 16, 1888, by J. M. Fronefild, Jr., Wayne, Pa., to E. I. Martin, 

 Wilmington. Del. 



Blue Bay— Mystic whelps- Beagles, whelped Aug. 15, 1888, by 

 South Paris Beagle Club, South Paris, Me., one black, tan and 

 white ticked dog and three black, tan and white bitches to Cope- 

 land Kell, New York. 



Mystic II. Black, white and tan ticked beagle bitch, age not 

 given, by Ross out of Spot, by South Paris Beagle Club, South 

 Paris, Me., to E. H. Bragg, North Sidney, Me. 



Dasor of Nesseldown. Collie dog, whelped May 17. 1888, by Royal 

 Monarch out of Heather Bell, by A. R. Kyle. South Norwalk, 

 Conn., to W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Jessie Bell of Nesseldown. Collie bitch, whelped May 17, 1888, by 

 Roval Monarch out of Heather Bell, by A. R. Kyle, South Nor- 

 walk. Conn., to W. Yardley, Noroton, Conn. 



Dr. Cloud (A.K.R, 55!)!)) -Fancy Maida (A.K.R. 5!M) whelps. 

 Black and tan, white points, collies, whelped April 28, 1888, by 

 Crystal Spring Kennels, Puauesburgh, N. Y., a dog to J. F. Camp, 

 Laporte City, la., and a bitch to Dr. C. McFarland, Oswego, N. Y. 



Drive— Bell whelps. Foxhounds, whelped June 11, 1888, by A. M. 

 Gerry, South Paris, Me., a black, white and tan and black, tan 

 and white dog to S. E. Rmith, Bowdoiubain, Me., and a black, tan 

 and white bitch to H. N. Thomas, Utica, N. Y. 



Drive— Music whelps. Foxhounds, whelped July 21, 1S88, by A. 

 M. Gerry, South Paris, Me., one black, white and tan dog and two 

 black, tan and white bitches to H. N. Thomas, Utica, N. Y.; one 

 black, white and tan dag to W. A. Small, Waltham, Mass., and 

 one black, tan and white dog to M. Emmons, Greenwood, Me. 



Jack—Gipsey whelp. Black and tan foxhound dog, whelped 

 April, 1887, by A. M. Gerry, South Paris, Me., to D. A. Brown, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



Drive— Fanny whelps. Black, tan and white foxhound bitches, 

 whelped July 11, 1888. by A. M. Gerry, South Paris, Me., one each 

 to H. N. Thomas, Utica, N. Y.; Dr. M. F. Young, Littleton, N. H., 

 and J. G. Percival, Portville, N. Y. 



Bang II. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped Sept. 5, 1888, by 

 Bang out of Vandalia, by Bryn Mawr Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 to Geo. H. Thomas, Denver, Col. 



Princess Royal. Blue belton and tan markings English setter 

 bitch, whelped June 9, 1887, by champion Royal Albert out of 

 Maida, by Warwick Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn., to V. L. Bossa, 

 New Canaan, Conn. 



Blue Prince. Black, white and tan and ticked English setter 

 dog, whelped June. 1885, by Count Gladstone out of imported Queen 

 Laverack, by Warwick Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn., to G. L. V. 

 Tyler, West Newton, Mass. 



Lil Laverack. Black, white and tan English setter bitch, 

 whelped Nov. 28, 1885, by Tempest out of Lilly, by Warwick Ken- 

 nels, Bridgeport, Conn., to Jos. Lewis, Cannonsburg, Pa. 



Murkland Ranger (A.K.R, 5S08)—Bcaulah (A.K.R. 0M1) whelps. 

 Black and tan Gordon setter dogs, whelped July 25, 1888, by C. T. 

 Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., one each to George Tobey and 

 David A. Snell, same place, and J. W. Freeman, Millcrsburg, O. 



Dora. Black : cocker spaniel bitch (A.K.R. 6500), by O. B. Gil- 

 man, Boston, Mass., to C. T. Damon, South Framingham, Mass. 



