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May 31, 1913 
ing, but when the tiger arrived at the thick 
cover he disappeared. 
“1 had begun to compose a requiem for my 
poor dog as I saw him chasing the tiger, which 
I expected every moment would turn about and 
let Paris know that he had fought a tartar. 
Though Paris had certainly brought me to the 
gate of destruction, yet he had certainly saved 
me. I felt myself indebted to him for preserva¬ 
tion, and consequently was not a little pleased 
to see him return safe.” 
After reading this account one is almost in¬ 
clined to believe the claim sometimes advanced 
by the cocker’s admirers that his courage is equal 
to that of the bulldog. At least, there seems to 
be no question that this claim would be a trifle 
too modest in India, if not in other countries. 
The bulldog is said to become a veritable pol¬ 
troon under the influence of the enervating cli¬ 
mate of the land of the Hindoos, as indeed is 
the case with nearly every other breed of dog. 
But if his valiant courage would indicate 
that he is totally lacking in discretion, it leads 
to an entirely erroneous conclusion as anyone 
who has used him as a field dog can testify. He 
is, on the contrary, one of the most tractable 
and easily trained of dogs, and responds more 
readily to instructions than almost any other 
breed of the hunting dog. That this fact has 
been recognized by the hunting fraternity is evi¬ 
denced in that cocker spaniels are frequently 
employed in conjunction with setters and point¬ 
ers and trained to stay at heel, while a larger 
dog is pointing the game. As a field companion 
the cocker possesses qualities that make him a 
constant source of interest and amusement to 
the man who has an eye for noting the indi¬ 
vidual qualities of the dog and is fond of study¬ 
ing animals purely for the enjoyment he can de¬ 
rive from watching their eccentricities. And 
after all this is one of the principal enjoyments 
most men have in owning a dog of any breed, 
whether they use it in the field or merely as a 
house pet, or as a playmate for their children. 
The light-hearted plucky little cocker tramps joy¬ 
fully through its task no matter where it may 
lead him, or what the nature of it may be, and 
even though the huntsman be unsuccessful in 
his day’s search for game, he may, if he is pos¬ 
sessed of ears that hear, and eyes that see, learn 
a lesson from his tireless energy and unremitting 
perseverance in the face of apparent defeat that 
will enhance his knowledge of practical phil¬ 
osophy more than the perusal of many volumes 
of essays from the pens of sages past and pres¬ 
ent. 
It seems almost superfluous to dwell on the 
cocker’s qualities as a house dog and family pet. 
His precociousness in learning to perform tricks, 
and his faculty of making himself generally 
agreeable, are known to all who are in any way 
familiar with the dog. Indeed, the spaniel family 
has for generations been famous as a pet, and 
the cocker possesses the attributes that have 
tended toward giving this species of dog a world 
wide reputation in this regard. 
Long ago, the King Charles spaniel, which 
although belonging to the toy spaniel variety is 
undoubtedly descended from the same stock as 
all other breeds of spaniels, was being pampered 
by the monarch whose name it bears. The af¬ 
fectionate disposition of the dog caused it to 
become a great favorite with ladies of fashion. 
In this connection Dr. Cains, Queen Elizabeth’s 
physician, writes as follows: “These dogges are 
little, pretty, proper and fyne, and sought for 
to satisfie the delicatenesse of daintie dames and 
wanton women’s will, instruments of folly for 
them to play and dally withall, to tryfle away 
the treasure of time, to withdraw their mindes 
from their commendable excersises. These pup¬ 
pies the smaller they be, the more pleasure they 
provoke as more meet playfellowes for mincing 
mistresses to beare in their bosoms, to keepe 
company withall in their chambers, to soccour 
with sleepe in bed, and nourish with meate at 
board, to lie in their lappes, and licke their 
lippes as they ride in their waggons, and good 
reason it should be so, for coarseness with fyne- 
nesse hath no fellowship, but featnesse with neat- 
nesse hath neighborhood enough.” 
That the robust little cocker could never 
degenerate into such a useless member of the 
canine community as to call forth such a de¬ 
scription as this goes without saying, but it is 
nevertheless an encouraging sign that the men 
who have the welfare of the breed at heart are 
seriously considering holding field trials for the 
purpose of restoring him to his former popu¬ 
larity as a hunting dog, an occupation which he 
has conclusively proven his ability to fill with 
the highest honors. 
TRAPSHOOTING NOTES. 
Indianapolis Gan Club. 
At the weekly target shoot of the Indianapolis Gun 
Club, Heer, a professional, was high man with only 2 
misses. He was closely followed by his teammate, Heikes, 
who was 2 targets behind him. Dixon led the local gun¬ 
ners with a total of 98. Scores follow: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. 
Broke 
*Vietmeyer 
.100 
82 
Moller .... 
.105 
94 
Lewis . 
