Jan. 36, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



8B 



Dorrler's Fine Gallery Work. 



Fob a number of years M. Dorrler, the well-kno-n n expert of the 

 Zettler Rifle Club, of New York, has sustained the reputation of being 

 the finest gallerv shot in the country. Three years ago, in a iOO-shot 

 match, on the TMt. ranges of the Our Own Club, in Newark, he made 

 a wGrli's record of 2,447 points on the Werman a4m.l ring target. 

 This record has never been equalled. On Dec. 29. 1892, in a 50-shot 

 match, on Zettler Brothers" ranges. .919 Bowery, with such an expert 

 and nervy opponent as Bernard Walther. Mr. Dorrler again estab- 

 lished Ms' claim to tJie title of champion gallery shot by scoring 1.235 



New York Revolver and Pistol Club. 



New York. Jan. 15.— The following scores were made by the mem- 

 bers of the New York Revolver and Pistol Club at their regular weekly 

 practice shoot Jan. 14, at their headquarters, No. 12 St. Marks place, 

 10 shots on standard American target, distance 20.yds., S. & W. re- 

 volver; 



^ EWalz, .38 80 



F Kecking, .38 73 



B Walther. .44 

 H Oehl, .44 



G E Jantzer.'.44.".; ; '. 82 F G AllenT .38 (Colts') 72 



G L Hoffman, .m 80 F. Heckinc., Sec. 



■Jan. 33. — ^Record scores made on the 21st; 



H Oehl 92 C B Bishop S3 F Becking 79 



GEJantzer Sb G L Hoffman 83 EWalz 83 



The chib will have a gallery prisie sh(K)t open to all at their head- 

 quarters,, 219 Broadway, Jan. 28. 29 and 30. .\ny ..22ea,l. rifle, 35-ring 



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250 

 24-9 



DORRLER'S RECORD SCORE. 



out of the possible 1,250 points, a record that is likely to stand for 

 many days. 



We publish herewith fuU-sine fac-similes of IVEr, Dorrler's targets, 

 which score respectively 243, 246. 247, 249 and 250. On Jan, 1. 1893, m 

 a 100-shot match, on the 100ft. ranges at 12 St. Marks place, Mr. Dorr- 

 ler won the championship of New York with a total of 2.412 out of a 

 possible 2,500 points. His targets showed, in order, 240, 245. 243. 240, 

 241, 240, 241 .241 and 241. 



In both t]ie above record-breaking feats Mr. Dorrler used a .22eal. 

 Ballard rifle, with peep and globe sights, 28in. barrel, weight 91bs. 6oz., 

 trigger pultaibs., and used the United States Cartridge Company's 

 new .22-short ammunition. 



Port Chester. 



Port Chestjsk Rifle Club, Saturday, Jan, 21.— 200vds., off-hand, 

 standard American target: 



A^Horn. 56 7 89658 10 9—73 



G9 10 677 10 97 10—81—154 

 TH Bell 9 8 7 9 8 8 5 10 r 9-80 



5 7 10 9 4 5 6 9 9 7—71—151 

 K Rudd 9 6 5 8 9 8 7 7 5 7—71 



8 10 8 4 9 7 9 5 7 6-73—144 

 K Dunham 6 6 5 8 4 5 9 5 8 10—64 



7 8 9 6 7 6 8 4 7 10-72-1.36 

 FABachnian 4 2 3 8 3 2 6 8 5 R— 49 



9 7 7 8 6 5 5 10 5 13—68—117 

 T Kiernan 7 5 4 8 10 5 7 5 3 5—59 



6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6— .56— 115 

 K. M.-Neil, Jr .7 5 7 5 5 5 4 3 6 7—54 



7 4 4 6 3 5 7 4 9 7—56—110 

 H Sherman 3 a 5 5 5 2 4 3 4 5—41 



57553 5 557 6—53— 94 

 E. McNeil, Jr., Secretary 



target, tickets 50 cents for tliree shots, tickets unlimited but only one 

 prize obtainable by one shooter, best two tickets to count. Ruig tar- 

 get, 15 prizes, $25 to $1. Bullseye target, open to all comers, three 

 shots 50 cents, 4in. bidlseye. entries unlimited. For the best center 

 shots by measurement, 10 prizes, $10to$l. Shooting will commence 

 each day at 1 o'clock P. M. and close at 12 o'clock P. M. Intermission 

 from 6 to 7 P. M. Ring target will close Monday evening at 11 o'clock. 

 Bullseye target will close Monday evening at 10 o'clock. Gus. NoWjUC, 

 Sec. B. Walther, Pres. 



The Mugs Rifle 

 Jan. 16: 



Rebhan 



Mahlen brock. . 



Steuber 



Hoir 



Reynolds 



(;raf 



Stadei-man 



Middleton 



Heidort 



PflfEonborger., 



S3rracuse Rifle Club. 



