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FOREST AND STREais^i. 
[Aug. II, igoo. 
Altoona and Vicinity. 
Altoona, Pa. — There has been considerable activity among trap- 
shooters fcereaways during the past month, despite the extreme 
hot weather. Cresson, Huntingdon and Altoona in particular 
■ have been holding weekly shoots, and all the clubs are more or 
less in evidence. 
There has been some talk of forming a league of clubs from 
Blair, Huntingdon, Bedford, Cambria and Clearfield counties, and 
it is likely that the project will be brought to a focus before the 
frost ripens the outing season. There is plenty of good material 
to draw from, and such a combination would not only stimulate 
the sevci-al strong clubs, but strengthen the weaker organizations 
as well. There are six or eight live clubs within a short radius. 
The object of the league would be not only trapshooting, but the 
enforcement of the game and fish laws, which are bemg badly 
abused in many localities. 
The Saturday half holiday affords an opportunity for the Al- 
toona boy 
tests can 1 
shine. Fc 
Events : 
Targets : 
Kotty . . . 
Sands 9 
Weil ...... 
Zeth , 
McNaught 
Clover - 
Harpham 3 
Houck 7 
G T Bell 
Wolf 11 
Klllitts 12 
Carpenter 
Rothert . 
Feeney 3 
House 9 
Wharton .. 3 
Young .. 4 
Dipner 
Forney 9 
Hanigan 6 
A most enjoyable time was had Saturday afternoon, July 28, at 
the grounds of the Cresson Gun Club, it being the occasion of a 
farewell shoot in honor of their president, Mr. Frank P. Aber- 
crombie, who has been transferred from superintendent of the 
Cresson & Clearfield division of the Pennsylvania Railroad to a 
.similar position on ihe Amboy division of the same system, with 
headquarters at Camden, N. "j. Dr. F. M. Christy and G. G. 
Zeth, of Altoona, and J. R. Hull, of Parker Brothers, Meriden, 
Conn., took part in the shooting. The members of the club 
almost to a man were in evidence, and the afternoon was spent 
most pleasantly. Following are the scores. Events Nos. 3 and 
7 were doubles, and No. 4 was a walking match: 
Events; 
Targets: 
Smith 
Kellerman 
ds 
any 
Saturday afternoon, ; 
rain 
or 
the recent 
: scores 
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3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
15 
9 
12 
8 
14 
10 
12 
8 
11 
6 
13 
9 
13 
8 
13 
10 
11 
9 
12 
8 
12 
3 
7 
3 
6 
3 
6 
3 
9 
6 
9 
8 
13 
10 
14 
8 
13 
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12 
8 
14 
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9 
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8 
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9 
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9 
13 
7 
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3 
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9 
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9 
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10 
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8 
6 
7 
6 
11 
3 
10 
3 
10 
6 
3 
6 
7 
10 
3 
9 
6 
7 
3 
2 
4 
6 
7 
3 
4 
6 
4 
9 
7 
11 
7 
12 
7 
8 
7 
13 
3 
2 
7 
2 
1 
7 
2 
8 
4 
3 
5 
3 
5 
3 
6 
4 
7 
8 
14 
9 
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9 
14 
9 
13 
9 
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9 
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9 
13 
6 
9 
3 
10 
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10 
4 
10 
Abe .... 
Richards 
Freeman 
Clover 
Zeth .. 
1 
2 
3 
10 
4 
5 
6 
7 
25 
25 
5 
20 
15 
10 
17 
8 
8 
4 
2 
11 
4 
11 
6 
8 
1 
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13 
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7 
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11 
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14 
17 
20 
5 
16 
5 
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17 
5 
9 
18 
10 
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16 
'4 
19 
3 
16 
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14 
3 
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7 
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17 
15 
'6 
22 
11 
9 
5 
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9 
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2 
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4 
Hull 
Chet 
Weiner > i ............ .i^^.... 
Coon .^t'. ...v«^«. •* ' 
Cole i ..<.-. ■ 
Pfuster ..i.x...... 9 .. ,. 
Connell .. .. 0 .. 
Bob 10 .. 
Porter 1 .. 
