94 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



|Feb. 20, 1890. 



East'.* Lake Virgie— Sir Loris. Eberlmrt Pug Kennels' (Cincin- 

 nati, O.) pug bilch East Lake Virgie (cbampion Bradford Rubv— 

 Puss B.) to their Sir Loris fehanipion Loris— May Queen), Feb. 3. 



Nellie— Douglass II. J. W. Pistor's (Ringhamtou, N. Y.) pug 



bitch Nellie (Torn Thumb ) to Eberlmrt Pug Kennels' 



Douglass II. (Douglass I.— June), Feb. 2. 



Daisii—Port. A. E. Adams's (Clyde, N.Y.) pug bitch Daisy (Smut 

 —Susie) to bis Port (Santa Clans— Judy), Dee. V. 



Minnie—Port. A. E. Adams's (Clyde, N. ¥.) put; bitch Minnie 

 (Mo— Fannie) to his Port (Santa Clans— Judv), Feb. 1. 



Bessie Il.—<'Ujdc. Rnndhu. C. E. Gilchrist's (Charlestown. Mass.) 

 English setter hitch Bessie II. (Drake— Bessie.) to W. H. Beede's 

 Clyde Bondhu (Gus Bondhu— Lady Dixon). Feb. 2. 



Gladys-Ned Kclton. C. E. Bnrdwell's (Holvoke, Mass.) Gordon, 

 setter bitch Gladys (Murkland Ranger— Beul ah) to D. B. Kelton'a 

 Ned Kclton (Monroe's. Dash— Sears's Fan), Jan. 19. 



Bonnie Oho- Ned Ober. Simonds & Abom's (W akefield, Mass.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Bonnie Oho (Pete Obo— Floss B.) to Fred 

 Ober (Ober— Black Garrie), Jan. 10. 



WHELPS. 



J^lr* Notes must be sent on tile Prepared Blanks. 



t>mleimjiui. F. W. Chapman's (Melrose, Mass.) beagle bitch 

 Dcsdemona (Kenneally's See— Tone), .Ian. 2, five (four dogs), bv E. 

 C. Barrett's champion Bannerman (champion Marchhov— Dew- 

 flrop). 



. Yelda W. F. M. Shelley's (Sheridan. N. Y.) beagle hitch Yehla 

 W. (Cameron's Racket— Pussie), Jan. 2. seven (three dogs), by his 

 Speculation (Ringvvood— imported Fanny). 



Daisy. A. E. Adams's (Clyde. N. Y.) pug bitch Daisy (Smut— 

 Susie), Feb. 7, three dogs, bv his Port (Santa Claus— Judy). 



Marceda Gladstone. F. M. Shellev's (Sheridan, N. YJ English 

 setter hitch Ma reel la Gladstone (Gladstone's Mark— Chautauqua 

 Belle), Jan. (i, seven (six dogs), by his Chautauqua King (Knight 

 of Snovvdon— Lady Brighton). 



Toucih. Cork town Cocker Kennels' (Ottawa, Can.) cocker span- 

 iel hitch Tough (Wildair— Belle), Jan. 19, eight (six dogF), bv P. 

 G. Keyea's ituyorted Bob Obo (champion Oho -Nellie); all black. 



SALES. 



$3&~ Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Daisy See. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped July 13i 

 1881). by Kenneally's See out of Tone, by F. W. Chapman, Melrose, 

 Mass., to John Jarvis, ludiau Orchard, Mass. 



Clipper— Lady Watson whelp. Sable, and white collie bitch, 

 whelped Dec. 12, 1889, by C. G. Hinckley, Lee, Mass., to Dr. E. C. 

 Tracy, New York. 



Clipper— Fannie Brown viulp. Black, tan and white collie dog, 

 whelped Jan. 8, 1890, by C. G. Hinckley, Lee. Mass., to A. R. Janes, 

 New York. 



Trefoil. Sable and white collie dog, whelped Nov. 12, 18SP, by 

 Scot's Jack out of Colina, by Theo. J. Hook, Rome, N. Y., to R. W. 

 Evans, same place. 



Lou Pape. Black pointor bitch, whelped March 1, 1889, by 

 Broncho, Jr., out, of Rie, by A. S. Aboru, Wakefield, Mass., to H. 

