FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 30, 1890. 



A CASE OF DOG MURDER. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The other day I had a very valuable Irish setter killed by 



t prizes and was a valuable stud dog. ' The killing 

 was pure cussedness, which can be proved. 



On asking them for a settlement they deny all responsi- 

 bility under the following ruling of the Supreme Court of 

 this State in the case of Jemison vs. E. T. B. R.: "Dogs 

 having uo market value cannot be considered property," 



"We pay city taxes on dogs and this dog was killed in the 

 city. 



I have retained good lawyers, and shall spare no time nor 

 expense to get a new ruling on the dog question. The case 

 will come off in about three months and I hereby earnestly 

 request all of your readers that can give me any rulings, 

 either in this country or abroad, that can be used in the case 

 to do so. Also any advice by letter or otherwise will be 

 most thankfully received. It Is more a fight for the legal 

 status of the dog than a question of compensation. Not 

 only myself, but every sportsman in this State is inter- 

 ested, and we will all be thaukful for any assistance we can 

 get. H. McHatton, M.D. 



Macon, Ga., Jan. 13. 



[It is sincerely to be hoped that Dr. McHatton will suc- 

 ceed in bringing the murderer of his dog to justice, and we 

 have no doubt that if the case is properly presented he will 

 obtain a decision in accordance with those in many of the 

 States where courts have repeatedly decided that dogs arc- 

 property as much as a horse or cow. We append decisions 

 that bear on the case. In December, 1S87, the case of Bow- 

 ler vs. Davis was decided at Hornellsville, .N. Y. This was 

 an action to recover value for two beagles shot while run- 

 ning a fox on the land of the defendant. The files of the 

 Forest Antj" Stream were submitted with reports in simi- 

 lar cases, where it had been decided by the courts that dogs 

 were to be treated as property; and' judgment was given 

 against Davis for the full amount of value claimed. In 

 January of the same year the appealed case of George Hazel- 

 wood, indicted for stealing a dog, was decided at Frankfort, 

 Ky., in the Appellate Court, against the defendant; Judge 

 Holt giving the opinion of the court, deciding that dogs 

 are property to all intents and purposes.] 



CHICAGO DOG SHOW. 



WE have received the premium hist of the second annual 

 dog show of the Mascoutah Kennel Club, to be held 

 at Chicago, 111., March 4 to 7. There are 148 classes provided 

 for, with champion classes for each s 0 x in the important 

 breeds with prizes of $20 and $10, and $20, S10, $5 and medal 

 in the open classes. In some of the less important breeds 

 the challenge prizes are 910 aud $5 with $10, $5 and medal in 

 the open classes. Iu addition to the regular prizes a large 

 number of specials are offered. Kennels of four, of mas- 

 tiffs, St. Bernards, great Danes, deerhounds, greyhounds, 

 pointers, English setters, Irish setters, Gordon setters, fox- 

 hounds (pack of 12), collies and fox-terriers will each receive 

 $35. Other valuable specials are offered for the best speci- 

 mens of nearly every kind. 



The judges announced are: Pointers, Mr. J. H. Winslow; 

 English, Irish and Gordon setters, foxhounds, beagles and 

 Chesapeake Bays, Mr. John Davidson; great Danes, Mr. 

 Gustav Lang; collies. Mr. John A. Long; fox-terriers, Mr. 

 A. Belmont, Jr.; remaining classes, Mr. James Mortimer. 

 Entries close Feb. 17. The address of the superintendent is 

 Mr. Geo. H. Hill, Rooin 63, 1.75 Dearborn street, Chicago, HI. 



COLOR OF THE IRISH SETTER.— San Augelo. Texas, 

 Jan. 6. — Editor Forest an-d Stream: Please state whether 

 or not it is a fact, that the Irish setter is invariably of a 

 red color? If not, state the different colors of the different 

 types. By so doing, you will settle a controversy between 

 two regular readers of Forest and Stream.— M. M. [The 

 standard adopted by the Irish Setter Club of the United 

 States is as follows: "Color and markings.— The color 

 should be a rich golden chestnut or mahogany red, with no 

 trace whatever of black; white on chest, throat or toes, or 

 a small star on the forehead, or a narrow streak, or blaze 

 on the nose or face not to disqualify." Stonehenge says: 

 "There is no doubt that the preponderance of white, so as to 

 constitute what is called white and red, is met with in some 

 good strains."] 



