June 18, 1890.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



441 



Livingston 110111111011—10 Kingsley. 101100011110- 7 



Andrews 111001111111-10 Lyoii 011011011000- 6 



Forsythc 011111111011-10 Rindge 101001110100- 6 



Doane 110011111111—10 Cha*e 010011001101— 6 



Sherideu 111111100111—10 "Saleratus" 1110I000O010- 5 



Purcell 111110110111-10 Kill OU0000000001— 1 



El lit) g 1 1 am Ill 10111 1011—10 



Fir-t, shot, off aud div. by Peacock, Besacr, Hudson. Kelsey and 

 Watson, second shot off and div by Crosby, Stacey, Elliot, Hicks, 

 Courtney, Mosher and Goggin; tliird shot off and div. by Tolerua, 

 Olmstead. Tuttle and Oehmig: fourth shot off and div. by York, 

 Keller, Walters and Nicholds; fifth shot off and div. by Downs, 

 Markham, Miller and Hill. 



Contest No. 3.— $288 in merchandise prizes in addition to money 

 entrance SI, class shooting, 18 single kingbirds, ties shot off at tj 

 single birds: 



M A Kcller.111111111111101111-17 Schemerh'n0l0l111110111l0lll-14 



Hicks 110111111111111111—17 Wythe 111101001111110111-14 



Watson 1 (1111111111011111-17 Foote HI 1110 11001 101111— 14 



Paul 1111111011 11111111-17 Walters — 111111111010101 101 -14 



Peacock 111011111111111111-17 Nichols ... .101 11 100U11 11 0111-14 



EIIiidson,Brllinillllllllll01-17 Montgoru'y.111101111111 100110— 14 



Kflsev 110111111.111 111111— 17 Spangler .. .111011101111011101-14 



Whitney... .111111 111111111110—17 Richardson.011 111111101010111— 14 



Andrews .. .111111111111111101— 17 Fisher 111110010011111111—14 



WtmdeU.... 11111110111111)111— 17 Story 01 11001 1 1 11011 1 1ll— 14 



O r r 11 1 1011 1 111 1 1 1 111 1 —1 7 Dixon 10101110011 111101 1 —13 



Fort-is 111111111111111110—17 Perkins 111110100011101111—13 



Wuru 111111111111001111-16 Steele 110011010111011111—13 



Courl ney Till 11 111 10101 1 11 1-16 York 111011 1 1 1 1101 illlOO - 13 



Goggin. .111111101111110111-16 Koch 111100101101101111—13 



MoCormick 111111111101011111—16 Catchpole . .000111111111011101-13 



Koitllc 111011111111110111-16 Reisinger... 01 1011 111011100111-13 



Hook way. . .1111011111111 10111-16 Candee 111110011010111011—13 



Wagner... 110111111111111011-16 Parahall .. .110011111111101001-13 



Baker 111110111) lull) 111-16 Chase 111111010100110111-13 



Sheriden... .0111111 11 illlOllll-16 Phair 101111111100101011-13 



Tuttle 1111011111101111)1-16 Purcell 111001111111101100-13 



Crosby 111111101011111111—16 Lyou 11111011110,1110101—13 



Besser, Jr. . 101111011111111011—15 Putnam . . . .1011U1 1111 1010001— 13 



Felton 111011111110111101—15 Hudson, Jr. 11111101 1101101010-13 



"Saleratus" 11110)111011101111-15 Hichmond.. 1111001101001 11101— 12 

 LevengStoil.il 1 101101111101111-15 Rickman.. ..010111110001011111-12 



Elliott. 101111011110111111—15 Hadley 011101011101101110-12 



Tolsma 111111110110101111-15 Beebo 110001111100010111-11 



Norton 111111101111101110—15 Olmstead.. .111)11111100000100-11 



Paddock.... 111101111101 101111— 15 Skiff lloOOlHOlOl 110001— 10 



Forsyth. ..110011111111111011—15 Miller 001101111001100010— 9 



Mosher 010111111111011111-15 Kipp lllOOOOlOOOllOJOOl^- 8 



Sonic ....110111111111110110—15 Luther UOOOOOI 1 001 000010— 6 



Lefever 011111101)11011111—15 Barnes 110011000001000100— G 



Oehmig 01101)111011111101—14 Gavitt 100110100000010000— 5 



Stewart ..,.111111111011101001—11 Keil OOllOllOOlOOw. 



