^ov. S, 1891.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



817 



UNITED STATES FIELD TRIALS. 



BICKNELL, Iiid., Nov 3.— On our arrival atBicknell we 

 found owners and handlers galore crowded round the 

 office stove recounting the tri-ils ot the ps^st and loolsing for- 

 WHid to the blessitifcs of tbf i^nture. Among those preseut 

 wf re Messrs, T. H. Poindcxter. SUuif on, Tenn.; A Gleason, 

 Katisa.s: J, Polk, Oaktown. Ind.; J. P. Callender, Vincenues. 

 Ind ; R. B. Morgaii, Akron, O.; Col. Sloo, Viuceuues, lud.; 

 Coon and Baage't. Indianapolis, fnd ; Chas, Barker, Michi- 

 gan; W. G. Collins and J. Board, Indianapolis, Ind.: G. R. 

 House, Tennessee: John A. Hunter, Sanborn, lud.: Geo. E. 

 Gray, Appleton, Minn ; Priank Richards, P, H. CBaunon, 

 find Harvey Hulman, Jr., Terre Haute, Ind.: Dr. N. Rovve, 

 Bernard Waters, Chicago; Abner T. Hetfield, Saybrook, 111.; 

 .1. R.. Hayes, Detroit. The very early morning train from 

 Vincenues brought Chicago people and .sport.smen from 

 Vincenues till quite a goodly crowd assembled in front of 

 the unpretentious pb.za Hotel. 



The principal haudiev,3 here have the following dogs in 

 the several stakes: 



Gto. Madia haiidlts S, A. Elliott's Noblfe Co\1nt for tbe 

 All-Aged. 



Mr. D. E. Rose is handling the Blue Ridge Kennel dogs, 

 among which are Countess Rush, Lady Evelyn and Bob 

 Cooper, all for the Setter Derby, and Countess Rush in All- 

 Aeed. Outside of these he ha.s Donovan in the Pointer 

 Derby and Hope Mark and Wun Lung in Setter Derby; 

 All-Aged Setter Stake— Simonides and The Corsair. In bis 

 string is Toledo Blade, which runs in the Eastern Champion 

 Stake. 



John A. Hunter has his Daisy Hunter in All-Aged and 

 Black Wonder in Pcinter Derby. 



Frank Richards has for the P'ointer Derby Abbess of Kent. 

 G. W. Richards has in Setter Derby Latonia II. and Dr. 

 Quiun, Frank Ricbai-ds has iu All-Aged Pointer Stake, 

 Nutwood, and G. W. Richards, Naso Bow. Setters: Prank 

 Richards Paul Bo, and G, W. Richards Minn Girl. 



Chas. Barker has the pointer Promotion for the Derby. 

 Setter Derby: Booth, Lady Elton, Monnie C. All-Aged: 

 Lou INoble, Cigarette. 



W. B. Statford has Castlemau's Rex for All-Aged Pointer 

 and Joe Roderigo for All-Aged Setter. Maaitou and Black 

 Chloe for the Pointer Derby. 



U. R. Fishel has tlie lilack pointer Don-Fis-Hel for All- 

 Aged Sr.ake. 



The draw for the Pointer Derby took place at 8 A. M. and 

 resultf'd as follows: 



.J. M. Vaughn's Donovan against H. F. Wood's Forest 

 Lassie. 



H. F. Wood's My Lidy against Oug and Shuttleworth's 

 D' de N. 



•T. R. Daniels'tj Promotion against St. Louis Kennel Club's 



Black Chloe. 



Mark Ivl. Muudy's Phantom agaiust St. Louis Keanel 

 CItiu's Manitou. 



-J H. & J. A. Hunter's Black Wonder against Frederick 

 .Tfv's Abbess of Kent. 



Judges: Messrs. Merriman, Sloo and Dr. Rowe. 



[Special to Forest and Streirm.] 



BiCKNELL, Ind., Nov. 3.— The running was resumed this 

 morning with the Pointer Derby. Weather cold and raw; 

 .snow falling toward noon. Manitou and My Lady ran for 

 two liours with little result. .Ii;dges then decided that 

 Hunter Bros.'s Black Wonder wins the Pointer Derby. J. 

 R. Daniels's Promotion secoud. J. Wood's Forest Lassie 

 and Manito divide third. 



