June S, 1893.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



BOB 



Scovill 111111 J01311111110111011111111— 3" 



Reust miiinniiiooiioniniioiioi— 25 



Gray 111111111111100111111101111011-26 



Auclas 011111111110111111111111111111—28 



Edwarrls 0101 1001 1 100111011010101010001—16 



A L Ben tett 111111110111111111111111111 111—29 



Aliercrombie 1 1 01 1001 lOI 1 1 1 11 1111011 1100111— S,'? 



Wliitzel llOlllinOllllllOlllllllllllll— 27 



A Rogers 111101100101011111011100011100-19 



Blackler OlllOlininillllllllOllllllM-25 



Laderer ] J 10101110] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 101 11 0] Oil- 21 



I The next State shoot will be held at Topek.i, Kan. Tl\c fo^o^^•inK 

 officers were elected: A. H. Piety. President, Topek-a, Kan. ; P.. S. 

 Dinsmore, Vice-PrcBident, Troy, Kan.; G. 'SV. Jenkihs, Treasurer, AVa- 

 mego, Kan.; J. C. Clark, Secretary, Topeka, Kan. 



J. T. Laderer, Sec'y- 



Decoration Day at Muskegon. 



MnsKEGOx, l\Tich., May 30.— The sun rose bright aiidthe sky was clear 

 this morning, remaining so throiighont the day. which made things 

 favorable for this, the first trap sboot of the ]\Iusljegon Oim Chib. 

 This club is composed of some oP the very foiemost citizens, and 

 another ciuh here, thinking that said members of Musl«'gon Gun Club 

 are a trifle too tony, are going to hold a separate slioot on another 

 grounds to-day, which will detract from the entries somewhat, 

 but the club can stand the loss of a few entries, oven if it is s.]:>ite work 

 that does it. Messrs. Faulkner, Gould, Davidson, Wharton, Widdicomb, 

 and Walton are present from Grand Rapids, and the train has just 

 brought a delegation from Kalamazoo, consisting of Ben O. Bush, H. 

 Waruf and others. 



The Parker or Michigan League handicap is being used for the vari- 

 ous events and proves a fizzle in that it doesn't handicap, liut it might 

 work all right were the events all of the same nuttiber of targets, the 

 entrance being equal in each. Any liandicap or method of ssbooting 

 which treats the good shot and the poor one alike is not a handicap of 

 justness to the poor shot, because the good shot can always shoot fairly 

 weU under any conditions, while the poor shot, if perchance he makes a 

 good score arid reaches first money in one event, is practically shut out 

 in the next under this pystem. No handicap which treats the poor 

 shot the same as the good one can ever become popular, for it merely 

 places the amateur at the mercy 'of the expert for the reason that it 

 does not eliminate the dropping for place, and as a rule the amateur 

 never shoots well enough to drop. 



No. 1, 10 targets, entrance free: 



Holcomb 0011100111— 6 Widdicomb 1011111111— 0 



Smith 1100100011— 3 Davidson 1000000111— 4 



Neumeister. 1100111010— 6 Gonld 1110111101—8 



Scott 1011011000- 5 Woodworth OllOllllOO— 6 



G A Magoon 0000011000- 2 Wharton 1111111111-10 



Watson •. . . .0100100111— 5 Kd Magoon 0000110000- 2 



Houtcamp 0111011011- 7 Gray 0110010101— 5 



Cord 0111001100- 6 Heath 1111001111— 8 



Walton 0111101110— 7 



No. 2, 10 targets, entrance 50 cents: 

 Expert. 



Wharton IIOIOOIUI— 7 



Semi-Expert. 



Widdicomb omilOlll-8 



Amateurs. 



