Jan. 39, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



the marsh, these men judge each bird by itself, not applying a set 

 theory to all. When George saw a fast one going out, he spatted 

 in the second as fast as anybody, bnt when he saw a bird faUtng 

 to the ground he wailed till it got there, and didn't snap at it in 

 the air. This is the theory of winning shooting, to .iudge each 

 bird by itself, and do it qiiick as lightning. That is why the 

 Jileinmans win. Is Mr. EUiv/tl beginning to think of this? In 

 his last 50 birds he only tbrew away the second three times, in tbe 

 first 50, six times. Has Br'er Gawge set him to ttiinlting? Now, 

 ■fir'er Gawge, he mostly shoots where the bird is. 



George lost bis 6th bird, also his lOtb, and then cooDy ran 3T 

 straight; he missed then, and missed again 6 birds later on, and 

 then ran 27. Then, to the distnay of everybody, he dropped i birds 

 out of 7, so that instead of leading Elliott 5 birds, he only led him 

 1 It will be noticed be missed 2 incomers in succession. These 

 were both fast birds, and twisters. George was very deliberate 

 with both, and did his best. He said he thought the new gun was 

 a shade straight for him. Probably it was also a shade closer in 

 its shooting. At this stage of the game George was very cold, and 

 it looked as (hough he would go to pieces. But he CLUieted fears by 

 smashing down his next, a lightning tailer to the left, and then 

 ran his 13 remaining straight, Elliott missing one after that. It 

 will be seen that Elliott was working up hill most of the time. At 

 20 he had George tied. At 40, George led him 2 birds. At 60, 

 Creorge led him i birds. At SO, George led bim 5 birds. At 88. 

 Elliott was at his opponent's heels, but he never headed bim from 

 the 20 hole, though he shot a very plucky and pretty race indeed. 



Some of the birds were swift in the extreme, and the kills often 

 brought out biirsfs of applause for both shooters. Elliott's 48th 

 hlrd was a screaming blue, and his 49ih a lusty red fellow. When 

 he had cut down these and the yl.st, also very swift, his stock i ose 

 for tbe moment. His 63d bird, lost, extracted a grin from Jim, who 

 watched him streak it across the line, and so did the 93d, also a 

 corker. His 95th was a very quick one also. His 100th he killed 

 carelessly as it started up and in. A crowd wiU filways applaud a 

 shot that kills a bird lilgh in the air, and it had a chance on 

 George's S8th,.3Ist and 4.3d birds, all of which jumped high. His 

 54th was a fast bluerock anri his 57th a twister, on which he used 

 a deliberate second admirably. Fifty-eight fell just inside, 66 was 

 a corker and needed tbe lightning second barrel he got; "6 was a 

 screnmer, and bv luck fell just inside; 83 got a second about 

 simultaneous with the first; 84 was badly handled, but 85 

 caught by a quick second; 87 was bad work and so was 

 88, but Br'er Gawge was not rattled. His 99th bird was a fast and 

 high red bird, and as he bowled it over the hats went into the air 

 everywhere. His 100th he grassed with equal brilliancy and 

 closed a remarkable match. 



Mr. Fred Quimby, of New York, refereed the match, American 

 rules, 50yds. and fiead line. The foUowiug Is the score by flights. 

 Read D, ' driver;" LD, "left driver;" RQ, "right quarterer;" I, 

 "incomer;" T.^towerfr,'" etc. Birds that were slow or lingering 

 over the traps were marked H, as "hoverers." One or two, which 

 thus started off slow, are marked HD, "hovering Orlver'" (or slow 

 straightaway), etc., etc. 



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After the shoot was over Br'er Gs.wge got into his historic 

 ouggy and drove home to Irondale again, but the old gray horse 

 wasn't there, and I'm afraid it has died. Ahe, John, Henry and 

 Will Kleinman were all on the groandsln case of any emergency. 