Corvell 01110111010111)1.11-14 Downs lOOlOOOOlw. 



Rumsev . . . . 01 1111110101011 111—14 



First and filth div.; cash in second div., merchandise shot, off 

 and won by Wurtz and Courtney: cash in third div., merchandise 

 shot off and div. by Besser and Felton; cash in fourth div., mer- 

 chandise shot off and won by Oehmig and Stewart. 



Oprn to all contest No. 1, 10 singles, $1 entry: 



"Buck" 10 Wagner 9 Oehmig 8 



Roberts 10 A P Keller 9 Suits 



Kelsey 10 McVeckor 9 Barnes 



Koch 10 Luther 9 Ellingham 



Tolsrna 10 Whitney 9 Nichols 



Steele 10 Wat c on 9 Richmond 



Levengston 10 MO Keller 9 Paddock 



Doane 9 Hadley 9 Mosher 6 



Ramsdill..- 9 Boker 8 Clow 6 



Coryell 9 Norton 8 Hyatt.. 5 



First, third and fourth div.: second shot off and div. by Doane, 

 Ramsdell, Coryell, Wagner and Keller, each breaking 10 straight. 



Open to all contest N". 2, 10 singles, $1.50 entrance: 



Ferriss 10 Paul 9 Barnes 8 



Whitney 10 Kelsey 9 E Hudson, Jr 8 



Levengston 10 Foote 9 McVicker 



Andrews 10 Felton 9 Suits 



Wagner 10 Boker 9 Gates 8 



Ramsdell 10 Hook way 9 MA Keller 7 



Roherts 10 Lyon 9 Adams 7 



Hadlev 10 Goggin 9 Worden 7 



Lefever 10 Paddock 9 Tossel 7 



Hudson, Sr 10 Koch 9 Ellingham 7 



Carr 10 Doane 9 Chase 7 



Luther 10 Wheaton 0 Hill 6 



"Back". 9 A Keller 8 Rindge 4 



Ties sho< off. First div. by Ferris, Whitney, Levengston, Wag- 

 ner and. Andrews; second by "Buck," Paul, Kelsey, Foote and 

 Felton; third by A. Keller, Hudson, Jr. and Barnes; fourth by M. 

 A. Keller and Adams. 



Open to all, contest No. 3, 15 singles, ?2 entrv: 



Koch 15 Paul 14 York 13 



Tuttle. 15 Peacock 14 Church 13 



Kelsey 15 Foote 14 Goggin 13 



Luther 15 Sheridan 11 Levengston 12 



Waener 15 Roberts 14 A Keller 12 



Stacy 15 Hadley 14 Paddock 12 



Chase 15 Mosher 13 A M Keller 11 



Hookway... 15 Lefever 13 McVicker.. 10 



Crosby 15 Courtney 13 Adams 10 



"Buck" 14 Coryell 13 Purcell 10 



Barnes 14 Lyon 13 Suits 9 



Ties shot off. First divided hv Koch, Tuttle, Kelsey. Luther 

 and Wagner: second by "Buck." Barnes, Paul and Peacock: third 

 by Lefever and Courtney; fourth by A. Keller and Paddock. 



Open to all contest No. 4, 5 pairs, 83 entry, ties shot off at 3 

 pairs: _ 



Paddock 10 Baker 9 Tuttle 8 



Crosby 10 Hookway 9 Mosher 7 



Wagner 10 Peacock 9 Koch 7 



MA Keller 10 Whitney 8 Adams 7 



Hadley 10 Stewart... 8 Barnes 6 



Foote 10 Levengston 8 Goggin 6 



Paul 10 Courtney 8 A Keller 4 



Kelsey 10 



First shot off and div. by Paddock, Crosby and Wagner; second 

 div.; third shot off and won by Whitney; fourth shot off and won 

 by Adams. 



