B48 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
|t>EC. 22, 1894. 
The Bloomsburg Tournament. 
Bloomsburg, Pa., Dec. 11.— The following are the scores made on the 
grounds of the Bloomsburg Gun Club at their third annual tourna- 
ment, held on Dec. 4 and 5. The grounds are situated on the left 
bank of the Susquehanna River, upon land which is part of the estate 
of the late D. J. Walters, Esq., directly south of the beautiful town of 
Bloomsburg. The visitors present included the always welcome Fred 
Quimby, Van Dyke and Hobart from New York, N. A. Hughes from 
Williamsport, Bonham and Hess from Fairmount Springs, Messrs. 
Millen and Cooper from Mahanoy City, Ely from Dorencetown, Petti- 
bone from Wyoming, Clayton from Luzerne, Stroh from Pittston, 
Harman and Yetter from Catawissa, Hawk from Neseopeck, Doan 
from Berwick, and Baldwin from Elmira. We had as good weather 
as could be expected, and had one-half of the shooters arrived who 
had promised to come, we would have had a more than successful 
shoot. As it was, it was a success financially for the club, and we hail 
the day when we can again have our friends with us under more 
favorable circumstances. Empire targets were used, and they were 
the most satisfactory of any that we have every shot at. Scores: 
No. 1, 10 live birds, medal and sweep, entrance $8: 
C Hagenbuch 22212012.2— 8 W Hawk ..2»12002101— 6 
WK Armstrong 2.02210102— 6 R Clayton 0221022010— 0 
Dr Bonham 1222020210— 7 C P Armstrong 0020220010— 4 
W G Yetter 1220222120— 8 F Quimby .1221102020— 7 
J H Mercer 2221201011— 8 Van Dyke 22222C»200— 6 
WEger 0212032101— 7 Hughes 2122211112—10 
*E Yocume 1111220212— 9 Hobart •121222011— 8 
T Ely. 221121.111— 9 Bob White 1001100210— 5 
*Won medal for second time. 
No. 2, 5 birds, 54; No. 3, 7 birds, §6; No. 4, 5 birds, $5: 
No. 2. 
Hagenbuch 11011—4 
Quimby ....02222—4 
Van Dyke 2211.-4 
Hobart 22101—4 
Hughes 01111—4 
Ely 12112—5 
Pettlbone 01102—3 
Hawk 11121—5 
Bonham. .1»111— 4 
Mercer ,...02221—4 
Hess 1021 o- 3 
No. 3. 
2.10202-4 
221211.-6 
1112211—7 
001«20»-2 
0221121—6 
1121222—7 
2112110-6 
0202121—5 
0211110-5 
10010..^2 
No. 4. 
21202—4 
•210«— 2 
12202—4 
21201-4 
12221—5 
12020-3 
10212-4 
21012-4 
01002 -2 
No. 5, 5 birds, $5; No. 6, 5 birds, $4; No. 7, 5 birds, i 
No. 5, 
Snyder 11102-4 
Raid win 02100-2 
Quimby 202el— 3 
Van Dyke 22200-3 
Ely 21221—5 
Hawk 02112-4 
Hagenbuch 10020 -2 
Bonham 00111—3 
Mercer 22222 -5 
Hughes 01112—4 
Yocum 12211-5 
Milnes 00120—3 
Stroh 21122—5 
Pettibone 00111—3 
Rishton 20010-3 
W Armstrong , 
Boone , 
C Armstrong 
No. 9, 5 birds, $5; No. 10, 3 birds, $2; 
No. 9. No. 10. 
Boone 11202-4 
Bonham 22101-4 
Hagenbuch 20202-3 
Stroh 21122- 
No. 6. 
10000-1 
00202-2 
No. 7. 
6i2ii-3 
02002-2 
20211-4 
00010—1 
00211-3 
21001—3 
10221-4 
2oiii— 4 
21020-3 
20211—4 
02200-2 
22210 -4 
21000—2 
01111—4 
02101—3 
-2 Mercer , 
-0 Hawk.. 
Cooper . 
No. 
.00000 
.11100 
9. 
-0 
-3 
No. 10. 
000-0 
222-3 
120-2 
200 
000 
0*1—1 
120—2 
No. 8 was a miss and out with 5 entries at $2; the purse was divided 
between Stroh and Hagenbach with three kills each. 
