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FOREST AND STREAM, 



[I'eb. 11, 1893. 



CHICAGO TRAPS. 



Chicago, IlL, Feb. 5. — in at) earlier colutBi in l.bis pstner it was 

 predicted tliut Mr. Fulford bad not actually retired. Almost at 

 the same instant. Mr. Brelsford was writing the confirmation of 

 the prediction, and now comes Mr. Fulford himself, and in proper 

 person declares that nothing will satisfy him but a match, a match, 

 in Chicago, and a match in Chicago with fired. Klemmau, and 

 Geo. Kleinman shooting a certain gun, to wit, the prize machine 

 gun of historic interest. Mr. Fulford doesn't want to shoot 

 Charlie Budd, or anybody biit Ceo. Kleinman. And the telephone 

 and trap shooting business being pretty good, he. will, if need be, 

 go from $500 to as high as $10,000 with his own money. Well, well, 

 Elijah, honev, will you solemnly swear that you didn't read in 

 last week's Forest and Stream, or earlier, that GfYo. Kleinman 

 was clear out of shape, that that particular gun was ntaved out, 

 and that Chicago would not listen to any $5,000 or $10,000 talk V 



The fact is, these champions are such easy fellows to under- 

 stand that it is no trouble every week to have, right along in the 

 next column to them, a pretty accurate statement of what they 

 are. going to say. For two or three weeks we haven't been very 

 wide apart on that. Nov/, if I were disposed to wage large sums, 

 I would bet about three dollars that next week I could make, the 

 gentlemen of the effete East take back all they have said about 

 not wanting to shoot Charlie Bud d, and then evince a lion-like 

 eagerness to shoot Charlie Budd. The fact is, Charlie Budd is 

 just getting over the grip, which has been so prevalent all through 

 this country. I have just seen a letter from him stating that in a 

 short time he would he willing to shoot either Mr. Fulford or Mr. 

 Brewer. Now, if I could get Charlie real good a,r,d sick I wonder 

 if it wouldn't raise a challenge? Unfortunately I can't. He is 

 too liable to get right out and hit the trail for Chicago and go to 

 looking for that other fellow. So he likely won't get any chal- 

 lenge. 



Mr. Fulford says something about Western talk of '"fakes," 

 "hippodromes," '"easy birds," etc. He can safely bet his money 

 that if he shoots either Geo. Kleinman or Charlie Budd here be 

 will have no chance to make previous arrangements, and he will 

 have to shoot harder birds than those on which he made his big 

 scores. This is said with due acknowledgment of his certain 

 and absolute ability with a shotgun, which our men admit. 



Now, I am just writing this stuff to get my hand in on the 

 championship business. 1 don't believe in this sort of writing. I 

 don't like it. It would be far pleasanter to leave the matter as it 

 was intended to be left, a straight, candid, clean arrangement, 

 leading up to a straight, clean, honorable and pleasant contest 

 of skill. That is what we in the West wanted. We didn't wait 

 to talk and filibuster. We wanted to see that contest. I think 

 the wish was largely grounded also on the wish to see so good a 

 shooter as Mr. Fulford out here, for. backing either Kleinman or 

 Budd, Chicago expected only a lighting show, but still wished to 

 see the race. She still wants to see it. I hope sbe yet will. I 

 hope Mr. Fulford will come out. Chicago wouldn't gi ve $10,000 to 

 see him. If it were generally thought here that he wasn't a 

 straight shooter and a decent fellow, Chicago wouldn't give ten 

 cents to see him. As it is, she may give $1,000, $500 preferred. 

 Come now, brethren, let us quit monkeying and get together. 

 This championship talk has had a good, long, full showing, ac- 

 cording to the ancient rites and customs. We are all "onto it." 

 Now let us talk plain horse sense. Elijah, wilt thou come out and 

 shoot Charlie for $500 apiece? 



But wouldn't this East and West talk be a bonanza for an able- 

 bodied space writer? It's good for a couple of columns for sev- 

 eral weeks yet, if you look at it that way. I don't believe I do. 



