Nov. 4, 189S.] 



FORKST AND STREAM. 



899 



EIXIOTT AND CLASS SHOOT A TIE. 



Elliott Wins the Shoot-Off. 



Several weeks ago J. Frank Class, of Jlorristown, N. J., announced 

 througli the columns of Forest akd Streasi a desire to shoot a hun- 

 dred bird match against any man in New Jersey (J. L. Brewer ex- 

 cepted), for a side. Ko JerseyD:ian seemed to have "sand" enough 

 to meet Mr. Class in a contest and it looked as though he was fated 

 not to do any shooting. A couple of weeks ago, liowever, Jas. A. R. 

 Elliott, the well known Field cup winner from Kansas City, appeared 

 in the East on business and expressed his willingness to meet the 

 Jersey expert in one or more matches on the above terms. Mr. Class, 

 however, was not so wiling at that time to risk .ti^aO a match against 

 Mr. Elliott, but proposed that they shoot two matches, each at 100 

 birds, and the sta,ke for each match to be iglOO; ties to be shot off at 

 S5 birds each; the first match to take place at Willard s Park, Pater- 

 son, on Friday, Oct. 2~; the second at the MorrLstowu Driving Park, on 

 Saturday, Kov. 4. These conditions were agreeable to Air. Elliott and 

 the matclies were duly arranged. 



Both men are well known to the public as expert shots, Kllintt in 

 particular, having shot against nearly all the high-class shots of 

 America, defeating a goodly number of them. On the famous "Side 

 Hill Park," in Kansas City, Mo., where the most of the Field cup 

 matches were shot, his showing was a remarkable one, and the man 

 who could not come close to "killing straight" had no business to face 

 him there. During the greater part of the summer he ha.s been in 

 ill health, but is fast coming back to his old form. 



Class is conceded to be one of the best shots in the East, if not in 

 the country, although his shooting has not brought him up against 

 any really hot men' excepting Brewer and Fulfor'd. He is about ."ift. 

 9in. in height, and weighs in the neighborhood of SOOlbs. His position 

 at the trap while not particularly graceful, is au easy one, and he can 

 fire a large number of shots without fatigue. For a year back he has 

 done comparatively little trap work, but before that he was in great 

 fettle, kilhng an average of 93 per cent, in seven matches. In the use 

 of the first barrel he is steady and reliable, but his second barrel is 

 more on the exhibition order, and at times not as reliable as it might 

 be. ^ 



Gauging the men on public form the majority of sportsmen would 

 have had no hesitation in saying that Eh'iott was jthe better shot by 

 three to four on a hundred, but tbo.se who saw the opening match at 

 Paterson on Oct. 27 changed their opinions. 



Durmg the early hours of the above day the clouds were dark and 

 lowering and looked as though they might break at short notice. 

 Toward noon the conditions changed, the clouds l>roke away and 'Old 

 Sol" showed his bright face. The match was announced to begin at 

 1 P. M., aud it was further stated that there would be sweepstake 

 shooting fromll A, M. At the latter hour, however, there were only 

 a few stragglers on hand ■end it was long after the dinner hour before 

 any shooting was done. At this time the sun was shining, but 1 

 o'clock, at which time Class was the only one of the principals on the 

 ground, the sun again disappeared and the clouds grew heavier than 

 before. At this time there were a goodly number of spectators on 

 hand, and these were kept in good humor watching the work of a few 

 shooters in a couple of 4-bird sweeps, So entry. The results of these 

 are here given, ties in the first being divided, and that for second 

 money in the second event being won by HoUis and Timmons on the 

 shoot off: 



Tie. No. 1. No. 2. Tie 



Timmons... 1101— 3 0111—3 mil 



Earnest 0001—1 .... 



1111 J Class 1111—4 



0 Hedden 0111—3 0 



No. 1. INo. 2. 



F Class 0101-2 .... 



