FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April St, 1893. 



Way Down in Old Virginia, 



THE STAUNTON TOURNAMENT. 



Are you a sportsman or a lover of spor 1 ? If you are either join 

 us at the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City at 8 P. M., get In a 

 parlor car of the Cincinnati express, and we'll go where every 

 lover of sport will be assured a specimen of hospitality and roval 

 fellowship such as will move the hpart of an anchorite. The 

 scenery between our starting point and Washington is of course 

 familiar. Before leaving Jersey City we are joined by "Li tile" 

 Neaf Apgar, the hustling salesman for Henry C. Squires, and at 

 Washington the party is still further increased by W. Fred 

 Quimby, the New York sporting goods manufacturer, who has 

 been "doing" the trade for a week between "PhiHy" and Reading, 

 and by Billy Wagner and Billy Roth well, two of the Capital City's 

 representative shots and hale fellows well met. And bv the way, 

 VV agner is soon to establish an Al snorting goods store" in Wash- 

 ington, where such an establishment has long been needed. 



At Washington we leave the tine cars of the Pennsylvania road 

 and embark on one of the Chesapeake & Ohio trains, which speeds 

 us away at a fifty-mile-an-hour gait past Alexandria, Manassas, 

 warrenron Junction, Cuipepper, Rapidan, Orange, and finally 

 begins to climb the majestic Blue Hidge at Charlottesville. From 

 here on to .Staunton, tbe end of our ride, we get a diversity of 

 scenery that changes every few minutes. At one instant we are 

 running through a gorge with but a few feet between the car and 

 .duffs on either side, and then again we speed around a quick 

 curve, on the very edge of which the track is built, and from 

 where we catch a glimpse of a fertile valley several miles in ex- 

 tent, with neat white farmhouses, which tell a story of rural com- 

 fort as they nestle amid clusters or trees which even at this sea- 

 son begin to show green foliage. Peak, valley and basin follow 

 one another in panoramic style, until at 7:15 the whistle toots and 

 the train nulls up at the depot in Staunton, county seat of Augusta 

 county, Virginia, where we disembark and stretch our weary 



which will give a drive, up hill and down dale, of over two and 

 one-half miles in length. Several hundred men are now employed 

 in cutting roads and doing other work on tbe portions of the park 

 outside of the fair grounds, although it will be a year or more 

 before the fair ground fences are torn down and the whole tract 

 meiged into one pleasure ground. Connected with this article is 

 a two-column cut, wbich will give a faint idea of the scenery 

 visible from a knoll in rear of the lino of tents and traps. The 

 picture was taken at the request of the writer by Mr. E. Berkeley, 

 of Staunton, a gentleman who is considered the leading photog- 

 rapher of Virginia. First in the view comes the line ot tents of 

 the stockholders of the Interstate Association. On the left is seen 

 the wall tent of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company; next is 

 the big canvas house of Henry C. Suuires, with "Little" Neaf, 

 under his historical white hat, seated in front talking to "a 

 victim:" then comes the "big Injun" teepee of the American Wood 

 Powder Company, the shape of wnich Milt. Lindsley declares has 

 sold him tons of wood powder; to tbe left of this, adjoining one 

 another, with center flies raised in order i hat the occupants of each 

 might have an opportunity to better point out the failing of the 

 other, are the Forest asu Stream and its Western contemporary; 

 still further to the left is the new wall tent of the "S. S." Smoke- 

 less Powder Company, while the extreme right is held by the 

 canvas house of the Standard Keystone Target and Trap Companv. 

 Next to this is shown a portion of the immense rotunda, attached 

 to the grounds, and in which the ladies of the Staunton M. O. 

 Church captured the hearts of the shooters with their appetizing 

 dinners. About 50ft. in front of the line of tents are the firing 

 points, and immediately in front of the line of 10 traps is seen one 

 of the prettiest, little lakes imaginable. Looking beyond these is 

 seen a glimpse of the mountain scenery for which the region is 

 famous. 



