March 28, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



201 



No. 3, regular. 15 birds, If 1.50 entrance: 



Brientnall 010111111111111—13 Sherman 111111111111111-15 



Quinton 111001011)11110-11 Savage 101101100111010- 



Hunt 1111111111111 '0-14 Folsom 001003010011101- 7 



Tee Kav UOlllllOUOOll- 11 Tuttle 110111101111011-13 



Scott . " 111111111111011-14 Yerrington. . 111111111 111111 — 15 



Bristol. . . .111110111111111-14 Beers.. 01.1001 11 1111 1 10 -11 



Albee 100111111110110-11 Hendrie OOlOlllttw. 



No. 4, regular, 5 pairs, $1 entrance: 



Brientnall: 11 11 10 11 11- 9 Sainton 00 10 1 M 1 - 



Bristol 00 10 10 11 11- 6 Purington 11 10 10 01 01 - fa 



Hunt 11 01 01 10 11- 7 Savage .10 10 10 11 10- 6 



Hendrie 00 10 10 10 00- 3 Folsom 10 11 11 10 1- 8 



Alhee 11 11 10 11 11- 9 Tuttle It 0011 01 01- 6 



Sherman 10 10 10 11 11- 7 Beers .11 10 10 11 11- 8 



MiUcr 11 10 11 10 LI- 8 Tee Kay 11 H 01 10 10- t 



Johnson 11 10 10 00 11- , L . , . « 



First, second and t hird dir., Purington fourth on shoot-off. 



No. 5, regular, 10 singles. $1 entrance: 



Miller 1111111111-10 Savage 1 11110110- 8 



Purrington 101 ill 1111- 9 Albee... ...1111111111-10 



Johnson 1111110111— 9 Sherman 11111111.00— 7 



BrientnaU lOUlllllt- 9 Hunt 1I111100H- 8 



Yt-rringtou 0111111111- 9 Tee Kay.... 1101110101- 7 



Quinton 1111111101- 9 Roll 1111010111- 8 



Scott 0101101101— fi Conover 1111110110— 8 



Hendrie 0111101111- S Addison 1111001101 — 7 



Folsom 1111011011-8 Bristol 11111 1 1010- 8 



Tuttle 1111111111-10 Sigler 1111111110- 9 



Beers 1111110011-8 



Purrington, BrientnaU and Sigler on shoot-oft 5 each and div. 

 Folsom. Savage and Hunt on shoot-off 5 each and div. 



No. 6, regular, 10 hirds, #1 entry, Hurlingham rules: 



Miller 1111111111-10 Quinton 0111111111- 9 



Sigler Ullllllll-IO Folsom 1111111101- 9 



Hunt lllOllllll— 9 Savage 1111111110- 9 



BrientnaU 1011111111- 9 Scott 0111111111— 9 



Johnson 1111011011- 8 Apgar 1101111110- 8 



Conover lULinil-10 Williams 1111111110- 9 



Bristol 1011111111— 9 Eddie O.OUOIUl- 7 



Yerrington 1010101101— Addison 01U111100— 7 



Purriucton 1111111111-10 Beers . - 011 HUlOll — 7 



Tee Kay 1111111011- 9 Simpson 0111111111— 8 



Albee 01111 11 110— 8 Lawrence 111101 1010— 7 



Tuttle 110111U11— 9 



Hunt, Brientnall, Folsom and Williams div. second on shoot 

 off with 10 each. Eddie, Addison and Beers div. fourth on shoot 

 off. 