Second Day. 
This was target day, and the boys smashed the empires with great 
regularity. Van Dyke's work with his Winchester places him away 
up in the ranks as a target shot. Scores: 
No. 1, 10 empires, SI: Quimby 7. Hobart 8, Van Dyke 10, Bonham 9, 
Hawk 6, Hagenbuch 7, Stroh 7, McMillian 8, Cooper 8, Mercer 3, Doan 
7, Hughes 8. 
No. 2, 15 empires, $1.60: 
Quimby 111111001011011—11 Mercer 111010011101011—10 
Hobart 111111111001101—12 Cooper 111111111110111—14 
Van Dyke 111111011111011—13 McMillian 011010110010110— 8 
Bonham 111111111111111—15 Doan 111001111101010-10 
Hawk 111010111111111—12 Stroh 011000011110111— 9 
Hagenbuch 111111111011111—13 
Ten empires, $1: No. 3. No. 4. 
Quimby 1011001001— 5 
Hobart 1011001011— 6 1111101111— 9 
Van Dyke 1110111111— 9 1111111111-10 
Bonham 1110110111— 8 0110111110- 6 
Hawk 1111101110- 8 1011011111- 8 
Hagenbuch 0001111111— 7 1101111111— 9 
McMillian llOllllOOl— 7 1001101111— 7 
Cooper 1111111110— 9 1111111111—10 
Mercer 1010100001— 4 0101010111— 6 
Doan 1111111111—10 1011101100—6 
Stroh 1111111111-10 1011001100— 5 
Hughes 1011101110— 7 
No. 5, 20 empires, $2: 
Hobart. . . .11101111110011111111— 17 Bonham. . .01111111111010101111-16 
Van Dyke.. 11111111111111111111—20 Eyer 00001010001000001000— 4 
Boone 10111110011101100111—14 McKelvy . .00010010001101001000— 6 
Cooper . . . .11111101111111111111—19 Hawk 00011110111111111111—15 
Stroh 01010101111111111110—15 Hag'nbuchlOOlOllllllOllOOllll— 14 
No. 6, 10 empires, $1 : No. 7, 10 empires, walking match, $1 : 
Van Dyke 1111111111-10 1111011011-8 
Hobart 1111111111—10 1110111111-9 
Boone 1110101100- 6 1111100110-7 
Mann 0001100000— 2 
McMillian 1011 101001— 6 
Stroh 0011111111- 8 0011101111-7 
McKelvy 0011010111— 6 0101000100-3 
Hughes , 0111101100—6 
Hagenbuch 1111111111—10 1001100110-5 
Cooper 1111111111—10 1110111110-8 
Hawk 1111111110— 9 0001011100—4 
Bonham 1110011100— 6 0100111100-5 
Doan 0001100101—4 
No. 8, 10 empiree, $1: No. 9, 5 pairs, $1: 
Boone.. 1111110110— 8 11 11 11 01 11-9 
Hobart 1111110111— 9 10 10 11 11 11—8 
Stroh 1101110111— 8 00 10 01 10 00-3 
Van Dyke 1111111111—10 11 10 11 11 11-9 
Mercer 1010001011— 5 00 00 01 00 01—2 
Quimby , 0011111100 - 6 
McMillian llllOOllll- 8 
Hawk *. 1111101111— 9 11 10 10 01 10-6 
Hagenbuch 1101011010- 0 10 10 10 10 01-5 
Cooper 1111011101— 8 10 11 10 11 11—8 
No. 10, 25 empires, $2.50: 
Van Dyke 1111111111111111111111111-25 
Hagenbuch liinilOlllininiiiiolll-23 
Harman 1100111111101011011111111-20 
Cooper ■. . . .0110110011011111101110111— 18 
Bonham 1000111111110111011111011—19 
Hobart 1111011111110010111011111-20 
Rishton 01100101 101110111 101 1 1 101— 17 
Mercer . 0010000001000111011001110—10 
Stroh .. 1111110101111101111111110-21 
Boone' 1101111111100111011111010-19 
Randall OllOOOlOllOlOlOOOlOlOOOll— U 
Ten empires, $1 : No. 11. No. IS. 
