impossible to get nearer, so I stayed where I was wliile the hunter went to wind¬ 
ward of them. As soon as they winded him all four came close past me, and I 
shot the bull at 12 paces. Put up for the night in a ‘ lumber camp ’ a mile off, 
close to Atkinson’s Brook.—J.M.” 
In August, Major McDonnell, R.A., and Lieut. Macgowan, R.A., had some fine 
sport salmon fishing on that queen of fishing rivers the Bestigouche, which forms 
the boundary between New Brunswick and the Province of Quebec. In ten days 
they got between them 13 salmon and 3 grilse. Major McDonnell’s biggest was 
31 lbs. and Lieut. Macgowan’s 44 lbs.—the latter is the largest salmon which 
has been killed in British North America with rod and line for the last six years. 
On another occasion Lieut. Macgowan killed six salmon averaging 11 lbs. in 
one day at Indian River, only 20 miles from Halifax. 
The woodcock season which has just ended has been a good one. Captain 
Yunge-Bateman, R.A., and another gun, shot 45 couple in a few days, and Lieut. 
Macgowan and another gun bagged 125 couple in 12 days. 
At games the R.A. has been as successful as in sport. 
A polo match was played by the R.A. against the Garrison, and won by the 
former by five goals to three. The sides were as follows:— 
R.A. 
Major C. R. W. Hervey, 
Capt. Yunge-Bateman, 
Lieut. Macgowan, 
a R. E. Stuart, 
Garrison. 
Major Mansell, R.B. 
Capt. Jenkins, R.B. 
Colonel Lea, D.A.A.G. 
Major Maycock, R.E. 
In an Association Football Match the R.A. and R.E. beat the “ Wanderers ” 
(champion local team) by two goals. 
In the “ Garrison Miniature Rifle Club ” Lieut. Marsh, R.A., made a record 
score of 103 points out of a possible 105 at 50, 75 and 100 yards range. 
A rowing match was pulled in the harbour over a five miles course, between a 
R.A. crew and one from the flagship (H.M.S. “ Bellerophon ”) which resulted in 
the gunners winning by 280 yards. 
In an assault-at-arms which recently took place at Halifax the R.A. won the 
tug-of-war open to the Navy and Army. 
Last month a silver challenge cup was shot for with M.H. carbines by the 
three batteries quartered at Halifax and won by No. 17 Battery (Major 
McDonnell’s) Western Division. 
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY STEEPLECHASES, 1892, 
WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 
ALDERSHOT COURSE 
(By 'permission of the General Officer Commanding the Division), 
ABOUT THE MIDDLE OE APRIL, 
(UNDER NATIONAL HUNT RULES.) 
The exact date cannot now be fixed, but will be announced as soon as possible, 
when full programmes giving conditions of the open races, date of closing, &c., 
will be issued. 
The following will be the only Regimental Races, as the Stewards consider 
it improbable that a greater number would fill, The whole ape confined to horses 
