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FOREST AND STREAM. 
I [Sept. 6, 1902. 
Interstate at Haverhill. 
Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 30.— When the Interstate Associntion 
decided to give a touinatnent for the Haverhill, Mass., Gun Club 
the cUib at once set to work with the determination to do its full 
share toward making it a success. The tournament was held on 
Aug. 27 and 28, and an extra day open tournament on the 29th, 
and those who participated, we think, wnll testifj' to its success 
from start to finish. It is true the entries fell far below what 
every one had reason to expect, and 'why, no person present was 
able to offer a plausible explanation. Never was a toitrnament 
better advertised. Never was a tournament better worked up. 
Never did a shooting organization receive more promises from 
shooters that they would be present. Every inducement that 
Would ordinarily bring out a large attendance was offered — but they 
came not. 
A few words regarding the Haverhill Gun Cltib tiiav tiot be 
.amiss. Organized in 1S96, it now has a membership of sixty, 
many of whom are Successful business and professiottal men of the 
city. Its afTairs are managed by a committee of three^succesS' 
fully, if the pleasant comments made by visiting sportsmen are 
any criterion. The shooting grounds and club house are located 
about two miles from the center of the city, at Hoyt's Grove, the 
stime being reached by two electric car lines. The arrangements 
for this particular tournament were strictly up to date; two sets 
of traps were used, a set of five expert and a set of three expert 
arranged according to the Sergeant system. A cozy club liouse 
and a large tent with seating capacity for spectators as well as 
shooters afforded ample protection and shelter from both sun and 
rain. 
One feature of this tournament, and one to which but little 
attention is ordinarily paid in connection with events of this chijr- 
acter, was the ample seating facilities ' for all. Another feature, 
and one which is also often overlooked, was the catering. This 
was in charge of Mr. B. T, Pickard, who furnished in ample 
quantity and good quality and at a very moderate price those 
things which are so necessary to a hungry shooter. The con- 
testants wjere loud in their praise of this arrangement. 
Much of the success of this tournament was due to the commit- 
tee who had immediate charge of it; the committee was composed 
of Messrs. Miller, George and Tozier, all of whom were inde- 
fatigable, in their efforts that all should leave for their respective 
homes with nothing but pleasant memories of Haverhill. 
Thirty-four shooters faced the traps on the opening day, whicli 
was about one-half the number expected, and among these were 
the usual number who^ went home early, as well as those who 
came late. The conditions were simply perfect for high scores, 
and those who were fortunate enough to be present witnessed some 
phenomenal shooting. No. 1 squad, composed of Apgar, Van 
Allen, Fanning, Leroy and Griffith, in event No. 1, broke 73 oift 
of 75; in event No. 5. 74 out of 75; in event No. 6. 97 out of 100; 
in event No. 8, 96 out of 100; in event No. fl. 73 out of 75; and 
in event No. 10, again broke 97 out of 100. This excellent shoot- 
ing was again and again applauded by both shooters and specta- 
tors. 
Apgar was high for the day with a score of 173 out of 175, Fan- 
ning was second wath 170, and Van Allen third with 169. 
A side issue in connection with the tournament, and one which 
afforded much entertainment to onlookers, as well as profit and 
pleasure to those who contested, was the cash and merchandise 
prize event, which was shot over a special trap. The conditions 
governing were as follows; But one trap was used, and con- 
testants were divided into four classes. A, B, C, D. Class A 
shot at their first target at 16yds. rise, moving back one yard for 
each succeeding target ijntil 15 were shot at, which brought a 
contestant in this class to the 30yd. mark when shooting at the 
last target. Class B shot at their first two targets at 16yds. rise, 
moving back one yard for each succeeding two targets, whicb 
brought a contestant in this class to the 23yd. mark when shooting 
at the last target. Class C shot at all of their targets at 18yds. 
rise, and Class D shot at all of their targets at 16yds. rise. 
Out of 175 trials but one straight score of 15 was made; and this 
by a Class A man, Mr. Neaf Apgar, which won for him a five- 
dollar gold piece, in addition to putting him on record with a 
highest possible. 
