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[July S, 18§1. 



THE REVOLVER RANGES AT BISLEY. 



The writer has just been to see the revolver and "running deer" 

 ranges at Bisley, and if there was only a 60yds. range besides (for 

 ■which tbere is plenty of room) the revolver ranges would be about 

 perfect. No doubt as people in England get to know the capabil- 

 ities of the revolver a 5O5 ds. range will be added. As the ranges 

 are at present arranged for this year's meeting, the revolvpr 

 range is on the extreme left, next comes the "running deer" 

 (which range is also used for the "riinning man"), next comes the 

 stationary range for hunting rifles and next to that the l,0(X)yd8. 

 range. The volunteer rangts are further off to (be right. By 

 Ibis arrangement the civilian members of the English National 

 Rifle Association have all their ranges together, wbich will be a 

 great convenience to them. 



The revolver range is about as perfect (hairing the absence of a 

 .50yds. range) as it well can be. There are two disappearing tar- 

 gets, two stationary targets and two sliding targets, which move 

 sideways, all at 20yd?., the firing points being on a line with about 

 6ft. between each competitor, except at the sliding targets, where 

 the space is some ISft., there is no partition between compeiitors. 

 which is a great comfort to competitors, as the old wooden par- 

 titions used to almost deafen one by confining the noise 

 of the explosion, even the boards behind the target and 

 down the side (which used to add to the echo and noise) have been 

 done away wit h, the boards at the side being unnecessary for 

 safety, as the firing point is in line with the "running deer" and 

 other firing points, so that nobody gets forward in a dangerous 

 position. 



The bullets are stopped after they go through the card bosrd 

 targets by an earth butt, covered with grass, some 12yds. behind 

 the targets, not close un to them, as the boards used to be. This 

 will still further deaden the noise. If only two 50yds. targets were 

 put on the extreme left (tbere is plenty of room tbere even for 

 two lOOvds. targets besides) it would make a range hard to beat. 

 The tickets for entries are to be sold at a little wooden house be- 

 tween this range and the "running deer" and the range will of 

 course he roped off to prevent spectators getting too close to the 

 competitors. Peep. 



London, June 9^ 



BOSTON, June 27.— The Massachusetts Riflo Association held 

 its regular weekly shont to-day, and also closed the sis months' 

 record matches That have run since Jan.l. H. Severance won 

 the tirst prize in the off-hand rifle record match, and also first 

 prize in the record pistol match. J. Froncis (Rabbeth) won flrst 

 prize in thf record le^t match. New record matches for off-baud 

 and rest will open nest Saturday, to run three months. To-day's 

 scores stood, at 200ids., MHSsachnsetIs targets, (R), re-entnes 

 allowed : 



(R) AU-Comers' Off-Hand iVIatch. 



W Charles .84 M T Day S3 A S Hunt 73 



J B Fellows 83 O Moore 7fi 



(R) AU-Comers' Rest Match. 



F Daniels 113 VV Peters 105 BR Mann 93 



J R Munroe Ill A S Hunt 103 J B Hobbs 92 



J Francis Ill J Comey 100 F .fames 88 



O Moore 108 AKBallaid 98 D N Winn 8t 



J French 105 MTDay 97 



Winners and scores in lecord matches that have run for six 

 months, prizes were won on the aggregate of each competitor's 

 12 best shots, only one entry e"ob week allowed. 



Record tJif-Hand Mitch.— Positions. 



Fii-st prize, H Severance 111132111121-15 



Second prize, W Charles 113322112211-19 



Third prize, S. C. Sydney 123112222211-20 



Fourth prize. J B Fellows 221131123121—20 



Filth prize, C H Eastman 123122322222-24 



Sixth prize, B R Fuller 454330564121-44 



Record Rtst Match. 



First prize, J Francis 3122111inU-15 



Second prize. W C Prescott 111321121131—17 



Third prize, L RAvay 111222223211-20 



Fourth prize. J B Thomas ]33L«1.32.222-26 



Fifth prize, B R Fuller 2131322-13223-2B 



Sixth prize, D Martin 124412333111-37 



Record Pistol Match, 50yds. 