Open to all contest No. 5, 20 singles, S3 entry: 



Kelsey 20 Mosher 19 Hicks 18 



Andrews 20 Tuttle 19 McCormick 17 



Lefever 20 Goggin 18 Montgomery 17 



Paddock 20 Luther 18 Compton 17 



Whitney 20 Crosby 18 Barnes 17 



Baker 20 A Keller 18 Koch 17 



Peacock. 19 Hookway — 18 Paul 16 



Hadlev If! Felton 18 Adams jjj 



Wagner 19 MA Keller 18 Courtney 16 



Watson 19 Carr .18 Rtunsey 16 



Levengston 19 "Buck" 18 Lvon 15 



Norton 19 Coryell 18 Foote 14 



Stewart 19 Ferris 18 YVhyte 12 



Putnam 19 



First divided, other ties shot off; second divided by Peacock, 

 Hadley, Wagner, Norton, Levengston and Watson: third by Gog- 

 gin, Luther, Crosby and M. A. Keller; fourth by McCormick and 

 Montgomery. 



The adjourned meetiug was called to order at 9 o'clock. Presi- 

 dent W. S. Gavitt in the chair. The meeting was almost an in- 

 formal one, nothing being done of any importance save a compli- 

 mentary notice of the late Mr. Y"errington, of Norwich. Conn. 

 Adjournment followed, to Thursday evening, the hour 8:30 P.M. 

 This and Monday night must have startled the citizens of quiet 

 little Lyons. On Monday evening a Mr. Tobias was found visiting 

 the town. He fell in with the boys, and being possessed of a mag- 

 nificent tenor voice, a glee club was soon formed, which attracted 

 much attention. At a late hour this glee club, attended by a large 

 number of musical enthusiasts, serenaded the town. Did it in 

 handsome fashion, too. 1 doubt if ever Lyons heard better time 

 in siuginc than that glee club furnished them. The rending of 

 "My Country 'tis of Thee ' was well worth the listening to. De- 

 spite all the fun, all the rattling, not a sportsman of all those 

 assembled demeaned himself by forgetting himself as a man. 

 Indeed aU the ill feeling was left behind in the meeting room of 

 the convention. 



Wednesday, June 11. 

 Wednesday opened hot and stifling. The air was saturated 

 with moisture. Breathing was difficult in the heated air. At the 

 early hours a dense fog hid everything. As the sun rose this was 

 dissipated so far as seeing it was concerned, the humidity re- 

 mained for all that. During the morning and early afternoon 

 the sun fairly blazed upon the contending men. Olive skins took 

 on a darker hue. The fair-hided fellows bore the brunt of it, 

 their cuticles became first red, then redder, and t,h, en the skin. 



peeled up in little curls, "Broad brims" became the fashion, but 

 the town ran short in supply. On t he grounds it, was a bake oven 

 in which the shooters represented the loaves. 



Contest No. 3, $301 in merchandise prizes in addition to entries, 

 entrance $40, class shooting, 12 single kingbirds, ties shot off at 6 

 single birds: 



Ferris.. 

 Kelsey.... 



Paul 



Hadley... 



Forsyth. . 

 Crosby.... 

 Whitney . 

 Wagner 



111111111111-13 York 



.. .011111111001— 9 



111111111111-12 Rumsey 111101010111— 9 



. .111111111111—13 Marce . 

