March 28, 1801.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



197 



SYRACUSE, N. Y.. March 18.— Some vpvv good off-hanfl pcores 

 were made in the shooc of the Onondaga Rifle Club at their Valley 

 range this afternoon, but the rest march was particularly bril- 

 liant. The records on the whole, however, were worthy of the 

 skilleci Tnai'ljsmen who participated in the contest. The scores 

 follow: 



Ofl-Hand Match. 



Dalley 



StiUmuii 



Ball 



Ward 



Koehler, . 



8 4 



1 



(5 7 



7 8 fl 10 10-75 

 10 6 9 0 7-74 



8 6 



5 



9 8 



5 0 



8 



8 3 



8 9 7 





4— B.^i 



7 7 



8 



6 9 



8 8 6 



9 



2—70 





7 10 5 



7 4 4 



3 



.'j - t)2 



Q in 



6 



8 i 



5 7 10 



6 



4-68 



6 5 



4 



5 4 



r> 7 10 





8-58 



5 8 



7 



8 6 



.•) 8 in 



5 



o-fi7 



8 6 



8 



8 9 



5 r 6 



.5 



5-67 



8 1 



5 



9 2 



2 0 0 



5 



8-33 



eh. 















8 



8 VI 



9 10 9 



7 



7-91 





12 



9 10 



7 10 10 



8 



8-92 



7 10 



7 



7 r 



9 8 7 



8 



7-74 



7 11 



8 



8 r 



7 12 8 



9 



8-85 



9 8 



9 



8 9 



8 8 10 10 



8-87 



8 10 



0 



8 13 



9 8 3 



0 



8-87 



8 ]0 



8 



9 9 



9 10 9 10 



11—94 



9 



8 12 13 11 10 10 



9-96 



8 7 



9 



7 5 



8 7 9 



6 



6-73 



8 5 



7 



5 8 11 8 6 



5 



5-06 



Smith . 

 Robotts 

 Knapp . 



Koehler 



Spies 



Dr Coon 



PRIZES AT BISLEY.—The report of the finances of the Na- 

 tional Rifle Association of Great Britain shows into what a large 

 concern the shooting fortnight of tlte riflemen has grown- The 

 revenue account for 1890 shows that the subscriptions and dona- 

 tions of all kinds, includi"8r the sum appropriated for th^ Mullens' 

 prizes, amounted to £3.944 7s. 6d., as against only £3,181 15s. in 

 1889. Various receipts (other than those directly connected with 

 the shooting), iucluiing "gate money," rents and manyo'her 

 items, prnducpd £3,201 13s. The corresponding amount in 1889 

 was £iJ 8?4 lis. Id. The competitors contributed direclly In en- 

 trance fees, pavments for ammunilion. "blnwing-olT" tickets and 

 flues £17,430183. 6d.: in 1889 £I8.8?,3 Is, Td. The gro^s total of re- 

 ceipt'! for 1870 was therefore £34,576 19.^., as aaiHinst .b".'4,T02 Ms. Ud, 

 in 1889. The working expenses "f 1890, iucluding thp sxim set apart 

 for aepreoiatiou, amounted to £10,318 2.«. lid. In 1889 the corres- 

 ponding amount was £10,380 4s. (Id. The amount given in prizps 

 last year was £14,330 8i. 8d.; in 1889, £15,130 8s. 3d. The percentage 

 of entrance fee.s, etc., returned in prizes amounted to 83 1-5 per 

 cent., a larger proportion than has been given since 1886, The 

 revenue account shows a deficit of only £71 123. 7d. upon the 

 working of the year. 



"NEW YORK GERMAN GUN CLUB.— The followiuE officers 

 were elected at tbe recent annual meeting of the New York Ger- 

 man Gun Club: .T. H. Bossenccker, President; F. Huff, Vice- 

 President; .J. Schlicht, Secretary; .1. P. Dannefelser,lTrea8urer; F. 

 Sauter, shooting master- President Boeasnecker presented a 

 handsome medal to the club, the marksman making the highest 

 aggregate .score in three shoots to retain it at the end of the year. 

 The shooting rules as adopted and printed by the club are very 

 explicit, and will make disputes an impossibilitv in the future. 



THE TRAP. 