The boys soon named this event "the wheel,"- and maiiy times 
did they "give the wheel a whirl." All told, there were some 
sixty prizes that went with this event, and all contestants received 
a prize, regardless of the score made. Entrance money was 50 
cents, with re-entries unlimited at 30 cents each. 
The scores of the programme events for the first day follow : 
E^vents : 1 
Targets: 15 
Apgar 15 
Van Allen . , 15 
l^anning 14 
Le Rov 15 
Griffith 14 
Dickey 14 
Eggers 14 
Dow 12 
Doremus 12 
Butler 15 
Grindstone 14 
George 15 
Bowen 15 
Reed 11 
Lambert 15 
S Whitmore 13 
C Whitmore 15 
Tozier 12 
Oine 10 
Childs , 14 
Mrs Park. 11 
Park 13 
Kirkwood 14 
Puck 15 
Miller 13 
Lamb 5 
Chadwick 15 
Brown 8 
Stevens 
Frizzell 
Drew 
Greiff 
Lemus 
SpofTord 
2 3 
20 15 
20 15 
20 15 
20 15 
19 13 
16 14 
18 12 
15 10 
13 9 
16 14 
19 12 
19 15 
17 15 
18 12 
20 14 
19 12 
19 12 
17 14 
18 12 
12 7 
13 11 
16 15 
19 13 
14 13 
16 11 
16 10 
4 5 
20 15 
20 15 
15 15 
19 15 
19 14 
17 15 
20 15 
16 13 
16 11 
IS 14 
19 12 
18 15 
19 14 
17 15 
19 12 
20 13 
17 14 
17 11 
17 14 
14 7 
14 12 
17 10 
18 13 
19 13 
20 14 
15 11 
6 7 
20 15 
20 14 
19 14 
19 14 
20 14 
19 15 
19 14 
13 13 
17 10 
19 14 
19 12 
20 14 
19 13 
17 12 
20 15 
17 14 
18 12 
19 14 
18 15 
11 14 
12 10 
19 14 
19 13 
20 15 
15 14 
16 14 
8 9 10 
20 15 20 
20 15 19 
19 14 20 
19 15 20 
19 14 19 
19 15 19 
18 15 19 
13 11 19 
8 12 18 
16 14 13 
19 15 16 
18 14 18 
19 15 19 
17 14 18 
19 13 17 
17 13 20 
19 13 18 
18 13 20 
15 11 15 
13 8 13 
14 9 17 
10 12 18 
14 13 17 
17 13 16 
19 13 18 
17 10 18 
15 11 
10 12 14 
17 11 
. . 11 12 13 17 14 17 13 20 
. . 15 15 12 19 12 17 11 18 
.■ .. 14 15 14 18 
11 IS 11 11 
15 13 IS 
Aug. 28, Second Day. 
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175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
15 
50 
70 
35 
140 
140 
70 
70 
55 
Total 
Broke. 
173 
169 
170 
166 
163 
164 
140 
126 
150 
158 
165 
165 
155 
160 
160 
160 
158 
149 
109 
126 
148 
151 
153 
158 
14.3 
5 
41 
44 
2S 
117 
119 
61 
51 
46 
Thirty-four shooters faced the traps the second day, ihe same 
number as on the first day, among whom were several new faces. 
The number, however, still fell far short of expectations. Higli 
scores still prevailed, although not as good as on the first daj-. 
The race for first place between Apgar and Fanning was a pretty 
one, and each time No. 1 squad came to the score, shooters and 
spectators alike crowded to the ropes and watched each succeed- 
ing shot with increased interest. When event No. 10 started 
Apgar was leading Fanning by 1 target, but in this event Fan- 
ning broke 18 to Apgar's 15, thereby landing first avcra.ge for 
both days by 2 targets. 
Fanning was high for the day with a score of 166 out of 175; 
Dickey was second with 163, and Apgar and Le Roy tied for 
third with 161. 
The merchandise event closed at 3 P. M. Out of 170 trials to- 
day but two additional straight scores of 15 were made; these by 
Messrs. Hebbard and Lambert. In the shoot-ofif, Apgar won 
first, Lambert second and Hebbard third. The ties in the otlier 
classes were shot off, and it was nearly dark before completed. 
Every contestant received a prize, sufficient being left over to form 
a nucleus for another event of the kind. 