SQUIRREL AND R ABBIT DOGS.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: I want a combined rabbit and squirrel dog, if 

 such an animal can be obtained. I want a dog to work fast 

 on rabbits, bring them around or hole them in a hurry, and 

 also make a squirrel take the first tree at hand. The fox 

 squirrel is the only kind here, and cunning they are. If a 

 fox squirrel once gets to his home tree, the hunter might as 

 well abandon the chase or go into camp at once, as it then 

 becomes a question of endurance as to which can stay the 

 longest. I wish some successful hunter of the fox squirrel 

 would tell me how he does it— I mean full-grown old squir- 

 rels in November aud December, not kittens in July. — J AS. 

 B. Thorn. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



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

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



Jgg™ Notes must be sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Missouri Belle. By H. R. Butler, Chicago, 111., for sedge Chesa- 

 peake Bay bitch, whelped Sept,. 11, 1889, by Barnuin II. (Barnum— 

 Gvmpsie) out of Nellie II. (Govverie— Kate). 



Wacouta Thor. By G. A. Buckstoff, Oshkosh, Wis., for fawn, 

 black points, mastiff dog. whelped July 28, 1888, by Wacouta Nap 

 (John Morgan's Lion— R. Morgan's Bess) nut of Dolly Vardon II. 

 (champion Hero II.— champion Dolly Varden). 



Kurrency. By A. E. Pitts, Columbus, O., for silver fawn pug 

 bitch, whelped Dec. 20, 1889, by champion Kash (Bradford Ruby- 

 Lady Cloudy) out of Daisy (champion George— Sweep). 



Monarch's Flirt. By Louis Batjer, Eliaabeth, N. J., for lemon 

 and white English setter bitch, whelped Dec. 19, 1889. by Monarch's 

 Image (Dashing Monarch— Gussie) out of Idol (Peuuest— Glen 

 Ada). 



BRED. 



J£ir° Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Queen Anne II.— Lord Disbro. J. C. Comstock's (La Gro. Ind.) 

 mastiff bitch Queen Aune II. (Jumbo— Nellie) to his Lord Disbro 

 (East Lake Major— Belle). Jan. 22. 



Nellie G.—Leo II. J. C. Comstock's (La Gro, Ind.) pug bitch 

 Nellie G. to O. O. Oldfather's Leo II., Jan. 16. 



Lill-Kash. Geo. Gillivan's (West Jefferson, O.) pug bitch Lill 

 (champion Treasure— Peggie) to A. E. Pitts's champion Kash 

 (Bradford Ruby— Lady Cloudy), Dec. 7. 



Pearl of Pekin—Kash . Wm. Rowan's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) pug bitch 

 Pearl of Pekin (Boycott— Virgie) to A. E. Pitts's champion Kash 

 (Bradford Ruby— Lady Cloudy), Jan. 4. 



Countess Warwick— Baden Baden. E. C. Freeman's English set- 

 ter bitch Countess Warwick (Earl Warwick— Kitty Clover) to 

 Baden Baden (Lincoln— Blaze), Jan. 23. 



Kitty Clover— Baden Baden. E. O. Freeman's English setter 

 bitch Kitty Clover (Thunder— Livey) to Baden Baden (Lincoln- 

 Blaze), Dec. 14. 



Alida— Paul Gladstone. E. C. Freeman's English setter bitch 

 Alida (Rex Gladstone— Leah II J to Paul Gladstone), Jan. 18. 



Alice McBeth— Forest Laddie. McBeth Kennels' (North Law- 

 rence, O.) English setter bitch Alice McBeth (Mike— Fanny Mc- 

 Beth) to their Forest Laddie (Cambridge— Countess Dash HI.), 

 Jan. 10. 



Clarissa— Don III. R. H. Burr's (Middletown, Conn.) Irish set- 

 ter bitch Clarissa (Bravo— Leonie) to his Don III. (Elcho, Jr.— Pe- 

 quqt Jess), Jan. 14. 



Nell W.— Little Red Rover. J. E. Weston's (Utica, N. Y.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Nell W. (Koko W.- Phyllis D.) to Theo. J. Hook's 

 champion Little Red Rover (champion Obo II.— Woodstock Dinah), 



Molly— Kino of OZvo's. F. J. Fitzsimon's (Toronto, Can.) cocker 

 spaniel hitch Molly to Geo. Bell's King of Obo's, Jan. 14. 



