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FOREST AND STREAM 
[April i, 1911. 
Y OU know mallards—wisest and wariest of all 
ducks—Solomons of the air. You can’t knock 
down mallards with a paddle nor can you get them 
with a gun that plasters its shots all over the face 
of creation. 
A mallard shot is generally a long shot, and long 
shots require a hard-shooting, close-shooting gun. 
That’s why the long-headed man who goes to a 
mallard country takes a Lefever. When he swings 
it on a towering pair of mallards he does not ques¬ 
tion the result. He know it— 
TWO CLEAN KILLS 
The reason a Lefever kills clean and sure and 
far is Lefever Taper Boring. 
But if you buy a Lefever for the taper boring 
alone, you will get more than your money’s worth. 
For instance, you will never be handicapped with 
looseness at the hinge joint. The exclusive Lefever 
screw compensates for a year’s w-ear by a trifling 
turn that you make yourself with a screwdriver. 
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Lefever Arms Co., 23 Maltbie St., Syracuse,N.Y. 
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Them In The Cun Ready for Action. 
Compare our lock, set up. icady for action with any other make— 
if we haven't the simplest lock we’ll give you the gun—let the gun 
talk for itself. 
If you see more than one hole in a hammer, look out for toggles 
or stirrups not shown. 
Our hammer is all in one piece, only one hole, no toggles or stirrups 
attached. Coil main springs guaranteed forever. 
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Booklet 
JERSEY OTY. ft J. 
Hunting Without a Gun, 
And other papers. By Rowland E. Robinson. With 
illustrations from drawings by Rachael Robinson. 
Price, $2.00. 
This is a collection of papers on different themes 
contributed to Forest and Stream and other pub¬ 
lications, and now for the first time brought together. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
Perhaps you are 
a better shot 
than you think! 
The powder you use makes a lot of difference. It may 
be suited to your needs—perhaps not. 
Your judgment in computing distance, angles and speed of 
bird on target determines your ability to point. 
But the results you get depend upon eliminating every possi¬ 
ble factor of uncertainty on the condition under which you shoot. 
never varies. It cannot—because it is made by an exclusive, 
scientific process—used only in making Dead Shot Smokeless. 
It is tested at every stage of manufacture and when finished. 
Besides it has highest velocity and lightest recoil. 
All loading companies use it. Insist on getting it. Write 
us if you can’t. 
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Nursing vs. Dosing 
A Treatise on the Care of Dogs in Health and Disease. 
By S. T. Hammond (“Shadow”), Author of “Train¬ 
ing vs. Breaking.” 161 pages. Cloth. Price, $1.00. 
Mr. Hammond believes that more dogs are killed by 
injudicious doctoring than by disease, and the present 
work is a protest against the too free use of medicine 
when dogs are sick. The author has given special at¬ 
tention to many of the troubles which especially afflict 
small dogs kept in the house, and likely to suffer from 
lack of exercise and from over-feeding; and boys and 
girls owning dogs—as well as children of larger growth 
—may profitably study and ponder this volume. 
Contents: Importance of Nursing. Cleanliness, 
Out-of-Sorts Dam. Puppies. Diet. Other Foodr, 
Kennel and Exercise. Common Ailments. Teething- 
Diarrhea. Convulsions. Epilepsy. Distemper. Ec¬ 
zema. Need of Proper Care. Sour Stomach. Vermin, 
Canker of the Ear. Mange. The Nervous System. 
Abscesses. Colic. Worms. 
FOREST AND STREAM. PUBLISHING CO. 
HITTING vs. MISSING 
By S. T. Hammond (‘‘Shadow”). 
Cloth. Price, $1.00. 
Mr. Hammond enjoys among his field companions the 
repute of being an unusually good shot, and one who is 
particularly successful in that most difficult branch of 
upland shooting, the pursuit of the ruffed grouse, or 
partridge. This prompted the suggestion that he should 
write down for others an exposition of the methods by 
which'his skill was acquired. The result is this orig¬ 
inal manual of “Hitting vs. Missing.” We term it 
original, because, as the chapters will show, the author 
was self-taught; the expedients and devices adopted and 
the forms of practice followed were his own. This then 
may be termed the Hammond system of shooting; and 
as it was successful in his own experience, being here 
set forth simply and intelligently, it will prove not less 
effective with others. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
There was little doing at the grounds on March 19 
but the wind prevented any of those present from doing 
their best. Eight shooters came out and enjoyed the 
afternoon’s sport, but none of them felt proud of the 
record made. Hammersmith was high gun on a score 
of 81, the wind being responsible for at least 10 or 12 
of his misses. Randall, of Mason, O., was another one 
who shot away below his usual mark. Richardson is a 
new one in the game, and under the conditions to-day 
did not do so badly. Practice and normal weather con¬ 
ditions will enable him to make a much better showing. 
Heilman just couldn t catch the targets quick enough in 
their skyward climb, and made the poorest score he has 
recorded since his very first attempts. Tarbell was also 
a victim of the wind, falling considerably below his work 
at Hyde Park on the previous day. Towler has not been 
in the game a great while. Kemper went out with 80 
per cent., which was fully as good as 90 percent, made 
under ordinary conditions. Dr. Bird had bad luck in 
his second event, outside of that he shot a very good gait 
m the wind. The next shoot of the club will be held on 
March 26. 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 20 Total. 
