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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 10, 1886. 



THOMASTON, Conn., June 5.— At the shoot of the Empire Rifle 

 Club this P. M., the weather^ conditions were an excellent Hs;ht with 

 a stroiif? S o'ciOCJt wiuu. Saltjoiiicu are the scores: 



W H Dunbar 7 10 10 5 10 6 6 6 9 9—78 



E Thomas , 7 7 6 7 10 6 8 6 8 9-71 



Fred A Perkins 476564898 7—64 



BHSutliff 4 87759474 7-63 



C F Williams 6 8 6 5 6 8 3 9 4 6-61 



HAVERHILL, MASS., RIFLE CLUB, June 5.— Record match: 



W Worthen 8 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 10 6-78 



J E Johnson 7 7 10 8 6 8 8 7 6 10-77 



WD Palmer 68787 10 9786- 76 



J P Brown 86 10 769678 7—74 



H Tuck 8 10 7568777 8—7-1 



J Busfield 686 10 67697 6—71 



C B Wright 6 5 6 6 6 7 9 9 7 6—67 



F Merrill 5 7 8 5 7 7 7 9 5 7-67 



E Brown 795477595 6-64 



SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 31.— There were eight marksmen at 

 Belden's Range, West Springfield, to-dav, shooting away at the Ger- 

 man target in practice for the July rifle meet of Schuetzenverein at 

 Riverside. Three good scores were made, 203yds., at the German 

 target, out of a possible 350, Talbot and Stephens on the first-class 

 target and Hallenstein at the novice's: 



German Target. 



ZC Talbot 19 23 33 33 23 34 13 30 30 19-205 



ET Stephens 19 19 Hi 23 22 18 18 21 19 22-205 



A Hallenstein 20 15 00 19 00 11 24 18 9 00-116 



M. W. Bull, of this city, one of the best military rifle off-hand shots 

 in New England, scored a total of 44 in regular five-shot competition 

 on the standard American target, on May 28. The arm used was a 

 regular Springfield military rifle, with a six-pound pull. This score 

 is best on record in a five-shot match, with a military rifle. 



JAMESTOWN, N. Y.. June 5 —In telegraphic match with Waltham, 

 Mass., 200yds. off hand, Hinman target center, our club made the 

 following score, wind light from 10 to 12 o'clock. 



Norton 10 5 6 9 8 8 10 6 9 6—77 



Burns 4 6 10 8 7 9 8 7 6 8—76 



Brown. 7 6 8 6 10 9 7 6 10 7—76 



Hazeltine „ 986699558 5-71 



Ablstrom * 898559684 7—69 



Xapple 666976556 8—65 



Jones 566504888 4-54-488 



Waltham 457 



MANCHESTER, N. H., May 28.- Several riflemen gathered at the 

 range on the west side this afternoon and rolled up satisfactory 

 scores, the weather conditions being excellent. In the medal match, 

 possible 100, the best scores were as follows: 



C D Palmer 8 7 9 6 10 8 10 10 7 8-83 



W Morris 10 87976 10 85 10-80 



C W Lyman 7 7 7 8 7 5 7 8 6 10-72 



ECole 9 5 10 10 4 10 5 3 3 8—67 



In the handicap match there was but one entry and the score made 

 was as follows: 



R Fulton 8 8 5 10 10 7 4 4 9 5-70 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRACTICE.— To foster the growing in- 

 terest in rifle drill Adj. Gen. Samuel Dalton and Col. Horace T. Rock- 

 well, the Inspector-General of Rifle Practice, have secured a few 

 Springfield rifles of the latest pattern , equipped with the improved 

 sights, for the use of marksmen. The qualification of first-class 

 marksmen is changed to scores (continuous) of 10 rounds at both 200 

 and 500yds. ; required score, 40 points, Creedmoor count. 



NO INTERNATIONAL MATCII.— The Council of the National 

 Rifle Association regret that they find i' impossible to send a team to 

 America this year.— Edmund St. John Mildmay, Secretary N. R. A. 

