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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 8, 1884. 



And yet I made qualifying scores as a marksman, as follows: 



At 100yds., 80 per cent, or over, 8 times— scores of 5 shots each. 



At 200yds., 80 per cent or over, 4 times— scores of 5 shots each. 



At 300yds., 80 per cent, or over, 2 times— scores of 5 shots each. 



At 400yds., 80 per cent, or over, 4 times— scores of 5 shots each 



At 500yds., 72 per cent, or over, 6 times— scores of 5 shots each. 



At 606yds., 72 per cent, or over, 4 rimes— scores of 6 shots each. 



The above needs no argument. Had I been classified on my average. 

 where would I have been, unless the percentage had been lower? And 

 yet my best shooting is no criterion as to what I could be expected to 

 do under any and all circumstances. 



In 1883 I was published again as a marksman as follows: At 200yds., 

 90 per cent. ; 300yds., 90 per cent.; 600yds., 94 per cent. ; total 91.3 per 

 cent. I began firing on the new target year Oct. 3, 1882, and fired 

 during the year as follows: 



At 100yds.- With carbine. 75 shots, average 85% per cent.; with rifle, 

 15 shots, average 96 per cent. 



At 200yds.— With carbine, 65 shots, average 76 4-13 per c ent. : with 

 rifle, 190 shots, average 72 11-10 per cent. 



At 300yds.— With carbine, 50 shots, average 70.4 per cent: with rifle, 

 100 shots, a.verage 74 10-19 per cent. 



At 400yds.— With carbine, 15 shots, average .6! 

 rifle, 10 shots, average 90 per cent. 



per cent.; with 



At 500yds.— With carbine, 20 shots, average 54 per cent. ; with ri tie, 

 25 shots, average 70.4 per cent. 



At 600yds.— With carbine, 55 shots, average 56 per cent.; with rifle, 

 330 shots, average 54.4 per cent. 



Scores of BO per cent, or over, at ICOyds. —Carbine 14, rifle 3 ; total 1 7. 



Scores of 80 per cent, or over, at 200yds.— Carbine G. rifle 12; total 18. 



Scores of 80 per cent, or over, at 300yds.— Carbine 3, rifle 13; total 10. 



Scores of 80 per cent, or over, at 400yds.— Carbine 1. rifle 2; total 3. 



Scores of 72 per cent, or ovef, at 500yds.— Carbine 2, rifle 2; total 4. 



Scores of 72 percent, or over, at 600yds.— Carbine 1, rifle 23; total 24. 



These figures again seem to need no comment, and yet on my aver 

 age where would I again have been? 



In 1882, in one of the Departments there were something like 223 

 marksmen ; the highest had 80 per cent, as his total, and there were 

 thirteen who bad 76. 6 per cent, for their totals, that is, they just had 

 the required 80 per cent, at 200 and 300yds., and 70 per cent" at 600yds. 

 In 1883. in the same Department, there were somethiug like 602 marks- 

 men; the highest had 92.0 per cent, for bis total, and about thirty- 

 three had 76.6 per cent., or jtist qualified. 



Now so far as the report shows, these last in the two years just 

 managed to "squeeze in." They may have had several scores of 80 

 per cent, or 70 per cent., but from what I know of the modus oper- 

 andi, the chances are that they did not, and therefore thev probably 

 are marksmen on the only scores they made that had the required 

 percentage. Are such men necessarily marksmen? and are not the 

 chances very great that they are not marksmen, but that they simply 

 had luck enough to make the percentage and are therefore called 

 such "by order." Understand that I do not mean to say that it is to 

 any one's discredit that he should have made 80 per cent, or 70 per 

 cent, at the proper ranges; it indicates something, and that some- 

 thing is of value, but I claim that it does not necessarily indicate a 

 marksman. Now let us look at it in another way: A has thirty marks- 

 men in his company troop, qualified as above explained; B has none. 

