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FOREST AND STREAM 



[May 17, 1888. 



following' officers Were elected: President, J. E. Miller, of Cin- 

 cinnati; Vice-President, Rolla Heikes, of Davton; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, Ed Taylor, of Cincinnati; Executive Committee, Al 

 handle, of Cincinnati; K. E. Sheldon, of Cleveland; William 

 Pratchill, of Dayton; J. H. Kcifer. of Dayton. The next semi- 

 annual shoot will he held at Dayton. The time lias not yet hcen 

 decided upon. The annual shoot will he at Cleveland, commenc- 

 ing on the second Tuesday in May. 



May 9.— Tbe second day's shoot opened under more favorable 

 circumstances. The weather was fair throughout, and as a result, 

 the entries in each contest were larger thrn yesterday, Al. Ban- 

 die from Cincinnati arrived last night, and to-day kept the shoot- 

 ers in good humor by his witty sayings. The best record made 

 to-day is that of Sheldon, which is indeed a remarkably good one, 

 he having broken lit out of 117 shot at. Heikes, Burnison, Mur- 

 phy, Bandle, Cole, Valentine, North, Taylor and .foe H. were 

 among the leaders in to-day's contests. 



First event— 15 Peoria blackbirds, twenty -nine entries: Win- 

 ners in first class, first, Sheldon, Heikes and Taylor 15: second, 

 Murphy, Bandle, North and Bruce 14; third, Oault, Kcifer and 

 Beechei 13. Winners in second class, first, Burnison, Cole, Mason, 

 Girton, Joe H , Heal and Parnell 12; second, Miller and Dick 11; 

 third. Ford 10. 



.Second event — 9 standards, 30 entries.— Wiuners in first class: 

 First, Bandle. North, Heikes, Murphy and Burnison, V: second, 

 Sheldon, Piekney and Cloak. 8; third, Girton and Keifer, 7. 

 Winners in second class; first, Bruce, M iller and Ford 6; second. 

 Cole. Parnell. Heal and Laville, 6; third, Reese, 5, 



Third event— 9 Peoria blackbirds, 38 entries— Winners in first 

 class: First, Bandle, Joseph H.. Sheldon. Murphy and Cole, 9; 

 second, Burnison, Girton and North, 8; third, Piekney and Dr. 

 Beecher, 7. Winners in second class: First, Ball, Valentine and 

 Richards, 6: second, Roach, Caldwell and Hahbard 5; third, Reese, 

 and Heal, 4. 



Fourth event— 13 blue rocks, 98 entries.— Winners in first class: 

 First, Sheldon, Ford and Valentine, 12; second, Heikes. Bandle, 

 North and Taylor, 11: third, Richards and Bruce, 10. Winners in 

 second class: First, Cole, Ball, Keifer, Miller and Parnell, 9; sec- 

 ond. Murphy 8: third, Chubb. 7. 



Sixth event— Fifteen blue rocks, twenty-nine entries. Winners 

 in first class: First. Heikes, North and Sheldon, 14; second. 

 Cole, Buruison and Mason, 13; third, Parnell, Dr. Beecher, Reese 

 and Richards, 12. Winners in second class: First, Murphy, 

 ouavle. Piekney and Smith, 11; second, Roach and Ball, 10: third, 

 (fault, 9. 



Seventh event— Nine blue rocks, thirty-two entries. Winners 

 in first class: First, Sheldon, Taylor, Mason, Valentine, Shinu 

 and Miller, 9; second. Murphy, North, Hoffman and Quayle, 8: 

 third, Burnison and Girion, 7. Winners in second clmr. First, 

 Parnell, Smith, Cole, Ball, Bauer and Roach, 6; second, Richards, 

 5; third, Maynard, Joseph H., and Reese, 4. 



Eighth event— Fifteen Peoria blackbirds, seventeen entries. 

