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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Sept. 1, 1892. 



Big Tournament at Hobart. 



HOBAHT, Ind.— Inclosed flad scores made diiring the touriia- 

 tnent of the Northern Indiana Shooting Association at this place. 

 The attendance was not heavy, hui. everybody bad their full share 

 of spnrt and went away well pleased with the treatment they 

 received: 



No, 1, miss and ont, SO cents entrance: L'ghtner 4, Atltins 2, 

 King 1. Grubbs 3, Bnllock 0, Arnola n, Ruble 0. Saylcs 4, Feister 0. 



No. 2, 10 singles, |1 entrance: Ruble 9, Grubba 5, King 9, Sayles 

 S, Atkino 9, Lightner 8, Green R, Bulloek4, Feister 7. Arnold 7, 

 Coppins 6, Grupl 4. Ames 9, Reeder S, Kineberg 4, Banks -i. 



No, 3, 10 singles, $1.25 entfance: Ruble 9, Ames 7, Atkins 9, 

 Reeder 9, Kingberg 5, King S, Lightner 8, Gruel 9, Banks 4, Bullock 

 8, SaylesS, Grubbs 8. Fiester 7, Green 8, St.rattan 5. 



No. 4, Ih singles, f 2 entrancti Reeder IS, Kingberg 10, Atkins 14, 

 King 9, Gruel 15, Ruble 14. Sayles 10, Lightner 10, Bullock 10. Ames 

 13. Banks 14, Feister 11. 



No. .'5, 10 singles, $1.95 entrance: Ruble 9, Reeder 8. Atkins it, 

 Sayles 5, Ames 9, Gruel 8, Green (5, Kingberg .5, Kin? 7, Bnllock 7, 

 Banlcs 6. Strattan 1, Arnold 7, Lightner 9, Feister 9, Coppins 10. 

 Grubbs 8. 



No. a, 3 pairs. $1 entrance: Ames 3, Gruel 4, Reeder fi. Ruble 3, 

 Atkins 3, King 6, Banks 3. Lightner 4. 



No. 7, 10 singles. $1 entrance: Stratton 4 Gruol 7, Ruble 10, 

 Arnold 4, Banks fi, Rei der 9 Kingberg 8, Atkins 8, Lightner 10, 

 Green 9, Feister 7, Sayles 6, Ames 9, Bullock 8, Grubbs .'i, Coppins i). 



No. 8, 1.5 singles, $3 entrance: Lightner 14, Gruel 12, Ueeder 14, 

 Kingberg 10. Atkins 11, Banks 12, Feister 12, Bullcck 13, Ruble 18, 

 Sayles 13. Grrenll, Ames 11. 



No. 9, 10 singles, $1 entrance: Lightner 9, Reeder 8, Kinaherg 5, 

 Gruel 8, Atkins 9, Ruble 8, Ames 7, Banks 9, Bullock 9, Feister 9 

 Arnold 8. K'ng 7. C ppins 10. 



No.lO, 25 singles, entrance S3, SiO guaranteed: Sayles Ifi, L'gbtner 

 20, Grutfl 21, Bullock 20. Green 16, King 19, Atkins 23, Reeder 33, 

 Kingberg IB, Banks 19. Feister 18. Ames 22, Ruole 34, C ppins 20. 



No. 11,10 singles. $1 entrance: Gruel 8, Lightner 9, Green 7, 

 Kingberg 7. Reeder 8. Atkings 8, Bullock 9. Feister Ames 8, 

 Strattan 3, Grubbs 8, Ruble 10, Coppins 9, Banks ti, Arnold 4, 

 Stevens 3 



No. 12. 10 singles. SI entrance: Banks 8, Atkins 5, Gruel 7, Cop- 

 pins 8, Bullock 8, King 8, Reeder 7, Stratten 1, Ford 3, Green U, 

 Smith 3, Ruble 9, Lightner 10. Kine'berg 4, Feister 8, Ames 7. 



No. 13, 13 singles, S1.50 entrance: Banks 13, Reeder 12, Gruel 13, 

 King 13, Atkins 9, Ames 12. Kingberg 9, L'ghtner 10, Ruble 15, Bul- 

 lock 10, Coppins 14, Feister 13, Green II. 



