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FOREST AND STREAM, 
On Certain Species of Exaggerations. 
The charges made by the anti-pigeon shooters in support of 
their contention are all alike marked by gross exaggeration in 
all important particulars. Rumors are dignified with the con- 
sideration due only to established facts; isolated instances of 
possible suffering are presented as a true portrayal of the whole; 
furious denunciation, whose origin is a personal prejudice, is 
presented as pertinent argument, and everything is pitched in an 
abnormally high key. A circular, entitled, "An Open Letter 
to the People of the State of New York on a Certain Species 
of Legalized Cruelty," by a non-resident agitator, is pertinent to 
the case in point, though in this respect it does not differ materially 
from others of its kind from other sources. All alike bear the 
earmarks of exaggeration and straining to make a case whether 
there is ground for it or not. A few extracts from the 
noil's- open letter will best serve to illustrate the point. It is 
evident: that the non's- memory is treacherous, and that he 
forgets " what he wrote about a matter in one connection when 
he writes of it again a few moments later in some other connec- 
tion. The inconsistencies of his "open letter" are brought to- 
gether to make them conspicuous. He says: 
"I witnessed one series of live bird shoots last spring, in which 
nearly 20,000 pigeons were slaughtered in a single week. The 
conditions there and generally are these: an exceedingly high 
grade of explosive — nitro powder — is used in the shells; the dis- 
tance is from 27 to 30 yards, less than a 100 feet; the tame 
pigeon is sprung up on a trap from under ground by a boy who 
atends to feeding them into the trap, and almost always comes 
up in a dazed condition; the sportsman (?) has his gun leveled 
and gives word when he is ready, and he can use the second 
barrel of his gun if he misses with his first. So powerful is the 
charge that one can see a direct line reaching from the barrel 
to the pigeon, and the shell wads can be seen covering the 
ground for a considerable distance beyond the traps. Under 
these conditions but few with even a fair degree of practice — 
unless quite drunk — could fail to bring down the bird, which has 
practically no show for its life." 
The foregoing was set forth ra an effort to show that the 
sport "was not a legitimate test of marksmanship." But, on the 
other hand, he wished to show the cruelty of the sport, so he 
took another try at it as follows: 
"In most cases the pigeon is almost instantly killed, either 
riddled to pieces, or it falls back a ruffled mass of feathers, strug- 
gles for a few seconds, gasps and dies. If this were all, the case 
against live bird shooting from traps would not be so strong. 
But it is the case of those poor helpless birds which have merely 
a wing broken, or a beak or a leg shot away, or are partially dis- 
emboweled, but have vitality enough aided by a strong breeze, 
to fly be3'ond the bounds and reach a distance from which they 
are never recovered, and there die in the slow torture of pain or 
hunger or cold, or are eaten by rats, lying sometimes for days be- 
fore kind death deals with them more humanely and kindly than 
even civilized human beings have dealt. I have seen these by 
the hundreds, and they are a necessary part of every live bird 
shoot; and after many of these damnable exhibitions, for miles 
around and days after, large numbers of these have been picked 
up dead." 
In the same breath he states above that "in most cases the 
pigeon is almost instantly killed," and that he has seen wounded 
birds "by the hundreds." He does not know that a wing-broken 
bird cannot fly, and therefore cannot fly beyond bounds, strong 
breeze or no breeze. Again, where do all the rats come from 
to eat so many hundreds of birds? 
He states: "Thousands upon thousands of birds are fed into 
the traps each year in the State of New York." He entirely 
omits to mention, however, that before being "fed into," the 
farmers and farmers' boys are paid three or four times more 
for the birds than would have been paid had there been no trap 
shooting, and that after being "fed into" they are sent to the 
markets as a public food supply, sold at a less price than if they 
had not been used for trap shooting. Thousands upon thousands 
of sheep, calves, steers, chickens, game birds, etc., are "fed into" 
something or other, m some form or other, and the pigeons 
serve the same purpose, namely, a food supply to mankind. 
In denouncing men who shoot at pigeons, the non- is in- 
cidentally denouncing all the people of the State of New York, 
for the reason that pigeon shooting is specifically permitted by 
the laws of the State of New York, and those laws express the 
will of the people of the State. The question suggests itself as to 
whether the several millions of citizens of the State may; not 
be right and the non- wrong, or _ whether the non's- condition 
of mind may be the true rule of action for the universe. 