 These are the words of the resolution passed by the British Rifle 

 Council, and dispose of any possibility of a match with our cross- 

 water cousins this year. Why not try conclusions with military rifles 

 with our Canadian neighbors. 



BRIGHT SIGHTS.— Electricity has been brought to the aid of the 

 sportsman by the use of a small lamp for the front sight of a rifle, to 

 render it visible in the dark, or when from any cause whatever there 

 is insufficient light. The minute electric lamp is fixed near the 

 muzzle of the gun and shielded by a metallic screen. The current is 

 supplied by a small battery in the slock. 



NEWARK, N. J., June 3.— A 100-shot gallery match was shot to day 

 at Elibabeth. between Mr. Lever, of that place, and Godfrey Snellen, 

 of the Essex A. R. C, of this city. Mr. Snellen allowed his opponent 

 30 points on the total score, but as the score proved the men were 

 very well matched at even points up, the scores being: Snellen, 1,095; 

 Lever, 1,095+30=1,125. The match was shot on a 126ft. range. 

 Another match will be shot shortly. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club 

 secretaries. 



vorrespondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to write on one side of the paper only. 



HOLDING ON FLYING TARGETS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The season for game having closed in nearly all the Slates, itis now 

 In order for the boys to try their skill at the trap. Thisis a good sub- 

 stitute for field spert and will considerably assist in beeoming and re- 

 maining skillful with the pun. 



Probably the most perplexing thing for the trap shooter to deter- 

 mine is just how far to aim ahead. Especially is this so with the 

 sportsman who shoots only a few times during the season; and even 

 the professional is not always certain just what to do. 



The same laws which rale in the case of clay birds are applicable 

 to live ones, and if the idea of just how to aim at the trap could be 

 well impressed, the shooter would in consequence become more ex- 

 pert in the field. 



I claim that the solution of the question of how to aim ahead is a 

 mathematical one. If the velocities of shot and bird and the distance 



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of the bird from the shooter at the time of firing are known, then the 

 gun must be held at a certain point in order that the center of the 

 load and the bird may meet. , 



The velocity of No. 8 shot is put down at about 800ft. per second. 

 Some time ago I made some trials to determine the velocity of clay- 

 pigeons with the traps set in the fourth notch. My method was some- 

 what crude, but the result was probably sufficiently accurate for all 

 practical purposes. This velocity was ascertained to be about 35ft 

 per second, or 1-23 as fast as that of shot. In other words, while shot 

 were moving 23ft. the clay bird would move 1ft. 



The accompanying diagram will give an idea of how far to hold 

 ahead for the various angles a bird takes in leaving the trap. Let 

 the trap be at A and the shooter at B and the angles be taken for each 

 30 degrees which corresponds with the 12 notches in the Ligowsky 



pigeon trap. Al is a dead away bird, and if it is not caught dodging, 

 a man with average skill can easily demolish it when it reaches the 

 summit of its flight by holding hard on. Earlier the aim must be 

 a little above and later a little below the bird. Next take A4 which 

 leaves the trap on a line at right angles to the shooter. Let us sup- 

 pose that when the shooter is ready to fire, the bird is l4vds from the 

 trap, and the position of the shooter is 18yds. from the trap. The 

 distance of the bird from shooter is B4, or say 68ft. While the shot 

 would be traveling to 4 the bird would move on the line A4 nearly 

 3ft. further, and while this 3£t. was being traveled by the shot the 

 bird again moves nearly 2m. The amateur who has aimed at the 

 bird gets a nice "goose egg" for his pains. The apparent position of 

 the bird now, as viewed by the man at the score, is approximately 

 28in. to the right of the point where seen at the instant of firing. By 

 the same calculation we obtain that the aim must be ahead for the 

 angles as follows: At 2, I4in. ; at 3, 23in. ; at 5, 23in. and at 6, 13in. 



