100 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 31, 1903. 
Hamilton G«n CIttb. 
Hamilton, Can.— The weather at the beginning of the shoot 
being very cold kept a number of shooters away; but those who 
came seemed to enjoy themselves. Our club house was very com- 
fortable, and as our shooters did not have to stay out very long 
nobody got frozen. 
On the second day there was a larger attendance, and altogether 
the ■ shoot was a success. 
Maurice Reardon, of the Hamilton Gun Club, won the Grand 
Canadian Handicap with a straight score, and A. D. Bates the 
medal presented by the New Troisdorf Powder Co., for high 
average in live-bird events. 
Mr. E. C. Griffith won high average on targets for the three 
days, with J. Head a close second. 
Jan. J3, First Day. 
The weather was unfavorable, 
a strong wind and a bad light. 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 20 15 20 
F ^^'estbrook 8 13 13 9 
E C Griffith 4 15 12 15 
R C Root 7 15 12 13 
J Head 7 15 13 14 
Upton 8 7 8 15 
Mitchell 8 12 9 19 
Toll 7 15 12 13 
McMackon 7 16 10 13 
H S Swalra 7 13 10 11 
S Fairbairn S 11 9 14 
Wilson 5 8 9 14 
Fletcher 6 12 10 13 
H T Westbrook 4 13 10 13 
McLaren 6 14 9 11 
H Scane 8 14 
Armstrong 4 . . 
DuflE 7 7 
Miller 7 8 
Phillips 6 12 
G Stroud 4 
E W Clifford 5 .. 9 .. 
G E Swalm 4 14 10 16 
Dynes 5 .. ..16 
Crooks 5 . . 10 13 
E J Brown 19 9 15 
E A ClifTord .. 4 .. .. 
Lewis 7 .. .. 
Cantelon 12 12 
Simmons 10 16 
Morris 10 14 
Fitch 13 
Robbins 
P Brown 
Hull 
C Scane 
Gooch 
It was very 
The scores: 
cold. There was 
6 6 7 
20 15 20 
15 13 14 
17 11 13 
13 12 10 
17 10 17 
16 ..15 
10 14 10 
9 .. .. 
9 .. 
10 13 
4 .. 
7 .. 
13 
9 
13 
9 12 
.. 14 
13 12 
14 
8 
16 .. .. 
14 .. .. 
17 .. 17 
.. 12 .. 
8 .. 11 
15 .. 14 
12 11 IS 
8 9 
20 15 
17 9 
15 13 
17 13 
15 15 
15 13 
16 9 
17 13 
15 12 
20 11 
13 8 
16 .. 
14 .. 
15 10 
12 13 
16 14 
11 .. 
10 12 
17 .. 
12 11 
11 10 .. 15 .. 
12 
17 . . . . 15 12 
18 9 U 14 .. 
'6 .'! ■? 
10 .. 
10 . . . . 16 U 
13 10 13 .. .. 
10 .. 
10 . . 
12 9 
8 .. 
12 
6 
Shot 
at. 
155 
155 
155 
155 
140 
155 
120 
135 
135 
135 
120 
85 
115 
120 
140 
65 
140 
115 
140 
10 
25 
115 
50 
110 
130 
10 
55 
55 
90 
90 
40 
20 
35 
20 
15 
15 
Broke. 
Ill' 
115 
112 
123 
100 
107 
86 
95 
95 
76 
72 
55 
81 
79 
107 
41 
80 
75 
90 
4 
14 
80 
33 
72 
95 
4 
20 
34 
63 
60 
23 
10 
21 
8 
12 
6 
Av. 
.716 
.741 
722 
!793 
.714 
.690 
.716 
.700 
.700 
.562 
.600 
.647 
.704 
.658 
.764 
.630 
.571 
.617 
.642 
.400 
.560 
.691 
.660 
.654 
.730 
.400 
.363 
.608 
.700 
.666 
.575 
.500 
.600 
.400 
.800 
.400 
Jan. 14, Second Day. 
There was a moderate wind and good light and fair weather. 
The scores : 
Events : 1 
Targets : 10 
Upton 7 
Toll 5 
H T Westbrook 6 
E C Griffith 10 
Mitchell 10 
Raspberry 3 
R C Root 3 
J Cline 6 
Duff 6 
Lewis 8 
Simmons 8 
J Head 7 
McMackon 10 
Dynes 10 
G E Swalm 8 
McLaren 9 
H Scane 7 
F Westbrook 6 
C Scane 6 
Fitch 6 
Fisher 6 
H S Swalm 9 
Brown , 
Dunn 
M J Miller 
Hartley 
D Miller 
D Fisher 
Burgess 
Greenwood 
Fairbairn .. 
