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THE IRISH SETTER CLUB MEETING.— Des Moines, 

 la., April 26.— Editor Forest and Stream; Ou April 17 I 

 received notice from Mr. Max Wenzel, Secretary of the 

 Irish Setter Club of America, saying that there would be a 

 meeting of the club in New York city on the 19th inst., and 

 also stating "that business of importance requires your at- 

 tendance." 1 did not receive this till the afternoon of the 

 17th inst. I don't know whois to blame in this matter, but it 

 seems that it is hardly a fair tiling to members to give them 

 what amounts to no' notice of the meeting at which their 

 presence is required on business of importance. I immedi- 

 ately wrote a. letter and sent my proxy to one of the mem- 

 bers of the club, whom I expected would be in New York, 

 but it did not get there till after the meeting. T think tbat 

 if they are going to make a success of this club they ought 

 to give us a chance to at least be represented at meetings of 

 importance.— F. H. Pekrt. 



DEATH OF HOWARD HARTLEY. -Mr. Howard Hart" 

 ley died at his residence in Pittsburgh on the 23d ipst, 

 Stricken with paralysis about 1 wo years ago, he has since 

 lingered in a state of partial consciousness, some of his 

 faculties as clear as ever and some a perfect blank, capable 

 of receiving some impressions and utterly impervious to 

 others, and completely cut off from all power of communica- 

 ting the thoughts that evidently teemed in his bi-ain. From 

 such a frightful imprisonment, a happy death is a most 

 merciful release. Although almost unknown to the new 

 fanciers of to-day, Mr. Hartley was a well kuown figure at 

 dog shows of five or six years since, his magnificent figure, 

 open, hearty face and cheery manner impressing itself on 

 all. With the kindest of hearts and the most open of hands 

 he was a friend to all who deserved friends, and eminently 

 the kind of man most missed in dog circles. To his widow 

 and young son we extend our most sincere sympathies. 



THE GERMAN MASTIFF OR GREAT DANE— The 

 German Mastiff or Great Dane Club of America has pub- 

 lished a monograph of the ''German Dogge," giving a his- 

 tory of the breed from ancient times down to the present 

 day. The work is a complete and useful handbook that 

 should be in the hands of every lover of the breed. Quota- 

 tions from the principal authorities, both ancient and 

 modern, are given, together with the German, English and 

 American standards. A very attractive feature of the book 

 is the illustrations, of which there are twelve of representa- 

 tive dogs. The work also contains the rules of the club, a 

 list of the officers and members, a table of weights and 

 measurements, and a glossary of terms. The monograph was 

 compiled by Mr. W. F. Fox, the president of the club, who 

 evidently has spared no pains to make the work what it is, 

 a complete monograph of the ''German dogge." 



DEATH OF MR. T. B. LEE— Another lover of the St, 

 Bernard has gone to his long home. Mr. T. B. Lee, of the 

 Alta Kennels, Toledo, O., died Friday morning, April 18, 



MR. A. C. WILMERDING, President of the American 

 Spaniel Club, has moved his office to 163 Broadway, nearly 

 opposite his former office. 



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. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



%W Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Inspiration. By F. G. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for lemon and 

 white pointer dog, whelped Aug. 11, 1888, by Bang Bang out of 

 Telie Doc. 



GypS'J Bang Bang. By A. S. Aborn, Wakefield, Mass., for lemon 

 and white pointer hitch whelped January, 1888, by Bang Bang 

 (Bauer— Princess Kate^ out of Boski (Beaufort -Zub«.). 



Hera. By Wachusett Kennels, Fitch burg, Mass., for orange, 

 white markings, St. Bernard bitch, whelped Jan. 18, 1880, by Otto 

 If. (Otto— Juno.) out of Merchant Princess (Merchant Prince— 

 Bernie V.). 



Princess Florinc By 0. H. Jackson, Brooklyn, N. V , for orange 

 and white English setter bitch, whelped Nov. 1, 1889, by Jock out 

 of Fanchon. 



