Nor. 27 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE TRAP, 



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Score* for publication should be made out on the printed blanks 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us xvith club scores are par- 

 ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only. 



FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following: 



Nov. 25-28 —Tournament of the Newark Gun Club, at Erb's 

 Park, Newark, N J. Two days at inanimate targets and two 

 days at live birds. Jacob Pentz, Secretary. 



HIGHLAND GUN CLUB OF DES MOINES. 



DBS MOINES, Towa, Nov. 7— Des Moines is the capilal city of 

 the State of Iowa. For a long time it was a rather slow, 

 though slowly progressive, city, and sporting matters had small 

 prominence, bur. of late it has made great, strides in business 

 activity, and the shooting interests there may temperately be 

 described as in a highly flourishing condition indeed. Of old," the 

 Des Moines trap clubs were loosely nrrontKud, lightly numbered 

 and inert. To-day the cream of all the old clubs, i winding the 

 East Side Club and the old organization of the West Side, is com- 

 bined with the best fruit of the more recent growth of sportsman- 

 ship. There is but one trap club in Des Moines now. It has 60 

 odd naemoers, will soon have 100, will hold The best and indeed all 

 of the better class of trap-shooters of the place, and is already 

 not only the best organized and best conducted club of the sort in 

 a large section of country thereabout, but one of the model clubs 

 of the whole country where shooting at the trap is practiced. 

 This is the Highland Gun Club, whose organization has been com- 

 pleted for only a single season. 



The president of the Highland Gun Club is C. W. Bndd, and 

 readers Will in that fact see the cause of a great part of the unity 

 and energy of the Des Moines trap-shooting fraternity, for Charlie 

 is as popular at home as he is abroad. Under Mr. Buda's cordial 

 invitation, the writer has spent some pleasant hours at ihe 

 former's home, and to day attended the. regular club shoot at 

 Highland Gun Club grounds. 



There are not many clubs in towns of over 50,000 so fortunate as 

 this one. Indeed I do not know of one- It is only about eight 

 minutes' ride by the little dummy motor line from the center of 

 the city to the gate of the grounds, and the distance is only a 

 trifle over a mrle. Yet the ample and comfortable grounds, situ- 

 ated as they are in a beautiful spot among the trees at the foot 

 of the river bluffs, are quite secluded aud free from any interrup- 

 tion. The motor line runs up the river bank, crosses the river, 

 and passes this little park, wliich lies on a dry bench in the river- 

 bottom, with houses heyond it, back of and above it on the bluffs 

 of each side of the river, but with none close enough for annoy- 

 ance on either part. The natural trees grow round about, and the 

 location is one of great natural beauty. At present there does 

 not come to mind one more beautiful devoted to such a purpose. 



Hignland Gun Club is a body duly incorporated, stock $10,000, 

 each share being held at $10, and each member being a share- 

 holder. The club bought its land, six acres, at $500 an acre, spent 

 $300 in grading, $200 in fencing and sowing to grass, and over 

 $1,000 in the club house, two stories, 20X10, a cut of which latter is 

 shown herewith, displaying it a very tasty and suitable building. 

 This building is admirably adapted to its purposes. There is a 

 large room up stairs, used as a dining room in tournament times. 

 Erom this a wide verandah looks out over the grounds and over a 

 pleasant, landscape besides. This verandah is especially devoted 

 to the ladies, of whom in the families of the different members 

 there are many who take an interest in shooting. Within the 

 following year there wilt be organized an auxiliary shooting soci- 

 ety composed solely of ladies. 



Back of the club house the river runs close in. The fence will 

 soon be extended clear back to the river and a boat house erected. 

 Several members live on the bluffs just across the river, and 

 somp times come across in boats, and the grounds themselves are 

 just a pleasant pull over a very pretty water course from the 

 heart of the city. The grounds themselves.it need not he said, 

 are provided with all modern appliances in the way of live bird 

 and artificial target shooting. The score lies directly in front of 

 the door, and beyond the traps the ground lies perfectly level. It 

 is a good shooting place. Ten y r ears ago no such places were 

 thougfit of among shooters at the trap in this part of tbe country. 