 A. Eastahrodk, Fitchburg, Mass. 



Rneliextrr— Tantrums whelp. Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped 

 Sept. 3, 1889. by Eberlmrt Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, 0., to E. D. 

 Olmstead, New Decatur, Ala. 



Virejte. Silver fawn pug bitch, age not given, by Rochester out 

 of Tantrums, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to E. D. 

 Olmstead, New Decatur, Ala. 



Shine. Apricot fawn pug dog, whelped Aug. 7, 1889, by Port out 

 of Daisy, by A. E. Adams, Clyde, N. Y., to Geo. S. Morley, New- 

 ark, N. Y. 



Cricket— Loo lelielp. Light fawn pug dog, whelped Nov. 25. 1889, 

 by C. G. Hinckley. Lee, Mass., to C. E. Osborne, Stepney, Conn. 



Cricket— Pa use n Blow an whrlps. Stone lawn and light fawn pug 

 bitches, whelped April 20, 1889, by C. G. Hinckley, Lee, Mass., to 

 Howard Bros., Columbus, O. 



Bonnie Oho. Black cocker spaniel bitch, age not given, by Pete 

 Obo out of Floss B., by H. L. Gilson, Wakefield, Mass., to Simonds 

 & Aboru, same place. 



DEATHS. 



Bim. Liver held spaniel, whelped Jan. 18, 1875, owned by G. L. 

 Tarr, Stiff oik, Va., J an. 27. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



No Notice Taken ol Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. V. Y., Appleton, Wis.— Can you recommend any wash or 

 other article useful to eradicate lice on dog which will not be in- 

 jurious to the dog ? Have tried good Persiau insect powder and 

 oil of cedar without success. They will start fleas in a hurry, but 

 the lice, seem to pay no attention to such remedies. Ans. Kero- 

 sene or petroleum oil may be combed through the hair. The dog 

 should be washed with carbolic soap. A little patience will he- 

 necessary before a cure is effected. 



W. H. C„ St. Johnsbury, Vt.— A bull-terrier bitch, 6 months old, 

 has had the red mange for two months. Treated as follows: Tea- 

 spoonful syrup buckthorn each morning for three, days. 2-grain 

 quinine pills and four drops Fowler's solution morning and night, 

 and rubbed with zinc iodide. Since treating this way pimples 

 containing matter have come on legs and under eyes. She bloats 

 considerably after eating. Feels lively and eats well. I have 

 continued this treatment for three weeks. Please advise me how 

 to treat her. Ans. Wash with carbolic soap. Apply balsam of 

 Peru to sores. Stop Fowler's solution. Continue quinine and 

 syrup of buckthorn. 



liffe at\d 



fhaating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



CONLIN'S GALLERY. 



THE off -band rifle match at Conlin's gallery. Thirty- first street 

 and Broadway, New York, for a gold medal presented by Mr- 

 J. B. Miller. Feb. 15, had a large attendance of entries. Major W. 

 R. Pryor, of the 22d Regt.. had the top score up to 8 o'clock, when 

 Mr. J. A. Boyken, of the Zettler Rifle Club, succeeded in raising 

 the Major's score, of 296 by 3 points, making 29S out of a possible 

 300, which proved to be the winning score. The conditions of the 

 match were 5 consecutive targets of 10 shots each, the best 3 of 

 the 5 to count: off-hand, 12yds., any .22cal. allowed; target used 

 was the new French. 



On the same evening the beginners' revolver match for those 

 who have never made better than 54 on the standard decimal tar- 

 get came to an end. Conditions: 0 shots with any revolver, off- 

 hand, at ISydS. distance. The prizes were two handsome gold 

 medals for first and second prize, aggregate of three targets to 

 count. This match was commenced Feb. 1 and ended Feb. 15. 

 W. E. Carlin succeeded in making a score which would reflect 

 credit, on an expert, making the very large score of 56, 58, 58—172 

 out of a possible 180, and winning first prize. Alex Stein of the 

 7th Regiment came in second with 51,53,53—157, winning second 

 prize. J. B. Miller third with 49, 49, 50—148. W. E. Benedict, 13s. 

