Dec. 24, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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BevolTer Shooting in England. 



The annual repor), of the Sonth London Bifle Club bas juat been 

 issued: in it is the following: "The championship of the club for 

 rifle shooting litis been won by W. H. Trask, who thus becomes 

 the holder of the bea.utiful broni^e iigure presented by Walter 

 Winans to the club, the conditions being that it must be won two 

 years In succession to become the absolute property of the win- 

 ner." ThiB'.bronze statuette is the same size as the one presented 

 by Mr. Winans for revolver competition to Forest ATsrn 

 Stream* but the subject he has modeled is diflferent, as It reprt- 

 seats a bufl'ale hunter who has been surprised by Indians and is 

 sheltering himself behind his horse. 



In the revolver shooting of the club the committee congratulate 

 the club on the increased success of the revolver competitions, 

 the number of entries for which have almost doubled since last 

 year, "and. thanks to the presence of Mr. Walter Winans, whom 

 the committee congrattilate on his restoration to health, the 

 scoring of IBUl shows an improvement as compared with that of 

 1890. but on the otbor hand, while six possibles of 42 points and 

 thu-teen scores of H were recorded in 1889, no competitor has 

 made the possible eitDer in 1890 or 1891, and there have been only 

 eight scores of 41 during the two years, five of which were accom- 

 plished by Mr. Winans." 



Now though this looks like a falling ofC in the shooting, it is not 

 really so; tbe reason was that Mr. Winans did the most of his 

 practicing at bis own private ground instead of, as in former 

 years, at tbe club. At his private ground he made some dozen 

 "highest possible" scores and a great many 41s this year. 



After giving the result of the revolver championshin competi- 

 ' tioB, whioli, as already reported in Fohest and Stream, resulted 

 in a win for the fourth year by yMr. Winans, the report con- 

 tinues: 



'■The success of the memhers of the club in tbe revolver compe- 

 titions at Bisley has again been most marked. Mr. Walter 

 Winans won first prize in each of the four competitions open to 

 him, Mr. Haig also was second in each of sucli competitions. 

 Major MacKerrell was third in the aggregate, fourth in third 

 series, and seventh in both flrat and second series. Mr, Andrews, 

 Mr. Heath. Mr. May and Mr. Lowe also won revolver prizes at 

 Bisley. Mr. Lowe won the second revolver pri^e at Glasgow, the 

 fourth at Edinburgh and the eighth at Brussels." The report con- 

 cludes thus; "Inasmuch as the new service revolver embraces 

 two improvements, the buckhorn rear-sight and Metford rifling, 

 suggested by a member of the club, the committee respectfully 

 claim that tlie Soutti London Rifle Club has rendered good ser- 

 vice to the State: but on the other hand the committee venture 

 to report what they said in their 1889 report, viz.: The powder 

 charge of the new service revolver is too light to stop a man 

 effectually at close quarters: that the barrel is too short for ac- 

 curate shooting, and the whole weapon Is too light for efficient 

 service in tbe fields and they contend that it is a mistake to sac- 

 i-ifice the general all-round efficiency of a weapon capable of doing 

 what Mr. Ira Paine and others have done with the revolver at 

 distances up to SOOyds. to the mere question of oortability." 



This committee did not include Messrs. Winans and Haig, the 

 former is of opinion that the buckhorn sight is a mistake, also 

 the desire to have a larger charge Is a mistake, as the present 

 charge has a very severe recoil, and a larger charge would do 

 away with accuracy, except in the case of exceptionally strong 

 wrists. 



A similar proposal was made at the meeting of revolver shots 

 at Mr. Winans's tent at Bisley and voted against, only one mau 

 being in favor of it. W. 



Home Pistol Practice. 



At intervals we hear through the^ifle columns of "shooting 

 cranks" who are fortunate enoagli to possess facilities for indoor 

 shooting during the wiater montcis, and it occurred to the writer 

 that some of the fraternity not blessed with the necessary space 

 requisite for that amusement might t^e interested in bearing how 

 he utUiaed the limited means at his disposal. 



