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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Feb. 8, im. 



NEWARK, N. J.. Feb. l.-The ftandipg of tfc« slabs in the aeso- 

 Nation tournament to date is as follows: 



Howard . : . . . . 



Excelsior 



Lakeside., . 



Oakland 



Monroe : : 



Puritan ■ 



"North Ward-. .'.. . . 



Annie Oakley. 



Essex '. 



Sheppard. . 

 Newark.: . 

 Electric. 



Won. 



Lost 



. 15 • 



0 



.. 12 



. 3. 



.. TO 



fi . 



.. 10 



—"-Ik 



.. 9~ 

 .-. 8 





. . ' 



(5 



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12 



. 4 



... a. 



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13 



0 



18 



l,065* e 

 1.048?* 

 l,037» u 

 1,019',,, 

 . 1.033 

 l,019> r> 

 985«iV 



{'96' V, 



976',., 

 973" ia 



men, although by some unforeseen accident these men may lose a 

 match each and thus sacrifice their chances. Otto Krauss is at 

 the top of the list with an average of lllJii, his nearest competitor 

 being Ous Widman who has 109 r, 14 . 



The Columbia Rifle Club elected the following officers last week: 

 Wm. A.Coe, Pres.: H. C. Koegel. Vice-Pies.; J. Hanrahan. Rec'd. 

 bee y: A. Winter. Fin. Sec'y; Ph. Scheib, Treas.; M. Krovling, 

 Sergt.-at-A.rins; Wtm WaltZlnger, Team paptain, 



SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.— Tlie invitiug weather of to-day 

 brought the inarksmeu nut by the score, and the merry crack of 

 the rifles rang through Shell Mound Park all da y. The boys were 

 on their mettle, and though a new lot of rifles, the oights of. winch 

 have not yet become set. haudicapped a few. the majority made 

 good scores. Company B was out in force and a. team shoot took 

 place, the scores of which were as follows: 



Pvt. Brown's Team. Serst. Oestrich's Team. 



Brown 44 Oestrieh 36 



Maginnis 12 Kehrlein 43 



Carroll 45 Adams.. 38 



Cooper 35 Sheehan 37 



Sergt Kennedy 25 Brusher 37 



Capt Kennedy 30 Srettin 34 



Heefb... 42 Piitchard 44 



Rash,. .31-284 Burns 38-307 



Smith Can and Edward Hove.v, the veteran shots, gave an ex- 

 hibition of pistol shooting which has seldom been excelled. The 

 match was 50 shots at 50yds., with reetilation Smith & Wessr 

 revolvers, possible 250. The scores were as follows- 

 Carr 48 48 48 48 45-238 Hovey 45 49 48 49 48-239 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. l.-There was a good attendance at the 

 Last shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club last Wednesday, Mohr- 

 Steifrt made the top score, and will bold the medal until the next 

 shoot. The shooting as a whole was good. The following scores 

 were made at a IVfiin. bullseye. distance 12yds., possible in 10 shots 



EMohrstadt 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11—116 



M Summtrfield. . . ...... ....... . .12 11 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 12-115 



W Bauer.. 12 12 10 11 11 12 11 13 11 12-114 



G Alexander... 11 12 12 10 13 12 12 11 10 11—113 



W J Lard. 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 12-112 



Jav J Schaefcr 11 11 11 10 12 10 12 12 11 12-112 



F A Fodde 12 11 11 10 12 12 12 10 12 10-112 



W C Billmeyer 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 11-111 



P. Barker 11 12 11 11 1110 12 12 1.1 10-110 



W C Mackwitz 11 12 1,1 9 12 11 11 12 10 11—110 



HStuessel 11 9 10 12 12 11 10 13 11 12—110 



W Hettel 11 11 12 11 9 12 11 8 12 12-109 



A.E Bengel 10 12 13 9 11 11 10 11 9 11-106 



Unser Fritz. 



OWENSV1LLE, 1ND., Jan. V.- The Oweusvillc Ballard Rifle 

 Team made following aeoi'Bs, 20Ovds., off-hand: 



J Montgomery. 7 10 10 9 4 8 7 1.0 8 8— 80 



9 9 10 9 10 6 7 8 a 9-83 

 8 10 6 8 10 10 10 0 7 6-84-347 



WT Roberts 7 7 4 7 9 10 5 7 8 9-73 



4 8 8 10 7 10 9 7 8 4—75 

 10 7 5 10 5 8 0 9 6 10 -74—3! 

