Nov. 2, 1895.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



391 



In the matoh for the live-bird championship of 'Kentucky, decided 

 on the grounds of the Kentucky Gun Club, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 88, 

 Hutchings, Watson and A W. du Bray tied for the championship on 

 24 out of 25 pigeons. On the shoot-off Watson won the championship 

 and the silver cup valued at $150. Du Bray writes that all three shot 

 Parker guns, using F. C. powder and U. M. C. Co.'s Trap and Smoke- 

 less shells. 



The Des Moines, la., Gun Club will hold a three-days' tournament, 

 Nov. 26-28; live birds and targets will be used. Mr. C. O. Perkins, 

 president of the club, will furnish any further information. 



Notwithstanding the conflict of dates, both the DuPont tournament 

 at Baltimore, Md., and the Clarke Hardware Company's tournament 

 at Atlanta, Ga., were successes, each in their own line. 



Rolla Heikes did not retire to the Alabama home of his brother at 

 Huntsville for nothing I Joe's cooking and a diet of quail are answer- 

 able for his 95 per cent, average. 



Ohio trap-shooters, as well as crack shots from other States, should 

 not forget the Warren, O., Gun Club's shoot on Nov. 7. 



Nothing is likely to result from all the talk about a match between 

 Morfey and Brewer for $1,000 a side; anyway, there's no money up at 

 present. 



Edward Banks. 



The Atlanta Tournament. 



Atiiauta, Ga. , Oct. 25.— The Clark Hardware Company's tournament 

 was brought to a close at about 4 P. M. Monday, adding one more link 

 to the long list of successful tournaments held in '95. Despite the big 

 counter attraction at Baltimore, the shoot was a success and shooters 

 were present from twenty-one different States, of which the Ohio del- 

 egation was the largest, with the exception of Georgia. The quality of 

 shooters was such as to compare favorably with those that attended 

 any of the large tournaments this season; with one or two excep- 

 tions all the crackerjacks were here. 



The shooting grounds were located about three miles from the city 

 in an old field, on the top of a hill that sloped off on each side and in 

 front of the traps. In consequence, No, 1 on the first set of traps was 

 down in a hollow, and No. 5 was on the hill, while the reverse was the 

 case with the set on the left. This made the shooting extremely diffi- 

 cult, as a quartering bird on one set of traps would be going up hill 

 while the same bird on the other set of traps would be going down 

 hill. The background was also very trying. Just beyond the traps, 

 about 150yds. away, was a big strip of wood, the foliage of which pre- 

 sented rather a variegated appearance, as the leaves in this section of 

 the Country are just beginning to turn, while the sun also beat down 

 in the shooter's lace most of the day. 



Everyone present was unamimous in the expression that these were 

 the hardest grounds they had ever shot over. The wind blew a gale 

 most of the time, especially on Friday, otherwise the weather was 

 perfect. 



Atlanta and the surrounding country is very hilly, and for this 

 reason it is impossible to secure a more level tract of ground, or one 

 that has a good background. It was through no lack of effort on the 

 part of the Clark Hardware Co. that a more suitable site for holding 

 the tournament was not secured, as had such a thing been possible 

 they would certainly have done so. The grounds were also very inac- 

 cessible; the car line ran to within about a quarter of a mile of the 

 grounds, and sometimes the cars ran every fifteen minutes, but most 

 of the time about every hour. 



The Clark Hardware Co. had made arrangements to have convey- 

 ances to take the shooters from the car line to and from the shooting 

 grounds, but after the first morning, a bridge on the road, that 

 spanned a deep cut through which the railroad passed, had to be torn 

 down, and thereafter the shooters were compelled to walk to and from 

 the car line; everything seemed to conspire against the success of the 

 shoot. 



Jack Parker managed the shoot, so nothing need be said on this 

 score. He had a good deal to contend with, as his corps of assistants 

 were all inexperienced; none of them had ever seen a tournament 

 before. Paul North was present and also contributed his share toward 

 keeping things moving. With North and Parker on hand it is scarcely 

 necessary to state .that blue rock targets, traps and electric pulls 

 were used. 



The programme announced $700 added money, while the regular 

 events showed but -5630 added. The additional $70, however, was given 

 as average money, $10 each being given to the seven high averages. 