Syracdsk, Jan. 18.— The following are scores of members of the Syr- 

 acuse Rifle Club at Maple Bay to-da.y. distance 200yds., standard Amer- 

 ican target Rest: 



*Frazer..-: ....12 13 11 12 12 11 12 4 11 12—109 



*Le.ighton 11 11 10 9 12 9 11 10 12 9—104 



11 9 12 8 9 12 9 11 9 12—103 



12 12 12 8 9 9 11 8 12 8—101 



- Double rest and telescope. 



Off-Hand. 



Seel>- 10 10 5 10 10 



6 9 9 8 7 



Bird 



Hansen 



Mat/ 



Braun 



Buch 



Smith 



Boddey 



Ingram 



Me3'er 



Stevens 



Mugs vs. Chumps. 



Club vs. the Chumps Rifle CHib. distanee 25yds. 



Mugs Rifle Club. 



25 2-1 24 23 23 23 2;-! 23 22 K - 227 



2 1 24 24 21 23 -,'2 22 22 20 -JO-W.t 



25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 23— .242 



25 24 24 22 22 21 21 21 21 20—221 



25 25 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21—22; 



24 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 31 17 -215 



23 23 23 23 21 20 20 19 18 1.5-215 



25 23 23 83 22 22 22 21 19 18 -21H 



25 25 ,24 23 23 22 22 21 19 19-223 



25 2] 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 1.5—203 - 2316 



( •humi:>s Ride Club. 



25 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 21 21-2;:i0 



25 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 18—223 



25 35 25 25 25 24 23 23 ,23 22—240 



25 25 24 2+ 24 33 ,32 31 20 19—226 



25 25 33 33 33 33 33 31 31 30—237 



25 35 35 33 33 33 33 33 33 23—234 



25 25 25 24 24 ,33 32 23 21 21—232 



25 25 25 25 21 3.j 33 33 32 21 -2;W 



25 24 24 2;^ 22 21 31 20 18 17-215 



24 20 20 17 16 15 15 0 0 0—127- -2190 



8 7 10 

 8 8 8 

 .695 

 7 5 9 

 4 8 4 



Lathrop , . , 8 6 



Robotham 5 



7 7 9 8 

 7 9 ■ 8 10 



6 10 9 5 

 5 9 9 9 



7 5 9 9 



8 8 7 8 



8— 84 



9— 82 



7— 81 



8— 79 



9— 70 

 5— 67 



6 10 4 6— 60 

 8 5 10 5— 60 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



Nkw Yokk:. Jan. 20.— The members of theZettter Rifle Club held their 

 I regular weekly shoot at their headquarters, 219 Bowery, on Tuesday 

 evening, with the following results, 10 shots per man, possible 250 

 points: 



M Dorrler , .... .248 B Zettler 242 



H Holges 247 H Strate '.'.m 



CG Zettler 247 F Schmidt 239 



M B Engel, = 245 L Schmidt '."m 



3 Walthdr . i M 8*15 J Beltramiiii . , S.30 



f f) Biws. ,.24.", J p Milelb&ohftr ,,30? 



Our Own vs. Hudson. 



Our Owx Rifle Club vs. Hudson Rifle Club, shot on Hudson Rifle 

 Club range, distance 25yds., first match of a series, Jan. 16. 



Our Own Rifle Club. 



G Goerk 24 23 23 23 25 22 23 24 34 33—333 



J Bander CCapt. ) 22 24 22 25 23 25 24 24 23 2,5—237 



C,^ R Townsend 24 23 19 22 23 34 19 23 22 34—220 



J Heber 16 33 23 21 19 23 24 34 23 .33—316 



F Danger 24 23 23 22 25 23 23 35 25 33—234 



A DormeUv 23 23 24 24 14 31 23 23 22 22—219 



C Rob. . . .". 22 21 ,23 32 23 20 25 34 22 ^2— 234 



J Coppersmith 35 23 22 24 24 25 25 34 24 25—241 



G Weigman 23 25 23 23 21 24 25 25 33 24—235 



Albert. Wolf 15 23 19 15 21 . . 24 25 19 22—183—2343 



Hudson Rifle Club. 



H L Hansen. 33 24 21 21 23 28 22 18 23 24—222 



H Mahlenbrock 22 33 30 25 20 23 24 21 25 25—228 



J Rebhan 24 23 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 25-2.36 



A Braun, Sr 21 23 10 24 .22 23 24 23 25 22-226 



H Boddey 21 .23 21 22 33 33 31 20 23 25—231 



A Malz 33 ,33 20 20 35 33 34 33 33 ,25—228 



CEBird(Capt.) 24 23 22 23 23 24 35 34 35 33—334 



J Smith SO .23 25 24 24 30 24 31 22 13—325 



B P Ingram .21 22 23 23 18 34 34 16 35 23—219 



A Steuher ...g4 24 25 25 25 23 24 25 24 85—243—2282 



I 



Beid^man Rifie Club. 



