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from it. He only got off the disk once, but he often got off the 

 bull, and his occasional unaccountable high or wide shots were 

 out of all keeping with his usually steady gait. A deep groan of 

 depression greeted him as he sat down, and his friends gnt no 

 comfort from the assurance that Mr. Dorman "s score would com- 

 pare verv favorably at least with any shot in Cincinnati or Chi- 

 cago. Mr. Dorman was not up to his average. Some day, I think, 

 Mr. Dorman will linger very near this silver cowboy. He said 

 Utile of his shooting, only calling attention to the very small 

 amount of revolver practice they had all had since the year or 

 more of rifle shooting. "It may be the open-air shooting is differ- 

 ent from tne gallery, too," said he. "Our practice was all in the 

 gallery." During his turn Mr. Dorman was compelled to stop for 

 a time on account of the rain, which fell in a "linding flood. 



Mr. Alexander next went to the seore, a tall, heavy, florid man, 

 nervous and quic k, and it proved a bit red hot by nature. In a 

 hundred contests Mr. Alexander has shown himself a pistol and 

 rifle shot of rare skill. Ha has a box full of medals. Yet like 

 his predecessors he was off, and could not see why. He grew 

 choleric over it, in a good natured way, and blamed himself 

 roundly. Toward the dose of his score he had an accidental dis- 

 charge as he was about to draw down. The shot was wild, of 

 course. "Can I shoot that again?'' he asked. 



"No," was the decision. Then, in anger not at the decision but 

 at himself, our friend blazed away, bang! bang! two shots, hit or 

 miss. One shot happened to find the face of the disk, close in, 

 the other missed the earth. 



'■Here! Here! Stop that foolishness!" called out his friends. 

 "We need your score." So they made him settle down and he 

 did just as well after that as before. He retired amid the usual 

 groans and good-natured chaffing. 



Only one shooter remained, Mr. Summerfield, a short, 'stout- 

 built man, with gray eye and quiet movement. Mr. Summerfield 

 has done some of the best pistol shooting ever done ir. St. Louis. 

 "We've got Mose left," anyhow, said everybody, in a contented 

 sortofwav. "Get 'em all. Mose." But "Mose," as he was fami- 

 liarly called, followed in about the average ot the day, at a gait 

 inexplicably lower than was his wont. Some good shots, some 

 poor ones, several off the disk. One peculiarity of Mr. Summer- 

 field's shooting was apparent. He had the steadiest hand of any. 

 The barrel of his revolver at times seemed as steady as if in a 

 vise. Such solidity of nerve and muscle you will not see among 

 a thousand shooters. After the shooting, Mr. Dorman privately 

 said to me that he considered Mr. Summerfield one of the best 

 pistol phots he ever saw, and that his record had always been 

 high. His falling off in the contest was not accoutable. 



When Mr. Summerfield had finished he was guyed and groaned 

 at, according to custom, and then everybody shook himself, 

 stoppf d being sorry and went in to luncheon. "We will go after 

 the trophy when it is won," said the St. Louis gentleman. They 

 could not be persuaded to believe thatjthey had a chance for it. 

 Yet, so far as can be told, it would seem that the averages at Cin- 

 cinnati, Chicago and St. Louis are not far apart. 



With the gentleman named above the representative of For- 

 est and Stream passed a delightful day in the pleasant old city 

 of St. Louis, and we laid many plan=, one of which of course, was 

 for an early return for another visit. The paper should thank 

 these Western friends for courtesies. 



Revolver shooting in St. Louis will again revive after this. It is 

 no mere rude guess to say that the Winans trophy will be very- 

 likely to come some day for a sojourn at the city by the Missis- 

 sippi. There is most excellent material for revolver shooters 

 there, and steady practice will bring our some men who will be 

 hard competitors. E. Hough 



Score by George W. Alexander. 