G ould 0000001 101—3 G ray 00111 10011— 0 



Heath 1100101001—5 Woodworth 0001010100-3 



Scott 1111011111—9 Holcomb 0111111110—8 



Neumeister .0011001100-4 OTi.^Tne 0101111111— i) 



Cord 1001 lion 1-7 Kasted 111100011 1—7 



Houtcamp 1111111110—9 Bush IIIIOIIOII— 8 



Smith 0010011011—5 Waruf 0101111011—7 



Davidson 1100111011—7 Lergner 111100111 1—8 



Waltou 0101010011—5 Hananberg 1001011110—6 



G A Magoon 0010010110^ 



No. 3, 10 targets, §nti-ance SI : 



Experts. 



O'Byrne lOllOlOlll— V Houtcamp 0001111111—7 



Scott. . . .' , 0011011101—6 



Semi-Experts. 



Widdicomh Ill 11 1 101 1— 9 Bu sh 1 01 00011 11— 6 



Holcomb 1011111000-6 Lergner 1110111101—8 



Amateiu-s. 



Waruf 1111111111—10 Woodworth 1111111101— 9 



Wharton " 1111111111—10 Neumeister 1000010000— 2 



Cord 0111011111— 8 Gould 1000111011— 6 



Davidson 1111111101— 9 Gray 0010001001— 3 



Walton 0111111001—7 Smith 0111100100-5 



Desvoignes 0111101101— 7 GMagoon OllllllllO— 8 



Trowbridge ..1110111111— 9 Billinghur.st OilOOOOlOll— 3 



Thre.'^her 1010111010—6 Hananberg 0110111101— 7 



Kasted ' llOOOOOlll— 5 Shakespeare 0101101110— 6 



No. 4, 15 targets, entrance .^1-50: E.vperts— AVaruE 12. Wharton 8. 

 Semi-experts— Widdicomb 14, Davidson i:3.;Trow bridge 8, A\"oodworth9. 

 Amateurs— Cord 12, Lergner 13, O'Bjrnell, Houtcamp 7, Walton 11, 

 Desvoignes 14. Hananberg 11. Bush 9, Gray 9, Could 8, Kasted 12, Hol- 

 comb 13, Neumeister 11, Thresher ii. 



No. 5, ten targets, entrance :liil: Experts— Widdicomb 8, Desvoignes 6. 

 Semi-experts— Davidson 8, Lergner 6. Amateurs- AVaruf 5, Cord 8, 

 Kasted 7, Bush 6. Woodworth 5, O'Byrne 7, Walton 8, A\'hartou 10, 

 Gray 7, Gould 8, Neumeister 5, Holcomb 8, Shakspeare 4, Kimer 3, 

 Webb 4, G. Magoon 7. .Tores 7. Hananberg 7, Houtcamp 0, Thresher 

 6, Faulkner 5, Johnson :3, Fi-ancoise 4. 



No. 6, ten targets, entrance Sd: E-vpcrt^Whartou C. Semi experts, 

 Widdicomb 6, Davidson 0, Cord T. Walton 7, Gould 6, Holcomb 5, 

 Amateurs— Kasted 8, O'Bvrne 8. Cray fl. Jones 7, G. Magoon 5, Des- 

 voignes 7, Bush 4, Thresher 6, Woodworth 6, Neumeis*-er 8, Faulkner 6, 

 Billinghurst G, Heath 4, Trowbridge 7, Smith 6, Webb 3, Franeoise 1, 

 Shakspeare 4, Waruf 9, Johnson 7. 



No. 7, 20 targets, entrance §2: 



Expert. 



■Waruf 11111011011111111111—18 



Semi-Experts 



O'Byrne .11011110011111111111—17 Kasted. . . . 11111111111110111101—18 

 TSeumeist'rOlllOOllllllllOOlllO— 13 



Amateurs. 



