876 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 80, 1898. 



for us at five cents a shot. This was not an alluring prospect, as a 

 chicken that has been shot through the body wth a .45cal. rifle bullet 

 is not of much use to any one. There was no use of lamenting over 

 what could not be helped, so Rafter the proprietor had again extended 

 the range by shifting tlie jfiring point to the extreme end of the piazza, 

 we began. 



The firing was very rapid, the men did not dwell on their aim, but 

 pulled the trigger as soon as the sight was on the game, and as quick 

 as one fired and stepped back, another immediately took his place. 

 All the bullets struck close, but it was not until the 64th shot that the 

 turkey was killed. It had been a very profitable bird for the hotel 

 man, and his face was wreathed in smiles as he raked in his little S6.40 

 for the shots fired. Then the last turk went to the stake and the 

 firing was resumed; 26 shots threw the dirt all round and over him, 

 some passed through his feathers, others struck just under and 

 threw him up in the air, but no blood was drawn until the 27th shot 

 went through his neck and very nearly severed the head from the 

 body; that ended the match. 



The two turkeys brought in $9.10, and the landlord is so encouraged 

 that I understand he is going to have another match Christmas. If he 

 does I think I shall be there. P. ri-AYFOED. 



Amsterdam, N. Y. 



Port Chester Rifle Club. 



Port Chbstee, Dec. IS.— Editor Forest and Stream: The Port 

 Chester Eifle Club was organized Jan. 1, 1889, and has led a struggling 

 existence up to the commencement of the present year, when some 

 new blood was added and a tract of land was purchased for a 200yd. 

 range. We have always used the standard American target up to 

 within a short time, but as a majority of the prize shoots in this 

 vicinity are held on the German ring target, we have lately adopted 

 that target to be more familiar with it. Can any one explain why a 

 person used to shooting on one target can't make as good a score pro- 

 portionately on another target, and is undoubtedly the fact? I have 

 seen such men as H, M. Pope, S, J. Lyon, O. M. Jewel, the late B. F. 

 Richardson and a host of others I might mention, experts on the 

 standard American target, who could be led many points by shooters 

 on the ring target who could not compete with them on the standard 

 target. Take the Newark shoot in 1888. All the high men on the 

 standard target were mostly from New England States, while the 

 same men on the ring target made but a poor showing compsiratively 

 spaaking. There is but a little difference to the average eye, when 

 using the black out to the 7 ring on the standard and the ISin. black of 

 the ring target. But can any one dispute the fact? 



We have some thirty odd members in the club, but the vitality, as 

 in other similar organizations, is limited to five or six active mem- 

 bers, who keep banging away summer and winter just the same. 

 We have lately got the "championship" craze from reading Forbst 

 AND Stream, and for the past two weeks have attempted to shoot a 

 50-shot match for championship of the club. While we don't class 

 with the regular article of that name, still we have a little wheel of 

 our own to tiu-n. It don't take the memory of the oldest inhabitant 

 to go back to the weather of the last two preceding Saturdays, that 

 being our shooting day. On Dec. 9 we started in for a 50-shot score, 

 but a driving rain drove us oft after firing thirty shots with very in- 

 di fferent results. 



Saturday, Dec. 16, dawned with about four inches of snow and 

 something like four miles of London fog. About 1 o'clock it looked 

 like clearing for a few minutes and we started to shoot our postponed 

 50-shot match again. In about five minutes aft«r the targets were 



Eut up it began to rain in a fashion that made the target tender hunt 

 is shanty in a hurry. We took in the targets for half an hour and 

 in the meantime our 279-pound secretary arrived in a deluge of rain, 

 everything wet and dripping. 



As soon as he got inside the sbooting house he said, "You fools 

 going to shoot that match to-day? I can't shoot; I'm sick; guess 1 got 

 the fog fever." But after getting oft his wet garments and gun im- 

 packed, he again broke out with, "Well, come, let's have the targets 

 up and shoot anyway. Say. boy, you got on rubber boots and a good 

 coat; you can stand it, can't you?" The targets were put up and the 

 secretary fired the first shot, for which he got a 22. "That's all right; 

 nothing the matter with this day for shooting." His second shot gave 

 him a 10. "Yes, I knew it; that was a flincher." For his third shot 

 up came a 9, "Grit out; where is it?" After a look through the glass, 

 "I can't see anything through that glass; it ain't focused right. High, 

 is it? Had too much elevation." Fourth shot, 9 came up again. 