 Winners in first class: First, Heikes, Hoffman, Valentine and 

 Murphy, 15; second, Sheldon, Bandle and North 14; third; Ford 

 and Richards, 13. Winners in second class: First, Burnison, 

 Smith and Girton, 12; second, Chubb and Mason, 11; third, Cole, 10. 



May 10— The third and last day of the Ohio Trap Shooters' 

 League was a notable shooting event. The day was a pleasant 

 one. and a large crowd of spectators was present from the begin- 

 ning to the end of the shoot. Among the spectators were a great 

 many ladies. The day's shoot opened with the eighth event, post- 

 poned from yesterday. 



First event— Nine Peoria blackbirds, 26 entries. Winners in 

 first class: First, Bandle, Heikes, Ball and Murphy, 9; second 

 class: First. Chubb, Guv, Richards, Cole and Robinson, 6; second, 

 Snyder and Joseph H., 5; third, Reese, 1. 



Second event— 9 blue rocks, 24 entries. Winners in first class: 

 First, North, Ford and Bali, 9; second, Heikes and Bruce. 8; third, 

 Murphy, Shott. Gault, Joseph H. and Hoffman, 7. Winners in 

 second class: First, all were ruled out on account of having pre- 

 viously won in higher classes; second, Reese, Alsop and Chase, 5; 

 third, Girton, 4. 



After this part of the programme was finished the contest for 

 the L. C. Smith silver Ohio State championship cup, valued at 

 $500, was at once commenced. There were 20 entries, and 39 single 

 blue rocks were the birds shot at. The contest was intensely in- 

 teresting throughout. The referee was H. A. Penrose, of the Key- 

 stone Target and Trap Company, of Corry, Pa. nis work was fine, 

 and the shooters pronounced it the most satisfactory they had 

 ever seen. The following is the score: 



Heikes 111111101111111111111111111111-29 



Sheldon 1 '111110111111111111)1 11111110-38 



Bandle 011111111111111111111111011111—28 



North mniiiiiiiiomimiooiniii-27 



Taylor Dm 11111101111011 11 111101111-27 



Shott. (Peck; 111110110111111111111011111111-27 



Cole -.011111010111101111111111111111-20 



Bruce 111011101101111110101111111111—25 



Hoffman 11111110111 1101011001111111111 — 25 



Burnison 10101 1 0) 1 1011 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 101 1 1 1 1 1 —25 



Miller 111011101110010111111110111111—24 



Roach 111110110111111101X111111011111-24 



Gaul i 1 10111 1 1 1 1 1 10 11 01 HI) . 1 1 1 1 1 11 10-24 



Hit-hard 111011001111 1011111011 101011 11-23 



wick iioooiiiiomioiioiiioiiiniii-23 



Piekney 1110001111110011111 11111111001-23 



Ball 1111101 II 110H01 11000110111110-23 



Murphy 110111110011010111011111111010-22 



( ii rton 101101 1 0101 111 1 11 10001011 11111 -32 



Rccfe 1 11 101 11 1 01 mi) ■ 01011 i 011001 111-31 



Bing (Burl) 0101 1001 101 1 01 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 101010-21 



Hebbard 1 00 11 1 1 0100 1 1 1 1 1 1 101 1010111 1 1 - 21 



Ouavlc. HOlUOili 1 1011001100011 lOlllO— 20 



s'heehan 11110. 001 1 HOOlOOOnilllOolOlO-18 



Joe H 01 1 1 1 H 01 1 1 011 11 1 01 0000011 X) 11 -1 7 



Schaetlc 1OIU1OOO withdrawn. 



