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" FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 25, 1896. 
Endeavor Defeats Dunellen. 
Jbrsky City, N. J , July 18.— To-day was shot, the first of a aeries of 
three team shoots between the Dunellen Gun Club and the Endeavor 
Gun Club, and the Endeavors won by the small margin of 4 birds. After 
the team race the members and friends of botJi clubs Indulged in 
sweepstake shooting until dark. The day was a v^ry pleasant one 
and there were forty shooters on the grounds. The Endeavors draw 
large crowds of shooters whenever there is a contest on their grounds. 
The Dunellens were delighted with their first visit to our grounds, and 
pronounced them the finest they ever shot on. The scores: 
Endeavor Gun Club. 
Collins 1011 111 inioiiioiiioniii -ai 
Von Lengerke inoinilllllllOlOllOllll— 81 
Ingram ; iiw. . . . i 1011111110111110011011111—30 
McPeek. lOOlllOllllOOlliinoillll-19 
QPiercy lllOllllllOlOOOOUOllllll— IR 
L Pieroy 1111010101111111110011010-18 
Fletcher .t.^ „i , 1011011101101011111001110-17 
Qreift .,.,..,.,..,,..,,,....0110111110001110011011101— ifi 
Heritage lOIOOiOllOllOOmilOloilO— 15 
Thomas 1010000111011010111001101-14—179 
Dunelien Gun Club. 
Apgar ..^i. 1110111111111111111111111—24 
Orammer , 1110010111111111111101111—31 
Linzey ,. 1011111111111110111101110-21 
Runyan 11010101111011111 11011111-20 
Smith ..............i.,.. 0110111111111111001101101—19 
Rarron... ...... 0111101101111100111001011—17 
Zust 1100111011110110101101011-17 
Gray 1101101101101010100111101—16 
Giles 1010110100100000101010110-11 
Warden OlOllOlOllOOOOOOlOOOOOOU- 9-175 
Events: 
Targets: 
OolliDs, 
Linzey 
A Strader. 
Thomas ... 
LPiercy .. 
Mulvaney. . 
nrammer.. 
Zust 
G Piercy... 
Baker 
Grelff 
Von Len- 
gerke.... 
Wells 
1 334S6YS Events: 1»3 45678 
10 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 
9 13 9 14 
9 10 10 14 
11 
g 
6 11 
9 11 
6 11 
7 12 
4 12 
7 12 
6 9 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 
Apgar 10 10 14 9 9 9 9 
Barron IS 9 11 8 
Fletcher 8 8 6 
Heritage S 8 6 
6 Dufl: 5 13 9 
,. .. 9 .. 6 
7 4 
8 7 
6 .. 
.. 11 10 
.. 18 5 11 7 6 5 8 
Ingram 9 
McPeek 7 
Runyan 8 
Warden 6 
Giles 8.. 8,. 6 6 
R Strader 7 11 7 7 6 7 
Smith 7 7 8 9 7 
Gray 10 ... . 9 6 
J. A. Orkvelino, Sec'y. 
Sparrows ai Hazelwood. 
PiTTSBtTRO, Pa,. July 18.— I noMce in your issue of July 18 Bert 
Hampton's letter on English sparrows" for trap-shooting. Our club 
has been using sparrows for several months past, holding weekly 
shoots, and we consider them far ahead of pigeons. We have yet to 
get hold of th« man who can kill 100 straight under the conditions we 
shoot them : 25yds. rise, 5 un known trnp>«. traps placed 4yd8. apart, 
boundary 50yds from shooter. Tt requires very quick -work to get 
them. Sparrows are entirely different from pleeons in starting from 
the trap. Like a rat, they are always hunting for a hole to get out, 
and the moment the trap is pulled thev are gone. 
Shooting sparrows from the trap requires a very hard, close-shoot- 
ing gun; No. 11 shot in right barrel and No. 10 in left, and it is surpris- 
ing what hard hitting it requires to get them down inside the boundary 
line. Comparatively sparrows are much harder to kill than pigeons. 
