Jan. is, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



41 



led a handful of .iewels. chief one of which was Ballast. There were 

 fah ies at Ballast. alRo. 8oine of the fairie.s came out of the woods on 

 the Peninsula, and some came ovei- from Saixhiskv and saifi "Ach! (hi 

 liebcr." He would he pleascii to to Balla.st once. more. 



The Mihvaulcee eontmsent, under the leadership of Mr. Emil Hansen, 

 now «ant: 'Sti nihiit; hi tJn' Pai k and .nhM '-Boom di a\ ' for K'>od 

 measure. Mr. Harrj' AVaters. the possessor of a, reallv fine ami flpx- 

 ible baritone voice, of a smoothness m qnalitr winch linlu^ates: careful 

 study and education, was noTv called apon to Kins "^'o* vine- his 

 piano about him he- said he could not getthekev. H^ was offered a 

 hunch ot keys, and in despau- went over and stood bv the harp of the 

 head Dago m the orchestraaud sang- " Tis lears Since We Parted, ' at 

 H-Mch all were quiet, and he was told not to dela\- the ararae but to go 

 ftght on and sing some more. 



?Ir. L. J, .Marks responded to the chairman s call, as he always doe-s. 

 rt'ithan able and eu.iovable speech, Mr. Marks wished especially to 

 warn all the youue- men ot the Milwaukee Chib not to fall into the in- 

 sidious habit ot the eiucasro C. C. He referred to the niarrvin^ habit, 

 one of the most deadly ui its results of any possible The demon of 

 matrhnony had sballced abroad ami laid desolate what, had \ong liccn a 

 happ\. home that of the rhicaf.'o f c Viik^piactue carried on m 



ilnbrid.ted fushion, would nlin the 

 JIahn-a-wauks of MUwankee, ITp I 

 beware. The Chicns^o Chib w;is -:ti 

 it would have fallen uito au in .)ps 

 this insidious disorder. wouirl < 



Com. F. \\- Dickens, of tlip ^Uhn 

 said that, barrme ii-randpa HuTirin! 

 years ot age. he had hopes for h 

 for Mr. Ma.rks and tor all nn^n M-ith 

 gfenera! chorus of "O-z-z-/,-:'' ' Thf 

 wind throus'h the riggmg. 



The antheiu of America' was now sUug. and the visiting members 

 were I iKMi turned over to the tionimittce on termuialfacilitiHS. Ad- 

 journed at 33 midnight. 



THK EXECUTIVE MEKTING. 



At the meeting ot the ex-ecutive commit tee held during tlie afternoon 

 the^e^^t>eptebetlt Vic Com Du k -ns ot MiUv uiKee and other com- 



„ hopeful club of the 



isought aJj the 3Idwaukee men to 

 riii'thpi tlireiiteneci. and ere loHg 

 all through the fatal prevalenceoi 

 lY. Bewai'e 



auks, reijheci tor his club, and 

 Lon. who was a grandfather at 20 

 clientage. He proposed a bumper 

 '.iii>~k"is This ^^a■^ drunk, w iff] a 

 latter Indicates the sigliing of the 



nutte.enien, W. IT. 

 natl, Secretary F, B Hi 

 Cle\<hiiid p!o\\ 



were approved. Ball.as 



ri C miQlttH^ ^]^^" 



ford of Davton, Hon. A. Maxwell of Cincin- 

 iiitmgt, 11 ( Miiu Hike, and G H- Gardner of 

 The minutes and seci'etarT-treasurer's report 

 t Island. Lake Lrie. was formally chosen as the 

 ler s meet, and the date set for July 15-30, The 

 ■rt VV are ot Chicago, Geo. Mathes of 

 nport .'ind G. Care of .JacksonvUle, 

 o be a,s follows: 



Average. .^4115 

 Avera,ge, .SSS^b 

 Average. .SSSfj 

 Average. .SaS'ia 

 Average. .3338jo 

 Avera,ge. .assSj, 

 Average. .333ijo 

 Average, .331»[(, 

 Average. .8293 JO 

 Average.. 2271 f, 

 Average. ,225!^ 



, Paddling— T 

 . Paddling— Upset 

 . H U'rv-Scurrv- Itmi .iiiv 

 . Sailing an- 



..T. H' 



I. Smith ot Davf 

 aeir programme t 

 'iss I., one-lialt unit 

 u>s II., one-halt mile, record evpnt. 