Nina T. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Aug. 24, 1888, by 

 Single Sin out of Slick, by A. McDonald, Rockland, Me., to Geo. 

 L. V. Tyler, West Newton, Mass. 



DEATHS. 



Anita. Cocker spaniel bitch (A.K.R. 635), owned by E. Shirley 

 Borden; died in August in parturition. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



IST" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. T., Mendon, Mass.— Please teU me what to do for my dog. 

 He is a setter heavily haired and is very lousy, I have washed 

 him with whale oil soap and ammonia but it don't appear to do 

 any good. Ans. Get the Persian insect powder. Comb or rub it 

 in thoroughly and in half an hour wash with warm water and 

 carbolic soap. Be careful your dog does not catch cold after- 

 ward. 



According to the latest official returns, which are for 1886, 

 24,841 persons were killed by wild beasts in that year in 

 British India. Of these 22,134 were killed by snakes', 938 by 

 tigers, 232 by wolves, 194 by leopards, 113 by bears, 57 by 

 elephants, 24 by hyenas, and 1,169 by other animals, includ- 

 ing scorpions, jackals, lizards, boars, crocodiles, buffaloes, 

 mad dogs, and foxes. In the same year 57,511 animals were 

 destroyed by wild animals, but in this case the proportions 

 are quite different, for, while snakes were responsible for 

 thedeaths of eleven-twelfths of the human beings, they only 

 killed 2 in every 57 animals, tigers and leopards doing the 

 greatest damage. Tigers show 23,769, leopards 22,275, wolves 

 4,275, snakes 2,514, hyneas 1,312, and bears 758. In the case 

 both of human beings and animals the destruction appears 

 to be on the increase; in the former case the number is higher 

 than any one of the previous 10 years, and in the latter it is 

 third in 10 years in point of numbers killed. At the same 

 time the numbers of wild beasts killed and the rewards paid 

 for that purpose are increasing. In 1886 22,417 wild beasts 

 were destroyed and 417,596 snakes.— Pa U Mall Gazette, 



New Yobk, Aug. 9, 1888.— V. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.- 

 Gentlemen: Your new primers gave me the best of satisfaction - 

 I. have averaged nearly 80 per cent, of kills both on live birds and 

 targets ever since I began to use them. Yours truly, (Signed) M. 

 M. F. Lindsljsy, Supt, American Wood Powder Co., West Hobo- 

 ken, Hi 'h—Ativ, 



lift* nni jf J|i voting. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



TOPEKA RIFLE CLUB.— Topeka, Kas., Oct. 39.— Quail are re- 

 ported very numerous about here. Mr. J. H. Leonard starts in 

 about a week for his Indian Territory trip, which will probably 

 be through the Oklahoma country. The Topeka Rifle Club held a 

 shoot to-day, kindly extending me an invitation to attend, which 

 I promptly accepted, being anxious to see these famous cracks at 

 work on their own grounds. A drive of about three; miles brought 

 us to the range, which is located in a beautiful little wood, an 

 abrupt bill affording a convenient background. The boys have a 

 handy little cluh house, every feature of which seems thoroughly 

 workmanlike. The firing over the range, 200yds., is done from the 

 door of the club house. The system of marking and scoring 

 adopted seems a very perfect one, and one insuring the greatest 

 possible freedom from errors. The club's reputatation at the 

 butts is known throughout the United States. Recent scores of 

 theirs, including to-day's are here given. As an organization the 

 club seems marked by the most general harmony and perfect 

 good-fellowship, and a more nearly model rifle club I do not think 

 exists. The Messrs. Paine, who shot to-day, arc both solid, square 

 built men; Mr. McCarter is also a solid looker; Mr. Leonard is a 

 slighter gentleman, but sure to score; Dr. Royce, a gentle and 

 genial enthusiast at this sport, as well as that of coursing, is not 

 nearly so nervous as he looks when it comes to shooting a close 

 tie. Following is a full list of the present membership of the 

 Topeka Rifle Club: E. W. Sherman (President), C. C. Trimmer 

 (Vice-President), G. E. Morrison (Secretary and Treasurer). J. H. 