On this, the last day the tournament was favored by the pres- 
ence of Capt, J._ A. H. Dressel, president of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, who arrived on the grounds rather late, being detained by 
a railroad wreck, but he was none the less welcome on that ac- 
count. 
The tournament was also graced by the presence of Mrs. W. K. 
Park, well known to all New England shooters under the nom de 
plume of "Miss Kay." Mrs. Park numbers among her warm 
friends all members of the Haverhill Gun Club, as well as all 
others having the pleasure of her acquaintance. 
The trade was represented by the following: Frank Butler, S. 
M. Van Allen, A. H. Barrfill, E. B. Thompson. Neaf Apgar, 
J. S. Fanning T. E. Doremus, B. J^eroy Woodard, and O, R. 
Dickey. 
In closing, would say that shooters of all classes as a rule are 
never backward in reaching for those things most dear to their 
hearts, namely, cash "and useful prizes; therefore, should anv one 
be able to offer an explanation for the non-appearance " of a 
greater number of contestants at this tournament, the Haverhill 
Gun Club will be deeply in their debt, 
'^he iScores pf the second day folloYf^ ^ 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets : 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 
Apgar , 14 20 13 20 14 19 14 19 13 15 
Van Allen 12 20 1416 14 19 12 18 16 19 
Fanning 14 20 14 17 15 20 14 19 15 18 
Le Roy 14 19 IS 18 15 IS 14 19 13 18 
Griffith 12 18 15 19 14 20 12 16 13 18 
Dickey 15 18 14 18 14 19 13 18 14 19 
Eggers 13 17 9 17 12 17 10 16 12 13 
Dow 11 17 13 IS 9 16 14 15 13 15 
Doremus 12 16 13 15 11 14 10 IS 12 14 
Butler 10 17 13 16 10 17 8 11 12 19 
(n-mdstone 14 19 12 18 15 16 10 14 14 2ft 
George 13 18 15 18 12 17 13 17 11 18 
J'u.cJ^ ■ • 11 15 13 16 13 13 13 17 13 16 
Hebbard . , 11 IS 18 16 11 17 12 17 10 14 
Lambert 12 17 13 18 12 16 12 12 12 15 
Spofford 11 15 14 IS 12 16 14 15 13 15 
Lovering 11 16 IS 17 9 17 11 16 13 16 
Follansbcc 11 14 9 14 13 15 10 14 10 15 
Hatch 10 J 2 11 17 9 18 12 14 12 17 
Lemus 8 18 10 13 8 10 11 11 11 12 
Miller 12 14 14 18 13 17 13 10 10 11 
Straw 11 15 10 17 13 17 13 17 11 16 
Oine 6 10 7 9 6 8 9 9 4 4 
Langley 12 16 13 15 14 17 12 17 14 15 
Hallam 10 10 10 8 8 14 11 15 4 16 
Stevens 10 12 9 8 7 18 12 13 ... . 
Mrs Park 10 9 14 13 10 12 
Park 11 13 13 10 15 13 
Childs 8 7 10 9 12 11 10 
Richards 14 14 13 17 10 17 
Lockwood 12 13 17 
Brown fi 7 . . . . 
Tuck 10 11 . . . . 
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Hints on Trapshootingf, 
Thinkihg that perhaps a few timely remarks might not come 
ajniss, the writer timidly lays at your feet the following, hoping 
Some inexperienced person may be benefited by reading these 
notes. 
The great mterest, and. 1 might say, paternal solicitude ex- 
hibited by certain otherwise well-meaning individuals toward be- 
ginners, and the divers kinds of advice so lavishly and unstintingly 
bestowed on tliem, has suggested a few ideas, "the ventilating of 
which I am sure must be received by both instructors a«d pupils 
with feelings of gratitude, 
By adopting a few suggestions herein laid down it is to be hoped 
that much time may be saved during large tournaments, fewer ac- 
cidents happen, and that those dears whose benevolent proclivi- 
ties cause them to forget themselves in the fervent endeavor of 
advancing others may find solace and reward for a labor of love so 
cheerfidly given and, alas! too often so carefully followed that 
every year we find more and more past masters in instruction 
who signally fail to fnstruct, simply because their theories are too 
fine sjiun to be of practical use. 
