Sept. 25, 1909.] 
Class C: 
Montanus, 
16... 
.. 45 .. 
12 
10 
15 
37 
P Moeller. 
16... 
.. 43 19 
10 
12 
< 
13 
8 
5 
10 8 .. 
73 
11 Tliohen. 
16. . 
.. 40 .. 
9 
11 
12 
33 
E Skidmore, li 
.. 39 .. 
11 
12 
14 
8 
45 
Russ Metz, 
16.. 
.. 39 .. 
ii 
11 
10 
11 
10 
12 
12 .. .. 
77 
M Strader, 
16.. 
.. 37 .. 
9 
13 
10 
14 
11 
9 
9 9.. 
84 
ictor Metz, 
16... 
.. 27 .. 
s 
12 
T> 
11 
43 
Event 2, at 
25 
targets. 
W 
as 
from 
the 
20yds. 
mark. 
were sweepstakes from 16yds., 
id the totals in the last column refer to the sweepstakes. 
Manhatta. 
Ascheroken Gun Club. 
Ascheroken, N. V., Sept. 14.—The Ascheroken Gun 
lub, of Nortliport, L. I., held their regular weekly 
loot, and beg to submit the following scores for pub- 
ration : 
Shot at. Broke 
rthur. 40 29 
ckerly . 60 29 
towright . 20 9 
arter . 90 53 
The scores made Saturday at the Ascheroken Gun 
lub grounds were as follows: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Kerregan 
. 70 
14 
G Felix .. 
. SO 
72 
C Felix ... 
. 60 
54 
Winch ell 
. 70 
49 
Shot 
at. Broke 
Chesebrough.. 
80 
29 
Mrs 
C Fel 
ix.... 30 
jrgueson . 
SO 
71 
G F 
elix .. 
. 80 
iii. 
SO 
65 
Mrs 
Carter 
. 30 
rter . 
70 
40 
Mrs 
F urgu 
eson. 10 
alker . 
40 
15 
R. R 
Felix . 
so 
64 
C. 
G. Felix, Sec’y. 
Rifle 'Range and Gallery. 
Colonial Revolver Club. 
St a Louis, Mo —Scores made in national matches of 
. S. Kevolver Association follow: 
Match A, target revolver, 50 shots, slow fire, possible 
E Sears. 
C Crossman. 
rs C C Crossman. 
m C Ayer . 
Summerfield . 
m H Spencer. 
C Crossman.. 
M R Moore, 
ul Frese . 
as Dominic. 
92 
90 
84 
84 
93—443 
87 
90 
90 
88 
80—435 
86 
87 
88 
90 
84—435 
87 
79 
SS 
91 
88—433 
S5 
75 
83 
91 
87—421 
85 
77 
85 
65 
83—395 
74 
78 
73 
87 
77—389 
65 
76 
76 
71 
68—356 
67 
70 
73 
71 
64—345 
slow 
fire, possible 500: 
92 
94 
87 
87 
90—450 
88 
91 
83 
87 
87—435 
86 
87 
85 
84 
88—430 
86 
79 
89 
84 
90—428 
80 
85 
84 
86 
91—426 
90 
98 
86 
75 
78—407 
76 
63 
40 
56 
60—295 
hots 
750; 
in 
5-shot 
strings, 
. 37 40 38 37 32—184 
31 34 32 35 37—169 
36 45 38 38 39—196—549 
. 32 32 35 40 32—171 
30 32 30 36 39—167 
43 34 38 29 25—169-507 
. 29 18 31 34 36—148 
46 40 35 30 31—182 
35 36 40 28 37—176—506 
. 33 31 36 28 32—160 
16 28 28 26 25—123 
23 32 20 30 30—135—418 
. , ^ . 0 21 18 -39 
latch D, military revolver, 25 shots, in strings of five, 
seconds to each string, possible 250- 
is. Dominic . 37 44 39 31 3 4_ 1S5 
n H Spencer. 42 37 31 30 36—176 
29 39 28 35 30—161 
. 30 35 33 32 29—159 
13 19 25 25 31—113 
32 20 27 36 27—142 
. 37 35 38 28 20—158 
26 33 33 29 35—156 
27 30 36 24 32—149 
. 33 26 29 31 31—150 
23 31 38 24 32—148 
. 20 19 14 5 15—73 
. . 0 0 3 12 4—19 
T* ch , E - team ; ™>! itar y revolver, 25 shots per man, 
seconds to each 5-shot string, possible 250- 
is Dominic . 39 35 35 34 41 _ ls4 
? £■ Spencer. 37 31 39 39 33—179 
* £ Ay er ;;. 26 28 33 37 25-149 
c Olcott. 18 27 36 14 23-11S-630 
ifw F ’ po , cket revolver. 25 shots in strings of 5 
ts 36 seconds to each stnng> poss j b ] e 250; 
1 -H Snencer... qq on 00 
C Ayer. 