 Leonard, L R, McCarter, F. H. Martin, T. W. Bean, Robt. Thomp- 

 son, J. T. Williams, G. L Royce, C. R. Paine, D. N. Belts, R. R. 

 Moore, G- J. Mulvane, J. L. Paine, J. H.Hilton, R.W.Curtis, L. S. 

 Long, R. N. Welch. 



Scores of Oct. 18, strong 6 o'clock wind: 



J L Paine 8 7 6 9 10 7 9 10 10 10—83 



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



Geo E Morrison 6 7 6 10 7 9 10 6 5 10—79 



78 10 988866 10—81 

 R Thompson 10 9 7 7 9 8 8 7 10 10—85 



6 10 7 9 7 6 5 10 6 9—75 

 J H Leonard 6 10 7 10 97979 4—77 



9 9 10 8 5 10 5 7 6 10-79 

 Reed McCarter ; ..10 6 8 6 7 10 6 6 6 7—75 



8 8 5 5 6 8 10 6 10 9-75 

 C R Paine 6 8 5 7 5 5 9 6 10 6-68 



7 8 10 10 10 7 9 5 10 4-79 

 Thursday. Oct. 25, being a very .disagreeable day there were but 



few members at the weekly shoot. The following scores were 

 made: 



J L Paine 7 9 10 6 8 10 9 9 7 8—83 



9 8 8 7 9 9 10 10 10 9—90 ' 

 88 10 7 6 7 9 9 10 10-84-257 



C R Paine 9 10 7 9 6 10 7 7 5 10—80 



697768896 6-72 



9 9 9 6 6 7 7 5 10 7-75—227 



T E Goldtrap 6 7 10 5 5 8 7 3 7-58 



7667 7 10 4 10 6 5—68 



6 2 9 4 4 6 6 7 7 7—59—185 

 This is Mr. Goldtrap's first trial at 200yds. off-hand range. 

 Oct. 29: 



J L Paine 7 8 10 9 8 10 6 8 7 9—82 



8 7 9 7 9 10 8 10 10 8—86 



8 4 10 10 8 10 9 8 10 7-84 



9 10 8796889 8—81 



9 10 8796889 7-81—414 

 GI Royce 5698 10 8897 6—74 



7 7 8 5 10 5 7 5 10 8-72 



6 4 10 9 6 10 10 8 10 9-82 



7 7 9 6 7 10 7 10 8 6-77-305 

 C R Paine 5 7 6 9 9 8 6 4 4 5- 63 



5 10 6 6 8 7 3 10 7 9—71 

 6987766 10 8 7-73 

 075 10 86759 6-69-276 



I R McCarter 6 7 10 9 61010 8 0-71 



6 9 9 9 7 5 7 10 7 8—77 

 786787665 6-60-214 



J H Leonard 3 6 5 6 10 6 5 7 7 7—62 



7 9 10 9 10 (! f, 3 8 5-72 

 70776668 10 0-57-191 



E Hough, visiting shooter 703 10 40046 5—45 



480500494 6-40 

 750646 5 55 0—43 

 804330757 5-42-170 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 3.— Editor Forest and Stream: At the last 

 shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club held on last AVednesday night 

 at the Laclede gallery, E. C. Mohrstadt proved himself the luckv 

 man and will have possession of the handsome gold medal until 

 next Wednesday. Interest as to the final winner of the medal is 

 now considerable. Half of the shoot is over and several of the 

 members are very close on the general average. The members 

 have been taking more practice the past week than heretofore, 

 and as the scores will show are much improved over thoso of the 

 previous week. All the shooting is done wit h a Stevens .22-calibnr 

 pistol at a standard American target. The scores: 



