. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 184 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. [September 9, 1899 sport. Those who shoot expect it will cost them a reason- able amount of money. All sports cost money, bat when so conducted that a few have the sport and make others pay for it, it does not thrive. The observation abroad of the sports- men above referred to has led to the belief that a change in methods to those in vogue in this country would lead to the same success abroad, in the sport of trap shooting, as holds good here. These reasons are not inapt at present and will undoubtedly prove interesting to Bhoote
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 184 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. [September 9, 1899 sport. Those who shoot expect it will cost them a reason- able amount of money. All sports cost money, bat when so conducted that a few have the sport and make others pay for it, it does not thrive. The observation abroad of the sports- men above referred to has led to the belief that a change in methods to those in vogue in this country would lead to the same success abroad, in the sport of trap shooting, as holds good here. These reasons are not inapt at present and will undoubtedly prove interesting to Bhooters. Fitting up grounds properly with the trench, three sets of five traps, etc., is too expensive for any but large and prosperous clubs. Clubs should be run by themselves and not for the benefit of any individual member of the club, and) all restrictions as to the kind of cartridge, or by whom sold or loaded, should be removed, except the restriction as to only l\ oz. of shot. The compulsory use of any certain make of powder or shell or of a particular load, bo binds the would-be blue rock shooter up in distasteful restrictions that he drops the whole thing and seeks sport and diversion in another direction. A shooter generally is a "crank" it has been affirmed, and he generally wants to shoot a certain powder in a certain shell, loaded and wadded in a certain way, and if be cannot do it he will not shoot at all. Such "cranks" should by ail means be encouraged, as they are always changing loads and guns, and spending their money, if allowed to do so in their own way. Attempt to compel them to spend it another way and the result is that they will not spend it all. Successful clubs, says Paul North, are like the measlesâthey are catching. They spread rapidly. Men who never shot i gun in their lives get the disease, buy a gun, and that setiles it. They are an asset on the books of all in the trade. An encourage- ment to the sport is that the game should be ma
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