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room that Judge Sterner had many times to call for "order. " 

 TJpoa examination of one of the witnesses for the defense, 

 it was stated and proved by the rules of conrsing, that the 

 sport is not for the purpose of killing or torturing the rab- 

 bit, but rather to prove the speed, endurance and cleverness 

 of the dogsi-and as the society's officer acknowledged in 

 open court, that a greyhound could not catch a jack rabbit 

 if it was not in terf erred with, the complaint fell flat, and 

 the jury was sent out for a verdict without being even 

 charged by the judge. A few moments later it returned 

 bringing a verdict of acquittal. The shouts and hurrahs, 

 the cheers and applause that welcomed this verdict were 

 simply deafening, and it was considered all the more grati- 

 fying to the club and its development of the sport of cours- 

 ing, since not a member of the club knew a single man in 

 the town or neighborhood, except the. owner of the ground, 



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GROUND PLAN. 



A, Preserve. B, Vacant lot. C, Corral. D, Wire gate leading 

 into 25. E, Lane opening into field G. F, Slipper's box. G. Open 

 field. H. Hempstead Plains. I, Position of S. P. C. A.'s officers. 

 J, Point where jack saw officers. K, Fence, removed previous to 

 slipping. If, Where kill was made. 



Mr. England, and he was known only to two of them. Judge 

 Weller addressed the jury in a very able speech and carried 

 conviction to every one in the court room, that the society's 

 action was uncalled for: that the sport was conducted in a 

 legitimate manner, as is done in our Southern and Western 

 states, and California, etc., where no interference would be 

 tolerated, nor a jury be found to convict a man for enjoying 

 the sport of coursing. One gentleman stated he had come 

 400 miles to see the sport, uot to see the rabbit killed or tor- 

 tured, for that he could do on his own farm, if his inclina- 

 tion was that way; but that he came to find out if his dogs 

 were good ones, to compare their speed and endurance not 

 only with the other dogs, but with the jack; and the state- 

 ment, that a man would travel all that distance to see a dog 

 kill a jack was as preposterous as the society's complaint. 



The jack rabbits provided for the running were absolutely 

 free in a large 8-acre lot. From this lot they were by means 

 of a long canvas net forced into the corral. Here a gate led 

 into the long lane opening into the open lots, and as soon as 

 a jack approached it w r as opened, the jack shot through it. 

 and the gate closed quickly to prevent the escape of others 

 approaching it. The officers of the society tried to prove 

 that the jack bad been handled by the slip steward, but the 

 evidence of any one's inability to catch it was so well known 

 by all in the court that the statement evoked great merri- 

 ment. The same officer ou cross-examination stated he 

 judged the hounds were fullj^ 5 minutes in pursuit of the 

 jack before catching it. 



From the East there was present one of Maine's most 

 ardent sportsmen, Mr. N. Q. Pope. From Massachusetts 

 there was Mr. Heald (of Mr. Thayer's kennels), from Covert, 

 N. Y,, Mr. Wixom; from New Jersey, Mr. Webber and Mr. 

 Rackham; while from near by were Messrs. DeLancey Kane. 

 L. C. Whiten, Judge E. P. Vacheron, J. H. Watson, C. L. 

 Griffiths, H. W. Huntington, German Hopkins, H. W. "Lacy, 

 W. R. Caminoni, E. A. Garbutt, Harry Baird, P. Segur; 

 Dr. M. H. Cryer, of Philadelphia, noted both as a horseman, 

 sportsman and breeder of far famed pugs; Mr. Chevalier, 

 and many other gentlemen well-known in greyhound circles. 



Felix. 



AMERICAN FOX-TERRIER CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A committee was appointed in the spring, consisting of 

 Messrs. Wiuthrop, Rutherfurd and Fred Hoey, to inquire 

 into and report upon the feasibility of holding a summer 

 show at either Long Branch, Coney Island, or some suitable 

 place other than Saratoga and Newport, the summer shows 

 at the last named places not having been financially success- 

 ful for the past three years. After careful inquiry Messrs. 

