200 
ti'OREST ANti STREAM. 
[Maech 6, 1897 
Washinjsrton's Bipthdajr at New ^aven. 
The New Ha-ven (Connl) Gun. Club atinouncBd a fe-vr weeks aso 
that it wouM hold an all-day sboot on Washington's. Birthday. For 
reasons that are immaterial the trap edifor of FonesT and STBf am 
deemed it advisahle to, go and see how shoots are run in tbeicity tliat 
boasts of one of America's greatest universities. It is pultins it very 
mildlv to state that thev Imo how to run thitigs on the grounds of 
the New Haven Gun Club. The fact is, the mpmbei*s of the club's 
board of manasement are past masters in the art of hustling things 
and making it pleasant for the club's guests If there was a kick 
made during. the day we eo ild-not name tl»,e party tbat made it. rdr 
w6 heard no kick registered. It was a pleasant shoot from begin- 
niuk to end. , ' ' 
THE ijljILI, GRAY SKY, , , . , 
(Without 9' touch of sunshine aU day, was cfDough to make shooting 
hard on almost any-grounds. ; On the New Haven ground" the want 
of a goad, brightsky was manifested in the totnls tnude. The back- 
ground is a hard one. particularly when the targets are thrown low; 
they slam across a slight dit> in the ground and then rise above the 
railroad embankment and the distant hills; but by the time they 
have! gotten above the horizon, they are about 45yds. from the score. 
They stol'J awav time and time again in an almost miraculous man- 
ner: snap shooting was an impossibility, one had to be deliberate 
and hold true to break. . , , 
THE CLTTB IS POPULAR. 
The New Haven Gnn Club claims about sixty active members, and 
of this nurabsr more than thp ordinary proportion was on hand. 
There were thirty shooters in all that took part in the events, bat of 
course many of that number were from out of town. Amoflg the lat- 
ter were Messrs. C. E Willard, of the Colt Gun Company; Pitkin, 
Burbridge, Bishop and Green, all of Hartford; W. F. Parker, of the 
firm of Parker Kros.; Gaines. Hull and Faupel, ail of Meriden; F. L. 
Harvev, H h Cutler and J H. Video", of Windsor Looks; Merritt, of 
Springfield, Mass ; Mills, of Bristol; U M. 0. Thomas, of the U. M. C. 
Company, of Bridgeoort; Ed Tavlor. of the Laflin & Rand Powder 
Company, of NpwYork;E. L Post, of Wallingford, and the repre- 
sentative of FoRTiSTAND Stream, from New York. 
The home olub had a strong contingent on hand in the shape of 
Ferd. Van Dyke. B. W. Claridge and Wbi'ney, of the W. R. A. Com- 
pany; Myron H. Clark, the president of the club; Bristol, Cowee, 
Stevens. Stevenson, etc. Presideat Clark's shooting to-day was but 
another example of the fact that a ma.n cannot do himself justice 
with a gun and at the same time hustle around, score, and do the 
thousand and one-things that. Mr. Clark did to help along the shoot. 
Mr. Bristol also was always in evidenc", paving more attention to 
everybody's comfort than his own. His scores likewise suffered 
severely in consequence. ' 
In the cashier's offloe everything wa^ iri the hands of Messrs. J. H 
Gould and W. H. Hazen, the latter gentleman being the club's ener- 
getic secretary. There was no ball up in this department, and the 
purses, all of which were of course divided under the Rose sys- 
tem, were paid o i as promptly and accurately as one could possibly 
wish, 
WHERE THE GROUNDS ARK LOCATED. 
The club's grounds are located out near Schuetzen Park, right at 
the end of the trolley line, and are easy of access, cars running fre- 
quently—that is, somewhere about every 10 minutes. The distance 
is about ?0 minutes' run fr^m the center of the city (if you take the 
above route, which is the quickest). Should you be as unlucky as we 
were and take another route, it mav beanvwhere from an hour to 
two hours before you land up at Schuetzen Park. The conductor of 
the car we boarded at 8:55 knew all about it; could put his finger right 
on the grounds themselves; they were located out near Yale FiPld. 
