March 1?, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Boone's First Annual. 



Bgone, Iowa, March 1.— The first annual tournament of the Boone 

 Gun Club ended to day. The attendance was fair, among the visiting 

 sportsmen were Christ? son and Peterson, of Randall; Georgeson, of 

 Kelley; Abbott, of Charter Oak; Kline, of Manson; C. W. Grimm, of 

 Clear Lake; Read, of Omaha; Trotter, of Kingsley; McCartney, Brooks 

 and Budd, of Des Moines. The live birds were a good lot, and the 

 match between Morgan and Georgeson was quite exciting and about 

 500 spectators witnessed the contest. When 39 birds had been shot at 

 by each contestant. Mr. Georgeson was 15 birds in the lead and Mr. 

 Morgan withdrew. C. W. Budd. 



Mrst Day. 



No. 1, 10 targets, entranee 351.50: 



Matt 1001011111— 7 O L Clapp 1010000010- 3 



Hamaker 1010100101— 5 E G Abbott 0100100111— 6 



H A Kline 0111010000- 4 J C Read 1111111100— 8 



GChristeson 1111111101— 9 C W Budd 1111111111-10 



•J Peterson 1111111111—10 E D Trotter lllllllini— 9 



C M Grimm 0111111111— 9 J Georgeson 1111111111—10 



No. 2, 15 targets, entrance $3: 



Grimm 110110111111111—13 Abbott 111111111111111— 15 



Christeson 111111110110111—13 HA Kline 110111011111111—13 



Budd 011101111101111-12 Christeson 111111101111011—13 



Hamaker 100011001110100— 7 Peterson 011011111101111—13 



Trotter 111111111101111-14 Matt 110111110010111—11 



Georgeson 111100111110111—12 



No. 4, 20 targets, entrance $2.50: 



Read Ill 111 11011110001090— 16 Matt 10000010100111000000— 6 



Budd 11110111101111111111—18 Georgeson. 11111101111011111111— 18 



Trotter. . . .11110111111111111110— 18 Grimm . . . .11111111100111111101— 17 

 Abbott.... 11001111110111011101— 15 



No. 5, 10 live birds, entrance $7, $25 added: 



Grimm 0111111111—9 Georgeson 1110011111—8 



Blyth 0100101110-5 Budd 1111111110-9 



Butler 1001110011—6 Morgan 1000100101—4 



Christeson 1111111001—8 Webster 1101000110-5 



Abbott 1110101110—7 Rivtrs 1100110011—6 



Read 0110010111—6 Trotter 1011100110—6 



Nu. 6, 10 pairs targets, entrance $3, $5 added: 



Grimm 10 10 10 01 10 11 11 01 10 11—13 



Read 01 10 01 00 00 10 10 10 10 11— 9 



Abbott 10 10 11 01 10 11 11 10 10 00-12 



Butler 00 00 00 00 00 11 01 11 10 11— 8 



Budd , 11 11 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 00-15 



Perry 00 10 10 00 00 11 01 11 00 10— 8 



Trotter 11 10 11 11 01 10 10 11 01 10—14 



Christeson 11 11 11 00 10 10 10 11 01 10—13 



Georgeson 11 10 00 11 10 10 11 10 11 10—13 



No. 7, 5 live birds, entrance S3: 



Grimm , , .01111— 4 Sellers , 1 1000—2 



Christeson 11001—3 TUlie lOOno-l 



Butler 01111 — 4 Hamaker 11011—4 



Budd 11111—5 Plumber 11010—3 



Matt 00011—2 Peterson 11011-4 



Trotter 01111—4 Abbott 01110—3 



Georgeson 11101—8 



No. 8, 25 targets, entrance $4: 



Grimm 1111111111111111111111111—25 



Budd 1111111111111111111111111—25 



Ferry 0010101010010000111101110—12 



Hamaker 1001111100101001011111110-16 



Abbott 1111111111111011111111111—24 



Trotter lllllOlllilliOllOllllllll— 22 



Extra No. 1, 20 targets, entrance $8: Grimm 17, Abbott 15, Butler 



7, Read 14, McCartney 14, Rivers 13, Georgeson 16, Kline 12. 



Extra No. 2, 6 pairs targets, entrance $1: Budd 9, Grimm 10, Trot- 

 ter 6, Read 4, Abbott 5, Christesoe 8, Butler 5, Georgeson 7, Kline. 5. 



