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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. S6, 1891. 



BROOKLYN TRAPS. 



Brooklyn, Feb. 17.— The Kings County Gun Club was no(, so 

 weJl represented as ii«ual on Louis Miller's shooting grounds at 

 Dexter Park, L. I., to day, tlie murky, wet \veather keeping many 

 of the shooters away. In the contest for the club badge. 20 blue 

 rocks, right and left angles, ISvds. rise, the scores were as follows: 

 Zirkel 8, Greiner 10, Lindstedt 12, Bieher 9, Boegel 10, Link 9, Kel- 

 ler 9, Lindstedt wiuniug the club medal. Three sweepstakes at 5 

 bluerocks each time, all ties divided, were shot subsequently. 



Feb. IS —The east side of this city was well represented io-day 

 at Dexter Park, where a jolly lot of shooters from the Emerald 

 Gun Club assembled take part in a private shoot at live birds. 

 Nearly three score of clubmembersandtheirfriends were present, 

 but only lij men went to the traps in the principal event of the 

 day, a shoot at 10 live birds per man. There were two prizes, a 

 box of imported cigars and 200 shells. The day '5 sport began 

 with a small sweepstake at 5 birds, in wliich Messrs Voss and 

 Henry were the winners, and then followed the lO-bird shoot. 

 The best score was made by G. S. Henry, who shot in excellent 

 form, and, altnoiigh he stood SZyds. from the traps, was the only 

 one who killed 10 pieeons straight, 8 of them by using one barrel 

 only. The exertions of the pot hunters on the northeast side of 

 the fence, in trying to secure part of the few missed birds, con- 

 tributed vastly to the amusrjment of the club's members. 



Mr. Henry chose the shells as hi* prize, and the box of cigars 

 went to M. W. Murphy, who killed 9 birds from the 25yds. mark, 

 and missed his last, a very stmng straightaway driver. Nf^erly 

 20 of the ISO birds shot at fell dead out of bounds, L. Pierson, .J. 

 Voss. R. Regan and J. Maesel being especially unfortunate in this 

 respect. 



Messrs. J. Sax and C. Roemmele, who had during the match 

 indulged in a lengthy argument as to their respective shoorlDg 

 abilities and the efficioucy of their guns, agreed at its conclusion 

 to submit their differences of opinion to a practical test, and to 

 make the agreement binding they posted a suitable forfeit for a 

 match, to be shot under the following conditions: 100 live birds 

 each man, Hurlingham rules. 25yds. rise, 80yde. boundary, for 

 $350 a side, to take place at Dexter Park on March 37. 



The members of the Falcon Gun Club of Brooklyn, who went to 

 Dexter Park to-day, had an excellent chance of testing their 

 abilities as marksmen, for the birds were a good lot even for the 

 old shooting ground. Under the somewhat difficult club rules, a 

 pigeon killed with the second barrel counting half a point only, 

 the scores made were of fair average. J. Tagts killed 8 birds and 

 scored a total of 7, winning the club badge tor the first time in 

 the new year. The second prize, consisting of hard cash, went to 

 .J. Bohling on a total of 0. A well-contested team match, teams 

 of four, 3 birds each man, followed, Vagts's side winning by the 

 close margin of one-half of a point. 



Feb. 20 —The return team shooting match between Excise Com- 

 missioner John Sohliemann and J. A. Eppig as partners against 

 P. Leihinger and F. Lanzer was shot off to-day at the Dexter Park 

 shooting grounds, Jainaica plank road. The conditions of the 

 match were, each shooter to have .90 birds, gun handicap accord- 

 ing to bore of gun, Hurlingham rules. All four shooters were in 

 good form, alinough J. Schliemann h^d the majority of the lirst 

 incomers and his partner hsd the misfortune to lose several of his 

 birds dead out of bounds. P. Leihinger and partner won easily 

 by 13 birds, 83 to Tl. 



Ttie Kings County Gun Club held a shoot at Dext er Park to day. 

 The attendance was very poor on account of the wet. foggy 

 weather. The conditions were, each member to shoot at 20 blue- 

 rocks, ISyds. rise, for the club badge. Seven members competed. 

 The scores were as follows: F. Zirkel 8, J. Greiner 10, .L Linstedt 

 13, H. Bieber 9, C. Boegel 10, J. Link 9, C. Keller 7. 



