Nov. 28, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



DAD WILSON GONE BACK— Covington, Ky., Nov. 20. 

 —You will remember about a year ago last April I sold the 

 white, black and tau English setter dog Dad Wilson (Cam- 

 bridge — champion Dido II.) to parties east. I had bred several 

 bitches to him before I sold hitn, and his puppies have proved 

 themselves such grand field dogs that I have come to the 

 conclusion that 1 need more of that kind of puppies, and 

 have repurchased Dad Wilson, and will use him in my 

 kennel and io the public stud. He arrived .yesterday in fine 

 condition, and is now I think even better looking than when 

 I sold him. As for a st ud dog, I think he has but few equals 

 and no superiors in this country. One of his puppies (Dad 

 Wilson's Boy) you will remember took first in the puppy 

 class at Chicago this spring, and was one of my kennel that 

 took special for the best kennel of four English setters in 

 the show, and for which I refused a long price at Chicago. 

 This puppy is entered in this year's trials and will be heard 

 from f urth er al ong. 1 ha ve quite a number of other excellent 

 youngsters by Dad Wilson that I prize very highly. Bis royal 

 breeding, together with his power to reproduce himself, ha,s 

 caused me to again own him, and he will hereafter make 

 his home with me.— .1. SHELLEY HUDSON. 



"A TRANSACT TON IN DOG ELESH." — Suspension 

 Bridge, N. Y., Nov. 22. — Editor Forest and Stream: Gener- 

 ally speaking I think the readers of Eoeest and Stream 

 would not be interested in reading "A Transaction in Dog 

 Flesh," but as Mr. S. C, Graff, of Cadiz, Ohio, promises to 

 explain to readers of this paper how he once sold a dog, re- 

 ceived his pay i ti full, acknowledged receipt of same, and then 

 never shipped the dog uorrefunded payment, it seems to ine 

 this would be very interesting to dog men at least. Mr. 

 Graff no doubt felt a little sore on reading my article of two 

 weeks ago; he says he believes I have been "written up" 

 more than once for crooked dog dealings. If the editor of 

 this paper has any knowledge of any such writings I would 

 thank htm to mention the fact.— Charles E. Lewis. [We 

 have no recollection of anything reflecting upon Mr. Lewis's 

 fair dealing.] * 



DE BUCH — J RWESS. — Editor Forest and Stream: Will 

 you kindly note that the mastiff bitch Jewess, owned by Mr. 

 John W. Menelv, then of Circleviile, Ohio, visited my De 

 Buch on March 33, 1884, and on .June '25, 1885; that the first 

 visit was noted on page 56, A . K. R. , Vol. II. (De Buch appear- 

 ing under his then kennel name of Tiny). The second visit 

 is noted on page 117, A.K.R., Vol. HI.; that De Buch is en- 

 tered in jL.K H. number 1,502; that he has a pedigree veri- 

 fied by Mr. M. B. Wynn himself; and that he was the first 

 dog ever owned in this country with a thoroughly complete 

 pedigree running back to 1835. For some inscrutable rea- 

 son 1 have been receiving inquiries as to this matter, and 

 while I am always willing to oblige, there is such a thing as 

 getting tired of answering the same question a dozen times. 

 — W. Wade (Hulton, Pa., Nov. 21.) 



BLACK AND TAN.— Buffalo, Nov. 16.— "Podgers" seems 

 to think that my Queen is an exceptional black and tan ter- 

 rier, and says that if I will acquire another one, and it pans 

 out as creditably as this one, he will throw up the sponge 

 and acknowledge himself mistaken. Had I owned but one 

 I would not have presumed to speak-of my experience with 

 the breed. 1 have owned and bred them for years, and have 

 four good specimens at my home now. I will admit that 

 "Podgers's" experience was discouraging, but mine has 

 been the opposite. I have always found them faithful 

 friends, and have never had to advertise for a lost one. 

 They love their home and show no disposition to scoot from 

 it— Black and Tan. 