 "Where in thunder is that shot, anyway?" ' "Down on the bottom of 

 the target," came the answer. "Guess I lowered too much." Fifth 

 shot, 15. "That's better ; but I held low that time." The sixth shot 

 brought up the 9 again. "That be hanged. Oh, I don't believe it. I 

 ain't going to waste ammunition trying to shoot to-day. Now, just 

 look at that fog; you can't see the targets." And it was even so. StiU 

 he stuck to it until he fired twenty shots, and then gave up disgusted. 

 "No fool like an old fool," he said. "Say, 1 don't feel good ; guess I'm 

 going to be sick; wish I was home. Say, R., you write up the scores 

 for me, will you? And put in what a day it was, will you?" I prom- 

 ised. Hence this serai fl. Below are scores made: 



Rudd 2r3 15 18 16 9 21 19 19 19 20-182 



19 17 10 19 19 17 15 23 20 18-176-358 



Bachmann..,, , 22 18 16 22 24 18 23 21 15 23—203 



19 21 13 12 12 16 18 15 14 13-153—355 



McNeil 22 10 9 9 15 9 16 18 17 9-1.34 



21 15 9 25 18 15 18 9 13 19—152—286 



Smltb 15 20 13 31 21 13 10 14 25 15-167 



R.R. 



New Orleans Rifle Shooting^. 



New OaiiKANS, La., Dec. 16-— The Broadway Rifle Club finished their 

 annual turkey shoot with the following results: 



First class: First prize, Jos. Schefller 133; second prize, J. Roth 123. 



Second clas: First prize. M. Biri, Jr., 113; second prize, F. Lettellier 

 113; Peter Verbeck 118. 



Third class: First prize, Hy Duncos 111; second prize, A. Ray- 

 mond 110. 



Fourth class: First prize, L, Berthelmew 106; second prize. L. Lavie 



98; Hy Montreiul 98. 

 The weather was good and splendid scores were made, to wit: 

 First class: P. Kerber 191, P. Kinler 189, M. Torpfer 188, C. 



Abrens 188. 



Second class: A. Reuter 185. J. Leraator 185, Tim Dwyer 183. 

 Third class: F. Offllia 183, F. Luminer 178, P. Schulz 177. 

 Fourth class: J. Burkhart 1T9, J. Rostrop 174, Wm. Taylor 172. 

 Fifth class: B. Rouen 168, 0. Melcher 165, H. Kinler 147. 



LOmSIANA RIFLE LEAGUE. 



A special meeting of the officers of the Louisiana Rifle League was 

 held at the rooms of the Southern Rifle Club, Dec. 15, for the purpose 

 of arranging for the presencation of the pennant to the Arnault Rifle 

 Club, the members of which distinguished themselves by winning the 

 last league shoot. 



It has been the custom to make the presentation at some public en- 

 tertainment, but the oifleers of the league have thought to deviate 

 from this rule and make it at a house warming in the beautiful club 

 house just completed and furnished by the Arnault Club at a great ex- 

 pense. The annual election of the league will lake place m a few days. 

 The candidates for the presidency are Messrs. R. S. Landry of the 

 Broadway Club and Hunt Lytle of the American Club. Both men are 

 popular and it will be heads and tafls as to the result of the ballot. 

 There are eleven clubs in the league, each club is entitled to three can- 

 didates and these candidates ballot for president. Each club has in 

 the neighborhood of 100 members. A. Cardona. Jk. 



California Schuetzen's Greeting to the Zettler R. G. 



