874 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[7CTE 8, 1888 



Osceola Club. 



Wood 1 1110 



Svkes 1 11 



1 111 



T . J6t ...11101 



Lincoln Club. 



Hallett 1 1 1 1 



Baum 1 I o l l 



McBtide 1 110 



Quick 1 110 1 



Omaha Workwomen's Club. 



Robinson 10 11 



Farm a lee 1 1 1 1 



Hunter 1 1110 



Leeder.. 110 11 



Omaha Club. 



Patrick 1111 



Mills 1 110 



Petty 1 10 1 



Preston 1 1 " 



1 0-8 



1 0—7 



1 1-9 



1 1-8-33 



1—7 



1 1-8 

 1 1—7 



1 0—8—30 



1 1-8 



1 1—8 



1 0-7 



1 0-8-39 



1111 

 1110 



0—1 

 1-8 

 1—7-21 



all. 



' - il - . 



Robinson 7, TTolm. 

 8, Hunter 7, McBr 



h was for a purse of $250, class shooting, free to 

 irds, 31yds. rise, ties, 3 birds same rise, use of 

 ge tray,?. English. rifles, except gun must be held 

 lydfl. boundary. First priz \ $1 > e 

 ■ ; " ■: to irft prize,$35. Bohu 7. II dl-ti r. stnu- 

 cker 9, Quick 5, Parmalee 9, Smith 7, Patrick 8, 

 a 4, Barnes 7, Mollis 9. Woods 9, Kvkes 9, Jelfrcv (i, 

 •orterS. Elokman 7. Mils 9, Harlev 7, Pag 



■all 9. Crown 7, Glover 9, Prest 



Lowndesboro Gun Club. 



ACHamilton 111111 1—7 



WTEdmondeon 110 1 1—4 



E Smith 1110 111—8 



WNLefflcr 1*01101—5 



, wdoifi) Gun Club. 



P B Mastin - 111110 1—6 



PAHai..;. 10 11 10 1—5 



T""W Oliver 10 10 1-3 



S T Wetott -.001110 0-3 



Mobile Gun Club. 



T McDonnell . 111111 0-8 



GeoBoltz ...11011(10-1 



GStewart 1110 1-4 



MDrey 110 10 1—1 



W. f . Vass: 16 years old, the youngest mfim.be 



Club, with a straight score, will wear the prise 



and also won $50, the special prize offered for tl 



rles Spear, president of the association. 



lard won first, F. Hull sei 

 Tim second day of the 



10 11 01 00-4—11 

 10 01 10 11-5— 9 

 10 01 00 10-3— 9 

 10 11 11 10—6-11—40 



10 11 10 10-5—11 

 10 10 11 11-6-11 

 10 11 10 11—6— 9 



10 10 10 11—5— 8-89 



11 00 10 11-5—11 

 10 10 10 11—5— 9 

 10 10 IX) 10—3— 7 



10 00 01 10-3— 7—31 

 •of the Gulf City Gun 



!. T. Pol- 



j_. luuivau v, uiw«'n ij ijiyvci n, iiwhju i«/, 



B. Leeder 7. 1). Kimball 9. L. Leeder 5, White 

 _ Den 9, Beard 8, Browning 8, Eberly 10, Latta 

 gwHoSmeyer 9, Kendall 7, Lundy 8. Schroeder 7, Cook 6, E. Ranm 8. 

 Sommers 9, Kay 7. Ties ou 10— Petty, Preston and Eberly divided. 

 Ties on 9— Won by Mullis. Ties on 8— Patrick and Browning divided 

 third money. Ties on 8— Bohu and E. Leeder divided fourth money. 



THIRD DAY. 



(Seventh match, purse 5200, class shooting, open only to members 

 of the Association, teams of two from any club, 10 single birds to 

 each mw, 21 vis. rise, ties, 3 birds to each man. First prize &S0, and 

 the Hallett Silver .'"up, valued at 860, second prize $60, third prize $40, 

 fourth prize $20. The, Halle t Silver Cup is to be shot for annually, 

 and it is to bs held in trust by the club whose team wins it, and is to 

 be accounted for each year to the State Association, and must be shot 

 for at 10 single birds, 21yds. rise. Parmalee 5, Leeder 6, total 11: 

 Summers 4, Browning 6, total 10; Den 6, Eberly 5. total 11; Patrick 2. 

