Dec. 16, 1898.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



888 



Close of the Climax Season. 



The Climax Gun Club, of Plainfleld, N. J., held its twelfth and final 

 shoot of the season on Dec. 6, on its grounds adjoining Benner's Grove 

 in Fanwood. The day was cold and damp, which accounts for the fact 

 that only a dozen members put in an appearance. This being- the date 

 for the annual election there would certainly have been a good attend- 

 ance had the weather oeen clear. 



The scores in the club shoot are given below: 

 Brantingham (25) llCKDllOllOOllllllllOlOlll —18 



C. Smith (25) 0111111111111111111111111 —24 



Keller (25) 1110111110111110101111111 —21 



D. Terry (95) IIIOIIIOIIIIOIIOIOIIIIUI —20 



Apgar (25) OOOlllllUlllllllllUllll —32 



J. Darby (35) 11110111101111001011111011110101011-26 



Manning (29) 00111110111111111101101010111 —22 



W. Terry (.32). . . . : 11000111110101111011111111010001 —22 



Goodman (35) 00111001111010010101111111101101011-2.3 



F. Mundy (35) lOOllOllOOlOlOlOlllOw. 



Trust (.30) 010011110000110111111101011010 —18 



Delancy (35) OllllOlllOllOllOlOllw. 



In the system of handicapping the strongest shoot at 25 targets 

 each, and the others are allowed to shoot at enough extra targets to 

 give them an opportunity to break as nearly as possible the same 

 number of targets as the scratch man can break. All the shooting is 

 at bluereck targets from five traps, unknown angles, 16yds. rise, one 

 man up, shooting from the center. This system of handicap has been 

 well received by all the members and has resulted in some close work 

 all around. In adopting the bne-man-up style of shooting the club 

 has also pleased its members. 



There is one point in particular for which the club deserves to be 

 commended and that is in its conduct of sweepstakes, the entrance fee 

 to which on club days cannot exceed fifty cents, no matter how many 

 birds are shot at. This is a wise provision and gives the man with a 

 limited depth of pocket an opportunity to shoot during an afternoon 

 without risking a month's salary. And then again a member can 

 enter any sweep by simply paying for the targets, this making his 

 shooting still cheaper. In fact there is an utter absence of any chance 

 for the strong to devour the weak. 



The club has been ve'-y successful during the season, and will open 

 the season of 1894 with a fat treasury, an increased membership and a 

 determination to take part in all tournaments of the season, teams 

 being entered wberever practicable. 



At the annual business meeting, which immediately followed the 

 club shoot, some enthusiastic speeches were made anent the past, 

 present and future of the club, and all present vowed to put forth 

 extra efforts to keep the club in the front rank. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: R. 

 B. Manning, President: Chas. Smith, Vice-President; Daniel H. Terry, 

 Secretary and Treasurer. The above.named officers, along with Thos. 

 Keller, Thos. Brantingham, Thos. Darby and August Trust, were 

 elected as a Board of Directors. The Shooting Committee, the most 

 important part of an organization of this character, is composed of 

 T. H. Keller, Neaf Apgar. Charles Smith, Thos. Brantingham and Jas. 

 Darby, in whose hands tlie interests of the club are safe. 



"Dey ver Goot Enof fur Eny Boty." 



A SHORT time ago Charles Smith, the great international expert live 

 bird, target shot and bonifaee, best known perhaps to the people of 

 this and other countries as ••Dutchy," sent cards to a number of de- 

 votees of the smoothbore in New .Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, 

 inviting them to attend an all-day shoot at live pigeons, to be held 

 under his management, on Thursday, Dec. 7, beginnmg at 11 :30 A.M. on 

 the Climax Gun Club grounds, adjoining lienner's Grove, Fanwood, 

 N. J. In winding up his invitation, "Dutchy" said, ' The birds will be 

 furnished by your humble servant, and they will be 'goot enof fur eny 

 boty.' Charles Smith ('Dutchy')-" And before the day ended the 

 shooters who were on hand perfectly agreed with -'Dutchy," .some 

 even contending that some of the birds were ' too goot fur eny baty." 