And now n word of thanks to you for the honest, fearless paper 
you are giving the American sportsmen. You deserve special credit 
for the clean, moral tone of your paper. For flf teen years the Forest 
AND Stream has been a regular visitor to me, and to day I look upon 
those fifteen years' files as a library of soortsmen's literature not 
equaled by anything else that I know of. Success to the Forest and 
Stream. 
I inclose scores made by the Hazelwood Gun Club, all at sparrows: 
July 8.— No. 1: 
Crossland 11111111111111110112110111110111111111111191110111—46 
Burchfleld 01111101111111111111111110111111111310111103111111— 45 
Ross ?000011 11313-21191 110231111112011131100311310231112—41 
Murdoch 01122213001103032010331131221002110811200103018210-34 
No. 3: 
Schmidt 200231011011110—10 
Weischerer 031 110001 11 1101— 1 0 
Crossland lllllllllllllll -15 
Shirley 111221311101311—14 
July 11— THo 1: 
Crossland.. 11111311111111131111— 20 
Ross 21121212111111311113-20 
Bnrchfleld.l21111310H11301Hll— 18 
No. 2: 
Crossland 01911111111211111111011111111111211111101111113110-46 
Burchfleld 1111311311101011301101110111131 nillllllOlllllllOl— 43 
Ross 10312110131001211121111211112201310013113111101311—43 
Murdoch 11201021113100121101111310220013130332001121012310-87 
Munson., . .13210210021102312123-16 
Aturdoch... 131200202131 02102211— 15 
Randolph. .13002110201011202111 - 14 
July 16: No. 1. 
Crossland. 1 13101111 1 —9 
Shh-ley 1213111201-9 
Munson... 0020121223—7 
Brown 2003300202-5 
Ross 
Hughes 
Mack 
No. 2. 
132213122111111—15 
122021021110311-13 
130131131012011—12 
I2iiii62iii2iii— 14 
201211320111021-12 
Nq^ 3. 
1111102111—9 
1211020011—7 
0133110211—8 
12011U011— 8 
J- N. Crossland, Sec'y. 
Eureka Gun Club. 
Chicaoo, 111,, July 11 —The regular dub shoot of the Eureka Gun 
Club was held here to-day. The Class A medal was closely contested, 
but was finally won by Harry Carson with 23 breaks Ferguson won 
in Class B with 21, and Gilbert broke straight and won the Class C 
badge In a walk. The scores: 
Trophy shoot; 
H Carson ..1011111111101111111111111—23 
Bingham 1111111111111011011111111—22 
8tannard.....,.,.....i,. 1111010110111111111111111—32 
Stock 1111111111111101111111010-22 
Adams A.,.,.....,,.,,,....;....., lllOlllllOllllonOOllllOl-19 
Dr Carson .....1011111011011000110011111-17 
.1101110111110001111100110-17 
.0110110101011110110001110-15 
.1111111111111001110101111—21 
.1110101111101101111111001—19 
.0010010011111011011111010—15 
. 1010010000010011111011 111—14 
Deering. 
Goodrich , 
Class B. 
Ferguson ,..4 
Buck 
.Tones 
DeWolf.... 
Ol&ss C 
Gilbert i . i i, '. . . .1111111111111111111111111—25 
Morton lOllOlOliOOlllOOOOlllllll— 16 
Patterson 1101101101011110011011100—16 
Walters 0110101010110111101111000-15 
Hinkey , . , 001 1 lOMOllOOOllOl 1 1 10011—14 
Rice ...v.. IIIOIOOIOOIIIIOIOOOIKXIOI- 13 
Dr Htnkins '. .100001 Oil 0111 00001 Oil 1010-12 
Morgan 1 11 00010001 1 00101 01 1 01 100 -18 
Mrs Carson... OlOOO] 1001101000011101010— 11 
RB Carson 1010000101000000011010000— 7 
Sweepotake event No. 1, 85 targets, known traps, unknown angles: 
8tannard22, H. F. CarsonSl, Deeriiig 17, T. H. Morgan 11, Steck 20, 
Adams 20, Mrs. Carson 10, R. Caraon, Sr., 4, Bisbee 5. Gilbert 81, Bing- 
ham 22, Rice 14, Goodrich 16, DeWolf 10, Buck 16, H. Carson 30, Adams 
21, Bingham 18, Dr. Hinklns 11. Dr. Morton 18, J. L. Jones 19, Walters 
16. 
