Girth. Length. Points.
24. Col. Haselton, Chesuncook, Me., '87 8-1/2 41 27
25. A. Rogers 7 31-3/4 14
26. T. Roosevelt, Bitter Root Mt.,
Mont., '89 5-1/2 30 22
No. 24, a pair of horns only, is, with the possible exception of a
head of Mr. Bierstadt's, the finest we have ever seen in the
possession of an amateur sportsman. The measurements of the palm of
one antler were 41-1/2 by 21-3/4 inches.
No. 26 has a spread of 40-1/2 inches, and the palm measured 29 by
13 inches.
In Buxton's catalogue the biggest moose given had horns which in girth
were 8-1/2 inches and in length 35-1/2 inches; the palm was 41 by 24
inches; the spread was 65 inches. These measurements indicate a head
about as fine as Col. Haselton's, taking everything into consideration.
The largest head given by Ward was 6-1/2 inches in girth by 39-7/8
inches in length and 51-3/8 inches spread. It had 25 points, and the
breadth of the palm was 15-3/4 inches.
For the reason given above, it is difficult in the case of moose, and
far more difficult in the case of caribou, to judge the respective
merits of heads by the mere record of measurements.