Extra No. 3, 20 targets, entrance $2: Grimm 19. Budd 19, Read 14 

 Butler 11, Abbott 17, Trotter 17, Budd 80, Trotter 16. Ferguson 15. ' 



Extra No. 4, 10 targets, entrance $1: Grimm 6, Abbott 9, Hamaker 

 4, Butler 6, Ferry 8, Read 7, Trotter 9, Christeson 8, Eudd 9, Matt 3 

 Georgeson T, Peterson 7, Kline 6, Clapp 1, Fuller 2, Johnson 3. 



Extra No. 6, yt targets, entrance $1.50: Georgeson 13, Read 9 

 Ghristeson 15, Butler 7, Budd 15, Grimm 18. Hamakar 6. Abbott id 

 Matt 10, Trotter 14, Potereton 9. 



Second Day. 



No. 9, 15 targets, entrance $9: . 



Budd 111011111111111—14 Read 110111101010110-10 



Abbott 101111101111111— IS Christeson 110111111101110—12 



Grimm HOflOlOll 11001— 10 Trotter 111011101111011—12 



Butler 010011101101001— 8 Peterson 0111 0111 110100«— 9 



Georgeson 111111111111011—14 



No. 10, 15 targets, unkaown angles, entrance $2.56: 

 Grimm 111111111100111-13 Plumber 111101011110100-10 



Abbott 111111101111000-11 Budd minimum- is 



Georgeson llllOOlflOOlllO— 10 Trotter 111111111111110—14 



Butler 000100011000010 - 5 



\P No. 11, 10"pairs targets, entrance $€.50: 



Grimm 11 10 10 11 10 li 01 10 11 10—14 



Plumber 01 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 00 - 8 



Budd 10 01 11 11 01 10 11 10 11 II—15 



Abbott 00 10 10 10 10 11 00 00 11 11— 10 



Trotter 11 10 11 10 11 01 11 00 10 11—14 



No. 12, 10 targets, entrance $1.50: 



Grimm 1110110011— 7 Budd 1111111111—10 



Abbott 0111110110— 7 Hamaker 1111011110— 8 



Plumber 0010111101— 7 Trotter 1111111101— 9 



No. 13, 10 live birds, entrance $7 00. 



Buttler 0010001100-3 Hobbs 001 1111 080-5 



Grimm 1101010111—7 Sellard 1010111110-7 



Abbott 1011001110—6 Christeson 0111101101—7 



Trotter 0110010211—6 Plumber llOllllHO-8 



Georgeson 1100111000-5 C E Wells ■• ■ -0101111010-6 



Budd 1111101111—9 Peterson 1111111000—7 



Mo. 15, 20 targets, entrance $4.00: 



Budd 01111111111111111111—19 Trotter.... llOllllllllililiino-18 



Plumber... 11101111110110111110— 16 Abbott ... .11001111110111111 111— 17 

 Grimm . . . .11101111111111111111— 19 



Extra No. 1, 10 targets, entrance $1.00: Grimm 8, Butler 6, Abbott 



8, Tilley 6, Pearson 5, Budd 8, Plumber 7. 



Extra No. 2, 7 live birds, entrance |5.00: Budd 5, Plumber 6, Abbott 

 4, Grimm 6, Georgeson 6, Hobbe 2, E. B Sellard 4, Trotter 5. 



Extra No. 3, 15 targets, entrance $1.50: Abbott 18, Budd 13, Wells 6 

 Pearson 9, Plumber 13, Georgeson 13, Grimm 14. 



Extra No. 4, 10 live birds, entrance $5: Grimm 9, Abbott 10 Budd 

 10, Foster 7, Bluhm 8. 



Extra No. 5, 10 targets, entrance $1: Christenson 7, Matt 4. Butler 

 3, Holliday 5. 



Extra No. 6, 10 targets, entrance $1: Abbott 9, Grimm 10, Pearson 7, 

 Hannalcer 8, Walter 8, Plumber 6, Seeling 2, Finegan 0, Peterson 5. 



Extra No. 7, 10 targets, entrance $1: Grimm 7, Abbott 9. Pearson 5, 

 Haymaker 7, C. E. Wellg 5, Plumber 5, Goodson 4. 



Extra No. 8, 10 targets, entrance $1 : Grimm 9, Wells 5, Phimber 6, 

 Abbott 8, Haymaker 7, Pierson 2, Matt 5. 