The appended letter from the Pacific Coast riflemen was received 

 by the Zettler Club last week, together with programmes for the 

 California Midwinter Fair International Shooting Festival: 



San Francisco, Dec. 14 -Zettler Rifle Club.— Gentlemen : The 

 undersigned committee has been especially delegated by the San 

 Francisco Schuetzen Vereln to extend to your distinguished and 

 famous organization a most pressing and cordial invitation to come 

 to San Francisco during the Midwinter Fair and participate in the 

 great shooting festival projected by the Verein. We ai-e authorized 

 by our Verein to join hands with you across the continent and give 

 ypu a Schuetzen greeting, and to assure your estimable organization 

 that such of you as will come will be received with open arms and 

 such a welcome as will leave no doubts of the sinceritj' of our hospi- 

 tality. Our Verein has learned to love and admire the fame you have 

 achieved as a shooting organization, and it has endeavored to emulate 

 you in your proud accomplishments; and it is desirous of meeting all 

 of you personally. We have heard of your Weber, and Walther, and 

 Zimmerman and many others, and we are anxious to see them. Come 

 to us, as many as you can, and we will receive you and see that you 

 are properly quartered; that social enjoyments will be prepared for 

 you. We guarantee that you will not have any opportunity of ex- 

 periencing homesickness. Do not forget your ladies, as our mem- 

 bers are as gallant as Schuetzen are famed tn be, and they will not fail 

 to have a good time. Our ladies join with us in the invitation. Our 

 fair will be as great as the Paris Exposition, one hundred buildings 

 already being in the course of construction, which feature will alone 

 repay you tor your long journey. Should you come you will meet 

 again our jolly; comrades who have already visited you in the East, 

 who are all anxious for a renewal of the good fellowship they enjoyed 

 at your homes. Again we repeat it, come to us. Let the marksmen 

 Of the Atlantic and the Middle States embrace their Pacific brethren. 



Let us prove to our countrymen that German-American Schuetzen 

 consider no distance an insurmountable barrier to friendly, social and 

 competitive intercourse. Let our committee know when you are com- 

 ing, and our Verein will do the rest. We have the honor to extend to 

 you a most hearty and cordial Schuetzen geeeting. 



John T. Bol-ts, j 

 George H. Bahrs, VCommlttee. 

 Louis Bekdel, ) 

 P. S. — We have addressed to you a number of our sbooting pro- 

 grammes. 



Cincinnati Riflemen. 



Cincinnati, O., Dec. 11.— The Cincinnati Rifle Association held its 

 regular practice shoot at its range to-day and made the scores as ap- 

 pended. Conditions, 200yds. ofE-hand at the standard target: 



Gindele 8 8 9 10 7 7 10 8 8 9-84 



878 10 89 10 96 8-83 



6 9 8 7 10 9 5 10 10 9-80 

 Louis 599888 10 96 8-80 



656999769 6-72 

 „ „. B 6 7 8 10 7 10 7 9 7-77 



Wellmger 9 9 9 7 gio 9 6 6 7—80 



886887 10 66 9-76 



7 10 8986759 7—76 

 Hake 6 7 5 6 6 6 9 7 6 10-69 



556894478 7-63 

 49798788 8 5-73 



Payne 9 7 8 9 8 7 10 9 10 6-83 



77878 10 97 9 10-8ii 

 7689 10 8988 5-78 



Puthof 656857678 8-65 



4 10 9567445 4—58 

 626738595 3-54 



Drube , 88 10 9999 10 6 7—85 



4979999 10 7 8-81 

 10 10 7 7 10 7 7 8 7 6—79 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



Only eleven members of the Zettler Club were present on Dec. 19 to 

 participate in the weekly club shoot. The scores made during the 

 night were of a high order. Henry Holges was in particularly fine 

 form, and in his five offlcial scores made the highest average that has 

 ever been made in Ihe gallery by any of the members. His scores 

 were as followers: 250, 249, 247, 245. 247; total 1,3.38, or within 12 points 

 of the possible. This is a fine record, and will no doubt stand as the 

 record 50-shot score for a long time. The scores: 



Best 10-shot score, 5 entries: Hi nry Holges 250, M B. Engel 247, Gus 

 Nowak 246, H. Strate 244, C. G. Zettler 243, F. C. Ross 247, Louis Flach 

 246, B. Zettler 245, B. Busse 243. H. D. MuUer 240, Dr. Chas. Grosch 

 240. 