Seores /or publUicMon should be made out on the printed blankt 

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

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores a/re par- 

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



FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced herte 

 send in notice like the following; 



March 24-33.— Detroit Tournament, assisted by the luter-State 

 Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association. $1 000 guaranteed. 



April 9-11,— Annual Tournament of the Boiling Springs Gun 

 Club, a,t Rutherford, N. J. 



April 28-30.— New London (or New Haveo) Inter-State Associa- 

 tion. 



May 5-6.— Algona (la.) Gun Olub Tournament. Open to all. 

 John G, Smith, Sec'y. 

 May 5-7.- Pittsburgh Tournament. Open to all. Elmer E. 



Shaner, Seo'y, 



May 3-7,— Auburn, N. Y.. Gun Club Tournament. .$800 guaran- 

 t.eed. Pruiesbionals: barred. Ohas. W. Brisier, Sec'y. 



iMav D-9 —Grand Touruameut of the Hill City Gun Club, Yicks- 

 bursT, Mips. Open to all. Geo. H. Hill. Sec'y. 



May 12.14.—Graud Tournament of the South Side Gun Club, at 

 Watertown, N. Y. Open to all. L. H. Prentice, Sec'y. 



May 13-10.— Harrisburg, Pa., Shooting Association Tournament, 

 assisted by the Inter-State Manufacturers' and Dealers' Associ- 

 ation. Three days targets. One day live birds. H. M. F. VVorden, 

 Sec'.y. 



May 19-31.— Washinston (D. C.) Capital City Gun Club, assisted 

 by Inter-Siate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Assnciaiion. Club 

 gives $1,000, Association guarourees .$1,000, totftl §2,000. 



June 3-5.— Saratoga Gun Club Shoot, assisted by the Inter-State 

 Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association. Association guarantees 

 $1,000. club adds S3,000, total S3,000. 



.Tune 15-19.— Thirty-t I lird Annual Tournament of the New York 

 State Association for the Protectiou of Fish and Game, at Rome, 

 N. Y. M. R- Bingham, Sec'y, 



OOING TO A SHOOT. 



ONEIDA, N. Y., March 19.— Editor Fortal and Sli earn: Having 

 received a programme f'om the managers of a shoot to be 

 held at Athens on St. Patrick's Ds.y, and not having shot a gun 

 since the tournament at Canastola on the day appointed by the 

 Governor to give thanks, 1 concluded to attend. At Canastota 1 

 sauntered toward the forward part of the train and asued the 

 conductor if I could ride a way with the engineer. "Have to ask 

 him, hut it is strictly against the rules. You might get a pass bv 

 asking the Superintendent." "Don't need any pass; got a ticket." 

 "Did not mean a pass, but a permit." "'What would he do if I 

 should get up there?" "Put you off, I presume." Looking at the 

 engineer, I made up my mind he could do it. But 1 resolved to 

 "cheek" it. Handing my ticket to be punched, I remarked, "I 

 will venture it." Just at this moment the train for which we had 

 been waiting thundered up, and taking advantage of the noise and 

 confusion. I stepped into the cab and took a seat on the fireman's 

 side. I doubt very much whether the man of the throttle noticed 

 me, for his attention was taken up by the bustle outside. I heard 

 th« signal given and soon we began to move out of the village. 

 Just at this momant I met the kindly eyes of the engineer fixed 

 upon me and in them rend a look of astonishment at the liberty. 

 He made no remark and I felt a little relieved. Soon the village 

 was left behind and we commenced the hill climbing. At first the 

 cuts and fills were not deep: and over this serpentine course we 

 continued to climh up and iip, 75ft. and more to the mile. Soon 

 Clookville station was passed and a straight piece of road met the 

 eye; this was soon passed and once more we commenced the climb 

 of 1,200ft. in about 13 miles. The cuts grew more numerous and as 

 we twisted in and out (for the bank was mostly on our side), now 

 running directly toward a precipice, down which yawned a chasm 

 100ft. or more, now beading directly toward the wall of stone 

 on the other side. The ride grew more enchanting each moment. 

 Not a word bad been spoken by the three occuimntf-; onlj' tlie 

 regular ch Ch-ch of tile iron horse as he bore us on CTuld he heard. 

 The rail was in good condition and the wheels hugged the iron. 