 ...111111111111—13 Ball 



....111010111011- 9 

 110)01111110- 9 



.111111 .11111— 12 Schemerhorn .... 111111000111— 9 



. . .111111111110-11 Parshall 111111100110- 9 



...111111110H1—11 Saleratus 101101111101— 9 



.. .011111111111—11 Barnes 111101111100— 9 



111111011111—11 Baker 100111011111— 9 



Felton 111101111111—11 Putnam 011101101111— 9 



Hookway 111111101111-11 Montgomery 111110001111— 9 



Besson.Jr 11111111)011-11 Stacy 001111111101-9 



Watson 111101111111-11 Purcell 111101100111- 9 



Bennett 111111111110-11 Fischer 11 11 1 1010101— » 



Steele 111110111111 — 11 Howard 1101H101101- 9 



Golly 

 Oehmig 

 Paddock 



111111110111-11 Hjcks 100H1011011- 8 



.111101111111-11 Lefever 011001011111- 8 



,111111111110-11 Heller 111101100110- 8 



Betson 111011111111—11 Rindge 011110101011— 8 



Andrews 01 11011 il 111— 10 Koch 100101101111—8 



Goggin 110111111101-10 Courtney 001111111011— 8 



Catchpole 111110111011—10 Norton 001101111001— 8 



Peacock 10111 11 11 011 -10 Beesley . 



Foster 011 1 1111 01 1 1—10 Wh y i e. . 



Candee 010111111111—10 Houck. . 



Sherman 101111111101—10 Vine. , 



100111011011- 8 



110U1010011— 8 



011011011011— 7 



001101011011— 7 



Wentz 011111111110-10 Kingsley 111O10110010- 7 



Walgew 111011111)01-10 Olmstead 01 1111100010— 



Tuttle . 

 Hudson W • 



101 11111 1110—10 Perkins 010111010110- 



. ...1111111U10O— 10 KM 001101100111— 



Downs 110101111111-10 Mclntyre 101010001111— 7 



Wendell 1111 fliUl 1 01-1 0 Wh Halt on 1 0H it I H 11100— 7 



Smythe 111111111001—10 Lux 011100101100- 6 



Elliot 111111111100—10 Gavitt 111000101001- 6 



Richmond 0111111)1)10-10 Luther 010001100111- 6 



Richardson 111110111010-10 Miller 101101100010— 6 



Tolsma 011111110111—10 Rickman 011010101100- (i 



Compton 101011111101— 9 Walters 101101010001— 6 



Stewart 111101111001— 9 Lynch 991110010001— 5 



Killeck 111001111101— 9 Matheson 00000110HOO— 4 



Story 101111111100- 9 Lyon 01001000 w. 



Ties shot off. In first cash was div. by ail; merchandise shot 

 oil and won by Spagler, Hadley, Ferris and Kelsey. Second, cash 

 div. by all; merchandise shot off and div. by Forsythe, Crosby 

 and Whitney. Third, cash div. by Andrews, Goggin. Catchpole, 

 Peacock, Foote, Candee, Sherman and Wurtz; merchandise won 

 by Andrews and Goggins. Fourth, cash div. by Compton, Stew- 

 art, Kelleck, Stacy, York aud Rumsey; merchandise shot for and 

 won by Stewart and Compton. Fifth shot off, cash div. by Hicks 

 and Lefever; merchandise won by Keller and Rindge. 



Contest No. 4, $430 in merchandise prizes in addition to entries; 

 entrance 85. Class shooting, 18 single king birds, ties shot off at 

 6 single birds: 



Whitney . . . .1111111111111111 11-18 Coryell . 

 Andrews. .. .111111110111111111—17 Kiel. 



. 1 1 0011 11 1 11 1 11 1011—14 

 . .10011111111 [101101—11 



Hadley 111111111011111111-17 Forsyth 111110101111011011— 14 



Tuttle 111101111111111111—17 Norton 110111110101111011-14 



Hudson. Sr. 111.111111111)11011-17 Sheridan . . . 1 1 lioi l innoillioi— 14 



Ward 111111111111011111-17 Parshall. .. .111111110001101111-14 



Lynch 111011111111111111-17 Williams.. .011110011111101111— 14 



Courtney.. . 1 1 11 11111 01 11 1 11 11 — 17 Besser, Jr. . 111011111010111101 — It 