The draw for Setter Derby took place last night and re- 

 sulted as follows: Travers's Doc Quinu against Hunter 

 Bros.' Hoosier Girl. Rose's Hope Mark against Smith's 

 Ruiiy Gladstone, Widrig's Boy against Gleason's Belle of 

 Alma. Morgan's Bruce M. against Wun Lung's Sistei. 

 Hny's Dou against Blue Ridge Kennehs' Boy. Kopper 

 Horn's Flyaway ag;iinst Gleason's Gloriana. Ridgway's 

 Booth against Blue Ridge Kennels' Rod. Corode's King 

 Irex against Bi-idd-ll's Latonia 11. .J. I. Ca.se's Monnie 

 against Kramer's Eric Elcho. Widrig's Tough against 

 Gleason's Maid Alma. Ross's Wun Lung against Wiles's 

 Frank Doncaster. Smith's Firenzi against Blue Ridge Ken- 

 nels' Lndy Evilsie. 



Doc Qaiun showed bettrr work than Hoosier Girl on first 

 heat. Neither up to the mark. Hope's Mark proved better 

 than Gladstone; both made flushes, but Mark will be heard 

 from again. Belle of Alma showed superior to Boy, scoring 

 several points to one. Wun Lung's Sister was a faster and 

 better ranger than Bruce M., and did more work. The Don 

 and Bob Cooper heat showed the latter to be the best out yet 

 in setters, being much superior to Don. Flyaway and 

 Gloriana heat showed former best, but neither good", both 

 makintr several bad flushes. Iu next heat Booth and Real 

 did very moderate work, and neither will be found in 

 the money. Kins Irex did better work than Latonia, who 

 flushed several times This ended the day, with the work 

 done not so good as that in the Pointer Derbv. 



H. W. Lacy. 



WRONG PEDIGREE.— New Haven, Conn., Oct. 27.— 

 Editor Forem and Stream: I notice iu your issue of Oct. 

 33 a pai'agraph headed "Wrong Pedigree,'" and signed by 

 James E. H*ir, of Bridgeport, regarding the breeding o"f 

 Mr. Gamble's Grover, who was bred to our Forest Dora. 

 Mr. Hair took exceptions to the claim that Grover was by 

 Count Howard, claiming that he was by Warwick Albert 

 I object to the insinuation (as I take it) that i was at fault 

 or was trying to " fake" a pedigree. I did not breed to pedi- 

 gree, but to a dog t bar. suited me, aufl one that I thought 

 would nick well with Dora. I have investigated the matter, 

 and find that Mr. Gamble, through some error or oversight or 

 lack of interest iu the matter, made a mistake when he told 

 me his dog was sired by Count Howard. Mr. Neal, the 

 owner of Daisy Foreman, informs me that Mr. Hair is cor- 

 rect, and that Grover was sired by Warwick Albert instead 

 of Count Howard. I certainly had no intention of misquot- 

 ing the breeding of this dog, and think that I am well 

 enough known among the dog people of this country to let 

 this explanation sufftce without further comment.— G. E. 

 OSBOKK. ^ 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Kennel Notes are Inger^ed Avltboat charge; and blanks 

 {turiiieiied free) will be eent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Corktown Olianee and Corhtown Ghimp. By Corktown Cocker 

 Kennels, Qrtawa, Ont., fur black cocker spaniel dogs, whelped 

 Sppt. 32, 1891, by Bob Obo (champion Obo— Farrow's Nelut) out 

 of Tough ( VVildalr— Bellt ). 



CorMnivn Clip. By Corkto wu CocVer Iveupels. Ottawa. Ont , for 

 cockf T spuniel bitoh, whelped ^ept. 3:3 1891, hy Bob Obo (champion 

 Obii— FaiTOiT'R Nellitj out of Tough (W'kiaii-— Belh ). 



Co; liloivn ClUu By Corktown Cocker Kerinel?, Ott'awa, Ont., for 

 black coi.'.ker spaniel bucb, whelped Mnrch S, 1891, by Hector 

 ( hampiou Brani -Bonitc ) rmt of Jet (champion Little Ued Bovpr 

 — SpuEke^ ). 



Prince Jam&s and ]\ldii\'riiid. By Jas. Bla-k. Sheepshead Bay, 

 L. I-. for bliictc aiid wbUf ereytioDiid dog and bitch, wbelp-d May 

 ^. 1891. b'- Prince Albert ( Ma cplierann— Brighton Lady) out of 

 iTi- ce Bvin.it (Aberbrianf— Grace Bidles). 



