March 2, 1898.] 



i^OREST AND STREAM. 



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CHICAGO TRAPS. 



Chicago, HI., Feb. S5.— In the daily press reports -sve read here to- 

 day that the party of Eastern shooters who -nill next Monday be the 

 ETiests of the Washington Park Club, of this city, wiJlleave New York in 

 a sptcial car to-night, over the New York Central road, and that the 

 personnel will be as follows: Messrs. Walker B. Smith, Fred Hoey, 

 L S. Thompson, A. AV. Money, W. W. Watrous, George P. Work, 

 CUarence Dolan and J. Seaver Page, of New York; F. H. Goldschalk, 

 T. S. Dando and F. L. Moore, of Philadelphia, and Charles Ely, of 

 London. , , 



The tropljy for whicli the men will shoot is a sohd silver cup, valued 

 at $250, made by tlie Gorliam Manufactm-ing Co., of New York. 

 Each man will shoot at tweutv-fire birds, on the 50yds. boundary, and 

 the trophy wOl become tiie personal property of the winner. Ties 

 miss and out. 



The men whom Chicago will put in competition are not yet an- 

 nounced. Naturally we may suppose that Col. Chas. E. Felton, Mr. 

 Gus Schwartz, Mr. O. H. Eoche, Mr. Ed Bangs, Mr. W. R. Linn, Mr. 

 Chas. Lester, and Mr. E. E. Flint wiU be among these. Mr. Flint is 

 said to be East at present. He may come on with the Eastern party. 



Mr. G. Harry Squh'es, of New York, is now in this citj^, and reports 

 that the Eastern shooters wOl, perhaps, be present during next week, 

 though I presimie not foi' this event. 



At the banquet Monday night there will be brought up the question 

 of an mternational hve-bird tournament during World's Fair time. 

 At present it is not known accurately whether or not this tournament 

 will embrace anything but live bird shooting, or whether or not it will 

 be open to the world, with no one barred. If this could be made an 

 open shoot, really a World's Shoot, with such men as these behind it, 

 what a happy solution that would be of all our difficulties over the 

 World's Fair shoot. Chicago might then feel sure that her honor 

 would be vindicated perfec%. Indeed, she may feel sure of that in 

 any case for now she has two good strings to her bow. The Chicago 

 sportsmen will relv upon that one which seems the stronger for the 

 best interests of the shooters of the country. That there shall be an 

 open shoot, open to the world, at live birds and targets, seems to be 

 now the growmg and irresistible belief. There never was a day when 

 this was so near as now to bein^ a certainty. The dehberations of 

 next Monday evening will be awaited with interest. 



MUSSBV-AKSON. 