First prize, H Severance .111111111111—12 



Second prize, W Charles 111313222111-17 



Third prize, O M Howard 232333233133—28 



Fourth prize, G L Hosmer a3.3443334111-32 



EPHRATA. Pa., June 20.— The memiiers of the North End PJAe 

 Club were on the range at lest-shootlog, distance 200yds., this 



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REVOLVER COMPETITIONS AT BISLEY FOR I891.-There 

 will be £150 given for revolver prizes this year at the English 

 Rifle Association meeting; £50 for the disappearing series (first 

 prize £10), £50 for the sliding target series and £30 for a quick- 

 llring, series, all at 20yds. Smith & We^'son and Colts revolvers 

 may be used, if not less than .44cal. and with fixed sights (no 

 screw adjustments allowed). 



NEW YORK VS. CALIFORNIA.— In the telegraph match 

 between the Zettler Club, of New York, and the California 

 Schuetzen Verein, Wm. Hayes, of the Newark Shooting Society, 

 will represent the California team. The teams will comprise 15 

 men each, and each man will fire .50 shots on the German ring 

 target. The Zettler team will shoot its score on ihe Shooting 

 Park ranges, Newark, N. J. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blmiks 

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

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us tvith dub scores are par- 

 tiev^ly requested to write on one side of the paper only. 



FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced hera 

 send in notice like the following: 



July 2-4.— Third Annual Tournament of Ganastota (N. Y.) Gun 

 Club. E. B- Roberts, Sec'y. 



July 4.— Slater, Mo., Third Annual Tournament of the Slater 

 Gun Club. Wm. Reid. Secretary. 



July 4.— Shoot of the South Side Gun Club, at South Norwalk, 

 Conn.; sweeps, team shooting at inanimates, and other interest- 

 ing events will be shot off; all are welcome; no one barred. 



July 4.— Third Annual Tournament of the Towanda Rod and 

 Gun Club, at Towanda, Pa. Sweepstakes and guaranteed purses. 



.July 7-9.— Wellington Gun Club Tournament, assisted by the 

 Inter-State Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association, Boston, July 

 7, 8 and 9; S1,000 guaranteed. 



July 38-24.— Pearl River Gun Club Tournament. First two days 

 bluerocks, last day live birds. J. J. Blauvelt, Pearl Ri%'^or, N. J. 



Aug. 12-14.— The Missouri State Amateur Shooting Association 

 Annual Tournament, at Lexington, Mo. G. A. Slurges, Sec'y. 



Aug. 30-8ept. 1.— Hacketistown Gun Club. Two day.' at targets. 

 For programmes address James L. Smith, Hackettstown, N. J. 



THE WELLINGTON GUN CLUB of Boston will give its Inter- 

 State Association tournament at Wellington, nest Wednesday 

 and Thursday. The Inter-State managers guarantee $1,000. The 

 grounds may be reached via Boston & Maine R. R. from depot In 

 Haymarket Square. Tlie following list of experts will have to 

 shoot at unknown aneles: H. McMurchy, C. W. Budd, R. 0. 

 Heikes, J. R. Slice, W. Crosby, W. Wolstencroft, John Ruble. P. 

 D. Kelsey, H. B. Whitney, E. S. Benscotten, E. D. Miller, W. Scott 

 McDonald, Al. Bandle, M. F, Lindsley, Frank Parmlee, Jack Win- 

 ston, A. G, Courtney, W. E. Perry, O. R. Dickey, H. G. Wheeler, 

 Mr. Stanton of Boston, J. A. Sherman, and all others who are 

 known to be better than 90 men. As soon as an amateur proves 

 to be shooting strong enough, he will be advanced to the expert 

 class, and be compelled to shoot in the higher class. 



DALLAS, Texns, June 24.~George Mathews and Will Allen 

 shot a match at 100 single bluerocks, American Shooting Associa- 

 tion rules. Mathews broke 89 of his 100. Atte& Wi''>l"iFew When 

 had sjiot ^ blrtis, leaving ]>rqkfin 58. - ' ■ " ' ' '■ 



TRAP-SHOOTING VS. POLITICS. 