F'rinccii. Fioijal. By Jas. Block. Stieepobead Biy, L. I., for black 

 greyhound hitoh, whe]p=d M^y iJ8. 1891, by Prince Alaert (Mao- 

 nheiBon— Brishlon Lady) out of Gracu EJriant (Aberhriant~Grace 

 liifilp\). 



Lttf/e WoucUr. By Jas. Black, Slipr-yhe^id Ray, L. 1., for white 

 and liiack groyhound hitch, whelped MnySS, 1S91, by Prinee Albert 

 (Macpberpon-Brighton Ladj;outof GJ-race Briant (AberbriB^nt— 

 Grace Ridley). 



Bukeof Kent. By Jas. Black, SheepBhend Bay, L. I., forbrlndle 

 greyhound dog, whelped May 28, 1891, by Prince Albert (Mac- 

 pbersofi— Brighton Lady) out of Grace Briant (Aberbriant— Grace 

 R'-ilpy). 



Ciyurt Lidy. Bv Jap. Black. Shpopahead Bay. L. I., f i^r black 

 grevti'und ni'ch. whelped May 3. 1831, bv Prince Albert (Maepher- 

 son— Brighton Lady) out of Cheerful Girl. 



BRED, 



Prepared Blanbs gent free on application. 



Dot Simitier-TIm Obo. Cnrktowu Cocker Kpnnols' (Ottavra, 

 Ont.) cockpr spinif 1 bitch Dot Sniiiie (Bob Obo— Tongb) to their 

 Tim Oho (Bob Obo-Cleo), Oct. 13. 



WHELPS. 



iP^" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Tough. CorJjtown Cocker Kpnnels' (Ottawa, On^.) cocker span- 

 iel bitch Toutrh (Wildair— Belle), .Sppt. 22. four (two i^ogs), by 

 Rirlpau Kennels' Boh Obo (champion Obo— Farrow's Nftllie), 



The Shrew. H F. Church's (Taunton, Mass.) bull-terrier bitch 

 Thp Stire vv (Gullv (he Great— Korp), OLit. 3. four (three dogs), by F. 

 F. DoIp'.s Hincks (WhI'e Sam— Duches IU.}. 



Donna R'tserroC' Kpnnp'<*' English setter hitch Donna (Pale 

 Bell on— Forest Dora), Oof. 38, seven (t.wo dog.'), by F. Windholz's 

 Rockingham (Belt bus— Bess). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks eent free on application. 



Sir Wallace, Black and tan dog, whelped Jan. 9, 1887, by Ma- 

 homet out of Lady, by Blake & Herbertsou, Detroit, Mich., to A. 

 E. Elmer. Kingston, Can. 



Earl Fawn''It!ilian greyhound do?, whelpp.d October, 1890, by 

 Prince out pf Victoria, bv Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., 

 to Eugene Hal), Burlirsjton, Wis. 



Tina. Mouse and white Italian greyhound bitch, whelped Jan- 

 uary, 1891. by BHerhart Pug Kennels, Oiuclnnati, O.. to M. F. Mc- 

 Donald, St. bonis. Mo. 



Prince Albert— Grace.: Briant wheip. Blue greyhound bitch, 

 whelped May 28, 18:)1. bv Jas. Black. Sheepshead Bay, L. L, to Dr. 

 Chas. De La Verne, Brooklyn, N, Y. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is vm charae for answering qiu'stinv.s unrler this head. All 

 questiM»i rdating t<i ailments nf dogs ivill he answered hu Dr. T. O. 

 Sherwoud. a mcralnr of the Royal CoVege of Veterinarii Surgeons. 

 ComiiiunicuViom referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Manaijcmeni and dogs wilt receive careful attention. 



II. O. S., l;ovvell, Mas«.— Will you kindly inform me what is the 

 trouble with n puppy having tho following syroptnms. ako what 

 you cousider would be the best freatment in such a cage? He is 

 of the buU-terrier type, fourteen weclcs old and rather poor in 

 flesh. Has a constant twitching of the forelegs, bringing them 

 together, and when siandingof crnssintr them. When held up 

 wil h p•^ ws p-iinting from me and b^ek toward me with legs held 

 rigid, the paws have a motion similar to that of a chicken's foot 

 when you pull the cord. After being held in the lap for a short 

 time and then put on the flnor it is about all he can do to stand. 

