Jvm 30, 1892,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



62S 



Massachusetts Rifle Association. 



Boston, June 25.— The Massachusetts Rifle Association held its 

 regular weekly shoot at its rauge to-day. The weather condi- 

 tions were unfovorable to high si-ores. The attendance of shoot- 

 ers was good. Following are the scores made to-day, distance 

 200yds., on standard American target, all being re-entry matches; 

 All-come rs' Refit Match. 



H L Williard 10 11 10 11 12 11 11 11 12 9-108 



S Wilder 10 12 8 10 10 12 11 10 11 11—105 



WPThompson-"- 10 10 9 10 1112 12 11 8 11-101 



B E Hunter 101 A N Gun 93 AS Hunt 81 



M T Day 98 J B Hobbs 93 D B Shaw 



T Havens 97 F T Woodchuck.. 86 



Military Match. 



G Durward 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 



WLSwan 4 5 5444444 



TRNason 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 b 4 



All-comers' Pistol Match— 50yds. 



SC Sydney..., 9 9 8 9 9 8 10 9 10 8-89 



L Bell 7 9 8 8 10 10 8 10 7 10-87 



BE Hunter 85 A D Stevens 79 D N Winn 76 



5-44 

 4-42 

 4-41 



Kensselaerwyck. 



Scores made at Rensselaerwyck by members of tb< 

 Brigade Rifle Association, tfOOyds., Oreedmoor (Carton) 

 weather conditions were unfavorable for high scores: 



L Geiger 2 2 0 0 5 5 3 5 



3 5 455534 

 44422454 



Major Chas H Gaus 4 3 3 0 4 4 3 6 



35456555 

 66666523 

 6656646 5 



ChasPFrey 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 



5 5455344 

 55565685 



Win T Mayer 5 0 4 5 0 5 4 5 



25525554 



s Third 

 target: 



3 4-29 



3 5-42 

 6 5-40 



4 5-36 



4 5—47 



5 6-51 

 5 5—54 

 5 5—43 

 5 4—44 

 4 0-43 



4 3—35 



5 4-42 



Quick Revolver Work. 



The new revolver range at the South London Rifle Club's 

 grounds at Bain ham, is not yet completed, so the members are be- 

 hindhand in their practice for Bisley this year. The club gener- 

 ally furnishes the winners of first, second and third prize at Bis- 

 ley. Practicing on bis private grounds for the auick-flring com- 

 petition on May 16, Mr. Walter Winans made a highest possible 

 score for live shots in ten seconds at 20yds. on the new Bisley 2in. 

 bullseye. He was using a Smith & Wesson with the English 

 Army regulation sights, trigger pull and ammunition (bead 

 sights are not allowed in the military revolver competitions). He 

 shot before a representative of Messrs. J. Purdey & Sons, the 

 celebrated London gun makers. This Is believed to be the best 

 five-shot score ever made in ten seconds with a revolver at 20 f&B, 

 The pistol, which he had never shot before, was a new one just 

 imported, Mon. 



Empire Rifle Scores. 



New York. June 28.— The following scores were made by the 

 members of the Empire Rifle Club June 21, at their head quarters, 

 12 St. Marks Place, distance 100ft., 25-ring target: 



ARosenstraus....23I C Zettler 224 H Zettler 220 



B Zahn 230 W Meisenh older . .222 



A Crack Regiment. 



Dubing the past week the Seventh Regt. of the N. Y. S. N. G, 

 had possession of Creedmoor for stated rifle practice. Out of 951 

 men practicing 946 won marksmen's badges. Last year, under the 

 old conditions, 638 men qualified during general practice and 409 

 in supplementary matches. 



fhaatittg. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported, 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following': 



July 3-5.— Willamette Rod and Gun Club tournament, Portland, 

 Oregon. 



July 4.— Machimoodus Gan Club, tournament at Moodus, Conn. 



July 4.— Connecticut Shooting Association, sixth contest for 

 Keystone trophy, South NorwalK, Conn. 



July 4.— Towanda Rod and Gun Club monthlv shoot. Sweep- 

 stake shooting at ar uncials, commencing at 1P.M., Towanda, Pa. 



Jtily 4.— Peek skill Gun Club tournament , Pe9kskill, N. Y. 



July 4.— Kirtland Gun Club tournament, at Cleveland, O. 



