Aug. 31, 1895.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



195 



averages being as follows, no shooter's score being considered unless 

 he shot in three or more events: 



STATE EVENTS. 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



83.2 

 87.6 

 87.1 

 87.1 



Shot at. Broke. 





195 



172 





195 



171 





195 



170 







170 





195 



162 





195 



159 





175 



148 





65 



53 





155 



126 



Burnham. . . . . .195 



Henry 195 



David 115 



Lane 155 



Runk 105 



Buck waiter.... 85 



IHW 175 



81.5 Tredway 155 



81.2 H Henry 195 



82 

 81.7 



158 

 157 

 92 

 123 



138 

 122 

 152 



Per 

 cent. 

 81 



80.5 



80 



79.3 



79 



78.8 



78.8 



78.7 



77.9 



Second Day. 



The averages for this day are made out without any reference to the 

 extra targets shot at in the handicap allowance for the E. C. Powder 

 cup contest, the second half of which was Event No. 5. Thirty-two 

 shooters took part in the open events, sis of them shooting through 

 the programme of 190 shots. The twelve highest of those who shot in 

 three or more events are as follows: 



Fulford 190 



Apgar 190 



Qreiff 190 



McMurchy 150 



Van Dyke 190 



Smith 190 



OPEN EVENTS. 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



180 

 175 

 172 

 135 

 168 

 166 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



.130 



112 

 65 

 73 

 151 

 133 

 76 



86.1 

 81.2 

 81.1 

 79.4 

 78.2 

 •6 



.7 I H W, 



92.1 Sigler 80 



90.5 J W 90 



90 Burbridge 190 



88.4 Budd 170 



87.3 Lefever 100 



The programme of State events contained six sweepstake events, ihe 

 other two events being team trophy contests, details of which appear 

 elsewhere. Forty-four shooters tried their hands in the above list of 

 events. The fourteen best averages of those who shot in three or more 

 of the sweepstake events are given below, the scores made in the 

 trophy events being ignoreJ.it being necessary to shoot in six 20- 

 target races to qualify for average money: 



STATE EVENTS. 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



95 

 86.6 

 85 

 85 

 85 

 85 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



WW 



,120 



114 





60 



52 





.120 



102 





120 



102 





120 



102 





60 



51 





100 



85 





100 



83 



83 



IHW 



80 



66 



82.5 





100 



82 



82 





, 80 



65 



81.2 





120 



97 



80.8 





100 



80 



80 







48 



80 



Third Day. 



The programme of open events for the third day, containing as it 

 did eight 20-target events, unknown angles, necessitated the firing at 

 the whole of the 160 targets to qualify for average money, henca Mc- 

 Murchy's 94.1 did not cut out Apgar's percentage of 92.5. Thirty-six 

 shootersytook part in one or more of these open events, but the aver- 

 age number of entries in each event was only about 14, No 7 with 22 

 entries being by far the largest number of entries in th9 opan events 

 on this day. The ten best averages were: 



OPEN EVENTS. 



Per 



lott, Thurmau, Braw3ter, Wiley, Adams, Danny, Stroh, Clark, J. Thur- 

 man, I. H. W. and J. W., 6; Mvers, Bergner, Sullivan and Paddock, 5: 

 Anderson, W. W. and Quirk, 4. 



This was followed by the special event of the whole tournament— the 

 contest for the William3port trophy, emblematic of the 



INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE STATE 



at live birds. Thirty-three shooters entered for this event, the winner 

 proving to be M. M. McMillan, a member of the Farmers 1 Gun Club, 

 Mahanoy City, who killed 25 straight bafore he could call the trophy 

 his own. 



Of the thirty-four shooters seven killed 15 straight. "Thomas" not 

 being present when the tie3 were shot off, was declared "withdrawn.' 11 

 All ties in this event are shot at 5 birds. O? the six men left, H. Thur- 

 mau was the first to drop out, missing his fifth bird in the ties. John 

 Rothacker missed his first bird in the next series, baing joined in the 

 succeeding round by B. Harrison, of Reading, and "Wellington," of 

 Harrisburg. This left McMillan and Kteintz to fight it out. 



