A tr<?. 14, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



78 



DOG TALK. 



AN American said to me the other day that the English 

 would soon be buying St. Bernards of the Americans. 

 I do not know of anything that wotild please me more than 

 to see such a state of things come to pass. But it will be 

 many a long day before it will. To be sure we have Watch, 

 Hesper, Alton and Prince Regent, and a lot of other good 

 ones, but where are the bitches of equal quality? What are 

 Saffron, Miranda, Lady Wellington, Manon, or Blodwin, in 

 comparison to the dogs I have mentioned? Are they as 

 good as bitches as the dogs are as dogs? Far from it! And 

 until we get bitches of equal quality and bone we cannot 

 expect to breed "cracks." Many breeders will say, "How 

 about Sir Bedivere?" True, he comes from a very ordinary 

 bitch, but she possesses plenty of size and bone and is well 

 bred. And, furthermore, Sir Bedivere has yet to prove him- 

 self of any great value to the breed be represents. A few 

 bitches such as champion La Mascotte, champion Plevna, 

 Bessie II., champion Grace, Sabrina, Florentine, or Sans 

 Peur. would revolutionize the breed in America. We 

 Americans seem to have gathered the idea that all that is 

 necessary is a good dog. Mr, Poag pays $3,700 for Watch, 

 Mr. Moore upward of $3,000 for Alton, and Mr. Sears $2,000 

 for Hesper, and they think they have made a good invest- 

 ment. But where is the man with "sand" enough to pay 

 $1,000 for a bitch of equal quality? Not. one in all America. 

 In consequence, until some nick in breeding produces a 

 good one we must purchase all our good ones from the old 

 country. Monte Bosa was a rare good dog. Mr. Moore has 

 some very promising puppies. But where are the American- 

 bred "clinkers" in rough-coats I mean. I can And twenty 

 here in England to beat our best, and in bitches I don't 

 know of a single one. And I don't expect to see or hear of 

 any from the bitches now in America, barring about six, 

 namely, Saffron, Recluse, Zenith, Blodwin, Lady Well- 

 ington and Manon. And to these six bitches we have 

 about the same number of really superior dogs. And the 

 best of the six will not hold a candle to champion Plevna, 

 champion Peggotty, Alta Bella, and many another. These 

 remarks apply not only to St. Bernards, but to English 

 setters and many another breed. I hope the time is not far 

 distant when I shall read of the importation of three good 

 bitches to every dog. 



Mr. E. H. Moore's recent purchase, the rough-coated St. 

 Bernard bitch Lady Livingstone (champion Hesper— Lady 

 Abbess), leaves for her future home on Saturday ; Aug. 2, 

 via Liverpool on the steamship Bostouian. ^promised m a 

 former note to give a full description of her. She was 

 whelped June 37, 1889. She has a grand skull and great 

 depth of muzzle for her age, a good even blaze, dense shad- 

 ings and great character; ears a bit large and not quite dark 

 enough; good in eye, orange body, with broad perfect white 

 collar- good coat of good color. She. stands about 31}^in. at 

 shoulder, and will weigh in condition 1601bs. She has won 

 first in novice, and first and cup in puppy classes at Leeds 

 show, the only time shown. I consider her one of the most 

 promising young bitches that ever crossed the Atlantic. 



Those that read my comments on Mr. S. W. Smith's 

 young dog Scottish Prince will see that I was not far amiss. 

 At the Darlington show this week he won first, with Aris- 

 tocrat second and Lord Bute third; not bad for the first 

 time out, with his Lady Floris II. first in bitches. 



The Darlington show held last week is the largest one day 

 show in England, numbering this year 840 entries. Fancy 

 a show of that number of dogs, with the judges starting in 

 at 10 A. M., and the dogs on their way home at 5 P. M. on 

 the same day. The dogs are benched under tents, with par- 

 titions between only the cross ones; plenty of straw is pro- 

 vided. The judging is done in the open air. The show is 

 not only noticeable for quantity but quality as well, and is 

 classed as a two point show. Newfoundlands were awarded 

 twelve prizes, headed by ch. Courtier; enough to make any 

 American blush. 



Dr. H. T. Foote's Meersbrook Maiden won second in the 

 challenge class at Darlington. The comments read "easily 

 beaten by Pearl." 



One of the features of the Darlington show was the sheep 

 dog trials. The winner corraled her sheep in 6}^ minutes, 

 the second best in VA minutes, and the third in 14>| minutes. 