Holcomb 11111110111111011111—18 Frankliu ..00111101011001000011—10 

 Bush ■■■lOlllllllllillOlllJl— IS DesvoiKnesOllllOlllOlOlOlOOlll— 1:3 

 Oord lOOlOOOOlOOIlllonin-lO AVoodw'rthlOlOllllllOlllOlOlll— is 

 Widdicombl 1 101 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 0 1 n 1 -1 8 Decker .... 1 011001 1 111 01 1 1 1 001 1 -1 4 

 Wharton 11111111111111111111—20 Waltou. .. .11001111001110111111— 15 

 Davidson' lluniriOllOOOllin— 10 Lergner. ...11001111110111111111—17 



Gould " ■,11110101111110011111—16 Woods IIOIOIOIIOIIOIOOIOOO— 10 



Gray " 11110101111010011100—13 G Magoon. 01100100110101010011— 10 

 Hanldn "■ OOllOIOOOOllOOCKiOlOO— 6 Thresher. ..10111010111010101111-14 

 No 8, ■'0 targets, entrance gl: Expert— Wharton 7. Semi-oxperts— 

 Waruf 8, Kasted 8, Bush 8, Widdicomb 9, Holcomb 8. Amateurs- 

 Johnson 6 E. Magoon 4, Woodworth C, Gray 6, Neumoistor 6, Shaks- 

 peare 3, CByrneO, Cord 4, DavidsonS, Faulkner 9, Walton 8, Gould 8, 

 Heatii 7, Thresher 4. 

 6 iNo. 9, 15 targets, entrance ipl.SO: 



Experts. 



Faulkner OlOOOllOlinolOO— 6 Widdicomb OlllOOlOOlllllO— 9 



O'Byrne 10001111 OOll 110— 9 



Semi-Experts. 



Walton . ..001111001110111—10 Holcomb 010110101111101—10 



Waruf ' ...lOOOllllOinOOl— 9 Davidson 011111111111011-13 



Kasted " " " . .101111011001111-11 Gould lOOllOlllllllll— 13 



Bush... .010111101111011-11 



Amateur. 



Hananberg OlIOOllii loml-ll Lergner 01 11001 11 0001 00— 7 



Desvoignel ..OolllllimJ ni— 1:3 Woodworth ... .101010101011111— 10 



Houtcamp.' ' . . . llOllllnXin'nii— 10 AVharton 111111110*110111-12 



G MaKOOn l(niiiillOilOllOli)— 7 Jolmson OOOOOOOOllliliXd— 5 



Neumeister'. '. '. *. loOlOOillOOOl 1 n— 8 Heath , .OOlOlllOioiOiiO- 8 



Gray ,.000010011110011— 7 Smith 010111101010111-10 



Eim'er." ".'.'.'....111110101011111—13 Cord OOOilOioOioiooi— 6 



ScOlilCB. 



Illinois State. 



Chicago. Bl., June G.— [Special to Forest and Strmni.] The lUmois 

 State shoot proves to be about an avei-agc one. There are tive mui c 

 entries in the Board of Trade badge shoot this year than last, with 

 seven loss entries m Smith cup contest at riu-;_'eis this j ear than la.st. 

 In the World's I'air open contests entries run tvom thu ty to ntty, 

 Aa a whole thr' sh"ot IS a fan- one. but Dv no means a .a'l-eat oue, nor 

 one representative as a W orid s i air should lie and nu.sht nave been. 

 It is prnbleniatical how louK il u ill last. 



It seeui'? now almost certain tJinr the nnaucial trotU'les ... 

 presence of the World's Fair here will be ftdditioiial tact or- : 

 the si 1 1 U.,ai 11 I ujl I g 1 t 1 1 it 1 

 will s^i-r ^ ,1. ..lev for the Fair. 



Xc-i . ' live bird cliaLnpi.inslnii was won bv I'jddie Bmg- 



linni Tlie. Smith cup wns won by J. H. Robbm.s, of 



Chic-i'-'-e. ..II M -nMi:.rht- Air. P.oi.bms is oi late lame m England as 

 defeater of Capi- Fowler m a target race Tits viciorv here confounds 

 ins critics. 