The members of the Erie Gun Club held their postponed sli"ot 

 at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, to-day. Only nine members 

 went to the traps to shoot for the ''lub badge, with the usual gun 

 handicap. 0. Ueliefseu and C. Plate had a close race for the 

 badge, which the former won by one bird. 



At a meeting of the Wauregan Gun Cluh. hold at the club house. 

 Dexter Park, Long Island, the following ofRoers were elected for 

 the ensuing season: Pres., Edward Bernhoft'; "Vice-Pres., Dr. W. 

 S. Taylor: Sec'y, C. H. Houghton; Treas., W. H. Brickner; team 

 Captain. Mr. Pay, The regular semi-monthly shoot of the club 

 will be held at Dexter Park on Friday next. At the conclusion ol 

 the regular shoot a match will be contested by Dr. W. S. Taylor 

 and M. Fay against W. H. Brittner and C. H. Houghton. The 

 conditions of the shooting are 35 birds each, 38yds. rise, Hurling- 

 ham rules to govern, for $100 a side. 



The last of a feries of inviiation team shoots yvill be held under 

 theausDices of the Parkway Gun Club at Dexter Park, on Thurs- 

 day. The conditions of the shoot are each man to shoot at 10 

 birds, 35yds. rise. BOyds. boundary, modified Hurlingham rules. 

 The trophy to be competed f< r is known as the Parkway cup. The 

 Fountain and Coney Island teams are the favorites, but the Glen- 

 mores hope to get there. 



FORESTER TOURNAMENT. 



Davenpobt, la., Feb. 21.— Editor Forest and Stream: The For- 

 ester Gun Club's annual tournament commenced Tuesday morn- 

 ing wi'h a good attendance of shooters, the most prominent being 

 Budd, of Des Moines, and Lefflngwell, of Clinton, and Grim. The 

 weal her was had for the shoot, but the boys started in with good 

 .spirits and expected to complete the programme, which would 

 have occupied four days. But "the best laid plans of men and 

 mice gang aft aglee." On Wednesday it was cold and disagree- 

 able, and on Thursday came the very worst storm of the season, 

 and it put an end to the tovrnament. The tournament was con- 

 ducted under the revised American Association rules. The live 

 birds were in excellent condition and hard to hit. The result of 

 the first two days' shoot is as follows; 



-First Dat/. 



No. 1, 7 single live hirdf : 



Lefflngwell 1111111—7 J Davis lOHOOO— 3 



Grim lllllJl- 7 Hairbaugh 1011101—5 



Budd. 1111111-7 Kemfer 0111111—6 



Reese 1110000—3 Lewis 0100111—4 



8 tone 1111101—6 Races ter 1111100-5 



Frank 1110111-6 



Lefflngwell, Grim and Bud li div. first money, $25.20, The shoot 

 oft of ties on 6 for second, ,'$14.15, was won by Howard; Racester 

 and Harbaugh div. third, $12.60. Lewis took fourth, S0.30, 



No. 2, 10 single inanimate targets: 



Lefflngwell 1100001001- i Reese 0000000100- 1 



Grim 1110111111— 9 Howard 0001110111-6 



Budd 1111111111-10 Benewitz 0110100111- 6 



Stone 0001110011- 5 Kemfer 1010010110- 5 



Frank 1110000011- 5 J Davis 1011011100-6 



Budd took first money, §6 80; Grim second, $5,10. On the shoot 

 off of ties on 6 Benewitz won third, $2.90; the shoot oft of ties on 5 

 fourth was won by Stone, 65 cents. 



No. 3, 6 single live birds: 



Budd 111111-6 Hulse 010011—3 



Lefflngwell 110111—5 Bodyfield 011001—3 



Grim 111111—6 Stone 111111—6 



Reese 111111-6 Howard 011100—3 



Lewis...... 010101-3 Harbaugh 101100-3 



Lafli a . . .• 111110—5 Fran k 111111—5 



Budd, Grim, Reese and Stone div. first, $18 30; Lefflngwell, Laflin 

 and Frank div. second, $14; on the shoot-off of ties on SHarbaugh 

 won third, $4.55. 