The day was a raw and cutting one for those who were obliged to 

 stand about the grounds, and overshoes and great coats were at a 

 premium. The grounds where the shoot was held have previously 

 been described in the.se columns as well adapted to shooting either 

 targets or live birds, the background being clear and there being just 

 enough undulation to the ground to keep a shooter guessing when a 

 bird flew low. 



The attendance was good despite the threatening aspect overhead. 

 Among those present were W. F. Quimby, senior partner of the 

 W. F. Quimby Co.. of New York and Ne-»vark; M. F. Lindsley, of 

 West floboken and the American Wood Powder; Ferd. Van 

 Dyke, of Newark, well known as an expert either at tar- 

 gets or feathers; J. A. R. Elliott, of Elliott Brothers, sporting goods 

 dealers, Kansas City, Mo.; Arthur \V. DuBray, the genial and 

 ever popular advocate of the merits of the guns manufactured by 

 Parker Bi-others, of which goods he is the Southern representative; 



3-partner — 



Aaron Woodruff and W. H. K. Davey, of Elizabeth; John Rothaker of 

 Philadelphia, who always finds time to slip away from his brewery in- 

 terests when "Dutchy" holds a shoot; "Tee Kay" Keller, of Plainfleld 

 who said Climax were "good enough;" "Little Neaf" Apgar of Avona, 

 representing H. C. Squires & Son; Daniel Terry of Plainfield, and the 

 immortal "Dutchy." 



The birds were a crack lot of flyers and if the same kind could be 

 guaranteed for matches they would command a good price. Quick 

 as a flash in getting away wnen .the traps were sprung; fast and ir 



regular in their flight and tough and hard enough to carry any quan- 

 tity of shot, they were a lot of birds, the trapping and shooting of 

 which were well worth witnessing. They were by far the best lot of 

 birds trapped in this lucality this season and could scarcely be ex- 

 celled at any time or on any grounds. 



The first event of the day was a "warmer" at four birds per man 

 for the price of the birds. The scores : 



DuBray 1311—4 Keller 1111—4 



Zwirlein '21'32-4 Hill 1101-3 



Then came a little miss and out event, with an entry fee of : 



DuBray Ill HiU Ill 



Keller 210 Quimby 0 



Zwirlein 0 



By this time the party had increased in numbers, and the real sport 

 of the day began. Events No. 1 and 2 were at 5 birds each. S5 entry, 

 No. 3 at 10 birds, glO entry, three moneys in each. All events were 

 shot under the revised rules of the American Shooting Association. 



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



Quimby 12212-5 2'21'20-4 1121209002-7 



Lindsley 11020—3 2'2202— 4 02212-32221—9 



Van Dyke 01121-4 02110 -3 



ElUiott....- 12222—5 212'32-5 1212122.21— 9 



DuBray 103»1— 3 01222—4 1012112112—9 



Campbell l'2100 -3 20201-3 1020311229—7 



HiU 12111—5 I.lll— 4 1012201111—8 



Zwirlein 11»11 | 4 02202-3 2211111102-9 



Smith 21120-4 312«1— 4 0OOI2.1221-6 



Keller 11110-4 .0100-1 



Rothacker 11022 -4 1011211112-9 



AVoodrufif - 1121211001-8 



Davey 001 •'220120-5 



Apgar 21«'2021111— 8 



D Terry 0«0212n21— 7 



The wind-up was a miss and out, $1 entry, with nine men in 

 DuBray, Campbell, Pearson and VV. Terry each missed and retired on 

 the first round, and on the second round' Rothaker, Lindsley, Apgar, 

 Zwirlein and Hill divided the pot, the supply of birds being exhausted. 



Soon after the party repaired to the hostelry of "Dutchy" in Plain- 

 field, where a general jollification was held. "Dutchy" was elated 

 over his success in getting such a rattling lot of birds to fool the boys, 

 and worked off said elation by inviting them to partake of a toothsome 

 lunch, which they disposed of in a graceful manner. The hour at 

 which the last of the visitors left Plainfield has not yet been divulged. 