These calculations assume that the bird moves on a line straight- 

 away from the trap, which is not always the case. They frequently 

 make a turn to right or left, and this trick of theirs must be watched 

 closely and aimed for accordingly. For instance, it is easy for a bird 

 which lpaves the trap on the line A2 (see diagram) to start on a curve 

 to the left about the time the shooter is beginning to press on the 

 trigger, and in a very short time it becomes a straightaway bird and 

 must be shot at. Or should it turn to the right the lead must be in- 

 creased in order to hit it. 



Allowance must also be made for ascending and descending motion 

 of the birds. And windage is no trifling factor, and if high, with the 

 successful shot, is always taken into account. Itis probably the 

 hardest of all to deal with, and on a windy day the crack shots gen- 

 erally have to make excuses for their low scores. 



Of course, when the word -'pull" is given, and the bird is seen to 

 take his course, the shooter has no time to figure out the thing ex- 

 actly. There is business to attend to and that quickly, or the thin 

 brick-colored chap will be seen to settle in the grass without the loss 

 of a scale. A glance and a thought is all there is time for, and the 

 situation must be taken in at once. That this can properly be done, 

 this thing of shooting ahead must previously be well fixed in the 

 mind. Success cannot result without it, and the sooner the shooter 

 properly comprehends it, the sooner will he become a fair if not a 

 crack shot. W. L. P. 



"Vicksburg, Miss., May 6. 



THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURNAMENT. 



MINNEAPOLIS, May 26.— The second annual tournament of the 

 Minneapolis Gun Club opened very auspiciously at the Minne- 

 haha grounds, on the Adams farm. The tournament is open to 

 marksmen, with the exception of professionals, from Iowa,Wisconsin 

 and Dakota, and there are about 60 marksmen present. Shooters from 

 Wisconsin: J. P. Balsam, H. W. Sones, Hudson; J. A. Duncan. J.W. 

 Herman and G.W. Herman, Chippewa Falls; J A.Wadsworth, Beaver 

 Falls. From Iowa: I. Woodring, Waverly; H. Durantand II. G. Smith. 

 Algoua; C. M. Hinsdale and C. Brown. Newton; W. H. Phelps, Mar- 

 sballtowB; C. W. Budd, Des Moines; E. A. Clifford and W. H. Dem- 

 min. Ridgeway. From Dakota: F. Shaft, Aberdeen; W. A. James, 

 Redfield; J. A. Ruble, Ellendale; J. S. McLaughlin and J. C. Hoising- 

 ton, Fargo. From Minnesota: C. W. Carpenter. J. Quane, J. H. Block, 

 E. M. Donahue, St. Peter; T. M. Paine. Bird Island; J. Mills and M. 



E. Tabor, Plainview; N. Session, Lakeville; S. M. Greiner, E. E. Tuttle. 

 A. Alstroin. J G. Hetherington, M. Hoffman and August Westerson. 

 Hastings; Q. H. Paul. M. Kennedy, T. L. Wann. Dr. kichardson, J. P. 

 Daly. H. Blakely and R. S. Kennedy, St. Paul, besides members Of 

 the Minneapolis club. The Jay was clear, but in the morning a strong 

 wind made shooting difficult and the result is noticeable in the score. 

 In the afternoon the wind went down and the shooting was much 

 better, so that the day averaged a verv fair day's shoot. 



Match at 7 Peoria blackbirds: Parker 4, Daly 6, Blake 5, U. Black 4, 

 Wadsworth 6, Gillespie 6, J. Mills 3, Duncan 2, Whitcomb 6, Gates 4, 

 Mane 3, Carpenter 4, Phelps 4, Hindsdale 6, Clifford 5, H. Durand 5, 

 Willard 5, Ensign 3, Black 5, Hermans 6, Kimble 4, Hossfort 5, Mann 

 5, Thomas 6, Kopriva 5, Tabor 6, McLaughlin 4, Tuttle 4, Badger 6, 

 Alttroon 4, Greener 3, M. F. Kennedy 5, Hetherinston 3. Barlow 5, 

 Russell 3. Hastings 5, L. F. Kennedy 3, Murphy 3. First divided by 

 Wadsworth, Whitcomb, Hinsdale and White; second by Smith, Mann, 

 Kopriva, Willard, Black, M. F. Kennedy, Harlow and Hastings; third, 

 by Brown, Parker, Black, Kimble, McLaughlin, Gates, Carpenter, 

 Phelps, Tuttle and Alstron. Murphy won fourth on shoot off. 



