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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 18, im. 



Shooting at Watson's Park. 



BURN8IDE, III., Feb. 8.— The following h the score made here 

 tc-d*y iu sweepstakes at live pigeons, American Association rules. 

 First sweep, 10 birds. $5, divided 60 and 40 per cent.: 



W F Qnimby 3102100110- 6 OB Latshaw 1212020212-8 



F A Place 2123221201—9 R lograham 0202222100-6 



R O Reikes 0112221212-9 



Another of the same: 



Quimby 2111120201-8 Latshaw 1021010121-7 



Place 000 1 -'01 122-6 Iograhain 220; 1322322-8 



Hpikts 1131101121-9 



Five birds. $3, divided 60 and 40 per cent.: 



Quimby 11121—5 Latshaw 32121—5 



Place 21000 - 3 Ingraham 20232-4 



Heikes 11111—5 



Heikes and Latshaw divide first. 



Feb. 15.— Scores made to-day by the South uhicagn Shooting 

 Club for club medal, 20 live pigeons each. American Association 

 rules: 



F Will&rd0000012100220111ll22-13 Ben Fogli.11100020202101 100111— 13 

 A Reeves. 03000010220120001101- 9 P Miller. .0ll0l00006]200i13000- 8 

 Ties oo 13: 



F E Willard 33111-5 Ben Fogli 11130-4 



Same day, for target badge, 30 Peoria Idaefcoirds: 



Willard. It Fogli 15 Dick Deadeye 13 



Reeves 30 Miller 13 



Seven live pigeons, S3, American Association rules: 



Willard 1101120-5 Fogli 1021101-5 



Reeves 0001003-3 



Same thing over: 



Willard 1002010-3 Fogli 1113002-5 



Reeves 0101203-4 



Same again: 



Willard 2003120-4 Fogli 1311231—7 



Reeves 1200003-3 



For cost of birds: 

 Reeves 1211011211-9 Fogli 0133211202-8 



Feb if.— Scores made here to-day qy the Prairie Gun Club for 

 Ihe Johnson medal, 15 live, pigeons, American Association rules: 

 A M Hofmann 201.332212022210-13 Geb Harris.. . .22 123 1 2033 11 120-13 

 HW Loveday.S 30113: fl 00 20003- 8 L Wavedog. . . .200028000001111- 7 

 Henry Eblers..25^1310iV530010-10 *J E Price.... 1101.12101221011—43 

 A Stafford 111011001120201—10 



*Guest. 



For County Democracy cup, same as above: 



Hofmann ...... 2011202 10201 2 1 0-10 8 1 afford 1300000 w . 



Loveday 21111103101 1010—11 Harris 100222031212101-11 



Ebleis 033332! 23310032-13 Wavedog 100011012000211- 8 



Feb. IS.— Open shoot, at-live pigeons. First sweep. 5 birds, $3, A. 

 A. rules: G. Kleinman 5, Jim Finn 2,G. Lauterbach 3, Bob White 

 4, E. M. Gardner 4. 



Second sweep, 10 birds, $5. A. A. rules: G. Kleinman 9. R. B. 

 Wadsworth 9, A. J. Atwater 10. J. E. Price 8, A. Kleinman 9, Ed 

 Steck 7, C. E. Willard 10, R. O. Heikes 6, M. J. Eich 6, Bob White 

 8, Jim Finn 7. E. M. Gardner 9, G. Lauterback 5. 



Shoot for cost of birds: G. Lauterback 11, Johnnie Mack 11, W. 

 R ussell 9. 



Third sweep, 10 birds, $5, A. A. rules: A. J. Atwater 9, G. Klein- 

 man 7, M J. Eich 10, A. Kle.nman 9, C. E. Willard 5. R. B. Wads- 

 worth 8, F. C. Damua 7, J. E. Price 6, Bob Wnite 9, Ed Glover w, 

 Wm. Russell 3, G Lauterback 7. R. Hodson 6, P. F. Rock w, Jim 

 Finn 5, E. M. Gardner 9, R. O. Heikes 8. 



In a freeze out m itch Geo. Kleinman and E. M. Gardner divided 

 the pot after killing 7. 



Peoria blackbirds, d'-st sweep, 15 birds, $1, A. A. rules: R. O. 