No. 14, 10 singles. $1 entrance: Ligtner 7, GruellO, Ruble 9, King 

 7, Bullock 9, Reeder 9, Feister 8. Ames 7, Banks 9, Strathers 3, 

 Coppins 8, Green 7, Kingherg 5. 



Sparrow Shoot at Germantown. 



Germantown, Pa., Aug. 34. -About twenty shootprs from Phil- 

 adelphia and vicinity met this afternoon on a farm near this 

 place for a friendly shoot at the delusive EnBrlish sparrow. Com- 

 prised in the parly were Harry Rainbow Thurman of German- 

 lown, John Rothaker of Norristown. Wm. Greenwood of German- 

 town, Wm. H. Wolstencroft of Frankford, R. E. Irwin and .1. 

 Frank Kleiniz of Philadelphia. The day was delightfulifor sport 

 and the party had an elegant lot of fun, the host doing all in his 

 power to cater to their comfort and en.ioyment. 



About the time the supply of sparrows had been exhausted it 

 began to rain, when Mr. Welch extended an invitation to the parly 

 to take refuge in his house, which was near by. The invitation 

 was accepted and upon arrival at the house it was found that 

 Mrs. Welcb had prepared for them a splendid repast to which all 

 did full .iustlce. During the meal, as a matter of course, "match 

 talk" Was in order, and a number of contests resulted. Wm. 

 Greenwood, the Germantown boniface, made a waaer of glOO that 

 he could furnish lOO live pigeons out of which lot Mr. Sivad could 

 not kill 86 upaer Hurliugham rules. Sivad promptly covered 

 Greenwoon's stake and the match will take place on Wednesday, 

 Sept. 7, at Fenwood (on the P. W. & R. R ), on the grounds of the 

 Sportsmen's Club. Greenwood will put out a lot of birds that will 

 puzzle the shooter. 



Appended are the scores of to-day's sparrow contests: 



First match, three-handed,25 sparrows perman, 50yds. boundary, 

 otherwise Hurl ingham rules, 5 ground traps. 28yds. rise, loser to 

 pay for birds: 



Si vad 311 lllllll 101 11112121 2110-33 



Wolstencroft : .0201111101021201121110103-18 



Armstrong .4. 211211110022200110milll— 20 



No. 2, 10 birds, $3 entry, birds extra, three moneys, otherwise 

 samij as above : 



Thurman 1112110212- 9 Wilson 0112101131- 8 



Kleintz 2112211111-10 Si vad 1021100122- 7 



Wolstencroft 1311011111— 9 Grepuwood 1002201120— 6 



Irwin 2231211023- 9 Armstrong 1331111002— 8 



Lsam 0000001002— 2 Haddon 11211123L1-10 



Stravens 0210002011— 5 



No. 3, fame as previous one: 



Thurman 3111311311—10 Sivad 0112111111— fi 



Wilson 1101211111— 9 Haddon 1110111111— 9 



Stravens 1101101211—8 Irwin. . 0001010011—4 



Kleintz 10U121I111— 8 Greenwood 1111201210- 8 



Rochaker 10i011l;Jl2- 8 Laan^. 0022111111— 8 



Maher 0011100111— B Armstrong 1130111120— 8 



Wolstencroft 2111111111-10 



Rothafter -atld Sivad divided ties on third. H. T. 



The World's Fair Tournament. 



Chicago, 111., Aug. 24.— President R B. Organ, of the IlUnoia 

 State Sportsmen's Association, is beginning to castabout for plans 

 worthy of the next tournament of the Association, which should 

 be a shooting event of greater magnitude than we have ever 

 known. This tournament will probably last from two to four 

 w«eks. It may take a week to finish the State shoot. There will 

 be shooters here from, all over America and from all over the 

 world. To make the tournament what it should be, a world's 

 event, and one typical of America, there will be needed more 

 money than the Staie Association could possibly give. The city 

 and State will be buried under the nation and the world here next 

 June. The .June tournament will belong to Illinois only in the 

 most slender connection. It will be and should be an American 

 event. President Organ reasons as follows: 



'•There are 5,000 trap-shooting clubs in the United States," said 

 he, '"and these represent 80,000 shooters. I believe it might be 

 well to issue a call to all the trap shooters of America to assess 

 themselves a small sum per capita, say $1, for the purpose of a 

 World's Fair tournament fund. One-fourth of this fund should 

 be set aside for the purposes of game protection. Cnicago is the 

 point to which most of the illegal game is shipped in the West, 

 and if this fund were well spent in Chicago and the tributary 

 States much good might be accomplished. We should have left 

 enough to off ^r the best purses ever shot for in Ameiiea, if not 

 in the world." 