As will he seen by the score, tbe Forest City boy missed his last 

 bird, thus giving the championship cup of the State of Ohio to 

 Rolla O. Heikes, of Dayton, without any tie. Among the first to 

 tender their good wishes to the winner were Al. Bandle, of Cin- 

 cinnati, and Sheldon, the noted shot from Cleveland. Heikes is 

 at present the holder of the Central Ohio championship medal, 

 which he has held for three successive years, having first won it 

 at Dayton in the spring of 188(1, making a score of sixteen out of 

 twenty, half double and half single birds. He won it again at 

 Greenville in the fall of 1880. making a score of nineteen out of 

 twenty, half doubles and half singles. And in 1887 he again won 

 it at Lima, making eighteen out of twenty, halt doubles and half 

 singles. He also was awarded the medal of the Dayton club ten 

 times in succession last summer. The first real test of his ability 

 was with Sneddon in the Bandle tournament, held at Cincinnati, 

 in July, 1887, when a tie was shot off, it requiring seventy birds to 

 decide the contest, but Heikes missed his seventieth bird and 

 Sheldon won the stakes. 



The following is an official report of the best averages made dur- 

 ing the tournament, excepting the trophy shoot: Heikes, birds 

 shot at, 189; missed, 0; awarded the first prize of the $50 purse for 

 best average, amounting to §25. Sheldon, birds shot at, 189; missed 

 9; awarded second prize for second best average, amounting to 

 $15. Paul North, birds shot at, 189; missed 14; awarded third 

 prize, amounting to $10. Heikes shot a 10-gauge Lefevre, Sheldon 

 shot a 10-gauge Smith and Paul North shot a 12-gauge Parker. 



In the evening a business meeting was held and it was resolved 

 to amend the constitution so that non-residents of the State can- 

 not enter the league nor participate in its tournaments. It was 

 also decided that at the next tournament two days should he open 

 to the league only and two days to the world. 



CLEVELAND, May Kl.-The Cleveland Gun Club held its semi- 

 monthly shoot at the club range this afternoon. The conditions 

 of the clnb match were fifteen single and five pairs of blue rocks 

 al eighteen yards rise. W. A. Bassett won the A class badge and 

 W. H. Tamblvn the B class. The scores follow: 



W Roberts 011111111111110 00 10 11 11 00-18 



W A Bassett OlOUllimnil 11 11 11 00 10-20 



R Bishop 000111111101110 10 10 00 01 13-14 



WHTamblyn lilODlOlOOOllll 11 11 U 1111—19 



Andres lJonooillOlOOl 11 10 11 11 10-10 



F Albert 10101 11001000U1 00 00 10 01 00— 9 



Dobbert 111001100110001 01 00 10 00 11—13 



John Smith 010010010010010 10 00 11 01 10-10 



W BeU 001000100001111 01 10 10 11 10-13 



WELLINGTON, Mass., May 12.— There was a good attendance 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and the weather 

 conditions were fair for good scores. Following are the points 

 scored in the merchandise match: Stanton first 19, Swift and 

 Perry second with 18, Nichols third with 17, Sanborn and Stone 

 fourth with 16, Payson, Edwards and Phelps fifth with 15, Grimes, 

 OeRochemont and Brown sixth with 14, Sehaefer seventh with 12, 

 and Conaut, Snow and Melcher eighth with 11 each. 



WINCIIENDON, Ma<58., May lO.-Winchendon Gun Club match 

 at 10 birds: 



F T Hopgoo.i loioiim i-s B M Whitney nnooioi i -r 



H J Lawrence 1111111111-8 F E Manu 1101110001-6 



AD Lawreuce 110HOUU-8 



CANADIAN TRAP NOTES. 



AT the monthly meeting of the Owl Gun Club of Toronto, on 

 May 8, after the election of a number of new members, Mr. 

 J. C. Unwin, the secretary of the club for the first two years of its 

 existence, was presented with a handsome gold watch in recog- 

 nition of his services and in token of the esteem in which he 'is 

 held as a brother member. Mr. J. R. Humphrevs made the pre- 

 sentation in a few well chosen words, and Mr. Unwin, who was 

 really taken by surprise, replied feelingly. 



A well-knowu trap shooter of Toronto writes: "I am going to 

 try and get the members of my club to stop shoot ing pigeons dur- 

 ing their breeding season. I think that if the different clnhs 

 would discountenance it, they would not lay themselves open to 

 charges of cruelty, besides giving the birds a chance to multiply. 