 It is, indeed, a pity that we cannot have similar trials in the 

 States. Though I would like to see some of the winners 

 with a slight resemblance to a bench dog. Namqxjoit. 



Henley, Eng. 



DETROIT DOG SHOW.— Detroit.'Mich., Aug. 9.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: Through the liberality of the Detroit 

 Exposition Association and the kindness of many of our 

 citizens we are prepared to announce that the following 

 kennel prizes will be offered in cash or its equivalent at the 

 Michigan Kennel Club's show, beginning Sept. 3: For the 

 largest entry of sporting dogs owned by one man, $25; non- 

 sporting the same: $25 each for the best kennel of four mas- 

 tiffs, rough St. Bernards, smooth St. Bernards, English 

 setters, Irish setters, Gordon setters, pointers, great Danes, 

 deerhounds, greyhounds, Siberian wolfhounds, bulldogs, 

 bull-terriers, Skye terriers, best pack of six English fox- 

 hounds and best pack of six American foxkonnds. $15 each 

 for the best kennel of four bloodhounds, Chesapeake Bay 

 dogs, Irish water spaniels, cocker spaniels, poodles, beagles, 

 black and tan terriers (over 71bs.), pugs, Italian greyhounds, 

 collies, Yorkshire terriers and best pack of six shaggy fox- 

 hounds. Also, the Pointer Club of America offers $25 cash 

 for the best pair of pointers, dog and bitch, owned by one 

 exhibitor. Also, the St. Bernard Club of America offers six 

 medals as heretofore advertised. Several other nice specials 

 have been tenderedour club by gentlemen interested in dogs, 

 and these offers will be accepted and printed in our cata- 

 logue. The prospects for a big show are very flattering, and 

 we are prepared to accommodate a large entry.— M. V. B. 

 Saunders, Sec'y. 



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 800 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



(BIT* Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Highland Yorks. By H. W. Huntington. Brooklyn, N. Y., for 

 black greyhound doe, whelped April 21, 1890, by champion BalkiB 

 (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion Cassandra (Debret— Dead 

 Secret). 



Highland Clan, By H. W. Huntington, Brooklyn, N. Y., for 

 black and red brindle and white greyhound dog, whelped April 

 21, 1890, by champion Balkls (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion 

 Cassandra (Debret— Dead Secret). 



Highland Abbe. By H. W. Huntington, Brooklyn, N. Y„ for 

 Mack and white markings greyhound bitch, whelped April 21, 

 1890, by champion Balkis (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion Oas- 

 :-andra (Debret— Dead Secret). 



Highland Helen. By H. W. Huntington, Brooklyn, N. Y., for 

 black and white markings greyhound bitch, whelped April 21, 

 1890, by champion Balkls (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion Cas- 

 sandra (Debret— Dead Secret). 



Highland FaArie, By H. W. Huntington, Brooklyn, N". Y,. for 

 black and white markings greyhound biteh, whelped April 31, 

 1890, by champion Balkis (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion Cas- 

 sandra (Debret— Dead Secret). 



Highland Donald. By H . W. Huntington, Brooklyn. N. Y., for 

 rgd brindle and white greyhound, dog, whelped April 31, 1890, by 



champion Balkis (Clyto— Primrose) out of champion Cassandra 

 (Debret— Dead Secret). 



Lady Monarch, By Nelson Mcintosh, Providence, R. I., for 

 orange and white English setter bitch, whelped June 22, 1890, by 

 Roy Monarch (Dashing Monarch— List) ont of Blue .Jennie (Royal 

 Albert— Blue Nell). 



Dad Monarch. By S. B. Allen, Providence, R. I., for blue belton 

 English setter dog, whelped Juno. 22, 1890, by Roy Monarch (Dash- 

 ing Monarch-List) out of Blue Jennie (B.oyal Albert— Blue Nell). 



Iowa Dash. By H. P. Walker, Boston, Mass., for red Irish setter 

 dog, whelped Jan. 20, 1090, by Claremont Patsy out of Nino. 



BRED. 



V3&~ Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Devonshire Countess— David of Dilphos. J. W. M. Cardiza's 

 (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer bitch Devonshire Comite°s (Tam— 

 Croxtetb Rival Qncen) to his David of Dilphos (Dick of Dilphos— 

 Westmoreland Bessie), July 29. 



Clai-issa—Don 717. Conneniara Kennels' (Middletown, Conn.) 