E C Mohrstadt... 7 8 10 8 7 9 9 9 10 10—87 



W H Bonnell 6 9 10 7 10 8 10 6 7 10—83 



F A Fodde 8 8 9 7 7 4 10 8 10 9—79 



LVD Perret 9 7 7 9 9 6 7 9 9 9—78 



W Bauer , 7 6 6 9 7 8 8 8 10 9—78 



M Summerfield 8 10 9 9 7 7 5 8 8 6—77 



A E Bengel 10 5 8 10 5 7 7 7 6 10—75 



G W Alexander 688468 10 10 9 6—75 



ONeuhaus 9 4 6 7 9 7 7 8 10 7—74 



J Sieminski 6 7 8 7 8 10 5 7 9 7-74 



WLarned 678748 10 10 5 8-73 



WHHettel 9 10 764669 5 7-69 



W J Lord 6 6 6 4 5 10 6 10 7 7-67 



L Denning 6 6 6 5 7 8 6 7 8 8—67 



M C Billmeyer 7 9 8 5 7 5 6 5 6 5-66 



SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.— The shooting matches at Shell 

 Mound Park to-day, although not so numerous as on previous 

 Sundays, excited a, good deal of interest. The scores made were 

 very good. The annual shoot of the Independence Rifles was the 

 principal match of the day, as the medals distributed are very 

 valuable, and the rivalry existing anions the members very sharp. 

 Following is the score of the matches, 200yds.: 



G MiUer 44544—31 J Hensing 44433—18 



H Meyer 44345-20 J Fallings 33825—18 



C H Smith 34454-20 H Teige 43452-18 



Dr V Chaigncau 42444—18 



The judges and inspectors of the season's rifle practice of the 

 Independent Rifles made (be following scores, 200vds.: 



Capt Klein 34445—20 Dr McCarty. ..." 40454—1 7 



LHaake 34544-20 D Drinker 33432—15 



J A Kuhle 45453—20 D Spencer 33303-12 



C Thierbach 44344—19 



Company F, Fifth Infantry. 200yds. 



Corp Parsons 34443—18 Pvt J A Tyrell 50443—16 



Sergt Hayes 25434—18 Pvt Bungle.. 20424—12 



Pvt J Morrison 53244-18 Sergt Hunt: 44553—20 



Corp Witham 13433—17 Corp Cobbledich 44554—22 



Independent Rifles. 

 Companv F. Second Artillery, 500yds. 



Capt White 4433(43304-33 L C Arnold 2043441435-32 



Sergt F S Brown. . .5333442433-34 



200yds. 



Capt White 2443544354-38 Pvt L C Am old ... . 3443435354—38 



Sergt F L Brown . . •4030404444-27 Pvt Reed 4033303333-25 



Pvt F Brown 3404435433-33 Pvt Foge 5434343444-38 



German Fusiliers, 200vds. 



CBattberg 434 H, _ ./ 1333333333— 30 



H Weitz 3243436433—32 W Eieker 3424333334-32 



Battery A. Second Artillery, 200yds. 



Capt Sinie 44534-20 Lieut Berry 40240—10 



W J Snotts 34420-12 Pvt Bachuian 54430-16 



ARMY SMALL CALIBERS. — Washington, Nov. l.-In his 

 annual report to the Secretary of War, General Benet, Chief of 

 Ordnance, says that investigations have been completed to deter- 

 mine the charge, projectile, rifling, etc., for an arm of smaller 

 caliber than the present service piece. It is the intention to use 

 compressed and perforated cartridges, but as the powder makers 

 have not yet succeeded in producing a satisfactory powder, the 

 desired velocity being accompanied by too great a "pressure, this 

 matter is still under study and trial. The results obtained in 

 France with the Lebel rifle seem topoint to a radical innovation 

 in the manufacture nf powder for small arms. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28.— The vicinity of the shooting range? 

 at Shell Mound Park was crowded to-day with the admirers of l 

 the Second Artillery regiment. The lovers of target matches I 

 were out in full force. Company C was the first to enter the lists 

 for the yearly medal. The results were unusually good, as shown I 

 by the following score, 10 shots, 200yds.: 

 Company C. 