Van Dyke . , 1111111111—10 1111111111—10 
Cooper .......1111001100- 6 0101111011- 7 
Hagenbuch ......... . . 1111111110- 9 1111110101—8 
Rishton , 1010101011- 6 If '11111110— 8 
Hobart 1100100110— 5 1101011111— 8 
Harman 0011011110- 6 
Stroh 0111001110-6 
HesB 0111010101— 6 
No. 13, 10 empires, §1: Bonbam 8, Rishton 8, Hess 8, Harman 7, 
Mercer 3, C. P. Armstrong 6, Labaueh 7, Hobart 7, Stroh 8, SchuyJer 3, 
Hagenbuch 9, Cooper 6- J. H. M. 
"Trap-Shooter's Ready Reckoner." 
There has iust 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's Association." Price 85 cents, postpaid, by Forest and 
Stream Pub. Co. 
Grimm vs. Carver. 
Chicago, 111., Dec. 13.— The scores made in yesterday's and to-day's 
matches between Grimm and Carver are given in detail below. Orig- 
inally these matches were set for Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 10 and 
11, but Grimm was taken sick on Saturday and bad to remain in bed 
all Sunday and Monday, a physician being in attendance. This illness 
may possibly account in some measure for his poor score in the sec- 
ond race. 
The first race was shot under a dull, overcast sky, a strong north- 
west wind blowing at the time. The birds were a selected lot, but 
owing to John Watson not having received word of the match until 
late the evening before, the birds had been fed and were consequently 
sluggish flyers. In this race Carver had slightly the best of the birds. 
A glance at the scores of this match shows that from the 23d up to 
the 83d the score was even, each man missing his 68th bird. Carver's 
high run was 47 straight, Grimm's 41 ; the latter killed 75 out of his 77 
birds. Score: 
First match, Carver vs. Grimm, 100 birds, $100 a side, each to pay 
for his own birds: 
Trap score type— Copyright /sm, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Carver 1 1 l 21 221 1221 221 1 1 1 002221 2—23 
221121211111112221112211 2-25 
1221222112211211202221222 -24. 
222222100122220021222222 2-21-93 
Grimm 1 111112 2 1011121121221102 1—23 
W? TT'i^-n v^f T T -L/ , -^->TT-^ 
112112221122121112111221 2—25 
112221121121221120222211 1—24 
4«-T t^'^<-/ ;, <-tT4^/^\->/ , v?i/r s \->s ■/ I 
12 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 . 22112 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2—24—96 
Second Match. 
The second match, which was shot this afternoon, produced an excel- 
lent lot of pigeons, only one bird requiring to be flushed. While the 
first 25 were being shot at, the sky was overcast; then the clouds rolled 
by and the balance of the day was perfect. The wind which was W.S. 
W., was very light, helping the birds but little. The birds were a very 
even lot; the luck being equally divided between the contestants, 
although Carver had some very poor luck in regard to "dead out of 
bounds." (Note. In the score given below, there is nothing to show 
the birds which were dead out of bounds.) Score: 
Second match, Carver versus Grimm, 100 birds, $100 a side, each to 
pay for his own birds: 
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Carver 0 2222022111011212212021 2 2—21 
p\ W> \ ^ /" ^ ^ \ M- \ \ % \ \ ^ T *- \ ^ ^ "s \ \ 
222012210022022221212221 1—21 
TlT\\/ f v\TT\*'T^T/.*TN'0<\f TH 
122212012022222222222212 2—23 
<-T/ , -»T^\/^ T T/V-^^ i\^/*<--<-\T 
2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2—24- 89 
\T\TTHT*'\\/ , ?^/*^?/ , -»S'<-t-> 1 ?/ , H 
Grimm 1 00111210220121002120100 1—16 
\it^*'\^«-^TN\\->HH/^;''\\T\'\ 
122210212111002212221212 1—22 
t N t& t T ^"s-S" t ? tN->/-> t T \ 
212212 2 20221122212222111 2—24 
2222 2 2 122022100112221101 2-21-83 
In both matches the same guns and ammunition were used: Carver 
shot a Cashemore Gun, 3in. U.M.C. Trap shells, 4drs. Schultze, lj^oz. 
Tathan's No. 7 chilled shot. V. L. & A. Top shot wad. Grimm used his 
L. C. Smith ejector, 2%in. U.M.C. Smokeless shells, 3J^drs. E.G., lj^oz. 
Tathan's No. 7 chilled shot. 