Wilson i. 
Phillips 
J Crooks 
Tyro 
Peterkin 
McColl 
Bowron , 
E A Clifford 
Cantelon 
H H Cull 
Dunk 
23456789 
20 15 20 20 15 20 20 15 
15 10 16 15 13 14 IS 11 
17 14 11 18 11 16 17 13 
16 10 12 16 8 8 11 7 
14 15 14 20 10 18 16 14 
14 14 14 17 11 17 19 10 
.. 11 
18 10 14 14 13 8 13 6 
.. 10 17 13 
13 8 14 15 13 15 12 10 
5 
15 13 16 15 13 14 14 . . 
15 10 20 15 13 15 19 13 
16 14 17 18 5 17 16 12 
11 .. 14 12 
17 is is is ii ii ie ii 
14 12 16 . . 
18 11 18 17 12 15 19 10 
.. .. 16 .. 
10 
16 
18 
13 
15 .. 
9 14 
9 3 .. .. 
18 U 14 . . 
11 
14 
10 
16 
11 
15 10 14 
8 
14 16 .. 
13 13 16 . . 
16 .. 14 
14 12 15 •.. .. 
.. 11 12 
.. 4 
.. 7 
.. .. 9 
7 
12 
17 11 
14 9 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
155 
119 
.767 
155 
121 
.780 
155 
94 
.606 
155 
131 
.845 
155 
126 
.812 
25 
14 
.560 
155 
99 
.638 
65 
46 
.706 
155 
106 
.683 
30 
13 
.433 
140 
108 
.771 
155 
127 
.819 
155 
125 
.806 
65 
47 
.723 
10 
8 
.800 
155 
125 
.806 
65 
49 
.753 
155 
126 
.812 
30 
22 
.733 
25 
16 
.604 
10 
6 
.600 
30 
25 
.833 
55 
41 
.745 
55 
25 
.454 
90 
69 
.766 
20 
8 
.400 
55 
40 
.727 
20 
11 
.550 
55 
39 
.709 
20 
8 
.400 
40 
30 
.750 
60 
42 
.700 
40 
30 
.750 
55 
41 
.745 
40 
23 
.575 
15 
4 
.266 
15 
7 
.466 
20 
9 
.450 
20 
7 
.350 
15 
12 
.800 
35 
28 
.800 
35 
23 
.657 
Jan. 15, Third Day, 
The weather was fair, wind moderate and light good. The com- 
petition was at targets ^nd live birds. The target scores follow: 
Events: 123456789 
Targets : 10 20 15 20 20 15 20 20 15 
F Westbrook 6 17 12 14 18 11 19 16 10 
Dunk 9 16 10 14 16 .. 16 .. 11 
H T Westbrook 7 14 10 
Edwards 4 
McMackon 9 17 11 15 17 12 15 15 10 
McLaren 7 18 12 16 16 11 18 16 . . 
McColl 
Duff .. 
Toll ... 
Mitchell 
J Head 
Griffith 
Djnes 4 .. 
Upton 18 
6 .. 8 
6 11 
5 15 12 12 17 12 13 16 13 
8 7 12 14 14 12 13 16 6 
6 18 9 20 12 13 15 17 7 
7 17 12 17 17 14 19 18 11 
11 14 
8 16 13 . . 17 16 . . 
E' J Brown 17 13 13 
Fairbairn 12 . . 14 12 . . 14 . . . . 
Wilson 15 
Phillips 15 9 
M J Miller 15 .. 
Cantelon 8 15 16 . . 13 16 . . 
Aikins 3 
Burgess 12 14 17 .. 16 14 
Simmons 14 
Lewis 6 
P Brown 12 
C Scane 16 
Qine " • -.-i 
Greene 11 12 
The summary of the Hve-bird scores are appended. 
$200 guaranteed. No. 2 was the Grand Canadian Handicap, 
guaranteed. No. 3 and No. 4 had $100 guaranteed in each, 
was a $6 sweepstake. 
Events : 
Birds: 
W Lewis 
Shot 
at. 
155 
120 
45 
10 
155 
140 
25 
25 
155 
155 
155 
155 
45 
115 
55 
80 
20 
36 
20 
95 
15 
95 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
36 
Broke. 