 A's company or troop has a high figure of merit; B's company or 

 troop stands away down. Let us analyze a little and see whether this 

 is just. 



The form and dimensions of the target now come in. The 100, 200 

 and 300yd. target, as all know, has an 8-in. bullseye, and a 26in. 

 "4-riug" or center. Let us suppose. B has taught bis men to shoot on 

 the vertical, and has bent all his energies to that, rather than to 

 shooting for glory, record and marksmen; the chances are that he 

 will have over fifty per cent, of his men who car "pull up" on either 

 the 200 or 300-yd. target and make 16. 17, or 18, every time, but who 

 have not the luck or skill to make the magical 20. Will not any one 

 of three scores on the vertical be a more killing score than 20 made 

 by scattering shots, ail inside Uhe 4-ring. but all so far out to right or 

 left, that they would miss the size of a man? It is easy to make hori- 

 zontal firing, that is to always shoot a little to the right or left; and, 

 with our target, so long as they enter-inside the 4-ring, even if it be on 

 the extreme right or left edge, all the shots are fours, and the magic 

 20 has been made. Whereas it is hard work to shoot on the vertical 

 line, and a 4-6, 4-12, 4-12 all so close that they all but hit the bullseye, 

 followed by a 3-6, and 3-12 just outside the 4-ring is "by order" worse 

 firing than the five fours at 9 or 3 o'clock, and the man gets no credit 

 for it. 



I have had men say to me time and time again, "If you will let me 

 as the men in Blank troop shoot I can rrake a marksman's 

 score." when I know that shooting there was not so much for close 

 and accurate vertical shooting as it was to hit the 4-ring. Hit it any- 

 where but hit it, and be marksmen. I had several men last year- 

 good shots, too— who had made 17-18-19 right along at 200 and 300yds., 

 who could and did shoot on the vertical and close to the bullseye. 

 but who, for some unaccountable cause, would always get in at least 

 one three high or low in their scores. They never got to be marks- 

 men, but I'll gamble on their shooting better and killing more men 

 than many of the so-called marksmen. Then again, as between 

 marksmen", all are alike marksmen, and all of one class by order, and 

 yet what vast differences there are. One man makes only'80 per cent , 

 and yet every shot is but six inches from the center of the bullseye; 

 another mases 80 per cent, also, but every shot is thirteen inches 

 from the bnllseye center: the first man's shots were all on the verti- 

 cal and measure, say 36 for string; the second man's were all at 3 

 o'clock and measure 78 inches for string — some difference it strikes 

 me, and yet each is only a marksman. So far as string measurement 

 goes, the man with but'l8 for a Creedmoor score can beat the 78-inch 

 string 3 4-12 at 4}£ inches from the center, and 2 3-12 at 13*4 inches 

 from the center only count 18, and yet the string is 40.5 inches. 37.5 

 inches better than five 4s at 3 or 9 o'clock on the extreme edge of the 

 center. 



Doubtless we need a standard of comparison, and the Creedmoor 

 target was well enough in the infancy of target practice; but has itnot 

 outlived its usefulness, and has not target practice got beyond it? I 

 recognize the difficulty of string measurement as applied' to target 

 practice where large bodies of men have to be practiced, scored and 

 classified, and doubtless the circular target was invented to over- 

 come this difficulty; but should we not now have another target? 

 Should we not have a meaus of scoring and classifying the men ac- 

 cording to their actual merits as shots, and not as now, according to so 

 fixed and arbitrary standard, which may, or may not mean anything? 



Over a year ago I had the honor to propose a system of targefe 

 that overcome the greater part of the difficulty. I proposed an 

 elliptical bullseye, with elliptical decimal divisions— and these tar- 

 gets, or modification thereof, are being now discussed as the coming 

 target. 