A. K. C. QUARTERLY MEETING— To the Delegates 

 of the A. K. O: You are hereby notified that the regular 

 quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the 

 American Kennel Club will be held at the club rooms, at 

 No. 44 Broadway, New York, on Friday, Dec. 6, 1889, at 1 

 o'clock P. M. A full meeting is desired, as the proposed 

 amendments to the bench show rules are to be acted upon at 

 this meeting. By order of the President.— A. P. Vreden- 

 burgh, Secretary. 



LOST SETTER. — On Nov. 17 I lost my English setter 

 pup, seven months old, well grown, not fat, weight 381 bs. ; 

 both sides of head and ears black, tan cheeks and spots over 

 eyes, and tan ticked on nose and paws; body white and black 

 ticked, and black spot about one inch round on left hind- 

 leg.— G. A. Colman(123 Bartlett street, Charlestown, Mass.). 



AN OPENING FOR DOG BREAKERS. — Portland, Ore- 

 gon. — Should it chance that you hear of any one casting 

 about for a locality where they can engage in the business 

 of breaking dogs, I wish you would recommend such a party 

 to come out here, as the right party could soon work up a 

 good business and fill a long felt want.— B. 



THE EASTERN COURSING CLUB MEET has been 

 postponed to Saturday, Dec. 7, when the supply of the jacks 

 will be ample for a successful meeting. Full particulars 

 may be had from Mr. H. w. Huntington, 148 South Eighth 

 street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



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

 nished free on receiptor stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 800 of any one form, hound for 

 retaining; duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



<0f~ Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Pequot Lad and Pequot Lass. By S. M. Crocker, New London. 

 Conn., for black, white and tan English setter dog and black and 

 white bitch, whelped June 12, 1889, by Ben Hill (Druid— Ruby) out 

 of Tempest (Count Noble— Lit). 



Dan , s Boy,Bhx>dy, Rodney and Lulu's Boy. By Michael Flynn, 

 Jr., Bristol, R. I., tor red Irish setter dogs, whelped Nov. 3, 1889, 

 by O'Donovan Rossa (Sarsfield— Nino) out of Lulu IV. (Shav'a 

 Dick-Lulu II.). 



BRED. 



pT° NoteB must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Tyzah II.— Gitiieroy. C. C. Abbe's (Springfield, Mass.) collie bitch 

 Tyzah II. (Ayrshire Laddie— Tyzah) to his Gilderov (champion 

 Charlemagne— Hastvl. July 15. 



Tyzah JI.'s Daisy-GMeroy. C. C. Abbe's (Springfield, Mass.) col- 

 lie bitch Tyzah II. 's Daisy (imported Gaffa— Tyzah II.) to his Gii- 

 deroy (champion Charlemagne— Hasty), Oct. 9. 



Nellie— Me Too. Rochelie Kennels' (New Rochelle. N. Y.) Mexi- 

 can harness bitch Nellie (A.K.K. (1076) to Mrs. H. T. Foot'e's Me 

 Too (A.K.R. 6074). Nov. 5. 



Emprf.ss-SYar.--r Monarch. S. R. Wiggiu's (Lynn, Mass.) mastiff 

 hitch Empress (Major— Nellu ) to Wyoming Kennels' Sears' Mon- 

 arch (Lord Raglan-Dido), Oct. 23. 



Empress III.— Scars' Monarch. S. W. Crook's (Aitlehoro, Mass.) 

 naatiff bitch Empress II (, (Imperial Chancellor— Ruth) to W\o- 



- ^aglan 

 Dn«o), Nov. 2. 



Alpine. Queen— PlinUmmon, Jr. Wyoming Kennels' (Melrose, 

 Mass.) St. Bernard biicn Alpine Queen (champion Apollo— cham- 

 pion Miranda) to their Plinlimmon, Jr. (champion Plinlimmon— 

 Princess Beatrice), Oct. 20. 