 ISS 111., oiie-liall mile, record event, 

 .ndem. all " 



Rairtii 



.paddle 



one-halt nnle. 



iwim fiOyds. and paddle HtOvds. 

 ii'^M \ ind B One and one-lialf miles. 



-cond and sail thu'd. Record event, 

 t- tor all classes— Best two heats in 

 turns ot the course, or three miles. 



>aiUng tor rtard 

 three. Each heat to be t\i 

 K'ecord event for A a.nd ]?. 

 L Sailm^ to) the W C \ fropl.^ _( la^-st-*, A anu B-Best two heats 

 ui three. Each heat two tui-ns ot the course, or three miles. 

 Hecon.l event. 



10, Sailing for Longworth Cup— Class C— Best two heats in tiree. 

 Eacn neat two turns of the course, or three miles. 



11. Sailing (Man Overboard !)— Free for all classes— A ta given sig- 

 nal, crew to throw a paddle overboard to leeward, pick it up 

 and continue on coiu-se across the line. 



IS, Sailing— (Passenger Race)— Free for all classes— Thi-ee miles. 

 All races will be governed by the W. C- A. rules. 

 ^ 13, Sailing, Columbian 31elee. three mUes.— Within one hour of stait- 

 mg, sides to be chosen by the canoeists, the latter to be designa ted|by 

 the regatta committee till all available canoeists present are chosen. 

 Points to be counted by the committee at the finish and the side 

 ha.ving the greatest number of points to be declared winner. 



The Columbian Melee is sometliing new, both in name and method, 

 so far as is known in W. C. A. matters. It is the product of the fertile 

 brain of Mr. Ware. 



It was ordered by the committee that in future all the races must 

 he I'un oif by Saturday night of the first week, except the cup races, 

 which go by heats. 



The constitution was amended by adding the following clause: 

 Tumpmg a canoe to windward by rocking to and fro shall be pro- 

 hibited, and any canoeist so doing in any race shall be disqualified in 

 ^ajirace." ■ E. Hough. 



1 1 S Moneojs Strkkt, Chicago. 



The Atlantic Division Meet. 



pK Jan, 4 a meeting of the executive committee of the Atlantic 

 Division was held, at which the camp-site committee— Messrs. Bunnell, 

 Quick and Dodge— made a report recommending Great Captain's 

 IBland, ofE G'reenwicli Harbor, on the Connecticut shore of Long 

 Island Sound. Though not within the exact boundaries of the Atlantic 

 Division, the site was deemed more desmable than any to be found in 

 Atlantic Dh-isioij M'aters, and it was decided to hold the Division meet 

 there from July ] to 15, The foIlo\\dng chairmen of committees were 

 Mpointed: Regatta committee. W. P.Dodge; camp-site committee. 

 W. L. Lawrence; Transijortatioii committee. Rear Com. H. L. Quick. 

 Mr. W. S. Elliot, of the Marine and Field Ohih. who was present, 

 gffered to the Atlantic Division a ijerpetaal sailing tiYjphy to be I'aced 

 lOT at the annual meets. 



Hoboken C. C. 



_ At the annual meeting of the Hoboken 0. C held last Wednesday, 

 ihe following officers wei e elected for the ensuing year: Com., E. W. 

 ranner; Vice-Corn., G. V. Strahan; Sec, Paul C. Gottsehalck; Treas., 

 bonis Kretzmer; Capt.. Theo, Forst; Lieut., Edward Muller. The re- 

 Oprt of the various officers for the past year show that the club is in a 

 Jrosperous condition and that great preparations are being made for 

 Che coming season. 



