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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 30, 1895, 



On Long Island. 



EMERALD GUN CLUB. 



Nov, 19.— The attendance at the November shoot of the Emerald 

 Gun Club was scarcely up to the average, only twenty-five shooters 

 putting in an appearance, the usual attendance being over thirty, still 

 twenty -five shooters make a good showing for any club. The birds 

 were a good lot and left Mott's traps in fast time, the result being that 

 Tom Short (28) was the only man to kill 10 straight. Fessenden, the 

 secretary of the club, Gus Nowak and G. Loeble, also 28yds. men, 

 scored 9 each. Full score, showing flight of birds, is as follows: 



Tra.p Score Type— Copyright >sds by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



TtT^T*V*T>> 

 Thos Short (28) 1 2 12 2 1 1 2 2 2— lo 



H P Fessenden (28) 22222222 2—! 



2 22021212 1— S 



GH Loeble (28). 

 Gus Nowak (28). 



E Bell (28) 



Gus Greiff (30) , , , 

 J H Moore (30) . . 



,..1 12012122 2 — i 



^/<-\Nlr»T-f<- . 



..0 21022211 1 — i 

 .2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 u— i 

 ..1 1 1 121 • 1 1 — t 



R Regan (25) 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2-f 



/T\TW<~- >1 , 



L Schortemeier (30) 2 2 1 s a 2 2 2 1— f 



a 2 2 1 1 1 2 a 1— t 



J H Voss (30) 



E A Vroome (28). . . , 



C Wash (28) 



W Amend (25) 



M Herrington (30). 



FW Place (28) 



O Charles (25) 



..2 21022212 0—8 



i/i^JVtTH'A*- 

 ..2 2 2 2 2 U 1 2 2— 8 



..0 2211»210 2— 7 



..1 00112112 0-7 



..0 10222122 0—7 



..0 1 1 2 2 2 2- 



T Codey (28) 1 20 1 211 0—6 



DrG V Hudson (28) 10..20112 2-6 



N Maesel (28) 22020212 0—6 



,,2 2 2 a 2 • 2 0— 6 



RPhister (30). 



C Maesel (25) 2 1 2 1 00 1—5 



J Woelfel (25) 2 2 2 1 1—5 



F C Hamilton (25) 0oi20a200 0— 4 



T Purcell (25) 01100021 0—4 



B Amend (25) -2 02000000 2— 3 - 



The following miss-and outs, $1 entrance, 28yds. rise, were also shot 

 oH: 



No. 1: Herrington, Wash and La Mair, 3; Schorty, Place, Loeble and 

 Lair, 2; Piaster, Lawrence and Walker, 0. 



No. 2: Lawrence, La Mair, Schorty and Loeble, 4; Herrington and 

 Wash, 3; Place, 1; Walker, 0. 



NEW YORK GERMAN GUN CLUB. 



Nov. 20.— The November shoot of the New York German Gun Club 

 was held to-day, twelve members competing in the club event, which 

 is for three gold medals. The championship medal became the 

 property of Louis Schortemeier at the October shoot, he having won 

 it three times in succession. A new medal for the champion class 

 was put up to-day and S. J. Held, the junior member of the club, won 

 it for the first time by killing 11 straight, Dr. Hudson running him to a 

 tight finish with one less kill, The shoot is at 8 live birds, ties shot off 

 at 3 birds. Score: 



Ties. 



Dr Hudson (25) 11212111—8 101— <* A Schmitt (30) 12»211?»-6 



S J Held (21), , ,12111111—8 121-3 Silas Edwards (25) 12101010-5 



Schortem'r (30).2222222»-7 110—2 G A Leutheusser (21) . .•211»«11— 5 



J Frazer (25). . .12101111— 7 220—2 Max Klein (21) 10001111-5 



J Wellbrock (251121 10121— 7 121-3 Fred Sauter (25) •21»Q110— 4 



A Busch (21).... 11110111-7 -0 Michael Bandau (21)... ,10000100— 2 



On the shoot off, Held killed three straight, while Dr. Hudson missed 

 his second bird, taking second medal. Wellbrock won third medal. 