I append a let ter from another gentleman who has unfortun- 

 ately become, addicted to the championship habit. Chamoion 

 Mr. J. A. B. Elliott, of Kansas City, who has also heard that Geo. 

 Kleinman is sick and no good, and Andy Thomas, also out of 

 form from his late sickness. Mr. Elliott takes up the old forgot- 

 ten history of Oct. 30, 1391, in the following manner: 



"Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 3.— W. P. Mussey, Esq., Chicago.— 

 Some time since 1 answered a communication from you in regard 

 to two matches I had agreed to shoot with Chicago men. I have 

 hoard nothing from you as yet, and would be pleased to know 

 whether it is the intention of the parties' backers to withdraw 

 the matches. 



"As I am contemplating a trip which may rake me from home 

 for some time, I am wilting to shoot a match with Thomas next 

 Monday, at 12 noon, $200 or more a side, and on tbe following day 

 will shoot with Mr. Geo. Kleinman $1,000 to $750, as agreed, in 

 Chicago; or will take the long end of bet and shoot in Kansas 



"An early answer either accepting these dates or naming an 

 agreeable date would greatly oblige J. A. R. Elliott." 



So some fellow called Forest and Stream a "cheap sporting 

 paper." Nothing to get mad about in that. It is a cheap paper, 

 the cheapest, for the value it gives, of any of them. You have 

 only to read it to learn that. But the paper which forgets its own 

 profession and stoop3 to cheap methods in business rivalry is dear 

 at any price. - * 



I see that champion Dr. Carver, over m Australia, has the in- 

 fluenza, so that he will be unable to shoot the remaining two of 

 hi3 three matches with Mr. L. Clarke, the Australian champion, 

 whom he lately beat 90 to 85. It is observable that these men 

 shot for only £100, less than $500, a side. No champion in America 

 thinks of talking less thau $5,000. I presume this is the same Mr. 

 Clarke who shot with champion J. L. Brewer. Funny things 

 may affect a shooting match. In one case influenza, in another 

 influences. These champions, these champions! 



This said influenza, or grip, or whatever title suit ye, still has a 

 good hold on this city and many shooters are down with it. Oapt. 

 Anson was seriously sick this week. When a Chicago man gets 

 sick he is a great deal sicker than any other kind of a man. 

 Chicago is always ahead. 



The scores of another column will show that the shooting around 



h 



This was in the race between Mr. 1. W. Budd and Ben Dicks, 50 

 birds, Mr. Budd scoring 47 to Mr. Dicks's 37. 



At the first of the week a number of the Mak-saw-ba Club went 

 down to the club house to engage in the second club trophy con- 

 test for the Haskell opera glasses, which were won the first time 

 by Mr. R. S. Cox, handicap shooting. The scores this week, 20 

 live birds, were: R. B. OrganlO. C. B. Dicks 19, B. S. Cox 18, W. 

 P. Mussey 17, 1. W. Budd 17, J. P. Card 17, Slick Sharp 13, John 

 Watson 11. Others did not enter for trophy. Messrs. Organ and 

 Dicks div. the money on tbe tie and shot out for the glasses, Mr. 

 Organ winning with 5 straight to Mr. Dicks's 4 



An amusing incident happened on this trip, in which Ben Dicks 

 figured. Ben is something like Flynn, of Virginia; everybody 

 ought to know him. He is a large, portly youth, who never says 

 anything. Of course he must talk sometimes, but I can't say- 

 that I ever heard him say a word. They do tell me that Ben 

 spoke once. That wa3 in a poker game, when he raised every- 

 body out of a large jack-pot and raked in the spoils. Curiosity 

 was expressed to see so good a h»nd as he must have. "What 

 have you got?" theySasked him. "Nothin'," said, Ben, snuffling, 

 " 'ceptin' a bad cold." It might naturally be supposed that a man 

 Who would stand on nothing but a bad cold would possess very 

 game proclivities, and it is true that Ben has a leaning to almost 

 any kind of sport. 