The shooting was started about ten o'clock, at which time about 

 a score of shooters were, on hand ready for business. Later the 

 number was increased, and at no time during the day did any of 



IN FRIENDLY P, I VALRY. 



limbs, the meanwhile heaving a profound sigh ot relief at the ter- 

 mination of our loug ride. A few minutes later we are Shaking 

 hands with genial Win. F. Summerson. one of the most enthusias- 

 tic sportsmen, successful business men and popular all-arouud 

 good fellows in the county. Possessed of a supply of this world's 

 ■^oods which enables him to suit his own sweet will as to his com- 

 ings and going", he makes the most of every opportunity to par- 

 ticipate in anything that savors of sport in the forest or field, and 

 has the reputation of being one of the foremost rifle and smooth 

 bore marksmen in the State, as well as being an adept in wielding 



* Reaching the Virginia Hotel, one of the old landmarks of ante- 

 bellum day= we meet many familiar faces. Here is Hal Penrose, 

 ©resident of the Standard Keystone Target Company, president of 

 the Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association, president 

 and chief husi ler of the New London (Conn.) Gun Club, talker-up 

 for the"S. S." powder and for the wares of the Union Metallic 

 Cartridge Cmupanv and— well, I can't name any more of his busi- 

 ness connections at this writing. Billy Fieles, the good-natured 

 youngster who runs a big hotel, raises fancy poultry, high grade 



handler of Charley Heath's famous Graphic Kennels and one of 

 t lie finest li ve bird shots in the South, as is shown by his recen t 

 exploit in defeating "Captain" Jack Brewer by a s-ore of 17 to 46 

 in a. 50-bird race. Enoch D. Miller, of Springfield, N. J ., is another 

 of the "familiars" and he is here not only to shoot to show up the 

 Parker gun and the Keystone targets, but in this instance to lake 

 a hand in the management of the tournament in place of our popu- 

 lar Jack Parker, who is detained at his home in Detroit, Mich., 

 owing to the illness of his wife. Charles 8. Ross, not the lost 

 "Charley" of newspaper notoriety, but the aubura-hued lad from 

 Knoxville. Tenn., who shoots a winning gait all the time; H. W. 

 Mc Vicar, j. P. iiaddox, C. F. Nelson and G. W. Haddox, »ll prime 

 "■ood shots from the historic town of Winchester; E. I. Jones froui 

 Buena Vista, Va.; Dr. E. F. Wayman, he whose gun exploded at 

 the Baltimore tournament, these and an army of local shots held 

 possession of the hotel, and I may as well add "owned the town." 



After d^'-ussing dinner the visiting sportsmen were taken in 

 tow by the memhers of the Penrose Gun Club and escorted to 

 their palatial headquarters on the main street. The club hold* 

 possession of four very large rooms, one of which is used as a 

 pool and billiard room, one as a secretary's office, the third as a 

 reception room and the remaining one as a room where the mem- 

 bers and their friends can enjoy a game of cards, dominoes, chess 

 or whatever their fancy dictates. The rooms are all furnished 

 in handsome style. Being pretty tired after the day's travel the 

 party retired earl v and turned out the next morning all ready 

 for the business wdiich had brought a large number of them so 

 many miles from their homes. 



THE FIRST T>AY OV THE PENROSE TOURNAMENT, 



Tuesday morning. April 12, opened bright and clear, although, 

 as usual in this section at this season, the air was slightly raw 

 and damp, the wind was very tricky and overcoats were in 

 demand At 8 o'clock the party started for the place where was 

 to be held tne tournament of the Penrose Gun (Jtub, assisted bv 

 the Inter-State Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association. The 

 Penrose Gun Club, named in honor of Hal A. Penrose, is an off- 

 shoot of the Staunton Gun Club, which was organized in 1884, C. 