 Before the shoot, Peter Girms, Sr., for many years captain of the 

 club, tendered his resignation and was elected an honorary member. 

 Mr. Garms has just passed his 84th birthday, but took part in all club 

 contests up to to-day's shoot. 



The following sleeps were also shot off during the afternoon: 



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



S J Held 01222—4 211-3 122-3 



F Sauter 11221-5 221-3 »00-0 



A Schmitt 1121.-4 020-1 220-2 



A Busch 01011-3 101-2 111-3 



S Edwards 00KJO— 1 



J Frazer 222*1—4 ... 



L Schortemeier 01ai2— 4 211—3 



J Wellbrock 02222-4 112 -3 



Hudson..,. ... 111—3 



G. A. Leutheusser, Sec'y. 



[fountain rod and gun club. 



Nov. $1.— Six members of the Fountain Rod and Gun Club took part 

 In the club's regular monthly shoot this afternoon, three of the six 

 being members of the victorious team in the recent team champion- 

 ship match: Dr. William Wynn, Dr. A. Eddy and W. H. Lair. The 

 wind blew so strongly and the birds flew so fast that not a single 

 straight run of 10 was made in the club event. Dr. Wynn and Lair 

 tied for first trophy (the Brixey Cup) on 9 out of 10, the tie being de- 

 cided by the toss of a coin, Dr. Wynn winning; Lair took the second 

 trophy, the Eddy medal, while Eddy won the third prize with a score 

 of 7. Of the two sweeps which followed, Dr. Wynn won the first, 

 dividing the second with Lair. Scores: 



No. 1, club shoot, 10 live birds, modified Hurlingham rules, club 

 handicap: Dr. Wynn (30) 9. W. H. Lair (30) 9, Dr. A. Eddy (29) 7, 

 Hugh McLaughlin (28) 0, Abel Crook (28) 5, Samuel Crook (25) 5. 



No, 2, handicap sweep, 10 birds, 82 entrance, birds extra: Dr. Wynn 

 (30) 9, A. Crook (28) 5, W. H. Lair (30) 4. 



No. 3, 5 live birds, handicap, $3: Dr. Wynn (30) 4, W. H. Lair (30) 4. 

 Thomas H. Barkley (21) 2, A. Crook (28) 1. 



FALCON GUN CLUB. 



Nov. n.— Three members of the Falcon Gun Club took part in the 

 club's regular shoot to-day. These were John Boiling, John Moller 

 and John Vogt, The shoot is at 10 live birds per man, club handicaps 

 club rules to govern. The club rules are: gun below the elbow, bird 

 to be on the wing when killed, second barrel kills scoring onlv half a 

 point, the club championship being decided by the greatest total of 

 points at the end of the season Score of to-day's shoot: 



Points. Points 



J Boiling (25)...1101111111-y y J Vogt (23) 1201001101-0 EU 



JMoller(25) 122101)211-9 7^ /3 



BERGEN ROD AND GUN CLUB. 



Nov. 23.— Two members of the Bergen Rod and Gun Club, J, Hamil- 

 ton Romaine and Chas. W Bennett, met this afternoon on the club's 

 grounds at Flatlands to decide a 25 live-bird race for a stake and the 

 price of the birds. A good crowd of the friends of both men was on 

 hand to witness the match. Romaine won by three birds, scoring 20 

 - to his opponent's 17, the winner stauding at 28yds., Bennett at 27. 

 The score showed that Romaine used his second barrel 18 times Ben- 

 nett 14 times. 



After the match a sweepstake was shot off, the conditions being 

 10 live birds per man, handicap rise. Score: 



James W. Blauvelt (28) 9, Robert J.Valentine (26) 9, Henry J. 