Some of the men of the highest standing, socially, morally and 
financially, engage in pigeon shooting. If it is wrong to shoot at 
pigeons for sport, it is pari passu wrong to shoot at quail, wood- 
cock, ruffed grouse, deer, etc., because quail can be caught in 
a net or trap, ruffed grouse can be snared, etc., methods abhor- 
rent to all true sportsmen, and which are prohibited by statute. 
Game fish can be caught painlessly by nets, etc., or killed by 
dynamite, yet again an abhorrent method is mentioned. To be 
consistent, from his point of view. The non- should recognize 
the whole instead of a part. So long as man continues car- 
nivorous, just so long will it be necessary to shed the blood of the 
inferior animal's. A few drops of blood from a pigeon cannot 
equal in spectacular effect the barrels shed from the larger ani- 
mals, yet all combined are eclipsed when man buckles on his 
armor to meet his fellow man in battle for glory or pelf. 
As a play to excite the sympathy, and secure the aid of the 
public, the statement has been made that the birds have their tail 
feathers pulled out, or have pins stuck into them, etc., to make 
them fly. Such things have happened years ago, but they were 
isolated cases and of rare occurrence even at that. The rules of all 
reputable clubs prohibit any form of mutilation or painful doctor- 
ing; and the reputable trapshooters would not countenance any- 
thing of the kind at all. But, granting that it has been done, is 
that a reason to abolish the whole? Because there are Raines 
law hotels, shall all hotels therefore be abolished? Because some 
banks have inflicted pain on their depositors, shall therefore all 
banks be abolished? Because there have been those who have 
.•.ought and obtained money in the name of humanity, without any 
real consideration for humanity, shall therefore all humanity be 
abolished, and all humanitarians be put out of a job? Years ago it 
was said that witches were hanged m Massachusetts, but it would 
not be fair to allege that the people of Massachusetts are therefore all 
witch-burners. Some farmers pluck their geese alive for the sake 
of the feathers, but all farmers are not therefore inhuman. Some 
jockeys drive their spurs deep into the sides of their mounts or raise 
great welts on their mounts' sides with the cutting whalebone 
whip to the end that thousands of good gentlemen and ladies may 
be amused, yet all-jockeys and their accessories are not therefore 
inhuman. 
When a person follows a calling professionally for the sake of 
the revenue it affords, there is but slight room for doubt as to 
whether such person, when asking public aid, is endeavoring to 
advertise his business and further his own cause, or to further that 
of a sentiment, and this is true, whether the person is a pro- 
fessional humanitarian or professional anything else. 
There are thousands of horses with docked tails to be seen in the 
large cities. Docking inflicts a depth of agonizing pain beside 
which death itself is painless. There are thousands of dogs with 
their ears cropped, and there are thousands of others with docked 
tails. Both such mutilated horses and dogs are oftentimes owned 
by distinguished men and -women. Such mutilated dogs and horses 
may be seen on the public streets or about the houses of people 
in town, city or country. These mutilations are unlawful. And yet 
the humane agents overlook these violations of law at their very 
elbows, to journey to Albany to inveigh against a sport which is 
specifically permitted by the statutes. It is a pretty example of 
straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel. It is an example of 
the inefficiency of the humanitarians in practical humanitarianism. 
There are notoriety and lime-light at Albany; there are none in 
the practical enforcing of laws already on the statute books. But 
from time immemorial there have been canters who were thrifty, for 
a public crib is many times a flesh pot not unworthy of earnest 
consideration. 
Trapshooting, as pictured by the humanitarians at Albany, is not 
trapshooting at all as it really exists. Bills shot off, broken legs, 
wings, disemboweled bodies, birds gasping in bushes and rats 
devouring their bodies, make a sum total or raw head and bloody 
bones which may be a factor in demagogism, but which is not a 
fact as it refers to trapshooting. The crwelty is "a creature of the 
imagination. The birds are gathered as promptly as possible after 
being shot. The number which escape is an exceedingly small 
percentage. The killing is but a mere incident from the pigeon 
grower to the market, where the pigeon is used for food. Both 
■growers and consumers are benefited materially by the sport. 