Extra No. 9, 10 targets, entrance $1: Grimm 10, Plumber 7, Abbott 

 10, Trotter 9, Georgeson 5, Budd 9, Butler 5, Wells 6, Tiller 5, GaUoin 

 3, McDevitt 3, Seilers 5. v 



Extra No. 10, 10 targets, entrance $1: Grimm 8, Budd 10, Abbott 9, 

 Plumber 6, Hamaker 4, Trotter 7. 



Miss-and-out at live birds, $2 entrance: Sellard 0, Grimm 2, Budd 0 

 Butler 1, Abbott 1, Plumber 2. 



Miss-and-o*t, $2 entrance: Sellard 0, Grimm 3, Budd 9, Butler 0 

 Abbott 8, Plumber 3. 



Match at 50 live birds, $50 a side: 



John Georgeson 22211202021210: LO . 1112931122820— 34 



Win Morgan 000200eill00222002102200212020«oo002102-19 



Morgan gave up the match after 39th bird. 



On Oneida County Grounds. 



Utioa, N. Y., March 5.— Editor Forest and Stream: Inclosed scores 

 made to-day in a series of sweepstakes at live birds on Oneida County 

 Sportsmen's Association grounds. Birds were the finest we have ever 

 trapped, many of them falling dead outside boundary, but scorer 

 failed to keep record of them. Mr. John Fulford is now securing live 

 birds and hopes to be able to get enough to hold an all day shoot in 

 the near future, notice of which will be given later: 



No.l: 



Booth 1111012181—8 Cummings 1111100210 -7 



Hunter 0110100212—6 Scott 1101200120-G 



Kilbourn 1111124010-7 



No. 2: 



Booth 2210211210—8 Cummings OCUiOOieiOl— 4 



Hunter 0112012210—7 Fulford 2001012221 -7 



Kilbourn 2110211100-7 



No. 3: 



Hunter 1121111111— 9 Fulford 1211212121—10 



Kilbourn 0112121111— 9 Richardson 1101021111— 8 



Smltn 0022023122— 7 



No. 4: 



Hunter 22101—4 Dick 11122—5 



Kilbourn 10220—3 Smith 00101—3 



Fairchilds 12012—3 



No. 5: 



&ilbour» 2118110111— t Hunter 3311131010-S 



Makitou. 



Riverton vs. New Utrecht. 



The return mateh between teams representing the Riverton Gun 

 Club, of Philadelphia, and the New Utrecht Oun Club, of Brooklyn, 

 for the bronze trophy was shot off on the Wbodlawa Park grounds on 

 Thursday of last week. The previous match, which was shot some 

 weeks since on the ground* of the Riverton Club, at Riverton, N. J., 

 was Won by the Riverton team with a margin of 8 birds. A special 

 train from Bay Ridge carried a large number of enthusiastic sports- 

 men to Woodlawn in the early part of the day, among whom were W. 

 H. Wolstencroft, J. A. R. Elliott, T. W. Morfey, R. G. Downing, C. L. 

 Flanigan, Lee Helgans, E. M. Giiuther, L. A. Btenigau, J. Bennett, W. 

 Hartjye, C. Furgueson 3d, Dr. Wingert. Jerome Eddy, Wm. Stewart, 

 R. J. Van Brunt, Neaf Apgar, W. Townsend, Guy Robinson, W. S. 

 Van Cleff, Dr. .1. C. De Mund, A. P. Bigelow, John McKay, Dr. Cum- 

 mings, Peter Hageman, Neil Van Brunt, J. B. Voorhees, Anderson 

 Squire, Dr. Shepherd, Geo. Pool, Major Bertier, Chas. Van Brunt, P. 

 S. Bogart and John Matthews. 



The Rivertons were*handicapped by not having soma of their best 

 men present to participate in the contest, Messrs. Dolan, Macalester 

 and Walsh, three of the best of the Riverton team being absent. The 

 Riverton men, however, brought along a large supply of confidence 

 and as the result of the match shows, the best element of the club was 

 not needed to overcome the Long Island representatives. John S. 

 Hoey was made referee, W. S. Sykes was captain for tbo New Utrecht 

 and D. S. Thomas for the Rivertons. 