No. 7, regular, 20 singles. $2 entrance: 

 Miller.... 111111111 111 1111 11 11—iO Johnson. .01111 llllllllflllllO— 18 

 Sigler ....01111111111111111111-19 KJ P. . . .1111 1 1 lllOllloull .101-16 

 BrWnTlUlHOimHlllHlll-19 Tee- Kay..l00HU1011H01in01-lS 

 Apgar.... 10100110111101111010-13 Conover. .11101 10111111111 1111-18 

 Eddie. . 11010111111001111111-16 Richards. 1110101 1111111111111-18 

 Purr'gt'n.lllllimillllOlllll-IO Hat haw'y 10011 1100000H01 1110-11 

 Hunt ... .111011101110111111 11- 17 Williams. 1 11011 1 1111000111110-15 



No. 8, regular, 10 birds. $1 entrance: 



Miller milllUl-10 Hathaway 1100011011- 6 



Sigler 1111111111-10 Conover 1111010111- 8 



Brientnall 111.1111110- 9 Tee Kay 1111110100- 7 



Hunt 1111 mill -10 Apgar 1111101011- 8 



Eddie .1010001111- 6 J C Peck 1111101111- 9 



Purrington 1111011111- 9 J T Richards 1101011111- 8 



Johnson 1111111111-10 A Sandford 1111111011- 9 



Williams 1111111011- 



No. 9, regular, 10 singles. $1 entrance: 



Miller.... 1111010111—8 Johnson 1111111111-10 



Sigler 1111111111-10 Conover , . . .U110UU1— 9 



Brientnall 1111111111-10 J T Richards 1110011111-8 



Hunt , 1111111111—10 AddisoD 00111O1111— 7 



Apgar 1111011111— 8 Eddie 1111101110- 8 



Tee Kay lOlllUUO— 8 Sandford 111101U11— 9 



No. 10, regular, 10 birds, $1 entrance: 



MRler.. 1111111111—10 J T Kichards 1011111101- 8 



Sigler 1111111111-10 Apgar 1111111101—9 



Brientnall llllllOHU- 8 Roll.. 1111111100- 8 



Tee Kay 1010111111- 8 Eddie llOllUOll- 8 



Johnson 1011011111- 8 Sandford 1111111111-10 



Conover lnillllll— 10 Pistol Grip OH 1001 111 — 7 



Hunt 1111111111-10 



Miller, Sigler and Conover div. first on shoot-off with 5 each. 



No 1, extra, 10 birds, 50cts. entry, National rules: 



Tee Kay 1111010101-7 Folsom 1011011011-7 



Yerrington.... , ...U0HHH1— 9 Hunt 1101111110-8 



Quinton. 101.1011.011-8 



No. 2, extra, same: 



Tee Kay. 1111110100-7 Folsom 0111011100-0 



Yerrington. Ill 1001001-6 Hunt 1100011H1 -7 



Quinton 0110111011-7 



No. 3, extra, same: 



Tee Kay 1101010111-7 Folsom 1111111001-8 



Yerrington OH 1110 110-7 Hunt 1001111110-7 



Quinton 1010110110-6 



No. 4, extra, same: 



Tee Kay 0111011010-6 Folsom 1110011111—8 



Yerrington 0101000101—4 Hunt 1101110010-6 



Quinton 1101111011-8 



No. 5, extra,, 10 birds, 50 cents entrance, Keystone rules: 



BrientnaU. llllOlllH— 9 Hunt.... 1011100111— 7 



Savage 11011 lllll— 9 Yerrington 011U01111— 8 



Albee 1001011101- 6 Quinton 1100111101— 7 



Bristol 0111101101- 7 Folsom 1001111100- 6 



Beers 1110100101— 6 Tee Kay 0111100011- 6 



Sherman 1011110110- 7 



Bristol and Quinton div. on shoot off. 



No. 6, extra, same conditions: 



Brientnall 1011011101- 7 Yerrington 1111011111- 9 



Savage. 1101001111— 7 Quinton 11100111 11— 8 



Albee 0100111111—7 Fclsom IllOiOllll— 8 



Bristol 1111111011— 9 Tee Kay 1011111011— 8 



Beers 0111110100-6 Hendrie 1111110001—7 



Sherman 1110110110- 7 Scott 0010111101— 6 



Hunt 0111111111- 9 



Amateur championship shoot for gold trophy, shot any Satur- 

 day, 5 entries necessary. 25 singles, 25 een's entrance: 



F E Thompson 110101001010111001111 1000- 1 4 



E H Fox OOHHOUO] lOlUOlllllllOO -16 



A D Sandford U0J UN Q010100G0101-13 



E S Wheeler llOlOfXhmfJOlOllOl 1 001 <J0 ]:.: 



