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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 3, 1895. 



Lancaster County Won the Second. 



The Becond match of the championship series between marksmen 

 of Lancaster and Chester counties. Pa., took place on July 18, at 

 Engleside, Lancaster county. The Lancaster county team consisted 

 of six men of the Lancaster Schuetzen Verein and six from the North 

 End Rifle Club. The Chester county team was composed of only men, 

 nearly all of whom were members of the Coatesville Rifle and Gun 

 Club. Mr. D. B. Lefever, of Ephrata, Pa., a member of the Lancaster 

 county team, sends us the following account of the match: 



"Each marksman was allowed five sighting or trial shots, and ten 

 shots in the match. The Chester county team was allowed an extra 

 shot each for the first ten men, so that they could score 120 shots, the 

 same a* the Lancaster county team. The distance was 200yds., muz- 

 zle-rest shooting, standard American target, best out of a possible J00 

 points, any kind of rifle being allowed. The sport for the day began 

 with the opening of the sighting or trial shots, each team getting 

 down to bard work. During this period, which occupied the time till 

 12 o'clock noon, the weather was favorable for fair shooting. The 

 twelve men of the Lancaster county team had aggregated 476 points 

 out of a possible 600 points, or an average of 79,V5 per cent. The 

 eleven men of the Chester" county team aggregated 383 points out of 

 a possible 550 points, or an average of nearly 69% per cent. 



"After partaking of lunch on the grounds the regular match was 

 begun at once and continued for three and one-half hours before it 

 was finished, the Lancaster county team carrying off the honors. 

 The members of the visiting team shot well from the beginning. The 

 home team having lost the first match at Ephrata were not going to 

 be defeated in this match, and shot cautiously and managed to keep 

 ahead of the Chester county team from the beginning to the end, 

 having to their credit 989 points out of a possible 1,200 points, an 

 average of nearly 82}^ per cent. The Chester county team scored 

 945 points out of a possible 1,200 points, or an average of 78^4 per 

 cent. The weather during" this match was very unfavorable or still 

 better scores would undoubtedly have been made. The scores in 

 full were as follows: 



Lancaster county. 



C. H. Obrieter 9 9 7 8 9 10 10 7 8 10-87 



O. E. Weber 5 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 9 10—87 



D. W. Wentzel 79 10 10 87988 8—84 



B. F. Biehl 10 9 10 9 7 10 8 7 8 7-85 



T.A.Anderson 979 10 69596 9-79 



C. C. Eranciscus 9 7 8 7 7 9 7 6 7 8—75 



W> Winters 10 8 10 9 8 7 10 8 6 10-86 



L. M. Weist 7 9 8 7 5 9 10 7 9 10-81 



W. K. Rotnig 9 9 8 9 10 9 8 10 7 7-86 



D. B. Lefever 95 10 5 9 5558 8—69 



C. S. WeDger 10 9 10 8 10 10 7 10 8 5-87 



W. SI. Carpenter 7 9 10 9 8 9 7 8 10 6-83—989 



Chester County. 



SFairlamb . 87 10 969979 9-83 



C J Gilbert 10 7 8 8 8 8 10 8 10 9-86 



WT Gordon 10 7 7 10 10 9 9 9 10 9—90 



J Rodney 5 86678470 5-56 



S Moore 9 10 9 7 8 8 9 10 8 10-83 



J G Pugh 6 9 7 9 10 9 9 8 8 7—82 



J Kendig 9 9 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 10—91 



JMEnireldn 9 9 7 6 6 5 8 8 7 10—75 



DErwin .7 8 7 10 9 8 9 6 10-74 



Geo W Brooks 10 678 10 7680 9—71 



E Patterson 586565787 5—62 



R Strode 10 8 10 7 10 9 7 10 6 10-87—945 



"The best shooting in the match was done by the Chester county 

 boys. Mr. J. Kendig rolled up a score of 91 points. Prof. W. T. Gor- 

 don was a close second and had 90 points. Mr. S. Moore succeeded in 

 making 88 points. The Lancaster county boys failed to score higher 

 than 87 points, Messrs. Obreiter, Weber and Wenger having that num- 

 ber. 