 The man with the gun, need we say again, is coming up. Rome 

 of the best young business men of Des Moines belong to this club, 

 and they even come to shoot. It is President Budd's boast that a 

 man can get any kind of a match he is looking for among the 

 boys of Highland Club. 



To-day fias been a raw and chilly one, but the appended scores, 

 furnished by the obliging secretary, Mr. Will Burnett, will show 

 a fair attendance. Last week Mr. Rolla Heikes, of Dayton, Ohio, 

 toyed with the festive live bird and got a little lG-gauge experi- 

 ence at targets out here, and to-day Mr. Harvey McMurchy, the 

 same being White Horse Harvey, of Gila, was on hand with sev- 

 eral new guns, with "Smith" on their handles. Charlie and Mac 

 had broken all their targets and gotten all their live birds straight 

 up to the time the writer was obliged to leave the cheerful com- 

 pany about the clubhouse store, in order to catch one of those 

 unpleasant affairs known as an early- train. 



The officers of Highland Gun Club are C. W. Budd, Pres.: Will 

 Burnett, Sec.; A. C. Miller, Treas. The club is a good one in every 

 respect, and worthy of more than this hurried mention. It will 

 be beard from regularly in these columns. Below are scores of 

 to-day's shoot: 



The following scores were made by a few members of the High- 

 land Gun Club, Nov. 7: 25 live birds each, $10 entrance, following 

 conditions: 10 birds, gun below the elbow until the bird starts; 10 

 birds, gun held in any position the shooter may choose; 5 birds, 

 gun on the shouldor until the bird starts: 



Chase 10r00l02Ollimil21201220-18 



Perkins, 1202002000001001131200100—11 



Budd 12:: 1 2210211 12101 110111110-31 



Mefc'iurehy - , 



Sa/j-oi2 --Vi 



Converse 1121100011112111111222321-22 



Dimple 00205 10121212011211111211—20 



Martin -it-: 



Jennings 0002001112231121211110010-17 



Sanderson 0221S20021e,11111211111121-22 



E. Hough. 



WATSON'S PARK. 



Btjrnside, 111., Nov. 18.— Following is the score made here to- 

 day by Chicago sportsmen for the Sporting Review Pub. Co.'s cup, 

 use of one barrel only, American Association rules, 20 live pigeons, 

 $10 entrance: 



B Ro^k.. .11011011101100111111— 15 Wadswo'hllllllOlOlOtlllimi-17 

 C Willard.lOmillllllllOOlOll— lfi J Orvis. . . .11100111011110011010-13 

 Bobbins . .110! 1110100000110011-11 I Watson , 11111110111111011111-18 

 Tork'gton lllOlOilllllOOlU 111-16 L Willard 01110111101011111100-14 

 J Klein'n. 11111110011101111010-15 A Kleinm'10111111111011111111-18 



, , . .lay. .11110011011110111000-13 H Eblers . .11110010111101000101—12 

 V Hoffm'iilOmilOUlllllOmO-16 W Eoss. . .11111110111110110010-15 

 W BabeufOllllOllllUOlllim-17 



J. E. Price, M. J. Eich, W. L. Wells, C. E. Smith, G. Hoffman, B. 

 Barto, A. W. Beeves, W. D. Price, C. B. Dicks, H. Smith, P. E. 

 Willard, A. Hoffman, W. L. Shepard, J. Tony, C. Burton, F. C. 

 Donald, Geo. T. Farmer, C. D. G ammon and John Waton withdrew. 



Ike Watson and Abe Kleinman are tie'forcup. Abe did not 

 shoot for money, but for cup only, so Ike Watson won first money 

 alone. R. B. Wadsworth won second, as Babeuf did not shoot for 

 money. C. E. Willard and A. T. Torkington divided third. On 

 shoot off W. W. Eoss won fourth. 