I know I oughtn't to say a word about "chickens" in these 

 columns, but this can be excused from the game columns. The 

 fact is, when Ben wandered off the train down at the club the 

 other day, he had a couple of fighting cocks in his pockets, thouah, 

 owing to his silent habit, it is impossible to learn why he had them, 

 where he got them, or what he wanted to do with them. The club 

 n^yer tolerated and chicken fighting, and it is not on record that 

 Ben ever done either. He finally " 'lowed he'd (urn 'em loose in 

 the woods, so's they could, grow," and no one contradicting, he 

 did turn them out in the yard. 



It so happened that the club keeper, Sam Austin, had a single, 

 solitary, mournful old rooster, of the Plymouth Rock sect. Any 

 chicken fighting being forbidden, Ben explained to the keeper 

 that his chickens would kill the old rooster as soon as they saw 

 him, and that to avoid this, Sam would just better cut the old 

 fellow's head off in advance and serve him up for supper. 



"How much is your rooster worth?" asked Ben. "I'll just pay 

 you for him now, and you go right out and kill him." 



"Oh," said Sam, "I shouid think he ought to be worth a quarter, 

 anyhow. He weighs blame nearT51bf." 

 "All right," said Ben, "here's your quarter." 

 Sam took the quarter, hut forgot to go out and kill the rooster, 

 until after Ben had taken lire train home in the evening. Then 

 he got tbe axe, and went out to hunt for his fowl. In the barn- 

 yard (he found evidences of a struggle. One of Ben's game cocks 

 was lying cold in death, and the other was breathing his last. 

 The old Plymoth Rock, not much the worse for wear, was calmly 

 eating corn. This intelligence was conveyed by mail to Mr. Dicks 

 by the keeper in the following note: 



"B. Dicks esq., dear Sir, 1 went out to Kil my Rooster as you fed 

 hoc your roosters would not Kil my Rooster but my Booster had 

 Kiled both your roosters arready i am sory whot shall I do about 

 1 hoi Quarter yore roosters wus to Small for Him. 



Yours truly, Sam." 

 Our friend B, Dicks goes to Milwaukee next; Tuesday to shoot a 



50-bird race with Dr. Carrnichael, of that city. He will be nccom- 

 panied by Mr, W. L. 8 Impart], of this city, secretary of the Illinois 

 State Sportsmen's Association. Mr, Shepard will shoot a 50-bird 

 race with Mr. A. W. Frie.se, of Milwaukee, who, in the Fort Dear- 

 born massacre at Milwaukee got away with Mr. Shepard's scalp, 



Mr. Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Co. and Chamberlin 

 Cartridge Co., hss just bought a half interest in the Budd gun 

 cleaner, which will now be manufactured by the firm of Zwart & 

 North, Des Moines, Iowa. About a month ago Mr, Zwart, who is 

 a. Des Moines man. bought the cleaner of Mr. Budd, paying him 

 $1 000 cash for it. This handy little device, if 1 am not mistaken, 

 was originally invented or perfected by "Friday" Eason, of Des 

 Moines, who was a partner with Mr. Budd in handling the article. 

 The new arrangement will not affect Mr. North's former business 

 arrangements in any way. 



There were only four men in Chicago who were not reading 

 Forest and Stream, and one of them came in and apologized 

 and gave, me his subscription last week. We will get the other 

 three before long. E. Hough. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



The Essex Gun Club will lmid its monthly shoot at Marion on 

 Thursday, 18th inst., each man to trv his hand at 10 live birds, 

 under club rules, in the prize event. 



On the day of the Class— Lumbreyer match at Marion, the prin- 

 cipals consulted the representatives of the sporting press as to 

 the best day for the return match, and on the. suggestion of the 

 latter decided to shoot, it on Feb. 4, on the grounds of the Central 

 Gun Club, at Brancbport, N. J., and it was so announced in the 

 various columns of fixtures. On the above dste a Forest and 

 Stream representative railroaded to Branchnort, only to find 

 that no one in the place knew of any match to be shot. ( >n return- 

 ing home in the evening he was informed that the match had 

 been postponed or declared off, no one could say which with 

 certainty. On Saturday he was informed that the two principals 

 had decided to postpone the match until Thursday, Feb. IS, when 

 it would take place at Dexter Park, L. I. He also discovered that 

 the change in time and place had been made early in the week 

 and that the two shooters had had ample opportunity to notify 

 all the papers had they been fair-minded enough to do so. A 

 little courtesy in the form of a timely notice to newspapers costs 

 but little to a shooter, especially when he is desirous of using 

 those papers to assist him in drawing a good "gale." 



