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FOREST AND STREAM 
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togeth r with portraits of the American ami English team of 
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the Centennial, “ Edwm.i Laverack, ' ■ A Frkudly Service,” 
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JOTTINGS FROM COLORADO. 
JACK SNIPE IN PARTICULAR AND MATTERS IK GENERAL. 
• Denver, Jnu.a. 
Editor Forfst and Stream and Rod and Gun: 
In jour Issue of December 27 1 notice that “ B.” very gracofully amt 
truthfully states the fao a in reference to the existence of Jack-snipe 
n Colorado. 
I can conilrm tho statement that they were comparatively plentiful 
here last fall. A number of local sportsmen bad tho pleasu r e of hang- 
ing a few on several different occasions, though the bag of F. F. Griffin, 
made the last week In September, was the most lucceieful In point of 
number of which I have heard. 
The writer of Mils article has seen Ja'-h-sulpo In Colorado every 
sptlug and fall durlug the past threo jcurs, and apprehends It may be 
truthfolly asserted that they were more plentiful last full titan at any 
time hitherto since the settlemoBt of the State. It Is fui thcr believed 
and predated that the birds will becoiuemorc numerous ns ourngElcnl- 
tnrai acreage Increases, which Is tantamount to asserting that as irri- 
gation Increases the bird will visit us In still larger numbers. As 
irrigation increases artificial lakes, with mucky, soft surroundlugs, 
now covered by overflow, and now exposed by the water* receding, will 
multiply und give Seolopat wilsonii decidedly increased accommooa- 
lons over those of former years. Stubble and corn-fields overflowed 
by the irrigating ditches will also afford admirable places of resort for 
this wlerd bird, and thus It Is that in these parts those who love and 
reverence this bird, not ouly for the admirable sport he brings to those 
fond of the gun, but as well for his gastronomic value, delight In the 
anticipation that wisps of this bird will be more numerous In the future 
than in the past, and that be will prove himself to be a power, viewed 
from the sportsman’s stand-point, In making "the desert bloom as the 
rose.” 
While upon this topic, It will net be amiss to allude to the fact that It 
Is oue of the wonders of the age that our astute Solons did not legislate 
against shoodog Jack-snipe in and out of season, Inasmuch as lu "an 
Act lor the Protection of Game aud Insectivorous Birds,” passed by 
the General Assembly of Colorado last March, “tho killing, ensnaring, 
trapping or netting of curlew or plover" is prohibit ed ! Wliat clectrlfy- 
log sport “trapping or netting" curlew or plover would be! For a 
wonder Scolopax irilsonii was not enumerated— nor owls, which latter 
omls Ion, as a matter of protection to the far->eelng legislators them- 
selves, was an Inexplicable oversight. You see, Jack-snipe, owls and 
the average legislator do not eat grasshoppers, but plover and curlew 
do (7), and beucc the mighty arm of the law Is raised lu behalf of tlio 
latter, ai.d assists In securing a “survival of the Attest." 
Before bidding adieu to Solons, owls and jack-snipe, I have ouly to 
add that I saw two of the latter hanging lu front of James Celia's res- 
taurant. on Fifteenth street, this city, on Chrlstmaa-eve. Inquiry de- 
veloped the (pet that they were killed the preceding day a short dis- 
tance from town, it Is a curious fact that dui lag the mont t of Nov., 
the thermometer at the Sigoal Service Office here registered 18 deg*, 
be owzero, wblle it lingered near zero for several days. Bold, indeed, 
must be the J lck and lady snipe who dare confront such hyperborean 
b ast, and lingor In the lap of winter till winter solntlce Is accom- 
plished, to die an Ignomlnioas death at the hand of a “pot-hunter," as 
as evidenced by the fact that the worthy pair found their w«y to the 
doors of a noted restaurateur rather than to tne table of the slayer. 
But not only were Jack-snipe more numerous In the vicinity of Den- 
ver last fall than nsua', but also were ducks of numerous varieties, and 
swan. Several or our more assiduous gunners shot solendld specimens 
of the latter on Sloan's Lake, a sheet of water, not moro than three 
miles dlsiaatfiom the poBt-offfce. 
Elk, Jeer, antelope, bear and bison have been In market since Novem- 
ber l, not constantly In the above variety, to be sure, yet with, the ex- 
ception of eik and bear. 
Coming up Fifteenth street to-day, I was impressed at seelog so 
maoy quail and groose at the various provision stands ou that 
thoroughfare. I woDdered where they ciuvs from. Was well aware 
of the fact that Kansas has statutory provision against shipping either of 
the above birds oat of the State at this or any other season of the year. 