123 
92 
24 
4 
121 
114 
14 
17 
115 
102 
117 
132 
29 
88 
43 
52 
15 
24 
15 
68 
3 
73 
14 
6 
12 
16 
14 
23 
No. 
Av. 
.793 
.766 
.553 
.400 
.780 
.814 
.560 
.680 
.741 
.658 
.754 
.850 
.644 
.764 
.781 
.650 
.750 
.680 
.750 
.715 
.200 
.768 
.700 
.300 
.600 
.800 
.700 
.647 
had 
$500 
No. 5 
Mitchell 
F Westb: 
J Head 
H T 
Toll 
H S 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Shot 
10 
20 
10 
10 
10 
at. 
Killed. 
7 
12 
8 
8 
50 
35 
9 
17 
'7 
8 
7 
60 
48 
8 
14 
8 
8 
50 
38 
8 
18 
S 
'8 
10 
60 
52 
9 
17 
9 
9 
60 
44 
7 
18 
8 
8 
7 
60 
48 
10 
17 
6 
40 
33 
8 
16 
9 
40 
33 
7 
18 
io 
's 
9 
60 
52 
10 
18 
9 
7 
7 
60 
51 
S 
6 
20 
14 
S 
ia 
30 
20 
e 
13 
30 
18 
7 
16 
6 
8 
60 
37 
J Crooks 6 
Gooch 9 
Upton 8 
G Stroud 9 
A D Bates 10 
J Stroud 8 
Griffith 8 
Fairbairn 8 
Root 8 
Wilson i 9 
McKinnon 6 
Fletcher 9 
M J Miller 10 
49 8 
Hull 6 
Robbins 10 
C Scane 9 
P Brown 8 
Phillips 9 
W Stroud 9 
Reardon 8 
Elkins 8 
Peterkin 
King 
Burgess 
Tyro 
Hartlev 
McColl 
D Miller 
G E Swalm 
Eddy 
Dynes 
Hunt 
McMackon 
Cull 
Dunk 
Hall v>. 
14 7 
12 4 
14 7 
13 10 
18 8 
7 
9 
9 
.. 5 
16 8 
17 
16 
16 
6 .. 
8 9 
7 .. 
9 8 
8 9 
7 9 
7 9 
18 8 
18 7 
10 7 
9 8 
13 
16 
13 
16 
17 
20 7 
15 
17 
17 
14 
13 
16 
17 
7 .. 
8 .. 
7 .. 
8 .. 
.. 6 
'6 '8 
"7 
10 9 
'8 '9 
6 
5 
6 
6 
10 
8 6 
9 .. 
8 6 
.. 10 
40 
60 
60 
50 
60 
60 
60 
60 
20 
50 
10 
60 
60 
10 
40 
40 
40 
40 
50 
10 
60 
10 
40 
20 
20 
40 
20 
40 
20 
10 
10 
10 
10 
40 
10 
20 
10 
26 
31 
46 
39 
53 
49 
51 
49 
13 
42 
6 
52 
52 
8 
26 
34 
29 
32 
38 
9 
49 
8 
28 
17 
17 
33 
13 
33 
17 
6 
5 
6 
6 
28 
9 
14 
10 
EI Paso Tournament* 
El Paso, Tex. — The El Paso Gun Club's first tournament was a 
success. Besides those residing in the State, there were shooters 
from Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska, California, Kansas, Da- 
kota, Louisiana, and Colorado. There were other attractions, a 
carnival being in full blast across the line, in Mexico. Shooting 
commenced at 9 and ended at 1 o'clock P. M. 
Mr. D. Curran, of Ennis, Tex., won the Schmelzer cup, for 
which he shot off a tie with Mr. J. A. Jackson, of Austin, Tex., 
at 20 targets. He scored 19 to Jackson's 18. The scores: 
First Day, Jan. 13. 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 10 15 10 
Texas Field. ... 10 14 10 
Fanning 10 14 10 
Adams 10 14 10 
Heer 8 15 10 
Townsend 9 15 10 
Weatherhead... 10 14 10 
Heikes 10 13 8 
Faurote 9 15 
McVeagh 8 13 10 
Timberlake ... 9 11 " 
Morrill 9 11 10 
O'Brien 9 12 9 
Taylor 7 15 9 
Anderson 9 14 10 
Carroll 9 13 10 
Aitken 8 13 10 
Vaughan ...... 8 14 8 
Hughes 9 13 9 
Sievers 8 14 
Lone Jack 7 14 
Rand 7 14 
Atchison 10 13 
Hart 8 12 
Hitt 8 12 
Fanning and Guessaz 
4 5 ' Events: 
20 25 T'l Targets: 
20 24—78 Jackson 
19 25—78 Ives 
19 24-77 ,McCormack... 