Count RilL By J. C. Hipkins. Brooklyn, N. Y„ for black, white 

 and tan English setter dog, whel ped Sept. 21, 1889, by Oath's Mark, 

 Jr. (Oath's Mark— Katie, Noble) out of Tip (Boswell's Ned— Gor- 

 don's Gyp). 



Mona. By F. O. Gross, Philadelphia, Pa., for red Irish setter 

 bitch, whelped Jan. 39, 1890, by champion Elcho, Jr. (champion 

 Elcho— champion Noreen) out of Laura (champion Warrior- 

 Sally). 



Frisco. Jr. By F. H. Perry, Pes Moines, la., for red Irish setter 

 dog, whelped Jan. 20. 1889, by Clarcmont Patsy out, of Nino. 



Chief Chester and Nation. By O. H. Jackson, Brooklyn" N. Y., for 

 red Irish setter d< % and bitch, whelyed Dec. SI, 1889, by Con (Chief, 

 Jr.— Fannie) out of Rouge. 



Rabbi. Jr. By R. B. Sawwr, Birmingham, Conu.. for black 

 cocker spaniel dog. whelped Dec. 34, 1889, by Jerry (Black Pete— 

 Zona) out of La La (Black -Miss Nance). 



Learnerd Truck. Learnerd Rack, Learnerd Stopper, Learnerd 

 Lee and Learnerd Imo. By Learnerd Kennels. Hudson, N. Y., for 

 white, black and tan fox-terriers, four dogs and one bitch, 

 whelped March 18, 1890, by Hillside Tarquin out of Rose S. 

 BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Naiad— Harper. W. J. Comstock's (Providence, R. I ) bull bitch 

 Naiad (Sailor Prince or Lion— J tmo) to R. B. Sawyer's Harper 

 (British Monarch— Judy), April 18. 



Josephine— Harper. T. R. Varick's (Manchester, N. H.) bull 

 bitch Josephine (Young Tiger— Sophia) to R. B. Sawyer's Harper 

 (British Monarch— Judy;, Aoril 1. 



Gypsy Bang Bang—Spcj't Hash. A. S. Aborn's (Wakefield, Mass.) 

 pointer bitch Gypsy Bang Bang (Bang Bang— Boski) to Fleet View 

 & Reading Pointer Kennels' Spot Dash (Sir Philip Sydney— Topsy), 

 April 18. 



Queenie— Bradford Ruby II. M. L. Jackson's (Greensburg, Ind.) 

 pug bitch Queenie to Eberhart Pug Kennels' Bradford Ruby II, 

 (champion Bradford F„uby— Puss B.). 



Salmont— Beaumont. B. H. Morris's (New York) Gordon setter 

 bitch Salmont (Heather Harold— Bellmont) to Beaumont Kennels' 

 Beaumont (Ronald III.— Floss), April 17. » 



Belle— Beaumont A. W. Harringtou, Jr.'s (Troy, N. Y.) Gordon 

 setter bitch Belle (Chut— Nell) to Beaumont Kennels' Beaumont 

 (Ronald ill.— Floss), April 10. 



CatterilVs fanny— Prince Ninon. R. B. Cat'erill's (Des Moines, 

 la.) Irish setter bitch Catterill'a Fanny to F. H. Perry's Prince 

 Ninon, April 9. 



Whisper— Bradford Harry. M. H. Daly's (Bangor, Me.) York- 

 shire terrier bitch Whisper (Bradford Harry— Belva) to P. H. 

 Coombs's champion Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce — Beat's 

 Lady), April 12. 



Brunette— Bradford Harry. Chas. York's (Bangor, Me.) York- 

 shire terrier bitch Brunetle(Bob— Judy) to P. H. Coombs's Brad- 

 ford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beal's Lady), April 10. 



Dolly Tester— Harper. R. B. Sawyer's (Birmingham, Conn.) bull 

 bitch Dolly Tester (Black Prince— Dunny) to his Harper (British 

 Monarch— Judy), Aoril 25. 