Iloni soit qui mal y pense. 
Never get your ammunition until you are called to the score. 
There is always plenty of time for that, and it is obviously un- 
wise to go about carrying extra weight. , 
Make it a rule to always load your gun before filling yotir 
pockets, for then there can be no mistake as to its being loaded. 
If it has a safety, at this Juncture carefully push it forward, then 
you may be reasonably sure it is ready to go off, If perchance it 
should explode in some unaccountable manner before you reach 
the score that makes no difference, as you will be allowed another 
shot, so nothing is lost thereby; while on the contrary, specta- 
tors and contestants alike have been treated to a slight diversion 
calculated at all times to break the monotony of the occasion. 
After having fired at position No. 5, always load your piece 
while walking down to No. 1. If a thing is worth doing at all 
do it well, so dextrously slip in the cartridge, en passant, and 
.slam the gun together, meanwhile walking briskly to your post, 
keepnig the muzzle of your gun well in line of every shooter's 
stomach. Lentil one has thoroughly tried this method nothing but 
the faintest idea can be entertained of the various emotions and 
impulses experienced by the brethren at the score. Should anv 
over timid brother remonstrate, an assurance of the fact that 
one has done a woild of field shooting and only on rare occa- 
sions sprinkled a dog or companion will at once remove all 
symptoms of fear and give one at the same time the air of a 
fvnislied sportsman, the ear-marks of which are an absolute disre- 
gard of human life and limb. It is only super-nervous people who 
are careful witti firearms; an experienced shot is so sure of him- 
self and his weapon that he can make no mistake. If, however, 
by any chance tlie gun should go off, a hearty "ha! ha!" accom- 
panied by a Jaunty swagger and expression of nonchalance will 
render all apologies unnecessary — nay, superfluous. 
The loquacious and experienced trap shot dislikes above all 
things to start art event commencing from position No. 1, be- 
cpuse then he caAnot commune intelligently with any one on 
his le,ft, and, as the man at his right has not had a shot, good, 
bad or indifferent, there is teclinically nothing left to applaud or 
criticise. 
■ Therefore No. I's only consolation should he miss would be to 
instantly explain how, it happened to No. 2. If this is done in a 
loud, stentorian voice, nothing will be more conducive to No. 2 
following suit. If No. 2 is a gentleman he will not say much 
above his breath, but he will think a few things, and then and 
there his opinion of No. 1 will be formed for all time to come. 
The most enviable position while at the score is clearly when at 
No. 3, for then by slightly raising the voice one can converse 
freely on both sides to the full extent of the line and give vent 
to one's feelings, as to the management, trappers, puller, etc., etc. 
A few remarks at thi.s juncture well placed with precision and 
aplomb at once establish one's status with the shooting world 
and render the speaker a subject for much comment among the 
fraternity. 
To err is httmata; it is therefore always in order to question the 
decision of the referee. By doing tliis at all opportune times one 
IS naturally regarded as being alert and on the qui vive, which is 
highly gratifying to the referee and the squad, who are all pleased 
to know they have so interested a contestant at the score. 
There are very few topics of conversation so keenly appreciated 
and enjoyed by contestants and spectators than to positively 
know beyond a peradventure why you have missed such and such 
a shot. It is naturally instructive and of benefit to all to know 
why atid how this was done. So to render your information the 
more striking and command the greatest attention, proclaim in a 
loud voice the exact facts in the case, placing yourself near the 
referee,' so that he at least may reap the benefit of your experi- 
ence. It may interfere with his rendering correct decisions, but 
the squad at the score can wait. Hours were made for slaves. It 
Is. more laborious to relate your mishaps in detail, and then one 
"is apt . tO' strike some unresponsive, rude, vulgar person, whose 
looks indicate that he does not care a , well, does not care. 
\Vhen not shooting strictly up to form, always make it a rule 
to change gun or ammunition, or both. It is reasonably certain 
.that the man who cannot master one gun coidd easily learn to 
shoot with several others. Guns are tickle things; fortunately, 
too, they are mute. It is only such prosy individuals as Gilbert 
and Crosby, whose mediocre skill has placed them where they 
are, who stick to one gun. They do tlus purely from ingorance 
as to other guns and loads, and because their limited experience 
has taught them no better. 