19 25—77 Connerly 
19 22—75 Gilson 
17 23—74 Critzer 
18 25—74 Schroeder .... 
16 25—73 Adamson 
19 23—73 Stevenson .... 
18 25—72 Blanchard .... 
18 24—72 Miller 
17 25—72 Purcell 
20 21—72 Dominie 
18 21—72 Webb 
18 22—72 Worden 
19 21—71 Ousley 
17 24—71 Campbell 
16 24—71 Meade 
17 22—70 Dearth 
9 18 22—70 Duncan 
7 18 24—70 B Weatherhead 
8 18 20—69 Shelton 6 
9 15 24-68 Orndorff 1 
9 16 23—68 
were high average with 78 out of 80 
12 3 
10 15 10 
6 14 8 
9 10 10 
9 13 8 
7 14 
8 13 
8 12 
9 13 
10 10 
6 12 
10 11 
8 12 
7 13 
7 12 
9 11 
7 11 
6 9 
6 9 
5 11 
5 13 
6 10 
4 5 
20 25 T'l 
18 21—67 
16 22—67 
15 22—67 
18 19-66 
15 21—66 
18 18—65 
19 19—65 
17 21—65 
19 21—65 
15 21—64 
17 20—64 
18 19—63 
15 21—63 
18 18—62 
15 18—59 
17 18—57 
15 17—55 
15 18-62 
12 15—52 
13 14—50 
16 .. 
15 18 
13 13 
Events : 
Targets : 
O'Brien 
Faurote 
Heer 
Tackson 
Hughes 
Adams 
Heikes ........ 
Anderson 
Gilson 
Fanning 
Timberlake . . . 
Taylor 
Miller 
Ellison 
Morrill 
Curran 
Atchison 
Sievers 
Vaughan 
Texas Field... 
Weatherhead . . 
Dominie 
Carroll 
Hart 
The weather 
Second Day, Jan 14, 
\jg Events : 
F Targets : 
1 2 3 4 5 
10 15 10 20 25 T'l 
10 12 8 20 25—75 
9 15 10 18 23—75 
10 13 10 16 24—73 
10 14 10 19 20—73 
10 12 9 17 25—73 
9 17 24—72 
8 18 24—72 
9 18 22—71 
9 18 23—70 
8 18 23—70 
9 17 21—69 
_ 8 15 23—68 
8 15 10 13 21—67 
6 13 8 10 21—67 
9 12 9 15 21—66 
8 14 10 17 17—66 
6 14 9 15 21—65 
6 16 22—65 
9 16 19-65 
7 17 19—64 
8 12 23—64 
8 17 22—63 
8 16 18-63 
8 16 19—62 
8 14 
9 13 
9 13 
7 13 
8 13 
8 14 
8 14 
8 13 
9 12 
10 11 
8 13 
9 7 
9 12 
5 14 
Townsend 
McCormack .. 
Aitken 
F Robinson... 
Bulwer 
Lone Jack .... 
F Woodward.. 
Brown 
Ives 
Critzer 
McVeagh 
Purcell 
Duncan 
Worden 
Hitt 
Rand 
Blanchard 
Adamson 
E Woodward.. 
Stevenson .... 
Dearth 
Chilton 
R Weatherhead 
Schroeder 
was coid, with snow falling. 
Third Day, Jan. J5. 
