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$4^100,00 GASH. 
GRAXD XATIO.ML SIIOOTIXG TOIRVAMEVT 
AT 
NortliEfnOtiio Pair Groonds Trotting PafP, 
Clevela-nd., Oh.io, 
COMAir.XCESG 
ThursdaT/-^ June lO^ 
And Continuing 11th, 12th and 14tli, 1875. 
I'nder the management of 
S. H. TUREILL of Chicago, Ilx., and 
AV. J. FAEEAR of Cleveland, Ohio. 
Open To Tlie 'World., 
IVith the exceptions of Capt. A. H. Bo^rdas, Abraham Eleinman, 
Ira A. Paine. J Ward of Canada, and J. Close of Pontiac, Mich. 
Entrance for the first three days. $10 each day. Entrance for the 
last day $.30. All Parses to fill or he pro-rated. Birds extra. 
Admission to the Grounds oOcts each to all. 
All Shooting to be from Parker’s Pitent Self-Closing 
H. and T. Plunge Traps. 
First Fay, Thursday, Jane 10, 
$750.00. 
CLASS SHOOTING— TEX SINGLE RISES. 
First prize. Cash $250.00 
Second ’* “ 200.00 
Third “ “ 150.00 
Fourtk “ “ 100.00 
Fifth “ “ 50.00 
Second Fay, Friday, Jane 11. 
'.$8.70.00. 
CLASS SHOOTING— TEN SINGLE RISES. 
First prize Cash $300 00 
Second “ “ 250 00 
Third “ “ 1.50 00 
Fourth “ “ 100.00 
Fifth “ “ 50.00 
Third Fay, Safarday, Jane 11, 
.$900.00. 
CLASS SHOOTING— TEN SINGLE RISES. 
First prize, Cash $050.00 
Second “ “ 250.00 
Third “ “ 1.50.00 
Fourth “ “ 100.00 
Fifth “ “ .50 00 
Fourth Fay, Monday, Jane 11, 
$1,500.00. 
CLASS SHOOTiNG- FIFTEEN SINGLE RISES. 
First prize, Cash $500 00 
Second •* ■' 400.00 
Third “ “ 300.00 
Fourth “ “ 200 00 
Fifth “ “ 100.00 
RULES FOR TR.AP SHOOTING. . 
Bui.E I. Tram, and BoundarUit,— AM matches shall he 
ehoi from HardT Plunge Traps, set five yards apart. The rise 
shall he twenty-one Aards and the boundari^ eighty yard*, meas- 
ured from a point equi-distanl from and in a direct line between 
the traps. 
Rule II. At tAe Score, Ifuie of Birds, Gun Bdoxr the EWotc. etc.— 
'When a person is at the score and ready to shoot, he is to call 
“pull;” should the bird not fly when th»* irap i* sprung, the shooter 
may declare no bird; bat should the bird fly before such declar- 
aliou is made, it will be considered a bird. Shcnld ihe trap be 
sprung without his having given the word, be m.iy take the bird or 
not; but if he shoots, the bird »ball be scored. The party shall 
not leave the sc.ore;to shoot, and must hold the butt of his gun below 
the elbow after the shooter shall call “pull," until ibe bird takes 
wing; and in case of infraction of tnis rule, the bird shall be scored 
as missed. All the birds must be on the wing when shot at. 
Rule III should the gun mis-fire the shooter shall 
have another bird, provided the gun is pro^rly loaded. If using a 
double barrel gun. only one barrel shall be loaded, and at the -core; 
if a muzzle loade r, capped at the sc' re In case of infraction of this 
last danse, the bird shall be scored a.« lost. 
Rule IV. Securing ojtd ScortuQ Bird*.—l\ shall be. optional 
wi'h the party shooting to secure his own bird or appoint a person 
for that purpose. The party who starts for the bird most secure it 
— lime allowed three minutes Xo extraneous means ^hall be used 
to gather it, and no person except the one gathering the bird shall 
go between the referee and the bird Birds mast show shot marks. 
If a bird flies oat of bounds it shall be scored as missed. 
Bulb Y. Bird on the Ground.— li a bird is shot at when on the 
ground it shall be scored a lost bird. 
Rule VI. Charge of Shot —The charge of shot shall he 1 1-4 
ounces, measured by Dixon measure. No. 1106 or HOT Charge of 
powder unlimited. The referee shall, at the request of any person 
engaged in the match, examine the charge of any person cb^Ienged 
Should it contain more than 1 1-4 ounce of shot, as above defined, 
he shall forfeit all his rights in the mat h. 
Rule VII. Ties . — In case of ties the distance shall be increa-ed 
five yards, and shall he shot off ai^hree or five birds. In case of a 
second tie, the distance shall be increased five yards further, and 
this di-tance shall be maintained until t e match Is decided. 