No. 2. same: Stannard 33. H. Carson 18. Adams 22, Steck 30, Morgan 
9 Deering 80, Buck 23. Bingham 24, De Wolf 20. Gilbert 23, Rice 16, 
Goodrich 16, Carson. Sr,, 12, Mrs. Carson 7, Dr. Hlnkins 9, Dr. Morton 
16, Jones 18, Bisbee 7. 
No. 8, 15 singles and 5 nairs, known angles, unknown traps: Star- 
nard 14, H. Carson 16, Adams 17, Steck 17, Morgan 9, Deering 12, Buck 
8, Bingham 81, Gilbert 17, Goodrich 18, Jones 11, Pattison 13. 
Liake Placid, Adirondacks. 
Lake Placid, N. Y., July 15 —A mpeting of sportsmen was held at 
the Stevens House on Friday, July 10. and a gun club was organized 
for the better enforcement of the game laws and for mutual enjoy- 
ment of guests visiting the Adirondacks. Geo. A. Stevens was elected 
President, A. H. Kallies Secretary and Treasurer. The club grounds 
are within three minutes' walk of the big Stevens House; a fine set of 
bluerock traps and bluerocks are on the grounds. All sportsmen are 
invited to participate. Shoots will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays 
of each week. Shells can be had on the grounds. 
A. H. Kallies, Sec'y. 
Berg^en County- Gun Club. 
Haokemsaok, N. J., July 11.— This was a very hot day, nevertheless 
fifteen members of the Bergen County Gun Club turned out for some 
practice shooting. The conditions under which the handsome silver 
cup, donated by Mr. Noel Monev, will be shot for have not yet been 
arranged, but will be announced later. Scores: 
Events: 1 8 3 4 5 6 7 Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 Targets: lo 16 10 10 10 10 10 
Stagg. 5 7 .. 5 Post. 6.. .. 8 9 
Conkltn....... 8 13 .. 
Bell 7 14 10 
Johnson 11 .. 
Jackson ........ 6 . . 
Banta , . . . 7 
Pessenden 7 
9 10 
.. 9 
,. Wells.... 5 4 .. .. 5 
8 Warner .... 5 .. 9 7 7 
5 Dudley 5 .. .. 
5 Mehne 5 5 .. 
. 6 7 8 Linson.... 6 .. 7 
9 8 9.. Van Kuren 7 . . 