After the events had been shot out the party repaired to the 
Anderson Hotel. Mr. Abercrombie was called into the parlor, 
where Mr. Charleton, on behalf of the club, in a neat speech, pre- 
sented to him, as a parting memento, a handsome quartered oak 
gun cabinet. Mr. Abercrombie fittingly responded, after which 
all adjourned to the dining room, where mine host Wendroth 
had prepared a bounteous least of good things, and over which 
several hours were spent in exchangmg reminiscences of the trap 
and field. 
In Mr. Abercrombie we lose one of the best and most gentle- 
manly trapshooters in this section. His association with shooters 
is an influence for the refinement of the sport, and the club to 
which he belongs has a tireless worker. What is our loss, how- 
ever, is New Jersey's gain. 
Mr. J. R. Hull, of Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn., spent 
several days among Altoona shooters recently. 
The Huntingdon Gun Club has enlarged its club house, and 
now has a most convenient and pleasant place for a day's shooting. 
Tom Keller, of the Peters Cartridge Co., was a business visitor 
several weeks ago, and was too busy to tarry long enough to meet 
the boys and have a "go" at the trap. Next time, Tom, you won't 
get off so easily. 
Since writmg my last letter to this journal I have received a 
letter from one of the members of the Johnstown Gun Club, in 
which it is claimed that I was mistaken in my recent assertion that 
a proper feeling did not exist between that organization and the 
Altoona Club. It is to be hoped that the gentleman is correct, as 
nothing would be more gratifying than a resumption of the old- 
time shooting relations between these clubs. 
The Cresson Gun Club has recently built a very neat and con- 
venient club house. Heretofore they were at the mercy of the ele- 
ments during shoots. Now they are right up to date. 
Anent the forming of a league and the revival of friendly con- 
tests between clubs, it might be well to venture the assertion 
that this cannot be successfully accomplished until the money- 
making greed has been eliminated from shoots. I have talked to 
a number of members of various clubs, and find that about all 
the old "sores" date back to some time when the sport was lost 
sight of and the winning of money (no matter how accomplished) 
was the only object. Manufacturers' agents and professionals 
have never done half the harm to our local shoots that our own 
80 to 90 per cent, men do. We are now encouraging shooting for 
targets, and, when sweeps are gotten up, a very small entrance. 
I recently attended a shoot where some twenty-five shooters, from 
40 to 90 per cent, men, shot throughout the programme, not one 
dropping out. The entrance was so small that even the man of 
rnoderate means could stay and take chances , of getting a place 
occasionally, the better shots got sufficient return for their small 
investment, all had a pleasant time, and the club got a snug sum 
from targets. There would be some encouragement for manu- 
facturers' agents to attend such shoots. We cannot expect them 
to pay big expenses and shoot for targets when the local sharks 
;are driving away the very class of shooters they want to meet. 
Take, for example, the Altoona Rod and Gun Club's Wopson- 
cnock shoot last year. A fine array of cracks stayed throughout 
the programme for targets only; but the amateurs were not there, 
and while they helped the club out from a financial standpoint thev ' 
could not get the return that they were entitled to. 
Of course this theory is not a new one; it has been advanced 
inany times, and it surely deserves more thought than has been 
given it by those who make up programmes. 
Previous to the changes made in the State game laws some years 
ago the writer, who represented the State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion m this county, championed the cause of open season for wood- 
cock hunting during the month of July. Our legislators from this 
district supported the measure in that form. The majority of the 
counties were of die same opinion, and it became a law. Recent 
observations have convinced many of us that the law is not a 
wise one. Bags of this king of game birds have been brought in 
that contained more than half their number of birds not "much 
more than one-third grown. Onlv a few days ago I saw a bag of 
six that had scarcely been able to fly. There is little or no skill re- 
quired to kill them, and it is to be wondered that men who call 
themselves sportsmen would do so. 