 Heikes 1.1, O. von L mgerke 13, Dr. Hodson 11, G. Kleinman 13, J. 

 O. Stubb 9, E. M. Gardner 14, Wm. Russdl 9, B. White 13, E. M. 

 Steck 13, A. J. Atwater 12, J. T. Glover 13, C. E. Willard 13, Pat 

 O'Neil 12, M. J. Eich 11, R. B. Wadsworth 13. 



Sf c .nd sweep, 10 birds, $1: Steck 10, Wadsworth 9, Hodson 5, 

 G. Kleinman 9, Atwater 9, Von Lengerke 7, Glover 7, Eich S«Maok 



O'Neil 7, Damm 6, Heikes 10, White 10. Gardner 7, Barto 8, Wil- 

 lard 8. 



Third sweep, 10 birds, $1: Barto 3, G. Kleinman 9. Heikes 10, 

 Mack 5, Atwater 9, Eich 7, Willard 8, White 8, O'Neil 7, Steck 9. 

 Keucicott 10. 



Fourth sweep, 35 birds, S3: Heikes 23, Steck 23, Atwater 22, Wil- 

 lard 18, G. Kleinman 21. RavrlrigG. 



Trained Pigeons at John Erb's. 



"If you want to see some good pigeons and judge for yourselves 

 as to whether I am in form or not, come up to John Erb's at 

 noon on Saturday," said E. D. Fulford to Eddy Collins and the 

 writer on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 11. as the trio were enjoy- 

 ing "a weed" in the smoking compartment of the ''Royal Blue." 

 of the Philadelphia & Reading, which was carrying them toward 

 their homes at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Tney were ail re- 

 turning from the ''very large" tournament at Reading, and natu- 

 rally The absorbing topic of conversation was the smooth-bore 

 and its work. The writer had expressed the wish to see the noted 

 expprt tackle a straight hundred of "hummers," if they could be 

 procured, and his expressed wish brought out the above from Ful- 

 ford. 



'A. Raukin, of New York city," he r ontinued, "told me some 

 time ago that he would wager §200 against my gun on these con- 

 ditions, I to shoot at 120 of the hardest birds procurable, he wager- 

 ing the above amount that I would not kill 90 or better in any con- 

 secutive hundred of the above number. I told him I would pick 

 up his $200 at the first opportunity; and now that I have plenty of 

 time and feel in a shooting humor. I will see him on Saturday. He 

 wants me to shoot at Fieles's birds, and I'll wire Billy for the 

 requisite number to-night. No matter what, the birds turn out 

 to be, if 1 can't beat 90 I'll eat the crates." 



As usual, true to his word, the telephone man was at the "Old 

 Scone House" before noon on the appointed day and was full of 

 shoot. The birds had arrived from Billy Fieles's loft, in Christi- 

 ana, Pa., during the morning, and what a lot they were, every one 

 blue, with strong, litho bidie3 and restless eyes that told plainly 

 that they intended to find the way over the boundary if given a 

 ghost, of a show. Accompanying the birds was a letter from Mr. 

 Fieles, which stated that 



"I have shipped you 120 birds, as directed, and if I am any judge 

 you will find them the hardest lot that ever left a trap. Truly 

 yours, W. R. Fieles " 



And Mr. Fieles made a close guess, not only in my judgment, 

 but in the judgment of older and wiser men in the business, 

 namely, Asa Whi'ebead, secretary of the Essex Gun Club; Samuel 

 Ca Bile and Charles M. Redden, all of Newark; John Riggott, of 

 Rockaway; and Mr. Elliott, of the Fountain Gun Club, all of 

 whom witnessed the shooting, and each of whom is qualified by 

 long experience to express an opinion as to the quality of a bird. 



It was precisely 1:15 P. M. when Fulford stepped to the score 

 and called "Pull," and as the trap went over out went a rigkt- 

 quarterer that jumped full 10ft. before catching its wings, hut 

 quick as the bird was, the eye at the gun was equal to the 

 occasion, and it went to grass about fiyds. from the trap. The 

 second bird, also a rigbt-quarterer, met a like fate lOyos. from 

 the trap. The third went from No. 2 tran like a rocket, trailing 

 at first and then twisting to the right. The first hit him hard, 

 but he was tough and needed a magnificent second, which cen- 

 tered him at full 80yds. on a quick turn. The fourth bird was an 

 awfully fast zig-zagger that turned a dozen ways for Sunday, got 

 both barrels full, and apparently died in the air, but was carried 

 by the wind over the fence, where it fell like a stone. 



