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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb 20 1897 
Grand American Ha.ndicap. 
THE PR0G1RA3IMB. 
The programme for the Grand Ame'-ican Handicap is now ready 
for mailing, and advance copies of ihe same have been received by 
Forest and Stream. In drawing up the programme the Association 
has been at great pains to make it, a popular one. There are some 
new features on the lisD, features thai we think have been very hap- 
pily chosen Giving to the extra leugth of the reading matter in the 
programme, as well as to the number of important points touched 
upon, it is almost impossible to do more than give a review of i(s 
contents. Intending shooters should lose no time in v riting to the 
secretary oi' to the manager for a copy of the programme, as there 
is sure to be a big rush for them. The secretarv's address is John 
L, Lequin, P. O. Box 605, 44-48 Cedar street, New^ork city; the 
address of the manager is Elmer E. Shaner, 122 Diamond Market. 
Pittsburg, Pa. • 
THE INTRODUCTION 
is really a review of the past Graud American Handicaps, and as such 
will be of interest and must be allowed space ia this issue. It runs as 
follows : 
"Tne Interstate Associatioa, in presenting the programme for this, 
its fifth annua,! Grand Americ£.n Handicap, feels that it should do 
soQietbing more than make an ordinary announcement. There are 
reasons for this— good reasons. A few figures; will tell the story. 
"On April 5, 1893, the Grand American Handicap was inaugurated 
with an en ry list of just tsventy-one shooters. The tournament was 
held at Dexter Park, L. I. Of the tweni;y-0De shooters four tied on 
33, and shot otf miss-and-out, Bobt. A. Welch, of Philadelpliia, wit- 
uing in the fourth round. His handicap was aSyds. Tlie others who 
tied him were Noel E Money (28), George Work (30), and Ferd. Van 
Dyke (30 J. There were toree moneys, divided as follows: $i'i1l.'.0, 
$i6a 50 and $ .11 ; a total of $757 in the purse. 
' The secon i annual Grand American Handicap was also held at Dex- 
ter Park, L. 1., the date being April 5, 1894 That the event was growing 
in popularity isplainlv shown by the fact that theentryiisCnumberea 
fifty-four, bf this number, Capt. A,W Money ^30) and T. W. Morffj- 
(, 8) each scored 5;o straight, tieing for first and second moneys. On 
the shoot oflC at 10 birds each scored 8 and tied again. They then 
shot oS miss-and-out, Morfey winnine in the second round. F. G. 
Moore (iS) won third with 24. The total purse was $1,335. 
"The third aiinual Grand American Handican was di^cided at Wil- 
lard Park. Paterson, N. J., on April 4-5, 1895. Once more there was 
a marked increase in the number of entries, 6 1 shooters sending in 
their names, r 8 of the number competing: :3 paid forfeit. The total 
purse was $1,531— a large enough purse to saiiffy anybody. Of the 
58 shooter^s 3 scored 35 straight J. A E. Elliutt (33), Frank Class 02) 
and J, G. Messner (25j On the shoot-off at 30 birds Mess-ner won 
with 10 straight: Elliott was second with !f, his lost bird falling dead 
out of bound-; Class scored 7. 
"The fourth annual G. and American Handicap wasdecidedat Elk- 
wood Park. N. J., on Slarch iz- 6, l.'-Qfi. The emry list was a most 
gratifying surprise to me Asst eiatien. Froni.6; in 1895 it had sprung 
to 109 in 1896 - a number greater than ever befjre in the history of 
trap-shooting in this country paid entrance money la an event of this 
kictl. An entry list of 109 shooters in an open-to-aJl handicap at 15 
biros, S^5 entrisncp, bird"; extra, broke all records. The division of 
the purse, no doubt, had much to do with the increased list of eu- 
tries, and something will tie said on that point later. Only 5 men 
forfeited, so that the actual number of shooters was- 104. Of than 
number not a man went straight. Eight tied on 24, while 13 were ued 
with 23 for the last 6 moneys, the purse under the system of division 
of moneys adopted by the Interf ta^e Association providing for 14 
moneys,' high guns. On the shoot-off O. K. Dickey (39) won in the 6Lh 
round with a total of 30 out of 31. Messner, the ivinner of the pre- 
vious (jrand American Handicap, was handicapped at t'9yds., and 
finished llth. The total purse reached the gr. at figure of $3.7i0. 