 I should like to get it stopped, sa'v from 1st of April to 1st of Sep- 

 tember." 



May r '.— The Toronto hotel-keepers' shot at Stark's athletic 

 grounds this afternoon for the silver cup presented by Mr. Stark. 

 The match was at live pigeons. The weather was fa vorable. At 

 28yds. rise; Toronto Gun Club rules: 



S Stan elarui... 0(1111 11 11 Glfii-et- 8 CAyre 101111110010 ret- 8 



G Briggs 1U1 1100)1 10111-12 J Douglas .... 1011101010 ret - 6 



W Lush 0101100 ret - 3 F Mallett iOlllOimiOOret- 9 



J YY orden lOlOlllOOrot —3 H Powers .... 1000 ret — 1 



Anyone missing three birds retired at 10 birds. All except 

 Messrs. Briggs and Mallett had dropped out. Mr. Briggs missed 

 his 12th, and Mr. Mallett did too, thus allowing all the' competi- 

 tors to come in again. 



May 10.— In the match at 30 pigeons, 26yds. rise, between Gilroy 

 and McQuay, at Ayrc's grounds to-day, for 850 a side, Gilroy won 

 easily, only missing two out of the 30 birds: 



Gilroy 111111101111111111111111011111—28 



McQuay lOOUllOlOlOlOlonoimilOHOllll— 13 



May 11.- At the monthly shoot of the Chatham. Ont , Gun Club 

 to-day, Caleb Wheeler won the first prise with 9 ont of 15 birds, 

 in the hi st class, and Thos. Nichols first in the second class. 



The fifth shoot for the Enos James gun. presented to the West 

 Toronto Junction Gun Club by Mr. Chas. Stark, took place to-day. 

 Twenty blackbirds, 3 screened traps, 18yds.: D. Rica 20, H. Geoige 

 17, P. Wakefield 16, J. Bailev 15, E. P ' 



„. Dollery 15, D. W. Walton 14, 



Clark 15, E. D. Eye 8, W. Jones 8. 



The President's medal was shot for. 

 screened traps, lSvds. rise: 

 Br" 



Fifteen blackbirds, 8 



screened traps, 18yds. rise: H. George 14, P. Wakefield 13, J. 



3ailey 13, E. Dollery 15, I). Walton 11, Clarke 10. E. E. Eve 8. 



The West Toronto Junction Gun Club would like to arrange a 

 telegraph team shoot (five men per team) with some organized 

 club, at artificial birds. The secretary's address is P. Wakefield, 

 Carlton West. 



A 1 



A NEW YORK SHOOTING GROUND. 



T a meeting called at the office of the Atlantic Ammunition 

 . Co., and adjourned to the office of the Winchester Arms Co , 

 in this city last Friday, to take steps for the establishment of a 

 shooting ground accessible to New York, the following gentlemen 

 were present: Messrs. J. Tredwell Richards, Wm. H. Andurin, 

 Chas. Tatham, Chas. Richards, Aug. Schmitt, Geo. V. Hudson, 

 Oscar E. Morton, P. G. Sanford, Elliott Smith and W. A. Wil- 

 merding. The plan, as outlined, is this: Grounds will be leased 

 for a term of years, probably at Claremont, on the Central Rail- 

 road of New Jersey, erect a club house, provide traps and a rifle 

 range (200yds.), and have attendants always on the grounds, so 

 that there will be every convenience for shooting at all times. 



The proposed grounds are within 18 minutes from the foot of 

 Liberty street, or 20 minutes from the City Hall; trains run at 

 30-minute intervals in the forenoon and 15-minute intervals in 

 the afternoon; fare for round trip, from New York, 15 cents. To 

 c arry out this plan a stock company under the title of the New 

 York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association, is now forming, 

 with a capital of $5,000 in 100 shares of $50, Each share of sl ock 

 will carry with it a membership privilege, subject to by-laws, en- 

 titling its owner to use of club house and grounds, and anv tar- 

 gets or other material at lowest possible cost. Contributing mem- 

 bers will also be taken upon payment of annual dues, but such 

 members shall have no voice in the management of the associa- 

 tion, nor participate in its profits. 