Ail this time the weather was bitterly cold and the wind was 

 blowing fully thirty miles an hour, coming with a biting edge 

 straight down from the Orange Mountains, and blowing across 

 the line of traps from the left. Given birds such as these were 

 and allow them a thirty mile right-quartering wind, and it is no 

 wonder that the few spectators present doubted the ability of 

 even Fulford to kill f.O out of 100. I rpgret very much that I did 

 not keep the flight of every one of these birds as well as the trap 

 1 rom which they were sprung, as I have little hop9s of ever seeing 

 a better lot. 



His seventeenth and twenty-sixth birds were lightning drivers, 

 each being killed with a fine quick first. Of the first 25 birds he 

 killed 23, and of his second 25 he killed 22. His form was perfect, 

 and of the five birds lost three fell dead out of bounds. His fifty- 

 secocd was a terror of a trailer that not onlv bad a tremendous 

 speed but an ugly motion. It was killed at full 80yds. with a gal- 

 lery second. His fifty-eighth bird, like his fourth, was apparently 

 killed high in the air, as it rolled over and over and fell just over 

 the fence. 



It was his seventieth bird, however, that capped the climax for 

 motion. He was in No. 5 trap, and as the trap went over all that 

 could be seen was a "glimmer" toward the right fence and climb- 

 ing. This bird must certainly have sprung fully 10yds. outward 

 and upward before he made a motion of his wings, and then just 

 as he began to work these appendages he secured the assistance 

 of a genuine hurricane that caused him to take a pace that no 

 man could have gauged. Ed's first, quick as it was, was not 

 within-30t't. of catching this rasper, while his second fell still fur- 

 ther behind; in fact, the bird was 10yds. past the right fence before 

 the latter load reached the point aimed at. 



"How far did I lead him?" said Fulford in response to a query. 

 "Great Scott, man, I led him a mile and a quar ter about, and the 

 load struck a mile behind him. That bird was flying forty miles 

 a second!" And Sam Castle agreed with him. His eightieth bird 

 was another rasper, and was downed with a beautifully timed 

 second. His ninetieth, also a terror of a twister, was hit very hard 

 with a quick double, but managed, with the assistance of the galp, 

 in falling dead as a mackerel just over the fence. Of the first 10J 

 birds he killed 91, and out of tne total 120 he grassed 109. His best, 

 score for 100 consecutive was 92. He fired at. 10 of Mr. Erb's birds, 

 killing 9 of them, thus making a t> core of 118 kills out of 130 shot 

 at. The score of the shoot is as follows: 



Fulfor 1 Il2oll01121112] 1 111111111-23 



lllllo01o21111illll21l212-32 

 3231212o2 221111123102 1223—33 

 3. 3332^31I2::i]c.vi].]2i:.:i 123-33 

 20H21U1 3222c. 1112222321—23 

 11011 — 4—118 



He used his second barrel sixty times although there were at 

 the least twenty-five times when its use was uncalled for as the 

 birds were "rolled up like jack-knives" with the first barrels. 

 The conditions of the shoot called for a 12-bore gun, ]J4oz. of shot, 

 30yds. ri*e, the inclosure to be the boundary. The writer was im- 

 pressed into service as referee, while Mr. John Riggott. of Rocka- 

 way acted as official scorer. 



After the above great exhibition a number of "Jersey" sweeps 

 were shot, the conditions being in each case four birds per man, 

 $3 entry, two moneys. The results of the first four sweeps are 

 here given: 



First. Second. Third. Fourth. 



Fulford 2121 2111 2131 llli-16 



Collins 2111 2131 0113 2112-15 



Hedden 1210 2221 2223 1211—15 



Hollis 1011 1111 1211 1110-14 



Castle 2310 lllo 1011 0110-11 



Mack 0000 0000 0021 1113—6 



All ties were divided excepting that for first money in the 

 fourth event which was carried over to event No. 5. The next 

 two evoufs resulted as follows: 



Fifth. Sixth. Tie. Fifth. Sixth. Tie. 



