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FOREST AND STREAM. 



New Jersey Rifle Shooting, 



ISpedally Reported for Forest and Stream.] 



_The Miller Rifi> Club met at headquarters, 80 Hudson street, 

 Hobokon, Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, and elected the following 

 officers, to serve for a year: Captain, Richard W.Dewey irp- 

 elected); First Lieutenant, Frederick Brandt; Second .Lieutenant, 

 Louis Sohl; Orderly Sergeant. August Meyns (re-elected); First 

 Shooting Master, C. Judson: Second Shooting Master, F. Liell; 

 Treasurer, Ernest Fischer (re- elected!; Secretary, J. H. Kruse; 

 Financial Secretary, Henry F. Meyer; Trustees, John Mever, R, 

 W. Dewey and David Miller; Sergeant-at-Arms, Frank Karnniel 

 (re-elected). The park committee were discharged with thanks. 

 Capt. Dewey appointed the following committees to Pave charge 

 of the club's spring shoot and summer night's festival, which 

 takes place at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park, on Decoration 

 Day, May 30: Arrangements— E. Fischer. Charles Judson, L. 

 Sohl, F. Liell, J. Carragher, F. Brandt, H. D. Hencken, R. W. 

 Dewey. Shooting— David Miller, Frederick Brandt, Louis Vogel, 

 Aug. Meyns, J. H. Kruse, C. Judson, J. Meyer, Louis Flach. Re- 

 ception— Wm. Rogers, Fred. Dunsteadt, D. Peters. J. J. Devitt, F. 

 F. Laudolt, H. Seltenreicb, H. iNetiman, Robert Zoch, L. Flack, 

 M. Krueger. J. Meyer, J. M, Bach, H. F. Meyer, F. Kammel, Wm. 

 Forkel and Wm. Konbach. Floor Manager— A. Stadler. Assist- 

 ants— H, F. Meyer and Fred Kloepping. The club last night de- 

 cided to give two handsome gold medals to the members selling 

 the most tickets for the coming festival. Frederick Kloepping 

 was elected to membership. It was also decided to enter a team 

 in the coming Zettler Rifle Club's team shoot, nn Washington's 

 Birthday. The meeting then adjourned. Refreshments followed. 



In the regular weekly shoot for class medals the scores made 

 were : 10 shots, off-hand. 25-ring target, possible 250: 



L Vogel. ,243 A Meyus 234 H Seltenreich 220 



D Miller 241 J Carragher 233 W Rogers - ........ 218 



CJudson 240 A Stadler 231 RZoch..., ...218 



E Fischer 237 J H Kruse 230 H F Meyer ....... . 207 



F Liell 235 Capt Dewey 228 F Kammel 203 



F Laudolt 335 J M Bach 233 F Dunsteadt ...... 203 



L Sohl 235 F Kloepping 331 



The medal winners in their respective classes were; 1st, L. 

 Vogel, 242; 2d, F. Laudolt, 335; 3d, A. Stadler, 231. 



Excelsior Rifle Club, Jersey City, Tuesday, Feb. 3, Captain, 

 L. P. Hansen. The scores made in the shoot for weekly class 

 medals, 10 shots off-hand, 25-ring target", possible 250 were: 



L P Hansen. . .... .238 C L Pinney 233 Jas Hughes. 229 



W J Hennessy .... 236 Thos Hughes 233 



Wm Weber 235 C Bauchle....... 230 



The medal winners were: 1st class, L. P. Hansen, 238; 2d, O. L. 

 Pinney, 233; 3d, Thos. Hughes, 233. 



A friendly ten men team match is being arranged between the 

 Greenville Rifle Cluh, Capt. W. H. Robidoux, and the Excelsior 

 Rifle Club, Capt. L. P. Hansen. The date has as yet not been set. 

 There is a friendly enmity between the clubs, and the match will 

 determine who possesses the best ten men team. Several of the 

 Greenvilles are also members of the Excelsior Club. 