It is always en regie to bluntly criticise a competitor's gun 
■when of other make than your own. Knowledge of its mechan- 
ism and construction is not imperative — in fact, the less some 
would-be coaches know the more they proclaim, h. few well 
planted remarks, driven in with pile-driver force, and clinched with 
an assurance, generally carry the day. 
At the time, while his gun is rmder discussion, aforesaid com- 
petitor may not enjoy it, but when he makes a bad score, it is 
balm lo a bleeding wound to know, that after all the gun was 
largely to blame. 
Very few gun clubs are in so deplorable a condition that they 
are barren of at least one or two up-to-date, progressive experi- 
menters, otherwise known in the vernacular as gun cranks. To 
belong to a club devoid of a few of these is to be sadly mis- 
placed. One genuine, well-matured, full-fledged crank can, and 
does, keep many beginners on the anxious seat, and between a 
sneeze and cough condition the year round. A matriculated gun 
crank to the novice is a beacon of such magnitude and splendor 
that he can keep lesser satellites revolving on their own axis, as it 
were, from pumps to double guns, and from dense to bulk powder, 
scarcely knowing, or caring, whether they are shooting or hoeing 
corn. 
No rational being when in great bodily distress consults a regu- 
lar practitioner, but rather trusts to the quack, who cures him 
while he waits or kills him at his leisure. 
Hence it is that the intelligent novice, when desiring reliable 
ipfgrmatioij, should never apply to men like S, A. Tucker or 
Harvey McMurchy, men who have made a life-long study oi 
guns and shooting, but instead seek the advice so freely given bj 
the versatile gun crank, the man who has run up and down thei 
gamut of guns and loads, and in turn condemned them all. The! 
powers of speech of such a mentor are so persuasive that no tyroi 
can withstand them. His knowledge of misfits and mishapsi 
covers encyclopedias. He can instantly correct any fault or vice 
the beginner may exhibit, albeit he never could correct hjj 
own, Strange as it might appear, the adept and successful gti 
crank seldom shoots even decently well, his time having be^_^ 
exclusively devoted to picking flaws in guns and loads, and educaS 
iug others on correct (?) lines. Gaucho. 
Haverhill G«n CIttb. 
Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 30. — We were prepared for everything 
that might come for our Interstate tournament, and got the un« 
expected. Our arrangements were about as near the proper thing 
as ever happens, with a country club, and with Mr. Shaner as 
manager, I would liked to have known how many shooters i1 
would have taken to have made us hustle. But it was a frost, and 
wc just took it easy. As to nuinbers, it was disappointing; other 
than that would let the boys tell it. 
Our open tournament was more than we expected. While the 
Interstate team and Interclub team races did not materialize, the 
Individual handicap was shot with sixteen entries, Horace Kirk- 
wood winning first, $16, with 85; Leroy second, $10, with 84, and' 
Lambert third, $5, with 83 out of the 100 targets. Twenty-three 
shooters participated on the wind-up day. I herewith inclose sum- 
mary of events; Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 constituted the Individual 
Handicap : 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
Horace, 18 20 22 21 17 25 22 22 22 24 
Lambert, 20 20 20 19 21 23 
Fanning, 22 21 20 19 18 19 
Le Roy. 22 18 24 20 19 21 
Doremus, 17 19 20 19 18 18 15 19 22 
Spofford. 16 15 19 20 13 17 
Lockwood, 16 21 20 22 16 18 
Grieves, 16 17 16 19 14 13 
Hastings, 16 20 21 19 20 18 
George, 20 21 19 18 16 20 17 24 
Miller. 16 18 19 20 19 21 16 16 
Busfield, 16 12 15 
Lamb, 16 17 
S Whitmore, 18.... 17.. .. 
Tozier, 16 22 21 19 17 13 
Mrs Park. 16 20 
Farrington, 16 18 19 14 12 . . 
White. 16.... 17 18 13 11 
Webster, 16 15 17 20 16 20 16 18 21 17 18 13 17 
Stanley. 16 18 16 18 20 17 15 21 20 17 15 
Thompson, 16 13 10 14 . . 16 . . . . 