A circular giving full details of the scheme may be had on ap- 

 plication to the following committee, who are also ready to 

 receive subscriptions to the stock: Chas. Richards, care The 

 Atlantic Ammunition Co. (Limited), 291 Broadway, New \ ork. 

 Ave. Schmitt, E02 Broadway, New York. Chas. B. Reynolds, 

 office of Forest and Stream, 318 Broadway, New York. 



JERSEYVILLE, 111., May 8. The following scores were made 

 at. our weekly club shoot to-day. Clay bird medal at 30 clavs- 

 Warren... 11 100101111111111111—17 Hutch'n..ll01001110ini010il0— 13 

 Hansell ...11101010011111101111-15 Chappeli..lI01111H11101111111-18 

 Burleigh. . 10(H 11 101 < 0101 11 01 1 1 —1 ,3 Smith. . ..100111111010110] 1001- 13 

 Beatty . . . .OOlOOlOlOHOllllOlll-12 Tack 10101 111100111011101-14 



Sweepstakes at 7 clays, 3 moneys: 



Chappell lOOllll— 5 Warren 1101010—4 



Tack 0011001-3 Burleigh 1110101-5 



Hansell 11 10100— 4 Porrings 111 003 0—4 



Smith 1101011-5 Hutohimou 1111010-5 



Warren and Porrings tied again on 12 and divided. Sweep at 

 clays, 3 moneys: 



Chappell Omil— 5 Warren 010110—3 



Hutchinson 111111—0 Smith 011110—4 



Tack 00H00-2 Hansell 101011-4 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 10.— The classification shooting at 

 Coal Mine Brook Range under the auspices of the Worcester 

 Sportsmen's Club was continued this week. In the classification 

 score there were three strings of clay-pigeons and three of blue 

 rocks with a possible 30 birds, the class shoots a possible 10 and 

 the ties a possible 5. The work iu detail was as follows: 

 Class A. 



CP. B.R. CP. B.R. CP. B.R, 



ET Smith 2 4 5 5 4 4—24 



A R Bowdish 4 4 3 2 5 5-24 



GW Russell 3 4 4 4 5 6—25 



C H Howe 5 2 4 3 5 4—22 



EFSwan 2 4 4 1 5 5-21 



M D Oilman 3 5 3 4 4 5—24 



H W Eager 4 5 5 3 5 4-26 



A B Franklin 6 4 4 4 5 5-27 



W L Davis 5 4 5 3 5 5-27 



Dr Bowers 1 4 5 4 4 5—23 



ARBClaflin 4 3 2 4 5 5-22 



H Calvin 3 4 3 4 4 3—20 



VDKennison 1 4 3 4 5 3—20 



Geo Sampson 4 4 3 5 5 5—26 



GJRugg -.4 5 3 3 4 5-24 



Class B. 



GW Wheeler 4 4 3 3 2 2-18 



ASAtkin 3 3 2 1 5 4—18 



J B Tongas 1 3 5 3 2 4—18 



EJewett 3 1 3 1 3 2—12 



S R Hudson 4 3 2 3 3 3-17 



VF Prentiss 3 1 3 1 3 1-10 



C Crompton 4 3 2 3 3 3-17 



C H Morsel 2 1 l 4 2-10 



Dr Frank 3 2 3 1 3 2—13 



In class A Smith took the first prize of fT.SO, Bowdish and Rus- 

 sell divided the second of §4.50 and Oilman, Franklin and Eager 

 the third of $3. In class B Wheeler had the first prize of $5, Lar- 

 kin the second of f 3 and Tongas and Je wett divided t he third of $2. 



