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event No. 3 was also at 10 birds, $5 entry. In the club shoot 

 Smith and Collins tied for first money, and decided to shoot off 

 for the same, when Smith won the cash. In No. 3, Smith and 

 HoUis tied for first and shot oflE, mlsa-and-out. Smith being the 

 victoi-. The scores follow: 



No. 1. Tie. No. 2. Tie. 



Smith 1121321203-9 11 3112131311-10 132113 



Breintnall 12211 00133-8 



Collins 2123120ilI-9 10 0032121111- 8 



HoUis 2111120110-8 1111211111-10 221110 



The next events were miss-and-outs, §1 entry each. In the flr*t 

 Collins missed his bird then re-entered, finally tieing with Hollis 

 and dividing the pot. Thp scores: 



No. 3. Nn. 4 No. 3. No. 4. 



Smith 1110 21111211311211122 HoUis 1321 12212111211121210 



Collins.... 0 1^111120 *Collln8...1312 



♦Re-entry. 



Hollis's face assumed a curiously disgusted look when he lost 

 his seventeenth bird in the final event, the bird being an incomer 

 and lar easier than any other at which he had shot. 



C. H. TOWNSEND. 



East Side Bod and Gun Club. 



Stamford, Conn., Monday evening, Deo. 5.— The organization 

 of the Bast Side Rod and G-ua Club of Stamford was completed 

 bv the adoption of a constitution and election of the following 

 officers: President, Walter M. Smith; vice-president, Col. W. H. 

 Tallmadge; feasurer, Harry Bell; secretary, John R. Rimsey: 

 directors (in addition to oflSeers), A. W. Sibley. Nathan Olmstead, 

 Chas E. Thompson. The club is an outcome of the movement of 

 the XIII. Club and of the old "Weed Club." It has leased a couple 

 of acres of land at the head of .1 agger's Creek, and has already a 

 pmall house and horse sheds erected. Most of the members own 

 boats of some sort, from the sloop yacht Pocahontas to a skifiE, 

 and all are devoted to the sport of .shooting and fishing. It is ex- 

 pected that upon the broad stretches of Salt Meadow, lying be- 

 tween the creek and the new Shippan Boulevard there is to be a 

 half-mile trotting track constructed, and thus bring the vast 

 speeding ground for trotters Into direct association with the 

 hunting and fishing sports of the club. .Jagger's Creek, where 

 the club's field and shore headquarters are established, is a Little 

 lagoon that sets in from Long Island Sound at the angle made by 

 the east line of Shippan Point and tbe general line of the coast. 

 It is convenient to the vast fishing ground in our waters. 



It la a curious fact, but there is good historical warrant for the 

 statement that the obscure and little known geographical feature 

 of the town known as .Jagger's Creek is probably the only spot 

 which has carried down from the earliest settlement of the town 

 the name of one of the original proprietors, who came to Stam- 

 ford from Wethersfield in 1641. The club has many "mighty 

 Nimrods"upon its roll of members, as well as those "who go 

 down to the sea in ships," and bring back the deni^^ens of the 

 deep. It is a fundamental principle of the club that each mem- 

 ber must be an expert with a catboat, a rod and reel, an eel spear, 

 a rake, clam fork and a gun. and further, as a condition prece- 

 dent to continued membership in good standing, he must be 

 equally expert in cooking and serving to his co-members the pro- 

 ducts of his skill with the various implements of warfare men- 

 tioned above. On the list of members may be fo-md the names of 

 PX-Com. Jas. D. Smith, N. Y. Y. C, Waltpr M. Smith, Col. W. H. 

 Tallmadge. J. Woolsey Selleck, Edgar Johnson, Seth G. Fessen- 

 den, Capt. Lyman Morrell, Capt. Chas. E. Hobble, Nathan Olm- 

 stead, and other gentlemen well known here and in New York. 

 The membership limit is thirty-five and is already full, with one 

 or two on "waiting list." 



The McWhorter-King Match. 



PrrTSBtTRGH, Pa., Dec. 4.— Following is the score of a live pigeon 

 match shot Thankpgiving Day between Mr. E. H. McWhorter 

 and Mr. W. S. King on the Herron Hill Gun Club grounds for 

 $100 a side and the expenses, at 50 live pigeons each, American 

 Shooting Association single live bird rules to govern, with Mr. C. 

