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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 23, 1894. 
Club Championship of New Jersey. 
Saturday, Sept, 15, was the date fixed for the contest for the club 
championship of the State of New Jersey. Last year the Boiling 
Springs Club, of Rutherford. N. J., won the emblem, a cup presented 
by Shooting and Fishing. The contestants this year were the Boiling 
Springs and Climax Gun Clubs. Both of these clubs count many ex- 
pert trap-shooters on their rosters; a team from either club would 
be considered warm company at any tournament. 
The weather on Saturday was all that could be desired for trap- 
shooting, hardly enough wind stirring to keep the air cool. The 
attendance at the club grounds during the afternoon could not but be 
flattering to the home team— the Boiling Springs team— the shoot 
taking place at Rutherford. In the various open events no less than 
25 shooters took part, honors undoubtedly resting with "Uncle Billy" 
Siegler. who broke pretty Dearlp every target he shot at. Among 
those who took part were Van Dyke, who is now handling the Win- 
chester repeating shotgun, and W. H. Skinner, representative of the 
Forehand Arms Company, of Worcester, Mass. " I ee Kay," of course, 
was there, and showed that the United States Cartridge Company's 
material was equal to the ta^K he set it. Messrs. Wygart, Mason, Hal- 
stead and Soutiiard formed a strong Peekskill delegation. (N. B. — 
They wont to see a team equ .1 their recent record !) 
The contest for the cup was watched with intense interest until it 
became an assured fact that the trophy would remain with the Boil- 
ing Springs Club. The conditions under which it is shot are: Five- 
men teams, 30 singles and lu pairs per man, the singles to be shot one 
man up, 5 unknown traps. The teams were: Messrs. McAlpin, Rich- 
mond, Collins, "Hyde" and Van Dyke for the Boiling Springs; Messrs, 
E. D. Miller, T. H. Keller, Terry, Brantingham and Neaf Apgar for 
the Climax. "Hyde" and McAJpin carried off the honors, although 
Eddie Collins made a most remarkable brace, scoring 6 out of his first 
16 and then getting no less than 30 out of his last 34. The shooting 
was hard, particularly the doubles, the angles being very acute. Mr, 
Jacob Pentz, of shooting ana Fishing, acted as official scorer, Forest 
and Stream's representative being given the post of official "button- 
toucher" or puller. Empire targets, bluerock traps and North's elec- 
tric pull were the order of things at Rutherford. Scores: 
Club championship of New Jersey, 5-men teams, 30 singles and 10 
pairs, one uitin up, 5 unknown traps: 
Boiling Springs. 
McAlpin 111111000111111111111110101110 
11 10 11 01 11 11 10 11 10 11—40 
Richmond ,., OllllllllllllOlllllOlOllllOOlO 
10 10 01 10 11 10 10 11 10 11—37 
Collins 001011010001100011111111111111 
11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10—36 
Hyde 111111111011111010111011111111 
11 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 11-43 
Van Dyke..., 10111101111111111111110111211 
11 10 10 10 10 01 10 10 10 11—39—195 
Climax. 
Miller 011111111111110111101111111100 
10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 10 11—38 
Keller 111001111111 11 1 HlOlllOOlolOOl 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-32 
Terry 01 1100110101 00011 111111101 1101 
00 11 10 10 11 10 10 01 10 00—30 
Brantingham 111011110110100111010110111111 
11 10 10 10 11 11 01 10 11 11-37 
Apgar 111111011111001111110111110011 
10 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 11 11-39-176 
During the day a series of 10-target races, SI entrance, were shot; 
the first two were everything known, the remainder known traps, un- 
known angles, with the exception of No. 3, which was shot expert 
rules. Scores in these events were as follows: 
133456789 13345G789 
Breintnall..l0 8 9 10 8 9 8.... Southard 6 
Hollister....lO 977 10 8777 Hyde 9 6,, 
Paul 777765976 Collins 9 7 8 
Seigler 810 9 9 10 10 10 8 . . Apgar 9 10 8 
Van Dyke.... 6 10 8 7 9 10 9 8 Drake 910 8 
Miller 9 7 9 9 9 8.... Proctor.,... 8 8 8 
Mason 9 8 9 5 7 6.... Fletcher 6 4 9 
Wygant 8 3.... 8 Brantingham 8 . . . . 
Greiff 6 . . 10 10 5 7 8 McAlpin 8 9 
Edwards 6 6 6 10 8 Richmond 9 8 
Keller 8 8 6 7 Skinner 10 9 
Mackey 6 6.... Halstead 10.. 