Lieut Lemcke 41 C Vilbrock .47 I 



H Weigman 38 Corp Rinau 16 I 



Sergt Huber 85 Lieut Wulberon 41 



W Meyer 15 L Ridgen 33 I 



WMunroe 15 W Wandall 371 



Pvt Stansbury 18 Sergt J Siebe 351 



J Hustadt 31 WDrischman 32 I 



Sergt Ruth 40 H Meyer ?.3 



Corp Tobin 40 O Huber 31 1 



H Petrie 41 H Menke 24 I 



H Brooks 42 C Wandall 30 1 



J Koch 42 



Company H was out in full force to witness the event of the I 

 day, an attempt of Sergt. Seaman to break his previous record. I 

 He did not break his owd record, but tied it and made 39 at 'I 

 500yds. and 38 at 200yds. The other members of the company I 

 shot for the quarterly medals, which were won by the following 

 marksmen, 20 out of a possible 40 being necessary to obtain the f 

 medal: Corp. Quim 31, Lou Munsen 38, Sorgt. Kenney 21, John 

 Michals 33, Pvt. Heney 35, Pvt. Behr 31, Pvt. Menter 22, Pvt. 

 Quirk 13, Pvt. Monhaic 23. 



Company D. 



Chute 40 Pvt Moore 



SGilow 38 PvtGielaw 31 



Lieut Ziesing 37 Pvt Jcffrys .31 



Capt Tansen 33 Pvt Klipsbein •. 28 



Pvt Landresse 33 Pvt Conlon 24 



BOSTON, Nov. 3.— A good number of shooters were present at 

 the ranges to-day, considering the unpleasant weather. Follow- 

 ing are the best scores finished to-day: 



Victory Medal Match. 200Yds. 



J A Frye 8 8 10 10 8 10 10 6 7 7-84 



NO Nash 5 9 10 9 7 9 7 7 10 9—82 



H L Lee 10 9 6 10 7 8 8 7 9 6-80 



AMaynard 68678688 5 10-71 



Practice Off-Hand Match. 



CTowne 8 7 10 10 8 7 7 10 8 7—82 



B G Barker 7 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 10-81 



ALoring, mil 7 5 9 8 10 7 9 7 7 9-78! 



A Sharp 4 3 8 5 9 9 6 8 10 8—70 



D Davis 10 5 4 5 9 7 6 7 10 3-63 



S Ham 4 5 5 6 6 5 7 10 10 8-66 



Rest. Match, 200Yds. 



J R Munroe 10 10 11 11 9 11 12 9 12 12-107 



Pistol Match, 50Yds. 



A Loring 8 10 9 6 9 9 10 6 10 10-87' 



L Browne 10 10 7 6 10 9 6 10 8 7—84 



A Stevens 5 7 10 9 10 9 7 6 10 8-81 



CLINTON, Ontario, Oct. 20.— The annual match of the Huron 

 Rifle Association was held to-day at the Atholcott ranges, Clinton. 

 The forenoon was fine, but about noon a. drizzling rain set in and 

 the wind increased almost to a gale, which rendered it very diffi- 

 cult to run up high scores; yet there was some very fair shooting, 

 as the following prize list will show: First matc.h,"200 and 500yds„ 

 association, open to members only, 5 shots at each range: 



N Robson .39 J G Wilson „ 



C Wilson 38 E G Courtice 31, 



A Innes 34 J Young 28: 



A Wilson 34 J A Wilson 27 



Second match, open to members, ranges 400 and 500yds., 5 shots I 



A Wilson 43 EG Courtice 34 



C Wilson 41 J A Wilson 34 



James Anderson 35 HLibbatt 34 



J G Wilson 35 N Robson 33: 



Consolatiou match, open to members who have not won a prize i 

 in previous matches, 200yds., 5 shots: 



Young 21 W Young 21: 



G Gilchrist 21 J Johnston 10) 



