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MrsFVogel 243 MrsACordts 237 Mrs M Wendle.. . .333 



Mrs H Meyer 240 Miss E Bora 237 Mrs D Miller 226 



Mrs H Stadler. ... 240 Miss K Rnwe 836 Mies A Clausen . . .225 



Mrs F Meyer 239 Miss M Miller. . ..234 Miss L Prien 216 



Mrs Katenkamp..239 Miss L Pinekney..283 



That the ladies are becoming expert can he seen by a glance at 

 the above scores. It is in a measure largely due to the kindly 

 tuition of genial "Dave" Miller. 



Miller Rifle Club, Hoboken, N, J., Wednesday, June 1 — The 

 scores made to-night in the respective classes are appended be- 

 low. The conditions were 10 shots off-hand, 25-ring target, possi- 

 ble 250: 



JTirsfc Ol&ss 



D Miller 245 G W Plaisted. . .. .238 J M Bach 236 



FLiell 240 J Meyer 238 A Meyns 235 



J H Kruee 238 H D Hencken 237 Capt Dewey 233 



LVogel 238 LSohl .237 



Second Class. 



W Rogers 235 C Prien 234 F Drewes 233 



FKloepping 235 F Laudolt 233 H Seltenreich 220 



A Thurk 235 



Third Class. 



HF Meyer 234 F Dunstead 212 FKammel 206 



H Yanderheyden .222 



The regular monthly meeting of the club followed, after which 

 the prizes won by the members on the honor target were distrib- 

 uted. All secured a prize. 



Excelsior Rifle Club, Jersey City, 1ST. J„ Tnesday, May 31. The 

 scores made to-night in the several classes are appended below. 

 The conditions were 10 shots, off-hand, 25-ring target, possible 

 2£0: 



W J Hennessy. ... 247 W J Channing. . . .239 R J Duff 224 



.1 Hughes 246 L P Hansen 231 J Speieher 210 



C Bauchle 241 C L Pinney 228 



The members are elated over the fine work of L. P. Hansen. who 

 secured first prize on the bullseye target at the Miller Rifle 

 Club's big tourney at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park last Decora- 

 tion Day. 



Chris Bauchle is showing up great lately, for an old fellow. 

 His last score demonstrates that he is still in form. This he 

 attributes to being the owner of a good shooting rifle, which is 

 necessary. Wmm the writer first look hold of rifle shooting the 

 arm he had was a badly leaded Winchester repeating rifle, which 

 would put the bnllet.s in the target sidewise. 



A 10-men team match has been arranged between the LI udaon 

 Rifle Club, of Jersey City, and the Wurffiein Club, of Philadel- 

 phia. The first match will take place at the headquarters of the 

 latter in a week or ten days. Previous to this, however, a match 

 will take place, each club to shoot on its own range. The scores 

 just so soon as made will be telegraphed to one another. 



Hoboken Rifle Club, Hoboken, N. J„ Friday, June 3. The scores 

 made to-night are below. The condiitions were 10 shots, off-hand, 

 25-rine: target, possible 250: 



JH Krnse 230 H Wirth 206 D Paasch 196 



CaptJYeck 224 O Keller 200 J Schauer 196 



WDilger 220 J Stein 196 W Kennedy 195 



F W Kroeger 220 



The club's meeting and shooting nights were changed from 

 every Friday to every Monday. A committee is also arranging 

 for a shoot. 



Excelsior Rifle Club. Greenville Schuetzen Park, Jersey City, 

 Friday, June 3.— Ten shots, off-hand, 25-ring target, possible 250, 

 distance 200yds.: 



LP Hansen 219 L Speieher 208 T Hughes 201 



A match is being arranged between the Excelsior and Green- 

 ville Rifle Clubs, each team to consist of five men. 



The Greenville Rifle Club continued its handicap tournament 

 (open to members only) at headquarters. Metropolitan Hall 

 ranges, Greenville, Friday evening June 3. — The scores made 

 ■were: 



Actual. Added. Total. Actual. Added. Total. 