. 75 
60 
Dixon ..., 
. 105 
98 
Neighbors . 
. 90 
70 
Loughlin 
. 105 
76 
Cope . 
.105 
71 
*Heikes .. 
.105 
101 
Edmunson 
.105 
94 
"‘Heer . 
. 105 
103 
Appel . 
.105 
69 
Alig . 
. 105 
63 
Parry . 
.105 
91 
Hofer . 
. 105 
74 
Pritton .... 
. 90 
73 
Ott . 
. 30 
17 
*Professionals. 
May 22.—The Indianapolis Gun Club held its Twenti¬ 
eth Century Limited target tournament, and considering 
the dark, cold and windy day, which caused hard shoot¬ 
ing conditions, good scores were made. Hillis and 
Jewett tied for high amateur with 135 each. On the 
shoot-off at 20 targets Hillis won, breaking 20 straight, 
closely followed by his opponent with 19. 
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois were strongly represented. 
The tournament was a novelty, and drew out the largest 
crowd of target fans since 1906, when the Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap was held on the same grounds. 
Scores as follows: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. 
Broke 
*Heer . 
.. 150 
146 
Fairchild .. 
. 150 
109 
Hillis . 
.. 150 
135 
Swihart .... 
.1.50 
109 
Jewett . 
,. 150 
135 
Loughlin .. 
. 150 
109 
Sims . 
,. 150 
134 
*Vietmeyer 
.150 
108 
Kanous .. 
.. 150 
133 
Brooks . 
.150 
108 
R C Jenkins. ... 
. 150 
133 
Austin . 
. 150 
lOS 
Wagoner . 
. 150 
133 
Britton .... 
.150 
107 
Parry . 
,. 150 
132 
Hughes .... 
.150 
107 
Moller . 
. 150 
131 
Lane . 
. 150 
106 
McKinnes . 
. 150 
129 
Schroder .. 
. 150 
105 
Dixon . 
,. 150 
127 
Cox . 
. 150 
104 
Voris . 
. 150 
126 
Arnold _ 
. 150 
103 
*Chamberlin ... 
. 150 
125 
Spencer .... 
. 150 
103 
Edmonson . 
. 150 
125 
Toland . 
.150 
102 
White . 
. 150 
124 
Neighbors . 
.150 
102 
Hudson . 
. 150 
121 
Franke .... 
.150 
100 
Rogers . 
. 150 
120 
Blessing ... 
. 135 
100 
Perdue . 
. 150 
119 
W’ebb . 
.150 
98 
Runner . 
. 150 
118 
McGill . 
. 150 
98 
Wilson . 
. 150 
117 
Gaub . 
. 135 
9S 
Asbury . 
. 150 
117 
Appell . 
. 150 
96 
Phalen . 
. 150 
116 
Kinuber .... 
. 150 
94 
Riseling . 
. 150 
115 
Habich . 
.150 
90 
Lewis . 
. 150 
115 
Kemp .. 
.150 
90 
Reagan . 
. 150 
115 
Elliott . 
. 150 
89 
Clayton . 
. 150 
115 
Phares . 
. 150 
87 
Cope . 
. 150 
115 
Hofer . 
. 150 
85 
Kesling . 
. 150 
114 
Troutman ... 
. 150 
85 
Hershey . 
. 135 
114 
Montgomery 
.... 150 
85 
Hite . 
. 150 
114 
Dunham .... 
. 150 
83 
Talbot . 
. 150 
114 
Holmes . 
. 150 
76 
R M Jenkins.. 
. 150 
114 
Ott . 
. 150 
63 
Short . 
. 1.50 
112 
Allen . 
. 150 
61 
Bennett . 
. 150 
112 
Sparks . 
. 45 
31 
Alig . 
. 150 
112 
McConnell 
.150 
24 
Aikman . 
. 150 
111 
Wise . 
. 30 
25 
Tanner . 
. 150 
110 
*Professionals. 
The Indi &ns XournsLinciit* 
The fourteenth annual tournament and pow-wow of 
the Indians will be held at Cedar Point, Sandusky, O., 
July 8, 1), 10, 1913. The tournament is registered by 
the Interstate Association and given under the Squier 
money-back system; $900 in cash and trophies will be 
added. 
July 7 will be practice day. There will be six 15- 
target and three 20-target events, total 150 targets, en- 
trance, price of targets (2 cents) in each event; optional 
$2 sweep in each event, money divided 50, 30 and 20 
per cent. Shooting to commence at 1 P. M. 
On July 8 there will be two special events at 25 
targets each; entrance 50 cents and optional |2 sweep 
m each, money divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Win¬ 
ner in each event receives a pair of solid gold cuff 
buttons. Only one pair of buttons can be won by the 
same contestant, the second pair going to the next 
highest score. 