Wagner HI 11 1111111111.0 1 1—17 Saleratus . . .011011011111111101—14 



Kelsey molllOlllll 11111— 16 Lefever ... .011011111101111011— 14 



Peacock. . . .111111011011111111— 16 Paddock. . . .0)100! 1111 llOOlHl— 13 



Stewart 01111011 llllll 1111— 16 M'fgomery .011010111101101111—13 



Luther 1011)1111101111111—16 Whyte 101101011110111101—13 



Oehmig 1111 1101 1 101 11 1111—10 M A Keller 101001 10 1 11 101111 1— is 



Crosby 011)11.011111111111—16 Ball 101011110011101111-13 



Felton 111011111)01111111-16 Andrews... .101110101111011101— 13 



Hicks 110111111111111111—16 Wendell inOlO'OlllOlllOJl— 13 



olmstead. . .1111111100)1111111—16 Kelleck 1011001)1111101011—13 



Putnam. . 111111110111011111—16 Gavitt 111001110110101101—13 



Watson 1 11111111111011101- 16 McCormick 01001101 110)011111— 13 



Paul 101110111111111111—16 Perkins 10111001)011111001—12 



Foote 1111.01111111011111-16 Wurtz 10111 110011100101 il-12 



Ferris 100111101111111111-15 Steele 01 00101111110111] 0-12 



Koch 111111111111110001—15 Sehemerh'nOl) 1.111 0110001101 ]-12 



Elliot 111101110111101111-15 Rumsay... 101110011111011100-12 



Richardson.llllllOOimiOllll-15 Stacy 111010101000011111—11 



Purcell HlllOOinilllOni-15 Matt.Jeson . .101011100010111101-11 



Baker 011111111111110011-15 Barnes 110160110111001101—11 



York Ill llllll 101110110-1.5 Knittle 001001011110111001—10 



Goggin Ill 1 111101 1 1110101- 1-5 Rindge 110111100101000110-10 



Spangler. . . . Ill 11011 101 111 011 1—15 Catchpole . .011000011011111001— 10 



Mosher 0111111 01111101 1 11 —15 Richmond . .001.001100111010101— 9 



Smyth 1111110011 11 11111 0—1 5 Candee 000101111000000010— 8 



Hookway . . .11.1.11 1011011101111-15 



Whitney won first alone, with the only straight score, winning 

 besides the division of purse, 870 in cash, a SlOO gun and a dia- 

 mond scarf pin; cash in second divided by all in that tie; mer- 

 chandise won by Andrews nn shoot-off. Third, cash divided by 

 all, merchandise won by Kelsey and Peacock. Fourth, cash 

 divided by all. merchandise shot, off and won by Ferris and Koch. 

 Fifth, cash divided by Coryell, Kiel. Forsythe, Norton and Sheri- 

 dan, merchandise shot off and won by Kiel and Corvell. 

 Open to all contest No. 1, 81 entry: 



Spangler 10 Ferris 9 Tassel s 



Hadley 10 Andrews ft Hill ",'g 



Foote 10 Montgomery 9 Caudell 8 



Paddock 10 Whitney 9 Walzer .'"'s 



Kelsey ...10 Lefever 9 Morton 8 



Kings-ley 10 Levengston 9 A Keller 7 



Schemerhorn 10 Ramsey 9 Williams .7 



Mosher 10 Ramsdell 9 Ball "7 



Fellon 10 Mills 9 M A Keller ""7 



Parshall 10 Lyon 9 Golly 7 



Smyth 10 York 9 Bronze 7 



Baker 10 Park 8 Betson 7 



Paul 10 Richmond 8 Kiel a 



Luther 10 Hookway 8 Hyatt .6 



Tuttle 9 Crosby ....8 Houcke 5 



"Buck".. 9 Goggins 8 Ward 4 



Tics all shot off. First div. by Spangler. Hadley, Foote, Pad- 

 dock and Kelsey; second by Tuttle, "Buck," Ferris and Andrews; 

 third by Park, Richmond, Hookway and Crosby; fourth by A. 

