240 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[March 24, igw 
A B Cartledge....23 23 20 18— 84 J McKaraher. . . . . .U 13 15 S-47 
C North ..........20 22 21 19— S2 G N Thomas 12 14 10 11-47 
G R Schneider.,.. 23 21 16 22—82 A Dietzel 18 19 21 w 
E T C ....20 20 23 18—81 L T Muench 15 15 9 w 
C O Bell.... 21 19 20 19-79 E J McMahon 18 19 w 
J J IIallowell.....23 24 14 17—78 J Bradshaw... 19 18 w 
T R Barron.,..,.. 20 19 17 21—77 
Foaftecnth Day, Friday, Maich J6, 
The fourteenth day of the tournament witnessed some more 
brilliant shooting by that sturdy pair, Crosby and Fanning. These 
two have been making most of the history of the shoot, and while 
they made no new records they nevertheless did capital work. 
This was the final daj' of the Continuous match, and here Crosby 
made a most determined effort to overhaul Fanning. In this he 
only partially succeeded, as he could only score 97, which left 
him 78 shy of Fanning's great run. However, this is the second 
best of the tournament, exceeding Fanning's previous good run 
by 7. Crosby was up only once, and the above-mentioned run was 
the result. 
Heikes, on his first trial, ran 32, but though he tried it eight 
times he could never exceed this. His other good runs were 2], 
12 and 8. Fanning was just as busy as ever, but did nothing ex- 
traordinary. The best of his ten efforts were 31, 25, 21 and 10. 
Leroy, in three attempts, has 27 and 1.3. Budd tried it twice, but 
got started only once: then he ran 17. Landis was the most per- 
sistent one, trying thirteen times; he showed 19, 13, 12 and 7 
as his best. Fisher, four times up, has 14 to his credit. Griffith 
was nearly as energetic as Landis, for he essayed it eleven times; 
21, 13 and 7 were the best he could do. Parsons' nine attempts 
gave him 7, 6, 5 as his top scores. Eastman entered three times, 
and the best he could do was 6. Grieff could do no better than 
this, yet he tried six times. Capt. Money was in this class, too, 
endeavoring as many times as Grieff. McCahill, on seven efforts, 
could not go beyond 4. 
The Championship race had its quota of entries, and it was in 
this that Fanning shone once more. He lost one in his first 
string, and then ran the next two strings straight, so that for a 
time it looked as though he might tie Crosby's great score of 99, 
made earlier in the tournament. However, this failed to material- 
ize, as he dropped one in his final string, finishing with 98. This 
gave him a margin of three over Crosby, who was second, with 
95. Two amateurs, Tallman and McAlpin, were well to the front 
with 93. _ Heikes and Hallowell were also of this division. 
The blizzard of yesterday had passed off, being followed by bpau- 
tiful sunshine. This did much to temper the chilly atmosphere. 
There was not much wind, though occasionally there were gusts 
that caused the targets to bob considerably. ' The light would 
have been good but for the glare of the sun on the snow. 
Forty-four of the fifty-one entries in the Championship race shot 
their quota of 100 birds in this match. The scores: 
T S Fanning 24 25 25 24—98 H B Fisher, 2 19 19 22 19—79 
W R Crosby 22 25 24 24-95 A Dietzel 22 17 21 18—78 
I Tallman 24 23 24 23-94 Capt Money, 2.... 19 18 21 20—78 
R O Heikes 24 23 24 22-93 Ed Tavlor n 22 Ifi 20-76 
G S McAlpin 23 24 22 24—93 C R Wise, 1 21 18 16 19--74 
J J Hallowell, 2.. £'2 24 24 23-93 F C Bissett 16 16 18 23—73 
E C Griffith 24 24 23 21-92 C M Lincoln 18 14 22 19-73 
H Landis 23 24 21 21—92 R L Packard 17 19 15 19—70 
Ph Daly, Jr, 2.... 22 23 22 24-91 L Parsons 18 19 14 17-68 
J R Hull 23 22 23 22-90 P Sandford 15 18 17 17-67 
B Leroy 22 21 25 21—89 T Keller, Tr 19 14 17 16—66 
C W Budd 21 21 22 25-89 Capt Monev, 1,...1S 17 16 17-65 
Ed Banks 22 23 21 23-89 T McCahill". . 14 20 17 13^4 
S M Van Allen.... 23 23 20 22-88 E Lentilhon, 1 20 IS 13 13-64 
Ph Daly, Jr, 1.... 18 24 23 23-88 G Maeer... 14 15 18 18-63 
J ]5radshaw, 2 22 23 20 23-88 M R Weightman. .15 19 12 15-61 
J Bradshaw, 1 12 22 19 21—86 E Lentilhon, 2. . . .16 16 14 15-61 
J J Hallowell, 1..22 23 19 21-85 R Ewart 18 14 14 10^6 
F M Eastman 20 21 22 21—84 H B Fisher 1 24 19 18 w 
E D FuIford......22 21 21 20— 84 A Cartledge" 1....21 18 22 w 
A G Courtney 21 23 20 18-82 J Williams 23 18 19 w 
0 W Van 18 20 21 22-81 A Cartledge, 2 18 21 17 w 
W H Sanders..... 21 19 18 23-81 S C Thompson, .. .18 18 w 
C R Wise, 2 19 19 21 22—81 J Priore...: 2 2 w 
F B Tracy ....20 22 21 17—80 P J Greisler 0 w 
W Linthicum .... .18 19 21 22—80 _^ 
Fifteeath Day, Satarday, Match J7. 
