Jtwe 23, 1898.] 



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Extra at 10 singles, known traps. Keystone svstem: Cowee 5, 

 Albert 10, Pot' er 8. Savage 9. Bat" s 9, Bristol 6, Gould 7, Webb 8, 

 Edgerton 9, Mack 8. Perm 6. Merril 3. 



Extra at 10 sine-le?. expert rules: riowee 6, Currie 9. Bristol 8, 

 Alhert 9, Edeerton fi. Bates 8 Savogp ii. Potter 7, Mark 7, Capron 



6, Gould 7, Ridge 5, Stone 7, Perm 9. Merril 5. Webb 8. 



Fxtra at 9 siDg]ps, expert rule?: Bristol 6, Cadv t>. Lonsdon 8, 

 Bates 8, Strong 7. Savage 9, Potter 9. Cowee 9. Mack 7, Webb 8, 

 Albert 9, fionld 6. Currie 6, Sterrv 7, Penrose 6 Ridge 7. Stone 5, 

 Edgerton 9, Clark 5, Gardner 8, Hubbard 8, Wheeler 8, Capron 7, 

 Phelps 6. 



Extra at 12 singles, expert rules : Edsrertori 7. Hubb 'rd 7, Pen- 

 rose 12, Bates 10, Savage 11, Albert 11, Mack 9. Bristol 9. Cowee 11, 

 Cllart 5, Wheeler 9, Gould 9, Strong 11. S terry 11, Cady 9, LoDgdon 

 12. Curry 9. Cowles 1, Potter 11, Webb 8. 



Extra at 10 singles, known traps: Phelps 4. Odell 4, Albert 9, 

 Cowee 8. Caoron 8. Bristol 7, Bates 8, Savage 8, Edgerton 8, Gould 



7, Potter 7, Mack 8. 



Extra at 10 singles, Kevsto^e system : Odell 5, Phplpa 7. Currie 



6, Cowee 9, Bristol t>, - IV rt 9, Gould 5 Edgerton 6, Potter 9, Sav- 

 age 8, Bates 9, Webb 8, Mack 5. Stone 0, Ridge 4, Capron 4, Clark 



7, Merril 0. 



A Pleasant Letter from Chicago. 



Chicago, May 7.— On arriving here some two weeks ago I intT- 

 duced myself to Mr. Win. Mussey and found him a very flue gen- 

 tleman in every sense of the word. I was not here long before 1 

 was made acquainted with a great, many of the prominent shor t- 

 ers. Mr. Mussey's billiard rooms seem to be the headquarters for 

 all the Western shooters. I have also seen the famous safe, the 

 doors of which are said to own from force of habit whenever »n 

 Eastern man talks s v oot. The Chicaero Club held their monthlv 

 shoot yesterday at Watson's Park, which is managed by Mr. John 

 Watson, or Uncle John, as he is m^re familiarly called. The 

 ground itself has no advantage over John Erb's ground at New- 

 ark, but the trans and appurtenances are finest I have ever seen. 

 There is a continuous gale of wind blowing over the ground, 

 which with their mode of flushing the birds the moment the trap 

 is sprung makes them very hard. There seems to tie considerable 

 contention here regarding the quality of the birds used in the 

 East compared with the b'rds used here. I have been asked sev- 

 eral times about it. I am of the opinion that there is not much 

 difference taking them as they come, but Mr. Watson probably 

 keeps a large" supply on hand than anyone else in the country, 

 so it is not difficult for them to pick out enough hard birds for a 

 ma tch or sweep at any time, which they claim he does, using 

 nothing but strong birds. Mr. Fulford, it seems, h°s !?ot them all 

 worked up bv telling them that the birds he and Mr. Brewer shot 

 at in their match were twenty p°r cent, harder than any he had 

 shot at here. Thev won't have that, it don't go. The birds used 

 yesterday, some 220, were good birds; have seen just as good East, 

 but with thpir traps and the wind it makes them harder to get. 

 Tbey were shooting Illinois rules, 50yds. fall, and a bird must V>e 

 shot quick or the wind would carry it over nod out of bounds. 

