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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 34, 1894. 
E. N. Y, League Tournament atl Saratoga. 
The fifth tournament of the Eastern New York Trap-Shooters' 1 
League, and the final one of the present year'R series, was held at Sar- 
atoga, Tuesday, Nov. 18. under the auspices of the Saratoga Gun Club. 
There was a good deal of disappointment felt by the managers that 
this the winding up event of the season should not draw a better 
attendance. That so few shooters were present can only be attrib- 
uted to the financial depression that the brethren of the trap and trig- 
ger seem to have felt so severely in this quarter of the State. There 
has seemed to be no lack of enthusiasm among shooters, for they have 
been hammering away at the clays on their own home gun club 
grounds all the season ; but when it comes to attending open tourna- 
ments, with their heavy drain upon the pocket for entrance fees, etc., 
it is only a few that can stand the pressure. So it has come to pass 
that instead of holding twenty successful tournaments on the League 
ci'cuit, as in 1893, we have just squeezed through with only five fairly 
well attended events in '94. 
At the event of last Tuesday at Saratoga there were a number of 
the old reliables of the league clubs present, the West End Club of 
Albany leading in the representation with J. B. Sanders, C. A. Arnold, 
"William Wadsworth and the Forest and Stream correspondent, who 
had run up on the early morning D. & H. train, and joined a rather 
cheerful appearing gathering at the shooting lodge in the cold gray 
atmosphere of one of the dingiest of our lowering November days. 
Inside the old wigwam there was a grateful warmth diffused by a big 
stove, performing its mission of thawing out congealed humanity and 
devouring sawed cord wood. As one after another ot the well-known 
knights of the trigger drifted in, hearty greetings were exchanged 
with Dr. B. D. Mosher of the Granville (N. Y.) Gun Club, and M. F. 
Roberts, president of the same club, though he resides in the near by 
town of Rupert, over the line in Vermont. Another Mosher, sur- 
named George A., appeared soon afterward, aud was received with 
the warm welcome that is everywhere extended to the popular man- 
ager of the Syracuse Arms Co. George bad a little bit of a gun with 
him that was eyed with a great deal of curiosity and not a little sus- 
picion on the part of the "solid guu" men, but, all the same, when it 
was demonstrated later that the "pea shooter" could perform as well 
as the "big twelves," Roberts succumbed to its merits, and exchang- 
ing therefor some few shekels, lugged the featherweight off to delight 
the inmost soul of some favorite juvenile kinsman. Of the local 
experts present Saratoga displayed the best of her many skillfu shots 
in the persons of H. M. Levengston, Jr., Dr. J. E. Pearsall, J. Nelson 
Ramsdill, J. E. Rodgman, Wm. Hay Bockes and Wm. H. Gibbs. I 
missed "Wash" Coster, who is away attending the field trials at High 
Point, N. C, but the distinguished presence of an ex-Congressman 
gave the necessary 6clat to the occasion. 
It was now 10 o'clock, the time set for opening the shoot; there was 
no one coming in save an occasional straggler from the village, and 
Levengston broke out with: "Don't it beat the dev — Dutch, that the 
league towns don't -turn out more shooters? we counted surely on 
Troy ! but 'Uncle Sammy' Goggin and his colleagues are not going to 
show up. I also expected that Chief Cheney and several of bis 
Mohican braves would swoop down from Glens Falls in their war 
paint, but as yet no gleam of a tommy-axe has been seen, nor has a 
single whoop been heard in our land. There's only a few' of the old 
stock left, anyway, so put down the names of the gang on hand and 
let's get to work." 