 As I looked down the bank I said to myself, Verily 'tis but a step 

 to eternity. Something in my countenance must have shown the 

 engineer the thoughts passing through my mind, for 1 caught him 

 looking at me and he said, "Don't be afraid, there is no danger; I 

 have been here thousands of times and never went down there 

 yet." 



When we reached the summit what a view met my gaze! To the 

 right of me was Oneida Lake, whose frozen waters glistened in 

 the morning sunlight: to the left a black cloud hung over that 

 part of the horizon; ahead of us the rounded hilltops of Wood- 

 stock could be seen. Our ascent had been slow but sure. Now the 

 pace had quickened, and one glided down the steep descent and 

 rounded me corners as easy a^d smooth as one rolls a penny on a 

 floor. Once more the regular and even breathing of the locomo- 

 tive could be heard. The village of Cazenovia was snon reached 

 and we glided into the depot. The word was given and we moved 

 out, A change had come over the face of Nature; the black cloud 

 had spread itself over the entire heavens and a fleecy speck now 

 and then fell silently to the ground. We had not proceeded a 

 mile when the storm struck us in all its fury. One could not see 

 a oar length ahead. The situation was novel but not very reas- 

 suring, for at any moment we might run against some passing 

 team at the crossings or into one of the bouiders which often 

 break loose and tumble upon the track. Before a d^^zen miles had 

 been, left behind the worst of the storm was over. Heard two long 

 and short whistles, denoting that a road crossing was near; then 1 



saw those four motions— the shoving in of the throttle, reversing 

 the lever, applying the air and blowing the whistle— and all done 

 far quicker than it has been told. A sudden stot) almost threw me 

 through the window; and on the track directly in front of us was 

 what to mo at that rime (.-=0 small did all appear) seemed a baby 

 wagon drawn by two setter doas, but which proved to be a lumber 

 wagon and a pair of bay horses. So near did we come to striking 

 them that 1 could almost have touched tlic wagon by leaning out 

 of the side window. Only for the promptitude of the engim-er 

 this man would, no douot, have been in a different land. Our 

 speed was so ereatthat it was impossible ccmpletely to stop the 

 train. Glancing toward the man of the lever, I saw his face was 

 as white as the snow. He said that he never siruck a man in his 

 life (and the glance of his eye, ^V'hich had assumhd far different 

 from its usual pleasing one, added emphasis to his words), but if 

 I was positive that 1 could catch that man he would stop this 

 train and give him a good pounding. The next morning, at 

 Athens, dawned bright aud lieautiful. hot a bit of wind disturbed 

 the smoke as it cutled heavenward. The grounds of the club are 

 situated on the Hair pro))erty. Three traps were used, rapid- 

 firing system. Our friend Park got disappointed about the live 

 birds, and only three constituted the sfiot. The boundary was 

 only 30yds., and all were so anxious to gflt there quickly that the 

 shooting was not good, only ono man killing the whole of them, 

 taking first money; those with 3 kills to their credit divided second; 

 and those who had 1 only shot, it nut, and every one missed their 

 bird excepting Crittenden, who captured tlie third prize. A good 

 ma,ny of the biidswere hit hard aud droppRd dead outside the 

 30yds. 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance 75 cents; 



Sheriden 0101101101—6 Norton 1011110111—8 



McCormick 1100011011-6 Park 0111110111—8 



Purcell 0101011010-5 Stacy 00100llOtH)-3 



Crittenden 1111011101-8 Vail OIUOIWHO-S 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance SI: 



Purcell 001)1011101-6 Norton OOHllllll-8 



McCormick 1101111111—9 Crittenden 0011111111—8 



Sheriden 1101101111 8 Park 1111111110-9 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance SI-' 



Slieriden 1111011111-9 Norton 1111101101-8 



McCormick 1000101111-6 Crittenden 1110111111—9 



Purcell nOlllOlll— 8 Park 1101101111—8 



Vail 1101011010-6 Stacy 0010001011-4 



Fifteen single kiugt^irds, entrance $1.50: 

 Sheriden lliOlllllOOlUO-ll McOormick. . ..111000110111111-11 



Norton lllllOU It 11 100-13 



Crittenden . .. 001111111001111-11 

 Von Wolfl'radtOOllOl 001111000- 9 



Ten single kingbirds, en(r,ancc T 



31 on 1 a.gue 5 t"'Titt^ nden 



Snyder ..9 Norton , 



Keys 9 McCormick 



Dettrieb ,.8 Put cell 



Twenty single kingbirds, entrauce $2: 