Curiosity prompted me to Investigate the source of supply, partly with 
a view of ascertaining where to go next year to get good quail and 
grouse sliootlDg. A due regard for truth, Mr. Editor, prompts me to 
gently whisper in your ear that the quails and grouse In question 
came, one aud all, from “ bleeding Kansas.” Be It understood that 
Colorado la a neighbor of Kansas on the west, aud on neighborly 
terms. Colorado, as yet, does not. produce duoghilis, geese, ducks, 
eggs, hogs and the like in suUlctent quantities to supply the demands 
of her citizens for the same, Aud the same may be asserted of prairie 
chickens and quails; so she calls ou her generous 8l9ter, Kansas, to fur- 
nieh these much needed commodities. But the majesty of the law In- 
terposes not when It comes to ship the dunghill, the domestic goose or 
duck, or swine from Kansas to Colorado. Bat It interposes when it Is 
proposed to attempt a similar exploit on the artless quail or noble 
prairie chicken, still, canning dealers, either recognizing the “eternal 
fitness of tnlngs," or Influenced by mercenary motives— let us suppose 
the former— simply pack featberless duQghlll and Cupidonia cupido, 
domes lc dne*, and Ortyx cirginianus, In the same box or barrel, and 
In each instance consign the former to the dealer tn this city ; and it 
still remains a question, undecided In Colorado at least, whether duck 
or quail, if permitted to go unmolested, nay, if sunouaded with every 
condition favoring rapid increase of his respective species, would 
devour the greater number of nascent grasshoppers for* the Kansas 
agriculturist. Be this a* It may- and farther, by way of mitigating the 
offense so far as Colorado la concerned— I would respectfully suggest 
that when plover and curlew get to be "as the sands of the sea shore" 
‘here, und devonr all our “hoppers," Kansas will either have uono of 
the latter, or otherwise shall have our plover to exterminate them. 
I was decidedly Interested In the communication of “Veteran," which 
appeared In your Issue of December 27. He la evidently no "sounding 
brasB or tinkling cymbal." He la a grand old ‘ knight of the trigger,” 
aud 1 8honld like to meet him. As such, his opinions ate entitled to 
respect. He confesses " to a mild kind of manta for new guns," aud 
as proof of the assertion, cites the fact that be orders a new gun nearly 
every year. He must be one of that fortunate class of persons upon 
whom the inconveniences of res anguata domi rest lightly. He gives 
some excellent advice to yonng sportsmen about to select a gun, which, 
among other suggestions, Is “ to order from an honest maker of estab- 
lished reputation," bat then adds, “to avoid all great establishments 
which make for the trade." This tabooes many well-known and skillful 
manufacturers, and that I may deliver myself of certain Ideas I shall 
quote “Veteran" once more, and then "eay my say.” Nearer the be- 
ginning of his artiele lie states : " I do not disparage such great names 
as Lancaster, Purdy, Boss aud Grant, for their works »p. ak fur them, but 
wtieu forty-Uve pounds will command as much real value asflOguin-as, 
I not do see the necessity for p-iyiug >he excei-s." Nor do J. Aud when 
forty-live pound*, or less, will nuy a gun turned out by "oue of the 
great establishments whlcn make for the trade," aud which Is as ele- 
ganily flulshed accurately Jointed, as nicely balanced, aud shouts a* 
btrongly, eveuly and kidmgly In the field or at the trap as a forty-Uve 
pound gun made by one or any of the makers "who does not make f,.r 
the trade,” I cannot see why the forty-nve pounds, with Hie order for 
the gun, Uad not as well be placed in th* hauds of the former as the 
latter; for, Air. Editor, It seems to me that the facts are those : While 
Messrs. W. h C. Scott A Son, and W. W. Greener, of Birmingham, 
England, and Parker Bros., of Amorlca, and doubtless others, of whom 
1 kn jw loss, are the heads of “great establishments which mako for tho 
trade," they, also, through their agents or local dealers, take orders 
for special guns, which they construct with special care, putting to such 
work artists skilled to perfection la the various departments of guu- 
inanufacturc, and In this way snocoed In manufacturing guns which 
the manufacturers, or persons for whom thoy aro made, are quite 
willing to pit against nuy other gun In tho world, whether or not the 
latter be made by prodigiously high-toned, and sll higher-priced 
makers who do uot mako for tho trado. It Is an Indisputable historical 
fjet, that Mossrs. W. A C. Scott* Sou. aud W. W. Greener, lu Eng- 
land, and Parker Bros., In America, have done more, been most Instru- 
mental, as manufacturers, to bring to the notice of tho public, and on- 
forco the merits of tho ‘'ohoko-bore” system and Its modifications., 
which, even according to "Veteran’s" own testimony, lnoreasoe the 
effective range Ot shot-guns "fully fifty per cent." more than any maker 
who docs not make for the trade. For the Messrs. Scott, Capt. A. U. 
