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FOREST AND. STREAM. 



[Aug. 3, 1895. 



New Jersey Trap-Shooters 1 League. 



Thb sixth shoot of the 1895 series of team contests promoted by the 

 New Jersey Trap-shooters' League was held on Thursday, July 25, on 

 the grounds and under the auspices of the Union Hill Gun Club, of 

 Hoboken, N. J. These grounds are located near the Guttenburg race 

 track and are reached by trolley cars from either one of these places: 

 Hoboken depot of the D.. L. & W. R. R.; the Jersey end of the new 

 Fourteenth street, New York, ferry; or the Courthouse, Newark. 

 From Barclay street, New York city, to the gun club's grounds, is a 

 trip of about sixty minutes, but a pleasant one at that, as the trolley 

 cars in Jersey keep going and make fast time. The system of trans- 

 fers over those lines is something immense, the public being well 

 looked after in that respect, but apparently neglected as to the num- 

 ber of cars run on the different lines. Partly owing to the long inter- 

 val between cars and also to the length of the trip from Hoboken. 

 several members of the various teams did not arrive until well after 2 

 P. M., the hour set for the commencement of the team race. The 

 manager, W. N Drake, with the league score book, was slightly be- 

 hind time owing to the same causes. It might be just as well to men- 

 tion right here that the league team race is always advertised for 2 P. 

 M. ; if started promptly It should be over by 4, thus allowing those who 

 live at a distance to get home at a decent hour. But the 2 P. M. rule 

 is never adhered to, the consequence being that the team race drags 

 along until somewhere between 5 and 6. Why not advertise it for 8 P. 

 M. and begin promptly? Or, better still, why not adhere to the pres- 

 ent hour and start promptly on the stroke of 2? If it was understood 

 that 2 o'clock meant 2 o'clock, shooters composing the various teams 

 would be on deck at that hour and would not come dribbling 'in be- 

 tween 3 and 4. 



The day was exceedingly warm, too warm for comfort, and the 

 phooting of several of the contestants suffered in consequence. Con- 

 sidering the heat, the inferior background and the numerous balks 

 caused by the poor work of the pulling apparatus, the scoring as a 

 whole was very good. The Boiling Springs total of 115 was a per- 

 formance to be proud of, Greiff and McAlpin leading with clean scores 

 of 25 each. Elizabeth took second place with 109, also a capital score 

 under the circumstances. The Climax were third by a narrow mar- 

 gin, scoring 100 to Maplewood's 99. Four of the latter club's team 

 scored 87. Van Iderstine most unaccountably falling down on his 

 string. The South Side team was much weakened by the absence of 

 Maj. R. H. Breintnall, who was attending to bis military duties at Sea 

 Girt, N. J„ and of Asa Whitehead, who has a percentage of 85 6 for 

 five completed strings. "Wanda" (Mrs. M. F. Lindsley) made the ex- 

 cellent score of 22, aiding very materially in the making of 72 by the 

 Union Hill team. 



Before the team race was shot the following eight sweeps were de- 

 cided, North's bluerock traps and empire targets being used through- 

 out the day: 



No. 1, 10 targets, unknown angles, $1.00: Van Dyke 9, Hyde 8, 

 Greiff 8, Sigler 8, Miller 8, Jackson 8. 



No. 2, same as No 1: Collins 9, McAlpin 9, Sigler 8, Greiff 8, Van 

 Dyke 8, Miller 8, Hyde 7, Jackson 7. 



No. 8, l&targets, unknown angles, $1.50: McAlpin 15, Van Dyke 14, 

 Hyde 13. Sigler 13, Greiff 13, Jackson 6 



No. 4, same as No. 1: McAlpin 10, Sigler 10, Miller 10, Van Dyke 9, 

 Keller 9, Thomas 8, Collins 8, Hyde 8, Dutchy 8, Apgar 7, Hebbard 7, 

 Edwards 6, Fayette 6, Greiff 6, Jackson 6. 



No. 5, same as No. 3: McAlpin 15, Greiff 15, Apgar 15, Van Dyke 14, 

 Collins 14, Sigler 13, Miller 13, Smith 13, Keller 13, Hebbard 12, Thomas 

 11, Hyde 11. 



No. 6, same as No. 1: Greiff 10, Apgar 10, DustinlO. Geoff roy 10, 

 Thomas 9, Collins 9, Sigler 9, McAlpin 8, Hebbard 8, Jackson 8, Van 

 Dyke 7, Hyde 7, Smith 7, Miller 7, Keller 7, Piercy 6, Edwards 5, 

 Herrington 4. 