Purcell 16 Park 



Snyder 18 Keys., 



McCormick IS Sheriden 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance $1: 

 Heckman 5 McCormick 



PurceU llllOlOOllllOn-H 



Park 111111111111111-15 



5 cent;-: 





Park 



0 



...9 



Brown 



1 



...9 



Wolff radt 



i 



..6 



Sheriden 



8 



20 





14 



17 







16 











8 



7 



Keys 



6 



8 







. .5 





6 



6 







4 







. 7 



Snyder 



.... 10 



9 





... 10 







8 



Brown 2 Purcell 



Vail 6 Woltfradt 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance §1,25; 



Keys 7 Albeit 



McCormick 9 Purcell , 



Park 9 Montague 



Sheriden ,.9 Fritz 



Wolfirradt ^ .. 6 



Ten single kingbirds, entrance $1.25: 



Sheriden 9 Fritz 1 Keys 



Montague 6 Snyder 9 Dettrich 



McCormick 9 Stacy 5 Park 



Albert 6 Heckman,. 8 Wolfradt 



HAMMERLE68 



BERGEN GUN CLUB TROPHY-A PROTEST, 



Uditor Foretft avd Stream: 



TJie following appeared in the N. Y. Swn of 3Iarch 22, and 1 

 su b t ant i i il ] y I ■ or r e c t : 



"The Bergen Gim Club won a handsome trophy, put up by 

 'Unclf Billy' Taylor some two years ago in the Suftern Gun Club's 

 team tournament, and decided to give the same cup as a prize in 

 a series of team matclies, with the undf-rstanding tUat the Bergen 

 (jun Club woul<l.not participate. Thfs initial match was open to 

 all regularly- oiuranized gun clubs in Bergen and Passaic counties, 

 N. J . and Rockland amd Orange counties, N. Y., under following 

 conditions: Teams ot 8 men esch, to shoot at 25 bluerocks, under 

 A. A. rules, the team winning the cup in the first match to have 

 the privilege of fixing the date for the next contest inside of sixty 

 days from the opening shoot at their own grounds, the trophy to 

 become finally the property of the club winning it three times. 

 The first contest look place in the rain at the Bergen Gun Club's 

 grounds, Chprry Hill, N. J., yesterday, the following four teams 

 emering: Bxcekior Gun Clut>, of Pearl River; Spring Hill Gun 

 Club, ot Blauveltsville; Boiling Sming Gun Cluh, of Rutherford, 

 and Suffern Gun Club, of Suftern. When the Spring Hill men 

 saw the strong array of theSulTern men, including such men as 

 Capt. Jones, E, Post, Enooli Miller aud J. Riggotr, they packed up 

 their guns and went home, disgusted. The KxeeJsior Olub, 

 although only in existence for two years, claimed the scrsices of 

 Van Riper, who baa been a member of the Boiling SpriUE Cluu 

 for five yenrs. The captain of the Rutiiertords needed Van Riper 

 for his own team, and although the Excelsiors had a. sufBcient 

 number of mem hers on hand, they refused to enter unless Van 

 Riper shot on iheir si'le. This left the Sufl'ern and Boiling Spring 

 men alone in the race, the match resulting in a victors for .Sulf- 

 ern by 3 points only. W. Tavdor, Jr., of the Sufi'ern Club, made 

 tlie highest score, 22 out of 35. The result: Suffern Gun Club- 

 Taylor 23, Capt. Jones 21, Post 21, Miller 20, Riggott 19, Blackledge 

 19, Friedman 17, J. J. Blauvelt 14; total 158; average 19.13 Boiling 

 Spring Gun Club— Ohafl'ee 31, Cutwater 31, Collins 21. Van Riper 

 19, Hollister IS, Peck 18, Klees 17, James 15; total 150; average 

 18.75." 