"From the above figures, ana trusting also to other attractions 
fully set for^h later, the Interstate Association feels every confidence 
thai its annual Grand American Handicap will continue, as hereto- 
fore, to hold its place as the leading live-bird event of America." 
The next poini touched upon is 
THE SELECTION OF GEOtrNDS. 
This portion of the programme deals with the choice of Elkwood 
Park for the second time in the history of ti.e Association, and gives 
reasons why such choica was made. It closes with the following 
short paragraph; '-Eain or storm, the Grand American Handicap of 
1897 will be shot in comfort, and with the perfect system for rapid 
work in .shooting ofl events possible with suou appointments as are 
now in position at Elkwood Park, it will be feasible to shoot off the 
Grand American Handicap in one day unless the entry list reaches a. 
mark higher than thit of 1SS:6 " 
Then comes the 
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE MAIN EVENT. 
So important are they that we extract Ihem in full; 
"Twenty-five live Dil•d^^ handicaps ranging from 25 to 3.3yds., 50i'dg. 
boundary, vith a dead line at the 38yds. mark; f 1,000 divided 50, 30 
and 20 pt-r cent, to the three highest guns. All money in the purse 
in excess of S 1. COO will be divided among high guns other than the 
three first. The number of parts into which the surplus money wiU 
be divided will be deteroiined by the number of entries received; en- 
trance mone^ $!o; g ,000 guaranteed by the Interstate Association, 
and all surplus added ReguUr entrijs muse be made on or before 
March 20, ibOT, and must be a'^companied by 310 forfeir.; the re- 
maining $15 may be paid up to the last shot of the second round. 
Penalty entries may be made after March ao. up to the last shot of 
tiie sei-ond round, by paying .p5. Entries will be received at the New 
York office, John L. Leq'iin, Secretary Treasurer, P. O. Box 605, 44-48 
Cedar street, New York, N. Y." 
The next page contains the 
' ' FIRST DAV'S PROGRAMME. 
There are four events on the schedule, calling for a total of 39 
birds. The conditions of the Nitro Powder Handicap are changed, 
and it must also be noted that all events are high guns, not class 
shooting In order the events and their conditions are as follows: 
Elkwood Park Introductory : 7 birds, $5 entrance, birds extra, 30yds. 
rise, three moneys, 50, SO and ItO per cent. High guns, not class 
shooting. 
Nitro Powder Handicap: 15 birds, 810 entrance, birds extra, handi- 
caps 5 to 3Syds. The number of moneys into which the purse will 
be divided will be determined by the number of entries received, as is 
fully explained elsewhere in this programme, The handicaps con- 
testants receive for the Grand American Handicap will govern in this 
event. High guns, not class shooting. 
Brancbport Sweepstakes: 30 birds, $7 entrance, bird's extra, sOyds. 
rise, four moneys, 40, 30, >J J and 10 per cent High guns, not class 
shooting. 
Sportsmfn's Delight: 7 birds, S5 entrance, birds extra, 30yds 
rise, three moneys, 5 ', 30 and 30 per cent. High guns, not class 
shoo lag. 
SECOND OAY'S I'ROORAMME. . . 
The programme for the second day &s u^ual consists of one event 
only— the Grand Amciioan Handicap, the greatest event of the kiid 
in the country, and an annual affair. The- division of the pur.se is on 
the same system as last year, the trial in 3890 proving so extremtly 
satistactory. Shortly, the system is as follows; $1,' 00 is divided 50. 