"After the intercounty match a three-shot sweepstake match a 

 Massachusetts targets was arranged, 21 shooters participating. Th 

 first money was won by Mr. Weber; second money, C. Wenger; third 

 money, W. M. Carpenter. The scores were as follows: 



Wenger 11 11 9—31 Wentzel 6 4 7—17 



Brooks 10 8 8-26 Carpenter 11 8 11-80 



Gordon 11 8—28 Lefever 8 12 10—30 



Erwin 4 10 9-23 Weber 12 10 11—33 



Gleitn 11 8 8-27 Weist 11 12 8-31 



Entrekin 10 10 11—31 Winters ..12 11 8— SI 



Patterson 8 9 9-26 Franciecns 8 3 6—17 



Obrieter i: 12 10-33 Jacob Baltz 2 5—7 



PDommel 3 10—13 W P Cummin gs 12 6 8-26 



Anderson 11 10 8-29 Biehl 13 3 10-25 



Chas Reiling 7 8 6—21 



"The members of the Schuetzen Verein conducted the Chester 

 county visitors and the members of the North End Club to the Golden 

 Eagle Hotel after the shooting, where all en joyed a very pleasant sup- 

 per. The proprietor, Mr. J. F. Wolfer, is an active member of the 

 Schuetzen Verein and also of the North End Rifle Club, and knew 

 just what would satisfy the inner man of the hungry shooters, and 

 had prepared such a meal as a king might have enjoyed. The North 

 End boys left for home by way of the Lititz trolley line at 8 o'clock; 

 the Chester county boys started for home by way of the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad some time later. The day's sport was greatly enjoyed by 

 the many visitors present as well as by the members of the team. 



"The third and last match of the summer's contest will be held at 

 Coatesville on Thursday, Aug. 15 next, where some excellent shoot- 

 ing may be expected, as both teams are determined to win the cham- 

 pionship," 



Denver Rifle Club. 



Denver, Col., July 14.— The scores shot to-day on the range of the 

 Denver Ride Club were as follows: 

 Two hundred yards, off -hand, American standard target; 



J N Lower 10 10 8 6 6 6 10 7 6 5—74 



G C Schoyen ...7 9 6 7 8 5 7 fi 6 10—70 



AW Peterson 7 6 4 6 8 7 10 8 7 10—70 



F Speth 7 8 4 10 8 9 6 5 6 4—67 



C C Ford 4 7 7 4 7 6 5 8 10 4-62 



D W King 7 5 9 1 7 7 1 8 6 6-57 



W M Maguire 5 4 5 5 7 4 6 1 6 5—48 



GV Carmona 733337625 3—42 



JHDean .....3 521 10 5423 6—41 



Five hundred yards, Creedmoor target; 



J N Lower 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4—47 



AW Peterson 355555545 3—45 



G C Rcboyen 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 3 5-43 



JHDean 5 544S4544 5—42 



F Speth 445055444 5—40 



'rap=§»hootin$. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following: 



FIXTURES. 



Aug. 3. — Rutherford, N. J.— Boiling Springs Gun Club, shoot for 

 benefit of the cyclone sufferers. All invited. W. H. Huck, Secy. 



Aug. 3-4— Lake Geneva, WiB.— Tournament of the Lake Geneva 

 Gun Club; targets. 



Aug. 7,— Baltimore, Md.— Tournament of the Maryland and Dis- 

 trict of Columbia Trap-Shooters 1 League, under the auspices of the 

 Standard Gun Club of Baltimore. 



Au?. 7.— Plainfield, N. J.— Seventh monthly tournament; of the 

 New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, under the auspices of the Climax 

 Gun Club. League contest at 2 P. M. 



Aug. 7-8.— Binghamton. N. Y.— Tournament of the Binghamton 

 Gun Club; targets. 



Aug. 7-9.— Kankae.ee. 111.— Tournament of the Kankakee County 

 Gun Club; $300 in casn and merchandise added to the purses. 



Aug. 8-10.— BoiiE, N. Y. — Tournament of the Ro e Gun Club; 

 targets. W. P. Rayland, Sec'y. 



