Forest and Stream, November 13, 1890
VIRGINIA FIELD SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
Natural resources -- Conservation - GameTourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - DogsTransportation -- Railroad - Rates and fares
THE fifth annual meeting of the Virginia Field Sports Association will be held at Amelia Court House on Wednesday, the 19th day of November, 1890. The Eastern Field Trials Club, of New York, will meet at Otterburn Springs (one mile distant from the Court House) at the same time, and our members will have an opportunity of witnessing the running of the most celebrated dogs in the United States, besides meeting with prominent sportsmen from every section of the Union. The executive board decided upon this place of meeting in consequence of the great interest felt in seeing these trials, and we trust that the wisdom of their choice will be shown by having a larger attendance than we have ever had at an annual meeting. An excursion train will leave Richmond about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 19th, and will return at a late hour that night. The annual shoot (members only) for the Association badge will take place on that day, and it is a handsome trophy, and becomes the property of the winner, I trust that the members will come prepared to enter for the prize and make the shoot one of the attractive features of the occasion.
The annual dues for this year are but one dollar. Members who did not pay up last year are requested to mail to Mr. John W. Pierce, Treasurer, Richmond, Va., three dollars, which will liquidate last and this year's dues. All sportsmen ought to be members of this association, and we would be glad to have them make an application in writing, inclosing two dollars, and receive a membership ticket for the year commencing Oct. 1, 1890, and ending Sept. 30, 1891. Members of our association have been granted special privileges by leading railroads in this State, showing the value of organization, and apart from the social feature which our association enjoys, the benefits received more than compensate for the outlay in annual dues.
Sportsmen and others who may be interested in the field trials, and wish to accompany us on the excursion to Amelia Court House on Nov. 19, are requested to make an early application for tickets, so that we may know how many coaches will be necessary for our transportation.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and its connections have kindly given to the members of our association a round-trip ticket at two cents a mile when on hunting trips, and allow one dog for each sportsman free; and we have the promise of some liberal arrangement on other roads, of which due notice will be given.
Members holding last year's tickets are requested to forward the same to the treasurer (inclosing one dollar) and receive tickets for the season of 1890 and 1891. These tickets must be presented to station agents in order to secure reduced rates.
POLK MILLER, President.
RICHMOND, Va.