Match at 10 Peoria blackbirds, 4 single and 3 pairs: J. G. Smith 5, 

 Gillespie 7. Wadsworth 9. Kruzer 9, Hinsdale 6, Phelps 6. Clifford 5, 

 Badger 6, Blake 3. Black 7, Whitcomb 7, Kimble 5, Dox 4, Mills 8, Daly 



7, Duncan 7, Willard 6, Durant 4, Brown 9, Greener 4, Ensign 9, Block 



5, Carpenter 7, Hastings 8, McLaughlin 8, Penfield 5, M. F. Kennedy 



6, Mann 5, Williams 5, Bob White 8, Tabor 9, Thomas 7, Parker 9, R. 

 S. Kennedy 6, Collins 4, Barlow 7, Kopriva 8, Gates 7, Herman 4, 

 Buane 3, Woodring 7, Alstman 5, Russell 5, Hosster 5, Tuttle 6, Heth- 

 erington 7, Murphy 5. After shooting off first was divided between 

 Brown and Ensigu; second between McLaughlin, Bob White, Willis, 

 Kopriva and Hastings; third money, Hetherington; fourth between 

 Russell and Hinsdale, and fifth, J. C. Kimble. 



The afternoon opened with the third shoot of the day at 10 Peoria 

 blackbirds, G singles and 2 pairs. Phelps 10, Smith 8, Hinsdale 7, 

 Bob White 10, Blake 4, Whitcomb 6, Barlow 8, Wadsworth 6, Black 8, 

 Badger 8, Clifford 7, Ensign 7, Duncan 9, Maun 6, M. F. Kennedy 9, 

 Gates 7. Daly 10, Dox 7, Colby 6, Kennington 5, Deoster 1, H. F. Legg 

 ti. Shaft 8, Greener 6, Herman 3, Hastings 6, Tuttle 7. Russell 9, Krue- 

 ger 8, Gillespie 7, Kimble 5, Henry 5, Thomas 6, McLaughlin 6, Free- 

 man 5. Mills 6, Tabor 7, Willard 1, Parker 7.« Kopriva 8, Dunn 7, Brown 



8, Woodring 8, Durant 9, Williams 2, Shelley 7. Pachler 5, Quane 4, 

 Herthington 8, Penfield 9, Carpenter 6, L. F. Kennedy 7. Black 7, 

 Murphy 5. First divided between Phelps, White and Daly, second 

 between Russell, Duncan, Kennedy, Durant and Penfield. In ties at 

 fours third w r as divided between Kopriva and Brown; fourth was 

 divided in the same way between Tabor, Clifford, Parker, Shelley and 

 Tuttle; the ties of 7 and fifth was given to Thomas after the shoot- 

 off. 



The fourth shoot was by far the most interesting of the day. Out 

 of 50 entered, one made a straight score. The shootine: was good 

 throughout. The shoot was at 15 Peoria blackbirds: Smith 10, Hins- 

 dale 6, Gillespie 11, Badger 9, Bob White 10, Thomas 11, Daly 11, Shaft 

 14, Kopriva 13, Cummins 7, M. F. Kennedy 10, Legg 8, Black 13, Mann 



9, Blake 12. Duncan 10, Phelps 12. Clifford 11, Penfield 15, Ensign 9, 

 Gates 9. Williams 7, Willard 8, Hastings 10, Barlow 14, Poehler 10, 

 Russell S, Wadsworth 12, Kimble 9, Freeman 9, Tabor 8, Henry 13. 