To-day's competition was restricted to those who during the 
preceding days had shot in the Association Championship event 
and scored 87 or better, which number it took to qualify. Some 
twenty-eight had accomphshed this, but only twenty-two material- 
ized for to-day's contest. 
This final event was to determine the Association Championship, 
but there were also four handsome prizes to contest for. The first 
was a silver tea set; second, a gold medal; third, a silver medal 
and fourth, a bronze medal. W. R. Crosbv won the first-named by 
scoring 95. This was a superb exhibition of shooting skill under 
the trying conditions that prevailed. I. Tallman, an amateur from 
South Millbrook, N. Y., finished second with 94. His shooting 
was also high class, and for a time it looked as though he would 
tie Crosby for first honors. W'hen each had shot at 75 they were 
tied on 70. Crosby broke straight in his final string, so that it re- 
quired an equal performance on the part of Tallman to tie. Thi.s 
he was unable to do, as a heavy gust of wind caused the target he 
lost to duck clear of the charge, so that he only accounted tor 24 
This, however, landed him in second place. Fanning, McAlpin and 
Griffith tied for third and fourth with 93. This trio shot off at 10 
targets. Here Fanning won out rather easily by breaking straight' 
entitled him to third and the silver medal. McAlpin and 
Griffith, though, had tied on 8, thus the bronze medal which went 
to fourth, was still in abey.-ince. They tried to settle it by shooting 
another string of 10, but this resulted in each scoring 9 Once more 
they attempted it, but again they tied on S, The fourth trial 
hmvever, brought matters to an issue, resulting in a win for 
McAlpin by 9 to 8. 
There was also a special event run in connection with the 
Championship contest, which was called the Garden handicap The 
prize in this was a handsome gold medal. Nineteen qualified for 
\5'ir°^jP"",'"r§' additional $2. Crosby, Fanning, Heikes, Banks 
Itulford and Leroy were scratch, while the others had from 4 to 12 
targets additional to shoot at. Tallman also proved the winner 
nl ■^^'^^ allowed 5 and broke 4 of these, which gave him 
98. Griffith was the only one who had a chance to tie, for with 
5 to shoot at he could have equaled Tallraan's total bv breaking 
them all, but he only accounted for 3 of his allowance, which gave 
him 96. McAlpin scored 3 out of his allowance of 4, and tied with 
Griffith. None of the other handicap men got more than 90 
Messrs. Elmer Shaner and Waters allotted the handicaps in 
this race. . ' 
The day was bright and clear, but the wind, which blew a gale 
was cold and penetrating, and aside from its chilliness, also had a 
very depressing effect on the score. In consequence, the targets 
cut all sorts of elusive antics. Occasionally one would tower as 
though It was going to clear the 35ft. screen that inclosed the 
Garden, while at other times a sudden drop of 6 or 8ft was noth- 
ing uncommon. These conditions make the top scores extraordi- 
nary performances. The scores: 
W R Crosby. 22 25 23 25—95 Ed Banks... 24 17 22 1«)_R? 
1 Tallman 24 22 24 24—94 J T Hallowell """22 20 I? IsZs? 
J S Fanning...... 22 22 24 2.5-93 F M Eastmln 21 23 18 20^1 
G S Mc.Mpin......23 24 22 24-93 E D Fulford 21 21 IS ?1 S? 