Fulford.... 1131 1111 -8 Hollis 1013 0311 110—8 



Heddea ...1231 220o —6 Brown oOlO 0231 10 — 5 



Collins 1313 3220 211-10 Castle 1011 lo21 0-6 



Mack 1111 2120 123-10 



First money from the fourth event, which had been carried for- 

 ward, was again tied for by the same men, who very sensibly con- 

 cluded to div. Second money in the sixth event wasdiv. by Collins 

 and Mack on the shoot-off. 



The final event, under same conditions as those preceding, re- 

 sulted in a tie for first between Collins, Hollis and Fulford, and 

 rhe former, feeling disposed to test his own mettle in hot company, 

 insisted upon a shoot-off. Hokis concluded that the race would 

 be too hot, so he drew his pro rata. How well Collins gauged his 

 ability is best shown by the following figures: 

 Seventh. 



Collins 1311—4 Castle 1011—3 



Fulford 1111-4 Mack 2101-3 



Hoiks 2113—4 Brown , ...1001-3 



Tie. 



Collins 113M3111311— 13 Fulford 2111112111111-13 



At this stage of the game the birds were gone and the two leaders 

 concluded to div. — the privilege of paying the difference between 

 $4.67 in the pot and the price of the birds at a quarter eacli. 



Moore Wins the Oregon Shoot. 



Portland, Oregon, Feb. 7.— The big live-bird shoot, advertised 

 to take place here to-day, is over, and its merits will be discussed 

 and cussed pro and con for many a day to come. Tnis match was 

 at 25 birds per man, the entrance $30, birds extra. The purse was 

 div. into four moneys. The shooters were mostly fu the grouuds 

 at 9:30. About 200 spectators witnessed the start. The weather was 

 beastly, with a cold, raw, southeasterly wind, accompanied by a 

 drizzling rain and sleet. Robert Townsend was chosen stake 

 holder. Colonel Houghton was referee and F. E. Richardson and 

 Robert Townsend judges. The birds were as flue a lot a-> ever 

 flew from the trap, and Messrs. Clark & Caraher are deserving of 

 much credit for the good condition in which they were kept, 

 Wnen first man, E. W. Moore, was called to the score it was as- 

 certained that they had no scorer, and consequently W. A. Storey, 

 who was unable to shoot, owing to the fatigue sustained from nis 

 race with la grippe during the past month (and here I will say 

 that he bested his opponent by a very small margin), was pressed 

 into the office. 



The shooting then commenced in earnest, and all went as merry 

 as a marriage, bell till all had shot down 10 birds per man. Then 

 Mr. Southmayed, of Sheridan, Ore., arrived on the grouuds and 

 wanted to shoot in the match. The train had been delared, and 

 as the boys all knew that he intended to come in I should have 

 favored his entering, but the shooters said "no," so the match 

 went on without him. Straightaway, right and left-quarterers 

 were the order, and out of 350 birds we had only 10 incomers, C 

 hoverersaud 7 towerers. Of twisters there were plenty, and C. O 

 Clark was more fortunate (!) than anyone else in getting this 

 kind. Great excitement was created by C. E. Hughes snapping 

 his second barrel j,t a bird, and then without removing the shells 

 from his gun he showed the referee the primers, and both had 

 been hit bv the tiring fin. The referee, not thinking anything 

 wrong, said "no bird." This is where he made a mistake, as he 

 should have demanded the sheils. Some of the shooters claimed 

 —and in my mind there is no doubt— that both shell* were empty 

 and that he had tailed to load his second barrel after shooting 

 his previous bird. I saw t he shells taken out of the gun, but would 

 not say yes or no, as all of the boys are friends of mine. Mr 

 Hughes maintained that both were loaded, but diligent search 

 failed to discover the loaded shell. 