Aug. 9-10.— New Orleans, La.— Tournament of the Inter-state As- 

 sociation, under the auspices of the Louisiana Gun C. ab; $200 added 

 money. 



Aug. 14.— Marlin. Falls County, Texas.— All-day sLjot of the Marlin 

 Gun Club. 



Aug. 15.— White Plains, N. Y.— All-day Bboot of the White Plains 

 Gun Club; live birds and targets. Chas. H. Banks, Sec'y. 



Aug. 19.— Paducah, Ky.— Fust annual tournament of the Paducah 

 Gun Club. T. J Moore, Sec'y. 



Aug. 20-24.— Holitesburg, Pa.— Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's 

 fifth annual tournament, under the auspices of the Keystone Shooting 

 League of Philadelphia. John C. Shallcross, Sec'y, Frankford, Pa. 



Aug. 27-29.— Charlotte, N. C— Tournament of the Interstate 

 Association, under the auspices of the Charlotte Gun Club. 



Aug. 28-29.— Frederick, Md— Two days' tournament of the Fred- 

 erick Gun Club, at targets. 



Aug. 29-31.— Hot Springs, S. D.— Hot Springs Gun Club's second 

 annual tournament. 



Sent. 2.— Marion, N. J.— Annual tournament of the Endeavor Gun 

 Club; targets. 



Sept. 2-3.— Newark, N. J.— Tournament of he South Side Gun Club; 

 targets. New Jersey Trap Shooters' League contest at 2 P. M. on the 

 second day. W. R. Hobart, Sec'y. 



Sept. 4-5. — TJtica, N. Y.— Two days tournament; live birds and 

 target*. 



Sept. 4-5.— Shepherdstown, W. Va.— Morgan's Grove Fa'r Associa- 

 tion's tournament.under the management of the Interstate Association 



Sent. 5,— Michigan City, Miss.— First semi-annual tournament of 

 the Michigan City Gun Club. 



Sept. 10-12.— Indianapolis, Did.— First annual tournament of the 

 Limited Gun Club. Royal Robinson, Sec'y. 



Sept. 10-13.— Detroit, Mich.— The Des-Chree Shos-Ka annual tour- 

 nament, under the management of Jack Parker. 



Sept. 11-12.— Frankfort, Kansas.— Tournament of the Frankfort 

 Gun Club. 



8ept. 11-13.— Lanoastbr, Pa.— Tournament of the Lancaster Gun 

 Club; first day, targets; second day, live birds. 



Sept. — .— Fredonta, N. Y.— Tournament of the Clover Trap and 

 Target Company. $1,000 added money. 



Sept. —.—Rochester, N. Y.— Fourth annual tournament of the 

 Rochester Rod and Gun Club; three days of the week following the 

 Clover tournament. 



Oct. 9-11.— Newburgh.N. Y.— West Newburgh G. andR. Association 

 tournament. W. C. Gibb, Sec'y. 



Oct. 23-24.— Elizabeth, N. J.— Fourth bi-monthly tournament of the 

 Elizabeth Gun Club; first day. targets; second day. live birds. 



Oct. 23-25 —Atlanta, Ga.— Annual tournament of the Clarke Hard- 

 ware Company; targets; $600 added money. 



Nov. 5-7. — Kewanee, HI. — Annual tournament of the Kewanee Gun 

 Club. 



1896. 



Jan. 4-5 — Phobnesl, Ariz.— Annual tournament of the Arizona State 

 Sportsmen's Association. 



Jan. 9-11. — San Antonio, Texas. — Grand mid-winter tournament, 

 under the management of Texas Field; $2,500 added. 



April 1-3.— New York.— Lnterstate Association's Fourth Annual 

 Grand American Handicap. 



May 5-8.— New York.— Tournament of the American E. O. Powder 

 Company; $2 000 added money. 



May Csecond week).— Memphis, Tenn.— Tournament of the Memphis 

 Gun Club, $2,000 added money. 



May 26-28.— Fr»nkfort, Kan.— Annual tournament of the Kansas 

 State Sportsmen's Association. 