 Mills 8, total 5; Smith 5, Jones S. total 10; Brace v 4. Hathaway 6, total 

 10; Hdlettl, Baum 4, total 8; Woods 6, Jeffrey 3. total 9; Arbuthnot 



4. Krug 5. total 9: Still 4. Brawn 4, total S. Parmalee and Leeder and 

 Den and Eberly divided first money. Smith and Jones and Summers 

 and Browning divided second money. 



The eighth match on the programme was notshot. Thenlnth wasfor 

 a purse of $300 ; class shooting; tree to all ; 5 single birds ; 20yds. rise, and 

 Sdouble birds; ties, : single birds 81yds,rise, audi pair 2lyd3. ; entrance 

 fee $5. birds include 1: first prize $30, second prize $G0, third prize $40, 

 fourth prize. $20. Mills 7. Howe 6, Browning 5. Woods?, Smith 6 McBride 

 7,Sykes 5, Den 8, Patrick 9. F. Kimball 7. Parmalee 7. E. Leeder 6, Eberly 

 8, Hallett 9. Benr.i 4, Petty 7, Krug 8, Page 7, Bray 8, Arbuthnot 9. 

 T. Kimball 6. D. Ki nball 7, Jeffrey 7. Baum 6. Ties on 9— Hallett and 

 Arbuthnot divided first money. Ties ou 8— Den and Krug divided 

 second money. Ties on 7— Page won third money. Ties on 6— Smith, 

 Eberly and Baum divided fourth money. 



FOURTH DAY. 



Tenth match— The conditions were 20 single glass balls, 18yds. rise, 

 rotary traps, ties five balls. The scores were: Jones 13, Hathaway 

 19, D. Kimball 18, Parmalee 18, Arbuthnot 15, Woods 18, Hawe 16, 

 Petty 19, T. Kimball 10, Krqg 10, L. Leeder 14, Robinson 19, Hunter 16, 

 Browning 17, E. Leeder 17, Hughes 14, Den 2d,Surnmers 16, Brucker 

 16, Eberly 19, Kay 17. Den took first money. Ties on 19— Petty took 

 second money; Kimball and Woods divided" third; Kay tookfourth. 



The eleventn match was the "Citizens' Contest," of which the 

 conditions were: 10 single birds, 8) yards rise; 20 single balls, 18 yavds 

 rise: rotary traps. Ties. 3 birds, 3D yards rise, and~5 balls 21 yards 

 rise.' Prizes— first $92, second 539, third $16, fourth $23. The scores 

 were; Brucker 21, Jones 13. Nash 21, Howe 24, Parmalee 24, Petty 31, 

 Krug 27, T. Kimball 26. Robinson 2!!, Hathaway 28. Hunierll, D. Kim- 

 ball 28. E. Leeder 27, Mills 28, L. Leeder 25. Browning 22, Woods 27, 

 Arbuthnot 20, Dew 28, Eberly 26. Hughes 20, Kay 28. Petty took first 

 money, Hathaway took second money, Woods took third money, Rob- 

 inson fourth and L. Leeder t;ok fifth prize, a setter pup, presented by 

 Mr. Wm. Preston. 



The last contest was for the gold badge for glass balls presented by 

 the Fremont Sportsmen's Club in May, 1878. Conditions, 25 glass balls, 

 18 yards rise; ties, 10 balls, 21 yards rise. The scores were: Woods 22, 

 Parmelee 24, Hathaway 22, Leeder 19, Robinson 23, Hunter 22. Frank 

 Parmelee, who won In '80, and held without a contest in '81, won yes- 

 terday, and the prlza became his property. 



ALABAMA TOURNAMENT. 



Mobile, Ala., May 27. 



The second annual tournament of the Alabama State Sportsmen's 

 Association was held here Slay 24, 25, and 26. The tournament was 

 under the very capable, management of the Mobile Gun Club; and 

 the success of the convention reflects great credit upon the Mobile 

 boys. 



At the regidar meeting held on Thursday night, at the rooms of the 

 Gulf City Club, the following officers were elected for the year: 

 Charles spear, of the Montgomery Gun Club, President; F. P. Davis, 

 of the Gull City Gun Club, F.rst Vice-President; George Rives, of the 

 Slowdown Snooting Club, Second Vice-President; G. M. Marks, of 

 Montgomery Gun Club. Corresponding Secretary; E. Smith, of 

 the Lowndes County Gun Club, Recording Secretary: S. T. Westcott, 

 of the Snowdown Shooting Club, Treasurer. The following gentle- 

 men were elected as the Governing Committee; W. K. Jones, of the 

 Montgomery Gun Club, Chairman: T. W. Oliver, of the Snowdown 

 Shooting Club; A. C. Hamilton, of the Lowndes County Gun CTub;H. 