 Keller and Williams. 

 Open to all contest No. 2, 10 singles, 81.50 entry: 



Luther 10 Olmstead 9 Levengston 8 



Hadley 10 Peacock 9 Schemerhorn 8 



8 



Andrews. 



Baker 



, 9 





9 



Mskellar 



9 



Hookwary — 



9 





9 



Paul. 





Ball 



9 





9 





9 



Wurtz . 



9 





. ., 9 





9 



..8 Mills 5 



Tuttle 9 Parshall 



Ferris 9 



First shot off and div. by all but Mosher. Lefever, Montgomerv 

 and Watson: second shot ofE and div. by "Buck," Goggins. A. Kel- 

 ler, Tuttle. Ferris and Olmstead; third div. 



Open to all contest No. 3, at. 15 singles, entrance $3: 



Levengston 15 Hookway. .. 14 Hill 13 



Buck 15 Montgomery 14 McVickar .13 



Spangler 15 Barnes 14 Elliott 12 



Kelsey 15 Luther 14 Foote 12 



Whitney 15 Putnam 13 Courtney 12 



Ramsdell 15 Lindsley 13 Lyon 13 



Ferris 15 Felton 13 Crosbv .12 



Tuttle 15 Paul 13 Mills 11 



Andrews 14 Goggin 13 Williams 10 



Mosher 15 Kingsley 13 Watson 10 



Ward 14 Ball 13 MAKellar 10 



Hicks ...14 Lynch 13 Candee 10 



Hadley 14 Parshall 13 Houck 10 



Lefever 14 Tarrell 13 Bronze 9 



Keller 14 Smythe ...13 Wurtz 7 



First and fourth div., second shot off and div. by Ward, Hicks, 

 Hadley, Lefever, A. Keller and Hookwav: third shot off and div. 

 by Putnam, Lindsley. Felton, Paul and Goggin. 



Open to all contest No. 4, 20 singles, 83: Whitney, Hookway, 

 Luther, Wagner, Ferris and Andrews 20 each. Wheaton, Crosby, 

 Montgomery, McCormick, Hadley. Peacock, Levengston. Putnam 

 and A. Kellar 19 each. Paddock, Lindsley, Tuttle, Betson, Wat- ! 



son and Bessar 18 each. Buck, Courtney, Lefever, Baker, Paul, 

 M. A. Kellar, Kelsey, Mosher and Goggin 17 each. Williams, 

 Barnes and York 16 each. Knittle 15. Ball 14, Spangle 12. First 

 and third div.; second shot off and div. by Wheaton, Crosby, 

 Montgomery and McCormick; fourth shot off and div. by Buck, 

 Courtney, Lefever, Baker and Paul. 



Open to all contest No. 5, 10 singles, 81 entry: Lefever, Gogein, 

 Putnam, Lindsley, Barnes, Baker, McVicker and Ferris 10 each. 

 Courtney, A. Keller, Livingston and Foote 9 each. McCormick, 

 Knittle and Buck 8 each. Williams and Hookway 7 each. First 

 shot off and div. by Lefever, Goggiu and Putnam; second, third 

 and fourth div. 



The serenity of the sportsmen was somewhat disturbed on Wed- 

 nesday by the outlook of the weather, which was threatening in 

 the extreme. The wind veered to the eastward, skies became 

 overcast and the air was raw and chilly. 



Thursday, June 13. 



Thursday morning saw no change, so far as bright prospects 

 were concerned. Rain fell early in the day fitfully and lightly. 

 At noon it was raining hard. Then came a little let up, then a 

 down-pour again. The showers did not la^t long at a time, 

 and although in late afternoon the down-pour was hard and 

 heavy the two regular events were shot off, as also many of the 

 "rapid firing" contests. 