In summing up the assets it ws discovered that they consisted 

 of 15ft. of hall ending in a hall bedroom 13ft. deep, giving a range 

 of 25ft. with some room to stand clear of the wall. 



Now, while ridiculously short range for a rifle it would se'>m 

 very well for a pistol gallery for such a poor shot as the writer 

 proved himself in out of door shootiug with a revolver. 



A ptjuara of plank IMin. thick and 40x40in., backed by J i gin. 

 Russia iron, holds the target and very effectually stops the am- 

 rounition used. , , , . , 



For the weapon a Stevens diamond model pistol with a 6in. 

 barrel was purchased, and has done pretty fine shooting when the 

 man behina it was in good shape. 



Conical buUeted breech caps are used, and tbe pistol cleaned 

 after every five shots, and although 5 000 of them have been so far 

 fired, the barrel is as bright and clean as when bought— the clean- 

 ins rag being chamois skin. 



Being a crank in some matters, my targefs were an idea of my 

 own, and made to order, electrotype being cast from a photo-en- 

 graving of a d rawing of a target made by myself. The buUseye is 

 exaetlv the diameter of a quarter dollar, and is surrounded by 

 three rings, each one-half the diameter of the bullseye apart. 



These being printed on very heavy white glazed cardboard ai'e 

 strong and durable, also just about the right size for an overcoat 

 pocket, in which they can be carried without bending or curling. 



In tbe first few weeks shooting there was alamentahle tendency 

 of the pistol to throw up— so much, in fact, that f always pinned 

 my targets by one corner and left a point at tlie bottom at which 

 to aim. After a while, however, tbe arm became more manage- 

 able, or rather mine grew firmer, and now I bold directly on the 

 lower rim of the bullseye and get there rather often. 



Now, having given a point or two which I have found helpful in 

 keeping up my practice, may not some one else give me some 

 really valuable suggestions as to eheoting, and help start the ball 

 rolling. Lancewoop. 



The Small Arms Board. 



iNVEKTOBS are coming forward very slowly with arms and re- 

 quests for extension of time come in from many iirms. The Lee 

 Arms Co. expect to have a gun ready for trial in January and 

 another shortly afterward. The Hotchkiss Co. was reported to 

 have shipped two arms for trial in September last, but neither 

 has vet been received. The Winchester Arms Co. has not yet 

 perfected their weapon. The Pitcher Arms Co. report that they 

 will have a gun in January. At the last session of the board held 

 at Springfield, a wooden model of a magazine gun exhibited by 

 Lieut. H. White, M. C. and an unfinished gun from the Pitcher 

 Arms Co., of WellsviUe, Wis., exammed, and a Mauser gun very 

 similar to that adopted by Belgium, was tested. The trial of the 

 two Kraig-.Tora-ensen guns was conducted on Dec, d. The Bruce 



fan was also t ested. The board will meet again at the Springfleld 

 Tin or y im .Fan. 19. 



Canadian Riflemen. 



Qttebec, Dec. IV.— The twenty-third annual meeting of the 

 Province oC Que'iec Rifle Association is over and the olHcers 

 elected for the ensuing year. The reports having been adnpted 

 fhe offlcera for the coming year were elected as follows: Chair- 

 Jian of the Council. Lteut..-Ool. Houghton, re-elected; Treasurer, 

 Major O. Radiger; Secretary, Major Blaiklock, re-elected; Finance 

 Committee, Lieui.-Cole. Fraser, Brosscau and Martin, Major E. 

 L. Bond retiring: Auditors, Captains J. Fair and,.T, G. Ross: Rep- 

 resentatives to the D. R. A., Lieut.-Oola. RosBeau and Hood, 

 Maiors Bood and Blaiklock and Capt. Sims. On the question of 

 changing the date of the annual matches from August to July, 

 tbe rifle clubs were requested to communicate with tue secretary, 

 giving their views on the subject. 



Shooting' at the Falls. 