 Rutherfurd and Hoey report unfavorably respecting a sum- 

 mer show. 



The question of holding a specialty show in November or 

 December at Boston or New York was thoroughly discussed 

 by the board of governors, and it was decided that, while 

 the prospects for a show in the autumn or early Avinter 

 were favorable, it would be better, in view of the fact that 

 the treasury had suffered somewhat during the past years 

 from the heavy expenses of the club, to forego holding a 

 club show during the year. To offset such a loss to the fox- 

 terrier fancy it was decided to distribute the various Stakes 

 of the club and add special prizes among the different dog 

 shows during the spring of 1890 in such manner as to serve 

 the best interests of the club. The following programme 

 was therefore adopted: 



STAKES AND SPECIALS OFFERED BY THE AMERICAN FOX-TER- 

 RIER CLUB, 1890. 



New York, Feb. 11. — Stud Dog Stakes, second division of 

 Grand Produce Stakes of '89, first division of Grand Produce 

 Stakes of '90, grand challenge cup, Yankee Stakes 1889, $10 

 for the best fox-terrier in the show, *10 for the best fox-ter- 

 rier in the open class, $10 for the best fox-terrier in the 

 puppy class, -$10 for the best brace of fox-terriers. 



Chicago. Feb. 19.— Tomboy Stakes, $10 for the best fox- 

 terrier in the show, $10 for the best fox-terrier in the open 

 class, $10 for the best American-bred puppy in the show. 



Rochester Kennel Club, March 11.— $25 for the best exhibit 

 of fox-terriers. 



Buffalo Kennel Club, March 18.— $35 for the best exhibit 

 of fox-terriers. 



Massachusetts Kennel Club, Lynn. March 35".— $35 for the 

 best exhibit of fox-terriers 



New England Kennel Club, Boston, April 3. -Home-bred 



Puppy Stakes, grand challenge cup, $10 for the best fox-ter- 

 rier in the show, $10 ten- the best fox-terrier in the open class. 



Albany Kennel Club.— Apollo Stakes, $25 tor the best ex- 

 hibit of fox-terriers. 



Philadelphia.— Tomboy Stakes, $25 for the best exhibit of 

 fox-terriers. H. P. Frothengham, Sec y and Treas. 



Dec. 4. ' 



THE CLUMBER SNOW. — I have purchased of Mr. H. H. 

 Simmons, of Crouch, near Sevenoaks, England, the well- 

 known Clumber bitch Snow (champion John o' Gaunt— 

 Foxley Beauty, a K. C. first prize winner). From her photo 

 Snow looks a lovely bitch, [all white, and, as she is litter 

 sister to Clover, Cherie and Cynic, and the best of the lot at 

 that, comes by her good qualities honestly. Among many 

 firsts, she has won first at the Jubilee show and first at 

 Birmingham. My blue belton setter dog Ben II., vhc. 

 PUPPY class, Ottawa, died on the 2d inst. of distemper. He 

 was of the very best blood and of a grand working family, 

 consequently 1 greatly regret his loss.— F. H. F. Mercer. * 



KENNEL NOTES. 

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

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



BRED. 



^jp~ Notes must be sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Satellite— Bruce IT. Alpine Kennels' (Fairfield, Conn.) St. Ber- 

 nard bitch Satellite (Monk II.— Sheila) to J. S. Bache's Bruce II. 

 (Beresford— Banshee), Oct. 1. 



WHELPS. 



Jg^" Notes must be sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Satellite. Alpine Kennels" (Fairfield, 'Conn.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Satellite (Monk II— Sheila), Dec. 3. six (two clogs), bv J. S. Bache's 

 Bruce II. (Beresford— Banshee). 



