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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Apeil 6, 1898. 



;ry Monday and 



International World's Fair Shoot. 



Chicago, HI., March 30.— The Chicago Sharpshooters' Association 

 now has out its programmes in English and German, announcing de- 

 tails for an international Columbian prize shooting at Chicago June 1 

 to Sept. 1. The conditions may best be learned by reference to the 

 programme, which has the following; 



_ "The Chicago Sharpshooters' Association has arranged and will hold 

 m its park an international Columbian shooting festival during the 

 three exposition months of June, July and August. The shooting 

 days wiU, however, be only confined to each Sunday and Monday diu-- 

 ing these three months, and at the end of the third month (August) 

 enough consecutive days will be added to enable each shooter present 

 to finish his scores; but the first Sunday in September shall bo the 

 closing day of the contest, when also the distribution of prizes will 

 commence. 



"Asa memorial of this event a solid gold medal, sjinbolizing the 

 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, will be 

 awarded on the buUseye targets to each participant, which can be 

 claimed by him when shooting his first buUseye. Besides these medals 

 a series of cash prizes is set aside for the highest number of buUseyes 

 scored out of 100 shots on these targets. 



"The following series of resolutions was passed at a regular meeting 

 of the Chicogo Sharpshooters' Association: 



"The rules and regulations of the Western Sharpshooters' Union 

 Csee below) will be ruling. 



"Only rifles of and below .40cal. (lOi^mm.) and such as shoot more 

 than 200 balls to the pound are allow^ed. 



"Intended participation must be made known to the secretary two 

 weeks in advance. This must particularl.y be ob.served bv larger 

 bodies of shooters, as the number of targets is limited, and the non- 

 observance of this might result in an overcrowding at tlie targets. 



"The shootingmasters of the Chicago Sharpshooter.s' A.ssociation 

 will superintend the shooting and will be assisted by a shooting com- 

 mittee, which again will be supplemented by one nlember from each 

 outside society taking part. 



"The treasurer has to furnish a bond to the amount of $.5,000, and is 

 held to deposit all incoming moneys evei-y Monday and Tuesday for 

 account of the Chicago Sharpshooters' Association at a designated 

 bank. 



"The Chicago Sharpshooters' Association, owning real Testate and 

 personal property to the amount of S80,000, wiU be responsible for the 

 strict and faithful fulfillment of the shooting programme. 



"The results of the shooting will be pulilished every 

 Tuesday in the newspapers. 



"The shooting committee is vested with the right to exannne the 

 books, has the right to investigate and settle disputes which may arise, 

 also uphold general order. 



"Shooters from all parts of the world are allowed to take part. 



"The shooting shall take place during the Exposition months of 

 •June, July and August on every Sunday and Monday during these 

 months, and at the end of these three months on as many consecutive 

 days as may be necessary to allow every shooter to finish his scores; 

 hut the first Sunday in September shall be the closing day of the fes- 

 tival." 



Some criticism has been passed on the Chicago Association for not 

 making the shoot a solid event, held on consecutive days. All this 

 was considered, so say the officers of the Association, and the present 

 plan decided upon as being the fairest for all, and as tending to make 

 the shoot more nearly really international one. Not all foreign 

 shooters might be on hand for any one week or any two or three 

 weeks, whereas, by leaving a date open for thi'ee months, all the 

 visitors arriving within the three months could be accommodated. 

 Another serious reason against a consecutive shf^ot was the lack of 

 proper room to handle so large a crowd of shooters, there not being 

 butts enough for all, nor room to erect suflficient butts. TheCbicaeo 

 men hope that when this is all understood that, they will be set right, 

 and will receive the cordial support of all their brethren in this and 

 other Ifluds. The best comment on the attractiveness of this event is 

 the pubhcation of the monej' prizes offered, probably the most con- 

 siderable put up for many years. Some of these are as follows: 



BuUseye target, distance 600ft. (4in. buUseye in a 12in. circular black). 

 Ticket, |25, entitles to 100 shots. Gold Columbian MedaL value $15. 