Capt Adrian C. Anson and Mr. Ponce de Leon Mussey could not 

 agree about a question of int erest. The question was, which of them 

 could kill more pigeons than the other fellow, on the kite-shaped 

 track at Mr. Watson's, a luuuh-ed and ahvmdi-ed, event positively shot 

 to a finish. This question was in a fashion decided last Friday, and 

 once more Capt. Anson didn't wm, though the question still remams 

 unsettled in his mind. He thinks that a man who only beats him 8 

 birds hasn't got much the best of hun, as the next tune he might km 

 S more birds Tiimself, and the other fellow 8 birds less, which would 

 leave, accorcUng to mathematics, a difference of 16 birds, which would 

 represent a far worse defeat than he experienced m this case. Both 

 these gentlemen ai-e of a pure and spiritueUe Scandinavian blonde 

 tYPe of beautj' and their firm but graceful movements at the score 

 elicited repeated rounds of applause. Capt. Anson is a more deliber- 

 ate shot than Mr. P. de L. Blussey, and consequently the conditions 

 were against him, as the birds were a frisky lot. Only one out of the 

 200 was flagged. Mr. Mussey got that one, and as his system is to 

 shoot the mstant the trap opens, he shot clear over this bird, which 

 remained calmlv sitting on the ground, and remarked sotto voce, 

 ■ 'Never touched me !" Then he Idlled it on the ground with the other 

 barrel, got another bird and kffled it as it sprung. The score is sup- 

 l^^ed by ^Q^^^J|g^=i^oj222]2-17 Mussey. . . .02002202322022212202-14 

 01112012011310221000-13 10223122210122211121-18 

 01122020101231321301-35 21212102112022113202-17 

 112^011^)022222-16 21113322322221022121-19 

 3122^3232021233210-ir 21131011321211012233-18 



78 86 

 SweepatlObirds, 85, 60 and40per ceut: „oo<.-,ioiio 



Cowan ^ 2112002222- 8 Geo Ivleinman 2231212112-10 



Bingham 2222222320— 9 Heikes 0112221010— 7 



Kolhnan.! 0210112332- 8 



Porter??'^?^'?!im2nSl2-14 Kershaw 122001001110132-10 



HE HAS CAME. 



Col A G Courtney, with a new trunk f uU of automatic Lef ever ham- 

 merlesses, is now in our midst, or will be shortly, as per his advance 

 card Few men are more popular, or cast a wider shadow than Col. 

 Coiu-'tney, and his swath in the gun trade is as wide as his shadow. 



IT REMAINS. 



It gives one pain to announce that our genial feUow-townsman, BIr. 

 EdcUe Bingham, one of the gentlemanly, accommodating salesmen ot 

 Montgomery Ward & Co., was tins week the victim of a railroad acci- 

 dent which has temporaiily incapacitated hun for business. Mr 

 Bingham will not, it is hoped, be severley disfigured, but even should 

 the worst fears be reaUzed, there remains the assurance that the 

 sunny charm of Mr. Bmgham's disposition is sometliuig that cannot 

 be destrovod while he has a leg to stand on. For how saith the poet: 

 "You niaV br^ak, you may shatter the vaws if you wul, hut the scent 

 of t he vawseliue ^vill hnger there stiU." E. Hough, 



175 MoNKOE Street, Chicago. 



[Special to Forest and Stream. 



Chicago, Feb. 27.— The Eastern visituig shooters are Fred Hoey, L. 



S. Thompson, Capt. A. Money, W. W. Watrous, Geo. P. Work, J. 

 Seaver Page, F. G. Moore, Chas. Duggin, A. M. Beadleston and John 

 S. Hoey, all of New York; E. H. Godshalk, T. 8. Dando and Mr. Mc- 

 Michael, all of Pluladelphia. The Washington Park Cup stays in Chi- 

 cago. It was won by B. V. Jackson, twenty-five straight. Messrs. 

 Fred Hoey, Page and Moore, all of New York, tied on twenty-three 

 and divided second and third money. Capt. Money, of New York, and 

 S. S. Thompson, Chicago, tied on twenty -two. Miss and out sweeps 

 followed, New Yorkers having the best of it, Fred Hoey, Capt. Money, 

 Work and Page doing splendid shooting. John Watson furnished good 

 birds. Weather dull and damp. Banquet to-night. To-morrow the 

 visitors see World's Fair and in the afternoon all will shoot for similar 

 cup offered by the visitors under same conditions. It is a highly en- 

 joyable occasion and the Chicago hosts are deUghted with their vis- 

 itors. B. Hough, 

 (Special to Forest and Strearii). 



Chicago, Feb. 28.— At the Washington Park Club banquet given the 

 Eastern shooters last night nothing was said in regard to International 

 Traji tournament: that movement is. therefore, still quite unformu- 

 lated. The Wa.shington Park Club declined to allow their guests to 

 offer a cup here for competition, but a return visit within a year is 

 contemplated, when such cup will pi-obalilj' bo ofl'ered by New York 

 club men. as hosts. A pleasant series seems founded. To-day twelve 

 miss and out sweeps were shot, last tlu-ee men dividing. New York 

 took most money. Moore of New York won in 6 events. Page of 

 New York in 3, Dando of Philadelphia in 3, JacK'son of Cliicago in 

 4, Bangs of Chicago in 2, Schwartz of Chicago in 3; others scattering. 

 Weather cold, birds good, terrific wind, shooting extremely difficult. 

 To-morrow George P. Work of New York and T. S. Dando of Phila- 

 delphia shoot a race, 200 birds a side.. E. Hough. 



The Trap at Watson's Park. 