 The birds are all gathered by boys. I think Kleinmans are the 

 best shots t.hey have here and the hardest, men to beat. As a field 

 shot Geo. Kleinman is simply great. I was out with him two 

 days shooting jacksnipe and bad a good ebance to find out. 



Mr. Mussey seems quite anxious to arranee a team match be- 

 twoen Illinois and New Jersey, which would be a tight race. 

 They have some very strong shooters here and can furnish ten 

 good men. Still I think I know of ten men who belone to clubs 

 that shoot in New Jersey who could hold them down. The State 

 shoot comps off next month, when thev expect to use up six 

 thousand birds. I shall probably locate here in this Windv City, 

 but shall always have a kind regard for the shooters tha t I know 

 in the East. Frank Lawrence. 



The Tournament at Windsor. 



Windsor, June 13.— I herewith enclose you copy of principal 

 scores made at the second annual shooting tom-nament of the 

 Windsor Keystone Gun Clnb. held at Windsor, Ont.. on May 24, 

 25 and 26. I am sorry to say that the tourney was not a crowning 

 success owing to the continuous rain, it raining eA^pry day during 

 the shoot. Many of the shooters becoming disgusted, and not 

 being prepared for such weather, left for home, which will ac- 

 count for the programme not having all beeu shot. 



Albert Drouillard. 



Twenty singles: White and Crowell 20 each, Easton, Montgom- 

 ery, Pope and Anderson 19 each. 



Twenty-five singles: Spross 25; Crowell. Sanford, Bangham, 

 Drew and Easton 24 each, Andrews, Peice and Hamilton 23 each. 



Fifteen singles: Andrews, Whi^e, Crowell, Ha mill o i. Glover 

 and Sandford 15 each, Drew; Easton. James and Price 14 each. 



Twenty singles: Crowell, Spross and Sanford 19 each, Andrews, 

 Easton and Drew 18 each. 



Fifteen singles: Spross, Glover, Donaldson, Andrews and Cale 

 18 each, Osborn, Sanford. White and Harris 14 each. 



Twenty singles: White. Easton and Sandford 20 each, Cole, 

 Glover, Spross and Bram 19 each. 



Twpnty-fjve singles: Sandford and Donaldson 25 each, Spross 

 and White 24 eacb. Price and Purser 23 each, Glover, Cole, James 

 and Easton 22 each. 



Ten live birds, §10 entry, American Association rules, 30yds. 

 rise: 



Revel 0101010200— 4 Donaldson 0210210100— 5 



Sanford 2131221221—1" Spross 2111222110— 9 



Easton 1221001212- 8 Andrews 1111011122— 9 



White 1222112221-10 Seitch 2121002S21— 8 



Jones 0021101111- 7 Lord 2122000102- 6 



Miller 000r>2Ow. Montgomery 2011122121- 9 



Hamilton 1001210111— 7 Harris 1112111111-10 



Glover 1111U1122— 10 Price 10U111111— 9 



Osborn 1222221220— 9 James 1021011121— 8 



Butler 0100102012- 5 George 1200020212— 6 



Cole 1001001000 - 3 Pope 0000021212— 5 



Smith 1211111110— 9 McKay 2122012010— 7 



^mwt\x to i^orrespondmts. 



$2S&~ Ho Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. E. H., Boston.— What shooting do you want'' 

 J. W. C, New York.— Will you kindly inform me through th« 

 correspondents columns what kind of tackle, bait and time of 

 tide is the best for weak fishing, also for striped base; how to 

 fish for same, also any information you can give me regarding 

 them? Ans. A great deal has been published on the.^e fish in the 

 Forest and Stream. On the striped bass see Vol, 33, p. 492. and 

 Vol. 34, p. 212 and n. 495. On the weak fish consult Vol. XXXIII, 

 p. 489, and Vol. XXXIV, p. 312. These articles cover all the points 

 you mention and many others. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Next Tuesday's match at WoodlawD between Frank Class, of Pine 

 Brook, N. J., and Wm. Tell Mitchell, of Lynch Station, Va., should be 

 worth witnessing. Both men are in good form and if the birds are 

 good some fine work will be shown. The shoot will f begin at 2 P. M 

 rain or shine. Open sweepstakes will precede and follow Ihe match. 