Dornin 6 6 7 7 
During the afternoon a race was shot, 5 pairs, with the result that 
Apgar carried off first honors. The popularity of this style of shoot- 
ing is shown by the fact that there were no less than 17 entries. 
Score: 
Van Dyke 10 11 10 11 11—8 Greiff 10 11 11 01 10-7 
Miller 10 11 10 10 11—7 Apgar 10 11 11 11 11—9 
Keller .10 11 10 10 11-7 Drake 11 10 10 01 10-6 
Hollister 10 10 00 10 00—3 McAlpin 11 10 00 11 11—7 
Seigler .10 11 01 10 10-6 Hyde 10 10 10 11 10—6 
Breintnall 10 11 10 10 10-0 Collins 11 11 11 01 01—8 
Mason 00 11 10 11 10-6 Terry 00 11 10 11 00—5 
Mackey 10 10 00 12 11—6 Richmond 01 11 11 10 10—7 
Southard 10 01 10 00 11-5 
The Charleston Tournament. 
The tenth and last of the series of tournaments given by the Inter- 
state Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association during the season of 
1894 is announced for Oct. 10 and 11. at Charleston, S. C The tourna- 
ment is held under the auspices of the Palmetto Gun Club of Charles- 
ton, the club adding §100 in sums of §5 to every purse. The programme 
iB the same as that scheduled for Chattanooga this week, consisting as 
it does of ten events each day, five at unknown angles and five under 
the novelty rule. The entrance moneys are uniform, $1.50 in each 
event. Headquarters for shooters during the tournament will be the 
St. Charles Hotel, corner of Meeting and Hasell streets, where special 
rates for shooters have been secured The Enterprise cars, which 
pass the hotel, run direct to the shooting grounds. Shooting: com- 
mences at 9:30 sharp each morning. For further information inquiries 
"h^'xld be addressed to Geo. Steck, Secretary, P. O. Box 259, Charleston, 
S. O. 
ah interesting page on the programme is the one on which the 
Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association make the follow- 
ingannouncement: 
■•This, the .Palmetto Gun Club's tournament, being the tenth of the 
series given under our auspices during 1894, will mark the close of the 
season for the present year. These tournaments have been so uni- 
formly successful that they are the talk of the trap-Bhooting frater- 
nity throughout the country. Wherever one has been held trap-shoot- 
ing has received a decided stimulus, interest has been revived and 
clubs have taken on a new lease of life, as shown by the active part 
members take in the club's welfare. A review of the various tourna- 
ments will be issued in a short time which will be replete with statisti- 
cal data of particular interest, such as names ot the winners, best 
averages, number of targets trapped, amount of money divided, etc., 
which in a measure will convey the immensity of the interest taken in 
these tournaments. It is our intention to continue giving tournaments 
during 1895, and we recognize in the South a good field for our work. 
Clubs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, 
Mississippi and Louisiana desiring tournaments should make early ap- 
plication for same." 
Dropping for Place Must Go. 
Chicago, III., Sept, 14— Mr. Irby BeDnett, acting manager of the 
late Memphis tournament, writes the following straightforward words 
about the ethics of modern trap-shooting. I sincerely advise all trap- 
shooters who go to next spring's Memphis shoot to go with the inten- 
tion of shooting honestly. Blsewise they may lose their ear fare. 
Mr. Bennett says: 
"I assure you such encouragement as you have given us will 
strengthen us in our purpose ana intention of giving a strictly square 
shoot or closing our grounds forever. Mr. Divine is now fully re- 
covered from his recent illness and says he fully approves of all I did 
bere, and together we will run our future events on the dead level if 
we have to refuse the entry of half, or even all the shooters." 
That is the right sort of talk, and those men mean it. It is only a 
question of time when the dishonest shooter will have to go out of the 
society of gentlemen, just as mnch as the card sharper or crook of 
any other kind, The quicker that day comes the better for trap- 
shooting, and all credit to the management first to speed that day. 
Mr. Divine writes me in just the same tenor as the above. They 
deserve the support of every reputable sportsman. I hope to see 
Knoxville hang out a similar banner. These two towns can make 
history for trap-shooting in just one/ week each. 
Mr. H. McMurchy, of the Hunter Arms Co., is in town to-day and 
will remain for some days, with a trunk full of ejectors. 
Capt. A. V/. Du Jlray, of the Parker gun, writes me that he will be 
here in a few days at the latest, and will show Chicago the handsomest 
gun in the whole wide world— meaning the new Whitworth Parker. 