It is conceded that no target, unless we return to the old outline of 

 a man, can be devised that will embody everything we want. We use 

 elliptical targets, where shots may hit and count high in the score 

 which would have missed a man by going over his shoulder, beside 

 his head or neck, etc.; but yet these elliptical targets would mean 

 much more than the circular ones now do. A "tactical man" is as- 

 sumed to be 22in. wide. All his vitals are inside of the limits of from 

 12 to 14in. in width and 16 to I8in. ia length, not counting his head as 

 being too small to shoot at at any distance beyond 200yds. Can we 

 HOC, therefore, have a bullseye and series of elliptical rings that will 

 cover this vital region, and then have a system ot countingsuch thata 

 shot in one of them means a vital or disabling shot, and not a miss or 

 a possible miss, as at present? Draw the outline of a man, in propor- 

 tion to the target, on the Creedmoor target for 100, 200 and 300yds., 

 as it now is. and sec how much space there is inside the 4-ring 

 where a shot can hit and not have hit the man, and then my meaning 

 will be beyond a doubt. 



I would not wish it to be understood that I claim that a marksman 

 should always he able to make a dead shot, was always to be able to 

 make his qualifying scores at the target, for 1 know such would be an 

 absurdity. I know that when firing at unknown distances the best of 

 have got to feel their way; I know that a man is a very small 

 object at even so short a distance as 600yds., and that it takes an ex- 

 cellent shot to hit one even once out of five times, but I do claim that 

 •we should have some intelligent basis for scoring and classification, 

 that means what it says, and when it says that a man is a marksman 

 then 1 or any other commander can depend upon that man to make 

 as good a shot as is possible when a long and difficult shot presents 

 itself. I claim that a system of classification and set of targets should 

 be used, such that I and every other man may get justice from our 

 scores. I want to see my men have credit for their shooting that I 

 know would be very dangerous shooting for a man as a target at the 

 same distance, and I do not want to be censured for a low figure of 

 merit when such is not deserved. 



I claim that our present system is wrong and faulty, and a humbug 

 from beginning to end. Under it we have, made improvement, and 

 have made many men who are really marksmen, whether so classed 

 or not, as well as many men who are not marksmen, although they 

 are so classed. Under a better system doubtless we would have fully 

 as many marksmen, but they would all be genuine, and many who 

 are now so classed would drop out. 



If the recent orders had been in such a right direction they would 

 have been hailed with delight by every true friend of rifle shooting; 

 hut they are simply an extension and continuation of our present 

 system "of humbug, and therefore worthless for true results. 



Fort McKin-ney, Wyo, C. D. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



GARDNER, Mass., April 50.— Only seven members of the Gardner 

 Rifle Club were present at Hackmatack Range today. The new 

 Amerioan decimal target was used, distance 200yds., shooting off- 

 hand, with a possible 100. The totals made were'as follows: G. F 

 Ellsworth 91, A. Mathews 90, M. Atherton 86, G. E. Fordvce86. H. C 

 Knowlton 81. W. C. Loveland 77, G. C. Goodale 77. 



BOSTON, Mass., May 3.— The matches for themonth of April, at the 

 Mammoth Gallery, closed last Wednesday night, Mr. A. B. Loring 

 winning the first prize, gold badge. M. L. Pratt the second, B. W. 

 Gardner the third, J. J. Monroe the fourth, and C. L. Foster the 

 bronze badge in beginners' match. Some very good shooting was 

 done, as the scores will show. A list of regular prizes will be put up 

 for this month. 



Amateurs' Match, No. 1. 



ABLoring 46 



M L Pratt 46 



B W Gardner ,45 



J J Munroe 45 



E B Edwards ' '43 



47 47 



46-232 



46 46 46 47-231 



45 45 47 47—229 



46 44 44 44-222 

 „ 43 44 44 44-218 



JAHflls, ,...43 43 42 43 46—21 



43 43 43 43—216 



43 42 44 44-216 



44 12 43 43—215 

 & 42 44 42-215 

 43 -13 42 43-214 



JJHBird '44 



J F Stetson 43 



A B Wilson .43 



W E Dugan 45 



A WJohuson 43 



Beginners' Match. 