Regular program, ten 15-target events, entrance U 
in each, money divided Rose system, 5^ 3, 2, 1. The 
extra $1 for the money-back is included in the entrance. 
The Indians will add $150 to the Squier money-back 
purse. Losses will be paid back at the end of the day, 
and surplus divided according to the Squier money- 
back system of division. Trophy for amateur making 
high score in the regular events at 150 targets; and 
also for the amateur long run for the day. Optional 
sweep on the day’s regular program, 150 targets, $3. 
Optional sweep on entire regular program events, 300 
targets, $5. Money in optionals divided high guns, three 
moneys for each ten entries, or fraction thereof. All.ties 
for trophies to be shot off at 25 targets. This program 
will be repeated on the third day, July 10. 
July 9 starts off with two special 25-target events, 
same conditions and trophies as on the first day. Event 
No. 3, Indian handicap, 100 targets, entrance $7; $200 
added money; handicap 16 to 21yds. Event No. 4, 
Mallory Bros , cup, 50 targets, entrance $3; handicap 
16 to 23 yards. 
The Indians will divide $50 among tne ten low guns, 
shooting through the regular and special events of the 
program, 450 targets; $5.00 to each. 
In addition to the trophies already mentioned there 
will be offered a trophy for high score on the entire 
program of the three days, 600 targets, open to Indians 
only. 
Trophy for high general average on all 16yds. targets 
(450), open to all amateurs. 
Trophy for high general average on all 16yds. targets 
(450), open to professionals only. 
Amateurs will be permitted to shoot for “targets 
only,” but will not be eligible to share in the Squier 
money-back nor in the surplus or average moneys, but 
may contest for the trophies. 
For further information and programs, write to D. 
H. Eaton, Secretary, 318 East Fourth street, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, 
Pill ow G. C. 
Pillow, Pa., May 20.—With fine large weather and 
an equally large attendance, to-day’s tournament was 
successful. B. Teats shot away up on the amateur 
bunch, showering fragments of 147 out of 150. W. E. 
Daub was second with 139. Budd and Sharp tied with 
136 for third. J. Mowell Hawkins had the big displace¬ 
ment among the distinguished cruisers from Arms and 
Ammunition Bay with a draft of 145. Scores: 
Geo Howell . 
.. 137 
Moeschlin . 
. 84 
J W Schoffstall. 
.. 134 
Budd . 
.136 
B Teats . 
.. 147 
D W Reitz. 
.110 
*0 S Sked. 
.. 143 
T G Hand. 
.134 
W E Daub. 
.. 139 
T A Scoffer . 
. 104 
C T Witmer. 
.. 131 
T Everman . 
.106 
C Rubendall . 
.. 122 
H C Deibler . 
.138 
*W M Hammond... 
.. 139 
E E Dockey. 
. 83 
J W Witmer. 
.. 108 
*G Hassam . 
. 131 
*R L Klotz. 
.. 93 
Keller . 
.132 
*T M Hawkins. 
.. 145 
Hoffman . 
.121 
*L R Lewis . 
... 120 
Shoop . 
.136 
Hartman . 
.. 126 
J Martin . 
.135 
Birmingham G. C. 
Bipmingham, Ala., May 24. — The weather was fine 
at the regular shoot of the Birmington Gun Club to-day, 
but for some reason the scores are not as good as usual. 
H. C. Ryding managed to break 91 out of his 100, and 
Gentry Hillman 90, with C. J. Broyles in third place with 
89. Quite a number of , the shooters are beginners. Mr. 
Heckler, of Richmond, Va., -will be located here and 
will be one of our regulars hereafter. 
Scores made to-day follow: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. 
Broke 
H C Kyding... 
. 100 
91 
Kidd . 
.100 
64 
G Hillman .... 
. 100 
90 
C J Barr .. 
.100 
64 
J C Broyles . . 
. 100 
89 
Lee Moody 
. 75 
50 
L M Cornwell.. 
. 100 
85 
O Garl .... 
. 50 
45 
R LI Baugh ... 
. 100 
8.’ 
Heckler .... 
. 50 
43 
Randolph . 
. IfO 
74 
Oden . 
. 57 
37 
iJr iSeders . 
. 100 
74 
Long . 
. 75 
2^ 
Dick Leland .. 
. 100 
79 
Rowe . 
. 50 
21 
New Hanover G. C. 
WuLMiNGTON, N. C., May 23.—The wind was blow¬ 
ing harder tc-day than it did on our regular Friday 
afternoon shoot, still some very good scores were made. 
We tackled our first doubles. While the scores were not 
ro good, yet they might have been worse. The scores: 
Event at 50 singles: Penny 45, Underwood 44, Grant 
43, Boylan 42, Dreher 37. 
At 12 doubles: Penny 14, Grant 16, Boylan 9, 
Dreher 16. 