* * * 



On Feb. 1, a quintet of shooters asssmbled at Claremont, on the 

 grounds ot the New Jersey Shooting Club, for the purpose to try- 

 ing their skill at shooting live pipeons, a sport almost fdreign'.this 

 place of late years. The conditions of the shoot were 15 birds per 

 man, 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, modified Hurlingham rules. 

 Tbe score being as follows: 



J ARicb.mond.111131010121121— 13 R Sunderman -100101221010201— 8 



FG Moore 112031210112110—12 Provsst 011020201011030— 8 



E E Bigoney... 1110203123 — 8 



(Bigoney shot at but ten birds.) The birds were a good lot of 

 flyers. 



* * * 



Lively soort will be seen at New Brunswick N. J., on Feb. 17, 

 when the first of a series ot team matches will take place between 

 teams of twelvo men each from the Brunswick, Freehold aud 

 Dayton Gun Clubs. Each man will shoot at 20 artificial targets. 

 The prizes for the series will be a $50 trophy and a fine gun. 



'**> ' *2 



Oq Saturday the return match between teams of twelve men 

 each from the Boiling Spring Gun Club of Rutherford and the 

 Union Gun Club of Springfield, will take place at Rutherford. 

 Each man will shoot at twenty-five artificial targets. Open sweep- 

 stake shooting will be in order from 9 A. M. 



* * * 



R. Aubrey and G. E. Rem«en of the Fountain Gun Club shot a 

 match at Woodlawn Park on Feb. 3, each man shooting at 25 live 

 birds. Long Island rules, 30yds. rise, for $50 a side, Remsen killed 

 17 to Aubrey's 9. , 



* * * 



On Feb. 13 S. Lunn, B. Limpert and B. A. Rist will shoot a race 

 at 50 artificial targets per man against G. Gehring, P. McKeone 

 and W. Huxter, all of the Amateur Gun Club, of Newark, N.J. 

 The match will take place on the club grounds on Fifth aveuue 

 and will be followed by sweep3take shooting. The losing team 

 Will have to put up suppers for the party. 



* * * 



Matches galore will take place on the grounds of the Atlantic 

 Rod and Gun Club, at Weac End, Coney Island, next Monday, 

 when Dr. Van Ord and C. Moorman will shoot a 100 live birds 

 each for a big stake, R. J. Sutherland will try to beat R. J. 

 Dwyer in a. 50-bird race and W. A. Weber and A. Holzer will try 

 conclusions at 25 birds each. 



* * * 



A sweep at 20 live birds per rnau, $15 entry, birds extra, will 

 take place at Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, N. J., on Feb. 30, 

 under the auspices of the East Side— Mutual Gun Club. Toe 

 event will begin at 1 P.M. and everybody is invited. There will 

 be plenty of birds for sweepstakes after the big event. 



*-* * 



Firms Interested in the Interstate Manufacturers' and Deateis' 

 Association should not fail to atteud the meeting To be held at the 

 Astor House, New York city, at 11 o'clock A. M., on Tuesday, 

 Feb. 16, when a number of important matters will be discussed in 

 relation to the coming series of tournaments. Among other 

 questions will be one in regard to the target or targets to be used 

 at the tournaments. 



*** 



Eleven members of the Manhattan Guu Club were present at 

 the shoot at Dexter Park on tf'eb. 3. Each man shot at 7 live 

 birds: M. Lichtenberg-.r (25yds.) winning first prize with a clean 

 score. Other scores were: F. Neisch (35yds.) 0, J. Gennerich 

 (25yds.) 5, R. Schmitt (25\'ds.) 5, F. Lambricht (24yds.) 3, W. Leffer 

 (25yds.) 3, R. Hofferman (23yds.) 3. J. Bayer (25yr jS .) 5, W. Hornning 

 (23yds.) 2. L. Roth (33yds.) 2, H. Bord (23yds.) 3. In the shoot-off 

 for second prize J. Geimerk-h won. 