Crescent Gun Club. 



The monthly shoot of the Crescent Gun Club at Miller's Dexter Park 

 on Dec. 7, brought together four members. The club event was pre- 

 ceded by an individual match, at twenty-five birds each, between 

 Messrs. Jones and Coulston, the result of which was a victory for 

 Jones with a total of fifteen kills to Coulston's thirteen. The club 

 event at seven birds resulted in a tie between Messrs. Vogts, Hop- 

 kins and Jones with seven kills each. The club event was followed by 

 a series of five three bird sweeps, in which the honors were evenly di- 

 vided. With the close of the sweeps, there being a few hirds left in 

 the crates. Messrs. Coulston and Jones shot another race at five birds 

 each, this contest resulted in a victory for Coulston. Scores: 



Match. 25 birds. 



Jones . 002.02-2112201201222200020-15 



Coulston 01«1220»02-20002112O210100— 13 



Club snoot: 



Coulston 1011011—5 Hopkins 3111111—7 



Yaght 112'2111— 7 Jones 2223121-7 



Sweeps, §1 entry, two moneys: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. 



Coulston 200—1 111—3 000-0 100—1 100-1 



Vagts 211—3 020-1 217—3 011—3 



Hopkins 111—3 1-20-9 •^■^i—3 200—1 111—3 



Jones 202-2 001—1 023-2 221—3 211—3 



Match for five birds: 

 Coulston 0'3222— 4— 1 Jones.... 01120—3—2 



Rhode Island Traps. 



Westerly, R. I., Dec. 8.— On Thanksgiving Day a number of sports- 

 men about here indulged in a trap shoot on the grounds of Mr. Alfred 

 Chapman, near Burton's Pond. The day was perfect with a very 

 light breeze. The boys were a little nervous in the regular shoot, ss 

 they do not come together very often, and many easy shots were 

 missed, but considering everything did very well. After the regu- 

 lar shoot they indulged in scrub shooting, making much better scores. 

 Westerly is becoming a very sporty town and before long we can 

 have a club here as good as the best, as we have plenty of material 

 and many brilliant shots. Keystone trap and targets were used. 

 Appended find scores, 25 singles per man: 



GE Chapman 0110111101111011011110010-17 



SRathbone 0010101000100101101011000—11 



Arnold Clark 0010001101011101101011011—14 



J M Lewis, Jr 0100000001011101100101111—12 



H E Sisson 0100001111111011111011111-13 



J M Lewis, Sr 0000101011100010110110000—10 



Ralph Hoxie 0011111000111100011011111-16 



G Tingley 0111110001011011000000100—11 



S A Chapman 1011101110111111010111001—18 



J Gallagher 1100001001010000100110000— 8 



E Dolan 0010101111100001011110101—14 



B C Bentlev. Jr 1100011110001110011101110—15 



Amos Champlin 0101110111010111110010011—16 



E M Chapman 1011010111101010111010111-16 



E A Morgan ,1011011011011111011000111—17 



T J Bannon OlllOlOlOOllOlOllIOOOOlOO— 12 



One of the Party. 



Wauregan Gun Club. 



Pelhamville, N. y , Dee. 8. — Event No. 1, 10 live birds per man: 



J H Mills ...3210201022 - 7 A Dietzel 2121«010«l-6 



W H Brickner 1111'201m0— 6 F M Lyon •'2el000022— 4 



F Keeker 121021'2«00 -6 R Wanzer 1 1'2»0021 11— 7 



J W Spencer 21211.2100-7 F Jarvis , . . .-. •021001210 -5 



GW Silberhorn •2»-3^020022-5 JPicken 2'201020000-4 



D Valenti 0001101010—4 



The birds were a fast lot of fiyers and the snow on the ground made 

 it difficult for the shooters to score. J. H. Mills, Sec'y. 



Shooting at Pine Brook.' 