 C Summers 947688 6 98 10—75 



8 10 3 8 6 7 6 7 7 7-74 



9 4 1C 6 8 6 6 8 5 10-73-332 

 CREEDMOOR.— At the meeting of the Board of Directors of 



the National Rifle Association on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the formal 

 transfer of Creedmoor was made, and the title to the grounds is 

 now in the name of the State. Gen, Bobbins is reported as having 

 grreat schemes for the rehabilitation of shooting there. 



THE TRAP, 



As this journal is the only one having a representative with the 

 East and West team tourists, our readers will be given the best, 

 brightest, fullest, most accurate and most satisfactory reports ot 

 the progress of the enterprise. 



AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION DATES 



Feb. 12, 13, 11— Birmingham, Ala. 

 Feb. 19. 20, 21— New Orleans, La. 

 April 30, May 1, 3.— Columbus, O. 

 May 7, 8, 9.— St. Louis, Mo. 

 May 20, 21, 32.— Minneapolis, Minn. 

 May —.—Kansas City, Mo. 

 June 4, 5, 6.— Lafayette, Ind. 



The Kansas City dates have not yet been determined, but thev 

 will probably be May 25, 26 and 27. 



THE U. S. CARTRIDGE CO.'S TOUR. 



[From Our Own Representative,'] 



ON BOARD THE IOLANTME, Ohio. Jan. 27. -This has been a 

 red-letter day in the shooting annals of Dayton, and indeed, 

 it is probable that in the shooting history of the State there has 

 been no day more noteworthy. Those who have lamented the ap- 

 parent ueoadeuee of trap-shooting as manifested in the light 

 attendances of the past year need lament no more. There was 

 not only a crowd out to see the team championship shoot at Day- 

 ton fair grounds this afternoon, but the crowd was a large crowd, 

 a, popular crowd and an enthusiastic crowd. There were four 

 special excursions run into the city to-day, and among the Cincin- 

 nati visitors were many familiar faces, including" t hose of Al 

 Bandle, Ed. Taylor, Chas. Kauffman, ''Wick" and others known 

 in trap circles of that city. From what can be learned from the 

 gate receipts and from a fair estimate of those who stole their 

 way in, it is very probable that the attendance ran between 700 

 and 800, and a more eagerly interested and appreciative audience 

 never gathered behind the scores. Mr. Dimick has expressed 

 himself as highly satisfied with this, the inaugural shoot -of the 

 tour, and if other cities average so well as Dayton, he may cer- 

 tainly feel flattered by the result. There has been a genuine ex- 

 citement in Dayton to-day, in which non-shooters as well as 

 shooters have generously joined. 



After a morning spent in hasty preparations, more or less con- 

 fused by reason of the still chaotic, st ate in which the newly ar- 

 rived and more or less exuberant crew had left the car, the bovs 

 ate lunch with genuine shooters' appetite, and packed their traps 

 for the journey to the grounds. This was made in a gorgeous 

 tally-ho coach, driven six-in-hand by a good whip, and melodi- 

 ously announced on the streets by a trumpeter who blew a horn 

 so long and shiny as might have excited Gabriels attention if not 

 his envy. This drew a curious crowd upon the streets, and quite 

 a mob gathered on Main street when the coach paused in order to 

 allow a photographer to make some views. Thence to the grounds 

 the tally-ho was followed or preceded by a long line of vehicles, 

 Tnetwo teams, seated high on the great vehicle, and dressed in 

 heir showy uniforms, made a unique display, and attracted 

 many admiring glances from feminiue eyes, which certainly 

 might have chosen worse if seeking for good-looking and manly 

 fellows. 



The reputation of the men for grace and beauty was made be- 

 fore they reached t be gates. The noble dignity of Mr. Stice and Mr. 

 Ruble, the lissome grace of Harvey McMurchy. the simple, child- 

 like innocence of Chippie Budd, the gravitv of Messrs.- Tucker 

 and the Perrys, the stony calm of Messrs. Qhimby and Wolsten* 

 croft, the. sweet smile of Mr. Heikes, the regal indifference of Mr. 