Stbing of lOshoto— 65ft— with a Stevens pistol, July, 1881, in 

 Laeede's Gallery, St. Louis, Mo. 



Puritan vs. T. A, B. S. 



Shot on T. A. B. S. range, April 13. Distance 35yds., 25-ring 

 targe i : 



Puritan. T. A. B. S. 



JKopf 231 Gallon 828 



F Danger 238 Collins 222 



S Morris 232 Thornton 227 



C Kopf 239 WW Roe, Sr 220 



J Woods 235 J W Roe 213 



FWeiler 232 Rreen 227 



JS Helb 241 W W Roe, Jr 213 



F Miller 233 Fay 229 



C Carpenter 240 Donnelley 231 



A Sailer 233-2342 McGuire 223-2231 



dp glwoting. 



The Empire Club. 



The following scores were made by members of the Empire 

 Rifle Club at their weekly shoot on the ISfch iust. at their head- 

 quarters, 12 St. Mark's Place, N. Y., on the 25-ring targets, 100ft.: 



BZahn 240 W Meis<mholder..23l H Zettler .227 



J Diehl 234 C Zettler 230 H Fe.lzer 223 



W Rosenbaum. . . . 232 A Kosenstraus 229 Gus Hillmeyer. ... 220 



Lischke Scores. 



Jersey City, April 14.— The Lischke Rifle Club shot to-night at 

 110ft., 25-ring target: 



Capt A Ltscnke.. .231 Reieuerg 222 Schulte 208 



Scharly 230 Steidel 218 



The Boston Shooters. 



Boston, April 16.— The regular weekly shoot of the Massachu- 

 setts Rifle Association was held at its range to-day. A large 

 number of riflemen were in attendance. Some good scores were 

 madv\ and much interest shown iu several of the matches, es- 

 pecially the pistol match, where F. Crowniushield scored 95, J. B. 

 Fellows and H. S. Harris 94 each, S. Paine 93. Mr. Orowninshield 

 won the bronze pistol medal, and Messrs. Marshall and Gleason 

 each won military medals. 



Heidenreich Bine Club. 



The following scotes were shot at our weekly shoot, at our Rifle 

 Range, 425 W. Fifty -third si reel: 



Yal Horn 239 W M May .,214 John Kaufmanu.. 225 



WSteckel 230 Jos Hippolet 214 Alex Napier 218 



A Busch 225 John Aigeldinger. 231 Dan'l Dieneen 212 



J Heidenreich 210 



The Zettler Shoot. 



Regular weekly shoot of the Zettler Rifle Club, April 12, 

 25-ring target, possible 250 points: 



MDorrler 247 F Ross 246 G Nowak 244 



M B Engle 246 B Walther 245 G W Plaisted 243 



L Flach 246 C G Zettler 245 B Zettler 243 



H Holges 246 F Lindkjoster . . . .245 F Kecking 240 



MTropp 326 F fl'arbarius 226 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following? 



April 21-22.— Sardinia, N.Y., tournament. E. Andrews. Manager. 



April 22 —Linden Grove Gun Club monthly shoot, at Dexter 

 Park, Long Island. 



April 23.— South Side Gun Club, Newark. N. J. 



April 23 — Sewaren Lard and Water Club, at Sewaren, N. J. 



April 23.— John Erb's Old Stone House grounds. Jive biro sweeps 

 open to all, 1 o'clock P. M., Bloomfield avenue. Newark, N. J. 



April 23 —Sweepstake shooting at Watson's Park, BurnMde. 111. 



April 23.— New Jersey Shooting Club, weekly shoot at artificial 

 targets, Claremont, N, J. 



April 23.— Dexter Park Shooting Association weekly shoot, at 

 Dexter Park. Long Island. 



April 23.— Rochester Rod and Gun Club, bluerock tournament, 

 at Rochester, N. Y. 



April 23,— Boiling Springs Fish and Gun Club, 100 target match, 

 Klees vs. Jeanneret, at Rutherford, N. J. 