Hathaway Ill 11001 1 1 00 1 1 lOlihOlulll — 17 



Pistol Gri o 101 1110101 1 1 1 010 1 1 1 10 i 01— 17 



Medora - 101011111101110 10 1 11 101 10 -18 



C Richards HI 1011110 1 10 1 1 1 10011 10- 1.7 



Simpson 11111100011111 10lll0<1010-ly 



Si muion s 0101100001100011100001 001- -10 



Scott 00 1 1 1010010101 1001 1100111— 1 4 



Bowland 100011011 110100(000000100 -10 



Lawrence . 1010101111111110101111110—19 



Renter ' OlOOUlOlllOlOu 1111110111—17 



J T Richards 1101111111111111.111110111-23 



Coake 100111 01111111011101 ..U10— 19 



Kissam 11110110110100 1 0011 100i01-15 



Shoaff . ... nilllOHllOOlGOHlOlllOO— 1? 



Virder 0111011 1 01 1 ! H11110GO0HO1-16 



Evans 0111000010111101101111011—16 



Moffat t ' 0010100101 00011 0000 101 100— 9 



Sheriff 0100001010011110110010010-11 



KEOKUK, la.— In the recent Budd-Stice match here St ice lost 

 12 and killed 88 out of the 100, using second barrel 55 times. Budd 

 lost 6 and killed 94 out of tne 100, using second barrel 49 times. 

 Stice used a Parker hammer less. ~<\4\ bs. in weight, with American 

 wood powder part of the time in both barrels and Budd used a 

 Smith hammerless, 7J^lbs. in weight, American wood powder in 

 both barrels. Budd used the Climax shell with extra strong; 

 primer. Dr. Henry, of Jacksonville, 111., was referee, and W. B. 

 Hauworth. of Ouincy, and Al Runge, of Burlington, were judges. 

 L. L. Heywood, of Kahoka, Ed Smith, of Carthage. 111., and Sum- 

 ner Bishee, of Keokuk, were official scorers. J. B. Worthen, of 

 Warsaw, was trap announcer. The contestants pulled traps for 

 each other. 



RENOVO GUN CLUB.— Renovo, Pa., March 25.- On March 7 a 

 club was organized here under the name of the Renovo Gun Club 

 and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Pres., 

 Dr. C. S. Beck; Vice-Pres., Horace G. Hanna; Sec'y-Treas., J. J. 

 Wentzel. The club is organized for the advancement of its mem- 

 bers in the art of wing shooting.— R. T. Powee. 



EATON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB, Eaton, N. Y., March 23.- 

 Shoot for badge: 



BeU 01100111 1100000— 7 Richardson. ...111110111010110— 11 



Peet Ill 101 1 1111 1101—13 Curtis OU101000000100- 5 



Hamlin OOOOOOIOOOOOlOl- 3 Briggs..., lOHOOlOlOOOOOO- 5 



MINNEAPOLIS TOURNAMENT, 



-MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 2?..— Editor Fm-rxt and Stream: 

 1VJ. Yesterday the Minneapolis Gun Club ga ve its first monthly 

 one-day tournament, and if, was a grand success, 34 shooters being 

 present. The day was all that could he desired, being as brigut 

 and suony as in June. Part of the shooting was good and part 

 very ,-joor, as the scores' will show. There was no wind. The 

 birds flew nicely, and there was absolutely no excuse except lack 

 of practice during the winter. Peoria blackbirds and tr ips were 

 used. The alleged "Keystone system, 1 ' which has been in use 

 here over five years, was used, and of course gave, good satisfac- 

 tion. Everything moved lively under President Lew Harrison's 

 directions. The live-bird contest interfered somewhat, and the 

 fourth event had to be omitted. The following visiting sports- 

 men were present: J. H. Balsom, Hudson, W T is.; Hon. R. M, Ander- 

 son, Stillwater. Minn.; H Jones. At water, Minn.; Harry Jewell 

 H. Robinson, Wabasha, Minn., besides Forbes Cuinmings, Skin- 

 ner, "Catamaran," Ptister, Waun ("Chantler"), "Riley" and 

 others. Two members of the club shot at 25 live birds, 5 ground 

 traps, 30yds. rise, use of both barrels, $25 a side: 