The immediate result of the fizzle therein described is the fol- 

 lowing letter addressed to Wm. Tavlor, Jr., captain of the so-called 

 Sufl'ern Gnu Club team, by C. M. Hathaway, captain of the Spnng 

 Hill Gun Cluh, located at Blauveltvillp, Rockland county, N. Y., 

 a station on the West Shore R. R. about; twenty miles from this 

 city: 



"New York, March 31.— TFoi. Taylor, Jr., Captain, etc.: Friend 

 Billy— I was much astonished at your action in bringing experts 

 to the shoot on Bergen Club .grounds to-day. I think you have 

 made a bigmistake. You will .=ee it plainer six months form now 

 than you do to-day. If you keep those men in your club and have 

 them shoot at your own club practice and holiday matches, they 

 will keep your own men away ai d ruin your club. If you have 

 them only for figliting pnrposes then you will find you will get no 

 more challenges or chances to fight. The Spring Hill Gun Club 

 can be counted out of any such contests. We might not kick 

 against one extra good man on any team, but the spectacle of C. 

 D. Miller, John Riggott, Capt. Cranmer, etc., all on one team and 

 that only eight men strong cannot go with us. The Spring Hill 

 Club is ready any time to contest its own club members against 

 any other team composed of amateurs, and liave never refused to 

 shoot before to-day, liut we feel the time has come to protest, 

 against an exttnsion of this iniouity--it, will kill any club in short 

 time. In conclusion, my dury is pl'.iirj; in view of the fact that 

 this evil of importing or ifii i_ - ij. .7 1 1 1 men (some of your team 

 came nearly forty raius by rail) st fm.s lo 1 e growing, and desiring 

 to do what I can to stop it, 1 hereoy resign as a memPer of the 

 Suffern Gun Club, such rpsiraation to take effect immediately. 

 1 am, yours truly, C. M. Hathaway." 



An analysis of the teams as made up will, I think, prove inter- 

 esting. Here you are: Capt. Jones (or Cranmer) belongs to the 

 Newark Gun Club, and when asked on alighting from the train 

 what team or club ho would shoot with answered "he did not 

 know." F. Po.st is a memlserof Bergen Club, Pearl River Club, 

 and may he of tbe Rutherford Club. E. D. Miller hails from 

 Springfield Club, away nut on the M. & E. R. R. J. Riggott is of 

 the same club but lives further away even, as he buys his ticket 

 from Rockaway, N. J. Blackledge belongs to every olub ifiat F. 

 Post does. So do^s Friedman ano J. J. Blauvelt. Comment is un- 

 necessary. The Boiling Spring Club team is open to same criiicism 

 in part. Chaff' 0 is memher of pvary club ihatF. Post helongs to. 

 Van Riper is ditto, and everybody knows where Eddy Cnjlins 

 belong.^'! he is a floater from way back. The rest of their team is 

 properly composed of t heir own members. 



Need any more be sairi> Two clubs, out of four on the grounds 



BROOKLYN TRAPS. 



BBOOKLTftf, March 18.— Dexter Park. L. I., was occupied by the 

 Emerald Gun Club, to-day. Twenty-one faced the traps and shot 

 in two classes for two club medals at 10 birds each. Emerald Gun 

 Olub rules. The summary of the shoot is as follows: P. BalzS, 

 G. Nowak 9, H. Leddy 6. J. Maiesel6, L. C. Gehring 6, Dr. Hudson 



8, M. J. Quinu 2, E. Doenck 6, R. Regan 7. T. Purcell 10, G. Rem- 

 sen 5, M. Murphy 7, H. Thau 7, D. E. Dowling 4. T. Bradv 6, G. T. 

 Henry 5, P. J. Keeuan 0, C. M. Hathaway 7, Cody 4, J. H. Voss 9, 

 N. Maiesel 4, Referee, Hugh Leddy, of Montclatr, N. J. Scorer, 

 T. PurceU. 



The Eric Basin Gun Club shoot at Woodiawn Park, L. 1., to day 

 drew eleven members only. The club is not a very large one. but 

 it has some good shots. They shot at 7 birds each, Hurlingham 

 rules, and C. Plato and M. Alsesser marie a straight score. In the 

 shooi-offi Plato killed 3 more straight and won the club badge. 

 The score of the shoot is as follows: C. Jericho 8. J. Graef 7, C. 

 Plato 10. H. Dohrman 5. .7. Schm^deke 6, W. Schillye 7. J. Jonkoskl 

 1, M. Alsesser 9, J, Plato 5, D. Lynch 5, G, Luhrsen 6, A sweep- 

 stakes at 5 birds each, 25yds. rise, was divided by C. Plato and J, 

 Scbmadeke, with a score of 7 each, C Jeri''ho took second money 

 and J. Plato third money. Referee, H, W. Blattmacher. 