Hathaway.. 1110— 2 1111—4 



HoUis 1101—3 1011—3 



Leonard..,. 0111— ^3 0111—3 



By the time the above sweeps were concluded the party was ready 

 for limch and while this was bemg discussed Mr. Elliott arrived on the 

 scene accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Lindsley, of the American 

 wood powder fame, Miss Lindsley and Edwin Colliiis. The number of 

 spectators had by this time reached quite respectable proportions, 

 and among the party were noted the famiUar faces of Mrs. T W 

 Morfey, Mrs. F. Class, Airs. John Leonard, Mr, and Mrs. AJ. Heritage, 

 of Jersey City; "Uncle" John Harri.son, of Dover; Boniface E. C. 

 George and Dr. Colfax, of Pompton; Capt. A. C. Money, the genial 

 and ever popular superintendent of the E. C. Powder Co., of Oakland- 

 "Tee Kay" KeUer, of Plamfleld. full of Climax, .23 short and Kapid 

 talk; "Dutchy" Smith, of Plainfield, the great "International" expert- 

 John Cocketair, of Bloomfleld; Benn.y Abbott, of Passaic, who says 

 the pace at New burgh was pretty warm, but not hot enough to kill- 

 John Class, of Pine Brook, a brother of Frank, and one who is a good 

 hand at the trap or in the field; John Leonard and Robert Timmins 

 of Morristown, both cracking good shots and firm believers in Frank 

 Glass's ability as a first-class shot; W. H. Green, the expert shooting 

 carpenter from Harrison; Chas. M. Hedden, one of Newark's old-time 

 and stUl expert trap and field shots; "Little Neaf" Apgar, who looks 

 after the shooting interests of Henry C. Squires, and also superin tends 

 theu- loading department; Chas. Harford, Mr. Morfey s partner in the 

 hotel business, who fancies a good road horse la preference to a gun 

 but often takes a look at trap shoots; T. C. Wriglit, of Paterson who 

 so well sustained himself in the Castle-Pierre dispute at Pine Brook- 

 Mr. Campbell, of Dover, and Harry Wolf, of Paterson, another of 

 those who has an opinion of the Newburgh pace. 



Both prmcipals being ready for the fray and all preliminaries being 

 duly arranged, T. \V. Morfey, the captain of the Paterson Gun Club 

 was enhsted as referee, the official scorers being ,Iacob Pentz, of 

 Shootiiiy and Fishing. A4a.ior J. M. Taylor, of the American Field 

 and C. H. Townsend, ti'ap editor of Fore.st and Stream. Henry Wolf 

 officiated as trap puller. 

 Mr. Elliott won the toss and at 1:50 P.M. he called "null" and 



The weather at this time was disagreeable, the atmosphere being 

 heavy and the light extremely bad. H ortunately these ground, which 

 have been previously described afford a good background, otherwise 

 the shooting would have been still more difiicult. The hght kept get- 

 ting duller and duller as the race progressed, and during the last half 

 was miserable. Before the first quarter was ended a drizzling rain 

 drove the scorers to shelter and caused umbrellas and waterproofs 

 to be put to use. The rain ceased af t;er a few minutes, but half an 

 hour later began again. At the hah" there was another short cessa- 

 tion, when once more the clouds opened and the last thirty rounds 

 were shot in the rain. 



From the start it was seen that both men were in fine fettle and 

 wagers were made that unless the weather made a sudden change 94 

 would be made or beaten. The birds were a tine looking lot, nearly 

 all bemg old and weU-feathered. The conditions, however, were all 

 against the chances of seeing hard-dying birds, no matter what their 

 inclinations might be. 



Mr. Morfey 's red Irish setter Eagle did the retreiving, and did it 

 well, not a bird being lost on account of anv mistake on his part He 

 started a laugh, however, when Klhott stepped up to shoot at his 

 fourth bird. The bird did not rise quickly as the trap weut over and 

 before the Kansas City man had a chance to call "no bird." or the 

 bu-d a chance to rise, Eagle shpped away from his handler and 

 gathered the bh-d. 



The kiUing went along with monotonous regularity, the first lost 

 bird being Class's seventh, a fast left-quarterer \\ hich zig-zagged out 

 of both charges. He also lost hi.s twenty-fifth, a rather easy incomer 

 undershooting with both barrels. This gave him 23 on the first 

 quarter against a eleau score Lor Elliott. 



On the second quarter Class lulled straight, while EUiott lost his 

 fortieth, an awfully fast left-quartering zigzagger, and his forty-tifth 

 a right-quartering incomer, which he should have killed. Score at the 

 naif 48 each. 