Beidemax, J., Jan. 21.— The following completes the weekiy shoot 

 the B^i^tsSlRii BlSe Cflub week eadfiog Jan. 81, open air ran^ 



strictly off-hand, 10 shots, possible 350, targets M™- ring, IJ^in. bull. 

 Xiin. center: 



15yds. . 25yds. 



E L Gardener 249 A J Yergey 344 



A J Yergey 249 EL Gardiner ,242 



J L Wood 247 J L Wood 241 



W Gilbert 289 W Gilbert 226 



C Monday 231 



Walter Gilbkrt, Sec'y. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here, 

 send in notice lil<e the following: 



Jan. 31.— Union Gun Club tournament, Springfield, N. J. Live birds. 



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

 avenue, Newark. N. J. 



Feb. 2.— Zwirlein's tournament, Yardville, N. J. 

 ■ Feb. 9.— Newark Gun Club shoot, Erb's grounds, Newark, N. J. 



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

 ment, at Shillington, Pa. Two days at targets, third day at live birds. 

 Address H. W. Matz, Three-MUe House, SaiUngton, Pa. 



Feb. 14-16.— Forester Gun Club tournament, Davenport, Iowa. 



Feb. 16.— Essex Gun Club shoot, on Heritage's grounds, Marion, N. J. 



Feb. 31-33.— Highland Gnu Club tournament, Des Moines, la. Live 

 birds and bluerock targets. 



Feb. 21-28.— Oneida County Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 Utica, N. Y. Live birds and targets. 



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



Feb. 22.— SjTacuse Gtm Club, "jack rabbit" tournament, at Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. 



Feb. 33.— J. L. Brewer vs. E. D. Fulford, 100 live birds each, for $100 

 a side. 



March 10. — Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association's 

 Grand American Handicap, Uve bird tournament, New Jersey (grounds 

 to be named) ; Hurlingham rules, Monaco boundary. 



May 2-3.— Independence (Ind.) Gun Club tournament. Added money. 



May 17-18.— West Newburgh Gun Club spring tournament, at New- 

 biu-gh, N. Y. 



May 33-35. — Knoxville Gun Club tournament, .$1,000 added to purses. 

 Also valuable merchandise prizes. 



May 30.— Eastern New York Trap League tournament, at Canajo- 

 harie, N. Y. 



May 80-June 1.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association, Clear Lake, la. 



June 5-10.— Iflinois State Sportsmen's Association, Chicago, 111. 



June 13-16.— New York State Sportsmen's Association tournament, 

 at Rochester. H. M. Stewart, Cor. Sec'y, 413 EUwanger & Barry Build- 

 ing, Rochester, N. Y. 



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



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



It is rather curious that while shooters all over the country are cry- 

 ing down the practice of "dropping for holes," so few of them favor a 

 system which will effectually do away with the practice. The onlj' 

 system which will do this is the "Jack Rabbit" system, and to our 

 way of thinking, this should be the popular system. With this system 

 any handicaps can be used. Of course the "Jack Rabbit" is not de- 

 vised for the "pot-hunter," but after all the majority of this class are 

 in receipt of salaries and expenses, and should not be considered in 

 the arranging of a shoot. If cltibs wish to add money to purses they 

 can do so as well under the "Jack Rabbit" as any other system. The 

 Harrisburg Shooting Association, Syracuse Gun Club and Rochester 

 Rod and Gun Club have given this system a practical test and have 

 pronounced strongly in its favor. . Let other strong clubs arrange 

 tournaments under this system and they will surely be assurd of its 

 value. It will not attract "pot-hunters, " but what is better it wiU 

 bring out the medium-paced shooters, who have been driven from the 

 ranks by the "wolves." Ordinarily a man who shoots a 60 to 70 per 

 cent, gait at a tournament gets nothing out of the purses, but under 

 the "Jack Rabbit" system he is bound to get back from 60 to 70 per 

 cent, of his money (less the cost of targets), while the man who shoots 

 an 85 to 95 per cent, gait is getting back from 85 to 95 per cent, of his 

 entrance money, besides coming in for a share of the 50, 30 and 20 per 

 cent, division of the balance of the purse after broken targets are paid 

 for. This stiU leaves the better shot a chance to get above his ex- 

 penses, while the poorer shot is not left entirely "in the cold." The 

 American Manufacturers' Association would do well to give this sys- 

 tem a fair trial, combining with it Jack Parker's handicap. If this 

 Association goes into the field with the above combination it will show 

 its willingness to cater to all classes of shooters. 