 M. Hostetter (Old Hose) as the referee. Mr. A. H. King, Jr., was 

 stakeholder and Mr. F. E. Davison scorer. The birds were the 

 best that were ever seen trapped in a singlehanded match around 

 Pittsburgh. It was a cold day. with a very strong wind that blew 

 away from the traps, which may account for a few of the tower- 

 mg twisters that were shot at by both shooters and hit hard with 

 both barrels, still you would hear the referee call out when the 

 bird passed the flags "lost bird." Mr. King was first to the score, 

 and he killed his first bird in great style with the first barrel; his 

 sixth bird was a bluerook, sure. With the first barrel it dropped 

 among the traps, killed to the eye, but when his gatherer started 

 to gaiher it, it flew out of the boundary and was scored dead out 

 of bounds. His twenty-sixth bird was challenged killed on the 

 ground. The referee called "no bird," and he was ordered to 

 shoot at another bird, which he hit hard with both barrels and it 

 lived to just get outside of the flags, and was scored dead out of 

 bounds. McWhorter's first bird was hard hit with both barrels, 

 and it fell dead out of bounds: also his twentieth bird was hard 

 hit with both barrels, and it dropped about 1ft. from one of the 

 boundary flags. Very few pigeons got away without being hit. 

 Mr. E. E. Shaner's setter dog was to do the retrieving of the birds 

 m Che match, but when he was tried before the match he wanted 

 to play with the birds, so the shooters each appointed a gatherer. 

 There IS some talk of another match in the near future between 

 the same gentlemen. The boundary flags are not in it with Mc- 

 Whorter's great and only second barrel: 



Trap score type— Copyright, isss, by Forest and Stream, Publiahing Co. 



t T-^ 1 1 \<- T ^ T <- 1 1 <— i T 

 McWhorter. ..o 212202200o0l321233o22 32 2—18 



3ol31222322320o312330131 O-20-38 



King . 



..Illlool20o3ol]301ol311ol 1—17 

 o0113233ll3121301oo21210 1-19-36 



Live Bird Shoot at Pattenburg. 



It was announced that a live bird tournament would be held at 

 Paitenburg, N. J., on Nov. 29 and 30, but for sompi reason or other 

 the shoot did not draw a large list of entries. The birds were a 

 good lot and those who were on hand had great sport. Among the 

 con' estants were mine host Billy Apgar, of Apgar's Hotel, French- 

 town; H. P. Millburn, of Newton, and Jacob Mason. Tbe events 



on the first day were at 4 birds, 

 scores follow in detail: 



No. L 



AS Care 1111-4 



W C Apgar 2111—4 



H P Millburn 1121—4 



C Moore 21in-3 



J Dilts 3120—3 



' entry, two moneys, and the 



The Garfield Diamond. 



Chicago, Dec. 10.— The second contest for the diamond at 20 

 live birds each man in the Garfield Gun Club took place to-day. 

 Our new king trsps were used and are a pronounced aid in mak- 

 ing birds fast and shooting good. "Cop" won the diamond for the 

 second time, on a score of 19 out of 30. The day was cold with a 

 strong northwest wind, and the birds fast and strong. "Am 

 Field" and Antoine each shot at 40 birds, they not having been 

 present at the first cont.pst; 



''Cop" .... 20323211211212222222-19 Brown . . . .30302221021023200000-11 



Hicks . . ..23111022133102<!11000-1.5 Raird 02333122210031 22 1 201-W 



Eseman . . 21123311012022102023-16 Paterson..! 02301311 i:J2()2232010-15 

 L'terb'ch.ll2221023ei212010232-17 Antoine... 2120011100110003101 "-11 

 O'Brien. . .11212232201212121110-18 " AmF'ld''2112yl0111023112023i-16 

 Flemmi'g 20220201013122100101-13 Young.. .22222102312122102213-18 



0;Nell 12320230022132330133-16 Campbell.l3011200l33ni2C2022]Pl5 



WPalm'r.222211O13H020320312-16 Anto ine. . 2111102111021^12212-17 

 S PaJmer.01322201210p01112122-15 "Am F'ld''21lVoTO1101U0200^^^^ 

 " Cop " wins the diamond for the second time. 



The Riverview Gun Club. 



ci,^*fr^°.^^J N. Y. Dec..6-The Riverview Gun Club held a 

 shoot here to-day at tiTirrV.,,.^ t„..r.„f„ ^„ „ ^ 



ABBriggs... 1001110010- 5 E D Trull 1111111101-9 



g S Rerce 1111111111-10 F Appleton. /.V. . : 010 111011- 7 



E V Hartley . .1101111011- S Z R Jacoby ailioiioii- 8 



2 3 4 s 

 A B Briggs.. 1111110111-9 llOllllUl-9 llln-5 njoi-i nm-n 

 DS Pierce... 0111011011-7 1110O1O10O-5 linOo-3 11111-5 Olir-4 

 EV Hartley..ll011110 1-8 011llll011-,8 OllW-3 01011-3 luii-t 

 EDT1U1I....11111111P0-8 limollOO-7 11110-1 10111-4 iioo}_3 

 J wuiyer iiim_i 



No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. 