Nov. 19— Sweeps, American Association rules: 



R B Wadsworth 01212-4 J E Price 11011-4 



B Rock 12122-5 A W Reeves 31121-5 



W Babeuf 02102-3 C E Willard 11331-5 



W W Foss 11231—5 John Orvis 11102—4 



J J Kleinman 11312—5 Ike Watson 10212—4 



L Willard 10111-4 



John Watson withdrew. In shoot off A. W. Reeves and C. E. 

 Willard div. first, R. B. Wadsworth won second, W. Babeuf third. 



Same day, same conditions: 



R R Wadsworth 11112—5 J E Price 11012-4 



B Rock 02111-4 A W Reeves 11112-5 



W Babeuf 21110-4 C E Willard 12222-5 



WW Foss 21031—4 John Orvis 11000-2 



J J Kleinman. 31021-4 Ike. Watson .,20012-2 



L Willard 11013-4 J W Wolf 12101-4 



R. B. Wadsworth, A. W. Reeves and, C B, Willard, div, first; 

 W, Babeuf won second, Ike Watson third. 



Nov. SO.— Herald medal and Jenney & Graham Gun Co. trophy, 

 at 20 Hvc pigeons. $20 entrance, Illinois State rules: 

 J E Price .011131102) 11220! 2 121—17 M J Eich. .11121011121111221111-19 

 W , dsw , l:.li.l2312l2lll211232IlL3-20 I Watson. 21 1 13321122123320122-19 

 Kleinman 1131 1212112231211221-20 B Rock.. .00110001022211111011-13 

 R. B. Wadsworth and George Kleinman div. first money 7 and 

 will shoot-off for trophy in the next shoot; M. J. Eich and Ike 

 Watson div. second; J. hi. Price won third; B. Rock won fourth. 



Fort Dearborn Gun Club, at 15 live pigeons, Illinois State rules: 

 CD Gammon.. 122111111222211— 15 F O Griffin ...112021020100110— 9 



H Eblers 2212221211 11011-14 W L Shepard ..310211011311233-13 



A Kleinman.. .111120211112112-14 J E Trice 011131103111220 -12 



Geo Aii-ey 1032213121 13331 - It G Kleinman. .113113121122212-15 



C E Willard. ..222101121211211-14 



George Kleinman and C. D. Gammon will shoot in next club 

 shoot. 



Same day, at 20 Peoria blackbirds: 

 G Airey . .11100010111111111111- hi G Klein'u.11111110111011111111-18 

 AKIeiu'fl.lllOllOlllllllllllll-lS 



Abe and George Kleinman will shoot-off in next shoot. Abe 

 and George Kleinman were tied for live bird medal last shoot; in 

 this shoot George won. Ravelrigq. 



CHICAGO-KANSAS CITY. 



WE print to-day cuts made from instantaneous photographs 

 showing the positions at the score, of Col. C. E. Pelton, the 

 "ChevalieT Bayard of Chicago sportsmen." and the nationally 

 popular expert, Mr. J. E. Riley, of Kansas City. iThe illustrations 



POSITION OF MB. J. E. BIEEV. 



show the gentlemen as they appeared in their famous tie race in 

 the great Chicago— Kansas City match. This contest was watched 

 with greater interest than any other of the sfries, and it was 

 really the deciding event, and it was generally supposed Mr. Riley 



POSITION OF COIi. CHAS. E. PELTON. 



would defeat his opponent by two or three birds. Col. Felton re- 

 marked after the match that he was much gladder to tie Mr. Riley 

 than he would have been to beat him. The memory of this grace- 

 ful and gentlemanly contest deserves perpetuation. 



NEW YORK SUBURBAN. 