CBoag 243 1 244 G Purkess. ...231 3 234 



G Plaisted... 238 scratch. 238 J Hill 208 12 220 



JBoag 230 5 235 W C Collins. .211 7 218 



At its close, first, second and third prizes will be awarded. 



The Union Athletic Club of Hoboken, ever on the lookout for 

 amusements for its members, have completed arrangements for 

 a shoot open to members only, commencing June 19 at the club 

 house on Washington street. The holder of the highest score 

 will receive a handsome and costly gold goblet, the second high- 

 est will be the recipient of a handsome silver watch and the third 

 highest becomes the winner of a fine gold locket. 



A match has been arranged between "Christy" Kennedy and 

 D. Paasch of the Hoboken Rifle Club, each man to Are fifty shots. 

 They are both beginners in shooting so it would be impossible to 

 pick the winner. If the winner scores a thousand points, he is 

 putting up his regular score. 



William Dileer and J. H. Kruse, of the Hoboken Rifle Club, 

 shot the first of a series of twenty 50 shots a man matches at the 

 headquarters of the club, Third and Adams street, Hoboken, the 

 5th iust. The scores made were: 



J H Kruse 233 238 287 235 236-11S0 



WmDilger 226 233 229 233 222-1142 



A hundred shot match was also decided between Jos. Schauer, 

 Jr., "The Prairie Lily," and Henry Wirth. The latter won by 

 these scores: 



Schauer 202 201 214 206 205 209 205 205 214 202-2040 



Wirth 202 203 205 209 209 206 212 206 212 210-2009 



Rifle Contests at the State Shoot. 



The Syracuse Rifle Club has arranged an excellent programme 

 for its prize shoot, to be held in conjunction with the State shoot, 

 and a big crowd of experts are expected. The events will be shot 

 off on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, on the. 200yds. range 

 adjoining the grounds of the Onondaga County Sporting Club. 

 The programme is as follows: 



Off-band Ring Target.— German 25-ring target bullseye, 12in. 

 rings, apart, possible 75, 3 shot?, entrance SI, rp-entries, un- 

 limited, 50 cents. Prizes, $40. §30. 825, $20, $15, §12, §10, 810, ff.s. S7: 

 $6, $5, $5, £5, 85, |4, S3, §2.50, $•<!, $1.50. .Special premiums for first 

 and last 25 each day of 81. The best three tickets to count for 

 first three prizes. Best two thickets for all other prizes. All ties 

 to be divided. 



Rest Match.— Standard American rest target, llin. bullseye, 5 

 shots, possible 60, entrance 81, re-entries $1. Prizes, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 

 5, 4. 3, 2, 2 per cent, of entrance. Prizes to be won same as in off- 

 hand contest. 



Cincinnati Rifle Scores. 



The following scores were made to-day by members of the Cin- 

 cinnati Rifle Aspociation, 200yds., off-hand, at the standard target: 



Gindele. 82 79 77 Stegner 74 06 61 



Best 73 70 69 Copeland 78 81 73 



Louis 76 75 73 Drube 78 77 75 



Weinheimer 82 77 85 Topf 57 53 62 



Payne 77 76 74 Speth 74 72 f-9 



Zelger 62 72 67 Hasenzahl 62 58 73 



Hauch 55 54 61 



Garden City Rifle Team. 



The Garden City Rifle Team met for their weekly contest Tues- 

 day evening, May 31, at Geo. McCune's shooting gallery, 146 South 

 Halstead street. Chicago. Conditions were 25yds., 25 shots each, 

 open Bights, free off-hand position, Massachusetts paper target. 

 Scores as follows: 



©A Hankie 270 A McBean 263 R McBean 260 



WJ Gibbs 2s5 GeoMcCune 261 Jas Hosie 258 



H S Burley 263 



Empire Rifle Club. 