A meeting of the members of the Inter-Stn te Manufacturers' 

 and Dealers' Association will be held at the Astor House, New 

 York city, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the pur- 

 pose of apprising the members of the advantages they are de- 

 riving from beiug members of such an associaiion, and also set- 

 ting lorth the plans that will be used for protecting and advancing 

 their interests during the coming season. 



*** 



The New York German Gun Club at their annual meeting elect- 

 ed the following officers for the ensuing year. ,1 . H. Boessener-ker, 

 Presidem; A. Yaeger, Vice-President; J. Wellbrock, Secretary; 

 J. P. Danneftlser, Treasurer; Fred Sauter, Captain. 



The talk that has recently been going the rounds of the press 

 in regard to matches between prominent shooters, particularly 

 that anent matches between E. D. Fulford and George Kleinman, 

 has called forth no end of comment among the lovers of genuine 

 sport. The gist of the comment substantiates what the writer 

 stated in this column a few weeks ago, in effect that if any one 

 issues a challenge for a match, it should be "the under dog." 

 When a man starts out to shoot himself to the top round of the 

 ladder and reaches the said round, it would not be meet for him 

 to stand thereupon and call for "lighter shooters" to come and 

 pull him down. If a man, Kleinman for instance, wishes to Bhoot 

 a match against a man who is supposed to have reached the top 

 round, he or his friends should keep close-mouthed until it is a 

 certainty that both man and gun are in proper condition for 

 winning work and then come out with a straight forward chal- 

 lenge, accompanied with a proper forfeit. 



The trouble seems to be that the friends (so-called) of Mr. Klein- 

 man, began to build castles without first convincing themselves 

 whether the foundations were solid It is this kind of friendship 

 ( !) (hat causes misunderstandings. If his friends would keep their 

 mouths buttoned up until they know their man is ready for busi- 

 ness they would do far better than by goiog off at a tangent as 

 some of them have been doing. If Geo. Kleinnian was not in con- 

 dition to shoot, or if being in condition he. did not have a suitable 

 gun, his name should not have been mentioned in connection with 

 FulforJ. The matter of the "alleged" retirement of Fulford (and 

 by the way, did flits paper ever say lie had retired') has nothing 

 at all to do with the present controversy, which, it will he noticed, 

 did not start until the "retirement'' canard was published in the 

 lay press. 



So far as Mr. Fulford is concerned, the writer has been inti- 

 mately acquainted with that gentleman ever since his first ap- 

 pearance in the vicinity of New York, and was the first one to in- 



troduce him among the shooters of that vicinity, and knows him 

 to be an honorable, upright sportsman aud one who would not 

 stoop to a dirty action. So far as his being a "soft bird shooter" 

 is concerned that is all rot. I have stood by and seen him kill 

 ninety-nine out of ahundred of as hard birds as ever left a trap, 

 and using his second barrel four times only. My candid opinion 

 is, after seeing the man shoot in all bis contests, that on hard or 

 soft birds he can defeat any uiau in Illinois. 



So far as the term " champion" is concerned, Mr. Fulford as- 

 sures me that he has no use for it, and when he shoots a match he 

 tries to kill more birds than his opponent, for the sake of coming 

 out first-best, and not for the sake of securing a title, which is 

 worn on one brow at night and anosher on the following moruing. 



In regard to a match between these men (Kleinman and Ful- 

 ford), but. one thing more need be said. Let the man who Wants 

 a match write out his challenge, and forward it to the Forest 

 and Stream office, with a substantial forfeit, and if said forfeit 

 is not covered within a given time, let the matter be dropped. 



C. H. TOWNSEND. 



Down at Wiedenmayer's :Park. 



The groinds of the East Side-Mutual Gun Club, at Newark, N. 

