286 



During Recess 



**Hang Sorrow; care will kill a cat 

 A?id therefo7-e let's be merry." 



CONVENTION SPORTING EVENTS. 

 The Bowling Contest. 



Seven teams were entered in the 

 bowling contest which tooli place at 

 the TeiTninal alleys. Detroit, New 

 York, Cleveland, Chicago, Washing- 

 ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia were 

 the participants. Philadelphia had a 

 walk over — nearly 200 pins ahead of 

 the next highest. The scores follow: 



Totals, Three Games 

 PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



Robertson 52.'i Ki.hmond 514 



Yates 493 Boone 413 



Dodds 461 Perrv 429 



Pontes 509 Lehr' 394 



Connor 465 Seybold 520 



Total 2453 Total 2260 



WASHINGTON CHICAGO 



Cooke 480 Hauswirth 425 



Shaffer 458 Bergman 398 



Simmonds 468 Olsem 504 



McLennan 398 Winterson 424 



Ernst 369 Asmus 400 



Total 2173 Total 2151 



CLEVELAND NEW YORK 



Hart 443 OMara 387 



Pentecost 360 Manda 392 



Kelley 368 Kessler 407 



Schmidt 420 Thielmau 424 



Graham 520 Duikham 470 



Total 2111 



DETROIT 



Brown 360 



Rahley 350 



Stahelin 297 



Pochelin 320 



Helmer 426 



Total 1753 



Tiital 



.2080 



Team Prizes. 



Whllldin Cup, 1st prize, Philadelphia, 

 2453; Michell Trophy, 2nd prize, Baltimore, 

 2260; Silver Cup, 3ra prize, Washington, 

 2173; Kasting Cup, High Single Game, Phil- 

 adelphia, 857; Philadelphia Gup, High Total 

 Score (Philadelphia excluded), Baltimore, 

 2260. 



High Individual Game In Team Contest, 

 Wm. Diickham, 198, New York, Silver Cup. 



High total in three games, Wm. Robert- 

 son, 525, Philadelphia, Silver Cup. 



Greatest number of Strikes, Wm. Robert- 

 son, 15, Philadelphia. Silver Cup. 



Greatest number of Spares, M. Richmond, 

 19, Baltimore, Silver Cun. 



"' Men's Individual. 



(Two Games.) 

 Prize. 



1st, Geo. Goebel, Phila., Silver Cup 346 



2nd, W. C. Smith, Phiia.. Clock 333 



3rd, Wm. Graham. Phila., Flask 329 



4th, E. C. Dungan, Phila., Suit Case... 318 

 5th, J. Berry, Wasiiington. Fountain 



Pen 312 



Wm. Falck, I'hlla 300 



J. Fenrlch, New York 298 



G. McClurc. Buttalo 296 



Wm. Lockport, Buffalo 295 



A. Y. Hanna, Phila 295 



A. Rasmussen, New Albany. Iml 291 



C. Kuehu, St. Louis. Mo.." 2S9 



J. J. Beneke, St. Louis, Mo 281 



John Kuhn. Phila 277 



R. Scott, Buffalo. N. Y 271 



F. Adelberger, Phila 2B1 



C. Sanditord, Buffalo. N. Y 263 



W. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo 259 



D. J. Demas. Pittsburgh. Pa 256 



A. B. Burton, Phila., Pa 255 



W. Wheeler, Boston, Mass 250 



Wm. Rehder, Wilmington, N, C 245 



John Burton, Phila 236 



D. Flnlavson, Boston. Mass 226 



Chas. Vick, Rochester. N. Y 225 



G. Kuhl, Pekin, 111 224 



V. Bauer, Baltimore. Md 219 



HORTICULTURE 



S. Batchelor, Phila 217 



W. P. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y 216 



A. B. Cartledge, Phila 216 



W. Loew, Pittsburgh. Pa 211 



A. Henshaw, New York, N. Y 208 



B. W. Holt, New York. N. Y 200 



A. G. Salter, Rochester, N. Y 193 



A. Pierce, Waltham. Mass 191 



J. Schulz, Louisville, Kv 179 



C. Ashley, Allentown, Pa 174 



C. Kahlert, Phiia 174 



H. Hornecker, New York, N. Y 154 



J. Hauck, New York, N. Y 126 



August 31, 1907 



Individual Championship of S. A. F. 