New York, June 1.— The following scores were made by mem- 

 bers of the Empire Rifle Club, Mav 24, distance 100ft., "25-ring 

 target: B. Zahn 233, A. Rosenstraus 831, C. ZMtler, Jr., 226, N. Mil- 

 ler 226, W. Melsenholder 224, H. Zattler 223, J Diehl 205, W. Rosen- 

 baum ret. The following scores were shot on May 31: B. Za>n 

 241. C. Zettler 233, A. Rosenstraus 233, W. Meisenholder 227, H 

 Zettler 225, J. Diehl 202. 



Rensselaerwyck. 



Albany. N. Y., June 4.— The following scores were made at 

 Rensselaerwyck Range, to-day, shooting at 200yds. off-hand: 



Major Chas H Gaus.. 89 10 878686 9—79 



WmCGomph 10 9 8 10 10 8 10 8 6 6-85 



Chas P Frey 6 7 9 6 6 10 6 8 6 B-70 



Rest. 



Major Chas H Gaus 11 11 10 11 9 12 12 12 10 11-109 



Chas P Prey 10 7 12 9 12 9 8 11 12 8-100 



Breech against Muzzle for $13,000. 



Editor Forest and Strea m: 



Inasmuch as there has been considerable discussion f rom time 

 to time, and diversity of opinion expressed upon the relative 

 merits of breech and muzzleloa.ding rifles, regarding accuracy 

 alone, the, Syracuse Rifle Club, of Syracuse, N. Y., has decided to 

 offer an opportunity for a full and fair test of this oft-recurring 

 question. Now, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the said Syracuse Rifle Club will give the free 

 use of its range at Maple Bay for such purpose, and afford all the 

 facilities needed on their grounds for carrying out the prelim- 

 inaries incident to such a contest under the following conditions: 



There shall be at least five contestants who will use muzzle- 

 loading rifles, and Ave others who will use breechloaders (loaded 

 at the breech). 



The entrance fee for each contestant shall be $200. To be paid 

 in full to the treasurer of said club; who shall deposit it in the 

 Merchants'^ National Bank, of Syracuse, subject to the order of 

 the president and treasurer of said club, and the kind of rifle he 

 will use, named before his application as a contestant will be ac- 

 cepted. When the full complement of five men on each side shall 

 have been secured as above, the secretary of the club shall appoint 

 the time for contest, and duly notify each contestant at least four 

 weeks in advance of the time designated. The secretary may, 

 from time to time, report in the sporting papers the number of 

 entries secured and the number of each kind of rifles repre- 

 sented, but not the names of the contestants. 



Should the match not be consummated before Sept. 1, 1892, 

 each contestant shall be entitled to withdraw his entrance fee, 

 which shall be returned to him in full. 



The conditions of the cintest shall be 100 shots in three days— 

 20 shots first day, and 40 shots each on second and third day. 

 Distance 200yds., string measure, center to center, to be shot in 

 10-shot strings, under time rules. All contestants to be ready at 

 the start, and after time is called, each shall have five minutes in 

 which to make his shot. At the expiration of five minutes firing 

 to cease and time taken to paste the holes in each target, after 

 which time will be called for another round. 



Weight of rifles not to exceed 121bs., exclusive of telescope 

 sight. Sight, any. Rest, any. Flags, any which do not interfere 

 with other contestants. The whole 100 shots by each contestant 

 shall constitute his string. 



The entire amount of entrance fees shall be divided into equal 

 prizes, equaling in number one-half the number of contestants, 

 and those contestants having the shortest, aggregate strings ot 

 100 shots shall be entitled to one of the prizes until all the prizes 

 have been awarded. 



Three persons may be selected by the contestants before enter- 

 ing into the contest, one of whom shall have charge at, the firing 

 point, one other at the butts to see that all conditions are com- 

 plied with. These two will also measure the strings, and the 

 third one will have the casting vote in all disputed points. The 

 decision of the three shall be final as V> all matters given them in 

 charge. A. A. Stillman, President. 