 P. Vass, of the Gulf City Gun Club, and G. W. Tunstall, of the Gulf 

 City Gun Club. The following comprises the Law- Committee: Hon. 

 O. J. Bemme3, Of the Gulf City Gun Club; Braxton Bragg and Daniel 

 H. Lay, ditto; F. C. Randolph and H. C. Semple of the Montgomery 

 Gun' Club. Montgomery was selected as the nest place of meeting. 

 The State Badge of. the Association, won by the Gulf City Gun Club, was 



£ resented to 0. W. Tunstall, for the Club, by Judge F. C. Randolph, 

 i a neat and appropriate speech. The meeting concluded with the 

 mutual expressions of satislaction from the visiting members and the 

 resident club. 



Most of the visiting members departed for homo last night, after 

 expressing themselves as delighted with Mobile, the Gulf City Gun 

 duo and the unusually excellent sport. The Montgomery gentlemen 

 look forward to next year to get even with the Mobiliaus, both on the 

 BOOTS, the m iial, and also of generous hospitality and honorable 

 rivalry in skill as Knights of the Trigger. Following are the details 

 of the meeting: 



The opjoiug day was clear, cool and blessed with a delightful 

 breeze. fne attendance was gratifyingly large, many ladies being 

 present to see the unusually good shooting. The shooting took place 

 in the base ball park at Fra-scati, and the grand stand, which can seat 

 . hundred persons, gave all present an excellent view of the 

 shooting. The first day's contests were open only to members of the 

 association. 



First Match, 5 singles, 28yds.— F. Holt 5, H. P. Vass 5, W. Hutchings 



5, W. K, Jones 5, A. C. Hamilton 4, G. M. Marks 4, E. Smith 4, J. C. 

 Bush 4, G. W. Tunstall 4, C. L. Harwell 4. F. A. Hall 4, W. Boiling 4, 

 W. T. Vass. 4. P. B. Mastin 3, T. S. Westcott 3, T. W. Oliver 3, F. C. 

 Randolph 8, W.H. Sheffield S. W.N. LefflerS, F. P. Darts 3, T. Mc- 

 Donald 3, C. T. Pollard 2, Alston 2. Ties on 5, 31yds.— W K. Jones 8, 

 H. P. Vass 3, F. Ttoit 0. W. Hutchings 0. 'lies on 3, 33yds.— W. K. 

 Jones 2, H. P. Vass l. W. K. Jones won first. Ties on 4, 31yds.— W. 

 T. Vass 8, Ct. W. Tunstall 3, F. A. Hall 3, W. Boiling 2, C. L. Harwell 1, 



I, A. C, Hamilton 1. Ties on 3, 30yds.— W T. Vass2, G. W. 

 Tunstall 1. F, A. Hall o. W. T. Vass -won second. Ties on 3, 31yds.— 

 T. W. Oliver 3, F. P. Davis 3. S. T. We:;teott 2, W. H. Sheffled 2, F. C. 

 Randolph 1, W. N. Lender 1,'T. McDonneU 1. T. W. Oliver and F. P. 

 Davis divided third. 



Second match.— Team shoot.— Seven singles: ground traps— 25 

 yards; one barrel. Teams of two, each club Fo enter as many teams 

 as they like. Entrance $10, Birds extra. 



H. P. Vass 7 and W. T. Vass 6, 13; G.W. Tunstall 7 and F. P. Davis 0, 

 13; W. K. Jones 6 and F. C. Randolph 6, 12; W.H. Sheffield 5 and 

 John Alston 0. 11 . T. MePouiedl 4 and O. Roliz B, 10; F. A. Holtz 5 and 

 T. Holt 5, 10; T. W. Oliver 5 and S. T. Westcott 5, 10; J. C. Bush 6 and 

 W. B. Holt 4. 10. C. T. Pollard 4 and W. Hutchings 5, 9. The first two 

 teams divided. 



Third match.— Team shoot for Association Badge— Teams of 4 from 

 each el no: 60 birds to team; each shooter to shoot at J 5 birds — 7 sin- 

 gle at 25 varus, aud 4 double at IS yards. 



Gulf City Gun Club. 



Single. Double. 



WT Vass 1 111111-7 11 11 11 11-S-1S 



HPVass 10 11111—8 ioilHll—7—13 



J C Bush 11110 11—6 11 11 00 10-5-11 



GW Tunstall 111110 1-0 00 11 10 01—4—10—49 



MontgomeiT Shooting Club. 



