May 26, £000.] 
two, Lindemap lost on his second round, and so did Crosby, 
They ran on up to the fifth bird, when Charlie Budd fell down 
on an in-slanterj which carried the load out for him. Bumside was 
next to fall, losing on his seventh. This left in still jJlenty of 
talent, for Powers, Partnelee, Spencer and Elliott were straight, and 
all were going steady, and it was hard to pick a winner, though 
perhaps Spencer would not have brought top price in the pools at 
that time. They all got to the 19th round, when Powers caught a 
twisting outgoer to the right, which was not caught full, though 
it dropped inside of bounds. It was able to fly out when ap- 
proached, and was lost. The running was now reduced to three. 
Parmelee was shooting strong, and was fancied by some to win. 
The birds were mixed, but there were some good ones that went 
out now and then, and nearly all were prompt starters. One of 
the fast ones rose high and strong for Frank, who did not change 
his time for it soon enough. Hit but slightly, it got across the 
line. There were now but two in the tie. The quiet St. Louis 
boy did not seem any worse scared than his rival, who was now be- 
ginning to wear bis shooting grin. They both killed out through 
their fir.st 25. 
The Second Twenty-five. 
The ties were under the conditions to be shot at 25 birds, and 
though this may not be thought a wise tie rule, it certainly 
afforded good gport to-day and furnished the biggest news of the 
week. 
They began the second string of 25, shooting carefully, method- 
ically, as though they meant to kill a thovtsand. The crowd 
gathered about thicklj', for it was seen that something was hap- 
pening, and that it was really going to be a finish. They were 
neck and neck when they went into this tie, and they were neck 
and neck when they finished the 25. 
The Third Twenty-five, 
They wefe started now on the third string of 25, and it was cer- 
tain, at least, that they would have to shoot 75 birds each. It was 
bard to pick a winner even now, for the younger shooter was as 
competent as the older. Spencer chewed tobacco, but did it in a 
calm and emotionless manner. They killed on and on, stopping 
some good, hard birds, too. Presently the hats went into the air. 
Both men had killed their third 25 straight! Each had run 100 birds 
straight at that point, including the original race. 
The Fourth Twenty-five. 
They came in for the fourth string of 25. The birds were not 
desperately hard, but 75 straight would be a hard thing to do if 
the birds were all tied last. It was thought that a hard bird might 
get out and jostle one or the other of the shooters off his time. 
Both men got such birds, but they smothered them. Qnce in a 
while there was a hopper or a dweller. Here, perhaps, was the 
fatal place for Spencer. On his seventh bird of the fourth round, 
or his 82d in the tie, he drew a bird which walked away from the 
trap. He called "No bird." The referee, Mr. Harry W. Koohler, 
of Leavenworth, Kan., called after him "No bird," but added at 
the same instant "On the wing," as the bird flew. Spencer killed 
it for safety, but said he "did not like to have to kill them at 
70yds." He had to shoot another. The incident may have dis- 
turbed him, but it did not seem to. It was the alternate bird, 
the seventh, of the round, whUh he lost. It was a high and fast 
one, to the right, which fell dead out of bounds. It lost him the 
race, but to no discredit. He killed on out straight. So did 
Elliott, whose last bird was a screamer to the left quarter, but was 
stopped clean. So ended the prettiest race seen on the Western 
circuit for many a moon. No wonder both men were overwhelmed 
■with congratulations. 
[Incidents of the Tie. 
On Spencer's 11th bird there were two birds released from the 
same trap at the same time. He quickly called "No bird" and 
turned from the score, showing clearly that he had his head with 
him. 
On Elliott's 78th bird he had the misfortune to break the "kicker" 
of the ejector mechanism of his gun. He killed his bird, then 
calmly went to his gun case and remedied the break by taking a 
similar piece from his other gun. 
Of course the birds that get away a little are the ones which 
seem hard. Elliott's 15th bird was a high cinnamon, which wa.s 
knocked down with a long second. It rose and flopped toward 
the dead line, but was caught. Elliott's 17th was another hard 
second. Parmelee, on his 17th, had to make a long reach on a 
left-quartercr, which he did not bother much with his right. 