The contest was opened at 11 :15, with Dr.Wynn of the New Utrechts 

 at the trap. The Doctor opened the ball by killing his bird with his 

 second barrel. J. W. Smith of the Rivertons followed, missing a 

 strong left-quartering bird. N. E. Money was the secoud man of the 

 New Utrechts to face the traps; he killed his bird, an incomer, with 

 his second barrel. E. H. Godschalk, the second man of the Rivertons 

 to face the traps, made a fine kill on a fast right-quartering bird. C. 

 Furgueson, Jr., followed for the New Utrecht, killing hia bird. W. H. 

 Sterling of the Rivertons was next and brought bie bird to grass with 

 his second barrel. C. E Morris for th« New Utrechts was next, killing 

 his bird with the second barrel. A. Gillingham of the Rivertons 

 scored a miss on his first. When the first four men of the two teams 

 had finished their scores the New Utrecht team was two birds in the 

 lead, and Long Island stock was inclined to be bullish. The second 

 squad of five from each team to face the traps resulted in the Rivertons 

 gaining Ave birds upon the New Utrechts, leaving the latter three 

 birds in the rear. After lunch the last squad of five men from each 

 team faced the traps. The Rivertons had a lead of three birds but the 

 Long Island men were strong in the belief that they would overcome 

 this lead, and the consequence was that a number of small wagers 

 were made on the final result. The contest, however, proved to be un- 

 fortunate for the New Utrecht team. They only succeeded in holding 

 their own, each squad killing fifty-nine birds, leaving the Rivertons 

 three birds in the lead on a total of 161 against 158 for the New 

 Utrechts. Fourteen men shot on each team, and of the twenty-eight 

 men engaged in the contest only one, J. H. Davis of the Riverton 

 team, killed his fifteen birds. The best individual score on the part of 

 the New Utrecht team w r as made by L. F. Davenport, who killed four- 

 teen. The scores are appended: 



Riverton Gun Club. 



J W Smith (28) 002022022180000- 7 



E H Godschalk (80) 222222121220221-14 



W H Sterling (29) 21*221022221012—18 



A Gillingham (30) 021222200222220—11 



J Alberg (28) 032220201120132—11 



J B Ridge (28) 022102220230020— 9 



E B Showell (28) 2 122000211 22011— 11 



CKeinh&rd r'2f) • 2:12223211-14 



L Finletter (28) 22212' 1 



J C Wismuth (30) 210122020021212—11 



J H Davis (28) 112112111112111—15 



H Peck (30) 222200232222202—12 



H Jones (30) 012212001021122—10 



D S Thomas (30) 202222322020021—11—161 



New Utrcht Gun Club. 



Dr Wynn (30) 223100111212000—10 



N E Money (28) , 2220220022S0022— 10 



C Furgueson, Jr (30) 222220222222220—13 



CE Morris (SO) 222220120122222—13 



C AV Myer (28) 000302120222122—10 



GEGrieff (30) 221202010202211—11 



G W Coulston (28) 212022001212120—11 



A W Money (30) 122222002212102—12 



G W Cropsey (28) 023222210200001— 9 



F L Davenport (30) 222222222222092—14 



C Plate (28) 001111222212220—12 



C Kattenstroth (28) 122202000211022—10 



D Deacon (28) 222022020202222—11 



G Nostrand (30) 012002221112121—12—158 



Lakeview Rod and Gun Club. 



Lakeview, Mass-, March 5 — There was a good attendance at the 

 club shoot on Saturday, March 3. It was an ideal day for shooting, 

 the sun shining beautifully and no wind to mar the flight of the tar- 

 gets. The shooting was not up the average, the shooters' score being 

 a mass of slush, making difficult footing. All but the first two events 

 were rapid-fire, at 10 singles, in two squads with the following scores: 

 No. 1, 5 single standards, known angles: J. T. Mascroft 3, R W. 

 Robinson 2, W. H. Buck 3, E. T. Kirschbaum 2, S. Randall 1, V. D. 

 Kenerson 0, G. S. Davis 1. 



No. 2, 5 singles, unknown angles, 



5 traps, 8 moneys: 







11010—3 



G-S MeLellan 







11000—2 



G S Davis 







00000—0 











W H Buck 







01010-2 



C H Goodell 



. 00010—1 





01100-2 



R VV Robinson 



.00000—0 





11010-3 



F Bucklin 



11000-2 



C H Goodwin 00010—1 



No. 3. rapid-fire, 2 moneys: MeLellan 8, Randall 7, Robinson 6. Mas- 

 croft 8, Kenerson 7. Buck 7. 