British Canoe Association. 



Tai', annual meeting of the B. C. A., held at Liverpool, Eng., on Dec 

 -.1; y^g form of a oamp-fh-e, at whichnearly seventy canoeists were 

 riir. The Association decided on Lough Erne, Ireland, as the site 

 .m: Ely meet. The camp-fire was enlivened by songs and speeches. 

 L«j *I«ssrs. Evans, Hay ward and Paul displayed a number of lantern 



all that took part expressed themselves as well satisfied with the day's 

 pleasure they received from the kind hospitaUty of Messrs. Zettler. 



The following scores by strings will give an idea of the interest 

 shown in this, the first gallery shoot of the new year: 



M. Dorrler. Zettler R. G. 

 240 m 843 240 241 241 .340 241 241 340—2412 



H. Holges. Zettler R. C. 

 238 244 237 237 2.33 24;i 235 242 238 241-2886 



B. Walther, Zettler R. C. 

 231 232 243 838 931 239 234 229 2.3.5 2.32 -S344 



Fred C Ross, Zettler R. C. 

 ,223 233 239 2.33 232 2.34 2;t(; 233 331 2,36-2:«3 



W. Rosenliaum. Empire R. C. 

 ,234 238 239 233 232 232 233 ^ 231 2.3,5—2338 



B. Zettler. Zettler R. C. 

 228 234 335 S29 233 22G 232 243 227 244—2339 



O, G. Zettler, Zettler E. C. 

 236 234 232 325 3.34 234 333 iim 280 339-2321 



Geo. Schlicht, Miller R. C. 

 230 388 283 336 233 329 .234 231 323 339—2819 



Hem'y Zettler, Empire R. C. 

 222 234 228 330 331 337 243 338 239 332—2293 



B. Zahn, Empire R, c. 

 5/21 218 320 233 235 339 938 2S9 338 339-2272 



dhas. E. Su-d, Hudson R, C. 

 224 2I1 m 313 316 221 233 ,2,31 3.3l 240-335S 



j. Grimm, tSmiiirf R, C. 

 .325 231 226 337 32« 3iy ayv Retired. 



During the tournament there was plenty to eat and drink, and it 

 proved to be o'ne of the be.st conducted attahs of Its kind ever held in 

 New York. N<3w, that New York has st arted the ball rolling let us 

 hear from some of our other neighbors and let the doud be Ufted 

 froth the dormant state of things and revive rifle whooting as it never 

 has been before. 



Oh Monday evening, Jan. 16, the Our Owfl Clubj of Newark, N. .J., 

 ■will visit the Hudson Rifle Club, of Jer.se,y Cit.y, to participate in a 

 friendly ten-men team, and a return match will 'be shot in Newark, N. 

 J., on Feb. 16. 



The Hudson Rifle Club will soon compete with the Miller Rifle Club, 

 of Hoboken, in a series of matches, in which each club will have 

 seven-men teams. 



The match between E. Fischer (IMillei- Rifle Clubl and E. Bird 

 ( Hudson Rifle Club') for SlOO a side is off, owing to the business of Mr. 

 Fischer being so urgent that it requires all his time. This would cer- 

 tainly have been an interesting match, but the affair did not come to a 

 head. 



The GreenviUe Rifle Club received a challenge some time ago for a 

 ten men team match with Hudsons, but on account of having so many 

 other matches and their finances being very low they have concluded 

 not to accept at present. ' The Eagle. 



Denver Riflemen. 