Klliolt .dill 0i 1 1 il 1 0.1 1 1 1101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -is 



Babcoek 1111110110111101101101111— 3tl 



Event No. 1, 10 single peorias, SI entrance. Moneys subdivided 

 00 and 40 per cent., each subdivision divided 50, 30 and 20. The 

 system is not liked, and will be abandoned for the old style, 40, 30, 

 20,10. Score: 



♦Murphy 1011101101—7 ♦Riley 1H1110U1- 9 



♦Beck 1111011011—8 *Forbes 1111111111—10 



Jones 0111101111-8 Jewell 0111100101- 6 



W h i tcoinb 01110111 00-0 Roi Vinson 1 10111 1 11— 8 



Marshall 1011100010-5 MF Kennedy 1011010110- 6 



Nicholson 1010111110-7 *Barnes 1110111111- 9 



*Shott 0011111110-7 Skinner 01101 10011— 6 



Stmler 0100011101-5 L F Kennedy llllllUOl- 9 



Cutter 110U00010-5 *Daly 1111011101- 8 



Ensign 1001111110-7 Cummings 1111100111-8 



♦Dalton 010U10010—5 Pyle 1111010001- 



♦Chantler 10011 1" 110— 7 Swanman PIOOOIOIO— 5 



♦Catamaran 1001011011-6 Gooseman 11000U110- 6 



Bnrkhard U11111011-9 



Ties at 3 singles, 21vds.; on for second: Burk 1, Riley 0, Barnes 

 3, M. F. Kennedy 1. On 8 for third: Beck 2, Jones 3, Robinson 1, 

 Daly 2. Forbes first, Barnes second, Jones third, first class. 

 Murphy, Ensign and Shot first, Catamaran second, Swanman 

 third, second class. 



* Indicates assumed names. 



No. 2, singles and 2 pairs Peorias, 18 and 15yds. rise, Keystone 

 rules, 6 prizes, entrance $1. 50: 



Skinner lltOll 1110—8 Beck 111101 



10 10— 8 Leonard 100110 



01 11— 9 Whitcomb 010001 



11 10— 9 L F Kennedy.. 000100 



10 10- 7 Cutter 111100 



10 01- 5 Ensign 111111 



10 01— 7 Stokes .110111 



Daly mill 



Catamaran.. .HUH 



Jones 111111 



M J Cunimingsl .11011 



Kobinsou 000111 



Marshall 011111 



Jewel 101111 



Chantler 131110 



Swanman 001001 



Dal ton 111111 



Forbes 101111 



Murphy 010001 



Shott 111H1 



M F Kennedy. 111U1 

 Barnes 111011 



10 10- 

 01 11— 8 

 10 00- 3 

 10 10— 8 

 10 10— 7 

 01 11- 5 



10 11— 9 



11 00- 8 

 11 11- 



Riley 011111 



Roxy 110010 



Burk 111101 



Balsom 110111 



Shuler 110111 



Pyle 110100 



Eli 011110 



Nicholson OOOOllw. 



10 00- 6 

 10 00- 4 

 00 10- 3 

 10 11- 4 



10 10- 6 



11 11—10 

 11 11- 9 

 11 11— 9 



00 10— 4 

 II 00- 7 



01 10- 7 

 11 10- 8 

 11 00- 5 

 11 10- 7 



Ties on 9 for second at 1 single and 1 pair birds, 18 and 21yds.: 



Catamaran 11 1-3 Barnes H 0—2 



Jones H 1—3 Stokes 10 — 1 



Shott 10 -1 Riley 10 -1 



Ties on 8 for third at 1 pair and 1 single birds. 18 and 21yds. 