Lady Alice. Norham Kennels' (Joliet, 111.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Ladj Alice (champion Valentine— Miss Meg), Dec. 3, ten (four 

 dogs), by Marmion (Nero III. —Hetty), 



Trixie. R. J. McLaughlin's (Cleveland. O.) Yorkshire terrier 

 bitch Trixie (Tiny— Flossie), June 20, three bitches, by P. H, 

 Coombs's Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beat's Lady). 



Flossie. Thus. McAlvon's (Bangor, Me.) Yorkshire terrier bitch 

 Flossie, Nov. 10, four (one dog), by P. H. Coombs's Bradford Harry 

 (Crawshaw's Bruce— Bea-l's Lady). 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



Subscriber, N. Y.— Terrier's ear has large swelling which con- 

 tains pus. I have cut it and taken pus out aa much as possible, 

 but it has swollen again and is as large as ever, and is painful to 

 touch; has also lameness in hindquarters. By kindly advising me 

 what to do for same you will oblige. Ans. Abscess must be 

 opened freely so that all matter maybe evacuated. Rub hind- 

 quarters with chloroform linament. 



\hootin$. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 7— The scores of the members of the St. 

 Louis Pistol Club show a very marked improvement over those of 

 several shoots previous. This is attributed to the fact that the 

 club has dispensed with the short cartridges and are now using 

 tbe special long exclusively. The medal for the coming week was 

 won by Summerfield, who made a beautiful 90. This is the first 

 time lie has quit high on the present tourney, and to say that he 

 is proud of 1 lie trophy would be putting it mildly. But two more 

 shools remain of the present tourney, when it is quite probable 

 the club will drop the standard American target aud return to 

 the one it used when first organized. A 20yds. standard Ameri- 

 can target is used for all shooting. The scores: 



M Summerfield 9 9 7 10 8 10 9 9 10 9—90 



E Mohrstadt 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9—89 



7 10 

 7 7 

 7 5 



-78 

 0-71 

 0-69 



G Alexander ..7 7 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 8—85 



W Bauer 9 6 6 9 9 10 10 6 8 9-85 



WHettel 8 8 9 7 9 5 " 



W J Lord 5 9 8 9 8 8 



A E Bengel 9 6 9 8 6 i _ 



The annual meeting of the club for the election of officers took 

 place at the Laclede Gallery last Wednesday night, and resulted 

 as follows: J. A. Lee, President: W. Bauer, Vice-President: W. 

 J. Lord, Secretary and Treasurer. W. Mackwitz, W. II. Hettel, 

 E. Mohrstadt and M. Summerfield with the officers constitute the 

 Board of Directors. — Unseb Fkitz. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.— Harbor View Rifle Range was Die 

 scene of several club medal shoots to-day, and, despite the rain 

 and wind, good scores were the order of the rlav. The Germania 

 Schuelzen Club held its regular monthly medal shooting, the fol- 

 lowing being the winners in the various contests: Champion 

 class, G-eo. Helm, 125 rings; first class, C. Heeth, 401 rings; second 

 class, R. Finking, 405 rings; third class, B. Overmohle. 364 rings; 

 fourth class, G. H. Bahrs, Jr., 322 rings. B. Overmohlo secured 

 the first and last best shots. The Kintraeht Shooting Section also 

 held a medal shoot at Harbor View with the following result: 

 Champion class, F. A. Kuhls, 391 rings; first class, H. Patt, 345 

 rings; second class, A. Winner, 359 rings; third class, A. Thick, 

 256 rings. H. Roepke made the first best shot. The shoot of the 

 Gruetli Club resulted in the following marksmen winning medals: 

 First class, G. Orsi, 399 rings; second class. W. Van Wye. 368 

 rings; third class, E. Weber, 366 rings. Shell Mound was compar- 

 atively deserted, though a nu m ber of marksmen assembled for 

 practice. The independent Rifles turned out, however, and made 

 the following scores at 200yds.: 



Lieut F Staude. . . . 5345434434—39 Corp Tonneraaeber5444445444— 43 

 Sergt H Staude. . .. 4434454444— 40 Corp T 0 Hamann.2434444344— 36 



Capt T Schmalholz5443344334— 37 J G Wintien 4314433443-36 



Lieut R Beverson.. 3433444053-33 



On Sunday next companies C and G of the First, and tbe San 

 Francisco Schuetzen Verein will hold regular shoots, and Messrs. 