30 and 20 per cent, among the high guns; the surplus is divided on the 
basis of two additional moneys for every ten en ries over fifty. If 
there are more than forty entries (the number necessary to till), but 
not more than fifty entries, the surplus over the guarantee of $1,000 
will be divided 50, 80 and 20 per cent, to the 4t!. , 5tn and 6th high guns 
rest ectivelr The s.\ stem is very fully explained, and provides for 
entries up to 15 ) With that number of entries there would be alto- 
gether twenty-?-ix moneys. The explanatory article closes thus; 
"Briefly summarizing the foregoing, it will be noted thut the purse 
will he d vidpd in accordance with the number of entries received; 
the three high guns m any ca>-e receiving respectively $oOO, $300 ana 
$■300 By this division two places are created for every ten entries 
over fifty. It is nut possible for f ourth money to exceed third, anil 
the moneys would seem divided in such manner as to be just to alh 
For instance: It there are fifty entries, fourth gun woulu be entitled 
to $75, whde eighth gun would just save entrance.' If eighty entries, 
fourth gun would receive $190, and the twelfth gun 850. If 300 en- 
tries, fourth gun would get 8195, and the 16th gun $45. It should be 
remembered that the Grand American Handicap is not class shooting, 
and high guns will win " 
THIRD rATT'S PKOGRAMM"?. 
Shooting commences this day at 10 sharp, the first business being 
the completion of the Grand American Handicap if it is carried over 
from the second day. Then come three more events, all interesting 
ones: 
Consolation Handicip: 15 birds, .$10 entrance, birds extra, handi- 
caps i'5 to 33yds. Thii number of moneys into r.hich the purse will 
be divided will be d' termined by the number of entries reeeiveil, a« 
is fully explained elsewhere in this programme. Winners of monty 
in the Grand American Handicap will have 1yd. added to their 
handicJap. High guns, not class shooting. 
Long Branch Scramble: 10 birds, $7 entrance, birds extra. 30yds. 
rise, four moneys, 40, -30, xO and 10 per cent. High guns, not class 
shooting. 
Auld Lang Syne Sweepstakes: 7 birds, $5 entrance, birds extra, 
80yds. rise, three moneys, 50, 30 and 80 per cent, Higb guus, not cJags 
- i^iioptiug. ' - ■ ^ ; - 
As stated above, 
ALL EVENTS ARE HIGH GUNS, 
the Association having been tempted to change the old order of 
things. We recommend this <-hange to the careful consideration of 
all shooters, and we vt-nture to say that the vast ma.iority will coin- 
cile with Forest and Stream's expressed opinion that the change is 
fo^ the better. The Association rias this to say on the point: "The 
Interstate Associatinn beinsr a progressive organization, and familiar 
with the requirements of such an event as the Grand Ameririfln 
Ha.jdicap tournament, has deemed it best to make all events high 
guns. In making ibis change the A^sociitioi has nor, moved without 
much thought. It has. however, bet-n plainly shown time and 
agaiDj at both large and small tournaments, that imderthe old system 
of class shooting a man 'could kill them all' and yet com"^ out 
wor.se off in pocket than another who had missed on? or more birds. 
This error the Association is atteropling io correct and yet make this 
■shoot a popular one with shooters. A careful perusal of the condi- 
tions governing each event will show that everything has been pre- 
pared with great care." 
In the 15- t)ird events the system of dividing the purses will be on 
th« same plan as in the Grand American Handicap— 2 moneys with 
1 to 10 entries; over 10 entries, 2 moneys additional for every 10 en- 
tries. In the 10-bird events and in the 7-bird events it will be "high 
guns, pure and simple " 
THE GROUNDS DESCRIBED. 
The deserip':ion of the grounds is very full and ample Readers of 
Forest AND Stream's trap columns have already been made aware 
of the many excellent features of these grounds. In the reading 
matter on this point in the programme will be found the cut show- 
ing the location of the grounds which has made our readers familiar 
with the same. The arrangement of the club house, the facilities for 
trapping birds, etc., all this is treated of fully and makes good 
material for a programme. 
The shooting rules will be those of the Interstate Association 
(Hm-iingham rules revistd) No guns larger than la^gauge will be 
allowed, and all guns over Slbs.iii weight tjff-ttatrefa.' Other 
points are as follows: ' 
In order to expedi e the shooting a contestant missing two birds in 
any event, except the Grand American Handicap, must drop out, 
with the privdege of re entering in case he has a chance to win any 
portion of the purse. In the Grand American Handicap it will be 
three misses out with the same privilege Shooters calling "no bird" 
on birds slow to start will be charged for same, providing tney prove 
good flyers. . All ties must be shot off at the original handicap dis- 
tances. All contestants will shoot their score at the same traps. 