Skinner ... 101 111 110 101-9 Dalton 101 111 111 00 0-8 



Daly 1 — 1 M KcnnedylO 1 11 — 4 



Cha'nller... 101 HI 110 111-10 Shu'er 1 —1 



First class: Ensign first, Catamaran and Jones second, Chantler 

 third. Second class: Burk first, Beck and Cutter second, Robinson, 

 Murphy and Pyle third. 

 Nn. 3, 15 singles, I8ydf .. $2 entrance, six moneys: 



Dalton . . *. . . . .101001 111011011-10 Stokes ..011111001011011—10 



M F Kennedy. 101101011111111-12 Cutter 011110101101000— 8 



Eli 101101111011001—10 Eusign.' 101111111111110—13 



Chantler 111111111111111-15 Shuler 110011011101011—10 



Riley IHUOIlOOOOUl— 10 Beck. . , 111111111111011—14 



Robinson 011011001111111-11 Balsom 111101111101110—12 



Catamaran.... 01 101111111111 1—13 L F Kennedy..l01011U 1110101— 11 



Skinner 011101011010110— 9 Burk 111101111111111— 14 



Barnes 111111111101111—14 Smith 001 110111 111010-10 



Jones 110011 111011110— 11 Cummings. . . .101100111111110-11 



Murphy 011110001111101—10 Leonard OOlOllllnOUOOO— 7 



Dalv ..' 011111101101111— 12 Jewell 10 1 101 1 01011111—11 



Forbes 01 1111000111 111—11 Whitcomb 0100011 UHlllO— 10 



Shott 1 1 101 1 11 101010—10 



Chantler first, Barnes, Burk and Beck second, Catamaran and 

 Ensign third, first class. Kennedy, Daly and Balsam first, Jones 

 and JeweU second, Murphy and Whitcomb third, second class. 



No. 5, 4 singles aud 3 pairs Peoria blackbirds, 18 and 15yds. rise, 

 entrance $1.50: 



Forbes 1111 H 01 11—9 Cutler 0110 11 11 11— 8 



Catamaran 1010 1110 01-0 Ensign 1111 011111— 9 



Cnantler 0110 1110 11-7 Riley 0101 10 00 01-4 



Daly mi 10 1110-8 Leonard 1100 110110—6 



Bubv 1100 10 1110—6 L Kennedy 1010 00 10 00—3 



Pye: 11H 



\I Kennedy 1011 



Brady OH] 



Dalton 1111 



Morse 0111 



Snuler U0l 



11 00 11-8 



10 11 11-8 



11 10 11-8 



10 10 00-6 



11 00 01-6 



Barnes 1111 



Balsom 0101 



Eli 101 1 



Skinner 1101 



Whitcomb 0000 



11 11 11-10 

 01 10 00— 4 



10 11 10- 7 



11 11 11- 9 



10 00 00- 1 



11 11 01- 8 



01 10 10—6 Stokes 1101 _ 



Murphv 0010 10 10 00—3 Shott 1101 10 11 10— 7 



Burke." 1010 11 10 10—6 Cummings 1111 11 00 11— 8 



Jones Hll 01 01 10-7 Beck 1001 11 11 11- 8 



Jewell Hll 10 H 10-8 



Barnes first. Forbes, Ensign and Skinner second, M. F. Kennedy 

 third, first class. Chantler, Eli and Jones first, Shuler second", 

 Riley and Balsam third, second class. 



No. 6, for club medals and purse, 10 singles and 5 pairs Peoria 

 blackbirds, entries $2, 6 moneys: 