 Schaeffer (26) 8, Richard V. Webster (26) 8, Henry W. Carleton (28) 



7, James W. Gregory (26) 7, Albert W. Morau (26) 7, Daniel W. Rey- 

 nolds (28) 6, Richard G. Uris (a6) 6, John G. Schaeffer (25) 3. 



"VERNON ROD AND GUN CLUB. 



Nov. 23.— The monthly live-bird club shoot of the Vernon Rod and 

 Gun Club was well attended this afternoon. The birds were a fast lot 

 and were too good for the majority of the competitors, Harry S. 

 Welles being the only one to score his 10 straight; Welles is a repre- 

 sentative of A. G Spalding & Co., and shoots a Burgess gun equally 

 well at eithe ■ live birds or targets. The scores were: 



HS Welles (28) 2^22211222-10 H S Lippack (28). . . .0220..1122— 6 



F W Place (28) 0112212012- 8 J Wright (28). . . . .. .•011»21«92- 6 



LCEmery (28) 1022212012— 8 F A Thompson (28).2. J »2201«02— 6 



W H Thomoson (28).«2212«12«1— 7 Dr Baron (27) 001 1220020— 5 



W A Thornton (27). .2210102022- 7 Dr Allen (25) 0»0O21O0«2— 3 



NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. 



Nov. 23.— The target grounds of the New Utrecht Gun Club at Bay 

 Ridge were well attended this afternoon. The following table shows 

 the scores made, the events being at various systems and of a varied 

 nature: 



Events: 18 3 4 5 Events: 12 3 4 5 



Targets: 10 10 5 10 it Targets: 10 W 6 10 11 



AAHegeman 7 8 4 5 6 D Deacon 5 6 3 7 5 



M Van Brunt 6 5 2 7 4 DC Bennett 7 9 3 6 6 



DrShepard 5 3 1 6 8 RE Gray 6 4 2 5 5 



J Gaughan 8 8 2 4 5 WF Sykes 4 2 8 6 



Nos. 1 and 2 wereat known angles; No. 3, 5 unknown traps, shooter 

 standing with his back to the trap when calling "pull"; No. 4, re- 

 versed order; No. 5,- 5 singles and 3 pairs. 



No. 6, 14 singles, known angles, and 3 pairs: 



D C Bennett 11111111111011 00 10 00-14 



MVan Brunt 11111100010111 10 11 10—14 



D Deacon ....11111100111001 10 10 10—13 



R E Gray 10111111101100 01 00 11—13 



DrShepard .' 10111001101011 10 10 01—12 



JGaugiaan 11111000110110 10 00 10-11 



W F Sykes 10110111111000 00 00 10—10 



A A Hegeman OlOllOOOOOw — 3 



Trap-Shooting at Doyleston. 



Doyleston, Pa , Nov. 22.— A very successful live-bird and bluerock 

 tournament was held at this place to-day. The day was a good one 

 for the sport, being bright, still, and not too cold. The birds were a 

 good lot— strong and active. The entries in the various races included 

 some of the best wing shots in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

 Among them were Landis and Thurman, of the Keystone Shooting 

 League; Paddock and Park, of the Riverton Gun Club; and Apgar and 

 Warford, of Frencbtown, N. J . 



Following is the result of the day's events; Nos. 2,4, 5 and 6 were 

 5 birds, $3— birds extra; Nos. 1 and 3, 81, miss-and-out: 



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



Thurman 111112112-9 01001—2 —0 



Paddock 20 —1 22222- 5 1121-4 



Landis 121112221-9 12122-5 -0 



JMH 112121110-8 21122—5 20 —1 



Peters 20 —1 21122-5 .... 



Headman —0 



Curtis —0 10 —1 



Arnwine 10101—3 110 —2 



Jones 00100-1 1110—3 



Ditman ; 21021—4 1110-3 



Holjes 20-1 



Apgar 10 —1 



Loper -0 



Warford — 



No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. 