Thus adjured, your correspondent hastily indited the names of 
those who wished to enter, and while this was being done, J H. King, 
of Saratoga, was chosen referee. Chief trapper John Alsavor mar- 
shalled his forces, and oretty soon the battery of five electric traps 
were speeding the king birds into the motionless air. The steady 
flight of these five flyers, in the dead calm that prevailed, undoubtedly 
helped the leaders to make the splendid averages that di8tingu ; shed 
the day's shooting. The excellence of their performance can best be 
judged by a perusal of the detailed scores: 
No. 1, 10 singles, $1.30 entry: 
Levengston ...1111111111—10 
Sanders 1111111101— 9 
Arnold 1111111111—10 
Wadsworth lOOlllllll— 8 
No. 2, 10 singles, 81.30 entry: 
Levengston 1111111111—10 
Sanders . 1011111111— 9 
Arnold 1111111111—10 
Wadsworth 0111111101— 8 
Dr Mosher 1111111111—10 
No, 3, IS singles, unknown angles 
Levengston-. . . .111111111111111— 15 
Sanders 101011111111111—13 
Arnold 111111111111111—15 
Wadsworth 111010111111011—13 
Dr Mosher 111111111111111—15 
No. 4, 10 singles, $130 entry: 
Levengston 1111111111—10 
Sanders 1111111111-10 
Arnold lllllllllO- 9 
Wadsworth ,....1111111001— 8 
Dr Mosher. , ti .1101111111— 9 
No. 2, 20 singles, unknown angles, 
Levengst'nllllllinnillllllll— 20 
Sanders . . .11100010011111111111— 15 
Arnold . . . .11111111111111111111—20 
Wadswo'thllllllllOllllllOllOO— 16 
Dr Mosher.00101011111111111110— 15 
Peters 11110111111111111111—19 
No. 2, 10 singles, $1.30 entry: 
Levengston. 1111111111 
-Sanders 0111111011 
Arnold 1111011111 
Wadsworth .0011111111 
Dr Mosher 1111111111- 
Peters llllllllll- 
No. 7, 15 singles, $1.50 entry: 
Levengston. . , ..111111011111111 
Sanders 111111111111011- 
Arnold. 111111101111111- 
Wadsworth ... .110011111111111- 
Dr Mosher 110111101111111- 
Dr Mosher 1111111111—10 
McGinness 1111011111— 9 
Roberts 1111111111—10 
Mosher 1111001111— 8 
McGinness 1111111111—10 
Roberts 1111111111—10 
Mosher 0111001110— 6 
Peters. 1111111111—10 
, $1.95 entry: 
McGinness 101111111111101—13 
Roberts 101111111110111-13 
Mosher 101101111111110—12 
Peters 011111101111011—12 
Peters 1111111111—10 
Roberts .1111101111— 9 
Mosher 1111111111—10 
McGinness .1100111110— 7 
Ramsdill 1110011101— 7 
$2.60: 
Roberts.. .011111111111111111 11— 19 
Mosher.' ... 1111111 11111111 111 11-20 
McGinness 11111101111111110101— 17 
Ramsdill . .01000111111111111111—16 
DrPearsall 11111110011101111111— 17 
10 Roberts 1111111111—10 
8 Mosher 1100111111— 8 
McGinness 1111111111—10 
Ramsdill 1110111111— 9 
-10 DrPearsall 1111001111—8 
-10 
-14 Peters 101111101111111—13 
-14 Roberts 111111111111111—15 
-14 Mosher 111111111111111—15 
-13 McGinness 111111111111010—13 
-13 Ramsdill 101111111111111—14 
— 9 
No. 8, 15 singles, unknown angles, $1.95 entry: 
Levengston ....111111111111111— 15 Peters 111111111110111—14 
Sanders 101111111101110-12 Roberts' 111111111111111-15 
Arnold 111111111111101—14 Mosher 110111111111110—13 
Wadsworth . . . .110011011111111—10 McGinness 111111111111101—14 
Dr Mosher 010111111111111-13 Ramsdill 111111111111001—13 
No. 9, 20 singles, $2.60 entry: 
Levengst'nllllllllllllllllHll— 20 Peters 01111110111111110111—17 
Sanders ..11101011101111101011—15 Roberts. ...11111111111111111110— 19 
Arnold , . .11111110111111111011— 18 Mosher. . . .10111101111111111111— 18 
Wadsw'rtbOlOllOllllOtlOlllOOl— 13 McGinness.l 11 111111111 11011101— 18 
Dr Mosher.1101111111111 1101111— 18 Ramsdill . .11111111111111111011—19 
No. 10, 10 singles, unknown angles, $1.30 entry: 
Levenston ..1011111111— 9 Roberts 1111101111— 9 
Sanders 1111111111-10 Mosher 1111110110— 8 
Arnold ..1111111111—10 McGinness 1110111111—8 
Wadsworth 1100111011— 7 Ramsdill 1111011111— 9 
Dr Mosher 1111111001— 8 Dr Pearsall 0111011111— 8 
Peters 0101111111-- 8 
No. 11, 10 singles, $1.30 entry: 
Levengston ,1111111111—10 Roberts 1111111111—10 
Sanders 1111111111—10 Mosher 1110111011— 8 
Arnold 1111111111—10 McGinness 1111111110— 9 
Wadsworth 1101111111— 9 Ramsdill 1110101011— 7 
Dr Mosher 1111111111—10 Dr Pearsall 1111011010— 7 
Peters ...1111111111—10 
AWARDS FOR HIGHEST AGGREGATES. 