Editm' Foi'est and Stream: 



Everv sportsman as v ell as politician in the State knows more or 

 less rf Roswell P. Flower, who will probably be the next Democratic 

 candidate for Governor. The worst that a Republican can say of him 

 is that he is a Democrat. He is one of the most genidl, generous and 

 companionable men that can be met in a day's travel. He attended 

 the annual trap shoot at Rome, and took part in some of the sports, 

 giving his whole attention to the pastime, throwing politics to the 

 dogs. A Utica Observer man had a conversation with him,;in which he 

 touched upon various matters in a style peculiar to himself. In speak- 

 ing of the tame and bali-dead pigeons which were put in the traps on 

 Friday, he said he guessed the audience felt about as he did on the 

 suViject. for when a bird would escape, the onlookers would applaud, 

 instead of doing so when they were shot. He declared he would not 

 raise his gun at one, and he did not. The biids did not have enough 

 of their wild nature in them to fly when the trap was pulled. He 

 thought it was a regular slaughter. "Why," said iVIr. Flower, "it is a 

 great deal more of a trick to shoot kingbirds than those tame pigeons." 

 The reporter asked him if he was used to shooting, and he said he en- 

 joyed the sport immensely, but had not done any shooting before this 

 year, and therefore he was now all out of practice. "If you want to 

 see me shoot you just come up to Watertown next week, where I visit 

 an old chum of mine just outside the city. He has a trap on his farm, 

 and we will go out tbere in the field and .shoot all day long, and I will 

 break the birds in strings of twenty straight. When I am in trim I 

 don't take a back seat for any of the boys." 



Mr. Flower said he did not think .such a shoot as that of Friday 

 afternoon would ever be permitted again at another State shoot. He 

 was present when the Dean Richmond trophy was presented to the 

 State Association, and if Richmond could have seen the shoot of Fri 

 day on those birds he would have raised a strenuous objection. He 

 thought the common sparrow would be the proper thing to shoot at, 

 and would make a mucn better target and one more difllcult to hit. 



The reporter asked him what he thought ef politics this fall. 



"What do you think of them?" he replied. 



The reporter said he had not formed any opinion or even an idea, 

 but he did not think Mr. Flower would be "out of sight. 



"Neither have I formed any idea," said Mr. Flower, "I have given 

 politics a rest and shall keep quiet till harvest time; I am a sportsman 

 now, and not ajioliiician." 



But the reporter wanted something political, so asked him what be 

 thought of Hill. He said the farmers had a great deal of "hdling" to 

 do in their business, and that he would harvest his crop with the 

 farmers when the time came this fall; and he thought he would get a 

 good crop, too, the way things looked at present. That is all that he 

 would say in reference to politics. 



At this point of the conversation a friend of Mr. Flower from Utica 

 stepped up and said; "Well, Congressman, how is politics?" 



"Look," said the Congressman, "there is another bird that escaped 

 those fellows; I wish they would all get away, but they are too tame." 



" Say (addressing the Utican), how many times are you fellows in 

 Utica going to change the name of that club?" Then turning to the 

 reporter he said: "Kow, I have nothing l:o say on political questions, 

 but if you want something good on me, I will givd it to you." He 

 proceeded: "As I was shooting kingbirds Friday and UUled 10 out of 

 20. Mayor Kirk, of Syracuse, and a gentleman by the name of Crouse, 

 also of Syracuse, stood near me. The Mayor, of course, knew me, 

 but the other gentleman did not, and when I was shooting, Mr. Crouse 

 said to Mayor Kirk; 'Look at that old fellow shoot; he is a regular 

 farmer. Say Kirk, I'll bet he is one of those old Lewis county farmers 

 that has come down here to do up the Romans; he looks just like one 

 of those sly old rounders.' " This pleased the Congressman very 

 much, and after he had finished shooting. JIi-. Kirk gave him an in- 

 troduction to Mr. D. Edgar Crouse, the owner of the finest stables in 

 the United Stales and many times a miUlonaire. 