Ruble 0111100111 10 10 10 11 11-13 



Daly 1 1111X0111 10 11 10 11 00-15 



Beck .1111011101 11 10 10 11 10-15 



Forbes 1100111000 11 11 11 10 11-14 



Skinner 01000J1110 01111110 10-13 



Catamaran 1111111110 U 11 11 11 01—18 



Pye 01.11001111 10 10 11 11 11—15 



Marshall 0111001001 00 11 11 00 11— ll 



Riley 1111111111 11 10 11 00 10-16 



Shuler. 1001 110101 10 01 01 10 11—12 



Wiegand ~. .1111101100 11 11 11 11 10-16 



M: F Kennedy 1101111111 11 11 11 01 01—17 



Cummings 0110111011 10 11 00 10 01-12 



Shott 0111001001 11 01 11 U 11—14 



Barnes 1110111111 10 11 11 11 11-18 



Chantler 1011111111 11 11 10 11 11-18 



Morse 01101 10010 00 00 00 11 01- 8 



Brown 1010110111 10 11 11 11 11—16 



Leonard - 1011011000 10 00 10 10 10-10 



Cutler 9101011111 10 10 00 10 10—11 



Ensign 0111011111 10 11 10 10 Ql-H 



Jones 1111 111111 11 10 10 11 01—18 



M.urpby. 1011100011 10 10 10 11 10—12 



Benks 0111110111 11 11 10 11 10—10 



Roxie 1001110111 01 00 10 11 11—13 



Smith. 0100101011 00 10 00 10 01— 8 



Eli 1111011000 11 11 11 10 11—15 



Balsom 1111101100 11 11 10 00 11-14 



1. F Kennedy J 1 1 1 1 lOijol 1 1 11 10 00 01-11! 



Whitcomb 1101110110 11 11 11 11 11—17 



Stokes IIOOUOOOI 01 10 10 00 10— 9 



Dalton .0111111111 10 U 10 10 11-16 



Shepherd , . 10101U101 10 10 10 10 10—12 



Catamaran, Jones, Chantler, Barnes, first; M. F. Kennedy, 

 Whitcomb, second: Wigand, Dalton, third, first class. Daly, first; 

 Forbes, Eusign, Balsom, second; Ruby, third; Catamaran, senior 

 badge; Whitcomb, junior badge, second class. 



No. 7, 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias for Tribune badge, entrance 

 $1.50: 



Whitcomb 011011111 10 10 10-10 Shott 111111101 01 11 10-11 



Pye 011011110 10 10 11—10 Shuler 101000101 11 10 10— 8 



Wiegand.. 110101101 00 01 10- 8 Cutter ... .111110111 10 10 10-11 

 Murphy. ...110111111 10 10 00-10 Ensign... 11 1111011 10 00 U— 11 

 Skinner... .010001111 11 11 11-11 S KounedyllllllOlO 01 10 11— 11 



Dann 001110110 10 01 10— 8 Dalton 111111111 1110 10-13 



Dalton first, Kennedy second, Whitcomb third in first class. 

 Murphy first, Wiegand second, Shuler third in second class. Dal- 

 ton wins Tribune badge. 



CLASSIFICATION. 



AS the season is fast approaching when amateur trap shooterB 

 blossom forth and the old oxies, held over from last season, 

 again show up (with their trusty and only guns that can shoot), 

 we would offer a few suggestions of advice before one of the best 

 outdoor sports dwindles into nothingness after a few shoots in 

 the spring. 



The desire is stUl alive in all shooters to attend the meets, but 

 none of them can get over the idea of shooting when they are out- 

 classed, which they soon find out, and the charm of their first 

 efforts in tbe spring at trap shooting soon wears off and only a 

 few of the best shots are left. 



Handicapping has been discussed before, and although many 

 are in favor of it, it. does not fill the wants, as expert shots catch 

 a bird all the way from 10 to 15yds. closer to the trap than an 

 amateur, and the setting back that many yards would not alter 

 the matter. 



After the State Trap Shooters' Association had been organized 

 for about a year, its first annual meeting was called at South 

 Lyons, April" 20. 1887, when every sportsman in the State was 

 invited to attend and give his ideas for the betterment of that 

 organization. Vincent Kindler, of this city, a member of the 

 Association almost from the start, saw that there was a rupture 

 in its ranks at that time, and if something was not done right off 

 it would ultimately result in its downfall- This was clique shoot- 

 ing, or in other words, a party of good shooters could syndicate 

 and carry off all the prizes by tieing in the various scores and 

 thus heating out the poor shots on the shoot-off. Ho sent a letter 

 to that meeting which conveyed his ideas of remedying that evil, 

 as he was unable to attend, but his advice was never acted upon. 