Relying upon his informaiion, we went along with him and were 
d 'imped at the end of ihat lice Vithout a sonl in sight. A gun and a 
i. rip, the latter with 250 shells in it, are no light matter to tackle up a 
small hill, but it had to be done We did find some people a little 
way up the road who told us it was "about a quarter of a mile fur 
Iher," When we had covered that distance without hearing a shot 
tired, or seeing a person that looked like a trap-shooter, we held up 
a milk wagon: this was the result: "You want to be over that waf 
about half a mile; it's on Chapel street You go up to the next cross 
road and keep that road until you come to Chapel street. Then turn 
to your rieht and you'll flnd.it right ther ." We didas we were told, 
being at the mercy of the inhabitants. Toe day was a pleasant one 
for a walk, but we were in heavv marchine order, and that 351b=. of 
shells began to weigh more than double. We can also testify to 
there having been quite a snowfall some days p'-eviously. There's a 
drift up there -between Yale Field and Chapel street-that is likely 
to be in evidence for some weeks .vet. There is al.^o a little house 
•up there" for which we have the Kindliest feelings; it shelters an 
honest Danish lad, eight months in this coimtry, who, when we found 
liim, was hitching tip a white horse to a Ught wagon. The Dani?h 
language being a strong "isoint of ours, we stayed by the boy and in 
that wagon until we met a street car going cityward. It was 10:40 
before we reached Schuetzen Park. Time. 1 hour and 40 minutes 
from the hotel. The return trip was made in less than ^5 minutes. 
AVSrXgES for P.IIZBS. 
The club donated $10 in gold as prizes for the four best avf rages, 
to be divided into four moneys, 40, -iO, 20 and 10 per cent. Events 4-li 
were counted as average events, a total of 135 targets. At the close 
Van Dyke and Stevens were tied for flrst with 111 breaks each; Whit- 
ney was neit with ill, Claridse third with llOi and E 1 wards fourth 
with 108. Five others finished la the following order: Ed Taylor 104, 
Burbridge 103, Pi tkia 112, Mercitt 99, Videon E)7. Ic is hardly neces- 
sary to add that Ferd Van Dyke was tickled with the showing made 
by the Winche ters; out of the five men in for average prizes all but 
one, Stevens, shot repeating sho'guns. 
"tkaPs wkrb KffiPT BiJsy. 
Some idfca of the way in which the traps worked, and the prompt- 
ness with which the shooters got to the score, may be judged by tue 
fact that although it was a short day owing to the dull sky, over i,200 
targets were thrown from one set of 5 bluerock traps. This is good 
work indeed, as an.v body who knows anything about running shoots 
will agree. There is another point about the scores that is worth not- 
ing, and that is the fact that only four out of the thirty shooters on 
hand shot at less than 100 targets; thisshows ihat the boys were there 
to shoot, not to look on. The natural conclusion is that the Interstate 
shoot on these grounds next July will be a bumper. 
BaOKE OR LOST. 
S3U5 6 7 S91011 
Events: 
Targets 
Van Dyke.. 
Whitney, ,,. 
B Claridge., 
F Edwards. 
Stevens 
Pitkin 
Ed Taylor. . 
J H Videon. 
K LPost,... 
Ctirrie 
W F Parker 
Burbridge.. 
Bishop , 
Merritt 
U M C 
Gaines 
Mills 
C B Willard. 
Green 
M H Clark.. 
Hull. 
Cowee 
Sexton . . 
Stevenson. . 
F L Harvey. 
D W Bristol 
HL Cutler. 
Faupel 
Crane 
Avery 
10 10 10 15 10 15 10 : 
10 7 10 14 9 14 5 
9 9 8 11 9 14 ~ 
6 7 6 13 8 14 9 
,, ., 8 11 8 15 7 
■i 7 fi 14 9 lii 9 
.. 9 8 14 8 12 10 
7 10 5 18 9 14 9 
,. 10 9 1<S S U 7 
7 13 
10 13 
7 7 6 8 
.. 5 6 1-^ 
.. 6 8 j3 
9 7 9 11 
9 9 ti 9 
8 .. 10 13 
8 7 8 12 
.. 4 10 11 
.. 7 7 1^ 
9 1.3 
7 11 
8 14 
8 l4 
7 11 
8 U 
6 11 
7 11 
9 9 
6 
8 8 8 13 
6 8 7 7 
.. 8 S Vi 
6 
8 
.. 8 
9 5 
6 11 
6 8 IZ 
6 10 
6 9 
5 7 
4 ., 
5 .. 