 Carr and Hovey, using Sharps' rifles, will shoot Messrs. Young 

 and Johnson, using Springfield rifles, a BO-shot match. These 

 gentlemen are among the best riflemen on the coast, and the re- 

 sult of the match is looked forward to with much interest. 



ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. 3.— The Russian army is to be supplied 

 as rapidly as possible with a new rifle of Russian manufacture. 

 The new arm is lighter than the Berdan rifle now in use, and has, 

 it is claimed, a great advantage in economy of ammunition, be- 

 cause it can be used for single fire or with a repeating apparatus, 

 the repeating breach being easily adjusted or detached. The 

 soldiers will carry separate cartridges for single fire, and will not 

 use the rifle as a repeater except in urgent circumstances and by 

 special orders. 



REVOLVER CHALLENGES.— Springfield, Mass., Dec. 7.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: The Smith and Wesson Revolver Club 

 are open for a challeuge from any club in the United States. 

 Conditions: Each club to send marked targets. Score 10 shots, 5 

 shots on a target, off-hand: scores to be telegraphed after match. 

 Distauce 10yds.. 10 men on a side. Who will be the first to give us 

 a challenge?— D. W. Was, Sec'y, 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blan.ts 

 prepared by Vie Forest and Stream, and f urnished gratis to club 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor its with dub scores are par- 

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



Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested 

 to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may 

 give due notice in our column of fixtures. 



LINCOLN, 111.— The score of the monthly badge shoot of the 

 Lincoln Gun Club, held Tuesday, Dec. 3, is appended herewith, 

 The match is shot at 15 singles and 5 pairs Peoria blackbirds. 

 American Association rules. Weather cold and strong wind in 

 face of shooter. Birds out of left and middle traps frequently 

 "sky scrapers," and right trap as often foul: 



L C Schwerdtfeger limllllUOUO 



George Atweli 101U00101U110 



Robert Schuster 111110011010010 



Jerry Parker .101101111010111 



Robert M. Wildman (M001010111000 



Harry Webber 001001010001000 



Schwerdtfeger takes gold medal and YVebhcr will weaj Irhe 

 leather badge for 30 days— Sa.OHBM. 



11 10 11 11 11-22 

 11 10 11 01 00-10 

 10 10 10 11 11—10 

 00 10 10 11 01-16 

 10 11 11 01 10-14 

 10 00 01 11 01— 9 



CLASS VS. THOMPSON. 



TUESDAY afternoon, Dec. 3, at the North End Driving Park, 

 White Plains, N. Y., these men came together, to see which 

 was the. better man at the traps. The Westchester county people 

 swear by Thompson, while the Jerseymen stuck to Class to a 

 man. There was so much money, however, ready to be wagered 

 on the Yonkers man, that the betting, which was even at the be- 

 ginning of the match, turned strongly in favor of Thompson. 

 Ten to six was finally offered ou Thompson. The dav was a very 

 peculiar one. Iu the morning the sun rose clear and bright, the 

 ruddy clouds betokening pleasant weather; an hour afterward 

 the sun went behind a bank of clouds, and at 10 o'clock, when a 

 large party of interested men left New York for The grounds, the 

 sun was again shining and the air soft and springlike. 



The grounds were in the inclosed space, surrounded by the trot- 

 ting track of the Westchester Agricultural Society. 'These are 

 located ono mile north of the village, and apart from the trouble 

 of getting there, were admirably situated for the purposes of a 

 shooting contest, being level as a floor. No less than 400 persons 

 were interested spectators iu the match from start to finish. 