The result was not long left in doubt, as Kleintz missed his next 

 bird, and McMillan killing his last two, won handsomely with 25 

 straight. In 1894 "Sullivan," the runner-up, forced R. A Welch, of 

 Philadelphia, to kill 35 straight before he won the championship. The 

 detailed score below, giving the numbar of the trap, flight of tne bird, 

 and the kills and losses, will tell the remainder of the story: 



Williamsport Gun Club's trophy for the individual championship of 

 the State at live birds, 15 bird3 per man, 28yds. rise, ties shot off at 5 

 birds, $10, birds extra: 



Trap score type— Copyright isai, by Forest and Stream. Publishing Co. 



Tie. 



3 43521413522311 5425324234 

 TNiT->^->TT>^N\^l\ /f-1/Nt/<-<"/ 

 M M McMillan .2 2221222221212 2-15 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2-10 



213254 5 53523434 12434452 



Frank Kleiniz .2 2221112121121 1-15 11112120 — 7 



4244242 3 4412522 2 3 4314 3 



N-^^f-Ti^-x-*''-!.-^ «-vjri-»tT 



B Harrison .... 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 a 2 1 2 1 2 3-15 212 2 120 — C 



3 3 2334425434114 3224324 



"Wellington".. 1 2 1 1 1 111 2 1 1 1 1 1 2—15 2 2 1 1 1 1 — 6 



432252123 5 4414 5 211414 



J Rothacker. ..22122221122222 2-15 1 2 1 2 2 — 5 



428354445233253 14244 



N//* w-»r-/\t^"r*'-^ <-/Tt\ 



H Thurman.. . .2 2121 2 11121221 2-15 2 1 2 2 — 4 



8224432 3 4344432 

 TS "Thomas".2 12 12 2 1 l 2 2 2 2 2 1 a -15 Withdrew. 



McMurchy 120 



Apgar 160 



Fulford 160 



W W 160 



Van Dyke. 160 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



113 

 148 

 145 

 145 

 143 



94.1 

 92.5 



Landis, .... 



IHW 140 



Keller 60 



Smith 160 



Greiff 120 



Shot at. Broke. 



70 



117 

 50 

 131 



97 



Per 

 cent. 



87.5 

 83.5 

 83.3 

 81.9 



The programme for the State events was composel of a trophy 

 event, a merchandise event and six 20-target events. Landis and Sul- 

 livan tied on 108 out of 120, W. Wolstencroft being second with 106 out 

 of the same number. Forty-four shooters put down their names 

 and put up their money to take part in these events, the sixteen best 

 averages among those who took part in three or more sweepstake 

 events being as follows: 



STATE EVENTS. 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, cent. 



Per 



Shot at. Broke, canr. 



Landis 120 108 90 Worden 120 101 84.1 



Sullivan 120 108 90 Schmeck 12 J 100 S3. 3 



W W 120 106 88.3 Ridge 81 66 62.5 



IHW 80 70 87.5 J W 120 96 80 



S.roh 60 52 86.7 Learning 00 48 1-0 



Wiley 60 52 86.7 Shaaber 1<!0 94 78.3 



Brewster 120 102 85 Franklin GJ 47 78.3 



H Thurman. . .120 102 85 H Wilson. 60 47 78.3 



Looking back over the figures in the open events all of which were 

 at unknown angles, we find that the four best averages among those 

 who took part in any portion of the three days' target shooting were: 

 Fulford 428 out of 460— average 93 per cent.; McMurchy 331 out of 360 

 —average 91.9; Apgar 437 out of 480— average 91; Van Dyke 4E9 out of 

 520— average 90.2 



HOW THE _TARGETS WERE THROWN. 



Two sets of the Empire Target Co.'s new expert traps were used, 

 empire targets of course being thrown. Charlie Hebbard had every 

 reason to congratulate himself on the way in which both traps and 

 targets worked, balks being exceptionally rare. During the entire 

 three days' shooting 19,890 targets were thrown as nearly as we can 

 figure it. Adding another probable 1,000 as the number thrown in 

 one or two extra events, of which we have no record, the total foots 

 up to almost 21,000. Our tables show each day's record of targets 

 thrown as follows: First day, open events, 2.76D; State events, 4,260; 

 total, 7,070. Second day, open events, 3,093; State events, 3,780; total, 

 6,870. Third day, open events, 2,200; State events, 3,750; total, 5,950. 



A third set of traps had been placed in position, but was not needed, 

 the number of entries falling short of what might reasonably have 

 been expected. It should be added that the Empire Target Co.'s wire 

 pull was usad throughout thi3 tournament. 