The Denver Bflle Club held a prize shoot at their range on New 

 New Year s Day. A peculiarity of this shoot was that there was a 

 pri/.e for every marksman, nearly every large business house in Denver 

 having donated something. The weather was poor for good shooting, 

 as there was a strong wind blowing across the range. The conditions 

 were 3 shots, 200yds., ofif-hand.s, standard American target. Following 

 are the scores; 



Ed Adamson 6 9 10—25 P D Frazer 4 5 



A W Peterson 6 9 10—25 N Mclntyre 4 5 



Guy Chamberlain 6 10 9—25 W D Hoilmgshead 9 5 



John Dean 6 8 10—34 C C Dunn. . . . 3 6 



PP Lower 9 9 5—23 .J C Crater 4 5 



CKPurinton 8 5 IQ— 23 John Crater 5 5 



J C Bates 9 10 4r-23 H F Simmons 4 4 



J N Lower 8 8 6—22 Daniel Hug 1 9 



CM Wilcox r 6 9—32 J C Dressier 3 8 



HB Gilbert 9 7 6—32 Shumater 7 S 



Q fl_w F J Root - ■< 



A!! ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your Shoot to be antiounced here, 

 send in notice like the following; 



Jan. 17-18.— Hamilton (Ont.) Gun Club tournament, live bh-ds and 

 targets. 



Jan. 29.— Live bird tournament, on Erb's grounds. Bloomfleld 

 avenue, Newark, N. J. 



Feb. 14-16.— Reading Shooting Association, second spring tourna- 

 ment, at ShUlington, Pa. Two days at targets, third da!y at live birds 

 Address H. W. Matz, Three-Mile House, Shillington, Pa. 



Feb. 22. — Live bird tournament, on Erb's grounds, Newark, N. J. 



Feb, 23.— Syracuse Gun Club, "jack rabbit" tournam.ent, at Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. ■ .. 



March 10. — Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Assoelstkm'g 

 Grand American Handicap, Uve bird tournament. New Jersey (groMuds 

 to be named) ; HurUngham rules, Monaco boundary. 



May 17-18.— West Newburgh Gun Club spring totmiament, at Ne'W 

 burgh, N. Y. 



May 28-25.— Knoxville Gun Club tournament. $1,000 added to purses. 

 Also valuable merchandise prizes. 



June 12-16.— New York State Sportsmen's Association tournament,^ 

 at Rochester. H. M. Stewart, Cor. Sec'y, 412 EUwanger & Barry Build- 

 ing, Rochester, N. Y. 



Oct. 19-30,— West Newburgh Gun Club fall tournament, at Nev. burgh. 



FKlantscky 5 9 8—22 



C F HoUingshead 3 10 8—22 



G C Schoyen 



L B Sunmons 8 



Wm McGuire 4 



E F Warren., 6 



A Vincent 8 



NGPurinton 5 



F O Shaw 4 



Paul Stenck 10 



John Duff S 



A E Hamilton 6 



N H Evans 5 



HAWiUis 7 



AVni Harvej- 5 



Geo Sill 8 



John Bentelel 6 



r— 21 



7 6—21 



8 fl— 21 

 7 6—19 



6—19 



I W King 3 



E George 5 



James Dunse : 4 



A Brock 3 



A C Morehouse 1 



7—16 



7— 16 



2— 16 

 6—15 



5— 14 

 4—14 



6— 14 



4— 14 



3— 14 



1— 13 



2- 13 



5— 13 



4— 13 



5— 12 

 4—12 



8— 1 



FC Goodwin 3 8 5—11 



7 6—18 NHBeU 3 2 



9 .5—18 M Jones, 6 3 



3 5—18 Greater 4 4 



3 8—18 H Davis 2 4 



4 7-17 GH Savage 0 5 



4 8—17 R J Jones 1 5 



3 7—17 McNamara 2 



9 3—17 W E Dickenson 2 



4 4—16 W Mahouey 1 



5—16 FCSmidle 3 1 



1— 8 

 5— 7 

 1— 7 

 1— 5 



Cincinnati Rifle Association. 