Before the main event was started, a little 5 bird sweep was 

 started. Score: 



First event, at 5 live birds, American Association rules, two 

 moneys, ties div.: 



Golf 02011—3 Class llfl2-6 



Irwin 21111—5 Riggotts 11211- 5 



Erb 12101—4 Welch 21112—5 



At 1 o'clock it began a spitting rain, and at : 1:30 o'ekek, when 

 the big shoot was started, the outlook was gloomy in the extreme . 

 Al Heritage was selected as judge for Class, while Charles Row- 

 ley acted in the same capacity for Thompson. John Erb officiated 

 as referee. Thompson won the toss and sent Class to the score. 

 The match was for 8500 a side. 100 birds each, Hurlingham rules: 



Class 2112212021111012120201021-20 



202132-;' !■■,■■:■• .'i r, , V 

 1101210U2020001102210122— 17 

 1110222112011122222222112-23-80 



Thompson 0121021212221 122331212001— 21 



1031011011(132010221112210-18 

 1211100112122221 112210221-22 

 2221210222022111101111211-22-83 

 The birds were not a hard lot for picked ones, not 100 being 

 capital flyers. The others were somewhat slow in getting oft 

 and of slow flight when started. Thompson, in his use of second 

 barrel, was wonderfully effective; in the use of first barrel be was 

 deficient, and in a single-barrel race would be heavily handi- 

 capped. In the luck of the birds he had sligh tly tbe best of it. 

 He used his second barrel 39 times and had 2 drop dead out of 

 bounds. Class had 5 dead out of bounds and used his second bar- 

 rel 43 times; his last barrel was used, however, to put a bird out 

 of misery and not owing to amiss. On the contrary, many of 

 Thompson's birds were clean misses, and then a kill followed 

 with the second. The Yonkers man made some magnificent 

 shots with his second barrel. 



Thompson used a 7-Mlb. L. C. Smith gun, Climax shells, loaded 

 with 3J4drs. Schultze powder, II-qoz. No. 7 chilled shot in both bar- 

 rels. Class used bis favorite Lefever gun, 7J^lbs. weight, Climax 

 shells loaded with 3J/gdrs. trap wood powder in first barrel and 

 3V£drs. Curtis & Harvey black powder in second barrel. At 2J4 

 o'clock the rain changed into hail, and at 3 o'clock it again 

 changed into snow, and from that out the match was shot in a 

 blinding snow storm. Never was there a more disagreeable day 

 for a match. At the conclusion of the affair so much talk was 

 indulged in that a match was arranged to take place on Dec. 18. 



The following day a guaranteed purse of $150 was hung up by 

 W. P. Updegrove, owner of tbe park, and had 13 entries, over fill- 

 ing, which made it 8195, divided into three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 

 per cent. The day was just the reverse of the one before, the sun 

 shining brightly, but owing to the cold it made the boys hang 

 around the fire, or chasing themselves around to keep warm. Be- 

 fore this event a 4-bird sweep was shot to a finish, ties div ; score; 



Gettle 1101—3 Manly 0101—2 



Lindslev 2200-2 Welsh 1221—4 



Heck; en 1212—4 Castle 1011—3 



Following came the main event, and after this, all the boys 

 being satisfied, all thanked Mr. Updegrove very heartily, and 

 left for their homes. Mr. Updegrove returns tie thanks of all 

 and hopes to see them up again very shortly. 



Match at 15 live birds, 8150 guaranteed, Association rules, three 

 moneys: 



Class 211221222102212—14 Welsh 1022103 - ' 



Manly 122111202211121-14 Rowley. . 1111021 1 1 



Lindslev 1 320211 22001022— 1 1 Riggot t 21132111321 1222-1 5 



Dittmar 120221120122101—12 



Hedden 111121022121112—14 



Collin s 110212221 211221—14 



J Thompson. . .122012220112122-13 

 All ties divided. 



Caatle 112302121011218—13 



Harrison 021i.1il.-3V 1002— 9 



Gettle 1120221 233; , 'in 



..1 

 ..7 



. . 9 Simpson . 