Miss Liningsham—King of Obo's. Gen. Bell's (Toronto, Can.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Miss Limngsham to his King of Obo's. 



London Jet— King of Obo's. R. G- Wilkes's (Toronto, Can.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch London Jet to Geo. Bell's King of Obo's, 

 Jan. 17. 



Sensation-King of Obo's. J. W. Bunting's (Toronto, Can.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Sensation to Geo. Bell's King of Obo's, 

 Jan. 18. 



WHELPS. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Lady Tlwra. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) pug bitch 

 LadyThora (Santa Clans— Almah), Jan. 2, seven (five dogs), by 

 their Boycott (Duke— Bonnie), 



Puss B. Geo. Gillivan's (West Jefferson, O.) pug bitch Puss B. 

 (Treasure— Peggie), Jan. 17, seven (one dog), by A. E. Pitts's cham- 

 pion Kash (Bradford Ruby— Ladv Cloudy). 



Daisy. A. E. Pitts's (Columbus, O.) pug bitch Daisv (champion 

 George— Sweep), Dec. 20, five (two dogs), by his champion Kash 

 (Bradford Ruby— Lady Cloudy). 



Fanny McBeth. McBeth Kennels' (North Lawrence, O.) English 

 setter bitch Fanny McBeth (McBeth— Vick), Jan. 18, eight (four 

 dogs;), by H. A. Wise's Rollick B. (Royal Ranger-Kit Killbird). 



Sally. G. Langran's (Yonkers, N. Y.) Irish setter bitch Pally 

 (champion Chief-Princess Alice), Jan. 15, ten (five dogs), by Max 

 Wenzel's Tim (Biz— Hazel). 



Bessie Ober. McBeth Kenuels' (North Lawrence, O.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Bessie Ober (Prince Ober— Bessie Belle), Jan. 9, ten 

 (nine dogs), bv their Toby. 



Gre.tchen. A. E. Pitts's (Columbus, O.) fox-terrier bitch Gretchen 

 (champion Bacchanal— Marguerite), Jan. 20, three (one dog), by 

 bis Raby Signal (Raby Mixture— Richmond Olivebud). 



Merry Duchess. P. H. Coombs's (Baneror, Me.) Yorkshire terrier 

 bitch Merry Duchess (Young Rovat— Juno). Jan. 28, four (two 

 dogs), by his Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beat's Lady). 



SALES. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Jennie. Sable collie bitdi, whelped Nov. 12, 1889, by Scot's Jack 

 out of Colina, by Then. J. Hook, Rome, N. Y., by L. G. Tanner, 

 Oriskany, N. Y. 



Wacouta Thor. Fawn, black points, mastiff dog, whelped July 

 28, 1888, by champion Wacouta Nap out of Dolly Varden II., by 

 R. A. Craig, Indianapolis, Ind., to G. A. Buckstoff, Oshkosh. Wis. 



Gypsy Queen. Light fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Feb. 37, 18S7, 

 by Judge II. out of Lady Buff, by M. G. Read, Brockport, N. Y„ 

 to G. A. Buckstoff, Oshkosh, Wis. 



Devonshire Rap. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped May 3, 

 1889, by Quick's Faust out of Devonshire Ada, by McBeth Ken- 

 nels. North Lawrence, O., to Geo. E. Wilson, Van Wert, O. 



Bell Boy. Silver fawn pug dog, whelped Dec. 20, 1889, by cham- 

 pion Kash out of Daisy, by A. E. Pitts, Columbus, O., to Mrs. E. 

 Tyler, St. Paul, Minn. 



Oneita. Silver lawn pug bitch, whelped Dec. 20, 1889, by cham- 

 pion Kash out of Daisy, by A. E. Pitts, Columbus, O., to Eberhart 

 Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O. 



Gus Bondhu. Black, white and tan English set ter dog, whelped 

 1881, by Dashing Bondhu out of Novel, by A. M. Tucker, Charles- 

 town, Mass., to E. E. Haines, same place.' 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. T.— My dog has a tanew r orm, but is in good condition, and it 

 does not appear to give much trouble. Under tbe circumstances 

 would you advise doing anything for it? Ans. See answer to 

 "A. W. M." of this issue. 