In the International ritle shoot now pi ogressing entry is not yet 

 large, beiug mostly from the cHy or .'states near by. une entry from 

 an rrancisco. Weather good. E. IIorOT. 



New Utrecht Rod and Gun Club. 



The New Utrecht Rod and Gun Chib brouglit a very successful sea- 

 son to a close on Tuesday, May 30, wdth an aU-day open sweepstake 

 shoot. The sport comr'aenced at 10 o'clock and was kept up until 

 nearly dark, when the birds were nearly all shot off. The entry lists 

 were weH 111 led and a ver.y pleasant day's sport was had. D. Deacon 

 and C. W . AVin.2:ert tied for the second annual prize with a percentage 

 of9l~:j. The latter, however, defaidted to Deacon, D.C.Bennett, G, 

 AV. Ci 'Jiiisey and J. B. Voorhees tied for the third prize with a percent- 

 age of 90. rin the shoot-off at 5 birds D. O. Bennett won with a straight 

 score of ,5, Cropsey and A^oorhees 4 each, 0. Fiirgiiesen, .Jr., had 

 already won the medal with a percentage of 931.^, and R. R. Street the 

 fourth prize with a percentage of Sfi'^g. 



At the close of the .shoot the members adjourned to the New ITtrecht 

 Club honse. at Bath Peach, and held their annual meeting. The secre- 

 tary reported the club to be in a properous condition, with a substan- 

 tiai balance on hand and a membership list of 40 in good standing. 

 The election of officers then took place and the fohowingwereelected; 

 AV. F. Sykes. President: Jere Lott, A'^ice-President ; G. AV, Gropsoy, Sec- 

 retary and Treasurer; D. Deacon, Captain; Peter liegeman and Geo. 

 E. Nostrand. Associate Directors. The members then sat down to the 

 annual dinner, which had been prepared by the steward of the New 

 LTtrecht Club. A good time was spent until the early morning hours. 



Live bird events: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 



CFurguesen 3i;il0-4 1311S— 5 11111-5 



C Furguesen, Jr . . , •. . 1 221)0—8 



GW Cropsey 113^1— 5 



AV F S vices 1 1 1 12-5 lHll-5 22022-4. 



Piatt A dams 10131—4 2133,3—5 21231—5 



G Nostrand 11331—3 11301—4 



D Deacon 01110—3 213I2— 5 



AAHegeraan 01310—3 11010—3 



F Fesscnden 30333—4 



C Floyd 3H03-4 



D Bennett 



W Scliitinacher 



W Lair 



Dr Van Ord 



M Van Brunt 



No. 4. 

 111S3-5 



11012-4 

 01110-3 

 11111-5 



No. 5. No. G. 



C A Sykes 



C Furguesen 1231 1-4 21112-5 



G W Crop.sey 01212-4 01211-4 



AV F Sykes 00003-1 00131-3 



Piatt Adams 12122—5 01313—4 



G Nostrand 11111—5 



D Deacon 11211-5 



A A Hegeman 21101—4 11011—4 



PFessenden 13100—3 01230-3 



C Floyd 31211—5 21101—4 



D Bennett 11201—4 11111-5 



AV Schumacher 01101—3 12131—5 



AV Lair 12102—4 10020—3 



Dr Van Ord 12311—5 11131—5 



M Van Brunt 11111-5 



MElsasser 22120-4 11101-4 



P Hegeman 22200—3 0101 1 -3 



C C Bennett 11100—3 31120-4 



J Lott 12021—4 11211—5 



R J Van Brunt 22002-3 01211—4 



J B A'^oorhees 01111—3 



No 7. 

 11211 

 21022—4 

 13111—5 



21203-4 

 01111—4 

 12212-5 

 013S1— 4 

 01101-3 

 23123-5 

 12113-5 

 11121—5 

 Targets 

 1 S 3 



10013—3 

 11111-5 

 22002—3 



On the Old Stone House Grounds. 