 In about ten or fifteen minutes he will ruu about ingo^d shape 

 and quiie playful, but when he slops he pommenoes to twitch 

 ag'iin. When he is wished he will lay on the floor as motionlpps 

 a-sifdead. Ans. The symptoms you describe are choreic and due 

 to worms or the result of distemppr. Treat for worms and then 

 give the following mixture: Tincture of nux vomica and liquor 

 arsp.nicalis of eaph one drachm, dialysed iron oue drachm and a 

 half, simple syrnp one ounce, water, add six ounces. Give one 

 taHpspoonful three times a day. Give dog a fair quantity of 

 meat and cod-liver oil cakes, to he had of Spratts Co. 



W. H. H- Tarrytown, N. Y.— Please give me name and breediner 

 of Irish setter dog that won first in puppy clas^ New York 1887? 

 Also nnme and address of owner of same. Ans. Nimrod, by Chief 

 out of Fawn. Owned by Louis L. Hayes, 75 Duane street. New 

 York city. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



AMERICA AGAIN AHEAD. 



The revolver championship of the South London Rifle Club has 

 bpc-n won by an American with an American revolver. On Oct, 

 20 the last day nf the season, the leaders in the revolver competi- 

 tion had a iHststruggln for the championship. Mr. Andrews ar- 

 rived first and worlied till he got a scire of 40, then Mr. Waiter 

 Winans arrived (it is curious that these two gentlemen, though 

 comp'^tiog against each other, have never yet met). He had 

 only 33 to makf^ to win the champ'onsaip, as he had such a big 

 lead. He made it at the first attempt, then he started after Mr. 

 Andrews's tcore for top place m the day's "sp''>on" competition. 

 Hp made three fOs and then a 41, which latter won first prize for 

 ihesDOOTi; be was greatlv handicapped bv his favorite eld revol- 

 ver, out of which he has shot many thousand shots, working loose 

 in the action, which made it have drop shots every little while 

 and be had no other with him to take its place. 



The championship goes lo the competitor who makes the largpRt 

 flpgresate m five eoores shot on diff-rent daj s during the club's 

 shooHng peasnn with a milita-y revolver and ammuuiiiou. 

 , Wal-e-- Winans ('^mith & Wesson), winner of championship fif 

 tbeclu^iflud gold jewel representing the same. Score, 41, 41, 41, 

 41, 41-305 ont of a possible -'10. 

 Mr. Andrews (Coif), second, 41. 40. 40, 40. -39—200. 



Mr. C.F. Lowe (OoU). third, 40, 39, 39 39, 3h-198. 



Mr. Winans only shot on fine days, the others pretty regularly 

 all through the season. 



THE ELCHO SHIELD. 



LONBON. Oct. 17.— This afternoon the Elchn Shie'd, after sev- 

 eral years' absence, was brought back to the Guildhall of Loudon, 

 to remain in the custody of the Laid May nr untd next July,whi n 

 it will be again competed for by three Eights at Bisley, As in 

 former years, the reception of the trophy by the Lord Mayor was 

 a'teuded by a brilliant ceremony, and tliough the weather was to 

 some pstent uupromtping, the large h^ll was so crowded with 

 spectators as to leave hut little room for the VoUiuteer escorts 

 which brnua'ht it to its destination. The shield was pi 'Ced upon 

 a gun carriage of the Honorable Artillery Cnrop-in>'s Horse B it- 

 tery, at the Blackfriars end uf the Thames Embankment, shortly 

 bef''re 4 o'clock, and by that time tne nrne escorting parties had 

 arrived, that of the Hon'^rable Artillery Company under Capt. 

 Pash, Lqadon Artillpry (Capr. 8. Wi^hattJ. London Engineers 

 (M^jor Harrisoi.), ihe London Rifie Brigade (M^jor Wilberforce 

 Marshall), 3d L m''on Rifles (OapC. Masoa), 3d London Rifles 

 (Maj ir D '11), 1-t V. B. Royal Fusiliers (Capr. St^allird), 2d V. B. 

 Ro\al Fusiliers (Capt. Blumeuthal) and 3d V. B. Royal Paslliers 

 (Cflpt. Piieh). 