 Gaboon, and the eagle eye of Paul North, who as a temporary 

 guest sat. on the front seat with Mr. Dimick— all these things 

 could not, fail to have the effect usually created by those who 

 have the fatal gilt of beauty. Tt remained to be seen what repu- 

 tation t he team would create or sustain as shooters pure and 

 simple, A glance at the scores will show that this is a shooting 

 crowd. None but ten shooters of the first water would shoot such 

 a race. And the boys did this after a night more or less sleepless, 

 owing to their new and rather noisy uuarters on a depot side 



track, and in spite of the fact that the traps were unfortunate!' 

 set directly, facing th» sun. ' 



Messrs, McDonald and Pratehett acted as judges. Mr. Dimick 

 and Mr. S, A. Tucker dividing time as referee. Paul North pre- 

 sided at the traps. Forest and Stream scored. Forest and 

 Stream is the only paper represented on the car. It will Elms be 

 represented on the entire trip, and therefore all other papers will 

 fall to get a place in the running with it. Still, that is nothing 

 unusual. 



It wasaboutf P. M. when Capt. McMurchy and Budd tossed for 

 choice. The Western team went to the score first, and Mr. Budd 

 cracked three straight without apparent effort, and the first gun 

 ot toe greatest trap-shooting circuit the world has ever known 

 had been fired. Score: 



Match at 30 singles and 5 pairs bluerocks, 18yds. rise, new- 

 American rules: ' 



,,r ^ , , j Wn«tern Team. 



£- W fs§ udd iiliiiiriiiuimiiiiiijiniii n n m n io-38 



JKS'iee mmmiomimioimiiim n n oo 11 u-36 



K OH. ikes.. ..llllUOlllllOllllllOllllimM 11 10 10 11 01-34 

 CE Cahoon 111111111111101011111111111110 11 10 10 10 11-38 



j A Ruble liiiiniimiiiiiiiiimmioi n 11 11 11 h-so-iho 



,,,,,, , Eastern Team. 



H McMurchy... 1111111111011111111 11111111111 10 W m n n_36 

 W WolstencroftlLU 11111.11111111111111 1111111 11 H U n 11-40 



W E Perry 111111111101111111111111111111 11 10 \u 11 11-37 



W Fred QuinibyOOlllOOOOllOOOOaOOllOOOlOOlll 01 00 11 11 10-19 



W S Perry 111111111011011111111001111111 11 io 10 11 11-34— MB 



The Western team thus won easily, but the Eastern made a 

 showing ■which makes a regular repetition of that feat extremely 

 doubtful. Wo stencrott, of Philadelphia, made the only straight 

 which, under the circumstances of light, etc., was a. really remark- 

 able score; tor m the doubles some of the birds were thrown 

 square m the face of the sun. His sensational snap shot, smash- 

 „™5 a .ku-d wh, ch supped in the trap and darted sharp to right, 

 •was the feature of the day. Mr. Ruble, who is better known in 

 the party as the Amateur, crowded hard for a straight, but fell 

 just short, as did also Mr. Budd. Repeated applause greeted the 

 more successful shooters. Mr. Quimhy'a score was one. of the 

 unaccountahles lor him, and he is not likely to repeat it. Mr. 

 Quimby shot as substitute for Mr. Whitney, w ho was threatened 

 with the prevailing epidemic of cold and sore throat, and, there- 

 fore, was-advised to remain at the car. 



The grounds were now hurriedly cleared for the live-bird traps 

 it being announced that Mr. Heikes. of the Western team, and Mr' 

 *lcMurchy, of the Eastern team, would shoot a race of 25 singles! 



Heikes-McMurchy, 25 single birds, new American rules. 



¥?™ es - \ 1111111010101111211100111-30 



McMurchy 0112000211111211111100011-18 



Heikes won. The birds were a mixed lot, but strong, prompt fly- 

 ers. They often flew directly toward the sum and it was nearly 

 impossible to see them. This accounts for the low scores 



The guns used by the different shooters are as follows: ' 



Eastern Team.— McMurchy, L. C. Smith, 12-gauge; Wolsten- 

 croft, greener, 12-gauge: W. E. Perry, Parker, 10-gauge; W S 

 Perry, Parker, 10-gauge: Whitney alternates with 10-gauge Smith 

 and 10-gauge Leaver; Quimby, L. C. Smith. 10-gauge. 