New York, Nov. 22.— A good lot of birds, a bracing atmosphere, 

 and plenty of wind made to-day's shooting at Claremont more 

 interesting than at any previous time. We had a rattling good 

 shoot both at live birds and inanimate targets. In fact every 

 Saturday there are as many shooters on the grounds as will be 

 found at the average tournament, so called, and the wonder is 

 that there are not more, when consideration is taken of the 

 facilities the location affords— only 18min. from foot of Liberty 

 street, plenty of trains eaoh way, thoroughly equipped grounds, 

 run in a systematic aud generous style, plenty of traps and 

 trappers, a competent superintendent, and, last but not least of 

 all. cheap shooting at live birds (25 cents each and no extras) and 

 targets (2 cents each), no obligation to go into the sweeps, and 

 separate traps for those who desire them. A number of first-class 

 shots have been developed by practice on these grounds, who 

 otherwise would never have been heard of. The annual meeting 

 of the association takes place Dec. 6, at Claremont, when election 

 of directors and officers for ensuing year will take place— another 

 president will probably be elected, as Mr. Hathaway declares his 

 intention of retiring when his term expires. The association owns 

 the buildings, fences, etc., and is out of debt, with large stock 

 of ammunition on hand and ten thousand bluerocks. 



If we have not accumulated profits in cash, we have kept the 

 grounds open every day the past year, had shoots every Saturday 

 and holidays, paid tbe superintendent his salary in full, and pro- 

 vided abundant sport and healthful recreation for ourselves and 

 the public. We think we have done well. This is the only 

 grounds of the kind run on that plan in the country. We have 

 visiting shooters from almost every State, and they are invariably 

 pleased. The scores of to-day's work follow: 



Five sweeDS, at 10 bluerocks, 50 cents entrance: 



Johnson. 7 7 9 9 6 DuBray 7 8 9 6 9 



Collins 8 9 7 10 9 Osferhout 7 4.-57 



Lindslev 8 7 7 6 7 A Rose... 5 7 



Englewood 6 6 .. 4 N Rose 7 9 



Hunt 3 7 7 5 7 Sherman 9 9 10 



Hathaway 7 6 5 9 9 Clark 7 7 5 



Morris 9 4 9.,,. 



Two live bird sweeps, at 4 birds each, $2 entrance: 



Johnson.......... 0221— 3 2012-3 Hathaway 1112-4 0022—2 



Collins 2200-3 1101-3 Morris 2210-3 2012-3 



Lindsley .0221-3 0121—3 Du Bray 1100-3 1021 -3 



Englewood,..., ..2111-4 H21—4 Sherman 0111—3 



Hust ,.,W-| 0331-8 Clark j« M .| 0031^3 



ABVAfifflSl, 



THE ALBANY TOUNAMENT. 



THE first league tournament for the month of November was 

 held under the auspices of the Albany Gun Club at Elm Grove 

 Shooting Park last Tuesday. A more inauspicious day in the way 

 of weather never dawned upon a tournament occasion, the frown- 

 ing skies sending down their chilling complaints in innumerable 

 falling flakes of snow. Manager Vine and the writer went up to 

 the grounds on the nine o'clock morning local, and the cheerless 

 walk from the shooting lodge was, in good truth, most dispiri * ! 

 At the latter place we found no one present, and the little build- 

 ing, though the door stood open, waB cold, silent and tenantless. 

 In the field a solitary figure was seen moving about in the sodden 

 grass. This was the faithful trapper, Jack Whitney, who had 

 placed the entire main battery of the traps in position and was 

 busily engaged in putting down an outfield battery, consisting of 

 a pair of Cruttenden's hurlers, to indulge the expected sportsmen 

 in the latest fad of the devotees of the trap, shooting at incomers. 



The manager turned his attention to laying out the intricate 

 system of pulling cords for the seven traps, and the writer turned 

 his attention to several new arrivals. The first of these was our 

 own well-tried and experienced sportsman. Mr. T. H. Greer. Fol- 

 lowing the Albanian came a strongly-built fellow, who is rapidly 

 making his way to the front among the crack shots of the league, 

 and whose performance with tbe gun at many of the events of 

 the present season has caused him to be rated among the reli- 

 ables as a slashing shot who can do bis share in making the pace 

 a hot one. particularly in a long race. This is Frank Pidgeon, of 

 Saugerties, who in addition to his claims to the respect of his 

 brother sportsmen as a good shot, is also president of the Hudson 

 River Game and Fish Protective Association. There were more 

 down-the river sportsmen to come, and these proved to be Will 

 Mattice. George F. Tolley and T. B. Lever, of Catskill. Then the 

 star of Saratoga shed its light upon us in the person of Harrv M. 