Birds will be extra in all events. When entering for any event the 
shooter musi pay for all birds called for in that event, in addition to 
the entrance fee. Money wiil be refunded for all birds not shot at on 
application to the compiler of scores, who will furnish rebate tickets 
that will be redeemed for cash at the cashier's office 
HANDICAPS. 
Messrs. Jacob Pentz, of Shnotinq and FisMng; E^i ward Banks of 
F'obest and Stream; J. M. Taylor, of American Field; W K Park, of 
Sporting Life, and Elmer E, Shaner have been appointed a handi- 
capping committee, and will hnndicup all contesrants from 2.'3 to 
-S3yds. Half yards will be given wherever such course is deemed ad- 
visable. 
In order to place oil contestants on an equal footing, handicaps will 
not bs aimounced until the evening of March 22, the day on which the 
■committee meets. 
HOW THE GRAND AMBRICAN HANDICAP WILI, BE SHOT. 
The manner of shooting the Grand American Handicap this year, 
and in fact all events scheduled for the tournament, is as follows: 
Shooters will be called to the score in turn, snooting their first bu-d 
at No. 1 set of trap=; as soon as a shooier has shot at his first bird, 
he passes on to Ho. 2 set and shoots at his second bird on that set; he 
then shoots at anoiher bird at No. 3 set and passes into the building 
through {.he right wing, waiting until it is time for him to go out and 
shoot at his 4th, 5th and 6i;li birds, and so on 
In case the Grand American Handicap enti ies are so numerous 
that it is impossible to finish in good light on March 24, the referees 
shall stop the shooting at any time they may deem it necessary; in 
this case the shooting will commence at 10 o'clock, sharp. Thursday, 
llarch '■ia. Positively no entry will oe taken, nor shooting up allowed, 
after the end of the secona round. A contestant missing three ( .) 
birds must drop out, with the privilege of re-entering in case he has 
a chance to win any portion of the purse. The Interstate Associa- 
tion reserves the right to refuse any entry. 
ADMITTANCK TO ELKWOOD PABK. 
An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged each day All con- 
tesi;ants in the Grand American Handicap will receive a badge which 
will admit them to the park free during the entire tournament. Any 
shooter who is not a contestant in the Grand American Handicap 
will have the i:5 cents paid for admission refunded (at the cashier's 
office) upon his making entry in any sweepstakes event. 
COMFORT OF THE SHOOTERS 
The comfort and convenience of the contestants, as well as the 
spectators, has been looked after carefully, inasmuch as the entire 
club house is closed in with glass front and heated throughout. The 
left wing, located within a few yards of the traps, will be leserved 
for the exclusive use of shooters, where they can witness the sport 
when not actively engaged in it. 
OOMPILEB OF SCOBES. 
The office of compiler ot scores will be filled by Mr Edward Hanks- 
His services last season in a similar capacity are a suHieient guar- 
antee of excellent results on this occasion Mr. Banks also will act 
as press representative. 
FREE HACKS. 
Conveyances will meet trains at the Elkwood Park s'opping place 
and carry shooters free of charge to club house. Shooters are i-e- 
quested to make sure that thfy ride iu the conveyances provided by 
the Elkwood Park management; and show admission badge to con- 
ductor. 
LUNCHEON. 
A warm and substantial luncn will be served each day in the 
club bous9 for the sum of 50 cents. Shooters dedring meals d to 
carte can secura same at Elkwoot Ian. 
sportsmen's EXPOSITION. 
The Interstate Association having arranged for space at the Sports- . 
men's Exposition, in Madison Square Garden, New York, iVtarch 13 to 
20 inclusive, entries for the (irand American Han lic^ap will be re- 
ceived there during the period named. This will be a convenience 
to many shooters who conterupl.il e taking part in the toui-n anient. 