 First prize f 100, second $90, third 880, fourth $70, fifth gOO,' sLxth $50, 

 seventh $40, eight $30, ninth .$85. Two prizes of $30, three of S15, four 

 of $10, five of S8, eight of $7, ten of $6, twenty of $5, thhty of $4, fifty 



of 



A TEAM CONTEST. 



A very interesting afEair should develop from the proposed team 

 contest, which is offered in the programme thus: 



"A team consists of 12 shooters, entry for each shooter $3, 5 shots 

 each. 



"The intention is to make this a competitive shoot between States. 

 In caFe a State can furnish more than one team they will be numbered 

 team No. 1, 2, 3, etc The same rules will api^ly to Canadian, English, 

 Scotch, Irish, German, Swiss, or teams of any other nationality. The 

 shooter making highest score in each team will receive a gold team 

 medal; 25^ and cost of medals wiU be deducted from the total pro- 

 ceeds on this targets, and balance will be divided among half of the 

 highest teams. The first highest will receive 20?; of the local balance 

 and the others a declining percentage, according to number of teams 

 taking part." 



All interested, in the International rifle shoot should address for all 

 particulars 'Mr. C. Schotte, Sec'y, 18 N. Canal street, Chicago. Mr. 

 Schotte is doing all possible to help his associates bring this event to 

 a conclusion perfectly satisfactory to the riflemen of all nations. 



175 MoNROB Street, Cliicago. E, Houch. 



Greenvilles and Kudsons. 



Gbbknville Rifle Club vs. Hudson Rifle Club, shot on the hitter's 

 range, Menday, April 3; distance 25yds. : 

 Greenville. 

 95 23 22 25 23 25 25 25 25 23—247 

 ....23 20 25 21 24 22 19 24 21 25—224 

 . . . .22 25 19 23 23 25 25 24 23 20-229 

 ....24 14 25 22 20 20 25 23 24 91—216 

 ....24 25 24 22 24 •'.•i ^5-234 



....21 23 25 24 L'j . ' . ; -IM- 239 

 ....24 21 23 23 5;. : . ' ii—StiO 

 ... .24 24 25 25 S5 20 25 2-i 22 24—240 

 . . . .24 23 20 24 25 24 22 24 24 23—233 

 . . . .23 24 24 22 24 25 24 20 23 24—233-2332 

 : scorer, H. Limbeck. 



Hudson. 

 ....24 23 24 2S 

 ....25 25 24 2) 

 ....23 23 24 2r 



M r)orrler 



H Gotthardt 



J Dodds 



G Purkess 



W Colhns 



C Boag 



Geo I'laisted 



H Chavant 



C Scheelem 



W H Robedonx 



Captain, W. H. Kobedoux 



22 23 24 25-237 

 22 2] 22 23—231 



.24 ! 







....24 21 2;i 24 





2 ) 2 ) ..4 2 

 ....24 24 22 23 







scorer, ,1. J. 1' 



fiffeni 



Jt 1 , 



Chas Hutch 



A Malz 



H L Hansen 



A Braun 



G W Graf 



C E Bird 



Jno Rebhan 



H Mahlenbrock 



F Sessinan 



A Steuber 



Captain. II. Malilen 



Ihe final matcli will be shot on Excelsior range. April 19, to decide 

 the winner oi tne series. The Eagle. 



Independent New York Sehuetzen Corps. 



Washington Park, N. T., March 29.— The Independent Corps opened 

 its season shoot for the year 1893 in this park to-day. The attendance 

 w-as unexpectedly light, but those mejnbers who were present kept up 

 a Uvely fusillade until the close of the shoot. George CTrause made 

 the first center shot (red flag), and captm-ed the premium of $1. 



Gus Zimmerman made the most bullseyes (45) and B. Walther the 

 most points. 



Wm. Haj'es had 38 bullseyes, B. Walther 29, George Krauss 18, Alex. 

 Stein 17, 1. Mai-tin 15, E. Fisher 13, Fred. Timon 8, P. Meyer 6, Heynian 

 8, M. Lower 4. 