 J. A. Boyken 183, H. L. Lee 129, W. Kent 130, G. W. Gal law* v 12\ 

 E. R. Skid more 128. 



On Thursday, Feb. 13. the off-hand rifle match between Major 

 Pryor and Dr. J. N. Henry, for a handsome medal, was shot, 

 which, on account of the illness of Dr. Henry, was not as close as 

 was expected, he having been confined to his bed for the past two 

 weeks. It resulted in a victory for the Major. The conditions 

 were 50 shots, each of 10 shots at 5 targets: 



Major Pryor 05 99 98 98 98—488 



Dr Henry 92 88 93 83 95-451 



A return match is expected in a short time. 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 14.— There were thirteen members present 

 at the last shoot, of the St. Louis Pistol Club. Shooting at lj^in. 

 buUseye, 12yds., possible 120: 



E C Mohrstadt 12 12 13 13 11 12 J 1 13 12 11—117 



G W Alexander 11 12 13 11 12 11 13 11 12 12-116 



M Summerlield 13 11 U 11 13 12 12 11 13 12—116 



\V H Hettel. U 11 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 9-113 



D Barker 12 1111 10 12 11 12 12 11 11-113 



Jay J Schaefer 12 10 11 12 10 11 12 12 13 10-112 



M C Billmeyer 12 10 11 13 10 10 11 13 12 11—111 



Fred A Fodde 11 11 10 11 11 10 13 11 12 12—111 



W C Maekwitz 12 11 10 11 13 11 12 10 11 11—111 



FA Cook 12 II 12 11 10 11 11 12 30 10-110 



H Stuessell 11 11 12 10 11 11 13 11 8 11—108 



J A Lee 12 7 11 11 11 1.1 10 12 13 10-107 



A E Bengel ,12 11 9 10 10 11 10 12 11 11-107 



Vmmi\ Fkj'17., 



BOSTON, Feb. 15.— The regular weekly shoot of the Massachu- 

 setts Rifle Association was held to day at its range. A large 

 number of shooters were on hand to enter the various matches, 

 and some good shooting was done in spite of the verv unfavorable 

 weather conditions. A young gale was blowing" from 9 to 11 

 oplock all day. Under such conditions the scores of Messrs. 

 Wilder, Lee and Willard were very fine. It turns out that the 96 

 made by H. Severance on Wednesday last broke the record for 

 pistol shooting at 50yds., the highest on record being 95. Follow- 

 ing are the best scores made to-day: 



Champion Off-Hand Match— H. L. Lee 33, W. Charles 76, P. 

 Fit z (2, J. N . Mills 65. 



Record Off-Hand Match-J. B. Fellows 78, W. Charles 77, W. G. 

 Hussey 75, H. L. Long 74, S. T. George 73, E. Comoy 69, J. % Mills 



Champion Rest Match— S. Wilder 105, A. R. Loriu" 88 



Record Rest Match— T. Warren 95, S. T . George 94,°A. R. Lorin» 

 94, A. H. Ballard 93, P. Thomas 81. b ' ^ orlD = 



Fifty Yards Pistol Match— H. Severance 96, J. B. Fellows 87, P. 

 Fita tt>, W. Charles 84, H. L. Long 81, H. W. Gill 79. 



Military Medal Match (Re-entries allowed), 200yds.— M. Willard 

 40, F. F. Lowell 44, A. S. Field 43, W. Williams 13,' M. F. Day 43, B. 

 Filz 12, A. S. Hunt 42, E. Comey 41. 



All-Comers' Rest Match (Re-en fries)-S. Wilder 113, L. A. Avav 

 103, P. Williams 100, A. ZL Ballard 100, E. Comev 09, A. S. Hum 98 

 M. T. Day 96, B. F. Martin 95, W. Williams 93,' F. D. Hart 90, B. 

 G. llohbs 89, L. J. Woid 86. 



All-Comers' Off-Hand Match (Re-entry), 200yd?.— H, L. Lee S8, 

 W. G. Hussey 84, W. Charles 79, P. Fitz 74, F. W. Chester 73, J. N. 

 Mills 73. F. Bowman 73, A- N. Mann 72, M. T. Day 71, L. J. Wood 

 68, C. Comey 67, B. F. Martin 65, 



NEWARK, Feb. 13.— The fifth annual meeting of the Lakeside 

 Rifle Club was held this evening with an unusually large attend- 

 ance. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: 

 President, D. J. Mahoney: Vice-President, J, Farley; Recording 

 Secretary, T. McGovern; Financial Secretary, W. Manger; Treas- 

 urer, S. Lunn; Sergeant-at-Arms, P. McKeoue; Captain "first team, 

 D.J. Mahoney; Assistant Captain, B. Li in pert; Captain second 

 team, S. Lunn; Assistant Captain, T. McGovern; First Team 

 Committee, D. J. Mahoney, G. Snellen and .1. Farley: Second 

 Team Committee, S. Lunn, T. McGovern and Win", Moffat; 

 Finance Committee, D, J. Mahoney, W. Manger, S. Lunn; Dele- 

 gates to the Association, J. Farley and J. Sfadelhoffer; Associa- 

 tion Judge. C. Hoerl; Rifle Inspectors, P. McKeoue and J. Farley. 