RANGE ACCIDENT.— Chicago, Nov. 1.— At the rifle range at 

 Highwoed yesterday. Co. F, of the First Regiment, was at target 

 practice. Several shots had been fired without being marked, 

 when one of the men was sent to find out what was the matter. , 

 On reaching the rifle butts he found that, one of the shots had 

 struck the marker, a young hoy named Bolde, killing him in- 

 stantly. Contrary to orders, the boy was standing behind the i 

 target, when a bullet struck the round axis about two or three 

 feet above him, and, glancing down, entered his left breast, com- 

 ing out lower. The parents of the dead boy exonerate the soldiers i 

 from all blame in the matter. Another account of this accident 

 gives the following sensational particulars: "A very sad accident 

 wound up the season at the range at High wood. For the past 

 year or more Companies F and B, of the First Infantry, have had 

 a rifle range at High wood, situated below the bluffs, on the lake; 

 shore, north of the regular army post. To mark for them the 

 companies employed a young adopted son of Mr. Boldt, of High- 

 wood. A few days ago, in order to give vitality and realism to the 

 shooting, an exact representation of young Mi - . Boldt, was painted 

 life size as a target, and it was pronounced a perfect resemblance 

 of the young man. The target moved upon hinges, and after the. 

 shots had been fired opened outward so that the score might be 

 recorded. On Friday a squad of men under the command of Ser- 

 geant Harmen, of Company F, were on the range of the 900yd. 

 point. The squad fired two or three rounds into what was sup-, 

 posed to be the target, but strangely enough no marks seemed to 

 have been made, and no record of the shots was announced. An 

 investigationtookpla.ee. The shooters were horrified at the result. 

 What they supposed was the target proved to be the boy himself. 

 Six hundred bullets had been fired into the unfortunate lad. He 

 had swung around the target on its horizontal axis, which is about 

 10ft. from the bottom of the pit. and had then from fun or for the 

 better to mark the places of the bullets, appeared in its place. 

 Propped up by the projection of the revolving figure ho had not 

 fallen when struck, and so had been riddled with lead before the 

 terrible tragedy was discovered." 



PITTSBURGH.— J. A. Huggins, of this city, one of the best of 

 American rifle shots, expects to take a team of twelve men to 

 Europe next year. It will be a national team, and he expects it 

 to win more than its share of the great European contests. He 

 thinks that American rifle shooting is underestimated in Europe, 

 and says: "The quality of rifle shooting in our country at present 

 is surprisingly better to-day than it was even five years ago. 

 Scores of men are now making averages that were considered 

 most extraordinary a few years ago. Why, about five years ago I 

 went out to a local range and, in the presence of several Pitts- 

 burghers, made an average of not less than 75. This was con- 

 sidered wonderful, but now an average of that kind amounts to 

 nothing in a contest. There is also nearly 50 per cent, more rifle 

 shooters in America to-day than there was a few years ago. This 

 shows that rifle shooting is increasing more in popularity in this 

 country than anywhere else," 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par~ 

 ticidarly requested to write on one side of the paper only. 



TUXEDO PARK, N. J.— Tuxedo is always foremost with its 

 pigeon shoot announcements and easily collect large fields of en-, 

 tries. The season at Tuxedo opened Nov. 3 with a good pro- 

 gramme of cup handicaps for members and guests, and the first 

 day's trial for the club cup, open to members only and to be shot 

 for on each succeeding Saturday until won three times bv the 

 same entry. Mr. William Kent, the secretary of the Tuxedo Club, 

 also makes the following announcement of the rules to govern the 

 Tuxedo Club pigeon grounds: "Hereafter all cups must have ten 

 entries to fill. Duplicate entries may be made in all cups if made 

 before beginning of second round. All ties in cups to be shot off 

 miss and out, unless otherwise stated. All strangers shooting for 

 the first time in any cup on the Tuxedo Club grounds to shoot at 

 twenty-seven yards, except those already handicapped at another 

 club, who must shoot at their club handicap, after which they 

 may receive a handicap from this club. AH allowances to run on 

 ties. Shooting will begin, unless otherwise stated, on the arrival 

 of the 8:55 A. M. train from Twenty- third street, New York." The 

 crack pigeon shots at Tuxedo are Messrs. Pierre Lorillard, Pierre 

 Lorillard. Jr., Walker Breese Smith, William Kent and T. B. Bald- 

 win. Mr- James L. Breese, who is a remarkable field shot, has 

 steadily adhered, to a resolution never to shoot pigeons. 