The Wm. D. Daly Association hold a dinner parade and target 

 shoot at Pohlman's, Jersey City Heights, on the 23d, Inst., Wash- 

 ington's Birthday. Many valuable prizes will be distributed 

 among the marksmen. Their headquarters are situated corner 

 First and Bloomfield streets, Hoboken. 



The Hansa Rifle Club, of Hoboken, will inaugurate its medal 

 shooting at beadouarters next week. The club has been divided 

 into two classes. Two medals will be shot for iu the first class 

 and one in the second. 



A 10 men team match is spoken of between the Palisades and 

 Greenvilles. The former were challenged by the latter some time 

 ago. but would not accept, as they fiad no team at the time worth 

 speaking off. Now the Palisades intend to challenge the Green- 

 villes, as they have a better team now. 



A match between Herman Rosenthal and G. A. Finger, both of 

 the Palisades, took place last Thursday eveniug. Each fired 50 

 shots. The scores made were: G , A. Finger 228, 326, 237, 233, 280: 

 total 1,154. H. W. Rosenthal 331, 237, 225, 320, 233; total 1,152. A 

 ten-shot match followed between Rosenthal and W. Newman, 

 which resulted in a victory for the former. The scores made 

 were: Rosenthal 235, Newman 230. 



The Greenville Rifle Club's members are now battling for the 

 weekly class medals. 



Greenville Rifle Club, Jersey City. Capt. William H. Robi- 

 doux. Friday, Feb. 5, the following scores were male in the 

 weekly shoot for the six gold class medals, 10 shots, off-hand, 25- 

 Ting target, oosslhie 250: 



WH Robidoux... .239 J Chavant 235 E Barr 228 



CScheelein 239 CBoag... ...233 Jas Dodds 326 



J Cook 236 WC Collins. ....330 J Kaiser 235 



GeoJ-'urkess 236 J Boast...... 230 J Hill 231 



HGoeUiardt 235 JSpohn .....230 



James Boag and Harry Bromley were elected to membership. 



Monroe County Germania Schuetzen Bund, Capt. Chris Inte- 

 man, of Hoboken, have completed all arrangements for their an- 

 nual prize shoot, to be held at Maje's Hall on Washington's Birth- 

 day. 



A fifty shot a man match is being arranged between John Stein 

 of the Standard Rifle Club and Joseph Schaner of Freischtltz Co. 

 No. 53, Germania Schuetzen Bund. 



The Jefsen Rifle Club has improved its ranges, and they are 

 now in good working order. 



John Casper, of the Miller RifieClub, is still ill at his home on 

 Ogden avenue. Jersey City Heights. He will not recover. 



A new rifle club will soon be organized in Secaucus. It will 

 comprise the finest that's In that section. George Bergkamp is 

 hustling, and will no doubt have the club in shape in a few 

 weeks. 



The Hoboken Independent Schuetzen Corps, Capt. Koellisch, of 

 Hoboken, have completed all arrangements for their annual in- 

 vitation ball, at Odd Fellows' Hall, on March 8. 



It was found utterly impossible to reorganize the Standard Rifle 

 Club, of Hoboken, although quite a number of former members 

 promised to rejoin the club. Exit, Standard. 



The Union "Hill Schuetzen Corps held its fifteenth annual ball 

 at Ruth's Hall, Union Hill, last Monday evening. Delegates were 

 present from the Hoboken Schuetzen Corps and the Hoboken In- 

 dependent Schuetzen Corps. A merry time was had. 



A. ten-men team match is being arranged between the Palisades 

 and the Jefsens for the championship of Jersey City Heights. 



Jerry Steuber, of the Jefsens, is a fine orator. Upon being in- 

 formed that the Greenvilles were defeated by the Palisades, he 

 said that all clubs who visited his club's range hereafter would 

 have to bring their own lamps, as they would turn out the lights 

 just as soon as the opposing cluh started to shoot. Jerry is a char- 

 acter who can't be beat. Jay B, Kay. 



The Greenville Rifle Club. 