 The first of course was won by Rolla Heikes with an average of 95.3 

 in all programme events; Ralph Trimble, of Covington, Ky., was next 

 with 92.2; then came Wneeler, of Marlboro, Mass., with 91.7; fourth 

 was B. H. Worthen, of Charleston, S. C, with 91.1; Raymond and 

 Glover tied for fifth, each having an average of 89.1 ; then came Capt. 

 B. A. Bartlett, the popular representative of the Burgess gun. 88.8 

 was his average; H. L. Foote was seventh with an average of 88.6 It 

 may be out of place here to state that Foote shot a 16-gauge gun, with 

 which he did excellent work" throughout, he got four straights during 

 the shoot, two 15s, a 20, and 25. 



This tells part of the shoot, while the balance can be learned from 

 the tabulated scores, which show who were present, where they 

 came from, the number of events in which they participated; the gun, 

 powder and shell used by each contestant, and also the averages each 

 day, and the total average for the whole shoot. This table is as fol- 

 lows: 



No. targets. Shot 

 Day. 20 15 20 15 25 20 15 20 



less, Schultze, 



. j 3 12 15 17 13 22 13 15 18 



Total 450 



Chas Young, Springfield, 1 1 

 O., Baker, Smokeless, E. -2 

 C S3 



18 11 17 10 17 18 13 17 



15 15 19 14 24 18 15 17 



16 14 17 13 22 18 13 17 



Total 450 



JAR Elliott, Kansas ) 1 16 13 19 7 21 14 13 18 150 



Leader, E. C j 3 17 8 18 8 23 16 10 .. 130 



Total 430 



Tenn., Winchester, 



J-2 14 13 16 13 23 17 14 16 150 



G H Swan, Charleston, S. 

 C., Lefever, Rapid and 



Z A Craig, Dayton, O., 

 Smith, Leader and E. 

 O 



17 13 16 14 18 15 10 16 

 19 10 19 13 22 19 15 11 

 17 10 18 12 22 13 12 13 



Total 450 



R O Heikes, Dayton O., 1 1 18 14 20 13 24 20 14 19 150 

 Winchester Leader, E. V2 20 13 89 14 23 20 13 19 150 

 C ) 3 20 15 20 14 25 20 15 17 150 



Total 450 



N E Money, Oakland. N. J., ) 1 18 13 15 12 15 15 11 14 150 

 Parker & Smilh, Smoke- V2 14 11 16 15 23 13 11 9 150 

 less, E. C ) 3 18 12 17 13 17 13 7 13 150. 



T H Keller, Plainfield, N. 



1 18 14 14 13 19 14 11 14 



2 14 



J, Smith, Rapid, E. C... j 3 16 15 lg u 23 17 n 17 150 



Total 450 



Ferd V VanDyke, Dayton, ) 1 18 12 12 8 18 15 12 16 150 

 N.J., Winchester, Leader, V2 14 12 16 14 23 16 15 16 150 

 DuPont (3 17 13 18 12 22 16 12 17 150 



Total 450 



Chas Smith (Dutchy),Plain- ) 1 18 14 19 11 22 SO 12 18 150 



field, N. J., Smith, Rapid, -2 18 14 16 11 23 16 14 15 150 



E,.C. 5 3 19 12 17 13 24 17 12 15 150 



Total 



B A Bartlett, Buffalo, N.Y., 1 1 

 , Burgess, Smokeless E -2 



c. r* 



Total 



J H Allen, Birmingham, 1 1 

 Ala., Smith 16ga., Nitro, -2 

 DuPont ) 3 



Total....... 77177 



19 13 16 12 19 18 14 19 150 

 18 14 18 10 23 19 14 17 150 

 18 12 20 14 24 16 15 18 150 



18 11 16 11 17 13 13 13 



Score. A*. 



140 



93.33 



136 



90.66 



125 



83.33 



401 



89.11 



121 



80.66 



135 



90 



130 



88.66 



386 



85.77 



121 



80.66 



132 



88 



100 



76.92 



353 



82.09 



112 



74.66 



126 



84 



124 



82.66 



362 



84.44 



114 



76 



131 



87.33 



113 



75.33 



358 



79.55 



119 



79.33 



128 



85.33 



117 



78 



364 



80.88 



142 



84.66 



141 



94 



146 



97.33; 



429 



95.33. 