CL Foster 42 53 44 -43 43—215 



T A Lynch 42 43 43 42 43—212 



LVSmith 41 41 4t 41 41—805 



BOSTON, May 3.— The members of the Massachusetts Rifle Asso- 

 ciation turned out in strong force to-day at Walnut Hill range. The 

 large attendance was due in part, no doubt, to the fact that a trial 

 of skill was to take place betweerLteams representing the home club 

 and that of the Springfield armoflf. As neither team could leave 

 home, it was arranged that each should shoot on its own range and 

 the scores be telegraphed. The result, recorded below, shows a de- 

 feat for the home, team, Springfield winning on a score of 313 against 

 309 at 200yds. During the day the wind caused trouble, blowing from 

 11 to 12 o'clock, but the light was excellent. The day's records are 

 appended: 



Creedmoor Practice Match.— O. M. Jewell 48, J. B. Fellows 40, D. 

 Kirkwood 45. F. Chauncey 45. J. C. Chambers 43, J. H. Payne. Jr., 42, 

 F. Stetson 40, W. H. Morton 40, E. B. Smith 40, F. W. Fowle (mil) 39. 

 J. D. Darmody (mil) 39, M. Williams 38. 



Decimal Match.— W. Charles 82. A. C. Adams 78, W. Gardner 79, J. 

 N. Fiye 74, Lewis Ross 73, G. Warren 70, W. H. Ober 68. 



Creedmoor Prize Match.— J. P. Bates 44, Lewis Ross 44, E. B 

 Souther 43, H. Mortimer 41, D. Humphrey 40. 



Rest Match.— S. Wilder 96, C. B. Edwards 92, P. Sylvester 87, J. 

 Hurd83. 



Team match.— Springfield Armory team: T. B.Wilson 47, R. T. 

 Hill 46. J. Kimball 45, S. S. Bumstead 45. L. H. Mavott 44, M. W. Bull, 

 43, T. R. Bull 43, total 313. Massachusetts Rifle Association: W. 

 Charles 47, J. B. Fellows 46, D. Kirkwood 44. O. M. Jewell 44, J. A. 

 Frye 44, J. N. Frye 42, H. E. Bixby 42, total 309. 



The full scores of the winning team are appended. The marksman 

 having the 1 point allowance used Springfield army rifles. Hare 

 used a Hotchkiss repeater and Mayott a Ballard. The wind was an 

 ugly 5 o'clock fish tail: 



T R Bull 4544444454-42-1-1- 43 L H Mayott. . 4554444554-44 -44 



T B Wilson . . . 5545554451-464-1-47 R T Hare 4544555545-46 -46 



M W Bull . . . .4444454454-42+1-43 S Bumsted.. .4545414455-444- 1—45 



J W Kimball . 4444455455—444-1—46 



Total 1 313 



THOMASTON, Conn., May 5.— At a meeting of the Empire Rifle 

 Club, Wednesday evenmg. April 30, it was decided to accept the chal- 

 lenge of the Canton Gun Club to shoot a. series of matches, the first 

 one of the series to be shot June 4. The team will be selected from 

 those of the club making the highest aggregate in three waekly 

 shoots, from the first ten shots. The club also voted to have a shoot, 

 open to all, May 21 and 22, and formally open their new range. The 

 cash prizes will aggregate $90, divided as follows: $40, 8.80, $15. $10, 

 $5. There will also be numerous other prizes, some of which are 

 now on exhibition at Williams's drug store. Mr. Williams is secre- 

 tary of the club, and is doing all iu his power to make the shoot a 

 success. At the weeklv shoot Saturday last, the following scores 

 were made: W. H. Dunbar 104, G. Canfield 102, G. Gilbert 101, C. F. 