* * * 



The Syracuse Gun Club has erected a fine club house near the 

 Syracuse University. The club shoots twice each week at hluerock 

 targets which are thrown from ten expert traps by the North elec- 

 tric pull. In the sweet by and by the club will practice live bird 

 shooting, of which some of the members are sadly in need. Harvey 

 McMurcby is president of the club. 



*** 



The South Side Gun Club, ot South Norwalk, expects to have a big 

 time on Julv 4, wtien they will engineer the eighth, contest for the 

 Keystone trophy, open to teams of three men each from any club in 

 Connecticut. A fine programme of sweepstake events has also 

 been arranged, and everybody will be accorded a warm welcome. 



* * *. 



The photographs of the teams of the Emerald and Union Gun 

 Hubs, ami of the Maple Bay shooting grounds were taken by L. A. 

 Grant of 322 Soutn Saiina street. Syracuse, and are excellent pieces 

 of work. Copies of them on a 10x13 card may be procured at fifty 

 cents each. 



Lou Davitt, one of the Auburn -Big Four." was in great form dur- 

 ing the State shoot. ; 'But what a difference in the morning" would 

 there have been had Parker, Cosgrove and Travis reached Syracuse 

 on Friday as per promise. 



In four consecu'ive team matches Charles H. Mowry, of the Onon- 

 daga County sporting Club, has scored 25, 25, 25 and iSO, a clean run 

 of 95 targets. He is ihe most reliable team man in the club. 



* * * 



Gus Grieff and "Tee Kay" Keller came down very gracefully when, 

 the straws were pulled for snooiiog caps. Cheap caps, eh, Courtney ? 

 And how comfortable '. 



Mr. Webb, of the Syracuse Standard, was on the shooting grounds 

 from the first to the last gun each day, The Standard is the best 

 trap paper in the city. 



* * *• . 



One German, one native of Great Britain and two natives of the 

 United States comprised the team of the Emerald Gun Club which 

 won the State championship at Syracuse. 



* * * 



The Eastern New York League tournament will be held at Phil- 

 mout on June 28. under the auspices of the Philmout Gun Club, and 

 a great big time is looked for. 



There will be a big shoot at Slater, Mo., on July 4, roth live birds 

 and targets to be used. The live birds will cost 25 cents and the 

 targets 2^2 cents each. 



* * ** r i 'i 



George Corning was in a big hurry on Tnursd ay night and went 

 down to Syracuse with his shooting blouse and cap. Was it a tele- 

 gram ? 



H. L. Gates is looking for the man who first asserted that he 

 (Gates) knew how to shoot. He says it was a base and cruel libel. 



Dicky Schaefer ran down from Boston to see the boys at Maple 

 Bay, and could not tear himself away until the last gun was fired. 



* ** 



Frank Courtney wants to know why he broke 20 singles and only i 

 doubles in the Lefever medal shoot. 



* * * 



George At water has gone out of the newspaper business and has 

 assumed charge of the Banner Cycle Co. 



W. S.Barnum served an elegant dinner at the Maple Bay Hotel 

 during the State shoot. 



* • «■»••« .t m" -J " * M^*}* •* ''.m- 



■•Uncle Sammy" Goggin, of Troy, was as full of fun as a two year- 

 old last week. 



"Uncle Dan" Lefever was as jolly as a kitten during the State 

 shoot. 



Auburn-hued Eddy Hankins, of this city, did some great work at 

 Syracuse. 



The mercury ran from 87° to 93° during the first four days of Mie 

 State shoot. 



i * * * 



Harvey McMurchy says, George Lutber s "D. O. M." is all right. 



Al Spangler would like to find his glasses. Go round to McDuff ! 