Western Team.-Budu, L. C. Smith, 12-gauge; Stice, Parker, 12- 

 gauge; Heikes, Leiever, 12-gauge; Cahoon, Parker, 12-gauge; 

 Ruble, Lef ever, 12-gauge; Tucker, Parker, 10-gauge. 



It was growing dusk as the live bird match closed. The bovs 

 hastily collected their belongings and again betook themselves to 

 the wheeled domicile, which is to be home for them for nearly 

 thi* months, Rolla Heikes, who lives at Dayton, bade adieu to 

 his wife, who was a proud, but rather tearful witness of his win- 

 ning and then there was a sharp driving to catch the 5:20 train to 

 Cincinnati. The two hours en route have been whiled awav with 

 a hearty dinner and with post-prandial song and music, in which 

 "Olla Heikes S harijo figures largely, and now we are rolling into 

 Cincinnati, Union depot. To-night the two teams will go in 

 uniform to the theater, iu this, as in all else, the guests of Mr 

 Dimick and his company. 



And now a word about the car Iolanthe. This car is one of the 

 only two of the kind in the country. The other is chartered bv 

 Joe Jefferson, the noted actor. The car is extra long, and its in- 

 terior is tairly a hotel for perfectness and convenience. One of 

 the middle compartments is used a., a property room, and another 

 is furmshed into a snug domicile for Mr. Dimick. There is a 

 smoking-room at one end of the car, and at the other end is the 

 kitchen. There is an elegant drawing-room which betimes helds 

 the long table. Between this main room are the regular Pullman 

 berths, and ia this part of the car small tables are set during 

 meal time iu the fashion of the regular buffet cars. There are 

 numbers of pictures tastily decorating the drawdng-room, and 

 take it all in all, the whole car is simply elegant. For the pur- 

 pose in hand, it has only one equal in all this land so noted for its 

 luxurious railway travel. There are in the service Robt. Jackson, 

 porter: Fred Alexander, waiter; and Chas. Lyons, cook, and these 

 all seem to enjoy the busy fun as much as any. Of course so 

 many being thus thrown all at once into quarters' necessarily not 

 so large as all out doors, there is still an occasional lost hat or 

 missing wiping stick, but as the boys get straightened around 

 and as the established system begins to prevail, there will be 

 order, sweetness and light in this novel trap-shooters' home 

 None of the boys are troubled about their baggage. There is a 

 property man, Mitchell, along, and he assumes charge of every- 

 thing of that sort. The boys hand him their truak checks, and he 

 makes a record of each in his book, and that is the last of it, until 

 the owner may want some article in his trunk, when the latter is 

 soon ready at call. Every care has been taken for the comfort 

 and ease of the party. 



The Iolanthe has been visited to-dav by throngs of the interested 

 and the curious. She will doubtless be so visited to-morrow here 

 where the teams shoot at the baseball park. To-night she is the 

 abode of a happy, cheerful aud contented little party of shooters 

 who all know each other and dwell harmoniously together Mr' 

 Dimick is to night pretty well convinced that he has got a crowd 

 of shooters together under his roof, and the shooters and all others 

 are convinced that the trip in all its purposes is a sieneso already. 



Cincinnati, O., Jon. 48. — The quiet morning air of Cincinnati 

 freight yards where the kindly railroad csinpany had shunted 

 the Iolanthe was broken this morning early by the voice of Char- 

 lie Budd. " Mr. Dimick," said he. " I ain't much of a kicker, but 

 I want to say right now that if 1 can't have a pair »f suspenders 

 long enough for me, I'm going to quit and go home." 



Mr. Dimick appeased the captain by the gift, of a new pair of 

 suspenders, remarking that that was customary when one gets a 

 new suit of clothes. Mr. Ruble came next. 



"You will have to stop the car, Mr. Dimick," said he, " I'm 

 orry, but I can't shoot no longer if 1 don't get the armholes i n 

 my coat cut bigger." 