For every bird thrown, one-half cent was donated by the club to 
form a purse which was divided 30. 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent and 
awarded to the contestants making the highest aggregate scores in 
events Nos. 2 to 11 inclusive. A contestant shooting through the 
events to qualify for the purse had to shoot at 135 king birds. The 
names of the winners, their scores and percentages are herewith given : 
Levengston, Saratoga, 133, 98.5 per cent, won first money; Arnold, 
Albany, and Roberts, Rupert, Vt., 129, 95.5 per cent, divided second; 
"Peters," Saratoga, 123, 91.1 per cent, won third; Dr. Mosher, Gran- 
ville, 121, 89.6 per cent, won fourth; "McGinness," Saratoga, 120. 88.8 
per cent, won fifth. 
LIVE BIRDS FOR THE WIND UP. 
At the termination of the kingbird events, several crates of pigeons 
were brought on the ground and a live bird sweep was started, 5 birds, 
$5 entry, the purse divided 60 and 40 per cent. J. Nelson Ramsdill 
was the choice for referee of the five men who entered the event. 
The score follows: 
Geo Mosher 22111—5 Arnold 1*001—2 
Peters 21210-4 Wadsworth 00110—3 
Roberts 21011—4 
Then two well known league shooters, Arnold of Albany and Peters 
of Saratoga began to yearn for the notoriety of appearing in the trap 
columns of Forest and Stream as the principals in an individual 
match; they agreed to shoot at 35 birds each for $25 a side, the loser 
to pay for the birds. Such "yaller" Bhooting as followed it has seldom 
been your correspondent's lot to chronicle; these two men, who are 
rated in the league as at least 85 per cent, shoots, showing as much 
lack of form with the breechloader as a clam digger would with a 
cavalry saber. Well might they weep tears of contrition when they 
look at the appended score: " 
Peters 1.1121101110U11«121110201011111»12— 27 
Arnold n 1.1.11 1*01 1010101 101012121000020.-20 
When the horror engendered by this dreadful exhibition had some- 
what abated, four men were found who were not to badly blown to 
enter the final event of the day, a scrub sweep, 5 birds, $5 a corner, 
the purse divided 60 and 40 per cent. The score: 
Levengston 1.111—4 Peters 10110—3 
Wadsworth 10211—4 Arnold 010.1—2 
The next gathering of the shooting clans of this region will be at the 
live bird tournament of the Loudonville Gun Club, Tuesday, Nov. 27. 
Horace B. Derby. 
Truly Championship Form. 
