June 39, 1898.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



87B 



Maz*ine and Field Club Regatta. 



BATH BEACH — NEW ^OBK HARBOR. 



Saturday, June 24. 

 The annual canoe ref?atta of the Marine and Field Club was sailed 

 on June 24, the ofQcial times heing as follows: 



Elapsed. 

 0 55 55 

 0 56 08 



0 58 55 



1 02 51 

 1 04 15 

 1 04 45 



Start. Finish. 



Aztec, W. W. Howard 11 35 00 13 30 55 



Wasp, Paul Butler 11 35 00 12 31 08 



Bee, David Goddard 11 35 00 13 33 55 



Dainosel, William Whitlock 11 35 00 12 37 51 



Torment, F C. Moore 11 a5 00 12 39 15 



Pioneer, C. B. Vaux 11 35 00 13 30 45 



Event No. 2, cruiser race, boats 18ft. waterline or under, to carry 

 one man besides helmsman, 6 miles: 



Goblin, William S. Elliott...' 12 58 45 2 45 30 1 46 45 



Viking, H. P. Allen 13 58 35 2 58 47 1 54 22 



La Gloria, M. T. Bennett 13 58 57 2 59 45 3 00 48 



Event No. 3, club sailing, one man from each club, 6 miles, twice 

 around triangle: 



Wasp, Paul Butler 8 31 50 4 29 27 



Torment, F. C. Moore 3 32 00 4 35 10 



Eclipse, F. L. Bunnell 3 31 30 4 40 54 



Pioneer. C. B. Vaux 3 31 30 4 43 03 



Damosel, William Whitman 3 31 25 4 45 20 



Event No. 4, the Marine and Field Club cup. If won twice in suc- 

 cession it becomes the property of the winner, 6 miles: 



Torment. S. Schieffelin 5 21 00 6 17 38 0 56 38 



Aztec, W. W. Howard. 5 21 00 6 18 38 0 57 38 



Bee, D. Goddard 5 21 00 6 19 04 0 .58 04 



Eclipse, F. L. Bunnell 5 21 00 Bid not finish. 



Pioneer, C. B. Vaux 5 51 00 Bid not finish. 



The four paddle race was won by the lanthe crew, beating the Bay- 

 onne crew by three lengths. 



0 57 37 



1 03 10 

 1 09 34 

 1 10 43 

 1 13 55 



New York Schuetzen Corps' Prize Shoot. 



The thirty-sixth annual festival and prize shoot was held in the Union 

 Hill Park on AV'ednesday and Thursday of last week. 



The energetic labor and influence of the present captain, Henry 

 OfEerman, during the past half year were to be seen in the large in- 

 crease in the membership present. Another happy feature on the sec- 

 ond day were the large delegations of visiting riflemen, representing 

 the principal shooting societies of New York and vicinity. There was 

 a large contingent from the Independent New York Corps, under the 

 leadership of Oapt. Wm. V. Weber; New York Central Corps, Capt. A. 

 Richter; New York City Corps, Capt. Chi-ist. Rehm; Hoboken Corps, 

 Capt. Geo. B. Fredericks; Hoboken Independent Corps, Capt. A. Erx- 

 meyer. 



Among the prominent riflemen present were Wm. Hayes, of New- 

 ark; Fred. Ross, Henrj-Holges and Louis Flach, of the Zettler Club: 

 Bavid Miller, of Hoboken; L. P. Hansen, of Jersey City. There were 

 also to be seen scores of other stars of lesser light in the shooting fra- 

 ternity all vieiug with each other in the race for prize honors. 



There was present a visiting shooter from Europe on his way to 

 Chicago, Mr. Carl Graf, one of Germany's solid citizens, a wealthy 

 manufacturer and an enthusiastic rifleman. He takes one of the Zet- 

 tler Bros.' Bdllai'd rifles with him to the Chicago shoot. He says he 

 prefers the American arm and ammunition in Americ.a. In this de- 

 cision the gentleman probably bases his judgment on the experience 

 of some of the visiting American riflemen to Germany in 1890; the 

 latter claimed that the Ameriean powder in Germany did not do its 

 work with the same uniformitj- as it did at home. Whether this is a 

 fact or not is an open question. In the case of Mr. Graf there is not 

 much doubt but what he -nill find that the shooting tools he is going 

 to take to Chicago with him will prove to be well acclimated. 