The Phceaix Gun Club is the most conspiwative shooting club 

 on Long Island. It Is limited to ten members, and they only have 

 six shoots in a year. They shoot at 15 live birds each. Long Island 

 rules, 25yds. rise. H and T traps, but with the use of the second 

 barrel to score as a kill. To-day the ten members of the club 

 shot at Dexter Park, and very fine shooting was done, as only one 

 man of the ten failed to score double figures. The president of 

 the club, Dr. Freligh, aud Ed Madsou each killed 15 straight, and 

 then congratulated one another. There is no club medal, but the 

 dinner that the members afterward sat down to in the hotel was 

 enjoyed. The score ia as follows: D. Freligh 15, A. Rutan 13. E. 

 Madison 15, P. Gardner 9, W.Hughes 11, M, Brown 15, W.Smith 

 14, A. Botty 13, J. Akhmot 13, J, Henry 13. 



A team shoot at 5 bluerocks, four men on a side, was wor by 

 Capt. Botty 's side with a score of 14 against Capt. Freligh's side 

 wi'h a score of 6. 



March m— The members of the E'alcon Gun Club had any amount 

 of fun and sport at Dexter Park to-day. lu the regular club shoot 

 at live birds Herrmann won the cluh badeo and the first prize on 



9, while J. Bohling took second money on 8,14. In the subsequent 

 bluerock sweep Herrmann, who was in excellent form, captured 

 first prize again, Yagis second, and President Miller third. The 

 results; 



Club shoot at 10 live birds each man for the club badge and two 

 extra prizes, old Long Island rules, a bird killed with the second 



5}<^', 6; Herrmann, 9, 9. The first number in the score gives the 

 number of birds as scored, the second the number of birds killed. 



and wrap it up in regrets and la.y it away; silver tarnishps easily. 

 New YOEK, March 23, Ad Vakcb. 



Mat(di at 10 bluerocks each between Miller and Lager— Miller 

 broke 4 and won. Lager hitting only 3. 



Referee of the club event. President Miller; judges, Messrs. 

 Lager and Bohling. 



March 20.— The regular shoot of the Jeannette Gnn Club, of this 

 city, was held at Dexter Park, Long Island, to-day. The club 

 shoots in three classes. A, B and C, under modified Long Island 

 rules, gun below the elbow, a bird killed with the second barrel 

 to count as half a bird. The captain of the club puts up a prize 

 for the best score with the first barrel. It was won by J. Bohling, 

 who killed 8 straight, and also won the prize in Class A. In Class 

 B, J. Christen won with a clean score of 7 with his first barrel. In 

 Class C. G. E. Loeble won. 



March 23.— The Linden Grove Gun Club, a new pigeon-shooting 

 organization, had its first shoot at Dexter Park, Long Island to- 

 day. The club shoots for two gold medals at 7 birds each, Linden 

 Grove Gun Club rules, 2.5yds. rise. The handicap for the second 

 medal will be made at tbe next shoot of the club. W. Cunuing- 

 ham won the first medal. He tied J. Link and W. Horney with 5 

 kills, and killed 2 more in the shoot-off. The second medal was 

 shot for by the four— J. Braunstein, E. Eichorn, J. Landman and 

 F. Frauke. The first named won it, as he was the only one to kill 

 in the shoot-off. A sweepstakes at 5 bluerocks was shot by 17 from 

 the 16sd. rise: J. Link broke 4 out of 5 and won first money; J. 

 Bach won second, with 3 out of 5; and Eichorn took third money. 

 Referee, W. Mills. 



CHICAGO TRAPS. 



Chicago, 111., March 30.— If our friend Boha Heikes, the West- 

 ern man of the standard Keystone people, who has recently acquis- 

 ited himself to this town, expects to win any money out here in 

 tare'et matches except his salary, he will have to go about it dif- 

 ferently, for if he wins a few more races the boys will quit pester- 

 ing with him altogether. First there was Percy Stone who thought 

 he was only 10 birds in 100 weaker than Mr. Heikes at 3 unknown 

 traps. Result, Heikes 94. Stone 6.5, or 75 with the 10 added. Mr. 