On the third quarter Class again killed straight, Elliott losing his 

 sixty-third, a fast right-quartermg towerer. Score: Class 73 El- 

 liott 72. 



On the last quarter Class's st-venty-eighth bird, another vicious left- 

 quartering twister, wi-iggled out of be'th charges, tlii's leaving the men 

 a tie with 75 kills each out uf 7h sliot ai. The excitement was now in- 

 tense, and many expected to sfe the r:ice eud with a tie cm 97 e<ach as 

 Ijoth men were shootintr m almnsl |)ertect form. The fates were 

 against the shooters, however, as on the eigbty-nrntb round Class got 

 a fast and tough driver, which got the full benefit of both loads, but 

 went over the boundary to die. This brought out applause from the 

 Elliott faction aud a long eho/'us of - ohs:" trom the Class adherents; 

 but the tune was changed an instant later when Elliott stepped up and 

 lost a not by any means fast lef i-quartei-ing incomur. Score, Sti each, 

 and 10 birds each to shoot at. These lu were brought down in fine 

 style. The scor e stood a tie at StU kills each, aud the spectators cheered 

 themselves haai se iu l ecognitiou of the splendid exhibition of nerve 

 given by the two e.vpeus. 



Accoi ding to the conditions the tie was at once shot off at 25 birds 

 each. EUiott killed his first, but Class lost another ugh" left-quarter- 

 ing driver, which changed dhectiou by the yard. Elliott lost a twist- 

 ing di'iver OD his eightu round, aud the tie was a tie. Ill luck, however, 

 was in Class's wake, and his sixteenth bird, full of shot, fell dead over 

 the boundary. Elliott killed out with a total ot 24, winning by one 

 bu'd one of tne best contested matches ever shot in this coimtry, and 

 one which failed to show the shghtesc difference in the slrill of the 

 men. '1 he luck of the birds was shghtly iu favor of Elhott, but the 

 difference was so slight as not to call tor more than passing mention. 



The noticeably good shots, those on birds above the average, were 

 as foUows: Elliott l-.2th, 14th (twisting driver;, 28tb (nice second), S3d 

 (.fast di-iver kiUed at long range with secondji, 34th tfasl left quarter i, 

 3bth, 55th lelegant second), 73d (long aud quick second), 83d (ditto). 



Class, 18th (twistuig driver killed with fine second), 23d (good sec- 



ond), 73d (twisting right-quarterer and fast), 91st (fast), 96th (twisting 

 driver and fast, a fine second). 



Elliott's 92d bird was a "no bird" being shot on the ground. 



Class's 2d shot on ground gave him another bird as did his 39th, and 

 his 4th tie bird. His 66th bird failed to rise and was called "no bird." 

 "Eagle" was released and succeeded in catching the bird after a run. 

 His 11th tie bird was tmdoubtedly shot on the ground, but was not 

 called by the referee. His 14th tie bird was run down and caught by 

 "Eagle." His 16th tie bird was fast in the trap, and he called it, being 

 allowed another bird which he lost dead out of bounds 



EUiott used his second barrel 56 times. His longest run was 34. 



Class used his second barrel 58 times His best run was 52. 



EUiott's second was tised a number of times when the necessity did 

 not seem to exist. 



Class did not use his second with his usual effectiveness, in fact 

 toward the latter part of the match it seemed for some reason or 

 other to get beyond his control. 



The times by quarters were 30m., 28m., 32m., 30m. and 28m., the 

 total time for the 250 birds being 2h. 28m. The match was shot under 

 Hurlingham rules, excepting the boundary, which was oOyds. 



Below in detail will be found the scores as only Forest and Stream, 

 the greatest sporting journal on earth, can give them. The first fine 

 of figures show the trap from which the bird was sprung. The second 

 line shows by means of our copyrighted trap-score type the direction 

 (from the trap) taken by each bird, while the third line shows the 

 barrel which grassed the bird. But your particular attention is called 

 to the second hne, which can bo found exclusively in Forest and 

 Stream, the g. s. i. on e. 



Trap score type— Copyright /».'/.;. by Forest and Stream Publisliing Co. 



