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Show CAUVKR AND BOGAHDIS. To all UitU Assocliillons, SportiiiR Ululia and Lovura of Fuir in Uunerul. Siuoo llio nppcuriuico of tho plic-nouu'iml plic-nouu'iml nKirkamnn, Dr. W. F. Cat-v.t, Cat-v.t, wo luvo naturally luokcJ lor a oouttat UulwuL'ti hiui auJ Captain A. II. It.iirtltia, tho chiioipion wiiin hoi. KutiwiiiK tliat Dr. (Janror bad deloriuiui'd upun winuiiiif the proud tiilo, wc had rtauon to ex pud that COIitiat wuill.l iiLitiRMjiiiU-ly (ullow L it) doctor's ohallwiinf, but alter paliuiiily WrtltiuL. mid omieciiallv tu WA RAO a it aunouncc'im-nt of Hoimhia' intontiun to nliro fruni att.vo reprtaontation ol Hut t-hu.fl) jiiunahip, wo are ltd to bolii-vo that tho prt-aeiit incuniLvoul is a Ira id to mot t Dr. Carver iu any lair match. In our Cfiimation Dr. Citrvrr has complied with tha rtiuire-menla rtiuire-menla nt'ctefiiry to a con tost (or the cl.ampiuiinliip, mid, as bis record will allow he hnn a air claim ou tho laurals already. Wo domaud therefore, in tho name ol jtinlict-, a air cod teat betw en Cttptm A. H. Boj;arikia, and Dr. W. V. Ctirvcr, lor tbe badt-oa mid utltfj now in p(NULttioa of the former. t.d wtt ilt otir f.-How sports -meu ever) wbt'io to join with ob iu this demand, mtti ttio buj;ifli(io that a fa 1 1 tiro on tho part of B,tanJui to comply wilb tho reepoiiHibilitioi attaining at-taining t.t the n t ntiou of chanipiou-ship chanipiou-ship Ih; followed wit ti univpraal ilennu-ciation ilennu-ciation en the part ui iho i-piirtmg i -lulu vi Amit;c.. Win ii it i uiit-c titiJcr-tLikl, thai fill, j wry may lA'.vw dishonorable chtiipP't.K!,ip, hp pporlinK aUimos- plu're will Im p-.iritti il :o ct mct.ttpnt. Aa Imv- ro ol lioiHTahin fprrl, wo there lor wi:i to cnlt r otn cinu'ot pr.iU-l au-.r-sl tbo ri tiriiiunt of B iirdun lrom tho American cliamt'iuiinhip, 1 mi'.'l Lo feliall hnte Kivcu Dr. Carver I a I.iir opportunity tocontoi f r the I title, and particularly do wo protett aainxt any and all IricLa to retain a tula wh:ch b:ii no Tnkie units Uir v d. k-ndtd. We b. Iievolhal Dr. C.r t.t id the ftiponnr mark-mai). an) il Mppfara that Captain B ardus h i ltier-:inic o;i;ir.on yet, whu wo have symptliT lur tli CJp'.ain who bai m at! e "jucb an Pnviati!. re.-o:d, we ttll lr.ni plainly ttial his !;.', n-iry m Tndiu(j ttie i?iie in .jj.auon will up t lliunniKhly t Illiterate all tbe luninr afachiiiy lo hi- record, imle.ii b? pIibI: i-tnd up Inirly and mmlul y in its t!ff.-nct'. It w:h l.(h'ar to the nilLd of the prt-s.-nt cbinipinu thl bo bold an rmoty lU'e, i lonj a. he all w Dr. Csrvc'd rtjn-l.i.j; cliailpn,;es to n tiiA'u unruii'inted attli Jfrds not wordi In ju-ti e to boiU priic4 wo wid'i lo tt:.'.e tint our opinions are tbt re cull vt curelnl ine::t.i'-ion, tt wu h-ite no (T-unr den re ituin lair plv, and in Cist our impre-e ous a:e errotii-ous, we a'muld ne plea?(d tti : am it ihrnu . l ie columns m Ihe if, C'.-fer, t.rtal md Sir cam, t'i'Ll, Iictw J.-r'e or any iormiK authority, tin attention ol ali oi which wo rrp-ct fully a-k to ibis matter, which ;rt living more (fitfiniv every day. TtH'ppt'cia'iiel'Dderi'.if Ciplam B.iKrdtif, wlioallect Uj btl'eve that ir p atemenl uuJ cha.U'OKes of Dr. t arvir arc mere, braadojio. n il of courts aij in our cudt-avors to bring about a l r ni;i:cb no imu tbey may pruve tlie ftreni;tu of tbtir sgderlions. in o ne tin ou, we wieb to elata that wlniewe tpl it to ho cur duty as wcoi.-rn puildiir u. to sy a wurJ in ot our Urol her Carver, we ahoul.t fe si'rry to wul.tiraw t e bind tl iellowship from Capuia BcKarJu. wlne ret orJ eniitlt a bitn to tlie respect re-spect ol alt marksmen, whil? he shall i-ndpHTtir to honmably retain tne cl.ampion.-biD of America and the aoild. Tne alxjvo d icumeiit w.il bo riMily for s.HUViirt his ouni nijat Waifc. r Hn C 'a., Heua-er Bros . T o:nn O.iH. r, Kl. H.rr s, Cjur.vl i IvhsuII, Ordntr Ji l'.ittereou, and at two Hlhai i) Jlic-. sportsmen t eloi.inp to tbe various orjjan'j tin u-i "ill pltn-e aitcli to tiie.r t-imt irt?-, tbe;r ct!ic;al tuie, or name I I it's ol w.itoH thy ate meintii ri. '1 he u-HiH-e 'it ft I mo:i who have ever Mint a rill or shotgun aro eolici-t:d. |