F. A. M. Ball, Sec'y and Treas. 



Syracuse, N. Y., June. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Beideman, N. J.— Weekly scores, open sight, 20yds., M'n- 25- 

 ring target, possible 250, strictly off-hand: 



May 20. May 28. 



A J Yergey 247 II J Yergey 246 



E L Gardner 243 J L Wood 244 



J L Wood 238 E L Gardner 242 



W Gilbert 233 W Gilbert 232 



W Hayes 227 W Myers 212 



J Smith 227 W Haves 210 



J Smith 203 



Walt Gilbert, Sec'y. 



Lischke Rifle Scores. 



Jer'sei' City, May 27.— The following scores were made by the 

 members of the Lischke Rifle Club, at their range, 110ft , 25-ring 

 target, and medals were won: First class, Lischke; second class, 

 Reicherz: third class, Steidel. Score: 



Capt Lischke 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 21-234 



Steidel 25 24 24 23 23 23 2 ! 21 21 20—225 



Scharly 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 23 20 20—224 



Reicherz 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 19 18-219 



Strater 25 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 17 11—206 



Schulte 25 24 22 21 21 20 19 18 18 16-201 



Otto Schulte. 



Cheating. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported, 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following: 



June 6-U.— Eighteenth annual tourr anient of Illinois State 

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



June 7-9.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 tournament, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 



June 11.— New Jersey Trap Shooter's League, fifth monthly 

 team contest and open tournament, at grounds of South Side 

 Gun Club, Newark. N. J. 



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

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



June 14-16. — North Star Gun Club tournament, Minneapolis. 



June 15. — Ansonia Gun Club tournament and sixth team con- 

 test of the Connecticut Shooting Association, at Ansonia, Conn. 



June 15-17.— Waverly Gun Club tournament, at Waverly, la. 



June 16-17.— Third annual tournament of Island Gun Club, 

 Wheeling, W. Va. R. B. Burt, Sec'y. 



June 16-18.— Sportsman's Association of the Northwest tourna- 

 ment, Seattle, Wash. 



June 20.— Fifty bluerock match. $3 entry, at Dexter Park, L. I. 



June 21-23.— South Dakota State Sportsmen's Association tour- 

 nament, Bresf ord, S. D. Professionals bar) ed. 



June 21-23.— Second annual tournament of Winchester Gun 

 Association, Winchester, Va. Chas. F. Neesoo, Pres. 



June 22 — Brightwood Gun Club tournament, Brightwood, Ind. 



July 4-7.— Atlantic City Gun Club's tournament, at Atlantic 

 Cir.y. N. J. 



July 6-8— Lafayette Gun Club tournament, at Lafayette, Ind, 

 July (second week).— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' 



Association tournament, at Watertown, N. Y. 

 July 12-13.— White House Gun Club tournament, at White 



House, N. J. 



July 12-15.— Saratoga Gun Club's third annual tournament, at 

 Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; $2,000 guaranteed in purses, ffm, Henry 

 Gibbs, Sec'y. 



July 21-22.— Independent Gun Club tournament, Plainfield, N.J. 



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

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



Aug. 10-12.— Missouri State Amateur Association tournament, 

 at Lexington, Mo. Added purses. Address G. A. Sturges, Sec'y. 



Aug. 23-26.— International tournament, Des-chre-shos-ka Island, 

 Detroit, Mich. Live birds and targets. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.— Hackettstown Gun Club tournament, at 

 Hackettstown, N. J.; two days at targets, third day at live 

 pigeons. Address James L. Smith, Hackettstown, N. J. 



September (second week). — Interstate Manufacturers' and 

 Dealers' Association tournament, at Auburn, N. Y. 



Oct. 5-7.— First annual tournament of the Riverside Gun Club, 

 at Red Bank, N. J. First two days targets, last day live birds 

 John P, Cooper, Sec'y. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Spend next week at Maple Bay. 