The concluding pages of the programme contain a railroad lime 
table, directions how to get to Brancbport, and a full list of hotels, 
with their rates, number of rooms, etc. From the atwve extracts it 
will be seen that the work of getting up this programme has been no 
sinecure. 
WHERE TO SHIP YOUR SHELLS. 
This small point, small at least in a live-bird tournament, has been 
overlooked apparently. We can take it upon ourselves to say that 
all guns and shells shipped in rare of Daly & Chanfrau, Eik Arood Inn, 
Braachportt N. J., will be taKen csreof by those gentlemen, and will 
be delivered at the grounds free of charge. 
Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo. 
Buffalo, N Y., Feb. 6. -It rained hard here all day, but the steady 
downpour did not prevent ]5 members of the Auduoon Gun Club 
from taking part in the various events shot at the regular weekly 
shoot of the dun this afternoon, la the club badge evsut. No. 3, 
JSorris and L. vv'. Bennett tied for toe Class A badge; ou me sh ot off 
BPDuett won; Reynolds and Ooomns were the winners in Class B ana 
Class C ri^spectiveiy. Scores were as below: 
Events: 13345 « 78 Events: 133 45678 
E U Burk- A Coombs 39 
hardt.... 9 14 23 12 13 15 8 13 McCartney .... 18 9 H H 11 13 
Norris .... 7 13 34 10 13 15 16 14 Swipes 35 9 10 6 7 18 
C S Burk- Waltz 20 10 32 14 13 11 
hardt.. . 8 33 1\ 12 13 13 19 13 Reynolds i9 .. 33 
L Bennett. 10 33 23 11 la 33 13 12 G Braiidle. 7 13 .. 6 
Hines. Jr.. .. 10 39 33 33 12 10 Fidler e 
B Tolsma.. 9 10 20 Simon. 14 8 
W REaton .... 9 .. ,, 8 ,. ,, 
Event No. 1 was at 10 targets; ?, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 15 targets; 
No. 3, 5 targets. 
Michigan Gun Club. 
Detroit. Mich., Feb 4— Below are the scores made to-day on the 
grounds of the Michigan Gun Club. The conditions were 10 birds, 
30yds., 50yds. boundary, $5, three moneys. Scores; 
Marks M!ii2miZ— 10 Youngblood IfSSOHSOl— 7 
Weisse 12313a£a2l- 9. Mercier, .2.'v:i2]2a^2— 10 
Renick.. 82^212il21— 10 Wood.... -.iZmozm— 8 
^rady ,..,mmmi~iQ Scottep,. ., sjau aoia- g 
27 
4 
30 
15 
5 
30 
25 
3 
18 
27 
0 
27 
27 
0 
fe7 
SG 
0 
2h 
2 
56 
25 
0 
£3 
91 
4 
25 
38 
6 
24 
16 
8 
!4 
38 
6 
84 
'.3 
0 
S3 
3S 
8 
S;3 
13 
0 
i3 
22 
0 
2j 
39 
3 
22 
n 
4 
21 
5 
10 
35 
24 
2-4 
20 
T?ew Haven Gun Club. 
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 30.— The New Haven Gun Club held its 
second mouti.iy shoot of the year to day. There was quite a large 
attendance, twenty members takuig part in the different events. We 
also had as guests Messrs. Gaines, Parker and Davis, of Mericlen, who 
shos along with the club Mr. Da-vis distinguished himself by break- 
ing 8 in a sweep at 5 pairs and tied for first place. In shootirg off 
the tie he held out well, but finally succumbed to Stevens. Messrs. 
Parker and Gaines also shot w^ell, Parker breaking 14 out of 15 at re- 
versed angles. 
The members of the home club did some good shooting, as will be 
seen by the following scores. Trap shooting has been practically 
dead for the last year or two through this State, but we expect to 
make things hum the coming season. Scores: 
No. 3, 15 targets, rever.sed order: Parker 14, Clark, Whitney 13, Van 
Dyke, Bennett, Stevens 11, Cowel 30, Gaines 9, Gormley 8, Davis, 
Rvggiori 7. 
