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FOREST AND STREAM. 



fDEC. 29, 1892, 



Borean blasts which coin« across the waste. So far as the above 

 flccessories are concernpd, they were all at hand on Cbristmas 

 Day at Weidenmeyer's Woods, when the East Side-Mutual Gun 

 Olub held their annual Yulp-tide outing. The day was extremely 

 cold, although the sun shone brightly. The wind was strong, raw 

 and penetrating, and overcoats and sweaters were necessary. 

 There were over a do55en shooters on the grounds and several 

 huridi'eds of bluerock targets were thrown, the shooting being 

 difficult, as the targets were tossed hither and thither by the 

 wind. 



The principal event to interest those present was a supper 

 match between two teams of s^even men each, handled by Henry 

 C. Koegpl and Robeit Schraflt. Each man shot at 15 targets, 

 under th'^ rapid-firine system, the scores resulting as follows: 

 Koegf J's Tpam. Schrafft's Team. 



Kopg-'l OnOlOlOOUOlll-S Schraflft . . . 100100010100111 -7 



Perment.. .010011001100101—7 Schilling. ...111110011111111-13 

 Ha8singer..llV 000 10100 in-8 Hague ....110110011000011-5 

 Sr-borck ....]1100inOOO()000- 6 Heinrich. ...010000001101010-5 



Fiscb er OlOOOOlOOOl 1 101-6 R ea ch 0101 01001000010-5 



Perry OlOlOOllCOlOlOO— 6 Noon 100000000001100—3 



Henning... .110010110101001-8-50 Baar 011010111001010-7-48 



The rest of the day was devoted to shooting sweepstakes at 10 

 targets each, of which the scores follow: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 



Perment 1110000111-6 0111111101— 8 1011 Ml Oil— 6 



Hague 0000000101—2 1000101100-4 1100111101—7 



Kopgel .1011100110-6 1111111111-10 1111011011- H 



Schork 1010101101-6 0010001011-4 



Srhraftt .,0100101010 - 4 1110010000 - 4 0110001000-3 



Hassinger ....1010001100-4 1010111101- 7 1101111011-8 



Reach 0100000111-4 



Perry 1011000111-6 



Kenning 1000011000—3 aiOlOlllll- 6 



Schilling ... 1110110111—8 1111111111—10 



Heinrich 0001010101- 4 



Kieller 0101110101- 6 



Uilrich 0000011111-5 



Fi'cher 0101000001— 3 



Live Birds at John Erb's. 



Christmas Day was celebrated with the usual series of live 

 bird sweeps on the "Old Stone House" grounds in Newark, but 

 turkey seemed to have more charms than pigeons, and the at- 

 tendance was light. Tbe sun shown brightly all day but the wind 

 was raw and cutting, chilling the birds within a few momenta 

 alter they were put in the trap. Despite thi.s drawback, however, 

 the birds flew well, but few having to be flushed. 



All the events, 14 in number, were in the form of "Jersey" 

 sweeps, 4 birds per man, $3 entry, 3 moneys. The results: 



No. 1. No. 3. No. 3. No. 4 No 5, No. 6. No. 7. 



Canon 2200-2 0003-1 1000-1 2021-4 0210-2 3203 -3 1212-4 



Rrb 2130 - 3 1132-4 1111-4 3310 -3 1121-4 3201-3 1112-4 



Holbs .. ..1311-4 1121-4 1101-3 1101-3 1313-4 1133-4 1113-4 

 S Castle Sr 1311-4 1010-3 1111-4 1111-4 2131-4 0111-3 1133-4 



IW Castle 3111-4 0202—2 0031—3 . 



IVlack 1311-4 0303-3 2221-4 1130-3 



S Castle J r 2231—4 



^- ^- No. 10 No. 11. No. 12. No. 13. No. 14 



grb. nil- 4 12^3-4 0121-3 1211-4 3121-4 1124- 4 1111-4 



Hollis 0101-3 1110-3 1121-4 2111-4 1311-4 1011-3 0111-3 



S Castle 8r 2111-4 3331-4 1211-4 1111-4 1111-4 1132-4 1111-4 

 Mack .. . 1331-4 1212-4 2111-4 1113- 4 2013-6 3110-3 2112-4 

 S Castle JrOlll-3 3111-4 3203-3 1213 - 4 2221-4 1120-3 1110-3 



No. 4: Matzen 9, Collins 8, Frank 7, Huck 5, Klees 4. Lane 4, 

 Peck 4, SteigeJman. 1. 