" You shall have if, done," said Mr. Dimick. 



" Rob," get him his shoes," said Mr. Dimick, "and next time 

 black 'em all over if it takes two boxes." 



"Say, Mr. Dimick," began Jim Stice, " if you can't keep Henrv 

 McMurchy from sitting on my new bat, I ain't go to p]»j no 

 more." 



" Henry, get off Jimmie's hat, my boy," said Mr. Dimick. " and 

 come to breakfast, all of you." 



So they all came, aud great shades of Pullman, how thev did 

 eat ! 



It was early apparent that the second shoot of the series was 

 not to be in any way behind the first. The Cincinnati boys were 

 out, iu force at the general meeting place of the only Ai. Bandle's 

 store and at other gun stores of the city. Al was on hand him- 

 self, imperturbable and full of spirits as ever, aud welcomed the 

 boys with a warmth, tinged only by his regret that he could not 

 accompany them on the trip. "Wick," of the Wigwam, was also 

 visible, omnipotent as ever, and so was Ed. Taylor, and so were 

 dozens of other shooters who knew and were known by the mem- 

 bers of the two teams. Hearty greetings of old friends were com- 

 mon and the stream of sportsmen at Bandle's only grew less when 

 the boys parted to set out for the grounds. 



The shooting was at the Cincinnati Base Ball Park, which 

 grounds are fairly iu the middle of the city and very much more 

 accessible than the old Independent grounds, where last sum- 

 mer's shoots were held. These grounds are nicely fenced, and 

 have a fine grand stand, which provided warm and comfortable 

 quarters for the spectators who assembled to witness the sport. 

 The weather was very mild for this season of the year. The daj 

 was bright, with little or no wind, and if any fault could be found 

 with the conditions it was that along toward evening the black 

 painted fence made a rather had background for the doubles. 



From what estimates are possible at this time it, is very prob- 

 able that there were between TOO and 800 spectators. The crowd 

 was about equal to that at Dayton, but owing to the arrangement 

 of the seats, which rose just back of the shooters' score it was 

 more easily controlled and there was none of the usual good- 

 natured crowding up to the dead line during the shooting. A 

 word should be said about these people, Thev had manv shooters 



among them, but it was not solely n crowd of men and boys. There 

 were many ladies, and on the whole the assembly was orderly in 

 the extreme and sufficient commentary upon the success of this 

 trip in all its best purposes. Cincinnati may he proud of the 

 people she sent out to see the boys and proud of the reception she 

 has given them in every point aud particular. All of the Iolanthe's 

 crew are pleased and satisfied in the extreme and so on their way 

 rejoicing. m 

 It was about 2 P. M. when the teams, in full uniform, filed up t* 

 the firing table, and began the actual work #f the second contest. 

 It will be seen that at this writing the honors are easy, for to-day 

 the Eastern team administered a drubbing to the Western, after 

 a fight which no one on earth could call anything like a hippo- 

 drome. It' some, of these men are not careful, thev will get into 

 the A class next year, Score, SO singles and 5 pairs bluerocks: 

 Eastern Team. 



H McMurchy lllllUllllinillOlllllllUHl 11 1] 11 11 ll-3fl 



WHWolstencroft.lllllllllllllllinnimillHl 11 11 11 U 10-39 



W E Perry 111111111111111111111111111111 10 11 10 11 11— 33 



H B Whitney 111111111111111111111111111111 11 II 10 11 11-® 



WS Perry lOlllllOKWIOillllllllllllllOl 11 01 10 11 11-31 



C W Budd 



J R Stice 



R O Heikes... 

 G E Cahoon 

 J A Ruble 



Western Team. 