 Levengston, Jr., of the renowned Big Four. After the greetings 

 were over there was a lively tussle with the big slove in the lodge 

 to get that refractory monBter to dispel the dampness and elevate 

 the temperature to the degree known as the solid-comfort state. 

 It was no small job to clear the demon of iron of its overflowing 

 load of dead ashes and cinders before starting the cheerful blaze, 

 and certainly there was no help in the guving we got from Uncle 

 Sammy Goggin and Captain Gustavo Buesser, of the Trojan Gun 

 Club, who remembered a "roast" their club got for not having a 

 lire on a certain cold tournament day, and they eagerly seized the 

 occasion to get even with that newspaper fellow. The sacrifice of 

 an empty kingbird box provided rhe material combustihle for the 

 ignition of a hod of coal, and from that out to tbe end of the day 

 the ruddy gleam that came througti the dilapidated mica windows 

 was as pleasant, as the smile of a cherub. All preparations hav- 

 ing been completed, and as the party present was reinforced by 

 the arrival of two members of the West End Gun Club— Geisel 

 and Leon— it was thought best to do a little shooting; so at the 

 suggestion of the managers the men took up their guns to engage 

 in a sweep at 5 kingbirds: Geisel, Goggin, Pigeon and Mattice 

 div. first money, Levengston, Lecn and Lever div. second, Tolley 

 third, Buesser fourth. After the sweep the regular events of the 

 programme were started in with 

 No. 1, 10 kingbirds, entrance $1: 



Levengston 1111111111—10 Buesser 10H110111— 8 



Pidgeon 1111111111-10 Tolley lolllllOlO— 7 



Goggin 1111110111— 9 Leon 1011011110— 7 



Mattice 1101111111— 9 Lever 1100111010— 6 



Geisel 1111111001— 8 



All ties divided where not stated. 



No. 2, 10 kingbirds, 6 outgoers and liucomers, entrance $1: 



Levengston 1111111101— 9 Tolley 0011001011— 5 



Buesser 1111011111— 9 Roberts 1111111111—10 



Lever 1111011111—9 Re-entry 1111101011—8 



Pidgeon 0011111111— 8 Rockwood 1011110111— 8 



Mattice Uulllllll— 8 Re-entry 1111110111— 9 



Leon llllllOllo- 8 Paul 1011101111— 8 



Goggin 1101111100- 8 Re-entry 1101111111— 9 



Geisel 11001001H— 5 



Roberts (Rupert ,"Vt.), Rockwood (Albany), and Paul (Cohoes) did 

 not come on the ground until contest No. 2 was closed. These 

 three marksmen, in order to make a claim on the prizes for best 

 aggregate scores in eight of the ten contests, shot at 10 hirds each, 

 and then at 10 more in a re-entry. They were not required to pay 

 the entrance fee, and therefore had no claim on the purse, which 

 was awarded as follows: Levengston, Buesser and Lever divided 

 first money: Pidgeon, Mattice and Leon divided second; Goggin 

 won third; Geisel won fourth. 



No. 3, at 15 kingbirds, entrance $1.50: 



Levengston . . . .111111111111111—15 Roberts 011010111111111—12 



Paul 111111101111111—14 Lever 011101111110010-10 



i i ce 111111110111101—13 Goggm 010101101111101—10 



Rock 111111110111011-13 Buesser 111010011111001—10 



Geissel 011110111101111—12 Pidgeon 101000110111111—10 



Leon 101101111111110-12 Tolley 011010010110111- 9 



Two members of the Greenbu'h Gun Club arrived on tbe ground 1 

 as No. 3 was being shot to a close. J. H. Patten, president of the 

 Trojan Gun Club, came immediately after, and the nest event 

 filled splendidly. 