 Irish setter bitch Clarissa (Bravo— Leonie) to their Don III. 

 (Elcho, Jr.— Pequot Jess), Aug. 10. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application, 



Gliampion Cassandra. H. W. Huntington's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) 

 greyhound bitch champion Cassaadra (Debret— Dead Secret), 

 April 31, sis (three dogs), by his champion Balkis (Clyto— Prim- 

 rose). 



Cad's Pel. Moore field Kennels' (Colmnr, Pa.) English setter 

 bitch Cad's Pet (Moorefield— Cad), July 23, seven (five doge), by H. 

 Hulrnan, Jr.'s Gath Mark (Oath— Gem). 



Joyce. Rosecroft Kennels' (Birmingham, Conn.) English setter 

 bitch Joyce (Prince Foreman— Passion), July 26, ten (six dogs), by 

 their Don Quixote (Rockingham— Donna). 



Cnrrcr Bell Til. f>. G. Davis's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Irish setter 

 bitch Currer Bell III. (Sarsfield, Maud), July 39, thirteen (one dog), 

 by Max Wenssel's champion Tim. 



Whisper. M. H. Daly's (Bangor, Me.) Yorkshire terrier bitch 

 Whisper (champion Bradford Harry'— Belva). June 14, five (four 

 dogs), by P. H. Coombs's champion Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's 

 Bruce— Beal's Lady). 



SALES. 



<$Sr~ Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Dusky Bob. Silver fawn pug dog, whelped May 13, 1890, by 

 champion Kasb out of Nun Nicer, by Eberhart Pug Kennels. Cin- 

 cinnati. O., to Mrs. Dan Williams, Bismark, Dak. 



Dick Boy. Black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped 

 March 26. 1885, bv San Roy out of Cora, by Moorefield Kennels, 

 Colmar, Pa., to E. W. Jester, St. George's, Del. 



Dad Monarch, Blue belton English setter dog, whelped June 32, 

 1890, by Roy Monarch out, of Blue Jennie, by Nelson Mcintosh, 

 Providence, R. I., to Samuel B. Allen, same place. 



Boy Monarch— Blue Jennie whelps. English setter dogs, whelped 

 June 22. 1890, by Nelson Mcintosh, Providence, R. L; one black 

 and white to Capt. C. C. Gray, same place; one orange and white 

 to Harry B. Tallman, same place; one blue belton to S. B. Allen, 

 same place, and one. lemon and wnite toM. M. Inman, same place. 



DEATHS. 



Daisy S. Black, tan and white fox-terrier bitch, whelped Oct. 

 31. 1889 (Luke— Nora), owned by Learnerd Kennels, Hudson, N. Y. 



Learnerd Beulalt. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, 

 whelped July 7, 1890 (Regent Vox— Daisy S.), owned by Learnerd 

 Kennels, Hudson, N. Y. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 t3S~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspon ients. 



H. M., Brooklyn.— Would you oblige me by informing me 

 through your paper what to do with a dog 1 have that is sick; he 

 is a hound, 7 years old. His ears are running, his eyes are very 

 sore; he seems to be very costive while on the chain, but seems all 

 right when I take him out for a run; he has a good appetite and 

 always seems hungry. Ans. Give your hound a 5-grain quinine 

 pill night and morning concealed in a morsel of meat; keep the 

 bowels open with syrup of buckthorn in dessertspoonful doses. 

 Sponee the eyes with Pond's extract of witch hazei and sponge 

 the ears with the same. 



'ifik Mid Jfb# Cheating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



San Francisco, Aug. 3.— To-day the rifle range at Harbor View 

 was crowded all day by the devotees of the hair-trigger. The 

 California, Germania, Gruetli and Eintracht clubs were well re- 

 presented, and the members entered into the contests with great 

 enthusiasm. 



The members of the Germania Club rallied in force, and many 

 close contests were the result. The winners of the medals of the 

 several classes were as follows: Champion class, G. Helm, 414 

 rings; first class, G. Thieback, 420; second class, F. Attinger, 408; 

 third class, L. Bendell, 376^ fourth class, A. Enge, 359. This club 

 also offers medals for the first and last best shots on the target. 

 For the first best shot Messrs. Utschig, Rapp and Kelber tied, 

 having made 23 rings each out of a possible 25. On shooting off 

 for first honors, A. Utschig showed his steady nerve by scoring a 

 center and won first honors with his 25 rings. For the last best 

 shot Herman Heeth scored 25 rings and took the medal. Heeth 

 is now the permanent possessor of this trophy, having been the 

 successful competitor on five occasions. 