 J., were the scene of some hard shooting on Saturday, when over 

 a dozen prominent Jersey live-bird experts were on hand. The 

 day was a perfect one, the air being cool and crisp, with just wind 

 enough to help the birds in their flight. But tbe latter did not 

 need the help, being as a whole the hardest lot of fivers ever seen 

 in the grounds. The birds wei'p furnished by Cox & Lumbreyer, 

 of West Washington Market, and a part of them were trained 

 English bluerocks, imported by the above firm. The instant t Lie 

 trap was sprung these- birds would make a spring and in some 

 instances yvould be 10 to 20ft. from the trap before thev would 

 seem to catch their wings. Their flight was terrific, and for 

 dodging, twisting and carrying shot they would take, a premium. 



The opening event of the day was a sweep at 4 birds per man, $3 

 entry, two moneys. The scores: 



Hilfers 2211-4 Van Dyke 2110-3 



Johns 3221-4 Hollis 3300—3 



Kraemer 2120—3 



All ties divided. 



No. 3, same conditions, but three moneys: 



Hassinger 2221-4 Smith 2102—3 



Van Dyke 1122-4 Castle 1103-3 



Koegel 1101—3 Hedden 0302-2 



Johns 1102-3 Hollis 0021—3 



Baar 1102-3 Hilfers U011-3 



All ties divided. 



No. 3, same as No. 3: 



Hassinger 1213-4 Freche 1210—3 



Baar 2212-4 Hedden 0110—2 



Van Dyke 2211-4 Koegel 2001-2 



Hilfers 1212—4 Johns 0200—1 



Castle 1221-4 Bruen 0001—1 



Hollis 1011—3 Keureu 101.0—1 



Smith 1220—3 



All ties divided. 



Next came the big sweep, announced for twenty birds each, 815 

 entry, birds extra, but which on account of a scarcity of birds, 

 was cut down to thirteen birds per man, 810 entry, birds included, 

 four moneys. Hurlingham rules to govern, Louis Gundehl ref- 

 eree, Henry Reiubardr scorer. Tbe result: 



H E Smith 1021 221112 123—12 R Baar 1220011112200- 9 



G L Freche 0111111102102-11 W G Hollis 2.2009111102118- 8 



HO Koegel 2222i03212o20^-10 FVanDvke. . .00121111010211—8 



J Riggoit 21111 oo 122031- 10 F Hilfers. 2o2o012020]03- 7 



C M Hedden 011101ol211ot— 9 W Hassinger. ...3l10002012o30— 7 



F Ferment 1012001222120— 9 S Cast le Iol0011012000— 6 



Smith took first pot, Freche secoud, Koegel and Riggott di- 

 vided third, fourth was split by Hedden, Ferment aud B.tar. 



Castle's second bird was hard hit but did not drop until near 

 the fence. When the dog, which was very slow, got to it, the bird 

 made a dying effort and flew over the boundary, falling dead 

 outside. 



Hilfer's seventh bird fell and the dog succeeded in getting his 

 mouth on it when the referee decided it a "dead bird." An in- 

 stant after the bird got away from the dog and yielding to the 

 importunities of other shooters the referee changed his decision 

 to "no bird." 



After the shoot thepartv adjourned to the Park hostelrv, where 

 mine host Kraemer served up a pigeon lunch that tickled the 

 palates of all hands. 



The Fountain's Monthly Shoot. 



The old Fountain Gun Club held its monthly shoot at Wood- 

 lawn Park on Feb. 3, a baker's dozen of members being on band, 

 as were a large number of spectators. In the tegular club event 

 each man shoots at 10 live birds each, handicap rises, for the 

 club medal. The members are divided into three classes. Anion" 

 those who shot were M. F. Lindsley and Mrs. M. F. Lindsley^ 

 "Wanda," Hoboken, both of whom were in good form. The scores 

 of the regular shoot, were as follows: 



