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FOREST AND STREAM 
Jan. 17, 1914. 
Drivers and Twisters. 
(Looks like Bart Lewis and Billy Herr were the boys 
that put “get” into target during 1913—Lewis with high 
amateur average lost only — out of —and Herr failed to 
get only—out of 5,000 for high poor glory. 
Awhile ago I intimated that Ward Hammond was a 
“dead one” by suggesting that he shoot a championship 
match with King Edward, I having forgotten for a min¬ 
ute that King Edward had gone on his way with the 
remark, “let George do it”—this surely was laxity in our 
English history^well any how, Ward took us to task for 
asking him to shoot with the late Edward, and, said, he 
to us, if I don’t get all used up toting that Delaware 
champ cup in and out from the duPont grounds. I’ll win 
her once more for luck and pack her away in moth balls. 
He trailed out to the grounds last Saturday and by just 
one little aerosaucer, beat J. T. Robertson for State 
champ and 80-81 out of a century of synchopating. turkey 
trotting, hesitation flying, wind fanning, baked clays. 
On February 14 all those who have had the privilege of 
rubbing the chamois on the cup will shoot for final own¬ 
ership. 
Speaking of promotion work among clubs, if every¬ 
one did his share, as has Jack Fanning of Du Pont, we 
would have more tiapshooters than there were shells to 
sbcot. 
Among his most recent achievements are: 
Colonial Club, Rahway, N. J.; W. Yhagye, New 
Rochelle; Pelham County Club, Pelham Manor, N. Y.; 
Huntington Gun Club, Huntington, L. I.; Hicksville Gun 
Club, Hicksville, L. I.; Hempstead Gun Club. Bayside, 
L. I.; Indian Harbor Gun Club, Greenwich, Conn.; Union 
Club, Rutherford, N. J.; Areola Club, Paterson, N. J.; 
Kingsley School, Essex Falls, N. J.; Peddie Institute, 
Hightstown, N. J., and Mackergie School, Dobbs Ferry, 
'New Jersey. 
Two dates are worthy of place in your hat—Long 
Island Sound Championship at Manhasset Bay Yacht 
Club and the Big Shoot on Grand Central Palace Roof. 
W. G. BEECROFT. 
Southern Ohio Field Trial Association. 
The annual meeting of the association was held in 
Brendamour’s cn Jan. 6 and was well attended. Pres. 
J. W. Utter called the meeting to order at 8:30. The 
reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and 
accepted. The latter’s report showed the club to be 
in good financial condition. The following applications 
for membership were handed in, and the applicants 
elected: Chas. Gormley, T. R. Snyder, Norwood, Ohio; 
II. R. Irwin, Fort Thomas, Ky.; Albert Higliley, Cov¬ 
ington. Ky.; Ned Hawes and W. A. Daniels, Cincin¬ 
nati,, Ohio. The association is to attend to the distribu¬ 
tion ot 250 pairs of the Hungarian partridges to be re¬ 
ceived in Cincinnati during January from the State Game 
Warden, and the secretary, G. R. Harris, has received 
many applications for birds from the farmers of Hamil¬ 
ton and Clermont counties. 
The election of officers followed the discussion of the 
game question, a separate ballot for each office. Dr. 
P. K. Phillips and C. H. Cord were named as tellers 
by the chair. The ballot for president showed Mr. J. 
W. Utter, the present incumbent, receiving all the votes 
but three scattering, and his election was made unani¬ 
mous. Vice-President C. H. Cord, Secretary G. R. 
Harris, Treasurer J. A. Zimmerman. Directors—G. E. 
Flora. George C. Walker, P. K. Phillips, W. H. Riggle, 
W. E. Cliver. It was moved by C. H. Cord, and sec¬ 
onded by G. R. Harris, that a new office be created, 
viz: assistant secretary. The motion was carried, and 
the nomination of W. E. Cliver, resulted in his election. 
A ballot was then taken to fill the place on the board 
of directors made vacant, and H. F. Schaefer was elected. 
Pres. Utter appointed the following gentlemen as a com¬ 
mittee on membership; G. E. 'Flora, J. B. Tower, Dr. 
Oxley, G. Oskamp, G. Delin and G. E. Morlidge. 
Grounds committee, G. E. Flora, E. D. Townsend, H. 
Schuerman, C. H. Cord and II. D. Abbot. 
Entertainment committee, E. Brandemour, J. B. 
Towler and Dr. Oxley. 
It was voted to hold the next trials beginning on Octo¬ 
ber 27. 
It was voted to hold Derby and All Ages, the fee 
in each to be $3 to nominate and $3 to start; and a 
championship shooting dog subscription stake, $3 to 
nominate and $5 to start; four moneys. The trials will 
probably be run at Dillsboro, Ind. 