May 30-June 1 —Milwaukee, Wis.— Eleventh annual tournament of 

 the South Side Gun Club. 



June 17-19.— Cleveland, O.— Third annual tournament of the Cham- 

 berlin Cartridge and Target Company. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 

 these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. 



Speaking of the series of matches now being shot for the club 

 championship of Georgia-South Carolina, the Charleston (S. C.) News 

 and Courier says: "The Forest City Gun Club has scored its first 

 point in the Georgia-South Carolina championship series for 1895. It 

 won the first of the two matches shot in Savannah by a score of 137 to 

 135, while the Palmettoes captured the second with a total of 138 to 

 183. The race now stands three to one in favor of the Palmetto Gun 

 Club, with one lie and two matches yet to shoot. The Palmetto team 

 was greatly handicapped by the absence of its captain, Mr. B. H. 

 Worthen, who has been quite sick for several days past. The Forest 

 City boys were unfortunate in expecting too much of Mr. Harry 

 Lemcke, who had ju c t returned from the New York State tournament 

 with a record of 89 per cent., but with a voice so changed that the 

 trap-puller could not understand him when he said 'pull'." 



The Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis, Ind., through its president, 

 O. F. Brltton, and its secretary. Royal Robinson, sends us the follow- 

 ing: "Mr. Jack Parker, of Detroit, having claimed four days in the 

 second week of September, and thus come in conflict with dates which 

 we claimed long ago, this club has decided that its first tournament 

 shall be for amateurs only. This leaves the professionals and agents 

 free to go to Detroit— as they would probably do anyhow— and we 

 can devote our energies to the entertainment of the amateurs without 

 being troubled to protect them from the other class. The improve- 

 ment and equipment of the model shooting grounds will be completed 

 by that date, Sept. 10-12, and we promise a model tournament in the 

 way of conveniences, management, attractions, etc." 



Annie Oakley will no longer be known by her title of "Little Sure 

 Shot." Mr. Frank E. Butler, her manager, has issued the following: 

 "Annie Oakley respectfully requests managers and friends not to use 

 the title "Little Sure Shot" in connection with her name hereafter. 

 Although it was originally conferred on her by the late Sitting Bull in 

 1881, at St. Paul, Minn., she will now present it to the five self-titled 

 "Sure Shots," who when not engaged cleaning guns in shooting gal 

 leries or washing dishes in cheap boarding houses, endeavor to make 

 a living by posing in museums, using some one else's reputation, but 

 not being a good freak or a good shot, they soon die the death of all 

 fakes and would-be imitators." There's only one Annie Oakley. 



The programme of the Binghamton»(N. Y.) Gun Club's tournament, 

 Aug. 7-8, i3 to hand. Its main feature is the solid entrance money in 

 each event. On the first day there are six 10-target races, $1 entrance; 

 four 15-target races, $2 entrance, and two 20-target events, $3 en- 

 trance. On the second day the programme is exactly the same, ex 

 capt in Event No. 6, which is a team race at 25 targets per man, 

 Instead of a 20-target race. All events are shot at unknown angles. 

 No entries will be taken in any event after the first squad has shot. 

 Shooting commences at 9 A. M. sharp. We hear from Binghamton 

 that there is every prospect of this tournament being a success. With 

 such a programme it can hardly be a failure. 



The handicapping in the Forehand Arms Co.'s trophy contests of 

 the Worcester Sportsmen's Club must be pretty good. Read the fol- 

 lowing from the Worcester CMass.) Spy of July 21: "The Forehand 

 trophy was won by Emory W. Burbanlr, of Whitinsville, with a score 

 of 29, he being the third man to win it with that score, and one of the 

 nine different men to win it in ten shoots. The other scores were as 

 foUows: Parker, Randall and Ide 27, Eastbrook 26, Bucklin, Snell, 

 Mascroft and Harvey 25, Qoodell 24, Allen 21, Holmes 19, Hoyle 18." 