 No. 5: Matzen 7, Frank 6, Huck 5. Peck 3. Steigelman 1. 

 No. 6: Frank 6, Peck 5, Matzen 5, Huck 4, Steigelman 0. 

 ,No. 7: 



Leuone -.1111001111-8 Lane 1101101110-7 



Vermorel 1011111001— 7 Stipgelman 0001001010 - 3 



Abbott 1111 111010— 8 Frank 0111101110— 7 



C CoUias .1010110110— 6 Collins 1001110111— 7 



Peck 0011100111- 6 .James 1101001111— 7 



Klees lllllOiOlO— 7 Lawrenson OOlOOlOOOl— 3 



Ooe 1111110011-8 Huck 0100011001-4 



Paul lOOUllOlO-6 Jeanneret 1111101101—8 



No. 8: 



Lenone 1011111111—9 Lane 1011111111-9 



Abbott 1010110010-5 Peck 0000110101-4 



Vermorel 1110111111-9 C Collins 0111000011-5 



Paul 1000000101-3 .leanneret 0110010111- 6 



Klees 1111110011-8 -Tames IIIOIOIOU-' 



E Collins llllOUlll-9 Lawrenson 0111000000-3 



Coe lOllinilll-8 Huck 0101011000 -4 



Hecht UlOOOOlOOO-2 Frank 1011011101-' 



No. 9, 15 singles. $150 pntry: 



LPDone 110111011011001—10 L Lane 110100010101110 - 8 



Klees lllHOOlOOlOm-10 Hagen 001010010001101- 6 



E Collins lOlOOlOllUim— 11 Burgess 100001000101101— 6 



Paul 010110111110011—10 Seeley ..lOOOllOCilIOllO- 8 



Abbott 1111.11011110001-11 Hofman 000001001101000 - 4 



Vermorel 101110101111011—11 GLane 00001 01 OOOIOOOO— 3 



No. IL, 25 singles, $2.50 entry. 



L Lane 1011101011011101110101111—18 



Klees ■..llllOlCOllllOllllllllllll-31 



Matzen 1010111110011111100111010—17 



'Tames 0110111101111011011111101-19 



Huck 1101110010110111001111100-16 



Lpuone 1110011100010101000010011—13 



Coe OlOOliniloononollOinioi— 14 



Laurenso.n 000001000000011 1000000101- 6 



Stiegelman OOOOOIOOIOIOOIOOOOIIOOOOO- 6 



Paul llOlllllllllOO'OOlOllOlll— 18 



Jeanneret 11110111101 lOOOOOllOllOll- 16 



Frank 0111111101100101011010111-17 



O Collins 0001000101111100010111011-11 



A Laue 00001000001 00000001 000001— 4 



Burgess 0000111 000011 OOOOlO 100101- 9 



Abbott 1101110101110001110011101-16 



Vermorel lllOOOlOUllllllOllllOOll-18 



5?eley 0111010110101111011000001-14 



Hagen 0000001100011100010100100- 8 



Peck 11 OOlOlO 1 001 0101110011010-13 



E Colhns 0101110101010111101111101-17 



Boiling Springs' Christmas Shoot. 



Thk BoiliDg Springs Gun Olub members braved the cold wind 

 which blew across the Hackensack meadows on Monday and had 

 a jolly day's sport on their well pquippsd grounds at Rutherford 

 Tiie wind was intensely cold and cutting, but the club house was 

 provided with several roaring fires as weU as an abundant supply 

 of hot coflfee, and cold weather had no terrors for the enthusiasts 

 There were over a score of shooters present, among them being 

 Messrs Vermoral, Abbott and Coe, of the Passaic City Rod and 



The most interesting contest of the day was at 35 bluerock tar- 

 gets per man. unknown angles, this being one of a series of 

 shoots for a gold watch valued at S50, presented by the club, and 

 to become the property of tbe member winning it the greatest 

 number of times in 13 shoots. The contest resulted in a^victory 

 for Paul Jeanneret, tbe scores being as below: 