The adjourned meeting, President Gavitt in the chair, was 

 caUed to order in the pariors of the Lyons club at 9 o'clock. It 

 was ensily seen that something was afoot, for many of the dele- 

 gates wore sombre and threaten tine visage. The feeHnes engen- 

 dered by the hot arguments of Monday evening had left their 

 sting aud it only needed a spark to fire the slumbering passions 

 of the contesting factions. The opportunity soon came and it was 

 availed of. 



Mr. Hadley moved, or rather spoke about the rules under which 

 the trophy, known as thd "Dean Richmond cup" was competed 

 for. He said "That the rules were obsolete; that it was the busi- 

 ness of the State Association to go ahead, not to stand still, much 

 less to go backward, and he asked that it be resolved that this 

 convention, through its recording secretary, J. B. Sage, inform 

 the donor of the cup, ;Mr. Henry Richmond, of Buffalo, that it 

 was the desire of the convention to compete for the cup under 

 American Association rules. Also that they desired that the 

 entrance fee be reduced from $30 to $15. In all other respects the 

 conditions to remain unaltered. 



Hudson, Richmond, Fisher and Tolsma spoke in opposition. 

 Each argued that too much time was taken up if ground traps 

 were used; that the entries would be greater, so great that the 

 event could never be shot off, even if live birds could be procured, 

 which they never could be. as great difficulty had been experi- 

 enced in getting the 400 to be used in this contest. (This seems 

 rather ludicrous to those who knew of the number of pigeons used 

 by such clubs as the Westminster, Carteret, Westminster, Country 

 and others.) 



Mr. Tolsma again rose, and in reply to Mr. Hadley remarked 

 that the convention had better go slow in regard to the matter, 

 as the donor of the cup would like nothing better than to have 

 some good excuse which would enable him to rescue the Dean 

 Richmond cup from the possession of what Mr. Tolsma said he 

 called "a body of loafers." 



Mr. Hadley in reply, said "that such language was utterly un- 

 called for, and that Mr. Tolsma must be mistaken in the state- 

 ment that had been made; for if such remark could be substanti- 

 ated, the only recourse of the New York State Association was to 

 return the cup to its donor. No other action could for a moment 

 be considered." 



Here followed hot argument as to whether the ciip was the prop- 

 erty of the Association or of Mr. Richmond, the original donor. 

 Messrs. Kiel and Richmond contended that the trophy was the 

 personal property of the Association, and that Mr. Richmond had 

 no more to say about what should be done with it or how it 

 should he competed for than a stranger. 



Mr. John B. Sage, as recording secretary, was asked if the min- 

 utes of the Association showed under what conditions and how 

 the trophy had been presented to the club. 



In reply. Secretary Sage stated that he only had with him the 

 present book of record, that the old one was at his home in Buf- 

 falo. That the gift was a matter of a dozen years ago. So far as 

 his memory told him, the cup was presented to the Association by 

 Mr. Henrv Richmond, president of the Dean Richmond Club, of 

 "Ratavia, N. Y. That the conditions were that any club winning 

 it three times, not necessarily consecutive, became its absolute 

 owner. That the entrance fees demanded from clubs who entered 

 a race for a winning of the trophy should be allowed to accumu- 

 late, and so the Association would be in a position to purchase a 

 new trophy should a single club be fortunate enough to win it the 

 requisite number of times to become its positive owner. That it 

 was so won by the Forester Gxm Club, of Buffalo, at Syracuse, he 

 thought, in 1877. That club did not receive in entrance moneys 

 su fficient to obtain a suitable trophy, and added as a club some 

 §500 to enable them to purchase a cup of similar character to the 

 one they had captured. 



Mr. Richmond stated that so far as he could see Mr. Richmond, 

 of Buffalo, had no moral or legal grounds upon which to base a 

 claim for the cup known as the Dean Richmond cup, as accord- 

 ing to that statement the trophy had been purchased by the funds 

 of the association and the money presented by the Forrester Gun 

 Club, 



Mr. Hudson stated that, having attended all the conventions 

 for many years, and being more or less familiar with all its 

 actions, he could say almost positively that Mr. Sage was correct 

 in his remarks regarding the trophy referred to. This gentleman 

 then moved that the whole matter lay over to the next conven- 

 tion, and that meanwhile Mr. Sage be instructed to call upon Mr. 

