. Rod and gun . ll be read with interest. He says:I have before me a copy of your contemporary,Rod and Gun in Canada,* for November last,wherein shooting by 14 different teams is reported,(many matches and some tournaments). Thes*. 816 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA teams travel hundreds of miles to shoot theirmatches. When one thinks of tHiis vast country,with a scattered population, with plenty of freeshooting at wild geese, and compare it with ourown, where we pay hundreds of pounds for asmall game sliooting, one would think just theopposite would be the result. Besides, thesepeople have crossed the
. Rod and gun . ll be read with interest. He says:I have before me a copy of your contemporary,Rod and Gun in Canada,* for November last,wherein shooting by 14 different teams is reported,(many matches and some tournaments). Thes*. 816 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA teams travel hundreds of miles to shoot theirmatches. When one thinks of tHiis vast country,with a scattered population, with plenty of freeshooting at wild geese, and compare it with ourown, where we pay hundreds of pounds for asmall game sliooting, one would think just theopposite would be the result. Besides, thesepeople have crossed the Atlantic for the sakeof clay bird sHiooting. Have we returned thecompliment ? Compare this with our home clubswith every facility for quick travel. Why can-not we follow in their foot steps and arrangematches wherein all may join, no matter if first,secnod or third rate shots. In 190S a Canadian team visited England andmade a very creditable showing in competitionwith their Briti-h brotlieren both as a team and. MR. C. EDWARD WOOD, Sales and Advertising Manager of the Staudard Arms Company, Wilmington, Del. individually. Why should we not have more ofthese international trap shooting contests?From time to time English cricketers have touredthis country and tlie United States and Colonialand American teams have returned the bowlers have on one occasion at least,accompanied by their ladies, visited our CanadianBowlers and expressed great pleasure at theirexperience. Canadian riflemen visit Englandeach year and British riflemen visit the rangeshere occasionally. Most Canadian trap shootersare British in blood and certainly British insentiment and there are many experts amongthem who are capable of making a good showingin competition in any company who would view with keen delight the prospect of a visit lo tiheOld Sod or an anticipated visit to their countryof a team of British trap shooters. If the Do-minion of Canada Trap Shooting Association tookup the matter w
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