WK Jones 1 10 1111-8 10 11 10 11-8—12 



DTPolUrd 111111-6 10 11 11 10-8-13 



10; 1011111—8 11001110-5—11 



W Hutchings 1 1 1 1 0—4 10 10 n io— 5— 9-^14 



,5 birds. 25 yards' rise, in w 

 oudancl G vC\ Tunstall 'third, 

 neetdng was clear, bright and warm, though 

 reeze. The n i rsndunee at Fra.sea.ti was con- 

 theopenne- day, especially of ladies who, 

 the grand stall I, had an excellent view of 

 in feminine fashion, the brilliant shots of 



to all. was i0 single rises, 21yds. 1 Geo. M. 

 M. Ladd 10, H. P. Vass 9, John Smith 9, 

 c, iV. T. Vass 9. Stewart 9. Edmonson 9, 

 Mastin 9, Pollard 8, Alston 8, Randolph 8, Boiling 8, L. Maud 8, Dr. 

 Flat.l 8, Westcott. 7, Oliver 7. Carre 7, L. C. Pry 7, Hamilton 6. Sheffield 

 6, Prichard 6, Nicholas 6. Tunstall 5. J. Sharp 5, F. S. Holt 1, J: Smart 

 3. Ties on 10— Geo. M. Marks 5, W K. Jones 4, F. M. Ladd, 0. Ties 

 on 0— H. P. Vass 3, John Smith 3, J. M. Ladd 3, Hutchings 1, T. W. 

 Vass 1, Stewart 1, Edmonson 0, Mastin 0. Ties on 8— Pollard 8, Alston 

 5, Randolph 5, Boiling 5, L. Maud 0, Dr. Flatt 0. George M. Maria 

 won first, H. P. Vass. John Smith and J. M. Ladd divided second, and 

 C. T. Poliutd won third money. ' 



dee 1 ut.itcu— Seven single rises. 26yds. Jno. Ladd 7, J. T. Mor- 

 gan?, W. K. Jones?, O. T. Pollard 7, F. P. Davis 7, Mart?'., T. W 

 Oliver 7, McDonnell 7, War! 6. Jno. Smith 6, W. T. Vass 8, Tunstall 6, 

 H. P. Vass 6, Randolph 6, Prichai>l 5, F. Holt 5, Alston 5, L. Maud 5, 

 D. Gimon 5, Carre 5. Shel'deid 5, Dr. Flat 4, Nicholas 4, Mastin 4, J, 

 Samuel 2, 11. Sharp 1, F. M. LaJJ withdrawn. Jno. Ladd won first 

 t: . -. svard second with 8, and Prichard ftiird with 3. 

 rd match, the handicap shoot, was partly shot and post- 

 poned to the following day. 



Third day, handicap shoot— Ten single birds; ground traps: both 

 barrels. The three highest scores to win. 

 W T Vass 3 Jyds .... 10 Carre 21yds .... 8 



C Prichard 



T W Oliver 21 " 



Randolph 25 " 



Dr Flat 28 " 



C A Holt 21 " 



LCFry 18 " 



Hamilton 81 ' 



Tuustall 33 ' 



FSHolt 21 - 



John Smith 21 " 



Westcott 18 " 



Alston..... 25 " 



J Samuel..... 18 



...10 HPVass 3J •' ....5 



9 Stewart 21" 5 



....9 Do Nothing 31" ....4 



....9 LMaud...'. 25" ....4 



.... 9 Pollard 30 " ....4 



.... 9 Sheffield. .21 " ...4 



... 8 Guimon 18 " ....4 



....7 McDonnell 28 " ...X 



..,.7 Motley ....18" ..3 



...7 Boiling.... 25" ...2 



.... 7 Marks 30 " ...2 



....6 Edmonson 18" ....0 



.... 6 

 W. T. Vass and C. Prichard divided first and second; Oliver, Ran- 

 dolph and Dr. Flat reported at 10 o'clock sharp, and as the others 

 who tied on 9 did not report, divided third. 



The next match was 5 birds, 25yd3., ground traps. W. T. 

 first on 5 straight, birds; Randolph won second on 4, and Westcott 

 won third on 3 birds. 



Second match, 5 double rises, 18yds. W. T. Vass 10, Randolph 9, 

 Alston 8, Do More 8. Prichard 8, Do Quit 8, Ward 8, Oliver 8, H. P. 

 Vass 7, L. Maud 7, Tunstall 7, J. M. La l.l 7, F. M. Ladd B, Do Nothing 

 5, Sheffield i. W. T. Vass won first, Randolph second, and Prichard 

 and Ward divided third on second tie of 5 each. 