BROOKLYN TRAPS. 



BROOKiiTN, June 24.— The regular shoot of the Atlantic Rod and 

 Gun Club at West End, Coney Island, to-day, was enjoyed, by 28 

 members and their friends, as a pleasant breeze was blowing off 

 The ocean. Besides the two medals, one given by G. Engemau as 

 flrst prize and one by M. Bonden as second prize, the club gives 

 extra prizes. The Engemau badge was won by J. J. O'Brien after 

 tieing with H. Kronika with 7 straight. He killed 3 straight in 

 the snoot-off and Kronika missed his second bird. Six tied for the 

 Bonden medal with a score of 6. C. B. Morris killed 8 straight to 

 .1 Crops65 's7. and won it. The third prize was divided by J. B. 

 Voorhees and D. Monsees, and W. A. Weaver won the fourth. 

 Several matches were shot at 25yds. rise. W. A. Weber beat H. 

 Ferris, 9 to 8, for $25 a side; J. Cropsey beat Judge Sutherland, 5 

 to 3, for the same amount, and C. B. Morris and D. Monsees shot at 

 5 double risers each, same rise, for $30. Morris made the good 

 score of 9 to Monsees's 6. 



At the regular monthly shoot of the Erie Gun Club at Wood- 

 lawn Park, Long Island, to-day, only 9 members shot, but the 

 fight for the club medal was worth looking at. C. Jericho and C. 

 Plate, each shooting at SOyds. rise, killed their 7 straight, Jericho 

 had to kiU 13 mnre straight to Plate's 11 before he could win it. 

 J. Plate won the second prize. 



J^unc 26.— Frank Ibert and Peter Eppig, the Brooklyn brewers, 

 at Dexier Park, L. I., to-day, shot at 50 pigeons each for S300 a 

 side, Hurllngham rules, 25yds. rise. Eppig won the match by a 

 score of 35 to 19. 



The second monthly shoot of the Linden Grove Gun Club at 

 Dexter Park, L. I , to-day, was fairly well attended. Twelve 

 members shot at 7 birds each, Hurllngham rules, the gun handi- 

 capped, 25 and 27yd8. rise. W. Cunningham, J. Link, Capt. Kit- 

 soe and J. Schliemann tied for the flrst medal on 7 straight. As 

 the medal goes to the man making the best average through the 

 season, it was voted to Capt. Kilsoe by acclamation. The second 

 medal was won by F. Frank with a score of 6. 



JOHNSTOWN (NT. Y .) GUN CLUB.-Regulai- weekly shoot on 

 their shooting grounds, Jun^ 26, al 30 kingbirds, 30 singles and 5 

 pair doubles; a strong wind blowing, makmg the birds fly fast; 5 

 t,rap>-, knovvn angles: 



Nortlirup llllllOlimUlimi 11 11 10 11 11-28 



Banta 11110001110010101010 10 10 10 00 10-15 



PartisB lOlOUimilOnillOl 11 01 10 11 11-24 



Kennedy 11111110001111111111 li U 10 01 00-23 



Fulton llOlllOUlOOlllllUl 10 11 01) 11 10—23 



Bierbauer 0110011 lOlOl 1001 11 11 1(1 00 11 01 10--18 



Walratb lllllinilillillllH 1] 11 u 11 io-3fi 



L Hillabrandt llllOllllllliloni(K) 11 10 11 a u-^S 



Pierson llllllllllllUlOllll 11 10 11 10 11—27 



Yost 01000011111111031100 10 01 111 11 00—16 



Timraons OOUllOlllI 111111111 10 10 11 00 00-21 



Chapman OOlllllllOllllOOOlOl 10 10 00 10 10—17 



a Hillabrandt OlOlllllllllllllUll 11 01 01 01 01-34 



Lingenfeller lOOlOlllltHlOOllKill 11 01 01 11 01-20 



After the regular shoot we had three swi^eus, entrance .50 cents, 

 divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent., 5 trap?, unknown angles, ties div.: 