The shooting programme open to the riflemen at large consisted of 

 a buUseye target. As an inducement for the shooters there were 

 24 prizes, ranging from ^30 down to $1 for the best center shots. 

 There were also 8 premiums for the most flags (center shots). 



The target proper was a disk 4 in. in diameter, ijlaced (in a ijocket) 

 in the center of a 12in. black. To hit this disk was to entitle the 

 shooter to the credit of a red flag on the premmm hst, and according 

 as the bullet encroached upon the center of the disk so were the 

 shooter's chances enhanced for getting the first prize for the best 

 center shot. 



Buring the two days' shoot the number of flags made by the 

 many shooters in the competition ran up in the hundreds. To 

 separate each individual center and credit it to the shooter making it, 

 and then lo separate and measure the best of the lot, looks like an 

 endless job; but after the close of the shoot Barney Zettler, the 

 shooting master of the corps, selected a co mm ittee from the riflemen 

 present as assistants, and with the boxes of bullseyes under one arm 

 and that mysterious looking measm-ing machine under his other arm 

 he led the way to one of the committee rooms in the castle, where he 

 and his committee were soon at work. 



The bullseyes were first separated into individual lots to the credit 

 of the shooter making them, then from each lot was selected the one 

 containing the shot approar-hing the nearest to the center. When this 

 had been done the measuring machine was brought into use. This 

 part of the work, in the matter of getting at the final results of the 

 two days' shoot was highly interesting. There were many bullseyes 

 that to the naked eye looked to be a tie, or so close that only the ma- 

 chine could indicate which was the best, but at last when every shoot- 

 er's best disk had taken its turn through the machine the results were 

 found to be as follows: 



The Best Center Shot. 



Degrees. 



GWPlaisted 5 



Geo Schlioht 16 



Jas Hughes 36 



CG Zettler 39 



Louis Flach 39 



H Radloflf -13 



F Fracompre 48 



WmHahn 51 



LP Hansen 53 



Begrees. 



David Miller 74 



JHWMeyei- 82 



B Zettler 83 



C Gorsch 911.^ 



R Busse 92 " 



PFiegel 92 



S Buzzene 94 



Fred Schmidt 



AW Lemcke 99 



B Peters 57^^ H Meyer 10:3 



Henry Holges 59 J Bonn 115U 



Carl Graf CO A J Christian 115J4 



Fred CROSS 71i^ 



Premiums for Most Flags. 



Geo Schlicht 45 Louis Flach . .22 



F CROSS 34 BBusse !....30 



GWPlaisted 23 LP Hansen 20 



C G Zettler 33 Fred Schmidt 17 



An ITniform Target System. 



Alton, 111., June t'i.— Editor Farest a7id Stream; Would it not be 

 possi'ole, through the Forest and Stream, for the rifle shooters of 

 the country to adopt a uniform system of targets? As the reports of 

 matches are now given it is utterly impossible to tell whether the 

 shootmg IS good, bad or indifferent. Every rifle club seems to have 

 adopted some system of its own. Would it not be a good plan to get 

 an expression from some of the leadhig clubs. East and West, as to 

 the merits of the various targets now in use? Our club, the Piazza 

 Rod and Kifle Club, have adopted the Massachusetts target for 100 

 and 200yds., and the Zettler target for 75 and 100ft.; the Massachusetts 

 target, 12 center and one less for every inch out; the Zettler 25 center 

 and Min. rings. I would like to hear from other clubs. 