 Shelly 12, Whitcomb 7, Krueger 10, Brown 12, Parker 11, McLaughlin 



12. Woedring 12, Durant 11, Tuttle 7, Greener 9, Dunn 4, Alstrum 9, 

 Kennington 11, Hostef 9, Hetherington 12, Carpenter 9. Penfield 

 was the only one that made a straight score, and took flr6t money, 

 amounting to $91.20. Swift and Barlow tied on a score of 14, and 

 divided second money. Henry, Kropriva, Black and Phelps, ties on 



13. divided third money. Third was shot off and was divided between 

 Hetherington and Shelley, who each made 6. Fourth was shot off 

 and won by Thomas on a straight score of 5. 



May 27.— To-day proved a very interesting day. The entries were 

 larger than on the first day. and the shooting averaged better. The 

 day opened clear and with very little wind, and continued until the 

 middle of the day when the wind became more brisk and interfered 

 somewhat with the shooting. The number of visitors was much 

 greater than on the first day; and besides a large number of marks- 

 men made their first appearance on the grounds. Of these last, 

 there were from Stillwater, G. P. Gregory, W. C. Mastermann, H. 

 Heisel, F. Willman, John Newquist, Chris Curtain. M. Holland, Lewis 

 Wolf, H. J. McKusick, R. M. Anderson and C. L. Manwaring. From 

 Red Wing, J. M, Meyers; from St. Paul, Dr. Lon Lyons and Judge 

 Cory; from Wabasha, E. E. Stearns and W. H. Kobinson. The first 

 shoot was at 7 Peoria blackbirds. There were 60 entries, and five 

 marie a straight score. Phelps 5, Wadsworth 5, Gillespie g, Penfield 3, 

 Kreuger 4, Poehler 4, Black 3, Shaft 7, Day 6, Tabor 7, E. H. E. 2, 

 Whitcomb 5, Lane 2, Badger 6, Maloney 4, Johnson 3, McLaughlin 1, 

 Parker 6, Minton 1, Johnson 2, Rankin 4, Bob White 4, Duncan 5, 

 Brown 7, Hinsdale 3, Henry 5. Heisel 5, Clifford 4, Barlow 4, J. J. 

 McLaughlin 6, Russle 3, Anderson 2, Ensign 7, Freeman 4, Kennedy, 

 M. F. 4, Leeg 5. Kopriva 4, Newton 6, Woodring 5, Durant 5, Herman 

 4, Alstrom 2, H'otis 3, Wdlard 3, Hastings 7, Prescott 4, Kennedy. L. 



F. 6, Catamaran 4, Thomas 6, Hetherington 1, Lemington 4, Holt 4, 

 Stearns 5, Robinson 5, Wilber 2, Bente 6, Mosier 5, Murphy 6, Simpson 



2, Hill 3. First divided between Shaft, Tabor, Brown, Ensign and 

 Basting-; second after the shoot off, divided between White, Newton 

 and McLaughlin ; third and fourth prizes divided, and Penfield won 

 fifth. 



Match at 10 Peoria blackbirds. 6 singles and 2 pairs. The.e were 

 62 entries: Marshall 5, Hindsale 7, Badger 4, Gillespie 6, Kennington 

 6 Legg 6, Brown 9, Shaft 9, Barlow 9, Tabor 5, Black 5, Judge 7, 

 Stempson 7, Mosier 6. Walber 4, Pennington 4, W. F. Kennedy 7, Hill 



3, Poehler 6, Clifford 7, Phelps 6, Henry 6, Herman 4. Russel 10, Thos. 

 Paine, F. F. Kennedy 9, White 6. Teknsicke 6, Carl 3, Newton 4, Holt 



7, Daley 8, Woodring 8, Duwent 7, Parker 7, Benie 3, J. McLaughlin 6, 

 Heisel 6, Myers 5, Whitcomb 6, Ensign 6, Wadsworth 8, Kopriva 8, 

 Freeman 8, Mason 4, Duncan 8, Willard 5. Kruger 5, Zaue 4, A. M. 