April 27.— Glenmore Rod and Gun Club, monthly shoot, at 

 Dexter Park, Long Island. 



April 27.— John Erb's grounds, Newark, N. J., opan to the world 

 sweepstake, at 50 live birds per man, $50 entry; beginning at 10 

 A. M. 



April 27. — Grand sweepstake, open to the world. 50 live birds, 

 $50 entry, birds included, twelve entries, four moneys; sixteen 

 entries, five moneys: twenty or more entries, six monejs. John 

 Erb's, Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J. 



April 28-30 -Al Heritage's annual tournament: two days at 

 targets, third day at live birds; Marion, N. J. 



April 28.— Emerald Gun Club, at Dexter Park. 



April 29.— Willirnantic Rod and Gun Club, Keystone tourna- 

 ment, at Willimantic, Conn. 



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

 N. J. 



April —.—Territorial Sportsman's Association, first annual 

 tournament, at Las Yegas, N. M. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



The following pleasant letter has been received from S. H. Brown, 

 secretary of the Hornell Gun and Game Protection Association of 

 Horn ells ville, N. Y, "At a meeting of this Association, held on 

 April?, Sidney H. Crane was elected president; Edward S. Brown, 

 vice-president: t>. H. Brown, secretary: Robert Y. Goodrich, treas- 

 urer. This club was organized m 1886 with a large membership. 

 Many of them did not prove to be good working members however, 

 and it has been 'nip and tuck' at times to keep the few good mem- 

 bers together, until last spring we secured an eight year lpase of 

 grounds lying very convenient and pleasantly located', built a good 

 club house and fitted grounds up in first class shape This year 

 promises the turning point to success, as financialy we can see our 

 way out, our membership is now over forty- in good standing with 

 prospects of doubling in membership. The boys are getting the 

 latest improved guns and have made some fine scores this spring. We 

 expect to hold two or three totirnaments this season, and shall be 

 glad to have any and. all good sportsmen join us in these events. 

 Will be pleased to exchange membership lists with secretaries of 

 clubs in neighboring localities." 



The Altoona Gazette has the following anent the new shooting 

 grounds of W. G. Clark of that, city: --The grounds have been leased 

 for a number of years and very substantial buildings are now in the 

 course of erection. The main building will be 75xl6ft. and Ifift. 

 high. The front of the same serves as a shelter from rain and sun- 

 shine, while the building proper will consist of storage rooms and a 

 lounging platform. The platform will he raised 3ft. above the 

 shooter's score, and will be supplied with gun racks, ammunition 

 tables, chairs and other conveniences for the comfort of shooters. 

 There will be six improved Keystone traps used, and they will be ar- 

 ranged to suit either the rapid firing system or unkuown angles. 

 Each trap will have a separate, screen and will be so arranged that 

 the trapper will not be exposed on rainy days. The traps will be 

 manipulated by an automatic pulling apparatus and will combine 

 speed with convenience. The arrangement carries out the require- 

 ments of the Amer ican Shooting Association rules, which will govern 

 all tournaments. The background is clear and the surroundings 

 generally attractive. The grounds are situated but a short distance 

 from the hotel and the daily trains connecting with the street cars of 

 this ci y render access very easy. The various tournaments will be 

 attended by noted trap shots from all over the United States. The 

 idea is to so conduct the events that the amateur will be placed on a 

 similar fooling with the expert. This undertaking on the part of Mr. 

 Clark is for the benefit and encouragement of shooters generally and 

 not fo 1 ' any selfish motive. He should have the hearty co-operation 

 of all who enjoy sports afield." 



Ou April 27, a fifty bird match for 8 10 ' a side will be shot at Mil- 

 ford, N. J., between Mahlou Fox "the shooting blacksmith" of Tren- 

 ton and Mahlon Ruppell of Milford, 30yds. rise, 5 traps, -'lvds. bound- 

 ary. The money is all up and the match is a sure go. 