NiAQABA Falls, Oat.. Dec. 16.— The live-bird tournament, un- 

 der the auspices of the Wnivlpool Gau Club, held here to-day, was 

 largely attended by marksmen from Toronto. Buffalo, Hamilton, 

 Woodstock and other American and Canadian cities and towns. 

 Tbe weather was anything but favorable to the marksmen. A 

 stiff northwest wind blew in their faces all day, almost reaching 

 a hurricane at times, driving the birds in all directions from the 

 traps. Following is the score: 



Fti'st match, sweepstake", 5 birds: C. Charles 5, Mr. Taylor S, 

 Mr. Margatts 4. Mr. Koch S, Mr. Bishop 5, Capt. Milloy 2. 



Second match, sweepstakes, 7 birds: C. Caarles 6, J. Koch 6. 

 Capt.Mill.jy5, J.CroaksS, Dr. Neff 5, J, Stroud 3, H. Whitney 6, 

 T. Miller 6, Mr. Hamilton o, W. Stroud 5, R. Bishop 3. 



Third match, $100 purse guaranteed, entrance S7.50, 10 birds: 

 Q. Margetis 10, C. Charles 8, H. Whitney 9, Miller 8. Dr. Neff 8, J. 

 Koea 8, W. Stroud 7, J. Stroud 6. 



Fourth match, sweepstakes, 7 birds: C Charles 6, Mr. Miller 5, 

 Mv. Rogers 5. Mr. Hamilton 4, Capt. Milloy 4. Dr. Neff 3, W. 

 Stroud 5, J. Stroud 4, Mr. Bishop 8. 



Names and PoriTHAirs of Birds, by Gurdon Trumbull. A 

 book parttu.ilarly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 identify without question all the American game birds which 

 they may kilU Oloth. 220 pages, price »2,60, For sele by Forbsx 



Seotes for publication slroulcl. be made out on the printed blmiHt 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, mid furnished ffrati« to duo 

 secretarieg. Correspondents who famor um mtJi club scores are par' 

 timJarlv reQue^ted to writs on one »ide of the paper onlv- 



FIXTURES. 



If you want your* shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following: 



Dec, 35.— Boiling Springs Fish and Gtm Club, open sweejJStakes 

 at 80 artificials, at B.utherford. N.J, , ^ , .„ . , 



Dec. 25— Maplewood Gun Club, open shoot at Bctificials, at 

 Maplewood, N. J. 



Dec. a*).— Athens, Pa., tottrnament, at kingblrdB and live pigeons. 

 W. K. Park, Sec'3^ .„ , 



Dec. 35.— Amateur Gun Club, all day's shoot at amfioiale, on 

 Fifth avenue grounds, Newark, N. J. 



Deo. 3.5,— Jolm Erb's grounds, all day's sboot at live birds, 

 Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J. 



Dec. 25.— Woodside Onn Club, all day tournament at live birds 

 and artificials', club ^roi-inds, foot of Riverside avenue, Newark, 

 N. J. 



Dec. 35,— Open sweepstakes at live birds, at Frank Class's Hotel, 

 at Pine Brook, N. J. 



Dec. 35.— Brunswick Gun Club, monthly club and open shoot, at 

 New Brunswitik, N. .1, 



Dec. 26.— Hilton Gun Club, initial shoot at artificials, open to 

 all, at Becker's Wcoda, Hilton. N. J. 



Dec. 25.-Eaat Side— Mutual Gun Club, live birds, 9 A. M. to 1 

 P. M.; artiacials, 1 P. M. until dark; open to all, at Wieden- 

 ma>er's Park, Newark. N. J. 



Dec. a5 — West Side Gun Club, moutbly medal shoot and open 

 sweepstakes at live birds and artificials, at Grove street grounds, 

 Newark, N. J. 



Dec. 25-2tj.— Germantown Gun Olnb, opea toarnament. at Ger- 

 mantown. Pa. 



Dec. 25.— Cordova Gun Club tournament, at Cordova, 111. 