010110101100' OOlOOOOOllOl-ll 



?f ".1 „ 111111011 1101111110110111-21 



i'^^f OllOlOUlll 11011011111101-16 



jl'';*;^ 1111110000011010011111011-16 



U^*^^, 1100110000111000000001011-10 



f>''J^^ - OlOOOOOOOOOlOllOlllOOOOOO- 7 



}^°r^-;;:„; 1110110110101111111101110-19 



OC llms OllllOOOlOlOllOlOUiroill 15 



Vna^^L.; 0101100111111111110000101-16 



.leanneret 1001111001010011100010011-13 



i^Rl-- 0011100101001000101101000-10 



''^^f/f • •• •. 0111101101110111111010100-17 



XT 1 in ^^'■'^ m a series of sweepstakes: 



F^nkV ^^''^^^ ^"^^^ 8,Motzen 6, Klees 6, Peck 5, 



No. 2, same: Hiick 7. Matzen 7, Klees 6, Frank 6. Peck 5 

 Huc^ l ^' Coe 6, Peck 5, Klees Tc. Collins 4. 



Live Birds in Hunterdon County. 



Nearly a dozen exponents of the smooth-bore and live bird 

 shooHng gathered on the grounds at Three Bridges, N. J., on Dec. 

 22. for fome sport at the traps. The day was cold with a strong 

 wind and the birds, a good lot. The initial event was a team 

 inatch in which Messrs. Case and Millburn were pitted against 

 Messrs. Styker and Mason at 33 live birds per man. -H and T" 

 traps, otherwise Hurlingham rules for 825 a corner. The score: 



Case- 021111201o310o0]oo2023101-15 



Millburn. 0110112110110213112301220-19-34 



Jtvker 1010130112233213101011300—18 



^mi"" • 0111111012011332123111212-33-40 



ihe rest of the day was devoted to "Jersey" sweeps, 4 birds per 

 man, $3 entry, two moneys, which ran as below: 



No. 1. No. 3. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. 



Ca^e.. 1020-3 3312- 4 1012-3 2202-3 0111-3 1120-3 



Schenck 2023- 3 



Millburn 1120-3 2100-3 1313-4 200 w . 



Creeley 0122- 3 0231—3 0112—8 2310—3 



^lason 2133-4 1311—4 3010-3 1323—4 0322-3 3133-4 



Stryker 1220-3 1310-3 2011-3 1013 - 3 0131-3 1110-3 



-A:Pgar 1020-2 1131-4 3103-3 2120 -3 1012-3 



flenzler 1033- 3 030w 102 -3 3131-4 102'i-3 



Hphes 3121-4 2101-3 0330-2 .... 2123-4 



Willi,amson 0011-3 3313-4 00 sv 



Prall 2001-3 



Fulford Wins at WiUiamsport. 



WiL,LiA3isP0ET Pa., Dec. 34.-The fourth of the series of 

 matches between E. D. Fulford and J. A. R. Elliott took (.lace 

 here tp-day and for the third time Elliott suffered defeat. The 

 score follows: 



E'liott 21111102223201312131312101323 -23 



112232113332J2122E3232320-34 

 2222123111131322232312023 - 24 

 . 2002110n3101321229103]01-]9-89 



F^^iord 23332222222202033222^22-23 



1132221132123181203232132-24 

 2212211 123112221211201111—24 

 2211231122133322232.22222-35-96 



T. B. P.. Rochester, N. Y.— According to the latest decisions of 

 the courts, a yacht large enough to be classed as a sea-going ves- 

 sel need not pay duty, tonnage dues or light m^nev. Any small 

 boat would be classed as a manufactured article and taxed 

 accordingly. 



HousEBOAo:. Newark. N. J.— 1. We have in pi-eparation a very 

 complete article on houseboats, which will appear shortly; there 

 is no work on the subjpct. 3. "Steam Yachts and Launches," 

 published at this office. 3. There ha« been for some years a school 

 of navigation in Burling Slip, New York, which we understand is 

 still open. 