Champion target, one entry: Henry Holges 2.50, F. C. Ross 245. Gus 

 Nowak 243, M. B. Engel 241, Louis Flach 241, R. Busse 240, C. G. Zet- 

 tler 239, H. Strate 238, Dr. C. Grosch 233, B. Zettler 232, H. D. MuUer 

 235. 



GreenviUe Rifle Club. 



The members of the Greenville R. C. continue to hold up their interest 

 in the weekly gallery competition. On Dec. 22 twenty-one men were 

 present to participate in the class shooting. M. Dorrler with a score 

 of 246 was high; Chavant with 242 second. The scores: M. Dorrler 216, 

 H. Lutz 236 J. Boag 233, Spahn 228. Gotthard 234. Lerabeck 221, 

 Agneau 216, Hill 210, Graef 204, Robidoux 3,36, Purkess 233, Plaisted 

 Scheeline 224. Becker 322, Holzapfel 220, Bischof 212, Maug 210, P. 

 Wuestner 198, E. Wuestner 183. 



Our Own Rifle Club. 



On Dec. 18 eight members of the Our Own Club, of Hoboken, N. J., 

 were present and participated in the weekly gallery competition. J. 

 H. Kruse distinguished himself by making the fine score of 241. The 

 scores are appended: J. H. Kruse 241, Sessman 236, Dilger 233, Smith 

 226, KeUer 220, Moses 218, Schultze 236, Hartkopf 209. 



Empire Rifle Club. 



At the weekly sboot of the Empire Club on Dec 19 the follwing 

 appended scores were made by the members present, 10 shots, 2D-ring 

 target. 100ft. : B. Zahn 244, W. Rosenbaum 243, C. Zettler 237, L. Buss 

 W. Buss 231. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



Henry Holges, with his total of 1,238 in fifty shots made at the Zet- 

 tler Club shoot last Tuesday night, feels that he has put up a record 

 that will cause the experts lots of trouble to overcome. 



The enthusiasm of Diamond Walt over the possibihties of his .23 at 

 300yds. strikes some of our Eastern cranks as being a little wild. If. 

 on his ijrojected Eastern visit next fall, he should fall among some of 

 the New Yorkers, he would have an opportunity of making a stake or 

 going broke. Eight shots out of ten in an Sin. bull at 200yd8. off-hand 

 is considered good work with the larger caliber rifles, and when you 

 add 103yds. to the range and reduce the caliber to a .22 short R. F. 

 cartridge and still keep up the average, you hit the average Eastern 

 crank hard, for this genius thinks he knows aboutall there is in any of 

 the modern target rifles. We trust that Diamond Walt will stick to 

 his project of visiting the East and demonstrate to the Eastern cranks 

 that his enthusiasm for the .23 is not of the wooly order. 



We have on several occasions seen the confidence of the riflemen in 

 the shooting qualities of his rifle knocked into smithereens when the 

 rifle was put on to the machine rest and a group of shots collected on a 

 cardboard at 200yds. We have in mind two worthy shooters whose 

 faith in their respective rifles was of that extreme order that it was 

 customary with them to locate a shot within the 24 circle in the Ger- 

 man ring target, and if by chance the marker showed a 17 or an 11, it 

 was simply unfortunate for the marker, that was all. But when the 

 rifles were put on the machine rest, the misfortune rested with the 

 owners. They were like the hoy who, on a fishing trip, monkeyed 

 with the hornets' nest. He wished he had stuck to his fishing. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following:: 



Dec. 28.— Team of three shoot, at Willard's Park, Paterson, begin- 

 ning at 10 A. M. Three men from any club, IjjSO entrance per team, 15 

 live birds perjuan. 



1894. 



Jan. 1.— New Year's tournament, Towanda (Pa.) Rod and Gun Club, 

 at Towanda, Pa. Live birds and targets. 



Jan. 1.— Dexter Park live bird and target shoot. 



Jan. 1.— South Side Gun Club's thirteenth New Year's annual, 

 at Newark N. J. 