The following official scores were made by the members of the 

 Greenville Rifle Club at their regular weekly shoot at Metropoli- 

 tan Hall; 



-Capt Robidoux.. 239 *H Gotthardt 235 *Geo Purkess... .236 



Jos Kaiser 225 W C Collins ,.230 *Jas Dodds 226 



*0 Scheeline. . ... .239 H Chavant. . ..... .233 Ed Barr .233 



CBoag 233 J Sp^lm. ...... ...230 J J Hill 231 



* J Cook.... 236 



*Medal winners in respective classes. It is not generally known 

 that Jas. Dodds, a favorite member of the G. R. C, is also an 

 expert wing shot, and with gun and dog can be seen almost any 

 day (in open season) hunting for his favorite game, rabbits, and 

 countless numbers of them have fallen to his unerring aim. 



W. C. Collins, See'y. 



Empire Rifle Club. 



The following scores were made by members of the Empire 

 Rifle Club, on the 3d inst-, at their headquarters, 13 St. Mark's 

 place, on the 25-ring target, possible 250 points, distance 100ft.: 



W Rosenbaum .234 A Rosenstraus 217 



C Zettler, Jr 231 W Miller 209 



H Zettler 229 G Hillmeyer 195 



W. Miller, Sec'y. 



The Chicago Rifle Club. 



The Chicago Rifle Club has a comfortable 200yds. range at Cole- 

 hour, and has organized under a State charter. Its officers are: 

 Nathan H. Warren, President; John Maeauley, Captain, and Wm. 

 H. Holden, Secretary and Treasurer, with Wm. H. Gleason and 

 the president and captain as directors. The membership includes 

 Nathan H Warren. L. M. Hamline, John W. Sho waiter, Louis C. 

 Jaqulsh, M. J. Steffens, Edgar M. Snow, Geo. Williams, James D. 

 Wallace, Kennedy R. Owen, John Maeauley, Wm. H. Holden, 

 Marvin IS. Smith, Wm. H. Gleason, E. L. Brand, John Milton Oli- 



ver, Theodore G. Dickinson, Robert D. Garden, John S. Woolla- 

 cott. 



At the regular meeting on Feb. 6 the following scores were made 

 on the standard American target, 200vds., off-hand: 



Capt J Maeauley 66 69 71 W H Gleason 67 67 61 



NH Warren , 66 74 67 W H Holden 67 68 60 



A Close Match. 



Brooklyn, Feb. 2.— There was great excitement at the rifle 

 match between Sergt. Abesser and Buerlet Gorman, against. Sergt. 

 Langsdorf and Sergt. Holdsworth for $50. Sergt. Abesser shot as 

 usual, and by bis coolness puRed his partner and himself out 

 finely. Sergt. Langsdorf's string of 5s had no effect, as the steady 

 shooting of bis adversaries was too much for them, winning by 4 

 points. Following is the score: 



Standing, Kneeling, Standing, Prone, 



100yds. 200vds. 2u0vda. SOOvds. 



Sergt Abesser 44555 44555 41455 44555-91 



Bugler Gorman 45535 15344 55454 44345-85—176 



Sergt Langsdorf 45545 55545 55555 44544 -93 



Sergt Holdsworth' ,! '''.32442 44555 44545 43153-79—172 

 Louis Brethhalrr, Scorer. 



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All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following: 



Feb. 10-12.— Forester Gun Club's tournament, Davenport, la. 



Feb. 11.— Newark Gun Club, monthly prize and open shoot, at 

 live birds, John Erb's. Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 13.— South Side Gun Club, weekly shoot at artificials, 

 Newark. N. J. 



Feb. 13.— Amateur Gun Club, weekly shoot at artificials, New- 

 ark, N. J. 



Feb. 13.— Sewa.ren Lard and Water Club, team and individual 

 contests at artificials, at Sewaren, N. J. 



Feb. 13.— John Erb's ground, live bird sweeps, open to all, begin 

 at 1 P. M., Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 13.— Team match for supper, Amateur Gun Club grounds, 

 Fifth avenue, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 13.— Boiling Springs Gun Club vs. Union Gun Club, team 

 match and open sweep, at Rutherford, N. J. 



Feb. 15.— Dr. Van Ord vs. C. Mohrman, 100 live birds each, at 

 West End, Coney Island. 