 Henry has the new Greener the boys gave him, but it don't quite 

 suit him just yet and he may change it. No telling when he may 

 need it, you know. Abraham Kleinman has a young daughter 

 who is becoming quite a good glass ball shot on the wing with the 

 rifle. Tbey say that last night Miss Kleinman approached her father 

 and pleadingly said, "Papa, when are you going to let me shoot a 

 match with Mr. Elliott?" And with tears in his eyes Abe re- 

 plied, "Not until the rest of the family get through with him, 

 daughter.'" 



The Possum Club last night entertained Mr. Elliott and the 

 many visiting sportsmen now in the city by a dinner of^its charac- 

 teristic style. There were between 40 and 50 gentlemen present, 

 among others Mr. Fred Quimby, of New York; Mr. Paul North, of 

 Gleveland; Mr. Lew Harrison, of Minneapolis, Dr. Swartz, Mr. 

 Haywood and others, of Crown Point. Mr. R. B. Organ was in 

 the chair. The club table filled at 7 P. M., and an overflow meet- 

 was held in another room. After the serious work the fun began. 

 A sort of tough noise was heard, whereby it was inferred that 

 Mr.McFarland had sung a song. Messrs. North, Quimby and Har- 

 lison were ordered to tell what ihey thought they knew, anyhow. 

 Mr. Harrison thinks he wOl start a chapter of the Possum Club 

 In Minneapolis. Paul North thought a club of the kind in each big 

 city would help game protection. 



Jo Card said he couldn't talk but he would shoot anybody on 

 earth. Mike Eich: "I guess L. R. Brown has got you!" Colonel 

 Felton spoke also, but persisted in his base hyphenated habit of 

 calling this the O'possum Club. This will yet lead to his expul- 

 sion. Dr. Swartz, who looks like Chauncey Depew, had to carry 

 out the likeness in a speech. Dr. Rowe, Billy Mussey and Fobest 

 Airo Stream all were called, and then Mr. Wells, the artist who 

 designed the club menus— and who, by the way, is well-known 

 among shooters as the author of the popular lithographs "Mal- 

 lard" and "Teal"— gave the club a nice entertainment in the 

 form of some caricature sketches in colored crayons. Under his 

 deft fingers the fat form of ''Doc. Hutch" took laughable resem- 

 blance and Geo. H. Farmer was labeled and recognized by the 

 mark in the corner, "*— D.O.B., dead out of bounds." Then tbe 

 artist made a rear view of a freight train, marked "K. C." A 

 solitary figure was mounted on the top of a car, looking longingly 

 at a barrel marked "$." "Elliott going home" was the name of 

 this, which made Jim laugh. Col. Felton, in fall war paint, and 

 with the hat, and marked "46," in commemoration of his famous 

 tie with Jim Riley, next caught the club in its risibles, and then 

 followed Jim Riley himself with a chip on his shoulder. "Here is 

 the chip." said the artist, and drew it large. Mr. Wells was 

 thanked by the club for his entertainment. 



Mr. Nicholls was chosen chairman for the next meeting, and 

 made 12 speeches, all long, explaining why he didn't think that 

 was right. Mr. Low explained to him that he was chosen on the 

 ground of general unfitness for the place. A motion was put to 

 make Mr. Nlcholls's election unanimous, but this was lost again 

 and again, and had to be given up. Cap Duse wished to hear from 

 Fred Pfeffer, late of tbe Brotherhood League. Both of these gen- 

 tlemen announced that they had buried the hatchet and would 

 Bin no more. Tbey would have shaken hands, but couldn't reach. 

 Mr. Low moved that the incoming president should name a com- 

 mittee to report a scheme on organization. Discussion was had 

 on this, but it was left for later action to determine whether a 

 movement should be made to unite all the trap clubs of Chicago 

 under this head organization. Mr. Elliott was called upon. He 



said: "You all know I am not a speaker. 1 did think I was a 

 shooter, but now I don't say much about that either. I hope to 

 come again with the Kansas City boys, and see them aU enter- 

 tained as nicely as I have been." The meeting adjourned amid 

 general jollity. E. Hough. 



WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 22.— At the regular meet this week, 

 at Coal Mine Brook Range, of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club, 

 the attendance was good and the shooting very good. The princi- 

 pal event was the merchandise contest, begun nearly one year 

 ago and closes next month. Each man has a possible 25 Vlay 

 pigeons, the score of each man who had a total of 15 to his credit 

 follows: 



Chas Forehand 1101111011111111111111111-23 



G J Rugg iioiniiiiiiiiiiiinoim— 33 



W L Davis 1111011111111111111111110-23 



Geo Samn-^on 111111 111 111 01 11 00 1 111011—21 



A B Bowdish 1111111011101110111111110-21 



E T Smith 1111111 1 lion 111 001111011-21 



E BBurbank 11011 1001101111111101111-20 



M DGilman .1100010111111111110101111—19 



E W Johnson lOlOlOlllinilOiniOtXUll-lS 



A L Gilman lOOllOlllOlIOllllOllUlUl— 18 



E B Holden IIIOIIOOUIOIIIIOIOIIIIOI— 18 



W R Dean 1110101111100110111111010-18 



E F Swan 0111011111101101110101010—17 



Ch.-irles Howe IIUIIIIOIOUIOIOIUOIIOOI— 17 



A B F Kenney lllOO'OOltWllinillOliOUl— 16 



C A Parker 1101100101111010001110110—15 



H W Webber : llllllO'dlOOllOniOllOlMI— 15 



The other members who engaged in this? contest and t heir totals 

 are: E. S. Knowleslt, Fred Forehand 13, E. H. Hill 18, Charles 

 Ciompton 10, C H. Goodell 6, A. D. Fisk 4. The first sweep was a 

 run of 15, and 26 entered the contest, the result was: Rugg, 

 Sampson, Davis and Smith each scored 14. and oiv. first; Bowdish, 

 Swan, .fohnson, M. D Gilman nnd Holdendiv. third; and Burbank 

 shut oil a tie with fhreo and was fourth. In the second half. Bur- 

 bank, DjiAHs and Bugg fiivt; Bowdish, M. D. and A. L. Gilman div-. 

 second; Johnson, Smith and Sampson third; Hill fourth. In the 

 second .sweev, 15 entries, end each m9,n had a possible 10 clay 

 pigeons, the result was: M. D. Gilman 15, and was first; Sampson 

 and Smith each 9, and div. second; Bugg, A. L. Gilman, Bowdish 

 and Howe were tied for third, which was shot olf and finally 

 secured by Ruggand Gilman div. third;Parker fourth. Thethird 

 and last sweep was a possible 10 clays, which were secured by 

 M. D Oilman and Bugg, who div. first; Burbank and Smith div. 

 sec and; A. L. Gilman third. 



MURPHY VS. FLOYD-JONES.— Jan. 23. -The fine grounds of 

 the Westminster Kennel Club at Babylon, L. I., were to-day 

 again the scene of a live-bird match for a high stake between two 

 members of that association. The match for §1,000 a side had 

 been arranged on the day following the opening of the Larchmont 

 Y. C.'s new shoDting gr'->unds at Larchmont Manor, between Ed- 

 gar Murphy and C. W. Floyd-Jones, two of the best shots in New 

 York clubdom. As a matter of course, their many friends and 

 acquaintances turned out in force to-day, the bad weather not- 

 withstanding. Betting was very heavy, with the odds slightly in 

 favor of Murphy, while individual bets on single birds were made 

 without number. The conditions called for 100 birds each man. 

 Murphy to shoot at 31yds. and Jones at 29yd8. rise. Hurlingham 

 rules, but Monaco (21yds.) boundary. Both men used Francotte 

 guns, weighing 7Mlb?. Mr. Murphy was handicapped, in so far 

 as the stock on his weapon was not entirely finished. The special 

 match shells were loaded with 45grs. E. C. powder and IJ^oz. of 

 chilled shot. No. 6 and No. 7, for Murphy, while Jones used 45grs. 