 Williams 94, E. Bennett 88, Dr. Goodwin 88, C. Ailing 87. A. Fox 83.— 

 F. A. P. 



U. S. SHARPSHOOTER.— Capt. J. M. Thomson, 24th Infantry, of 

 Fort Supply, Indian Territory, has taken the first sharpshooters'' cer- 

 tificate under the new regulations. It was issued by Lieut. Manning. 

 of Rifle Practice, for the department of Missouri. The scores made 

 are remarkably fine ones as qualifications for sharpshooters, which 

 are: 88 per cent, at 200yds. standing, 300yds. kneeling, and 600yds. 

 lying; 76 per cent, at 800, 900, and 1,000yds. lying, in three scores of 

 five shots each, the possible scores being 25 points each, or 75 points 

 at each range. Capt. Thompson's scores are as follows: 200yds., 

 scores 23 and 21, per cent. '92 and 96. 300yds., scores 22 and 23." per 

 cent. 88 and 92. 400yds., scores 22, 22 and 22, per cent. 88. 800yds., 

 scores, 21, 22 and 19, per cent, 84, 88, and 76. 900yas., scores 20, 21 and 

 23. per cent. 80, 84, and 92. 1,000yds., scores 20, 22, and 21, percent, SO, 

 88 and 84. 



DENVER. Col., April 27.— The rifle match between the Trinidad 

 Rifle team and the Governor's Guard, which has been on the tapis for 

 several weeks past, was shot today, the former team shooting at 

 their home, the latter at the Jewell Park range. Company B's team 

 shot with a high wind blowing and only made a score of 359, which, 

 with the 20 points allowed them by their opponents, made a total of 

 379. The Trinidad team telegraphed Capt. Lower that their score 

 was 372. thus leaving the Governor's Guard team winners by 7 points. 

 The following is the score in detail of the home team: J. Lower 37, 

 H. S. Davis 34, E. W. Lehman 36, L. Marix 39, C. C. Compton 35. F, P. 

 Jackman 34, G. S. Henderson 34, Ed. Armor 35, G. Lower 44, W. G. 

 Hardin 31. 



WALTHAM, Mass., May 2.— The Hillside Rifle Club, of Waltham, 

 held its first shoot of the season at its range in this town to-day. 

 Since last summer the club has increased its membership, put in a 

 new pit, and otherwise materially improved its range. The individ- 

 ual scores (being out of a possible 60) are as follows: 



Creedmoor Match— John Foster 46. W. H. Stone 46, L. O. Dennison 

 45, E. C. Osgood 43, E. A. Emerson 43, G. Bassett 42, F. Dunlap 41, R, 

 B. Edes (mil.) 41, C. H. Gray 39, H. L. Whiting 38, John K. Low 38, 

 George Strickland 38. G. B. Brown 36. 



Rest Match— L. O. Dennison 49, W. H. Stone 46, J. R. Monroe 46, 

 John Foster 44. 



The spring meeting of the Massachusetts Rifle Association hasbeen 

 fixed foi May 29, 30 and 31. 



BULLSHEAD RIFE CLUB— April 24, 13-ring target, possible 120: 

 A. Lober 117, G. Zimmerman 116, C. Rein 114. G. D. Johnson 108, G. 

 Wendelken 107, S. Mehrbach 105, J. Schneider 110, J. F. Campbell 100, 

 D. Loumski 99, D. Holland 96, B. Waters 95. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to write on oue side of the paper only. 



ASHLAND, Mass., April 28.— The Ashland Glass Ball Club has just 

 held its third annual meeting. The report of the Treasurer, J. H. 

 Dascomb, shows that the club is in good standing financially. The 

 club has done what it could during the past severe winter to preserve 

 the birds in this section by placing barley and other grain in places 

 most convenient for the birds. The election of officers resulted as 

 follows: President, George G. Tidsbury ; Vice-President, J. B. Knowl- 

 ton; Treasurer, J, H. Dascomb; Secretary, F. N. Oxley. It was voted 

 to join the State Association for another year. G. G. Tidsbury and 

 F. N. Oxley were chosen delegates to the annual meeting of the State 

 Association.— F. N. O. 