It will be noted that the datas for the tournament of the India- 

 napolis Gun Ciub have been changed to May 17, 18 and 19. This was 

 done in order that the affair might not interfere with the Ohio State 

 Shoot to be held m Columbus on May 10, 11 and 12. A big time is ex- 

 pected at the Indianapolis shoot. 



M. Klees and P. A. Jeanneret, both members of the Boiling Springs 



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open sweepstake events. 



The Willimantic Rod and Gun Club will hold an all-day's tourna- 

 ment at Keystone targets under the Keystone system on April 29. 

 and a big crowd is expected. The programme shows four 10-bird 

 events, 81 entry in each; a "warmer" at five birds, 50 cents; two 15- 

 bird events, $1.50 entry in each: one 20-bird event. $2 entry; one 25- 

 bird event. $2 entrv, §«5 guaranteed and a contest for two-man teams 

 at 15 targets per man. $3 entry per team, There will be four moneys 

 in each event. Birds are included in all events. Plenty of reii'esh- 

 ments and ammunition will be on hand. 



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Mav will be a great month for shooters as well as for the target 

 and ammunition men, there being no less than twenty-two tourna- 

 ments mentioned in our list or fixtures. The amount of powder that 

 will be burned would supply nearly all the urchins in America with 

 "noise" for the glorious Fourth. 



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The Williamsport (Pa.) Rod and Gun Club anticipates a gaaud time 

 at its tournament on May 10, 11 and 13. Shooters irom ail over the 

 country have promised to be on hand. As this shoot will immedi- 

 ately follow the Interstate tournament in Pittsburg, many of those 

 who attend the latter shoot will go direct to Williamsport, The pro- 

 gramme is an attractive one, there being 10 events each dav. In the 

 10 bird events the entry is $1 and $1.50; 15- bird events $1.50 and 82; 

 20 bird events $3 and $2.50 and in toe 25-bird events, $3. The seventh 

 event on the second day will be a team shoot, open for any two men, 

 15 singles per man, $3 entry per team. Standard Keystone targets 

 will be used, these being thtown from expert bluerock traps by Paul 

 North's electric pull. American Association rules will govern all 

 events, with the exception that all shooting will be from the 16yd. 

 mark and l!4oz. shot will be allowed. The targets will be deducted 

 from the purses at three cents each. Five per cent will be deducted 

 from all purses for average money, which will be divided into four 

 equal parts and paid 25 per cent, to the highest in the 90 class; 25 per 

 cent, to highest in 70 class, and 25 per cent, to highest in 60 class 

 The balance of money will be divided into five purses— 30 per cent., 

 25 per cent., 20 per cent., 15 per cent, and 10 per cent. Shooters 

 eligible to average money must snoot in all programme events. This 

 division of money should encourage the amateurs and give them a 

 chance to get a slice of all purses. Everything will be done by the 

 management to make this one of the most pleasant shoots of the sea- 

 son. 



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The four full-page pictures. Young Mountain Sheep, American 

 Elk, flroup of Elk, and Forest axd Stream's Grizzly, from the 

 "Forest and Stream Animal Series,'' handsomely printed on heavy 

 paper suitabie for framing. The set of four (in tube) will be sent for 

 ton cents (stamps will do). 



Live bird experts should not forget the big race to be held on John 

 Erb's "Old Stone House" grounds in Newark, N. J., on Wednesday, 

 April 27. The conditions are fifty live birds each man, $50 entry, 

 birds included, with a division of moneys that will give every man a 

 chance to win. The shoot will begin promptly at ten o'clock, A. M. 

 John Erb promises to have birds that will outclass the guns of the 

 shooters and will w r ager somewhat against clean scores. This is the 

 biggest sweepstake ever undertaken in this section of the country 

 and it should call out the full strength of the talent. A number of 

 noted Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey marks 

 man have guaranteed to enter. 



