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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 5, 1910. 
The Survival of the Fittest 
A story of Professional Averages for 1910 from 
the official records of the Interstate Association 
First: W. H. HEER with 97.75 per cent. 
and eight of the ten High Average winners on single targets 
THEY ALL SHOT 
(MD 
SMOKELESS POWDERS 
SINGLES 
Shot'at 
Broke 
Per Cent. 
W. H. Heer.... 
.2000 
1955 
97.75 
Geo. L. Lyon . . . 
.2000 
1933 
96.65 
L. S. German. . . , 
.2360 
2277 
96.48 
W. R. Crosby. .. 
.2000 
1929 
96.45 
W. Henderson.. 
. .2000 
1915 
95.75 
Walter Huff. 
.2000 
1915 
95.75 
Fred Gilbert. . . . 
.2000 
1896 
94.80 
J. T. Skelly. 
.2000 
1870 
93.50 
The first three High Average Winners on Double Targets 
ALL SHOT 
SMOKELESS POWDERS 
DOUBLES 
Shot at Broke Per Cent. 
F. G. Bills.300 272 90.66 
L. S. German.380 334 87.89 
Jno.W. Garrett.60 52 86.66 
HIGH AVERAGE WINNERS ALWAYS SHOOT 
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Continued from page 737. 
and California was generally welcomed, and pub¬ 
lic feeling protected the birds. It appeared that 
the climate was well suited to them. They in¬ 
creased rapidly, and now for many years have 
been abundant on the coast, but chiefly in the 
region of great precipitation. They have ap¬ 
parently not spread greatly to the south, into 
the dry region of California, although in that 
State there are believed to be some persons 
breeding pheasants in semi-confinement in a 
small way. 
The birds are popular on the coast. Some 
fruit raisers, to be sure, declare that they injure 
the crops, but on the whole they are regarded 
as a welcome addition to the fauna of the 
region. In a few instances they have interbred 
with the dusky grouse. 
During the last thirty years a number of dif¬ 
ferent exotic species have been suggested as use¬ 
ful birds for American shooters. Pheasants have 
done fairly well in certain eastern localities be¬ 
sides those mentioned. Major W. A. Wadsworth 
introduced them into the Genesee Valley and 
-Dr. W. Seward Webb has a large preserve in 
Vermont, where birds are hand-reared and 
turned out to be shot in battues once or twice 
a year. The Blooming Grove Park Association 
in Pennsylvania has successfully raised pheas¬ 
ants, and each year the members are permitted 
to kill a certain number, while many other parks 
and associations, to say nothing of some State 
farms and a multitude of commercial people, 
have been engaged in the work of rearing these 
handsome birds. It has been demonstrated that 
the pheasant will endure the rigorous climate 
of the north, at least as far as central or north¬ 
ern New York. 
The pheasants are not without their oppon¬ 
ents. It has been alleged that they destroy or 
drive off our native game birds; that they injure 
certain crops; and that while they themselves 
are immune to certain diseases, they yet may 
communicate these diseases to our native birds. 
The latest candidate for public favor on the 
roll of foreign game birds is the so-called Hun¬ 
garian partridge—the gray partridge of Europe. 
It is a bird nearly as large as the ruffed grouse; 
and is hardy and offers good shooting. It is 
only within three or four years that it has been 
imported in considerable numbers, the earliest 
importations having taken place in 1905 or 1906. 
It is reported to have done well, and by many 
is believed to be the coming game bird. 
Besides those named, few foreign game birds 
have been introduced, and those ’in small num¬ 
bers only. W. W. Thomas many years ago was 
instrumental in importing and liberating in 
Maine some capercailzie and black game. Black 
game was also imported and turned loose on the 
island of Newfoundland. So far as known, 
nothing was ever heard of the birds. Much 
later some capercailzie were imported and turned 
out in Algonquin Park, in Canada, whence for 
several years reports have come of young broods 
seen. Some European grouse, including, we be¬ 
lieve, ryper, black game and capercailzie, were 
turned out on Grand Island in Lake Superior, 
but these have all disappeared. 
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