There have been a fair number of birds hereaways this summer 
and, let alone till October, there would be fine sport.' It is to be 
hoped that the matter will be taken up again by the association 
and the next Legislature, which convenes early in the new year 
•induced to make the entire summ.er a close season. ' 
The trout season, recently closed, showed quite an improvement 
over recent years. The measures taken to prevent the pollution of 
streams have been efifective. Some rnembers of the Altoona Rod 
and Gun Club plantd a large number of fry last spring and the 
prospects for good fishing a few year's hence are very tsnWht 
|leferj-ing .to the trout seasoj^ 9^115 tq ^iiind a IJttle incident that 
appeals to those of us wbo see the funny side of life, and T have 
thought it worth telling to the readers of these items : 
Two prominent members of the Altoona Rod and Gun Club, 
known among their associates as Billie and Willie, all togged up in 
sportsmen's attire, and laden with the wants of the nimrod, one 
day went a-fishing. Their objective point was a stream, the better 
fishing ground of which ran through some inclosed, advertised 
land. So they first proceeded to square themselves with the owner. 
In this undertaking they were quite successful. The big-hearted 
farmer not only granted them the desired privilege, but invited 
them to share the comforts of his mountain home; and that night 
they, wrapped in the downy comforts of his "spare" bed, dreamed 
pleasant dreams. Scarcely had the first streaks of the ne.\t dawn 
begun to peep through the treetops when they were called to 
breakfast, and at an early hour they were ready to start for the 
stream, only a few rods distant. Now, Billie is an all-around sport, 
in the true sense of the term. At the traps he is a top-notcher, in 
the field a sure shot, either with rifle or scatter gun, and knows the 
woods and streams like a book. He took occasion, before getting 
down to business this morning, to give Willie some points in 
flj'-casting. He rigged up his tackle and. began to illustrate just 
what he had been explaining, when all of a sudden he felt such 
a jerk that might have chased the heart of anj' angler up into his 
throat. It did more than this with Billie. He had been somewhat 
wild in a cast and had hooked a full-grown sheep that had not yet 
been divested of its winter coat. At this moment a race began 
that would have put to tears the most sober minded. Great visions 
of New York sporting goods houses appeared before him. There, 
suspended between him and his sheepship, was the finest rig they 
could produce. Willie was rolling on the sod in a fit of laughter. 
Farmer Reed came out of the barn just in time to see the start, 
and in a furious rage hallooed to him to stop chasing that sheep. 
In allowing them to fish on his lands he had not supposed that 
they would be mischievous enough to pester his stock. A moment 
later the real situation dawned upon him and he hastened to the 
house to summon the family to s«e the fun. All the time Billie was 
doing his best at second place in the race. The sheep had led the 
way in seves-al circles around the barn and Billie had by this time 
given him so much line that it would have been difficult to a new 
spectator to tell which was the pursuer and which the pursued. 
Presently Mr. Sheep concluded to try new tactics and started for 
the woods. The fences they had to cross and the water that Billie 
struck before he knew he had come to it took all the line he had. 
and as hs fished himself out of that sparkling trout stream, the 
much-abused sheep climbed a friendly hill on the other side. 
Pigeon Shooting at Ostend. 
Tke following is taken from the Paris edition of the Herald : 
Ostend, Monday. — The most valuable single pigeon shooting 
prize ever shot for was concluded yesterday at the Tir Wellington, 
Ostend. For the six preliminary events and final no less than 
100,000 francs had been given by the Kursaal Club. 
Sheeting began on Monday, the 16th inst., and 135 shots took 
part on the opening day, the stakes being divided between Messrs. 
C. Robinson, E. C. Oakley and Sir R. Musgrave. 
For the finals yesterday there were ninety entries, all the best 
shots of Europe corapeting. Perhaps the only absentee of note was 
Count V. Voss. With this exception all the famous pigeon shots 
who are to be found at Monte Carlo every winter were present. 
The following names chosen from the list will suffice to show the 
importance of the meeting: 
Messrs. Vernon, Barker, Roberts, Sir R. Musgrave, Hodgson 
Roberts, Dudley Ward, J. Curling, the Hon. Fitzroy Erskine, E. C. 
Oakley, Lord Portarlington, Lord Savile, French Brewster, Hor- 
ton, T. R, Ker, Powell-Cotton, F. M. Cobb, A. Meakin, S. P. 
Watkius. were among those who represented England, Mr. 