Anent the above shoot it may be as well to state that our newly 

 copyrighted explanatory signs will be used in the report. Strange", 

 isn't it. that Forest and Stream is obliged to cut a pace for all its con- 

 temporaries in the matter of getting and publishing news. The trap 

 score type is only one of many surprises that this journal intends to 

 administer io the public. We are at the top in trap matters and pro- 

 pose to remain there. 0. H. Towxsend. 



The South Sides will Meet Bridgeport. 



Sooth Norwalk, Conn., April 17.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The members of the South Side Gun Club of this city hereby 

 manifest, their willingness to meet the members of the Bridgeport 

 Gun Club upon any Saturday alte.rnoon for a friendly team shoot, 

 details of which can be arranged hereafter. We all sincerelv 

 hope that the Bridgeport brethren will take up the gauntlet, and 

 that not only one but a series of team shoots will be the naiors I 

 outcome of this communication. On behalf of the S. S Gun Club, 

 E. H. Fox. 



Shoot of South Side Gun Ciub, April 16.— Association rules, 5 

 traps. Keystones. Ties for third in No. 2 shot off iu No. ?. and won 

 by Coltman and Seymour on a second tie and divided. 



Ferris 1011111110— 8 1011110111- 8 0011111111—8 1111101111—9 



Seymour.. 1110101101— 7 1011011101—7 1011111111-9 1111111111—10 



Lewis 1111101110— K 1001101011—5 1110000110-5 1 101111110— 8 



Northrop. 1011111001- 7 Jlimilll-10 1010110101-6 1110111101 — I* 

 E H Fox.. 111111111 1-10 0111110101- 7 0011101111-7 0111111111-9 

 Sanford... 1011100111- 7 0011111111— 8 1101101111—8 lmiOllil— 9 



Drake 1111111111-10 1101110001- 6 1101111011— S (111101110- 7 



S her wood. lOlOlliOOIO- 4 111 101 J 010- 7 1110C00011-5 11100U100- 6 

 Coleman. .111 1 101101— S 1101010111-7 0111111111-9 1111111110-9 

 Stevens.. .0111000110— 5 11 101 (.0100— 5 

 Hill 0111001011- 6 



For lack of something belter we unearthed a barrel of glass 

 balls and proceeded to pulverize them iu the latest and most ap- 

 proved style imaginable, balls thrown in anv and all directions', 

 25 cents entrance: 



Seymour 10110-3 01110-3 11111-5 



Northrop 10111-4 11101-4 11111-5 



Fox 10000—4 10111-3 11101—4 



Kelly 01111-4 001 1 1—3 Hill- 5 



Sanford 01110—3 



Lewis UOH-4 11111-5 11111-5 



Coleman 00100—1 01111—4 01111—4 



Drake 10111-4 



Ferris 11011.-4 



Sherwood 01C01— t 



Fiedler 11000—2 H0U— 4 11111—6 



Hill 11101-4 1H00-3 11110-4 



R-emington 11110—4 00000-0 



Craw 10101—3 01111—4 



Ties on 4 b^lls shot miss and out. Craw dropped out on his third 

 ball, Lewis on his fifth, Fox on his sixth, and the others stayed in 

 until the balls were used up, when those remaining, Messrs. Cole- 

 man. Northrup and Remington divided, having each a to their 

 credit. E. H. F. 



Syracuse Defeats Rochester. 