 No. 4, rapid-fire, 2 moneys: 



Mascroft ....1111111011— 9 GS Davis 0000000000—0 



Buck 1111010100—6 T Davis 0001000110—3 



Kenerson 101 1 001 01 1—6 MeLellan 1 11001 1 101— 7 



Randall '..0111101 OH— 7 Goodell 1101111111—9 



Robinson 10010111 1 0—6 Goodwin 0110011010—5 



No. 5, rapid fire, 5 traps, two moneys: 



Mascroft 1111011111—9 Emerson 1110111001—7 



Kenerson 1111111110-9 Randall. 0011001100—4 



Buck 1011110101—7 MeLellan , 0000101001—3 



Robinson 1001011010-5 Goodell 1110101110—7 



Walls 1100111111—8 Bucklin 0111011100-6 



Roach 1111101100—7 Roper UlOlOllOl— 7 



No. 6. novelty system, rapid fire, two moneys: Walls 3, Mascroft 4, 

 Roche 4, Kenerson 5, Buck 6, Emerson 4, MeLellan 1, Goodell 2, Robin- 

 son 2, Goodwin 3, Raper 4. 

 No. 7, rapid fire, three moneva: 



Mascroft 1111011110-8 Goodall 1 010001 000—3 



MeLellan IOUOIOIOO— 5 Goodwin 1011010110—6 



Robinson 1111010111—8 Kenerson 1100111011—7 



MeMurchy vs. Van Gilder. 



Knoxville, Tenn. — I notice in issue of Feb, 17 of your valuable paper 

 an article on the subject of protection to the amateur shooters of the 

 country. The proposition advanced by Mr. MeMurchy at first glance 

 and a slight study of his figures looks rather catching, but when thor- 

 oughly digested and at t\:e same time compared with facts and figures 

 gained through practical experience, his new scheme drops to pieces. 

 I propose to give you figures, something from the May 1893 tourna- 

 ment of the Knoxville Gun Club, and will take the second day to get 

 an average of the three days' shoot. On this day there were eight 

 events at 20 targets each. $3 entrance, with $240 cash added for the 

 day, five moneys— 30, 25, 20, 1214 and 12V£ per cent. Result of the full 

 day's shooting of eight event*: 



24 men in for 1st place for $460.00, put in g 72, won $388.00 

 41 men in for 2d place for 8384.00, put in $128, won $261,00 

 67 men in for 3d place for $335.00, put in $201, won $134.00 

 81 men in for 4th place for $584.75. put in $248, lost $ 58.25 

 . 107 men in for 5th place for $182 75, put in $821, won $138.25 



320 $1,546,50 $960 



As will be seen by the above all first, second and third place men 

 were winners, whereas in McMurehy's plan, our winners in second and 

 third place would have been loser?;; our fourth money lost 71 cents 

 each, while by MeMurchy 'a plan they would have lost 60 cents, and 

 our fifth money men, who win back $138.25 of the §321 they put iu, 

 would under McMurchy's plan have lost all they put in the pot. 



The figures show conclusively that our plan is best for the amateur, 

 while McMurcby's gives all or nearly all the "stuff" to the top guns 

 and the tup guns mostly mean experts and lets the amateur simply 

 shoot all day and pay, then pay him back his entrance fee less his 

 targets, and said amateur has the poor prospect of an all-days wrestle 

 with the expert for top place. Our plan opens to the gaze of th 

 amateur not only a chance to land on top, but he also has the chance 

 to land in second and third places and come out a winner; in fourth 

 place a chance to come out nearly even and ditto in fifth place. 



According to McMurchy's plan we think the amateur starts in on an 

 uphill race and is virtually beaten before he begins. It don't take him 

 long to see that he is being "played for a sucker," and he soon 

 "jumps the game." 



In regard to dropping for places, our experience during the last 

 three years shows that with our system of cash average money for 

 each day, and then for the three days has done away with it is so far 

 as the better shots are concerned. The fact is, no good shooter can 

 afford to throw away the chance to win our prizes of $45, $36, $31, $37, 

 S20 and $6 in cash for the three days, and the result has been very 

 gratifying to the management, and a pleasure to attending shooters 

 at our tournaments. 