Air ties shall be shot off on the same ground immediately after the 
match, if they can be couclucled before dark. In case they cannot 
be concluded by dark, they shall be shot off at the fullovvicg d«v. 
unless otherwise directed by the referee. Any one of the ti -s beiris 
absent half an hour after the time appointed’ to shoot, shall forfeit 
his rights to contest in the match. 
Rule VIIL Judges and Referee. - Two judges and a referee shall 
be appointed before the shootin.' commences. The ieferee'«i de- 
cision shall be final. He may allow a contestant another bird iu 
case the laMer has been balked or interfered with, or may. foi any 
reason satisfac tory to the releree.be entitled to it. If a bird shall 
fiy toward parlies within boui.ds. in such a manner that to shoot at 
it would endanger any person, another bird may be allowed, and if 
a bird is shot at by any person besides the party at the score, the 
referee sh^l decide how u shall be scored, and whether another bird 
ghall allgwcth 
Shooting to commence at 9 a. m.. Sharp. 
ENTRIES TO HE MADE ON THE GROUNDS 
EACH DAY. 
The party making the best average tn the shoot proper, through- 
out the Tournament, to be pre.'?eated with One Hundr^ iSlO ») Dol- 
lars cash The party making the second be>t average to be pre- 
sented with an elegant Crayon Drawing, worth 1^50, presented by 
Jacob Glahn of iMoriden, Conn. 
The Taylor House, a first-class hotel, is situated near the Grounds 
where all can be accommodated at $4 per day. 
^^“Parties can procure everything in the ammunition line on the 
Grounds during the Tournament. 
For further particulars address 
W. J. FARKAR, 
147 Superior St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Wants and Exchanges. 
Adtertisemexts under this head are inserted at 50 cents for three 
lines. Send money with order. 
SPORTSMEN- Apply to me for price of 5'oI. 88 TUi/Iw’ Spirit. 
List of home and foreign sporting journals; to sell or exchange 
for copies of Porter's Spirit, or of Wegtern Sporting Gazette. 
Fred. E. Poxd, Montello, Wis. 
Figeon ITraLps. 
PARKBR^S 
PATENT SELF-CLOSING 
‘‘H” and 
FLUXGE TBAF. 
These traps aie made after the style of the regnlar pinnge traps, 
with the additional improvement— which is patented.— of so con- 
necting the covers with the plnniter — on which the bird sits, and 
from which he is thrown when the trap is operated — as to close them 
when the plnnser tails to place, and by its weight bolds them down 
so that it is impossible for a bird to open the covers and escape, as 
is often the case with other plunge traps The special advantages 
claimed are that the 
TIME AND BIRDS SA5"ED 
during a single season’s nse of 
FOR SALE. — Vols. 2 and 3 Americas Sportsmax, bound; Vols. 
3 and 4 Americax Sportsmax. not bonnd; Vols. 1 and 2 Forest and 
Parker’s Patent Self-Closing Traps, 
will more than 
Stream, bound; Vol. 15 Turf. Field and Farm, bound. Joseph E. 
Fisher, 102 Sacket Streetl, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
ALL SPORTSMEN are interested in the best hunt- 
ing grounds of the South-west. The line of the Mis- 
souri, Kansas and Tcxiis Railroad aft yrds untold fields 
of Game-Birds, Fish and animals. Send to General 
REPAY ANT CLUB WHICH MAY .\DOPT THEM. 
No expense is spared in mannfactnring these traps to make them 
STSOXG JXD DURABLE. 
Each trap has an 
Extra Wfiter-tiyht Box 
outside the box, which piotects the plunger, 
WITH CO\^R FOR THE SAME, 
Passenger Agent, Sedalia, ;Mo., for free maps, illustra- 
tions and descriptions. Correspondence solicited. 
thus enabling the sportsman to set the trap firmly in the ground and 
remove it at any time, leaving the outside box, with cover, on the 
field. 
PRICE, $?5.00 PFR PAIR 
Lefevei Bieech-Loadefs, 
DOUBLE BARREL BREECH-LOADING SHOT 
GUNS AND RIFLES. 
Single Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns, the strongest and best 
ever made for either light or ibc ktnd of Duck and Deer 
Shooting. AUo Single Barrel Breech-Loading Kifies. 
IIuzzle-Loadors Altered to Breech-Loaders. 
Any good muzzle-loader can be changed to a breech-loader, mak- 
ing strong, good, and good looking gun as a new breech-loader. 