(Two Games.) 

 Diamond Medal Presented by Brunswick- 

 Balke-Coiiender Co. 



C. J. Graham, Cleveland 369 



Wm. Robertson, Phila 361 



P. Olsen, Chicago 354 



G. Barry. Washington 332 



Ed. C. Dungan, Phila 330 



W. C. Smith, Phila 319 



Wm. Graham, Phila 309 



M. Richmond. Baltimore 309 



Wm. Duckham, New York 304 



Geo. Cooke, Washington 289 



LADIES' AUXILIARY BOWLING. 



The ladies had almost as many 

 teams as the men this year — entering 

 from Baltimore, New York, St. Louis, 

 Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago 

 — six teams. Thev were given the 

 honor of a separate building to them- 

 selves — the Olympic. The Chicago 

 team won out, having an all star ag- 

 gregation- -three of them with over 

 two hundred, while Philadelphia the 

 next highest had only one over two 

 hundred in the two games. The scores 

 follow. 



Totals, Two Games 

 CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 



Mrs. Asmus 211 Miss E. Graham. 208 



Mrs. Kreitling. . 199 Mrs. Harris 149 



Mrs. McKellar.. 266 Mrs. Robertson. 148 

 Mrs. Wintertson. 175 Miss M. Graham 171 

 Mrs. Hauswirth. 211 Mrs. Sibson 176 



Total 1062 



WASHINGTON 



Miss Cooke 172 



Mrs. Cooke 168 



Mrs. Simonds... 166 

 Miss Freeman... 79 

 Miss Shaffer 238 



Total 823 



ST. LOUIS 



Mrs. Beneke 131 



Mrs. Meinhardt. 18T 



Mrs. Weber 58 



Mrs. Koenig.... 83 

 Miss T. Mein- 

 hardt 160 



Total 619 



1st Prize, Sih-er Cup, 

 2ud 



Total 852 



NEW YORK 



Mrs. Traendly.. 168 



Mrs. Donaldson. 135 



Mrs. Beimels. .. 181 



Mrs. Thellman.. 168 



Mrs. Vesey 134 



Total 786 



BALTIMORE 



Mrs. Seybold... 80 



Mrs. Bauer 90 



Mrs. Richmond.. 122 



Mrs. Lutz 132 



Miss Boone 155 



Total 579 



Chicago 1062 



Phila 852 



Individual High. 



(Two Games.) 

 Mrs. McKellar, Chicago, Silver Cup 266 



Individual High Game. 

 Mrs. McKellar. Chicago, Silver Cup.... 151 



Ladies' Individual Prizes. 



Prize. 



Isl, Silver ComiJOte, Mrs. McKolbir, Chi- 

 cago 233 



2ud, Traveling Clock, Mrs. Hauswirth, 

 Chicago 209 



3rd, Silver Pocketbook, Mrs. Theilmau, 

 New York 208 



4th. Bon Bon Dish, Miss Shaffer, Wash- 

 ington 207 



5th, Silver Belt Buckie. Mrs. Kreitling, 

 Chicago ■. 206 



0th, Cut Glass Water Bottle, Mrs. As- 

 mus. Chicago 199 



7th, Cologne Bottle, Mrs. Meinhard, St. 

 Louis 198 



Sth, Cut Glass Bowl. Miss Meinhard, St. 

 Louis 196 



9th, Cut Glass Olive Dish. Miss Burton. 

 Phila 194 



10th, Cut Glass Cruet, Miss E. Graham, 



Phila 187 ! 



Mrs. Relmels, New York 179 



Mrs. Traendly, New York 174 



Miss Boone, Baltimore 172 



Mrs. Goebel, Phila 171 



Mrs. Robertson, Phila 171 



Mrs. Winter.son, Chicago 167 i 



Mrs. J. Wolff, Phila 164 , 



Mrs. Dodds, Phila 160 ! 