 Schultze powder and the same kind of shot as his opponent. A 

 finer lot of birds never left the traps at the Westminster grounds, 

 although any number o£ contests have taken place there, and 

 this, together with the disagreeable weather, made shooting unusu- 

 allv difficult, and explains the comparatively low scores. Floyd- 

 Jones practically lost the match in the 35 first rounds by missing 

 3 birds with his second barrel, the pigeons sitting on the ground. 

 He recovered later on, but Murphy won with 75 to 73 for Floyd- 

 Jones. 



TOBONTO. Jan. 20 — The first of a series of five shoots for a 

 handsome silver cup. a piece of plate presented by the Toronto 

 Stiver Plating Company, and 500 cartridges presented by the club, 

 took place to-day on the club grounds. The weather being very 

 Qne, a large number of members turned out, and the shooting was 

 good, as the following scores will show; 13 sparrows each, handi- 

 cap rise, use of two barrels: 



W Donge 11 G H Briggs 10 C Hinton 8 



D Blea 11 E Campbell 10 E Dollery 8 



W MoDowall 11 G Jones 10 W Smith 7 



P Wakefield 10 DC Walton 9 T Boswell 7 



WBlea 10 J Barrett 9 F Davidge 6 



G Henry 10 C Kemp 8 



Jan. 3;?.— Torontouians have formed a new shooting club under 

 the name of the Toronto Shooting and Game Protective Associ- 

 ation. There were a number of Toronto's prominent shooting 

 men present, and the following were elected for the different 

 offices for the ensuing year: President. Mr. J. E. Eobertson; Vice- 

 President, Mr. C. H. Briegg; Secretarr, Mr. Geo. H. Orr; Treasurer, 

 Mr. C. J, Winehell; Committee— Messrs. J. Forman, T. C. Verity, 

 Geo. Thomas and Wm. Hope. 



Jan. 33.— The members of the Toronto Gun Club held a shoot on 

 Stark's athletic grounds this afternoon; 15 sparrows per man. 

 There being a dark background, the scores were, everything con- 

 sidered, iirsf-class. The members were divided into three classes 

 as follows: B'irst class: 



B PearsaU 13 Dr Hunter 10 W McDowall 8 



DBlack 13 H George 10 J Bice .......7 



G Pears 11 W Dodge 8 W Pelstead 7 



J James 10 



On shoot-off: PearsaU first, James third, Dodge fourth. 



Second class: 



0 Ayre .13 T Loudon 8 T S Bayles 8 



G Henry 8 T Sawdon 8 



Loudon third. Third class: 

 J Ayre 7 J Boss.. 6 H Caldwell 5 



ALGONA. Iowa, Jan. 14.— C. W. Budd arrived this morning, and 

 with Chas. Grimm and John G. Smith had a match, each shooting 

 75 birds. The early hour was necessary that Budd might get away 

 at noon, and many who would have witnessed the match did not 

 get in. But a good crowd was present, and the shooting more en- 

 tertaining than usual, because more difficult. A light snow was 

 on the ground, and the early morning sun shining in the shooters' 

 faces, made clear sight almost impossible. Besides the birds were 

 very lively and got away with great speed. Mr. Budd said they 

 were the best lot of birds he had shot at during the past year. The 

 missing was general at first, Budd losing 8 out of 50, Smith 13 and 

 Grimm 17. They held this ratio to the end, Budd closing with 63, 

 Smith 59 and Grimm 54. Dr. West acted as umpire and S. S. Ses- 

 sions scorer. Many present thought Mr. Smith made some of the 

 finest shots, and the score shows that on an average he shot at the 

 hardest birds. Grimm was unlucky in having a number of his 

 birds drop dead out of the boundary, though all sufCered the same_ 



NEWARK, Jan. 20.— The Union Gun Club, of Springfield, inau- 

 gurated its 1891 shooting season to-day and some good scores were 

 made. Among those who took part in the sport were B. H. 