Pigeon grounds are established in isolated places, are well in- 
closed by high board fences. There are those who object to the 
taking of any form of animal life, whether sheep, cattle, birds, etc., 
but there is always this beneficent alternative for those people — 
they do not have to kill nor be present at the killing. 
The trapshooters are not the class of men so eagerly-portrayed 
by the anti-pigeon shooters. Vanderbilts, Goulds, Hitchcocks, 
Magouns, Keenes, etc., have shot at the traps. Trapshooting is 
merely a recreative incident with the vast majority of trapshooters 
of the present day. It has the same beneficent effects on the wel- 
fare of mankind as an outing with rod and reel, or dog and gun. 
If one form of the sport is wrong, all are wrong. They stand or 
fall together. Yet no man considers that inflicting pain on fish oi 
bird is any part of the sport. The infliction of pain likewise is no 
part of trapshooting, , _ 
Waco Tournament. 
Waco, Tex., Feb. 1. — The midwinter tournament of the 
Country Club, of this city, should have opened' Jan. 27, but owing 
to the cold weather- no shooting was done until the 29th, when a 
25-live-biril handicap and two 12-hird events were shot. Faurote, 
of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., won the handicap with 
24, while the money in the other sweeps was divided by several 
different contestants. 
In the first sweep 10 was high, and in the second sweep two 
men killed straight. This ended the live-bird shooting, and next 
came three days at targets. The programme was five 15 and five 
20 target events; entrance $1.50 in the 15-target events, with $7.50 
added; $2 to enter the 20-target events, with $10 added. To each 
event the averages were given for both live birds and targets — 
$25 to first, $15 to second, and $10 each to third, fourth and fifth. 
The target shooting was done from one set of expert and one 
set of automatic traps. 
The Country Club entertained the visiting sportsmen in fine 
shape. Among the entertainments was a badger fight. 
Mr. F. C. Whitney, of Des Moines, very ably refereed the fight 
and pulled the string. Fred says it was a ho't fight, and the 
spectators enjoyed it very much. 
Mr. Heikes made a new record on targets, scoring 89' straight 
and y9 out of a possible 100 at 19yds.. 
Fifteen entries were high in the live-bird events. Eighteen 
shooters entered the first two days on targets, and eleven shot in all 
events the last day. 
Atcbinson won first average, Heikes second, Hubby third, 
Burns fourth, and Jackson fifth. 
Texas will be well represented at the Grand American Handicap, 
We think at least thirty shooters will attend. 
The cashier's office was ably conducted by Mr. F. C. Whitney. 
Jan. 29. — Twenty-five-live-bird handicap, entrance $20, birds extra: 
F M Faurote, 28 2222022122222222222222222—24 
Robt Burns, 2S 2022221122202102222222222—22 
Atchinson, 2S 2222010220222202222022222—20 
Hubby, 28 2202222222222222222202022—22 
Forsgard. 28 1121122221212102102222222—23 
Heikes, 30 1221122202120022202222121— 21 
Jackson, 28 2121112012101002222122212—21 
W J Graber, 27 2000102101201022111111111— IS 
Turner, 27 22212112021210211 01 101 222—21 
Sparks. 28 212(11 10222000100101021102—15 
Garland, 26 000112100020222101111 w • 
Gardiner, 28 202002020w 
M. D, 27 0002210000w 
Spicer, 27 0112012000010\v 
Tucker, 27 2220210022220202w 
Twelve live birds, entrance $10.50: 
Burns 220222000200— 6 Tucker ... 
Tackson 200222202220— 8 Atchinson 
Keikes 022001000101— 5 Sparks ... 
Hubby ...222202122200— 9 Graber ... 