No. 7, same as No. 1: Geoffroy 10, Smith 10, McAlpin 10, Apgar 9, 

 Thomas 9, Greiff 9, Sigler 9, Miller 9, Keller 8, Dustin 8. Van Dyke 8, 

 Hyde 8, Hebbard 8, Piercy 7, Heddon 6, Herrington 6, D. Terry 5. 



No. 8, 25 targets, unknown angles, $2.50: Geoffroy 21, Warren 

 Smith 24, McAlpin 23, Greiff 23. Keller 23, Van Dyke 22, Hyde 21, Collins 

 21, Dustin 21, Apgar 18, Piercy 17, Herrington 17. 



As soon as No. 8 had been brought to a conclusion, manager Drake 

 called up the Union Gun Club to the score to shoot its string in the 

 team race: five men to a team, 25 empires per man, unknown angles. 

 The scores made were as follows: 



Boiling Springs. 



G S MeAlDio 1111111111111111111111111-25 



G E Greiff 1111111111111111111111111-25 



W H Huck 0111111111111011111011111—22 



Krebs 1111111101111101110111111—22 



F Hyde 0111111110111101011111111—21—115 



Elizabeth. 



A Woodruff 1111111111111111110111111—24 



Wm Parker 1111011111111111101111111—23 



Ohas H Hebbard 1111110111110111111111011—22 



J Williams 1011111101111111111111001-21 



N Astfalk , 0011101011101111110111111—19—109 



Climax, 



O Smith l'iminillll1llllll0l0l-23 



N Apgar 0111111111111001011111011-20 



T H Keller 1111110001111111111011101-20 



D Terry 1 1 1001 001 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11110101—19 



E Edwards lieilllOlOlOllllOOlllOlll— 18— 100 



Maplewood. 



F Van Dyke 1111111101111111111111111—24 



WN Drake 1111011111110111111111111-23 



ASickley 1111111111110100111101011—20 



W Smith 1111101111111101110011101—20 



Van Iderstine 0000110100110110001011101—12— 99 



Union. 



E D Miller 1110011111111101111110111-21 



NE Money 1101111110011111111011111—21 



W Sigler 1111110111011110111111011—21 



Dr Jackson,. ....1011011111111110111010011—19 



J M "Fayette"... 0100111111110101100011000—14— 96 



Endeavor. 



E Collins 111101 101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1011 11110— 21 



Proctor 1110111111110101100111111—20 



Ingram 0011111111110111100110101— 18 



W Piercy 0101111101111110101111010—18 



Strader 1001 101 101 1 101 101 1 1 1001 1 1—17— 94 



South Side. 



C M Heddon 0110111111111111111110100-20 



L Thomas 1101011111010111111111110-20 



E A Geoffroy 1110011110111011100111111—19 



M Herrington lllllllOOlOlOlOlOOHllOlO-16 



Terrill , OllOOOlOOOlOOl 01010110111-12— 87 



Union Hill 



"Wanda" illllioilllllllioiliioiil— 22 



Untermeier 1011111001001111010101111— 17 



T Hughes 01 01 1 01 1011 101 0001 001 01 10-18 



F Buttenbaum 0101000111000101011101000—11 



J Sullivan 0000110000011001101100010- 9— 72 



Prior to this shoot the club averages weie: Maplewood 84, South 

 Bide 83, Union 81 6, Boiling Springs 79, Climax 78 2, Elizabeth 74.4, En- 

 deavor 71.8, Riverside 07.7, Union Hill 53.6. Of the above teams, 

 Union, Boiling Springs and Union Hill had only taken part in four 

 shoots; Riverside had shot in three races only ; all the rest had shot 

 In the five monthly shoots held previously. The result of the sixth 

 shoot left th=> teams in the following order, the five best scores being 

 counted: Maplewood 84 1, South Side 83, Boiling Springs 81 4, Climax 

 80.4, Elizabeth 80, Union 78.7, Endeavor 75 5, Riverside (three shoots) 

 67.7, Union Hill 51.4. It will be noticed that the Union Gun Club has 

 dropped from third to sixth place. All the other teams improved 

 their averages with tbe exception of the South Side, which remains 

 the same, the score of 87 made at this shoot being the lowest yet 

 made by that club; it is therefore not counted in the average, the 

 prizes being awarded for the five best scores. There are three more 

 shoots to come: Aug. 7, at the Climax Club's grounds near Fanwood. 