12 3 
10 15 10 
5 13 9 
9 12 8 
9 11 S 
8 13 8 
10 13 S 
6 9 8 
7 U 
8 14 
8 10 
7 11 
6 13 
6 14 
9 8 
7 13 
8 U 
7 14 
5 8 
4 10 9 
8 10 8 
8 10 10 
6 11 2 
. 10 9 
7 13 3 
8 13 
4 5 
20 25 T'l 
16 19—62 
17 15—61 
16 17—61 
12 19—61 
17 12—61 
17 20—60 
19 16—60 
13 17—60 
16 14-57 
15 15—56 
14 19—56 
13 12—54 
12 20—53 
12 17—53 
15 10—53 
15 9—51 
14 14-^9 
11 1-^8 
9 17-42 
11 2—41 
6 8—33 
18 8 
sn'.'. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 10 15 10 20 25 T'l 
Curran 10 15 10 20 24—79 
Heikes 10 15 9 20 24—78 
Faurote 10 14 9 20 25-78 
Ellison ....... 9 15 9 19 23-75 
A'aughan 10 15 10 18 23—76 
Taylor 9 15 10 19 23—76 
O'Brien 9 15 9 17 25—75 
Townsend .... 9 15 10 16 25—75 
Jackson 10 12 9 19 24-74 
Aitken 9 13 9 18 25-74 
Adams 9 15 10 17 23—74 
Fanning 10 13 10 16 25—74 
Hughes 10 15 7 17 25-74 
B F Woodward 10 13 10 19 22—74 
Atchison 7 13 10 19 24-73 
Lone Jack 9 15 10 16 22—72 
Timberlake ... 9 15 10 14 24-72 
Weatherhead. . . 8 15 5 19 25—72 
McCormack. ... 10 13 9 15 24-71 
Schroeder .... 10 15 10 18 18-71 
Heer 9 14 10 15 22—70 
Hart 10 11 9 17 23-70 
Sievers 9 13 9 16 23—70 
Anderson 9 13 9 17 21-69 
For the three days, Mr. F. M. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 10 15 10 20 25 T'l 
Texas Field... 9 15 8 16 21—69 
Dominie 8 14 10 14 23—69 
McVeagh 6 13 10 16 23—68 
Chilton 10 13 
Miller 7 11 
Morrill 9 13 
L Woodward.. 10 11 
Purcell 8 16 
Adamson 7 12 
Gilson 9 15 
Ives 6 7 
Carroll 7 14 
8 16 21—68 
9 20 20—67 
8 14 22—66 
7 16 22-66 
6 12 23—64 
8 17 20-64 
6 16 18—64 
8 19 23—63 
9 14 18—62 
7 13 10 10 21-61 
Blanchard 
Worden 6 13 9 13 19—60 
9 9 14 22—60 
8 5 16 21—58 
9 8 17 16—58 
8 10 15 15-55 
8 8 12 13-^8 
8 12 13-^ 
9 12 .. 
8 15 . . ■ 
8 17 .. 
Critzer 6 
Shelton 8 
Omdorflf 8 
Rand 7 
Duncan 7 
Dearth 5 
Robinson 8 12 
Brown "? 12 
Owsley 9 11 
Weatherhead 
Faurote was high 
9 
average 
with 
a score of 226 out of 240; Heikes second with 224; C. B. Adams 
third with 223; J. S. Fanning fourth with 222. 
Qncinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 17. — A new series of cash prize contests 
commenced on the 17th inst. The conditions are changed mate- 
ridly from the contests just finished. There are now two classes, 
v'here heretofore there was one. Each class has a purse of $100 
divided into five prizes. $30, $25, $20, $15. $10. All contestants re- 
mam in the class in which they start. These changes have been 
made for the sole benefit of the less skillful members, who, it is 
hoped, will show their appreciation by taking aH active part in 
thr-«e contests. 
Scores of first contest of C. G. C. cash prize series follows: 
T? Trimhle 43. Block (17) 41. Corry (16) 41. Faran (16) 41, 
B?rVer 07) 41, Leever (17) 41, Ahlers (20) 39, Randall (18) 39, 
A'^erges (18) 39, Falk (16) 38, Parker (17) 38, Dreihs (16) 37. J. B. 
(■16) 37, Coleman (18) 36, Roll (17) 36. Medico (16) 36, Herman 
(16) 36, Manvard (17) 34, Farmer (16) 29, Ackley (15) 29. 
Sam Leever, of the Pittsburg Baseball Club, shoots with us now 
and then, and as will be seen by the scores, can handle a g^n as 
\Yp)} as a jjaseball. He is ^Iw^y? a welcopie yisit»f. 
rst. Joe Gun Club. 
St. Joseph, Mo. — Following are the scores of an afternoon prac- 
tice and medal shoot held Jan. 18th, on the St. Joseph, Mo., Gun 
Club grounds. The weather was raw, and not conducive to good 
work, but the boys kept firing away until the sun disappeared in 
the timber line beyond the Missouri. 
This club will have the honor of opening the Western circuit the 
first week in April, and presenting the introductory to the (3rand 
American Handicap at targets, which follows at Kansas City a 
week later, and it will prove itself well worthy of the trust when 
the time comes. This club has been recently incorporated under 
the laws of Missouri, and is headed by a corps of efficient young 
officers who will come pretty near setting the pace in trapshooting 
in this section during the year. The new officers are: R. G. Con- 
ser, President; Louis Moine, Vice-President; F. M. Brinson, Sec- 
retary-Treasurer; F. B. Cunningham, Manager; J. H. Felt, Cap- 
tain; E. G. Walker, Albert Toole and J. H. Felt, Directors. 