Ring target, 5 shots, possible 125; I. Martin 116, E. Fisher 113, Wm. 

 Hayes 111, Alex. Stein 109, Geo. Krauss 109. Geo. Jantzer 105, Edw. 

 Bornboeft 104, F. Meyer 98. 



Man target: Messrs. Hayes, Zimmermann, Martin, Stein, Simon 

 and Heyman had a Uvely race for the champion medal on this target. 

 The honor fell to Mr. Hayes. The following scores are appended: 3 

 shots, possible 60: Wm. Hayes 59, 1. Martin 57, G Zimmermann 58, 

 Alex. Stein 55, Geo. Krauss 58, M. Heyman 53, Geo. Jantzer 52, E. 

 Fisher 51, F. Simon 50, M. Bittschier 50. 



New York Revolver and Pistol Club. 



A MEETING for the election of ofiieers was held April 1 . Henry Oehl, 

 was re-elected President; B. Walther, Vice-President; F. Hecking, 

 Secretary. It was decided to hold weekly out-door shooting after 

 May 1, during the summer. The weekly "practice scores: Geo. E. 

 Jantzer 89, Geo. L. Hoffman 85, B. Walther So, H. Oehl 84, F. Hecking 

 81, A. Bertrand 80, E. Walsh 86. 



respective classes. Colin Boag and C. ScherUne are a tie for the first 

 medal, and each contestant has a score of 10 shots to shoot at the next 

 regular meeting, consequently the final resiflt next week, is looked 

 forward to with much interest by aU the members. The following 

 appended scores were shot; 10 shots, possible 250, distance 25yds.: 

 Wm. Robedoux 242, G. W. Plaisted 241, Colin Boag 239, C. Scherline234, 

 Geo. Purkess 235, Jas. Dodds 231, Wm. C. ColUris 283, .Jas. Boag 229, 

 H. Gotthardt 231 , Geo, Vreeland 281, John Hill 224. 



Turtle Bay Rifle Club. 



Teh members of the Turtle Bay Club met again on Thursday even- 

 ing, the 30th iflt., for the weekly practice shoot. This club has every 

 prospect of being able to turn out some extra good marksmen in the 

 near future. Tl le club has thus far confined its practice to the gallery, 

 but it now has in contemplation a sj'-stem of two men team matches 

 between the members, to be shot on one of the Park ranges on Long 

 Island. The following appended scores were made by the members 

 competing, 10 shots, possible 250. distance .20yds.: 



GE Jantzer 246 249 243—738 H M^alther S:i9 2.39 2.34—712 



JOchs, Jr .345 245 242-732 H Lingelbach. . ..226 221 237-684 



C H Plate 242 243 237—722 J Oberle 224 225 228-677 



Excelsior Rifle Club. 



A xKJir small contingent of the Excelsior Club put in an appearance 

 in the Greenville Sehuetzen Park this afternoon for the outdoor prac- 

 tice. The weather of late lias been so unfavorable for any open air 

 sport that it requires unusual inducements to get any sort "of a party 

 together, except there is a good warm stove close at hand. The 

 sliootmg to-day on the part of Mr. Hansen w^as first class. J. O. 

 Boyce was in hard luck, being handicapped with an imperfect fitting 

 bullet in his .40cal. Ballard. C. Thomas made some brilliant spurts 

 at times with his little .25-20 Maynard: he is only 17 years of age and 

 to-day w^as his second attempt at 260yds. practice. The following 

 appended .scores were made, 10 shots, possible 2fj0, distance 200yds.: 



LP Hansen, Ballard .38-55 24 24 21 24 15 21 23 21 24 23-220 



21 23 21 19 23 23 23 25 23 24—225 



J O Boyce, B.al]ard .40-65 20 24 18 21 18 23 24 20 23 20—210 



C Thomas. Maynard .25-20 16 20 21 19 20 17 22 22 19 22—198 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



Tee Greenville Club held its regular weekly shoot for class medals 

 on Friday evening, March 31. One more shoot will wind up the season, 

 and then the medals will be distributed to the fortunate winners in the 



The Zettler Rifle Club. 