 The club will bold its meetings on every Thursday evening here- 

 after, and Thursday evening will be regular practice nights for 

 all members. 



PHILADELPHIA.— John Vandegrift, of Bucks county, and 

 John Glenn, of GlcDdale Park, Tacony, both well-known gunners, 

 engaged in a shoot last week ai the former's hotel for a wager, 

 which resulted in a victory for Vandegrift. The match was a 

 shoot at pennies thrown in the air by the shooter. Vandegrift 

 was to shoot at 125, Glenn to shoot at 100, Vandegrift allowing 

 Glenn 25 hits. Vandegrift won the toss, and after he hit 63 straight 

 Glenn gave him the match. 



VILLISOA, Iowa, Feb. 11.— Co. B Rifle Team, 10 o'clock fish-tail 

 wind, Oreedmoor target, possible 75: 



1 00yds. 200vds. 300yds. 



Lieut Harris 45544 44544 44454-64 



Pvt Bevans 54414 53443 42445 - 59 



Pvt Moore 34553 44544 S4422— 55 



R A Dunn 45344 45443 31344-57 



THE TRAP. 



As this journal is the only one having a representative with the 

 East and West team tourists, our readers will be given the best- 

 brightest, fullest, most accurate and most satisfactory reports of 

 the progress of the enterprise. 



AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION DATES 



Feb. 19, 20, 31.— New Orleans, La. 

 April 30, May 1, 2.— Columbus, O. 

 May 7, 8, 9.— St. Louis, Mo. 

 May 20, 31, 32.— Minneapolis, .Minn. 

 May 28, 29. 8().-Kansas'City, Mo. 

 June 4, 5, 6.— Lafayette, Ind. 



THE U. S. CARTRIDGE CO.'S TOUR. 



\Froni Our Own RepresentaUvc.~\ 



EN ROUTE.-Texas, Feb. 7.-The boys intended having a big 

 quail and snipe shoot at Hempstead, hut all this was nipped 

 in the bud by a cold Texas "norther," which swooped down on 

 this countrv last night. Heavy rain was falling this morning, 

 and Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Register and other friends who had ar- 

 ranged for the hunt, came into the car with long faces und an- 

 nounced that the date would have to be declared off. The storm 

 slackened up during the morning, and the keener sportsmen of 

 the party wished to go out, but it was thought best to put 

 out for Austin, and run into that city to-night instead of to- 

 morrow morning. The weather cleared nicely by noon, but the 

 day has been very chilly. To-day we have passed through low 

 timber festooned with Spanish moss, through corn and cotton 

 country, and through flat and wet lowlands. We have seen some 

 bevies of quail and numbers of prairie or gray plover ("sand 

 snipe ") and doves. Deer and turkeys are said to be abundant 

 not far from Austin. 



To-day a very pleasant little incident happened. Mr. J. J. Par- 

 mele, of Austin, who is postal agent on the Houston & Texas Cen- 

 tral Railway, came into the car and brought with him in his arms 

 a furrv litte creature, which was discovered to be a voung wild 

 cat of t he sort commonly ealled "bob cat" in the West. The lit- 

 tle fellow was only about two months old, and was captured lately 

 by Mr. I'armelc while on a hunt. Constant and kiudly handling 

 had made the wild kitten as gentle as a house cat, and Mr. I'.u- 

 mole had carried it with him on his mail run so long that it was 

 known all along the road. When the hoys spied the small feline, 

 which at once showed a disposition to play like any kitten, they 

 raised a universal yell and declared that they must have it to go 

 along on the trip. Mr. Farmele did not wish to sell his pet. to 

 which he was much al bached, but he went off to his car IcokiDg 

 grave, and finally his characteristic Western generosity grew too 

 much for him and later in the day he came in and made Mr. Dim- 

 ick a present of the cat, refusing all pay. This was mighty clever 

 of him, and neither Mr. Dimiek nor the boys are apt to forget it. 