Lady Catherine— PlinUmmon, Jr. Wyoming Kennels' (Melrose, 

 Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Lady Catherine (Duke of Lancaster— 

 Dorris) to their Plinlimmon, Jr. (champion Plinlimmon— Princess 

 Beatrice). Oct, 0. 



Belle of Stanton—Bcn BUI. P. Lorillard, Jr.'s (Jersey City, N. J.) 

 English setter bitch Belle of Stanton (Count Noble— Dido II.) to 

 J. Shelley Hudson's Ben Hill (Druid— Ruby), Nov. 18. 



Tough— Boh Qbo. Oorktown Kennels' (O'tawa, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Tough (Wildair— Belle) to P. G. Reyes's imported 

 Bob Obo (champion Obo— Nellie), Nov. 19. 



WHELPS. 



g!P" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Tyzah II. C. C. Abbe's (Springfield, Mass ) collie bitch Tyzah 1 I. 

 (Ayrshire Laddie— Tyzah). Sept. 15, eight (two dogs), by his Uilde- 

 rov (champion Charlemagne -Hasty). 



McersTirnolf Girl. Rochelle Kennels' ( N ew Rochelie, N. Y.) black 

 and tan terrier hitch Meersbrook Girl ( Punch— Meersb rook .lessy), 

 Nov. 21, seven (five dogs), by their Dick (Prince— ). 



Thorn II. St. Bernard Kennels' (New navou. Conn.) St. Ber- 

 nard bitch Thora II. (A.K.R. 3585), Sept 20, eight (seven dogs), bv 

 Stephens's Monarch (Merlin— Duchess IV.). 



SALES. 



JSP" Notes mustbe sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Gilderoy—Tymli ZJ.'s Daisy ivhelps. Black and tan collies, whelped 

 May 31, 1889, by C. C. Abbe, Springfield, Mass., a doa to Fred H. 

 Smith and a bitch to Daniel Bixby, both of same place, and a bitch 

 to Lowell Bickford, Palmer, Mass. 



Sears' Monarch— Una whelp. Mastiff, dog, wholped March 10, 

 1889, by Wyoming Kennels, Melrose, Mass., to Rev. R. Thomas, 

 Brookbne, Mass. 



Sean'' Monarch—Maid of Athens whelp. Mastiff dog, whelped 

 Aug. 22, 1889, by Wyoming Kennels, Melrose, Mass., to H. D. Ken- 

 dall, LoweR Mass. 



PlinUmmon, Jr.— Maude whelps. St. Bernards, whelped Aug. 13, 

 1889, by Wyoming Kennels, Melrose, Mass., a dog eacb to Chas. 

 Meyer, Toomas Long, C. G. Boardman, Boston, Mass.; J. McD. 

 Crornar, Edmundston, N. IL: F. W. Cowan, Oshawa, Ont.; Frank 

 Clark, Randolph, Mass.; C. E. Tingley, Reading, Mass., and a 

 hitch to F. W. Knoblauch, Jersey City, N. J. 



PlinUmmon, Jr.—MolUe whelm. St. Bernards, whelped July 5, 

 18S9. by Wyoming Kennels, Melrose. Mass., two dogs to W. H. 

 Walbridge, Peterboro, N. H ; a dog to Rev. J. F. McDonough, 

 Taunton, Mass., and a dog and bitch to Mrs. Kate McShane, Bal- 

 timore, Md. 



Pequot Lad and Pequot Lass. Black, white and tan English set- 

 ter dog and black and white bitch, whelped June 12, 1889, by Ben 

 Hill out of Tempest, by J. Shelley Hudson, Covington, Ky., to S. 

 M. Crocker, New London, Conn. 



Dad Wilson. White, black and tan English setter dog, whelped 

 Aug. 9, 18-4, by Cambridge out of Dido IL, by P. Lorillard, Jr., 

 Jersey City, N. J., to J. Shelley Hudson, Covington, Ky. 