 ...10 



Simpson . 



9 Simpson ■ 



NEW YORK SUBURBAN GROUNDS, Claremont, N. J., Dec 

 —Sweeps at 10 bluerocks, 50 cents entry, ties div.: 



Sigler 6 Collins 5 Tee Kay 



Miller 8 Lindsley 7 Simpson 



Sweep 2, same: 



Sigler 9 Collins 6 Tee Kay 



Miller 7 Lindsley 8 Simpson 



Sweep 3, same: 



Sigler 10 Collins 6 Tee Kay 



Miller 8 Lindsley 8 Simpson 



Sweep 4, same: 



Sigler 9 Collins 8 Tee Kay. 



Miller 8 Lindsley 7 Simpson 



Miller won second on shoot-off. 



Sweep No. 5: 



Sigler 10 Collius.... 



Miller 9 Lindsley.. 



Miller won second on shoot off. 



Sweep No. 6: 



Sigler 8 Collins — 



Miller 10 Lindsley .. 



Swetp No. 7: 



Sigter 9 Collins — 



Miller 10 Lindsley 



Sigler won second on shoot off at 25 birds. 



Sweep JNo. 8, 25 bluerocks: 



Sigler 22 Collins 16 Simpson 30 



Miller 20 Lindsley 31 



Sigler, Collins and Liudsley's score count for Lefever trophy. 



Sweep No. 9, 10 bluerocks: 



Sigler ..10 Lindsley - 9 Simpson 10 



MiRer 9 



NEWARK, Dec. 7.— The Orange and Blooming Grove gun clubs 

 shot the first match of the series yesterday afternoon at Erb's 

 Park, Newark. Tbe score: 



Orange Gun Club. 



Senaj 1112112211221 2221 22021122-24 



Nampake 0212122111111102111112111- 23 



Thims 2U020132H2113lIOia00101-19 



Sommi ns 0200101 1121 201 00221210211-17 



Nilmmorc 1121202001100202102332021-17 



Thurf 0211222202000220011220212-16—116 



Blooming Grove Gun Club. 



Ecnerwal 2010012121222111101212110-20 



Eigne 0121 201 021122201 3211 10321 -20 



Neddeh 0112122010022112012111110-19 



Thims 0120012101000222002201222-15 



Snave 1020200 1 00001 000001000110—13 



S) ie 1010022020013112200010012—13-100 



The Orange Gun Club .won by 16 birds and could have won by a 

 larger majority had they been so disposed. Tbe club from Pike 

 county, Pa., was away off in the shooting quality of its members 

 on this occasion. They fell in the rear so early in the race that 

 they were practically out of it from the start. The men are not 

 all Arabs or Swedes or Russians, as the names would indicate. 

 They have simply indulged in the harmless freak of using nomx 

 de fusil, 



LONG BRANCH, N. J., Dec. 2.-Tbe Central Gun Club had its 

 opening shoot at, this place to-day. Clay-pigeons (bluerocks) were 

 used. William C. Price, 16yds., and Philip Daly, Jr., 19yds., shot at 

 15 each, Daly knocking down 14 and Price 11. A sweepstake fol- 

 lowed, in which Philip Daly, Jr. won first money and Frederic 

 Loeb and John Shaw divided the second. In the third shoot, 10 

 pigeons each, Messrs. Van Djke, Shaw and Elisha Price tied with 

 9 each, while Philip Daly, Jr., took second money and William C. 

 Price took third money. Price. Van Dyke and Shaw shot off their 

 tie in the next match, also of 10 birds, in which Price and Shaw 

 again tied at 8, when they divided first money of both events. 

 Luke Bright and J. Van Dyke divided second money, while C. 

 Woolley took third. Six birds each was the last event, when 

 Price. Daly and Van Dyke tied at 5. They shot is off, miss and 

 out. Van Dyke and Daly dividing first money, Edward Rpid tftk- 

 ing second and Woolley third. 