Fatmy—Basc. Forest Kennels' (Groton, N. YJ foxhound bitch 

 Fanny (Boss— Galley) to their Base (Lead— Maud), April 24. 



Rate's Bess— Dad Wilson. J. S. Hudson's (Covington. Kv.) Eng. 

 lish setter bi-ch Rake's Bess (Rake— Phyllis) to his Dad Wilson 

 (Cambridge— Dido H ), April 25. 



Quean Grouse— Dad Wilson. W. F. McBairer's (Cincinnati, O.) 

 English setter bitch Queen Grouse to J. S. Hudson's Dad Wilson 

 (Cambridge— Dido II.), April 17. 



Katie NoWg— Breeze Gladstone. F. G. Taylor's (Philadelphia, 

 Pa.) English setter bitch Katie Noble (Count Noble— Queen) to his 

 Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue), Feb. 24. 



Marchumcss— Breeze Gladstone. C. B. Dubois's (Nashua, N. H.) 

 English setter bitch Marchioness (Dashing Rover— Ranee) to F. G. 

 Taylor's Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue), April 24. 



Rod's Ruby— Gath's Joy. F. G. Taylor's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Eng- 

 lish Better bitch Rod's Ruby (Buektllew— Rodereka) to his Gath's 

 Joy (Gath— Gem), March 16. 



Sandy— Burnside. E. Lever's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Irish terrier 

 bitch Sandy (champion Dennis— Sand yeroft Vim) to Lewis & Jar- 

 rett's Burnside (Garryowen— Mollie), March 23. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Lady Janet. E. B. Seara's (Melrose, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Lady Janet (Glacier— Lady Florence), April 9, eight (five dogs), by 

 his Hesper (Sailor— Rellona). 



Winnie Rake. L. M. Thompson's (Mabanoy City, Pa.) English 

 setter bitch Winnie Rake (fkmot Rake— Winnie Davis), April IB, 

 four (one dog), by Mr. O'Bannon's Reverdy (Gath's Mark— Rosa); 

 all since dead. 



Gladys. R. H. Burr's (Middletown, Conn.) Irish setter bitch 

 Gladys (champion Tim -Lady Edith), April 10, eleven (four dogs), 

 by J. H. Gale's Blaze (champion Chief— Bizreeua). 



Dashing Flora. A. A. Bngen's (New Ulin, Minn.) English setter 

 bitcb Dashing Flora (Dashing Lion— Queen Aura). April 16, eight, 

 (four doss), by J. S. Hudson's Dad Wilson (Cambridge — Dido TL). 



Katie. Noble. F. G. Taylor's (Philadelphia, Pa.) English setter 

 bitch Katie Noble (Count Noble-Queen Meg), April 25, six (three 

 doers), by bis Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue). 



Bohemian Girl. J. S. Hudson's (Covington. Kv.) English setter 

 bitch Bohemian Girl (Count Noble— Mollie Bclton), April 16, seven 

 (Ihrrp, dogs), by his Dad Wilson (Cambridge— Dido II.). 



Sedan. Glendyne Kennels' (Bristol, R. I.) Irith setter bitch 

 Sedan (Chester D. Herald— Nancy). April 24, eleven (seven dogs), 

 by their O'Ponovau Rossa (Sarsfield— Nillo). 



Blemton Tangle. Meuville Kennels' (New York) fox-terrier 

 bitch Blemton Tangle, April 23, five (two dogs), by Blemton Ken- 

 nels' Lucifer. 



Capsicum. Meuville Kennels' (New York) wire-baired fox-ter- 

 rier hitch Capsicum, April 24, two dogs, by their Billet. 



EfieDcam. W.P.Sanderson & O. Stevenson's (Philadelphia,. 

 Pa.) Skye terrier bitch Efne Deans (Dunbar— Nettle;, April 17, 

 seven (four dogs), by C. Stevenson's Lovet (Sir William Wallace- 

 Daisy). 



SALES. 



KIT" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Bunny-Bessie III. Beagles, wbelped Sept. 1, 1889, by Geo. W. 

 Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass., a black, white, tan and ticked 

 dog to Geo. N. Leavens, Belleville, Chit,, and a black, white and 

 tan dog to E. F. Tibbets, Newburyport, Mass. 



Tony—Spfi-ngle whelps. Four black, white and tan beagle bitches, 

 whelped Nov. 5, 1889, by .Geo. W. Proctor, West Gloucester, "* 

 to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Tonv—Vno ufliclp. White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped 

 May fl, 1889, by Geo. W. Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass., to SamT 

 Pettengill, Swampscott, Mass. 



Tong—Skippn whelp. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped 

 Oct. 29, 1889, by Geo. W. Proctor, West Gloucester. Mass., to F. N. 

 Colby, Derrx Depot, Derry, N. H. 



Tony— Una whelps. Beagles, whelped Dec. 13. 1889, by Geo. W. 

 Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass., a black, white aud tan dog to E. 



F. Tibbets, Newburyport, Mass.: two black, white and tan dogs to 

 Melvin Burnham, Gloucester, Mass.; a black, white, and tan bitch 

 to Geo. N. Leaverns. Belleville, Ont.; a white, black and tan bitch 

 to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., and a black, white and 

 tan hitch to J. W. Kerwin, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Quasimodo. Bvindle bulldog, whelped March, 1885, by John H. 

 Matthews, New York, to J. H. Parrott, Scranton. Pa. 



Gypsy Bang Bang. Lemon and white pointer bitch, whelped 

 January, 1888, by Bang Bang out of Boski. by C. W. Winship, Bar 

 Harbor, Me., to A. S. Aborn, Wakefield, Mass. 



Trinket. Fawn pug bitch, whelped Nov. 13, 1880, by Sandy out 

 of Pansy Blossom, by Learnerd Kennels, Hudson, N. Y., to H. H. 



B. Angell, N. Y. 



Glen Noble. Liver, white and tan English setter dog, whelped 

 Sept. 21. 1889, by Gal IPs Mark out of Tip, by C. H. Jackson, Brook- 

 Bn. N. Y., to Fred Wood, same place. 



Baftcr. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Dec. 31, 1889, by Con out 

 of Rouge, bv J. C. Hipkins, Brooklyn, N. Y„ to Louis Batter, 

 Elizabeth, N. J. 



Iowa Dash. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Jan. 20, 1890, by Clare- 

 mont Patsy out of Nino, by F. H. Perry, Des Moines, la., to H. P. 

 Walker, Cambridge, Mass. 



Iowa, Ridiy. Red Irish setter hitch, whelped Jan. 20, 1890, by 

 Clarcmont Patsy out of Nino, by F. H. Perry, Des Moines, la., to 



C. R. Bowen, Toman, Wis. 



Iowa Nell. Red Irish setter bitcb, whelped Jan. 20, 1890, by 

 Clarcmont Patsy out of Nino, by F. H. Perry, Des Moines, la., to 



G. Norburg, Holdrege, Neb. 



Gladys. Red Irish setter bitcb, whelped May 30, 1888, by cham- 

 pion Tim cut of Lady Edith, by John H. Gale, Providence, R. L, 

 to R. H. Burr. Middletown, Conu. 



Tan I. White and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped Nov. 2, 1889, by 

 Hillside Tarquin ont of Nora, by Learnerd Kennels, Hudson, N. 

 Y.. to H. H. B. Angell, New York. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 EST" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



E. 8., Port Elizabeth.— I have a dog puppy about 4 months old 

 that has the mange. It was inherited from its mother. It broke 

 out on the. head in little sores until now it has swelled the neck up 

 twice its natural size. Ans. Put three drops of Fowler's solution 

 of arsenic in the food daily. Use diachylon ointment on the sore 

 places, and keep the bowels open with syrup of buckthorn in tea- 

 spoonful doses. 



W. R. C— I have a pointer pup about eight months old that has 

 something wrong with his eyes. There seems to he a thin skin 

 growing over the, eye balls from the inside and lower part of the 

 eyes. It may bo a cataract. He also has a little thick neck. 