Faurote ....2*2020220220— 7 Vermillion 
Forsgard 012212120212—10 
Jan, 30.— Twelve live birds, entrance $10: 
Jackson 022001110222— S Malone 112002000010— 5 
Wilcox 221211212011— 11 Graber .011220202220—8 
Atchinson 122022222022—10 Hubby 222220202112— 10 
Faurote ...222022222202—10 Turner 112112222112—12 
Heikes 011000212222— 8 Miller 222222202222—11 
Burns 222222222222—12 Ambold 010111222110— 9 
Tucker 020201202122— 8 
Jan. 30. — Ten-target events: 
Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 
V C 1 14 19 i-l 18 12 18 13 
Atchinson 13 16 14 18 15 17 12 
Heikes 13 17 12 17 14 18 12 
Hubby 13 18 12 18 10 18 14 
Turner 13 19 12 19 12 17 14 
Sparks 10 14 14 17 13 19 13 
Jackson . . . . : 13 13 11 17 12 17 12 
Wilcox 12 19 13 15 11 19 13 
Helmcamp 14 18 9 17 13 15 10 
Burns 11 14 12 18 13 16 15 
Faurote 12 17 14 16 11 17 13 
Miller 10 15 9 17 13 17 13 
Graber 12 16 10 19 10 14 12 
Currant 11 17 10 14 12 14 10 
Tucker 13 15 13 16 11 12 8 
M D 9 14 11 12 13 12 9 
Brady 10 15 10 16 10 16 
Larry 11 15 10 15 14 16 
Jan. 31. — Ten target events: 
Events: 12345678 
Heikes 13 IS 13 19 14 18 15 17 
Wilcox 14 18 15 17 15 19 15 19 
Turner 14 18 14 18 12 16 15 19 
Conlisk 13 19 13 17 14 15 12 20 
Jackson 13 18 12 18 14 20 14 18 
V C 14 18 13 18 15 18 14 18 
Atchinson 13 15 13 18 14 17 15 16 
Miller 11 15 15 17 14 16 13 17 
Brady 12 20 11 17 12 18 13 17 
Sparks 14 16 12 15 15 15 15 17 
Hubbv 13 17 13 17 14 17 12 15 
Currafi 12 14 10 16 11 18 13 17 
Burns 13 15 12 17 13 19 14 17 
Tucker 10 18 14 15 12 17 11 14 
Graber 14 7 15 17 11 14 11 15 
Faurote 13 18 13 IS 12 14 13 14 
Booker 13 16 14 13 12 14 . . 
Forsgard 15 16 13 19 13 17 
221222022200— 9 
....222220222102-10 
110010200020— 5 
111000112210— 8 
2020022020w 
8 9 10 
19 12 17 
17 14 19 
18 14 17 
17 12 19 
17 13 14 
16 15 15 
16 15 IS 
IS 15 19 
18 14 17 
18 11 15 
15 13 13 
12 13 16 
16 9 15 
13 12 17 
11 12 15 
12 13 14 
Broke. 
156 
155 
152 
151 
150 
146 
144 
164 
145 
143 
141 
135 
133 
130 
129 
119 
Feb. 1. — Ten target events: 
Events: 12345678 
Wilcox 13 17 15 19 13 20 15 19 
Atchinson ' 14 19 15 17 14 19 13 20 
Hubby 13 20 15 18 13 19 15 18 
Heikes 12 18 13 20 13 20 15 19 
Burns 15 19 15 17 13 19 13 17 
V C 14 IS 15 IS 12 14 13 19 
Jackson 13 19 14 15 14 15 12 18 
Turner 11 17 13 18 14 14 11 19 
Faurote 11 16 12 17 11 12 14 16 
Tucker 13 15 11 17 9 18 12 18 
Graber 7 11 14 13 8 10 12 15 
14 14 
9 10 
Broke. 
15 20 
162 
15 19 
166 
14 18 
158 
15 18 
156 
12 16 
155 
13 18 
159 
14 16 
153 
14 18 
150 
9 20 
149 
11 17 
147 
12 17 
147 
13 16 
140 
14 15 
149 
11 15 
137 
11 17 
132 
12 17 
144 
14 IS 
9 10 
Broke. 
15 19 
165 
14 19 
164 
15 18 
164 
13 17 
160 
13 17 
158 
14 18 
155 
11 18 
149 
12 19 
148 
14 17 
146 
11 10 
134 
13 11 
117 
General Averages. 
Jan. 29. Jan. 30. Jan. 31. 
Atchinson ."..30 165 153 
Heikes 26 160 162 
Hubby ". 31 161 147 
Burns 28 155 149 
Tackson ....29 152 155 
Feb. 1. 
164 
160 
164 
158 
149 
'1 Broke. 
512- 
508 
503 
490 
485 
Hawkey e. 
Duluth Central Gun Club. 
Duluth, Minn., Feb. 8. — I am pleased to inform you that the . 