Canoeing. 
New Membership. 
New Members Proposed. 
Atlantic Division:—'Raymond J. Brown, 1128 Garden 
street, Hoboken, N. J., by Louis Papen; W. P. Schoon- 
maker, 39 W. 32nd street, New York, N. Y., by Clemens 
Schroeder; Harold V. Macintyre, 502 W. 151st street, New 
York, N. Y., by Edward Ahrens; C. Royce Hubert, 20 
Highland Place. Yonkers, N. Y., by B. Frank Crom¬ 
well, Jr. 
'Central Division:—Leland K. Thompson, 34: Barnes 
street, Wilkinsburg, Pa., and 'H. H. Davis, 7924 Ingle- 
nook Place. Pittsburgh, Pa., both by F. D. Newbury. 
Eastern Division:—Robert L. Perry, 25 Rebekah street, 
Woonsocket, R. I., by Albert M. Fletcher. 
Western Division:—Amos G. Allen, 7211 Oglesby ave¬ 
nue, Chicago. 'Ill., by Arthur Lyle Gourley; John B. 
Henning, 825 'Forest avenue, Wilmette, Ill,; LeRoy S. 
Coombs2i03 Lincoln Place, Chicago, Ill., and Hearst W. 
Cady, 825 Forest avenue, Wilmette, Ill., all by A. W. 
Friese; Perry D. Carson, 421 Worth street, Peoria, Ill., 
by N. M. Love. 
New Members Elected. 
Atlantic Division:—6802, Frank E. Nees, 12 Wyoming 
avenue, Elizabeth, N. J.; 6803, Harry D. Gunther, 2980, 
Marion avenue, Bedford Park, New York, N. Y.; 6804, 
Frank E. Barth, Jr.. 151 Hawthorne avenue, Yonkers, 
N. Y.; 6805, J. Morrison Vail, 22 Eastern avenue, Ossi¬ 
ning, N. Y. 
Member Transferred. 
Western Division to Atlantic Division:—6314, Oscar S. 
Tyson, 44-60 E. 23rd street, New York, N. Y. 
Resignations. 
Atlantic Division:—5739, Henry L. Jones, New York, 
N. Y.; 5498, Conrad Hauf, Jr., New York. N. Y.; 3423, 
Benjamin F. Havens, Trenton, N. J.; 4290, Dr. Henry H. 
Morton, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Central Division:—6625, C. N. Boyd, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
6572, Bert E. Dart, Swissvale, Pa.; 5503, L. V. Jones. 
Rome, N. Y.; 6743, William Tyler, Buffalo, N. Y.; 6176, 
Harry W. Reinhart, Scranton, Pa. 
Eastern Division:—6644, Henry G. Butler, Providence, 
R. I.; 3489, Elliot F. Trull. Boston, Mass.; 5142, Howard 
B. Locke, West Medford, Mass.; 3490, L. W. Thompson, 
Woburn, Mass.; 2077, John W. Ellard, .Baltimore, Md. 
Western Division:—6102, John Sanborn, Sterling, Ill. 
Fixtures—Registered Tournaments. 
June 16-18—Bradford, Pa.—The Interstate Association’s 
ninth Eastern Handicap Tournament, under the auspices 
of the Bradford Gun Club; $1,000 added money. Win¬ 
ner of first place in the Eastern Handicap guaranteed 
$100 and a trophy; winner of second place guaranteed 
$75 and a trophy and winner of third place guaranteed 
$50 and a trophy. Several other trophies will also be 
awarded. Elmer E. Shaner, manager, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
September 8-11—Dayton, O.—The Interstate Associa¬ 
tion’s Fifteenth Grand American Handicap Tournament, 
on the grounds of the N. C. R. Gun Club; $1,500 added 
money. Winner of first place' in the Grand American 
Handicap guaranteed $600 and a trophy; winner of sec¬ 
ond place guaranteed $500 and a trophy, and winner 
of third place guaranteed $400 and a trophy. Several 
other trophies will also be awarded. Elmer E. Shaner, 
manager, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Frank Foresters Forecast 
(Continued from page 84.) 
At this period, which was the golden age 
for the sportsman, travelling was, comparatively 
speaking, expensive; it was often necessary, in 
visiting out-of-the-way places, where the best 
sport was to be had, to hire private conveyances; 
and the consequence was that the city poacher 
was in a great measure precluded from follow¬ 
ing his barbarous and dishonest trade. Add to 
this, that the country people were averse to 
the market-shooter, when they discovered his 
object, and cast obstacles in his way. 
All this is now changed—the railroads by 
which the country is everywhere intersected, en¬ 
able the city pot-hunter to move about with his 
dogs, and to transmit the subject of his butchery 
to the market easily, cheaply, speedily. Nor is 
this all—the country now bids fair to monopolize 
the trade of pot-hunting. The young men and 
boys, now-a-days, all shoot on the wing; many 
of them shoot extremely well; and knowing the 
country, and being at it all the time, the devasta¬ 
tion they make is enormous. 