The King Powder Co., of Cincinnati, O., have issued a circular, in 

 which they announce that: "We have purchased all Mr. Lindsley's 

 patents and his latest improvements; and, wnat is more, we have con- 

 tracted for his entire services. He is to remove at once to the vicinity 

 of our mills, superintend the putting up of suitable works, and per- 

 sonally supervise the making of his powder. * * * We expect to 

 have it on the market before the end of the present summer, and 

 within easy reach of every dealer and sportsman." The Mr. Lindsley 

 referred to is, of course, Milt F. Lindsley, late of the American Wood 

 Powder Co. 



We understand that it was intended to formally open the new shoot- 

 ing grounds at the Elkwood race track, near Branchport, N. J., on 

 Aug. 7, Wednesday of next week. As, however, that date finds New 

 Jersey shooters at the Climax Gun Club grounds, and New York 

 sportsmen at Binghamton, N, Y., the date will in all probability be 

 changed. Frequent tournaments will be a specialty at Elkwood. 



In regard to the clashing of the Endeavor Gun Club's annual tour- 

 nament at Marion, N. J., on Labor Day, Sept. 2, with the date already 

 chosen by the South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., we learn that 

 the annual tournament of the Endeavors has always been held on 

 Labor Day, and that that date has been looked upon in local circles as 

 appropriated by that club. The Endeavors will therefore be found at 

 Marion on Sept. 2. 



The Climax Gun Club, of Plainfleld, N. J., will in all probability give 

 a two-days' shoot toward the latter part of September or beginning of 

 October. The first day will be devoted to targets; the Becond to live 

 birds. The club is assured of a good attendance of shooters from 

 New England, while Jersey herself always furnishes a round dozen or 

 so who will shoot through a tournament. 



The Paducah Gun Club, of Paducah, Ky ., advertises its first annual 

 tournament for Aug. 19. The programme of events is one that will 

 draw a good attendance, while there will be any amount of fun in 

 shooting off the ties in the merchandise events. Write to T. J. Moore, 

 secretary, for a programme if you have a day to spare. 



A. L. Ivins, of Red Bank, N. J., the winner of the Holly wood Futurity 

 Handicap, is matched to shoot a race with Leonard Finlettar, of the 

 Riverton Gun Club. The conditions are: 100 live birds, 30yds rise 

 21yds. boundary. $250 a side, the match to be shot on the Hollywood 

 grounds. 



The Lancaster, Pa., Gun Club, will hold a two dayB' tournament 

 Sept. 12, 13. The first day will be devoted to targets; the second to 

 live birds. Lancaster is centrally located in good trap-shooting terri- 

 tory, and her tournaments are alwayB pleasant, sociable gatherings. 

 The shoot in September should therefore be well attended. 



In regard to the junior live-bird championship of America (boys 

 under fifteen years of age) "our own" Conny Furguesoo of the New 



Utrecht (L. I.) Gun Club, would give the contestants for that honor a 

 close race. It's a pity that Watson's Park is so far from Long 

 Island. 



W. F. d« Wolf, secretary of the Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, 111., 

 writes: "The Garfield Gun Club has quickly taken up the Eureka Gun 

 Club on its proposal to shoot a large team race. We have offered them 

 a race, 18 men on a side, 25 targets per man, unknown angles. How is 

 that for the Eurekas?" 



The interstate shoot at New Orleans on Friday and Saturday of next 

 week (Aug. o and 10) is attracting a lot of attention in the South. 

 Among the Northerners who will be present are U. M. C. Thomas and 

 N. E. Money. 



The Kankakee County (111.) Gun Club will hold a three days' tour- 

 nament on Aug. 7-9, at which it will add $300 in cash and merchan- 

 dise prizes. This is an open shoot; everybody is invited, nobody 

 barred. 



The Lake Geneva (Wis.) Gun Club will hold a two days' shoot at 

 targets on Aug. 3 and 4. Targets will be thrown at 2 cents each. Ed. 

 Bingham, of Montgomery Ward & Co , Chicago, will act as manager. 



In our account of "The Vernons and the Cyclone," which appeared 

 in last week's issue, a palpable error slipped in. "Saturday, June 13," 

 should manifestly have read "Saturday, July 18." 