July 4-5— Wheel Works Gun Club first annual tournament, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



July 4-6.— Louisiana Gun Club tournament, Louisiana, Mo. 



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

 City. N- J. 



July 5-6.— Niles Gun Club tournament, Niles, Ohio. 



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



The Shoot of the Season. 



Never before in the history of shooting tournaments has any- 

 thing attracted so much attenlion as the second annual tourna- 

 ment of the Atlantic City Gun Club, which is to be held in 

 Atlantic City on J uly 4 to 7. Communications have been received 

 from all sections ot the country asking for programmes and hotel 

 rates, and the management have been at their wits' end to give 

 them proper attention. 



Several of the hotels have offered two days' free board to the 

 man making the highest score during the team shoot, where the 

 whole team of five men are stopping at their hotel. 



On the night of July 5 there will be a bowling match between 

 visitors from New York and members of the Atlantic City Gun 

 Club. The Is'ew York team will be captained by the ever popular 

 Tom Keller, and the Atlantic City team by L. R. Adams, and the 

 New York boys will have to get their "good right arm" in fine 

 condition, as Adams bowls a "strike" every trip. 



On the night of July 6, there will be a swimming contest in 

 Kipple & McCan's pool, under the management of "Father Time" 

 (Thurman), 



Applications for the team shoot are rapidly coming in, but the 

 list is not yet completed, and all teams desiring to enter should 

 send in their names at once, accompanied by S2 forfeit. Applica- 

 tions should be made to J. Howard Brouse, Atlantic City Gun 

 Club, Atlantic City, N. J. 



Every effort is being made to make this shoot one that will long 

 be remembered as the "Model Tournament." North's electric 

 pulls and Keystone targets will be used, and there will not be a 

 "duffer" in the lot, so get your shells well primed. 



One peculiar feature of the shoot is the interest manifested bv 

 the residents of Atlantic City, and old residents have brought 

 forth from dark recesses of the attic, muskets which have not 

 seen service since the war, and by a vigorous application of sand- 

 soap and keroseue, they are now brigut as a new dollar, and the 

 owners are anxious and ready for the fray. 



New Utrecht Gun Club. 



The members of the New Utrecht Gun Club held their initial 

 shoot for the new S1S0 trophy on June 25, at Woodlawn Park Long 

 Island. The conditions called for 10 birds per man modified 

 Hurlingham rules. The scores follow. 



Regular club shoot, 10 live birds, modified Hurlingham rule" 1 

 L. G. Mitchell 7, M. Van Brunt 9, J. Adams 7, R. R. Street 9 C E' 

 Morris 8, D. Deacon 10, D. Bennett 9, G. Nostrand 9 P Adam'* V 

 C. A. Sykes 9, W. F. Sykes 10. P. A. Hegemann 9, O. E.Harvev 7 

 Dr. Shiels 9, Dr. Islip 9. G. Cropsev 10. y ' 



uiv. uroi, uiuiwf, xv .jh^i-.l «, \j. xi. .uurris £> ana U. A sykes 5 

 div. second money; Dr. P. J. Adams 4, third money: Dr Van (W 

 3, G. E. Nostrand 3, P. Adams 3. 



Sweepstakes, miss and out, 7 entries: W. F. Sykes. Dr Van Ord 

 Dr. Shiels, R. R. Street, C. A. Sykes and C. M. Meyer had to div' 

 after killing 8 each, as the birds had given out. C, E. Morris shot 

 out on the eecond round. 



Class and Mitchell in Great Form. 



Before an audience of barely half a hundred people was one of 

 tbe most stubbornly contested pigeon matches on record shot at 

 Woodlawn Park on Tuesday. June 28. It was surprising, too, to 

 see such a small turnout of sportsmen at a match between men of 

 such national reputation as these two, who struggled for two 

 hours to obtain a lead one over the other, and were finally com- 

 pelled to see the match end in a dead heat. The day was a favor- 

 able one both for shooters and birds. Favorable for the former 

 because the sun threw warmth enough to enable them to dress in 

 cool raiment, and favorable for the birds because the wind was 

 just strong enough to infuse them with life and help them to cut 

 a good clip. 



One of the principals in the contest was J. Frank Class, of Pine 

 Brook, N. J., who holds the title of champion live-bird shot of the 

 State, and who in five consecutive matches previous to the one on 

 Tuesday has scored 90 or better. About 5ft. 7in. in height, with a 

 stocky form, turning the scales at close to 180lbs., with a dark 

 and ruddy face and a keen, alert, deep gray eye, Mr. Class is 

 every inch a shooter; and as he steps to the score and calls "Pull!" 

 a novice could tell that the Pine Brook man is one with nerve and 

 skill. 