FRIDAY, AUG. 33, 



was live bird day. As stated above, this was the hottest day of the 

 shoot, the sun beating down very strongly, causing spectators and 

 shooters to hunt the shade. 



It was an unfortunate thing that the management decided to placa 

 a seven-bird event on the State trap3 on the programme for this day, 

 making it event No. 1. This event nad 31 entries at $5, delaying the 

 commencement of the Williamsport Trophy event until well after mid- 

 day. The result was that time ran short, as well as pigeons, the two 

 trophy contests being carried over until Saturday, and only three of 

 the four events scheduled for the open set of traps being disp osed of, this 

 set of traps being requisitioned for the L. C. Smith trophy contest. As 

 regards the failure in the supply of birds, the management stated that 

 it bad had 400 ready crated and delivered at the P. R. R. depot at 4 P. 

 M., but that the road had refused to transport them. The birds shot 

 at on Friday were provided by Worden Bros., of Harrisburg, and 

 were a good lot of summer birds. On the 



OPEN SET Off TRAPS 



the three events decided were as follows: No. 1, 7 birds, $5; No. 2, 10 

 birds, $10; Do. 3, 7 birds, $5. In the scores which are given below it 

 will be seen that W. G. Clark, of Altoona, carried off the honors, killing 

 straight in every event; J. Bergner missed only two out of his 24. No. 

 1 had nine entries, No. 2 the same number, but No. 3 had twenty, six 

 of whom went straight. Below are the scores in detail: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 



Denny 1010020-3 



Fulford 1111111-7 



Kane 2122122-7 



Greene 1001220 -4 



Du Bray 2012211-6 



McMurchy 3122230-6 



Adams 2222221-6 



Clark 2222211-7 



Bergner 1111021—6 



Sivad 



J W 



Rothacker 



Kleintz 



MHR 



Thomas 



Harrison 



Zwirlein 



Melott 



IHW 



H Henry 



Lefever 



Herrington 



Greiff 



THE STATE EVENTS 



attracted naturally the most attention. As an eye-opener No. 1 found 

 favor with the masses, resulting in 31 shooters putting up their five- 

 dollar bills and toeing the mark— 23yds. all. The scores made were as 

 follows: 



Harrison, Worden, Franklin, Kane, Burnham, Goodman, H. Henry, 

 Schmeck, Wellington, Rothacker and McMillan, 7; Shaaber, English, Me- 



2111201101- 8 



. - !' "20 • 8 

 1112201222— 9 

 1211121101— 9 



2222122222—10 

 2222122121—10 

 1221212120- 9 

 1111211111—10 

 1222222122—10 



1222110-6 



22222^2-7 

 2212210-6 

 1121111-7 



2121111— 7 

 1101121-0 

 0121112-6 

 2021012-5 

 1021022—5 

 2001101-4 

 1101102-5 

 2111111-7 

 1111112—7 

 0211211- 6 

 2222012—6 

 2220102-5 

 2210212-6 

 0111112-6 

 2211131-7 

 1-02210-5 



EKYSTONE CLUB HOUSE. 



4435245184 2 4334 



J Bergner 1 1012222222222 2—14 



323414233521384 

 7>->±\N\TT TH^Wii 

 H "Landis".... 2 1111222011211 1—14 



134214212343312 

 .?\-»H.l->\<-W*' 5 sT-»i 

 W H Pack 2 1212212121222 0—14 



241525434551154 

 ±4.-»-*\->\ J.Wk'IIi^J. 