Bogardnehos announced this fact wherever hU Soott choke-bore has 
rent the air. Aud where has It not7 But another grand ultimatum for 
the sportsman of average means Is, the sume enterprising manufac- 
turers furnish excellent shooting weapons of good wearing qualities at 
moderate cost. 
So much : not that I wish to disparage the work of aDy maker, or 
class of makers, but that I fels disposed to present a few stern facts. 
Intaglio, 
GAME PROTECTION. 
The Pennsylvania Game Bill — Sunbury,- Feb. 18. — We 
are having a lively time just now with our new game bill, 
which is just reported as amended from the Committee on 
Agriculture, to whom it was referred back on second rending 
by ibe Senate, reported from committee ou the 14th, nnd now 
awaiting first rending us amended. I wish I had a spare copy 
to send you, to laugh over the combined wisdom of our Solons. 
We can do nothing with it in the Semite, but will try and rco- 
tify it as much as possible when it gets into the House, or else 
defeat the whole thing. Think of a section allowing fishing 
with (ike nets of one inch mesh the whole year round, and 
consider the prospects of resuscitating our rivers, etc, by arti- 
ficial propagation. A. F. C. 
Our correspondent must remember that the English common 
law of to-day is a monument of the accumulated wisdom of 
many oenturies, haviug for its foundation the Roman code. 
Perhaps it is necessary for their highest excellence that the 
Pennsylvania game statutes should also be the work of many 
decades. When it does reach its perfection our friends may 
rejoice in its precepts, even though there is then neither fish 
nor game left. 
IP* §ifle. 
THE FOREST AND STREAM AND ROD 
AND GUN TOURNAMENT 
For the Short-Range Championship 
And three team medals, which will be awarded to tho teams 
making the first, second and third best scores. Other prizes 
will be offered also, to take place at Conlin’s shooting gallery. 
Open to teams from any organized rifle club. 
Conditions. — Teams — Each team shall consist of ten men. The teams 
participating must be composed of members of the various clubs 
which they represent. Rifles— Limited to ten pounds lu weight ; mini- 
mum pull of trigger, three pounds ; 22-100 cal. Teams can furnish 
their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at the gallery, as they 
may desire. Number of Shots— Ten by eaoh competitor. Sighting 
Shots— Two shots will be allowed each competitor. Position— Off- 
hand. Targets— 200-yards targets, according to the regulations of the 
N. It. A. reduced in proportion to the range at the gallery. Practice- 
No practice allowed on the day of the match. Entrance Fee— Five 
•dollars to be paid at the efttce of tho Forest and Stream and Rod 
and Gun, No. Ill Fulton street, N. Y. All teams desiring to compete 
man be entered ten days before the time the match 1 b announced to 
take place. The match to be governed by the rules of the N. R. A. 
relating to teamB. Captains of the competing teams shall meet one 
week before the commencement of the match, make all preliminary 
arrangements, choose referees, and decide In what order their respect- 
ive teams shall shoot. The referees shall elect an umpire, whose de- 
cision in all oases shall be Anal. 
The match will commence on Monday, March 11. 
Massachusetts Rifle Association.— We acknowledge the 
annual report of the Massachusetts Rifle Association. The 
ollicer8 are : C. A. Longfellow, President : Vice-Presidents, 
N. Wales aud J. F. Shepard ; Secretary, H. T Rockwell, No. 
39 Arch street, Boston. There are 18 life and 137 annual 
members. With the excellent results already achieved by the 
M. R. A., they should expect the most liberal encouragement 
in the present year. 
New Haven Rifle Association.— A regular meeting of 
the directors of the New Haven Rifle Association was held on 
the 15th— Colonel Smith presiding. Prizes will be shot for on 
Washington's Birthday. In addition to the matches at all 
ranges there will be bull’s-eye shooting. The entrance fee will 
be twenty-five cents, one-half of the total receipts goingto the 
person making the most bull's-eyes. The shooting will be in 
accordance with the rules of the association. The new year 
of the association will begin April 1. Being free from debt 
the association desires to erect new butts in the spring. It is 
proposed to connect the butts with the firing points by tele- 
phone. The Association will have on the grounds, on the 23d 
cartridges for the Springfield gun, so that the military. men will 
have a chance to try the new arm. 
The Helvetia.— This well-known rifle club will celebrate 
its twenty fifth auniversury wilh a grand shooting festival 
to be held in September next. Various committees are now 
consulting to perfect their arrangements. Wo shall give the 
public due notice of the leading event. 
Targets for Gallery Phaotioe.— In reply to a great 
many inquiries, we give the fo lowing general directions a - lo 
making targets for gallery shooting. We must state that the 
coobi ruction of these targets is rather conventional than philo- 
sophical, as fur as proportion goes, the size being adapted o 
the average skill of ih* general rifleman. Mr. Conlin’s target*, 
which are generally adopted, are as follows : The 100-Ieot 