On Tuesday evening, March 28, the members of this club met again 

 for the regular weekly shoot for the championship honors and the 

 cash priTies. Messrs. Dorrler and Walther divided the honors for the 

 highest score for the champion medal, each having made 248 out of a 

 possHilp 2.MJ. The following appended scores were made by the mem- 

 hei-s competing. 10 shots, distance 25yds.; B. Walther 248, M. Dorrler 

 248, Hy Holges 247, B. Zettler, 246, M. B. Engel 245, R. Busse245, C. G. 

 Zettler 243, F. G. Ross 242, F. Schmidt 242, Geb Krauss 337, F. Heintz 

 236, J. Michelbacher 234. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Beideman, K. J., March 25.— The Beideman Rifle Club opened its 

 100yds. range this day by the following scores, conditions 100yds., 

 strictly off-hand, at the standard American targets; 



AJMchard 10 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 9 8-81 



J L Wood 7 7 5 9 7 7 8 9 10 9—78 



A J Yergey 577 9 88989 7—77 



W Gilbert 478465765 7—58 



K L Gardiner 6 10 4 8 5 5 4 4 5 7—58 



25yds., targets J4in. ring, possible 250: E. L. Gardiner 246, W. Gil- 

 bert 230, O. Garrity 220, G. Bosler 216, C. Monday 210. 



WALT Gilbert, Sec'y. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



The opening shoot of the Independent New York Corps at Washing- 

 ton Park on >larch 29 brought together quite a number of New York's 

 prominent shooters. Among the many who were pegging away at the 

 buUseye we noticed Wm. Hayes, from New Jersey. Mr. Hayes is gen- 

 eraUy, when in the shooting house, the recipient of much attention on 

 the part of his brother shooters on account of the high esteem in 

 which he is held by the fraternity, as well as for his well known shoot- 

 ing abflity. On this occasion the rifle which he was using received 

 fully as much attention as the shooter. The action is of Belgian make 

 and is a sample imported by Messrs. Schoverhng, Daly & Gales. The 

 barrel (.38-55) was made and attached to the action by theMarlin Fhe 

 Arms Co. A peculiar feature of its mechanism was its simplicity and 

 the ease with which the entire working parts of the action could be 

 detached from the frame and dismounted without the aid of a tool. 

 Should this action by practical use prove to be efficient it wiU fill the 

 void that has occurred since the MarUn Arms Co, stopped tlie mana- 

 facture of the Ballard ritles. 



The close of the season's practice of the Independent New York 

 CoiTJS last fall found two of the members, Messrs. B. Walther and G. 

 Zimmermann to be tied for the champion medal. The departure of 

 Mr. Zimmermann for Europe shortly afterward gave the two gentle- 

 men no opportunity to shoot off the tie. Now that the shooting sea- 

 son has opened again the friends of each are speculating on the prob- 

 abilities of the result of the coming contest. The matter will no doubt 

 be decided at the next shoot of the club, the latter part of the present 

 month. 



The members of the Greenville Rifle Club, of GreenviUe, N. J., are at 

 the present time very much interested in the new club house and rifle 

 range which is being built tor tlie club, and which will probably be 

 finished befoi-e the first of next month. The club expects to dedicate 

 the house in a match with a team from the Puritan Club, of Newark. 

 As soon as the Green vUlc Club shall have got settled in their new home 

 we shall be pleased to favor the patrons of this paper with a short 

 history of this young but enterprising rifle club. 



New Jersey, and Gireenville in particular, will, on or before May 1, 

 increase its shooting population. We learn that those well known ex- 

 pert riflemen, Messrs. M. Dorrler and Fred C. Ross, have made perma- 

 nent business ai-rengements there, and in the future wfll make Green- 

 ville tUeu' place of residence. 