 What had 1 better do for him? Ans. G ive 5 grains of iodide of 

 potash in form of a tablet or pill night and morning; also a5-grain 

 quinine pill each day. You can conceal the pill in a small hit of 

 meat. Sponge the eyeB with borax and water, a teaspoon to the 

 tea cup of water. 



J. A. B., Vincennes, Inch— My pointer pup, himos. old, is lame in 

 the right shoulder; has been so for four or five months; there is 

 great shrinkage of the muscles; he does not flinch to pressure on 

 any of the joints, but objects to the paw being raised on a level 

 with the shoulder and pulled forward. Don't think it is out of 

 joint, for he uses it quite well when he is chasing birds or rabbits. 

 Can you suggest a remedy? Took him to one local veterinary, got 

 some linainent which did on good. Aus. It looks like rheumatism. 

 Friction with a stimulating linainent like chloroform linainent 

 or "horse linament" will benefit. Alsogi ve 10 grains of salol three 

 times daily and keep the bowels open with compound cathartic 

 pills, three at a dose. 



W. F. D.. Tovvanda, Pa.— My Llewellin setter dog, 2 years old, is 

 sick. Appetite very poor, growing poor in flesh, eyes dull and run 

 slightly, coat very dull in color, and sheds very little hair. Nose 

 warm but not dry. Stomach seems weak aud will not retain food, 

 especially raw meats. Dog seems dull and stupid. Aub. Do not 

 feed raw meat. Give cornmeal mush with a few bits of meat 

 boiled in; serve cold. It looks as though the dog has distemner. 

 It fever be present give four drops of aconite tincture every hour 

 until the fever abates. Give live grains of quinine in pill form 

 concealed in a. morsel of meat once daily. Give a teaspoonful of 

 syrup of buckthorn daily for a few days. Put five drops of Fow- 

 ler's solution of arsenic in the food each day. 



^nmver L H to (^ortesgondmte. 



%W No Notice' Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



H. Palmer, Chicago.— Letter mailed to your address some 

 weeks since has been returned. 



G. H. ViXLT.— The best, design of a sharpie was published Sept. 

 18, 1883, the design is of a large boat, but may be readily reduced. 

 We do not publish any general index. 



W. E. P., Keokuk, la.— Where can I get the preliminary re- 

 port on the auimalsof the Mississippi bottoms, bv Garman, that 

 was mentioned in your paper recently, and how much will it 

 cost? Ans. Write for it to Prof. S. A. Forbes, Springfield, 111., or 

 to Prof. H. Garman. Cambridge, Mass. 



S. P. B., Ottawa.— In Forest and Stream of Feb. 20 mention is 

 made of two bills introduced in the New York Legislature for- 

 bidding all netting, etc. Will you please inform me whether these 

 bills have become law, or have they been dropped? An?. Have not 

 yet been acted on. 



J, M. H,. Roslyn, W. T.— A correspondent writes us: "If it would 

 help 'J. M. H,' in regard to his broken pipe I will say that I 

 mended one of mine that became broken by joining the fragments 

 or parts with a paste made of plaster of Paris, which 1 applied 

 cold and allowed to harden thoroughly before using. I have 

 used this pipe for several weeks after 1 performed this opera tion 

 and there is no sign of a break in the joint.— J. A. M." 



\hootittQ. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



NEW ORLEANS RIFLE CONTEST. 



THE Metropolitan Club, of New Orleens, will, on Sunday, May 

 4, inaugurate a rifle contest for the cbampionsbi u of Louisiana. 

 The club has a fine range at its quarters. No. 025 Royal street. 