 Breintnall, of this city. Dr. Zeglio, of Bockaway, and Ed. C. Col- 

 lins, of Hoboken. The opening event was at 10 Keystones, 81 

 entrance: Miller and Zeglio broke 10 each, Breintnall 9 and Col- 

 lins 7. In the second event, under the same conditions, MiUer 

 and Collins 10, Zeglio B and Breintnall 5. The regular club event, 

 for club prizes, the conditions being 20 singles and 5 pairs of tar- 

 gets, resulted as follows: Collins 31, Miller 20, Briant 19, Silver 18, 

 Breintnall 17. Zegilo 16, Roll m Terry 12. 



Jan. 21.— The Amateur Gun Club was organized at 31 Jay street 

 last week with the following officers: Pres., W. Eckert; Vice- 

 Pres., J. Bobinson; Sec'y. H. Mandershled; Fin. Sec'y, J. Mistier; 

 Treas., B. Gehring; Reporter, S. Lum. The club is arranging for 

 a series of shoots at artificial birds. 



WHEELING, W.Ta., Jan. 30.— R. B. Burt and J. A. Penn 

 against Dr. Myers and G. O. Smith, Hurlingham rules, for birds 

 and supper: 



B B Burt U10121021— 8 Dr Myers U20113201— 8 



J A Penn 1313112213-10-18 G O Smith 0120012002— 5—13 



The Island Gun Club, of Wheeling, W.Va., will give a two days' 

 tournament at bluerocks and Keystones, to take place some time 

 in May or June, and will guarantee S300 to be shot for. New gun 

 clubs are being formed at Bellaii-e, O., and Steubenville, O., and 

 considerable interest in trap shooting is being manifested. During 

 February a sories of contests will take place to determine the 

 champion target shot of West Virginia, western Pennsylvania 

 and eastern Ohio. Shooters east of Altoona barred. There will 

 be two matches, one at 50 singles and one at 35 jiairs Keystones, 

 the singles to be shot from 5 unknown traps, and the doubles from 

 3 traps. There will be a gold badge donated by P. F. Davison to 

 the winner, emblematic of such championship. These contests 

 will take place at Pittsburgh, Pa., on the Squirrel Hill Gun Club 

 grounds, under the supervision ol F. F. Davison, o£ Allegheny, Pa 



HAOKENSAOK AND CLOSTER.~In response to a challenge 

 from the Oloster Gun Ciub to shoot a friendly match. Capt. Geo. 

 W. MacDonald, Jr., took ten of his tried and trusty wing-shots to 

 Closter. N. J., on Wednesday morning. On arrival they were met 

 at the depot and escorted to the Union Hotel, where a handsome 

 collation awaited them. The scores show that the home team 

 never were "in it," although they made a grand rally on the last 

 rounds, and were only beaten by 5 birds. 



Hackensflck Club, First Squad. 



G W MacDonald 18 



MHalstead .Ifi 



1 Van Blarcom 11 



W C Waggoner .18 



Geo Gress 6-67 



Second /Squad. 

 H MacDonald ........ 9 



Geo Coe .11 



J Terhune 17 



R Yearance 12 



Closter Club, First Squad, 



JVeene 10 



W Linderman 11 



RTurnure 13 



A Kuhn 5 



E Ferdon 16— ,54 



Second Squad. 



H Parcells 11 



F Ahrens... 14 



J Linderman 12 



J Hoffman 11 



W S Bicardo 8—57—124 P Post 17— «5— 119 



Several sweepstakes were shot before and after the match, in 

 one of which, with 17 entriesj W. C. Waggoner took first money 

 and Richard Yearance second money. Mine hosts Wm. Getting, 

 Chas. Kost and John Hopkins accompanied the team, and did 

 wonders in keeping the shooters' nerves up to the proper pitch.— 

 W. C. 'Waggoneh, Sec. 



MATTAWAN.N. J , Jan.22.— The first monthly shoot of the 

 Midway Gun Club was largely attended to-day. The gold badge 

 was won by James B^dle by a score of 7 out of 8, James Van 

 Brakle secured second prize by killing 6 out of 8. The $25 sweep- 

 stake shoot was won by Henry Holznagle. In the shoot between 

 Landlord W^eikert, of the Pavilion Hoteh and ex-Collector Abram 

 Morris, atlO birds each, the former won by killing 9 straight birds. 