. . . .111111011111111111111111011110 



. . . .iiiiiHiiiiiiiioioiiuiiiiini 

 . ..liinmimimiiiomimiii 

 . . . .iTiiiimimoiioiiimiiioiii 

 .... miiiiii n uiiooiioi mil n ii 



186 



01 11 11 10 11-35 

 11 10 11 11 10-36 

 10 10 11 11 11-37 



10 10 11 10 11-34 



11 11 11 II 10-3fi 



17S 



When the Western team beat the Eastern at Dayton, the Heikes 

 Hand Protector Co. presented them with $25 each as a special 

 prize. A similar pleasant experience awaited the Eastern team 

 here. The Bandle Arms Co. and the Latlin & Rand Powder Co. 

 offered the winners five elegaut silver cups as trophies, and a,t 

 the announcement of the result t hese were presented to the vic- 

 tors with a suitable speech by Judge Ermston, to which Captain 

 McMurchy responded eloquently. The cups made a, fine display, 

 and hereafter will be on exhibition as part, of its most prized fur- 

 niture. The AVestern team will have to drink out of tin cups, 

 according to to-day's boast of their victors. 



The crowd was back in town at 4 P. M., aud more visiting with 

 Al Bandle and the other boys followed. At 7 o'clock the Iolanthe 

 was pulled into the Union Depot, and for a few moments was 

 thronged with visitors. At 7:30 she rolled out for Louisville. 



En route 10 P. M.— Fred Quimby bought a now concertina to- 

 day, and a few moments ago began to play very sweetly. It seems 

 that, Mr. Dimick and Mr. McMurchy got wind of Mr. Quimby'-: 

 purchase, and in turn they bought a good healthy tin horn. Iu 

 the. duet which has just transpired the latter instrument ma\ 

 fairly be said to have had the better of it. We have had banjo 

 music by Prof. Heikes and violin music by Prof. Stice, and now 

 the colored traiu servants are singing for the boys. It seems only- 

 human to stop and listen to that for a while. 



Louisville, Ky., Jan. 93.— The musical concert of last night kept 

 the boys up late and they lingered long abed this morning. They 

 awoke to find themselves in the O. & M. depot, directly on the 

 banks of the Ohio River, which is at present a very boisterous and 

 muddy stream. The smoke stacks of the big stern -wheelers 

 crawled along almost under the Iolanthe's "windows, and a - 

 majority of the two teams spent, a half hour before breakfast gass- 

 ing out over a marine view whose main components were fog and 

 mud. A heavy rain was falling and the prospect seemed uninvit- 

 ing for the day. This is the first rain of the trip. We had straw- 

 berries and cream for breakfast this morning. We are the people! 



Last night Wolstencroft went to bed tureatened with a bad cold, 

 but this morning he got up feeling pretty well. Vide his score. 

 Harvey McMurchy had an ugly attack of neuralgia and was 

 barely able to shoot through his score this afternoon. Whitney 

 has aj» inflamed eye that bothers him a little. Budd has a head- 

 ache and Ruble a pain in the hack, while W. S. Perry is troubled 

 with that tired feeling. A few days more of travel are needed 

 before the boys get thoroughly broken iu, but their friends need 

 not be alarmed about them. They are. being so well treated that 

 they can't help putting on a few airs by affecting languor and in- 

 disposition. They are not sick. Mr. Dimick ordered half a ton of 

 fresh beef put on the car here. 



The morning hours were spent in business or strolling upon the 

 muddy streets. A number of guests visited the car, among 

 others Capt. CLti. Berry, the secretary of the Kentucky Fish and 

 Game Club, Wrnself a hunter and trap shot of prominence here. 

 Capt. Berry was the originator of this protective association, and 

 material is forwarded which will permit a more detailed account 

 of its work and purposes. This is apparently a good shooting 

 community, although the attendance at the shoot this afternoon 

 was the lightest yet met with. 



Doubtless the threatening weather had most t« do with the 

 slimness of the crowd. The day was very raw and damp. Mr. 

 Dimick took his twelve exotics down town and got each of them 

 a mackintosh to-day. But many of the Louisville people appar- 

 ently had no mackintoshes and so had to stay at home. The 

 shooting was at the baseball park, a very nicely kept and well- 

 arranged inclosure, provided with a good grand stand. This 

 made a very comfortable shooting place for the boys, aud im 

 fault could be found with the surroundings, except that notice- 

 able at Cincinnati— a black fence which made a bad background 

 late in the evening. 