 N. J. ; Sept. 3, at the South Side's grounds, Newark, N. J. ; at Red 

 Bank, N. J., some time in October, on the grounds of the Riverside 

 Gun Club. 



The individual averages of the 24 highest scorers show the standing 

 of the contestants for the individual prizes, computed in the same 

 manner as the team averages. The figure in parentheses after a 

 shooter's name tells the number of shoots he has taken part in; where 

 no figure in parentheses appears, the shooter has taken part in at least 

 five contests, the five best scores being chosen: 



F. Van Dyke 93.6, W. N. Drake 92, G. S. McAlpin (3) 92, W. Sigler (4) 

 91, N. Apgar 88 8, Collins 88, Sickley 88, Breintnall (4) 88, Miller 87.2. 

 Hoffman 86.4, N. E. Money 85.6 J Whitehead 85 6. Williams 85 6, Hebbard 

 84 8, Greiff (4) 84, Parker 83.2, u. Smith (4) 83, Thomas 81 6, Astfalk (4) 

 81, Huck 80.8, Geoffroy 78.4, W. Smith 78.4, Keller 76.8, Terry 74 4. 



From the above it will be seen that Van Dyke, Drake and McAlpin 

 helped their averages considerably. McAlpin indeed shot a great gait 

 at this last shoot, as a reference to the score will show. During the 

 day and up to the close of the team race he shot at 120 targets, scoring 

 115, an average of 95.8. Griefl broke 117 out of 130— exactly 90 per 

 cent. ; Van Dyke's average for his scores to the close of the team race 

 was 88 4. 



The Hunter Arms Company, of Fulton, N. Y., manufacturers of tbe 

 L. C. Smith gun, have gotten out a very neat catalogue, showing by 

 numerous cuts, its specialties, and also describing the same in a man- 

 ner that can be understood by anybody who knows anything about a 

 gun. 



Trap in Texas. 



Marlin, Falls Couuty, Tex., July 16 — A few members of the Marlin 

 Gun Club shot a couple of 10-target races this evening, the conditions 

 being known traps and angles: 



No 1. No. 2. 



WE Hunnicutt 1111110111-9 0001111011-6 



AStumbach 0100100000-2 0001001100-3 



"The Newsman" 1101100000-4 0011011010-5 



TheoPeoples 1100011100 -5 



Judge S R Scott 1011011110—7 0010111111-7 



A Threadgill 1111101101—8 1110100111—7 



D 8 Moffatt 0111110010-6 1010111001-6 



D SEddins 1100101000- 4 1110111010-7 



The low average was owing to the targets being very hot, some 

 being evidently perforated without being broken, although most of 

 the boys had an individual excuse for their personal satisfaction. 

 Judge Scott did not have his gun with him, but tested all the guns on 

 the ground. When the Judge can't keep all the boys in good spirits 

 with his humor it is a very cold day for this time of year. Moffatt, 

 usually a 90 per cent, man, had his left mainspring break on his 

 Beventh rock and did some fine snap shooting with his cylinder bore 

 afterward. "The Newsman" was experimenting with a new load of 

 black powder and got his left shoulder pounded into a pulp in first 

 match. He changed hands on second match and got his nose bruised 

 and Jip swelled in first round. In fact he would have been completely 

 knocked out had not Mr. Peoples kindly tendered the use of his Man- 

 ton gun with ears like a jack rabbit and a stock like a 24in. gauge. It 

 had the barrels all right enough, but "The Newsman" couldn't point 

 it right. 



Marlin, Falls County, Tex., July 19.— On the 12th inst. we mailed 

 you score of our gun club, and mentioned a prize shoot that was 

 about to take place at Lott. Tex., on the 18th inst. under the auspices 

 of the Lott Gun Club. Owing to the bridge over the Brazos washing 

 away between here and there, the Marlin Club was not represented. 

 However, I was determined to be there, so trok a roundabout route 

 by rail. After getting to Lott I could not resist the temptation of 

 participating in all the good things, shooting included, but not as a 

 representative of the Marlin Club, understand, although a member. 