WINCHENDON, Mass., April 30.— The Winchendon Gun Club had a 

 practice to-day, with the following results: Glass balls— L. F. Mar- 

 tin. 5 thrown, all broken; H. E. Curtis, 5 thrown, 3 broken ; F. F. 

 Hopgood, 10 thrown, 7 broken; P. S. Davis. 10 thrown, 5 broken. 

 Clay-pigeons— F. M. Brown, 7 thrown, 4 broken; H. E. Curtis. 8 

 thrb.vn, 3 broken; James Sutherland, 10 thrown, 7 broken; F. F. 

 Hopgood, 10 thrown, 7 broken; L. F. Martin, 10 thrown, 6 broken; P. 

 S. Davis, 10 thrown, 2 broken. The regular shooting of the club be- 

 gins next week. 



SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May. 15.— Editor Forest and Stream: In- 

 closed I hand you a slip cut from this morning's Republican. Our 

 team were not treated as they should have been, as the article states; 

 and it is too bad that anything which is contrary to the "squarest 

 deal" should be allowed to enter into these friendly matches between 

 true sportsmen, Here is the extract: "A correspondent writes in 

 this way: After a recent match at glass balls, shot in this eity, the 

 charge was made by the Worcester Spy that the visitors were 

 received with scant hospitality and that shameless attempts were 

 resorted to to defeat fair play. These charges were afterward 

 repudiated by the visitors themselves, and sufficient apology was 

 offered for such inaccurate expression on the part of the Spy. Last 



Tuesday a team from our home club visited Worcester to com- 

 pete for the state badge and were defeated. The reason for their 

 defeat was that they were unable to make their score sufficiently 

 high to overcome that of the Worcester team. The cause of such 

 J 1 ,-nh»hfl'^ 0We ,T er f ' W ?f eviaeilt *° a" present at the match; and it is 

 So?]l / ( t i ue cl h ? t ' l0 } he "creasing number of marksmen from all 

 ?™t „? ♦, S l at V vho decline to visit Worcester in anv further 

 bon tests with the Worcester club, may be added those from Spring- 

 ft «,« T 1S ' y° u T c < m J< i Qn(1 f °™e corner under "The Trap" column 

 for this article, as I believe it to be a clean protest which may help 

 eliminate such conduct from future contests.-SpniNGFiELDEB P 

 TOPSHAM, Me.., May l.-At the annual meeting of the Riverside 



lOOtme- G Hi held nn Atii-il 9A tho fr,H.,„w,„ „,v. . ~ . ... 



the above named officers to constitute the executive committee At 

 their annual shoot on May 1, the following scores were made. Shoot 

 for silver badge, 10 single clay-pigeons, 18yds. rise, use of both bar- 

 rels, second barrel to count a half bird, 5 single balls, 18yds rise 

 5 pairs pigeons, 15yds. rise, Card revolving trap: 

 . „ ,, , Singles. Doubles. 



AS Alexander Iil001ll*l 11 11 01 1010 



MCHall *nioiim 0111111100 



CKeay 111001*111 10 111110 01 



A Q Goud 1011*11001 11 11 01 10 01 



G H Goud 1*011 10111 11 00 11 11 10 



AD Hall 1*0001*110 00 01 01 10 11 



G E Keen 1*01*01001 00 10 10 11 01 



E W Fuller 1000100010 00 11 01 01 11 



W Dunning 0001*10100 10 12 00 11 10 



C H Greenleaf 1101101011 11 01 00 00 lOw. 



SStrout 1*10011110 10 11 11 11 OOw. 



GBStrout 100001000* 00 10 00 00 00 11111- &A 



CMWnite 0000000010 01 00 01 10 00' •••00001— 5 



Ties on 19^-M. C. Hall 110-2, A. S. Alexander llllll-€, C. Kean 



*Second barrel. 