In order that this may not be taken for a local makeshift. 

 President Organ will seek to have the coming tournamf=nr 

 officially recognized as part of the Pair, with the offlcers and 

 executive committee of the association delegated as the offlcers 

 of the Fair for the purpose of perfecting the event to a point 

 worthy of its surroundings and of the time. Plan^ of this nature 

 will soon be pushed. Plenty of work remains to be done between 

 now and .lane. E. Hough . 



Kifle Trap-Shooting. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have been considering of late what 1 think would be a most 

 agreeable change in the matter of trap-shooting. It is this: the 

 u?e of the rifle instead of the shotgun. The objections to the use 

 of the shotgun are these: the noise, recoil, expense, and I may add 

 the itnfairneos of the contest. It is not the most accurate aim 

 that always breaks a claj'-pigeon, the really best marksmen often 

 making a score below an indifferent one. I think if one makes 

 the experiment he will find that at 40yds. the shot large enough 

 to break invariably a clay-pigeon will generally be so distributed 

 as to allow spaces in which the "pigeon" vvill not be touched. 

 With this fact, the breaking is due more or less to good fortune. 

 Again, some guns of the contestants are better than others, shoot- 

 ing stronger and distributing the shot more uniformly. 



lu shooting with the rifle I would go straight back to the old 

 glass ball. Fashion goes a great way. I would rather see a black 

 glass ball shivered to atoms, gleaminsr in the sunlight, than see 

 a dozen clay-pigeons rent asunder. But tastes differ. However, 

 the fashion is "pigeons," and it will be untiljthe publicjsee as I do, 

 which may or may not he. 



In the use of the rifle I would recommend one of accuracy, and 

 for .22 short and long cartridge, length of barrel and stock ,iust 

 the same as the shotgun. I would suggest that the glass balls be 

 larger than those tised for shot in most cases, and thrown nearly 

 gtj-ftight upward, especially for ordinary marksmen. I feel sure 



that the sport T\'OUld be more intoresting and satisfactory than 

 shotgun contests. 



I wish to add this: That I do not believe that the clay-pigeon 

 a« shot at from 1 he trap improves any one who is alteaoy a fair 

 sbotm the field. I have noticed that neaily all shooters pull 

 trigger as the "pigeon" begins to go downward. He seldom aims at 

 game m that course of flight, and the question is, does he not 

 esiabiish a habit detrimental to his i^hooting in the fielri ? La the 

 rifle shooting he can acquire the habit of "taking" the ball.iust 

 as It attains its extreme height. 



I'd like to hear from other shooters, for I really think it wiU 

 come to this— rifle shooting at the trap. N. D. Et.tino, 



New Utrecht Rod and Gun Club. 



TUK attendance of members of the New LTtiecht Rod and Gun 

 Club at Woodlawn Park, L. I., on Saturday, Aug. 27, was rather 

 small on account of the close proximity to .Sheepsbead Bay race 

 tr.sce. R. R. Street and W. F. Sykes tied for the'gold and silvpr 

 medals in the club shoot at 20 targets each. The latter won op 

 the shoot-off. R. R. Street won the silver medal as well as the 

 live birds. The score: Club shoot: 



^ , , Handicap. 



C A Sykes 00110109100010101111—10 0 10 



P Adams lOllOOOOlOlllOOlOUl— 11 2 13 



RR Street 10111101111011011100—14 1 .15 



WF Sykes 11111101111010010111-15 0 15 



Ties: 



R R Street Hill W F Sykes mil 



Live bird sweepstakes shoots, $3 entry: 



I'lf. 2d. 



W F Sykes 321221 1 0113112213112-1 8 120O1-3 



R R Street 11112231111122121221—20 11113—5 



P A^ams 11123101202221101110-10 2111 1-5 



A White 11 ion 1110-8 



C A Sykes 2112001111-8 11211 -5 



Close of the Alameda Season. 