Btjrnside, IU., Feb. 21,— The Chicago Shooting Club for club medal 

 at live pigeons, first miss and out, ne^v Illinois rules: 



A. E. Thomas 3, George Kleinman 3, R. B. Wadsworth 3, E. O. 

 Heikes 6. M. J. Eich 7, L. M. Hamline 5, B. Rock 5. 



Sweep 5 bnds, »3, 60 and 40 per cent.: 



Kleinman 33320—4 Eich 11111—5 



HaU 23313— G Thomas 21133—5 



Rock 01330-3 Hamline 03301—3 



Heikes 121 tl— 5 



Freeze out (three of them), $1 each: 



Wadsworth 0 21111 



Hall 210 22321 0 



Klemman 2130 22221 30 



Heikes HO 11211 



Thomas 1222 320 21 



Eich 21 



Flemin^on Gun Club. 



Flkmington, N. J., Feb. 34.— Inclosed find scores inade to-day by five 

 members of the Flemington Gun Club, 35 bluerocks f ach man, rapid- 

 firing, American rules, IByds., wind blowing a gale across the traps 

 from right to left, thermometer 10 below zero. Henzler. Reading and 

 Lott used E. C. powder, Moore and Hyde used black powder. Henzler 

 used a Parker hamraerless. Reading a cheap-grade Wilkesbarre gun, 

 Lott an Ithaca, Moore a Hemmingway and Hyde a Parker, all 10- 



Henzler 0011 1011111 1 1 101 101011 101-18 



Lott 1100111110111001101101101— r 



Reading" ' 1111111001110110011101001—1' 



Moore 1111011111000101101101100—16 



Hj'de OlOlOlOllOlllllOOlw. 



Manufacturers' Association Bates. 



Masittaoturers' Trap Shooting Association, John Parker, manager; 

 Savannah, Ga., March 28-29; Greensboro, N. C, April 11-12; Lansing, 

 Mich., May 16-17. W. F. Quimby, Treas. 



Hurlingham Rules. 



Rules of the Hiu-lingham Gun Club and the Gun Club (London) , 

 blue and gold, vest pocket size. New edition, price 25 cents. 



G. H. B., Lawrence, Mass.— Writ« J. Kannofsky, 369 Canal street, 

 New York city. 



K. H., Kansas City, Mo.— The Fokest and Stream has published a 

 large number of such plans, and we can supply back numbers at 10 

 cents each. 



H M., Jr., Sandusky, O.— Ice boats do sail faster than the wind 

 which drives them. You will find a very full discussion of the subject 

 in the back numbers of the Scientific American. 



C. R., Washington.— You will find the lines of such a boat as you 

 require, with full information for building and rigging boats and 

 canoes in "Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs," published at this 

 olflce. 



L. A. F., Easton. — ^Your best plan wiU be to make application to F. 

 L. Bunnell, 186 Jerolamon street, Brooklyn, N. Y., for membership in 

 the American Canoe Association. The A. C. A. book will post you as 

 to other canoeists and clubs in your locality. A visit to the division 

 meet in July will make you acquainted with many canoeists. 



S. B. S., Atlantic City.— Please inform me if ruffed grouse can Hve 

 through colder weather than can quaU. Several Adirondack guides 

 have informed me that they have yet to meet with a frozen ruffed 

 grouse. Ans. Yes, the grouse will .stand colder weather than the 

 quail, and the grouse range further north in colder latitudes than 

 quail. 



W. N. H., Savannah.— I have a chance of trying for shad here. Can 

 you tell me what kind of fly is used or give me any information about 

 it? Ans. The most killing fly seems to be that made in imitation of 

 the insect known as the shad fly. It has cinnamon-colored wings, yel- 

 lowish body and black tad. Wm. Mills & Son, of this city, can furnish 

 you this fly. 



C. W. C— 1. What is the price of the Forest anb Stream binder? 2. 

 What is the brown trout? How does it differ from the brook trout? 

 Do they live in the same stream in which the brook trout do? Do the 

 Pennsylvania Fish Commissioners send brown trout to applicants? 

 Ans. 1. One dollar. 2. Briefly, it is an imported fish, inferior to our 

 speckled trout, upon which it preys. Write to Pi-esident Henry C. 