No. 4, at 10 kingbirds, entrance $1: 



Pidgeon 1111111111-10 Patten 0111111110—8 



Rock worth 1111111110-9 Kapp 1101011011—7 



Roberts 0111111111-9 Geisel 1101010011-6 



Mattice 1110111 HI— 9 Goggin 1110111000—6 



Leon 1111111110-9 Greer 1101010011—6 



Paul 1111011111-9 Tolley 1110011000—5 



Levengston 111011101 1- 8 Mack .1001001011—5' 



Buesser 1011111011—8 Lever 00000011H-4 



Those in the tie for second shot it out. as follows: Rockworth 5, 

 Roberts 5, Mattice 4, Leon and Paul withdrew. 



Dinner followed at Russell's Hotel, where Brother John serves 

 things up plainly, but neatly, and the service is always prompt 

 aud satisfactory. 



Back to the shooting lodge we found several new arrivals from 

 the West End Gun Club. These were Major \\ . J. Reineck, D. W. 

 George, J. B. Sanders and H. K. Adams. 



By this time there were lots of sportsmen present as spectators, 

 among whom I noticed Messrs. Herrick, Countryman and Lansing, 

 of the Forester Gun Club; Taylor, of Clarksville; Becker, of 

 New Scotland; and Edward Ruth, of the Pawling Gun Club, 

 Brunswick. A little later Henry Gove came on the ground with 

 Milton F. Lindsley. 



The next contest on the programme was made specially interest- 

 ing by its being shot not only for a purse, but for an elegant 

 trophy, presented by Mr. Archie Paul, of Cohoes. This special 

 prize consisted of a solid silver cup, gold-lined, and beautifully 

 chased. The contest filled with an even twenty entries, but only 

 eleven of the men entered shot for the cup. No. 5, 15 kingbirds, 

 entrance $1.50. A dollar extra was charged those who entered for 

 the cup: 



Pidgeon* mill 11 1111111-15 Goggin* 001111101111101—11 



Mattice 111111111111111—15 Tolley 101101101110111—11 



Levengston*. . ,111111011111111 — 14 Taylor* 001111011011111—11 



Paul 111110111111111—14 Mack.... 100111)01111011—11 



Leon* 111011111111111-14 Geisel* 111101101C01U1-11 



Rockworth*.. .111111111100111-13 Roberts* 111011001011110-10 



Buesser* 111111110011111-13 Lindsley 101011011100111—10 



Becker* 011101111011111—12 George 0111110100101 10— 9 



Adams OirJOiiimilJH 12 L : ; ",-si i;si i i; " \: ;,y ; ] ;-- •-■ 



Patten* 111111010011101—11 Kapp 0011011001110+1— 8 



* Entered for ths cup. + Forfeited shot. 



Pidgeon and Mattice tied with cleau scores, but as the last 

 named did not enter for the cup, that superb and desirable prize 

 became the property of the Saugerties shooter, who also received 

 a divide of first money. Mr. Pidgeon was warmly congratulated 

 by his friends, not only for capturing the cup, but for the coolness 

 and address he displayed in shooting his way T to the top when 

 pitted against ten men who have, one and all, made excellent 

 records in this part of the trap-shooting world. 



No. 6, two-man team race, open to teams from any club, 25 king- 

 birds per man, 50 per team, entrance per team $2.50: 



Saugerties Gun Club. 



Mattice .1111110111111111111111111— 24 



Pidgeon 1011111111111010111110111-21—45 



Saratoga Gun Club. 



Levengston .1111101111111111111111111-24 



Paul 1111011111011101110101111—20-44 



Albany Gun Club. 



Rockworth 1101111111110101111111111—22 



Roberts 1111111111110010011111111—21—43 



Clarksville Gun Club. 



Becker 011110111111111111111111-23 



Taylor .1111111111 011101010H110-20-43 



West End Gun Club No. 1, Albany. 



Lindsley. 1110111011001111111111111—21 



~ U'ge • UlOUlllllOOlllllllOOOll-19-10 



West End Gun Club No. 2 



Geisel, . , imioiiiuomiiiioiiUQr-gi 



Mam§. , . , m ........ i„ M 10mU1111010H010ef)llOl-ll-85 