21322 5 51433444425 3 3232254 



JAR Elliott. ...2 12112121222228113212111 1—25 

 1252442441323553353254342 



212122 2 22021120211221112 1— -23 

 3241435 2 4351245414424515 4 

 T«-«-4 i^N^ — >->?<-i i/-^H«'^-<- 

 212121122212022111221121 1—24 



3342321432251121144244133 



11112 1 2 211111101112 1 2112 1—24—96 



3 353 3 51424 3 2441411355444 5 



J F Class 1 11111012121112122122121 0-23 



2122125 2 214244134211554 3 5 



12222222212 2 221222212211 2—25 

 45442 3 5 13441435442 3 242121 

 T-V-> ..^ / \ T «- T <- »^ / T H 1^ 

 2121111 2 1 2 21111212111221 2—25 



4242144134251323 42 2 143415 

 2102111221 S21» 2 2 21112112 1—28-96 



SHOOT-OFF OF TIE AT 25 BIRDS EACH. 



2155222341222324152214343 



r ^i H i i/^i i i->H r '^ \ H^J. \ J. H 



Elliott 2 22111102112112111111111 1—24 



41245443444243512355442 2 4 

 Class 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2_23 



Table showing how the race went by strings of 10 shots each: 



EUiott 10 20 30 38 48 58 67 77 86 96 105 115 120 



Class 9 19 28 38 48 58 68 77 86 96 104 114 119 



After the big race, and in the same kind of a drizzhng rain that both- 

 ered the shooters then, a number of miss-and-out events were shot, SI 

 entry. Toward the finish the light got dimmer, and Captain Money 

 and T. W. Morfey who won the final event, proved the superiority of 

 their eyesight by killing their birds in almost darkness. The scores: 



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



Morfey 10 0 111111128120 



Lindsley 2220 



Money 0 1 111211112111 



Bluerock 1111 0 0 



Wolf 110 1 11220 



Money (re-entry) .1121 . 



C. H. TOWNSEND. 



The Virginia Championship Cup. 



Staunton, Va., Oct. 26.— Editor Forest and Stream: In the issue of 

 the Forest and Stream of Oct. 21, there is a commuuication from Mr. 

 William Tell MitcheU. of Lynches Station, Va., in which he accuses me 

 of violating the principles of fair play, and denounces my conduct as 

 unsportsmanlike. 



With reference to the chaUenge, he says, he challenged me to shoot 

 for the Virginia Championship Cup. 



In reply to Mr. Mitchell, I have to say. Firsts There were no fixed 

 rules governing the contest for said cup at the time it was donated. 

 The Winchester Gun Club had charge of the first contest. The same 

 club controlled the second and the third contest was shot at Shendun, 

 at the same number of targets, and thrown in the same way as at 

 Winchester. The "change of rules," as Mr. Mitchell seems to regard 

 the alteration of the throwing of the targets, was arranged by the 

 Staunton Gun Club, tinder whose auspices this shoot was conducted. 

 There had been no fixed rules before, and the Staunton Club decided 

 that 50 singles from known traps was no test of shooting, so the 

 following rule was formulated, and was in force when I met Mr. 

 Mitchell in Charlotte. "Party who challenges to pay all expenses of 

 shoot. Eighteen singles, known traps and angles, 20 singles unknown 

 traps and angles (indicator to be used), and six pairs, total 50 targets." 



The Staunton Club may have had no right to formulate rules to 

 govern this, but they certainly made a more sportsmanlike contest by 

 the change. But knowing and appreciating the exceeding smaUness 

 of Mr. Mitchell's calibre as a sportsman and a trap shot, I can under- 

 stand his kick at the change. 



Second, Mr. MitcheU claims that I accepted his challenge. This is 

 partly true. I did accept his chaUenge, but with the ptoviso, that Dr. E. 

 F. Wayman, who had already challenged me to shoot for the cup, 

 would resign in his favor. This Dr. Wayman refused to do. 



I notified Mr. MitcheU of Dr. Wayman's refusal, aud I have not 

 received a chaUenge from Mr. Mitchell since the match with Dr. 