1213-4 1002-2 1111-4 1112 -4 

 1111—4 im-4 1111-4 1012-3 

 3112 -4 1011-3 0101-2 1221-4 

 2120-3 1111—4 1112-4 1210-3 

 0120—2 1111—4 1011—3 2231—4 

 The Second Dmfs Shoot. 

 The attendance of the second day was somewhat better than on 

 the first, several local men joining the ranks. There were seven 

 events shot, the first six being at 4 birds, $3 entry, 2 moneys; No. 

 7. at 9 birds, $9 entry. In No. 1 Case and Holges won first money 

 by shooting out Gano. Case and Holges also won first money in 

 No. 3 by out-shooting Stryker. In No. 7 all tied and shot off, at 3 

 birds each Apgar getting first, Stryker and Millburn second. The 

 scores: 



'^o- 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. No. 7. Ties. 



J Mason 1032-3 2111-4 0iO2-2 1111-4 1111-4 



A S Case 3131-4 1121-4 1111-4 3001-3 0011-2 3332-4 101311121-8 113 



HPMlllburn.llU-t 2101-3 1210-3 1120-3 2333-4 0101-2 331121303-8 033 



'Ip Stryker 2220-3 2112-4 1111-4 1000-1 OlOfl-1 331220331-8 032 



Wm Holges.. 1231-4 0011-3 2121-4 0233-3 1002-3 3021-3 



Theo Pierfion. 0100-1 1202-3 0100-1 3100-2.,.. 



B Gano 2-^12-4 0112-3 



W C Apgar... 3101-3 2133-1 1111-4 Isiiligoi-S 22i 



J Scyper mO-S 



G Schenek.... 2232-4 



Unknown Gun Club. 



The attendance of the members of the Unknown Gun Club at 

 Dexier Park on Thursday, Dec. 8, was a good one. Twenty-three 

 competed at seven birds each, club handicap, for the annual 

 prizes. Several tier! with straight scores, but on accaunt of dark- 

 ness the shooting off was postpoupd until the next shoot. It is a 

 close race between Ike Hyde, E. Vroome and H. Knebel, Sr., for 

 the prizes: 



E Vroome 1110211-6 W Emken 1210001-4 



J S impson 0011111—5 A B Merrihew 3121111-7 



J Hyde 2123118-7 C Detlefsen 1011111-6 



J Bohling 2311121-7 C Plate 1311111-7 



J Akhurst 0112101-5 G Pfohlman 1112112-7 



H Knebel 3111111-7 J Vagts 1001111-5 



M Chichester 1111110—6 H Boemerman 1011001—4 



J Rankin lOLOlOO-3 Dr Little 1010111-5 



R Rithbone 1110010-4 D Snipe 0111131-6 



J B illand 1101111-6 B Lohman 1110311-6 



J l*;ivnn 1121121-7 .1 Diederich 0111111-6 



H Kolb 1010101 -4 



Anent the Handicap System. 