Club shoot, 25 targets, unknown angles: 
Banta 1101111111111100111110111—21 
Conklin ........m, ........... 1011111011111011111110111—21 
fihaffle .................1110011101111011111101111—20 
Johnson 1111110101100111111011111—20 
Fessenden , ,1100111001111011110111101—18 
Warner OOllinioilllOlllOllllOlll— 18 
Bell 00000011 1 10111 1011111111 1 -17 
Post 1000110111011111101100111—17 
Van Kuren ..,.,..„..,....,.,.. 1111011000001011110011000—13 
Linson , . ,,.„,.,..,,;.,. 0000010100011101001011111—13 
Mehne ,, 0010010110001111100011100-12 
Ryan , , 1 01 01 1 01 01 00 1001 1 000001 11—12 
Wells 001 10011 0100100001 0011111—13 
Jackson 1 000001000010010 1 0 1 01 1 1 1 1 —11 
Stager 00101 101 00010001 100011001— 10 
July J5.— Scores made to-day: 
Events: 1 S 3 4 5 6 Events: 19 3 4 5 6 
Targets: SO 15 15 15 SB 10 
Rchortemeier.... 18 11 14 15 19 9 
Fessenden 15 8 10 14 19 9 
Holberton 15 10 10 10 23 9 
Targets: So 15 15 15 35 10 
B-^U , 15 13 14 13 19 7 
Wagner 1 
Warner........ 8 14 7 
Shooting at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, 111., July 15 —1 send you herewith scores made at Watson's 
Park during the past week: 
July n.— Practice: 
Jay Bifd 2110221121201111181120121201111»1312311211«1121lH 
2322.01313 —52 
July 1,9.— Match, 50 live birds:' 
Lansing 08121310213112110133133131011133101028100310111130-40 
Jay Bird.... 118112311131.311013320330111.330103800110113113113 -40 
July IL— South Chicago Gun Club: 
Sibley 1203130302312020101330801111311811113211 -33 
Match, 80 empire targets: Willard 37, Sibley 36. 
Practice, live birds: 
WiUard 3101111382101110110313101101101111108121 —38 
Emory 8001213001 — 6 
Knickerbocker. . . . 00002 — 1 
Lansing 20302102110233231111010110381023818 —27 
Hubbard 332310301011100331101 —18 
Dr Prank 8121181133030 ' —11 
Joe 012111033311 —10 
Rupel 130100220103111 —10 
Jay Bird 23«30«011111111111131030101311111101 —28 
Jxily 15.— Practice: 
Wilcox . ..2201210221032310010081811202211110 —25 
Mussey 01 0120002000 — 4 
Emory 001310101 — 5 
Hamlin 301032000 —4 
Lansing 03301031031211101211021211200813100 —85 
BiBSell 20201 — 3 
Bingham 1100100111 — 6 
Amberg 118 — 3 
July 15.— The following is the score made here to-day by the Audu- 
bon Gun Club: 
Morri'^ 012003001011110 - 8 W P Mussey... .02200 —2 
L M Hamline. . .2333110212000 — 9 J H Amberg. . . .122012122000310-10 
F A Place 01133030 — 5 F R Bissell 00101100 — 3 
C S Wilcox 003311130013311—11 Froihlngham.. .133331031311221 -14 
C B Felton 333112310130111-13 
Targets: 50 50 S5 25 25 25 25 25 Targets: 50 60 25 25 35 25 S5. SS 
Place 36 33 16 14 9 15 14 17 Amberg 33 17 
Mussey, ... 38 45 20 30 83 81 19 19 Bingham 20 30 23 Si 84 21 
Bissell 30 39 15 12 31 18 15 3:3 
Jno. Watson. 
Omaha Gun Club. 
Omaha, Neb, July 11. —In the regular weekly shoot of the Omaha 
Gun Cluh, held to-day, Frank Parmelee finished ahead with 35 straight 
kills. He also tied with three other men in the live-bird handicap. 
The shooting to-day, especially in the live-bird event, was very good. 
Scores: 
Club shoot, 85 targets: 
Parmelee 1111111111111111111111111—85 
Loomis , 1111111101111111111111111—34 
Raymond ;.; 1111111101111111111101111-33 
Read 1101111111111111111111011—33 
Kenyon 1101111111110111101110111-al 
Johannes 1111010011101111111111111-91 
Smead 0111111111111001110001111—19 
Wbitmer ; 1000011011 110111 111111111— 19 
Randlett ,,,........,...0111010010111111111111111—19 
Blake ; . . . .1101111101101010011101111—18 
Peters 1111001111110110101001010-17 
Learned '......*V.,.101101011100101100010ini— 16 
Bates 1011010111001110000110111—15 
Young 1100110110100010011010010—12 
Live-bird handicap, 810 entrance, 8 moneys: 
Parmelee (33). 0101181311813111111111311—38 
Smead (39) 0120121132113812131182313—23 
Loomis (39). 1311111121031111111332101—38 
Peters (38)........,.., 1133033123101312112131331—23 
Read (38) , 1110301331111811313313110—38 
Raymond (88) 2111113110131101211120011—21 
Blake (38) 2011031113301113103113220-30 
Shepherd (87) 1111121100802010111101111—19 
_W. D. Kenyon, Sec'y. 
