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1 he /Ansley rl. I OX valin is the best balanced gun built to-day. 
Weight saved by eliminating useless parts is added where greater strength 
is advantageous, yet without disturbing the exact and symmetrical proportion 
of the arm. I hus the u Fox ” handles with ease and certainty—a point of 
prime importance to the shooter. Wonderful simplicity in the firing 
mechanism, unbreakable coiled main springs and exquisite workmanship 
throughout are also qualities of the A. H. Fox Gun— 
u Tlie Finest Gun in tlie World ” 
Ask your dealer to show you grade “C,” list price 
. _ $100. It’s a general favorite for all-around shooting 
THE A. Ho FOX GUN CO., 
4670 North .1 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
If interested, write at once for our 
August List of 
GUN BARGAINS 
ScKoverling, Daly & Gales, 
302 ® 304 Broa.dwa.y, New York. 
FAVORITE FISH AND FISHING 
A Book for Every Angler 
The fishing talks of a practical fisherman. Dr. J. A 
Henshall, the author, is a seasoned writer on fish and 
fishing^ and an undoubted authority. 
In ‘ Fish and Fishing” will be found practical helps 
for the angler, a charming narrative replete with incident 
and anecdote, a high literary quality, and a thorough 
knowledge of the game fish of American waters. Bass, 
tarpon, trout, grayling and the fishes of the Florida 
coast, all come in for attention. Cloth, handsomely 
bound, fully illustrated. 
Postpaid, $1.35 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
127 Franklin St., New York City. 
Danvis Folks. 
A continuation of “Uncle Lisha’s Shop” and “Sam 
Lovel’s Camps.” By Rowland E. Robinson. 16mo. 
Price $1.26. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
FE'RG\/SOJ*’S‘ 
Patent Reflecting Lamps 
THOMAS J. CONROY. Agent, 
28 John Street, 
Gor. Nassau St., 
New York. 
With Silver Plated 
Locomotive Reflec¬ 
tors and Adjustable 
Attachments. 
UNIVERSAL LAMP, 
For Sportsmen’s use. Gombines Head 
Jack (Front and Top), Boat Jack, Fishing, 
Gamp, Belt and Dash Lamp, Hand Lan¬ 
tern, etc. 
EXCELSIOR LAMP, 
For Night Driving, Hunting, Fishing, etc. 
Is adjustable to any kind of dash or vehi¬ 
cle. Send stamp for Illustrated Catalogue 
and address all orders Lamp Department. 
'Rifle Range and Gallery . 
Fixtures. 
Aug. 21-27.—Camp Perry, O.—National Board for the 
Promotion of Rifle Practice. 
Sept. 4-12.—Sea Girt, N. J.—New Jersey State Rifle As¬ 
sociation, New York State Rifle Association, United 
States Revolver Association. 
Sept. 6-13.—United States Revolver Association annual 
championship matches. J. B. Crabtree, Sec’y, 
Springfield, Mass. 
The United States Revolver Association 
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 7.—The annual outdoor 
championship matches of this association will be held 
Sept. 5 to 13, inclusive, at the following points: Port¬ 
land, Me.; Boston, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Provi¬ 
dence, K. 1 .; i aterson, i\. J.; Sea Girt, JN. J.; Green¬ 
ville, N. J.; Ellicott City, Md.; Monessen, Pa.; Louis¬ 
ville, Ky.; New Orleans, La.; Dayton, O.; Chicago, Ill.; 
Des Moines, la.; St. Louis, Mo.; Pine Blurts, Ark.: 
Oakland, Cal.; Portland, Ore. 
J. B. Crabtree, Sec’y-Treas. 
The matches are as follows: 
MATCH A-‘'ANY" REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 
Match A—Revolver Championship.—Open to every¬ 
body; distance, 50yds.; 50 shots on the standard Amer¬ 
ican target, Sin. builseye, 10-ring 3.36m.; arm, any 
revolver within the rules; ammunition, any; the score 
must be completed in one hour or less from the time 
of firing the first shot; entrance fee, $5; no re-entries. 