Our ft-iend Mr. Wills, of the Piazza Club, outclasses us a little in 

 shootmg, but those powerful eyeglasses take him to within 25ft of 

 the target, while we stand at 75ft. This is not right. E, H. Lahee 



Highland, Bl. ; Sylvester Leef, Grant Fork, lU. ; H. Goettsche, Chicago; 

 Geo. Roth, Highland, 111. ; Fred. Pfeif er, Chicago ; James Montgomery, 

 OwensviUe, Ind. ; W. H. Regennitter, Bavenport, Iowa: C. H. Gmehlin, 

 Bloomington, 111. ; Geo. Sengel, Fort Smith, Ark. To all these gentle- 

 men the Columbian medal was awarded. The following scores were 

 made: 



BuUseye Target— Sylvester Leef, 4 flags out of 100 shots; Dr. M. D. 

 Tibetts 8, J. Montgomery 19, Rob. Unzicker 14, W. H. Regennitter 12, 

 Louis Ritzau 10, Geo. Roth 9. Geo. M. Ziegenfuss 10. 



Columbia Target— Sylvester Leef 80 out of 75 rings, Br. M. B. Tibetts 

 55, Geo. Roth 51, Geo. Ziegenfuss 49, Louis Ritzau 60, W. H. Regennit- 

 ter 59, J. Montgomery 53. 



Stich— Best point to Br. M. B. Tibetts. 



Standard— W. H. Regennitter 33, J. Montgomery 36, M. D. Tibetts 36. 



People's Target— M. B. Tibetts 66, F. Pfeifer 66, W. H. Regennitter 67, 

 J. Montgomery 60. 



Man— W. H. Regennitter 83, J. Montgomery 80, F. O. Young 88, M. B. 

 Tibetts 45, F. Pfeifer 80, Geo. Roth 76. 



King— Louis Ritzau 174, M. B. Tibetts 197, Geo. Roth 173, Sylvester 

 Leef 120, Geo. Ziegenfuss 176, W. H. Regennitter 190, F. Montgomery 



The best scores up to date: Columbia 64, King 205, People's 168, 

 Man 89, Standard 46, and 21 flags out of 100 shots. 



A. BoBSE, Secretary. 



Cincinnati. 



CiNOiNNATi, O., June 18.— The Cincinnati Rifle Association held its 

 regular practice shoot a.t its range to-day. Conditions 200yds off-hand 

 at the standard target. Weather fine, but a strong, unsteady 9 o'clock 

 wind bothered the shooters considerably, making good shooting 

 rather uncertain: 



Gindele 8 8 9 8 7 8 10 9 



10 8 10 9 8 8 10 10 

 10 9 7 9 9 10 8 9 



Payne. . 



Topf., 



8 10 10 6 6 6 9 



9 6 8 6 9 10 9 

 6 6 7 6 8 7 



5 9 9 10 r 7 

 4 8 8 7 7 10 7 



6 8 8 6 5 8 9 

 8 8 6 8 8 5 10 



9 7 8 5 

 3 



6 5 

 3 8 

 6 5 

 6 6 

 6 10 

 7 

 9 



3 5 

 9 9 6 

 9 9 9 



7 10 

 5 10 



8 5 

 5 9 

 7 



10 9 8 8 10 8 



Puthofif 6 6 4 3 4 



6 4 10 5 9 



5 8 3 3 8 



Nagel 1 5 5 5 4 



0 2 9 2 2 



5 4 10 6 0 



5 8 



7 9 

 9 10 

 5 10 



8 6 

 8 

 7 

 5 

 4 



9 9—85 



7 7—87 



8 9—88 



6 6—; 



7 8-79 



5 10 7—71 



6 7 8—77 



7 6 10—71 



5 6—67 

 7 5— ' 

 4 8-1 



8 6 10—56 

 7 6 7-64 



7 8 4-68 



6 5 5-61 



8 10 9-81 



5 8 8—76 



7 7 7-74 



6 9 6-71 



8 7 7—73 



4 10—78 

 4—55 

 8-63 



6 7-50 



5 10-50 

 4 4^35 

 0 3—41 



6 10 



6 7 



6 



6 



6 



7 



North End Rifle Club. 