Arnwine 11111-5 22001—3 12100-3 



Apgar 12020-3 12212—5 11101—4 



JMH 22201-4 01112—4 



Headman 20010 -2 



Warford 11011—4 01220—3 2aail— 5 



Thurman 10022-3 12121-5 



Landis 10112-4 21221—5 



Paddock 22112—5 22002-3 



Duke 12201—4 12022—4 



Holjes 11200-3 01120-4 



Heist 01111—4 02000—1 



Jones .... 20011—3 



A live-bird match for $100 a side was also shot, the teams being 

 Warford and Apgar, Heist and Jones. Each man shot at 10 birds, 

 Warford and Apgar winning by three birds, mainly owing to Wat- 

 ford's good worK. Score: 



Warford 1121111111—10 Heist 0021011201-6 



Apgar 1100210000— 4—14 Jones 1000102101-5-11 



Three 10-target events, $2 entrance, brought the day's sport to a 

 close; the following were the scores: 



No. 1: Warford, 10; Thurman, Peters and Headman, 9; Lmdis, Cur- 

 tis, Duke, J. M. H, Holjes, Heist and Apgar, 8; Arnwine, 7; B. Brink 

 and Boileau, 5; C. Brink and Edmunds, 4. 



No. 2: Peters, 10; Thurman and Landis, 9; J. M. H.. 8; Heist, 7; 

 Duke, 6. 



No. 3: Peters, 10; Thurman and Landis, 8; J. M. H., 6 



Abel McReynolds. 



South Side's Saturday. 



Newark, N. J., Nov 23.— A good attendance and pleasant weather 

 is the record for this afternoon's amusement at the grounds of the 

 South Side Gun Club. All events were at unknown angles. Scores: 

 Events: 133456789 10 



Shaw 6 4 6 10 9 7 .... 10 .. 



Couch 6 8 6 7 7 4.... 5.. 



Adams 7 8 9 5 6 8 8 8 10 7 



Dawson 2 1 .. .. 5 8 5 .. 6 .. 



Van Dyke 772 10 98 10 78 



Duston 887688768 



Orton 5 4 



Herrington 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 10 



Folsom 7 5 5 4 5.. 8.. 



Whitehead 7.. 7 9.. 



Mason , , 6 



Team race: 



. Team No. 1. 



Duston 1100111111111111001111111-21 



Shaw , 0111011100110111001101101-16 



Herrington 1011001110110111011011111—18 



J H Terrill 1111001001010111111111110-18 



Folsom 1111110101101111111001110—19—93 



Team No. 2 



Van Dyke 1101011111111011111111111-22 



Whitehead 1011111111001111111111111-22 



Adams 1111110101011111011101111-20 



Couch 1001111011111101110111011—19 



Orton 0100100110000111111011011—14—97 



Secretary. 



Another System of Dividing Purses. 



Under the nom deplume of Stanstead a correspondent sends us the 

 following, dated Nov. 18: 



"The trap-shooters of the present day are quite as much puzzled 

 over the problem of how to arrange a system of division of purses so 

 as to meet all requirements as our statesmen are in trying to frame a 

 bankrupt law that will not onlv protect tb« unfortunate, but prevent 

 •the i a cals I romdjfrauding their creditors. I am an ex- a a mfacturer of 

 ammun ition and a trap-scooter of bygone days, and 1 believe that, 

 among the many systems of dividing purses, there is none equal to 

 that which we call the 'N. P. L.' system, which is as follows: 



•'Divide the purse, less the price of the targets, by the number of 

 targets broken in the event; the amount thus obtained, multiplied by 

 the number of targets broken by an individual, would give his share 

 of the purse. Example: 20 targets, 20 entries, at $2 50, 825 added 

 money; total purse (afcer deducting price of targets at 3 cents, $12) 

 would be 363 Suppose 310 targets out of the 400 were broken, this 

 would give us 20 cents as the value of each break, with $1 over to go 

 to the club; thus a straight score of 20 would net $4; a 19, 83.80, and 

 so on. 