Sykes. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped June 4, 1889, by Oho, 

 Jr., out of Tough, by Corktowa Cocker Kennels, Ottawa, Out., to 

 U. Bonneville, Danville, Que. 



Vigil, White, with evenly marked tan head, fox-t rider bitch, 

 age not given, by Venator out of Nellie, by Oxford Kennels, Lon- 

 don, Ont., to E. C. Ray, Jr., Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



Sport. Brooklyn,— Cancrum ovis— a disease of the mouth due 

 to a decayed tooth or disease of jaw bone, or possibly some acrid 

 poison. The disease is often fatal. The cause should have, been 

 removed and tonics and stimulants administered. 



F. G. T., Pittsflcld, Mass.— I wrote you some time ago about a 

 bird dog I have which had canker in the ear. He is somewhat 

 better, but the inside of the ear has grown almost full of what 

 the doctor here says is proud flesh or something like that. He 

 says the best way to get rid of it is to cut it out. The dog's hear- 

 ing is all right, but he shakes and scratches his head. Would you 

 advise having It cut out? Aus. Either have it cut out or burn it- 

 down with nitrate of silver stick (lunar caustic). If it is cut out 

 the base must be touched each day with the silver until it heals. 



J. R. F., Rochester, N. Y.— What shall I do for 8 months pointer 

 pup? He has inflammation of the haw ef both eyes. Some years 

 ago 1 raised an English setter and he was troubled with the same. 

 Finally had them removed but the remedy is a little too barbar- 

 ous. What is the cause and the remedy? Ans. The cause may be 

 local irritation or constitutional vice. To treat, drop a little 

 solution of zinc sulphate 2 grains to the ounce in the eyes once or 

 twice daily, and also wash the eyes wilh borax and camphor 

 water, 19 grains of borax to the ounce. The operation of cutting 

 with scissors may be made painless by the use of cocaine. 



J. F. L, Philadelphia, Pa.— I own an English setter dog age. 3yrs. 

 Eor past three months his head has been out of order, and at 

 times smells like stale dried beef, as near as I can describe the 

 odor. WilL you kindly inform me what I shall do for him? I 

 thiuk it is canker of the ear. Ans.: 



R Bromo chloral 3 li 



Tr.opii 3 li 



Aq 5ii 



Sig. Let a few drops fall in the ears night and morning. The 

 ears may also be sponged out with a weak carbolic acid solution 

 one in fifty. 



J. H. A., Saylesville. R. I.— My Irish setter bitch, 18 months old, 

 was paralyzed in her hindquarters when she was 12 months old; 

 she has not yet recovered perfect use of her hindlegs, being very 

 awkward in her gait; the trouble seems to extend to her toes, 

 which scrape the ground as she walks, and she cannot turn 

 quickly when runuing. She is, however, able to do a hard day's 

 work in the field, and never tires. This trouble came oa her three 

 months after she had recovered from distemper. Kiudty tell me 

 what are her chances for complete recovery, andwhat'lean do 

 for her. She is also troubled with incontinence of her urine. 

 Ans. It is a sequel of disiemner, quite common. The regular ap- 

 plication of electricity to the hindquarters (lower segment of 

 spinal cord; will benefit; also give a two-grain pill of the citrates 

 of iron and strychnine, three times daily. The incontinence of 

 urine is due to the same cause. 



W. T. B., Washington, D. C— I have a pointer dog eighteen 

 months old which we have been compelled to nickname "Salva- 

 tion." This dog is possessed of such a phenomenal appetite as to 

 be the wonder of the community. He will eat six times as much 

 as any other dog 1 have and yet retain a keen edge to his appetite, 

 and, iu fact, will gulp his food so fast and iu such quantities, if 

 allowed him, as to cause choking and suffocation. He is fed 

 liberally on table scraps, corn bread, Spratts and Spalding's 

 food, and has never been known since his return from the party 

 who handled him to get enough. Although fed at one time three 

 quarts of prepared food, at which time he was swelled out of all 

 proportions, yet was hungry for more. He is under size, very thin 

 in flesh, active and nervous. Ans. It would be well to try vermi- 

 fuge remedies. Purge with castor oil, tablespoon doses, and in 

 six hours give 30 grains of powdered areca nut made into a pill 

 with lard. This can be forced down the throat. Only feed milk 

 for two or three days. Give a 5-grain quinine pill night and 

 morning. 