Jan. 4.— LTnion Gun Club's live bird tournament, at Springfield, N. J. 



Jan. 9.— New Jersey vs. Kings county, team shoot, on Al. Heritage's 

 grounds, Marion, N. J. 



Jan. 16-18.— Grand live and artificial bird shoot, $1,000 guaranteed, 

 by the Hamilton Gun Club. J. E. Overholt, Sec'y. 



Feb. — .--Reading Shooting Association tournament; two days 

 targets, one day live birds, at Three-Mile House, Shillington, Pa. 



April 4-6.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association's 

 grand American handicap at Dexter Park, Long Island. 



April 34 27 —Central City Gun Club's tournament, Central City, Neb. 



May 1-6.— Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association's totimament, at 

 Fort Smith, Arkansas. 



May 17-18.— West Newburg (N. Y.) Gun and Rifle Association s 

 springr tournament. 



May 22-25.— Knoxville (Tenn.) Gun Club's thirteenth annual tom'na- 

 ment; first days, targets, $1,000 added money, known traps, unknown 

 angles; last day, live pigeons. Open to the w orld. No handicap. R. 

 Van Gilder, Sec'y. 



June 5-7.— Kansas State Sportsmen's Association's fifth annual 

 tournament, Topeka, Kansas. J. C. Clark. Sec'y. 



June 11 16.— New York State Sportsmen's Association for the Pro 

 tection of Fish and Game, thirty-sixth annual tournameat. at LTtica, 

 N. Y., under auspices of OneiJa County Sportsmen's Association. 



Jime 19-21.— Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company's first 

 annual tournament, at Cleveland, Ohio. $1 ,000 added money. 



June (third week).— Atlantic City Rod and Guu Club, three days' 

 tournament. Address R. C. Griscom. Sec'y, Atlantic City, N. J. 



Aug. 31-24,— Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's A.ssociation annual 

 tournament, under auspices of Altoona Rod and Gun Club, at Wop- 

 sononock Park, Altoona, 



Oct. 4-5,— West Newburg (N. Y.) Gun and Rifle Association's fall 

 tournament. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Charles Smith, our own "Dutchy." the famous trap and field shot 

 of Plainfield, N. J,, recently spent a few days in and about Norfolk, 

 Va., shooting and looking up old acquaintances and making new ones 

 as a matter of course. When "Dutchy" gets among shooters he is 

 bound to talk shoot, and one evening in Norfolk he struck a party that 

 began to talk shoot and match shoot at that. "Dutchy" fell into the 

 humor of the party and was nothing loth to shoot a match. One of 

 the party asked if he would shoot a lOO-bird match for $100 a side 

 against an 'unknown." "I don't care who vou put up," said the 

 amiable "Dutchy," "but $100 is not enough gelt. Make it .S350 a side 

 and we'll have a shooting match for keeps." This proposition suited 

 the Norfolk contingent, forfeits were posted, Jan. 18 named as the 

 date and Norfolk as the place. Everything was lovely, and "Dutchy" 

 had no misgivings as to his ability to'beat anv one the Norfolk sp rts- 

 men could muster. A few days ago the Norfolk people named their 

 "unknown," and what was "Dutchy's" surprise to learn that his op- 

 ponent was to be "Little Neaf" Apgar. of Evona, a bosom friend, and 

 for many years a clubmate. "Dutchy" was true to his colors, how- 

 ever, and the result is that some good shooting and at least a close 

 contest wUl be seen at Norfolk on Jan. 18. The men are evenly 

 matched, and on fair birds should run close to 86 or 88 in the hundred. 

 The chances are that a fair contingent of Jerseymen will witness the 

 match. 