Spencei-'iJ 18th in the second round was a very fast slate-colored 
bird, which he got full with both barrels. The next bird after 
this he missed with his first barrel, but caught all right with the 
second. Spencer's 92d bird in the tie was a left-quarterer on which 
he was deliberate, but which he stopped with a careful second. 
Elliott's 98th bird was a good driver to the right, stopped with a 
long second. The last bird he killed was also a fast and strong 
flyer. The following are the scores: 
Fir.st tie for Sportsmen's Review cup: 
Lindeman 20 
Parmelee ...... ..V i 222222222222222222220 
Crosby 2* 
Burnside 2222222* 
Spencer 2122222222222212211212222—25 
Powers 2212222222222222220 
Budd .-.-..w. Ull* 
JAR Elliott •. : 1122122222121122212222222-25 
Second tie: 
Snencer 2212211211122211222211213—25 
Elliott . , 2222212222221212121212112—25 
S^ncer " , 2221122212221212222211221—25 
Elliott - 1122112211111211111122212—25 
Elliott killed 125 birds straight. Spencer killed 124. 
The Republic Cup Ties. 
In the ties for the Republic cup the horse >yas sooner carried. 
At 10 birds.it was all over. Weston missed his first bird, a fast 
one to the left, apparent not landing, on it very heavily. Denning 
lost his second, hit a little with the first barrel, but not covered 
fast enough with the second. Parmelee and Holmes had it al!^ to 
themselves. This tie was in strings of 5, and both killed the first 
5 straight without much of a startling nature. Then on the third 
bird of the nex^t string Holmes lost a fast-rising left-quarterer, 
which he hit lightly, but undershot. Parmelee killed, as also did 
Holmes again. Then Parmelee lost a bird, which got off sharply to 
the left. Holmes could now have tied him, but unluckily lost his 
next, the score being 4 to 3 in the string, Parmelee winning and 
giving Jim Elliott the chance he covets of going to Omaha after 
it after his race for the cast iron badge at London, O.j May 29. 
The score: 
Parme.ee, 31 222222222* Holmes, 28 2122212020 
Weston, 29 0 Denning, 28 ^..1* 
The Targets, 
In the targets for the day Dave Elliott and Frank Parmelee tied 
for high average, each missing but S targets during the day. Gay, 
of Kentuckv, was second man, breaking all but 10. The following 
are the scores: 
Events^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 & 9 Av. 
Rike 12 14 19 13 12 19 IS 1115 .831 
Heikes .. 13 15 19 IS 14 20 19 19 16 .931 
Tosh L 9 6 10 7 11 12 14 13 10 . 574 
^°eer ■ ^ * " , - 11 15 18 15 12 IS 17 18 17 .881 
T A REifioVt" .'. 14 13 19 14 15 20 17 18 18 .931 
Weston 13 14 19 10 13 19 16 18 18 .875 
Holmes l 10 13 16 
Scott 14 13 18 14 14 19 17 18 17 .862 
Wilmot ■ 12 13 11 10 
T) Elliott 14 14 18 15 15 18 20 30 IS .950 
DanielV ' ' . . . ' 10 15 19 13 13 18 20 18 IS .900 
Ta„ ^. . . . 12 13 1 813 13 19 IS 20 19 . 906 
Robin 'Hood ' J. ....... 13 14 19 13 13 20 19 18 IS .919 
Kobm Hooa ............ 14 13 20 14 14 19 18 20 17 .931 
Lind4i^an U 15 16 12 14 19 17 18 17 .869 
Kndd 12 14 19 13 13 18 19 19 18 .906 
Pnw^<!'""-"""'""'....... 14 34 20 13 14 IS 20 IS IS .931: 
P™lee" • 12 15 19 15 15 19 20 19 IS .950 
14 13 18 14 13 18 18 20 20 .925 
l^^rn JdP 11 14 20 11 15 15 15 17 16 . 800 
Burnside • 11 14 19 15 15 19 19 18 19 .9.37 
Vnpneer - 10 11 w 13 13 17 15 18 IS 
T amherf '. 10 13 17 12 10 l? 17 IS IF. .806 
AWnnaer'*''"" ^ 1* !♦ 15 13 18 1 820 J8 .875 
A exanuer. ; n 15 J9 15 13 17 18 17 18 .831 
I L"h? ' U 14 17 13 13 18 17 18 17 .862 
Hunki;" .......vV..:.. 9 8 14 9 11 14 13 9 13 . 562 
Miul^ ■ jq m w u u n -a n u .m 
FOREST AN£> stream. 