 McLaughlin 3, Rankin 6, J. W. Johnson 3. A. Johnson 5, Hastings a, 

 Sterns 7. Robinson 7, Prescott 5, Catamaran 7, Hethrlngton 5, Murpny 

 3, Hobbs 7, Penfield 7. First taken by Russell, who made a straight 

 score; second divided between Brown, Shaft, Barlow and Kennedy, 

 ties on 9; third won by Wadsworth after shoot-oft; fourth divided 

 between Durant, Parker, and Judge, after shoot-off; fifth won by 

 Kenningten, after a shoot-off. 



The afternoon opened with the team shooting for the State cham- 

 pionship and gold medal, 



Midway. 



Thomas 13 Kopriva 19 



Daly 9 Kennedy 10 



Macomber 15 — 



Black 16 Total 82 



Minneapolis. 



Russell 16 Ensign 13 



Penfield 13 Krueger 14 



Badger 10 



White 14 Total 80 



Hastings. 



Prescott 12 Shaft 18 



Greener 11 Hastings 17 



Myers 13 



Hetherington 9 Total 79 



Stillwater. 



Mosier n Walber 13 



Temiche 11 Stampson 14 



Parker 15 



Hlsel ...14 Total 78 



• Minnetonka. 



C Cheeley 11 D'Auby 7 



Ma loney 13 D uncan 12 



Eldane 12 _ 



J Cheeley 10 Total 65 



The Midway Club won the medal, the championship of the State 

 and first money ; Minneapolis second and Hastiugs third. Kopriva, a 

 member of the Midway club, with an individual score of 19, won the 

 cartridge box for highest score. 



Match at 12 Peoria blackbirds. There were 48 entries. J. J. Smith 



11, Bob White 8. Thomas 12, Black 5, Marshall 6. Russell 10, Badger 9, 

 Shaft 8, Bonte 6, Pennington 7, Poehler 11, Wadsworth 10, Gillespie 

 10, Woodring 7, Catamaran 9. Sophy 6, Parker 8, Whitcomb 6, Hubert 



7, Hotts 7, Judge 5. Kopriva 9, Duncan 10. Phelps 8, Hill 9, Heisel 8, 

 Scott 9, Daly 10, Tabor 9, Krueger 6, Easign 11, L F. Kennedy 6, Hins- 

 dale 10, Brown 12, M. F. Kennedy 9, J. McLaughlin 9, J. Brown 10, 

 Wason 7, Kennington 0, Wilson 3. Willard 10, Newton 7, Ptimpson 4, 

 Prescott 8, Penfield 8, Hastings 10, Ambrose 6, Myers 6. First divided 

 between Thomas and Brown, second between J, J. Smith, Ensign and 

 Poehler, third money shot off and divided between Hinsdale and 

 Gillespie, fourth money taken by Tabor after shoot-off, and fifth was 

 won by Penfield after the shoot-off. 



In sweepstake shoots at 5 blackbirds there were 29 entries, who tied 

 as follows and divided the prizes: Ties on 5, Olson, Sophy and Kop- 

 riva; ties on 4, McLaughlin, Phelps. R. S. Kennedy. Woodring, Kins- 

 dale. Daly, Pennington, Badger, Wadsworth and Black; ties on 3, 

 Parker, Jones, Brown and Gillespie. In the second sweepstakes shoot 

 there were 31 entries, and the money was divided between those who 

 tied on 5 for the first prize and the ties on 4 for the second. The first 

 were Gillespie, Thomas, Parker, McLaughlin and Black; the second, 

 Phelps, Whitcomb, Wadsworth, Stoft, Brown, Willard, Woodring, 

 Hastiugs, Wolber and A. Johnson. 