Duluth Central Gun Club held its annual meeting on Jan. 28 last, 
and that the list of officers following was the result of the bal- 
loting on that occasion: M. H. Alworth, President; Warren 
Mendenhall, Vice-President; Frank E. Berry, Treasurer; John W. 
Nelson, Field Captain: Thos. J. Storey, Lieutenant; Executive 
Committee: Theo. Frerker, Fred G. Bradbury, A. A. Farrington. 
A new Constitution and By-Laws were adopted, and the largest 
meeting in the club's history dispersed, with expressions upon 
every hand of the keenest interest and enthusiasm. 
I read much tending to show a lack of interest in trapshooting. 
We were troubled with something of the same sort in our own 
ranks, but the trouble was not with trapshooting at all. If the 
enthusiast will look carefully at home for the cause which pro- 
duces an apparent lack of interest in the sport, he will much more 
than likely unearth a "family skeleton" before he proceeds very 
far with his search. He needs but to arrange a tactful funeral 
for this bony gentleman and provide his grave diggers with long 
enough spades, to accomplish wonders. This club has at present 
the brightest outlook it has ever had, and it has been by no 
means a "slow" club in the past, 
A. A. Farrington, Sec'y. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
The v7est and the Grand American. 
Chicago, 111., Feb. 15.— Mr. Charles Sylvester, one of the largf 
traveling family of the Winchester R. A, Co., is just back from an 
extended trip throughout the West, during which he talked with 
sportsmen of different States in regard to the probable attendance 
at the Grand American Handicap at Kansas City in April. Mr. 
Sylvester says there will be a big Crowd of shooters going from 
St. Louis, and there will be in all likelihood a special car part) 
made up at Omaha. A great many will come from Kansas, as need 
not be said. Efforts were making within the week at St. Paul 
and Minneapolis to get tip a special car party to go from the 
Northwest, but at last accounts only about a dozen had signified 
their willingness to make the trip. Milwaukee ought to produce 
five or six shooters. Chicago ought to turn out at least fifty, but 
if there shall prove to be a dozen going from this city it will be a 
matter of surprise to those who know the shooting sentiment here. 
For some reason or other Chicago has not very many crack 
trapshooters at present. The State of Illinois, however, will offer 
greater numbers for the Rice special car party which will go from 
this city. Mr. Sylvester said that he doubted not Irby Bennett 
would have a big flock of Southern shooters on hand; probably 
among these the war horse, Tom Divine and his allies. There 
will be a good body of Western and Southern shooters at Kansas 
City, but no matter how many of these there may be, the total 
will not be great enough unless the East as well shall send a good 
representation. The Western men will not willingly give up the 
pleasure of meeting their Eastern brethren, but upon the contrary, 
hope that there may be a train load of the talent of the East to 
help make things exciting and representative. 
Carroll Tournament. 
Interest increases in regard to the three days' tournament at 
Carroll, la., Feb. 25-27, under charge of .J. L. Forkner. This shoot 
has been mentioned earlier as an amateur affair, and is worth re- 
membrance as such. Manufacturers' agents sho«t for price of 
targets only. E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Audubon Gun Club. 
Chicago, Feb. 15. — At Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, the 
Audubon Gun Club held its club shoot to-day. The event was 
an extra bird allowance by way of handicap. Gillis, with his al- 
lowance, scored 15. Following are the scores: 
Felton, 2 ,1201222010w 
Wilcox, 2 220*1202122012w 
Gillis, 1 21112221211*1212—15 
Johnson. 2 200222121220202w 
Amberg, 0 22222*22*222*22 —12 
Howe, 3 02120*0*H12121w 
Seven birds, $3, M) and 40 per cent., two events: 
Myrick 1011012—5 1111112—7 
Lord 2221211—7 2221112—7 
Olyphaut 2202111—6 1U1122— 7 
Barto ....2222212—7 2212212—7 
Clinton *000212— 3 2222022—6 
Amberg 2*02212—6 2222222—7 
Feb. 13. — Match at 25 birds-, $25 a side and cost of birds: 
J Freel 1*12121211122111U11*220*— 21 
J Saltwell 0201022001222002012022101—15 
Ravelrigc. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, III., Feb. 15. — The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the third trophy shoot of the 
second series. T. W. Eaton won Class A medal on 10 straight, 
while A. Marshall won B on same score. McDonald won C on 8. 