No. 4, 6 pair targets: 



Budd 11 11 11 11 10 10-10 Frank .10 10 10 10 10 11- 7 



LeffiDgwell. .11 11 11 11 00 10- 9 Benewitz. . . .11 10 00 00 00 01— 4 

 Grim 10 00 U 11 11 10- 8 Stone 31 00 11 11 11 10- 9 



Budd took first, .84.60; Lefflngwell and Stone div. second, $3.45; 

 Grim took third. $3.30. 



No. 5, 8 single live birds: 



Grim 11111111-8 Laflin 110110U-6 



Budd lllllHl-8 Frank ..11110111-7 



Reese 01101101—5 Howard 11110111—7 



Stone 11110111—7 Harbaugh 01010100—3 



Lefflngwell liniuil— 7 



Grim and Budd div. first, $31.60; Howard won second on shoot- 

 off. $13.45; Laflin won thirrl, $10.80; Reese won fourth, $5.10. 



No. 6, 15 single itianimate targets: 



Grim 011111110110111—12 Kemper 111111101011110—13 



Budd 111111111111111—15 Black 101101111111111—18 



Leflingwell ..101111100111101-11 Keller 001111011111111—13 



Benewitz 110010100011101— 8 Schi k IIIOIOOIIOOIIOI— 9 



J D=)vis 111111111110101—13 England Hi 111111111101-14 



Budd won flrsi, $8.60; England won second, $8.45; J. Davis and 

 Black div. third, $4-30; Grim, Keller and Kemper div. fourth, $3.15. 

 Second Day. 



No, 7. 10 single inanimate targets, entrance $3: 



Grim 10 11010110-6 Kno wles 1 OOOOlOUl— 5 



Schick 1111011101-8 Budd OlllUlllO-S 



Lefflngwell 0111011100-6 Howard OllUOllll-S 



Black 1010111111—8 Harbaugh OlOOIlOOOO -S 



J Davis 1111000110-6 White 1010111101-7 



Keller OllOllllOO-B Laflin 1011110110-7 



Dean .1100111100 -6 Frederick 1101110011-6 



ngland 1111010111-8 Jaques IIIOIOOIOI— B 



eese 1001000101-4 Voss OIOOIHIOO -5 



ties on 6; fourth, $8 25, wae divided by Knowles and Voss. 



No. 8, 10 single live birds, entrance $10; 



Grim 1110110111— 8 England OmiOlOU- 7 



Budd 1111111111-10 J Davis lOOnooilOl— 4 



Lefflngwell - 1111111110— 9 Prank 01101 11101—7 



Howard lIlllOllll— 9 Laflin lllllolOU-8 



Re^se 1010101111- 7 Schick 0111010111-7 



Harbaugh 1110111101- 8 



First money. $33.60. won by Bndd: second, $34.45, divided by 

 Lefflngwell and Howard; third, $16.30, won by Irvinon the shoot- 

 off of ties on 8; fourth, $4 13, won by Reese on shoot-off of ties on 7. 



No. 9, 15 single targets, entrance $5: 



Grim 111011111111101—13 Dean 0011O111000O111— 7 



Schick 111111111111111—15 Reese lOOOUOOlOllOU— 8 



Budd 111111111111111-15 Keller 111011111111101-13 



Black 101111111111101-13 LefflngwelL .. .011111111101111-13 



England .101010111011111-11 Harbaugh OOllOOOOOOOlOil- 5 



No. 9, 16 singles: 



White. 101111011100011—10 .Jaques 111111101111100-12 



T^aflin 01100101101101 0- 8 Howard 1 OHIO] 00000000— h 



Stow 100001110110111- 9 Knowles 001010001111111-9 



Warner 010100011110101— 8 Voss 011111111110101—13 



No. 10, 4 pairs: 



Budd 11 11 11- 01— r Harbaugh CO 10 10 00—2 



Grim 10 00 11 10-4 Howard 11 11 10 01-6 



Lefflngwell 11 11 00 01-5 Laflin 00 10 10 00-2 



Reese 11 60 10 00-3 Frank 10 1 0 00 10-3 



Sch-ck 11 10 01 10—5 England 01 00 10 10—3 



First money, $16, was taken by Budd; second, $13, was captured 

 by Howard; third, .$8, was div. by Lefflngwell and Schick; fourth, 

 $4 , was taken by Grim. 