11 
9 
U 
10 
In 
11 
8 
13 
11 
li 
9 
13 
13 Jlf 
:0 15 15 10 15 10 15Shotat Broke Av. 
19 13 14 10 14 10 II 
18 14 15 9 14 9 IS 
18 13 13 
17 15 )3 
19 13 15 
1(j 11 U 
17 14 11 
17 \i la 
13 11 Vi 
18 .. 8 
18 13 1-4 
17 1» 18 
18 13 111 
18 13 10 
17 11 li 
10 11 18 
16 11 
.. 11 
16 10 
1(1 
14 9 
la 11 13 
9 .. .. 
13 .. .. 
14 8 6 
10 11 12 
11 11 8 
.. 11 8 
5 5 7 
9 
H 
11 
10 13 
8 11 
9 li ,. ., 
(i 11 .. .. 
5 1-3., ., 
en 8 .. 
5 15 10 13 
9 15 
6 1^ 
7 VI 
7 13 
6 13 
6 8 
7 10 
7 
7 10 
9 10 9 G 
5 8 17 .. 
8 li 9 6 
6 10 10 
.'1 10 .. 
6 8.. 
9 5.. 
.. 2 .. 
18' 
160 
b8.8 
180 
159 
83.5 
180 
1-4 
85.5 
j6) 
136 
85 
1.55 
1.8 
8! 5 
145 
1:9 
8J 
155 
1^6 
81,2 
155 
124 
80 
10) 
7.1 
79 
95 
75 
78.9 
lt)5 
130 
78.8 
145 
114 
78 6 
145 
114 
7^ 6 
180 
:4l 
78 3 
155 
113 
70.9 
14.1 
109 
7M 
l-.O 
9d 
73 9 
1<I5 
91 
7<!,8 
103 
76 
7=!. 3 
180 
12>* 
71.1 
165 
115 
(.9.7 
180 
lai 
08 8 
70 
48 
68.5 
90 
to 
06.7 
155 
103 
66.4 
145 
65.-5 
145 
63.4 
lib 
73 
58.4 
100 
t3 
51 
iO 
9 
45 
The above fourteen events were all at either known or uakoown 
angles, with the exeeption of No. 7, which was at reversed order. 
This event was a stuuibllog block to many in the hunt for averages, 
and had a good deal to do wica Viu Dyke's posiliion of tied-for-flirst, 
as he scored only 5 ia that event. 
A NOVEL MISS-AND-OUT. 
Another event was also shot, the scores of which do not appear ia 
the above table. It was a miss-and-out, 25 cents entrance, targets 
out of the purse. This event had twenty entries, but under the con- 
ditions .that goyern these events at New Haven the 51 h romid saw a 
division. The conditions were these: Evei.vbody shot in turn at a 
straightaway from No. 3 trap; as soon as the flrst round was fin- 
ished, the survivors stepped back to "the next joint in the platform," 
about 6ft, ; this made the rise about 18ydS, At the end of the second 
round the survivors stepped back another 6ft. toward the club house; 
20yds. rise. At the end of the third it was a case of another Oft. 
hack, a rise of 3s!yds. When the fourth round was finished there 
were only four left in to go back another yard and stand against the 
club house; these four were M. H. Clark, F. Van Dyke, Gaines and 
Stevenson. Clark led off. and missed; Van Dyke followed suit; then 
Gaines broke and received a round of applause that was renewed 
with vigor when Stevenson also broke and divided the purse. The 
scores were; 
Gaines and Stevenson 5, Clark aal Van Dyke 4, Cowee, Claridge, 
Ed vards and Harv -y 3, Taylor, Whitney, Parker and Post ■>, Merritt, 
Hull, Stevens and Bishop 1, U. M. C, Outler, Willard and Yideon 0. 
FiBWABD Banks. 
^ohn f. Weiler Gua Club» of .^Uentown. 