On Thursday, Dec. 7, a couple of hundred sportsmen gathered on 

 the shooting grounds connected with Martin's Pine Brook Hotel to 

 witness a match between Samuel Castle and Charles M Hedden. of 

 Newark, against Eugene Pierre and Mr. Karliart, of Pompton. The 

 day was damp and raw, and those who were not supplied with heavy 

 coats felt decidedly uncomfortable. The match was another of those 

 detestable and unsportsmanhlre affairs classed as find, trap and 

 handle matches, in which each handler tries to out-pio, out-puppar, 

 out-cut, out-vitro!ize. out-pinch, or in any other ways out-brutaUze 

 his opponent. A game of this character is an ignoble one and it is 

 astonishing to see that a spectator is attracted by it. 



Castle and Karhart shot at 15 birds each while 10 each were shot 

 at by Hedden and and Pierre, this comprising a total of 25 for each 

 team. The conditions were 25 birds a team, $100 a side, 25yds. rise, 

 gun below the elbow until bird is on the wing. 80yds. boundary. Tht 

 birds were classed as the hardest ever trapped, the drugs, pins, scis- 

 sors, etc., having done their work well. The birds trapped for Castle 

 and Hedden must nave been attended to by a superior (?) handler, as 

 they were much faster and more trichy than those shot at by the 

 opposite team. The result: 



Castle 111101111111111—14 Karhart. . . .011111111001111—12 



Hedden 1000111111— 7—21 Pierre 1001101110— 6—18 



No notice taken of anonymous communications 



L.B. H., South Wareham, Mass.— Can you inform me whether you 

 have ever known quail to breed in captivity or not? Ans. Yes; it is 

 not uncommon. 



J. D. T.— Can some of the readers of the Forest and Stream inform 

 me if good shooting can be had in the vicinity of Lake Dora, Orange 

 Co., Florida? Does any reader know of a good quail county in Florida, 

 ■where good duck shooting may also be enjoyed? Ans. We should 

 think that Tallahassee would be the point, 



B.— I was chatting the other day with an old gentleman, who told 

 me the saying: "Everything is lovely, and the goose hangs high," 

 should read: "Everything is lovely, and the goose honks high." The 

 latter sounds more sensible; but is there any significance in the fact 

 that a goose honks high? Ans. It may refer to the high flight of 

 geese in clear weather. 



Fred Savage, New Y'ork.- Will you be kind enough to tell me 

 through your paper where the best place is for all around hunting 

 and trapping for a living and sport? Ans. Your question is so vague 

 that it is hardly to be answered. However, we recommend the moun- 

 tains lying between thenorthern tributaries of Peace River and streams 

 flowing into the Liard River. 



Subscriber, Temple, Texas.— I have a large white pelican— mounted 

 — that has become soiled by exposure to open doors, dust, etc. How 

 can feathers best be cleaned? Ans. Wash the bird with warm water, 

 but no soap; wijje off the water with a cotton cloth and then apply 

 turpeni ine, rubbing with the grain. To dry this latter apphcation, lay 

 the bird on a sheet of fiaper and cover with plaster Paris. If one ap- 

 plication does not thoroughly clean the bird repeat several times. 

 —From Hornaday's "Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting." Price, 

 $2.50. 



J. M. H., Philadelphia.— Will you please let me know through your 

 paper what advantage does the metal patched bullet have over the 

 lead ball. I have .45-90 Winchester in which I used the metal patched 

 ball which has a copper covering with lead inside. Old hunters ob- 

 jected to the balls saying that they being so hard would ruin the bore 

 of my rifle in course of time, and that the lead ball was better on ac- 

 count of it being softer. Then again they said that if the ball should 

 hit the game it would not do the damage that a lead ball would, 

 as it would not flatten out as the lead ball. Ans. The metal cov- 

 ered balls have much greater penetration and are less likely to 

 upset than lead balls. The copper covering in no wise injures the 

 rifling of the gun, as it is very soft and oily, and made exactly to 

 gauge. For deer hunting the lead bullet would be preferable. 



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