Scores on the above occasion were as follows: 
Events : 
Targets : 
Riehl 
Conser 
Roberts 
1 
2 3 4 5 
6 7 8 
Shot 
15 10 15 10 15 10 25 20 
at. 
Broke. 
15 
8 13 8 14 
7 21 16 
120 
102 
5 
6 8 6 10 
6 21 .. 
100 
62 
14 
7 8 7 10 
8 19 .. 
100 
72 
7 
6 9 7 12 
7 13 .. 
100 
61 
12 
5 12 4 
50 
23 
12 
7 12 9 14 
8 22 16 
120 
100 
9 
5 10 6 . . 
.. 11 .. 
75 
41 
7 
6 10 7 12 
9 10 .. 
100 
61 
6 
7 
, . 13 10 
75 
36 
12 
8 9 10 10 
7 2111 
120 
88 
12 
5 11 11 ,, 
50 
39 
8 
9 9 4 11 
7 15 18 
120 
81 
. . 9 9 13 1016 14 
100 
71 
11 
KlLLUORE. 
New York County Gun Club. 
New York, Jan. 21. — Find scores herewith of the New York 
County Gun Club, shot on the first day of the week. The scores 
will show the difficulty of good shooting in the high wind. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
20 15 25 25 20 20 50 
7 11 20 15 16 40 
9 17 19 
14 39 
12 10 17 15 14 33 
8 16 .. 
4 U 10 
.. 28 
12 32 
7 19 
10 17 
21 
8 
Targets : 
Schortv 9 
Dudley 12 
Welles 14 
Gehrman 9 
Jones 
Ernst 8 
Charles 6 
Dondera 9 
Selg ; 4 
W Hart 5 
Staples 12 
Norris 1 
Seibel 3 
Klenk 7 
Bourke 13 
Lutz 22 
No. 7 was the club handicap of the New York County Gun Club 
at its shoot. 
Rockaway Beach, Jan. 20. — ^There was a high northwest wind in 
squalls. Thermometer 30 degrees. 
L. H. ScHORTEMEiER, Pres. N. Y. C. G. C. 
12 26 
14 28 
3 8 
3 10 
9 20 
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posed of prominent Boston and New England doctors, give their 
services in examinations and treatments of cases free of charge. 
Florida. 
TWO weeks' tour via PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 
The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jackson- 
ville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York, Phila- 
delphia, Baltimore, and Washington by special train on Feb. 3. 
Excursion tickets, including railway transportation, Pullman ac- 
commodations (one berth), and meals en route in both directions 
while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the following 
rates: New York, $50; Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, and 
Washington, $48; Pittsburg, $53, and at proportionate rates from 
other points. 
For tickets, itineraries, end other information apply to ticket 
agents, or to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 
Camping on Broadway. 
In the midst of toil and struggle of lower Broadway it is not 
generally known, but should be, that just one flight up from the 
street at 314 one can go into camp as effectually as in the jungles 
of Florida or the woods of Maine. Here can be seen the wall 
tent in operation, fully furnished inside with sleeping bags. A 
picture forms a background of forest and stream. In front is the 
log fire, with boilers suspended for cooking; the hindquarters of a 
deer ready for the knife; the pack, saddle and h^Vness; the canoe 
and every improved device known to man to make life in camp 
comfortable; and all so arranged that it is only by gazing west- 
ward that one is reminded that he is on the verge of civilization 
and not indeed in the woods. Abercrombie & Fitch have spared 
no pains in making this very interesting camp in the heart of this 
busy thoroughfare. 
Spratts Patent (American), Limited, Newark, N. J., have a list 
of the mammoth institutions which depend on them for their 
food supplies. From it we present, as an item of exceptional . 
interest, that Spratts Patent has made a contract with the Ziegler 
Polar expedition for a large quantity of dog cakes, and "It will 
be remembered that the Baldwin-Ziegler expedition took about 
100 tons of Spratts dog cakes in hermetically sealed tins." 
Under date of Jan. 24 the Cleveland Chamberlin Cartridge and 
Target Company, Cleveland, O., writes us as follows: "We wish 
you would mention that we are putting out a large number of 
single triggers, and that they arc meeting with the approval ^| 
all who have obtained them." .. - • ** 