 To-day. late in the evening, "Tex"— for so he is to be called, in 

 short for Texas— is in full possession of such liberty as the Iolan- 

 the affords. lie runs up and down the aisles, goes 1o sleep ou the 

 scats, plays with a si ring or handkerchief, purrs lil;e an exagger- 

 ated house cat, and even mews occasionally in a queer little voice, 

 "Tex'' is only about a fool or so long, and has a head like that of 

 au owl. llis tail is amusingly small and sharp, and his feet aje 

 much bigger than those of a full-grown tame cat. His teeth and 

 claws are well developed, but he is not in the least vicious, and 

 enjoyd a romp hugely, lie will be cared for as well and kindly as 

 ever his old master could have done for him, and we all hope that 

 lie will arrive safely in the East and continue to discharce the 

 duties of chief mascot and oracle of the car, which will at once be 

 offered to him here. At night he will tleep in Mr. Dimick's pri- 

 vate room, adorned with the best collar and chain that can be 

 procured. 



Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.— We have cold weather in this pleasant 

 little capital city. Shooting interests aro again found languish- 

 ing, and there is no regular trap club organization. Game is 

 more plent iful about here than it has been for a number of years, 

 and most of the shooting is in the field, so the well-known dealer, 

 Mr. J. C. Petmecky (who will be known as the inventor of the 

 Petmecky gun cleaner) informs us. it does not seem generally 

 known here that the leains are in town and will shoot to-day. 



There has, of course, been more or less ignorant or pretentious 

 tal It along the route from parties who allege that the teams shoot 

 a hippodrome race, or those who say t hey "could do better than 

 that themselves." Mr. Dimick has hit upon a very effectual and 

 yet very fair and more than fair way of stopping their talk or 

 bringing it to a focus. He publishes here and will do so at all 

 future points the following proposition: He will give to any local 

 shooter who may wish to compete £25 cash, if he can, after the 

 regular shoot is over, beat the score of one man whom he (Mr. 

 Dimick) will name before the regular shoot begins. The local 

 shooter does not need put up a cent, nor is this proposition any- 

 thing in the shape of a wager. It is made simply to show that, 

 this race is not an easy one, and to encourage any one who uriy 

 think his skill superior to that afforded by the team shooters. 

 Mr. Dimick makes the further proposition that he will make a 

 present of $100 to any liana fide local team whose total scores, in 

 aracesliot under tlie same conditions, after the (lose of the reg- 



ular team shoot, will equal the total scores of five men whom he 

 (Mr. Dimick.) will name before the beginning of the regular shoot. 

 To show that hippodromiug is out of the question, Mr. Dimick 

 will, as requested, before the shoot begins, select two of t hese 

 men from the. Eastern team and three, lrom the Western, or t wo 

 from the Western team and three from the Eastern. This cer- 

 tainly ought to show their manager's faith in the qualities of the 

 teams, and if any local individuals or teams doubt the latter, it 

 will cost them nothing to test the matter if weather and daylight 

 permit. 



This morning the car received a fine bag of quail, which came 

 on the morning train from' Hempstead, tagged, "Compliments of 

 Will and Charlie Wheeler and Will Tompkins." It Feems that 

 these gentlemen went out yesterday after the rain stopped and 

 got a lew of the birds that we all were to have killed and didn't. 

 This shows the sort of treatment we are receiving from these big- 

 hearted Texas boys. 



To-day, also, Mr. J. C. Petmecky presented each man of the two 

 teams with one of his gun rdeaners, with his best compliments. 

 Score another one for Texas hospitality. 



1 should add that Mr. Fred Quimbv, earlier in the trin, presented 

 the captains of the two teams cacti with a fine leather shell case, 

 flat model, to finish off their already elegant appearance. 



This morning the teams visited the State eapitol, and were in- 

 troduced to his Excellency Governor Ross, who, himself an ardent 

 sportsman, received them most kindly, and presented Mr. Dimick 

 a photograph of a camp scene taken on a hunt in which he was 

 one of the party, and showing a fine display of deer and turkeys 

 hanging on the game rack. 