 For the benefit of those making a. start this spring we publish it, 

 hoping that, they will profit by it and keep this outdoor sport 

 alive this season, as to the man owning agun there is nothing com- 

 pared to it. Following is the letter: 



To the Officers and Gentlemen of the State Trap Shooters' 1 Asso- 

 ciation: 



Dear Bkotmek Suootbks— Not having the pleasure to be with 

 you personally, and believing that it is desirable to have the views 

 of as many members as possible on points that are of importance 

 to the success and prosperity of our association, I take the liberty 

 to caU your attention to what I consider the most important 

 question to shooters generally— that is, that we prove to them 

 that, we intend to be fair to every class of shooters, whether it be 

 the brother that hardly ever can eret half his birds or the expert 

 that more often can get his nine (9) or ten (10) straight. At present 

 there seems to be a. suspicion floating around (.hut. some of our ex- 

 pert brothers make low scores too often. 



If it is the intention of this Association to have class shooting 

 and to show that, we mean lair play to every class of skill at the 

 trap. I would respectfully offer the foUowing as my cure for regu- 

 lating this evil: 



1. 1 would divide the shooters as follows: Those that break 80 

 per cent, and over to be first class; those that break 70 per cent, 

 and under 80 to be second clas ; those that break OOperct/nt. 

 and under 70 to be third class; those that break less than 60 per 

 cent, to be fourth class. 



2. I would not handicap in the regular score, but in shooting off 

 ties would classify as follows: First class to shoot at 3 birds, sec- 

 ond class 4, third class 5, fourth class 6. 



Thus, for instance, if a first and fourth class shot would each 

 break 5 out of 10, in the shoot-off (he, fourth class would have 6 

 birds to the experts' 3 to even up matt ers, and would necessitate 

 the hitter's breaking all of his birds if the former only secured 

 half of his to win. 



1 believe this would be fair to all classes of shooters, and sin- 

 cerely hope something of this kind will be done, so as to make it 

 agreeable to all parties that attend our tournaments.— Saffinaw 

 (Mich.) News. 



LARCHMONT GUN CLUB, March 23.— Matches to-day were 

 the finest ever held under the auspices of the club. The weat her 

 was simply perfect, and consequently there was an extra large at- 

 tendance. There were three prize matches for valuable trophies. 

 The first event was for the Davis cup, a handsome silver-beaten 

 urn, fain, high, suitably inscribed. The cup was offered by M. V. 

 B. Davis, and was to be given to Hie marksman winning two 

 matches. Com. C. H. Colt had won one contest and F. A. PottB 

 another. There were seven entries in to-day's match. Each con- 

 testant was allowed 2 shots at 5 birds, those tieing to pass out on a 

 miss. Handicaps of 1, 2, 3 and 4ft. were given. The match re- 

 sulted as follows: 



G H Colt (28) 010 —1 J N Winslow (38) 0110-2 



A Taylor (29) 11110-4 F A Pot ts (26) Ulll-5 



FA Potts (26) 1011 -3 H Durant (25) 100 —1 



C II Colt (28) 11110-4 



R. H. Henderson referee. By making 5 out of a possible 5 Mr. 

 Potts became the owner of the cup, and he celebrated his victory 

 by filling the silver urn with champagne and inviting each of the 

 company to drink. The second event was also a handicap, three 

 birds, ties, miss and out. The prize of this match was given by 

 the club, and an entrance fee of $5 was charged. It was a very 

 heavy silver and bronze cigar box, filled with the choicest Reinas. 

 There were 11 entries and the foUowing scores were made: 



Alexander Taylor, Jr (29). .111— 3 J N Winsiow (28) 010—1 



H Durant (25) UO-2 C H Colt (23) 100-1 



F A Potts (27) 111-3 A Thompson (25) 111-3 



T Thompson (25) 011-2 S Peabody (22) 111—3 



C II Colt (28) 110-2 N S Simpkins (28) 111-3 



H Durant (25) 100—1 



This tied Taylor, Potts, Thompson, Simpkins and Peabody. 