SAN DIEGO VS. LOS ANGELES. — The special mateharranged 

 between the San Diego Gun Club and the Rod and Gun Club of 

 Los Angeles, took place on the afternoon of April 30, at the race 

 track, and resulted in a brilliant victory for the latter club. The 

 conditions of the match were six men a side, 10 single blackbirds, 

 at, lSvds. rise. It is net improbable that another match will take 

 place in the near future: 



Los Angeles Rod and Gun Club. San Diego Gun Club. 



Walker 1111101110- 8 W C Hinman. . ..01U1 1100-8 



Cline 1111111010- 8 W Hamilton.... 1111110111-9 



Maxwell 11010H111- 8 Geo Bid well 0110111001-6 



Unger Hllllllll-10 M Chick llllllclll-9 



Wi nston 1 111011011 - 8 D B Hinman 11 10001100-5 



West liOUOllOO- 6-48 BO Hinman lOlOOHOll-0— 43 



BROOKLYN, May 12.— The members of the Fountain Gun Clnb, 

 having been somewhat dissatisfied with the arrangements for 

 shooting at Woodlawn Park, L. I., decided to make a change and 

 selected the grounds at Dexter Park, on the Jamaica Plank Road. 

 Owing to the short announcement of the change comparatively 

 few members were on baud to-day to shoot for the handsome 

 silver cup presented by Mr, Chas. Lange, the secretary of tl e 

 club. On the shoot-off C. A. Seddons won, killing 2 birds to his 

 opponent's misses: 



Dr Munn (21) 1111111—7 M Bondan (21) 1100101—4 



C A Seddons (21) 1111111-7 M J Kearne-- (27) 0101111—5 



J H Sawyer (22) 1001001—3 J Wheeler (24) 110JU0-4 



Referee and scorer, Mr. C. A. Dollar. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y., May 10.- Unknown Gun Club regular shoot 

 lor the gold medal and extra prizes at Dexter Park: 



H O'Brien (21) 0001100-3 R Mvers (28) 1011111—6 



C Ring (31) 0110010-3 J Ra'thjen (28) 1011101—5 



H Rankin (23) 0111001— t A Hass t;U) 1110011—5 



H Van Staden (3.) 1111H1-7 E Ulmer (33) 0010001-2 



H Paulsen (25) OOOvv. II Knebel, Sr (25) 1011111-6 



J Skid more (25) 1100111—6 V/ Oilman (83) 1011001-4 



J Boyle (22) 11)0100-4 Dr Hopkins (25) 11110G0-4 



H Cahill (23) 0111110-5 C Plate (26) C011011-4 



II Knebel, Jr (35) 1111111—7 J Harnerl (21) 0111011-5 



Ties for medal and first — H. Van Staden 1, H. Knebel, Jr. 2. 

 Ties for third— J. Skidmore 1, H. O'Brien 0, II. Cahill 0, J. Rathjen 

 0, A, Hass 0, J. Harned 0. Referee, Mr. H. Knebel, Sr.; scorer, Mr. 

 J, Boyle. Sweepstakes, 3 birds, 25yds.— C Plate, J. Skidmore, A. 

 Hass and H. Knebel, Jr. killed all their birds, and on shooting off, 

 miss and out, Skidmore missed and tbe others killed, dividing the 

 sweepstakes. 



SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 4.— A rather remarkable match took 

 plac e here to-day. The contestants were F. M. Coons and Geo. 

 YVntenhrock, well-known sportsmen. The match was arranged 

 and h . Francis, a San Francisco stock broker, laden with $115,000 

 came to Sacramento to back Wittenbrock. He was willing to 

 place the entire amount on his favorite, but there was a hitch as 

 to who should be stakeholder. The Saerementans wanted Thos. 