Marietta Gun Club. 
Marietta, Qa., July 16 —Known traps, unknown angles, A. 
rules: 
S. A 
Events: 
3 45678 9 10 11 
Targets: 5 
JW Setze 4 
Black 5 
Meinert 3 
Maury 4 
Austin, 4 6 
Stephens 3 4 
Love 3 5 
E JSetze, Jr...... 2 1 
Masher 4 
Reynolds,, .. 7 
Qramling...... 
E J Setze 4 ., 
Bostwick 
J A Davis 
Sauges 
Anderson 
Fox 
Davis, Jr 
Warllck 
Sanders,,,.,,,,.. 
10 
5 15 10 10 
. 13 8 7 
. 10 10 6 
. 8 8 
5 10 5 Shot at. Broke. Av 
9 
9 
10 
6 
6 
9 
2 ., 
8 5 3 
3 9 10 3 
4 3 
5 1 
11., 
8 3.. 
,. 3 .. 
0 1 .. 
4 .. 
4 .. 
0 ,. 
5 .. 
3 .. 
.. 4 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
65 
70 
75 
75 
50 
70 
5 
10 
35 
10 
20 
25 
5 
5 
10 
53 
51 
60 
44 
37 
32 
89 
33 
40 
27 
38 
4 
3 
8 
5 
13 
1 
5 
8 
4 
75.7 
78.8 
71.4 
68.8 
63.8 
49.2 
41.4 
44 
53.3 
54 
54.2 
80 
30 
.S8 
50 
65 
04 
100 
40 
40 
W. J. Blaok, Sec'y. 
The Rose System. 
Galt, Canada.— Editor Forest and Stream: I was much pleased 
with your explanation of the Rose system, as given i a your issue of 
July 11. This division of sweeps I shall at once try to introduce In our 
club, and make it one of the rules of the ground governing all shoots 
that take place thereon. Any one can, it he will, see at a glance the 
merits of this system and the utter unfairness to honest shooters of 
the prevalent method of class shooting. 
Dropping for placa is in my opinion but a short remove from down- 
right theft, and this has here reached such a pitch that I know one 
instance of these good shots combining beforehand to divide profits 
and arguing that any of the three should drop for place whenever 
such a procedure would Increase the profits of this trio of pot- 
hunters. 
Any sportsman who is worthy of the name makes the money part of 
his venture a secondary consideration, but at the same time he will 
justly feel that he should have some chance of a dividend instead of 
contributtag to fill the greedy maw of a combination. Alono, 
Geor^a- Alabama Inter-state Tournament. 
Tallapoosa, Ga.. July 16.— The first tournament of the Georgia-Ala- 
bama Interstate Shooting Association was held on Wednesday and 
Thursday, July 15 and 16, at Tallapoosa, Georgia, under the auspices 
of the newly organized Tallapoosa Gun Club, which was instrumental 
in bringing off the tournament. The grounds were conveniently ar- 
ranged, and the comfort of the visiting shooters was looked after by 
the reception committee: President A. I. Head, Hon. G. R. Hutchens, 
N. O. Matthews, W. J. Redington and Sec'y 0. H. Eldridge. The 
fact that there were no hitches and that everybody had a good time 
was due to the committee of arrangement", consisting of C!apt. R. T. 
Clayton, U. Q Brock, C. N. Williams, T. M. Kimball, J. H. Rinard, 
George Grunik and M J. Head. The weather was disappointing by 
reason of two severe showers each day. 