The next was a sweepstakes match. 5 birds at 28yds., in which W. 

 T. Vass won first on 5 straight, Alston second on 4, and Boltz third on 

 8 birds,. 



The final match was fji '■ do .bile. Eight 



birds, 21yds. Stewarts. Do Less 7, W. T. Vass 7, Westcott. 7, Gordon 

 7, J. Smith 7, Motley 7, H. P. Vass 7, J. M. Ladd 7, Jones 7, Ward 6, 

 G. Boltz 6, a. Winffy 6, Prichard 6, L. Maud 6, Dabbs 6, J. M. Ladd 6, 

 C. L. Harwell 5, J. Alston 5. Gimon 5, Nicholas 5, Do Nothing 5, Modoc 

 4, GKW. Tuustall 4. Sheffield S. Farley 2. Wagner 2, Gayfer 1. The 

 ties on 7: Do Less 7, Jones 6. H. P. Vass 5, W. T. Vass 5, J. Smith 6, 

 Westcott 5, Gordon 3, Motley 0, Ladd 0. Stewart won first, breech- 

 loading double pirn, donated by Cavanagh, Barney & Brown; setload- 

 implements, by Ira W. Porter & Co. Do Less, second, breech-loading 

 gun, by James Cunningham £ Co. ; keg Sycamore Powder, by T. G. 

 Bush & Co. Jones, third, keg Lailin & Rand Powder, by L. Brewer &. 

 Co. : 4 lags shot, by A. & B. Moog. H. P. Vass. fourth, case claret, 

 by AV. L. Tail & Co.; 100 cigars, by Peter Burke; quarter keg Hazard 

 ;.vC G. Richards & Son. W. T. Vass, fifth, 500 shells by J. 

 W. Danue; half keg Dupont's powder, by Little, Sfilkinsou & Co.; 

 2 bags shot, by E. S. Ferryman <& Co. J. Smith, sixth, line meers- 

 chaum pipe, by Christ. Burke; rubber coat, by Brisk & Jacob- 

 son; Victoria gun case, by Felix Weidmann; 2 bags shot, by 

 Hannan & Micnael. Westcott, seventh, hat, by J. J. Meyer, tu'-'- p 

 dozen handkerchiefs, by L. Hammel & Co. ; 2 bags shot, by James 

 McDonnell. Gordon, eighth, 2 quarter kegs Dead Shot powder, by S. 

 Richard & Sons. Gayfer, consolation prize for lowest score, bos 

 toilet soap, by Soto & Primo, half doz en bottles of castor oil. by James 

 McDonald. S. 0. Ober. 



THE TRAP AT BALTIMORE, MD. 



THE following pigeon and glass ball matches were shot at Hal- 

 stead's Three Slile House, near this city, on Decoration Day. 

 under the management of Mr. C. S. Wertsner, of Baltimore, who for 

 a number of years past has devoted his attention to this business, 

 and it is but just to him to say that his thorough and systematic man- 

 ner of conducting these events, and his gentlemanly and liberal 

 treatment of the sportsmen who attend them, entitles him to this 

 public acknowledgment of Ins services. Among the visiting sports- 

 men present were Messrs. Todd, Williams and Mauldin, noted trap 

 and duck shots, from Port Deposit, Maryland, and Messrs. Wagner 

 and Mills, of Washington, D. C. Messrs. Wagner and Mills carried 

 off a majority of the prizes, Mr. Wagner killing 20 out of ''■'-'. 

 Mr. Mills 42 out of 48 uirds and breaking 5.3 ball •; straight and wii 

 all the glass ball matches which were shot. Following are the sc 



Fi:\st Match.— Prize, silver cake basket, value, §15; in bulls, Card's 

 rotary traps; 18vds. : ties, 21: Werstner 4, Mills 20, Wagner (9, Maul 

 3, Williar 7, Werstner 11. Prize won by Mr. Mills. 



Second Match.— Friza, lady's silver jewel case, value, Sl5; 10 balls, 

 rotary trap; 18yds; lies, 21. Mills 20, Maul 5, Williams 1, Todd 1, Wil- 

 liar 10, H. Sell 1. Friz:- won by Mr. Mills; 



Third match— Prize, silver Ice pitcher, valued at Sis, 10 balls, rotary 

 trap 18yds. ties 21. NHlls IS, Wertsner 14, Keil 4, Halstead 3. Webb n, 

 Toad '.), Aul 4. Prize won by Mr. Mills. 