Dec. 25-Sewaren Land and Water Club, team and individual 

 contests, open to all, at Sewaren, N. J. 



Dec. 25.— Spring Hill Gun Club, all day shoot, A. M. at live 

 birds, P. M. at targets, at Blauveltville, N. Y. 



Dec. 38-80.— Geneseo Gun Clob tournaniont, at Geneseo, HI. 



Dec. 29 —Lyons Gun Club tournament, at Lyons, Kansas. 



Dee. 85-30.— Lincoln Gun Club tournament, at Lincoln, Neb, 

 181)2, 



Jan, 1.— Snring Hill Gun Club, all day shoot; A. M. at live birds, 

 P. M at targets, at Blauvtltville, N. Y. 



Jan. 1.— South Side Gun Club, open tournament at artiHeials, 

 on club grounds, near Bmm.ei street station, Newark, N. J. 



Jan. 1.— Fnlford vs. Brewpv. at Harrisbuig, Pa, Match at 100 

 live birds each for purse of SuOO, contributed by citizens of Harris- 

 burg, Pa., shootiug to commence at 3 o'clock. 



Jan. 1-3,— Holiday tournament of the Harrisburg Shooting As- 

 sociation, First day live birds, second day inanimate targets, 



.Tan, 26.— Hamilton (inn Club, grand live pigeon and artificial 

 t>{rd tournamenl; $1,100 guaranteed. A. Smith, Sec'y-Treas., 

 Hamilton, Oniario, Canada. 



May 17-20.— Annual tournament of Kansas City State Sports- 

 men's Association, at Council Grove. G. W. Cleck, Spc'y. 



Juno 6-11.— Eighteenth annual tournament of Illinois State 

 Sportsmen's Association, at Chicago. W. L. Shepherd, Sec'y. 



June 13-18.— New York State Association's Thirty -fourth Annual 

 Convention, at Svracuae, N. Y. Chas. H. Mowry, Seo'y. - 



Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association tournaments: 



Baltimore. Md. - Second week in March. 



Staunton, Va.— Second week in April. 



Savannah, Ga.— First week in May. 



Pittshnrgh, Pa.— Second week in May. 



Brooklyn, N. W— Second week in June. 



Watertown, N. Y.— Fourth week in June. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



The gun clubs of New Jersey peom slow in making a move to- 

 ward the organization of the proposed State League. The corres- 

 ponding secretary has repeatedly, througlithe columns of the lay 

 and sporting press, called for an expression of opinion from 

 shooters, and has never received a line on the subject in reply. 

 1 am informed that two of the strongest clubs in the State pro- 

 pose to take a step in the matter by holding a two (consecutive) 

 days' toarnament (one day on the grounds of each club) some 

 time during January. Each club in the State will be reouested 

 to send a team of five men to take part in a team contest at 35 

 targets per man. At these two days' shoots a deteraained effort 

 will be made to form, a New Jersey League, and arrange for a big 

 circuit of tournaments. It the effort is successful, the two 

 shoots above mentioned will be considered by the two clubs as 

 being their fixtures, and no other of the tournaments will be beld 

 on their grounds. Full details in regard to the shoots will be 

 given in a short time. 



At the "annual" of the South Side Gun Club at Newark, N. J., on 

 New Year's Day, a novelty will be introduced in one or two of the 

 events, which will eifeetually prevent a shooter from dropping 

 for a place. The contestants will be one-half winners and one- 

 half losers, i. ('., presuming that the event is at 10 targets, $1 entry, 

 with twenty in. Three men break 10 each, four men break 9 each, 

 five men break 8 each, each of the others break 7 or less. Deduct- 

 ing say 2i4 cents each for the targets, there would be $17.50 in the 

 pot, of which $1 75 would go to each of the ten high men. Three 

 lO's, four 9's and five 8's, however, make twelve men who have 

 winning scores, so that two must be dropped out, and this is done 

 by counting backward on the score, the two men who have misses 

 nearest the end of their scores being the victims. In case of ties 

 in order of misses the ties will be shot off miss and out until the 

 proper number of winners are left. 