Just before the party started out to the grounds, which are at 

 Ihe baseball park, both captains of the teams were discovered in 

 earnest consultation with Tex, the mascot. Capt. McMurchy 

 poured a libation and prayed that victory might perch upon Ins 

 banners. Tex looked wise, closed one eve and gazed toward the 

 eastern sky, which satisfied Captain McMurchy. Captain Budd 

 made offering of fresh beef and prepared a similar request. Tex 

 looked solemn, wagged his tail, and gazed toward the place of the 

 setting sun, from which Captain Budd inferred that he was safe 

 to win, And then both teams went out, to the grounds, and in the 

 presence of a select crowd of 150 or 200 made an exhibition of 

 grief such as has not yet been equalled on the trip. Not a man 

 on either team who did not fall down one place or another. Top 

 score was 36. The two captains tied, Budd dropping in the doubles 

 after a splendid run of the 30 singles. He.ikes and Ru ble fell down 

 also iu the doubles. Tucker was substituted for Cahoon in the 

 Western after the ninth bird, but did not beat his running mate. 

 Wolstencroft let go four birds, Whitney fell a little and W. S. 

 Perry shot about his average. Nothing but the magnificent shoot - 

 iug of Jim Stice iu the doubles saved the West from defeat. Stice 

 was played at the foot of the team to-day, and the generalship of 

 this is shown by his 10 stiaight doubles. The grounds were fine, 

 but a gray fence made a poor background. There was a keen wind 

 (11 o'clock) toward the score. The boys thought the birds excep- 

 tionally hard, and the doubles were especiaUy so. The teams shot 

 a tie after all, both scores low. The whole race was funny, and 

 shows how little can be told about this business. Tc-night", after 

 36,000 birds shot at, the teams are only one bird apart, in favor of 

 the West. The West remains with 'one race to the good in the 

 series. Score: 



Eastern Team. 



II McMurchy. ..lOUllimiimOlllllllllOllH 11 01 11 11 11—36 

 W Wolstencroftlllllimillllllltlll.OOIlllllI 11 10 10 11 11—36 



W E Perry 1111111111 U1010U |llh)11 lUOO 10 11 10 11 11—33 



W S Perry 110111001101111100111 1 Kill 1 1 II 1 1 10 00 10 11-29 



H B Whitney.. .111111111111101110111100011111 10 10 11 11 11—33—167 



Western Team. 

 C W Budd 11111111111111111111111111111 1 10 11 10 00 11-36 



j a Ruble iiQiumimmiiimni urn 10 n 10 oon-ss 



R O HtTkes 111111111111111111111111111111 10 10 10 11 10—36 



C E Cahoon OlOlllOGOll 1 lib loll I chioo 11 101 10 00 11 11 10-24 



jr stice loiiiuin niiuitttaiiiii mill n n n n 11—30-107 



Judges, Wallace Miller and J. A. Jackson; C, W. Dimick, ref- 

 eree. 



The Iolanthe lies here until to-morrow, the next shoot being at 

 San Antonio. 



San Anlaniu, Feb. iu — Whih 

 ity of the men, were treated t 

 pitable shooters of that plac 

 daybreak, as the distances 001 

 different parties went out \ 

 Messrs. Monroe and Walla 



\t Austin the teams, or the mo jor- 

 a quail hunt by some or the hos- 

 . The start was made long before 

 red ran from 10 to 13 miles. Three 

 train, escorted by Mr. L. Horst, 

 Miller, and Mr. J. A. Jackson, while 



one shooter went out gome twenty miles on the early morning 

 train with two other Austin gentlemen. Not a man went out 

 who did not have excellent sport. The Austin meu for the most 

 part aid not take their guns, but devoted all their efforts to the 

 pleasure of the guests. The writer went out with Mr. J. A. Jack- 

 son, and can personally say that a more delightful day was never 

 known. Much of the pleasure of these two shooters was due to 

 the courtesy of Col. Beaty, who acted as guide, counseUor and 



id I 



Jdl 



M 



>dd; Roll a ReUci 



Austin bo 

 car thai < 



bagged 43 

 as fine a quail 

 all' shoot quail 

 ning about 350 

 /eryoneot t he travelers v. as 

 [ fairly swarmed. It would 

 of rabbits, and doves and 

 This is the greatest, game 

 md the kindness of the Aus- 

 pportunity to enjoy its 

 vas perfect, even to the 

 ; serviceable than most, 

 ms wish to thank their 



host in one. The two guns bagg 

 alone, and Capt. McMurchy 4 

 shot as one often sees, and indet 

 well. There were brought into tf 

 quail, killed chiefly to seven guns. 1 

 loud in praise of the sport. The mis 

 have been easy to kill a wagon loa 

 meadow larks simply filled the at 

 country any of our boys ever struck 

 tin men has given them an except 

 pleasures. Everything in this little hunt 

 dogs, which were better broken and mor 

 of the field trials enormities. The two tes 

 friends. 