 Wayman was shot. Mr. AHtcheU wanted the match shot in Richmond, 

 Va., which could only have been done by my consenting to waive the 

 rule, as to place and time being fixed by the holder of the cup. 



Since my return from Charlotte, N. C, there has never been a time 

 when my health would permit me to take that trip and shoot a match. 



Mr. MitcheU's insinuations iu regard to my pleading the "invalid 

 act," is in general keeping with the nature of the man, and the 

 charact.er he bear.s among the sportsmen who know him. 



I\Iy health for the past six months has been such that for the 

 greater part of that time I could not attend to m.y business, and 

 certainly could not go to Richmond to shoot with any "one. 



Your trap editor coidd not have known these facts, or his comments 

 would not have been made. However, I feel that my reputation as a 

 shot and sportsman is so firmly established in Virginia, that no slur of 

 MitcheU's can affect me in the sUghest. and but tor the comments of 

 your trap editor, who I know would not do me an intentional 

 injustice, I would not have given Mr. JlitcheU the free advertising he 

 so much desires by making any reply. 



This statement from me of the fact,s in the case, is final, as I do not 

 wish to enter into any further controversy, and Mr. Mitchell's attitude 

 has rendered him so unsportsmanUke as to preclude the possibility of 

 my ever again accepting a chaUenge from him. 



W. F. SUMMER-SON. 



Big Shoot at Reading. 



Reading, Pa., Oct. 24.— The bad weather yesterday and his morning 

 was foUowed at 10 o'clock by sunshine, giving us "good out of door 

 sports, especially shooting pigeons. 



The shoot was held at the Three Mile House on the grounds of the 

 Reading Shooting Association. 



A surprise was in store for most of the shooters, for on the grounds 

 they met J. A. R. EUiott, "Dr. Gano," the famous Kansas City pigeon 

 shooter, who said he had just run over from New York for a httle 

 practice prior to his matches with Frank Class. If he shoots the same 

 gait in these matches that he did here Class wiU know he has been to a 

 shooting match when he gets through with him. 



MUt. Lindsley was shooting a new gun, and has not got used to this, 

 being only the second time he has used it. 



1% Jack Shaaber was shooting his Smith ejector gun. and says all you 

 have to do is to hold it right and iJull the trigger. 



R. Estee, a new shooter from Gettysburg, has only been shooting a 

 short time, but if he keeps on improving at the rate he has done for 

 the last three months, he will make everybody hustle. 



Wm. Wolstencrof t was handicapped by his load, wiiich was too light 

 for birds, as plainly shown by the fact 'that most of his birds that 

 were credited as missed feU dead out oi t)ound«. Harry Thurman 



also lost two dead out of bounds, one just behind the score. Jim. 

 Schmeck was just as happy as ever, missed the easiest birds he had 

 and kUled some screamers in fine style. 



Gussie Kruger ("Blackbird") has just come back to the gun again, 

 having laid it away for about a year, and says he wiU be on deck again 

 all right in a short time. 



Oscar MeUot started with hard luck, losing his fli-st bird dead out of 

 bounds, and then shooting a good race up to the fifteenth, losing four 

 out of his last ten. 



Rene Clayton came on the grounds late, but was ready to shoot as 

 soon as he got there. Rene is always ready, but he doesn't like to 

 tramp over the mountains after pheasants, although if any shooter 

 goes to Tamaqua during the season Rene wiU see to it that he has 

 a good day's hunting, even if he has to stay at home and .send that 

 genial, whole-souled, fond-of-shooting-or-fishing Hary Gardner along, 

 and he wUI give you such a tramp it will make your heart ache. 



H. C. W. Matz was disappointed, as quite a lot of men that had 

 promised to go into this shoot failed to appear. Eleven entries when 

 you expect twenty is discouraging; but Matz worked hard aU day, and 

 that wUl account for some of his missed birds, as it was Matz here and 

 Matz there all the time he was shooting. 