There was an interesting session of expert trap shooters on John 

 Erb's famous grounds in Newark, nearly a dozen being on hand. The 

 day was a delightful one and the birds a fair !i>t. The opening event 

 was a "go" at 10 live birds each, between the veteran Samuel Castle 

 and his 15 year old son, Irwin, who is one of the most promising of 

 Jersey's young shooters. Young Irwin was trained to the use of a 

 gun from early boyhood, and proved an apt pupil. Every day in 

 season he is off after game, and rarely returns home with an empty 

 bag. He is rather short for his age but is extremely muscular and 

 handles an ordinary weight 12-bore with no apparent effort. With 

 persistent practice at the traps he would be able to hustle any of 

 Newark's local shots and even now is able to keep pace with many of 

 them. The following scores made m three matches will show the lad's 

 caliber. No. 1, 10 bu'ds; No. 3. 8 birds; No. 3, 5 birds, $5 entry: 



■ No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 



I Castle 1392212101— 9 11112021—7 81011-4 



S Castle 1111123111—10 .31113311-8 13111—5 



W HoUiS 11211-5 



Then followed a series of open sweeps, 4 birds each, $3 entry, two 

 moneys: 



S Castle, Sr.1313-4 3111—4 1111—4 2111—4 1112-4 1111-4 1111-4 

 Hedden....3311— 4 2111—4 0131—3 1301—3 1111^ 2101—3 1102—3 



HoUis 0123-8 2111—4 1311—4 3101—3 11.31—4 1111—4 1121—4 



S Castle, Jr. 1121-4 3111—4 2011—3 1231—4 2331—4 0310—3 .... 



Erb 1111—4 1112—4 0111-3 2121—4 2301—3 1111—4 0110—3 



Hendry 3201—3 1001—2 0200—1 



Fred 0110-2 1021-3 2201-3 



Griffon 1331-4 2111-4 3111-4 0011—2 .... 



On Thursday, June 1, the grounds were honored by a visit from P. 

 Eaynor, an English shot, who is visiting his relative, Geo, Baynor, of 

 Orange, Mr. Rajmor is an excellent shot at live pigeons, showing fine 

 judgment in the "use of his second barrel. He and John Erb had a 

 match at 35 live birds each for $100 a side, Hurlingham rules govern- 

 ing. AA'ni, ,s. rjannon was referee and Body Stanger scorer: 



EavTior 0033131212133312331311131—23 



Erb 02312312213112103223001 11— 31 



Fairmount Gun Club. 



FATRMOrNT Springs, Pa., May 31.— The Fairmount Gun Club held its 

 shoot on Decoration Day. Only a few members present. The follow- 

 ing are the scores made: 



No, 1, 10 singles, $1: 



C R Buckaiew. . ..... .0110110000 -4 Dr Bonham 0111011111—8 



S McHenry 1101010100—5 J Harman 1000110101—5 



E Hess 1010100011-5 



No. 3, the same: 



Dr Bonham 1111111111—10 C R Buckaiew 1111010111— 8 



E He s 0111111111— 9 J Harman IIIOIOIIU— 8 



SMcHenrv 1111001111—8 



J^o. 3. 1.0 singles, §1.50: 



Dr Bonham 111111111111111—15 C R Buckaiew, .111011110111111— 13 



E Hess 111110111111111—14 J Harman 111011001111111— 13 



S McHenrv 001111111111111—13 



The event of the daj' was a match of 100 birds between Sile McHenry 

 and Chas. Buckaiew for Bi5 a side. The wdnd was blowing a gale and 

 made it lively for the boys. After the scorekeeper, Mr. John Potter, 

 notified the gentlemen tliat they could not break a hundred straight, 

 they agreed to settle it on 3:i each. The following is the score. There 

 is strong talk of another match; 



S McHenry 01110011111 1 111 1 1 101 11111-31 



C H Buckaiew OOllllllllOOlllllllOlUll- 30 



It was a close contest, and we shah be pleased to see them try it 

 over. J. A. S. 