No. 11, 15 singles: 



CoUyer 010000011100110- 6 Dean OOOUOlOKMOll— 7 



Reese lOOOOlllOIOOllO- 6 .Schick 1111101 Illll 111— 1^ 



J Davis OH 1101010 11100— 9 Black 111111011111111—14 



White oooionommi— 10 Keiier iiioimiooini-r: 



fourth, 83.,50, was won by Keller on the shoot-off of ties on 12. 

 No. 12: 



Grim 101111-5 Howard 010111—4 



Keller 011110-4 Lefflngwell 110101—4 



Budd 111111—6 Warner 111110—5 



J Davis 111100-4 Stobl 111100-4 



Heinsius 101001—3 Schick 101111-5 



Hofer 111011-5 .Scheef 110111—5 



Retse 110011—4 Laflin OlOlU— 4 



First money, $25.20, was taken by Budd; second, $18.50, was div. 

 by Grim and Scheef on tlie shoot off of ties on 5; third, .$9.10, was 

 div. by Reese and Stohl on shoot off of ties on 4; fourth, |6.30, was 

 won by Heinsius. 



Extra No. 1, at 6 single live birds: 



Grim 001011-3 Laflin 110001-3 



Budd 111011—5 .1 Davis 111111-6 



Reese 101111—5 Lefflngwell 111111—6 



Prank 110111—5 Stone (Ill 111 -5 



Harbaugh 001101—3 Hulse . , 111101—5 



The ties on 6 for first was won by J, Davis and Lefflngwell, 

 $17.50; ties on 5 for -stcond, .fUn 50, was won by Reese a.nd Frank; 

 Grim, Harbaugh and Laflin div. third, $7, 



Extra No. 2, at 6 single live birds: 



Grim HllOl— 5 Frank 111100-4 



Budd 011101-4 J Frederick 011011-4 



Reese 111111—6 Laflin 010101—3 



Lefflngwell OOOOlO— 1 Harbaugh 011011—4 



Hulse llOOlO— 3 J Davis lHlU-6 



First money, $17.50, was div. by Reese and J. Davis; gecond, 

 $10 50, was taken liy Gh-im; t iiii-ii, f 1.50, was won by Budd and 

 Fredrick on ilie shoot fifl of rii!-- <ii] J. 



Extra No. 8, 6 iinicle live hird-, entrance .$": 



J Davis *: - . . .011111-5 Schick. - 110111-5 



Budd 101111-5 Lefflngwell 100110-3 



Grim 111111-6 Laflin: llllH-6 



Jones 111111-6 



Grim, .lones and Laflin div. first money. 812.35; J. Davis, Budd 

 and Schick second, $7.35; Lffflngwell fourth, $4 90. 



Extra No. S, 10 single inanimate targets, entrance $1.25; 



Harbaugh 1110101110—7 Black 1111011011-8 



Grim .1111101101—8 Schick 1111101001—7 



Budd 1101111111-9 J Davis 1X111111110-7 



England 1110111011—8 Frederick 1111111111—9 



Bennewitz 1001101111—7 Kemfer lOOlllUOO— 6 



Extra No. 5, 10 single inanimate tareets, entrance S1.25.- 



England 0O01101111-8 Lefflngwell llllOUOIO-7 



Schick 1111001111-8 Harbaugli 1I100111CO— 6 



Budd imiHlOi— 9 Kemper .,0111111111—9 



Frederick .1111111011-9 Benuewitz 1101100010-5 



Grim 1111100019-6 J Davis 0101111111—8 



Black llOlOlim-S 



Budd, Frederick and Kemoer div. first money. $4.30; Second, 

 $3.55 was won on the shoot off of ties on 8 by J. Davis; Leflingwell 

 third, $3.11. 



LIVE PIGEON SHOOTING. 



In 1887, at which time A. Nelson Lewis, a member of the Phila- 

 delphia Gun Club, was indicted before the Bucks County Court 

 under the act of March 29, 1S69, which makes it a misdemeanor to 

 wantonly or cruelly kill or lU-treat. overload, beat or otherwise 

 abuse any animal. 