, A LLiiisiTOWN (Pa., Ff b. 83.^Thp aU-day shooti of the iohn F; \yeiler 
Gun OJub, hejld tOiday at the DucK Farm Hotel grounds, was an eur 
tirp success, 3i shooters taking part \n the events, among the number 
bpinar visitors from Reading, Lehight jn, etc. Scores in all the events 
ai'p given below: , 
Events: J » 3 4" ^- 6 7 8 9 10 
H Porter 8 7 10 8 8 9 10 8 S) 8 
E D Jeanes 6 .. 8 
A W Knauss , , 4 
JToo'e . 
O H Acker. 
5 
7 
CFKramlich 4 
J R-hrig .. 
J Shaaber, . 
J Bell 
A S Weiler 
n Andrews 
9 
10 
6 
8 
6 
J Irwin..., i,.i>«.).ii'.^,. 10 
6 
5 
's 
8 
6 
'.5 
10 
6 
■IHeil 7 
D Cooper, 5 . . . . . . 
O S Hill 9 8 7 
0 Hoke , 6 2 6 
Wilson Desch .,,,(.,...,,...., 4 4 
t<hiQdle Weiler.. .;,.;.;,„.., 8 9 4 
A Grieseraer 3 
Ed Ulmer 6 
H F Kausman 3 
5 
5 
io 
7 
7 
6 
5 
8 
5 
3 
10 
10 
6 
10 
8 
10 
4 
7 
5 
4 ., 
5 
3 
5 ., 
9 
8 
9 
8 8 
Allen Heil 5 
O 1 Melot 
H Acker 
E J Scheirer 5 5 7 4 7 
L, P- ssler 3 
JSHagey , 4 4 ., 5 
P S Wendling...... 6 3 8 
E Minni'-h, 9 .. 3 
H Benning 3 ,. 5 
O S Eiiglcman 5 7 3 
J F Weiler 5 
Dr A.S Habenold 4 
A race at 10 live birds, $ ', was shot for a handsome ouyx.table with 
banquet lamp. The scores in this event were as follows, J. Rehng 
winning the p iza with 10 scraighi : 
Hy Andrews 1210000311- 
Ji'o FWeU6r.„. 9310011000- 
JBell ..,,,010-^101800- 
P Toole 112 Oifi020 
i">r Rabenold COJ-0!a202- 
O S Heil 0OC02)1011- 
Mulherin lODOOlOOlO- 
J Hehrig,,,.; 11221 2212— 10 Hy Andrews 1210000311— 6 
P S Wendling 111212 210 - 9 .T.'o F Weiler 9210011000— ft 
Hugh Porter 1.01212112- 0 
O I Melot vOZ'^i-ili 3— 8 
J Irwin 21!012f 02i - 7 
JS Hagey,... 10031220 2 -7 
J Shaaber SI00121H0 ^ 6 
E J S.'heirer 100101^231— 6 
The race for boys only at i5 targets each resulted as follows: 
Shindle Weiler inilllOllOlllllOlllllOfl 21 
L Grammes, Jr 110111101 OaiOlOlllOlllll 18 
O Griesemtr .OJOOOOCOOOOOOIOIODOOUOIO- 5 
Fred Miller OOOllnOlOllOlOOnOinOOJlOl— 9 
A .\cker 0101111011101111101011001-17 
B Jeanes ..,100.010 10100000) 01001 '0- 7 
, ' ALLBNTOWN. 
Altoona Rod and Gun Club. 
Altoona, Pa., Feb. 2.'.— The second all day shoot of the Altoona 
Rod and Gun Ctub for the year 1897 was heli to day on the Campus 
Ridge shoot ng grounds. The day was not favorable for trap shoot- 
ing; dark, lowering clouds huag all around with just enough wind 
and rain to make the targets erratic and goose eggs numerous. The 
weather conditions, ho vever, were the only drawback to the day's 
sport, as m point of attendance and a general good time the event 
was a success in every particular; 31 shooters took part during the 
day. There were present as visitors the following: Messrs. Went- 
woVth, Earhart, Melley, Hiarbberger, Dr. Hough and Gapt. Kerr, from 
the Cresson Gun Club; and U. S Houck and Ike Green berg, from the 
Huntingdon Olub 
This being the flrst target practice the boys have had since last fall, 
they were, of course, a little slow in getting on to 'em, Tais, co n- 
biued with bad weather; accounts in a measilre SSi the low scores 
made 
The scores were as follows! 