A Battle of the Giants. 



Omaha, Neb., May 2G.— Editor Foi-est and Stream: During the Slate 

 tournament held here this week a couple of gentlemen came together 

 in a little dispute, resulting in Omaha's favorite sportsman, in shoot- 

 ing parlance, F. S. Parrnalee, backing himself to shoot a I'ace with 

 champion J. A. R, Elliott fin- $100 a side, 100 live pigeons, American 

 Association rules, Mr. Elliott was backed by an old-time shooter and 

 thorough sportsman from the Sunflower State, Mr. Elliott's record is 

 well known to tlie readers of Forest and Stre.am. How he won his 

 championship upon his own ground, how he was defeaterl various 

 times bv the Kleinmans and Mr. Fulford aw\ay from home, the fact 

 that, for tlie iiMst four months be has not been shooting his old gait, 

 as appe.ar.s trora scores made at his club shouts, etc.. have caused 

 mauv of vonr readers to surmise that Elliott is not the champion of 

 old- 1 i:ai-cftil iieruial ot Ins shoutiuK at the Missouri and .N ebraska 

 tonrnniiieQts will show hiin to be in as good tortu as ever in nis lite, 

 ^n 1 I cl e A ts ln^tl'l In in in^iUulet il 1 b it ih ^ ung 

 uiaii from _\eijraska. UiMtt aeuiiowledges that nis new guns, or 

 1 ith 1 th lad 1 Ln \ 1 i iidin„ rL li i 1 id r the xme 

 « IS I I ms 1 1 t his 1 il 1 1 at ir tl e Im 1 t I nil t 1 Hi le 

 1 le 1 evil I tl ^t uicl 1 llii ^ s 1 e h I tl i thtwich 

 1 1 1 u t til All u I hill I 1 u lui u tul t It di 



-h:-ii lii:- Iras tound the true load fe.r Ins handsOLne pair ol Green- 

 Ple shoots nuw more carctitl and painstaking, hence slower with 

 1,. .rh barrels than in torraer \'ears. 



Frank Parinclee is not ncarh' so well known as champion Elliott, yet 

 has iiuite, a pedigree as a shooter, lor sonie years he has generally 

 captured the honors, uionev, medals, etc., at the Nebraska State shoot, 

 and this year was no e:;eejau:.n Parmelee likes a triendly contest, 

 and is ver\- !ikei\ t. ' iiiit up ^-iiiii to sho.r t any m.an that comes to 

 Omaha r.-'i- a little tun auci a prospect or carrvmg away irank s ,>100, 

 I feel safe m saying that this gentleman will shoot any man m this 

 country. This is not a challenge from him, but if any man thinks he 



will not cover his $100, all he has to do is just to put up his cash, then 

 see if my words do not come true. Frank is but thirty years old, hale 

 and stout, and the recoil of a shotgun has ho effect upon his sturdy 

 frame. .4pparently he shoots better at the end of a race than at the 

 start. 



The Forest and Stream's patent type will tell a good share of the 

 story of the birds and flights, but not all. To insure good birds each 

 man furnished 100. EUiott sent to lus brother for his birds, and they 

 were selected from many. Parmelee's 100 were selected from a large 

 coop by Mr. Nason, the gentleman who runs the Omaha Park. Mr. 

 Nason was somewhat elated over the fact that five of the birds missed 

 •by Elliott were of his lot. This was not a "trap and handle" match, 

 but each shot at the birds furnished as they came from the traps, an 

 indicator being used to designate the trap. 



It was 11:30 A. M. w^hen all the preUminaries had been settled and 

 the battle was on. George Hughes, of Fonda, Iowa, was selected as 

 stakeholder, referee and trap puller. The weather was not good. 