\ifle Htjd 



^hooting. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



CONLIN'S ANNIVERSARY. 



ON Monday last Jas. S. Conlin threw his gallery open in gala 

 attire. It was the twenty-fifth anniversary of his start as a 

 gallery keeper in this city, and he had asked every one who had 

 ever snot in his rooms to come up during the day and evening, en- 

 joy a few words with the veteran bullet director, look over the 

 tine records of shooting done under all manner of conditions, and 

 enjoy a ball of the liquid rather than the leaden sort. There was 

 a great gathering and reminiscences ran riot, while of shooting 

 yarns there were enough to stock a history of firearms from long 

 before the war. Mr. Conlin's formal gallery record stands as 

 follows: 



First established, Nov. 24, 1861. Barnum's old American Mu- 

 seum, Broadway and Ann street. Destroyed by fire July 13, 1865. 



In Barnum'snew American Museum, Broadway, between Spring 

 and Prince streets. Opened Sept. C, 1865. Destroyed bv fire March 

 3, 1868. 



Next in Wood's Museum (now Daly's Theatre). Opened Aug. 

 31, 1868, Gallery closed June 3, 1872. 



Noted Shooting Gallery, 47 Nassau street. Opened Dec. 15, 1868; 

 closed March 29. 1871, 



Corner Broad wav aud Twenty-second street. Opened April 13, 

 1871; closed April 30, 1872. 



No, 930 Broadway, next to the Park Theatre. Opened May 1, 

 1872. Destroyed by tire March 11, 1875. 



The gallery No. 1,223 Broadway. Opened April 18, 1877; closed 



for the erection of Wallaces New Theatre (now Palmer's), May 

 4, 1881. 



White Elephant Ride Rango, 1.241 to 1,247 Broadway. Opened 

 Jan. 15, 1880. C. D. Shepard, proprietor; J. S. Conlin. manager. 



Rifle, Pistol and Record Gallery, 1,355 and 1,257 Broadwav. 

 Opened May 18, 1881, and now open to the shooting world. 



BOSTON, Nov. 23.— The regular shoot of the Massachusetts 

 Rifle Association was held to-day at its range at Walnut Hill. 

 The weather conditions were good, with atrloderafee wind blowing 

 from 9 o'clock. Mr. Munroe won the gold medal in the 20-shot 

 rest match, and Mr. Lee won the gold champion medal. Messrs. 

 O. E. Pettoiau and W. M. Foster each won a silver military medal. 

 Next Thursday— Thanksgiving Day— will be celebrated bv hold- 

 ing an all-day rifle shoot at Walnut Hill for prize and practice 

 shooting. Following are the best scores made yesterday: 

 20-Shot Rest Match. 



J R Munroe. ...98 107 W Pomeroy 97 103 T Warren 100 68 



C H Davis 101105 



Champion Medal Match. 

 H L Lee 85 CO Clarke 83 B Hemmingway . . 66 



Silver military medal, won on 10 scores of 42 or better: 



W. M. Foster 42 45 43 42 42 42 42 43 45 43 



O. E, Pettman .42 42 43 44 42 42 42 44 43 43 



Victorv Medal Match. 



GF Ellsworth 86 A McBean 82 MBAdams. ... 75 



FS Gardner 83 A S Hunt 82 



Military Medal Match. 



W M Foster 45 43 AS Hunt 40 OH Nason 39 



FF Lowell 43 42 S Field 40 K B Hobbs 36 



O E Pettman 42 



All-Comers' Rest Match. 



J B Munroe 115 M F Ham 105 A Ballard 101 



S Wilder 109 S W Warner 103 T P Williams. . 100 



CH Davis 109 W Pomeroy 102 W D Reed . . . " 92 



DF Worcester.... 108 



All-Comers' Off-ffand Match. 