On the 14th of December, 18^7, the Philadelphia Gun Club held a 

 pigeon shooting match at their grounds on the "Old Brinkley 

 Homestead," Andalusia, the other contestants being the Tuxedo 

 Gun Club, the Westminster Kennel Club and the Riverton Gun 

 Club. The club members and their friends went to the grounds 

 by way of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Upon the same train from 

 Broad Street Station were two uniformed offlcers of the Woma.n'8 

 Branch of the Society lor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 

 who openly avowed their intention of making arrests if the match 

 should take place. 



The grounds vere filled with people, the contest became very ex- 

 citing and a large amount was staked on the result. Shortly after 

 the shooting began the offlcers of the woman's society .approached 

 the gates and were met by members of the club, who stated that 

 they had intended to meet the issue and would allow an arrest to 

 be made. They did not raise any question as to the right of the 

 offlcers to enter the grounds, because it would not be agreeable 

 had any of the visitors or members of the clubs been arrested. In 

 that case, as far as all present were concerned, the day would 

 have ended in disappointment. 



Then came the question of who would allow himself to be ar- 

 rested. None cared to come up to the scratch, although several 

 were approached. Finally General Grubb, the president of the 

 club, expressed his determination to throw himself into the 

 breech, it no one else could be found courageous enough to do so. 

 This, for several reasons, was undesirable, and A, Nelson Lewis 

 was appealed to. Without a moment's hesitation he gave his con- 

 sent, resolving to be sacrificed in friendship to his club members, 

 and that the purpose and pleasure of the guests might not be 

 marred. 



Mr. Lewis was then technically arrested and taken before a jus- 

 tice of the p9ace. He was defended by General Dechert. Subse- 

 quently the club presented him with aresolution of thanks, highly 

 extolling him for the way in which he had stood up tor the in- 

 terests of the club. 



The late Lewi8<3, Cassidy was to have defended Mr. Lewis, but 

 died before the case came to trial. On the trial the jury returned 

 a special verdict, in which they found that it was the custom of 

 the association to hold matches for skill in marksmanship, that 

 Mr. Lewis participated in the match in December, 1887, and "for 

 the purpose aforesaid fired with a gun upon certain pigeons liber- 

 ated from a trap, killing one and wounding another. The bird 

 so wounded alighted upon a tree, and as soon as its wounded 

 condition was discovered it wa.s killed by a member of said club 

 for and on behalf of said defendant, according to the custom of 

 said club in regard to wounded birdi. The bird so killed was 

 immediatfly sold for food, according to the rule and custom of 

 said club." 



Judgment was entered in favor of the Commonwealth and a fine 

 of $5 imposed on Sir, Lewis. From this cnrne the present appeal. 



Judge Pdsson, as Ohit f Justice, deliv ered the opinion of the 

 Supreme Court, which is as follows: "The specific charg" in the 

 indictment was that the dt-fendent did 'unlawfully, wantonly and 

 cruelly shnot, wound, torture, abuse and ill-treat a certain pigeon,' 

 etc. The jury found a special verdict, upon which the court below 

 entered judgment for the commonwealth. We are, therefore, 

 limited to the facts as found. From the ->.'erdict we learn 'that 

 tbR defendant was a member of an association called the Phila- 

 delphia Gun Club; that on tlie 14th day of December, 1887, he 

 attended a pigeon--shootvng match and Bred witn a gun upon cer- 

 tain pigeons liberated from a trap, killing one and wounding 

 another. The bird so wounded alighted upon a tree, and as soon 



as its wounded condition was discovei-ed it was killed by a mem- 

 ber of said club for and on behalf of said defendant, according to 

 the custom of said club in regard to wounded birds. The birds so 

 killed were immediately sold for food, according to the rule and 

 custom of said club.' 



"We have thus the finding of the jury that the object of this 

 associatioQ was to test the skill of its members in marksmanship. 

 In other words, it was a training school for sportsmen, in which 

 they could acqttire skill in shooting on the wing. This being the 

 object of the association, the jury further found that the de- 

 fendant attended for the purposes aforesaid. It was conceded 

 that had he killed his bird be would not have been liable under 

 the act of 1889. But having merely wounded it, he was guilty of 

 cruelty under said act. So that the crime consisted, not in the 

 fact of shooting, but in wounding instead of instantly killinff it. 

 From the facts found by the jury, the defendant has merely been 

 punished for want of skill. 