At the annual meeting of the Cleveland (O.) Gun Club, officers were 

 elected as follows: President, C. C. Sigler; Vice-President, Dr. E. J. 

 Cutler: Recording Secretary, S. S. Saffold; Treasurer, Fred A. Tamblyn; 

 financial secretary, F. H. Wallace. Directors were elected as follows: 

 W. S. Harris, W. A. Babcock, Ralph Worthington. The report of the 

 secretary showed that 37,572 targets were thrown during 1893. Here- 

 after the first shoot of each month will be at 50 singles from five traps, 

 and the second shoot in each month will be at 30 singles and 10 pairs 

 from three traps. Every member of the club will have a handicap, 

 and a committee, comprising J. A. Flick, W. A. Babcock and W. H. 

 Tamblyn were appointed to arrange the handicap with the instfuction 

 to make it so that the poorer shooters of the club wUl have as good an 

 opportunity to win the badges as the crack shots. The badges will be 

 four in number and the shooters wUl be divided into four classes. 

 There will be a badge for each class. After the meeting a banquet, 

 was discussed, during which W. H. Tamblyn was presented with the 

 badge for the best average made in the shoots in 1893. This badge was 

 donated by Will Huntington and is a beautiful one. Mr. Tamblyn's 

 average last year was 25 19-33. The club shoots were at 30 birds, and 

 Mr. Tamblyn's average then is very good indeed. Ralph Worthington 

 was next best, his average being only a fraction of a bu'd under that 

 made by Mr. Tamblyn. The club's lease on the ground at Cedar 

 Heights expires in June, and as the property has been sold it will not 

 be possible to renew it. A committee has been appointed to look for 

 new shooting grounds. 



Tiie Free Press, Detroit, Mich., says: "While the trap-shooters are 

 preparing for an active season at artificial targets they should not 

 overlook the fact that the Legislature is in session, and if they want to 

 kill any five pigeons at the trap in the next two years, now is the time 

 to act. Michigan has the same law in regard to pigeon killing that has 

 prevailed in almost every State at some time. Sections of the commu- 

 nity would imagine that pigeon IdUing was a most inhuman sport and 

 would prevail upon a Legislature to make it a misdemeanor. In 

 nearly all the States w^hicn have been thus bothered the obnoxious 

 law has been repealed and it devolves upon the sportsmen themselves 

 to have the Michigan la%v set aside, for if they do not take any stejDs in 

 this direction it is not likely the societies which framed the law will do 

 so. If the killing of pigeons resulted in a waste, and was merely to 



§ ratify a low-bred instinct on the part of the shooter, the law would 

 e all right; but in England and among the fashionable clubs down 

 East, no sport ranks higher. Then, too, there is never a pigeon shoot- 

 ing contest but that some neighboring hotels are ready to take the 

 birds and serve them to the public, which does not run across morsels 

 Uke well-cooked pigeons every day. The repealing of this law would 

 revive interest in shooting and splendid tournaments could be held 

 here with more at stake and more of the true sportsman air about 

 them than the very low-priced target shoots now held every week or 

 so." 



Miss Annie Oakley, "Little Sure Shot," is living at Pompton, N. J. 

 A Pompton paper is responsible for the statement that her feats of 

 marksmanship are weaning the vUlage children from their love of the 

 school. And apropos, the Kansas' ^CityJburwcU of Jan. 13 says: "Miss 

 Annie Oakley, the famous rifle shot, has started to ride from New 

 York to Chicago on a bicycle. She will give shooting exhibitions on 

 the way." When the above item appeared. Miss Oakley was on 

 Jersey sofl. During the winter she has been keeping in practice and 

 among other feats has mastered that of shooting at moving objects 

 from the saddle of a safet.y bicycle, keeping the machine in rapid 

 motion meanwhile. This will be one of her star feats during the 

 World's Fair. 



The Kej^stone Shooting League of Philadelphia announces an all-day 

 shoot at five pigeons, to be held at Bridesbm-g Station, PhOadelphia, 

 on Feb. 6, beginning at 10 A. M. The mam event will be at 35 pigeons. 

 S'20 entry, the money to be divided on the basis of one money for every 

 fom- men. There wUl also be sweepstake shooting before and after 

 the above event. Entries for the 25 bird sweep will close with A. J. 

 Rust, Alleghany avenue and Emerald street, PhUadelphia, Feb. 8, aitd 

 each entry must be accompanied vrith ."JS forfeit money. Mr. Rust, 

 who is field captain of the above club, assures us that there wiU be 

 plenty of good birds on hand, and expresses the hope that the New 

 York and New Jersey shooters will attend, and take part in the fun, 

 thus increasing the interest. 



At the annual meeting of the Willamette Rod and Gun Club, of Port- 

 Imi, Or^on. f)fte foUowisg otBpera were elected; J. S, Seed, fresi- 