Everybody wants to know what Jack Parker's Des-Chree-Shos-Ka 

 programme will contain. There is a suspicion abroad that Jack con- 

 templates something new and attractive. 



The seventh shoot of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League will 

 take place next Wednesday (Aug. 7) at the Climax Gun Club's grounds 

 near Fanwood, N. J. 



The Shooters will be busy next week at Baltimore. Md.; Plainfleld, 

 N. J.; Binghamton, N. Y.; Kankakee, 111.; Rome, N. Y., and New 

 Orleans, La. 



Thereturn match between the Maplewood Gun Club, of Maplewood, 

 N. J., and the Peekskill, N. Y., Gun Club will take place Aug. 17 at 

 Maplewood. 



Don't forget the Boiling Springs Club's shoot for the benefit or the 

 Cherry Hill, N. J., cyclone sufferers. The date is Saturday, Aug. 3. 



Edward Bajjks. 



Trap at Little Rock. 



Little Rock, Ark., July 25.— Perhaps two more interesting and 

 closely contested matches have never taken place than those that 

 were shot on the club grounds here to-day. 



The first was a live-bird match between Jno. J. Sumpter, Jr., of Hot 

 Springs, and Dr. J. H. Lenow, of this city; conditions: 25 live birds per 

 man. Contrary to expectations, this race was highly interesting, and 

 closely contested from start to finish. It was generally conceded by 

 those who were acquainted with the abilities of both of the contes- 

 tants, that the Doctor had once more ventured out of his class, and 

 would be beaten rather easily. But the Doctor had evidently not 

 over-estimated his ability very much, as he shot a great race, in fact 

 the best he has ever shot, and kept his opponent guessing from start to 

 finish as to the outcome of the match. Possibly, but for an oversight 

 on his part, he might have defeated his man. He lost his second bird 

 by neglecting to shove his safety up, and this evidently cost him the 

 match, as he afterwards managed to tie his opponent; each scoring 

 21 birds. In the shoot off he went all to pieces, only scoring one out 

 of five, while Sumpter scored four, and won the match. The pigeons 

 were an excellent lot of summer birds; the weather was also in their 

 favor, it being a delightful day for this season of the year, cool and 

 bracing, with a good stiff breeze to help the birds along. The Doctor 

 shot a 12 ga. Purdey hammerless ejector gun, 47 grains E. C, \% oz. 

 No. 7 chilled shot, in U. M. C. Trap shells; Sumpter shot a 12 ga. L. C. 

 Smith hammerless ejector Pigeon gun, 53 grains E, O, 134 oz. No. 7 

 chilled shot, in Rapid shells. 



Immediately after the above match, a team race at targets was 

 shot between Sumpter and Hughes, of Hot Springs, on one side, and 

 Dickinson and Duley, of the local club, on the other. The conditions 

 of this race were 100 targets per man, unknown angles. This race, 

 like the previous one, was a spirited contest, and the saying that a 

 match is never won until the last gun is fired was never more foroibly 

 illustrated. 



When each contestant had only one more target to shoot at, the 

 Hot Springs team led by one bird, and all looked for this]to be the final 

 result. Dickinson and Duley each broke their last target, while, to 

 the surprise of all, Sumpter and Hughes both broke theirs, and with 

 them also the match. Little Rock winning by the narrow margin of 

 one bird. The shooters were evidently in great form, as the scores of 

 the teams and also those who shot along with them will show. W. A. 

 Leach came up from Pine Bluff and shot along with the boys, but was 

 hardly up to his form. Scores: 



5313121441252545124245241 

 . _ T.£\TT,*T/^/*/*TT^TTTTT^\^ 

 J Sumpter, Jr 20 122013121«222121201222 2-21 



1335434333354135153 2 31354 



Dr J H Lenow 1020211212 2212322«01 2 121 2-21 



In shooting off the tie at 5 birds, Sumpter won easily, killing four 

 to his opponents one. 