 The shoot is open to all rifle teams in the State. Besides prices to 

 be given to the club there will be several individual prizes. The 

 first prize for clubs will be an elegant silver nunch bowl, with 

 eighteen cups to match, aud will cost about $250. An individual 

 championship medal will he given to the men making the highest 

 total in all the shoots. Thi* will be the, lareest contest of its kind 

 ever given in the country, and the champion team will probably 

 select its six host men aud issue a challenge to anv other six men 

 team in America. Fuller details are given in the following agree- 

 ment already signed by some of the cluhs: 



We, the undersigned captains, representing our respective rifle 

 cluhs, hereby agree to enter a. team consisting of eighteen men 

 with five substitutes, for the purpose of contesting for prizes 

 offered under the auspices of the Metropolitan ( :iub, and to be 

 shot for on their range under the following conditions: 



The names of eighteen men will be furnished by the captain of 

 each club with the names of five substitutes. No other persons 

 than those named will be allowed to shoot in the contest, and no 

 man shall shoot two scores tho same day in the same contest, and 

 said twenty-three persons whose names are furnished must he 

 bona fide members of the club so entering tbem. 



The prizes will consist of one priz=> for each club participating 

 in the contest. No prize will be offered or valued less than $25 

 and as many prizes will be offered as there are clubs entering and 

 shooting in the contest. 



Prizes will be known as first, second and third, and the club 

 making the highest score three times in the different contests 

 shall be entitled to first prize. 



The club holding the second best place in each of the different 

 contests shall be entitled to second prize, and the club holding 

 third best place under the above rule shaU be entitled to third 

 prize. No club shall be entitled to two prizes. In case there 

 should be a tie for a place between any two or more clubs the 

 clubs so tieing shall shoot over again, and the club making the 

 highest score will take the place tied for, and the next highest 

 score in the shoot off shall take the next place, etc. 



All guns used in the contest be 22cal. open sights, any desired 

 trigger-pull, and all cartridges must be .23 short. 



The judge, scorers, caller "and painters will be appointed by the 

 Metropolitan Club, but each club may appoint a person to see 

 that the score is correctly tallied. 



No person or persons shall be allowed to approach the targets 

 except the judge, caller and painter, and the judge's decision 

 shall be final. 



(Signed) Wm. McCoy (for Arnolt Rifle Club), Geo. B. Adam (for 

 Endeavors Rifle and Pleasure Club). F. Strasenberg (for Claiborne 

 Rifle Club), Theo. Kramer (for Expectation Rifle Club), John B 

 Mayeur (for Southern Rifle Club). 



BOSTON. April 26.— The regular weekly shoot of the Massa- 

 chusetts Rifle Association was held at its range to-day. The 

 shooting conditions were good, and some fine scores were made. 

 E. E. Patridge won the bronze and silver military medal. The 

 spring meeting of this association will be held June 14, 10 and 17, 

 with a large list of matches and prizes for rifle and pistol. Fol- 

 lowing are the best scores made to-day, distance 200yds., standard 

 American target: 



Record Off-Hand Match. 



W Charles 90 S C Sydney 74 E H Comey 67 



H Severance 84 F Bowman 70 



Champion Off-Hand Match. 



W Charles 84 S C Sydney 76 



Record Rest Match. 



LRAvay 108 S Wilder 102 W Pomeroy 94 



H Severance 104 T Warren 101 



Champion Rest Match. 



LRAvay 101 T Warren 100 A H Ballard 98 



W Pomeroy 94 



50 Yards Pistol Match. 



H Severance. 89 J B Fellows 87 STHawley. 77 



F Carter 77 



500-Shot Rest Match. 



F Daniels 114 LRAvay 105 M T Day 96 



S Wilder 106 AH Ballard ...... 101 W Pomeroy '.. 94 



All-Comers' Rest Match. 



F Daniels 114 JNEames 102 J W French. 93 



S Wilder. .... .112 A H Ballard 101 A H Stuart . "93 



J Francis .,106 F W Chester 99 M T Dav. . ' 91 



L R Avay 105 AS Hunt 97 J B Hob'hs 88 



W P Thompson... 105 WPomerov 94 F O Cooke.. . 87 



All-Comers' Off-Hand Match. 



W Charles 90 F O Cooke 16 A Winchester. . . 72 



S C Sydney. 82 F D Martin 75 S E Howard. ... ., 71 



C H Eastman 78 J B Hobbs 74 AS Hunt 67 



M T Day 78 FW Chester. 73 K Ames "67 



MVHart .,j&5 



Pistol Practice Match, 50yds. 