Garrett ..... ..10 14 16 15 13 18 19 20 19 .900 
Miss King......... .... 9 13 14 12 9 14 18 15 15 .744 
St. Clair 11 11 ,. 
W A Thompson 8 14 14 5 8 11 ., .. 
Boa ......... 14 11 19 13 14 19 18 20 20 .906 
Neal ti. 14 15 18 14 14 19 15 18 20 .919 
StarklofJ 11 11 17 10 11 13 18 18 20 . 806 
Prendergast 14 15 19 14 11 20 IS 19 17 .919 
Sweep, 10 live birds: Kling 10, W. A. Thompson 10, Spencer 10, 
Daniels 10, St. Clair 10. Day 10, Alexander .9. Taylor 9, Milton 10, 
Garrett 9, Riehl 8. 
Empties. 
The longest riui in the live birds diu-ing the week, day after day, 
was made by Jim Elliott, who missed his 92d bird, the only one 
he did miss in the whole week. 
Sperry, of Rock Island, ran 81 straight if memory serves cor- 
rectly, and both he and Griesedieck broke the 31-mark record, 
scoring 61 and 62 in the Lemp medal contest, ties and all. 
Griesedieck, the St. Louis favorite, used a Greener, with Jack 
Hallowell's load. Sperry shot a Parker, with Du Pont powder. 
C. D. Lindeman had some literature on the grounds showing 
some of his trick shooting with the pump, with which he is verj' 
handy. Garrett, of Colorado Springs, is another tidy handler of 
the pump, not to refer also to Dave and Jim Elliott, who both use 
the shoot-a-heap sort. 
Geo. Crosby is little WiUie Crosby's baby brother. He is around 
the 6ft. mark and takes mighty kindly to the shotgun, a streak 
which seems to run in the family. Geo. Crosby shot under the 
name of St. Clair. He was picked for the winner of the' Republic 
cup at one time, but lost a fast left-quartering incomer. 
Lou Ehrhart may be simply and concisely described. He is a 
wonder. 
Fred Gilbert got nightly reports from the field of battle, but was 
forced to stay in bed all the week. His room was headquarters at 
night for the gang, when Jimmie Elliott did not have them in at 
his table. 
Daniels, of Denver is one of the popular boys with the gang, 
clean cut in all ways as well as his shooting. 
Chan Powers (which is called "Cindy" by the gang) lost his 
first and his last bird in the Republic cup, much to the general 
surprise. This set him back of the ties in the third of the big 
trophy contests, though be was one of the straights in each of the 
others. 
When Parmelee was alone straight before the close of the Republic 
cup race, Jimmie Elliott, who had dropped a bird, said to a by- 
stander: "I'll just go up to Omaha and take that old cuo down 
to my town pretty soon." Parmelee had not won the cup', but it 
may from this be pretty nearly set down that Jim is getting into 
shape again; and he never does quit going after them. He shakes 
his head and does not yet openly say he is going down the line 
again, but things look that way now. 
The trapper boys who did the retrieving had a trick or two up 
their sleeves to save a bit of work. One boy who had trouble in 
gathering a bird picked up a bit of mud and soaked it in the 
head, so that he got it easily, though it was a three-barrel shot. 
At another time the same boy went out to pick up a dead bird, 
when a live bird decoyed in to the dead one. ' The boy calmly 
threw the dead bird at the live one, knocked it over and picked 
it up also! 
Dave Elliott is the right man for the Dupont Park, and he will 
make it better than it ever was. 
Fred Quimby was in town all the week, and was busy, as usual, 
but got out to the grounds now and then to check up. 
Chas. G. Spencer, representative of the Rawlings Sporting Goods 
Co., was one of the most popular fellows on the grounds. He is 
a very quiet sort, but a good one. The regret was general when 
he lost his first bird in the Republic cup race, where he long bid 
fair to go straight. Spencer was the only St. Louis man to get into 
the tie in the Sportsmen's Review cup. 
Mr. Edward Webber, editor of the Sporting Goods Dealer, of St. 