Trap at Dexter Park. 
Dexter Park, L. I., Dec. 11.— Only six members of the Empire Gun 
Club were present yesterday afternoon to take part in the club shoot 
at 7 live birds. Henry Knebel, J., on the 28yds. mark was the winner. 
The following are the scores: 
No. 1, club shoot, 7 birds, handicap rise, modified Hurlingham rules: 
H Knebel, Jr (28) 1112111—7 H Smith (23) 0111001-4 
R Colgan (23) •101111—5 W Roberts (26) 1020100-3 
P Malone (28) 0201011-4 H Mahlstedt (27) 0000210-2 
No. 3, 2 birds, ties miss and out; No. 3, 6 birds: 
No. 2. No. 3. No. 8. No. 8. 
Malone.... 211 211-6 Mahlstedt .221 20 —4 
Roberts .. .211 210-5 122220—5 Colgate.... 001 —1 110011—4 
Dec. U — The Parkway Rod and Gun Club held its regular shoot this 
afternoon at Dexter Park, L. L, notwithstanding the driving rain 
whicd made pigeon shooting far from a ploasurable task. The match 
for the club badge had 12 entries, 6 in Class A, 4 in Class B and 2 in 
Class C. Bookman, of Class C won the badge after a struggle with 
Van Wicklen, a Class B shot. The following are the scores: 
Club badge shoot, 7 birds, class handicaps: 
A Botty (30) 2212102-6 H Bramwell (28) 0111111—6 
J Bennett (28) 1110111-6 C C Wissell (28) 211«lll— 6 
L Helgans (28) 2120122 -6 T T Edgerton (28) 2.21222-6 
OIqss B 
D S Van Wicklen (26). ...2221221— 7 J Wooley (25) 2221102-6 
T Short (26) 1021112 - 6 A Brower (25) 1222202—6 
Ol&ss C 
*H J Bookman (25) 1122221—6 H J Selover (25) 1120201—5 
* On the shoot off for the badge, miss and out, Bookman won on 
the third round, Van Wicklen failing to kill his bird. 
Sweep, 3 birds, class shooting, ties miss and out: 
VanWicklin 221 22 —5 Botty 201 12220 -6 
Brower 212 21 —5 Bramwell 102 0 —2 
Helgans ,.121 20 —4 Bookman 201 0 —2 
Wissell 121 0 —3 Dennett 002 —1 
Wooley.. 110 211221-8 Edgerton 020 —1 
Selover 012 212220—7 
Dec IS.— The Unknown Gun Club held its last shoot for the season 
of 1894 at Dexter Park, L. I, on Thursday, Dec. 13. At the conclusion 
of the shoot Isaac Hyde was presented with the championship badge 
for 1894, he having made the highest average during the year. In 
order to qualify for this prize a member must compete in seven out 
of the twelve monthly shoots at 7 live birds per man. Hyde qualified 
by taking part in seven shoots, killing 47 out of 49 shot at, an average 
of nearly 96 per cent. The result in to-day's shoot was as follows: 
Club Bhoot, 7 birds, handicap rise: 
I Hyde (30) ....2122122—7 Gus Rankin (23) 1021220-5 
John Bohling (25) 2123111—7 John Flynn (28) 2002201—4 
E A Vroome (30) 0111221-6 J F C Elfers (25) .0110120-4 
John Akhurst (25) 1211902- 6 H Von Staden (25) 0022102 -4 
Moses Brown (28) 0212101—5 
Dec. Ik — The Idle Hour Gun Club held its shoot here this afternoon. 
Henry Boemmerman won the badge with a score of 6 out of 7, one 
dead out of bounds. After the club race a 3-bird sweep was shot off, 
with 7 entries; Boemmerman, Lakeman and Bamberger divided with 
8 kills each. Score in club shoot was as follows: 
Club shoot, 7 Uve birds: 
H Boemmerman 21111.1— 6 J F C Elfers 1011010-4 
J Bamberger 1110110-5 C Lakeman 0110022—4 
H Meyer 2111100—5 H Hoffman 01«0110 -3 
C Coors 0111021—5 H Huckfleld 0010001—2 
Emeralds and Tarheels. 