113 



75.33 



112 



74.66 



110 



73.33 



835 



74.44 



117 



78 



114 



76 



128 



85.33 



359 



79.77 



112 



74.66 



126 



84 



127 



84.66 



365 



81.11 



134 



89.33 



127 



84.66 



129 



86 



390 

 130 



86.66 

 86.66 



133 



88.33 



137. 



91.33 



400 



88.88 



112 



74.66 



129 



86 



120 



80 



362 



80.44 



Day. 20 15 SO IB 26 20 16 :?0 

 R M Brown, Birmingham, 1 1 10 10 18 8 23 14 11 18 

 Ala,, Smith, Smokeless. -i 15 12 18 13 21 15 14 18 

 DuPont 3 16 13 17 11 21 15 14 15 



Total 



H E Norton, Ironton, 0..11 

 Winchester, Smokeless x2 

 DuPont , \S 



U 9 16 11 IS IX 9 

 19 12 13 10 22 15 .. 



Total 



O W Raymond, Dayton, 1 1 

 O., Winchester, Blue -2 

 Rival, DuPont 3 



Total. 



Scott McDonald, Dayton, 1 1 

 O.. Lefever, Nitro and J-2 

 Schultze 13 



Total 450 



O. W., it*' IVCl , Aljfl^JJU ouu ;-*r 



Leader, EC J 3 



G S Peterman, Charleston, 

 S. C, Leader, Lefever, 

 DuPont 



i, 11 16 11 10 

 ', J-2 17 11 18 

 . j 3 16 13 15 



16 11 16 12 21 14 14 15 

 13 24 15 15 19 

 10 23 13 12 17 



150 



Total 450 



Shorty Bacon, Mimanis- ) 1 17 11 20 12 23 18 7 18 150 

 burg, O., Wesley Rich- <-2 20 12 19 13 21 19 14 16 150 

 ards, Nitro, Wood \ 3 20 11 17 11 23 16 13 19 150 



Total 450 



J C White, Memphis, Tenn. 

 Winchester, Smokeless, 



1 16 10 14 12 19 16 11 17 



2 17 15 19 15 23 17 13 17 



DuPont ) 3 



Total , 450 



e Forks, ) 1 20 14 15 12 22 18 15 17 150 133 

 6-gauge, J-2 18 14 17 12 23 17 14 16 150 131 

 )nt J 3 19 11 19 14 25 17 15 15 150 135 



Miss., Greener 1 , 

 Smokeless, DuPon 



Total 450 



Talbot Ford, AnmstoD, ) 1 

 Ala., Parker, Smokeless, J-2 

 DuPont 



Score. Av. 



