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The Practical Poultry Keeper. 
By Louis Wright. Eight colored plates and 37 other 
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Gas Engines and Launches. 
Their Principles, Types and Management. By Francis 
K. Grain. 123 pages. Price, $1-25. 
Here is a pocket manual indispensable to every man 
who uses a motor-boat. It deals in simple untechnical 
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with the difficulties that the marine gas engineer is likely 
to meet with. These engines are described, some pages 
are devoted to launches in general, with practical advice 
to the man who contemplates purchasing a power boat. 
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HITTING vs. MISSING. 
By S. T. Hammond (“Shadow”). Cloth. Price, $1. 
Mr. Hammond enjoys among his field companions the 
repute of being an unusually good shot, and one who is 
particularly successful in that most difficult branch of 
upland shooting, the pursuit of the ruffed grouse or 
partridge. This prompted the suggestion that he should 
write down for others an exposition of the methods by 
which his skill was acquired. The result is this original 
manual of “Hitting vs. Missing.” We term it original, 
because, as the chapters will show, the author was self- 
taught; the expedients and devices adopted and the 
forms of practice followed were his own. This then may 
be termed the Hammond system of shooting; and as it 
was successful in his own experience, being here set 
forth simply and intelligibly, it will prove not less effec¬ 
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cently was attended by nine members. Kloostadt was 
the high gun. but Maiden won the trophy. He also 
won the Schlichting medal with 23 out of 25. Kloostadt 
broke 61 out of 75; Maiden, 59; Schlichting, 50; Becker, 
59. 
Although several of the Minneapolis, Minn., shooters 
were attending the Indian shoot, a good attendance was 
present. Mr. Campbell did some fine shooting, as did 
Morgan with his automatic. At 100 targets, Morrison 
96, Wilk 93, Linden 91, Mitchell 86, Famichow 84, 
Shepard 83, Reggie 77, Calendon 73, Blythoir 69, Camp¬ 
bell 66, Morgan 66, Curran 63. Class C trophy, Mr. 
Clapper; Class B, C. Allander; Class A, Wilk. 
A. D. Sperry is winning at the shoots held by the 
Rock Island, Ill., Gun Club. 
Old members of the old Marshalltown, la., Gun Club 
who were beaten by the Eldora Club were E. G. Wallace, 
L. C. Abbott, C. R. Cook, George Snow and Dr. H. 
H. Nichols. J 
There is a prospective match on between the clubs 
at Springfield and Mankato, Minn. 
In the club team race at Ft. Wayne, Ind., the Corner 
Rod and Gun Club easily defeated the Broadway Club. 
Although the latter is new, it was game enough to wager 
$50 on the result. It lost by 24 targets. 
West Side Gun Club, Youngstown, O., held a 50-target 
shoot Saturday. S. C. Van Slyke scored 41, II. Ulp 34, 
T. Snencer 41. C. McAlister 26, L. AI. Wright 24, F. 
Ulp 34. 
'the term “Mud Pies” was originated at Kansas City, 
Mo., but the Traverse City, Mich, boys have adopted 
that for the name of their “clays.” Out of 300 this club 
shot, the members averaged 84.23 per cent. Scores at 
25 each: Carver 24, Alley 23, Powers 22, Monroe 19, 
Murrell 22, Cochlin 22, Kneeland 19, Saxon 20, Peck 22. 
Among the old-time shooters we note that William 
Thielman, of St. Cloud, Minn., won the badge at the 
late club shoot. 
Krelwitz increased his average at the last shoot at 
Aitkin, Minn., and captured the trophy for keeps. The 
way the handicaps were arranged, even though Guptill 
should smash every target, he could not win. Another 
contest will be arranged with a different handicap. 
Members of Howell, Ind., Gun Club met last Thurs¬ 
day and made the following percentage: John Becker, 
64.40; Frank Freeman. 60; James Monvhan, 60; James 
Thomson. 52.50; William Bernard, 48.80; Jacob Covert, 
48; William Clements, 42.65; R. Cummings, 25; Ed. 
Miller, 24; Thomas Gininia, 12. 
Charley Spencer was in Sidney, la., last week and 
surprised the natives the way he smashed up the clay 
saucers. He broke 72 out of 75 to show how easy it 
could be done. He was in a hurry to make Omaha. _ 
Scores in the shooting events for the city champion¬ 
ship trophy at the Cedar River Gun Club, Sheboygan,, 
Wis., last week Sunday, at 25 targets: H. Tuerhide 23, 
Julius Kroos 20, J. Look 20, A. Bandman 19, C. Schevon 