San Fhanctsco, Cal , Aug. 14.-The Alameda County Sports- 

 men's Club held its final shoot of the season yesterday at Oakland 

 track. 



Besides the regular members who took part in the shoot were 

 some invited guests, who did even better than the club members. 



The birds provided by Trapper Rice were good and strong on 

 the wing and in consequence the shooting was not as good as 

 usual. 



There were four handsome special prizes for the sportsmen 

 who grassed the most birds. The first, a beautiful fan. was won 

 by Mr. Osborn; Bolander, Colwell and Haskell took the remaining 

 prizes. The cup, a handsome silver goblet, lined with gold, and 

 with an excellent cut of the club's shooting qu»rters on the Son- 

 oma marshes engraved on one side and the initials "A, S. C." on 

 the other, will be handed in the near future to the member who 

 made the best aggregate score of the season. 



Among the members are several excellent field shots, who are 

 now patiently awaiting the day when it will be lawful to bag 

 wild fowls. The result of yesterday's shoot is as follow.^: 



Alameda Sportsman's Club, final shoot of the sea.son, Oakland 

 track, Aug. 12: 



Haskell. . , ; 021111211310—10 Mathew O il21li22"0'— 9 



Morrison 100002123211— 8 Colwell 221211111010-10 



DrKnowles .. ..0020121222:31—9 A F Ad.'iras (dOOOLlOlOU- 7 



Norton 03110001210:3- 7 T .J Knowles 203101301313- 9 



Bliss 200113112120- 9 Schroeder 221012011301- 9 



Bolander 2112020'1111— 10 H Knowles 01:2120112201— 9 



Smith., 1010-'0110201— 7 Osborn . 20:33:2s;i:0U3l— 10 



Noyes 121010j 200(11- 7 Orr "'iW-'V-'^-^-V 



Houghton 2002x0101111- 8 Mayhew 102111l:'ir)oI- 9 



McDowall's Toronto Tournament. 



Toronto, Aug. 13.— The two days' tournament given by Mr. 

 McDowall on Stark's grounds clos«d to-night. The weather was 

 fine, there were plenty of shooters and the scores ran high. There 

 was a team of 12 men from the 0-,hawa Gun Club, and the ream 

 match was a most interesting one between the visitors and the 

 Torotito Gun Club. The scores in this stood: 



Oshawa Gun Club Team. Toronto Gun Club Team. 



Cassels. . . .0011110 ' Oil IIOOIOOOO-IO George . . .11101101 1 01111 1 1000 1- 14 



Mackie.. .UlCOmi 11110101110—15 Bugg IIOOIOIIOIOIOOIOOIOI-IO 



Vanzant ..10111101000000110111—11 Simpson.. 101111 1 101 UllOlllil— 17 



Sykes 11111111100111111111-18 MoDowallllOllll 1 11011 1011 Ill-IT 



MotbersilllllOlllllllllOllOm-17 Henry Ollllllllllinnoill- 18 



T Hast'gs.niimilllOlOllllOl— 17 Blea ..... .1 1 111 11 lOllOilllllll— IS 



Campbell.llOllllllOlllllOinil— ifi Emond lOlllOllllUlOi 11111 -17 



Miller ....01110111110100010111-13 Cox llllllllllllllimU-20 



J Basti'gs 11111111101011110001— IS Pnuttnn ..OOlOlOllOlllUlllini— 14 

 Saulter.... 10111110111110011111-16 Pearsall . 01111111111111110111—18 

 Everson... 1110100(001010011101-10 Sloper . ..lllOllOOUlllOlODlul— 13 

 Finney . . .01111011101111100111 -15 Bay les . . . .1 lOlOlOllOOOlOOllOl 1—11 



173 ]8S 

 Another interesting event was the 50-bird match, in which the 

 scores ran: Charles 48, Emond 48. Skip 45, McDowall 43, Henrv 

 4t). Campbell 48. 



Twenty matches in all were decided during the meeting and 

 prompt distribution made of the liberal prizes. 



Shooting at Claremont. 