 McN Whittle, since deceased, being the first president. The club 

 started shooting Ligowsky clay pigeons frpm one trap. The club 

 was prosperous for several years but finally began to dwindle, as 

 several of the old organizers passed over to the great majority, 

 the survivors losing their enthusiasm. Several mouths ago some 

 of the up w comers to the shooting ranks organized the Penrose 

 Gun Club, and soon after this organisation and the Staunton 

 Gun Club consolidated under the title of the former. The present 

 officers of the club are: John McQuade, Pres.; VV. S. Moffats 

 Vice-Prps : W. O. Sydnor, Sec'y-Treas. Every shooter m tb-± 

 cdtv and" vicinity is an active member of the club, which shoo s 

 we'eklv at artificial targets. Wm. F. Summerson is at present 

 the strongest shot in the club, although id can turn out a large 

 number of men who can breakeven up in the eighties. Among 

 the leaders are J. Lewis Bumgardner, a rising young lawyer of 

 the citv, W. G. Moffatt, W. O. Sydnor, John McQuade, "Happy 

 Billy" McDonald, City Clerk Argenbrigh', Wortflington Nelson, 

 Bossermao, Bowman, Allen, McDantels, Gunther and E. Berk- 

 ley, Staunton's favorite photographer. All the members are en- 

 thusiastic sportsmen and deeply interested in the sport at tbe 

 trap as well as in the field, _^ r ... t 



The tournament was held on the Staunton Fair Grounds, about 

 one and one- half miles from the depot. During the last few years 

 it has been the venter's good fortune to attend many tournaments 

 in various parts of the country, and some of these took place in 

 opots where superb views were disclosed to the eye, but I am fain 

 to say that nowhere have I seen anything to compare with the 

 surroundings of tbe Staunton Fair Grounds. The grounds them- 

 selves lie in a basin, the sides of which are formed by a succession 

 of mountain peaks which range from 1,500 to 2,200ft. above sea 

 level To the east are the Blue Ridge Mountains: to the west the 

 Shenandoah range, these being backed by the Alleghanys. All of 

 these run N.N.E. by S.S. W. The fair grounds are a part of what 

 will be in a short time one of the handsomest parks in America, 



the guaranteed purses fail to till. Among the exparts present, in 

 addition to those whom I mentioned as being in tbe hotel on 

 Monday night, was Milton F. Lindsley, who had taken a night 

 ride on the famous "F. F. V." train, of the C. & O. R. R., "just to 

 see tneboys." and incidentally to talk up business for the Ameri- 



a goodly turn nut of members of the local club. Squire John M 

 Kinnev and Captain J. R. Jones performed the duties of entry 

 clerk and cashier respectively, while the representatives of the 

 Forest and STREAM and the American Field, with the open- 

 hearted generosity which has made them famous in every part of 

 the known world, as well as in Hoboken, acted in the capacities 

 ot engrossing clerks and pxpert mathematicians. After the open- 

 ing flour everything moved along as smoothly as a carefu'ly-oihd 

 piece of machinery. The scheduled events were concluded shcrtli 

 after four o'clock, and it was decided not to run any extra events 

 on that day. Everybody wasln a;holiday humor. So thev should 

 have b°en after discussing the elegant banquet provided by the 

 ladies of the Methodist Church. The meal was gotten up in ele- 

 gant style, with all the delicacies of tbe season thrown in, ant' 

 was highly appreciated by the shooters, who are proverbially h 

 class of good leeders. 



The day's sport was very enjoyable and highly pleasing in it 1 

 resnits to the large number of Virginia shooters, many of whom 

 had never previously attended a tournament. - Little" Neat 



No. 2, 10 singles, 81.50, $20 purse: 



Expert Class. 



Lindsley 1101111100-7 Miller... 1101111010-7 



Apgar 11U101010- 7 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Fieles 011110UU— 8 Sotnmerson 101111111]— 9 



Amateur (Jlass. 



Quimby 0010111000- 4 JP Haddox 1011111111—9 



•■'ones 001011' 001- 5 Rothwell 1100111100-6 



Berkeley 0110111001— 6 Nelson 1111111111—10 



Baltziey 1011111100- 7 Mitchell 1111110170- 8 



Murray , OOW001000— 1 Bond iimoillO- 8 



WVyman lllllilOll- 9 Argenbright 1111110111- 8 



Wagner 1111111111—10 McAlphv 1101111111— 9 



Ross 1111110111- 0 McVicar 0111110101-9 



Clemmer 0010000001— 2 G W Haddox 1111110011— 9 



No. % 15 singles, $2, $30 purse: 



Expert Class. 



Miller 101 1011 10010011- g Apgar 011011011111111-12 



Lindsley moillOOlOlOOl- 9 



S^mi-Professional Class, 



Fieles 110011111011111-13 Sommerson.... 001100010001111— I 



Amateur Class. 



Q dinby 011101001111110-10 Arganbright . .001111111001011-10 



J P Haddox. ...HlOOIlOlllilll-12 McVicar?.. .,10111111 1011111—13 



Ross 110101110111111—12 Berkley Oiloiilllim 101— 11 



Biltzley 011101111010111—11 Mitchell 111110101111110-12 



Joces OCOOOlOOllOOllO— 5 Bond lllOinutinOll-12 



Rothwell 1011 10111111111-13 McAlpin 111111011111110-13 



Murray IIOKX'000001000 - 4 Nelson 110001110101011- S 



Wayman 111111011111111—14 S W Haddox. .1 101011 111011 11— 12 



Wa gner 01101 11 1111 1 111-13 



Expert Class. 

 No. 4, 10 singles, 81. S10 purse: 



bintfsley 1111101111- 9 Apgar 1111111111-10 



E 1) Miller 1111011101— 8 



Semi- Professional Class. 



Fieles 111011 1111— 9 Sommerson 1100011 111- 1 



Amateur Class. 