Crittenden Robinson and Capt. Emmerson represented the United 
States and Mr. Mackintosh, Australia. Signori Riva, Crespi, 
Mainetto Ghido, Galetti, Comte Gajoli, Grasseli, Fadini, 
Pederzoli, Comte Radini, Marconini, Fabbricotti, Guidicini 
and Puccinelli represented Italy. Germanv was represented 
by Count Dankelraann, Herren Hans Marsch, Von Mau- 
beuge and Von Pape; France by MM. Journu, Faure, Baron 
Gourgaud, Gervais, Maxton; Spain by the Marquis De Villa- 
viciosa, All the crack Belgian shots were present, of course, at 
their head MM. L. De Lunden, Chevalier D'Ydevalle, Paul Lun- 
den. Baron Dc Coppin, Count J. De Lannoy and Baron De 
Molembaix. 
Shooting began at 1 o'clock and a fashionable and represeiiLative 
gathering soon filled every available chair of the admirably sit- 
uated tir, which may be said to be the most perfect pigeon shoot- 
ing building in existence, so much so that the authorities of the 
Gun Club in England have asked for plans, ets,, to copy the 
building and its installations. 
At the end of the 16th round only seven shots remained on the 
list, these being Mr. Robert. 26% meters; M. Faure, 25 meters; 
the Chevalier D'Ydevalle, 241,4 meters; Count Dankelmann, 26% 
metrs; Baron De Coppin, 23 meters, and M. Maxton, 22 meters. 
It will be seen from this list that all the chief nations stood an 
even chance of winning the event. The betting was most brisk, 
M. Journu and the Lion. Fitzroy Erskine being among the heav- 
iest layers of odds. The latter stood up and yelled with delight 
each time that Mr. Roberts grassed his bird, and the tumult was 
great whenever the crack English allot returned up the steps with 
his gun. 
From the outset he, along with Messrs. Robinson, Mackintosh 
and Count Dankelmann, was made a favorite. "The Californian 
and the Australian cracks dropped out, Mr. Mackintosh being 
furthest back on the 29% meters mark. There can, however, be 
no doubt but that Count Dankelmann — who is a mightv hunter, 
like M. L. De Lunden — and Mr. Roberts were shooting best. 
Both seldom used their second barrel and mostly shot their birds 
stone dead. A clinking bluerock brought about the first-named's 
downfall, and at the 23d round only Mr. Roberts and M. Maxton, 
who hails from Calais, were left in. They agreed to divide the 
stakes, and on shooting off in the 24th round M. Maxton missed 
and Mr. Robert was left- the winner on the verge of 7 o'clock. 
There was great enthusiasm, and Mr. Harry Roberts was carried 
shoulder high, receiving congratulations from all sides and the 
gold medal. This great success was by no means needed to es- 
tablish his fame. He is as well known' at the traps as his name- 
sake at the billiard table, and is the type of an English sportsman. 
Woonsocfcet Gon Clofa, 
WooNsocKET, R. r., July 30.— The local 
Saturday, July 28, in which members and 
and Pascoag joined: 
Events : 
Targets : 
Angles : 
Root 
club held an open shoot 
visitors from Providence 
F 
Rust 
Seagrave . 
A Arnold 
Fairbrother .. 
E R Darling. 
P'ord 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
15 
20 
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7 
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16 
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14 
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8 
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10 
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E. W. Kent, Set'y. 
Fitchtxjrg Rifle and Gtin Clob. 
FiTCHErRG, Mass., July 30.— Our regular shoot was held this 
afternoon, and some very good shooting_ was done, Rob showing 
up in good shape. If he keeps up this gait he will make the 
older shooters hustle. 
(^ur first match shoot with Gardner. Leominster and Fitc^Jjurg 
will take place in Gardner on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the afterfeooh. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 25 10 15 10 10 25 
Converse 7 7 6 7 6 6 11 20 611 7 8 21 
>Vilder 10 5 9 6 10 6 10 17 7 10 10 8 19 
Culler 10 10 8 8 14 23 10 14 10 8 19 
Rob 9 10 S 7 5 9 . . 19 
Esty 6 6 7 8 5 6 11 10 
Donovan 6 7 7 6 
Lamb 2 $ 
Kussell • 6 5 9 14 Y12 8 " " 
Dwight 5 12 19 8 6 
Rice 14 2S 8 
/tustir 4 11 . . 