CiNciNKATi. O.. Jan. 1.— The Cinckmati Rifle As.sociatiou held its reg- 

 ular practice shoot at its range to-day and made the scores as ap- 

 pended below. Conditions. 20i,i,\'ds.. off-hand, at the standard American 

 target. Owing to its being New Year's Dav and bad weather (rain, 

 hail and snow), the attendauee was very small; in fact, the smallest 

 attendance since the organization of the Association: 



f CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



I The junu-il <.hii-.t 1 1 i n ot the Oaldand C. C. was sailed in a 

 'tt oiig breeze and rough water, the winner being Francis Berrier, in 

 • it .;i;jue "Valkyrie, designed and built by liimseff. The starters -were 



I'er, Com. Morrow; Gnat, G. A. Warder: , Dr. Hackett; 



- - .'u, Arthur Smith. Zeph.^T, sailed by Mr. Oaduc, and .Aloes sailed 

 1 ■- ■-[L se, but were not m the race. 



\ oi k L. L. n ill give an amateur dramatic entertaiument at 

 ;>n Feb. ; and 9 at 8 P. M., the performance on the 

 oUow t^d by dancing. The committee in charge of 

 Bennett, ^"aux and Mowbray. Tickets wfil be 75 

 kI ,tr! for Thursday, reserved seats being obtain- 

 iTioii. The canoe club house at Bensonhurst Pier 

 med for the reception of those canoeists who live 

 ~ire to remain over night— cots and blankets pro- 

 reunion and smoker will probably be held at the 

 er the entertainment. 



luist H? 



Lr I t 

 L I e 11,- 

 1 Tipsd)^ 



*Pa.yne 9 



*Opeu sight. 





10 9 8 9 



8 8 10 



9 10—88 





7 10 10 10 



9 9 8 



7 1(3—87 



10 



9 6 10 7 



9 10 9 



5 10-85 





9 9 9 8 







9 



5 7 10 9 



3 8 10 



6 8—75 



6 



5 6 4 8 



8 8 8 



5 10—68 





9 8 10 10 



10 10 7 



7 5—85 





7 9 5 7 



6 9 10 



7 10—77 



6' 



8 5 7 8 



6 7 10 



9 8-74 





8 10 8 5 



6 6 10 



9 9-81 



9 



9 10 8 10 



6 6 9 



8 6-81 



10 



6 8 7 7 



7 6 10 



9 8-78 





9 7 7 9 



8 7 5 



8 7—76 





7 9 7 7 



4 9 7 



10 9—74 



8 



8 7 8 8 



5 4 7 



9 5-69 







8 6 8 



6 7—53 







4 4 0 



6 6-53 



Port Chester Scores. 



Port Che.ster Rifle Club. Jan. 7. — 200yds., off-hanfl, standard 

 Am.eriean target; 



J Smith .'. 7 10 7 7 9 



TBeU 6 6 9 9 5 



R Rudd 7 5 8 7 10 



F A Bachnian 5 4 7 7 7 



McQuilken 3 5 4 8 3 



T Kiernan 10 9 8 8 4 , 



B McNeiL Jr 8 5 4 8 6 . 



Goutchey 4 3 4 4 '8 , 



8 6 7 



8 9 9 



5 3 9 

 10 6 10 



6 3 4 



Championship Gallery Match for 1893. 



E greatest of gaUery ruatches took placeat 13 St. Marks place, 

 iday. Januar.v 1, for a handsome silver cup presented by Messrs 

 ettlei- Bros, for the championship of 100 shots, using the Z. Brothers' 

 Wing target. 1,4m, rings, possible 250, in strings of ten shots The 

 DUditions of the match were that each strmg of ten shots should be 

 )mpleted in fifteen minutes. No sightine- shots allowed after the 

 Bnniencement of the tournament. 



Before the shooting commenced a rehable committee composed of 

 ie foUowmg gentlemen was appointed, the decision in all cases nf this 

 iinmittee to be final. Committe. Fred Boss, Zettler Rifle Club; Chas 

 .Bird, Hudson Rifie Club: Henry Zettler. Empire Rhle Club; Geo 

 Wllicht, MUler Ritte Club. 