The shooting done by George Work at the Gun Club grounds, Holly- 
wood, N. J., during the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 13, was something 
remarkable. The Hollywood grounds are proverbially fast; probably 
they're the fastest in the country. It is a rarity also to have a weak 
bird at Hollywood. On the day in question all were good birds save 
one or two, while the first 100 trapped were extraordinary birds. Add 
to the quality of the birds the brisk southwest wind that made the 
21yd8. boundary extremely small for lef t-quarterers, and Geo. Work's 
total for the afternoon of 111 kills out of 121 birds shot at is truly 
championship form. It is safe to say that had he quickened his time 
in his first 30 birds in the match, and shot at them in the same time he 
did bis laBt 70, the score he might have made would have been phe- 
nomenal under the existing circumstances. Thompson, on the other 
hand, shot in good time until well on in his first 25. After losing his 
18th bird, a straight driver, he seemed to slow up and lose his time 
almost entirely, bracing up at intervals during the race and knocking 
down every bird that came to him. During his run of 28 out of 30, 
between his 43d and his 72d birds, he did some work as brilliant as any 
put up by his opponent. His total of 10 dead out of bounds could 
have been reduced to at least 6, and his score of kills increased to 86 
by more rapid work with his Becond barrel on four birds. On an in- 
closed ground, fence boundary, probably 9 out of the joint total of 14 
dead out of bounds would have been scored as good birds. 
It is noticeable that whereas George Work is credited with only 29 
first barrel kills, Thompson has but 6 in his score. The reason is not 
far to seek. 'The boundary at Hollywood is marked by a 2-foot strip 
of wire netting; the wind was blowing briskly; it was. therefore, un- 
safe to run any chances with birds that had any kick left in them. 
Hence second barrels f"r safety was the order of the day. Work'.used 
his second barrel for safety 32 times, Thompson 38 times. The above 
figures conclusively prove the superiority on this occasion of Work's 
first barrel over Thompson's; Thompson's slower time was un- 
doubtedly the cause of this in a great measure. It is only fair to the 
loser to state that he was shooting a gun not his own, although it was 
a gun of his own chosing for this match; it was the weapon which 
Capt. Money handles so effectively at live birds. After missing hiB 
87th bird, the match being lost beyond all possibility of recapture, he 
took Fred Hoey's gun and knocked the spots off the next 12 birds. 
Both men were shooting E. C. powder in U. M. C. shells. 
After killing 22 out of his first 25, and then losing three out of bis 
next four, two dpad out of bounds, Work quickened his time consid- 
erably. So rapid was his work that it was frequently extremely hard 
to properly gauge the direction of the dead bird's flight, especially if 
they went out against the wind like English snipe. The benefit of this 
change of time showed itself in the result of his succeeding 71 shots, 
out of which he scored no less than 68 times, one his 95th, being dead 
out of bounds behind the score. Had the boundary fence been but 
two inches higher it would have counted as a dead bird; as it was it 
struck the top strand of the little wire fence very heavily with its 
breast, falling dead two yards on the wrong side. His 84th bird was a 
corker. It was a dark blue in color, almost a black, in fact; as soon 
as the trap was high enough for it to slip out it started Bouth like a 
golf ball freshly smitten by a golf stick in the hands of John Hoey. 
Quick as a flash Work was on to it, apparently crumpling it up with 
his right, following it up with a quick second. That was just what the 
bird had been looking for. No sooner had it touched the grass than it 
sprang up again as if made of india rubber, and continued its journey 
south as if it had merely been playing possum with George Work. 
Thompson went to the score and had killed his 85th bird before the 
spectators had fairly closed that portion of their features which had 
been driven wide open through amazement at the black cyclone's 
actions. The bird? Where was it? After flying just far enough to 
see Asbury Park in the distance, it turned and, after circling back 
over Long Branch, had finally concluded, from its desert-like aspect, 
that Hollywood was good enough for it, and that George Work was 
easy. In that conclusion it made a gross blunder, as well as more 
history for itself. As Work stepped to the score for his 85th bird it 
came rocketing over from the rear. Turning in his tracks the shooter 
doubled it up with his right, making a Philadelphia squab out of a re- 
markable bird of uncertain age. 