Right here I beg to differ with Mr. Hough in his scathing remarks in 

 regard to the shooters of the country. His experience at tournaments 

 has been in sections of the country where such disgraceful conduct is 

 permitted, but the writer has yet to witness such proceedings at any 

 tournament held in the southern section of the country, and we here- 

 with invite Brother Hough to attend our tournament in May, when we 

 will show him an entirely different state of affairs and guarantee that 

 when he writes us up he will have no use for the strong language used 

 in his article of Feb. 17. 



We have made tournaments a study, and we think we have as good 

 a scheme as can be devised to give general satisfaction; and from the 

 kind expressions from our many shooting friends we feel warranted 

 in the attempt to carry forward our May, 1894, tournament, and in- 

 vite all to attend, promising a first class shoot in every particular. 



S. Van Gildeh. 



College Men at the Trap. 



Princetown, N. J., March 10. — Our showing at tha trap this week is 

 poor, owing to a temporary arrangement of traps which forced the 

 shooters to face the afternoon sun. Next week our club house and 

 grounds will be completed, and we will have as cosy quarters as any 

 in the State. Scores as follows: Twentv single targets: Clarke 11 

 Leggett 4, Davis 7, King 5, Hoff 8, Tiffany 11, Skilhnan 2. 



No. 2. same as above: Clarke 10, King 10, McDowell 9, Davis 8, 

 Tiffany 16 King won on shoot-off. 



No. 3, same as above: 



King 00001011000010101010— 7 Davis 10100110010101110160—10 



Clarko 10100010000100101001— 7 Tiffany, . . .01101011)11101100111— 14 



Next week (day not yet decided), the Varsity Gun Club begins prac- 

 tice for the intercollegiate match (which wlli be shot at Princeton 

 thiBTear). There will be nine weekly practice matches, at 30 Key- 

 stones per man, the fl"v6 men making the highest averages to be 

 chosen for the intercollege team. Yale and Harvard \rill send teams, 

 and it is hoped that Rutgers University of Pennsylvania, and other 

 colleges will compete. Wade. 



Liive Birds and Targets at Dexter Park. 



In response to invitations sent out by Louis Miller, in the early part 

 of the week for an open shoot of birds and tergets, a number of Brook- 

 lyn's trap shooters assembled in Dexter Park on Wednesday of last 

 week and engaged in a series of sweepstakes. 



The first event at 5 birds was won by Woods and Short, 5 each; 

 Bromwell and Edgerton second, with 4 each. 



The second event, same conditions; Woods, Simpson and Miller 

 first, with 5; Edgerton, Short and Koy second, with 4. 



Third event, same conditions; Woods, Bromwell, Short and Simpson- 

 first with 5; Edgerton, Miller and Koy second, with 4. 



Fourth event, 15 targets; Koy first, with 11; Short and Edgerton 

 second, with 10. 



Fifth event, 10 targets; Miller first, with 10; Koy second, with 9; 

 Edgerton and Short second, with 8. 



Sixth event, same conditions; Edgerton first, with 10; Miller second, 

 with 8; Koy third, with 7. 



Roach 0011100100-4 Roper. 



Emerson 0001110111—6 Bucklin. 



.1001101101—6 

 ..0101001111-6 



Randall OlllllOllO— 7 Walls 1011110111— J 



No. 8, rapid fire, 10 singles, 5 trap<\ two moneys, known angles: 



MeLellan 0100101101—5 Kenerson 0011101111—7 



Davis 0110100011—5 Mascroft 1101001111— 7 



Goodell 0100101001-4 Buck 1101111110—8 



Goodwin 1000100001—3 Bavis 1000011010-4 



Robinson 0011101111—7 Walls 1100101011—0 



Randall 0001000011—3 Roach lOHOlOUO-6 



The next, shoot of the club will be held March 17. The annual meet- 

 ing for the election of officers will be held April 2 The secretary and 

 and treasurer's report will show a very successful season. The win- 

 ners of the various club prizes will be announced at the meeting. 



Unknown Gun Club. 



Thb monthly shoot of the Unknown Gun Club, at Dexter Park, on 

 Thursday of last week, was highly successful; twenty-four members 

 were present to participate in the club event. The weather was mild 

 and spring-like and 1 he birds of good quality. J. Vaghts was the only 

 one of the tw r enty-four engaged in the contest who killed his full quota 

 of 7 birds, winning the club trophy. Messrs. Flynn, Hyde, Bohling 

 and Lakeman tied with 6 each for second place. Messrs. Vroome, 

 Boyd. Chichester, Ramppen, Littlefield, Ring and Bommerman tied 

 with 5 each for third place. A series of miss and out sweepstakes 

 followed, won by Flynn, Thompson and Chichester. 