The diamoni3-hadge shoot of the New Jersey Shooting Club 

 took place at Claiemont, on August 27, the conditions being 

 twenty-five targets par man. Gus. Greiff, Von Lengerke & 

 Detmold's shooting rtpreseniative, tiei with F. Compson on 23 

 each, and a stubborn tontept followed, the tie being shot off at 

 ten taruets each. In the flrsst round both men were evidently 

 rattled, as they broke only six each. On the second round ihey 

 both broke straight. On rhe third and final round the "boy'" 

 nerved himself up and broke straight while Compson lost three, 

 this giving Greitf the medal for the third time. The scorts: 



Perkins 1111110111101110111110001—19 



Gus Gieiff 1111911111111111111110111—23 



J R Richmond 1111111111111000111111110 -21 



A Higony 1011111011U1011II1110011-;>0 



A Pope 11 0100111 OOlWOllOOlOOOOO-ll 



F Compson OllUllllOlllllllllllllH— 23 



\V Smi 1 h 01 lULOllllOIJllOOllllOUOl— 15 



W Purdy ^ lllllOOll 1 1 1111 lllllOullO-20 



L Vredenburgh .lOOltllUOlO.lllliniUOl 111-18 



The tie shoo; : 



Gieiff- 10(11011101-6 1111111111-10 lUinilll-lO 



Comp-on lOlOlllOUl— 6 1111111111—10 0011111110—7 



The following sweeps followed. Nos.],2and 5 at known angles; 

 No. 3 at unknown angle.' ; No. 4, expert rules, all at ten targets: 



1 £ 3 U 6 1 ;l d k c, 



F Compson ....... 8 9 S fi .. Gus Greiff 9 9 10 8 8 



Perhins 3 5 5 5 8 Craft 7 8 7 6 



J H Richmond .. .10 10 S 8 6 A Pope . . ., 5: .., 



W Smith 874.... 



Shreveport Rod and Gun Club. 



Shbetepobt, La., Aug. 2.3.— The second annual shoot of the 

 Shreveport Rod and Gun Clm opened to-day at the fair grounds. 

 Among the vi.5itni-.s were L. J. Barlhelemy and H. B. Febiger, of 

 New Orlean ; D. O. B levies and T. W. Hemingsvay, nf Jackson. 

 Miss., and A tl. i4o 'oer, of Marshall. Tev. The first event, 7 blut- 

 rocks, was won by Birtht^lemy, ol: New Orleans; sprnnrt divided 

 between J. Flstner, M. C. Smith, M. C. Elstner and '\S''ellE; third. 

 Enders and Furman. 



Second event, 10 single bluerocks, won by Barthelemy; second. 

 Wells, Henry and Bowie': third, Hemingway. 



Tiiird event, 15 single bluerock,';, handicap: First, Enders; sec- 

 ond, Jenkins, ihird, Futman: fourth. J. Elsineri 



Fourth event. 5 doable bluerocks: First, .Jenkins; second, J. 

 Elstner; third. Wells. 



Fifth event. 20 single bluerocks: Pirit, Jenkins; second, Bar- 

 thelemy and Hemingway; third, M. C. Elstner; fourth, Bowles. 



Sixth event, 15 single bluerocks: First, Barthelemy, Heming- 

 way, M. C. Elstner, Furman and Enders: second, Smith; third, 

 Henry. 



Rain eomewUat interfered with the sliooting. 



-Deab Sir— In compliance with the by-laws adopted at Reading, 

 a.. , I an. 30, 1692, 1 write to inform you that it will be nece.ssary 



Harrisburg Protests the Keystones. 



HabkiSbubq, Aug. 26.— mtitor Furoit and Stream: During the 

 Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association snoot at Reading 

 Pa„ a protest was entered against the Keystone Shooting League's 

 team of sis men competing for the team chaiuDionship of the 

 State, the moment they stepped to the score. The protestant 

 claiming that two of the members of said team having already 

 shot for the trophy in the team of the Philadelphia Shooting 

 Association, and bv allowing these men to shoot again it would 

 clearly violate all established .precedent, ^nd was decidedly an- 

 tagonistic to the sentiment conveyed by the po.ssessors of the 

 trophy. While there was no clause printed in the programme 

 governing this particular point, it was deemed by the donators 

 of the trophy to be as needless to insert such a clause as it would 

 have been for the givers of the live bird and inanimate target 

 trophies to state that no man shall compete twice in the same 

 day for their respective trophies. 