A preUminary match was shot in the morning, 10 birds per man, $5 

 entrance, two moneys, as foUows: 



Lindsley 1120120121— 8 Matz 0101102110- 6 



Elliott 2121123111—10 Kruger 1211012111— 9 



Schureck 1112211233—10 Erter 0-J30112182— 8 



At 11 o'clock the 35-biTd race was started, with Ollie Hinnershitz as 

 referee and Sheriff Buckwalter as scorer. Each man shot 10 birds 

 when we all went into the hotel, where Mrs. Matz had a fine dinner 

 set out. When aU the boys had been filled up and had a smoke we 

 started in again and had a good shoot untU dark. After the big 

 match miss-and-out sweeps were shot, the result being given: 



Shoot at 25 live birds, $20 entrance: 



W Wolstencroft 2122012230»«32»»223-2202«1— 17 



HThurman 321120211212112-222««22222— 22 



O Melot •2221112223231102120«0222— 20 



M Lindsley 00-22210102011120022220022—16 



Dr Gano 11 231323121 1 1122112221 1 12-25 



J Schmeck 120-221-311«110123111«1«212— 20 



R Ester 121212222-20»1222321222322— 23 



R Clayton 03210.0211112112102210221— 19 



John Shaaber 2221221202212111113232111—24 



H Matz 300.01111111210130120212-2— 18 



Blackbird 2020.1 1211011102211121121— 30 



Miss and out sweeps: 



No.l. 



H Thurman 0 



J Shaaber 0 



Clayton 211 



Lindsley Ill 



Gans 0 



Harrison 110 



Chriskeim 0 



..111 

 .111 



No. 2. 



No. 3. 



No. 4. 



10 



1120 



1210 



0 



12220 





111280 



221112 



2i6" 



111222 



112210 





111221 



211211 





0 







iii2ii 



2iiill 



2121 



10 



2110 



2211 





122112 





Schmeck. , 



Estee 



W Wolstencroft. 



Live birds, $5, miss-and-out: 



HB Rumbach 121111 



B M CundaU 21110 . 



J Huffman zzaO 



Ten live bu-ds, $10: 



J O'H Denny 0120123122— 8 



N Johnston 2211111010— 8 



W M C Jones 0112222211— 9 



AH King 1011111111— 9 



Live birds, $3, miss-and-out: 



N Johnston..... 12111112 



E H McWhorter 12122122 



J O'H Denny 22123120 



EM CundaU 111110 



Seven Uve birds, $5, 60 and 40^: 



.Tohnston 0111112—6 



Denny 1023112—6 Jones . 



McWhorter 2121211—7 ~ ' ' 



King.. , 2222101—6 



Ten Uve bu-ds, 10, 60 and 40^: 



Johnston 1211121112— 9 



Denny 0120101220— 6 



McWhorter 3310011121— 8 H. T. 



W M C Jones 





J O'H Denny 





E H McWhorter 













E M Cundall 



1112020111— 8 



J Huffman 



2202301003— 5 



E H McWhorter 



,3111212322— IQ 



AH King 





W M C .Jones 





H B Rumbaugh 





Huffman 









Cundall 





King 









Ne-w Jersey Trap Shooters' League. 



The foUowing were the awards of prizes in the team contests of the 

 New Jersey Trap Shooters' League for the season of 1893. First prize. 

 Si 6, to the South Side Gun Club of Newark, N. J., score 555 in the best 

 five of the series. Individual prizes, E. A. Geoffroy for first average 

 in that team; handsome leather gun case donated by the AV. Fred 

 (Juimby Co., score 116. Second, R. H. Breintnall, a 6J41bs. keg of wood 

 powder donated by American Wood Powder Co. 



Second prize, $12, to the Maplewood Gun Club, score 546. Individual, 

 first, F. V. Van Dyke, leather sheU case donated by Messrs. Von Len- 

 gerke & Detmold, score 117; second, J. Warren Smith, score 113, a 

 canvas gun cover donated by the same firm. 



Third ijrize, .f8, to the BoiUng Springs Fishing and Gun Club. In- 

 dividual, first, Neaf Apgar, hunting coat donated by Messrs. Von ■ 

 Lengerke & Detmold, score 117; second, J. H. Richmond, M keg wood 

 powder donated by the American Wood Powder Co., score 94. 



Fourth prize, Endeavor Gun Club of Jersey City, score 497, $4. In- 

 dividual, first, C. W. McPeck, J4 keg of wood powder donated by the 

 American Wood Powder Co.. score 108; second, Eddie Collins, a can- 

 vas hut donated by Messrs. Von Lengerke & Detmold, score 106. 