No. 3. 5 pairs: Davis, Stevens, Tan Dyke, Gormley 8, Stevenson, 
Whi'ney 7, Ort.seifer P, Clark, Bristol, Cowel, Kelly, Washburn 5, 
Gaines. Reggiori, Parker, Merriman 4. 
In the haiidicap the scores were: 
Handicap, 30 targets, 15 known and 15 unknown : 
Broke. Allow. Tot. 
Bement 00nilllllllll1ll3ll0'1l1lllll 
StPvenson...:^, a. ....,101301111011110113330111111111 
Kelly....". ....00illllllini0lll130l3l!0111ll 
Van Dyke 11 13101111I11I011101I1131113 U 
Clark .111011111311111101013111113311 
Bristol loiiouioiniiiiiiiiiiniiioii 
Orts ifer 111011111111013101111300011111 
Cowel iililtlOimill 110110 OllOilll 
Meiriman .....101011111(0 llOUlOOlOUlnllO 
Bennett 3 1 10I110l3010.il iCOllCOOOOi 1111 
Washburn 0 OiOill 31 3 lOOOi •QllOlOlOOllOO 
Rsggiori lOOlOOlOill'OOOnilllOllllllOiO 
Whitney- 1 13301 liO"tl11ilOll-niiinO'3ll 
Bror.n OOllOOllOOlOlllOOOOlOliOlllOU 
S evens lOlUlllO'OllllllOllUliOllOlO 
Potter. 311111133031331100301011100011 
GUbert .,,..100111011121010311600101111010 
Strorg imOlllOOOOlOCOll 11 '010001111 
Kegf-lmeyer, ^OOOllOOOlijOOOiDCOOOOlOOOOOiOOOO 
Gaines 013301313110100114111131101111 
Parker 011011011011311011110011311131 
Davis 101133000011001111101013311101 
Ties on cO shot off miss-and-out, Stevenson winning in the '?d round 
Ties on 2' shot ofl also miss-and-out. Van Dyke winning in the 8th 
round. Scores in the team race were as below : 
Team race, 20 targets, ktiown angles: 
Clark's Team; Clark 19, Van Dyke 18, Stevt ns 19. C^wp] 39, Ort- 
seifer 16, Gilbert 14, Strong 14, Stevenson 17,Kegeimeyer 9,Washburn 
13; total 158. 
Whitney's Team: Whitney 35, Potter 18, Bennett 1.5, Bristol 13, 
Kelly 39. Merriman II, Bdinenc li, Brown 10, Reggiori U, Bassect It; 
total 346. G. W. BAaEL, Sec'y. 
Ft. Dodgre versus Dayton. 
Ft Dodge, la , Feb. 8.— Five members o£ the Ft. Dodge Gun Club 
went to Dayton to-day to shoot a match at live birds with the same 
number of men fi-om the Dayton eluD. We were nicely entertaiced 
by the Dayton Gun C lub until the time for the match, 9 A. M. , when 
we were taken to the club's grounds, which are nicely laid out and 
well furnished. The'cluh has a house, a covered shooting stand, five 
expert target trap^ with electric pulls, five King hve-bird (raps, a 
wire fence boundary for live t irds. and in general an equipment 
wi ich would do justice to a far larger team. The club members are 
men whom it is a pleasure to m-'ef, and are shoo ers of no small 
ability. The day was cold, dark and about as ' ornery" weather as 
could have been made to order. Notwithstanding the efforts made 
to keep the club house warm, the shooters were all handicapped by 
the cold. The birds were a fine lot, only two failing to fly when the 
traps fell, and on« of these was found lo have been hu t; the other 
rose uromptly on being flxgged The stiooi was nooody's game until 
the finish, though at one lime Day ton was seven birds in the lead. 
Ft Dodge made a strong finish and won by one bird 
This is the second mai eh between the clubs. Ft. Dodge winning 
both by the narrow margin of 1. 
Conditions; 20 live birds per man, 30yds. rise, A S. A. rules. 
Score: 
Dayton Team. 