WORCESTER, Mass., April 29.— At Coal Mine Range to-day there 

 was a large nnmber of sporting men present. The principal event 

 was the team match for the State Championship Badge of the Massa- 

 chusetts Glass Ball Association. It has been held some time by the 

 Worcester Sportsmen's Club. Their opponents were the Springfield 

 Club. The men in the two teams shot and scored in the following 

 order: b 



Worcester Team. 



George A Sampson 11111111101 1 11111111—19 



G J Rugg 0011011010111 1 111110-14 



ET Smith 11111101111111111101-18 



C B Holden llOOlllnoi 110] imo— 15 



W S Perry n 111101111111011111—18—84 



Springfield Team. 



S E Ford 1010D100101 111010111— 12 



Bradford Moses 1011011011 1110111111—18 



J Keith L lJnlllOll 101 lllillii— 17 



SH Barrett UlllllllOllimoil]— 18 



A Brugg 10111111111111011110-17—80 



The judges were Mr. M. D. Gilmon, of Worcester, for Worcester 

 team, and Mr. Smith, of Springfield, for Springfield team. Mr 

 A. Graham, of Webster, being referee. The Worcester team have 

 held the badge since they won it from the Massachusetts Rifle Asso- 

 ciation last Sept em ber. They also hold the Individual Championship 

 Badge of the State Association. 



MAINE.— The first challenge shool for Ligowsky medal, following 

 the State championship tournament, held on April 17, took place to- 

 day, April 30, on the grounds of the Androscoggin Club at Lewisfon. 

 The weather was all that could be desired, and the match was 

 watched by a crowd of interested spectators. The shooting was 

 governed by the following conditions: Teams of 5 men, 10 single 

 birds, 18yds. rise, and 5 pair doubles, 15yds. rise. Five traps, three 

 yards apart, set in fourth notch. Second barrel break half bird. 

 Col. E. C. Farrington, referee; Wormel and Irish, judges. The River- 

 side Club, of Topsham, have challenged the winner: 

 Androscoggins. 



Nason 1111111011—9 11 10 11 11 01—8—17 



Donovan 1111111111—10 11 11 11 11 10—0-19 



Shaw 1212111111—9 11 11 11 10 11—9—18 



Pettengill 0121011101—6^ 01 10 00 11 10— 5— 11U 



Whitney ...0100110012- fig 10 10 00 10 00— 3- 7W-73 



Willard Club, Portland. 



McKinney 2111012111—8 11 11 11 11 11— 19—18 



Randall 1201101111—7^ 10 10 10 10 10— 5— 12U 



Todd 1111121111-9^ 10 11 11 11 10— 8-17i| 



Willard 1120101012—6 10 11 10 10 01—6—12 



Harmon 0011111112-7^ 00 10 00 10 10— 3-10HJ- 70j^ 



BOSTON GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT at Wellington, Mass.. April 

 30 and May 1. Many clubs were represented at the above shoots, I be 

 absence of some of the team shooters prevented the necessary 

 number of teams filling up the gold me lal. match: for this purpose 

 additional dates are added. May 11, June 11 and 25, which will con- 

 clude and decide the preceding in three man team, clay-pigeon 

 shooting. The second day of the shooting the matches more in order 

 were those likely to conform with the shooting expected at the great 

 tournament, Chicago. Fine weather afforded ample scope for all the 

 shooting desired which was keen and close right through, hardly a 

 shooter being present but was recognized as being the best from the 

 surrounding clubs within fifty miles. The two days 'shooting being 

 too much to give ia full, only winuers are given of the different events: 



First Day.— First event, five clay birds, twelve entries— Schaefer 

 first, Sampson and Perry divided second, Parker and Kirkwood di- 

 vided third, Evans fourth. 