Events: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 n 14 15 16 17 
8 ., 
4 6 
3 4 
B 8 7 fi 7 
7 4 7 8 6 
5 7 5 7 6 
4 4 9 6 r 
6 4 7 57 
7 6 6 45 
4 . . 
6 4 
,, 4 
4 ., ,. 
Booky 9 7 7 5 7 4 
Houck 10 9 8 6 7 6 
Sands 6 5 6 7 6 6 
Greenberg 7 6 6 7 4 4 
Killets....r.v;i,<4..^. 7 9 8 6 8 8 
Clover 5 9 6 7 4 6 
liell .-.V....... 9 8 5 5 7 
Earhart, , ... 1 ft 5 
Kerr 2 3 3 
Wencworbh '6 7 8 
Melley 1 4 .. 
Highberger 2 6 6 
Hough. , 6 .. 6 
Fay 
Murray...... ........ .. .. .. 
Jim .■. 
Mulhollen 
Hrady , 5 .. .. 
Fortuey 4 4 
Greeley 4 3 
Tappah ..i V. ■ ° 
House i 4 
Barley 5 
Bowtuan .. .. 2 
8 8 6 
6 3 5 
7 7 ."i 
0 6 S 
7 d 5 
6 .. 7 7 
47747f)4., .. 
54555664.. 
4 .. 
. 1 2 1 .... 3 5 1 
7 6 5 4 
6 4 5.. 
,. 5 .. .. 
.. 5 .. 7 
5 
The averages made are given below 
Shot ar. Brolje. Av 
Baoky 170 114 67}^ 
Houck 170 lOr 63 
Sands 170 6 14 
Green berg 170 99 hhy^ 
Kdletts 170 113 67 
Clover ....140 84 60 
Bell 70 4 1 60 
Earhart......... 60 27 4.0)4. 
K-rr 60 17 ib'^ 
Went worth 70 4i 
MeU-y 50 14 ^8 
Highberger 41 lO 5J 
Shot at. 
Hough 70 
Fay 100 
Murray...,. 110 
Jim , 20 
M'llhoUen 70 
Bra'^y lO 
Fortney 60 
Greeley .'0 
Tappen 20 
House 30 
Barley 20 
Bowman 10 
Broke. Av 
31 55% 
51 
54 
5 
17 
5 
SO 
22 
10 
16 
10 
2 
59 
49 
P5 
24M 
■ 5 
5) 
4 I 
50 
50 
8) 
W. S. B. 
Osoma Valley Gun Club. 
Trap at Liticoln, Neb^ 
Lincoln, Neb,, Feb. 23. —The Capital City Gun Olub, of this ;Ci 
held an all-day shoot to-day at targets and live birds. Tbe s'tp 
kept away visitors from out of town, but the home contingent tiiri 
out well. Event No. 9 on the target programme was a 15-lar 
handicap for a Winchester repeating shotgun This event createi 
great deal of interest, and had ihe largest number of entries of; 
event decided to-day. Harley, Mockett and Young tied for the g 
on 15 each. Scores in all the events were as follows; 
Events! 1 3' 3 4 5 
.Targstsi 10 16, 15 10 15 
hardBPX 9 13 14 -9 14 
llagpirman 0 13 12 10 14; 
Green 10 14 14 ip lo 
Welch .,. 7 13 la 6 11 
Lindmnah ..; 9 14 13 9 14 
Rogers , 10 12 13 
Salem, N. Y'^., Feb. 22,— The Osoma Valley Gun Club considers lis 
ini iai shoot in every way a successful one. The day was not bad for 
snooting, there being little wind and no sun. The ilub was compli- 
mented OQ its grounds, and particularly upon i's live bird traps, 
which were designed and maae by its preaicfent, Mr. J M Williams. 
The club hopes that ic may ai some future date be fivored with a 
shoot given by the Interstate Association. To-day's scores were: 
No. 1. 