We arrived at this city, San Antonio, shortly after 10 o'clock 

 last night, and were greeted by a crowd of San Antonio sports- 

 men, who wished to take the party on a carriage ride -over the 

 city. Lateness and weariness prevented this but to-day we mrtt 

 most of these gentlemen and many others and have formed pleas- 

 ant acquaintances by lhc score. Mr, IT. S. Oanfield, associate 

 editor of the Daily E&pre&B, has been very kind and of marked 

 assistance. Mr. O. C. Guessaz and Mr. T. A. Ferlct, both of that 

 bright and lisiug little sister in sporting journalism, the Texas 

 Field, have devoted most, of their time to making our party com- 

 fortable, Mr. Guessaz being the leading spirit which opens up to 

 the boys to-morrow the splendid preserve, of the Mitchell Lake 

 Association, where t here is tho best duck and quail shooting any- 

 where in this country. This lake is about ten miles from town, 

 and there is splendid duck shooting there now, we are told, so 

 that tc-morrow's sport is looked forward to with great eagerness 

 by our men, who start at 3 o'clock in the morning, iu order to be 

 there early erough. Mr. Chas. Hummel and his son, loading gun 

 alers here, have made their store headquarters for the 

 pi 



tic 



I-:. 



Dorsch, 

 Oorseb has 



lai ed 

 r fairly 

 antlers, 

 . with us 



bundant and genuine here. This 

 ith a much mixed population. 



elpfu 



indications of the real Wc 



ope agihiu, though 



party. JNear by here 

 hunter, who has been here 

 600 heads and sets of antl 

 011 the walls of his place 

 hide the walls. He has some 

 Dozens of other gentlemen hav 

 all, ami the enthusiasm seems ; 

 is a place or about 60,000 peopl 

 We find here th " 

 hi(dc< good to see a bronco and i 

 boys have never seeu either 

 bountcy, and plentiful as the quail 

 to be even more .so here. At Marct 

 of 100 quail a day are simply cornin , 



to bring in 1,000 quail in one day from that point. There aro deer 

 aid turkey in abundance near here, and also wildcats, and a few 

 days' hunt would be sure to net some of t he wild peccaries (calh d 

 javelinas by the Mexicans). It is natural that with game so acces- 

 sible and abundant the San Antonians should not be blind devo- 

 tees of the trap and artificial targets, but there are several strong 

 gun clubs here, the' San Antonio <iun Club and the Powder House 

 Hill Club being the strongest at the trap, 

 The shooting to-day was at the open pa 

 Spi ings, about a mile and a half out alon 

 there was an attendance of perhaps 360, 

 eral officers from San Antouio Military 1 

 ai D. S. Stanley, himself 



istin, thevare said 

 es below here, bags 

 y has been known 



t San Pedro 

 •ailway, and 

 m were sev- 

 g Brigadier- 

 lry officer aud an 



ardent sportsman withal, of many years experience in Texas field 

 sports. 



The race to-day was not a brilliant one. all hot 

 general demoralization. Cahoon gathered a litt 

 shot a trifle below his place, and so did Budd, 

 below where he belonged, and this, with the lac 

 of the Eastern team pulled in a bird or so ahead 

 lost 1 be day for the West this time, and tied the teams on the total 

 number of wins. 



Mr. DimicK had made here his usual proposit 

 §25 to any local shooter who would lie tin? stjol'i 

 teams whom lie would name in advance. Mr. 

 pressed a willingness to try for this, and accord 

 the teams. It is understood that Mr. Dimick 

 men to choose from, and he chose Mr. Stice. Mr. Dimick did not 

 inform Mr. Slice, out! the shooting went on as usual, The scores 

 will show that Mr, Slice I anic out ahead by 0 bird-;, [tfvs not aa 



5 la 



f presenting 

 1 man on the 

 Guessaz ex- 

 . shot in with 

 ffered him live 