 L. M. Hamline thought he ought to be about as good with two 

 hands as Mr. Heikes was with one, and he said so deliberate. Re- 

 sult, Heikes 33 out of 25 with one hand, Hamline 19 with two 

 hands and both feet. Then Andy Thomas thought about 4 targets 

 on ,50 was all he needed. Result, Heilies 48, Thomas 36, or 40 with 

 the 4 added. The last race of record for Mr. Heikes is not yet 

 shot, but will be. In this unique aft'air Mr. Heikes shoots at 100 

 targets, using ono barrel.and competes against the united scores 

 of three gentlemen, Mr. W. P. Mussey. Mr. Pans and Mr. Barney 

 Clark. All three of the latter gentlemen are to stand in line and 

 are 10 have the use of both ban-els or six shots to Mr. Heikes's 

 one. This ouaht to be about the bigsest fool race ever was, but it 

 isn't. Mr, T. Newman has bet ,^25 with Mr. Fetherstone that the 

 latter cannot hit one out of ten balloons of tbe regular variegated 

 colors, such as are sold at cireusef, at 30yds. rise, use of both bar- 

 rels. This race will actually he shot, and Mr. Fetherstone is con- 

 fident of winning it. "Why, Billy," I said to Mr. Mussev, when 

 he was talking about 'his match to-day, "what kind of use to 

 give a man §25 that way? Mr. Newman might as well pay right 

 now," "I don't know," said Billy, "Newman's got 'way the best 

 of it in that bet." 



To-day we learned by the dispatches the result of the first 

 Brewer— Elliott race, at Marion, N. J., in which Brewer won. 

 There is a great deal of interest taken in these matches and 

 Brewer is rather the favorite in the odds here. 



Chicago has always been backward about shooting inanimates, 

 but this year we think more targets will be shot here than ever 

 before. There was great talk for a while that the target com- 

 panies were behind the effort to put the pigeon bill through the 

 Illinois Legislature, but no specific charge was ever made of this 

 kind, except against one small concern not in the composition 

 target business, and I do Tiot believe that any of the regular com- 

 panies did or could have been induced to take a hand in any such 

 scheme. They are doing well enough here in this State now and 

 will do better, on the plain business principles Avhich built them 

 up. That is doubtless the only plan of business any of them ever 

 contemplated. 



By the way, attention should be prominently called to the fact 

 that another pigeon bill has been iut reduced into the Legislature 

 and it ought to be watched. This one is a House bill and was In- 

 trodacfd by Mr. Whitehead. The other bill, which was killed, 

 was a Senate bill. There is not much fear but what this House 

 bill wiU be killed in the commitiee rooms also. It ought, how- 

 ever, to be watched pretty carefully until it has received decent 

 burial. These pigeon bills have been bobbing up for four or five 

 years, but never had the prominence they assumed this year, 



E. Hough. 



Watson's Paiik..— Burnside, 111., March 19.— Fort Dearborn 

 Club, for club medal. 15 live pigpons, Illinois State rules. Mem- 

 bers mostly off duck shooting or down with the grin: 



Andy Thomas 222121021201131—13 



Blackbird Medal, 



Andy Thomas 10101110111010001011—12 



Same day the followins score was made by Nic Ford of the Lake 

 County Club at 25 live pigeons. Hlinois State rules: 



Nic Ford 1111111111111111111111110—24 



Raveleigg. 



HARRISBURG SHOOTING ASSOOIATION.-Harrisburg, Pa.. 

 March 19,— Regular monthly medal shoot, at 25 blU'^oclis: 



Brlesford 11011] niOOllllllOllllllO-20 



Fry OOlUinilOIOnoilDllllll— 20 



McKee OlOllOOOlOOllOOOnilHOll-14 



Todd lOllllOlllOOOlllOOOWOlll-15 



l^oerstT im 1 01110011 00010 1 101 0] 1-15 



Hammel 1010111010001101111011100-15 



Siuthor OllllOlllOIUllilll J 10111-21 



Folsinger 1011100010I11001001000101-13 



Troup 0111111111110111111111111—23 



Worden 1110111111101011111110110-20 



Owens ,1011011001110101111111111—19 



Di»!l . , . .... limiOlOUOOlOi OUUIUO-IB 