The following is the score of the match: 



E SV Moore 121201202001201121.2133122—20 



Joe Bo wles o?11301l2t H loo 1 3 122210o203— 1 6 



J J Evans 1023100: t231 1 I !221012122o0— 18 



C H Hughes 3002021202011 III 100211121-18 



Ed Long 110.3o2Uio.301.31. 301 1001121-14 



Chas Hoxie 1032olo202 1 1 I00o*213ll02ll0 -15 



J Caraher.... o22200221211L320201221102-19 



O C Clark. , . . I ., | : i; 



F E Shangle lUu!o:230:. , 'J03d03lUll220o— 15 



R S Hughes 020110022OL2O00201 1221010— 14 



W L Dudley 2302003.300ulol031111.3l211— 17 



After this came a pool shoot, 5 birds, $5 entrance, bird-< extra, 

 three moneys. In this the former referee entered, and Frank 

 Thorn, one of our old-time shooters, acted as referee. James 

 Oaraber and Chas. Hoxie made straights and in the shoot off 

 Hoxie won. E. W. Maore got seeoud alone and Evans, Kinzel 

 and Clark tied on three each for third money. As there were no 

 more birds all adjourned home to prepare for the diamond medal 

 shoot that takes place on the 28th. 



0210-3 



1001-2 

 000.1 -0 



The South Piainfleld Gun Club. 



The regular shoot of this club was held at South Piainfleld, N. 

 J., on Feb. 8, both live birds and targets being used. The results: 



No. 1, 4 live birds, S3 encrv: 



C Smi t h 1022 -3 W Terrv 2113—4 



Geo Voehl 1121—4 J Darby 1002—2 



L R Campbell 1120-3 W Sisty 2232-4 



R B Manning 1212-4 W Case 1001—3 



T Brantinghain 0112—3 A Sonar 01X13—1 



D Terry 0211-3 



No. .3, same conditions: 



Smith 0131-3 D Terry 2010—3 



Voehl 1101—3 W Terry 0301—3 



Campbell 0001—1 Darby 



Manning 1010— 3 Sisty 



Brantingham 2211—4 Case 



Third money shut off and won by W. D. Terry. 



No. 3, at 10 bluerocks, 50 cents entry, 4 moneys: 



Brantirgham lOllOiOlll— 7 Manning 0010U10U-6 



Sisty 0010011100-4 W Terry llOOioOiOl-fi 



Ash Swamp 1001010010—4 Sopar 0111111111—9 



Voehl 0010110U0-O Randolph 0110011100—5 



C Smith 0011111010-6 Vannis 0111110011—7 



Hartmarm OO0O0O0OO0-O Taylor lOOlOOOOOO— Z 



Case 00100100-jO— 2 Teeple OliOOllOll-6 



D Terry 1001101010-5 



Tie for fourth shot off in No. 4 and won by Voehl. 



No. 4, same: Brantingham 7, Sisty 6, A sn Swamp 3, Voehl 7, C. 

 Smith 5, Hartman 4, Case 7, D. Terry 4. Mamiiug 7, W. Terry 0, 

 Sopar 7, RandclphO, Vannis 6, Sanford 3, Teeple 6. 



No. 5. same: Brauiingnam 5, Sisty 4, Voehl 4, C. Smith 5, Hart- 

 man 7, Case 6, D. Terry 5, Manning 7, W. Terrv 8, Spper 6, Vannis 

 5, Teeple 7, Darby 5, Squeir 6. Fourth shot off and divided by C. 

 Smith and Dan Terry. 



No. 6, 5 bluerocks, 50 cents, three mnneys: Brantingham 4, 

 Soper 3, Voehl 2, Smith 3, Manning 3, Sisty 1, Teeple 3, Lmdsburg 

 2. Third shot off, won by Voehl, 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Washington's Birthday will be trap-shooters' day all over 

 America, and it is impossible to even surmise the quantity of pow- 

 der and shot that will be used, the number of targets thrown or 

 the number of live birds trapped. A glance over our column of 

 fixtures will give the shooter a very good idea of where the prin- 

 cipal events will be found. 