Second event, three pair birds, nine entries — Evans first, Kirkwood 

 second. Perry third. 



Third event, five clay birds, twelve entries — Johnson first, Eager 

 second, Schaefer and Pillsbury divided third. 



Fourth event, three pair birds, fit teen entries— Eager first, Evans 

 and Kirkwood divided second, Sampson and Curtis divided third. 



Fifth event, five clay birds, five traps, sixteen entries— Kirkwood 

 and Eager divided first, Pillsbury and Maloon divided second, Perry 

 and Cutting divided third. 



Sixth event, three pairs birds, twelve entries — Perry first, Snow- 

 second, Eager third. Johnson and Parker divided fourth. 



Seventh event, two man team match, fourteen entries— Sampson 

 and Perry first, Eager and Stark second, Kirkwood and Maloon third, 

 Jones and Pillsbury fourth. 



Eighth event, three pair double birds from five traps, fifteen en 

 tries — Sampson first, Perry second, DeRochmont third, Tinker 

 fourth. 



Ninth event, seven birds, five traps, nine entries — Perry first, Eager 

 second, Tinker third. 



Tenth event, five clay-birds, twenty entries— Eager and Jones 

 divided first. Perry and Curtis divided second. Stark and DeRochmont 

 divided third. Tinker fourth. 



Eleventh event, three pairs double birds, fourteen entries— Samp- 

 son first, Kirkwood and Stark divided second, Tinker and Perry 

 divided third. DeRochmont and Parker divided fourth. 



Twelfth event, five single birds, five traps, eighteen entries— Eager 

 and Sampson divided first. Tinker and Sampson divided second, 

 DeRochmont and Curtis divided third, Cutting, Evans and Snow 

 divided fourth. 



Thirteenth event, seven birds, eleven entries— Stark and Parker 

 divided first, Eager second, Donovan third, De Rochmont and Mc 

 Donough divided fourth. 



Fourteenth event, three pairs birds, fourteen entries— Evans first, 

 DeRochmont second, Snow third. McDonough fourth. 



Fifteenth event, five clay birds, fourteen entries— Eager first, Shat- 

 tuck and Cutting divided second, Kirkwood third, Snow fourth. 



Sixteenth event, five clay birds, fourteen entries— Evans first, De 

 Rochmont second, Donovan, Snow and Cutting divided third, Parker 

 fourth. 



Second Day.— First event, ten singles and five pairs double birds, five 

 traps— Eager first. Stark second, Sampson third. 



Second event, same conditions— Sampson first, Eager second. Perry 

 third. 



Third event, six singles, two pairs double birds, five traps— Eager 

 first, Gardner second, Houghton and Stark divided third, Gerrish and 

 DeRochmont divided fourth. 



Fourth event, seven clay birds— Edger and Sampson divided first, 

 Perry second, Gardner and Rowe divided third, Gerrish fourth. 



Fifth event, three pair double birds— Samoson and White divided 

 first. Eager and Chambers divided second, DeRochmont and Rowe 

 divided third, Gerrish and Houghton divided fourth. 



Sixth event, five clay birds — Chambers first, DeRochmont and Rowe 

 divided second. Eager third, Gerrish fourth. 



Seventh event, seven clay birds— Law first, Houghton and Sampson 

 divided second. AVhite third, Gardner fourth. 



Eighth event, five single, three pair double birds, for two-men 

 White and Gerrish first, Sampson and Perry second. Eager 

 and Stark third. 



Tenth event, five clay-birds, five traps — DeRochmont first, Gerrish 

 second, Thompson third, Nichols fourth. 



Eleventh event, five clay-birds— White and Parker divided first. 

 Snow second, Gerrish and Nichols divided third. Chambers fourth. 



Twelfth event, a miss and out, was won by Nichols and Snow. 



MALDEN GUN CLUB, May 3.— The elub had a very enioyahle 

 shoot to-day at Wellington, the record showing: First event, 7 birds, 