The contemplated Bimdesfest and International Shoot to take place 

 in New York in the summer of 1894, is already becoming an interest- 

 ing topic among the New York soooting fraternity. Upon all sides one 

 hears expressions of hope that all of our shooting societies from every 

 I lai-r of the counti-y, Germans, Americans, Italians, Scotch or Indian, 

 ! as they have an organized shooting society and are good 



1 i! an citizens, filled with the love of Ahierica wiU participate, 

 i. > I; Mch the right hand of feUowship wiU be cordially extended by 

 ihc New Yo.ik shooters. The next meeting of delegates for the per- 

 manent organization of the Bund w^iU take place at No. 12 St. Marks 

 place. New York city, on Friday evening. Aprfl 21. 3Ir. C. Roedel, No. 

 742 Seventh avenue, is the secretary of the organization as it now 

 stands, and any society wishing to enter the Bund can communicate 

 with Mr. Roedel, who wiU place aU conimuuieations before the next 

 meeting. 



The frontispiece to the programme of the International Columbian 

 Shooting Festival at Chicago contains a /oc-i-ZHi/Ze of the Columbian 

 medal wmich it is proposed to disti-ihute among the shooters during 

 the festival this summer. Upon i he front of the medal is depicted 

 Columbus in the act of raising the Swiss standard upon the sod of the 

 "Western continent. Is this another attempt to rob this grand old 

 Italian of his nationality 1 Suppose that in the thirtieth century, A. D., 

 some enterprising savant searching for the site' of the Chicago of the 

 nineteenth century, should unearth one of these medals? Chicago 

 would add 400 years to its history and the Swiss would be in it for 

 sure. 



Glenmore Rod and Gun Club. 



The Glenmore Rod and Gun Club had the poorest attendance for 

 months at their regular monthly shoot at Decter Pai-k on Wednesday, 

 March 29. Only nine shot for the "Claus" diamond badge and three 

 special members' pi izes, 7 birds each, club handicap, C. Engelbrecht 

 won the badge and first prize, W. Vorbach the second and H. Gas- 

 teiger the third. A good sweepstake shoot foUowed. The scores; 



HGasteiger 1010101—4 C Engelbrecht 1122111—7 



R Phister llOUll-6 J A StiU 2001122—5 



W Sevens 2222202—6 J Young 1021011—5 



J Schlieman 2221011—6 W Vorbach 1112021—6 



LEppig. 1102001—4 



Towanda Monthly- Shoots. 



ToWASDA, Pa., April 2.— The Towanda (Pa.) Gim Club will give on 

 the first Friday in each month a monthly shoot. The first of the 

 series wUl he held on Friday, .A,prU 7, commencing at 1 o'clock P. M., 

 and continuing throughout the day. A county aiid club badge wUl be 

 contested for. The county trophy is open to all rasidents of the 

 county. Entrance cost of targets. The club badge for club members 

 only. Sweepstake shooting wfll flU out the programme. Targets will 

 be thi-own at 2 cents each. W. F. Dittrich, Secy. 



Communications for puhlication relaMncj to Intsiness 

 slwitld he addressed to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. If 

 addressed to an individual they ivill Tjc subject to delay in 

 that individuaVs aJjsence. 



All ties divided unless other'wise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here, 

 send in notice liice the following': 



AprU 5-7.— Interstate live bird tournament. Dexter Park, Long 

 Island. H. A. Penrose, Sec'y, New London, Conn. 



Aprfl 11-12.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, 

 Greensboro, N. C. 



AprU 19-20.— Springfield (Ohio) Gun Club tournament. 



April 19-21.— Waverly (Iowa) Gun Club tournament. Professionals 

 barred. 



April 25-27.— Third grand tournament of the Wilmington Rod and 

 Gun Club, Wilmington, Delaware. C. C. Kurtz, Sec'y. 



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



May 2-4.— WUUamsport (Pa.) Gun Club annual tomnament. 



May 9-11.— Ohio Trap-Shooters' League toiu-nament, Colmnbus, O, 



May 9-12.— Saratoga Springs (N. Y.) Gun Club tournament. 