Last Wednesday, E. D. Fulford, the world famed wing shot, dis- 

 banded his working force, and entered upon a vacation which 

 will continue until April 15. During the interim he intends to 

 shoot Avhenever and wh-rever he can, and will doubtless have 

 some matches on his hands before many days. On Saturday he 

 informed the writer that he was in receipt of a letter which 

 stated that C. W. Budd, the popular expert of Des Moines, Iowa, 

 was willing to shoot him two matches, one. in the. West and one in 

 the East, each match to be at 100 live birds, 35yds. rise. Anent 

 this proposition Mr. Fulford author'zes the Forest and Stream 

 to state that he will be pleased to shoot the above matches against, 

 Mr. Bu^d, provided the latter will agree to the following innovs- 

 tion, viz., to have a circle. 13ft. in diameter, drawn around each 

 trap, and each bird that falls inside of said circle to be scored a 

 "lost bird." This will be a decided novelty, and there seems no 

 reason why the innovation should not be accepted by Air. Budd. 

 There will be no chance in this event, of "plastering" a bird on 

 the trap. 



Mr. Fulford also wishes us to state that be will shoot Mr. Budd 

 three matches at 100 birds each, for $333.3334 per match ($1,000 in 

 all), and will shoot under either strict or modified Hurlmgham, 

 London Gun Club or Illinois State Rules. He is in the field, to 

 shoot until April 15, and is willing to make any reasonable terms 

 for the sake of a match. 



The Perth Amboy Gun Club is coming to the front once more, 

 having announced an all day's shoot at live birds for Washing- 

 ton's Birthday. A monster ox will be contested for in the after- 

 noon. This club is now in a very thriving condition, and has re- 

 cently purchased the inclosed grounds, formerly used by the 

 Perth Amboy Baseball Club. A line shooting house is now being 

 built, and a grand house-warming will be held on the above date. 



* * # 



Feb. 32 will be a great day on the grounds of the Woodside Gun 

 Club, foot of Riverside avenue, Newark, N. J., when the initial 

 shoot, of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters League wik be held. The 

 chances are that at least twelve clubs will take part, and possibly 

 the number may go higher. The main event wiU be the team 

 contest for the championship of New Jersey, each team to com- 

 prise five men, and each man to shoot at 25 artificial targets, 

 under the rapid-firing system. The grounds of this club are ad- 

 mrably adapted to the sport, and are provided with a commo- 

 dious and comfortable shooting house. The traps will be in 

 position at 9 A. M«, and open ssveepstabe shooting will precede 

 the team match. Tnis will of course be but one of a series of 

 these contests, as one will be held on the grounds of each club 

 until each has bad its turn. The team that wins the greatest 

 number of contests during the series will receive a trophy emble- 

 matic of the championship of New Jersey. 



* w * 



The following is a copy of a letter, that has been sent to each 

 member of the Woodside Gun Club: "Newark, N. J., Feb. 13, Dear 

 Sir: The.Woodside Gun Club was lucky enough to draw ihe first 

 shoot of the new New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, which will 

 come off on their grounds, Monday, Feb. 32. A practice shoot will 

 take place on Saturday, Feb. 20, and the Brunswick Gun Club is 

 invited for this day. Your presence is therefore very important, 

 as our team will be selected that day by the committee.— Carl 

 von Lengerke." Mr. von Langerke wishes it to be known that 

 all shooters will be welcomed at the above practice shoot. 



* * 



A b : g time is expected at the "Old Stone House" grounds of 

 John Erb, on Bloom field avenue, Newark, N. J., on Feb. 22, one of 

 the attractions to be a 25-bird sweep. $20 entry, open to the world. 



At 12 o'clock John L. Brewer and E. D. Fulford will give an ex- 

 hibition of high-class shooting. In the 25-bird sweep first money 

 wiU be fattened by the addition of the entire receipts from the 

 gate. Tne birds wik ba furnished by William R. Fieles, of 

 Christiana, Pa., who has baen instructed to furnish the hardest 

 lot of flyers procurable. Tne division of money, in order to in- 

 sure a big entry list aud give everybody a chance, wik b9 on the 

 basis of one money for each four men. Tne traps will bs in posi- 

 tion ready for work at 9 A. M. 



* * * 



The Heightstown (N. J.) Gun Club is one of the latest acqu- 

 isition to ibe ranks, and judging from the caliber of its organ- 

 izers it will soon take a plafea in the front rank. Its officers are: 

 President, E. E. Anderson; Vice-President. J. C. Norrls, Jr.; Treas- 

 urer, Edgar Embly; Secretary, W. S. Pollen. The members of 

 the club mean business, and they already talk of sending chal- 

 lenges to the Freehold Shooting Club and Dayton Gun Club. 