Ltnch, Dec. 10.— Editor Forest and Stream: I have been very 

 much interested in tbe articles pubUshed in your journal con- 

 cerning the best method to protect the amateur against the pro- 

 tessional dropper for place, and can't see how any of the ideas 

 suggested will meet the needs of the hour and vet draw a crowd 

 as the new one of so much for each targ«t broken is about the 

 least liable to draw of any yet suggested. Were we to give a shooter 

 M cents tor each target broken and charge him 10 cents for each 

 "'F® ^® *° break 15 straight he would get his 

 $1.50 back and $1.50 additional. Now, from f 1.50 take off 45 cents 

 tor shells, which would leave him just $1.05 on a straight, and 10 

 shoots a day would be only J10.50 for hotel, railroad, etc, and as 

 no shooter can average over about 85 per cent., expert rules, upon 

 which all handicaps will probably be based, it will soon break up 

 target shooting to adopt such a system, and again, we know added 

 money is what draws them. How can such a system be figured out 

 on added money? s uui, 



Now, it is well known that all shooters are more or less gamblers 

 and willing to risk their cash with a reasonable show to win. I 

 ^^u°?- ■ 'liat there be a handicap based upon the respective 



abilities 9f each shooter participating, and that the moneys be 

 divided into three purses— 50, 30 and 20 per cent.— and when all 

 h:iye shot out their score, the referee toss up a dollar, and if it 

 tails heads the three best scores take the three moneys and if the 

 dollar falls tails the moneys be divided according to class shoot- 

 iHg, as under this method no man could afford to take the chance 

 of a drop, as the dollar might fail to respond to his wishes and 

 leave him out in the cold. It is useless to try and devise a method 

 that will make a winner of any one class and yet draw a good 

 crowd, and no one will attend tournaments when he knows he 

 nas no cliance to wm, no matter how well he shoots; and what we 

 need is a system that will enable the winner to make a few dollars 

 when all wiU be striving for that end and take the chances of 



A ^^''ertain element which attends all sport- luck. 



As shoots are now conducted too many targets are used, and the 

 manager gets all of the shooter's cash, and my opinion is that all 

 shoots should be at 10 targets. Then flip the dollar and shoot off 

 the ties, allowing of no division. My idea is the shorter the race 

 the better chance the amateur has for a purse. I also think the 

 sliding handicap a farce, and that the dealer should handicap 

 every shooter according to his past scores, and make all unknown 

 shots shoot at the extreme handicap until their abilities are 

 known, when they shotild be rated, and don't think anv men 

 should be allowed to shoot known trap and angles, as such fledge- 

 lings can cut no important figure anyway and should not be 

 considered. w. T. Mixchell. 



Favors "Crutty's" System. 



Ever since the organization of the State Association I have 

 followed the State shoots, read the Forest ajjd Stream, watched 

 with interest the different plans adopted and tried at the traps, 

 both at live birds and inanimate targets, and I am frank to con- 

 fess that I sincerely believe that my friend Cruttenden has struck 

 the keynote of re-form in that line in the good old days of wild 

 live bircis when I used to meet such men as Hudson, Hoage, 

 Mayo, Uncle Ben Catchpole, and contest with them for an honest 

 position. Even then the spirit of "You scratch my back and I'U 

 scratch yours," would crop out. But alas, where is the poor ama- 

 teur s chance to-day in a race with the big salaried professionals, 

 WHO make trap shooting a business and are under no obligation 

 to any one except themselves and the friends they represent? I 

 am of the opinion that there must be something done and that 

 speedily to restore the confidence of the weak and heretofore 

 bartly bled ordinary shooter, or the annual State meet will be 

 lightly attended; let us try Cruttenden's plan at once. It ia cer- 

 tainly worthy of a trial. Dan 



Sweepstake Shoot. 



A three handed match shoot took place at Woodlawn Park, on 

 Thursday, Dec. 8th. The entrance fee was $10 a side the lowest 

 to pav tor the birds. John Schlieman and R. Hyde killed 31 each 

 out of2o. J. Siegman being the loser with 16. Anotiher sweep- 

 stake was shot off at ten birds, and the stakes were divided. The 

 scores : 



J Schlieman 11M21103102311031330131— 31 



R Hyde 2030212023113212202231311—31 



J S legman 31300201112O113032110 .111— 19 



No. 3, $a entry, 10 birds, 25 yards. 



J Schlieman 1331202103-8 L Behman '. . .'. . 2020122012—7 



R.t?yde 0102301222-7 J Shevlin 3U00131H-8 



J Siegman 1003012210-9 J Cottier 3201231201—8 



W Gil man 2112012201-8 



New Utrecht Rod and Gun Club. 



The dull heavy weather of Saturday, Deo. 10, prevented a large 

 attendance ot the members of the New Utrecht Rod and Gun 

 Club at Woodlawn Park, L. I., for the monthly shoot for the live 

 bird trophy. P. Hpgeman was the winupr with a straight score 

 of ten. Sweepstake shoots followed until darkness stopped the 

 sport. The scores; 



W F Sykes 0102032000- 4 H W Blatflnacher. 0030322110- 6 



D Bennett 1201111122- 9 C \ Sykes 1312003111- 8 



ftNostrand 1110121311-9 JVP^Sbields 0113111211-9 



Sw1S".-.V.-.V,-.VJigfi?K ^'"'"''''^ 1113032021- 8 



First sweepstake: W. F. Sykes 3, G. Nostrand 4, P. Hegeman 5. 



Second sweepstake: G. Nostrand 5. P. Hegeman 2, 0. Wingert 5, 

 J. V. P. Shields 4, G. Cropsey 4, Dr. Van Zlle 3. 



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