F Boetcher (30yds.)..0.221110201-7 C Plate (28yds.) 0220002121 -S 



J E ijake (25yds.)... Jo21211o31— 8 Schumacher (25\-.-KO 121211202— 9 

 LPhister, Jr (27>ds.)0oll21122u-7 C W Winger t (3'vdsjl1113lU2io-8 

 D Shields (30yds.). . .(fa 110121 11-7 M F Linds1"y(30Vds.)2200012212— 7 

 R Graves (35yds.).. .1030120101-1. "Wanda" (25vds.). . .c22113'-'oo2— 7 

 f! Jericho (28vds.). . .2011.211011-8 Dr Van Ord (3Uydsj.;.'(inoi2202-7 

 C E Morris (30yds.)..0120221101-7 



Following the above came a sweep at three birds each, $1 entry, 

 in which the following scores were ma.de: 



MF Lindsley 222—3 F Boetcher 222—3 



O Plate 212—3 0 Phister, Jr ,221-3 



C Jericho 212—3 W Schumacher 101—2 



Dr Shields 112—3 "Wanda". 120—3 



Dr Van Ord 111—3 J E Lake .101-3 



C Graves 121-3 C W Wingert U0-3 



Lindsley captured firat by grassing 13 straight, second going 

 to Schumacher. 



Someiville Gun Club. 



Somerville, N. J., o. Feb.— A party of gentlemen, lovers of 

 shooting, but with no experience, at the traps, determined co or- 

 ganize a gun club in this place, for the protection of game, aud 

 the enforcement of the game and fish laws, and tbe pleasure at3 

 well as the advancement of its members in the art of wing Shoot* 

 s„f» T>ho />liih has thirtv memhftrs. a-nrl hid a foiv tr> n. 



HO Bey, 'ireaiaurtsi, «/uuu » . u, icu aysin; directors, Hi. A. i hoinu- 

 iu and W. W. Anderson. 



The Somerville Gun Club will hold a regular monthly shoot at 

 bluerocks. Feb. 6 they held their first shoot, som* of t lie mem- 

 bers never having seen a bluerock up to this time: it was there- 

 fore not expected that a large scire would be made; but with 

 practice will improve, as they are good field shots. The club ex- 

 pects to. erect a club house, and get in first-class working order us 

 soon as it can be done. In fact it will endeavor to be in the fro"*- 

 rank. Score of first .shoot: 



E. R. Voorhees ...13 H. H. Hall 9 W. Snyder 



"Rnnlrnfnllf,™. 7 Q 4 SinUtl 



pects to erect a club house, and get in first-class working order as 

 soon as it can be done. In fact it will endeavor to be in the front 

 rank. Score of first shoot: 



E. R. Voorhees ...13 H. H. Hall 9 W. Snyder 8 



J. J. Allgair 13 W. Rockafellow. , , 7 C.E.Smith 4 



W. D. Bellis 12 E.P.Dickey (i C. Van Arsdale. . . . 3 



W. D. Ditts H W.E.Dickey fi G.Scbenek 1 



J. A. Ellingham. . .11 F. Mount 6 C.J.Smith 1 



L.R.Hall 10 J.V.D. TenEyck.. 5 W. W. Borland.... 1 



E. A. Thompson... 9 



The Acme Gun Club. 



Regular club shoot at Dexter Park, Feb. 3, 20 bluerock targets 

 per man: 



C Dethloff 3 R Lambert 11 T Short 13 



W Vorbach 10 J Ronsch 12 FBerger 12 



M Enter 9 H Lamoine 13 D Meters 11 



J Link 9 C Merket 11 



Five live birds, 25yds. rise: 



C Oethloff 3 JLiuk .3 FBauscb 3 



W Vorbach 0 R Lsmbert 3 H Lamoine 5 



T Curie y : 2 



Three live birds, 25yds. rise: 



M Filler 1 R Lambert 2 C Dethloff 3 



FRausch 1 C Wessei 3 D Meyers 3 



H Lemoine 3 



New London Gun Club. 



The abovo club held its monthly shoot an the New London 

 grounds on Feb. .">, the conditions being 25 Keystone targets pet- 

 man under Keystone rapid-firing rules. The scores: 



Penrose 22 Clinton 17 A D Crowell 17 



Dunbar 10 Beebee 20 C E Merrill 10 



Connor ..19 J Ames 10 It E Pratt 14 



C Hebbard 21 A Hebbard 19 Strong 19 



Bush 17 A W Jones.. ......14 