Northiup 1111111111-10 million- 9 llUllim-lO 



Pierson 0111111111- 9 0111101101- 7 0101011111- 7 



Banta lOOlOOlOll- 5 1111100011- 7 



Kennedy 1111111110- 9 1111111111-10 llllllllll-io 



Walrath 1111111111-10 1011110111- 8 lllllOOlll— 8 



Timraons 0101111011- 7 lOUllOlll- 8 lllllOOlll- 8 



Pariiss 1111100111— 8 1101011011— 7 1110011111-8 



L Hillabrandt 1111101110—8 1011111111—9 1111110111-9 



Lingenfelter 1011110101- 7 1111111100- 8 1110111111- 9 



WATSON'S PARK — Burnside, 111.. .Tune 23 —John A. Ruble 

 and B. Rock vs. C. M. Powers and C. E. Strawn, 50 live pigeons a 

 side, American Association rules: 



J A Ruble 2001131311110320223220211-30 



B Rock 31i2111210Jl 1222010112120—20—40 



CM Powers .1111011221113111201131311—23 



C K Strawu 102.2013102220101101313130-18-41 



Open sweep, 10 live pigeons, entrnncn ^5, 3 moneys: 



J Hall 0U10131012— 6 R Heikes. 1111022221— 9 



J L Wilcox 2221010201— 7 M ,1 Eich 0223122203— 8 



Wadsworth 1110331201- 8 Antoine 1110002012- 6 



Merrill 2100102121— 7 C M Powers 2111213121-10 



C B Dicks 1213112201— 8 C E Strawn 1331020110— 7 



A W A'bims OU02011021— 5 



JuiW:^.' -Gun Club of Chicago for club medal, 10 live pigeons, 

 each, lUmois State rules, small swe.i-p added; 



H Rock 1121112133—10 L Hamline... 



L Willard U01131121— 9 A T L'lyd _ 



A W Adams 1221201100— 7 *Fariiham. .- 0031201002— 5 



F Place 0112012201— 7 *Reeve8 1112121121—10 



F Willard 2111211223-10 *J Hall 1022100111- 7 



On shoot-off Rock won medal. 



Blackbird med-il: 



Place 01011011100111001111—13 Hamlin©.,10111110010mill011-15 



Rock lOllllOOllUliOOllll- 15 Loyd 01011111111110001111—15 



L WlllardlOllnilOlOOlllOinil— 14 *Reeves... 11000110001111011111—13 



Adams.., .11100101011101111 111 -15 *HttiL 11011111110101111111—17 



F WiUardlllOOillOlOOlOllini— 14 



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WORCESTER, Mass.. June 37.— At the regular meet this week 

 of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club the attendance and interest 

 was good. The principal event was the continuation of the 

 Merchandise contest. The work of each man follows: 



Classification. Class A. 



Bowdish 3,5666 36 1011010111-7 



Dean 31.565-23 1011101101—7 



M D Oilman 46.5.56-3R llOlOUlOO-6 



Jones 34.565-38 OlllllOOOl-« 



Smith 45556-38 1010101010-5 



Classltication. Class B. 



Larkiri 31234-13 lllllllOH-9 



Swan 45534-21 1011111101-8 



A L Oilman 35445-21 011111 0101—7 



Howe 56424—21 11100110 11—7 



Harris 2.5533-18 0111111001—7 



t^rompton 12;j34-13 0111111100-7 



Benton 33544-18 1110101001-6 



Knowles 23434-18 OllOlOlOU— 6 



Claflin .54354 -21 1011010100-5 



Dor n 435.5;}— 18 11 OinoilOO-5 



Johnson 43522-16 1010110100—5 



Howey 44443—19 0000000111—3 



VVal 1 3 12243-11 1000001001-3 



SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.-The Lincoln Gun Club of San 

 Francisco held its third medal contest for the season at Alameda 

 Point this afternoon. The attendance was large and the sport 

 thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The scores of the two classes 

 in the match \\ere as follows, 30 birds each: 

 First Class. 