909 Security Building, Chicago. E. Hough. 
Binghamton Gun Club. 
Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 15.— Inclosed find scores made at our 
tournament for amateurs. The attendance was not as large as we 
expected, but what it lacked in numbers it made up in enthusiasm. 
The strong wind of the first day kept the scores down somewhat. 
Another spring we intend to give an open tournament and it will be a 
hummer. Scores: 
Mrst Day. 
1 3 3 4= 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 13 
No. of targets in event... 10 15 15 15 10 15 15 SO 15 10 15 15 
Kendall 8 8 11 13 10 14 14 14 11 9 15 12 
Brown 10 11 14 14 9 15 14 19 15 9 15 14 
Waldron 8 12 12 .... 14 13 14 13 6 15 14 
Boss 6 10 18 9 5 8 .... 11 6 .. .. 
Hobble 6 10 13 12 4 13 14 17 12 13 .. 13 
JF 6 9 12 12 8 8 .. .. 10 8 12 .. 
Carr 12 9 13 15 16 13 10 14 14 
Brigden 12 8 14 9 19 11 9 13 15 
AMS 10 7 13 13 17 11 9 .. .. 
Lefever 12 9 13 12 17 13 9 14 .. 
Stone 6 10 10 .. 3 12 9 .. .. 
Brainard 7 10 9 14 7 11 .. .. 9 8 10 .. 
Crutty 8 7 .. 10 11 8 .. 7 8 .. t . 
Sneli 12 7 11 .. 18 10 7 11 .. 
Knight 8 5 13 7. . 9 6.. .. 
Rindge 10 5 8 10 10 11 6" ... 
McHenry 9 11 . . 8 8 10 .. 
Second Day. 
Kendall , 
Lefever... 
AM S. . . . 
Carr 
Rindge. 
Stone 
Bennett . 
Boss 
Vance . . . 
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Rose , 
McHenry. 
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3 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
10 
15 
15 
15 
10 
35 
15 
10 
15 
15 
15 
8 
9 
12 
13 
8 
22 
13 
7 
14 
14 
13 
10 
11 
14 
14 
9 
23 
13 
7 
14 
14 
14 
8 
14 
11 
13 
8 
20 
10 
7 
14 
14 
5 
12 
13 
11 
9 
23 
13 
8 
12 
12 
8 
14 
14 
11 
8 
22 
13 
6 
13 
13 
14 
5 
11 
9 
15 
8 
22 
10 
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11 
15 
14 
9 
10 
10 
8 
24 
14 
12 
13 
13 
15 
7 
11 
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12 
5 
17 
11 
9 
12 
8 
10 
10 
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6 
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11 
14 
10 
21 
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7 
14 
14 
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14 
9 
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7 
20 
9 
7 
20 
lit 
8 
20 
12 
9 
10 
10 
8 
8 
16 
J2 
7 
17 
13 
7 
14 
18 
Carr 19 
Birgden , 19- 
Schermerhorn IS 
20- 
38 
-38 
Squires 8 
Suell 7 15 10 11 
Team shoot: 
Waldron 21 
Brown 23—44 
Lefever 20 
Crutty 22-42 Rindge, 
KeDdall 20 
Hobble 20—40 
Live bird shooting is but very little indulged in here but it would not 
be very healthy for any one not prepared to shoot the race of his life 
to come around this neck of the woods looking for a match. A few 
days ago a couple of the' leading members of our club became en- 
gaged In conversation as to their relative merits in live bird shooting, 
the outcome of which was a challenge, which was promptly accepted. 
The conditions 25 birds a side, for $100. Yesterday the match came 
off. The birds were clinkers, every one of them. The luck running 
about even, The following is the score: 
Kmdall 1111121111202211112212123—24 
Boss • 20«1211122111220111221222— 22 
Kendall's shooting was'first-class, not a "slobbering" kill in the lot, 
his birds being centered every time. His twelfth bird, which got 
away, was an ugly twister. Boss is by no means satisfied with the 
outcome of the match, and another contest on the same terms is 
likely to come off soon. Win-field. 
Trap-Shooting at Baltimore. 