* * * 



The Manhattan Gun Club of New York City, has elected the 

 following officeis for the ensuing year; President, Frank Lan- 

 brecht; Vice-President, M. Lichtenbergar; Secretary, John W. 

 Bayer; Treasurer, Robert Schmitt. 



* + 



At the meeting of the Elizabeth Gun Club, of Elizabeth, New- 

 Jersey, held on Feb. 11, the following were elected as officers for 

 the ensuing year: President, Robert E. Chetwood; Vice-President, 

 Robert S. Williams; .Secretary and Treasurer, William M Parker; 

 official scorer, John W. Fulton. 



Mahlon Fox, the "shooting blacksmith," of Trenton, N. J., shot 

 a match at 100 live birds, against James Garner, of Doylestown, 

 Pa., on Feb. 5. The birds were an average lot, and Garner won by 

 a score of 69 to Fox's 68. 



*** 



Hathaway.— On Sunday, Feb. 14, Charles M. .Hathaway, in the 

 39th year of his age. 

 The above brief notice, sent to this office on Monday, will be 

 read with regret by trap-shooters all over the country. Charles 

 M. Hathaway, under his noru de plumes of "Advance" and "Mut- 

 ton," wa3 probably as well known as any sportsman In the EafSfr, 

 where for a number of years he has wielded his pen in the inter- 

 ests of that class of target and live-bird shooters who shoot for 

 pure love of the sport rather than for the cash to be won, but who, 

 he always claimed, were debarred from doing so by the persistent 

 following up of the professional shot*, whom he classed as "pot- 

 hunters." A number of times the writer has had occasion to dif- 

 fer with Mr. Hathaway's views in regard to the expert vs. ama- 

 teur class of sbooters, but despite this one cannot help but admire, 

 the pluck of a man who openly and persistently wielded the cud- 

 gel in defense of the amateur class, which as a whole lacked the 

 pluck to back him up in his light. At times he took extreme 

 views, and doubtless made many enemies among the experts; bur, 

 underlying all there was a sterling worth that commended the 

 man to those who became intimately acquainted with him. An 

 enthusiast in all matters pertaining to field and trap work, he was 

 ever :eady to lend his aid in furthering its interests. He was one 

 of the founders of the Claremont grounds and sunk considerable 

 money in that venture. Later he became identified with the New 

 Jersey Shooting Club, which now holds possession of the grounds 

 at Claremont, N. J. At the time of his death he was secretary of 

 the Spring Hill Gun Club, of Blauveltville, N. J. His interment 

 took place at MamaronecK yesterday. 



Inter-State Association. 



A meeting of the Inter-State Manufacturers and Dealers' Asso- 

 ciation was held at the Astor House Feb. 18, at which were present 

 Chas. Tatham, of Tatham Bros.; Neaf Apgar, of Henry C. Sn aires- 

 T. H.Keller, of the United States Cartridge Co.; H. a. Penrose' 

 of the 8tandard-Keystone Target Co The programme adopted 

 for the year was this: The membsrship of the Association shall 

 be open to all target companies and manufacturers and dealers 

 in shooting supplies; all members shall have equal privileges in 

 aU respects, auct shall share equally in expanses and liabilities. 

 Clubs for whose benefit tournaments may be given shall be free 

 to select any targets they choose. The Association shall pay Mr. 

 Penrose a $1,200 salary as manager (to include his traveling ex- 

 penses), he to provide an assistant, whose traveling expenses shall 

 be paid by the Association. The Association shall pav freight o 

 tournament fixtures and shall make good any losses'on guaran- 

 teed events. The total y^penses, outside oi possible deficits on 

 purses, is estimated at §3,000. Members will be asked to pay 

 their proportion of this in advance. Thete shall ba a treasurer 

 who shall serve without pay. (Mr. J. A. H. Dressel, of the U. M. 

 C. Co., was suggested.) Guaranteed purses at a shoot shall not 

 exceed $1,000. There shall be ten or twelve tournaments in the 

 year. Iu view of the success of last year it is hoped that the 

 Association may have a larger membership for 1893 and the warm 

 support it deserves. 