Precisely at 2 P. M. the riflemen began the task which was to decide 

 le; ehauipioiLship of the year. Scores were turned in at the rate of 



fme in sixty nuuutes and it was mdeed very interesting and exciting 

 Dorrler took the lead, ^ hieh he maintained thi-6ughout the match, 

 gtaug the remarkable average of 241 1-5. with 99 bullseyes out a pos- 

 WeiOO. Mr.-Dorrlier fhd exoee.iingly flne.work, as the range is one 

 Itfie most difficult to shoot on, measuring ^7ft. 6in 

 Jb was i o'clock pa Jaa. 8 before the last BoJres w^e completed, aad 



R. McNbil, .Jr., Secretarj*. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Beipemaj*-, N. J,. Jan. 7,— The opening of the winter .shoot of the 

 Beideman Rifle Club was held on .Jan. 7, some of the bovs were a little 

 "rusty ' owingto lack of practice. ConcUtions; ISvds.. strictlv off-hand 

 open sights, i^iiin. biUl, i4in, ring target, 10 shots, possible ,2.50. with the 

 following residts; A. J. Yergey 246, E. L. Gardiner 34.5. J. L. AVood 245 

 J. B. Fontaine, .Jr.. 241, W. Bradbury 241, W. Gilbert 2m 



Ooiiriition';' !L^^\'rls s:t,Hi'tK- r»fF-littnrl o-lr 



Walt Gilbert, Sec'y. 



Death of Major Frost. 



Major jAJiEii P. Frost, the well-known rifleman, who captained the 

 ABiepiean ie^m at AA' imbledon. died in Boston last Friday, Jan. 6. 



Sanders Again Defeats the "Old One." 



Alba>t. N. Y.. Jan. 6.— The fourth match between Sanders and the 

 •'Old One"' took place on the .grounds of the West End Gun Club on 

 jMonday and. as usual. Sanders was the winner. Among those who 

 wdtnessed the shoot were ex-President AV. J. Reinick, O A Al!ll.^r 

 Lon Leon. AVm. Cargill, Thos. Francis. J. C. Me.yer, H. H. Yaleniine' 

 H. K. .\dams, H. R. Sweney, .Jas. Barle and H. R. Sanders. Each 

 man shot at 100 targets. The scores; 



Sanders Illllllllil01imillininillllllllllllll01111llii_48 



11111011111111110101110001111110011111111101111011-40-88 

 "The Old One'^OlllOlllOlllllllllllOlllllOllOOlinilUllOllOlllll— 42^ 



iiiniooiiiiiiotionioiiiiiinoiiiioiiionnooiiii— 40— S3 



Before the party dispersed another match was arranged for yester- 

 day aftemooii, but as Saucers failed to appear it will be shot at sortie 

 Other time. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



•'Dutchy'" Smith was severely handicapped at the Newark-Parkway 

 shoot. For the first time in his shooting career he shot with a 12-bore 

 gun, having at last become civilized aud discarded his lO-bore, 9>^- 

 potinder for a 12-bore L. C, Smith weighing 7Ibs. lloz. The difiference 

 m \veight caused the handicap. But he is in love with the new gun 

 and vows that he wil! never again stray back to a 10-bore. 



A jolly party of Jersey and New A'oi'k sportsmen will leave AVeehaw- 

 keii on Sunday night via the AVest Shore Railroad ea route to the'Hfe' 

 tournament at Hamilton, Ont. Comprised in the party wiU be Jack 

 Parker, of Detroit, Mich.; "Tee Kay" Keller, of Plainfleld; Phil. Daly 

 Jr., of Long Branch, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton F. Lindsley, of Hoboken' 

 "Uncle Jake" Pentz was happy on the day of the Newark— Parkway 

 shoot, and he tried to make everybody feel the same way. 



Tlie Essex Gun Club, of Newark, will hold its initial »hoot for 1898 at 

 Al. Heritage's Marion grounds on Thursday, Jan. 19. The fun will 

 begin at 10 A. M. and the occasion will assume the form of a club re- 

 union. \l. Heritage says his chowder pot is larger than ever, and that 

 he does not propose to let the supply became exhau.sted until the last 

 map has left the ground. A featime of the day will be a team shoot by 

 club members. .Admission ^vill be only by invitation. 