* * * 



A new organizatiou known as the Hilton Gun Club has just 

 been formed and on Xmas Day it will hold its initial shoot and 

 house- w«rming on its well-appointed grounds at Becker's Woods, 

 ahout half a mile above thi Irvington Hotel, in Hilton. N. J. All 

 the members are enthusiasts and will cordially welcome all who 

 favor them with a visit. The shooting will be open to all comers. 

 The Springfleld avenue electric ears, taken at any point on Mar- 

 ket street, Newark, will take visitors to within a half mile of thB 

 grounds. 



* * * 



The United States mails recently played a sorry trick at the ex- 

 pense of W. Fred Quimby. Fred had been doing a few days shoot- 

 ing in Maryland, aud having sixty-odd quail he had them boxed up 

 and sent to his Broadway store. Wishing to give a treat to some 

 of his friends he sent a letter to the store, the purport being that 

 the recipient was to take a dozen of tne birds and forward the 

 rest to Mr. (Jiiimby's home In Newark, At the same time he sent 

 a letter to his wife, requesting her upon receipt of the birds to 

 send a dozen each to two of his Newark friends, and to have the 

 remainder served up on a certain evening when he would reach 

 home, and also requested her to invite a few of her friends to tbe 

 "quail supper." The bos of birds reached the store in due time, 

 and, no instructions to the contrary having been received on tbe 

 day following their arrival, they were distributed among the 

 people connected with thestore. in pursuance of previous custom. 

 It is easy to imagine the feelings of Mr. Quimby's partner when, 

 on tbe day following the distribution of the spoils, the letter of 

 instruction was received. In the meantime Mr. Quimby's wife 

 was wondering why her birds did not arrive, and it was not until 

 Fred bad reached home that the case was thoroughly understood. 

 It is needless to say that the promised "quail supper" did not 

 materialize. 



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FoRKST AND STBBAMis desirous of reviBiag its oliib di:?ectGry, 

 and would be greatly obliged if club secretaries would" sekd to 

 this office the name and address of every member of their club, 

 shooting days and location of grounds. 



The "annual" of the South Side Gun Club, to <be held on the 

 club grounds, foot of Emmett street, on New Year's Day, will be 

 a very enjoyable affair. Besides the local shooters there will be 

 present nearly the full strength of the Boiling Springs and Maple 

 wood clubs. The programme will be an attractive one and is 

 bound to suit all comers. All the shooting will be at artificial 

 targets. A feature will be the trial of the "Hobart system'' of 

 rapid-firing, which Will Hobart says is the coming system. 

 *** 



The amateur photographeif) were in tlteijr gloi'y on the day of 



the Fulf ord-Brewer mat«h at Woodlawn Park, About a dozen 

 of them were busy in snapping viewsfrom 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. 



John H. Duatan, who reti-ieved the "doubtful" birds during the; 

 big match at V^^odlawn Park, is a well known electrician of Har- 

 risburg, Pa., and a member of the Harrisburg Shooting Associa- 

 tion. As a live bird shot he has quite a reputation. Several years 

 ago Mr. Duatan was a resident of Newark, N. J., where he was 

 employed by the Edisnn Electric Light Company. He was at that 

 time an enthusiastic cycler and a member of the Neiv -Jersey 

 Wheelmen. In height he is about of t. fiin., but nevertheless hw 

 rode a 84tn. Star bicycle of the old "coffee-mill" type. As an all- 

 day "scorcher" he was a terror to his club mates. On msny of 

 hia rides he was accompanied by his four-year-old son. Oldtfme 

 frequenters of Oraton Hall, in Newark, were often regaled by 

 Mr. Dustan with exhibitions of fancy ana trick riding, at which 

 be was an .adept. 



t. * * 



The Sewaren Land and Water Club, of Sewaren, N. J., held a 

 meeitnig on Dec. 17, and elected D. C. Whitlock, Lnuis B. Ballard 

 and F. W. Poble to active membership. John '£. Johnson wa? 

 also elected an honorary member. The club bas a red-winged 

 globe or ball, on a black field, as tbe club colors. The club will 

 hold a reeeptioij and dance at the Sewaren House on New Year's 

 eve, and a large number of marksmen from different parts of the 

 State are expected. 