 Taylor missed his fourth bird and was out. Potts lost his sixth 

 bird and was dropped. Thompson wounded his seventh bird, but 

 it succeeded in getting outside the lines, where the dogs dis- 

 patched it. Peabody lost his eighth rise, and Simpkins, by making 

 eight consecutive birds, won the match and the silver cigar box. 

 The Reinas he distributed among the spectators. 



The next event, 3 birds, ties, miss and out, was also a handicap, 

 and an entrance fee of £5 was cfiarged. The prize, offered by the 

 club, was a beautifuUy-designed silver claret jug. In this event 

 there were 13 entries, and the score stood as follows: 



Alexander Taylor (29).. ..100—1 A Thompson (28), 111—3 



N 8 Simpkins (29). 101-2 C H Colt (28) 110-2 



A Thompson (25) 00 —0 H Durant (35) 00 -0 



C H Colt (28) 101—2 S Peabod y (25) 101—2 



H Durant. (25) 100—1 A Taylor. Jr, (29). 10 —1 



F A Potts (27) 010-1 N S Simpkins (29) 111-3 



J N Winsiow (28) 101—2 



This tied Messrs. Thompson and Simpkins, each having killed 

 all of their 3 birds. Thompson lost his fourth rise and Simpkins, 

 by dropping his, won the trophy. The weather was so delightful 

 and every condition for the sport so favorable that 6 sweepstake 

 matches were arranged, entry $5. In these each contestant 

 shot twice at 5 birds, ties miss and out. In the first Messrs. 

 Thompson and Taylor tied, with 4 out of 5 birds good. Thompson 

 missed, and Taylor dropped the sixth rise, and consequently Tay- 

 lor won. The second match was won by Mr. C. H. Colt, with 5 

 straight good birds. The third was won by Mr. A. Taylor, Jr., 

 who killed 4 out of 5 biids. Messrs. Taylor and Potts tied in the 

 fourth, each with 5 dead birds. Mr. Potts won on the shoot off. 

 In the fifth Messrs. Durant and Potts both killed a straight. On 

 the shoot off Durant missed his eitrhth bird; Potts killed his rise 

 and won. In the sixth and last Messrs, Simpkins, Chapman and 

 Durant each brought clown their 5 birds. Ch»pman missed the 

 sixth. Durant did not miss until he had brought down 9, missing 

 the tenth. Simpkins made 10 straight and won. On Saturday 

 next the club will have some more matches, 



OTTAWA, March 21.— The outline programme of events pro- 

 posed for the second annual Queen's Birthday tournament of the 

 St. Hubert Gun Club will be in the following shape. There, will 

 be in cash $250: May 21, first day— No. 1— Opening sweep. $2 each, 

 20 birds; open to members of regular gun clubs. Prizes divided 

 as per number of entries. No. 2— First prize, Governor-General 

 Lord Lansdowne's silver cup and $50 cash; open to teams of five 

 members of a regularly organized club. Second prize- Silver cup 

 presented bv the members of the Ottawa and St. Hubert clubs 

 and $30 cash. Third prize— Twenty-five pounds Cariboo powder 



prizes. Entrance $2; 20 birds each. No. 2. Team match of teams 

 of three— All representatives of anyone club. Entrance $5 per 

 team. Money divided as per number of teams. No. 3. Sweeps- 

 Same as Nos. 1 and 3 of firsr, day. N. B— A ladies' or mercantile 

 match wiU be opened and run closely each day. Nine birds; en- 

 trance 50 cents, including birds. 



NEW JERSEY MATCHES.— W. Lever and Mose Myer will 

 shoot a match at 50 live birds each on Thursday, March 28, at 

 Erb's, Newark. The conditions wiU be one barrel only and the 

 stake $100 a side. Though Myer was at one time the equal of any 

 man in the State, he is now entirely out of practice. The Manitz- 

 SmitJi 50-bird match will take place at the same place on the 

 same day and should prove the most interesting contest of the 

 two. 



STICE.— The Ulness of Stice has compelled au indefinite post- 

 ponement of the Stice— Carver matcb which was set down for 

 March 23, at Grand Crossing, near Chicago.; 