Ephrata, Pa., June 26.— On Friday afternoon last the members of 

 the North End Rifle Club met on their range in Ephrata to practice at 

 rest shooting, distance 200yds., best score out of a possible 120 points. 

 The weather clear and cool, but terribly blusterj-, and the sudden 

 gusts coming round the hiU made it almose impossible for good shoot- 

 mg to be done. The followmg were the best three out of five scores 

 of 10 shots each to each man: 



BBLefever 10 9 8 6 9 8 8 10 11 11—90 



698789 12 98 9-85 

 89 11 8 7 8 8 8 8 9-84-359 



WBWmters 99788996 8 13-85 



8 12 9 9 11 7 11' 7 8 6-88 

 8797 12 8778 11-84-257 



S L Sharp 7 8 8 8 9 7 6 9 12 10—84 



5 5 10 10 10 10 7 7 9 8-81 

 ^ _ 6 10 98979 11 9 10-88—253 



LMWiest ......I.,.....,. 8 999 11 8879 9—87 



■' 9 10 8977688 8—80 

 „ ' 7798 10 8787 10-81—246 



J W Sheaffer H 6 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 8—93 



868797998 11—82 

 811 9 768678 9—78—353 

 The next regular meeting wUl be held on Friday, July 14, and will be 

 off-hand. D. B. Lefeveb, Secretary. 



New Yoi'k City Schuetzen Corps. 



The monthly practice shoot in Washington Park on Friday, June 23, 

 was well attended considering that the members were hardly recov- 

 ered from the fatigues consequent to the New York festival of 

 Wednesday and Thursday previous. R. Busse carried off the honors 

 on the ring and man targets. The scores are appended: 



Ring target, 10 shots, possible 250: R. Busse 212, John Facklamm 

 195, Otto Uihlein 194, Christ. Rehm 174, H. Radlofl 173, Otto Arnstein 

 159, Amb. Stolzenberger 163. Chas. Rothweiler 148, C, Gohmann 145 

 Adam Keller 142, Wm. H. Gerdes 137. 



Man target, 3 shots, possible 60: R. Busse 58, C. G. Zettler 53, John 

 Facklamm 50, Christ. Rehm 49, Adam Keller 48, Otto Uihlein 47 



Red flags: Adam Keller 5, Otto Uihlein 3, John Facklamm 3, H 

 Radlofl 2, R. Busse 2, Christ. Rehm 2, C. G. Zettler 1, Joseph Bicke- 

 seheid 1. 



BuUseye: Otto Uihleiu 2, R, Busse 2, Schaer Leutenegger 2 H 

 Storch 2, Otto Urnstein 1, Christ. B. Rehm 1, Henry A. Gerdes 1 Jos 

 Bickescheid 1, Aug. Range 1, Wm. G. Gerdes 1, Amb. Stolzenberger 1. 



Germania Bund Prize Shoot. 



CoMPAjn- No. 56 of the Germania Bund of Hudson county. N. J. 

 held its annual.festival and prize shoot in Armbruster's Park, Green- 

 vUle, on Monday, June 26. The firso prize on the target of honor or 

 kingship was won by V. Holzapfel. On the people's or pubhc target 

 the following scores were made, 3 shots, possible 75: August Mevns 



Jersey City. 



Practice shoot at Armbruster's Park, June 24: 



L P Hansen 24 24 25 22 14 19 17 23 19 19—206 



C Ward 24 24 19 20 24 23 16 17 23 13—204 



J Hughes 34 14 18 23 16 17 13 18 25 21—189 



Gomrmmications for picblication relating to Tbusiness 

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

 addressed to an individual they will be subject to delay in 

 that indimduaVs absence. 



Turtle Bay Rifle Club. 