* * * 



Arrangements have already been completed for the 1892 s«»af!oiJ 

 of the tJ Qinn Gun Club, of Springfield, N. J., and throngb the 

 courtesy of Enoch D. Miller, the club's manager, I am enabled to 

 give the following details: Tb« club will he divided into two 

 classes, the 9*1 per cent, men to comprise A class, snd all under 90 

 per cent. B class. The initiation fees and dues tor fhe year will 

 be %l. The shooting will be under Keystone rule?, iTom o traps, 

 unknown angles, and at each monthly shoot each member will 

 sboot at 25 single bluerock or Keystone targets. All ties will be 

 shot off at 5 birds each, until one or another of the contestants is 

 ahead. The prizes will be as follows: A class, first prize $15, 

 second prize $10, third nriaa $5. B clasp, flrst prize $10, second 

 prize $7.50, third prize $5, fourth priz" $2M; all iu gold coin. In 

 order to qualify for any of the club prizes members must take 

 part in eight of the regular monthly shoots, and ihe prizes are to 

 go to the ones winning them the greatest number of times. There 

 will .also be a gold medal awarded for the highest average in any 

 eight of the twelve shoots. On each of the club days there will 

 also bo an open-to-all tournament, with eight events on the pro- 

 gramme, tbe eighth being the regular club shoot. The initial 

 contest will be held on Thursday, Jau 7, 18$)3. 



* * * 



Dexter Park, Long Island, one of tbe most famous and popular 

 shooting grounds in ibis vicinity, will be tbe scene of some lively 

 shooting to-morrow and on New Year's Day, and Meinheer Mil- 

 ler, the jovial and corpulant proprietor, insures a jolly time to all 

 who honor bira with a Visit. Tbe programme is a mixed oue. so that 

 shcotera had neither go loaded for both feather ruffling and saucer 

 smashing. Tbe events comprise 10 bluerocks, 50 "ents entry; 10 

 bluerocks, 75 ceutti entry; 15 bluerocks, $1 entry; 10 single and 5 

 pairs bluerocks. Si entrTj 10 bluerocks, 81 entry; 6 live birds, $3.50 

 entry, and 7 live birds, $S eatry. Cash prizes are guaranteed and 

 all surplus will be added. Shooting will begin at 9 A. M. On 

 each day the events in order will be as above. The grounds are 

 situated on Jamaica avenue, near Enfield street, and the electric 

 road from East New York deposits passengers at the gate. Go 

 early and have a great big time, 



A match between teams of twenty men each from the Newark 

 Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., and the Fountain Gun Club, of 

 Brooklyn, is on the tapis, and when the event takes place it is 

 safe to say that the work will be witnessed by a big crowd. The 

 conditions will probably be ten live birds per man. Hurlingbam 

 rules to govern, the losing team to stand the expense of a supper. 

 Both clubs are confident in their ability to turn out winning 

 teams. Dates have not yet been arranged. 



* * * 



Sportsmen are anxious to know what two-man team will dare 

 to pit themselves against E, D. Fulford and J. L. Brewer for a 

 contest at 100 birds per man for $5,000 or .fl0,000a side. The ques- 

 tion is an interesting one. There are any number of shooters in 

 this country who could.without doubt, provide a little interesting 

 divertisement for either of the above mentioned experts if they 

 could only muster up "sand" enough to come to tbe front. What 

 is the matter with J. A. R. Elliott, Charley Budd, Geo. Klein- 

 mann, W. S. Crosby, Frank Parmalee, W. P. Mussy. .John Wins- 

 ton and the "other hundred" of cracks who are continually look- 

 ing for gore? O. H. Towt^tsent). 