To return to the match. The time taken to shoot it was exactly 1 
hour and 48 minutes ! Commencing at 2 ;20 P. M., the first 50 were dis- 
posed of in 28 minutes, the second series of 50 was shot at in even less 
time, 26 minutes; the third series took 27 minutes, the closing series 
being shot in- just the same time, the match being over at 4:08 P-M., 
with Work in the lead by, 9 birds. According to the conditions of the 
match, Thompson now has to buy Work a bicycle and pay for the 200 
birds as well. Another item of interest is the flight of the pigeons. 
In a match with such a score as this under the conditions (21yds. 
boundary) almost anybody would be justified in saying, "They must 
have been a slow lot of birds." As a matter of fact they were of a 
class very seldom seen on this side of the water. Those present at 
the match who had shot English bluerocks at Hurlingham and the 
Gun Club were of the opinion that there was but little to choose 
between them and the English bird, that is, among the first 100 
trapped. A glance at the flight of that 100 birds will show that but 7 
showed any incoming qualities. In the last 100 there were 21 with 
incoming tendencies, Thompson drawing 7 in his third 25, Work hav- 
ing 9 in his last quarter of a century. Curiously enough the 28 birds 
in question were evenly divided between the two shooters, each hav- 
ing 14. As to color.it would have been a hard matter to make a 
decent white dress for any naked bird that might have wanted one; it 
would have been decollete at that. They were a fine lot of small blue 
birds. 
The match attracted quite a small gathering of spectators consider- 
ing the deserted condition of Hollywood and its neighbor, Long 
Branch, where horses are busily engaged cropping the late fall 
herbage that decks the lawns of the principal residences of that 
summer resort. Several ladies graced the club house during the 
progress of the match. Among the gentlemen present were John 
Hoey, who, of course, acted as referee, Fred Hoey, Capt. Money, P. 
Daly, Jr., Mr. Leigh, of London, England; Mr. Wallack, official scorer 
of the club, etc. Details of the score are as follows: 
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L S Thompson..2 222021223123231301013.. 2—20 
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3222222022222 2 .332322202 2-22 
222.3222i202222222220222 0-20-82 
George Work. .2 32.32332202221132213210 2-22 
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32 20212122222211221.1221 1-23-91 
Dead out of bounds, Work 4, Thompson 10. 
After the conclusion of the race, it being yet early, a miss and out 
$5 entrance waB started, this had six entries, Work and Fred Hoey 
dividing on the sixth round. No. 2 was a precisely similar event, with 
this difference, however, that Capt. Money divided with Geo. Work 
after each had killed 6 straight. No. 3, another of the same kind, was 
of short duration, the same two Bhooters dividing the pot after the 
third round. No. 4, another of the same, had only four entries, Fred 
Hoey Capt Money, Thompson and Work. Money and Work missed 
their first birds, but were permitted to re-enter after handing over 
another "five spot;" Work won with five straight. Scores: 
No. 1, miss No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, 
and out, $5. same. same. same. 
Fred Hoey, 30 222222-6 20 —1 • — 1 2212.-4 
Capt Money, 30... 2120 -3 121122-6 221-3 0 -0 
L S Thompson, 30 22221.-5 222220-5 22.-2 30 — 1 
P Daly, Jr. 28 • -0 .0 -0 0-0 
Leigh 28 0 —0 0 —0 0 —0 
GeoWork,36.': 112111-6 111122-6 123-8 0 -0 
*Money 
♦Work • ■•• 22221—5 
♦Re-entries. 
Climax Club's Scores. 
The Climax Club held its regular shoot on Thursday, Nov. 15. 
Thirteen members took part in the club point handicap for prizes. 
The handicap is one of targets, the limit man in the contest given 
below being allowed 10 targets, shooting at 35 to the scratch man's 25. 
The conditions of the contest are of a character calculated to bring 
out the shooting members of a club. To win a prize a shooter must 
compete in the majority of the regular club handicaps each season. 
