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house o f The Copenhagen Shooting Club and Royal Danish Brotherhood . T h is is a d istin ­ guished Society, dating from the m iddle ages w hen the G uilds w ere introduced into the N orthern K in g d o m s, and first bore the title of " Hellig Trefoldighedslavg udi det danshe Compagnif or, " Holy Trinity Corporation in the Danish C o m p a n y in late r tim es it becam e a Shooting C lu b , th e m em bers of w hich p ractised shooting a t a targ e t and "sh o o tin g at the p o p injay.” T he a n n u al R oy al bird -sh o o tin g takes place in Ju n e or J u l y , and is usu ally attended by the K ing and R o yal fam ily , as m em bers of the B rotherhood. P u blic and p riv ate dinners can be held at this house, the gard en o f which is throw n open to the public on several days in the week. Not far from the C lu b -h o u se , on the sam e side of the w a y , stands the lo w , sm all house in w hich Adam Oehlenschlæger w as born, the 14th. rfov. 1779. A large iron gate leads into the Frederiksberg A llée , planted w ith large and lo fty trees, and on both sides studded w ith villas o f all sizes and o f all styles from the A rabesq ue to the G rotesque. On the left lies the G ard en o f The Floricu/tural Association an d on the rig h t tow ards the end o f the A llée are the T ea-G ard en s " Alléenberg” and 10