"It is doubtless true that much pain and suffering is often 

 caused to different kinds of game by this unskillfulneas of sports- 

 men. A squiiTcl badly wounded may yet crawl to its hole and 

 suffer for many hours or days and die. It was not pretended that 

 the act applied to .such cases. The sportsman in the woods is not 

 responsible for the accuracy of his aim under the act of 1869. At 

 the same time it is manifest that much suffering would be spared 

 wild game if sportsmen were better trained. SkiU in shooting 

 upon the wing can only be gained by practice. It is not so with 

 inanimate objects. There accuracy of aim can be acquired by 

 shooting at a mark. It is conceded that the sportsman in the 

 woods may test his skill by shooting at wild birds. Why, then, 

 may he not do the same with a bird confined in a cage and let out 

 for that purpose? Is the bird in the cage any better or has it any 

 higher rights than the bird in the woods? Both were placed here 

 by the Almighty for the use of man. They were not given to him 

 to be needlessly and cruelly tortured, and were there anything in 

 the finding of the jury to show that the object of this association 

 was to torture pigeons we would not hesitate to sustain the judg- 

 ment of the court below. But no such purpose appears, nor is 

 there any finding that the defendant was guilty of needless and 

 wanton cruelty. The bird was immediately killed as soon as its 

 condition was discovered. 



"A distinction was pressed upon the argument between the ease 

 of a captive bird and one at large in the woods. In the latter in- 

 stance there is a necessity to shoot it in order to capture it for 

 food or other lawful purpose; and if wounding results, it is an 

 unavoidable incident; while in the case of a captive bird, no 

 necessity exists for putting it to death in this way. Some force 

 ma:^ be conceded to this as an abstract proposition, but we do not 

 see its application to the facts of this case. The right to kill the 

 pigeon was and must be conceded and there is no finding of the 

 jury that its suffering was greater because of the manner of its 

 death than if it had been killed in some other way. This is a 

 scientific question which I do not feel myself competent to pass 

 upon. Nor do I think the average juryman is any better qualified 

 to do so. It may be that scitnoe in the future will discover the 

 method of killing a pigeon with the least possible pain. So far as 

 other animals are concerned, it is, perhaps, an open question, and 

 the attempt of well-meaning humanitarians in a sister State to 

 reduce the sufferings of condemned criminals by putting them to 

 death by electricity instead of by hanging, has produced a long 

 controversy which can hardly be regarded as settled . An attempt 

 has been made, so far unsuccessfully, to show it is unconstitu- 

 tional because of its cruelty. 



"We do not say there might not he a violation of the act of 1869 

 at a shooting match, but in our view the facts found by the jury 

 do not brinsr this case within it. The judgment is reversed,"— 

 PMadelphia Times, Feb. 23. 



NIAGARA, N. Y., Feb. 13.— Niagara River Gun Club, match at 

 kingbirds, three moneys, $1 entrance, 10 singles: 



M A McBean 7 Geo Margetts 5 W Murphy 6 



LABoore 7 J Koch 7 J Rose 8 



Twelve singles and 5 doubles: 



McBean 16 Margetts 8 J Koch 15 



Bonre .13 



Five doubles: 



McBean ....5 Margetts -6 Smitli o 



Boore 5 Koch .....7 Pierce 5 



Five live pigeons, 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundar.v, $3 entrance: 



Case 3 .Smith 0 Margetts 3 



Koch • 5 Sorgel , 0 Beore 4 



McBean 1 



Fifteen single kingbirds: 



Boore 30 Koch l-S Besser, .Tv 12 



Brooks 7 Smith..... ....13 Kelloge...., 9 



Shirley 10 Rose. 13 HP Smith 12 



Sinclair 13 Pcaseland 4 W Murpny. 10 



Me.Be.an 14 Case 12 J Pierce 6 



Margetts 7 



Twelve singles and 5 doubles: 



Boore 14 Brooks 11 Geo Hawley. 3 



Margetts 13 Shirley 17 Kellogg..... 16 



Koch 18 McBean 19 Pierce S 



Besser 18 E H Smith 17 HP Smith 18 



Sinclair 17 



Fifteen sirgles: 



Brooks 13 Koch 14 Rose 12 



Sinclair H McBean. - 14 K. H. Smith 11 



Boore 11 Kellogg 13 Besser 13 



Margetts. 13 



Ten kingbirds: 