Maj r Raker, of theH. A. C, took command of the whole, and 

 at half-p-HSl four tbe column marched off. the crowd of spectators 

 which had assembled on the Embankment neing increased as the 

 corifeie made its way, with hands plaving, along Queen Victoria 

 street and through Queen street and Kingstrei t to the Guildhall. 

 Here many well-known Volunteers— snd especially celebrities in 

 the shooting world— tad already arrivrd; and among the company 

 were Admiral and Lady F/emantle. Brigadier- General Sir Henry 

 Wilmot, V. C. (captain of the English Eight), Colonel Hope. V. C, 

 Colonel G. Clark, Colonel Tally, and other prominent Volunteer 

 officers. 



II was nearly half-p^st five when the Lord Mayor and Lady 

 Mayoress entered the hal', accompanied by thp sheriflrs and State 

 officials of the fJorporation, and immediately af erward tt e pond- 

 erous fhitid was Dome in by seven of the eight winners— Ma jor 

 M'llish, 4tU V.K. D'-rbyshire Regiment; Capt. the Hon. T. F. Fre- 

 msntle, 1st Bucks; Mr. H^nry Whitehead, of Biirj ; Capt. Poulkes, 

 3d V.B. Cheshire; Oapt.Gibbs,3d GloascesterEnsrtneers: L;eut..J.S. 

 Osley, 3d, V. B. K"ial Sussex, and Sergt, Worth, 1st Gloucpster 

 Engineer?. The only absent member of the team was Capt. Lamb, 

 ist Battalion South Lancashire Regiment. 



In the evehing at t>e splendid banquet given the eipht at the 

 Mansion Hou=e, the health of the eight was ihe main toast. 



Sir Henry Halford, after expressing his thanks of the English 

 Eight for the manner in which the t0H6t bad he"-!! prono«ed and 

 reoaived went on to spe?k of the future of "Any Rifiy" compett- 

 liooB. He said that he spoke wdthout having consulted his col- 

 leagues on the Oouaoil of Ihe N, R, A., and mxi^t not ba taken to 

 commit ibem f'Tr whai lie sald- Ho t!;ou<iht, that the Mme had 

 nenrly com.c when Maioii nflps fii.'oul;! only ha admitted which 

 would talie the Lee-Meiford cartridcjc cusf . His reasons for this 

 suggestion were that lioth EnKland and all the Conrinenial 

 nations had now definitely adopted a rifle with a boie of about ,3, 



and that the comparatively large bore of the present match rifte 

 Wil'* now out of date. That rid j had prictlcallv done its work iu 

 proving what a good man with a good rifle couM do. 



The Natior.al Rifle Association was founded for i;he advance- 

 ment of rifle shooting, and he thought that the mission would be 

 best fulfilled by enrouraging the best shots hi thP worhl to cum 

 thPlr attemion to the devplonmpnt of the 303 rifle. He did not 

 admit the .iustice of the onslaught that was beine' raide on the 

 A. R, cpmpeiitions at Bislpy, bur, he tnought that there was a 

 great atid useful fleld in tlie development of a rifla takine tho 

 preeeni: service .303 cartridge case. Ot course, the change which 

 lie sugaested could nit be made at once; but he thought that it 

 might take effect in 1893, 



MILLER RIFLE CLUB.-Hoboken, N. .L. Oct. 21.-The follow- 

 ing scores were made iathe weekly .^hoot for plass medals: 



Fitzsimmons 5J5 35 25 35 35 2.5 34 .28 23 33-248 



D Miller 25 35 U 24 31 34 23 23 23 23-337 



Kruse.- 3,5 24 24 24 24 24 ;i4 23 23 23—337 



Sob 1 25 25 35 25 25 25 23 33 30 19-284 



Fischer 25 35 25 24 23 33 23 .23 SO 18—229 



CnptDawey 25 35 25 24 33 ?3 23 33 21 20—229 



J Meyer 35 25 25 24 34 23 32 23 20 20—229 



Hencken .. .25 35 25 24 24 22 23 23 20 20—229 



Vartck 25 35 24 24 23 23 3^ ^« IH 17—335 



Fr»-itag 25 25 24 23 33 'M 23 21 18 17-233 



Peters 25 31 34 33 23 33 32 22 19 18-323 



Seltenreich 35 35 28 23 33 33 33 30 30 lti-330 



Devi It 23 25 23 33 23 33 31 30 30 17—219 



KammeU 35 35 33 33 3 i 33 31 20 19 18-219 



Stadlpr 35 34 33 23 22 33 21 30 19 18-217 



Dunsteadt 24 24 32 33 33 33 31 20 20 20—217 



Fi'zsimmons wins first class mbdal, 243; Kruse, second class, 337; 

 Seltenreich 230. 