By resolution of goveriting committee the balance in the treasurer's 

 hands was awarded to the two remaining clubs who had not shared in 

 money prizes, 60 per cent, to Myrtle Park Gun Chib, of Irvington. 

 score 470. Individual, first to F. Compton, one-quarter keg wood 

 powder, donated by the American Wood Powder Co., score 112; sec- 

 ond, T. Smith, 101 loaded shells, donated by Henry C. Squires, score 

 lOO. The remaining 40 per cent, to the Passaic City Gun Club,' score 

 461, together with 200 loaded shells, donated by Mr. Squires. A tie for 

 second, place was shot off between the Maplewood and Union Gun 

 clubs and resulted in a victory for the former. Another tie for the 

 gold watch presented to the League by its president stUl remains to 

 be decided between Messrs, Geoffroy, of the South Sides, and Apgar, 

 of Boiling Springs, each of the gentlemen having ccored 92 4-5 per 

 cent, in the last five contests. 



The League wiU be continued during the coming season with prob- 

 ably increased membership, and secretaries of clubs desirous of join- 

 ing will expedite matters by sending their names to the League secre- 

 tary, Mr. W. R. Hobart, 59 Halsey street, Newark, N. J. 



No better tournaments took place in the State or vicinity than those 

 of the League, and clubs wiU find it to their advantage to join. It 

 gives them a standing in the sport and enables their members to form 

 acquaintances pleasant to make and continue. W. R. Hobart. 



Cincinnati Trap Shooting. 



Cincinnati, O., Oct. 28.— The live bird trap-shooting here for the 

 season virtually closed with that given by Mr. Henry Goodman, at the 

 Five Mile House, Reading Road, .Wondale, Sunday last. Hundreds of 

 invitations were mailed the sm-rounding lovers of pigeon shooting, in- 

 viting them to take part. Some 300 spectators undertook the drive, 

 and witnessed the local and surrounding experts and aspirants for 

 trap-shooting honors bang away. Arrangements were made by the 

 management to have served a 5 o'clock dinner with the pigeons shot 

 and well they succeeded. Something hke 800 birds were sprung; the 

 entrance in each event being optional— in the majority of instances it 

 was so, too. Big sweepstakes are a thing of the past, whether to or 

 for the benefit of that sport. 



Ten years ago, Messrs. Barbour and Griffith, Louisvihe, Ky,, con- 

 troUed the five bird tournament and match shooting of the Western 

 States, and a tournament or match shoot advertised to take place in 

 that city, meant a big attendance and hundreds of simolanus in that 

 twain's coffers. Never in my career have I had thepleasure of record- 

 ing more pleasant pigeon shooting, and how the interest died out there 

 so awf idly sudden is mysterious to me. After this, Paris (Ky.) took a 

 spurt, through Messrs. Nip and Tuck (Nippert and Tucker)', merchants 

 at that place, but they too are no more. Then came Lexington, Ky., 

 with that late noted deceased horse breeder Tick Herr and his coterie 

 of friends and Lieut. Martin O'Neil, a genuine Kentucky barbecue 

 entaiUng a loss, as poor Tick was wont to inform me, of hundreds, 

 that too, with birds at 25 cents each. Dayton (O.) then experimented 

 and succeeded, the result being the model pigeon shot, now of Chicaso 

 Mr. Rolla O. Heikes. ^ 



Not even barring Mr. John Watson, of Chicago, 111., I conscientiously 

 believe that the late AI. Bandle was the most successful tournament 

 manager, and especiaUy so in live bird events, the sportsmen trap 

 shooters of the States have ever had dealings with. His $500 or .§1.000 

 guarantee was always good, and his jollity and eagerness of heart 

 sufficient for the biggest of losers to depart if not thoroughly satisfied 

 —contented. Further it looks hke his record of 100 straight birds, 

 shot against veteran Capt. A. H. Bogardua, will stand for years to 

 come; true he shot a 10-gauge against the Captains 12, but as the 

 Captain said, "It's wonderful I thought I had him beat two days 

 before the match, but you've tne score. " Wicx. 