Those participating from other cities were: A. W. du Bray, New 
York; L. J, Alston, W. C. Rawson, Clarence Everett, B. W. Bizzell, 
A. L. Day, F; G. Byrd and E Crabb, Atlanta; H. B. Troutman and 
P. C. Etheridge, Macon; T. L. Robinson, Talbot Foard, J. J.Willett, 
Archibald Henderson, George E Eagle and J. B. Goodwin, Annlston. 
Of the Tallapoosa Club the shooters were: R. T. Clayton, T H. Clay- 
ton, C. N. Williams, G. R. Hutchens, W. J. Redington, J. H. Rinard 
and W. 0. Barton. 
The events included from 10 to 25 targets, known and unknown, 10 
and 15 pairs targets, club team contest of SO targets, 5 single and 5 
pairs live pigeons, and a consolation race, the events being arranged to 
cover two days. In the team shoot Anntston won out over Atlanta by 
a score of 90 to 84. The Atlanta team Immediately challenged A nnte- 
ton for a go at the next tournament. The highest average in regular 
programme events scored either day was that of Etheridge, of Macon, 
90% per cent, on the second day. The total average' for participants 
in all regular programme events both days were: Etheridere, Macon, 
88 per cent.; R, T, Clayton, TaUapoosa, 87 per cent.; Troutman, 
Macon, 79 per cent. ; Everett, Atlanta, 71 per cent. In the live-bird 
events the first day Crabb scored 5 straight on single birds and Du 
Bray 10 straight on pairs. Targets thrown numbered 3,500 and 350 
pigeons released. 
The Annlston Club has bid for the next tournament, to be held at 
Oxford Lake near Auniston some time in August, on which occasion 
the supremacy of the Anniston team over the Atlantas will be tested. 
C. H. Eldridob, Sec'y. 
Marlin Gun Club. 
Marlin, Tex., July 9.— The Marlin Gun Club shot a few practice 
events to-day. The shooting was at 10 targets, known traps and 
angles. The scores: 
No. 1: W. T. Lenoir 8, Wat Hunnicutt 8, R. Louis 4, H. Stammbach 
7, W. W. Turner 9, E. K. Herring 8. 
No. 8: W. T. Lenoir 6. Wat Hunnicutt 10, H. Stammbach 8, R. Louis 
10, E K. Herring 8. W. W, Turner 8. 
July Some of the members of the Marlin Gim Club got together 
this evening and had a shoot as follows: 
No 1, 10 targets, known traps and angles: 
L P Robertson 1010111000— 5 E K Herring 1101110111- 8 
H Stammbach 0111001110— 6 L C Smith 0100001011— 4 
W W Turner 1111101111— 9 
No. 2, same as No. 1 : 
L P Robertson 1100000011— 4 E K Herring 1111111111—10 
H Stammbach lOllllllU— 9 L C Smith 0110011111— 7 
W W Turner 1111101011- 8 
No. 3, 5 targets, known traps and angles: 
L P Robertson 11111-5 E K Herring 11101—4 
H Stammbach 10111-4 L O Smith... 01011—3 
W W Turner 10111—4 The Newsman. 
Heikes Challenges Gilbert. 
One of the most interesting pieces of news that appears in our trap 
columns this week is contained in the letter in which Rolla Heikes, of 
Dayton, O., challenges Fred. Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la., for the E. G. 
cup, which is emblematic of the world's championship at targets. 
This cup was won by Gilbert at the E. C. tournament at Quttenburg 
race track during the first week of May, after a close and most excit- 
ing contest. Since that time he has been rightly termed the champion 
target shot of the world, and his work at the different tournaments on 
the circuit showed that he had not won the honor and title through 
any fiuke. For two full months he has held the cup and title without 
a challenge, but now Heikes puts in his claim to both, and the result 
will be a decidedly interesting match. 
The conditions, as we remember them, are: 50 targets, unknown 
angles; 50 targets, expert rules, one man up, the five traps down, and 
25 pairs; any powder and any gun, 10-gauges of course being barred, 
the shooter making the highest aggregate for the 150 targets becom- 
ing the holder of the cup and championship. The policy of the E. 0. 