J M Williams (37) 11231 
C Ktlgour ( 6) 0 
M P Robert-! (30) • 
O Surges- (,25) , 110 
J Smith (3 ) .... ^.;.^...v2;l» 
HLang ( 6i.- ..2120 
V Walburg (26) 0 
J H Maguire (-6) ...2 0 
M Campbell ( 5) 0 
J Bptis('lO) 12w« 
M B Roberts (26) 33221 
W L Thorn (iO) 11213 
tommodore.... 
Campbell 
Tu( ker 
F A Smith 
Geo Robertson ,, 
Brock way 
Black Fan , 
No. 2. No. 3. No. 4 No. 5. No. 6. 
0011010 
11a 
12)2020 
iii 
iia 
0 
2! ion 3 
111 
111 
3121011 
211 
10 
3312111 
6" 
110 
II 
• ilOll* 
113 
12» 
231 
0J02111 
0 
1* 
0*1 2020 
111 
131 
iii 
0312103 
0132»I« 
i8l 
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3111110 
0 
113 
210- 
1«32111 
10 
0 
0 
10 
20 
110 
0 
iio 
110 
111 
322 
113 
111 
6" 
6" 
0 
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10 
0 
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No. 7. 
10 
aiii 
0 
1111 
10 
11120 
iio' 
21113 
10 
1111 
10 
16" 
0 
0 
1210 
1123 J 
6"" 
11311 
11 
13 
7 
8 
9 
15 
10 
10 
15 
14 
9 
13 
8 
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10 
I 
n 
14 
w 
8 
io 
"7 
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13 
15 
% 
8 
9 
7 
14 
11 
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0 
i4 
5 
13 
Jones 9 
Alexander .. .. 
Miilford 11 
R y.- 
Erb . v. 14 
Mocke't..,,i.^.i..,»,,,, 15 
Denhani..,.i.,ji„i,.i....i.. 6 
Bain 10 
Young . . 15 
There were four live-bird events shot during the day No. 1 wa 
miss and-out. 5I entrance. At the end of the 7th round the purse t 
"eaten up by the birds," so the contest ended thus: Green, Gard 
and Hagerman 7, Linderman 6, Jones 3. 
The other live-bird events resulted as follows, No, 4 being a $1 m 
and out, in which the purse was exhausted with four men tied r 
each. Scores: No, 3. No, 3, No. ) 
Gardner 02i23 - 4 20-1 222111; 
Alexander., 91000—2 ,. 
Jones..,,..,,,,,.,,.,..,,... 2 3i 5 ,, 
Ray 21235-5 11-3 lilUl; 
Rogers..,.,.,.........., 30.'l1-4 U 2 nVim 
Harley 22333 -5 20—1 132212; 
Mockett,..!..,.,,.. 00132-3 .. 
Denham... 30120-3 .. ...... 
Lamberton ,. 2221 12( 
R, M. Welch, Sec'i 
Proposed Trap-Shooters* League for Indian: 
Peru, Id d., Feb. 20.— It is my intention to open the trap-shoot 
fea<<on of northern Indiana with a tournament at this place on A; 
38-9 I have reason to believe, from the encouragement I have 
ready received from the shooters iti this vicinity, tbat the tournam 
will be one of the largest in point of attendance held in this vicii 
in years, as well as one of the largest amateur tournaments 'hat 
be held in the middle West this season. I had the pleasure of atte 
ing a large number of tournaments in this vicinity last season, at 
great many shooters spoke to me concerning the formation o 
Northprn Indiana Trap Shooters' League. 
We have within 100 miles of this place more than 2'0 trap-shoot 
and it is " ith the intention of forming such a leaeue that I am giv 
this t' Urnament so early in the season. Weshould beableto secu 
circul- of from twelve to fifteen cities within a radius of 75 to 1(0 mi 
thus rendering the distance the !-hooters would have to travel ci 
paratively short. Such a league, with a short circuit, would < 
tainly prove interesting, as well as furnish plenty of shooting for,, 
diana shooters and their neighbors. 