Early last spring the management of the Baltimore Gun Club 
decided to hold its annual tournament and selected dates with an eye 
to the weather possibilities, yet struck a blizzard, and with it went all 
hopes of a successful meeting. As usual, there were those who did 
not fail to say it was all the fault of the club managers; but notwith- 
standing discouragements elections were held, and the new officers 
got down into the collar with enthusiasm. The grounds secured for the 
year were now sold or leased to an athletic association. This necessi- 
tated a change, and with no little trouble other grounds were secured 
and laid out in time to begin a series of weekly shooting for money 
prizes offered by the club; which has just been completed, with the 
following results: • 
Class A: Hall 84-^, R. Cantler 84%. Claridge Sl%. 
Class B: Malone 82& G. Coe, Jr. 75£, E. Fox 75*, Greener 72^, Cox 
73?£ 
Class C: Williar 75<J, Dr. Fort 74-*, Walters 65^, Zollinger M$, Vance 
60$, Stewart 60*!, Mitchell 
Class D: Beck 5?#, Johns 56», Brehm 45;*, Dr. Linthicum 36;5, Haupt 
61jf, Talhott 64j{. 
The shooting was at 25 targets per man each week for fourteen 
.weeks, known traps and angles, covering the entire season with us 
when there is nothing else to shoot. During the same time a 6-man 
team of the club won second place in the team race of the Standard 
Gun Club tournament, beating tne crack team of the Capitol City Gun 
Club, and being but 6 targets behind the beet team of the Standard 
Club. 
The following day four of this same team again pulled out second 
place in a four-man toatn race, breaking 94 out of the 100, the Penn- 
sylvania team breaking 95 in the pluckiest up-hill race seen about here 
for many a year. 
Individually, some of the members have been doing great work. 
Hall beat Bonday, of the Standards, in a 100 target race, known traps, 
unknown angles, with a score of aO to 82. Mr. Hall also beat Vance, 
of his own club, the same race, only allowing Mr. Vance 25 dead; 
■core, 91 to 80. 
Malone, Hall and Cantler trotted flose behind the winner of the 
Standard cup, representing' the championship of the State, July 4. 
Dr. Fort won first prize in a 100 target race at Jessups, Md. , Aug. 9, 
breaking 93, at known traps and angina, and the general average of 
the entire club has been improving, showing the effects of the regular 
practice. 
Preparations are now being made for a tournament to be held either 
in the late fall or spring, which will, it is hoped, prove a greater suc- 
cess than any yet held under the club's auspices. H. A. Penrose has 
agreed to be present and manage affairs, and that means something. 
With him as manager on the present beautifully located grounds, if 
the hoodoo can on only be caged, 1885 will see the Baltimore Club in 
the van as leader. 
Too much cannot be said of Mr. Malone's management through the 
past season, Elected to this responsible position against some oppo- 
sition, he has faithfully performed his onerous duties, at no time 
giving cause for just complaint, and by his prompt attendance at the 
grounds has made it possible for many to shoot regularly who other- 
wise would have been shut out from lack of time. " Picus. 
Climax Club Shoot. 
The monthly shoot of the Climax Gun Club was held at the club's 
grounds near Fanwood, N. J., on Wednesday last, the members com- 
peting receiving the usual target handicaps; Keller and Brantingham 
were scratch men. Score: 
Keller 1111111111011011111111101 —22 
Brantingham 1101110111000111101111010 —17 
D Terry (2) 111011111111111110110111110 —23 
Manning (4) 11111111111011110111101111111 —26 
W Squires (5) lllllOlOlllllOllOOOOllllllOlll —22 
j Zigiio (8) ooiiommouioioiiiiioiiiooioii —22 
Swody (10). 11101010101111100110111010101111100-23 
W PiersonC4J OlOOlOllOlllllOllOllOlOlOOllo —17 
Skinner 0101101111011011100111010 —17 
P Jay (4) loiooiooiioioooooiiiooiinioi —15 
Goodman (5) 101011110011110111001001111101 -20 
W Terry (5) 111110111111111111011111111011 —27 
D Darby (5) 011111011011000010110010111111 —19 
Scott Ci) 1111101101110111111011111011 —23 
S Darby (6; OOlllllOOlllOlOOOllllllllOllOOOll -21 
L Van Dyke (8) 111110100111101010011111011111011 —23 
Saturday, Sept. 29, is the day set by the New Utrecht Gun Club for 
the first shoot for the American E. C. Powder cup. The shoot, which 
is at live birds, takes place at Woodlawn. The Third avenue grounds 
are not open on the above date. 
*' Trap-Shooter's Beady Reckoner." 