Mr. John B. Williamson and Mr. Chas. Mills, local sportsmen of 

 note, acted as judges, and Mr. C. W. Dimick as referee. Follow- 

 ing are the scores: 



Western Team. 



c W Budd liiiiiniiiiiiimiiiioiioiiiu 11 n n u 10-37 



J RStice LlllllllllOlllliniUmlUllO io 10 10 11 11-35 



R O Heikes 11111111111111111111111.1111111 lo 10 n 11 11-3S 



C E Cahoon... .111110011111101111111110111110 io pj io 10 10-^30 



J A Ruble I0ll1l0lllllllllllllilll(j1iri1 11 11 11 1) 10-35-D5 



Eastern Team. 



H McMurchy... lllllllllllioilioilllliioiim 01 10 10 11 10-36 

 W VVolstoncroftllimillHllHlUlillllUllli ll 11 n li 11-40 

 WE Perry .... lltHMQlOOllllOltlllllOlllllI 11 11 10 11 I1-H4 

 H B Whitney.. .111111011111111111011111101111 11 II 11 10 11-34 

 WS Perry. . . 1111111111111110101000111 .11100] 11 11 10 11 10-30-171 



Thus It will be seen that the Western team once more got away 

 with their opponents. In the pool rooms the Eastern team sold 

 favorite for to day's race, and odds were laid iu favor of one or 

 two Eastern shooters who to-day were beat6n by their running 

 mates. Had McMurchy been in form to-day it is very probable 

 that the East would have won, in which raiie, bv the terms of the 

 morning's agreement, the Western team would have had to go 

 jump iu the river. 



I read in some paper or other not long ago that Mr. Dimick was 

 a very hard-hearted aud cruel man, as well as unfair, because he 

 would not let Mr. Wolstencroft, appear in auy live bird matches- 

 all along of his shooting of a Greener gun! I don't know just how 

 that sage critic figured it out; but you do see some funnv thiugs. 

 in some papers. Well, to-day Mr. Wolstencroft was matched to 

 shoot 25 live birds with Mr. Ruble, and this race began at once 

 upon the close of the target match. Score: 



Ruble-Wolsteucroft, 25 live birds, American rules: 



Ruble 221221 1231221232301301212- 33 



Wolstencroft ill 11 021 11 12101 11 2 1 21 1 1 12 — Sft 



Ties: Ruble 0, Wolstencroft 1. Wolstencroft won. Judges, 

 Messrs. Williamson and Mills. Mr. C W. Dimick referee. 



Mr. Wolstencroft has so far carried away most, of the glory on 

 the trip. He has br»ken 119 out of 120 targets fired at, not count- 

 ing pieces shot and not, scored, aud he has won his live bird race 

 quite cleverly, showing therein some very clean shooting Qualities. 

 Tne birds were a good lot up to the twentieth, and then fell off to 

 light and slow ones. During a discussion among the judges on a 

 bird that Mr. Ruble snapped quickly from the trap, Mr. Wolst- 

 encroft stepped to the score, and under the impression that Mr. 

 Ruble's bird had been announced, fired at his bird, which fell 

 dead out of bounds. Mr. Dimick called this a "no bird," on tin- 

 grouud that the decision on the preceding bird had uof yet been 

 announced. Mr. Wolstencroft killed his next bird. Bird for 

 bird, as actually shot al. Mr. Ruble beat bis man. 



Mr, W, E. Limbers ("Wick"! came down from Cincinnati to 

 report tke shoot for the Commereial Gazette, and will probably go 

 onto Sf, Louis. The Iolanthe is now '3:45 P. M.) lust getting 

 under way for that city, and the teams shoot there to-morrow. 

 The nightly concert is now progressing in the front saloon of the 

 car. Roila Heikes picks a banjo mighty well and Jim Stice r.an 

 sit on a box and play a fiddle so seductively that the negro porters 

 have to stop work. Fred Quimby's concertina, relieved of the 

 tin horn accompaniment, is surpassing sweet. Mr. Quimby has 

 given us permissioi to publish an account of how he won the 

 title of "the Blue Island champion," and if the car didn't joggle 

 so 1 might tell that to-night, but on the whole it may be het'u r to 

 waif. 



This is a great trip. 



St. Louis, !/<>., Jan. ■10.— The weather was warm, but foggy, 

 clearing after dinner. The boys scattered over the city, and at 

 1 o'clock Jim Stice was missing. After a long wait the" start -t.n 



