, 1876-08-30
A GAME CONVENTION.
Meeting Of the National Sports
mems Association.
Address Of President LcNIOync--"
Election of Officers.
The Kennel Associatfon---R
for Bench Shows
Adopted.
THE spORTs1fEN.


MHEr1No or TIE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Tho National eportsmen's Association Of tho
United States met in their third annual Con-
ycntlon Yesterday In the ladics' ordinary OF tho
Grand Pacific uotcl. ....-..
Tho lion. ]. v. lie Moyne, President, called
tho meeting to order, aud, In the absence Of
both Secretaries, E. II. Latlrop, Of blassachu.
sets, was elected to TINT position.
The President then delivered tho following
OPENING Address:
GENTLEMEN: We have every reason for Eelf.con.
It, s o saS II .
ton haa not been In win, and that tho true sports:
men Of The eonntry Til appreciate encourage, and
Of spoftsmsn Increasing every yeaf, but they mani
worthy their caro-. sun ~ number Of person.
ouS @ oS3ect is snaii afd il dnsoiycs upon Us to
make its Importance more generally known and
i think oar efforts will command mora respcc.
and attention when It ts known that they ara un.
eeash, TINT wc strive 70 secure not to ourselves,
who como atler us. what wa believe 70 10 great
One 81 our chief designs IL to urge and demon.
nitrate tho Importance Of the preservation Of The
game. as . means Of national education.
Every Intelligent person will admit TINT whatever
fuco is Of Tho arst Importance to ns, individually
and A. nation. Heretofore tho condition Of our
country has n,asie the needed domand. Tie efforts
the Indians hew down tho forests and to overcome
allthe dia?cNlttes which surround thu frontiersMan
tnrlns towns, and liz physical sir"galo Is benr sS
pcrcede by mental stfifo; health lid strength ire
need SONG influence to maintain tho balance, and
'u4EFRlicd tais great need "f humaaty
whether VIC Will make 1t possible, and encourage
s sq1.S rs
neonlaust aid viii have in ihe foresi. n yoIihhs ihs
nrario or Tue Gcautifal streams sni lakcsmorI IN IN
ssnf: @ ss hs{sx Il ashi% o ~; d they
con st;if mi hnt % u i'rese1yntinn i,ns hc"n
Wholly neglected, and in thir ss in many other im
to ID sbs issafe iSi tSs nssssnsa q q
sas AZ psst saips.t orort +, now em.nd. or It will be
TOO s "n YnH 's not sfn H.
bOng ,rnt W. ayc nS" ans ns
aialcnlsiss e sneoanter:. VI arc opressd hy tnse
rn,"a ~ G th brs.,n9 ~ nv ny ~ "
ths ew who eau Uny eopsdor nty nro1oot
tns%ssyss sa .sn1 wa9 !. hsi S .s
nn ~ ~ ~ whoiasas 9onraf e a GENE yn9e
sesS !: dsst:oyed: .,.. .s. 'Ns :, ~. w..
wcstcrn statea haye naTer &c conssdssea o yajna @ ~
sp' e
o .on. tnr ~ sha snorsm. mi Ea,s ~ a.
oppescd, sro at 1east treated viii indirsrepce By
Rh mcn Who ciaim to hs loo practical fos snch weak.
not sboo. snd did not cafo for I'D 9ane ete es IN
Encian a scotIan' Hepv n "a IRA rs.ifzaa
from The Gan game, aa IN caas iasge sum- M are ss Did
be es Wch nSo .e Se
hacs tn"nms +enpn TaEsn - sa1o Ir.s ~ - 'e.J
~ hns Ita @ nr,, aS9 XII to"h ~ IN AZ ex
snius-woodcock in JpjY, Jjs eTouse. ousjiss and ad
ausEs In Aasust, ssntesnbor, 6etober Novo'nber, @ .
X Il ~ "a " INV tha sreta!e osr os s
Wholq I'M Of shat stats thsse s'o rot ess
dmrjnn ah n tbe ' sea,on % avs msSs tb. est,mos
WIZ @ m,,Ishsr -, nnrsons nnn
MeStcd ' a WITH railroads and hp kn0x Eqeh mnn
w Poas nys nls n1e o1
i pss DIX This vi, s'se tstai u sis7' s 5eo
r.; hs II nj T NV aI s
nany WI of H. y.t{os. rct intcre.tnS IN inen';tisa
Sec plSsc of an e9r satsstasF ct sons Es
soirrs en H. rnn a.vax an,ns n,nnsv ~, m thax
fs enG neudy y ia1es o monsy ] 10 psove III
Ct oess eses wv. p! ,sfs s isGsst r. aIss
tend tais !. = high rato !; the laaa WI ~ sienr
Of ~ a1ss se sn yoa aEs 81 ~ @ SaS q loS
sc1 WITH .mc tIis .tfsntnn S1.n f1or, ~
HH41 1Ar3
esnsuHS 1S.n s f., show, oco mn +. a, =.
belieys. a. sourco Of iNcoms sn % tToatef on1
~ m,,ch a. All H. ,cen: H. n,H 1c
s,,. ~. 81 .,,ea ,totn.t ~ itah "soAu oo'
a'sSM o,nH o ~ 'augp a's ~ e ce
soht ~ y. unI AGeP naIplng upon oar
ndsy 70 IoMGia!ci asi aud nsakS tna farmers oaf
otnn. tr~ ,s .n,ns 1s ~, w tG
%a "In,fs H ~ t;m Lr Lhfi ~ p ~ ts
no Ho for"r. icy m.t M Ed ~ w .na
ey ara a6' m n S e 5 1eat
snE t.nca @ t.n s, ~ nMH ~ om5 "ay We
me'a inc farmer has ny most interett IN prctery-
ine game ant Al ,nsee'ifof9ns olfasHthey are hs
@t.c.s, @ tsui: Mns ~ s.ae EtaoMpsoflst 3 o!
hraonF estimates T.. taes liz one R RTo9asa % Will n onn
soa.on eensaMo iao esgt ana larv% o q locuate
en0nsh naesa e oa 20 a4o ~ asfes 1
!ho number Of nsects.the tlttlo birds searching
tho Eroaho oyer ever! oa5 III ysas tmsoMsh.wi!l
consume, anu 1no such vltitaiioa-1s eome por.
o. inc Msss r. tsae Tue nSe5
that when thy regulations of Naturo ,rs stetfeted
with. sna no gpaEds ne has T. fnfn!sned 1l are de-.
l. sss.n su
prehtst tho reason Of ths ID, tlnt In stale Of