For the Keystone Shooting League to claim the trophy on a 

 technicality gives the protestants a right to use the same method 

 in defending their position. By reference to nrticle 8, pase 24, of 

 the by-laws, it will be seen that no person shall be permitted to 

 contest for prizes who is not eligible according to the constitution, 

 and it shall be the duty of the clubs that are now members of tbe 

 association or may hereafter become a member, to forward to the 

 secretary a complete roster of the Iwna Me membership of then- 

 club, and immediately upon tbe election of any new member or 

 members, their names shall be forwarded to the secretary and it 

 shall he his duty to enter the same upon the State roster, and 

 any name that does not appear upon the State roster and in the 

 li.st of member.ship of his club, shall not be eligible to contest 

 for any prize or prizes offered by this association, etc., a.nd that 

 none might be ignorant of this law the secretary on Feb. 23 issued 

 and mailed to the secretary of every organization then a member 

 of the State Association the following: 



Pa. 



for you to forward to me at your earliest "c'onveniencps'aRs^^^ 

 your offlcers and bona-fide members as follows: P. O. address, 

 name of club, date of organization, name of president, vice-pref- 

 ident, secretary, treasurer, captain and a full and complete list 

 of your bona-fide members. (Signed). 



J. H. Wordbn Sec'y, P. S. S. A." 



In response to this communication I received from J. C. Shall- 

 rcoss, secretary of the Keystone Shooting League on March 33, 

 what he purported to be a full and complsfe list as per request, 

 and the same was registered upon the State's roster, and as the 

 names of Messrs. David and Tread way do not appear on the roster 

 of said Keystone Shooting League, and as late as July 10, 1 re- 

 ceived a communication from James Wolstencroft, captain of tbe 

 North End Gun Club, officially apprising me of the fact that the 

 North End Gun Club had on June 29 changed its name to that 

 of the Keystone Shooting League w'th no change of ofiicers or 

 membira, verifying the roster to July 10, 1892, which would dis- 

 qualify both men as by reference to the cjustitution. Article 4. 

 Sec. 2. page 18, reads as follows: "No shooter will be considered 

 eligible to compete for any prize offered by this association except 

 he be a member of this association, a bona-fide member of a 

 club or association that is also a member of this association, and 

 he shall have been a member of said club or association and a 

 resident of the State, one month prior to the time fixed for the 

 State shoot," which in this case was Aug. 9, the team is disqua - 

 ified beyond any question. 



It was agreed by the parties interested, namely, the Keystone 

 Shooting League, of Frankford, Philadelphia, and the Harrisburg 

 .Shooting Association, of Harrisburg, to stale the facts to the trap 

 editors of the Avieriean Field, Forest and Stricam and Stiootrnu 

 and FLshing, and abide by their majority decision. In conclusion 

 I wish to state that the protest is entered only in the very best of 

 feeling and to obtain a decision from those who undoubtedly 

 mould the opinion of hundreds of shooters, certain that such 

 decision will be based on what is best for our favorite sport, and 

 one that shall establish a precedent governing all future contests ■ 

 of like nature, not only for our own State but the shooters of the 

 United States, and a decision coming from such a source cannot 

 help but be decisive of what constitutes a bona fide club team. 

 Sfours fraternally, James H. Wordbn, Sec'y Penn. S. S. Assn. 

 ( [In regard to the eligibility of a man to shoot we decline to give 

 a decision, as that is a matter which should certainly be decided 

 by the Pennsylvania State Association. In reference, however, 

 to the matter of one man shooting on more than one team we 

 must adhere to the position we took in our article on the Reading 

 shoot, that if the rules do not prohibit a^man from shooting on 

 more than one team, he cannot be prevented from shooting on 

 any number of teams, "precedent" or "sentiment conveyed," 

 have absolutely nothing to do with the rules governing a match. 

 The printed rules, and these alone, should obtain in all cas*»s. 