 Allen, of Elk Grove, but to this Francis would not agree. It 

 looked as if everything would be declared off, but at 2 o'clock 

 yesterday afternoon a match for $6,000 was arranged, with John 

 Barrett as stakeholder. W. D. Harlow is said to have put up 

 $5,000 on Coons, while Charles H. Eldred backed him to the ex- 

 tent of SI ,000. Carriages were at once secured, and the principals 

 and a select few went to the spot which had been selected for the 

 match. The conditions of the shoot were 12 birds, 21yds., only 

 one barrel to be used. Both Coons and Whtenbrock are splendid 

 shots, hut when Coons had missed one bird and Wittenbrock 

 none, Harlow offered to wager $ 5,000 against $1,000 that Coons 

 would win. There was no taker, and shortly afterward Witten- 

 brock missed two birds and Coons brought down his bird each 

 time to the close, the match resulting. Coons 11, Wittenbrock 10. 



ST. LOUIS, May 5.— An event which created no end of iuterest 

 among the trap shots in this city was contested this morning at 

 Compton Avenue Park, between S. O. Edgar, Dr. J. G. Parrish, L. 

 D. Dozier and John W. Gates. It was a match shot at 50 birds 

 each. 26yds. rise, St. Louis Gun Club rules to govern. These called 

 for plunge traps and the use of one barrel. Live tame birds were 

 used, and Fred Thresher had au uncommonly good lot on hand. 

 Mortimer Taylor acted as referee, and Hunt Wilson and John 

 Coles as scorers and judges. It was originally intended to pair off 

 and shoot, pair against pair, but it was afterward decided to shoot 

 individually. The two losers were to pay for the birds used and 

 the breakfast for the party. In the first half of the match the 

 race was most exciting, and when the half-way mark was reached 

 Edgar, Parrish and Dozier were tied with 19 birds each, while 

 Gates was close up with 18. Following are. the scores: 

 John W Gates ... 1 110: 001 11(111] 0101 11111111]] 11 1 1 01. 110111 101111011-39 



L D Dozier U1H00111 11111 1101111 0001001 1 1101 11001 11011111101-37 



Dr J G Parrish . .1611U1L1I111010100111011C001000011111011110011110-33 

 S C Egar 10111111111110111111000110000010100011011001111111-32 



ROBERT DELISLE.— Detroit, Mich., Mav 7.— A dispatch to his 

 parents in this city announces the death of Robert Del isle, a well 

 known marksman and fancy shot, at Boerne, Kendall county, 

 Tex., by the explosion of his gun. Delisle had been giving exhibi- 

 tions throughout the cast, and left a few days ago for an Austra- 

 lian trip. He stepped off for a visit in Texas, and in showing the 

 cowboys of the Don Carlos ranch some of his marksmanship, his 

 gun exploded, mutilating his face beyond recogniton and blowing 

 the entire top of his head oh". He is widely known over the coun- 

 try, and although but 20 years old had been giving exhibitions at 

 the trap and with the ride for 4 years. 



NEW YORK STATE SHOOT.-The programme for the meeting 

 at Auburn. May 28 to June 3, has been prepared. The prizes will 

 amount in value to $4,211. Eveiy club in tho State and every 

 member of every club is mvired. The- shooting will open May 28 

 at 9 o'clock in the morning. In order to encourage less brilliant 

 marksmen, the competitors wiU he divided into classes according 

 to records made at previous shoots. In the first contest the com- 

 petitors are divided into four grades. The first is the 9- 1 per cent, 

 class, the second 80 per cent., the I bird 70 and the fourth 60. 



OTTAWA, May 1— At the annual meeting of the Guards' Rifle 

 Association, held at the drill ball, the following officers were 

 elected for the ensuing year: Hon. President, Lieut.-Col. Mac- 

 Phersou; President, Major Todd; Vice-President, Capt. Toller: 

 Sec retary-Treasurer, Lieut. Wintei ; Assistant Treasurer, Private 

 Fairweathei ; Committee of Management— No. 1 Company, Corp. 