O W Norman ........ .....020?3a.2i22022392200— 15 
F Corey .20;32103:--a20J0 2-0«- 14 
C D Waterbury. 20:OOOC00.020.0.'OCOJ- 6 
0 F Cole.. 200,2 i2i 232222100 02 -35 
W E Kinney 1022i0222220000iOOOJ-10- 60 
Ft. Dodge Team. 
A J Reynolds 20210092.0202220=220 -13 
C A Brrant . 2m!i 2vommo<2i-n 
H F Carter..... 2tJUOi20C0032210il22— 13 
J FDrake ...^ ,t i,;i.t..5.-23O2l-O.'OS20On2 20V2— 13 
R Christen .-.-..-sj „,cj-i.i,»,,.C0Ji0020j3;520u0^i23— 11— 61 
C. A. Bryant. 
Trap at Norfolfr, Va. 
Norfolk, Va . Feb 8 — On Feb. 5 several of our shooters had a 
shoot fat live bi'ds and targets. The following, clipped from the 
Virginian of this city, of Feb. 6, tells the story cf the live-bird shoot- 
ing: 
'"At 2:80 o'clock .yesterday afternoon a number of crack shots 
gathered in the old fli3lil opptsite the Catholic cemeiery and partici- 
pated in a shooting match, in wtuch birds as «'eU a.s targets wtre 
used. The participants were: Messrs. Hurst, Fulford, Peed. Lam- 
bert, Smith, Barnes and Garrett, of ■ orfo k; Messrs. Gallagher and 
White, of Portsmouth, and Captain Cranmer, of the schooner Lydia 
B. Roper." 
The score was as follo'ws: 
Capt Cranmer It2i2a3.20— 7 ,1 E Barnes lllOO —3 
. E Hurst 111111112.'— 10 WN White aiOaj —4 
.IE Fulford 12^220000— 6 P .J Gallagher .... ^ .2 200 —3 
LW Lambert '^■«22 1 Ji2— 10 Blackburn 222 000002 - 6 
No notice taken of anonymous commnnlcatloiia 
F. C, Lehigh, la.— Address secretary A. K C, 55 Liberty street. 
New York. 
W. P. F., Jr., New York.— We do not know where to refer yoa- for 
skye terriers; no breeders are advertising these dogs. 
B., Hartford, Conn. -t Give me the address of the American Spwtel 
Club. Ana. Rowland P. Keasbey, Sec'y, 874 Broadway, New York. 
StJBSOfiiafiH, Bio, Wis.— Where c=in I secure an official record book 
of thotoughbred (logs of theUoited States? Ans. Address Mr. A. 
P. Vredenburgh, secretary A. K. C, 55 Liberty street, New York. 
McK , Detroit, Mich. — Is it the accepted theory among sportsmen 
that imported pointers and setters loss to a considerab.e degree the 
sensitiveness of their nose by reason of the ocean voyage? Ans. 
Such a theory is not even promulgated by men who have any correct 
knowledge ot the matter. It would be quite as unreasonable to ad- 
vance a theory that the dog, by reason of an ocean voyage, has im- 
paired eyesight, or hearing, or tasting, or feeling, all of which are 
Junctions of the senses, as is the power of smelling. 
G. , Fort Wayne, Ind.— Is it permissible for a pointer dog to have 
any erectile pjwer at the base of the ears? Or is this feature an in- 
dication fd'poor breeding? The feature referred to above seems to be 
quite universal according to my own observatlon.s, although Points of 
Judging say "without any tendency to prick." Ans. All pointers 
and setters have m ire or less erectile power in the ears, which th^y 
frequently employ when in the act of listening. At other times they 
should hang correctly in place. The standard refers to ears which 
are naturally set too erect, or prick-eared. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Mardi Gras— New Orleans. 
The Southern Railway, the direct line between New York and New 
Orleans, announces one tare, round trip rates, from Washington to 
New Orleans. Tickets for sale on Feb. 26 to March 1 inclusive, and 
good to return within fifieen days from dare of sale. The time be- 
tween New York and New Orleans is thirty-nine hours, and the 
service is perfect in every respect. Dining and sleeping cars on the 
limited trains. For further inforoiation cjall on Or address New York 
PQIoe. %n Eroatjway.— 4(^v, ' 