H L Lee 82 F W Chester 76 SC Sydney.... 72 



J B Fellows 82 AS Hunt 75 A Sharp (mil.) . 70 



A McBean 81 L C Dunbar 74 E K James 69 



F Daniels... 77 C Willard 73 A Newman... . 64 



O Howard 77 



PHILADELPAIA. Nov. 19. -The attandance of the Gaiety Rifle 

 and Pistol Club to-night was very slim (owing to the inclemency 

 of the weather) at their regular weekly contest for gold aud silver 

 medals. Mr. E. Travis had no trouble to discount those present 

 eligible to shoit for the gold badge, while Mr. J. Pollock had a 

 picnic all to himself for the silver badge. Mr. Geo. W. Coulston 

 aud Mr. H. J. Mehard have joined the forces of the club. Official 

 fcore stood as fodows on standard American targets (reduced), 

 80vds. off-hand, Wurfflein rifles, plain open sights, 10 shots, possi- 

 bly 100: 



John J Mountjoy 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10— or. 



(ieo W Conlston 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 8 10 9—9-1 



E Travis 8 9 8 10 8 10 9 10 10 9-91 



G Atkinson 10 0 7 6 10 10 7 10 7 5—78 



A F Wiggins 5 10 9 8 5 7 8 10 7 8—77 



H J Mehard 10 6 9 8 0 10 6 6 8 6-75 



J G R-a 8 10 7 5 10 6 7 5 8 7-73 



A F Simpson 5 5 3 10 8 6 6 10 6 9—72 



T F Shonert 8 7 8 0 9 3 7 6 6 8-68 



A McManus 5 46898866 7-67 



F Paul 6 5 6 7 7 6 8 6 6 8—65 



J A Pollock 3 6-5 7 5 8 9 7 6 7-63 



W Young 4 8 8 6 6 5 7 5 7 5-61 



W Wurfflein 6 9 6 6 6 4 10 5 3 4-59 



Small-Boris. 



SYRACUSE, Nov. 18— The Onondaga Rifle Club has won the 

 match with the Antrim Rifle Team, tired to-d^.y. by 2(3 points, the 

 Antrim Team scoriug 1031 to the Onondaga's 1057. These are the 

 scores of the Antrim Rifle Team: 



A H Baker 6 10 8 9 8 9 9 9 7 8-83 



9 8 10 11 12 11 9 8 9 11-98-181 

 J Penrose 8 9 6 11 10 8 0 5 10 10-86 



8 10 10 7 8 11 10 11 8 8-91-177 

 CE Burgess 78999 12 689 9—86 



9 VI 9 9 9 11 11 8 7 8—90-176 

 C Ceaflea 6 7 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 12-81 



9 9 9 9 9 10 8 8 8 11-94—175 

 J Brague 8 8 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 9—86 



8 9 5 12 8 8 5 8 9 8 -80—166 



M Peters 9 9 9 9 9 7 6 7 9 0—79 



10 3 9 4 8 7 8 6 9 9-77-156 



Grand total 1031 



SMOKELESS POWDER.— A recent United Press dispateh from 

 Washington says that a Captain Ledyard Ellsworth, of Hartford, 

 Conn., who claims to be the inventor of the smokeless powder 

 which has caused such a sensation in German army circles, is in 

 the city armed with a letter to Secretary Proctor, asking that the 

 powder be tested with a view to its purchase by the United States 

 governmenc. Captain Ellsworth has papers in his possession 

 making over the formula for the manufacture of the powder to 

 Carl von Anderhtch, of London, representing the German govern- 

 ment, and according to these documents Von Anderlitoh obtains 

 for his government from the inventor the exclusive rights for all 

 countries with the exception of the United States, Mexico and 

 Central America. For these rights Von Anderlltch pays $500,000, 

 and is to pay $10,000 per year In semi-aunual payments for ninety- 

 nine years. The contract further provides that if before Nov. 1, 

 1860, the purchasers should inform Captain ISllsworth by nersonal 

 service, letter, cable or otherwise of their desire, thev shall have 

 the ootiou of purchasing the remaining righ s— that is, for the 

 United States, Mexico aud Central America— for alike sum— 

 $500,000 down and $10,000 per year for ninety-nine years. At 

 present the matter seems to b^. complicated. Toe German con- 

 tracting parties claim to have sent a letter on Oct. 12 closing the 

 option, but this, Captain Ellsworth says, he has not received. 