 We therefore decide that, so far as this question is concerned, the 

 Keystone Shooting League is entitled to the trophy. We do not, 

 however, wish to be placed upon record as approving of allowing 

 one man to shoot on more than one team. To this practice we 

 have always been opposed. In order to prevent this, however, it 

 should be distinctly stated in the printed rules governing a con- 

 test that "no man shall shoot on more than one team." Unless 

 the rules so state a shooter mav suit 1 is own sweet will as to the 

 teams upon which he shoots.— Trap Ediior.J 



Castalian Springs Tournament. 



DtTB ANT, Miss., Aug. 24.— Lowering skies and mnrmurings of 

 thunder ushered in the big .^hooting tournament at Castalian 

 Springs to-day. The weather was decidedly unpropitious. Not- 

 withstanding dark clouds and occasional heavy showers of rain, 

 opening day was a success, and from present indication the tour- 

 nament will be a brilliant one. The priiis list is big, th« com- 

 petitors numerous, and the attendance of visitors very large. 

 Scores of people are present from all par's of the State, half a 

 dozen other States having also sent their champions. 



The tournament is being held op the grounds of the celebrated 

 Castalia Springs, by special invitation of Col. D. A. Outlaw. The 

 site chosen is a grand one. It is a couple of hunrired yards from 

 the hotel and cottages of the famous resort. On three sides hilla 

 covered with park-like groves of trees rise, sheltering the shoot- 

 ers from heavy winds. 



The little vaUey is covered with close-cut sward. A barbed 

 wire fence incloses the place of competition. Out toward the 

 front are the Iraps. Directly behind the shooting line is the 

 grand stand and the stand reserved for competitors. On the left 

 are .iulges. scorers and secretaries' tents. 



Throughout the grounds were thronged with spectators. Ladies 

 were numerous, although the weather prohibited auy display of 

 dazzling toilets. 



Promptly at 9 o'clock this morning the opening gun was fired 

 by Mr. Sam Shackleford, the general manager of thetournamfmt. 

 From that time until noon shooting continued, interrupted only 

 by occasional showers. At 2 o'clock the shooting rfcommenced, 

 and the weather being finer was uninterrupted until 7 P. M. 

 Owing to darkness the seventh match was not concluded. 



On the whole the shooting was excellent. The light in the 

 morning was dull. In the afternoon it became lighter, but never 

 too bright. Toward the close of the day there was an ideal 

 Fhooting light. Seven possibles were made. Of these five were 

 in the live pigeon match. A shoot-off was necessary, and Blount 

 succeeded in coming oft' victor, killing four straight. 



Atlantic Rod and Gun Club. 



The regular monthly shoot of rhe Atlantic Rod and (tUu Club 

 was m spiieof the rain a fair one, the birds were good fivers when 

 started at the first part of the shoot, but as soon as the sun o^me 

 nut they got up very fait and the misses became more frequent. 

 Each member shot at ten birds, club handicap, under .irodi fled 

 Hurliugham rules. For the Newton diamond badge and first 

 prize, a good race took place between C. E. Morris, R. D '/yer and 

 C. Mohrman. C. E. Morns won. Another good race took place 

 between five of the membsrs for the second prize, but on account 

 of the birds giving out the money was divided the same with th i 

 other ties. The score: 



DMonsees 1132110122— 9 P Hageman 1101112331- 9 



J Voorhees 0112121131— 9 G Furgueson, Jr. ...llllUlol2— 9 



RDwyer 1311231211-10 D Deacon 1111120111- 9 



J Gavin ...0023231112- 8 O M«yer 1111111201- 9 



CEMorriR 1111113111-10 W llarty OlliOllOOl- 0 



F Thompson 1211122121—10 C Mo'irmau 1:211131111 - .O 



M Hayden 2100110012—0 C A Svkes 2121311101- 9 



J B >rell 0012022110- (i W F S vises .21320*'. — 4 



G K'eist 1022000110- 5 R R Street 2111131310- 9 



R .1 Sulherland, ..202ni2301— 8 G Nosirand O1121010IJ0- 5 



With Shooting- Stars? 



CnicAGO, 111.. Aue. 3.'i.— That ver.'iatile and aeeomplishfid young 

 man, J\Lr. fhos. Keller, alias Tee Kay. now with the L. S. Cart- 

 ridge Co., is in Chicago on his way somewhere. Mr, Keller baa 

 been West a good ways, and says tbat Mars iiilia.blted. E, fl. 