At Eden, N. C., a new gun club has been organized under the presi- 
dency of Dr. G. V. Hudson, secretary of the Emerald Gun Club, of 
New York city. The other officers are: M. F. Briles, Eden, First 
Vice-President; G. H. Low, Thomasville, Recording Secretary; Eras- 
tus H. Dorsett, Eden, Treasurer. On Dec. 11 a shoot, the initial one of 
the newly organized club, was held on the club grounds. The shoot 
was at 10 live birds, Dr. Hudson winning with a clean score; G. H. 
Low was second with 9; R. Regan, president of the Emerald Gun 
Club, of New York, and E. H. Dorsett, were third with 8 kills; Briles 
and Hoover killed 6, Thomas 5 and Dorsett 4. After the shoot the 
club members sat down to dine off a 201bs. gobbler, killed by Mr. J. M. 
Dorsett, on Sheppard Mountain. Among those present at the dinner 
were Squire A. Finch, Senator Philips, John Hicks, Monroe Williams, 
James Parrish, R. L. Hoover, A. R. Kerns, A. Pierce, David Thomas, 
Scott Myers, Jeff. Myers, Ed, Andrews and others. 
The Climax Handicap. 
A good many inquiries are received from month to month as to the 
different methods of handicapping adopted by clubs. The general 
idea seems to be to equalize as nearly as possible the chances of the 
expert and of the amateur for the club's annual prizes. The Climax 
Club, with headquarters at Fanwood, N. J., has always found the fol- 
lowing method of handicapping decidedly popular with its members, 
there being always a good attendance at its club shoots: 
All club contests are at 25 targets per man. The handicap commit- 
tee allows all experts or best shots in the club to shoot at 25 targets 
only, and these are known as scratch men. The other members of 
the club are allowed to shoot at one or more additional targets ac- 
cording to their recognized ability. The handicap, or the number of 
targets allowed by the handicap committee, holds good for one year. 
For each target a shooter scores, of 20 or over, he is allowed one point, 
but can get no more than six points at any one shoot, regardless of 
how many he scores above 25. A shooter to be eligible to prizes offered 
must participate in a majority of club shoots during the year, and 
prizes are awarded according to the aggregate number of points each 
shooter has gained in all the shoots hehas attended. This assures a 
good attendance at the shoots and creates a revenue for the club. The 
following scores made at a handicap shoot recently is a good example 
of how the handicap works. 
Club shoot, empire targets, known trap, unknown angles: 
Points 
Allowance. Shot at. Broke. Scored. 
Keller Scratch 25 23 4 
Brantingham " 25 24 5 
Smith 26 22 3 
Apgar " 25 23 4 
D Terry 2 27 24 5 
D Darby 5 30 26 6 
Manning -4 29 22 3 
Goodman 5 30 19 0 
Scott 3 28 20 1 
Zeglio 8 33 25 6 
Squires 5 30 26 6 
Swody 10 35 25 6 
W Terry 5 30 23 4 
Syracuse Gun Club Medals. 
At a recent meeting of the Syracuse Gun Club it was decided to buy 
three handsome gold medals, to be shot for by the members. The 
shooters are divided into three classes, A, B and C; in each class the 
shooters are brought as near together as possible by a handicap allow- 
ance of targets. The medal for each class has to be won six times 
before it becomes the property of any shooter in that class. The limit 
men in each class shoot at 50 targets, those who are more expert in 
the use of the gnn are docked anywhere from 2 to 5 targets, scratch 
men shooting at 45 targets. The following is a list of the men in the 
different classes, together with the handicaps: 
Class A. 
Shoots at Shoots at 
C F Ayling 46 targets D M Lefever 50 targets 
CL Becker 50 " G H Mann 47 " 
AG Courtney.. 45 " H McMurchy ,45 " 
ACGinty 50 M CHMowry 45 » 
WEHolloway 50 " MC Smith 46 " 
EWHolloway 46 " G A Mosher 50 " 
Class B. 
A T Brown .50 targets C C Lathrop 45 targets 
A B Breeze 50 " D E Petit 50 " 
J W Cool ......50 " HWSmith 50 " 
HWDuguid 50 " AS White 45 " 
WAHolden 47 " H White 46 " 
FAHollenbeck 50 " D Walters , 47 " 
R Hunter 48 " M B Fairchild 50 " 
GCLarned 50 " 
Class C. 