Louis, was the angel of the newspaper crowd. He kept the mani- 
folds in the best shape ever seen at a trap shoot, his handwriting 
being like much fine gold. 
The management lost on the shoot somewhere between $600 and 
$1,000, all told. It had to make good the guarantees, and it re- 
deemed the Review cup from Crosby for $100 in order to put it 
up in the open. The street car strike hurts shooting, as well as 
other activities. 
The handicap committee was composed of Charlie Budd, Rolla 
Heikes. Billy Crosby and J. D. Cabanne, of St. Louis. 
The Rose system was pronounced entirely satisfactory. It leaves 
a good taste in the mouth, prevents all charge of unfair shooting 
and makes the weaker shooter the more disposed to come out and 
try it again. It seems this season to be met with less hostility by 
the experts, who perhaps did not like it at first because it was not 
so easily understood and because they were not used to it. 
Whitney, the cashier, is one of the never-rattled sort. 
The 24s m the Review cup race took down so much money their 
clothes didn't fit. 
The shoot was really backed by the St. Louis Shooting Associa- 
tion, which is beastly rich and can afford to lose a bit, according 
to a member." They will have another thousand ready by this time 
next year. 
John F. Hoerman, better known as ju.st John, is one of the 
oldest referees in the business, and is a character. He is a sadly 
crippled man, having lost both legs at the hips. He walks on his 
hands, literally; yet he was one of the most cheerful men on the 
grounds, and one of the best liked. 
W'nen vou come to add $25 to each 15-bird target event and $30 
to the 20-bird events, it soon runs into money. The management 
lost money not only on the live birds, but on every target event 
shot. That's where a management may get off these days. 
The circuit moves on to Marshalltown, la., for the Iowa State 
shoot. : 
The team racp at Louisville took some of the Southern contin- 
gent home iriaay evening. 
Leech, of Ft. Smith, and De Long, of Hot Springs, were among 
the men from the more Southern country, and both good ones. 
Jake Gay, of Kentucky, said he was not quite in the shape he 
would like; yet he surely shot well. 
Rolla Heikes is off this week and says he needs a bit of rest. 
St. Louis need not feel sorry about last year's shoot, and cer- 
tainly need not be ashamed of this year's. She will give a good 
one next year, too. Big lot of men down here — big every way — 
body, heart and brains. The .Southwest is one of the growing fields 
in sport of all sorts. It holds a vast number of shooters, of the 
best on earth. 
Fred Smith, of Memphis, and W. A. Thompson, of the same 
city, left for home Friday. They report all well at their town. 
St. Louis got away with her shoot in good shape, and perhaps 
not any too soon. The report Saturday was that there might be 
a sympathetic strike of all classes of labor in this city, to begin in 
a few days. Such a labor trouble as this, added to the street car 
strike, would make a tournament impossible. All is well that 
ends well. 
Elliott, winner of the Revievvr cup, used a Winchester pump 
and Elliott's load, Blue Ribbon, in Leader shells. Spencer, second, 
used a Daly gun and Dupont in U. M. C. Trap shells. 
Parmelee, winner of the Republic cup, used a hammer gun, one 
of a pair of hammer Parkers he latelj' ordered. Hi' was said to be 
shooting Riflite, but was not personally seen. 
Holmes, second, shot a Lefever, Blue Ribbon in Acmes, and 
Schultze :n Smokeless cases. 
During the week there were 6,000 live birds shot, over 30,000 
targets. 
In the second day on targets Boa, of Chicago, was high man. 
He used Velox powder and a Winchester pump. 
On the first day there was a race between Gus Busch and Louis 
Lemp. Both these men represent big St. Louis breweries, but the 
Busch brand seemed to have the best of it, for Mr. Busch killed 9 
out of the 10 live birds. 
Dave Elliott says that on May 27 there will be shot at Dupont 
Park a race between a team of five men from Belleville. III., and s 
like team from St. Louis, each man to shoot at 25 birds. 
After all, the team race at Louisville, between Kentucky and 
Ohio, was called off, though the message announcing that fact did 
not reach St. Louis in time to stop one or two of those who in- 
tended to see the match and who left St. Louis for that purpose. 
E. Hough. 
Staunton Gun Out. 