Feb. 15.— R. J. Sutherland vs. R. J. Dwyer, 50 live birds each, 

 Atlantic Rod and Gun Club grounds. Same day and place, W. 

 A. Weber vs. A. Holzer, 25 live birds each. 



Feb. 16.— Ridgewood Gun Club, monthly shoot at live birds, at 

 Ridgewood Park. 



Feb. 16.— Inter-State Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 meeting, at Astor House, New York city, 11 A. M. 



Feb. 16-17. —Big Four Gun Club tournament, Burlington, Iowa. 

 A. Ruuge, Sec'y. 



Feb. 17.— Team match for a supper at 50 bluerocks each, Rose- 

 ville Gun Club grounds, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 17.— Freehold, Dayton and Brunswick Gun Clubs, first of a 

 series of trophy marches for teams of twelve men each, at New 

 Brunswick, N. J. 



Feb. 18.— Class vs. Lumbreyer, Ml live birds each, for S250 a side, 

 at Dexter Park, L. 1. 



Feb. 18.— Essex Gun Club, monthly prize shoot, at live birds, for 

 members only, Jersey City Heights Gun Club grounds, Marion, 

 N. J. 



Feb. 19-33.— Socorro Gun Club's tournament, Socorro, N. M. 



Feb. 20.— East Side— Mutual Gun Club, open sweep at 30 live 

 birds, $15 entry, birds extra, 1 P. M., at Wiedenmayer's Park, 

 Hamburg place, Newark, N. J. 



^Feb. 32.— Passaic City Rod and Gun Club tournament, Passaic, 



Feb. 23.— Leonia Gun Club tournament, Leonia, N. J. 



Feb. 22.— New Haven (Conn.) Gun Club grounds, second contest 

 for State trophy, donated by Standard Keystone Target Co. 



Feb. 22.— Cox and Malcolm vs. O. Von Lengerke and Antoine, 50 

 live birds per team, at Watson's Park, Burnside, 111. 



Feb. 32. -West Side Gun Club, open to all lire bird sweeps, and 

 team match and artificials, Grove street, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 23.— John Erb's Old Stone House grounds, 25 live birds, 

 $20 entry, birds included, open to the world, 1 o'clock P. M„ 

 Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 23-25.— Oskaloosa Gun Club tournament, at Oskaloosa, la. 



Feb. 23-28.— Toronto Gun Club tournament, at Toronto, Canada. 



Feb. 24.— Glen more Rod and Gun Club, monthly club shoot, at 

 Dexter Hark, Long Island. 



Feb. 24-25.— Tournament at Atchison, Kansas. 



Feb. 35.— Marion, N. J., live pigeon shoot for a 4001bs. hog, ODen 

 to all. 



Feb. 25.-C. W. Budd vs. Thos. A. Marshall, 100 live birds each, 

 for a $1,000 purse, at oskaloosa, Iowa. 



Feb. 25.— Emerald Gun Club, at Dexter Park. 



Feb. 25-28.— Louisiana Gun Club's tournament. New Orleans, La. 



April 19-21.— Elk Park Shooting Tournament, two days at arti- 

 ficials, third day at live birds, Royersf'ord, Pa. Address H. E. 

 Buckwalter, Royersford, Pa., or Harry Thurman, Germantown, 

 Pa. 



April —.—Ridgewood Gun Club tournament, at Ridgewood, 

 N. J. 



May .2-7.— Fifteenth annual tournament of the Missouri State 

 Fish and Game Protective Association, Kansas City, Mo. W. V. 

 Reiger, Sec'y. 



May 10-13.— The Ohio trap-shooters' annual tournament, Colum- 

 bus, O. 



May —.—Capital City Gun Club's tournament. Washington, D.O. 



May 17-30.- -Annual tournament of Kansas City State Sports- 

 men's Association, at Council Grove. G. W. Cleek, Sec'y. 



June 6-11. — Eighteenth annual tournament of Illinois State 

 Sportsmen's Association, at Chicago. W. L. Shepherd, Sec'y. 

 , June 13-18.— New York State Association's Thirty-fourth Annual 

 Convention, at Syracuse, N. Y. Chas. H. Mowry, Sec'y. 