Prizes—First, the championship silver cup (value, $200), 
to be held by the winner until the next annual com¬ 
petition; inscribed on the cup, in raised ornamental 
letters, is, “This Cup Represents the Revolver Cham¬ 
pionship of the United States of America”; the name of 
the winner, the year and the score are also engraved on 
the cup each year; to the winner is also awarded a gold 
medal (value, $25), with the same inscription on the re¬ 
verse side as appears on the cup. Second, a gold and 
silver medal. third, a silver medal. Fourth, a silver 
and bronze medal. Fifth, a bronze medal. 
A bronze honor medal of the same design is also 
awarded to every competitor, not a prize winner, mak¬ 
ing a score of 425 or better. 
Winners of 1900 were: First, A. L. A. Himmelwright, 
New York, N. Y., .44 cal., 422; second, John A. Dietz, 
Jr., New York, N. Y., .44 cal, 420; third, Thomas Ander- 
ton, Boston, Mass., .44 cal., 417. 
MATCH B—“ANY” PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. 
Match B—Pistol Championship.—Open to everybody; 
distance, 50yds.; 50 shots on same target as Match A; 
arm, any pistol within the rules; ammunition, any; the 
score must be completed in one hour or less from the 
time of firing the first shot; entrance fee, $5; no re¬ 
entries. 
Prizes—First, the championship silver cup (value, 
$175), to be held by the winner until the next annual 
competition; inscribed on the cup, in raised ornamental 
letters, is, “This Cup Represents the Pistol Champion¬ 
ship of the United States of America”; the name ot the 
winner, the year and the score are also engraved on the 
cup each year; to the winner is also awarded a gold 
medal (value, $25), with the same inscription on the 
reverse side as appears on the cup. Second, a silver 
and gold medal. Third, a silver medal. Fourth, a 
bronze and silver medal. Fifth, a bronze medal. 
A bronze honor medal of the same design is also 
awarded to every competitor, not a prize winner, mak¬ 
ing a score of 435 or better. 
Winners of 1900 follow: First, J. B. Crabtree, Spring- 
field, Mass., .22 cal., 427; second, J. A. Dietz, Jr., New 
York, N. Y., .22 cal., 423; third. A L. A. Himmelwright, 
New York, N. Y., .22 cal., 416. 
MATCH C—MILITARY REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP 
MATCH. 
Match C—Military Championship.—Open to everybody; 
distance, 50yds.; 15 consecutive strings of 5 shots on the 
same target as Match A; each string must be shot 
within the time limit of 15 seconds, taking time from 
the command, Fire; misfires and shots lost on account 
of the arm becoming disabled while firing any string 
will be scored zero; if a shot is fired after the time 
limit has elapsed, the shot of highest count will be de¬ 
ducted from the score; no cleaning allowed; arm, any 
military revolver, or- any military magazine pistol within 
the rules; ammunition, the full charge service cartridge, 
or equivalent factory loaded ammunition approved by 
the executive committee; the score must be completed 
on the same day; no sighting shots will be allowed after 
beginning the score; entrance fee, $5; no re-entries. 
Prizes—First, the championship silver trophy (an 
elaborate silver bowl value $450), to be held by the 
winner until the next annual competition; the trophy 
bears the inscription, “The Military Revolver Cham¬ 
pionship of the United States of America”; the name 
of the winner, the year, and the score are also engraved 
on the trophy each year; to the winner is also awarded 
a gold medal (value, $25), with the same inscription on 
the reverse side as appears on the trophy. Second, a 
silver and gold medal. Third, a silver medal. Fourth, 
a bronze and silver medal. Fifth, a bronze medal. 
A bronze honor medal of the same design is also 
awarded to every competitor, not a prize winner, mak¬ 
ing a score of 500 or better. 
In 1900 and 1901 the military target with a 4x5in. 
elliptical builseye, was used. The builseye counted 5 
and the possible was 375. Since then the Standard 
American target with the 8 in. builseye has been used. 
Prior to 1904, 25 shots were fired at each of three 
ranges—25, 50 and 75vds. That year the other ranges 
were discontinued and the 75 shots have since been 
fired at 50yds. only. 