 There will be a live-bird shoot at Aunandale, N. J., to-day. 

 A match at 25 live pigeons, 31yds. rise, for $25 a side, took place at 

 Harrison, Is. J., on Jan. 2, between Oscar Sandford, of the Harrison 

 Gun Club, and Abram Cottrell. of the North Kearney Gun Club. The 

 score: 



CottreU. . . . , llOlOllllllllllllllOllOll— al 



Sandford , . „ 1101100111111111110011111—30 



Louis Hoch and Martin Raub, botli of Newark, shot a match at IS' 

 birds each, for $25 a side, on Jan. 4, with the following result: 



Hoch 100111001110111—10 Raub IIOIIIOIOIIIOU— It 



The New Jersey Shootirig Club had a light attendance at its weekly 

 shoot at Claremont, Jan. 7. In the first event, a walking match at 89 

 singles, W. J. Simpson broke 21, Gus GreifE 20. and W. Morris 16. No. 

 2 was at 25 singles, rapid-firing system in which Simpson broke 22. 

 Greifl: 21, Richard W. Schaeflfer 19, and Morris 16. No. 3, 20 targets 

 each: Simpson 18, Greiff 16, Morris 12. Match between SeliaefEer and 

 fMmpson at 50 targets each: Simpson 44, Schaeffer 43. Match be- 

 tween Simpson and Greiff, at 25 targets each: Simpson 22, Greiff 21. 

 An all-day shoot at live pigeons will be held on Erb's Newark grounds 

 6—11 Tbe programme will be 6 five birds, $5 entry: 



1—10 JO .f'lrds. $10 entry; 15 bh-ds, $15 entry, and a $2 miss-aud-out, with the 

 3—10 privilege of a re-entry fOr a miss on the first round. Modified Hur- 

 3— 9 o?^P^°\ ^'"J'^s ^^i^ govern. Twelve-bores, 38yds. rise, and lO-bores, 

 9 -J^ Event No. 1 there wiU be no more than three moneys. In 



Lvents Nos. 2 and 3, ten. or more entries four moneys. In Event No 4 

 one money. Shooting tb begin at 10:.30 A. M. 



.i,^--' S""""^ inadvertanee we announced last week that $21 would be 

 the entrance tee to the 21-bu-d match to be shot at the Hamilton (Ont ) 

 Gun Club s tournament on Jan 17. AVill trap shooters please note 

 thatdihe entrance fee is only SIO and that the entry list wiU close at 

 the Brunswick Hotel, Hamilton, on Monday, Jan. 16. Shooting will 

 commence at 10 A. M. each day. The committee m charge of the 

 tournament comprises Col. Thos. Axworthy, Jas. Crooks, E. B. AVin- 

 gate, J. Hamilton, E. V. Spence. John Stroud', H. Maxey, John Smyth 

 and F. Kaiser. J. E. Overholt is president and A. Smyth secretary- 

 treasurer of the club. ■' 



Send along youi' Ust of club elections aud don't forgetthesetsretary's 

 address. 



In the Uve bird shoots at Hamilton J. A. R, Elliott. J. L. Brewer E 

 D. Fulford Dr. Carver and C. AV. Budd will be handicapped 5yd.s. each • 

 Abt? and George Klemman, F. P. Class. Frank Parmlee ami John L 

 Wmston 2yds. each. 



Now that the hoUdays are past we look for a deluge of tournament 

 tixtpres tor the late winter aud spring. And clubs cannot claim their 

 dates^any too soon. The early bird catches the worm, aud the club 

 which first clauus a date wiU get first consideration from the shooters. 



On the day of the Wliite-Duer match at Burnside, 111., A. L. Bennett 

 of Kansas City and A. Harris of Bunker Hill. Bl., shot at ten Uve bu'ds 

 each for $15 a side, Bennett kilUng straight and Harris gettmg 6. 