 Team race, 100 targets, unknown angles: 



Dickinson 1111111111111111111101011111111011111111111111 Jill— 47 



liooimi nnniitiiiinioiiiiiiinoiiimioiiini— 45-92 



Duley lllllllll111100t)iiiioii]]miliollllliliiillliiin—45 



11111111010110111001111111111111111111110110011111-43-83 



Sumpter 11111111111111011111111111111110110111101011111111-45 



loiiiiiniioiiiimimiiiiiiiiommmommio-45-90 



Hughes llinuioillioiiiiiiiiiiioili liliiinnotiiiii mii-45 



11101111111111111101111101111101111111111101111110-44-89 



179 



Pemberton. . . . 10111111 111111011111101110111110111011111111111111— 44 



11111111111110111111111111111011111111111111111111-48-93 

 Woodson 11001111111111111111101111101111101111111101111111—44 



11101111111111100011111111111101111111111101111101-43-87 

 Leach 11111111110111101100111111110111110011001101001000—35 



01110101011111011010111111111111110011111111111111—41—76 

 Thibault 10011101111101101011111101111010111100011110111011—36 



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 Paul R. Litzke. 



A New Monte Carlo. 



Lieutenant Peter Gibson writes from Cincinnati, O., as follows; 

 "Through the kindness of Mon. A. Blondin, Secretary of the Tir aux 

 Pigeons ot the Monte Carlo Shooting Park, who has just forwarded 

 me a copy of the programme and rules, I am able to give you the 

 following details of the new (this is the first season) Grand Tir aux 

 Pigeons International Tournament, to be held at Sarajevo-Bosnie in 

 Austria-Hungary this coming autumn. 



"Sarajevo is an oriental city; it is the capital of Bosnie and Herze- 

 govina ; population about 30,000. It has excellent hotel accommodations. 

 This city is about one day by rail from Vienna. Further information 

 and railroad tickets can be had at 3 Place de l'Opera, Paris, or 14 

 Cockspur Street, London. For all particulars in regard to the shoot, 

 write to M. A. Blondin, Secretary, Tir aux Pigeons, 16 Rue Dufrenoy, 

 Paris, France. 



"The tournament is given under the management of the Tir aux 

 Pigeons de Bosnie & d'Herzegovine. The committee is composed of 

 well-known gentlemen, such as M. le due De Ralibor, Lord Dudley of 

 London, and le comte Ferdinand Trautmansdorff of Austria. It will 

 also be under the patronage ot the Government. 



"There will be a great many American sportsmen in Europe this 

 autumn, many of whom would no doubt like to know of this oppor- 

 tunity to measure their skill with European sportsmen a this new 

 Monte Carlo. The list of large prizes will be I think worthy of their 

 consideration. 



"The tournament begins Sept. 8 with the Prix d'Ouverture. The 

 first prize is 2.000 francs, with an objet d'art; second prize, 500 francs 

 and 25* of the entrance money; third prize, 300 francs and 20% of the 

 entrance money; fourth prize, 200 francs and 15* of the entrance 

 money; 6 pigeons, miss and out. The entrance fee is 50 francs ($10). 



"On Sept. 10 the Prix des Bains will be shot. In this competition 

 the first prize is 3,000 francs and an objet d'art; second prize, 700 

 francs and 25* of the entrance money; third prize, 500 francs and 20% 

 of the entrance money; fourth prize, 300 francs and 15* of the en- 

 trance money; entrance 50 francs ($10); 6 pigeons, miss and out. 

 Matches will continue each day, ending with an event on Sept. 23, 

 with purses ranging as in the first two events. 



"The Grand Prix will be shot on Sept. 16-17. The first prize is 25,000 

 francs ($5,000); the entrance fee is 15 J francs (§30); 12 pigeons, miss 

 and out; the second prize is $1,000 and 25* of the entrance money; 

 third prize is 3,000 francs and 20* of the entrance money; fourth prize 

 is 2,000 francs and 15* of the entrance money. 



"I am informed by another source that shooters will, if they desire 

 it, have an opportunity to do some shooting in the forests. The game 

 consists of deer, bear, small birds and small fur. 



"Mon. Guyot, of Paris, will be armorer and will supply cartridges. 

 From what I know of European shooting tournaments, I feel confi- 

 dent that all American sportsmen will be treated right and have an 

 enjoyable time." 