W. G. D.— Would you be so kind a« to send me a formula for 

 protection from moth and other iTisects of feathers for natural 

 history specimens and others. Ans. One of the simplest re- 

 ceipts for p^isoning against moths and other insects is the fol- 

 lowing: "Procure a quantity of alcohol sufficient when diluted 

 with 50 per cent, of water to completely saturate the hair {or 

 feathers) of tbe specimen and dissolve in it some corrosive ■ subli- 

 mate, about one ounce to every three pints of the liquid. The 

 point to strive for in making up such a solution is to make It as 

 strong with the corrosive sublimate as it can be without leaving 

 on dark hair a gray (or white) deposit when the liquid has 

 evaporated." This solution should be poured over the specimen 

 so as to reach to the roots of the hair or feathers. 



R. T. N.. Hoston.-l. Where fan I get first-class pedigree blanks? 

 3. Will a .40-60-310 shoot accurate at oOOyds. and is it heavy enough 

 for moose and bear? 3. Will a Colt frontier revolver burn all the 

 powder in a .41-40-200 shell when shot, or is a large part of the 

 powder wasted? 4. Where can I get my setter bitch registered, 

 and where can I gpt the pedigree of RovalAlberl? ,5. I would 

 like the address of Mr. Walter Winans as I would like to find out 

 more about bis new sights. Ans. We can furnish you pedigree 

 blanks for 25 cents a dozen. 2. Yes. 3. A revolver of the caliber 

 BTi^ cartridge named will burn all the powder charge. 4. At the 

 office of American Kennel Club, 44 Broadway, New York city; fee 

 $1; send for registration form, whichgives all information. Royal 

 Albert bv Sir Alister out of champion Novelty, by Blue Prince "II. 

 oat of Cockerton's Flame; Sir A-lister by champion Tarn O'Shan- 

 ter out of champion Daisy, by Blue Prince out of old Kate. 5, 

 Brighton, England. 



Rabbit, Ohio.— There has been quite an argument in regard 

 to rabbit tracks. When a rabbit makes a track in the snow there 

 are three tracks made as marked— ~ It has been left to the 

 Forest and Stream to decide what way the rabbit is supposed 

 to be going by such tracks and what feet made the different 

 tracks. Ans. The rabbit was going toward the right. The 

 tracks indicated by the single dash to the left of the diagram were 

 made by the forefeet, which often fall so close together as to be 

 confused for one track. The two tracks to the right were made 

 by the hindfeet. This statement that the hind feet fall ahead of 

 the forefeet will no doubt seem erroneous to many, but may be 

 verified by a study of the impressions of the rabbit's toes ^n a soft, 

 wet snow. Provided the group of four impressions made by an 

 individual leap be correctly separated from other groups, the 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



v^iv?>,\-'^®'^,^'4l^:'^'C^- Tanner has never taken a prize at a New 

 xoTis Show. 3. We have no record of the race in question. 



f^^^i^il^;^'^'"®®^^^'"''^' ^--.l- ^o"!"^ be invidious on our part 

 to g ve the namps of kennels. 2. It all depends whether vou 

 require setters for bench or field. >vubiiioi you 



THE RABBITS' HOF. 



direction Of the toes will always sho-w the hindfeet ahead of the 

 forMeet. It will also be noted that the small tracks made by the 

 forefeet are invariably close together, while ttie long tracks left 

 by the hindfeet are widely separated. It is not an easy matter to 

 explain the philosophy of rabbit peregrination, but (lie following 

 is offered as at least a plausible hypothesis: Rabbits run with a 

 seesaw motion, using their forelegs as props and their hindlegs as 

 propellers. The motion is similar to leapfrog. In the accom- 

 panying sketches Pig. 1 shows the rabbit just as it leaves the 

 snow for a spring. The impressions left would be of the hindfeet. 

 Fig. 2 shows the animal in the air, and Fig. 3 in the act of alight- 

 " 3 the burden of its weight, is borne by the forplegs. 

 By the momentum of the animal (Fig. 4) the hindlegs are carried 

 orward and on the outside of the supporting forelegs, and (F)o' I 

 again are planted on the snow ahead of the forelegs, which are 

 quickly raised prrparatory to a new leap. The sroup of tracks 

 resulting from 3, 4 and 1, in order, would correspond to those at 

 the head of this query. 



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