Aug. 9-12. — Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association's an- 

 nual tournament, Reading, Pa. Walter D. Eller, Sec'y. 



Aug. 24-27. — Barnes & Gillman's tournament, Des-chre-shos-ka 

 Island, Detroit, Mich. 



Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association tournaments: 



Baltimore, Md. — Second week in March. 



Staunton, Va. — Second week in April. 



Savannah, Ga. — First week in May. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. — Second week in May. 



Brooklyn, N. 1'.— Second week in June. 



Watertown, N. Y.— Fourth week in June. 



A Narrow Escape. 



Tuwasda, Pa., Jan. 30.— During a shoot between Snider and 

 Richerson at the Towanda Rod and Gun Club grounds Mr. 

 Richardson came near having a serious accident. He was using 

 a Daly 10-gauge gun loaded with four drama of E. C. powder, 

 manufactured at Oakland, N. J., when the shell hurst with such 

 force as to tear the extension rib off and otherwise damage the 

 gun. This is the second gor d gun that has been torn to pieces by 

 this same kind of powder; the other was a Parker, which suffered 

 more from the effect of it than did tke Daly. 



Scores by Snider and Richerson, 25 kingbirds, with gun below 

 elbow: 



Snider (16) 101111imoillOmillllll--22 



Richerson (18) - 100010011)0111111111 10101—17 



Snider (16 . . . .111110001111111— 13 Richerson (IS) . .010010111011110—0 

 Fifteen birds, back to trap: 



Snider (16 .11111101 1011011-12 Richerson (18) . .110000111111001—9 



A. V, R. 



Watertown Gun Club. 



Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 4— At a meeting of the South Side Gun 

 Club, of Watertown, N. Y., Jan. 26, it was unanimously resolved 

 to change the name tn the "Watertown Gun Club." Other clubs 

 will please note the change. The officers are B. L. Taylor, Pres : 

 W. G. Kiogsley, Vice-Pres.; J. C. Ayers, Sec'y and Treas., and W. 

 H. Tallett, Team Captain. The Watertown Gun Club is in a 

 flourishing condition, and the members will take an active part 

 in trap shooting during the coming season. The. regular weekly 

 shoots are not discontinued through the winter, but are well 

 attended,— J. 0, Aters, Sec'y. 



The Win an? Trophy in the West. 



Mttch interest has been evinced in pistol circles in the West 

 since the original announcement in the columns of Forest and 

 Stream of the terms of contest for the now celebrated Wmaus 

 trophy. The liberality and fairness nf these terms has to a large 

 extent overcome the usual backwardness of amateurs to engage 

 in any general contest where a superior class of skill is expected 

 to be encountered. The revolver shooters of New York, with 

 their constant practice of years and their formidable records, 

 may fairly be said to have overawed the rest of the country, 

 and the remark has been general that New York had a certainty 

 to win. In spi f e of this, however, as the matter became more 

 and more talked of, the enthusiasm increased, and as nothing 

 was to be lost in any case, a number at a late date decided to 

 shoot who at first declared their shooting would not warrant an 

 entry. The total result has been very pleasant, and while we 

 perhaps dare not hope that the silver cowboy will come West, 

 there remains at least the cheering thought that the. West made 

 a good, hearty try for if, anyway. If all the VWstern contests 

 are as pleasant as the two which it was my fortune to see, it is 

 certain that the enterprise is a success in more ways than one. 



AT CINCINNATI. 



The date of the CincinnaM shoot was Saturday, Jan. 23, and the 

 place Ben Moeke's Four Mile House, a road "house on the old 

 Beading pike, at which place a covered Bowling allev made a 

 very creditable outdoor gallery, although one which in the win- 

 ter time is by no means so favorable to good shootiug as one well 

 warmed. Mr. Louis Endebrook, who kindly took in charge the 

 local arrangements, and did it very nicely too, met the writer 

 early in the morning, and by 9-30 the shooting party was assem- 

 bled. 