The regular trophy event is a 12-bird affair, and should have 
been held to-day had we not indulged in a 6-bird sweep before 
trophy event, thus using up over 100 birds, and as the attendance 
was somewhat larger than for several shoots back, our bird man 
got caught napping. The birds were an exceedingly fast lot, and 
hard to stop within bounds, being mostly freshly caught homers of 
fine condition, only three birds being shot on the ground during 
the whole shoot: 
Dorman 1120111201— 8 110102—4 
McDonald 1212012011— 8 210210— I 
Felix 00100020 w 2*2*20—3 
Kehl 0002020020— 3 200*00—1 
T W Eaton 2211221121—10 21110*-^t 
E W Eaton 0*120100 w 0L?J*0— 2 
Dr Meek 22*2*U121— 8 112211—6 
Barnard •. 2*12201222— 8 212011—5 
Stevens 021200 w 01*002—2 
Marshall 122*1212U— 10 22110*-4 
Monighan 1200*lw 121201—5 
Young 2201222211— 9 111220—5 
Dr Mathews 0112121211— 9 210102 — 4. 
Drinkwater 120001w 1H100— 4 
Willie 2222222212—10 121120—5 
McFarland 122121w 101211—5 
Hagerty *11120w 110200—3 
Bucknell , 000000—0 
Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 12. — The third live-bird contest had twenty- 
seven contestants, and of these the two back mark men, Messrs. 
Rhoads_ and Clay, tied on 24 out of 25. Nine of the contestants 
had unfinished scores: 
Rhoads, 31 2222022222222222222222222—24 
T Clay, 31 2222222222222222222220222—24 
Hey 1 , 30 202222122122122221222222*— 23 
lerry. 27 2222222222022222220112222—23 
Duncan, 28 22*0222222222222222222222—23 
Phil, 30 222222*202220222222222222—22 
Post, 29 . . .\ 222220*220212222222222*22—22 
Mumma, 28 212202022110121221222*222—21 
Gross, 29 12202220101022202222222222-21 
Herman, 27 22*2212220020211122021121—20 
Morris, 30 2220022220222012222210112— 20 
R Trimble, 31 0202222222002222222222022—20 
Osterfeld, 27 2002022222210222022*12111—19 
Dick , 28 1220*10222220022202221222—15 
C.ambell, 28 0*22222202022222201*22222—19 
Failing, 26 0121121201002*20222220112—18 
A hlers, 31 022202222*10222001*222022—17 
Boeh, 26 1200000000200222220022222—13 
See, 30 2222121221222222 
Lemdlesday, 30 2222022022122222 
King, 30 2220212222220212 
Kauer, 27. 2022012222202222 
Kohler, 26 22221122202*010 
Werk, 28 21200221211110* 
Ackley, 2S r 00110012220*101t) 
Harry, 27 2212022220121 
Schoengen, 26 10000020012112 
Feb. 15. — The fourth contest of Cincinnati Gun Club's cash prize, 
series of handicaps, held to-dav, resulted as follows: Squier (IS) 
41, Heyl (18) 41, Phil (20) 39/Ahlers (19) 38, Van Ness 05) 38. 
Gambell (18) 37. Maynard (20) 37, R. Trimble (20) 36, E. Trimble 
(18) 36, Capt. (17) 36, Falk (16) 35, Faran (16) 35. Tennv (16) 33, 
Roll (17) 33, Goodman (16) 31, Thomson (15) 31, Boeh (15) 31, 
Herman (18) 30, J. B. (18) 30, Corry (16) 29, Harris (15) 29, 
Bovd (15) 28, Randall (18) 28, Osterfeld (18) 27, Butts (15) 25. 
International Tournament. 
St. Thomas, Ont., Feb. 11. — Please insert in your trapshooting 
fixtures that we claim March 25, 26 and 27 as dates for our inter- 
national tournament here at live birds and targets. Programmes 
will be out in a week or ten days. Copies will be furnished you. 
We are going to give a bang-up tournament here, to give the 
boys on their way to the Grand American Handicap at Kansas 
City the following week a chance to try out. Train communica- 
tion is first class, as they can leave here at night and be there 
next day at noon. 
Thos. Donley. 
H. D. Bates, 
Jos. Coffey. 
(Per M. R.) 
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