The shooter scoring the greatest number "Of points at the end of a 
season takes first prize, and so on in rotation. Points are scored as 
follows: For each score of 21 one point is scored; 22 counts two 
points, 23 three, 24 four, and 25 counts five; that's the limit; no man 
can score more than five points in any one shoot, whether he breaks 
26 targets or more while shooting his string. Of course, those who 
attend the greatest number of shoots stand the best chances of com- 
ing out near the top at the end of the season. Result: increased inter- 
est and a good atendance. On Thursday last the strong southwest 
wind made the targets somewhat erratic. They "dipped" out of the 
load many times. The background, too, although the day was bright 
and clear, was none of the best, the timber in front of the traps spoil- 
ing any chance of a sky line. "Dutchy" Smith, T. H. Keller and 
Brantingham were the scratch men, Swody the limit man; when it is 
seen that the three scratch men scored but 60 out of 75, the statement 
that, the shooting was difficult needs no other backing. Small sweeps 
and private races were also shot, as well as a race at live birds, each 
man paying for his own birds. All target events were at unknown 
angles. In the Brantingham-Edwards match at doubles, both used 
Van Dyke's Winchester for the first 5 pairs. Brantingham then re- 
turned to his own gun, Edwards using Darby's gun as in the match 
with Van Dyke. 
Club handicap, 25 empires, unknown angles, handicap allowances: 
Keller (scratch) 0111011101111110111101100 —18 
Smith (scratch) 1011111111011011111111110 —21 
Brantingham (scratch)...., 1011101111011111011111111 —21 
D Terry (2) 101110101010110010111111111 —19 
Manning (4) 01010011111111001111111010111 —21 
Scott (3) 00111011001111011111011011101 —19 
Goodman (5; 001100110011110101111111 110010 —19 
D Darby (5) 111111110111111111111010110111 —26 
W Williams (4) OlllOOOOOOOlOllOOOOlOOOllOlOOO —10 
J Zeglio (8) llllllOlllOlllllOlOllOHOllOOllll —25 
W Terry (5) llllllllllOllllOlllllOlOlOOHO —23 
Squire (5) llllOlllllllllllllOlOllOlllll —26 
Swody (10) OlllOllOimilllOllOlOllOllllOOOlll— 25 
*Edwards OHOOOOlllOlOllOOllOOlllO —13 
*F Van Dyke 1111O11O1011U11010111111 —20 
*Not members. 
_No. 1, 10 targets, unknown angles: 
.1111110011-8 
.1110111000-6 
.1101100111—7 
.0101000111-5 
,1011111101—8 
Keller 1101111111-9 Manning. 
Van Dyke, UllOllllO— 8 Swody... 
Smith 0110101111—7 Edwards. 
Brantingham 1011011110—7 Pearson ., 
J Zeglio 0111011110—7 Darby..'.. 
Soper 0111111111—9 
No, 2, 10 targets: No. 3, 10 targets: 
Keller llllllllll— 10 1001110110— 6 
Smith 1110101111— 8 1111111111—10 
Brantingham .1111111)10— 9 1111011111— 9 
Manning 0111001110— 6 1011101111— 8 
Van Dyke 0110111111— 8 1111111111—10 
Darby , 1111111111—10 llllllllll— 10 
Edwards 1010010100— 4 liOUllill— 9 
Swody 1010101000— 4 
W Terry 1111111111—10 1111011011—8 
Williams 1101110011— 7 
D Terry 1111111111-10 
Match, 5 pairs, price of targets: Ties: 
Van Dyke 10 11 11 10 10-7-10 10 10-3 
Edwards 10 11 10 il 10—7—10 10 11—4 
Match, 5 pairs, price of targets: Ties: 
Brantingham 00 10 00 11 00-3—11 11 00—4 
Edwards 11 00 00 10 00-3—11 11 11-6 
Live birds: 
Benner .2100-2 Darby 02110-3 
Swody 2011«-3 8 Terry 02320-3 
' -Dutchy" 10121- 4 Van Dyke 1 0222-4 
Keller 03212-4 
" 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 Beries 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. O. Clark, Secretary Kansas Stat* 
Sportsmen's Association." Price 25 cents, postpaid, by Forest and 
Stream Pub. Co. 