Fourth match fat pigeons I— Si Bntranoe, 5 birds, plunge traps, 21yds. 

 ties 36, divided 60 and -to per cent. Wagner 5, MilLs 4. Maul if, Todd 4, 

 Kell5, Mayhew 4, Williams 4. H. Sell 0. Wagner and Kell divide'': 

 first. Ties for second. Mills 9, "Airhi l. Mayhew 0, Williams 10. Wil- 

 liams wins second. 



natch— Prize, ice pitcher, valued |35, 5 birds, 21yds. rise, 

 plunge traps, tics, miss aud out. Mills 8. Wagner 0. Elisor 5, Maul 5, 

 Todd 7. Barnitz o, H. Bell 8. Prize wan by Mr. Wagner, 



Sixth match— 32 freeze out. 21yds. ; plunge traps. Mills 5, Todd 6, 

 Williams 0, Maul 4, Wagner 6. Wagner and Todd divided. 



Seventh match-Si freeze out; same conditions. Todd 1 , Mills 4, 

 Maul 5, Williams 5. Maul and Williams divided, 



Eighth match— Prize, silver ice |)itcher. value, {12; miss and out; 

 ground traps: 2lvds. I'isf. Wagner 0, MLUs i. Ktll 0, Aul 7, H. Sell 0, 

 Engle 0, C. Williams 2, Fnsor 3, Kemp 2, Kell 2, Engle 1, H. Sell 0, 

 SharreftB B. Prize won by Mr. Aul. 



i match— $2 freeze out; came conditions. Mills 9, Kell 8. 

 Engle. 1, Foster 0. Purse, 88, won by Mr Mills, 



Tenth match— v2 freeze out; same conditions. Mills 8, Kell 2, 

 Foster 1. Purse, 36, won by Mr. Mills. Tiop. 



in boards. C. W. Fields 4, R. T. Sabln 5, Banks 1, J. F. Sabin 5, Ryan 

 S, Lockwcod 6, Hawkes 3, Kimball 2, Po3t 2, Tarrant 8, L. Field 2. 



The fourth contest was for a fishing rod, a bos of cigars, and 

 "History of the N. Y. S. A.," bound in boards: Collins 8, Hei-man 9, 

 Banks 1, J. F. Sabin !. Hawkes 5, Von Lengerko5,lCimball4, Heritage 

 5, Sbbrl 3, R. T. Sabin 4, Post 2. Field 6, Lockwood i, Tarrant 5. 



The next snatch was for a, lady's satchel, an ebony cleaning rod, 

 and one copy "In Memoriam of Henry William Herbert:" Heritage 

 10, Herman 9, Collins 7, Banks 2, VonLengerke 10, Hawkes 1, R. Sabin 

 2, Field 5, Lockwood B, Kimball 1, Carrick 6. J. F. Sabin 3. 



The sixth and last contest was for a Smith & Wesson revolver, and 

 a handsome sporting picture. Score was as follows: Collins, -21yds., 

 0; Banks, BlydB., 2; Heritag0j 26yds., 6, Von Lengerke, 26yds., 5; Her- 

 man, 26yd-:.. '■'- 



WORCESTER, MASS., May 31.— Yesterday there were meetings at 

 the several ranges in and about the city. At the grounds of the Rifle 

 Association the attendance ftae light. The members had boi 

 practice but no prize shooting. The Woodla wn Gun Club had a large 

 company present. Prizes were secured by the following: F. H. Fuller, 

 .e/n !'.;;'.,- eroi't, C. A. Parker, H. T.Rice, George MeA- ■• ' : 

 Bliss, V. Sheldon and H. Wadsworth. A Smith & WesSOJ 

 offered as a special prize to non-members, was secured by F, Dona- 

 hue. The ladies were on hand, enjoyed the sport aud served a fine 

 collation. 



The crowd went to Coal Mine Range, on Lake Qtdnslgomond, where 

 .hey had a good deal of snort witnessing the work of I, le sportsmen's 

 Club. There was a shoot' for prizes for the best out of a possible 20. 

 The first prize was a two-pound k?g of powder: the first round was a 

 tie between <;. .1. Ruga v, . -. Perry and C. 0. Houghton, each scor- 

 ing 17; at the second trial it was secured by Mi*. Sugg. The second 

 price was . r /iy paper shells: was a tie between C. R. R. Caafiin and M. 



D. GUmore. which they agreed to divide bet w in I i n; the -score was 

 16. The third prize was a bag of shot, secured by A, P. Cutting by a 

 score of 15. The fourth prize, 3.000 black edge wals, was a tie be- 

 tween J. B. Goodell and A. S. Newcotnb, score 14; they divided. The 

 fifth prize, an easv chair, was secured by E. S. Kuowles, score 18. 