Captain F. A. Kuhls, the well-known marksman, led the mem- 

 bers of the Eintracht Club to the butts yesterday, and some good 

 scores were made as follows: Champion class, F. A. Kuhls, 411 

 rings: first class, A. Wirtner, 385; second class, O. Thie)e,355; third 

 class, T. Binner, 347. This club also gives a medal for the first and 

 last best shot. The medal for the first best shot was won by F. A. 

 Kuhls, who made 23 out of a possible 25, and the medal for the 

 last was carried off bv L. Ritzau, who scored 24 rings. 



The shoot of the California Club resulted as follows: Champion 

 class, A. Strecker, 439 rings; first class, F. O. Young, 427; second 

 class, G. Orst, 417; third class, Emil Kehrlein, 391; fourth class, A. 

 Enge, 361. The third class medal was closely contested, Otto 

 Burmeister following up his opponent very closely all the time 

 and closing his score with 392 rings, the same score as the winning 

 man. He was Creed mored, however, on the last shot. 



The winners of medals in the Gruetli Club are as follows: First 

 class, G. Orst, 386 rings; second class, E. Luenberger. 338; third 

 class, A. Gehret, 338; fourth class, H. Dietly, 278. This club, 

 although lately organized, numbers some active members and 

 very good shots, and before long will be heard of in the shooting 

 world. 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 7.-The present tourney of the St. Louis 

 Pistol Club will end with the shoot to be held next. Wednesday. 

 At the. last shoot Mr. Summerfield quit high, and the medal will 

 be held by him for the coming week. All shooting is at a 12Jrgyd. 

 standard American target. The score: 



M Summerfield 9 10 10 7 9 10 7 6 10 10-91 



W Bauer 9 7 8 9 10 10 7 9 10 10-89 



S V D Perret 9 10 8 9 10 7 9 8 10 7-87 



M C Bellmeyer 10 10 9 7 9 8 7 10 9 8-87 



S G Dorman 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 10 7 9—86 



G Alexander 8 8 8 10 10 7 9 8 10 7-85 



H Stussell 10 10 10 8 5 6 7 8 7 10-81 



AMcBean 10 10 5 10 8 10 6 3 8 10-80 



D Barker 8 9 10 7 5 8 8 7 10 8-80 



W Hettel 7 7 8 10 7 10 7 6 7 8-77 



WMackwitz 6 9 8 10 6 8 7 8 7 8-77 



Unsee Fbitz. 



BOSTON, Aug. 9.— The regular weekly shoot of the Massa- 

 chusetts Rifle Association was held at its range to-day with a 

 good attendance of riflemen. The shooting conditions were good 

 and some fine scores were made in several of the matches. Fol- 

 lowing are the best scores made to-day: distance 200 yards: 

 iRecord Off-hand Match. 



W Charles 83 SO Merville 80 S C Sydney 76 



H Severance 80 W Simmons 77 C H Eastman 73 



WG Hussey 77 



*Champion Rest Match. 



J Francis ...109 S Wilder 108 W Peters 100 



LRAvay 103 



(h) All-Comers' Rest Match. 



S Wilder 113 AH Ballard 104 J B Hobbs 95 



J Francis. 113 W Peters 103 E I Blount 94 



JNEames 108 M T Day 101 A S Hunt 93 



W P Thompson. ..107 S W Carney 99 MR Barter 86 



LRAvay -.407 A & Steyeps 97 A N Mann 83 



(r) All-Comers' Off-hand Match. 



S O Merville 80 S C Snow 67 AN Mann 63 



D R Ball 78 M T Day 66 AG Stevens 71 



(R) Pistol Practice Match, 50 yards. 



H Severance 93 S T George 88 A G Stevens 83 



W Gr Hassey 87 



f Only one entry allowed each week. 

 * Only one entry allowed eaeh shoot day. 

 (R) Re-entries allowed. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publimtion should be made out on the printed blank* 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, ana furnished gratis to club 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club 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. 



FIXTURES. 



Aug. 12-15.— McDowa.ll Tournament, at Toronto, Can. Held 

 under the auspices of the four gun clubs of Toronto. For pro- 

 grammes address W. McDowall, Manager, 81 Yonge street, 

 Toronto. 