Stauntok, Va,, May 19.— Herewith find scores made at the State 
championship contest held on the grounds of the Staunton Gun 
Club on the 18th bet^j'een Mr. C. P. Bowman and Dr. E. F. Way- 
man. Mr. Bojvijiant^won by the score of 38 to 34. After the con- 
test the merr^ff 'of.Hhe club who were present held a shoot under 
the same ccmdi^onsv S8 singles and 6 pairs, and as the scores 
show several m<?Bjbers made better scores than the winner of the 
cup. 
417 
Mr. S. P. Sillings has challenged Mr. Bowman for the cup, and 
the ev^nti will take place in the near future. 
This shoot for State championship cup, donated by W. F. Sum- 
merson, is at 38 targets from center, and 6 pairs. The winner of 
the cup to be challenged at any time and to shoot not more than 
once per month. The cup is not given to any one, but simply 
to be held by winner, to be challenged as often as once oeV 
month, as stated. This cup has been donated by W. F. Suramerson 
to incite interest in trap shooting circles: 
E F Way man ...11110000001110010111111000011010101111—22 
^ „ „ 11 11 11 11 11 11 —12-34 
C P Bowman. 10111110011111111111000101011011111010-27 
111111011111 —11—38 
Club .shoot, same conditions: Oueensen 31, Harris 38, Garber 
31, Sillings 43, Summerson 39, Hartman 26, M.erriken 35, Kiracofe 
28, Davis 28, Way man 31, McCov 29. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Fountain Gun Club. 
Interstate Park, Queens, L. I., May 17.— The sky was overcast 
and there was a pervadmg dull light. Dr. Wynn, standing at 
JOyds., scored all his birds but 1, which died out of bounds. He 
shot m fine form. Mr. Wingert, who has not had a gun in his 
hands m some months, also distinguished himself as a skillful 
shooter. He and Dr. Wynn were two of the three-men team which 
attended the New York State shoot some years ago and made a 
clean sweep of all the trophies, the Dean Richmond cup being one 
ot the basketful. A mature eye pointing truly along a shotgun 
barrel is quite as deadly as a young eye also pointing truly. 
The scores: 
No. 1— Cup Event 
^ddy, 28 .0112111*20— 7 
Wynn, 30 112*221212-9 
Sykes, 29 , 0112U21U1— 8 
J Van Wicklen, 28 022*12*211— 7 
S Crook, 25 ...10*211*002—5 
C W Wingert, 30.... 1112121212—10 
Waters, 28 1122121111—10 
Banks, 30 0102011120— 6 
Williaims, 26 ....01*2111112—8 
Selover, 28.. 1*02010211—6 
Team race, five iHen On a side: 
Wynn, 32 ..22121—5 
Selover, 28. .02021— 3 
Van Wicklen, 28 10**1—2 
No. 2—5 Birds. 
12211—5 
21221—5 
01222—4 
2222*— 4 
21220-4 
22211-^5 
11211—5 
20000—1 
Banks, 82... 11011—4 
Wingert, 32 ..21201—4 
Eddy, 28... ...11111—5 
Waters, 32 ..1*112—4 
Williams, 26 .....12111—5 
Crook, 25 10201—3—17 Alexander, 28... 00001—1—19 
New Utrecht Gun Qufa. 
Intehstate Park, Queens, May 19.— The regular weekly shoot 
ot the New Utrecht Gun Chib was unfortunate in respect to 
weather, the day being rainy and inauspicious for a pleasant out- 
ing. The scores follow: 
Morfey, 30 2222222222—10 30. .02222-4 
Money dO. . ■ 121211u221— 9 30. .21112—5 
iessenden, 29 2222222222—10 
Hamilton, 29 2121222112—10 29..i2ii6-4 
Hallock, 28 2212222110— 9 28.. 22221— 5 
Lockwood. 29 , 2011101001— 6 28. .02212—4 
Steffens vs. Canon. 
Interstate Park, May 16.— Canon was in hard luck in the way 
of birds dying out of bounds, Steffens won with 78 kills to 74. 
The scores: 
W S Canon. 27 **122112*2111211210202112— 20 
1121ul*221111101122012***— IS 
00*1*2120J22110J112011101— 15 
^ ^ „ „ 12101121221111210121*2220-21—74 
C Steffens. 28 1211000122221220122212210—20 
1010*1*121220121210122111—19 
0011120021111112101211110—19 
1020122022112221111202220—20—78 ' 
Medictts Gun Qub. 