 You can't afford.to miss it. 

 Rich purses and great sport 

 At the New York State shoot. 

 Commences Monday and lasts 

 Until Saturday night, 

 Separate events for non-residents. 

 Extraordinary attractions each day. 

 * * * 



The following are excerpts from a letter from 0. F. Nelson, presi- 

 dent of the Winchester (Va.) Gun Club: "The dates for our shoot 

 have been fixed for June 21 , 22 and 23, and the indications are that 

 given good weather we will have a big shoot. * * * We will he 



glad to see you at our shoot and will do all in our power to make it 

 pleasant for you. * * * We are centrally located for a shoot and 

 expect to draw many amateurs from the small towns in Virginia 

 West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, to whom a big tourna ' 

 merit will be a novelty. We have in our club a team of three— Henrv 

 Mc-Viqar, Geo. W. Haddox and J. P. Haddox— who will gladly accept, 

 a challenge from any team of three in the State of Virginia to shoot 

 for 'glory,' expenses and a reasonable sum on the side." 



_ "Chicago, 111., June 8.— Illinois Association adopted amended shoot 

 mg rules, putting tens, twelves and all smaller gauges alike at 30yds 

 This makes the Association the laughing stock of the country and 100 

 years behind the times. — E. Hough " 



The above telegram, received as we go to press, explains itself . 

 But. oh! what a lot of fun there will be when the cracks adopt 10- 

 bore guns and shoot from the same rise as the average shooter If 

 .Illinois wishes to maintain its position as a progressive State it will 

 reconsider the above action, and do it quickly. 



* * * 



During the Harrisburg tournament the contestants were deeply- 

 interested in studying the points of the new lmmmerless shotgun 

 about to be placed on the market by the Wilkesbarre Gun Company 

 The gun was shot and its workings explained by E. H. Kniskern. the 

 firm's traveling representative. Tne action considered perfect 

 working smoothly and easily and has no delicate parts that are 

 likely to get out of order. The barrels are treble-bolted and are 

 bored true to gauge. The 12. bore, for nitro powders, will be a 

 specialty. The company will make two grades of hammer guns 

 and four grades of hammerless guns for the market, but will build 

 any special grades desired. 



*** 



The West End Gun and Rod Club held a well-attended shoot on the 

 Grove street grounds, in Newark, N. J., on Decoration Day In a 

 sweep at 5 live birds per man, with 19 entries. L. Spaun, J. C Young 

 and C. Gemeinder killed straight; C. Neigert, J. C. Sweet, L. Hem- 

 hauserandJ. Hollenschlag 4 each; .7. Augustiu, T. Betscnick T 

 Freund, G. Burkhardf, J. Lamb and W. F. Betschick 3 each- A 

 Wagner, E. Astfalk, A Freund, T. Schieme and E. Womelsdo'rf 2 

 each; J. Reibold 1. There were also nine events at 5 bluerocks each 

 in which some good shooting was done. 



Saturday will be a gala day on the grounds of the South Side Gun, 

 in Newark, when will be held the fifth monthly team contest for the 

 championship of New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League. This organiza- 

 tion is very strong and ten teams are expected to enter. The open 

 sweepstakes will have fifty or more entries. Two sets of five traps 

 each will be used, so that while the teams are using one set the other 

 set may be utilized for sweepstake shooting. A solid dinner will be 

 served between 12 and 2. 



* * * 



Charley Smith, the irrepressible "Dutchy," of Plainfield, N. J , in- 

 forms us that he will be chief hustler at an all-day's shoot of the 

 Independent Gun Club to be held at Plainfield, on Thursday June 23 

 beginning at 9:30 A. M. Both live piteous and bluerock targets wili 

 be used. The targets will be shot under the five-trap, rapid-firing 

 system and there will be no handicaps. All guns will be snot from 

 16yds. Everybody will be welcomed. 