There has just come from the Forest and Stream press an ex- 
tremely useful pocket reference book for trap-shooters, Its full title 
reads: "Trap-Shooter's Ready Reckoner. A series of tables showing 
at a glance the division of purses under all conditions, simple and 
complex, with entries from one to fifty. For use by individuals, clubs, 
and tournaments. Compiled by J. C. Clark, Secretary Kansas State 
Sportsmen'B Association." Price 86 centa, postpaid, by Forest and 
Stream Pub. Oo. 
Shooting at John Watson's. 
Sept. 14. — The following are the scores made at the grounds. 
Sept. A.— Chicago Shooting Club, medal shoot, 15 five birds: 
John Watson 211101111211122—14 12120—4 
Hy Ehlers 221102211112221-14 12120—4 
RB Wadsworth 211121021121121—14 12112—5 
Sept. 5. — 100 live birds per man: 
Striger., 11111011221111011212111111221112112011111211211111—47 
11111112122121111112111211111111121111111111121222- 49-96 
JMRobbin. . ..11021021120111112111121121111111122112110112111112— 46 
11212112212121121111211211110111011111021211221112-47—93 
Sept. 6.— 50 live birds: 
J J Smith 2121122111222012122211220212211111122122101011121-46 
JMRobbin 2111011221011112111201101121211111111111111112111—46 
Sept. 10.— R. S. Mott and J. J. Smith, A. S. Kleinman and Bob White, 
50 five birds per man, $50 a corner: 
RS Mott 2111020112112121221012111112^111112101211121121022-45 
J J Smith 21212111311211101222021102212012210101122221010211—42-87 
Bob White . . . .11211211201212211111211121111111101111212111211022-47 
A S Kleinman. 12111111121122221112112012111121111221121111121112— 48- 95 
Same day, 10 birds, S5 entrance: 
R S Mott 2112121211—10 Hy Ehlers 2122212111—10 
T P Hicks 1101101101— 7 AS Kleinman 2121122101— 9 
J J Smith 2222111121—10 
Same day, 25 empire targets per man: 
R S Mott 0111111010111111111111110-21 
J J Smith 1011111110110111111000111—19 
A S Kleinman 0111011111011111011111111—21 
Bob White 1111110111010111111101111—81 
Same day, 15 targets: 
R S Mott 111111111111111—15 A S KWnman.. .111110111111111-14 
J J Smith.. .....111011101111111—13 Bob White 111101110111101—12 
Sept. 1$.— South Chicago Gun Club, medal shoot, 20 live birds per 
man: 
L Willard. .11111021201111212221— 18 P Miller. . ..21010122021112120122—16 
A Reeves.. .2010111111200021(1010— 12 *Bingham.022222-'02222222222C0-16 
FWillard.. 11121122101111121110-18 
Same day, 30 empire targets, for medal: 
A W Reeves 0111U1101101 01100101101111010-20 
L C Willard 111111110111111011011101111111-26 
F E Willard 00101011 11011 1 1 1 11001111111101 —22 
P Miller 110111111011101100100010111111—21 
♦Ed Bingham .- 111111011111111111111011101111—27 
*Not a member. Ravelrigg. 
Morfey vs. Pier. 
Paterson, N. J., Sept. 11.— The match between Morfey and Pier, 
which took place this afternoon on Rogers's grounds, ended in a tie, 
each man killing 10 out of his 15 birds. The conditions of the match 
were 15 live birds per man, 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, Long Island 
rules, $50 a side. 
The time announced for bringing off the match' was 2:30 P. M., but 
it was almost 4 before Rogers came to the grounds with the traps" 
AH preparations had to be made at that hour, even to measuring off' 
the boundary. A large crowd of supporters of both men were prpp- 
ent, Morfey being the favorite at 5 to 3. Among those present were 
Frank Class and Lennard, of Morristown, who were accompanied by 
Mrs. Class and Mrs. Lennard. When the match commenced Pier 
rather dampened the ardor of his supporters by missing his first three 
birds. On Pier's 8th bird a curious thing occurred. The pigeon was 
a fast right-quartering twister which left the trap like lightning; 
Pier's gun snapped for him; on examination by the referee it was 
found that the shell had no powder in it, although it was shotted; the 
referee declared it a lost bird. Morfey seemed to get rattled by the 
way in which Pier's~backers yelled each time he missed, for he dropped 
his 12th, 13th and 14th birds in succession. His 12th was hard hit, but 
got outside the boundary; but his 13th was a clean miss. The 14th was 
hit lightly on the wing and went home. 