Ke.arny 18 Potter 13 Scovern ....10 



Cate 18 Mellish 18 Cod 20 



Ford 18 Campbell 13 Foster 16 



Parker .16 Venken 10 Malliott ;.10 



Second Class, 



Fisher 14 Ostrander 13 Allen 19 



Quinten 13 Olsen 11 Malliott 10 



Cohin 16 FraDzen 9 Ruhter 10 



Following the regular match came a 13-biTd pool shoot, $1 en- 

 trance, for which 19 members entered, scoring as follows: Cod 12, 

 Ford 8, Cate 6, Fisher 7, Allen 9, Campbell 4, Ostrander 3, Ruse 6, 

 Franzeu 6, Cohin 8, Foster 6. Potter 4. Mellisa 9, Karney 9, Roi 8, 

 Smith 7, Scovern 3, Venken 5. Allen second, Mellish and Karney 

 div. third. 



Fourteen members then made up a purse for another match at 

 6 singles and 3 doubles, which resulted in an equal division of the 

 money between Cod and Karney on 11 birds each. 



In another match of 13 singles. 30c. entrance. Cod took first 

 money on 11 birds. Franzen and Karney div. second money on 10 

 breaks es ch. 



CLEVELAND. June 35 —There was a fair attendance at the 

 Cleveland Gun Club shoot this afternoon. Rudolph won the flrst 

 badge, Upson the second, .Tones third, and Correll fourth. The 

 following is the score: 



Rudolph. 1101111111111101111111111-23 



Ho V t 0110 1 in 1 1 11 0101 10010101 0 -16 



L Jones 1111111 01 COl 111101 1011011—19 



Upson 1101110111011111111111111—33 



El worthy lOOllOOOllimUOOlOniOll— 14 



Correll. 011111)1001111101011111011-18 



Wilson 1111111111111111001101111—23 



WTamblyn llOllliOllllOlllllOOlllll— 20 



Sterling 111110010100 11 lOi 0111 11 10— 16 



Dan as Ill 110101 1011010110 1 1 0001—16 



B ^ r t ol Ul UUOOOll 1 1 1 1011100001—1 7 



Watts llllllllMllllOlOllOOOlOl— 17 



Vis Turner 1010011101111110111001001—16 



Shoot- off, Upson 10, WRson 3. 



OAZENOVIA, N, Y., June 26.— The following scores were made 

 by a few members of gun club to-day at their weekly meet at the 

 Cazenovia Athletic Park. Three traps, known angles, kingbirds; 



Dwyer 1111111101111111111110111-23 



Cruttenden m0im01110111111111111-23 



Potter 1110111000111111111111 -16 



Ph el 08 OllOOOOOl 1 1 10001000111001 - 11 



Card 0101100111110011111111111—19 



Webber 00C101UU011 111011111 -15 



.Squires 0011011111110011011010101-16 



READING'S NEW CLUB HOUSE.— The new club house of the 

 Reading (Pa ) Shooting Association, which is beautifully situated 

 a square below the Black Bear Inn. is completed, and the mem- 

 bers of the association, 41 in number, are highly delighted, wild 

 it and the surroundings. The building is frame. 14x30ft., two 

 storiiis high, and the flrst floor is handsomely furnished. There 

 are 20 closets on the south side of the room, which will contain 

 the targets, guns, etc., belonging to the association. This room 

 will also be used as a meeting place. The second floor, from 

 which there is an exfellent view of the shooting grounds, will 

 accommodate 200 persons and be used by the friends of the club, 

 judges and report 0' 8. Upon the top has been placed a flagstaff, 

 from which a beautiful flag will be thrown to the breeze. It is 

 white, with red trimmings, in the renter of which are the initials 

 "R. S. A." in blue. The flag is a gift from Mrs. H. C. W. Malz 

 and is highly prized by the association. The grounds are 100ft. 

 square and the back ground is the least bit rising. They are fitted 

 up with 5 Keystone traps. The trappers are protected by ditches 

 2ft. deep and SJ^ft. square and iron screens are placed about them 

 to insure the trappers' safety from stray shots. The association 

 has adopted the Standard Keystone targets. The grand opening 

 shoot on the new grounds will take place on July 14, when marks- 

 men from all parts of the State will be present. There will also 

 be a match between the members of the club on July 4. The 

 membership fee of this association is SI and 25 cents a year dues. 