J Flynn 2222102-6 JBohling 1220111—6 



E A Vroome 0022111—5 M Chichester 0201111—5 



E Skidmore 1010021—5 G Ramppen 0110112— 5 



H Von Staden 0011202—4 W A Littlefield 1221200—5 



JAckhurst 1101010-4 C Ring 0011112—6 



J P Hvde 2121101—6 F A Thompson 2210020—4 



J Vagts 2111212—7 H Boemmerman 2001111—5 



W Boyd 0120122—6 0 Lakeman 1101121—6 



M Detjen , ,1120122-6 H KnebeL Sr 0022100-3 



No notice taken of anonymous communications 



A.F.D., New Orleans.— I would like some of your readers familiar 

 with the coast on Mississippi Sound, say at Waveland, Miss., to tell me 

 of the hunting there and game to be found by going in toward north- 

 ern part from coast, and on the islands. 



G. W. H.. Brooklyn,— 1. Has the law for duck shooting on Long 

 Island been changed, and what is the open season on ducks there now? 



2. Where in New Jersey, near New York, can Ifind good English snipe 

 shooting during the month of April? Ans. 1. Closes May 1. 2. At 

 Manahawken. 



A. W. H., Chicago.— Can you inform me if a biographical sketch of 

 "Nessinuk" ever appeared in your papor, and if so, can a copy be had? 



he reading of his books has given mean acquaintance with hinrwhieh 

 I would like to supplement by a history of his life and death. Ans. 

 There is an autobiographical sketch in "Forest Runes." 



A. L. P., Oberlin, O.— Last fall in an article on the exhibit of taxi- 

 dermy at the World's Fair, the author spoke of a report of the exhibit 

 to be published this past w'inter. Can you inform me whether it has 

 been published and where I can obtain a copy? Ans. The report is 

 now in preparation, and will be published by the Smithsonian. 



Guatemala, Ocos, Rept'iblica de Guatemala, C. A. — Would you con- 

 sider Bhooting deer with a jack light at night legitimate sport— of 

 course hitting them in the head? Ans. It is a mode commonly prac- 

 ticed by sportsmen in this country, and is among the modes recog- 

 nized as legitimate by the laws of some of the States and forbidden in 

 others. 



Ka-to-kek, Denton Ranch, Strangmuir.— 1. Supposing a train going 

 1,000 miles an hour and rifle bullet fired from the train in the same 

 direction, with a velocity of 1,000 miles an hour, would the bullet go 

 ahead of the train ? 2. I saw about the Weed bullet in an old number 

 of your paper. Is it any use for big game, such as bear ? 3. Can it be 

 bought in Canada? 4. Where can it be bought? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. Yes. 



3. We do not know. 4. Write the inventor. Mr. A. Weed, Tarrvtown 

 N. Y. 



W. C. S., Brambleton, Va.— Kindly reply to the following through 

 your correspondence column: A friend of mine who resides in Paris 

 writes me that he has had a 10-bore Francotte gun built for ducking 

 purposes, with first quality Oxford barrels. Will you please explain 

 what kind of a barrel is an Oxford? Is it first-class? Is it Damascus 

 laminated or twist? Is the barrel as nice as a Damascus one? Ans. 

 Oxford is the name by which a certain kiud of steel and iron mixed 

 Damascus is known. The barrels named are first-class. 



J. R. P., Philadelphia, Pa.— Will you please inform me in your next 

 issue how 1 can load shells for my Letever shotgun and use size 11 

 wad without bulging shell? I have tried it several times, but without 

 success, as the shells fit so tight 1 cannot use some of them. Ans. 

 When using 11-gauge wads in 12-gauge paper shells, it is necessary to 

 use a very tight-fitting funnel loader, or to use only soft kicd of wads. 

 You will not find it necessary to use 1 1-gauge wads in 12-gauge guns 

 which are true to gauge. With many of the American makes of guns 

 made some yearB ago it will be necessary to use 11 gauge wads, as 

 many of these have a larger inner diameter than 12-gauge. All modern 

 guns are bored true or small to gauge. 