A Reader, Tarrytown. N. Y— 1. What is the matter with my 

 Irish setter dog? He barks and whines in his sleep, and his feet 

 and other parts of bis body twitch nervously. He is at present 

 quite fat, and perhaps this is in a great measure the cause of his 

 trouble. I have been told that he must have worms. He is just 

 getting over a very sore eye, which was running continually. 2. 

 What is a good hath for fleas? Ans. 1. Sec answer to "A. W. M." 

 of this issue. 3. Carbolic soap. Carbolized solution 1-40, corros- 

 ive sublimate 1-3,000, Persian insect powder. 



A. W. M., New York.— I have a pug dog 8 months old, once in a 

 while he is taken with what I should call cramps. His sides are 

 drawn in aud he acts as if in pain. I have tried remedies, but 

 they do not benefit. I think the trouble is caused by worms. 

 Will you kindly inform me of some remedy in your next issue? 

 Ans. Purge with full dose of castor oil. Give thirty grains of 

 powdered areca nut made into large, pill with lard, six hours af ter 

 this give enother dose of oil. Feed milk only during treatment. 

 Give five grains of quinine in a pill, concealed in a bit of meat, 

 each day. 



C. E. W., Toronto. — A setter bitch has a discharge from her ear 

 which has a very offensive smell and worries her greatly. Ans. 

 Canker in the ear. Get the following: 



I* Tr. opii jii 



Bromo. chloral 3 ii 



Acid carbolic gtt x 



Aq. ... Jii 



Mix. Sig. Let a few drops fall iD the ear three times daily. 

 Keep the ears clean. 



C, Louisiana, Mo.— About three weeks ago my Italian grey- 

 hound seemed stricken with paralysis; on being taken from her 

 bed she could not stand up or handle herself at all, but after rub- 

 bing her some time she got, better, and has not been troubled in 

 that way since. She has always had bad-smelling breath. She 

 now has a very bad cough, her head is stopped up, she is very 

 costive, has no appetite, only eating meat and not much of that. 

 She is about five years old. It will be hard to give her medicine 

 of any kind, and if you recommend any, please state best way to 

 give. She also has running at the eyes. Ans. Syrup of buck- 

 thorn, teaspoon each morning; ogrs. of quinine each day; Fowler's 

 solution, 5 drops daily in food; very little or no meat ; exercise, 

 regularly. 



jifle m\& §mp ^heating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON, Jan. 25.— The Massachusetts Rifle Association held 

 its weekly shoot to-day, with a large attendance of riflemen, and 

 the different matches were well patronized. Good scores were 

 made, considering the strong wind blowing from 6 to 8 o'clock, 

 making very high scores impossible. Mr. Charles won the bronze 

 victory medal. Following are the scores, all at 200yds. except 

 where noted: 



Champion Off-hand Match. 



H L Lee 84 J C Mills 71 S C Sydney 66 



W Charles SI 



Second Off-hand Match. 



H L Lee 78 H Severance 75 C Homer 68 



S C Sydney 76 J C Mills 72 



Record Rest Match. 



H Severance 98 T Warren 96 AY Thomas 89 



50 Yards' Pistol Match. 



H Severance. , 86 W Hawley .81 H L Long 80 



J B Fellows 86 



Victory Medal Mitch. 



SL Sydney 80 C S White 72 F B Loring 69 



M TDay 79 



Bronze Victory Medal. 

 Won on 10 scores of 75 or better by 



W Charles 77 75 75 79 82 78 84 75 81 86 



Military Medal Match. 



MWillard 44 A Spring 41 R Gill 40 



F F Lowell 42 M T Day 41 F B Martin 35 



G F Hall 41 



All-Comers' Rest Match. 



S Wilder 103 A H Ballard 95 FB Loring 90 



WP Thompson... 103 M T Day.. 94 A L Stone 89 



W Thomas 99 S C White 92 C Homer 88 



FW Chester 97 



All-Comers' Off-hand Match. 



CH Eastman 82 HComev 75 MT Day 72 



SC Sydney 79 C F Books 75 H Gill 69 



F Daniels 77 G B Warren 74 A H Ballard ...... ..67 



S C White 77 C Homer 74 F F Lowell, mil. ... 63 



Pistol Practice Match, 50vds. 