 There was a special prize, a badge, to bo retained by the winner; it 

 was awarded to G. .1. Rugg, who made a straight string of 10 balls. 



WEBSTER, Mass., May 31.— Large numbsrs yesterday went out to 

 Union Point, where there was a clay pigeon and glass ball shoot, 

 under the auspices of the Rod and Gun Club. Those present organ- 

 ized into two teams, the record of each Is shown by the following 

 scores: 



C. Powers. ..0 1111110 11—8 H. Bates. ...1 111111100—8 

 R. Todd 1 10 10 0-3 H. Foster.. .0 010000010—8 



B. Waters. ..f> 100001010—3 A. Klebart. 1010001110—5 

 H. Arnold. ..0 1 1 1 0—3 G. A. RiMi..l 10 1110 111—8 



C. Dixon. . ..100001101 0-4 C. Gorber. ..1000000100-3 



E. Rich 11110 111-7 W. Darling.l 11111111 1-10 



28 35 



Aiter the shooting by the teams there was a free to all In which a 

 large number of visitors joined, 

 THE LYNN CENTRAL CLUB— The Lynn Central Club had a fine 



ay, but a strong wind made it d' 

 pigeons. The following scores 



LONG ISLAND FORESTERS.— A glass ball tournament was held 

 under the auspices of Long Island Forester Club at Ridgewood ou 

 Decoration Day. The first event ou the programme was "the match 

 for the club badge at. ten bad--, h <■• d -an rise. Following isthe score: 

 Banks, 24yds., 5; Fields. 23yds., 3; Hawkes, 25yds„ 0; J. F. dabin. 

 24yds., 7; Ryan, 21yds., 4. 



The next match was at tep U - rise. First prize, a cart- 



ridge belt; second prize. P.: ...._ . ird prize, "History ct 



F.Y. 8. A, ."bound in boards. Appended are the scores: Ryan 7 

 0. W. Fields 4, Banfci 2, Hawkes 0, L. Fields 1, Tarrant 5, Kimball 4, 

 .1. F. Sabin 8, Post :., Shi ort !. Kyan3. 



The third match was under the conditions as the previous one, and 

 for the following prizes: First, one dozen stiver-plated knives; sec- 

 ond, one copy of f 'Dog Training;" third, "History N. Y. a A.,' ! bound 



„, George .-, 



15, H. Straterll, McFarland 14, Sanborn 14, Parker 13, Brown 18, 

 Cloutman 12, Courtis 12, Stacy 12, T. Strater 12. The folio wing was 

 the regular team match; E.W.Weber 10, H. W. George 6, J. P. 

 Randall 7, F. A. Johnson 9, J. H. Frost 9. 



WHITESTONE, L. I.— On Decoration day the first of a series of five 

 matches for a silver cup. denoting the championship for 1882, was 

 held by the Whitestone Gun club. A gold scarf pin was given as 

 second prize. A new second prize will be presented at each contest 

 for the cap. Tlie o'-'r.diiions were: 10 clay pigeons, 15yds. rise. H. 

 DeWitt Smith 8, A. C. Wilmerding 7, F. R. Perry 7, 0. H. Simonds 8, 

 It G. While, Jr. 5, M. Hojinan 5, D. B. Wilmer3ih| 3, S. A. Henry 3. 

 Ties ou 7 for second pri,-. • (3 pi <eons each). A. C. Wilmerding 101,111 

 — 5 ; F. R. Perry 011,001-3. H. DeWitt Smith won the cup, and A. O. 

 Wilmerding the scarf pin. 



TEXAS TOURNAMENT.— Austin, Texas, May 23.— The Tesaa State 

 Sportsman's Association hold their annua] state shoot at Austin, 

 Texas, commencing June 20, and listing 5 day3. Ov 

 wild pigeons hi ye been secured, in addition to glass balls and clay 

 pigeons; liberal prizes will be given and a delightful time had.— Duval 

 West, Secretary Austin Gun Club. 



WASHINGTON, D. C, June 4.— The members of the Capital City 



Gun Club made the following scores at 2J baU; each. Saturday, June 



3: Case 18, Wagner ;-. : ■ .elUrl 15, H. Kingli, Adams 13, 



Saffold 13 Farnsworth 12, Tavler 12, Van Arnum FI, Charles 11, 



r 11, Feck 10, Dufour 9, HoajCord 8, Goodrich 6.— J. E. H. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. -The Capital City Gun Club made the follow- 

 ingscores on their grounds, S.-.t-ardavMiv 27. 20 balls each: Wagner 

 SO, Dufour 19, Stoddard to, Farnsworth IS, McKelion IS, McLeod 18, 

 Taylor 16, Hosfdrd 14, H. King 14, Van Arnum 14, Peck IS, Case 11, 

 Young 9, Short 8, Goodrich T.^J. E. H. 