* * * 



Samuel Castle, the veteran field and trap shot of Newark, N J 

 shot a twenty-four bird match against his fifteen- vear-old sou'lrving 

 onJohnErb's grounds. Although the veteran won.it was only by 

 killing 22 to his son's 21. In a four-bird sweep, $3 entry, which fol- 

 lowed, S. Castle, Sr., won first money by a clean score; Clark, S 

 Castle, Jr., Hollis and Loomis tied for second money on three kills 

 each, Loomis winning on tne third round of the shoot off. 



* * * 



The Massachusetts Rifle Association will hold a grand trap-shooting 

 Tournament on June 29 and 30 at Walnut Hill. The programme, 

 which is a mixed one, comprises fifteen events each day, at 25 singles' 

 unknown angles, $50 is guaranteed. A purse of $30 is'guaranteeci the 

 first day in event No. 12, and the second dav a like guarantee is given 

 in event No. 11, each at 20 singles. The events are open to all and 

 there are no handicaps. 



* * * 



The return match between teams representing the Park City Gun 

 Club, of Bridgeport, and the South Side Gun Club, of South Norwalk, 

 will take place on Saturday at South Norwalk. The shooting will 

 begin at 12 o'clock; open sweepstakes will precede and follow^ the 

 main event. 



-.*.* =(= 



Sportsmen will regret to hear that John Parker, the popular 

 shooter of Detroit, Mich., has met with a sad bereavement in the loss 

 of a young son, who died on May 26. Mr. Parker has the heartfelt 

 sympathy of a host of friends. 



* * * 



E. D. Miller went to Woodland Park last Saturday to pitch the 

 tents for the Inter-State Association, but as the tents* did not reach 

 the grounds until 5 P. M. he was compelled to postpone the work 

 until Monday. 



* * * 



Hereafter any person sending to this office a criticism of any arti- 

 cle must consent to have said criticism appear over their own 'name, 

 provided the article criticised did not appear over a nom de plume 



* * * 



The trap editor regrets his inability to visit the Island Gnu Club 

 at Wheeling, W. Va., next Thursday and Friday. A previous 

 promise compels his attendance at the Syracuse shoot. 



* * * 



Connecticut shooters should not forget the sixth contest for the 

 Keystone trophy, to be held at the grounds of the Ansonia Gun 

 Club on June 15. 



* * * 



Wherever the North handicap system has been tried it has been a 

 success. Make the events uniform and the "playing" for places will 

 not amount to much. 



* * * 



Guaranteed purses have seen their best days. Added money and 

 special premiums for averages are what will draw the crowds in the 

 future. 



* * * 



M. F. Lindsley and W. Fred Quimby are at the Illinois State shoot. 

 From there they will go to Syracuse to attend the New York State 

 shoot. 



Kingbird targets will be thrown during the New York State tourna- 

 ment at Syracuse. Cruttenden & Card generously donate the tar- 

 gets. 



The great tournament of the Northwest Sportsmen's Association 

 will be held at Seattle, Wash., next Thursday, Friday aud Saturday. 



The Tennessee people say Forest and Stream has ruu away from 

 all competitors. Yes, and we intend to keep on running, brethren. 



6 *' ' f^-i 



There will be a big tournament at Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday 

 of next weei under the auspices of the North Star Gun Club. 



What's the matter with Hough's story of the "Fifteenth Iowa An- 

 nual?" "That's all right!" 



* t A 



Waverly, la., will have a big shoot on next Wednesday, Thursday 

 and Friday. 



* * *• 



Non-residents are expected to be present in force during the Syra- 

 cuse shoot. 



The Knoxville pictures in last week's Forest and Stream "took 

 the cake." 



There will be 2,000 live birds at the New York State shoot on the 

 18th inst. 



At the South Dakota shoot, in Bresf ord, professionals will be 

 barred. 



* * * 



Saratoga expects to have over 100 entries at the July tournament. 