May 28.— The tournament was brought to a close to day. Many of 

 the shooters from abroad left for home last night, after two days 

 sport, but there was a sufficient number left to make the concluding 

 four events very interesting. There was a stiff wind from the west, 

 which came in gusts. However, the general average for the day was 

 good, especially at doubles. Thirty-seven entered the first event, in 

 which 10 single birds were sent up: Smith 7, Phelps 6, Woodring 6, 

 Brown 10, Taoor 6, Hinsdale 6, W r bite 7, Black 7, Parker 9, Penfield 6, 

 Pierson 4, L. F. Kennedy 9, Gillespie 5, Daly 9, Bacon 6, Stearns 7, 

 Shaft 10, J. McLaughlin 9, Badeer 6, Wadsworth 9, Krueger 5, Mil- 

 liard 7, Russell 8, Newton 9, Ensign 9, Legg 6, Herman 3, Whitcomb 6, 

 Paine 6, Duncan 5, Poehler 5, Bonte 7. Mann 6, Shelley 8, Hastings 7, 

 J. Shelley 7, Prescott 6. First divided. The ties on 9 shot off and 

 Parks won second. Third divided between Russell andShelley. Bonte 

 won fourth and Paine fifth money after shoot-offs. 



Match at 6 pairs: Legg 10, Smith 9, Krueger 7. Ensign 6, Daly 6, 

 Hinsdale 11, Main 7, Bonte 5, Penrteld 8, Badger 7, Phelps 9, Whit- 

 comb 6, Parker 9, M. F. Kennedy, 9, Black 7, Wadswortn 9, Pierson 

 5, Gillespie 4, Duncan 5, E. Shelley 7, McLaughlin 2, Budd 10, Poeh- 

 ler 9, Woodring 9, Tabor 7, Russell 7, Miila<d 8, Gunckel 3, Paine 10, 

 Newton 5, L. F. Kennedy 4, Hastings 5, Shaft 6, White 8. Hinsdale 

 first, second divided, third went to Wadsworth after shoot-off, fourth 

 divided, Russell won fifth in shoot- off. 



Match at singles: Badger 5, Shaft 3, Legg 6," Gillespie 3, Daly 7, 

 Penfield 3, Ensign 5, Krueger 3, Pierson 6, Hubert 7, Tabor 4, Bonte 

 2, Whitcomb 5. E Shelley 6, Black 5, Poehler 1, Mann 5, M. F. Ken- 

 nedy 4, Russell 4, Millard 6, Parker 7, Wadsworth 7, L. F. Kennedy 

 5. Mustin 5, Brown 6, Hinsdale 3, Paine 5, Phelps 6, Woodring 5, White 

 5, Hastings 5, Newton 2, McLaughlin 5, Olson 4, Sappie 6, Murphy 5, 

 Litchfield 5. 



Match at 9 singles and 3 pair: Badger 13, Legg 10, Krueger 10. Daly 

 13, Shaft 10, Hubert 7, Pame 13, Brown 12, Shelly 9, McLaughlin 8, 

 Tabor 9, Mann 9, Russel 11, Bonte 9, Parker 9, Millard 6, Wadsworth 

 13, Paul 8, Ensign 7. M. F. Kennedy 12, White 10, Penfield 6, Cumings 



12, Black 10. Litchfield 11, L. Kennedy 11, Phelps 13, Hinsdale 12, Gil- 

 lespie 10, Hastings 11. Those tieing on 13 shot off and Paine won, 

 second, third and fourth were divided, and after a shoot off Parker 

 won fifth. 



After the regular features had been shot Lou Harrison, president of 

 the club, announced the best averages. Taey were as follows: Budd 

 99, W r adsworth 94, Daly 93, Paine 90, Parker 86, Phelps 85, White 84, 

 Russell S3, Ensign 79, Hinsdale and Tuber 77, Gillespie 75, Penfield 74, 

 Millard 70, Whitcomb 63, Black 62. 