WALNUT HILL, Saturday, June 3.— Match at the "Decimal" tar- 



fv Gardner 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10—99 



F.TRabbeth 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10-98 



IB Thomas 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 8 10-97 



EF Richardson 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 10—98 



BC Crocker 10 10 10 10 8 10 9 60 10 9-B8 



BF Black 8 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10-95 



J B Fellows .,. ... 10 9 9 10 8 9 10 10 8 10—98 



FL Bates 8 10 10 6 10 9 10 9 10 8—93 



AC Adams 9 9 tO 8 10 8 9 10 9 9—91 



CDSturgis 8 10 10 8 10 8 9 10 8 10-91 



B Brown 10 10 9 9 10 7 8 10 9 8—01 



FL Crook 10 7 10 8 10 10 8 9 8 9-80 



BFBurgess 10 7 9 8 8 10 10 10 8-89 



E A Borel 7 10 10 8 9 9 9 8 1 10-88 



HWithington 9 10 9 7 10 9 8 6 10-S8 



Sharpshooters' Match. 



EF Richardson 7 8 8 8 10 9 7 8 10 9—85 



AC Adams 3 7 9 7 9 9 9 6 10 8-83 



DFBoyden 895659768 6—80 



R Davis 10 597 10 8478 9-77 



CDSturgis 10 9 9 4 5 10 8 8 10-77 



FL Bates 10 5 8 710 610 8 7-76 



FLCrook. 7 89958660 6-fla 



Creedmoor Match. 



FJRabbeth.. 4 55556866 4—18 



O M Jewell 5 15 4 5 4 5 6 4 5-46 



E Burleigh i 4 5564555 4—46 



JBFellowa 4 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 4 4-48 



D F Boyden ..4 55544544 5-^15 



P, F Crook .' " 5 115 4 4 4 4 5 5-44 



WFisher 4 4 14 4 4 4 4 5 6-12 



FLBates 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4-88 



Subscription Match. 



B Anson . ....910101010 10 8 810-91 



OM Jewell - 8 6 9 10 10 9 6b 8-S5 



B Brown -. 7 8 8 9 8 7 9 8 10 9-88 



BFBIack 8 6 7 9 10 8 9 5 7 8-77 



W Gardner 9 6 7 8 G 4 9 6 9 10—74 



The long range matches will hereafter be held on Wednesdays, In- 

 stead of Thursdays. 



GARDNER, Mass., May 3J. -At the last meeting of the Gardner 

 Club, at Hackrra . Range, the attendance was unusually large. 

 The Creedmoor and inch ring targets combined were used, two scores 

 of teu shots to each man, distance 200yds. Tne following score tells 



the stony. 



B. C. 



Q F Ellsworth 95 



(J Hinds 89 45 



iphols 88 45 



J N Dodge 85 48 



A Mathews 85 46 



B P. Pratt 73 41 



H C Knov.lton >'<3 46 



s B hddiith 83 44 



F H Kuowliou , .74 13 



W Sires oa 39 



F Underwood 50 40 



id Merrir.c .... .......62 43 



..-.-.. 50 41 



it Williams 51 42 



Geo Hay ward .,...89 33 



ALBANY, d jh the heav 

 had dampened ;i le riflemen, 

 on hand at 



ardur not d.unnened. and as enthusiasti 

 the bullse 



R, 



dd 

 96 



C. Totals. 



47 100 93 



48 185 93 

 . 46 179 91 



93 48 178 91 



88 47 174 23 



g8 4S 107 92 



77 43 160 89 



75 45 158 89 



68 44 142 87 



87 48 141 85 



68 42 127 88 



64 48 126 85 



64 43 114 84 



56 43 107 85 



55 42 91 80 



bi of vesterdav morning 

 their trusty guns were 

 tches were' called, their 

 id to hit 

 .' idle. 



.„..-ongwind had to lie co ; "-" clouds, 



throwing alternative light and shadow on r- , tired con- 



stant care, and dee ■. Son of sights to beep within me 



charmed circle. At : iy looked 



for, but the fickle wi sre obstacl«a wideh could not be 



successfully overcome., aud the ueareet auempte bad a bullet whica 