 The sky was overcast and a brisk breeze came from the northwest 

 across "the traps, which faced the east. This assisted some of the 

 birds to get over the flags, made some of them quite hard and yet 

 others comparatively easy, as they rose against the wind. When each 

 man had killed five EHiott had used only bne barrel, while Parmelee 

 had called on second barrel for every bird that "bit the dust." Elliott 

 was centering each bird. Parmelee was a little nervous or else under- 

 shooting with first barrel by not properly judging how quickly the 

 birds were raising. The word was passed around that Elliott had 50 

 per cent, the best of the race. Quite a few bets were made, but at the 

 "quarter pole," with Parmelee straight and EUiott three "to the bad," 

 it was an uphill race for the champion. This lead was increased at 

 the .50 mark 3 more, Parmelee straight, while Elliott's 41st, a right- 

 quartering twister, assisted by the wind, gave up the ghost a few 

 paces beyond the flags, and his 49th, a fast raising outgoer, got away 

 from the deadly gunner. There seemed no possibility at this point 

 for ElUott to even up. and the greatest interest was manifested in the 

 possibility of Parmelee making 100 straight and tieing the record. 

 Fate was against him, however, as his 55th bird, a high fast incomer, 

 g;ot off free. This did not unnerve him, as he kUled straight until the 

 91st, when a bird went beyond the flags before life was extinct. He 

 downed the last 8 with one barrel, and finished the strongest race ever 

 shot in this country with the grand total of 98. It is very generally 

 understood that the 100 straight made by Fulford and Al, Bandle was 

 the result of the poorest lot of birds ever trapped for a race where 

 money and reputation were at stake. 



Parmelee had a per cent, of easy birds in his favor, yet he stopped 

 the fast ones so surely as to leave little cautious retrieving to be done. 

 The result of this match demonstrates that there is but one man in 

 this country that can equal this score a,nd he would fail oftener than 

 he would accomplish the feat upon these grounds and tising such 

 birds. 



It would not be a history of the shoot to close without mentioning 

 guns and loads used. It was surely a test of both. The guns were 

 both Greeners, while the powder was strictly American. Elliott owns 

 the finest pair of Greeners ever brought to lihis country, while Parme- 

 lee has a fine ejector. Pai-melee's weighs 7J-^lbs. and Elliott's 7J41bs. 

 Both have very straight stocks, Elliott's being minus the usual pistol 

 grip. 



The load used was quite different, though both were effective, yet it 

 was evident that Parmelee either had the best load or the best eye, 

 though a majority of the birds killed by Elliott were clean kills. 



Parmelee used 3drs, of American E. C. in IT. M, C. trap shells, 2^ 

 length, with a cardboard and two Wn. U. M. C. No. 11 black edge 

 wads, while his shot was Omaha 7s chilled. 



Elliott used 3-%drs. American wood in Ely gas-tight 3% shell, wadded 

 with a thick cardboard, a % felt and another thick ca,i*dboard, his shot 

 being Le Roy 7}4 chilled. The score: 



Trap score typa—Oopy right /sus, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



331535 3 183544434333111535 



F S Parmelee. ..2 22 3 31113 3 31113131111112 1-25 

 5213423144253435333344233 



212111311331131332221211 1-35 

 24815 5 14 5 1333344333234421 



1311011111332313 3 22221 11 1—24 

 11444123244113 55443 3 3 3422 

 i/ \ \ T ^ N-^/ ^1 ^ ^ /'^ 1^ ^ H 



2 1 2 1 23 1 2111122 1 031111111 1—24-98 



4315451311413885 3 214443 3 3 



JAB ElUott. ..Illllc310331»11333311111 I--22 



3 3 31434 3 142213 2 4243413323 

 i t T T T N.-^ T T<-N7>^ T i T T ^HT'/^ i 



231131331311112»11122»11 1—23 



145131153 3 34 53 334 3 3113344 

 t t / T \ ^ /' 7> \ / <-;^ \ N<-<- 



3131202221212.0111211111 1—33 



2. 5 55333512121424454514231 

 H i T*- \7' ^ ^7" N/" / ^ / i J. i /> \ >^ 

 1121223 •1211111211111111 1-24-91 



Rambler. 