0 C Olcott 
n H Spencer. 
.V Heirs. 
C Crossman. 
C Ayer 
"> C Olcott.. 
Summerfield 
V Heirs...., 
Spencer, 
is Dominic . 
; Crossman.. 
:Sears . 
! C Ayer. 
M R Moore. 
'V Heirs. 
39 36 38 36 40—189 
40 33 34 41 37—185 
36 36 38 32 43—185 
31 33 41 37 41—183 
33 28 31 40 34—166 
27 26 33 39 38-163 
7 0 4 8 0— 19 
Los Angeles (Cal.) Revolver Club. 
lal mat G rh LES ’ ( CaI ;i Se R t- , 8 -—The regular monthly 
hL ^ , f °r the pistol and handicap revolver 
' of 36 nm'n S £ Pt ' 5 ',A M - Smith with a handi- 
lal to h,s credit, was awarded the revolver 
ois M ' ™ nth ° f September. I. C. Douglas won 
pistol trophy with a score of 260. Conditions were 
i owinTaTm at 5PVCK ° n Standard American target, 
owing are the scores: 8 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Why the 
Smith Gun is the 
Favorite of Sportsmen 
The Hunter One-Trigger, now attached on order to Smith 
Hammerless Guns, is a distinct triumph which bids fair to make 
all two-trigger guns obsolete within a short time. 
/f\ 
Smith Guns 
Hunter One-Trigger 
The Hunter One-Trigger absolutely can not 
balk or double. It shoots left and right, right 
and left, all lefts or all rights, as desired. 
There is already an enormous demand for the 
new 20 Gauge Smith Gun—weight 5 1 / to 7 lbs., 
and a little beauty. If you do not know about 
it, be sure and write. 
The Hunter firms Company 
90 Hubbard St., Fulton, N. Y. 
Revolver handicap medal match: 
Score. Hdcp. To’tl. 
36 
18 
9 
9 
9 
24 
289 
276 
273 
265 
257 
255 
A M Smith. 79 84 90—253 
Dr L M Packard. 86 86 86—258 
H D Thaxter . 94 83 87—264 
I C Douglas . 75 88 93—256 
Will A Wright. 72 89 87—248 
W E Smith. 77 72 82_231 
Pistol medal match: 
l £ S°Y glas ,:. 85 87 88-260 
J E T H ° lc 2 m V .. 82 84 91-257 
5 r Packard. 79 S 9 88—256 
PI D Thaxter. 82 80 92—254 
Practice scores, pistol, 50yds.: J. E. Holcomb 89, 85, 84, 
85, 84; Dr. L. M. Packard 94, 89. 
Sept. 15. Five of the members entered the outdoor 
^ a j j ma ^ c ^ es . Sept. 11 and 12 for the first time 
and did not make quite as good a showing as they ex¬ 
pected. Dr. Packard’s Match A scores would have been 
higher if he had started earlier in the day, as it was 
almost dark when he finished his last string. Following 
are the scores: 
Match A: 
A B Douglas. 81 95 85 89 88—438 
H D Thaxter. 81 81 82 88 79—411 
L C T D ° u s' as ;. 86 82 83 77 83—411 
Dr L M Packard. 74 78 S3 82 73—390 
Match B: 
Dr L M Packard. SO 86 89 86 87—428 
J E Holcomb . 82 90 77 88 84—4‘>1 
I C Douglas . 85 83 84 86 80—418 
I. C. Douglas, Sec’y. 
Providence Revolver Club. 