Handicap shoot, June 33; 10-shot scores, three scores to count, 60ft.: 



J Ochs, Jr 247 243 237—726 J Krampert 288 2.35 2.34- 703 



H Walter 346 240 240—726 C H Plate 241 232 238—701 



J Oberle 289 235-708 



RIFLE NOTES. 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



Weeexy gaflery shoot, Friday night, June 23; 10 shots, possible 250 

 distance r5Et. Plaist^d241, Bobidous23S. CoUins 289 J Boa" 287 J 

 Dodds 336 C- Boag 236, Purkess 235, Chavant 231, Gotthardt 230, Spahn 

 2.30, Gassman 311, Lembeck 310. 



Thirteen members met in Armbruster's Park on Saturday, Jime 24 

 for outdoor practice. Many of the members have had but very Uttle 

 experience at 2t)0yds., and as a consequence their shooting is' some- 

 what erratic, but with such men as Messrs. Ross and Borrler as pre- 

 ceptors there is opportunities for rapid advancement. Most of the 

 afternoon was devote^! to pool shooting. The following 10-shot scores 

 were noted by the news seekei-; Ross 224, Dorrler 222, Chavant 311 

 ^-I^TT?^???' r?^''^'^®®}^"' CoUins 196, Boag 194, Robidoux 186, Spahn 

 186, Hfll 160, Kiiiser 158, Hovingdon 150. 



Columbian International Festival. 



Office of the Secretary, 49 LaSalle street, Chicago, Jime 20 —Fol- 

 lowmg are the records for the Columbian International prize shooting 

 held June 18 and 19 at Sharpshooters' Park, near Kensington Those 

 who took part were: Rob. Unzicker, Peru, Rl. ; Louis Ritzau, San 

 iraucasco; George W. Ziegenfuss, Winona, Minn.; Dr. M, D Tibetts 



Some of the other fellows who did not get first prize at the New 

 York Schuetzen Corps at Union Hill last week have since then been 

 bothering the Forest and STREAwmau with queries as to how he came 

 to get there. As a final answer to all further questions on this sub- 

 ject the Forest and Stream man says: "Catch on to the Fore.st and 

 Streak either with a business ad. or a subscription for a year, six 

 months, or even ten cents invested any week. If you haven't got the 

 ten cents, come around to 318 Broadway and inquire for the Forest 

 AND Stream free reading rooms. Anything connected w^ith Forest 

 AND Stream in these days is a success." 



The article on "Crooked Work on the Range" in our issue of Jime 15 

 is beginning to bear fruit. On every hand the general expression of 

 all lovers of the sport is to show no mercy to any of those fakirs who 

 are caught making scores with the lead pencU or punch. There are 

 several suspects under surveiUance among our New York and Brook- 

 lyn clubs who are liable to hear something drop in the near future 

 unless thej' mend thair ways. 



There are a number of New York city riflemen of known shooting 

 ability who desire to attend the Chicago Fair in September and take 

 in the Columbia prize shoot. Having a natural pride in their munici- 

 pal and State government, they would like to see the Empu-e State 

 reijresented at the Columbia shoot by a team of twelve men who could 

 down any other teams brought against them. New York State con- 

 tains a good many first class off-hand shooting riflemen, and if any of 

 them are contemplating a trip to Chicago in the f aU, perhaps they 

 would be glad to avaU themselves of the opportunity of uniting with 

 others in a New York State team for the honor of the Emphe Sta,te. 

 Any New York State, rifieman who desu-es to connect himself with a 

 State team, by communicating with Forest and Stream Pdfle Depart- 

 ment will be put in communication with the other riflemen interested 

 in the formation of a State team. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here, 

 send in notice like the following: 



Jifly 2-4 Multnomah Rod and Gun Club tournament, at Portland, 



Oregon. 



July 3-4.— Coldwater (Mich.) Gun Club tournament. 

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

 July 3-5.— Shreveport (La.) Gun Club tournament. 

 Juiy 3-5. — VermilUon Gun Club tournament, at Steator, 111. 

 July 4.— Towanda Rod and Gim Club's fifth annual tournament. W. 

 F. Bittrich, Sec'y. 



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 4.— Maplewood (N. J.) Gun Club shoot, all day. 