Powder Co. in presenting this cup without any restrictions as to the 
use of any powder did so with the sole desire of seeing a bona fide 
champion at targets, realizing that, as claimed by Forest and Stream, 
it we were to have a champion of the world at targets, there must be 
no restrictions as to powders, etc. 
Lynchburg Gun Club. 
LYNOHBtrRQ, Va., July 14.— Regular weekly shoot held to-day. Fourth 
event was for the Silverthorn badge. Won by Mr. Terry: 
Events: 1 3 3 4 5 Events: 19 3 4 6 
Targets: 15 20 15 26 25 
Nelson 10 11 10 16 16 
Terry 10 15 13 23 18 
Scott 11 14 11 21 21 
Moorman 7.13 6 17 16 
Targets: 15 20 15 25 25 
Cleland 11 11 7 13 10 
McFarlan 10 18 
Miller 12 14 11 14 17 
F. M. D. 
San Antonio Tournament. 
San Antonio, Tex., July 8. — Editor Forest and Stream: E^ndly an- 
nounce the second grand midwinter tournament for January, 1897. 
We have not yet settled on the amount of added money, hut we will 
try to make it more than the last. The dates will be somewhere in ttie 
middle of the month. The management will be the "big three," J, M, 
George, Albert Steves, O. C. Guessaz. Prospects for game this wintet- 
are better than ever before. O. C. Qdkssaz. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
They Consult "Forest and Stream." 
Railway Leather Works, Rochdale, England, July 8.— Editor For- 
est and Stream: Dear Sir- The writer is inquiring for a collapsible 
canvas boat made somewhere in America, but the name of which, 
given to him abroad some years ago, he is unable to perfectly recol- 
lect. He thinks the name was Battle Creek or something like it, and 
the editor of the Field suggests that we might Inquire from you. We 
are unable to inclose stamped envelope and can only apologize for 
giving you this trouble, but perhaps if you happen to recognize the 
maker of what we are Inquiring for you would be kind enough to for- 
ward this letter to him and ask him to forward particulars direct. 
Again apologizing for the liberty we are taking, we are, dear sir. 
Yours faithfully, O. & W. Ormerod. 
Forest and Stream receives many such letters as that given above, 
not only from individuals, but from the trade as well. 
No other journal carries auch a varied and at the same time com 
plete line ot sporting goodd advertising, and this fact is recognized at 
home and abroad. When a journal is thus consulted as a directory, 
its value to the advertiser is naturally increased, for it puts him in 
communication not only with those who see his advertisement, but 
also in many cases with those who do not see it. It Is something after 
all to be with the band wagon. 
A Summer Experience. 
Now is the time when the ocean trip over Long Island Sound, be- 
tween New York and New port or Fall River via the Fall River Line 
boats, is a positive boon— a summer experience devoutly to be wished 
for. To pass the early morning or evening hours upon the upper 
decks ot one of the great steamboats of this line, the Prlscilla, Purl- 
tan, Plymouth or Pilgrim, at this season of the year, is to reverse all 
conditions of discomfort or annoyances attendant upon summer in 
this latitude, and to obtain in their places the fullest enjoyment of 
nature's most beneficent provision. And then the restful sleep that 
precedes or follows these delightful experiences — where else, or under 
what other circumstances, can this sweet restorer be so thorrughly 
insured and secured? All the influences of cooling breezes, quiet sur- 
roundinas, glorious outlooks over natural scenery attractive beyond 
the telling, and creature comforts in bountiful provision, are on the 
side of the complete satisfaction and gratifications of the traveler, 
who will sleep the sleep of the just, no macter what may be the sum- 
mer conditions on land. — Ado. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
P. A. M., Eagle Point, Dl.— There is npt E^n Iowa iRW forbidding kiU- 
ng prairie chickens for two years. 