Team shooting among the members present followed with this 

 result; 



Miller's Tdsm. Fitziimmon's Team, 



D Miller 326 T Fitzsimmons.. ...... . 837 



AStarller 237 F Sohl 330 



n O Varick 318 H Spltenreich 326 



.1 J Davit I 209 R W Dewey 333 



D Hencken 229 J H Kruse 319 



F Dunsteadt 215-1324 D Peters 233—1358 



Ern' st Fisher in practice afterward^ made the fine score of 848. 

 2.5 35 25 25 25 25 25 35 24 24^248— J. H. Kkusb. 



PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 28,-This pveniug the rooms of the 

 Vv'uifflein Rifle and Pistol Club, at 337 North Eighth street, were 

 opened to a large number of invited guests, composed of a large 

 number of the rifle shooters of Philadelphia. These rooms are pii 

 the second floor, comfnrtiy furnished, a handsome mnqnette cai- 

 pet covering the floor, a large extension table, suitable for all 

 purposes, bent wood chairs to seat the weary ones, two rows of 

 closets for exclusive use of the memberp, hannaome waliiut desk 

 for the secretary's use. lavatory and wasnstand on the same floor, 

 the gall 'ry proper is full 35yd8. long, two targets -paper targets 

 b^ingused exclusively, and run down to the butts by wire oper- 

 ated in the room, .3.2cal. rifle,i, any weigh% any sights or trigger 

 pub, only to be used. These rooms are open to the use of the 

 members only from 13 M. to 13 P. M. The members will be di- 

 vided into three classes on the followiue basis: First class, on the 

 score of 335 out of a possible 350; second clas?, on the score of 225, 

 and the third class on the score of 215. 10 shots, and the M'inch 

 ring target, to be shot in the presenc" of the secretary or one of 

 th« Board of Directors aid duly certified to. The score and the 

 target must be preserved for the inspe"tion and approval of at 

 least three of the Board of nirectors. M-mbersmusr shoo* three 

 official scores in each month to become el'gible to compete f ^r the 

 monthly prize shoot. Cash prizes will be shot for in each diss. 

 The membership of this club is limited to fifty apfive members — 

 associate members nnlimited. The following officers were duly 

 elected: President, Harry J. Mehard; Vice-President, S. J. M^ r- 

 phant; Secretary, John .J. Mountjov; Treasurer, Wm. Wurfflein. 

 Board of Directors -H. .J. Mehard, T. P. S'^onert, W. Wuiffluin, 

 S. J. Merchant, B. Travis. The honorary roll was opened bv the 

 fnllowing named eemlemen: Hil. Fitz Gerald and Ed. Cole, of 

 Philadelphia, and Geo. W, Coulston, of New York. The reception 

 and banquet given to those present was as an enjoyable affair as 

 cotdd be desired. 



GALLERY WORK.— There is a strong probability that during 

 the present season all the leading gallery clubs of Now York and 

 New .lersey will come together in a series of home-Rntf-home 

 matches, that will not only settle the question of suprem'^cr, but 

 will give the members of the various oiubs a gond chance to be- 

 come betier acquainted with one another. On Wednesday even- 

 ing. Nov. 11, a meeting will be held at the ranges of the Excelsior 

 Rifle Club, 76 Montgomery street, 3 rsey City. The object is not 

 to organize a permanent league, hut simply to form a temporary 

 association. The plan is to throw the tournament open to af] 

 regularly organized clubs in New York and New Jersey, each club 

 to enter one team of five or ten men, to shoot home-and-home 

 matphes. Each club entering the tournament will be expscted to 

 pay $5 08 an entrance fee, and ten cents dues for each name on 

 their roll. This will constitute a fund for the payment of run- 

 ning expenses. At the end of the series of shoots the balance re- 

 maining in the treasury w 11 be utilized for the purchase of prizes 

 to be awarded to the clubs winnmg the hisruest numlier of 

 matches in order, tbe number of winning teams to be graded ac- 

 cijrdinE to tbe number ot entries. The shooting will be done with 

 Hnv.33cal. rifle, using rim-flre ammun ition. Hud there will be no 

 restriction as to weight of rifle or trigger pulL TiiP 25-Ting target, 

 with a IJ^^'n. builseye, will probably be used. No man will be 

 allowed to shoot on more than one team dui-ing a series. Tie 

 scheme is an immensely nopular one. The clubs areas follows: 