 July 4.— Valley City Gun CUub totirnament. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 July 4.— J. A. Hartner's all-day shoot, Orangeville, Baltimore 

 county, Md. 



July 4, — Slater Gun Club tournament, at Slater, Mo. 

 July 4. — Central Gun Club's first annual toiu-nament, Duluth, Minn. 

 H. L. Heisler, Sec'y. 

 July 4. — Mt. Kisco (N. Y.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 4.— Wauregan Gun Club open sweep, at PelhamviUe, N. Y. 

 July 4.— La Crosse (Wis.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 4-5.— Lake Geneva (Wis.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 4-6. — New Mexico Mutual Game and Fish Protective Associa- 

 tion 's second annual tournament, at Raton, N. M. 

 July 4-6. — Lafayette (Ind.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 5. — Parkersburg (W. Va.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 5-7. — Nfles (Ohio) Gun Club tournament. 



July 6.— Open-to-all shoot, 20 Uve birds, $20 entry, at Williard's Park, 

 Paterson, N. J. 



July 6-8.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, 

 at St. Louis, Mo. 



July 11.— New Jersey State League and open tournament, on South 

 Side grounds, Newark, N. J. 



July 12-13 —Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' fourth tourna- 

 ment, at East Liverpool, Ohio. 

 July 14-15. — Helena (Mont.) Rod and Gun Club's annual tournament. 

 July 19-20. — Dtsie Gun Club tournament, at Pensacola, Fla. 

 July 20-21.— Penberthy's trap-shooting tournament, at MassiUon, O. 

 Aug. 7-8. — Pier Gun Club tournament, at Atlantic Clity, N. J. 

 Aug. 7-12.— Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 Little Rock, Ark. 



Aug. 9-11.— Missouri State Amateur Shooting Association, at Paris, 

 Mo. 



Aug. 22-35.— Third international live bird and target tournament, at 

 Des-chree-shos-ka Island, Detroit, Mich. 



August.— Manul act urers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, at 

 Wheeling, W. Va. 



August. — ^Keystone Target Company, seventh annual tournament, 

 at New London, Conn. 



Sept. 4.— Frankfort (N. Y.) Game and Fish Protective Association 

 tournament. 



Sept. 14-15.— Riverside Gun Club's second annual tournament, at 

 Red Bank, N. J. John P. Cooper, Sec'y. 



Sept. 26-29. — Pennsylvania 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. 



October.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, 

 at AUentown and Bethlehem, Pa. (combined). 



Oct. 19-20.— West Newburg Gun and Rifle Association fall tourna- 

 ment, at Newburg. 



' DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



We have received the programme for the Interstate Manufacturers' 

 and Dealers' Association tournament to be held at East Liverpool 

 Ohio, on July 12 and 13. The programme of events is precisely the 

 same as that of the Passaic and Altoona shoots, so that another pub- 

 lication of it is unneccessary. The association wiU guarantee .f200 ■ 

 each day. The programme contains the following anent East Liver- 

 pool: "East Liverpool is famous as the pottery center of the New 

 World, some thirty-eight manufacturing establishments are engaged 

 in the making of crockery, ranging from common ware to the finest 

 productions, which for art and beauty fuUy equal the productions of 

 Sevres and other famous jjotteries. These immense plants, employ- 

 ing thousands of workmen, wUl be open to visiting marksmen, and 

 the advantage and pleasure to be derived from a visit and inspection 

 of them is weU worth the trip to East Liverpool. The elegant China, 

 Parian and art ware made in this city is the product of high skill and 

 art of a character that commands admiration. East Liverpool is 

 situated on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. R., and is 47 miles north of 

 Wheeling, W. Va., 106 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, 150 miles east 

 of Columbus, Ohio, and 44 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pa." Shooters' 

 headquarters wfll be at the Hotel Grand, Thompson House and 

 National Hotel. The shoot wiU be held at Gardner Park, on the 

 grounds of the East Liverpool Gun Club, situated on a plateau 

 opposite the city and only ten minutes' ride from the above hotels. 