"The objects of trap-shooting tournaments are twofold: First, to 

 promote and increase this sport; second, to increase the consumption 

 of trap-shooting supplies. To successfully accomplish these objects, 

 tournaments must be arranged and conducted so as to bring out 

 every lover of the gun, and then keep them interested in the sport. 

 This can only be done by giving every contestant a slice of the 

 money, instead of letting a few superior shots capture the whole. If 

 managers of tournaments would try this 'N. P. L.' system, and adver- 

 tise it thoroughly, they would bring out all the local shooters, as well 

 as a crowd from other localities. The great majority of thosa who 

 take part in the sport, so long as they win a portion of the money, 

 will go away happy, ready and anxious to come again. It will be 

 only the sharks who will growl and kick." 



Stanstead is a resident in the State of Vermont, and that's about all 



we are at liberty to say about him, As regards his system, we would 

 call attention to its similarity to the "Jack Rabbit" and other equi- 

 table systems. It is certainly an equitable system, as a man receives a 

 due proportion for the breaks he scores. For one-day shoots, small 

 tournaments, or club shoots, we think the idea would be a good one, 

 but the figuring it would require in a tournament the size of the big 

 circuit ones of 1895 would be too much for an ordinary cashier, 

 hampered as he is by so many people always wanting his attention. 



In club shoots, and in small sociable tournaments, we believe in 

 minimizing losses as far as possible. Our idea is that by doing so 

 there is always a better feeling in the crowd, and no one goes away 

 with a sensation of being euchred out of his money, but that, on the 

 contrary, he has had his fun, and has paid a fair price for it— just like 

 a matter of purchasing one's theater ticket and enjoying a good 

 show. We think that this is an axiom: That for every one who goes 

 away from a tournament a good winner, there are at least half a 

 dozen others who go away with a slight soreness, feeling that they 

 have not enjoyed their day's sport, having paid for that sport a little 

 too dearly for their fancy. 



At large tournaments, however, the matter is somewhat different. 

 There, owing to the amount of added money, there is a far better 

 show for a moderately good shot, i e., an 85 per cent, man, by mak- 

 ing a straight to come out whole on the day's expenses. There are so 

 many in the class named, and in the classes above 85 per cent., that 

 such large tournaments will always be well patronized. We need not 

 consider them when discussing Stanstead's system. This system, 

 like the Rose system, absolutely prevents dropping for place and is 

 therefore entitled to respectful consideration. 



We shall be glad to publish further criticisms on these two vexed 

 questions: handicaps and division of purses. 



Climax Gun Club. 



Plainfield, N. J., Nov. 21.— In cold weather ten members of the 

 Climax Gun Club stood before the traps at Fan wood, N. J., and shot 

 their scores in the regular monthly club shoot with the following re- 

 sult. Grier as usual being away up: 



J Grier (33) llllllllllllllllllOlllllOlOlllOll— 29 



R Manning (27) 111101111111011111111111111 —25 



L Schortemeier (26) 01111111111101111111111111 —24 



JSwody (31) 0111011101101111011011111101041 —23 



N Apgar (25) 1111011111111111111110110 —22 



D Darby (30) 011111110001100111100010111111 —20 



D Terry (26) 11111011111101011110110100 —19 



T Brantingham (25) llllOllOimiOOOJOlllllll —18 



T H Keller (25).- 1111111100001011111001011 —17 



J Goodman (32) 11111000001001110010101110100100 —16 



The following teams shot a race for the price of the targets, Apgar 

 and Grier choosing Fides; Grier's team paid for the targets shot at by 

 Apgar 's team, as the score shows: 



Apgar's Team. 



N Apgar 1111111111111011111111101—23 



L Schortemeier 1111110111011111101011111—21 



T H Keller 1111111111111011110111011—22 



D Terry 1000111100111111100110111—17 



J Goodman 1111100000010110111110111—16- 99 



Grier's Team. 