 Richmond and learn as to how the trophy was acquired by the 

 State Association, as there appeared to be some doubt in regard 

 as to its ownership. Before it was seconded Mr. Richmond asked 

 leave to substitute the foUowing, that the chair appoint a com- 

 mittee of three to inquire as to the conditions under which the 

 cup was donated, and to arrange for the conditions under which 

 it shall be competed for at the next annual meeting. 



Mr. Msher moved an amendment to the following effect, that 

 such committee report to the convention of 1801, and if such re- 

 port is indorsed by the convention, then its conditions to govern 

 the competitions of 1893. Voted upon and lost. The original 

 motion of Mr. Richmond was then brought up, voted upon and 

 carried. The chair appointed as such committee Mr. Richmond, 

 Dan Lefever and John B. Sage. 



Mr. Fischer, of Buffalo, arose and spoke as to the dissatisfaction 

 on the part of the shooting men with the manner and the rules 

 under which the present shooting meeting had been conducted, 

 and stated that unless something was done whereby the poorer 

 shots could have a chance, the last of shooting conventions w T ould 

 soon be seen. He advocated a return to the system of class shoot- 

 ing, as the record of all the men was easily obtained, and so made 

 it an almost, impossible thing for a contestant to compete in a 

 lower level than the one to which he properly belonged. 



Mr. Hadley replied, saying that the arrangement for the present 

 year bad been a matter of a good deal of thought and a good deal 

 of lahor, and he and his coadjutors had endeavored to find 

 some means to prevent the best shots from taking the most 

 money, hut they had been unable so to do. 



Mr. Richmond moved that a committee of five be appointed by 

 the chair, with power to arrange the programme and prescribe 

 the rules for the conduct of the shooting at the next convention. 

 Here was the chance for contention and it was availed of. It was 

 virtually taking the charge of things out of the hands of the club 

 (Rome) which was to manage the shooting, which had guaranteed 

 SI, 500 or $2,000 iu cash prizes, and was to entertain the visiting 

 clubs. Mr. Hadley stated the motion was an outrageous one, un- 

 heard of, unprecedented. If the members were dissatisfied why 

 was not the matter brought up before. Rome bad been given the 

 arrangement of meeting 1891. When the same thing was brought 

 forward last year the men of Lyons promptly refused to take 

 charge of the meeting if hampered by any resolution. That idea 

 was then promptly squelched, and he saw no reason why this con- 

 vention should act in a manner that was disgraceful to it as a 

 convention, and to the dishonor of every member present. The 

 vote was not demanded Viva voce. The situation was a clear one. 

 A standing vote was called for, and the convention voted as a 

 whole to act in a manner which individually each and every one 

 would have repudiated. It is doubtful, however, if any such de 

 post facto law can govern Rome in its way of managing next vear's 

 convention. The vote being in the affirmative the chair appointed 

 Messrs. T. H. Stryker of Rome, Jacob Koch of Buffalo, H. N. 

 Chase of Syracuse, E. D. Hicks of Rochester and H. E. Gates of 

 Utica as such committee. It was agreed that it was not the in- 

 tention to hamper the Rome club in any way. 



Mr. Richmond moved that a report of the labors of this com- 

 mittee be published in the journals of each of the cities named. 

 Carried^ with the remark that it. was doubtful if there was money 

 enough iu the treasury to warrant such motion being passed. 

 Mr. Richmond said that the journals spoken of w T ould print the 

 report as a matter of news that would interest every sportsman 

 in the State. 



The meeting then adjourned after a session which had been to 

 the full as hot in the, proceedings as the one of Monday night. 

 The morning was of the most/ dismal description, Heavy 