Aug. 18-23.— Third Annual Keystone Tournament, at Corry, Pa 



Aug. 26 27.— Live Pigeon Match, at Milford, N. J, given by 

 Mahlon H. Rupell, proprietor Milford House, whom address. 



Aug. 26-29.— Twelfth Annual Convention and Tournament of 

 the Central Illinois Sportsmen's Association, at Jerseyville, TIL 

 Com. R. Hutchinson, Sec'y. 



Aug. 26-30 —Grand Inanimate Target Shooting Tournament of 

 the West End Gun Club of Harrisburg, Pa., to be held at Williams 

 Grove, Cumberland county. Pa. For programmes address H. B. 

 Sboop, Secretary, Box 321, Harrisburg, Pa. 



Sept. 1-2.— Hackettstown, N. J., Gun Club Shoot, Labor Day, 

 Sept, 1, at targets: Sept. 2 at live birds. B'or programme address 

 E. Richtcr. Sec'y. 



Sept, 3-4.— Beeville, Tex., Gun Club Tournament. T. J. Skaggs, 

 Secretary. 



Sept. 3-4.— Tournament of the Springfield Shooting Club, Spring- 

 field, Mass. J. T. Herrick, Sec'y. 



Sept. 4-5.— White Plains. N. V., Gun Club Tournament at Blue- 

 rocks. C. P. Rowley, Sec'y, 241 Broadway, N. Y. 



Sept. 9-l0.— Harvey Hurd's and F. R. Huminger's Peoria Black 

 Bird and Blueroek Tournament, at Petersburg, Illinois. 



Sept. 9-11.— St. Paul Gun Club Tournament, Hamline, Minn. 

 Professionals barred. F. D. Pononsby, Pres., St. Pa ul. 



Sept. 9-12.— Cincinnati, O.— Al Bandle's Sixth Annual Live and 

 Artificial Shooting Tournament, open to the World. Avenue 

 Ball Park, Sept. 9, 10, 11 and 12. Guaranteed Purse. Wm. E. 

 Limberg, Sec'y. 



Sept. 30. Oct. 1-3.— Sixth Annual Tournament of the Middlesex 

 Gun Club, at Plainfield, N. J. Two days targets, two davs live 

 birda. $1,000 guaranteed. Programmes ready for distribution 

 Sept. 1. 



THE L. C. SMITH CUP TANGLE. 



CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 8.— The question out here just now is. 

 Who owns the L. C. Smith Cup and the money that goes with 

 it this year? This is a question that once seemed an easy one, but 

 complications have arisen since then. 



It will be remembered, by Western readers at least, that the L. 

 C. Smith cup was won at the Association shoot in June. 1889, by 

 one H. R, Babcook, a blue, jeans, hatchet-faced boy, who, it seems, 

 had not yet reached either the years of majority or integrity. 

 Babcook said he represented the Carmen Gun Club of Illinois, and 

 duly paid the dues of that "club" as well as his own entrance fee. 

 The executive committee of 1888-1889, Messrs. R. B. Organ. B. D. 

 NichoUs, W. W. Foss, Alex. T. Loyd and W. P. Mussey, saw no 

 reason at the time to doubt the statements made. Babcook won 

 the cup on 20 straight. Before delivering into the bands of one so 

 little known this valuable trophy, which is worth $500. the com- 

 mittee, by its chairman. Mr. Organ, telegraphed to Mr. P. Larsen , 

 a railroad man of Carmen personally known to Mr. Organ, query- 

 ing whether Babcook and the Carmen club were all right. A tele- 

 gram, signed " P. Larsen," was duly received to the effect that 

 they were all right, and on the strength of this the cup was de- 

 livered to Babcook. Upon receipt of this the latter sat down and 

 wrote, to his father, who was the other half of the Carmen Gun 

 Club: 



" Dear DAm I have won the Smith Cup. I get 60 per cent, and 

 you get 40." (By the terms of the contest the winner takes 60, and 

 his clnb 40 per cent, of the next year's entrance money.) 



The above filial letter is said to be now in evidence. But before 

 it was needed as evidence other matters had transpired which 

 rendered it unnecessary. 