113 



75 33 



126 



84 



122 



81.33 



301 



g0, S3 



138 



88*33 



105 



70 



91 



79,13 



329 



79,05 



137 



91 . 33 



137 



91 . 33 



127 



84.66 



401 



89.11 



122 



81 .33 



137 



91 .33 



139 



92.66 



398 



88.44 



140 



93.33 



134 



89.33 



136 



90.66 



410 



91 .11 



129 



86 



132 



88 



119 



79.33 



380 



84.44 





84 



131 





131 



sr'.si 



391 



86 88 



115 



76.66 



136 



90 '66 



117 



78 



8£8 



81,77 



133 



88.33 



131 



87.33 



135 



SO 



399 



88.66 



110 



73.33 



G E Eagle, Anniston, Ala , ) 1 

 Parker, Smokeless, Du- ;-2 

 Pont 3 



Total 



C A Gammon. Anniston, j 1 

 Ala., Parker, Smokeless, J-2 

 DuPont 8 







.'...150 



110 



15 



9 11 6 16 16 12 15 150 



100 





.150 100 66.66 

 85 47 55.29 



Total 85 47 55.29 



K M Moore, Farmersville, ) 1 59 10 17 11 21 18 13 19 150 128 85.33 



Tex., Smith, Smokeless, V2 15 10 18 j.4 24 17 13 18 150 129 86 



EC ; )3 18 12 19 18 22 9 13... 130 105 80.76 



Total 430 362 84.18 



F R Abbott, Birmingham, 11 16 12 13 13 .. 14 13 18 125 98 79.20 

 Ala., Smith 16ga., Nitro, -2 17 13 17 13 22 14 13 .. 130 109 83.84 

 DuPont ) 3 



Total 255 207 8l7li 



H G Wheeler, Marlboro, ) 1 20 12 17 13 24 18 14 18 150 136 90.66 



Mass., Parker, Rapid and V2 17 15 17 15 23 18 14 20 lf-0 139 92.66 



E. C ) 3 19 15 19 15 22 18 14 16 150 138 92 



Total , 450 413 01.77 



J L Anthony, Charlotte, Nil 16 10 17 13 21 17 12 16 150 122 81.33 



C, Winchester, Smoke- ;-2 18 12 19 13 22 16 13 17 150 130 86.66 



less, E. C 1 3 17 12 16 14 24 18 14 18 150 133 88.33 



Total .*. 450 385 85.55 



F H Woodworth, Chatta- > 1 17 12 15 12 18 10 .. .. 135 84 63.70 



nooga, Tenn.. Smith, J-2 



Smokeless, DuPont ) 3 



Total ■ 135 84 6?. 70 



Thos Callenders, Nashviile, 1 1 16 10 13 10 16 16 19 12 150 102 68 

 Tenn,, Smith, Nitro, L. & v2 



F. , Smokeless ) 3 



Total 150 



R L Trimble, Covington, ) 1 17 13 17 14 25 18 13 19 150 

 Ky., Parker, Smokeless, V2 19 12 19 U 24 20 15 19 150 

 DuPont ) 8 20 14 18 13 23 18 15 18 150 



102 68 



136 90.66 



140 93.33 



139 92.66 



Smith, Blue Rival and J 

 DuPont J 3 



H B Hill, Aurora, Ind., 

 Parker, Smokeless, Du- 

 Pont ) 3 



17 14 18 13 22 19 14 IB 



Rapid, King Smokeless.. \ 3 19 14 18 10 2i 17 13 17 



W H Skinner, Chicago, 111 , 

 Holienbeck, Peters, W 



13 9 .. 11 

 .. 12 15 13 

 .. 12 .. 9 , 



Clarence Angier, Atlanta, 

 Ga., Smith, Smokeless, 

 DuPont 



2 15 18 16 





415 



92.22 



150 



116 



77.33 



75 



52 



82.66 





178 



80 



150 



131 



87.33 



150 



las 



H8.33 



150 



134 



89.33 



450 



393 



88.44 



150 



122 



81.33 



150 



1*8 



92 



150 



131 



87.33 



450 



391 



86.88 



65 



42 



64.61 



65 



49 



75.E8 



30 



21 



70 



160 



112 



70 



IIS 



69 



60 



65 



44 



67.69 



Total 180 113 0*77 



C C Holt, Macon, Ga., ) 1 .. .. 17 13 22 16 12 17 115 97 84.85 



Greener, Smokeless, Du- J-2 



Pont ) 3 



Total 115 97 64.35 



T C Ethridge, Macon, Ga , \\ •■ •• 19 11 20 15 13 17 115 95 82 - 60 

 Parker, Nitro, Dur'ont . , f"| " 



W L Wasner, Macon, Ga , . 

 Colt's, Nitro, DuPont. . . . f | 



Total 60 . 42 70 



B L Osborn, Washington, ) 1 .... 13 8 19 .. 11 12 95 63 6631 

 D.U., Parker, Blue Rival, [ r 2 

 EC. \3 



Total 95 63 



E F Waymon, Staunton, 11 .... 11 8 15 .. 13 17 95 64 



Va, W inchester, B. R , v2 20 9 10 13 21 16.. .. 115 95 



EC... }3 ..... 



Total 210 159 



W B McEelden, Washing- ) 1 .. ,.13 112117 13 13 115 88 



ton.B. C, Parker, Blue V 2 16 15 16 12 21 18 10 10 150 186 



Rival, Wood | 3 18 14 16 11 23 13 9 13 150 122 



Total 



, 17 51 17 12 . 



415 336 

 80 57 



66 31 

 67.36 

 8i 60 



76.53 

 84 



81 33 



80 63 

 80.14 



No. targets. Shot 

 Day. 20 15 20 15 25 20 16 20 at. Score. At. 