Hammersmith . 11 13 17 10 13 17 81 
Kandall .. 14 13 15 12 9 63 
[V rd . 13 9 14 12 12 60 
Heilman . 9 8 8 . 25 
Towler . 6 7 15 9 S .. 45 
Kemper .12 13 15. 40 
Tarbell .14 12 12 .. 38 
Richardson . 4 4 2 10 
Hammersmith is pushing things at the club now, and 
since he got into the game there has been something 
doing each week. On March 25 ten shooters took part 
m the sport. No records were broken, but very fair 
scores were made. Hammersmith got in first place after 
a hard race with Bird and Codey, the two latter scoring 
Si each to his 88 . Hammer was not shooting at "his best 
by a number of targets, but when his new gun arrives, 
he purposes to make them all hustle to keep in sight. 
Randall did not seem to point his gun with his old-time 
skill, and fell below the mark usual with him. Heilman 
did better than at the previous week’s shoot, which 
shows that he needs to keep in practice. The club will 
entertain members of the Hyde Park Club on April 1, 
and a team match is one of the interesting events that 
will be pulled off on that date. On April 9, Fred Gilbert 
and Luther Squier will visit the club, and great prepara¬ 
tions will be made to attract a big crowd to greet them. 
A number of the members are planning to attend the 
merchandise shoot of the Harrison Gun Club, to be held 
on April 21. Mr. Squier will be in charge of this shoot, 
which is an assurance that everything will be pulled off 
in first class shape. Fred Gilbert will also be there to 
show the boys how to be happy, even if you do miss a 
few. 
Targets: 
Hammersmith . 
Bird . 
Codey . 
Randall . 
Connelly . 
Stevie . 
Heilman . 
Pope . 
Bird, Jr. 
20 -gauge . 
15 15 20 15 15 20 25 Total. 
13 14 17 13 15 16 .. 88 
13 10 14 12 10 12 16 87 
7 10 17 11 11 11 20 87 
13 13 16 15 13 16 .. 86 
12 9 17 7 12 8 17 82 
9 7 12 10 7 12 20 77 
11 10 15 12 10 14 .. 72 
12 10 18. 40 
12 9 15. 36 
11 10 9. 30 
The Fred Macaulay Business Men’s Gun Club. 
Members of the Fred Macauley Business Men’s Gun 
Club held their regular weekly shoot at the Speedway 
traps on March 21 . Although a high wind blew over the 
traps, the scores were good. J. Geiger being high gun 
with an average of 22%, Louis Colquitt second with 
22 1-3, and Philip Coffin third with 22 1-9. Considering 
the wind, this was an excellent showing. 
There was a match shoot between William Stengel 
and Peter Bey, at 50 white flyers. Stengel was the win¬ 
ner, the score being 39 to 32. The shooters and their 
scores are as follows: 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
B M Sbanley. 13 18. 
Million . 12 18 23 21 20 21 17 . 
1’ Bey . 12 12 16 13 13 11 IS 16 15 21 17 15 
Colquitt . 21 24 21 22 23 23 21 23 21 . 
T Geiger . 20 23 22 23 21 23 24 23 . 
Coffin . 20 23 24 21 22 24 . 
G Oh! .13 14 11 11 9 C. 
Fanning . 24 23 23 24 . 
J Murphy . 13 IS 17 18. 
S Kip . 4 1. 
Stengel . 16 14 12 16 18 19 16 21. 
H Smith . 17 17 17 22 . 
Bennett . S 14. 
The Story of the Indian 
By George Bird Grinnell, author of “Pawnee Hero 
Stories,” “Blackfoot Lodge Tales,” etc. 12mo. 
Cloth. Price, $1.50. 
Contents: His Home. Recreations. A Marriage. 
Subsistence. His Hunting. The War Trail. For¬ 
tunes of War. Prairie Battlefields. Implements and 
Industries. Man and Nature. His Creation. The 
World of the Dead. Pawnee Religion. The Old Faith 
and the New. The Coming of the White Man. The 
North Americans—Yesterday and To-day. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
Laureate Boat Club at the Trap. 
Troy, N. Y., March 24.—The two-day trapshooting 
tournament which will be held under the auspices of the 
Laureate Boat Club on April 21 and 22, gives promise 
of being a big affair. The construction of t|ie new 
dam across the Pludson River at Troy will put the sport 
of trapshooting out of commission at the Laureate Club 
grounds, and this will be the last tournament held on 
these grounds. New grounds will be sought, and upon 
securing same, the sport will be resumed. The pro¬ 
gram for the April tournament calls for 200 targets each 
day. Events 9 and 10 on the first day will constitute 
the Laureate Handicap, and events 9 and 10 on the sec¬ 
ond day will constitute the merchandise event. A 
fine list of prizes have been secured for these two events. 
Handicaps will be arranged on the added target system. 
J. J. Farrell, Mgr. 