May 16-17.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association, Lansing, 



May.— .—North Baltimore (Ohio) Gun Club Tournament. 

 Mich. 



May 16-19.— Michigan Trap-Shooters' League tournament, at Lan- 

 sing, Mich. 



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

 burg, N. Y. 



May 2.3-25.— KnoxviUe (Tenn.) Gun CSub tofimament, 151,000 added, to 

 purses. Also valuable merchandise prizes. 



May 23-25.— Minneapolis (Minn.) Gun Club tournament, 



Blay 2.3-25.— Nebraska State Sportsman's Association, Omaha, Neb. 

 F. O. Parmlee, Sec'y. 



May 25-26.— Putney (Vt.) Rod and Gun Club tournament. 



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

 harie. N. Y. 



May 30.— Maplewood vs. Union Gun Clubs, team contest at live birds, 

 at Maplewood, N. J. 



May 30-June 1.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association, Clear Lake, la. 



June — . — Sportsmen's Association of the Noi'thwest, annual tourna- 

 ment at Victoria, B. C. 



June 5-10.— Dlinois State Sportsmen's Association, Chicago, Rl. 



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

 at Rochester. H. M. Stewart, Cor. Sec'y, 412 Ellwanger & Barry Bufld- 

 ing, Rochester, N. Y. 



June 20-21. — South Dakota State Sportsmen's Association tourna^ 

 ment, at Vermillion, S. D. 



June 28-29.— Summer tournament of the PeeksHU Gun Club, Peeks- 

 kiU, N. Y. H. B. AVygant, President, PeekskiU, N. Y. 



July 3-4.— Portland (Ore.) Gun Club tournament. 



July 4.— Eastern New York Trap Shooters' League tournament at 

 Amsterdam, N. Y., under auspices of Riverview Gun Club. Rob't M. 

 Hartley, President. 



July.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, at 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



August.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, at 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Sept. 26-29.— Pennsvl van ia State Sportsmen's Association tournament 

 at Harrisburg, Pa. H. M. F. Worden, Cor. Sec'y. 



September.— Manufacturers' Trap Shooting Association tourna- 

 ment, at Columbus, Ohio. 



Oct. 19-20.— West Newburg Gun Club fall tournament, at Newburg;. 



October.- Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tom-nament, 

 at Baltimore, Md. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



From advance proofs of the programme of the Michigan State shoot 

 to be held in conjunction with that of the Manufacturers' Trap-Shoot- 

 ers' Association at Lansing on May 16, 17, 18 add 19. we cull the follow- 

 ing: The Association shoot will be held on the 16th .and 17th under the 

 usual conditions. On the two Michigan League days the "Michigan 

 system" with side purses will be used. The follow mg is a brief "de- 

 scription of this system: A race will consist of 20 or 30 birds, in two 

 or three sections of 10 each, entrance 10 cents a bird or ^1 for each 

 section of 10 birds. Rebate to each shooter 10 cents a piece for his 

 kiUs throughout the race. In a 20-bird race, after paying the rebate 

 for kiUs in the fh-st section, divide the balance, per capita, to apply on 

 the entrance in second section. Rebate as before and divide the bal- 

 ance in 3, 4 or 5 purses according to number of entries. In a .SO bird 

 race, rebate and divide per capita in first and second and use the bal- 

 ance for purses in the last section, Charge three cents for targets and 

 use one cent for each target scored to make a purse or purses for the 

 best shots, as follows: With 20 entries or less, one pm-se; o\ er 20, two 

 purses. The side purse may be for any amount witli three, four or 

 five moneys and no rebate. The sportsmen of the State have a bUl 

 before the Legislature legaUzing the shooting of live .-pfn-rows from 

 the trap, and the bill i.s expeotei! to pass and be signed in time to al- 

 low sparrow shooting at thi.^', tournament. 