 Some of the fine scenery on the Ohio River is obtainable from here. 



There will be a surfeit of shooting at the trap on July 4, nearly every 

 club in the country having arranged to hold private or pubhc shoots. 

 Among the tournaments announced are those of the Multonomali 

 Rod and Gun Club, Portland, Ore., 2d, 3d and 4th; Portland (Ore.) 

 Gun Club, 3d and 4th: Shreveport (La.) Gun Club, 3d. 4th and 5th- 

 Towanda (Pa.) Gun Club, 4th; Eastern New York Trap-Shooters' 

 League, at Amsterdam, 4th; Maplewood (N. J.) Gun Club, 4th; Valley 

 City Gun Club, at Grand Rapids, Mich., 4th; Hartner's all-day shoot 

 at OrangevUle, Md., 4th; Slater (Mo.) Gun Club, 4th; Central Gun 

 Club, Duluth, Minn.. 4th; Lake Geneva (Wis.) Gun Club, 4th and 5th 

 and the Lafayette (Ind.) Gun Club, 4th, 5th and 6th. This is quite an 

 assortment from which to choose. It is safe to say, however, that 

 none of the above will attract what can be caUed a good attendance on 

 the 4th, as that is a day on which the "Daddies" like to remain home 

 looking after the celebration by the little ones and guarding against 

 fire, In fact a tournament on a hoUday is almost sure to be a flat and 

 dismal failure, no matter what the holiday may be. 



The announcement is made that on August 7 and 8, the Pier Gun 

 Club of Atlantic City wfll hold its second annual tournament, under 

 the management of John loung and Herbert McCann of Atlantic City 

 and Harry Thurman of Germantown, Pa. This club shoots from 

 traps set on the end of Young and McShea's pier, 380ft. out into the 

 ocean, where there is always breeze enough to keep shooters and 

 spectators cool as well as to render it difficult to make clean scores. 

 The dates bring the tournament in at the height of the watering sea- 

 son when this great seaside resort is seen at its best, and the famous 

 board walk wlU be filled with strollers throughout its entire thi-ee 

 miles of length. The fishing too is at its best at that season and may 

 be enjoyed from the sides of the pier while shooting is being done 

 from the end. 



The Winchester Gun Association, of Winchester, Va., sends us an 

 attractive programme.for a target tournament to be held on July 11 

 with 8100 in added money. The programme wiU be as follows- 10 

 targets, SI entry, S5 added; 15 targets, SI. 50 entry. S7.50 added" 20 

 targets, $2 entry, glO added; 25 targets, 82.50 entry, $13.50 added; club 

 team race, 25 targets, SIO entry, 825 added; 25 targets, entrance free 



for mernliandi^p nri'zptj' Q.fS s-infrlp« Si> *iTi*-i»T7 flCiO eCn aAAt^A. Oi-i r.i^^^ — ' 



event. The team race will be at unknown angles, and teams are ex- 

 pected from Washington, Baltimore, Rockvine, Staunton and other 

 places. The City Hotel will be shooters' headquarters. 



WiUiam L. Force, secretary of the Central New .Jersey Fish and 

 Game Protective Association, and Fish and Game Warden, had a nar- 

 row escape Friday afternoon from a violent death. He and a number 

 of his friends were driving when the horse was startled, jumped, and 

 got one of its feet caught over the whiflletree. Then it began to kick 

 to free itself. Mr. Force sat on the front seat of the park pheeton 

 One of the flying hoofs struck him fuU in the breast. • He f eU heavUy 

 to the ground and one of the wagon wheels fractured the right 

 arm and wrenched the elbow out of joint, tearing the hgaments. Mr 

 Force was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital, and his injuries properly 

 attended to. He manfully declined to have ether administered and 

 bore the excruciating pam without flinching, 



Fau-ly good eyesight must be that of Miss Bertele Heynal of Berhn 

 judging from an item in an exchange which exploits Miss Heynal's 

 skill with the rifle and caps the climax by saying that she can "splifc 