New Year's Day will be a red-letter day on the grounds of the South 

 Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., when the club will hold its thirteenth 

 "annual." These affairs are now looked upon as fixtures for the first 

 day of the year, and no other New Jersey club ever arranges a shoot 

 for that day, all the shooters fiocking to the South Side grounds, 

 which are situated opposite the coal chutes, about three minutes' 

 walk south from the Emmett street station of the Pennsylvania Rall- 

 raad. All who attend, whether friends or strangers, are accorded a 

 hearty welcome and given all the shooting they desire. Among the 

 most active of the club members are Wm. R. Hobart, secretary of the 

 club; J. B. Terrill, the efficient manager; R. H. Breintnall, Asa White- 

 head, E. 0. GeofEroy, R, Beam and Lemuel Thomas, all of whom put 

 forth strenuous efl'orts to make visitors feel at home. There will be 

 an abundance of lunch and a full supply of all kinds of ammunition 

 on the grounds. The house is a cosy one and will be well warmed. 

 Shooting will begin at 9 A. M, and continue until dark. 



It is rather surprising that with the number of first-class profes- 

 sional shots in this country so few contests are held between tbem. 

 For two years Elliott, Glass, Fulford and Brewer have done more 

 match shooting than all the rest together. Looking over two years' 

 records of these experts it is seen that Elliott shot fifteen matches. 

 Class seventeen, Fulford fifteen and Brewer eight. The record also 

 shows that Brewer, who shot at 733 birds, leads the list witti an aver- 

 age of 94,370, Then comes Class, who shot at 1,600 birds, and aver- 

 aged 93 973, Elliott shot at 1,435 birds, getting an average of 92 60,3, 

 while Fulford, who shot at 1,403 birds, averaged 90,092, Here is a quar- 

 tette who in two years shot at an aggregate of 5,161 bids and killed 4,- 

 763, an average of 92.286 per cent,, and we wonder if any four men in 

 the trap-shooting ranks could excel the showing. It is extremely 

 doubtful and we also doubt the ability of any four men on either side 

 of the Atlantic to defeat the above four iu an up and up match at 100 

 »r more live birds each. 



Frank E. Butler, manager for Annie Oakley, was at the Class-Elliott 

 shoot on Erb's grounds, looking as happy and hearty as ever. He was 

 deeply interested in the shooting, and jokingly requested Elliott to 

 name a figure for a s ason's exhibition of trap work, the condition 

 being that the Kansas City man was to guarantee to kill 193 or more 

 out of each 300 birds shot at, and all the birds to be trained. Mr. But- 

 ler states that Miss Oakley has taken possession of her new house in 

 Nutley, and for the first time in a number of years can say she is "at 

 home" on a hearthstone of her own. She has already signed for next 

 season with Buflialo Bill's Wild West show, which will exhibit during 

 the entire season in South Brooklyn. "Little Sure Shot" is in splendid 

 health and spirits, and will rest at home the greater part of the 

 winter. 



With the adoption of the newly-designed indicator and careful 

 observance on the part of tournament managers in seeing that no 

 favorites are played by the trap-puller, the novelty rule of tlie Inter- 

 state Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association should become im- 

 mensely popular.in 18;i|. During the season of ]89ii this rule was sub- 

 jected to severe criticism, not on account of any real defects in the 

 system, but on account of the element of luck which at times would 

 give a man nearly all incomers and his next-hand partner all out- 

 goers. This was due in a great measure to the use of the old-style 

 indicator, although in some instances it was doubtless due to favorit- 

 ism on the part of the trajj-puller. 



The Winchester Repeating Firearms Company's calendar for 1894 is a 

 neat piece of work and rettects credit upon the designer. The affair 

 is 14x27 in size. The upper portion, besides the firm name, shows a 

 trio of ranchmen engaged in the laudable duty of protecting their 

 stock from wolves, a quartet of which, seen in the foreground, are 

 att acking a steer. On the lower portion of the panel is a scene show- 

 ing two hunters, who, in a canoe, have just rounded a jutting point of 

 land and come into full view of a moose standing near the edge of a 

 wood. The caption of this picture is "A Surprise Party," vnth a 

 doubt as to whether the hunters or the game were the most surprised. 