It will be remembered that this date was the one on which the 

 body of Al Bandle arrived home from Syracuse, and the e"oite- 

 ment attendant upon the preparations for his funeral disarranged 

 many of the arrangements of the pistol shooters, and cut down 

 the attendance from ten or a dozen to five shooters, Mr. Ed Tay- 

 lor, a revolver shooter of no mean skill, and, by the way, perhaps 

 the very man who really started revolver shooting inConlin's 

 gallery at New York, as some of the men then present can per- 

 haps attest, expressed regret that matters had not so shaped 

 themselves that he could attend and compete. Others also faded 

 to appear whose presence would have been very pleasant. The 

 five faithful who did appear, however, made up for many delin- 

 quencies, and quite sufficed to make a good contest and to make 

 pleasant, a very enjoyable day. These were Messrs. Louis Ende- 

 brock, Ben Copeland, Chas. Wellinger, Frank Speth and Kobt. 

 Weinheimer. 



All of the above, gentlemen are good pistol and revolver shots, 

 though in the absence of any regular club organization of recent 

 time, their practice Pas not been so very extended. Mr. Ende- 

 brock is a solid, vigorous man, and not in the least to be desnised 

 as a revolver shot. Mr. Copeland is well known in that capacity, 

 so well known that BeDnett, the professional, would not accept, 

 his challenge to compete, on or off the stage, with him, at the 

 time Bennett was showing in Cincinnati. Mr. Wellinger lives 

 over the Tiver, Kentucky side, as does Mr. Copeland. Mr. Well- 

 inger is the smallest of the five, and one would not pick him for a 

 revolver shooter; yet I believe his score will be found to he the 

 best of tbe five when the measuring is clone. Mr. Speth is known 

 not only in this country but in Germany as a shooter, be having 

 received high honors at Berlin, meeting the best of the '>erinari 

 shooters in numbers. Mr. Weinhtiiner has not been shootina so 

 long. The la tter, and indeed all of the shooters, did not in ' the 

 actual contest come up to the average of earlier practice. After 

 the close of the contest shootiug, ail the gentlemen shot better, 

 particularly Mr. Copeland, who put 10 shots close in around the 

 bull in rapid succession. Of course, this "didn't count." 



The Smith & Wesson .14 wss used by all of the shooters except 

 Mr. Wellinger, who shot a Colt .14. The 2V^'n. bullseye was selected 

 by all the shooters. After the contest began the work went on 

 steadily, the contest closing before 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with 

 the light still good. As fast as each round of 6 shots was fired, 

 tbe 6 targets made were tied together and put into abig envelope, 

 together with a record of the arm and ammunition. After a 

 shooter's whole score was in, the envelope was fastened. After 

 all the envelopes were filled, they were tied in one bundle and 

 later expressed to Fouest and Stream. It was, of course, im- 

 possible to do more thaD guess at either the absolute or relative 

 Btring value of a shooter's score. Each shooter shot his 30 shots 

 straight, out, the average time being about 40 minutes. All availed 

 themselves of the permission to clean between rounds. 



After the close of the contest we had a little shooting ou the 

 2C0yd. rifle range, cut through the hill back to the house. This 

 range is used by the Cincinnati Rifle Association, and our friends 

 the revolver men are also excellent rifle shots, as 1 saw proved. 

 The 50yds. open-air pistol range is back of the bouse and against 

 the hill; a very good range indeed. The road house furnishes 

 very good quarters and localities for the Cincinnati bnys, and I do 

 not doubt they have many a pleasant meeting there. 



Forest and Stream is in debt to the Cincinnati gentlemen 

 who shot in the Winans contest, for courtesies extended its repre- 

 sentative in that city. Among many other pleasant things was 

 a visit to the great house of the Strohridge Lithographing Co., 

 where Mi - . Endebrock is engaged. It is not a frequent f aybi tjo go 

 from top to bottom of this particular house, but I met it and en- 

 joyed it very much. Ail the present dramatic stars were present 

 on the walls, and on the shelves were very many stars whose 

 light is now forgotten. A writer on dramatic topics couid get a 

 great story out of a. visit like this. 