 The O. K. Gun Club, of Kansas City, held its first shoot of the season 

 there being a baker's dozen of entries in the medal contest 

 at 10 birds per man. The club offers two medals for the year, one to 

 be competed for by those who averaged 70 per cent, or better during 

 ing 1893, and the other open for those who averaged under 70 per cent 

 Mize, Bennett. Maegley and Everingham tied for the Class A medal 

 and on the shoot-off Mize won by killing 35 birds straight, Bennett 

 dropping out on his twenty-fifth bird. The Class B medal went to .1 

 H. Thomson. The scores: 

 T, ^ , . Class A. 



R p Mize 3331313323—10 J B BurreU 3333233032—9 



ALBemiett 1111111831-10 O CogsweU 3101122111-9 



P Maegley . . . 1111321332-10 J A R'EUiott 1211322200-8 



AV K Everingham... .1112213122-10 -^-Ji-a 

 T. T c. , Class B. 



F J Smith 2100133332-8 JH Thomson 0011001331—6 



L Beiderniau 3220201212—8 J J Thomson. 1020010102—5 



E Hickman 1211022000—6 Dan Quinn 0000001032-3 



Attention is called to the foUowing motion passed at a recent meet- 

 ing ot the American Manufacturers' Association : - ' Resolved, That thi=! 

 association offer, through the press. .#50 for the best system of handi- 

 capping for trap shooting tournaments; that this association appoint 

 a comimttee to consider all [plansl submitted, and the one considered 

 to be tlie best to be adopted by the association, and the party who 

 ^« v?^^ '''"1"'' the prize money." Communications m re- 



gai d to the above can be sent to the trap editor of Forest 4Kd Sthkam 

 or G. Henry Sqim-es, secretary of the Association , ' 



W^e have received from i:he United States Cartridge Company copies 

 ot very neatly prmted books containing rules of the Americaii Shoot 

 mg Association, revised by 0. W. Dimick, on Jan. 1 ISol Copies wlU 

 be sent by tins oflice on receipt of stamp for return postage 

 Tw '^''PVI" °^ *?00 ha.s been placed in the hands of Von Lengerke & 

 pet mold tor match between two New York amateurs and MesSs Ful 

 foreland ElUott, the match, h: the latter acceiS to be at IM bM^^^ 

 man, and to be shot on the grounds of the Larchmont Yacht Club! 



A. H. King and Dr. Krunkel. of Pittsburgh, will shoot a match at 

 live pigeons on Jan. 16. On the same day there wiU be a tiam m^ftcb 

 between the Pittsburg and Herron Hill gua clubs. ^ 



hJi?°,^^i^''T^^"®'V?'''^?,\''\<^s ^-iiaU day shoot at Uve pigeons to be 

 .Jam 31. Gun.Club grounds at Springfield, N. J , on TMesday 



The return match between the Excelsior Gun Club of Pearl River 



Place tt R uthe^-?nrf ^^T^^ ^^'ioC^"^"* Eutheiiord, N. L, ^11 take 

 Fla^k I 'l"^?"^ January 19. There wiU be open sweeostake 

 corr?Sf f."*^."?"' ^e^i^iiig at 11.30 A. M. and aU shooters arl gfven a 

 shootfrs ^® P^*' ^ ^"^^ ^^^^^ ^'^ se'-^ed frel to all 

 A shoot at 10 live birds, one trap. Old Long Island rules 21 yds risp 

 fS^ali''fp,W tI^' f ^^^f 1 ^^'r^ S20 tookllace at Sin4^&- Got?!- 

 AJiartm lliiooiill— 8 J Rogers. - tinoinftnia_A 



J BjTnes 1000101001-4 T Rofers. r.-.soooloiSiia 



Samuel Castle of Newark and Jean Pier of Pine Brook are matched 

 to shoot at the PuielBrook Hotel on Tuesday. Jan, ir mawnea 



8 6—75 

 7 6—74 



5 8-67 



6 4—66 

 4 4—42 

 .. ..—39 

 .. ,.—26 



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