 Wade Wilson .,11212221022122 2—14 



233244134355532 

 H "Brewster". .2 20111 2 2222121 0—13 



313343132433522 

 /T^/T->\T/N-»t-»\ 

 O I Melot 21220222201212 2—13 



4 53422124243522 

 H "Sullivan"... 1 2102202111111 2—13 

 255332433332441 

 T->N i->."->«-\\4.-> 

 J Thurman 2 1121111021221 0—13 



455121455351445 

 H Wiley 1 2101502212122 2—13 



1341255 3 3425341 



e'4.->/ , / , // , XiTlT< — ^ 

 I Wolstencroft.2 a 2 2^2 * 3 3 .3 1 2 1 2—13 



545242521155153 

 T t /* "S T *s i T \ 

 J H Worden ...2 2121221201012 1—13 



434344325124322 

 -> t "\ T V^N T <-\ NT 1 7> T T 

 W G Clark 2 *2*1112222010 0-12 



231341142315134 

 TV* \Jf->T /\l/^< — >S 

 G S Franklin. ..101110*1110311 2—12 



511144333324132 

 J H "Kane".... 3 3021301211120 1-13 

 225124445315242 

 TT/T M-/»/' , ->\/*->->T,* 

 Jas Schmeck. ..0 12*2022122230 2—12 



225451533423812 

 "Sivad" 2 2101*12021110 1—12 



225544325355243 

 J Wolstencroft.O 1111111111100 a— 12 



145355531515245 

 E J "Adams".. .2 22 2 2222220*00 0—11 



442433455514155 

 S. \ T/" i N TV* ■+ 

 W H Burnham. 2 201222ulu2102 1—11 



5423234 5 3123353 

 H "Henry". ...2 2111*20120100 2—11 



H H Myers 



1443 3 4341422314 

 .,..2 2 2 2012230022 2 0—11 



445415311631244 



->->\T<-i \ \ T^-Nf- 

 John Shaaber. .11100121011011 1-11 



332412344435343 

 ;* \ N -> T 4. / -> i \ i 4- \ 

 J O'H Denny.. .0 2001121000212 0—8 



112 2 3 14 4 5 3 

 Goodman 1 1 2 2 2 I w _o 



2455514431 



^WiTT^/-^ 

 J J Quirk 0220210201 w — 6 



3212253534 

 \\^\/ /T 1 * 

 WWolstencroft2 202000121w — 



The L. C. Smith trophy, which represents the 



THREE-MEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 



of Pennsylvania, was won by the Keystone Shooting League's team 

 No. 2, with the low score of 37 out of 45. Altoona and Keysione No. 1 

 tied for second money with 36, Kane and Adams, two ot the Altoona 

 team, each dropping their last bird. The scores' in detail, together 

 with the conditions, are as follows: 



L. C. Smith trophy, three-men teams, 15 live birds per man, $25 per 

 team: 



Trap Score Type -Copyright litis by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 

 Keystone No. 2. 



331242454113323 

 . . ^T-SiTi^T^M^N 

 H "Henry" 2 2 2 * 2 1 1 * 2 2 2 2—12 



142442 3 45131113 



lTTr > ^TTT\\T/'\^T 

 I H Wolatencrof t 1 **00*0*201 21 2 *— 11 



H L "Landis" 2 1321131101121 1—14-37 



Alteona. 



531225421133331 



W G Clark 1*22*11021*100 1—12 



144 4 12345454335 

 TT\WTT\/Ti^\^ 

 E J "Adams" 2 1202202223221 0-12 



524125124533135 

 J n "Kane" 1 22 2»2 210121022 0—12—36 



Keystone No. 1. 



23455 2351441435 



Frank Kleintz 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 1—14 



355133335133332 

 "vrV-jT ^TT<-i \ 4- N<- 1 +>, 

 WWolstmcroft 1 2220200011223 *— 11 



14 132444353531 2 



\'\\S<-*iS\SS'- J >T*-r* 

 J at» Wjlstencrof t ...0 2102*01112101 1—11-36 



Keysione No. 3. 



415 3 24215131433 

 ->->\T \T \S>S\\\SS T <S 

 H Tl u-man 1 11 2 1332000000 0—8 



35315 3544232333 



Wade Wilsoa 1 201 1* 3 2300133 3—12 



223511455445525 

 N \N 1 7 7> \ \S S \S *C \ f 

 W H Pack 2 1 1 2 2 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1—13-83 



Independent of Reading. 



221322135134143 



1 Melct *02222221201 1 0-11 



532541441423254 

 / T T \ /X-V ~TV.T\ T ^ T ^ 

 Jas. ScLmeck 2 1 022 1 20000 2 1 1 2-10 



125145535115414 

 B Harrison 1 2200001212012 0- 9-30 



NOTES OF THE SHOOT. 



Jim Denny says he is now the proud possessor of the most expen- 

 sive pair of hunting trousers he has ever worn, the pair he won in the 

 merchandise event, standing him in at $100. Those are his figures. 



"Sullivan" was so badly crippled with a strained back that it was' a 

 wonder he could keep on shooting. His scores in many instances may 

 be directly attributed to his misfortune. 