Interstate Park, Queens, L. L, May 18.— Carl Von Lengerke 
won the cup for the longest run, 48, without a miss, in the shoot 
°l .Medicus Gun Club to-day. C. Dudley broke 98 targets out 
of 100 m the team race for the cup. The scores: 
Events: 
Targets : 
Morfey 23 24 9 
^''^■"cy, 23 21 lb 14 8 15 20 22 16 
Capt Money 23 20 7 9 8 11 19 25 16 
Carl Von L 2,2 .. 10 17 .. . 
Bank.s 22 24 10 15 10 15 16 23 16 
Wm Hopkins 23 8 15 7 14 19 .. 19 
P.r Casey g 12 9 14 17 22 17 
Lincoln 4 12 5 10 14 20 17 
Waters 7 12 
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25 25 10 15 10 15 20 25 lOp 
00 „. . 24 18 
17 
Dudley 10 12 
Amend .. .. .. 7 14 ig 24 
Weiss ........ .ji;.. ... g 
Richter . . .. j-.. ... .i .. .. .. 4 
Sneider \', " 9 £5 
Kay e 11 
Dr Miller ig 
J B Hopkins .......^.....^i.. " 
18 
15 
16 
New Utrecht No. 2. Medicus No. 2. 
Dudley 25 24 24 2.5—98 Amend 24 24 25 22—95 
Capt Money.. 23 25 23 24—95—193 Dr Miller.... 19 20 22 20— S1--176 
Hudson Gun Club. Brooklyn No. 1. 
Carl Von L. .25 24 23 24—96 Waters 23 18 15 22—78 
Piercy 22 24 23 24—93—189 Lincoln 18 22 1« 22—70—148 
New Utrecht No. L Brooklyn No. 2. 
Morfey 24 23 24 24—95 Dressel 18 23 19 22—82 
Banks 22 24 23 17—86—181 Weiss 16 13 17 13—59—141 
Medicus No. 1. 
W Hopkins.. 23 23 21 21— 88 """^^ 
Dr Casey 23 21 18 19—81—169 
Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club. 
Sheepshead Bay, L. I. May 17.— Mr. Ira M. McKane was the 
winer in the club event. Me killed .straight and won in the fourth 
round of the shoot-off, miss-and-out. The scores: 
T J Pillion, 27 2222022—6 H Montanus, Jr., 27.... 2*0111^-5 
Ira McKane, 27 ...2222222—7 P Kramer, 25 1020201—4 
Geo W McKane, 2-5. .. .2201112— 6 G Morris, 29 .....0222222—6 
Robt Smith, 25 0220000—2 H Hranika, 26.:. 1211212— 7 
Al Sveller, 23 0200202—3 H Koch, 27. ,2202102— 5 
D J Heffner, 25 0202000—2 L E .Allen, 25 2100100—2 
Tas Lute, 23 IIChI'112— 5 Dr Wood, 25 0210111—5 
■■ - - pfjj] g^jgg^ 05 2201221—6 
Paul Suss, 27 ...2112222—7 
Wm Van Pelt, 29 111*112—5 
Capt Baldwin, 24 2000101—3 
Fred Fricken, 25 0012210—4 
Shoot off for badge, miss-and-out: 
[ra McKane 2222 Paul Suss. 221 
H Hranika 1* 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey Citv, N. J., May 20.^Following are the scores made by 
the members of the Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City: 
Events: 12345678 
Targets: 15 25 25 25 15 15 25 20 
Schorty U 17 23 23 II 10 21 16 
Dudley 9 19 18 23 13 8 23 .. 
Fox 12 22 23 17 13 12 20 19 
Duke 11 22 19 22 10 12 17 .. 
F Schoverling W 16 17 17 11 8 12 
Brewer 7 . . . . 12 8 _ 
Van Dyne 8 
Whitley 6 9 6 .. .. 
Kellv 9 20 .. SO 11 
O'Brien ^ ■■ ■■ -.12 6 .. .. 
Hansman 14 17 17 8 11 U .... 
Hughes ....iii.... 16 .. 12 11 
Shields ............i... .< •. 13 .. «« 