The prize for the best individual average, awarded C. W. Budd, 

 was a beautiful diamond badge, the gift of the Minneapolis chamber 

 of commerce. Mr. Budd is comparatively a young man, although 

 shown as one of the very best handlers of the shotgun ia the United 

 States. He is at present a resident of Des Moines, Iowa, and is cham- 

 pion of the United States. There was some dissatisfaction among 

 several of the participants, who thought that under the rules which 

 barred professionals, Mr. Budd should not have been permitted to 

 enter. However, no objections were raised until the tournament 

 ended. Badger, Hastings and Easign shot off their ties on the aver- 

 age of seventy-nine, and Eusign won. Gillespie, McLaughlin and 

 Krueger were tie on the average, and in shooting off the distinction of 

 being eleventh on the list went to Gillespie. Black and Penfield shot 

 off, and the latter won. 



There were several sweepstake shoots after the regular events had 

 been disposed of. The first was a shoot at 10 singles. There were 31 

 entries. The score was: Hubert 8, Legg 4, Badger 7, Bonte 8, Daly 8 

 M. F. Kennedy 5, Mann 9, Shaft 4, Krueger 6, Gillespie 8, Wadsworth 

 10. Hastings 7. Newton 6. Milliard 9, W hite 7, Phelps 8, Budd 8, Parker 



8, Ensign 8, Thompson 6, Paine 8, Penfield 10, Clark 7, Olsen 8, Hin- 

 scbel 6. Paule 8, Russell 5, Cumines 7, L. F. Kennedy 8, J. Shelley 5, 

 Black 7. First and second moneys were divided. Budd got third 

 money after a shoot off, and Clark won fourth money. A couple of 

 additional sweepstakes concluded the shooting and the tournament, 

 which has been one of the most successful ever given in the West. 



TRENTON, N. J. , May 20.— Regular monthly shoot of the Trenton 

 Gun Club, 20 clay-pigeons, 5 traps, 18yds. rise: 



C A Neale 11111001000011110010-11 



A S Leigh 10010001001101111011—11 



J M Allen 00111111011111110110—15 



H M Loveless 10111100111011C00001— 11 



J Stradling lllOlllOOOOOlOl'Olll— 12 



CH Allen 10111101111111111101—17 



C Van Camp llOlOlOllOOOllOOOlOO— 9 



May 27.— The Pineville (Pa.) Gun Club visited this city to-day and 

 contested with the Trenton Gun Club in the afternoon. The latter 

 were victorious. There was a fair attendance of spectators. The 

 cloudy sky and the darkness interfered with good scores. Match at 

 20 clay-pigeons, 18yds., 5 traps: 



Pineville Gun Club. 



T, Hall 00101100111100001011—10 



S Penrose' 00100010100100100011— 7 



C Meardith 01001101111101110000—11 



j pries 0010110001 HOOOlOOuO— 7 



L Price"" 0000110010001 1101010— 8 



A A Burrough.! 11.10101111111111011— 16 



R Reading.;. lOlOOtOOOOllllOOlOU— 10 



A Bunker 000001 10 01010010011- 7 



E Bassett 10010011001001110010- 9 



J Thompson lOlOOllOHOlOlOOlOCO— 9— 94 



Trenton Gun Club. 



C H Allen 11111111110110111110—17 



MFox ...11011101101110111001-14 



IM Allen"'."..' » 11110111111111111011—18 



w Fish " 0010 000100000001100— 4 



C ANeaie" OlOlOlllllOlllllllll— 16 



r> Evans 00100100010000011000- o 



H Bumbough 11000011101101111001-12 



W Bar wis 1101 1 0101111 1 1 1 1 1 100—15 



C Van Camp.. 0010000000001 1000010— 4-106 



FLEMINGTON, N. J., May 29. — Fiemington Sportsman's Club's first 

 shoot at clay birds, weather fine, trap worked well: 



G Hvde - .....01111-4 11111-5 111-3 



AShenhard 11101—4 00110-2 011—2 



jTavlor 11111-5 01110-3 Ul-3 



DSbephard M 1011-4 00111-3 111-5 



G Reading - 00000-0 00100-1 100-1 



CTonmon, 00001-1 00010-1 001-1 