It seems that Messrs. Ba bcook, pere ct, Ms, became elated at the 

 prospect of such wealth. They posed as capitalists, and contem- 

 plated heavy investments after the entrance money of 1890 was 

 paid in. Through some indiscretion of the one or the other, or in 

 some manner, at least. Mr. Larsen heard of his telegram. It was 

 news to Mr. Larsen that he had ever sent any such telegram, and 

 some time last winter he wrote and told Mr. Organ so. It ap- 

 peared, therefore, that all the Carmen Gun Club had to re«t on 

 was a bogus telegram, probably sent by Mr. Babcook, pere, who 

 staid at home and made friends with the telegraph operator. As 

 Carmen is not a great big city, it is probable that the operator 

 knew every man, woman, child and cow in the whole hurg. They 

 say something about collusion, and mention Babcook, pere. and 

 the operator, but I don't know just what part of a gun club the 

 collusion is, and so we may let that pass. 



The result of all this was that when Babcook, fits, the shooting 

 half of Carmen Gun Club, came up at last June's tournament, and 

 with an innocent smile on his Chinese face, asked for $320 (60 per 

 cent, for himself and 40 for "Dad"), the executive committee for 

 1889-1890, namely. Messrs. Ab. Price, C. S. Burton, W. W. McFar- 

 land, A. M. Hoffman and Dr. H. C. Buechner, told him they 

 would first have to investigate. Mr. W. L. Shepard, secretary 

 and treasurer, refused to pay over the funds until after he had 

 gone down to Carmen and learned the true state of affairs. He 

 went, and discovered that the Carmen Gun Club was composed of 

 "me and Dad." That was all tbere was to it. Nine years ago, in 

 1881, there was a Carmen Gun Club. It met and had one shoot, 

 each member chipping in $1 toward the beer. The club got 

 happily inebriated, and then faded quietly out of sight, So far as 

 uniqueness of composition is concerned, it is "out of sight" to-day, 

 Tbere remained only these two. me. and Dad, 60 and 40. 



The present executive committee gazed on Mr. Babcook fils, and 

 sorrowfully shook its head, remarking "Nixey." Reports also 

 reached their ears from other clubs that Babcook was crooked on 

 loads. So they said "Nixey" again. "Our meet is run for gentle- 

 men and for qualified clubs," they said, "and therefore, Mr. Bab- 

 cook, we must remark 'Nixey.' " 



There remained in the treasury, therefore. $320, which Dad and 

 t fie rest of the club had not invested as contemplated. I know 

 not how many fair young shoats of Jersey red remain unpur- 

 chased, and we well may weep at the number of yearling heifers 

 which thus remain ungarnered into the fold of the Carmen Gun 

 Club. What to do with this $320 the executive committee did not 

 know, and they held a meeting to decide; present. Mr. Ab. Price, 

 chairman, Mr. C. S. Burton and Dr. H. C. Buechner, also Mr. 

 Fred C. Donald, last year's president of the association, and Dr. 

 N. Rowe, president for the coming year, the latter being invited 

 to meet and advise with the committee. Dr. Buechner is now in 

 Europe,and what he thought is not definitely known, but before the 

 meeting Messrs. Price and Burton were of the opinion that there 

 would have to be a re-divtsion of the moneys in the late Smith 

 Cup contest, Babcook being thrown out entirely. That would 

 bring G. L. Deiter, of the Chicago Gun Clnb, first, as he was next 

 with 19 out of 20, and it would necessitate a lot of trouble, as tbere 

 were a lot of ties, merchandise prizes, etc., etc., in the lower holes. 

 This seemed inevitable. However, Dr. Rowe, the president for 

 the ensuing year, had another opinion and advised in effect, as fol- 

 lows: "Gentlemen, we have no supreme court of appeals in mat- 

 ters of field sports. The best we can do, and indeed the only thing 

 we can do, is to follow the precedents of the oldest, established 

 sporting system, that of the turf. The pi - ecedeut there is, that 

 upon proven disqualification of a competitor, the prize won by 

 such competitor reverts to the party, track or association offering 

 such prize, for such future disposition as it may choose to make. ' 



Upon hearing this the committee resolved to constitute the 

 aforesaid $320 a fund to be expended in the protection of game, or 

 the protection of live pigeon shooting. It is sad to chronicle that 

 this resolution is not to stand; because it would have been re- 

 freshing to see the Illinois Association, as an organization, really 

 do the first little bit at protecting game. But this was not to he. 

 Alas f 



The racing precedent cited was all very well, audit was all very 

 well to go back to these precedents. The only trouble was that 

 the committee's counselor got it just exactly backward, as very 

 quickly became known a8 noCfn m th§ decision was announced 