Words of Appreciation, 



Editor Forest omd Stream: 



I have just glanced at Fokest and Stbeam. Espeoted some- 

 thing on t of the ordinary, but this is immense. Nothing like it 

 before in the reports of traps. It was a big occasion and you have 

 done it justice. Please send at once two copies of this week, I 

 will try and nlace tbem where they will do the most erod. Hur= 

 rah for Forest and Stream. Jacobstafb'. 



.Iebsey Citt. 



Editor Forest and Strmm: 



Allow me to cjngratulate you on the enterprise shown in your 

 report of the Fulford-Brewer mat oh at Woodlawn Park. 1 have 

 never seen so complete a report given in a f-porttng paper of any 

 event that has ever occurred. The great importance of this 

 match, and tbe widespread interest which it. tscited,led yom- 

 readers to believe that you would give it tbe space which it 

 merited, but 1 think all were surprised in seeing the unusual en- 

 terprise that was displayed in Illustrating the most interesting 

 and important events of the day as your artist and correspondent 

 did it. it marks a new era in outdoor sports that is worthy at 

 this time of mention. Sportsn enof the country appreciate strch 

 wideawake interest as you have exhibited. The Foebst ANB 

 Stream is easily this time at the top. Henut C. Sqitires. 



New Yobk. 



Editor Forest, and Stream: 



Haviner witnessed the great match between E. D. Fulford and 

 Capt. Brewer at Woodlawn, Dec. 33, and read several accounts of 

 the match ns reported by the leading newspapers, Fobest And 

 Stbeam included, please allow me to congratulate you on tur- 

 nishlna the most complete and iuteres'ing report of any that I 

 have ever seen, your photographic productions Deing of the very 

 best and are good proof that your artist was there. Your report 

 in regards to the work done by the two men I consider good 

 and to express my opinion in regard to these two great knights of 

 the trigger 1 must say that Capt. Brewer is my favorite. His 

 style and actions at the traps just fills my eye for a shooter, yet I 

 must admit that Fulford as a shooter is one rf the finest in the 

 land. After seeing both men shoot at their nrft twenty-Ore birds 

 each I formed my opinion that "the old mau" Brewer was a beat 

 man, for it seemed to me that Fulford had the best load as Brewer 

 hii his (lost) birds with both barrels throughout the match ( with 

 but two or three e.Yceptionf >. This kind of work seejned to me to 

 be the fault of the load. I am not throwing any "mud" at wood 

 powder. I simply mean that In my opinion Brewer's load did not 

 quite fit his gun. Yet I must say that the winner of this great 

 match, Mr. Fulford, is entitled to a dignity that should be re- 

 spected, for meeting and defeating the bast man on earth. 



Hartford, Conn. C. H. Bitrbidgei. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your report of the Brewer-Fulford maioh at Woodlawn Park is 

 the most complete and tbe best account of a pigeon match that I 

 have ever seen. It ia a pleasure to watch the rapid strides made 

 by your paper. D, A. Upson. 



Cleveland, 0.__^ 



Toronto. 



Dec. 14.— The match between W. Emond and W. McDowall at 

 the Woodbine to-day was shot under the most unfavorable condi- 

 tions possible. Wind and heavy rain prevailed during the whole ■ 

 of the contest. The birds Were good flyers, and it took very hard 

 hitting to bring down those which got into the wind. Mr. Emond 

 commenced by killing 31 straight. He then missed a good bird and 

 made a run of 10. He next lost 2 birds, each falling dead about 

 lOyds. out of bounds. He followed with 5 straight kills, and won 

 the match with 47 to McDowell's 46. 



Fulford vs. Brewer Again. 



On Jan. 1, 1892, the grounds of the Harrisburg Shooting Associa- 

 tion, in Harri8bure,-Pa.. wiH be the scene of another big contest 

 between E. D. Fulford and J. L. Brewer, who wiU shoot at lOOllve 

 birds each for $500 a side. The Harrisburg Club will also have 

 opei^ 9Mreep5take sl^ooting on the above day. 