No notice taken of anonyinons communications. 
J. S. S., Stratford, Ont.- 
horns are shed completely, 
ber to March. 
-Deer shed their horns every year. The 
The time of shedding runs from Decem- 
P. N. S.— Write to the United States Fish Commission, Washington. 
Remiap, Pottsvile, Pa.— What difference in velocity and penetration 
would changing a shot charge from lj^oz. to lj^oz. make, 10-gauge 
gun, 4drs. powder? Aub. The velocity and penetration would be less- 
ened. We have no figures as to the exact decrease of velocity, but 
should Bay roughly it would be In the neighborhood of 40ft. per 
second. 
G. D. B.— What do you consider the best caliber for an "all around" 
rifle to be used for most everything? Is a .32cal. rifle large enough 
for Adirondack deer? Aus. In our opinion there is no satisfactory 
"all round" rifle. A ,32cal. rifle will kill deer, but not so cleanly and 
quickly a3 one of larger bore. For deer or large game we would 
advise the largest bore that can be used consistently with the comfort 
of the hunter. 
J. G. H., Manitou, Col, — 1 notice on page 348 of the Forest and 
Stream of Oct. 20 issue, an article headed "Killing Power of toe New 
.30cal. Military Rifle." Can you tell me where they are for sale or 
who to correspond with regarding them? Ans. The new U. S. .30oal. 
military rifle is not for sale, and other military .30's cannot at present 
be bought in this country (except possibly of Hartley & Graham, 
New York). You can, however, get a .30cal. single shot rifj« f " this 
cartridge from the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Iiaveu. 
J. B., West Park, N. Y. — 1. What kind of a duck is it thatwei bs 
about a pound and a half, has a very short neck, a very dark brown 
back, a gray breast, and two light spots on its bead (one above and 
back of the eye, the other just in front of the eye)? 2Jn reloading 
shells should the powder (Hazard's ducking) be pressed much? 3. lu 
is commonly believed that the ducks go from the Hudson to the near 
ponds to roost; is this true? 4. Would ducks alight by decoys placed 
near a brush covered boat used as a blind, in open water ? Ans . 1 . Prob - 
ably a female of one of the surf ducks or coots. 2. Sufficient pressure 
to seat the wad firmly is all that is necessary. 3. We do not know. 4. 
They would not be likely to do so. Your boat should be concealed 
near shore. The law forbids placing bough-houses beyond 50ft. from 
shore. 
Hoofs, Claws and Antlers of the Rocky Mountains. 
Under this title Mr. Frank 8. Thayer, of Denver, Col., publishes a 
volume of half-tone reproductions of photographs of wild game. 
Most of the photographs were made by Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wallihan, 
of Glenwood Springs, Col. The Wallihan subjects comprise_deer, elk, 
antelope and cougar. There are also reproductions from photographs 
by unnamed persons of beaver, wildcat coyote, beai , buffalo, jack 
rabbit, mountain sheep, mountain goat, s i. ehens, prairie dogs; and 
a rattlesnake coiled to strike, which we recognize as the work of Mr. 
A. S. Bennet, of Axial, Col. The plates have been enlarged to 7x8 
prints on a page 10x12; and the thirty-six pictures make up a hand- 
some and interesting volume, to which Hon. Tneodore Roosevelt con- 
tributes a prefatory note. The work done by Mr. and Mrs. Wallihan 
Shows some of the happiest triumphs of photographing game in its 
native haunts; and the collection has decided value for the true pic- 
tures it affords of Western wild life. The enlargement of the plates 
has involved much touching up, which necessarily detracts from the 
effect of genuineness; and some of the plates by other photographers 
strike us as open to doubt as to their g-juuineness. Mr. and Mrs. Walli- 
han deserve much credit for their skill and perseverance in securing 
these pictures; we trust that they may be rewarded abundantly by the 
appreciative reception sure to be extended to the volume. The price 
is $5, 