Margetts 8 Kellogg 5 Pierce 9 



McBean , 9 Sinclair 9 EH SmtCh; -..'....,10 



Boore 9 Brooks 7 Besjer 7 



WATERTOWN, N. Y,. Feb. 19.-Sout,h S'de Gua Club sweep- 

 stake, at 10 kingbirds, 5 traps, unknown angles: 



Scott 1111110111-9 O'Connor OllOllilll— 8 



Martin 1011111111—9 Fish 1001101101—6 



Whitney 1110111110— S 



At 15 kingbirds: 



Smith .110110101101111-11 Scott 011111101111111-13 



Tallett 000111011111110-11 Kingsley linOOllOIUOflOll— 7 



Taylor 111101111101111- 13 Martin IIOOIIUOII 1001-18 



O'Connor 1101111 11110111-13 Fish 000100100110000- 4- 



Whitney 1111 0111 llllOU- 13 



Badge mat h, at 1 5 kingbirds, 5 traps, unknown angles: 



Avres (21 bird?) 111111100111111111111 —19 



O'Connor (24 birds) 011111100111111010111111-19 



Taylor (23 birds) 11111001111111001011111 -18 



Kingsley (23 bird?) OillllOllllOOllllOlllO -18 



Tie: Ayers 10011—3 O'Connor 11111-5, O'Connor wins badge 

 for the second time.— Dustem. 



CLEVELAND, Feb. 16.— This afternoon those interested in the 

 shoot for the Smith gun went to the Cleveland Gun Club Grounds. 

 The smoke and fcg were so thick that they could almost be cut 

 with a knife, and the shooting was exct llont considering the con- 

 ditions. Murray and Holt tied snd will shoot off the tie at the 

 next trial for the gun. The score is as follows; 



Murray 37 — 45 W Calhoun, ...27— :13 Murphy 42—44 



LO Jones 32-40 Sweetman 32—40 Holt 41—45 



Wherrv 38—44 C Calhoun 83 - 34 Alexander 39—43 



Fritz 38—42 Joe 36—44 Tamblyu 27-29 



Storey 28-,34 



WELLINGTON, Mass,, Feb. 2l.— In the silver cup match «t the 

 grounds of the Wellington Gun Club to-day, at 15 singles and five 

 pair standards, Leslie Cowee and Snow tied with IS each. They 

 didn't shoot off the tie, and the cup was awarded to Snow, he not 

 having won a cup in the previous matches. The other scores 

 were: Purdy, Stone and Melcher 16, Bradley, Gore and Bowker 15, 

 Perry LS, Dill 13, In the clas;ifica'ion match for silver match 

 boxes, at 15 single and five pair standards. Perry won in class A 

 with 20, Stone in class B with 31, and Snow and Purdy in class O 

 with 16. In the shoot-off between .Snow and Purdy for the match 

 box Snow won. The other scores were; Dill 19, Bradbury 20, Leslie 

 and Bowker 18 Thomas 19, Gore 15. Perry and Barrett in Class 

 A, Stone iu class C, and Snow and Purdy in class C have tied by 

 winning two match boxes each in the match for silver cigar case. 

 The ties will be shot off nest Friday afternoon, when each man 

 will slioot at 60 single and 20 pair standards, 



NEWARK, N, J., Feb. 33.— The season of 1891-93 of the Roseville 

 Gun Club will begin on March 27, and regular sboota will be held 

 on the last Friday of each month thereafter. Every member will 

 be required to shoot at 300 targets during the year, Saturd/iy will 

 close the season of 1830-91, and every member is urged to be on 

 hand to finish his yearly total nt targets shot at, in order 

 that the secretary may have no trouble in arranging a system of 

 handicap for the season of 1891-92. The Essex (.tuu Clun has 

 elected the following otflcers for 1892: President, B. H. BrnintnaU: 

 Vice-President, William Hayes; Treasurer, W. Speer; Secretary, 

 A. C. Whitehead. 



ST. AUGUSTINE, Pla., i<^eb, 17,— The famous jockey and horse 

 owner, Edward Garrison, is recruiting his health here and enjoy- 

 ing himself. To-day he had a shooting match with .J, N. Wilson, 

 also of New York. The former hit .23 out of 10 birds to the latter's 

 17 out of 40. Quite a little betting was indulged in on the oittcome 

 of the match. 