Their game is easily disposed of by the 
aid of the conductors, or other employes on the 
railroads, who share the spoils with the killers. 
The father, finding that the idle lad, who form¬ 
erly did an hour or two of work, and bird- 
nested or played truant quite unprofitably all the 
rest of the day, now readily earns his three or 
four shillings a day by loafing about the woods 
with a gun in his hand and a cur at his heels, 
encourages him in this thoughtless course, and 
looks upon him as a source both of honor and 
profit to the family. 
In the meantime, knowing nothing, and 
caring less than nothing, about the habits or 
seasons of the birds in question, he judges nat¬ 
urally enough that, whenever there is a demand 
for the birds or beasts in the New York mar¬ 
kets, it is all right to kill and sell them. 
And thanks to the selfish gormandizing of 
the wealthier classes of that city, there is a de¬ 
mand always; and the unhappy birds are hunted 
and destroyed, year in and year out, by the 
very persons whose interest it is to protect them, 
if it be only for the selfish object of making 
the most money of their killing. 
Even now, while I write these lines—Feb¬ 
ruary, 1848—owing to the mildness of the 
winter, which has allured them earlier than 
usual from their hybernacula in the swamps of 
ihe sunny South, the Woodcock are here among 
11s, preparing their nests already ere the snow 
is off the ground. Each pair of these birds, if 
unmolested now, will raise eight young—perhaps- 
twelve—during the season. The bird, more¬ 
over, is in no condition at this time of year— 
his plumage is full of a species of louse, his 
flesh is unsavory, he is thin and worthless—yet 
the ostentation, rather than the epicureanism of 
the rich New Yorker demands Woodcock; there¬ 
fore, despite law, common sense, and common 
humanity, the bird is butchered at all times— 
even now. Within ten years to come, if some 
means widely different from any now adopted 
be not taken to save this bird, it will be ex¬ 
tinct everywhere within a hundred miles of the 
Atlantic seaboard—and inland, everywhere with¬ 
in a hundred miles of any city large enough to 
afford a market. Within fifty years from the 
day on which I now write, I am satisfied that 
the Woodcock will be as rare in the eastern and 
midland states, as the Wild Turkey and the 
Heath-Hen are at present. 
The Quail will endure a little longer, and 
the Ruffed Grouse the longest of all—but the 
beginning of the twentieth century will see the 
wide woodlands, the dense swamps, and the 
mountain sides, depopulated and silent. I be¬ 
gin to despair—to feel that there is no hope 
for those who would avert the evil day, when 
game shall be extinct, and the last manly ex¬ 
ercise out of date in the United States of North 
America. 
Steffanson Vessels Safe 
Two of the three vessels (the Alaska and 
the Mary Sachs), comprising the Steffanson Arc¬ 
tic expedition fleet, arrived at Collinsen Point, in 
the Arctic circle, on Sept. 27. 
With the exception of an insignificant injury 
which the Mary Sachs sustained in the ice packs, 
both vessels are in excellent condition. The 
entire party of scientists, and the crew of both 
vessels are snugly installed in a log hut erected 
about two years ago by a fur trader on a high 
elevation. 
The situation is an excellent one, and the 
party will remain until Spring. A number of 
specimens of rare birds and mammals, collected 
in the Arctic regions by Dr. R. M. Anderson, 
chief anthropologist of the expedition, will be 
presented to R. W. Brock, director of the Cana¬ 
dian Geological Survey. 
News of the arrival at Collinsen Point was 
made public by George J. Desbarats, Deputy Min¬ 
ister of Naval Affairs of Ottawa, who received 
the communication from Dr. Andrews. Collin¬ 
sen Point is about fifty miles from Flaxman 
Island. At one time it was reported that the 
Alaska and the Mary Sachs had been lost in 
the ice packs. 
The scientists in the party at Collinson Point 
are Dr. R. M. Anderson, of New York, Messrs. 
K. Chapman, Cox, O’Neill and Johansen, and the 
members of the crew of the two vessels are 
Nahmes, Bernard, Blue, Craford, Olsen, Thomp¬ 
son, Brooks, Narom and Mrs. Jennie Thompson, 
wife of Seaman Thompson. 
No mention is made in the reports received 
of Steffansson or his vessel, the Karluk, beyond 
that she was last seen by Dr. Anderson in an ice 
pack near Point Barrow on August 19. 
The total amount of land purchased in the 
000 acres. So far the principal work on these 
Eastern States for Federal forests is nearly 800,- 
areas has involved their protection against for¬ 
est fires. 