Syracuse, N. Y., April 13.— The first of a series of three shoots 

 between the Rochester Rod ar.d Gun Club and Onondaga County 

 Sportsmen's Association came off at Maple Bay yesterday after- 

 noon. The Rochester people issued the challenge and were beaten 

 by Syracuse by a narrow margin in the first contest. Twenty -six 

 men were brought on the field hv Rochester. The great event of 

 the afternoon was preceded bv five sweepstake shots and was fol- 

 lowed by one sweepstake. The records made were high and the 

 average maintained also showed that, the marksmen of bach cities 

 were on their mettle. After the events of the day at the rsnge 

 the Onondaga Ciub furnished a fine dinner to their guests in the 

 club house, W. S. Barnum being the caterer. Mr. Barnum was 

 compelled to transfer stoves, chairs and provisions from his hotel 

 to the club house by boat, the grounds being still way under 

 water. The second contest of the series of tnree between the 

 Rochester and Onondaga clubs will come off at Rochester earlv in 

 May. The conditions of the match were 2fi men per team, 25 

 kingbirds per man: 



Syracuse Team. Courtney, Capt. Rochester Team, Hicks, Capt. 



Hudson 23 Hadley 25 



Ayres 23 Van Ostrand 17 



Petit 21 Holton 15 



Becker 19 McVean 21 



Montgomery 23 St John 24 



Lefever 24 Meyer .20 



GMann 21 Tassell 10 



Denison 14 Macumber 15 



C Walters 17 Rissinger 23 



Lansing 20 H Stull 17 



Ayling 19 Borst 18 



Byron 18 Norton 18 



Williams 17 Richmond 19 



Rowell 21 O Smith 17 



D Walters 22 A Schmidt a) 



Ashton 17 Hicks 24 



Hookway 23 W Mann 19 



Holden 23 F Smith 22 



Roberts IS Stewart.. 25 



Crittenden 10 Babcock .19 



Salisbury 17 Weller 20 



Ginty 17 Wilkinson 16 



Courtney ... ....21 O Stull 21 



Mosher 25 Austin 22 



Mo wry 25 Rich 20 



Luther 22— 526 Tass 18-511 



The Country Club. 



Country Club, Long Island, April 11.— One hundred sports- 

 men assembled here this afternoon to see the "return" march 

 between Messrs. Parkhursf, of New York, and Thornton, of 

 Liverpool. The conditiors were as follows: Country Club rules 

 to govern, 50 birds each, 28yds. rise, 80yds. boundary. The score 

 was as follows: 



L Parkhursf, Jr .111111111111111111110101111111 11111111111011111111-47 

 EON Thornton.111111101111111110101 11111011111101111111111111 111-45 

 Mr. Allan Nichols was referee, he also acted in that capacity 

 last January when the first match was shot at Nice, which was 

 said to be hottest contest of the kind seen ou the Mediterranean 

 shore for years. 



The grounds are in fine shape now, and the many improve- 

 ments, including the addition of Tower Hall and the new kennel's, 

 reflect great credit upon the management. 



Two good pictures have been given to ihe club by the president, 

 Mr. Nichols; they were painted by th«t gentleman so'ire years 

 ago, and are well executed stories of the sea, thay are calle d, "In 

 Twenty Fathoms" and "A Distant Sail." 



Of the pack of Derry hounds presented to the club by that 

 genial Iri hman. Lord George Collis, two died on the \aeht and 

 two died here. The president informed me that the dogs were 

 injured during the very severe weather the yacht encountered in 

 which John Tilney, able seaman, of Cork, Ireland, was lost. 



There is some talk of a three-cornered match at claf-pigeons, 

 be-ween Messrs. Parkhnrst, Nichols and Gray, f o he shot May 5 



The shoot for the club cup will come off in June. 



Onondaga Shooters. 



Syracuse, N. Y — The regular semi-monthlv medal shoot of the 

 Onondaga County Sportsmen's Club was held at their ranga at 

 Maple Bay last week, at 50 kingbirds from five traps at unknown 

 angles: 



Class A. 



Mowry 41 Holloway 44 C Walters 41 



Hookway 45 Courtney 43 



Luther 4a Becker 4l 



Class B. 



Williams 44 H White 42 Harwood w 



Petit 43 Byrou 34 Denison . w 



D Walters 42 Barnum ... 33 



Ginty 42 Duguid 29 