W Charles 93 W Hawley 86' C Nftrfth 68 



J B Fellows 87 A StevenB 77 A N Mann 64 



ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 24.— An even dozen members of the St. 

 Louis Pistol Club participated in the last regular weekly shoot, 

 held Wednesday night at the Laclede gallery. Summerfield 

 made 118 on his score and captured first honors and the medal 

 for the week. Three of the seven new members recently elected 

 were present and shot their first scores for the club's medal. 

 They were Schaefer, Stuessel and Barker. Out of a possible 120, 

 the following scores were made at a IMin. bullseye, distance 

 12yds.: 



M Summerfield 12 12 11 12 12 13 1] 12 12 12—118 



W Hettel 11 12 12 13 10 11 12 11 11 12-114 



W Bauer 12 13 11 11 13 13 11 10 11 12—114 



Jay J Schaefer 11 11 10 13 11 11 12 12 12 9-111 



Mark Billmeyer 10 12 11 10 12 13 11 9 12 12-111 



F A Fodde 12 10 13 11 11 9 13 11 11 10—109 



H Stuessel 10 12 9 11 12 11 13 11 10 11—109 



A E Bengel 11 13 10 8 10 11 13 13 10 13—108 



W C Mackwitz 10 11 13 10 10 11 13 11 8 13—107 



O WaUace „11 10 9 8 12 10 12 10 12 12—106 



E Mohrstadt 11 11 13 9 11 11 11 11 9 10-106 



D Barker 13 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 13 11-104 



Unseb Fritz. 



ROCHESTER, Jan. 24.-The annual shoot for the Belding badge 

 was held here to-day by the Flour City Gun Club. The range was 

 80yds., the bullseye 3in., with lin. rings, and the scores out of a 

 possible 150 are: Boyd 131. Briggs 142, Dana 119, Belding 129, Wood 

 125, Kay 146, Cook 140, Ries 138, Traugott 117. All the contestants 

 but one are over 50 years of age. Kay, the winner, made eleven 

 bullseyes. The badge is of gold and very valuable. The shoot- 

 ing was with peg rest. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for pulheation 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- 

 'icularly reqv.ested 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. 



AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION DATES 



Feb. 13, 13, 74.— Birmingham, Ala. 

 Feb. 19, 20, 21— New Orleans, La. 

 April 30, May 1, 2.— Columbus, O. 

 May 7, 8, 9.— St. Louis, Mo. 

 May 20, 21. 22.— Minneapolis, Minn. 

 May —.—Kansas City, Mo. 

 June 4, 5, 6.— Lafayette, Ind. 



The Kansas City dates have not yet been determined, but they 

 will probably be May 25, 26 and 27. 



CHICAGO TRAP MATTERS. 



CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 32.— The meeting of the trap shooters 

 called for last night to discuss plans for securing perma- 

 nent trap grounds for Chicago was, as was announced briefly by 

 wire last night, on the whole a satisfactory one, although the ex- 

 tremely cold weather cut down the attendance far below what it 

 should have been. There were in all about thirty shooters present. 

 It did not take long to develop the fact that the call for the meet- 

 ing was aw r ell-taken action, and .that the contemplated move- 

 ment would be made in earnest. 



Mr. Fred C. Donald was called to tbe chair, and Mr. C. E. Wil- 

 lard was chosen secretary. Mr. Price stated the purpose of the 

 meeting briefly. Mr, Jeuney called on the visiting sportsmen, 

 Mr. W. Fred Quimby, of New York; Mr. H. McMurchy, of Syra- 

 cuse, for remarks. Mr. Quimby replied in a succinct account of 

 New York shooting grounds, naming the successes aud explain- 

 ing the failures. Spirited speeches were also made by Messrs. 

 Cleaver, Shcpard, Burton, VVillard, Eustis and others. All 

 favored the movement to secure good grounds at once. Mr. 

 Eustis spnke at some length, admitting himself, as general pas- 

 senger agent of the C. B. & Q. road, to be guilty of attempting to 

 earn his salary by inducing the gentlemen to favor a locality on 

 the Q. road. Mr. Eustis was, however, very fair and said he 

 would earnestly support, the project in hand no matter where the 

 grounds might ultimately be chosen, Mr. Eustis named grounds 

 near Clyde, adjacent to the "Q." tracks, which were accessible 

 and desirable. He thought the locality one where shooting would 

 not be interfered with by the residents near by. These grounds, 

 something less than 20 acres, could be leased for 10 years at S1.000 

 a year. Cheap buildings could be erected, which would be bought 

 at appraised value at expiration of lease. Mr. Quimby. by re- 

 quest, stated the rental of the New York Suburbau grounds to be 

 SWii a year. 