In the luck of the birds Morfey had the worst of it, drawing most of 
the hard ones. The tie will be shot off under the same conditions on 
Oct. 23. A good deal of money has been wagered on the event, the tie 
having created increased interest in the meeting between these two 
shots. Referee, Chris Wright; judge for Morfey, Arthur Bunn; judge 
for Pier, Jim Burns; trappers, Tom Rogers and Robert Boyle; scorer, 
Wm. Duicher. Scores: 
Trap score type— Copyright, /sw, by Forest unci Stream Publishing Co- 
ir- \-> T -s" ? /" /" /" «-.? \ S \ *i 
Morfey 1 0111101111000 1—10 
/*T->t'^'Vs' , <-^'V- > >''< — ► 
Pier 0 0011110111011 1-10 
Wm. Dutcher. 
Lynchburg Gun Club. 
Lynchburg, Va.. Sept. 15.— Capt. J. L. Brewer is in town on some- 
thing of a business trip, talking Winchester gun and ammunition and 
saying a good word for empire targets. The Captain has made some 
good friends among the gun cranks. Yesterday afternoon he gave an 
exhibition shoot at the gun club grounds, delighting quite an audi- 
ence with his skill in expert work "with the "pump gun." Afterward 
some of the club members joined him in a friendly contest. Captain 
Brewer is much pleased with the town and people. Following is a 
short score made after the exhibition shoot: 
No. 1: 
J L Brewer 1111011101111111111111111—24 
Cleland 1000110111111101111011010—17 
No. 2: 
J L Brewer 1111011101111111111111111-23 
Na'son 0110111111100101011000111—16 
No. 3: 
Moorman 0111011110111101110110001—17 
Stearns 011110011101100110 000011—13 
Nelson 1100110010101110100011001—13 
J L Brewer OlllllllllllOllllOOllllOl— 20 
Scott 1100110011111100001111100—15 
Miller 0111001101111110011100000—14 
Clark 0011111100000001101111000—13 
F. M. D.M 
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No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
D. J. W , Wilkesbarre, Pa.— Armin Tenner treated exhaustively of 
the relative merits of all powders in issues of Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 1893, 
of Forest and Stream. A reference to them will probably give you 
the information you desire. 
H. E Sabine, Mishawaka, Clatsop County, Oregon. — The gun you 
refer to was exhibited by Charles Lancaster, of London, England. It 
was called the "Colindian gun," and was described by Mr. Lancaster 
as a "combination ball and shotgun, a non-fouling, smooth, oval-bore, 
rifled gun, from which can be fired conical-shaped, solid or express 
bullets, with the accuracy of an Express rifle, to 100yds., and shot of 
all sizes, with the excellent pattern of a shotgun." As to its capabil- 
ities we cannot say anything further. The "Paradox" gun, for shot 
or ball, has been used very successfully in both India and the South 
African colonies. It is manufactured by Holland & Holland, of Lon- 
don, Eogland, and, we believe, also by Lancaster. "The Gun and its 
Developments," by W. W. Greener, is a standard work and will give 
you the other information you ask for. You will find it advertised in 
Forest and Stream's Sportsman's Library. 
Fairyland for the Children. 
Next December, Madison Square Garden will contain one of the 
most interesting exhibitions ever presented to the public of New 
York. The entire floor space of the vast amphitheater will be fitted 
up to represent the ancient and historic city of Nuremberg, with its 
old Castle, City gates and quaint streets, providing for upwards of 
one hundred stores. In these stores will be exhibited for sale, toys, 
notions and fancy articles from every part of the world. The man- 
agement will attempt not only to duplicate the famous Annual Toy 
Fair of Nuremberg, but to present additional features of interest 
that will make the first Toy Fair of New York the greatest children's 
exhibition and aggregation of juvenile entertainments ever collected 
under one roof. The fair will be open daily from 10 A. M. till 11 P. M., 
and apart from the promenade concerts by one of New York's most I 
famous bands, and intermediate concerts by a Vienna Ladies' 
Orchestra, there will be a continuous performance, probably the 
longest ever attempted by a management, of a thirteen hours' pro- 
gramme, comprising Punch and Judy shows, marionettes, perform- 
ing dogs, etc., and specially imported novelties from Europe. The 
price ot admission to this Fairyiann for the children has been fixed at 
twenty five cents, and no extras for side shows will.be allowed. The 
fair will be opened Dec. 5, and continue till Christmas, and will be 
under the direction of Mr. Frank W. Sanger, the General Manager 
of the G-vrden, and Mr. H. J. Leslie, the General Manager of the Toy 
Exhibition Company.— Adv, 