 Watts and Private Nutting; No. 2 Company, Color-Sergt. Maillcn 

 and Scrgt. G'orid; No. 3 Company, Culor-Seigt. Heinrichs and Pri- 

 vate Morrison; No. 4 Company, Corp. Carroll aud Corp. Behau; 

 No. 5 Company, Color-Sergt. Rosb and Sergt. McCarthy; No. 6, 

 Lance-Corp. Shea and Lance-Corp. Pegg. Arrangements have 

 been made for the Association to have the exclusive use of fair 

 targets on the range. Special attention wiU be paid this year to 

 the younger shots and prospects for the season are good. 



"WASHINGTON, D C, May 10— Match between Seymour Cun- 

 ning-ham and Joseph H. Hunter at 50 blue rocks apace, Cunning- 

 ham using a OJslb., 10-gauge Scott, tdrs. FFFO. powder and f/ioz. 

 No. 8 shot. Hunter, 81b., 12-gauge L. 0. Smith, Peters' shells, 

 3Mdrs. powder and loz. No. 8 shot. 



Cunningham, (18) llim0l0llll0llllOltlKM)Ollll1l0ll1CinUl1lll0ll— 40 



Hunter (16) 11101111111111011011101111110111100111111111011111—13 



THE SENECA (MO.) GUN CLUB has organized and elected as 

 officers: M. C. Murdock, President; John L. Walker, Vice-Presi- 

 dent; R. H. Fesperman, Treasurer; Jno. W. Bryant, Secretary. 

 The first regular shoot came off May 7 at the club grounds. Only 

 eight members participated in the shoot, and in view of the fact 

 that several oi>.he boys had never beforc-Jseen a trap or black bird, 

 the score was t>y|no means discreditable as a whole. Tea black- 

 birds, single trap, 22yds.: 



H Yust 1101000000—3 M F Dunbar 1100011110—6 



M O .Murdock .' .000101010 J -3 I) J Hasseltine 111CU90300-3 



Ike Walker 0000000011-3 John Jones 110010'1110— 5 



J H Tobien lluOlHOOt— 6 John Featherstun. . .1111010100—6 



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Canuas Cannes ami how to Build Than. By Parker B. Field. 

 Price 50 cent*. Canoe and Bout Building. By If. P. Ste)>}tan<. 

 Price $1.50. Tlie Canoe Aurora. By C. A. Neidf. Price $1. Canoe, 

 Handling. By C. B. Yau.v. Price $1. Canoe and Camera. By T. 

 S. Stccte. Price 1.50. Four Months in o Snrakhnx. By A". H. Bishop. 

 Price $1.50. Canoe and Camp Cookery. By "Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1887-88. 



Commodore: R. W. Gibson ) .,..„„ w v 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Mix. 5 - ajoan yi w - * 

 Viee-Com. Rear-Cam. Purser. 



Central Div..B. W. Bailey W. R. Huntington J. K. Bakewell, 



110 Diamond Sc., Pittsburgh. 

 Atlantic Dlv.neory Stanton.. .A. S. Pennhiston. li.W. Brown, UOB'way, N.Y. 



Eastern Dlv. .L. Q. Jones Geo. M. Barney.... W. B. Davidson, Hartford. 



N'lhern Dlv. .A. D. T. McGachen. W. G . MeKendriek. S. Brittou, Lindsay, Can. 



Applications for membership must be made to division pursers, ac-c-oin 

 pauied by tin; recommendation of an active member and tne sum of 83.00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current year ($1.00). Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall nay §1.1)0 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing In the Atlantic Division wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will bo furnished with printed forms of appllcati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— James Fanning Latham, Chicago, 111. 



Vice-Commodore— J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio. 



Rear-Gommodore — T. J. Kirltpatrlck. sprinirftcld, Ohio, 



Secretary -Treasurer— Geo. A. warder. Springfield, Ohio. 



Executive Committee— H. G. Hodge, Dayton, O.; C. F. Penneweli, Cleve- 

 land, O,; C. J. Bouslleld, Bay City, Mich. 



The annual meet for issi „ iu be held at Ballast Island, Lake Erie, July I 

 to 38. Regatta begins Tuesday, July 10. 