The Chair suggested, at talk of subsequent committee action, 

 that it would be well to have the sense of the present meeting 

 upon the matter in hand. It was moved by Mr. Cleaver and 

 seconded by Mr. Price that the sense of the meetiug be favorable 

 to the early seeming ot good grounds. Carried unanimously. 



Mr. Sheahan thought it best to buy ground and not to rent. 

 Mr. Price was of the same opinion. A strong sentiment of ' this 

 sort developed. Mr. Eustis suggested good grounds for purchase 

 near La Grange, on the "Q" road. Mr. Cleaver moved for ap- 

 pointment of committee to investigate localities for grounds. 

 Mr. Price thought it better to first test the probabilities of success 

 by soliciting subscriptions to stock for a stock company. Tbe 

 Chair suggested that it might be wise to have several committees. 

 Mr. Cleaver changed the motion to one empowering the Chair to 

 appoint as many committees as seemed best. Mi-. Shepard 

 moved to amend by making the committees two in number, one 

 on grounds and one ou organization. The motion was carried in 

 this form. The Chair appointed as committeeon grounds Messrs. 

 E. C. J. Cleaver. J. W. Sheahan, W. L. Wells, P. S. Eustis and M. 

 J. Eich. Of these, it is probable that a majority are in favor of 

 purchase of grounds as against renting. The rapid enhancement 

 of values of all real estate adjacent to thy city and close enough 

 for shooting grounds would make this almost imperative as a 

 biisiuessfcinvc, and as a foundation for a strung stock company. 

 It is welTknown that syndicates of young clerks of this city have 

 for years been doubling their money almost annually by purchase 

 and sale of land not much different from some of that discussed. 

 On ground once owned by the company huge and permanent 

 buildings could be erected, aud the question of further financier- 

 ing would be a simple one. On a high rental basis the prosperity 

 of the company would be in yearly doubt, and its permanency in 

 yearly danger. The general tenor of the meetiug seemed in favor 

 of purchase aud of good substantial buildings, with a keeper to 

 be engaged who would open the grounds at any hour to non-mem- 

 hers, at rates on birds and targets slightly above those given to 

 members holding stock. 



The committee on organization was made up of Messrs. C. E. 

 Felton, W. L. Shepard, C. S. Burton, J. Palmer O'Neill and R. B. 

 Organ. The understanding looks toward the organization of a 

 stock company, whose stock shall be held by any reputable sports- 

 man of this city at so much per share, one share entitling the 

 holder to the privileges of the grounds, reduced rates on targets, 

 etc. This committee also is strong and well chosen. The move- 

 ment now looks like one to be favored and backed by our business 

 men, and it is the belief at this date that this action will at as 

 early a date as possible result in the obtaining of grounds worthy 

 of this city, The meeting was adjourned on call of the chair. It 

 will re-convene, probably, within two weeks. By that time the 

 grounds committee will have made thorough investigation of 

 localities along the suburbau lines north, west and south of the 

 city, along the C. & N. W., Wisconsin Central, C. B. & Q., Illinois 

 Central, B. & O., and C, R. I. & P. railways. The result is 

 awaited with interest. 



"Tee Kay," advance agent of tbe U. S. Cartridge Co.'s car of 

 trap shooters, writes me from San Antonio. Tex., under date of 

 Jan. 15: "The citizens in every town I have struck so far are wry 

 enthusiastic over our trip, especially in this country." Mr. K Ker 

 speaks of that region as the greatest game couutry ho has tver 

 seen, and it appears that some of the many new friends he names 

 as having made there have forcibly distrained him to leave busi- 

 ness and go duck shooting for one day. Mr. Keller is thought to 

 be in San Francisco at this date. All trap shooters are interested 

 in bearing from him, and will be glad to hear of his Buccess all 

 th& way around. 



The team men are at this date rounding up for the Dayton meet. 

 Mr. McMurchy and Mr. Quimby have just left here for Indian- 

 apolis and St. Louis respectively, whence they leave for Dayton 