It is probable that the old pistol club of Cincinnati will be re- 

 vived, in consequence of the renewed interest inspired by the 

 Winans Trophy contest there. In this ease a very worthy work 

 will have been done in revolver matters. Personally, a pleasanter 

 lot of men one will not meet. 



AT CHICAGO. 



The trophy contest was set for Chicago, as earlier announced, 

 for Jan. 37, at Geo. MrCuue's gallery, 110 Halstead street. This 

 gallery is the one patronized by the better class of rifle and pistol 

 shooters of this city, and is, I believe, the only oue which has a 25 

 or 20yde. range clear. The manager of this gallery is to be thanked 

 for his promptness, kindness and efliciency in the matter of pre- 

 liminary arrangements for the contest. Much of the success 

 of the shoot here depends upon him. Several members of the 

 Garden City Rifle team shot id the contest. It was thought that 

 the entry would he 13, but really 13 actually shot, the entry thus 

 s'oppiDg just short of that unlucky number. This manes a rerr 

 creditable showing for the city by the lakes, for it should be. 

 borne in mind that no regular pistol club existed in Chicago at 

 the time of this contest. There has been a prize competition ex- 

 tending back some years to establish the pistol championship of 

 this city. At first this was held by Mr. H. Fuermann, but Dow is 

 held by Mr. H. Meyers. Mr. Fuerman shot in the contest Wed- 

 nesday evening, but Mr. Meyers was out of town, and thus Chi- 

 cago has nothing to show for the man who is held to be her best 

 revolver shot at this time. 



The names of the shooters who actually entered are Messrs. C. 

 L. Hobbs, E. P. Marty n, J. O. Hobbs, I. Krieger, J. H. George, H. 

 Fuermann, M. Tator, H. S. Burley. C. A. Hankie, G. L. Cutler, H. 

 A.Parker. Chicago also as usual offers something a little bit 

 different and better than all the rest of the world; in this case a 

 lady amateur contestant, probably the only one who will he writ- 

 ten on the rolls of the contestants in any part of the United 

 States. This was Mrs. Lizzie Thornton, a shooter of no mean 

 merit. Mrs. Thornton is in no sense a professional shooter, bat 

 shoots for the love of it. Her forte is the rifle, and with it she is 

 exceptionally skillful. In a match contest with Mr. C. A, Hankie, 

 who is the champion rifle shot of Chicago, Mrs. Thornton made 

 532 points out of 600 to Mr. Hankie's 585, thus crowding him very 

 close. Mr. Hankie does not claim to shoot a revolver in his rifle 

 form, but was persuaded to compete. 



When Mrs. Thornton came into the gallery on the second even- 

 ing of the contest. Thursdav, it was only with tbe intention of 

 looking on. for she has not shot a pistol long, and has not prac- 

 ticed at all of late. It took some persuasion to get her to com- 

 pete, but at. length she consented, and for a time the call was 

 "Bullseye!" with a very pleasing regularity. The long strain 

 with the heavy revolver told toward the close, and the score fell 

 off, but it will be noticed that it is by no means the worst, nor the 

 next to the worst score sent in from here, and for a lady unused 

 to shooting a revolver of late, to go in without practice and shoot 

 so good a score, is, I repeat, a feature which no place but Chicago 

 could show. At this gallery Mrs. Thornton is very well known 

 and much respected. She is a comely, hearty figure, jolly as any 

 one. We were all very glad to have her shoot in with the rest. 



Of course, so large a number could not shoot off in one evening, 

 and the start on Wednesday, moreover, was not made till 8:35. 

 Shooting continued till 11:25, six contestants then having finished. 

 Mr. C. L. Hobbs, the first at the score, is a young gentleman only 

 10 years of age, but he shoots remarkably well. Mr. E. P. Martyn, 

 who shot second, did very nice work also, and also did Dr. J. O. 

 Hobbs. Mr. Krieger is much thought of as a revolver shot, but 

 his preliminary practice had not been fortunate, and after he had 

 begun shooting he wished to change his arm and ammunition, 

 which could not be allowed. Nevertheless, he made some brilliaut 

 shots. Mr. George then followed, and Mr, Fuermann closed the 