WA Abel 50 targets WmSpaulding 50 targets 
W S Andrews 50 " F B Scott 50 " 
CWAndrews 50 " A M Smart 45 » 
W E Ayers 50 " J W Wilson 60 " 
HE Chase 45 " A Wilkinson 50 " 
D B Cooper 50 " J M Colwell 50 •' 
JasDay 50 " FCEddy 50 " 
CBEverson 60 " JEHarwood 50 " 
EMcMurchy 50 " L W Mantz 50 » 
Wm Nottingham 50 " M G Rood ,..,.....50 " 
EESlamen 50 " 
Elliott and Brewer After Pork. 
Fanwood, N. J,, Dec. 12.— Although it rained hard nearly all day, 
thirteen shooters put their names down on the list and paid the $7 
which entitled them to shoot for "Dutchy's" 3001bs. hogs. The con- 
ditions were as follows; Ten birds, $7; ten entries pay for the hogs; 
all over that number, surplus money divided 60 and 4.0 per cent. ; class 
shooting; first money, the biggest hog; second money, the other hog; 
third money, 60 per cent, of surplus; fourth money, 40 per cent, of 
surplus. Six shooters, among that number being Elliott and Brewer, 
tied for the first hog; as there was not enough to go round they sold 
out to John Benner, proprietor of the Fanwood Road House, for a 
certain sum of money, which they divided among themselves. 
"Dutchy," Milt Lindsley and Morfey tied for the second hog, the two 
former selling out to Morfey. Woodruff and Keller divided third 
money, Benner and Astfalk taking fourth money. W. Fred Quimby 
acted as referee, filling the thankless position in an entirely satis- 
factory manner. Scores: 
Hog shoot, 10 birds, $7: 
JAR Elliott 2122212222-10 Dutchy , . .2.21222112— 9 
J L Brewer 2221221212—10 M F Lindsley 2012222122— 9 
CZwirlein 2211112211—10 A Woodruff 1202022222— 8 
F Van Dyke 2221122212-10 T H Keller 1221.2221.- 8 
Neaf Apgar 1211222211—10 J Benner 1<202022«2— 7 
Lamont 2212221122—10 N Astfalk 0122022022- 7 
T W Morfey 2222«22222— 9 
Weir City, Kansas. 
Wkir City, Kan., Dec. 15.— Inclosed are the scores made in the 
medal contest of the Business Men's Qun Club. The work of the 
handicap committee was better than the shooting of the club mem- 
bers, as results show a very close and interesting race for the trophies, 
with scores averaging unusually low. The day was very pleasant, 
and the only excuse for such a preponderance of low scores lies in 
the fact that several of the best shooters were unable to be present. 
Scores: 
Medal contest, 25 singles, handicap allowance: 
King (allowed 5) 1100101101110010000011011—18 
Abbott (5) 0000010011101101100111100—17 
Histed (5) 0110110111100110010110101—20 
Sowers (2) 0011110100111101000100000—13 
Mcllhany (scratch) 1111111111100111111111111-23 
Beadle (10) 1000111101001100110111000—23 
Holmes (2) 11 10010010011001111010111—17 
Morrison (5) 0111000100011100111011011—19 
Merriam (15) 0100000100010010001011000—22 
Kirk (5) 0100001100000111001011100—15 
Hamilton (5) 0100101101101111001100110—20 
Mcllhany and Beadle tied for first gold medal. In shoot-off Mc- 
llhany allowed Beadle 4 birds in 10, and Beadle won by score of 10 to 9. 
Mcllhany (scratch). .1111101111— 9 Beadle (4) .lOOllOniO— 10 
Merriam won second gold medal, Mamaiajke. 
Jjtnsww£ to (Correspondents* 
No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
J. V. C, Chicago.— 1. In what part of the United States would 
Asiatic or African antelope be likely to thrive the best confined in an 
ample-sized park? 2. Where is the fur called Astrakan obtained, and 
from what animal? 3. Is the fur called Persian lamb Persian lamb in 
reality, or name only? 4. Would the Russian sable be likely to thrive 
in this country if introduced into say the Yellowstone Park. About 
what is the value of their skins? Ans. 1. On the plains of the South- 
west, Texas or Indian Territory, we should imagine. 2. Astrakan is 
sheep skin specially treated. 3. So is Persian lamb. 4. Yes. From 
$25 to $200. 
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