The members of the Maple wood (N. J.) Gun Club anticipate a great 

 time on Dec. 28, when the annual dinner shoot will take place. This 

 affair has become a fixture with the club, and calls out all the shoot- 

 ing men of the club. The members who attend are divided into two 

 teams, each man shooting at 25 artificial targets, and the team which 

 is unfortunate enough to score the lowest aggregate number of 

 breaks hais the j)leasure (?) of footing the expenses of a dinner which 

 is attended by the entire club, usually on New Year's eve. Besides the 

 team contest there will be a series of open sweepstakes at 10, 15, 20 

 and 25 targets, and everybody shoots as long as the light lasts. 



When E. D. Fulford of Utica arrived at Erb's on Dec. 21 he was the 

 recipient of warm congratulations from all his friends on his com- 

 plete exoneration oi all the charges preferred against him by the tele- 

 graph company by whom he was employed. S ion after his arrival he 

 was approached by J. A. R, Elliott with a proposition to shoot a 100- 

 bird match on Ero's grounds for $500 or more a side, Mr, Fulford 

 stated that he would be pleased to shoot such a match, but that he 

 would not be at liberty to do so until February, 1894, We are inclined 

 to the belief, however, that these two experts will meet at the traps 

 earlier than February. 



Charley Tuttle, the hustling and popular captain of the Auburn (N. 

 Y.) Gun Club, was greatly interested in the Class-Elliott match at 

 Erb's, and expressed the opiiuon that the birds were several yards 

 above the average match bird. Mr. Tuttle says that trap matters are 

 moving along smoothly lu his section of New York State, despite the 

 general depression in business circles. The Auburn boys were much 

 elated over winning the first of the series of matches against Roches- 

 ter and Syracuse, and hope to capture at least one more in the series. 

 They were to shoot the second match at Syracuse on Wednesday last. 



Pittsburgh, Pa,, Dec, 16,— At the last regular meeting of the Her- 

 ron mil Gun Club, held Dec, 13 at James Brown & Son's, 603 Smith- 

 field street, the following officers were elected for one year: Presi- 

 dent, A, H, King; First Vice-President, Jacob Matz; Second Vice- 

 President, Henry L, Born; Secretary and Treasurer, Louis Lauten- 

 slager ; Board of Directors, W, M, C, Jones, S, V. D. Hunington and 

 H, J. Levis; Field Captain, W. S. King. It was also decided to hold 

 a shoot every month during the coming year at live birds or blue 



rocks.- Louis LAt:TEN.SLAGER. 



Thursday. Dec. 38. is the date fixed for the match between club 

 teams of three men each arranged by "TJncle Jake" Pentz. The shoot 

 will take place at Wi lard's Park, Paterson, N, J,, a place which has 

 won the reputation of being one of the best shooting grounds in the 

 country. Each man will shoot at 15 live pigeons, under Hurlingham 

 rules (modified as to boundary); the entry fee is $30 per team, and 

 there will be three moneys. Shooting will be started at 10 A. M., la 

 order that all may have a good light. 



Paul North, of the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Co., with hie 

 usual ruddy look, was about town last week looking up the business 

 of his company. He had along an incomplete proof of the soon-to-be- 

 issued programme for the company's 1894 tournament, and judging 

 from a cursory examination it will develop into an attractive souvenir, 

 Mr. North reports fairly good business iu his lines. 



William Van Fosson, Charles Weinman and Charles Whittim of 

 Mount Vernon, Slanayunk, shot a sweepstake live pigeon match at 

 Glen- Willow on Dec 19 for ^10 a side, the conrlitions being ten birds 

 each, Hurlingham rules. 30yds. l ise, with .au Suyds. boundary. Van 

 Fosson won by seven kills to '^S'einman's five and Whittim's four. 



One week from next Tuesday will occur the great contest between 

 teams comprising 20 representative shooters from New Jersey and a 

 like number from Kings coimty, N, Y. It will be a hot affair, with no 

 odds in favor of either side, and will, undoubtedly, draw the biggest 

 crowd that has ever been seen on Al Heritage's Marion grounds. 



Some months ago we were told by a prominent shooter of Washing- 

 ton, D, C, that some time in May or June. 1894, one of the clubs 

 located there would hold a three-day's tournament with $500 or $1,000 

 added to the purses. If the Washingtonians really intend to engineer 

 an affair of this kind they should lose no time in claiming date^, 