 The following are the offioers of the club: Pres., Henry 0. W. 

 Matz; Vice-Pres., William Bowman; Sec'y, Walter D. Biler; Capt., 

 George Scheele. Directors, Matt Eisenbise, Isaac Berg and George 

 Scheele. These officers also constitute the executive committee 

 and have full charge of all the association's affairs. Any mem- 

 ber of a visiting shooting club will be cordially received by the 

 members of this association, handsomely entertained by them 

 and taken to the club's new house and grounds, which are the 

 finest of the kind in this section on the State. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., June 37.— There was a gord attendance 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club to-day. The principal 

 event was the team match for an elegant silver pitcher. The 

 competitors were two teams from the Wellington Club and a 

 team from Walnut Hill. The conditions were five men to a team 

 and 30 birds per man, 30 singles and 5 pairs. The Walnut Hill 

 team were successful and won the contest by doing some fine 

 shootuig. Following are the total scores made by each man and 

 the totals by teams: Walnut Hill Team— Barrett 28, Bowker 27, 

 S-^auton 3", Wheeler 27. Dickey 27; total 130. Wellington Team 

 No. 1— Bond 27, Gore 23, Sanborn 23. Bradstreet 21. Perry 23; total 

 117. Wellington Team No. 2— Stone 36. Daniels 27, Lang 31, Snow 

 26, Cowee 2a; total 124. Twenty-two sweeps followed. 



NEWARK, N. J., June 27.— The strong gale and bright light 

 combined to make the birds fly as though possessed, and keeping 

 down the scores of the experts who were at John Erb's grounds. 

 The main attraction was a 50-bird match for SlOO a side between 

 Chris Reinhardt and J. E. Wheaton, the match being governed 

 by Hiirlingham rules. Reinhardt shot a strong pace in the first 

 half of the race, while in the last half he seemed to lack nerve. 

 Wheaton, on the other hand, steadied down to good work in the 

 last half. The score: 



Wheaton 3032313101o01 221311ol0101— 18 



223111lll0o21021H22il220 - 32-40 



Reinhardt 1203111110111111201111012-31 



3310113001320101101010113-17—38 



IOWA SHOTS.— Algona, la., June 33.— Match between S. S. 

 Sessions and John G. hmitD. Smith to kill 9 live birds out of 10, 

 with a 7J^lbs. 13-gauge gun. 30yds., Sessions to pay for birds. If 

 Smith dots not kill 9 out of 10 he to pay Sessions double price for 

 birds. Score: 3111011113-9. 



Match at Clear Lake, between Chas. iTxrim, of Clear Lake, and 

 S. S. Sessions, of Algona, 35 live birds each, SOyds.: 



Grim , lHHnOlHOllUOmOUll-31 



Sessions - . ..OOylHlllllOUlOlOl mil 1-19 



s. s. s. 



CHICAGO CLUB ELECTIONS.— Chicago, 111., June 35.— The 

 Audubon Club elected office rs. President, Chas. Kern: First Vice- 

 President, John Kleinman; Second Vice-President, Thos. Stagg; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, W. L. Sheparri; Board of Managers, R. B. 

 Organ, chairman, with F. A. Howe, J. E. Price, C. B. Dicks aud 

 Chas. Morris. Mr. Kern will offer a trophy. Grand Calumet 

 Heights Club eleeted officers June 24, President, A. W. Harlan; 

 Vice-President. A. T. Thatcher; Secretary, F. R. BisseU; Treas- 

 urer, L. J. Marks; Directors, Samuel M. Booth, F. A. Hodson, G. 

 O. Lamphere, Walter Metcalf.— E. H. 



Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come in too late for pub- 

 lication In the current Issue. It Is particularly re- 