 ..13 20 13 65.00> 



C W Baxter J-2 



\3 



Total 



Frank Legler Nashville, i 1 

 Tenn., Parker, E C. J-2 

 Smokeless, DuPont ...... ) 3 



.. .. 16 13 ... 15 

 20 13 16 12 . . 



William Gerst, Nashville, ) 1 

 Tenn., Parker, Smoke 

 less, DuPont 



. . 16 13 ..1612.. 

 12 52 9 13 



H B Lindsay, Knoxville, 

 Tenn., Parker, BIueRival, >2 



E. C 3 



A L Butts, Macon, Ga., 

 Parker, Smokeless, Du- 

 Pont 



-U is 



.f.3 .. 



<M 



di :: :: :: 



. ) 3 15 12 15 



M 14 10 12 .. 



5 19 10 12 18 



Irby Bennett, Memphis, 

 Tenn., Winchester, 

 Leader, 



TJ M C Thomas, Bridgeport, 1 1 

 Conn., Remington, Smk., V2 

 E. C ) 3 



.. 11 11 

 . . 53 H 

 14 U 15 



Frank Holland. Atlanta. 

 Ga., Lefever, Leader, Du- 

 Pont 



.. 11 .. 

 15 12 56 

 53 12 .. 









20 

 70 



1P5 



13 

 56 

 61 

 103 



65 



80.0C 

 87.1* 

 89.57 



255 



220 



86.27 



70 

 70 



57 

 46 



80.14 

 65.71 



140 



103 



73.57 



80 



55 



68.75 



150 



107 



71 . 33. 



S30 



162 



70.43 



60 

 95 

 150 



36 

 64 

 101 



60 



67.37 

 67.33 



305 



201 



65.89 



35 

 150 

 550 



21 

 137 

 128 



60 



84.66 

 85.33 





276 



82.38 



35 

 105 



55 



22 

 81 

 41 



62.85 

 77.14 

 74.51 



1S5 



144 



73.84 



55 

 55 

 35 



11 



43 

 25 



73.33 

 78 58 

 71.42 



105 



79 



75.23 



Arthur Schleman, Tampa, ) 1 



Fla , Parker, Pe ters, r 2 16 11 19 12 21 18 11 19 150 127 84.66 



King's Smokeless ) 3 17 12 15 13 21 12 .. .. 115 90 78.26 



Total 265 217 81.88 



J L Baker, Macon, Ga., 11 , 



Parker, Nitro and Du- J-2 18 11 19 12 23 17 13 16 150 129 86 



Pont S3 



Total 150 129 86 



' H B Trautman, Macon, 1 1 

 Ga.. Parker. Raoid and -2 



Ga., Parker, Rapid and J-2 15 8 58 13 22 13 13 18 150 120 80 

 E. O J3 17 11 16 12 17 12 15 15 150 155 76.66 



Total 300 235 78.33 



R H Baugh, Birmingham, II 



Ala, Winchester, Nitro, -2 16 14 15 13 22 17 14 18 150 129 

 DuPont ) 3 



Total 150 129 86 



Thds Greer ("Greene"), i I .. , 

 Macon, Ga., Parker, Lead -2 12 

 er, Hazard. . J 3 



15 13 25 95 72 75.78 



Total 95 72 78. 7 8 



Jack Parker, Detroit, )1 

 Mich., Winchester, Lead- '-2 

 er, E. C ) 3 



.. .. 17 12 22 14 12 17 115 

 19 13 IS 15 22 17 13 16 150 



94 81.73 

 133 88.33 



Total 265 227 85.6 



Total . 



L W Bicaise, Charleston, 11 



S. C , Remington, Rapid, -2 



E. C... \ 3 14 11 14 5 



NOTES OF THE SHOOT. 



Everybody will regret to learn of John Connor's misfortune: he 

 came all the way from Knoxville to attend the shoot, but was only able 

 to participate in a few sweeps on the preliminary day, as that night 

 he was taken ill, and was confined to his bed during the shoot. 



In the preliminary sweeps on Tuesday, Heikes developed quite a 

 streak. He participated in three 15-bird sweeps and scored straight in 

 each one of them. In the same events Elliott also did some good 

 work, scoring 72 out of 75, while White also finished strongly, break- 

 ing 43 out of his last 45. 