LONG BRANCH, N. J., Jan. 22.-The Central Gun Olub. of Long 

 Branch, had their aunual shoot at their new grounds at Pleasure 

 Bay to-day. Eleven members took jiart, shooting at 10 birds each. 

 The following is the score: George Cubberly 0, Phil Daly, Jr., 9, 

 A. P. Cubberly 9, J. Van Dyke 9, E. W. Price 9, William C. Price 

 10, E. W. Reid 8, E. H. Price 6, W. Barbour 7, A, Newman 6 and J. 

 L. Prices. In the sweepstakes which followed, miss and out, 

 there were eight entries. First money was won by A. P. Cubberly. 

 In the next shoot the money was divided between W. C. and E. W. 

 Price. In the final shoot of seven entries money was divided be- 

 tween B. W. Price, John L. Cubberly and C. W. Price. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 34.— The pleafeant weather to-day 

 attracted a large number of sportsmen to the grounds of the 

 Wellington Gun Club. In the silver cup match, at 15 singles and 

 five pairs standards, Leslie and Williams tied with 33 each, and in 

 the .shoot-off Leslie won. The other scores in this match were: 

 Perry and Stanton, 20; Cowee, Wheeler, Snow, Green and Purdy 

 19; Bradstreet. Stone and Wheeler, 18; Dill, 17; Gore, IO4 Bowker, 15. 

 Perry won the trophy match, the prize being a silver mustard 

 mug, by breaking 31 out of 35 standards at unknown angles. The 

 other scores were: Wheeler and AViUiams, 20; Leslie, 19; Cowee 

 and Bowker, 18; Gore, Sanborn, Stanton and Snow, 17; Stone, 16; 

 Melcher, 15. 



PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.— At a special meeting of the Parker 

 Gun Club, held this evening, the club was reconstructed by elect- 

 ing a full set of officers to act for the ensuing year, after eliminat- 

 ing all delinquents, and awarding their proportionate share to 

 those who desire to withdraw or were not in accord with the 

 principles upon which the club was originally founded. The 

 officers elected were: President, Stephen J. Hothersall; Vice- 

 President, Wm. Bradbury; Treasurer, John Martin; Secretary, 

 Wm. .Jones, 2810 Fllmore street; Field Captain, John H. Kerr; As- 

 sistant Captain, John Adair; Official Scorer, Charles Riotte; 

 Stewart, Harry Fell; Trustees, Bobert Bradbury, P. Hey and 

 William Morrison. The members will shoot weekly on their 

 grounds at Hart Lane and Junction Bailroad, and club shoots will 

 he held monthly. Mr. Martin will shoot off his 13-gauge breech- 

 loading gun on Washington's Birthday, cha«ces -50 cents, at blue- 

 rocks. Birds free. 



RED BANK, N. J., Jan. 23.— The Biverside Gun Club shot at 

 clay-birds to-day. The result of the several events was as follows: 

 First event. 10 singles: E. M. Cooper 7, Davis 6, O. Hesse 5, Second 

 event, 10 singles: O. Hesse 8, Wm. Little 7, Ford 5, E. M. Cooper, 

 T. Davis, Af a Whaymer and Ivins each 3. Third event, 10 singles: 

 O. Hesse 9v Ford and E. M. Cooper each 6, Asa Whaymer 4, T. 

 Davis 5. A. Ivins 3, A. R. Coleman and Wm. Little 3 each. Fourth 

 event: Cooper 8, Throckmorton 6, A. Ivins and E. Price each 4,W. 

 C. Price and Wm. H. Little each 3. 



BERGEN POINT, N. J., Jan. 33.-Six lively competitions at 

 clay-pigeon shooting were contested this afternoon before the 

 traps on the organization's grounds at Bergen Point by the gun 

 detachment of the New Jersey Athletic Club. First event, 10 

 targets. Keystone system: First prize. E. E. Bigoney; second, C. 