The Colt Hammerless Gun Club. 



Hartcobd, Conn.. May 27.-1 send you scores of the first of our 

 series of twenty-four shoots for jjrizes, in order to win any one of 

 which a member must take part in ten competitions. As it is almost 

 impossible to arrange a fair handicap for the poor shots, the club has 

 decided to draw lots for the prizes. To make good shooting an object 

 the club donates four prizes of $10 for the best four scores with a 

 handicap of 1 to 7 targets on 35 to the poorer shots. The club also 

 gives two $5 prizes to the two shooters competing the most times 

 during the series of twenty-four shoots. One of the prizes to be 

 drawn for is one of the highest grade Colt hammerless guns: 



Peard 1100000111111101110010010—14 



Cook" " 1101111111111011111111111—23 



Williamson 1011110111111111111111111-33 



Colt 001101011.10011010100001000— 9 



Ford"" ' 0111111111111110111110111—32 



McGiia'ty"' 1111000111111111111111111—33 



Melrose '," 1111111101111111111101111—33 



WiUey ' 0111111111101111111111111—33 



Manross!;; 1101111111111111111111111—34 



Nelson 111111111111111 1111111111—25 



Decker 1111111010111111011111111—22 



Vibbert's" ' 1111111111111111101111111-24 



Olmsted'.'.' 1011111110110011111111111-31 



\la-er 1101001100011110101110111—16 



Cohins 0101011000100100110101101—11 



McMuU'in ■.'.'.'.'.' 1110101111111111111110111-23 



The Douglass Gun Club. 



Chicago, III, May 37 —I inclose scores of Douglass Gun Club made 

 to-day, at 25 targets' per man, for club medal. The B c^ass medal was 

 won by Sherman on the shoot-off: 



A Class 



Church '.,..1111011101111111111101111—23 



Stabford " OOlllllOOOlHllOlOnoOOOO-14 



Harris 1111010111111111011111111—23 



Barto " ' 1110111001110111000110111—17 



' ■ ■ ' Class 



Lansdon '....1111001011010001100110111-15 



Sherman' 01101101101 1000101 1 1 11010-15 



C Class. 



Hart 0111101111101011100011010—15 



Eich.',"." lOlOOOOOOOOllOUl 101000001— 8 



Back Scores, 



Harris 0111111111101110111111111—32 



Stabford " lOllOOllOlOllllOllHllOOl— 17 



Sherman OllOlllllOOOlllOllllllOll— 1 



The Manufacturers' in St. liouis. 



Dbtroit, Mich.. June 1. ^Editor Forest and Stream: The fourth 

 tournament of the Manufacturers- Trap-Shooting Association will be 

 held in St. Louis. Mo,. JiUv 0 and v. and will be toUowed by a live bird 

 shoot on the 8th. The association will give away ,-*100 a day and an 

 elegant gold trophv emblematic of the individual championship of 

 Apssouri. This shoot ought todi aw t\'cll as everybody who partici- 

 pated m the three previous shoots, was hii^hly jjleased and speaks in 

 the highest terms of the liberality of the association. The association 

 IS endeavoring to do for llie trap-shooters ot tlie country what has not 

 been done betore. give them something to shoot tor. and has so far 

 given away .isOOO m cash, and three elegant tropnies. has made about 

 saOO for the clubs where the tournaments have been held, and created 

 qmte a boom m trap-shooting m each place. Numerous applications 

 tor tournaments have been received trom gun clubs throughout the 

 countrv. the places have been selected, as the applications have been 

 received (first come first served). Programmes will beoutsoon forSt. 

 Louis shoot. .loux Paricek, Manager, 



3ianufactiu-ers' Trap-Sbooting Association. 