The occasion was a barbecue picnic in celebration of the fifth anni- 

 versary of the city of Lott, a very live little place, twenty-eight miles 

 south of Waco, on the S. A. & A. P. R. R. The picnic grounds were 

 about one mile from town, on the banks of a beautiful little lake and 

 in a magnificent grove of towering trees. Preparations had been 

 made to accommodate 5,000 people, but owing to the bridge washing 

 away and no excursion train being run from the south, only about 

 2,500 were there. The shooters' tent was about fifty steps from the 

 main ground. The management was controlled by Messrs. M. A. 

 Reese, captain, and T. H. Ligen, secretary of the Lott Club, and the 

 result certainly was a compliment to their energy and good judgment. 

 At the commencement the idea oceurred to me that "these boys had 

 been reading Mr. Hough's account of the Memphis tournament." 

 Messrs. E. W. Merrill and R. E. Harris filled the cashier's and score 

 keeper's offices in a prompt and able manner, while Dr. Joe Willis, of 

 Temple, acted as referee, and did not need tbe assistance of a book of 

 Association rules. Thre« Cleveland traps and empire targets were 

 used very satisfactorily, except that the trappers broke a good many 

 at first. After Mr. Reese cautioned them not to put the targets In 

 quite so hard there was less trouble. 



The shooting began about 9 o'clock, and at 12 Mr. G. H. ThreadgilJ, 

 chief marshal of the day, invited all the "gun boys" to a certain table 

 set by the yard in length, and which was about to break under the 

 load of barbecued meats of all kinds, salads, pickles, breads, pies and 

 cakes — too much to name, much less write about. 



All of tbe inanimate events were rapid-fire svstem. in squads. 



No. 1, 7 targets, known angles, 81 entrance, three moneys, with 

 fourth prize, a silk umbrella: A. H. Reese 6, "The News"-man 2, H. 

 Strieker 2, H L. Sherrill 4, J. R. Jackson 4, Wm. Caldwell 4, T. E. 

 Hubby 6, Dr. W. O. Alvis 4, T. H. Ligon 5. W. F. Leeds 1. 



Reese and Hubby divided first, T. H. Ligon took second, Sherrill, 

 Jackson, Caldwell and Alvis divided third, Strieker and "News '-man 

 shot off at 5 targets for umbrella, the latter winning. 



No. 2, 10 targets, known angles, $1.60 entrance, three moneys, with 

 fourth prize— box of cigars: J R. Jackson 9, M. A. Reese 7, H. L. 

 Sherrill 7, Wm. Caldwell 6, T. E. Hubby 7, Dr. W. O. Alvis 6, T. H. 

 Ligon 9, M. F. Leeds 9, "News"-man 4, H. R. Seward 7, F. W. Stall- 

 worth 2. 



Jackson, Ligon and Leeds divided first; Reese. Sherrill, Hubby and 

 Seward second, Caldwell and Alvis third, "News"-man box of cigars. 



No. 3, 6 singleB and 2 pairs, $2, three moneys, with fourth prize — 

 pair of gold cuff buttons: M. H. Reese 9, M. F. Leeds 7, Dr. M. A. 

 Hayes 6, T. H. Ligon 7, Dr. W. O. Alvis 3, J: R. Jackson 7, W. M. Cald- 

 well 5, T. E. Hubby 7, E. J. Mickey 7, H. L. Sherrill 8, R. B. Louis 4. 



Reese won first, Sherrill second; Leeds, Ligon, Jackson, Hubby 

 and Mickey divided third; Dr. Hayes got the buttons. 



No. 4, 5 singles and 5 pairs. 32, three moneys, with fourth prize— oil 

 painting: M, F. Leeds 9, M. H. Reese 10, T. E. Hubby 14, J. R. Jackson 

 10, H. R. Sherrill 9, T. H. Ligon 12, R. B. Louis 8, H. R. Seward 11, Dr. 

 M. A. Hayes 10. 



Hubby first, Ligon second, Seward third; Reese, Jackson and Hayes 

 Bhot off tie for the painting, which was won by Jackson. 



No. 5, 5 live pigeons, 28yds. rise, $2.50, three moneys and 100 loaded 

 shells for poorest score: M. H. Reese 5. T. E. Hubby 4, J. R. Jackson 

 5, T. H.Ligon 1, H. R. Seward 4, "News"-man 3, M. F. Leeds 3, Dr. 

 M. A. Hayes 3. 



Reese and Jackson divided first, Hubby and Seward second, Leeds, 

 Hayes and "News"-man third; Ligon feathered all of his five, but he 

 got the 100 loaded shells. 