E C Griffith 2B 23 23 24-93 Dr J G Knowlton 21 20 21 18 SO 
B Leroy 23 25 21 22-91 S M Van AUen 20 18 23 lO^Iso 
R O Heikes 22 24 23 21-90 H Landis.^ 19 22 20 It^m 
C W Budd 23 23 22 22-90 F B Tracy 24 20 19 it?! 
I R Hull ..23 22 22 22-89 T H Keller 20 in V( ?1 7d 
th Daly, Jr... 20 20 25 21-86 Capt Moneyi.'llliio 19 18 iiZ?! 
F Mack..... 23 19 20 23-85 J E Bradshaw.... .21 10 13 w 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
General Averages. 
. ^ 'y^f ^^^^xr%^°?}^ P,^""* every day m the Championship con- 
test. Of these W. R. Crosby made the highest average, and thereby 
wins the gold medal Fanning is second, which entitles him to the 
silver medal and Heikes who is third, gets the bronze medal. 
, S„S"^,*'"® o"'y ones to average 90 per cent for 
the l.nw shots. • 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Crosby ..92 93 87 96 97 91 99 94 92 93 96 98 97 95 95 3500 1415 94'? 
Fanning. 82 8S 88 92 98 94 90 96 93 91 91 94 95 98 93 1500 1883 922 
Heikes... 94 95 89 93 91 93 88 89 86 96 89 90 92 93 90 1500 1^67 qil 
Fulford.. 78 91 86 91 95 91 94 90 82 94 90 92 95 84 81 1.500 1344 896 
&^';°7"-- fl 93 90 92 85 92 92 85 87 91 89 91 1500 1334 889 
Budd .... 78 79 83 71 88 92 88 94 90 83 88 73 85 89 90 1500 1291 [seo 
Paul K, Liteke. 
Pisher— I'll bet you don't know what a landing net is. 
Anghn (coyly)— It's a slang terra for hammock, isn't it?— 
Proposed Chicago Inte«~Clob Toarnament. 
Chicago, 111., March 16.— There is a hope that something is 
going to_ happen in the Chicago trapshooting world. It began to 
happen in this way: Your Uncle Silas Palmer, one of our best 
known shooters here, was this morning up at Billy Mussey's, and 
had engaged Billy Mussey in conversation at the time I chanced 
in at the same place. Both then admitted they were conspiring, 
and doing so "in the interest of the sport." The query came from 
Mr. Palmer, and the suggestion in the main from Mr. Mussey, 
and as the idea seems a very good one, it is to be hoped it will be 
carried out forthwith, so that our summer season in the village 
of Chicago may not be relegated entirely to home shoots at clubs. 
As first roughly cast, the project is to get up a series of team 
shoots among the four or five of the leading clubs here, say 
Eureka, Garfield, Garden City and Audubon, five-men teams, the 
races to be shot on the principle of a billard or baseball tourna- 
ment, two clubs to meet for a contest each month, the series to 
cover six months. In case four clubs should enter, and the races 
be shot one a month, no man is to be eligible for more than one 
team, though many men of the craft here belong to several clubs. 
The races to be shot at Watson's, the first to be determined by 
lot. The trophy to be put in competition to be some handsome 
and suitable one, probably a fine silk banner, the cup and medal 
possibilities seeming to be pretty well exhausted. The funds for 
this trophy to be raised by a small contribution from each club, 
added to by one or more merchants or others. Mr. Mussey ex- 
pressed his willingness to contribute his pro rata. Perhaps Mont- 
gomery Ward would do as much. The amount to be raised need 
not exceed $60 to ?!75. The clubs oj- teams to pay for their own 
birds, losers not to pay for birds of winners. 
These conditions would, if adopted, make a fair and interesting 
.;iin_ateur competition which ought to bring out a nice interest. As 
it is necessary to have a beginnipg, and as Mr. Mussey is very 
well known, he was asked to get out the first call for a meeting 
to consider the matter. His letter, addressed to the secretaries of 
the respective clubs, is to be sent out to-day, and reads as follows: 
"Dear Sir: For the purpose of stimulating interest in shooting 
niatters for the coming season, it has been suggested that an 
interclub tournament, open to the leading live-bird clubs of Cook 
county, be instituted, in which each club shall shoot a match with 
each other club entering the contest. 