I am now negotiating with a well known manager of tourname 
to be present and look after the details of this tournament, and 
taking plenty of time to prepare for the comfort and enjoymeni 
the shooters. Bly programme will be out the latter part ot MHrcb 
J. L. HbA 
No notice taken of anonymoas etsmmnnicatic 
C. A. S., Florence, Mass —I have some plain braided silk line of 
quality and want to make it waterproof | can you tell me whatina 
tr.c;urers use for doing this? Ans. 1. Soak it in boiled linseed 
and strip off superfluous residue by drawingtheline through hetfli 
the thumb and finger. 2, Or take two parts boiled linseed Oil 1 
one part best coach body yarnish mixed together and warmed U 
it will singe a feather. Soak t wice anH rub once, the mixture b« 
at a temperature not exceeding IOj^' Fehr. Finish and polish wit 
parafSne candle. 
W. P.. Milton, Ont.— There are several methods which have b 
found to be successful The most successful methods are those w 
associate the report of the gun yyith something XJleasurable to 
dog. At meal time, when he is fed, a light load should be fired, 
report of a percussion cap is i^uffieient at flrst. If he refuses to c 
forward and eat, remove the food and mike no further atf,empt 
the nest meal time. Thisj if patiently persisted in; will gener 
tirove effective. 01- if you can shoot a rabbit or other small wild 
imal ahead of nim, or where he can readily see it killed) then pei 
him to eat the entrails, a cure may be effected at once Or take 
to a tournament and chain bim in open ground where he camiot 1) 
and he wiU become habituated to the noise sooner or later. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
The Disagreeable Weather Driving People Sou 
For Ihe last two weeks the travel southward has been very iq 
The cold and changeable weather in the North has been doini 
work. The principal resorts S mth are beiog rapidly fiUf'd, an<^ 
transportation lines in that direction have been doing an immi 
business. The Southern Railway system, whosenorthern termin 
at Washington, D C. and penetrates every State South, operatiq 
trains from New York over the Pennsylvania to Washington, tu': 
over its own rails, has made great improvements in railway transpi; 
lion, in every instance looking to the comfort of Southern travel, 
they are being rewarded hy running their three limited trains t. 
from New York filled to their capacity. The service offered by 
great system is equal to that oltered b.y any railway on the Amei 
continents. Its limited train service to Florida, New Orleans ant 
Pacific Coast is perfect in evi-ry resppct. Any one contemplati 1 
trip to any points South, South ivest or the Pacific Coast should ^ 
the New York office of the t^outhern Railway, i;7l Broadway, anc 
complete information relating to schedules, eto., and descriptive 
ter of the charming country through which this great system I 
you on a Southern journey.— .dciu. 
FR'JM SNOW TO SUMMER IN ALITTLB OVER TWENTY-FOUR HOUR.S 
quick and Startling transition, but improved railway travel ha 
complished it. Good roadbeds, handsomely-equipped trains, rei 
breaking time make a trip from New York to Fiorida a pleasant 
The Atlantic Coast Liae via Richmond is one of the most po] 
lines to the South In connection with the Pennsylvania Railro 
carries passengers in solid vestibuled, steam-heated and elet 
lighted trains, known as the "ISew York and Florida Special," 
Jersey City to St. Augustine in exactly tyyenty-seven hours U 
has fast through-car service to Aiken, S. C , and popular Georgi 
.sorts. The bureau of information is at 229 Broadway, N. Y.—Ao- 
Pleasure Boats and Canoes. 
C. B. Mather & Co., Rowley. Mass., publish a catalogue whic 
eludes a complete line of canvas and cedar pleasure boats andc; 
(finished in various .styles, decked or open,paddlingor sailing), tli 
dories, clipper sailln? dories, sneakboxes, yacht tenders, etc. ' 
catalogue will bfc sent free to any address. - Adv. 
St. I^awrence River Skififs. 
Messrs Wilbur & Whhelock, of Clayton, N. Y., build a hand 
line of pleasure boal.s at reasonable prices for honest work. Inq 
regardtntf prices, cccstruction. etc., will be promptly answered 
satisfaction guaranteed in case of purchase.— 
No. 8 was another miss and out and resulted as follows: Lant 3, 
Bm'ge.ss and Robertson 3, M. B, Roberts and Commodore 1, Mason 
and Baker 0. SV. L. Campbell, Sec'y. 
Bow-facing Oars. 
Fred A- Allej?, Monmouth, HI., issues a neat little folder ' 
specialties, which, besides his well-known "bow-f^icers," inc 
duck calls, decoy frames, game covers, brass shells, awaaes. 
Adv. 