No. 6, 4 live birds, 28yds. rise, $1 entrance, 10 cents each deducted 

 for pigeons, three moneys: R. B. Louis 2, M. F. Leeds 3, H. L. Sher- 

 rill 4, "News" man 2, M. A. Reese 5, J. R. Jackson 4, G. H. Threadgill 

 3, C. S. Jackson 0, Dr. W. O. Alvis 2, E. Threadgill 2, T. H. Ligon 3, H. 

 R. Seward 4. 



M. A. Reese secured first; Sherrill, J. R. Jackson and Seward sec- 

 ond; Leeds, G. H. Threadgill and Ligon third; all divided. 



No. 7, 9 targets, known angles, $1.00 entrance, three moneys, with 

 fourth prize-1 set shirt studs: M. H. Reese 8, W. M. Caldwell 4, J 

 R. Jackson 6, H. L. Sherrill 4, T. E. Hubby 8, T. H. Ligon 6 Dr W 

 O. Alvis 4. 



Reese and Hubby divided first, Jackson and Ligon second. Caldwell 

 Sherrill and Alvis third. ' 



No. 8, 6 singles and 1 pair, known angles, $1.50 entrance, three 

 moneys, with fourth prize— whalebone whip: M. EL Reese 6, T H 

 Ligon 7, T. E. Hubby 6, "News" man 5. J. R. Jackson 6, H.L. 8herril2! 



T. H. Ligon first, Reese, Hubby and Jackson divided second, "News" 

 man third, while sherrill got the whip, 



NOTBS. 



The marshall found it impossible to keep the crowd back of the 

 dead line, but should be commended for working faithfully. About a 

 six string fence of barbed fence wire ought to be used for a dead line 

 at picnics, 



The gun boys of Lott are not as young in experience as their city is 

 in years, when it comes to making visitors feel at home or in manag- 

 ing a shoot. 



M. A. Reese has a record of 96 out of 100 several years ago, but has 

 not shot much since until lately. 



T. E. Hubby of Waco has a record of 74 targets straight with his 

 little 20 gauge Lefever, but. for this shoot he had not time to load his 

 shells, and had to shoot bought cartridges. 



M. F. Leeds was using a new and handsome gun, to which he was 

 not thoroughly accustomed. 



A few of the averages of which seemed to be the leading guns are as 

 follows, errors and omissions excepted: Inanimates: Hubby 82, Reese 

 78, Ligon 78, Jackson 71, Leeds 50. Live birds: Hubby 80, Reese 100 

 Ligon 78. Jackson 90, and Leeds 60. 



The following table may prove of interest: 



Shooter. Gun. Shell. Powder. 



M A Reese Colt, 12 Club Black 



"The News"-man Parker, 12 Smokeless S 8 



H Strieker J N Scott, 12 Smokeless 8.S. 



H L Sherrill Holtman, 12 Club Black. 



J R Jackson Parker, 10 .Smokeless 



Wm Caldwell Lsfever, 16. Smokeless '.'.Dupont. 



T E Hubby .. .Lefever, 20 Smokeless Dupont. 



T H Ligon Remington, 12 Club Black 



W F Leeds New Era, 12 Club. Black' 



H R Seward , . .L. C. Smith, 12 Club . . , Black 



F WStallworth Colt, IS Club Black' 



R B Louis Colt, 12 Club , „ Black'. 



July 2$.— Some members of the Marlin Gun Club who were disap- 

 pointed in their intention of attending the match shoot at Lott, owing 

 to the ferry across the Brazos breaking down, got together here and 

 had a consolation shoot. The scores below will compare favorably 

 with that made at Lott, 



No 1 match, 10 bluerneks, known angles: W. W. Turner 10, C. W. 

 Rush 3, A. Stumbach 4, Theo. Peoples 3, E, K. Herring 4, D. S. Eddins 

 7, Judge S. R. Scott 10. 



No. 2, same: W. W. Turner 9, O. W. Rush 8, A. Stumbach 8. Theo. 

 Peoples 6, E. K. Herring 9, D. S. Eddins 9, Judge S. R. Scott 6. 



No. 3, 5 bluerocks, known angles: W. W. Turner 5, C. W. Rush 3, A. 

 Stumbach 4, Theo. Peoples 3, E. K. Herring 3, D. S. Eddins 4, Judge S. 

 R, Scott 5. 



Four of the leading averages are as foltowB: Turner 96, Judge Scot 



84, Eddins 80, Stumbach 64. The four averaging 81, while the four flrBt 

 at Lott avnraged 77. 