Hebbard 18 21 23 
Langley .. 19 19 
No. 13: Webster 20, Stanley 17. 
S. G. Miller, Sec'y. 
Darton vs. Statk. 
DuxBAMON, N. H., Aug. 30. — ^The above match came ofli 
promptly at the advertised time. The Concord Gun Club had 
sent out a great many programrnes of the events of the day. 
The shooting fraternity did not respond. Four men from. Maine, 
one from Exeter and one from Dover and some five or six from 
neighboring towns. 
As to the match, Darton won in a walk. I was beaten when the 
first ten targets were shot at, after that I sort of wabbled alongi 
trying to save being distanced. It apparently made no difference' 
where I held, those targets sailed away unbroken. 
Neaf Apgar was the only trade representative present. All of; 
you know as to his ability to break targets. We were glad that 
Apgar was on hand. 
It was some consolation to us to see that he often failed to 
score. We were also sorry that there were not other paid experts' 
present. Wc think none of them would have made scores they 
would care to brag of. The blue rocks were thrown fairly low 
and quite fast from magautraps. Hitting them was one thing 
and breaking another. Target after target was hit and hit hard, 
and yet sailed serenely on. 
As for my shooting, the gun and ammunition were all right, 
the man alone was to blame. 
Now, as to ray challenge to Maine. It was straight and it waS' 
promptly accepted. There were a number beside Darton ready 
and willing to accept it. It is easy to say. Go in and do up the 
Maine sons of guns'. The siying is easy; the doing is different, 
Try it on, some of you. 
The best Massachusetts could do in the recent team contests 
was to tie those Pine State men. If Massachusetts can't beat 
them New Hampshire has not a ghost of a show. 
As to future challenges, I am out of such doings. Anyone, 
young Or old, can "sass" me all they will, and that is all the 
good it will do them. M3' next shooting will be on birds. The' 
opening day is near and there are quite a number of partridges 
nearby waiting for mc. I am considering whether I shall have 
to shoot them on the ground or out of a tree. You will get the 
scores of the Concord shoot in due time. Just remember when 
you look over those scores that there were a few good shotSij 
in the squads. 
A boiled owl is said to be tough; those targets must have been 
close relations to the owl. C. M. Stakk. 
Raleigh Gun Club. 
Raleigh, N. C, Aug, 28.— The Raleigh Gun Club gave their' 
last barbecue of the season, and many regrets were heard that we' 
would not be able to enjoy another one this year. The best was* 
reserved for the last, and about fifty of our friends could vouch 
for its good qualities. 
Several of our members made a very good record, especially our^ 
president, Jas. I. Johnson, making 49 out of 50 at 18yds., also 23 
out of 24 at doubles. This is a record that any amateur should be 
proud of. The following scores were made at 50 targets: John- 
son 49, Gowan 44, Gray 43, Parker 41, Walters 27, Ferrall 40, Bus- 
bee 28, Ball 37, Pearce 37, Crowder 38, Harden 27. 
R. T. Gqwan, Sec'y, 
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do exactly as they say.- — Adv. 
The average man's vacation is limited, and he wishes to get as 
much pleasure from it as possible. Too often, though, he goes 
afield with a lot of enthusiasm, but with body ill prepared for 
physical work. Soft and flabby muscles, even though backed by a 
plucky spirit, will not enable him to tramp after game or over[ 
mountain. Often half his vacation time is lost in getting into 
training. 
The physical culture system described by Prof. Anthony Barker, 
properly applied, should double the pleasure— and the length of 
the sedentary man's vacation trip. 
The name Danbury suggests at once a head covering, for Dan-! 
bury is a great hat-making center. Hawes & Von Gal are among; 
the principal hat manufacturers of Danbury, for, as one of their 
advertisements says: 
Fashions come and go — ^what then? 
Hawes' hats ars worn by a million men. 
There are more than a million men in the country, however, and' 
this firm continues to reach out for more business, which it will 
no doubt secure. 
Unless properly treated, time and use speedily take the life out* 
of leather. No one knows this better than your coachman, who 
regularly treats your harness to its dressing of oil. Your shooting 
shoes should have the same care that your harness receives. 
Collan Oil is highly recommended as a dressing for leather an4 
as an oil for guns. 