McMillan killed every bird he shot at on Friday and Saturday, scor- 

 ing seven straights in State event No. 1. 



A complete set of Clark's patent live bird traps were used for the 

 State events. The traps worked well and seemed to send the birds off 

 as fast as any other trap on the market. Their great feature is the 

 ease.and rapidity with which a trapper-boy can fill them. 



More 1 di > g> - ce.i this tourn^ ment with their presence than we 

 have had the pleasure of seeing at any similar gathering for many 

 months past The Kingston League is a popular organization around 

 the Quaker City. 



"Joe" Learning's voice and collar somewhat wilted on Friday. This 

 was due to the energy he displayed in squad hustling. 



Goodman, of the Farmers 1 Gun Club, Mahanoy City, was probably 

 the "daddy" of all the shooters present on Friday. He fully atoned 

 by his work on his last six birds for his failures on his first four. 



McMillan won the championship with a Smith gun, E. C. powder 

 and Smokeless shell. Kleintz, the runner-up, shoots a Greener gun, E. 

 C. powder and uses a Trap shell. 



The following letter from "Wanda" (Mrs. M. F. Lindsley), dated 

 Aug. 26, has been received with a request that the same be placed in 

 our report of the above shoot: 



"Cincinnati, O., Aug. i6.— Would you do me the favor of expressing 

 through the columns of your good paper, Forest and Stream, my 

 warm thanks for the courtesy and kindness shown to me by the mem- 

 bers of the Keystone Shooting League, and by the other sportsmen 

 who were their guests at the Pennsylvania State Shoot. It is with 

 many regrets that Mr. Lindsley and myself are called away to other 

 fields and from our many friends in the East. No matter how far we 

 may wander, we shall never forget all the kindness shown to 'Milt 1 

 and 'Wanda 1 by 'the boys. 1 Hoping that we shall be able to return 

 now and again to shoot on the old grounds, and trusting that we may 

 find in our new home good friends among the shooters of the Wesi , 



1 remain, etc." 



Mrs. Lindsley and her husband carry with them to Cincinnati the 

 best wishes of those among the shooters in the East with whom they 

 have come in contact. 



THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



The fifth annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's 

 Association was held in the Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia, on Tuesday 

 evening, Aug. 20. In the absence of the president, N. A. Hughes, Esq , - 

 of Williamsport, the vice-president, Jas. H. Worden, Esq. t prcsidtd' 

 and called the meeting to order. The roll-call showed the following 

 clubs represented by delegates: Ephrata G. C, S. L. Sharp; Nona 

 SideG. O., of Pittsburg, J. O'H. Denny; Farmers 1 G. C, of Mahanoy 

 City, M. M. McMillan; Harrisburg Shooting Association, H. B. Snoop- 

 Herron Hill, Pittsburg (proxy), J. O'H. Denny; Hartsville G. C , E. la. 

 Boileau; Ashbourne G. C. (proxy), E. M. Boileau; Independent G. C, 

 ReadiDg, Philadelphia, H. Thurman; Keystone Shooting League 

 Philadelphia, George Cohen; Lansdale G. C, L. Schwartz; Pittsburg 

 G. C. (proxy), J. O'H. Denny; York City G. C, W. H. Burnham. 



The minutes of the fourth annual meeting held at Altoona in 1£94 

 and the minutes of the mid-winter convention held on Feb. 7 1895' 

 were read aDd approved The Ashbourne G. C, Hartsville G. C. aid 

 the Farmeis G. U., of Mahanoy City, were elected members of the 

 Association. Junius H. Davis, of Philadelphia, was elected an individual 

 member. Letters from the president, N. A. Hughes, and from director 

 Jno. A. Wilson, of FraDklin, expressing regrets at their Inability to be 

 present at the convention, were read by the secretary. The report of 

 the legislative committee, which runs as follows, was received and 

 filed: 



Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 19.— To ihe Officers and Members of ihe 

 Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association. Gentlemen: Owing to 

 tne demands of business, I find myself unable to report personally the 

 work undertaken by the legislative committee appointed at the 

 Altoona convention, a fact which I sincerely regret, and wish to assure 

 the officers and members that nothing would afford me more pleasure 

 than to have been able to make such report in person, had it been 

 possible to do so. 



The committee of which I had the honor of being named as chair- 

 man in conjunction with the various other committees, were called 