July m— The Marlin Gun Club had another shoot this evening, the 

 scores being as follows: 



No. 1. 10 targets: H. G. Rush 7. Judge Scott 8, A. Stumbach 6, 

 "News"-man 3, W. W. Turner 9, W. E. Hunnicutt 9, D. S. Maffatt 8, 

 Judge Wm. Shelton 8, C. W. Rush 7, D. S. Eddins 8. 



No. 2, same: H. G. Rush 5, Judsre S. R. Scott 6, H. Stumbach 8, 

 "News"-man 4, W. W. Turner 8, W. E. Hunnicutt 7, D, S, Moffatt 7, 

 Judge Wm. Shelton 7, C. W. Rush 5, D. S. Eddins 8. 



After the shoot an impromptu meeting was held with Judge Scott 

 and the "News"-man acting as president and secretary respectively. 

 A motion was made and carried to have an all-day shoot on Aug. 14, 

 and a committee of arrangements was appointed. 



The dub has aroused from its hibernation and is strictly alive. When 

 one member says, "Let's shoot," everybody starts. It reminds one of 

 the old saying, "What will you have, gentlemen?" The Newsman. 



Climax Gun Club Shoot. 



Plainfbld, N. J., July 23.— The regular monthly shoot of the Cli- 

 max Gun Club took place this afternoon. The weather was decidedly 

 sultry and all against much activity on the part of either trappers or 

 shooters. With a background of heavily foliaged trees, a dull, thun- 

 dery- looking sky and low-flying targets, the scores made were re- 

 markable. The club race is at known traps, unknown angles; 18 

 members took part in this event. Singer and "Fayette" scoring the 

 maximum number of points— 6. Five others (three of them scratch 

 men) scored 24 birds— 5 points. Singer, who is shooting a new gun, 

 has improved in his work to a remarkable extent. The shooting of 

 the scratch men as a whole was very good. 



The Beventh shoot of the New Jersey State League takes place at 

 the Climax Club's grounds on Aue. 7. For this occasion the club will 

 do its best to entertain its visitors. A new set of empire traps, the 

 new expert trap, will be placed in position for this occasion. 



Scores in tbe club shoot to-day were as follows: 



J Singer (10) 11110101111101111111010101111011111—28 



J M "Fayette" (3) 11111110101111111111! 1011111 -25 



Neaf Apgar (0) 1111111111110111111111111 —24 



T H Keller (0) 1111111111111111111111101 - 24 



F Van Dyke (0) Ill I 111 I in limoil 11 1111 —24 



Aaron Woodruff (2) : 111011111111111111101111011 —24 



JSwody (6) llOllOllllllllOlllOlOllllOlOlll —24 



E "Edwards" (5) .. .... 001011111111011111111001101111 —23 



LHSchorty (1) 1011111111 101 1 1 1 1 1 001 1111 1 —22 



D Terry (1) 01111001111111101111111111 —22 



GE Greiff (0) 1111110111111101111011110 —21 



C Smith (0) 1111101010011111011111111 —20 



CEHebbard (0). 1100011101111011111111011 — IS- 



N Astfalk (0) 1111000111101111101111101 —1 



J "Williams"' (4) 10001111110100111100101101101 -it, 



J Darby {7) 00 1 1 1 01 1 01 1 01 100000101 Oil 101 1 1 —17 



J Zeglio (4) 00000110011100111110010111011 —16 



T McCarty (10) OOllOlOOlOOlOOlolllOOOlOOOOlOOOllOl— 14 



During the afternoon the following four sweeps were also decided. 

 Nob. 1 to 3 were at unknown angles, No. 4 at unknown traps and un- 

 known angles: 



No. 1. No. 2. 



Edwards OlOllllOll— 7 1011111111— 9 



Apgar 1111111011— 9 1111111111-10 



Smith 1111111111-10 1110110111— 8 



Keller 1011111111— 9 1101101111— 8 



Van Dyke 1011111111— 9 1111111101— 9 



Hebbard 1110111111— 9 OllillOlll— 8 



Greiff 1111111111—10 1111111101— 9 



Woodruff 1111111111—10 1011011111— 8 



Astfalk 0111101111— 8 1111110101— 8 



Parker llllllllll— 10 1110111011— 8 



Schorty 1111111101— 9 



No. 3: Keller, Van Dyke, Hebbard, Greiff, Astfalk, Parker and 

 Schorty 10, Apgar, Smith and Singer 9. Woodruff 8, Edwards 5. 