Mrs. Harris, Phila 158 , 



Mrs. Lutz, Baltimore 155 



Miss Cooke, Washington 154 ' 



Mrs. Sibson, Phila 154 , 



Mrs. Whitman, New York 150 I 



Mrs. Donaldson, New York 146 , 



Mrs. Seybold, Baltimore 149 



Mrs. Herr, Lancaster 137 



Mrs. Beneke, St. Louis 131 



Mrs. Cooke, Washington 130 i 



Mrs. Berning, St. Louis 130 i 



Mi-s. Koenig, St. Louis 126 I 



Mrs. Pollworth, Milwaukee 123 '■ 



Miss Witfeld, St. Louis 122 



Miss M. Graham, Phila 122 , 



Mrs. Richmond. Baltimore 109 i 



Mrs. Blackistone, Washington 107 



Mrs. Quarles. Louisville, Ky 107 



Mrs. Rehder, Wilmington, N. C 104 | 



Mrs. Vesey, Ft. Wayne, Ind 105 



Miss Ifulmer, Des Moines, la 102 i 



Mrs. Dorp, Phila 97 | 



Mrs. Bauer, Baltimore 95 | 



Mrs. Kunzman, Louisville 93 ; 



Mrs. Kuhl, Pekin, 111 91 | 



Miss Freeman, Washington 90 



Mrs. W. C. Smith. Phila 85 | 



Mrs. Aug. Poehin-ann, Chicago 81 I 



Mrs. Powell, New York 80 I 



Miss Shellem, Phila 79 



Miss Cartledge, Phila 76 | 



Mrs. Adolch Poehlmann. Chicaiio 66 



THE SHOOTING CONTEST. 



The annual shooting contest took 

 place on Wednesday at the grounds of 

 the Florists' Gun Club. Wissinoming, 

 Pa. Between showers the blue rock 

 busters had a good time and spent the 

 balance of the afternoon bragging 

 about vhat they could have done if 

 Jupiter Pluvius had only behaved him- 

 self. The scores were as follows: 



1st Event, 5 prizes. High Guns to win. 



G. O. Bell. 24: W. B. Westcott, 23; W. 

 K. Harris, 23; W. A. Hammond, 22; H. 

 Brown, 21; G. Anderson. 21; E. W. Steven- 

 son, 19: C. D. Ball, 10: W. Wheeler, 15; 

 J. Burton. 15; A. Rasmus.sen, 12: Ed. Held, 

 11: F. Adelburger. 9. 



2nd Event. 25 Birds, Handicap for C. 

 J. Rainier Co. cups and other prizes. Rain- 

 ier Cups to lirst 3 High Guns and 4 prizes 

 to the next 4 High Guns with added Handi- 

 caps. Shot off at 25 birds. 



H. Brown. 25-25; J. Burton. 25-23; J. 

 Stevenson, 25-20: E. Lotz, 24; Ed. Reid, 24; 

 A. Rasmussen, 24; C. D. Ball, 24; G. An- 

 derson, 24: W. B. Westcott. 24; G. O. BelU 

 24: W. A. Hammond, 23: W. K. Harris, 

 20; E. W. Stevenson. 19; W. Wheeler, 19; 

 R. McLennan, 13. 



Shot off at 10 Birds. 



E. Lotz. 10: Ed. Reid, 8; A. Rasmussen, 

 7: C. D. Ball, 6. 



Messre. Anderson, Westcott and Bell 

 withdrew from the latter contest. 



The employees of Bertermann Bros. 

 Co., Indianipolis, Ind., and their 

 families held an outing at the Cum- 

 berland place owned by the firm on 

 August IT. Baseball and the usual 

 sports were indulged in and before 

 the company separated Ic was proposed 

 that the outing become a regular 

 feature of the summer. 



A subscription for aa appi-opriate 

 memorial to the late Emile Laurent, 

 the great Belgian scientific explorer, 

 has been started, and the names of the 

 most illustrious horticulturists and 

 botanists of Europe are inscribed 

 thereon. M. le baron van der Bruggen, 

 Minister of Agriculture at Brussels, 

 is chairman of the committee, and M. 

 L. Gentil, superintendent of the Brus- 

 sel's Botanic Garden, is treasurer of 

 the fund. 