J Grier , 1101101011100101110111110-17 



R Manning 1111111111111111111010011—22 



T Brantingham 0111101111111110111111111—22 



D Darby 0111110110101111010110011—17 



J Swody 1111111101110100100011001—16—94 



PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 



Personally Conducted Tours via Pennsylvania 

 Railroad. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces the following per- 

 sonally conducted tours for the season of 1895-96: 



Two tour.* to California and the Pacific coast will leave New York 

 and Philadelphia Feb 12 and March 11, 1896. Four weeks in California 

 on the first tour, four and a half weeks on the second. Stop will be 

 made at New Orleans for Mardi-Gras festivities on first. 



Tours to Washington, D. C , each covering a period of three days, 

 will leave New York and Philadelphia Dee. 26. 1895. Jan. 16, Feb. 6 

 and 27, March 19, April 2 and 23, and May 14, 1896. Rates, including 

 transportation and two days' accommodation at the best Washing- 

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Tours to Jacksonville, Fla., allowing two weeks io the "LaDd of 

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 directions, 850 from New York and $48 from Philadelphia. 



Tours to Old Point Comfort. Richmond, and Washington will leave 

 New York and Philadelphia Dec. 26, 1895, Jan. 23, Feb. 20 and March 

 12, 1896. 



Detailed itineraries will be sent on application to Tourist Agent, 1196 

 Broadway, New York, or Room 411 Broad Street Station, Philadel- 

 phia.— Adv. 



Tours to the Golden Gate and Florida via 

 Pennsylvania Railroad. 



That the public are quick to recognize the advantages of the Penn- 

 sylvania Railroad Company's perfect personally conducted tourist 

 system is exemplified by the annual increase in the number of partici- 

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 growing desire of Americans to see the wonders of their laud is also an 

 important factor in advancing this healthy sentiment in favor of 

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This season's tours to California will be conducted in all respects as 

 those of preceding years, and will leave New York and Philadelphia 

 Feb. 12 and March 11, 1896. On the first tour a stop will be made at 

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 allowed in California. On the second tour four and one-half weeks 

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In addition to the tours to the Golden Gate, a series of tours to 

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De-tailed itineraries of these tours will be sant on application to 

 Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York, or Room 411 Broad Street 

 Station, Philadelphia.— Adv. 



"She Do Not Even Hesitate." 



Raleigh Press-Visitor. 



"The negro of this region can often throw in a word to describe a 

 situation when a scholar who is conversant with many languages 

 would fail. The other day at a station on the Seaboard Air Line this 

 side of Hamlet, a lady approacheJ, and, being a stranger and seeing 

 an old negro man, asked, -Uncle, does the vestibule train stop here?' 

 'No, marm,' answered the old coon, 'she do not even hesitate.' " 



The old darky's reply will be better appreciated when it is remem- 

 bered that the Seaboard Air Line Vestibuled Train is the fastest train 

 in the South— leaving New York as it does at 3:20 P. M., via Pennsyl- 

 vania R, R., and reaching Atlanta at 4:09 P. M. the next day. 



Winter Excursion Tickets on the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad. 



On Nov. 1 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company placed on sale at its 

 principal ticket offices excursion tickets to all prominent winter 

 resorts in New Jersey, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, 

 Florida and Cuba. The tickets are sold at the usual low rates. 



The magnificent facilties of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with its 

 many connections, make this the favorite line for winter travel. 



An illustrated book, descriptive of winter resorts and giving routes 

 of travel and rates for tickets, will be furnished free on application to 

 ticket agents — Adv. " 



New Ideal Tool. 



The Ideal Manufacturing Co., of New Haven, Conn., say in answer 

 to numerous inquiries that they can now furnish the Ideal reloading 

 tool No. 6, for the .25-35 Winchester shells; the mould attached will 

 cast the 117gr. bullet. This weight approximates the standard metal 

 patch bullet; the chamber will seat the regular patch bullet correctly, 

 crimping it securely, also the cast bullet, leaving one groove extended 

 beyond the muzzle of shell. 



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