 A. Pope: third, A. F. Compson. Second event, 10 bluerocks: C. A. 

 Pope first. E. Warrington second, A. F. Compson third. Third 

 event, first contest of the series at 30 birds and class handicap, for 

 the club's medals for 1801: E. L. Vredenburgh won with 17. 

 Fourth event, for two prizes at 10 birds each: First prize, E. L. 

 Vredenburgh on shoot-otf with Pope, E. Warrington second. 

 Fifth event, 5 pairs and 5 singles, for three prizes: Vredenburgh 

 first, Bigoney second, Compson and Pui'dy divided third. Sixth 

 event, walking match at 10 birds, three prizes: Bigoney first. 

 Pope second, Vredenburgh third. 



BEADING, Pa., Jan. 24.— The following is the score of the glass 

 ball shooting match at Hoch's Hotel, Dry ville, to-dav, 15yds, single 

 trap, 16 balls: Simon Stoudt 9, Charles. Stoudt 7, John Hoch 6, 

 Henry Wagenhorst 5, Daniel Bahn 4, George Smith 7, Morris 

 Wagenhorst 6, Ezra Hoch 4. 



DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 20.— Will you kindly give notice of 

 the annual winter tournament of the Forest Gun Club, at Daven- 

 port, Iowa, Feb. 17 to SO? Live birds and inaminate targets, modi- 

 fied American Shooting Association rules, allowing l^oz. shot for 

 any gauge gun, and gun to be held below the armpit until shooter 

 calls "pull." Mr. J. F. Kray is the secretary, to whom communi- 

 cations and applications for programmes should be addressed.— 

 F. O. Davis, President. 



BUFFALO, .Jan. 24.— Match between Jacob Koch and Otto 

 Besser, Jr. Besser's left barrel broke after the first shot, causing 

 him to use only the right barrel until the finish. The score at 

 the finish stood; Koch 79, Besser 82. 



WAR CANOE RACING. 



THE suggestion of an inter-division race between war canoes, 

 lately made by Mr. E. H. Barney, is too good a one to to be 

 neglected, and in order to start tbe matter the regatta committee 

 of the Atlantic Division has been requested to consider a plan by 

 which the Division will offer a handsome banner as a prize to be 

 competed for at the annual meets by one war canoe from each 

 Division. It is suggested as a part of the plan that the Atlantic 

 Division shall issue challenges to the other three Divisions for 

 such a race, and that in each Division a captain of the war canoe 

 shaU be appointed from one of the clubs owning a canoe. The 

 Division can well afford if necessary to pay a part of the expense 

 of transportation for the canoe to the meet. The captain of the 

 crew will hav^e charge of the canoe, selecting the members of his 

 crew from his own club, and at the same time posting himself as 

 to members from other parts of the Division who will be at the 

 meet and are willing to join. It is probable that many of the 

 large clubs will be willing to provide a man or two who is in fair 

 training and will join the crew. There will be a week or more 

 for practice at the meet. It may be necessary, in order to make 

 each crew a representative one of the Division, to prohibit more 

 than four men from one club. The race in itself, four of these 

 huge craft with crews of seventeen or nineteen men in uniform, 

 would be an entirely novel feature, and one that would as a spec- 

 tacle surpass aU the other races. The rivalry between the Divi- 

 sions, and the honor of displaying the trophy in camp as the 

 holders for the year, should make the event a permanent and 

 valuable addition to the programme. 



"GENERAL PURPOSE" CANOE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It has occurred to me that it would assist the members of the 

 regatta committee in forming their opinions as to what consti- 

 tuted a "general purpose canoe," if some of those interested 

 would send their views either to members of the committee or to 

 be published in the Fobkst and Stream. 



Now is your time to kick, boys! before we put a shoe on you 

 which pinches. If you have a good suggestion please share it with, 

 the committee. W. G. MacKjendbick- 



[ We will be glad to glva space to a diacusaion of this importaat 

 subject.] 