I- O. ptwy^s^E, Sec'y." 
Boston Shootingf Association. 
Boston, Mass., Aug. 1. — The all-day shoot of the Boston Shoot- 
ing Association at Wellington to-day was a grand success in point 
of numbers. Eighty shooters were present, and a majority of them 
shot in the events which were open to them. It was the largest 
attendance at a shoot in Massachusetss for more than ten years. 
Unfortunately, we were not prepared to handle such a crowd to 
the best advantage and had but one set of five traps ready. It 
took nearly an hour to fix the handicaps and shooting on the reg- 
ular programme did not begin until 11 o'clock. After that time 
more than .0,000 targets were thrown. 
We had to plead guilty to the charge that we did not have traps 
enough and threw ourselves on the mercy of the shooters. With 
one or two exceptions they appreciated our predicament, took it 
in good part, accepted our apologies for the day and our promise 
not to be caught napping a second time. 
Delegations of shooters were present from New Hampshire, 
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, all sections of Massachu- 
setts, and manufacturers' agents hailing from various other States. 
Events 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 were open events, with a distance handi- 
cap. Paid agents stood at 20yds., expert amateurs |it 18 and ama- 
teurs of 80 per cent, and below at 16. 
■ Events 2, 4, 3 and 8 were open only to amateurs whose shooting 
average was 80 per cent, and below, all standing at 16yds. Event 2 
was also shot by the paid agents and expert amateurs as an extra. 
It was a bright, sunny day. A brisk wind blew directly across 
the traps, causing the left-Jiand targets to climb suddenly into the 
air and the right-hand targets to drop and duck, so that machine 
shooting was out of order and individual judgment on each target 
was required. These conditions account for the comparatively low 
averages. 
The programme called for fourteen events. The last five could 
' not be shot on account of the difficulties above mentioned. 
Leroy was high among the paid agents, Herbert among the ex- 
pert amateurs and P. H., Sawin and George carried away the 
honors among the amateurs. 
Below are the scores and also the averages of all who shot in 
four or more events, the shooters being given the benefit of frac- 
tions in per cent. 
Events 1, 2 and 7, known angles. Events 3, 4 and 9, unknown 
angles. Events 5 and 6, reversed angles. The scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Griffith, 18 
Henderson, 
Herbert, 18 
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15 15 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 
18 
11 13 14 
10 14 11 
13 12 10 
11 9 14 
12 
12 
11 
11 
7 
11 
10 
9 
14 
14 
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8 
9 
9 12 .. 
11 12 9 12 
11 10 14 .. 9 ,. 13 
11 12 14 
13 15 16 
Leroy, 20 12 12 17 
Baker, 18 11 11 15 
Getchell, 18 
T Howe, 18 
Rule, 18 
Walls, 18 11 9 14 .. 9 .. 15 
Bond, 18 12 
Martin, 18 11 
Stark, 16 
Nardini, 16 9 11 14 14 
Mason, 16 9 11 15 13 
Haskell, 16 8 8 12 15 
George, 16 13 11 17 18 
Miller, 16 9 14 16 12 
Horace, 16 15 13 15 
Leonard, 16 .....12 8 11 
Morse, 16 6 6 .. 8 
P'armer, 16 9 
Fletcher, 16 9 11 14 11 
Marlin, 16 11 11 13 . . 5 . . 12 
Bartlett, 16 12 
Stacy, 16 7 
Perry, 16 14 
Shepard, 16 8 
P H, 16 
14 
12 
8 
9 
7 
9 10 12 12 
9 9 9 .. .. 
6 7 9 12 10 
7 11 13 12 15 
, . 11 10 10 13 
I 
10 
10 
3 5 
7 6 
5 10 
10 7 
6 9 
.. 13 
.. 13 
'8 '6 
Dodge, 16 7 4 .. 11 
Clark, 16 8 10 14 13 
Fuller, 16 12 14 11 14 
Galer, 16 14 10 . . 14 
Doten, 16 6 
Bill, 16 ... 
Gates, 16 . 
Snow, 16 . 
Tuniey, 16 
Omar, 16 
Gore, 16 . . 
Mack, 16 . 
