The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
AN ELECTRIC b RID TRAP.

An ELEC lfslS II Nj IkAF.
lash tho air a number of bells jingle at the
same moment, and it would seem that
with such combination In active opera
tion never bird would linger a second
when the trap was opened. The setting OF
the trap, after it has been opcned, Is done
in moment by catching hold of a small
hook at the end Of the trap cover and roll
ing it back into position.
The apparatus can be so set In combina-
tion as to release any two Of tho five or
more traps at once, thus adapting it to
double bird shooting. No favoritism in
the choice of traps can be shown To marks
men shooting at traps supposed to be un-
known, because even the man who works
the electric pull has no idea which trap
will open when he turns the handle at.
tached to the little box.
The Eest style OF Rowing.
M. r. Davis, an authority on oarsman-
klip, expresses the opinion that the best
style of sweep rowing, as regards rig and
Workmanship, is through the methods
which permit OF the great longitudinal
outboard efficiency with a given inboard
reach and power effort. The body should
never swing much out Of vertical, on ac-
count of the banelul conditions caused in
ignoring the effects Of Erayitation-by
why of illustration, lifting the body in nd
dition to the pulling effort ut the com
menccment of stroke and again at the Tin
ish, by the great waste of power required
to lift the body from semirecumbent po-
sition, style of rowing known as the
jackknife stroke, and no longer encour-
aged by an intelligent coach, who should
have gained his experiences in at least 80
- a.L l.~
sge must be individual or single scull
struggles, including the vitality valuable
experiences acquirable only In training
and preparing for these races of the first
class. Rig and Workmanship can now
be better acquired under an intelligent
coach with up to date riggings In one seas-
on than would be possible under any 9th
known methods In eight years Of rowing
drudgery.
The Now Horsemen's Association.
The organization Of the International
HorseInan's association, recently perfected
in Chicago, has found favor with nearly
all the great horse owners OF the country
The purposes of the organization are ad-
mirable 1t is the intention of the mem
bers to- correct the evils which existed In
tho old associations and to labor for better
conditions for all breeders, owners, train
ers and drivers of light harness horses. In
short, the association was organized in the
interest of horseInen all over the world,
the object being to improve the trotters
and PAGERS and to protect those who handle
them and advance their legitimate inter
csts In all branches Of the business. The
meetings of the association are to be held
annually In March.
General Sporting Notes
John Brewer. the champion wing shot
won a 500 wager by killing 9s birds out
of q possible 100. at Allentown. Pa.
The Flaherty- Erne fight Ii not def
nitely arranged. a. the men have not
agreed upon the desirable weight. Erns
proposes 12S pounds and Flaherty pre-.
fers 1cs.
The northern New York Horse Breed.
srs' association, which will hold It's grand
circuit trotting meeting at Glens Falls
In August. has received over 400 entries
from Colorado, Georgia, Canada. Ohio
Illinois. Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania
and New York
Manager Charles Yapp OF the Capitol
driving park, at Concord, N. H.. an
nounces a card OF races for stakes ag-
gregating $500 to be held Aug. 3 to 13, In /.
elusive, the entries to close May 1. The
trotting classes are 2:io. 2:35 and 2:25
for $500 purses; and 3-year-old and 1850
for s4o0 purses. The pacing classes
are, 2:sS. 2:27 and 2:ls for $500 each; and
3-year-old and 2:40 for si00. The races
viii be mile heats. best two In three.
other conditions as usual.
Tom Allen, the famous dog trainer,
has settled Ia Chatham, Ont.
The Bolingbroke club Of England has Of
fered purse Of e2, 300 for fight between
Fitzsimmons and Mitchell.
Some Of Denny Maboncy's birds are be
ing conditioned In Buffalo for bouts dur
ing the season. It's said that Mahoney
wants to hold one more big main and then
retire from the business. s.
This years intercollegiate fencing cham
pionship tournament will be ono Of the
largest yet held. as Annapolis, Cornell,
Columbia, Harvard and Yale will be rep
resented by teams. Princeton and Penn
sylvania will probably enter teams next
year.