BOSTON, Nov. 22.— The members of the Boston Press Rifle 

 Association, all seated around the festive board at the Parker 

 House to-night, receive! their friends, reviewed the past history 

 of their exploits with the rifle, and received the trophies won at 

 the recent annual match of the association at Walnut Hill. 

 Among the guests were Col. Horace T. Rockwell, Henry S. Har- 

 ris, Secretary of Massachusetts Rifle Association, Mr. W. S. 

 Crown, Mr. Henry H. Faxon, of Quincy, Mr. Henry L. Lovell, of 

 the Lovell Arms Company. Mr. N. C. Fowler, of the Pope Manu- 

 facturing Company, and Mr. A. L. Delesdernier. Mr. J. P. Whit- 

 comb, of the Transcript, the president of the association, sat at 

 the head of the table. At a large table at the end of the room 

 were displayed the prizes won at the late matches, which were 

 far ahead of any display ever made since the organization of the 

 association, both as regards elegance and value. The prize dis- 

 tribution was conducted by President Whitcomb, assisted by- 

 Messrs. W. V. Alexander and S. J. Byrne of the prize committee, 

 and was one of the pleasautest features of the evening. Over 50 

 gentlemen were present, and the affair was one of the most suc- 

 cessful ever given under the auspices of the occasion. 



CLINTON, Mass., Nov. 20.— At the last meet of the Stevens 

 Rifle Club of this place, the totals made by the members present 

 were as follows: 



Chute 18 19 20 18 21-96 Wiight . 11 18 18 20 20-87 



Martin 18 20 22 15 19-94 McMinn 19 17 16 17 17—86 



Cox ]9 20 20 19 17-92 Langdon 19 20 15 14 14-83 



Taylor 16 16 18 19 19-88 



A PESSIMISTIC VIEW OF IT.— New York, Nov. 15.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: The American Shooting Association foes not 

 appear to enthuse the strictly amateur trap shooter with faith 

 sufficient to induce him to part with his "dust," or "blow it in" 

 for the benefit of the so-called "amateur," who should be justly 

 classed first, last and for all time as a professional trap shooter. 

 It seems to me I have somewhere read that "a fool and his money 

 are soon parted." If one of the great majority of amateurs does 

 happen to enter into a shoot in competition with such men as 

 Siegfer, Lindsley, Collins, Miller, A'onLengerke and others, does 

 he ever require a second dose to convince him that he is in the 

 wrong puddle? Even if successful in tieing for a "place," does he 

 ever "git there?" Mark the result— shot out in tne ties, invari- 

 ably, and the Withdrawal of another so-called devotee. One ex- 

 perience generally suffices. Trap shooting as a pastime, pure and 

 simple, is about "played out," m evidence of which witness the 

 decadence of the many small local gun clubs, many of whom are 

 entirely out of the race, and still others keeping up a vain strug- 

 gle for existence. Tournaments are held with tne object of in- 

 ducing the unwary one to part with his "tin." That these tour- 

 naments do not meet with the desired object of enriching a tew 

 at the cost of many is very evident, from the fact that so few 

 tournaments are held which are made to pay even expenses. 

 Gentlemen, have you not killed the goose which laid the golden 

 egg ? Is it not ab nit time to start on a different tack ? All your 

 classification rules, trips around the country a lo, base ball, can- 

 not bring the dead to life again, They go for naught,^- BuiEftQCK. 