"The proposition involves one team of five men from each club, 
each man of said team to shoot at 15 or 25 birds, as will be subse- 
quently agreed upon, in which case each club to pay for its own 
birds. The trophy to consist of a handsome silken banner or flag, 
to be emblematic of the club team championship of Cook Countv 
for the year 1900. 
"Should four clubs enter, this would necessitate six matches 
as each club would meet each other club, as in the baseball con- 
tests. The club winning the greatest number of shoots to be 
awarded the flag and declared the champion of Cook county for 
the coming season. 
"We would like to have your views in this matter at as early a 
date as possible, as we wish to get the shoots arranged and bring 
the first one off during the middle of April if possible. 
"We think that such a series of contests would greatly stimulate 
shooting enthusiasm in this citj^, and be of particular benefit to the 
club interests. 
"If you will kindly advise the undersigned of your views in 
the matter, and whether co-operation of your club can be secured, 
a meeting will be called at an early date and the preliminaries ar- 
ranged. 
"Trusting that this will receive your careful attention, we are 
yours truly. "W. P. Mussev. 
"Silas Palmer.'" 
There would seem to be little doubt that this invitation will be 
met more than half way by the members of the clubs. The result 
cannot fail to be of interest and value, and the club feeling should 
be promoted by a series of this nature, while at the same time the 
meets at the contests would bring members of the different clubs 
together, to the gain of good fellowship. The conditions are, as 
suggested, simple, plain and easy, without any complicated system 
of classification or minor prizes. There will be a finish, and a 
cumulative finish, and the contests should grow continually in 
interest. If all goes well it is likely that two shoots will be "held 
in April, or at least one, which will help in practice for the big 
State shoot in May. 
Garfield Aaaual. 
The annual meeting_ of the Garfield Gun Club is to be held the 
first Saturday in April. There are to be two shoots in April, or 
fourteen for the series of live-bird contests. 
Amberg — Barto. 
In a gale of wind blowing 40 niHes an hour, and with the 
thermometer down to 1 degree above zero, two enthusiastic live- 
bird shooters of this city, Messrs. J. H. Amberg and T. B. Barto, 
both well known in the land, shot a race at Watson's vesterday 
and both survived. The contest was at 25 bu-ds. 30yds. rise. The 
wind was left-quartering from the score, from the northwest, and 
the scores, 24 and 21. are good ones. Mr. Amberg won, as below: 
J B Barto 02*2222022222221222222220—21 
J H Amberg 2201221122222212222222122—24 
California. 
The Southern California Inanimate Target Association has been 
formed at Los Angeles, Cal., with the purpose of uniting the trap 
clubs of that part of the State. The leading clubs of Los Angeles, 
Pomona, Santa Ana, San Diego, Ventura, etc., have already signi- 
fied their intention of joining, and the first tournament is to be 
held March 31 and April 1, on the grounds of the Los Angeles 
Gun Club. Semi-annual tournaments are projected. 
Ventura Gun Club, of California, holds a target tournament at 
Ventura race track, March 17-18. Bluerocks in a varied pro- 
sramme. e. Hough. 
300 BoYCE Building, Chicago, III. 
Trap at Watson's Park. 
March 14.— Holliday and Wilson shot at 50 live birds each, with 
the following re.sults as to scores: 
Holliday 20] 2222121222222222222212—24 
■r 1222200220022221222202222-20— M 
J M Wilson .-0210122012110200020021110-15 
, . . . , ^ 1210200121010002011102212-16-31 
Twenty-five birds each: 
Holliday 2222202222222222222220220—22 
Wilson 0012102210122100002100121-15 
March 17.— Odell-Sturtevant, 25 birds each: 
Odell 122212221120*221121222020-21 
Sturtevant 220022122*22222222222*222-21 
Eafefca Gun Club. 
BuRNsiDE Ckossing, HI, March 17.— In the Eureka Gun Club's 
hve-bird shoot, held at Watson's Park to-dav Metsrs <5t<.^t, 
O'Brien and Dr. Carson tied' on 9. The scores- 
Lovell, 29 2202222110—8 O'Brien, 31.." 0211211911 a 
W H McEvers, 28. . 1201220120-7 Antoine .30. 211299mirtl7 
Milliken, 28 1010210021-6 L C Willard, sil " 2201210220117 
3t B Mack, 28 0101121121-8 E S Rice, SO...! 1211010^1 S 
Dr Carson, 29 1211122220—9 Head, 30... 999M9ainrC3 
Mrs Carson. 26 0001100102-^ Darlington. 28'! 00222?99n9 7 
Ed Steck, 31 0212111222-9 vu^<2^z^^U2— 7 
Ties for high average: 
Lovell 20 
Dr Carson 0 
Milliken 120 
Practice: 
Darlington ..2221211220 Odell .... 