Perfect satisfaction miaraiiteed with e%ery gun altered. These guns 
are conceded, where known, to have the stiongest fasieninif, the 
best action, to 5e the be.^^t handling, the closest and hardest shoot- 
imr, and the che.ipest guns before the public. Locks arv made re- 
bounding. when di'Sir^. For catalogue and price list, address, 
L. BARBER & CO t 51 Clinton St., SYRACUSE. N. Y. 
W. H. .1IA( HE.\, Artist, Toledo, Ohio. 
!Makes a specialty ot painting single and companion 
pieces (in oil), of game and fish, — from nature onl)' — 
Paintings for club rooms, dining rooms, &c., con- 
stanilv on hand. Paintings of rare birds, quadrupeds, 
or animals made to order from natural specimens. 
A pair of sent by freight or express on receipt of the price. 
FA&KEB. iSROS., 
West Meriden, Conn. 
PLeoommeiid.£il:ioiis : 
From Capt. A. H. BOGARDVS, Champion Wing Shot of America: 
“I reckon your pigeon trap away above all other traps I ever saw 
It is handy to use and sure to work. I tell every body 1 meet that 
It is the only trap that ought to be used. 
A. H. Bogardus. 
Extract from a pnvate letter received from Hon . A . C . Mattoon : 
“MTiat can I say that will convey to the trap shooters of this 
country a clearer idea of the excellence and sup^rioniy of your 
Patent Self-closing Figeon trap, over any other piueon trap, that I 
have seen, than to mention the fact that I have witnessed the shoot- 
ing of nearly twenty thousand birds from those traps ai our late 
convention, and cannot now call to mind a sinirle instance when 
the shooting was delayed an instant in consequence of disarrange- 
ment of traps; they can be filled, with less loss of birds, and with 
greater facility than the old fashioned traps." 
THESE TRAPS WERE ADOPTED 
BY THE 
NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION, 
At their annual convention, held at Batavia, June, 1874, as will be 
seen by the following letter; 
"In answer to your favor of the 17lh regarding the action of the 
i ssociation about the self-closing improvement to pinnge traps, I 
would say that * his Association has ^dopted them and engatted Mr. 
Knapp to add to the eight traps now ownf'd by the Association, this 
self-closing improvement. Yours respectfully, 
John B. Sage, Sec. N. Y S. Assoc'n.*' 
ABBEY & IMBRIE, 
SUCCESSORS TO 
ANDREW CLERK & CO. 
18 Maiden Lane, Xeie York. 
IMPORTERS, MAXUFACTUREKS AXD DEAI>ERS IX 
FISHING TACKLE 
On hand the larsest and best assortment ever exhibited in the 
United States. They particularly call attention to their 
TROUT, S.ULMON AND BASS RODS. 
Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flics, and Hooks on Gut- 
Cntty Hunk and P sque Islands Bass lines, Waterproof Braided 
Silk Lines, every size and quality of 
SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES. 
And every variety and style of 
IPistL FT o o k; s - 
C. GOVS & CO.^ 
Dealers in all kinds ot 
Guns, Rifles, Pistols, Po-wder, Sliot, 
Caps, Wads, Cartridges and 
Sportsmen’s Supplies- 
12 Blake St., Denver, Col. 
Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the Rocky Moun- 
tains and Pacific Coast, Canada, 3Iaine, the Adirond icks. etc., 
SPLIT BAMBOO, TROUT AND SALMON RODS AND REELS 
A SPECIALTY. 
-Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Importers of War- 
ren's Celebrated Drilled Eyed Needles. 
n. GOVE. JOHN P. LOWER. FRANK CHURCH. 
Oarl IDitmar’s 
NEW PATENTED 
SPORTING POWDBR 
S. W. GOODRIBGB^ 
GRAFTON, WINDHAM, CO., VERMONT. 
Keeps constantly on hand a full supply of fishing rods. 
MY SHAD ROD, 10 feet long, made expressly foi 
shad fly fishing, and approved by Mr. Thoma.s 
Chalmers. Price $ 8.00 
MY TROUT FLY RODS, 3 joints 10.00 
BL.-VCK BASS RODS, most a pproved pattern, . . 8.00 
All are hand made, and of the best material, silver 
plated mountings, and metal covered dowals. 
All kinds of fine bait rods on hand, or made to order. 
All orders promptly attended to. 
Does not soil thignn; cleans it. if yon nse a charge of it after 
firing many limes with black powder; no smoke— little recoil— no 
ond report— high velocity. 
The best ever made in this line; not to be confounded with 
Schultz or English Wood Powder, or with Sawdnst Powder, as it 
is suoerior to both. 
BFAFY MADE AMMFXITIOX . 
For Sporting and Target Rifles always on hand. 
Send for fall information, and if you order, please state if wanted 
for rifle or sbot gun. as 1 bave different kinds. 
GAEL tDITMAR, 
NEPONSET, MASS, 