* * * 



L. J. Alston is going to Canada to push the Lefever guns. 



* * * 



"Crutty" says his new automatic pull will beat the world. 



* * # 



Harry Palmer was at the State shoot for a couple of days. 



* * * 



The fourth annual tournament of the R. M. S. A has been post- 

 poned until the early part of September. C, H. Townsenu. 



Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come in too late for pub- 

 lication In the current issue. It Is particularly re- 

 quested that scores be sent us as early as ooselb )« 



Small. Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $10. Steam Yaclits and 

 Launches. By G. P. Kunhardt. Price $3. Yachts, Boats and 

 Canoes. By G. Stansfield-Hicks. Price $3.59. Steam Machinery. Bi 

 Donaldson. Price $1.60. 



A GUIDE WITH A GLASS EYE. 



Gov. Floweb brought home from the North Woods last 

 week a brand-new fish story, as follows: "In order to make 

 the events in my story possible, I must go back three years 

 before my visit to Dannemora. ' An old guide hooked a sal- 

 mon in a lake, the name of which I can't remember, tbre? 

 years ago. In the boat with him were a man and bis young 

 wife. The latter persisted in carrying a parasol. When the 

 guide got the salmon in the boat the woman became fright- 

 ened, and with her parasol jabbed one of the fish's eyes out. 



"As she did so the fish became unhooked and was over- 

 board in a twinkling. The guide made a spring for the 

 fish, but the unlucky parasol ferrule penetrated his eye and 

 destroyed its sight. The guide wore a glass eye afterward, 

 and when I went fishing Tuesday this same guide took me 

 to the lake spoken of. By some accident the guide dropped 

 his glass eye overboard. When I turned my gaze from him 

 he had two eyes, when I returned it he had but one. The 

 guide bewailed his lot and I promised to send him a bushel 

 of glass eyes if he would only take me where we could get 

 some big fish. 



"Wednesday we went back to the lake. My line jerked 

 and my pole bent almost r ouble. The guide cast his one 

 eye on my pole and line ana exclaimed: 'Something big, 

 Gov'n'r.' I knew that from the way the object at. the other 

 end acted. Together we hauled the fish-— I should say fishes 

 —out. One was a large salmon and the other a good-sized 

 trout. The trout was hanging to the eye of the salmon with 

 his mouth. The guide pulled the fishes apart, and with an 

 exclamation of joy said: 'There's my eye.' 



"The eye that he had dropped overboard the day before 

 was in the head of the salmon, which was the same fish that 

 the guide had lost three years ago after the young woman 

 had poked its eye out. The trout was just in the act of 

 putting the eye in the salmon when the. latter was caught. 



"Funny coincidence, wasn't it?" And the Governor bent 

 over his work again, while the correspondent went out into 

 the fresh cool air. — New York Times. 



We are all familiar with the disappointed exhibitor, but 

 happily there are very few of our exhibitors who would be 

 guilty of such an action as that of one of the directors of the 

 late horse show in Philadelphia who, not getting the blue 

 ribbon, but winning second prize, drove his horses to the 

 stables, returned to the judging ring and threw the red rib- 

 bon at the judges' feet. For this he was very properly ban- 

 ished from the show as an exhibitor, although he had been 

 one of the main organizers of the exhibition. A show was 

 held recently in Munich, Bavaria, where the show commit 

 tee displayed just about as much weakness as the Quaktr 

 City officials were firm. A splendid show of great Dates 

 took place and one of the exhibitors had the audacity to net 

 only decline the vhc. tendered him but had "refused" in- 

 serted in the prize list. This sounds like an echo from Chi- 

 cago. Writing of great Danes reminds us that a gathering 

 of gentlemen interested in this breed took place at the Hoff- 

 man House a few evenings since. The idea, fostered by Mr. 

 A. H. Heppner, is to get a sufficient number of men inter- 

 ested in the breed around New York so that Chicago will 

 not be said to be altogether the headquarters of the bre*d. 

 Mr. Heppner's articles in the Kennel Gazette ate very inter- 

 esting and should help the great Dane cause along. 



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