Providence, R. I., Sept. 15.—At the annual revolver 
and pistol match of the United States Revolver Associa¬ 
tion, held in Providence, Saturday, Sept. 11. Mr Wm 
Almy, of Portsmouth, won the State championship in 
both events. Starting in with a good lead, he was able 
to maintain it to the end. In the revolver event, he was 
followed closely by Mr. Biesel, who finished ’only 11 
points behind. 
Mr. Joslin made the highest score of the day, but 
being a Massachusetts man his score is applied to the 
scores from that State. These matches are held every 
September by the United States Revolver Association 
and are conducted by the affiliated clubs in the various 
cities throughout the country, all the matches being 
held at the same time. Each event calls for 50 shots at 
50vds. m the time limit of one hour, the target used 
being the Standard'American with Sin. bullseye Scores 
were as follows: 
Revolver: 
£! m y, . 84 74 78 78 77-391 
Biesel . — -- 
Miller . 
Pistol: 
Almy . 
Miner .so 7,s 77 82 82-399 
B,eseI . 75 83 SI 77 74-390 
Pistol score for Massachusetts championship: 
J° shn . 78 88 87 83 91—427 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Sept. 16.—At 2628 Broadway the following 
scores were made: 
Revolver, 20yds.: E. Schnitzler 86; T. L. R. Morgan 
93, 99. 86, 86. 85: M. Hays, 84; T. A. ‘Dietz 92, 90; Dr 
£• BhlBps J 4 ’ J 1; B - F - Wilder 84; G. P. Sanborn 93, 
90, 89, 89, 88, 87, 87; C. Drechsel, 77. 
Jos. E. Silliman, Treas. 
75 70 82 78 75—380 
58 61 67 81 81—348 
88 84 77 86 84—419 
BIRDS AND FISHES COMPARED. 
Continued from page 493. 
one time the character of the scales of fish was 
an all-important feature in the classification of 
the species; just as feathers are the guiding 
mark of a bird which distinguishes one species 
from another. Birds as a rule renew their 
feathers by moulting. Many fishes, such as 
salmon, shed their scales, and replace them by 
new ones. In some birds the scaly covering 
of the bill is shed, likewise the claws. 
That which is most attractive about the scales 
of fishes and the feathers of birds is the beauti¬ 
ful and brilliant hues which they assume. The 
coloration of both fishes and birds has a deep 
significance. In the case of a brilliantly-colored 
bird, it is the male only which is resplendent in 
most cases, while the hen is quite dull. The 
reason being that the female, by her incon¬ 
spicuous coloration, escapes detection by 
prowling enemies—an all-important desidera¬ 
tum when she is incubating her eggs. When 
this danger can be averted, the female may, 
and often does, assume the same bright colors 
as the cock bird. This applies equally to the 
coloration of fishes. Behind all, there is an ex¬ 
planation, whether the coloration be sombre or 
gorgeously brilliant and varied. Be it remem¬ 
bered that the creatures of nature reflect their 
surroundings. Whether the coloration be 
permanent or only seasonal, it is to be defined 
as for the purposes of courtship, or to the need 
of protection. Brilliant coloration is as often 
a protective coloration as is the sombre more 
sober style, where the colors harmonize with 
the rocks, or mud, or aquatic growths. Both 
fish and birds appear to be conspicuously 
colored, only because they have been taken 
from their surroundings. This rule will ap¬ 
peal to anyone who has been on the Great 
Barrier Reef of our North Queensland coast. 
It is there that the most gorgeously colored 
fishes are to be found. Were I to attempt to 
describe how richly caparisoned are the fishes ' 
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