Nichols, 16 12 
Keller, 16 ,,,, 
See, 16 
Sawin, 16 ........... ..it^n 
Wood, 16 
Worthing, 16 .iummt.t. 
Allison, 18 .iiUiitiii-i-STii 
lozier, 16 
Bowen, 16 
Rowe, 16 
Odekirk, 16 
J B S, 16 10 10 10 
Sporty, 16 9 11 10 
Kemp, 16 4 
Lincoln, 16 9 
Proutv, 16 7 
Lyman. 16 7 
Lane, 16 6 
9 14 .. 
9 14 14 .. 8 .. 13 12 
S 12 13 . . 8 . . 6 . . 
8 13 12 .. 9 .. 11 .. 
13 10 17 16 11 12 11 15 13 
8 
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8 9. 
8 11 .. 6 
9 10 11 7 
7 .. .. 
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8 .. 7 
11 .. .. 
4 
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7 8 12 11 
10 9 16 8 .. .. 4 .. .. 
9 11 13 .. 11 .. 8 12 
10 5 7 .. .. 
8 9 13 n 6 6 .. 7 .. 
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8 6 
4 
. 10 
8 11 
7 11 
3 
6 
7 
10 
King, 16 13 12 14 10 11 12 12 10 
Howe, 16 11 .. 11 
Crompton, 16 6 .. 10 
Crabtree, 16 9 .. 8 
Tuck, 16 9 .. 13 
Burton, 16 4 .. 10 
Cake, 16 8 10 12 
Tyler, 16 , 9 10 12 
Isham, 16 8 10 9 
Leland, 16 8 .. 13 . 
6 
10 
8 
6 
9 
5 
10 
4 
13 
8 
5 
10 
Av. 
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.830 
.740 
.670 
.710 
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.730 
'650 
.600 
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.660 
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.740 
.650 
.650 
!676 
.610 
.610 
.830 
.470 
.650 
.730 
.680 
.480 
MO 
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.340 
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.610 
.390 
.610 
.590 
.390 
.580 
.620 
Herbert. 
Shefbfooke's Coming Xotimamenh 
The Sherbrooke (Canada) Gun Club is getting ready for Us 
annual shoot, which this year is to be held on Thursday, Sept._ 6. 
As has been editorially remarked in these columns, "they give 
good shoots at Sherbrooke," and the coming one is to be no ex- 
ception to the rule. -sThey have given eight or ten during the past 
few years, and all have been successes. 
A new application of the Rose system is to_ be used. Instead 
of having a fixed ratio for all events the divisions will be varied. 
Thus, the "hot uns" view with pleasure 15-target events with 
only two moneys, while those who prefer even a little piece of the 
pot will find lots of events with five and si.x moneys. 
It is always Rose system at Sherbrooke. and the ratios are 
fixed: 2, 1; 3, 2, 1; 5, 3, 2, 1;.8, 5, 3, 2, 1; 13, S, 5, 3, 2, 1. You can 
shoot for big money, or small money; or you can shoot for fun. 
The club's new magautrap, installed this season, will be used 
for the regular events, and for the usual merchandise side show 
the old traps will be set up. 
The grounds you have heard of before. They are beautifully 
perfect. 
Thursday, Sept. 6, is in Exhibition Week, ana the railways give 
such low rates from all points in the Northern States that no one 
need count the cost of his ticket among his expenses. From many 
points it is less than a cent a mile. 
If two or three days can be spared for the trip, visitors will 
be well repaid for their time in visiting the exhibition. "The at- 
tractions, day and evening, are exc.ellent. 
Programmes of the shoot will be ready shortly. 
Jos, G. Walton. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
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ACCOUNT KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BIENKIAL COKCXAVE. 
For the Biennial Conclave, Knights of Pythias, at Detroit, Aug. 
27 to Sept 1, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell ex- 
cursion tickets from all stations on its line to Detroit, at rate of 
sinele fare for the round trip. 
Tickets will be sold on Aug. 25. 26 and 27. good to return be- 
tween Aug;. 2S and Sept. 5, inclusive; but by depositing ticket -with 
joint agent at Detroit not later than Sept 1, and the payment of 
50 cents, ir^iihi limit W^y be extended to Sept ^4, tnclusiv*.— <^?', 