Murray 1021111200 Sturtevant 
Lqvell 0202001020 E S Rice .'.'.'.'.*.".'.'." .".'.".■.■20122 
Practice: 
King 0220010220 Mack 2''2'>0 
Dr Carson c-i- i •••• '— 
F Rice 
Antoine ...22122221122 
^'eck 12221221110 
212120 
2221222 
00000 
O'Brien 
Boston Gun Clob. 
Wellington, Mass., March le.-What the ninth meeting of 
Boston Giin Club lacked in numbers was more than made good' 
the enthusiasm of one or two shooters, particularly one. 
Baker shot the programme, and for his especial benefit there 
a second one tacked on to the first. A broken squad was nol to. 
tolerated for a moment while the shells lasted, and to all delic 
remonstrance's that he would become physically wearv and una 
to do himself justice, he turned a deaf ear. Close to train tl' 
he was heard to express regret that time prevented further pi 
tice. ^ 
A fairly strong wind bothered the targets and likewise the she 
ers, for very few straights put in an appearance. Horace 
compassed a lonely one early in the afternoon, and none oth 
seemed possible until the final event, when Baker and Soen. 
tied. *^ 
Mr. WoodrufT was high in the individual match, a strong fin 
on the doubles completing a good total for the kind of d 
Other scores: 
■Ev"its: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Targets: ]0 10 op 15 10 10 5p 10 10 5p 10 
Gordon, 17 8 9 7 11 7 8 7 9 6 7 9: 
Miskay, 18..... 885 10 7958757 
Baker, 16.. 8 8 9 10 7 9 7 8 9 8 
Woodruff lb B 8 7 12 6 9 9 7 9 . , 
Nickols, 16 3 1 6 3 .. 
Benton, 15 , 4 4 2 5 
Poor, 15 4 1 .. 5 '3 7 
Horace, 18 e 10 7 8 7 7 4 7 8 7 
bpencer, 18 .... . 7 7 
Events: 13 14 15 ig 17 18 19 20 21 22 
largeis: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 op 10 
|aker, 10. 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 5 S 
Spencer, 18 7 9 g 8 7 
Horace, 18 „ 9 6 6 5 .. .. .. . 
Gordon, 17 6 
Miskay, 18,.... [[ 
Henry, 15 , , 
All events from magautrap, unknown angles. 
Prize contest, 30 targets— 20 singles and 5 pairs— distance banc 
cap : 
Woodruff, 17 00101101110111111111-15 11 11 U tO 11-9- 
Baker, IG 01010111111111111101-16 10 11 11 11 00-7- 
Gordon, 17 01011101110111111011-15 11 11 10 01 01-7-' 
Spencer, 18 11011010010110111110—13 11 11 10 11 11—9- ' 
Miskay, 18 11101001110111111111—16 10 01 00 01 11—5- 
Ilorace, 18 10111111001111000111—14 00 00 11 11 00-4— • 
New Haven Gun Clab, 
New Haven, Conn., March 14.— The New Haven Gon Club hole 
its shoots on the second Wednesday of each month. It has 
membership of ninety. The scores made to-day follow. In each 
these events there were 10 targets: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Reggeone fj 7 
Keiley 7 10 "7 ;; ;; ;; 
Bartlett 9 8 8 9 9 S 9 
Stevens s 8 8 7 7 7 9 
P°«er 6 9 10 9 7 8 9 
Ackerman 5 g 4 2 6 
Sayage 9 9 g 10 10 .. 
Bristol 9 7 6 8.... .. 
Claridge 99 7 8 9 9 9 
Ortseifer 7 g (j 
Cox 5 1 5 " 
McCabe , ,5 5 3 " ' * " 
The following were at 5 pairs; 
First Event. Second Event. 
Savage , 11 10 10 11 10—7 , . 
^'at-'dge 10 10 11 10 11-7 11 11 U 10 10-) 
Stevens , 10 10 10 10 10-5 H 10 10 10 01-( 
Potter -,,^,,.,,........i.i,...10 11 11 11 10— 8 1110 111110—! 