The members of tlio Saratoga Gun Clnb are beginning to agitate a 

 Uvely movement in favor of Keeuring the management of the 1894 

 tournament of the New York State Assoeiati.m for the Protection of 

 Fish and Game, and wUl bring .some heiw y argumetit.s to hear at the 

 Rochester convention in June. The Saratof^'a Gun Club is one of the 

 strongest in the State, and whatever promises it makes will be ful- 

 filled to the letter. The town is weU supplied with hotels and the club 

 can secure the lowest of rates for shooters and their friends. The 

 club grounds are second to none. Taken as a whole Saratoga woifld be 

 a good place for the 1894 tom-nament. At sevei-al conventions they have 

 waived their claim with the understanding that at some future time 

 they would receive the support of delegates from other places, and at 

 the June convention they propose to press their claim. 



Duluth, Minn., March 28.— The Duluth Gun Club has been reorgan- 

 ized and will m the near future build a magnificent club house. A 

 committee has already been appointed to secure a suitable location 

 and discuss islans for the coming season. There are several clever 

 marksmen in the club, and phenomenal records will be no surprise. 

 The Central Gun Club, a young and successful organization, have also 

 appointed committees to look for a suitable site at Spirit Lake, where 

 they intend erecting a sunmier club house. If the records recently 

 made by the members of this club are any indication, they will set a 

 pace for the best marksmen at the head of the lakes. Several clubs 

 will soon be organized in neighboring cities. 



The prospects are that a big crowd of shooters wiU attend the 

 :Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association at Greensboro, N. C, on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The A.sssociation programme 

 WiU be the same as that at Savannah. The state r-hauipionship race 

 wfll be hotly contested. An additional feature of the toiu-namt-ui, f,o 

 be presented on Tuesday, will be a match for the team championship 

 of North CaroUna. The conditions will be 5 men per team, 15 lai L'ets 

 per man, entrance .§10 per team. The purse wlU be divided SO and Jfi;^ 

 and the Association will add .520 to first mone.y. At least seven team's 

 are expected to enter. It is hoped thai, a'U the subscribers to the 

 Association will have their exhibits at Grceii.slwiro. 



We have received ad\'ance sheets of a tast,y programme to be pub- 

 lished by the Minnetipolis Gun Club, for its fourteenth annual tom'na- 

 ment May ;.'3-25 inclusive. The events each day wUl compromise two 

 at 15 targets each, one at 10 singles and S pairs, one at 10 singles and 3 

 pairs and two at 20 targets each. The aggregate amount of entrance 

 fees each day will be f lo. On tlic first da.y the purses -svill be divided 

 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per i.-ent. : on the second day five equal monevs and 

 on the third day 40, 30, 20 and 10 percent. Beside the money' there 

 wiU be twenty-flve cash and merchandise prizes for averages. The 

 cash prizes wiU run from $40 for first average down to $7.50 for the 

 tenth average. 



It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. W. R. Cm-tis, of 

 Savannah, Ga. Mr. Cturtis was a gentleman with the true mstincts of 

 a sportsman, and one of the leadmg trap and field shots of Savannah, 

 He was secretary of the Chatham Gun Club, and the moving spirit of 

 that body, and in him the lovers of trap sJioi>ring lose a man hard to 

 replace. His remains were escorted to the depot by the Chatham 

 Anillery and other kindred orgimizations of which he "was a member, 

 and from there taken by his ljri:ither to his old home in 3Iassachusetts, 

 to be interred in the family wiult. 



Batavia, N. Y., March 25.— There was a large attendance at the 

 meeting at the Richmond Hose house on Tuesdav evening for the 

 purpose of reorganizing the Batavia Gun Club The lJl^-^■tilJg <xa:i pre- 

 sided over byDr, W. B. AVhitcomb and tin- ruiniife.s were kept by 

 Alexander Wyness. The following officerLS were elected: President, 

 J. L. Stein: Vice-President, L. F. McLean; Secretary, D. N. Dwight; 

 Treasurer, Dr. AV. B. Whitcomb; Captam, P. Tompkins. Directors; 

 A. Wyness, A. W. SkeUy and Chas. Blumerick. " 