Allen 0000000101- 2 Olemmer 1000010100- 3 



Mitchell 1111111010- 8 Quimby 1001010111- 6 



Ross 1111111111-10 P W Miller 1010010100- 4 



Baltziey . ..1111111111-10 Rothwell 1101111111-9 



Argenbright 0H0011110— 6 Wayman 0111111111— 9 



Jones 1101000111— 6 Nelson 1101011111- 8 



Murray 1011001011— 6 Bond 1111111111-10 



J R Haddox 1000011010— 4 Berkley lOlllollOl— 7 



Wagner 1100111110— 7 McVicar 101U10111- 8 



No. 5, 20 singles, 82, $30 purse: 



Expert Class. 



Miller.... 11111110111011111111-18 Apgar.... mOlOlllllllllOllll-U 

 L i t ; d ? le y . . 0010101 10U010011 1 1 11-11 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Fieles 01111110110111101011—15 Snmerson. 1111 101 1100111110011— 15 



Amateur Class. 



Murray.. .11110011111 1011 11011-10 Eutzler. . .(X):il 1001 0001 11 110111-11 



J Ones OlOOllOlOWOlllOOlOl— 10 Bnnd 11111111111111111101-19 



Ross 10111111111101111101-17 Berkley. . lillllllOOOl) 1110011-15 



Clemmer .OOOiXWlOCWOOllOlOOl- 5 Rothwell. 01111100101111111001-13 

 Ars'nhri'IlOOOOlOllOlijijlOlllll-ll S Haddox 1101111111)111111111-19 

 B i ltzley..llininili01011111U-17 Mc Year.. 011 111 1 111] 110111111-18 

 Mite hell . .111111 1 1 1 1 1110011111-18 Way mm. 1110101 11 1101 1 101011-15 

 J Haddox 10101101 11011 11 II 1)1-10 Nelson... .0100111111)1101111111- if, 

 Wagner. . OnHOllUlllllllllO-17 

 No. 6, 15 singles, $1.50 entry, $20 purse: 

 Expert Class. 



Lindsley 101111111111111-14 Miller 111111111100011-12 



Apgar 101110111101111-12 



semi-Professional Class. 



Sommerson. . ..lmiOmiOllll— 13 Fieles 111H1111110011— 13 



Amateur Class. 



McAlpin 111111111111101-14 Wagner 110111101111111—1^ 



M tctiell IlllOinOinil 1-13 Rothwell noil 11 UllOlill— 12 



Murray 101111111110101-12 Baltziey loilOHOOll 1110-10 



J nes 101011011110001 - 9 Allen 110001010011110- 8 



Quimby 011101110111000— 9 Bond 111101111110111—13 



Argp n bi igh t . . .00111101 101100 1 — 9 Wa. vman 011001 111 111 111— 12 



J P Haddox... llOUllllUOlhO-ll G W Haddox. .10111 11 11111111-14 



Ross 111111101111111—14 Clemmer 100001001011000— 5 



Nelson 10011110 011001— 9 McVicar 111100111111111—13 



Berkley 0(11110100011110- 8 



No 7, 10 singles, $1 entry. 810 purse: 

 Expert Class. 



Lfnqeley 0011111110-7 Apgar 1101111011— 8 



tO D Miller 11110)1011—8 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Sommerson 0110101111—7 Fieles 1111111011— 9 



Amateur Class. 



Baltziey 1100011110- - 6 Ne'son 0001011001— 4 



Tones 1001110111— 7 Allen 110100 1001- 5 



Murray 0111111001— 7 Clemmer 0110010001- 4 



McAlpin 1010111111—8 Argenbright lOfuOllOll— ti 



Quimov 0010000001- 2 PW Miller HIOIOOOOO \ 



M't.bPll 1111111111-10 Wavman 1111101010- 7 



.1 P Huldox 1101111111- 9 0} W Haddox 1111101 1 1 1— H 



R 101 1 II 1101 — 8 Bond 1111111111—10 



W.gner llllll 1111-10 McVicar 111011111 1- VI 



R >tl. well .....1110011111— 8 



THE FIELD OF ACTION. 