W Charles 91 A Stevens 84 M T Day. . 74 



H Severance 88 F D Martin 79 



PHILADELPHIA, April 22.— Weekly competition of the Gaiety 

 Rifle and Pistol Club was held at their headquarters, 127 North 

 Ninth street, this evening. Mr. S. W. Merchant was the winner 

 of the weekly silver medal, while the Wurrfiein medal was cap- 

 tured by J. J. Mountjoy for the first class men, John G. Rea, of 

 the second class, getting the silver medal, and B. C. Hurn the 

 bronze medal for the third class. Official scores of 10 shots on 

 ^•4 in. ring target, 25yds., using Wurffiein rifles, nlain open signts 

 off-hand, resulted in the following order, possible 250: 

 First Oleics 



J J Mountjoy... .241 J A Felix .'..230 FM Frees... 227 



ET Travis 239 J M Green 229 R C Mecredy . 2*0 



HJMehard 232 G F Root 228 W Wurrfiein. ...... 216 



Second Class. 



JGRea 229 S J Merchant 208 A Shoemaker 201 



K W Merchant — 224 A N Koester, Jr. . .207 H C Fox ' 200 



JCongill 222 J Reifsnyder 206 H Goebelein. .. ... 191 



T F Shonert 213 



Third Class. 



5 C Hurn..- 187 A Koch 177 



Pistol scores at 12H5ds., Wurffiein pistol, open sights, same tar- 

 et as above, as follows: 



_ J Mountjoy 220 R C Mecredv 202 A Shoemaker 119 



E T Travis 220 A N Koester, Jr. ..186 H C Fox. . . ' ']09 



J A Felix 214 J Reifsnyder.. . . ..144 A Koch... . 97 



J G Rea 211 S J Merchant 122 S W Merchant. . .'. 72 



G F Root 209 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 23.— The ninth tournament of the St. 

 Louis Pistol Club came to a close with the shoot held to-day. W. 

 Bauer quit high on both the straight and handicap average! 

 which gives him possession of the medal and also the first handi- 

 cap prize. Alexander took second and Wallace third. At the last 

 shoot McBean and Fodde tied at 115, but on the shoot-off the 

 former won. All shooting is at a l^m. bullseye, distance 13Wvd=. 

 possible in 10 shots 120. The score: 



A McBean 115 G Alexander 113 O Wallace .108 



FA Fodde 115 D Barker 113 WC Mackwitz . 108 



LVD Penet 114 J J Schaefer 113 A Bengel. 107 



MSummerfleld.. .113 M Billmeyer 112 B Grainger ..' 96 



Ameeting will be held next week for the purpose of awarding 

 the prizes and also to perfect arrangements for another tourney. 

 Some little dissatisfaction is being expressed against the 3-pound 

 trigger pull, and it is quite probable that hereafter members will 

 be permitted to use any pull they may choose.— Unser Fritz. 



SIGHTING SHOTS —A ' Canadian correspondent, protestirg 

 against the abolition of sighting shots at the various local shoots 

 especially tbat at Toronto and Ottawa, says: '"A rule has been 

 adopted doing away with sighting shots, and this change makes 

 it verv difficult for a single man without friends among bis com- 

 petitors to stand a. show for a good prize, no matter how good a 

 shot he may be. The new rule has produced this result: Three 

 or four men agree to divide the aggregate prizes they may win. 

 They make their entries so as to shoot immediate! v after one 

 another, if possible, putting their best men last, and then each 

 one coaches those who follow him as to wiud. sight, etc. The re- 

 sult is obvious- By the old method of allowing sighting shots a 

 stranger could get this informat ion himself, but, as matters now 

 stand, his first one or two shots at each range are practically 

 thrown away, and if he asks the information from his competitors 

 they invariably try to deceive him. This gives Toronto and 

 Hamilton men especially an immense advantage over all out- 

 siders, as a glance at the list of winners at the matches last fall 

 will conclusively prore." 