Col. Anthony has joined the pump gun squad; he now shoots a Win- 

 chester. 



Some of the boys kicked because it was only a half walk from the 

 carting line to the shooting grounds. 



Keller had the misfortune to break his gun on the first day, and 

 while it was being repaired he had to shoot one that did not fit him 

 very well; this partially accounts for his poor showing on the two first 

 days. 



H. E. Norton, of Ironton, O. is a new beginner at the traps. He 

 shot an 88 per cent, gait on the first day, which is a very creditable 

 showing, taking the hard grounds into consideration. He informs 

 me that his club will hold a shoot on Nov. 27 and 28, the principal 

 event of which will be a six-men team race, with $50 added. All the 

 Ohio boys have promised to attend. 



Ralph Trimble made the biggest winning at the shoot, in the fifth 

 event on the first day he was the only one to score 25 straight. This 

 netted just $70.10. 



"E. C. " Money could not strike his gait, evidently he was thinking 

 of the bear he, Irby Bennett and Tom Divine are going to slaughter 

 next month. 



B. H. Worthen, that clever young shooter from Charleston, S. C, 

 shot in excellent form throughout. 



A very singular thing occurred on the second day: The fifth event 

 was a 25-bird race with forty entries, of which thirty-eight got a place. 

 There was only one straight made and this by Greer, who had only got 

 a place once iu the previous event. This netted him just $66.40, and 

 he promptly jumped the game. There were no twenties; the two who 

 failed to get a place scored 19 and 18 respectively. 



Robert Baugh, manager of the Birmingham Arms & Cycle Co., came 

 down to the shoot on the second day. He shot in all the ev'rnts on 

 that day and made an average of 86 per cent. 



In the eighth event on the first aud last days there were no straights 

 made, but these were the only exceptions. While only in four events 

 were shooters fortunate enough to win first without a tie, this oc- 

 curred in two 20 and two 25-bird events. 



On the last day Rolla Heikes missed but one bird of his first 130. He 

 however dropped three in his last string of 20, winding up with four 

 misses for the day. 



Fred J. W 7 addell was present at the shoot, looking after the interests 

 of DuPont powder. 



Tee Kay and Dutchy added much to the pleasure of the shoot by 

 their humorous and witty remarks. 



Arthur Schleman, he of the cowboy appearance, aroused Jack 

 Parker's suspicion that he was dropping lor place; so he promptly 

 informed him that such a thing would not be tolerated, and if guilty of 

 such an offense he would be debarred from the shoot. 



Most of the boys were quartered at Bachelors' Domain. This hotel 

 is not like others in a great many respects. It contains forty-four 

 rooms, which in place of being numbered each bears the name of a 

 State, in exact rotation in which the same were admitted. On the top 

 floor is one large room which is known as the Territories. Paul North 

 was one of the last to arrive; so after ioquiring where the boys were 

 stopping, he strolled around to the Domain on Jasper Highway and 

 inquired of the clerk if he could get a room. The clerk informed him 

 that the States were all full, but he could give him a cot in the Terri- 

 tories'. Tom Callander and I took compassion on Paul and allowed 

 him to occupy North Dakota with us. Some of the hoys were in 

 Maryland, some in Massachusetts, and others in Texas. 



Tom Callender was called home on business, so he was only able to 

 take part in the first day's shoot. 



R. u. Heikes, J. A. R. Elliott and H. G. Wheeler were the only ones 

 who went from here to the San Antonio shoot. 



The following is a list of the targets thrown during the shoot: On 

 Tuesday there were five sweeps shot at 15 targets, in which the en- 

 tries ranged from 12 to 24; the number of targets thrown was 1,495. 

 On Wednesday there were 6,810 targets thrown in the programme 

 events and including one extra; the entries in the programme events 

 ranged from 86 to 48, with an average entry of 43.5. On Thursday 

 there were 6 580 targets thrown including three extras; the entries 

 ranged from 39 to 44. with an average of 41.1; while on Friday there 

 were 5,780 targets thrown, including five extras; in the programme 

 events the entries ranged from 34 to 38, with an average of 36.2. This 

 brings the total number of targets thrown up to 20,665. 



Patjl R. Litzeeb. 