 Ford, Philadelphia. 



G. A. F., Inverness, Ga.— WiU you kindly advise through your valued 

 paper of an early date some one or more of the most authentic and 

 best tested cures for sure recovery from the bite of the rattlesnake 

 besides that of, more effective, than copious drafts of liquor? lam 

 located among many dens of them, and a standard curative will be 

 greatly appreciated. Ans. While many experiments have been made 

 with different remedies, there are none that are sure. There is no 

 recognized remedy. Dr. Yarrow, experimenting on pigeons, had good 

 results with fluid extract of jaborandi, but this was not always effec- 

 tive. Dilute spirits of hartshorn has been injected, but may be danger- 

 ous. The whole subject of a remedy for rattlesnake bite is as yet ob- 

 scure, yet we know that the Indians had one. 



Odlaw, Rome, Italy. — 1. Does a person have to pay duty on dogs in 

 bringing them to America? 2. What is the best and cheapest way to 

 bring them from England? 3. How many guns can any one bring in 

 duty free, provided they belong to and have been used by him? 4. Do 

 you consider the best English rifles as accurate as American rifles? 

 5. Does this flag belong to any yacht or canoe club, or to any indi- 

 vidual club? 6. Does any State prevent the keeping of live game of 

 any kind at any time of year for breeding purposes only? Ans. 1. 

 Yes, unless they are registered in the E. K. C. stud book and im- 

 porter shows a signed certificate from the secretary of the E. K. C. 

 to that effect, and also that the dog's parents have been registered, 

 and further that there have been four successive top crosses by 

 recorded sires of that breed on the side of the dam. 2. The White 

 Star Line is a good one and they can also be shipped through Spratts 

 Co. 3. None, unless you are a professional shooter or hunter. The 

 Treasury Department has decided that guns are neither household 

 nor personal effects and ai'e not, therefore, free of duty. If the 

 party bringing them in is a professional hunter or rifle shot he can 

 import two guns as "tools of trade,"' and get them in free of duty bj' 

 taldng an affidavit that he is such a professional, and that his guns 

 are his own property and have been used by him. They must also 

 arrive on the same steamer with him. In this connection we quote 

 two decisions bearing on the subject: 



"S. S. 13,494, G. A. 1.796 —Before the TJ. S. General Appraisers, Oct. 

 26, 1892.— The goods are three shotguns, assessed for duty under 

 paragraph 170, N. T., and claimed to be exempt from duty under para- 

 graph 752. Shotguns are appropriate for a hunting expedition, but 

 as there is no evidence to show that such was the nature of the im- 

 porter's trip we must find that the guns are not articles 'necessary 

 and appropriate for the purposes of his journey, and his present 

 comfort and convenience;' the protest is overruled accordingly." 



"O-uns of hunters and trappers free of duty as 'tools of trade,'' etc.— 

 Treasury "Department, April 4, 1891. — Sir: The Department is in 

 receipt of your letter of the 21st ultimo, in which you inclose a letter 

 from the collector of customs at Port Huron, Mich., dated the 9th 

 inst., in regard to certain guns which were admitted to free entry by 

 him, under the provisions of paragraphs 686, act of Oct. 1, 1890, ex- 

 empting the 'professional books, implements, instruments and tools 

 of trade, occupation or employment, in the actual jDossession at the 

 time of jiersons arriving in the United States.' The collector reports 

 that the guns in question were old guns, which had been in use for 

 several years, and were imported by men who are hunters and trap- 

 pers, and are in the habit of going to the woods of northern Michigan 

 m the fall of the year to engage in their occupation of hunting and 

 trapping. The Department is of the opinion that guns are entitled to 

 exemption from duty, under the provisions of law above quoted, in 

 cases where the coUector is satisfied that the persons bringing them 

 in are engaged in the occupation of hunting, and as the collector at 

 Port Huron seems to have been so satisfied his action is approved." 



4. Thej' do not average as well. 5. Two come very near it. The 

 Bird, Wm. Peet, and Mysterj% H. W. Tomb, have same colors and 

 design, with the exception that their flags are ^swallowtail. 6. See 

 Booh of the Game Laws, published at this office. 



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