His opponent was William Tell Mitchell, of Lynch Station,Va., 

 who is noted through the South and North not only for his super- 

 ior skill as a trap and field shot, but as well for his thorough 

 knowledge of dogs and their habits. Mr. Mitchell in connection 

 with Chas. Heath, of Newark, N. J., controls the Graphic Ken- 



: Mitchell. 



William Te 



" What's in a name ? 



nels, from which hail the winning strains of Graphic pointers, 

 renowned throughout dogdom. Mr. Mitchell is in porson about 

 6ft. in height, of spare frame, weighing but little if anything over 

 1601bs. His face, devoid of beard or moustache, is deeply bronzed 

 from constant exposure to the elements, and around the corners 

 of his mouth is always lurking a pleasant smile. Cool and col- 

 lected under the most trying circumstances, he is a dangerous 

 antagonist at the traps, as many an expert has ascertained in 

 days gone by. 



The conditions of the match called for 200 live birds per man, 

 HuTlingham rules to govern, for a purse of $250 a side. One-half 

 of the match was shot at Woodlawn Park on Tuesday. It was 

 2:35 P. M. when the match began, the officials being as follows: 

 Referee, Harry Piper, of Morristown, N. J.; official scorers, Frank 

 Mason, of the American Field, and C. H. Townsend, trap editor of 

 Forest and Stream; trap puller, Al. Heritage ("Old South 

 Paw"), of the Jersey City Heights Gun Club. When the match 

 started there were not more than thirty people all told inside the 

 inclosure and only about a score arrived afterward. Among 

 those on hand beside the ones above mentioned were Chas. Del- 

 lar, Long Island correspondent for Forest and Stbeam; R. 



Frank Class at the Score. 



Hooper, of Brooklyn; Gnstav Freche and Chas. Heath, of the New- 

 ark (N. J.) Gun Club; Fred Piper, of Morristown, N. J.; Herman 

 Blattmacher, Barney Koenig and Dr. Van Ord, of Brooklyn. The 

 several hundreds of sportsmen who were conspicuous by their 

 absence missed a rare treat. 



At this season of the year good birds are the exception rather 

 than the mle. and no one expects to see a large number of "hum- 

 mers" in a day's shoot. The birds used in this match, while soft 

 and not of the style that are likely to carry away a load of lead, 

 were still a clean, fair lot of flyers. Out of the 200 shot at. none 

 were "called," only four had to be "flushed", and of these two 

 proved to be good flyers once they caught their wings. As a 

 whole the birds can be classed as an average lot. The very fact 

 that half a dozen slow ones would be succeeded by a lot of "clink- 

 ers" made the shooting the more difficult, as one is very apt to 

 shoot ahead of one and behind the other, where they alternate in 

 this fashion. 



The Pine Brook expert man was first to face the trap, and as he 

 called "pull," over went No. 3 trap, out and down as quickly went 

 a dun-colored hen as the first barrel cracked. Then the Virginian 

 called "pull," and got a fairly-good left-quarterer from No. 5, 

 which he sent to grass with a neat second. Thus the game pro- 

 gressed until Class stepped to the score for his twenty-first round. 

 He caught a light bird from No. 4 trap that caused him to put in 

 one of his old-time "bang-bang" killers, but it was of no avail, as 

 the bird struggled and kept in the air until it reached the fence, 

 its wings brushing the top board as it fell dead— just over. 

 Mitchell had a similar experience on his twenty-second bird, 

 which fell dead less than 2yds. outside the fence. There were no 

 more misses on the quarter, which ended in a tie on 24 kills each. 



On the second quarter Class lost his 15th a hot left-quartering 

 blue bird, and his 20tb, an awfully tricky right-driving zig-zagger 

 Which flew a dozen different ways in as many yards. Mitchell's 

 only lose wae of his 18th, a fast left-quartering driver which 



caught both loads but had conscientious scruples against dying. 

 Score, 48 for Mitchell, 47 for Class and a perceptible uplifting of 

 the eyebrows of the latter's friends who thought Frank had a 

 "sure thing" when he stacked against the man with the historic 

 Swiss cognomon. 