^a.rtlett *...10 10 00 11 10-5 11 11 00 11 ll-i 
Bristol 00 00 10 10 10—3 ......... 
The 50-target team race was won by Kelley's team, and $8 
awarded among them: ^ 
Kelley captain 43; Savage. 42.; Bristol, 37; Bartlett, 39: Regy 
geone, 34. Total, 195. ft s 
'^^'■i^§^^'T,'=^^P*^'";„26: P°«er, 41; Stevens, 47; Orty, 27; Acker, 
man, Is. lotal, 169. 
Palm Beach Gun Club. 
Palm Beach, Fla., March 16.— The special match al 100 targets.! 
all scratch $100 purse, had three contestants— Messrs. W F Parker 
J. R. Clarke and T. C. Cook. First was won by Mr. Parker with' 
a score of 83; second by J. R. Clarke, with a score of 77; third by! 
Mr. Cook^ with a score of 56. The referee was Mr. Wm. Dietsch.i 
hcorer, H. C. Winter. A laige company was present. The 
weather conditions were stormy, a high wind prevailing. Totals:' 
Parker 83, Clarke 77, Cook 56. The scores : 
J R Clarke 1011101111001111111111001—19 
iiiiiooiuoomniiiiiiio— 20 
iiiiioniiool 1 1 noioiii 1 1—20 
^ _ , oiiiniiiiioioiooiioioiii-1^77' 
W F Parker 11101111111111111lilillii_24 j 
1111011011111111111111101—22 
1110001010111001111001010—14 
„ _ „ , 1111111111111111111111100—2.3-83 
1 C Cook lOOOlOOlOOlOOOnilllllJOOO— 11 
1111101100110111013000111-17 
1000110011101101100001011-13 
1000110110101111001110101—15-56; 
No notice taken of anoiiymoua conimanloatloua. 
The Old Man's Diagnosis.— Percy (fervently)— Does your father 
suspect that you love me? j v si 
^mel (ecstatically)-No. Percy; he-h(s thinks I've got malaria.- 
E. E. F., Oneonta, N. Y.— If not too much trouble, will yoU 
please inform me where an English express rifle can be obtained? 
Ans. Such arms are not made in America. They are made in 
England by such makers as Holland & Holland, Rigby, Greener, 
VVebley and others. It might be possible for vou to pick up a 
second-hand rifle here, but you might have to wait a long time be- 
fore securing it. Even in England these rifles are usually made 
only on a special order. 
Tom Gilchrist, New York.— 1. What is the difference in caliber 
between a .30 .30 and a .303 rifle? 2. Which is the larger, and If 
this has reference to the shell, how much powder is in each' 3, 
What size or caliber rifle would you recommend for big game, 
such as moose and deer? Ans. 1. The difference is 3-1000 of an 
inch— .003. In other words, just what is expressed in the names 
of the calibers. 2. .303 is the larger. The powder in each is about 
M grains smokeless. 3. It is impossible to recommend the best 
rifle for deer or moose. This is a matter of individual opinion 
and taste. Dmerent men use different calibers. The small calibers 
.30, .40 and .30-30, are generally used, and highly thought of, but 
there are many men who cling to the old .45, and between this there 
are all grades. 
E. R. C, Tapachula, Mexico.— V^/^ould you kindly tell me if any 
cross has ever been obtained between a pig and a sheep? The 
natives of this country often speak of such a cross, but I m 
twenty-six years m which I have lived here have never seen any- 
thing that bears the slightest resemblance to what one would 
expect such an animal to look like. Do you think such a cross 
possible? Is It a scientific fact that timber cut down when the 
moon IS near the full will make more durable lumber than that 
which IS cut when the moon is young? I enioy reading the 
I'OEEST AND Stream, though at present do not Iiunt much as I 
am engaged m planting out about 300 acres of coffee. I have 1 OOO 
RfiA / ! T^' beautiful coffee land I ever saw, at an elevation 
of 3,600 feet above the sea level. Virgin forest, 180 inches of rain- 
fall per year, and a fine climate. There is a good deal of game 
but very hard to get at on account of the dense jungle. Ans.' 
The cross would be impossible. The monster is probably a 
creature of the folk-lore of the country. Nor is there anything in 
^he moon s phage affecting the durability of lumber. 