Angar the boy wonder from Plain Held. N. J., shot in great form 

 in the expert class, winning first average on 8M u per cent. Enoch 

 D Miller was second with an even 80 per cent, lo the semi-pro- 

 fessional class Wm. R. Fieles, "Happy Billy," won first average 

 money with 83.9 per cent., second going to Wm. F. Sommerson on 

 701 per cent. Wm. Wagner was first iu the amateur class with 

 88 8 per cent . E. R. Bond, 88.7 per cent, being second. As soon as 

 the shooting paraphernalia was stored away for the night the 

 party returned to the Virginia and took supper. At 9 o'clock 

 the sound of martial music was heard m front of the hotel and 

 unon investigation it was found that the members ot the Penrose 

 Gun Club had engaged the famous Stonewall Brigade Band to 

 tender a complimentary serenade 10 the visiting shooters. This 

 band is one of the oldest in the South, daHng its organization far 

 back before the war. A number of the instruments used by the 

 members were carried in the oand when it led the old Stonewall 

 Brigade Several popular airs were rendered in line form and 

 "between the acts" stirring speeches of welcome were made by 

 members of the local club, including J. Lewis Bumgardner and 

 Mr. Ker, tbe latter being local correspondent for several Wash- 

 ington and Richmond papers. The graceful acknowledgment ot 

 good fellowship was warmly appreciated by the visitors. Below 

 are given the first day's scores iu detail: 



No. 1, 10 singles, $1 entry, $10 puree: 



Expert Cla^s. 



Apgar 1111111101- 9 Miller 1111111111-10 



Lindsley 1010111101-7 



Semi-Proiessional Class. 



Summerson 0110111110-7 Fieles 1111111101-9 



Amatpur Class. 



Mi'chell 1111010110- 7 Nelson 1110110101— 7 



Wagner 1111110111- 9 Quimby 1110111011- 8 



Swell 1111110001- ' McAlpin ^"HliHn 



Baltzlev 0111100111- 7 Bond 1111111111—10 



Bom i . ...1110110111— 8 McVicar 1011110111- 8 



J P Haddox ..1010010011- 4 G W Haddox 0111111011-8 



Weyman .1111111111-10 PW Miller 1001000010-3 



Berkley?.'."." " ' ' 1011101111- 8 Argenbright 1011111111- 9 



ftMM f.7 6 Clemmer 1000011000 - 3 



Ns. 8, 20 singles, $30 purse: 



Expert Class. 



Lindslev.. 01111101110111111011-16 Apgar ....loll 1111111110111111-18 

 EDMUler . 1111111011 10 K'OOllll -15 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Fieles 11101011111011011110-15 Somm'rs'n.1001100110101 1111111-14 



Amateur Class. 



Jones 0010111001MDU01 100—10 Rothwell. 01111110111 II I 111 111— IS 



Wagner... 11101111111111111111-19 Bond. 11111110101111111001-10 



Baltziey.. 111101 lOlllllllOlOll— 16 Clemmer..Onoilll0OJ 1100:11 '01— 12 

 J Haddox. 1111011111 1110001111— IB Ms Vicar. .lOlimOlOllllllOtll— l'i 



Ross 11111101111101110111—17 Wayman. 01111110011101111111—16 



Murray. . .111100)1111001101000-12 G Haddox 10110110111 111011111— Ui 

 .M:-A;p,i. ..111101 11 1 1 II 11111111— 19 Argenbri'tlUOlllllOllOllOll 11-fli 

 Mitchell. .10111111111 101111101-17 Nelson. . .. 1 01 1 1 1 001 1110 lot) 1 111 — 14 

 No. 9, 15 singles, $1.50, $20 purse: 



Expert C'laso. 



Lindslev 0110U111 101111-12 Apgar 10011111111 1111 - 13 



EDMiller mil 111 11001 11-13 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Fieles 111100111011111-12 Sommerson .. .011111011110010-10 



Amateur Class. 



Baltzlev OOlOmilOlOOOD- 8 Bond 110110101111101-11 



Ross 111111101111111-14 Argenbright ..111101011101 100-10 



M array 110100001 1 01(101— 7 McVicar 1101 1 1111 110111-13 



J P Haddox. . .101011111100111-11 Nelson 11 lOUflOOOlOlOt -18 



Rothwell OOllOOlllllllll— 11 Wayman 101111101110'Ui-U 



Wagner 111111111111110-14 ft W Haddox. 1111111 lOHfllll-13 



Jours llOlOOOllllOOOU- 7 Clemmer 01 00 1 111! 100000— 7 



Mitchell 111111110111011—13 



No. 10, 10 singles, $1 entry, $20 purse: 

 Expert Class. 



Lindsley 0000111111- 6 Miller 1011111110- s 



Apgar 1111111111-10 



Semi-Professional Class. 



Fiele? 1111U1H1— 10 Sommerson 0111101011- T 



Amateur Class. 



Mitchell 1011110111— 8 Wagner 1100111111— 



Baltziey 1010110111- 7 Wayman 1100110101- g 