Third quarter.— Twenty-four straight kills for Class, then the 

 loss of the 25th, a driving zig-zagger that ^ny one would be likelv 

 to let go. The Virginian lost his 1st, a very fast left-driver and 

 his sixth, a zig-zaggmg incomer with a tricky move but still one 

 whicQ he should have mastered at the distance. A too quick 

 second was accountable for this. Score at the three-quarters, 71 

 each and hopes for both sides without any odds. 



On the last quarter it could be seen that both men were out for 

 business, pure and simple. Mitchell killed 10 straight and losthis 

 11th, a terribly fast right-driver, which carried out a double 

 allowance of shot. Class grassed 22, and had his 23d, a left-quar- 

 terer, light on top of the fence, close its wings and die-dead out 

 of bounds. These were the only loses, and the race ended with a 

 tie score of 95 kills for each. 



The better than average birds of tbe two men were as follows: 



Glass— 34, 37, 30, 31, 39, 40, 43, 4«, 49, 58. 64, 67, 74, 75, 77, 79, 86, 93. 94, 

 9a and 96. His 40, 43. 64, 75, 79 and 94 birds were as good as ever 

 leU a trap. 



nn^^iT 10 ' 13 ' 18 ' 19 ' 31 » 3S - 38 - 41, 43, 49. 50, 53, 55, 59, 62, 86, 87, 

 90, 94 and 98; superior birds, 32, 43, 47, 49, 50. 55, 87, 90 and 91. 



lo say that the result was a surprise would be putting the case 

 very mildly. W hile it was canceded that Mitchell was capable of 

 crowding 90, it was not supposed that he could shoot Class to a 

 finish, especially when he was obliged to kill 95 to do so. He 

 proved his ability, however, and in future will not be likely to be 

 classed as a novice. In former years he shot rather a careless 

 first barrel and placed the most dependence on a safe second, but 

 he has learned wisdom in his old age, and [now wields an effec- 

 tive first, as well as putting in his second much quicker than 

 formerly. 



Both men used 12-bore W. W. Greener elector gnns, Class's 

 weighing 71 bs. 10oz., and Mitchell's 71bs. 8oz. Class used Trap 

 shells and Mitchell used the new Smokeless shells of the U. M. C. 

 Co. make, which he declares are "dandies." The loads, which 

 were identical with both men were 3^drs. Schultze powder and 

 IMoz. Tatham's No. 7 chilled shot- 

 As it had been previously arranged to shoot the second half of 

 the match at the Driving Park, in Morristown, N. J„ on June 29, 

 the tie on the first half was not shot off on Tuesday, but was to be 

 settled on the following day. 



Below will be found the detailed scores of the match as only 

 Iorestanb Stream is able to give them. The first line of fig- 

 ures shows the trap from which each bird was sprung; the spc- 

 ond line shows the line of flight of the birds and the third line 

 shows the barrel used. T denotes a towering bird, H a hoverer 

 (or one killed close to the traps), * denotes dead out of bounds. 

 Trap score type— Copyright, iS9g, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



3 5 155 212142342451145 43 434 

 J Frank Class. . . 111122112221122111 2 1*111 1—24 

 145331454 2. 4224444341225- 3 5 

 bttttt \<-TH<—*-T«-->\ \<-j? WJ. T 4- 

 11212111111111021110111 1 1-23 



3324414 432431513423131534 



111111111111111111112111 0-24 

 3 5 253532414 3542143234313 2 



12 12 11112 1111111112 2 2 * 2 2 2-24 



95 



Trap score type-Copyright, I8V2, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



5 2 5 2 3 2 2 2 421 3 2223 5 5 3323133 

 W Tell Mitchell. 2~2~2 2 1 Vltll 2 1 2 1 2 2 St'**! 2I-24 



511412 4 135414544125444542 

 v^H< — >N\T< — >-»-»H<-^-»t"v-»-»\?-»->T 

 111111112 112 12 1110 12 12 11 2-24 

 432145532234434344542 5 144 

 \/*<-H1YH^TH^<-i^\^H^\H^H-K- 

 011120 111211221111221 21 1 2-23 



1442324421444545133441545 



122211022122211111 1 1 1—24 



95 



C. H. Townsend. 



Union Hill vs. Secaucus. 



There was considerable sport with more than fair shooting on 

 the grounds of the Union Hill Gun Club at Guttenberg, N. J on 

 June 25. A rumor having gained credence that a match was to 

 come oil at the grounds between those two genial bonifaces P. 