No. 4: Smith 10, Apgar, Hebbard, Keller, Van Dyke and Parker 9, 

 Terry and Schorty 8, Edwards 7, Astfalk 6, Woodruff 5, Squires 2. 



Lynchburg Gun Club. 



Lynchburg, Va —The following scores were made by members of 

 the Lynchburg Gun Club at their regular monthly shoot held this 

 afternoon: 



No. 1, 25 targets, unknown angles: 



Nelson 1011001111100111111101101-18 



Terry llilllllOOlllllOOHOlOlil-19 



Dornin 1111111111111111111011111-24 



Moorman llOOOlOlllinoOOlOHOlOlO— 14 



Empie 01111101011 111 10011 111111— 20 



Scott 0101010101111111101001011—16 



No. 2, 9 singles. 3 pairs, known angles, unknown traps: 

 Dornin 110011111 10 10 00— 9 Nelson 000010111 10 11 00- 7 



Known traps and angles: 



Terry 101111111 00 11 10-11 Empie 111010111 01 11 11—12 



Moorman... 110000101 10 10 10- 7 Scott 101010110 00 11 10— 8 



No. 3, 25 targets, unknown angles: 



Nelson 1111111111111111101100111—22 



Terry ill 1100111011111101111111-21 



Dornin 11101 11 1111011111 11113 111 — 23 



Moorman 0111011111111111001111000—18 



Empie lOlllOllllllUOOlllllllOl— 20 



Scott 1101011001110100011011011—15 



No. 4, same: 



Nelson 1101011001110100011011011—22 



Terry 1111111011100111111111001-20 



Dornin 01111011 101 1101111 1110111— 30 



Empie 1100101 101111110111111011—19 



Scott oiooooioinioioiioniooii— 14 



F. M. D. 



Binghamton Gun Club. 



Bingbamton, N. Y., July 25.— The following fifteen 10-target races, 

 unknown angles, $1.50 entrance, were shot to-day by members of the 

 Binghamton Gun Club: 



W Adams 9978976775897 10 6 



Brown 10 9 10 10 9 9 7 10 10 9 6 



P Adams 9 6 8 7 7 8 6 7 9 8 9 8 10 7 « 



Boss 806766878888795 



Kendall 967889879689989 



Snell 5 10 9 10 7 9 8 6 



McHenry 8 8 8 7.... 



Hobbie 7 7 8 6 10 



H. W. Brown. 



Clifton Springs Rod and Gun Club. 



Clifton Springs, N. Y. — Below are scores made by some of the 

 members of the Clifton Springs Rod and Gun Ciub at a practice shoot 

 held to-day. As we are all novices, save one, the scores are not as bad 

 as they might be, The shoot was at unknown angles: 



W P Ashton 1110010111011111011101001—17 



Wm Westo n 01 1 1 11 1 01 101 1 10001 1 1010 1 0—1 6 



M V Hunt 00000000001 1000 — 2 



W A Judd Oni 00101 lOOlOOfiOOUiqiOlO— It 



E Mattison 0101000001 — 3 



Geo W Llsk 01001000000000011100 — 5 



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Jason, Sprague.Wash.— 1. Kindly give habitat and range of cinnamon 

 teal and sickle bill curlew. 2. Is the American bittern an edible bird? 

 Ans.— 1. The range of the cinnamon teal is west of the Mississippi River 

 to the Pacific Coas 1 -, where, and in the Rocky Mts., it is oomraon. It 

 has been recorded, but only as a straggler, from Illinois and Florida. 

 The sickle bill curlew is found through entire temperate North 

 America. 2. Yes. 



INFORMATION WANTED. 

 R. V., Brooklyn.— Can you tell me of a club of American lads, say 

 about 19-20 years of age, that go camping in the fall? If so please 

 answer in correspondence so I can communicate with them. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



Are now Ready.— The Ideal Manufacturing Co., of New Haven, 

 Conn., U. S. A., announce that they are now 

 - r^-u~Li~j~-inirm * ready to furnish No. 3 Special and No. 6 Regular 

 tools for the new Marlin .25-36. The bullet 

 illustrated here shows six grooves and weighs 

 104 grains. It is said that the mixture of one 

 part tin to about ten parts of lead produces the 

 best results. Write for Ideal Handbook No. 6, 