 Zet'ler, Emp-re. Albig, New York, Hailpm, New York Cit>; Ex- 

 cel-ior and Equitable. Jersey Ctt\; Miller. Friday Nleht Seitz, 

 Hermann, Stan-^ard, Hoboken; Hndson, of Ma'ion; Howard. Es- 

 sex Amateur. Newark, North Ward, Ouf Own, Puritan, Oakland, 

 Independent, Oriental, Newark. 



BOSTON, Oct. 31.— The regular weekly shoot of the Massachu- 

 setts R fle Association was held at its range tn-day. The shooting 

 conditions were not good, and not many high scores were made. 

 A s'rong 7 toll o'clpck wind was blowing all day. Most of^the 

 interest was centered on the pistol cup ma*eh, where the shooing 

 was very sharp. Following are the prinnipal scort s made to-day, 

 all being rt-entry matches, distance 200yds., standard American 

 target: 



All-Comers' Off-Hand ^^atph. 



AVCharrles.. 85 M T Day 79 DM-rtin ...67 



WC Johnston. ....St L A Baker 76 A S Field 66 



A Maynard 84 T K Mason 74 Hall 60 



Ali-CnmP-rf.' Rest Mn*ph. 



J R Fellows 113 J W French 107 AH Bull 98 



J R Monroe Ill A S Hunt ItW J French 87 



S Wilder 110 MTDav ]01 H N Haven 84 



oOyds. Pistol Match. 



E E Partridge.. .. 89 SC Sydney 85 C Williams 83 



F Carter 88 G L Hosmer. . . . .85 A D S'evens 80 



O M Howard 87 P Eaton .'83 D Martin ,78 



A Remington ,86 



NEW AUK. N. J.-The Volunteer R'fle Club has orgnmzedfnr 

 tbe ensuing season by the election of thp following ofTicers: G. 

 Hnber, president; James McCandless, vice-presideni; B. Reilly, 

 corresponding secretary; J. Knaisch, financial secretary; H. 

 Huber, treasurei; B R?illy, captain; C. End. assistant captain; J. 

 McCandless, scorer; F. Wenderla,tid, sprgeant-at-;irms. They have 

 their headquarters at Huber's Hall, porner of East Ferry street 

 and Oxford street. The club is ready for challenges. 



TRENTO>'. N. J , Oct. 31.— Gen. W. Bird Spencer, Inspector Gen- 

 eral of Rifle Practice of New Jersey, says that the proposed Inter- 

 State Mihtary Rifle Association will be formed this winter, and then 

 a conference of all the States interested will take place at Washing- 

 ton the second week in December. Gen. Albert Ordway of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, who bad a tr-am at Sea Girt and also at Creed 

 moor. Is interested in the movement; and has invited the conference 

 There will be a large representation of the Eastern States in tbe aspi.- 

 ciation. The other States are Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ma=sa- 

 chu-setts, Pennsylvania, Maryland. New .Jersey, and Deliware. New 

 York will not come in because of the rifle practice rules in that State, 

 which cpmpel the use of the Remington 50cal. sIow-twi«t rifle. It is 

 the regid- tiOD arm, and there is no desire to mske a chanee. The 

 other States agree on the rul^s of rifle practice and they will have no 

 trouble in arranging a consolidation of by-laws. The "first matches 

 will lake place at Sea Girt next snmnaer The New Jersey range is 

 popular and regarded as the best shooting ground in the Eastern 

 state?. The main ob.lect of the association will be to foster and en- 

 coi!;-,igP: the attainment of proficiency In the use of the milir-iiry arms, 

 Hii'i 10 rill!: end annual meetings will ha held in one or aooiiher of the 

 Slate . A-t I hesB meetings there wUl be t-esm competitions between 

 team! renresenting the several States; team contests, open to "r- 

 gauizations, and a number of Individual contests. All the contests for 

 team? v,'iU be arranged according to the regular army regulations, 

 to include shooting at both known and uukaown dists^nces. 