? m liD ' ot tlle Gu ttenberg House, and Geo. Berkamp, proprietor 

 of Tamarey Hotel, Secaucus, for a cent each, aroused in our 

 breasts the old feeling so largely developed in the members of the 

 old Jersey City Heights Gun Club, but which for reasons we need 

 not mention, had been lying dormant so long, and we stood not on 

 the order of our going, but just went. That the match would 

 have been a keen one all agree. Mr. Sullivan has improved won- 

 derful'of late since he shot that match with Under-Sheriff Maher 

 and George Berkamp, the rollicking mine host, though yet young' 

 m the business, shows such good form, a keen eye and a rapid 

 movement that will eventually put him among the first in the 

 trap shooter line. 



We found upon arriving at the grounds a good assemblage of 

 the right kind of material for an afternoon's sport. The Anheu- 

 ser Busoh club of the Heights was ably represented by Under 

 .sheriff Maher, V. P., Anthony Conk, Special Deputy Sheriff and 

 the heavy weight of the club; he brings down the beam on Carl 

 Rumpler's scales nearly to the 90-lb. mark avoirdupois. The chief 

 roaster of the club, Freeholder McDonough, was tenderly missed 



The great match, we were chagrined to find, bad been indefi- 

 nitely postponed, on account of the Fcarcity of birds, only suffi- 

 cient having been obtained for a match previously arranged be- 

 tween the clubs. 



We have had occasion to speak before in favorable terms of 

 the Union Hill Gun Club. It is one. of the few clubs that shoot 

 like (as we claim) gentlemen and not gamblers. They fare 

 young, ardent and liberal. The members stand erect at the score 

 with gun well below the elbow until the bird is on the wing, and 

 shoot as a sportsman should. Such practice makes good field 

 shots; the other style never will, but the contrary. 



In the course of the match there were some brilliant kills, not- 

 ably C. Woolmington's sixth bird, a right- quartering driver, cut 

 clean with the second barrel over 60yds. away, and S. Lowrie's 

 sixth bird, a straightaway driver, with the first. Jerry Maher 

 was making some wonderful shots on the skirmish line when the 

 scoremen gave him a change, while gigantic Conk with his SMlbs. 

 Parker was wondering if he should attempt a shot how far the 

 gun would shoot without straining it (on himi. There were, of 

 course, some abominable misses, otherwise the Secaucus boys 

 would not have been far in the bouillon. But it was like all their 

 gatherings, very pleasant, and the best of feeling prevailed 

 throughout. These young Germans do know how to enjoy them- 

 selves, and to impart a large proportion of their rollicking ways 

 and keen enjoyment to their guests. 



The following is the score, 5 men a side, 10 birds per man, Long 

 Island rules, the old veteran trap-shooter, Adolph Bremmer, 

 referee, and a good one, with Herman Lang and Geo. Reeves, 

 scorers. 



Union G. C. Secaucus G. C. 



CWoolmington0021221111— 8 G Berkamp 1111221120-9 



J Walker 1111111121-10 H Heflich 0011222202-7 



GWoolmingtonl00102l211— 7 H Harm 1001112020-7 



H Untereiner. .1211121200— 8 J Heflich 2011010010-4 



J Woolmingtonl011101121— 8-41 S Lowrie 1122011010 -7—34 



After the match Mrs. Lindsley ("Wanda") showed how easily a 

 sportsman's wife could wipe the eye of a sportsman husband as 

 well as others in clean kills with first barrel. 



After which at the hotel the f ollowingmatch was made between 

 J. J. Maher and P. Sullivan, to come off on July 8 on the Union 

 G C. grounds, 15 birds each, trap and handle," SOyds. rise, gun 

 below elbow, $100 a side. It will be worth seeing, as they are 

 both in earnest and nerve will tell. Jacobstafp 



Montreal vs. St. Johns. 



Montreal, Can., June 24.— The return shooting match between 

 teams of five men each from the St. Johns and Montreal Gun 

 Clubs took place here to-day, each man shooting at 20 targets 

 The scores: 



Montreal. St. Johns. 



WL Cameron 16 A McDowe 13 



WARobeerton 13 F Roe 8 



EEaton 8 DJohnson 1 --- 6 



Ed Cowley 9 R Gould 6 



J Palor 16—61 Ed Arpen 14—4? 



