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[Jan. 19, 1893. 



Shooting at Morristown. 



MoBBiSTOWN, N. J .. Jau. 18. — Since Frank Class took possession of the 

 Morristown Dri-ving Park and fitted up a shooting ground thereon, the 

 sport of trap-shooting has taken on a great boom in this section. 

 When the Class-Mitchell and Class-Riggott matches took place on 

 these grounds the shooting was done on the level piece of ground in- 

 side of the track, directly opposite the grand stand. This was very 

 inconvenient, especially in cold weather, there being no shelter at all 

 for the shooters. Class has overcome this diflftculty by moving the 

 shooting outfit to a point directly in front of the hotel, the shooting 

 being done from the path running along by the verandah, the traps 

 being on the opposite side of the track. The contestants can thus re- 

 main inside the hotel sitting room while awaiting their turn to 

 shoot. 



On New Year's Day a party of promment citizens of the town went 

 out to the park for some sport at the jraps and before nightfall a con- 

 siderable number of pigeons had been trapped. The day was fairly good 

 and the birds flew well . 



The opening event was at 9 birds, handicap rises, and the next three 

 were miss-and-out events. The scores: 



No. 1. ■ Tie. No. 3. No. 3. No. 4. 



DeanC^6yds.) 110121233—8 0 31 110 31 



Davis (-27) 200111310—6 . 10 " 10 11 



Harvey (25) 101210330— « 



Foote (26) ...021211313-8 3 10 112 11 



Randolph (35) 002010w 



No. 5 was at 5 biixls, 3.5yds. rise. No. 6 at 10 birds, No. 7 at 5 Ijirds, 

 and No. 8 a miss and out-. ' 



No. 5. No. 6. No. 7. No. 8. 



Dean 13311—5 03311033.2— 7 03112—4 31130 



Davis 22102-4 2310021210— 7 22330—5 13132 



Ra,ndolph -..01001—3 0000121000— 3 



Foote 31101—4 3321112331—10 02133—4 



Harvey 1110 



On Jan. 9 Robert Foote and John Leonard shot an interesting race 

 at 25 live pigeons each for $50 a side, the birds being a fine lot of flyers. 

 The scores: 



Foote , .1112110121113312111222212—24 



Leonard. •1122211211«1211311111211— 33 



Jan. 11 brought half a dozen local .shooters to the grounds, and dur- 

 ing the afternoon they enjoyed both live bird and target shooting. 

 The opening shoot at a, match at 20 tai-gets each between Messrs. Cole 

 and Day for .|25 a side. This was a close race, as shown below: 



Cole 10111110111001100000—11 Day 01101010101000100011-10 



Then followed a series of 10 target sweeps, $1.50 entry, two moneys 

 in each: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 



Piper 1011000001—3 0101111101—7 0100000011— :3 



Hathaway 1010110110—6 1110001110—6 



Tmmions 1100001000—3 1111101010—7 1011111011—8 0100010101—4 



Leonard 0001111010—5 0111010110—6 1110000111—6 1100010101—5 



Van (K)OOOIOOIO— 2 0111101100—6 0000011111—5 



McGuine.ss OOOOOOOOOl— 1 



No. 5. No. 6. . No. 5. No. 6. 



Van 1010000000-2 Hath'wav 1000000010-2 1110100011-6 



Timmons. 1110011111-8 1110000001-4 Piper 1000000011-3 



Leonard. .1100110100-5 1110010100-5 

 Final event, 4 live birds, $5 entry, two moneys: 



Tie. Tie. 



Timmons 1110-3 Hathaway 1111-4 1 



McGuiness 0110—2 Van 1111—4 1 



Leonard 1111-4 0 



Coney Island Rod and Gun Club. 



Ten members of the Coney Island Rod and Gun Club were present 

 at their regular monthly shoot for the Eppig diamond badge at Wood- 

 lawn, Gravesend, L. I., on Wednesday, Jan. 11 . This Avas the smallest 

 attendance that has been seen for several years, partly on accoimt of 

 the, weather and several members are down in North Carolina looking 

 for qiiail. A good race took place for the medal between W. Lair, C. 

 Plate, A. Eppig and C. Englebrecht, who tied with seven straight. 

 Englebrecht won on the seventh round of the shoot-oft'. H. Blatt- 

 macher won the second prize and the third was divided. The scoT'es: 



Club shoot: 



DrVanZile 0111102—5 A Eppig 1321122—7 



W Lau- 1211131—7 L Eppig 1111110—0 



S Northridge 0313101—5 C Engelbrecht 1111111—7 



opiate 1121131-7 HW Blattmacher 1220112—6 



Capt Lynch 1010103—4 W Scheeljes 3032123—6 



Shoot for Eppig badge, sweepstake, S5>ntrance: 



Dr Van Zile. . . : ... 10131— 4 L Eppig 1 2303—4 



W Lair 10301—3 C Engelbrecht 32110—4 



C Plate 10201—3 C Detlef sen 11202—4 



A Eppig 2.202— 3 Dr Tattle 11122—5 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE. 



R. T. N., Cambridgeport, Mass. — We have no record of the powdei- 

 and lead used. 



Constant Reader.— Please let me know a good grease for hunting 

 boots. Ans. Pofc t's Waterproof Oil and Leather Preservative is a 

 good dressing. See our advertising columns. 



Nassau SnooTn- a. — ^A reader of Forest and Stream wants informa- 

 tion regarding t)!e shooting at Nassau, in the Bahama Islands, the 

 game found there, game laws, etc. 



An English View of One American Institution. 



A CELEBRATED Eughsh author recently made a short tour in the 

 United States, and speaking of his trip from New York to Niagara 

 FaUs by "America's Greatest Railroad," he makes use of the follow- 

 ing expressions: 



'■I have two ineiJaceable visions before me, a river of peace, the 

 broad waters of the Hudson, a river of tumult, the roaring cataract of 

 Niagara. For about 170 miles the New York Central runs along the 

 margin of the Hudson, and if the eye were nevei' lifted higher than its 

 level it would feast on a bouquet of colors, like a rainbow spread upon 

 the earth." Speaking of the dining and sleeping cars, the bath and 

 buffet and barber shop, he says: "With luxiu-ies like these, the thou- 

 sand miles to Chicago may become a day's holiday, and if the journey 

 be made by the New York Central, it will amid some of the most 

 exquisite spots of this vast and beautiful qountry. After the Pali- 

 sades come the Highlands of the Hudson. The river itself can never 

 be forgotten. The eye cannot escape it. It fascinates. It is majesty 

 amid the majestic: beauty among the beautiful. Memory cannot ob- 

 literate it. A word about the New Y'ork Central. It is the only line in 

 the States having four tracks, and the only trunk line running into , 

 New Y^ork city. To make itself worthy of the unique position it has 

 erected a magnificent terminus from wliich any part of the city may 

 be reached in half an horn-, and on rainy days without even wetting 

 the sole of the foot. The fastest train in the world leaves here every 

 morning for Niagara Falls, aeeomiolishing 440 miles in less than eight 

 and one-half hours, or deducting stoppages, in 435 m_inutes actual run- 

 ning time— m.ore than a mile s minute."— ^Ic^r- 



Business in 1893. 



Latrobe, Pa.. Jan. 9. 1893.— I am selling many dogs through my 

 advertisement in Fore.*t .vxd Stream. Last week I had letters from 

 Maine to Oregon. -John A. Hathaway. 



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